Meredith looking at the grey black ash pondering for a moment, based on the material compendium, best without a core can't external's Spiritual energy thus many would not be able to use techniques easily, as for others, they are always the exception.
It should not be a substitution technique ... without having the ability to draw and store spiritual energy as all of it was use to temper their bodies, its one of the reasons they are so physically strong, it's not just about their race and species.
Still it could also have bloodline techniques that it could use in dire states, it would becareful!
Touching the ash feeling the warmth, she figures it was because of the technique Remi used, if so then it's remarkably powerful, since this beast didn't have a core in it body it at yet to reach rank 4 in cultivation, that means it was weaker than rank 4 but stronger than peak rank 2, according to Edith with her qi reserve she had as much as someone with less capacity in the later stages.
She wondered if this was beneficial in any way, she can't remember many beasts whose ashes were used an ingredient, perhaps it would be for stronger Beast, so this has little to no worth, unless she found the right market.
Touching it se collected it in her inventory it wasn't much perhaps a few hundred pounds of as, taking up an inventory slot when she hardly has anything in her storage didn't seem like much of an issue.
Moving over to the creatures head the only this of worth was it eyes as they are good conduit for spiritual energies, their may not be many would need them at least she was sure of its worth as anything, placing it in her inventory her move on.
Heading to the hole the creature made she stated creating motes of light to illuminate the path way, sensing her Spiritual energy pool, she decided to stop and recharge a bit with being injured and still recovering and no spiritual energy in storage to speak of it was best if she rests for a bit, but it can't be long.
Gabbing a few pills she received abd start recovering her energy, she sat down decided to spend 60 minutes to absorb this first then after that anything she had will have to do.
….
Sixty minutes passed quickly,
Even though she only managed to absorbed 3 pills directing the energy, one for each pool, for now that was more than enough.
Going towaards the small hole the serpent made in the dark cave about a hundred meters she arrived as a steep dip.
'The basilisk must have tunneled straight up.'
With out another though she released motes of light down wards and her self-jumping down as well using her techniques to lighten the effects and reduce her body weight, although this would increase the time to get to the bottom.
However far it was its better to be safe.
Like this an hour passed while she had to walking every now and then as it wasn't a straight shot down.
Soon she arrives she saw 3 massive entrances each differe ,perhaps they were created by different beast? just lived here at different times.
The basilisk could have created them in its time here for different purposes like storage, resting but its size of these tunnels ware way off.
{Edith with the size of the outer region of then endless forest?}
[One billion square kilometers packed in different segments of space that unfolded for time to time]
{The space in the forest shift naturally?}
[Yes]
{When was the last was shift?}
[10 years according to the world]
{Do you have a map for it or even this tunnel system, with another exit other than that water fall?}
[I would have to request permission your presence here is accepted but too much to fast can mess with the world plans.]
'It's always the little things huh?' Meredith said to herself.
{Alright when you can}
[It may take some time]
{Well, it's not like am going anywhere ill just treat it was the same cation I would if I you weren't sentient.}
[Confirmed]
Going right ahead to the one in front, decided to check the other later if there was time.
Considering the forest size their must be a method of quick transport perhaps not all would have accest too it but it should be there perhaps teleporting ot somthing similar consideriing where she is now.
Futhermore within the forest there must be cultivators who are at the peak of foundation establishment realm here even stronger as well.
She would rather not meet them if she could, however there was still time she gives her self-2-3 hours tops.
Taking a look at the time on Edith log
[9:40 Night]
She searches until she finds an exit, one that won't give the chills and wing it.
....
The passage way was massive it was bigger than the cave she was in before, this must have been widening constantly over the years or created by a much larger animal.
with the though my monsters dozens of meters tall she could not help but recall the feeling of the balaislk intent , she would assume , the more powerful she moster the stronger it would be , she felt that behind her got colder with that though.
Biting her though the sharp pain snaping her self out of her momentarely trance.
The foot print of the snake entering and leaving could be seen around that meant It visits' each cave multiple times.
