C1085 It Was a Magical Power
The danger he had just encountered did not stop Ye Bufan from continuing his exploration. He had to gather enough resources as soon as possible to exchange for the Divine Condensation Pill.
If he did not make the best use of his time, his advantage would disappear very soon.
His biggest advantage now was that the map was in his hands. The map drawn by the kid named 'Mouse' would be exposed soon. By that time, everyone would definitely have one.
When everyone had the map, Ye Bufan's advantage would be gone.
In order to make good use of the map bought with twenty gold taels, Ye Bufan was determined to continue the exploration even though he knew that the risk was huge.
However, he didn't plan to go down to the third level of the maze of the cat-eared cave.
Just the big rat he encountered on the second level was difficult for him to deal with, let alone the mutant beast on the third level. Although the harvest might not be as much as the third level, at least it would be much safer.
After leaving the cave where he met the big rat, Ye Bufan followed another tunnel to explore. His destination was another cave at the end of the tunnel. According to the information that the rat had marked on the map, there might be unk s there.
The Soul Stone was a stone that could contain a soul. It was condensed from the soul of a dead mutant beast or a cultivator. When cultivating, it could wrap the Soul Stone with Divine Sense and absorb it slowly, which could strengthen the soul.
It could be said that the cultivation speed of a cultivator who had the Soul Stone would be even faster.
Therefore, the value of the Soul Stone was very high. It could even be used as gold and silver.
However, because the value of a Soul Stone was too high, between low-level cultivators, let alone using it as currency, it would basically be treated as a treasure. No one would be willing to use a Soul Stone as money.
It was also because of the preciousness and rarity of the Soul Stone that Ye Bufan saw in the Treasure Hall. Cultivators would rather trade items with inconvenient items than use the Soul Stone to buy things.
Although the Soul Stone was called 'stone', it was in fact completely different from ordinary iron ores, silver ores, and so on.
Ordinary ores appeared in the deep mountains and were buried underground. The place where the Soul Stone appeared was related to the ancient battlefield and the place where powerful cultivators died.
The great calamity from before was caused by the fusion of the three worlds. The number of powerful cultivators who died in that catastrophe could be said to be uncountable. Although these cultivators were all cultivating True Qi, however, the strength of their divine souls was not inferior to them at all since they were able to reach that stage.
For example, Ye Bufan had seen the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace before the catastrophe.
If that Water Crystal Palace was unable to survive the great disaster and all the cultivators, treasures, and magical treasures in the Water Crystal Palace fell, then... It was very likely that a lot of Soul Stone would be born at the original location of the Water Crystal Palace. It was even possible to form a Soul Stone mine.
This was only the place where the Soul Stone could be produced in Upper Level World. The combat strength of Super Level World and Tianyuan Continent far surpassed Upper Level World. There were countless cultivators with powerful divine souls, and there were even more immortal birds and divine beasts.
This was also because after the integration of the three worlds, the entire world had become incomparably vast. The integration of the worlds was too short, or else the number of Soul Stone would be born. The number of ___ that was discovered would definitely be much more than what it was now.
It was precisely because of this New World that there should be quite a number of Soul Stone. However, there were not many that were discovered. Hence, there were often people who would suddenly discover Soul Stone in all sorts of places. As a result, they became rich overnight, causing others to feel envious, jealous, and hateful.
The location marked on the map might contain the existence of the Soul Stone. This information was also deduced by Rat through his analysis of the opinions of other cultivators. The basis was also very simple, it was all written on the map. In a tunnel not far away from this place, someone had really discovered the fragment of the Soul Stone. The nearby tunnel had collapsed once again.
Haozi's reasoning seemed to have no problem at all. He calculated that if Ye Bufan knew about this information, he would also guess the existence of the Soul Stone there.
Therefore, after obtaining the Soul Separating Grass, Ye Bufan set his destination at that place.
The entire cat-eared cave was too big. Even though many cultivators were searching for resources here, the chances of encountering other cultivators were still low.
