Inside the Trial Demon Tower.
The knee-high grass made it very uncomfortable for Yu Qingtan in her skirt.
But she couldn't care less at this moment.
She looked around to make sure once again that there were no people or demonic beasts nearby.
She simply lay down.
Hiding in the grass.
Discovering that the system panel could indeed be opened, she felt quite relieved.
She said a quick prayer to the Dao Ancestor, and rapidly hit the button for a ten-consecutive draw.
"Thank you for your patronage x10!"
"I am a lady, I am a lady!"
Continuing to click.
"One Lower Grade Spirit Stone, thank you for your patronage x9!"
"A plant!"
Continuing to click.
"Thank you for your patronage x10!"
"Golden Spear Pill recipe, thank you for your patronage x9!"
Yu Qingtan was already too drained to make any sarcastic remarks.
Continuing to click.
"Water Escape Technique for beginners, thank you for your patronage x9!"
Finally, there was a gain, and Yu Qingtan felt a bit teary-eyed.
Biting her lip, she continued to click.
"Thank you for your patronage x10!"
"Bra-making Skill, thank you for your patronage x9!"
"..." Yu Qingtan was speechless.
"Thank you for your patronage x10!"
"One more time, thank you for your patronage x9!"
"Thank you for your patronage x10!"
"Love's Protection!"
Not quite understanding this last Love's Protection she drew, Yu Qingtan clicked on it for details.
[Love's Protection: Spend Spirit Stones to temporarily acquire a devotee's cultivation level and part of their strength]
After the pop-up ended, a new dropdown list appeared next to the affection value.
[Devotees:
Fang Ling: Qi Cultivation sixth level, 50 Spirit Stones per quarter hour;
Luo Xiang: Foundation Establishment initial stage, 1000 Spirit Stones per quarter hour;
Hao Can: Qi Cultivation sixth level, 50 Spirit Stones per quarter hour;
Dong Er: Qi Cultivation fourth level, 30 Spirit Stones per quarter hour]
"Fang Ling is indeed still alive, and he has reached the sixth level of Qi Cultivation!"
"It was Luo Xiang who contributed 10 affection value last time!"
Without pausing to be shocked, Yu Qingtan quickly claimed the Water Escape Technique for beginners.
[Spell: Cleansing Spell for beginners 67/100, Water Escape Technique for beginners 10/100]
Suddenly, the path of spiritual power operation for the Water Escape Technique appeared in Yu Qingtan's mind.
She then converted all her remaining 2000 charm points into affection value, along with the remaining one affection value, and directly exchanged them for three first-tier Spell Upgrade Cards, using them on the Water Escape Technique.
After claiming the other items she drew, Yu Qingtan opened the system panel.
[Name: Yu Qingtan]
[Gender: Female]
[Age: 14/87]
[Spirit Root: Water 67/100; Wood 52/100; Earth 51/100; Metal 25/100; Fire 3/100]
[Cultivation Level: Qi Cultivation third level 107/300]
[Cultivation Technique: Clear Water Technique]
[Spells: Cleansing Spell for beginners 67/100, Water Escape Technique major accomplishment 10/400]
[Skills: Exquisite Dance minor accomplishment 95/200, Butterfly Dance for beginners 45/100, Zither Art minor accomplishment 71/200, Chess Skill for beginners 5/100, Calligraphy for beginners 3/100, Painting Skill for beginners 3/100]
[Charm Points: 0]
[Affection Value: 0]
[System Space Items: One set of Exquisite Dance outfit, 365 Lower Grade Spirit Stones, 1 drop of Spirit Dew, a Cleansing Pendant, a Falling Star Pendant, a Sun Flame Jade, and various sundries.]
[System Mall: Primary Spiritual Root Upgrade Card 0/1 (100 Affection Points), First Level Cultivation Upgrade Card 1/3 (10 Affection Points), First Level Spell Upgrade Card 3/10 (1 Affection Point), First Level Skill Upgrade Card 2/10 (1 Affection Point).]
[Lucky Draw: Draw once for 10 Charm Points (can draw ten times in a row).]
With a mastered Water Escape Technique, Yu Qingtan felt that she could make an extremely fast getaway, even relying on the moisture in the air.
At this moment, only a short while had passed since Yu Qingtan entered the Trial Demon Tower, and she finally felt a sense of safety.
Suddenly, there was some movement in the grass ahead, and then a snake as thick as a forearm shot out, biting at Yu Qingtan.
Yu Qingtan was terrified, but thankfully, her mastered Water Escape Technique enabled her to evade the snake's bite in the nick of time, moving backward more than ten meters at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye.