Taking a deep break she moved forward.
Walking for a few minutes, she 'felt' the area widen considerable, with that feeling she knew this place was large and not just a few hundred meters too perhaps a few kilometers at the very least.
The basilisk would have spent hundreds if not over a thousand of years here with the considerable lifespan of beast even though its cultivation was low.
It would have done massive amounts or decorating over the years.
Walking for a few minutes, she kicked something thing it was a small pebble it sounded a lot less dense.
Perhaps something like glass or a crystal?
Considering where she was, the sound she decided to take a look.
Walking a few meters, she saw the thing she kicked, it a rhombus shaped crystal, with one of the sides significant more pounced.
This … is a low-grade spirit, Crystal. This was one of the cultivation resources and currency of cultivators. at least in general.
'Huh. This pretty much the first cultivation resources I have encountered since coming here other that those given in the introductory package.'
'Was this a part of the serpent's treasury?
Perhaps it could use them to an extent, it wasn't impossible as everyone here cultivates the same energy, just how it generally affects them are different and human are more versatile using cultivation techniques to direct this process thus its and its uses differentiate.
However best doing doesn't have this luxury as such consuming raw and unprocessed resource might be another way to cultivate, other than just consuming other best and ageing'.
Seeing the encompassing darkness, she needed more light, just in case she missed any more of these.
Roaming around for a few minutes she found another, but its grade was different .
This based on its physical apperance.
This one was a low-grade rank 2, this had more than one pronounced edged compared to a low-grade rank 1 crystal.
'These seem to be scattered about, I might not have time to search this entire space to pick up the bread crumbs, Even more so that there other caves.
Stretching out her palm she gathered a good amount of Fire energy. Enough to create a basketball size flame, compressing it causing it to shrink to the size of a golf ball she then covered it with water energy crating an opaque barrier with a thin screen to focus the light betting, her control of her energies coming into play, creating light which was more focused.
Repeating the process, she made 4 the energy wasn't consumption was much but was hard to maintain she felt a bit light headed astfer the forth he mental eneries was low as well consering she didn't rest for long ,it too be expected that they hard to maintain.
She had them flow alongside her, now she had a more concentrated source of light,
Repeating her actions multiple times, she would check a few metering and active her movements technique with the intent of covering as much of the cave as possible short bursts a few meters in a direction, picking up what she could, this would ensure that it was possible to function in a cultivating environment.
In general term she was broke and was sure that waltzing in to a city was not, normal at least without a special identity she would have to pay.
Hence, she needed some change.
Hence she was flashing repeatedly, search every 15-20 or so meters after which the light effectiveness fades dramatically.
With the limited light it just not possible to check everything, as she wasn't going to use her spiritual sense, she was already low on spiritual energy, losing mental energy would cripple her already waining defense.
An hour minutes pass since she had found something new other than the previous dozen or so lower grade 1-4 rank
Other than a couple dozen spirit crystals all low-grade rank 1-4 she found a storage ring.
Just left out like this she checked it was still working but empty it seem it was either like that or someone removed it contents.
Continuing she found move crystals and empty rings, she had found a badly damage sword.
It didn't have scabbard or sheath what ever they call them here, it was long about 3-6 feet and was 2-6 inches wide, while it could be a great sword, it looks really feeble, using it in battle was cause it to break. Per haps a ritual or oriental sword, and it was thrown out as it was worthless to another.
Decided put it in her inventory and find out later
Continuing her search, a about hour pass and a few dozen rings later these went empty, some had paper with wired drawing or what seem like wood with carvings on them and others with a few pill bottles, others had swords similar to the one she found earlier.
Arriving at the first corner she shined her light what she saw cause her rise her bows, ores up on ores just piled up in a corner all of them rank 1 just from few she could identify.
