Chapter 1003 The Western Jungle
Against the low-level sea monsters in the region, Rainshine and Snowscar were like unstoppable water missiles. They had both speed and lethality.
Their rapid movements leave trails of chaotic water currents that look like flood dragons.
And they pierce through the bodies of the sea monsters with uncanny precision and ease, robbing the sea monsters' lives and monster cores.
Leon could see how Duke Blizzardpaw toiled for the Winter Cat Tribe when it was the only Paragon capable of such feats in the past.
However, Leon found it strange.
Even if the weaker Winter Cats weren't on the same level as Duke Blizzardpaw, they all had Paragon-level lethality.
Hunting in the Boundless Sea shouldn't be difficult for them unless the sea monsters they hunted were powerful.
Nevertheless, Leon didn't dwell on the matter.
During the time Leon was away from the Radiant Heaven Realmship, the Bone Sea had recovered its normal sea level.
But now that Leon was refining the Bone Sea again, the sea level decreased once more, albeit at a slow rate.
Leon collected all the wisps of True Grandmist Energy, but he only stored half of them in his Black Vortex Space.
The other half was given to Tak-si to repair the Radiant Heaven Realmship.
"Take it, Tak-si."
"Thank you, Master!"
The male realm spirit was overjoyed by his master's generosity and enthusiastically accepted the bountiful True Grandmist Energy with his spiritual body.
"Start working on recovering the realmship's maneuverability, but leave the damaged hull on the western edge for the time being. I need that opening to remain for the sea monsters to enter," Leon instructed.
"Understood, Master."
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Several hours flew by in the ice warehouse before Faelyn sat up from the bed.
"I can't be wasting too much time on resting," Faelyn said to herself.
Shortly after, she crossed her legs, albeit with a bit of struggle and pain in her private area.
Nevertheless, she entered the meditative position and started channeling wood energy through her body to speed up her recovery.
Before long, Faelyn recovered enough to walk without an issue and equipped her green dress equipment.
Afterward, she hesitated for a moment before calling out to the empty space.
"Are you there, Tak-si…?"
"You called, Mistress?"
Tak-si manifested his spiritual body in front of Faelyn with a humble bow, readily at her service, giving Faelyn a slight surprise in the process.
"You respond so quickly… Do you know right away whenever someone calls you, Tak-si?" Faelyn asked curiously.
"The entire realmship is my body. As such, I am aware of everything that happens inside, Mistress," Tak-si replied politely.
"Everything…?" Faelyn's expression turned awkward before she uttered with some embarrassment, "Does that mean that you have seen… No, actually. Never mind. It's better if I don't know."
Shortly after, Faelyn found out what Leon was doing in the Bone Sea.
However, she chose not to bother him.
"I can need a suitable place to practice my alchemy. Can you take me to such a place, Tak-si?" Faelyn inquired.
"Of course, Mistress," Tak-si affirmed.
The realm spirit had just the place in mind.
The realm spirit teleported Faelyn to the western region's surface shortly after. Faelyn quickly found herself in a walled-off area.
It was a nice place for her to practice alchemy in peace.
Even better, there was a cultivation chamber for her to use.
"Great, this place will do just fine. Thank you, Tak-si."
"It's my honor to serve you, Mistress."
Shortly after Tak-si left, Faelyn took out the pill cauldron, Fire Induction Array, and a list of spirit herbs for refining the Tier-1 Energy Gathering Pills.
Having succeeded in refining Tier-1 Energy Gathering Pills before, Faelyn was ready to advance to the next level and attempt the refinement of Tier-2 Spirit Foundation Pills.
However, Faelyn was not satisfied with her mediocre success.
Unless she mastered the tier-1 spirit pills by consistently producing batches of pills at the High-rank and Supreme-rank quality, Faelyn wouldn't attempt to refine higher-level pills.
A firm foundation is the key to life-long success on her path of alchemy.
Just like that, Faelyn immersed herself in refining Tier-1 Energy Gathering Pills, which were helpful for energy cultivators at the Body Tempering Realm.
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Three days later, Leon stepped out of a spatial rift in the Infertile Plains' westernmost region with Rainshine after dropping Faelyn and Snowscar off at the World Tree.
Nevertheless, Leon and Faelyn enjoyed one last steamy session together at the World Tree before they parted.
"So this is the western jungle…" Leon muttered while glancing at the vast jungle ahead.
He could see that the desolate land of the Infertile Plains and the lush vegetation of the western jungle were divided at a glance.
The difference between the two domains was like that of two polar opposites. One was thriving with overwhelming lifeforce while the other was lifeless and barren.
"The vegetation in the western jungle is thriving a little too well despite neighboring the Infertile Plains… It's as if the western jungle had sucked all the life out of the Infertile Plains…"
Leon thought.
The western jungle wasn't just vast; it was also towering, making Leon feel small. It gave him the impression that it was grander than Extreme Misty Forest.
"Let us check it, Rainshine. Perhaps, we will find some interesting and unexpected surprises in the western jungle," Leon uttered.
"Meow," Rainshine responded while resting on Leon's shoulders.
Leon stepped into the thick bushes and disappeared inside the vast western jungle shortly after.
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Western Region, Golden Suanni Tribe
Several dozen miles away from the western jungle, a Mid-rank Great Warrior on sentry duty rubbed his eyes on the edge of a high-rise plateau.
"Strange, I thought I just saw someone appearing out of thin air at the outskirts of the western jungle…" the Mid-rank Great Warrior uttered.
"Appearing out of thin air? How is that even possible?" another Mid-rank Great Warrior from the Golden Suanni Tribe refuted his sentry buddy's claim.
"Are you sure you weren't seeing things because your eyes have gone tired from the watch?"
"Maybe," the Mid-rank Great Warrior replied.
The Mid-rank Great Warrior also thought it was impossible for a person to appear out of thin air.
Considering he couldn't see clearly at such a great distance, he must have been hallucinating due to fatigue.