The snake was a First Level early stage Demonic Beast; it paused, surprised by its own failure, and then continued to pursue her.
Yu Qingtan continued to use her Water Escape Technique to flee.
Although Yu Qingtan was a blue baby in her past life, she was still afraid of snakes, let alone such a large one.
Fortunately, the mastered Water Escape Technique was fast enough that even the snake—a Demonic Beast known for its speed—was quickly shaken off, and it only consumed one-tenth of her spiritual power.
Yu Qingtan ran for a while and found a small depression, then took the Exquisite Dance outfit from the system space and put it on. She didn't put on the rabbit ears, covered them with her original dress, and wore both the Cleansing Pendant and the Falling Star Pendant.
These were her only equipment; she didn't even have a weapon.
Without taking the time to recover her spiritual power, Yu Qingtan continued to explore carefully.
She really wanted to hide, but unfortunately, there was no suitable place to conceal herself.
Moreover, she was very worried about Shen Wanning.
After walking for a while, Yu Qingtan noticed something rushing towards her from afar.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a large rabbit.
A Grey Rabbit, which looked somewhat cute but emanated the aura of a First Level early stage Desolate Beast, revealing sharp teeth as it charged at Yu Qingtan.
A Desolate Beast, one of the creatures within the Trial Demon Tower.
It was said that the core of the Trial Demon Tower was a fragment of a continent from the Desolate Era.
You could tell at a glance that this Grey Rabbit was not the type to graze on grass.
This time, Yu Qingtan decided not to run; she wanted to put her skills to the test.
She first used the Water Escape Technique to dodge the attack, then tapped the "use" button next to Dong Er on the system panel. With the disappearance of 30 Spirit Stones from the space, she felt a significant increase in her spiritual power and surprisingly learned three spells: Earth Escape Technique, Earth Wall Technique, and Earth Spike Technique, although they were only at a slightly proficient level.
When the Grey Rabbit leaped toward her again, Yu Qingtan waved her hand, and spiritual power circulated within her. A wall of earth suddenly rose from the ground, appearing in front of her.
The Grey Rabbit, caught off guard, slammed into it. Fortunately, it managed to recoil in time and its head, not as fragile as that of an ordinary rabbit, avoided the fate of certain rabbit ancestors that waited by the tree stump.
Sensing danger, it turned to flee.
Seeing this, Yu Qingtan released another Earth Spike Technique, five sharp earth spikes emerged from the ground in front of the Grey Rabbit, which narrowly avoided them.
However, four successive Earth Walls had completely surrounded it. The Grey Rabbit attempted to leap over to break free, but the walls were too high, and it failed.
As it landed, it was greeted by five more earth spikes.
Then, Yu Qingtan's form vanished, and when she reappeared, she was beside the impaled Grey Rabbit.
This time, Yu Qingtan had used the Earth Escape Technique.
After collecting the Grey Rabbit into the system space, Yu Qingtan found that her spiritual power had hardly been consumed.
Thus, she continued to use these three techniques, all with minimal consumption.
Soon, a quarter of an hour passed.
Yu Qingtan's spiritual power suddenly decreased, but only to the level consistent with her full strength in her normal state.
However, the methods to cast the Earth Escape Technique, Earth Wall Technique, and Earth Spike Technique, as well as the newly developed paths for spiritual power circulation inside her, all disappeared as if they had never existed.
"It's not too outrageous, but it's still very strong. It's just very expensive, and you can't stop to conserve the usage time," Yu Qingtan summarized in her heart.
While using the various techniques, Yu Qingtan also found the Grey Rabbit's den—an underground cave with three exits.
Inside, she found six yellow crystal stones the size of fingernails.
These were Wasteland Crystals, the main cultivation resource for Desolate Beasts, very beneficial for body refinement, and of considerable value.
Feeling a bit more confident, Yu Qingtan continued on her journey.
After traveling for half an hour, Yu Qingtan heard some noise ahead.
After some consideration, she still decided to check it out.
Only when she approached did she realize that this was a small pond.
By the pond, a pack of wolf-like Demonic Beasts and two human cultivators were locked in battle.
Originally, five wolves were attacking the two humans; the ground already had three dead wolves and the bodies of two humans.
Sensing someone approaching, one of the wolves spat a fireball towards Yu Qingtan and then lunged at her.
This was a First Level mid-stage Flame Wolf, a type of social Demonic Beast.
Yu Qingtan felt nervous, so she first used the Water Escape Technique to move several yards to the side to dodge the Flame Wolf's attack.
Then she pressed the button next to Hao Can.