Some one or thing gather them here , howere thinking back to the enmpty ring's some could have come from them or were minged here she was deep within the mountains . but with the rings some one would have tofind them selves here , wouldn't they have a loacation to enter or exit...
wait Edith just said that section of the forrest unfold from time to time , with having no idea how long these have been here , these could have just been emptyed and gather by person who though they had stumbled upon fortune andstated gthering them to which the balisk would hunnt and kill them.
Sigh!
Grabbing one of the larger ringer , she places the few tons of Ores in ones .She woul gind somehwere the sell these later.
Moving on she continued her search picking up rings and crystals, current she had rings took up 4 different slots each of different sizes smallest t was 3x3x3 and larger so far was 20x20x20.
Next, she came up on other piles a few minutes away these were assortments of weapons.
Spears, swords, larger, with axes which were the lest form the looks of its sword was more widely used then spear then large swords I believe they call the great swords.
She wonders the grads since she had so much space, she grabbed a ring and filled it, she could sell them to a blacksmith for cheap who would have the re-forged.
She stuck to the corner as she continues continuously came up on a ores or weapons she fills the larger grade rings with them and move on.
Other moment she saw her first light source, readying her spirit energy just in case needed to defend an attack she approached.
She sensed a change in the air as she approached, this made her put her guard up even more, unsure what it was, it didn't feel harmful but when didn't that stop you for choking on noodles and dying.
Getting closer she light and the feeling intensified, this light wasn't strong it was like a soft glow. With its low intensity with the distance, she would have seen it before she got close enough.
Finding the source of the soft glow, it was a ten sided roumbus shape crysal it center was pure white bright spot , she could feel the energy raidating of the crystal as she picked it up the air around crsytal seem to cover it in a soft blaket she blow on she it was unaffected by her gental wind.
'This is a mid grade rank 1 spirt stone , the contrentriat of spirual eenrgy deem it best for cultivating as it was easier compared to thoes of a lower grade.
Putting it in the inventory she looks a head to see there were an 50 more each of different sizes, pick those up too she moved on.
However just like how you would need a trigger to pull that information, she needed the same not like she has superior recall even those they seem familiar they match thousands of other things in the material compendium instead of trying figure it out, she would wait until it clicked.
….
Few minutes she finial found a cave system entrance, see it time she was sure other would have already reached even it was only a few those seeing the battle would have though they missed their chance but other would search.
As she was about to enter a large rock displaced and fell, followed but numerous other.
Jumping back Meredith narrowed her eyes,
It either there is an earthquake, or someone or something is battling
However, Edith had yet to reply to her request. she wasn't sure if this is the help, she requested.
The aura or auras as it felt like more than one, might have been messing with her senses. All she knew there were powerful exitence's.
Just then a massive explosion was heard it cause Meredith to be thrown back.
Rolling a few times stabling herself, she dimmed her lights and turned and ran looking for another cave entrance, few seconds pass Meredith going as fast as she can without using her spiritual sense.
Seeing another pile of ores, she ignored them and continued, the time for that had passed.
The explosion was getting louder and the shock waves were getting heavier, stronger as the second's pass.
Increasing her energy out put she flashed repeatedly distancing herself from the supposed battle.
Sweat cover her skin the mental and physical strain cathing up on her the 'Aura from the battle behind further increased he mental strain.
Ahe felt like the aura were on top of her pressing down making it hard to focused she felt her heart beat, she damned well herd it!.
The battle behind her continuously increased , with in 10 seconds she at least crover a km in distance the after shock from what she now consders a battle ,creatd powerful wind currents .
Its this how faights her are dam!
Suddly A soft bright light appeared illuminated the underground cave , it encompassed her and hundredes of meters infront .
Then it and soft voice said.
pff You people never learn your lession;s huh no matter , now that i have revrpcered ill erase you organistion to finialy deal with you shadow Roches.
"Let me purify you!"
"White..... Nova!"
Merdith felt her perception stilled , before the intensity of the what ever was the light went from soft glow to feeling as if it was winter but the light felt it came from a sun.
She felt somthing but before she could fully process it Edith sent her message .
[Assistance is here]
Was the last thing she saw before everthing went dark.