Ye Bufan had engaged in a fierce battle with the big rat. No matter whether it was during the process or after the battle, he hadn't encountered anyone.
Such a situation made Ye Bufan love and hate him. He hated it because he couldn't rely on anyone other than himself when facing danger. He could not find any helpers, and there was no Vigilante who could see injustice. This was also what he loved. It was precisely because no one else had interfered that the final harvest was all his own. No one came to fight for it.
Ye Bufan was very clear that this situation was very likely to end soon.
The place he was going to was a cave. From the markings on the map, it could be seen that... That cave was not small. The bigger the cave, the greater the possibility of being discovered. Some cultivators would even treat the cave as a temporary resting place to rest and reorganize.
Ye Bufan had asked Rat before and knew that he had sold three copies of the map. Besides the one he had, the other two were in the hands of other cultivators.
Since he was a cultivator, no one would be tempted by the Soul Stone. This cave that was marked as a possible place for the Soul Stone would definitely be seen by the other two cultivators. It was very likely that they would go and check it out.
The chances of Ye Bufan meeting the other two cultivators in the cave would be very high. This was what he had been worried about.
The Cat Ear Cave was a lawless world. The relationship between cultivators was destined to be irreconcilable. It would be fine if the Soul Stone wasn't found in the cave, but once the Soul Stone was found, it would be a chaotic battle.
Ye Bufan knew how dangerous it was, but he still decided to go to the cave to take a look. If the other two didn't go, he might have profited. If the other two went, he would take a look at the direction of the wind. He wanted to see if there was a possibility of cooperation. If they could cooperate, of course, it would be best if they cooperated. If they could not cooperate... He would take the initiative to leave.
Anyway, Ye Bufan had already gone through the battle with the big mouse. He didn't want to fight anyone before he could sense it.
Of course, if the other two cultivators who got the map were the same as his cultivators, it would be a different story.
After all, if everyone only used their cultivation base, it was hard to say who would win if they really started a fight.
Very quickly, Ye Bufan approached the cave. While walking in the tunnel, he carefully listened to the movements around him.
Sure enough, he heard someone talking.
Ye Bufan's heart shivered. He relaxed his footsteps and moved towards the direction of the cave.
As he got closer to the cave, the sounds he heard became clearer and clearer. When he reached the outside of the cave, he already understood what had happened.
There was a fight in the cave.
Ye Bufan did not know what was going on inside, but he could hear the clashing sounds of Ding Ling's weapons and the shouts during the battle.
It was obvious that there was an intense battle going on inside.
Ye Bufan did not dare to look inside. He prepared to listen again. After understanding the situation in the cave better, he would decide what to do next.
Therefore, he laid outside the cave and put his ears on the stone wall. He carefully distinguished the sounds of fighting coming from the cave.
After a while, he finally got a rough idea.
There were only two people in the cave, or rather, the ones fighting or making noises were only two people. As for whether or not the two people had helpers, it was not clear. No matter how good their hearing was, it could not replace the effect of their eyes.
Without seeing it with his own eyes, Ye Bufan could not be sure that there were only two people in the cave.
However, the fight between these two people was quite intense. The sound of weapons clashing against each other could be heard without an end.
This kind of situation only had advantages and disadvantages for Ye Bufan. After all, the more intense the fight between these two people was, the more likely it would be for Ye Bufan, the fisherman, to gain the upper hand in the end.
When Ye Bufan heard that these two men weren't Sense Stage warriors, he became even happier.
As long as they weren't Sense Stage warriors, the combat strength of these warriors wouldn't have any fundamental change compared to ordinary people. Apart from their five senses being more sensitive and their instincts being sharper, there was nothing that could make them stronger.
At this time, the warriors were fighting like ordinary people. They were fighting in close combat. It was not about who had a higher cultivation base, but who had a stronger body, better moves, better endurance, and faster speed.
The cultivators of New World were completely different from the cultivators of Upper Level World. When Ye Bufan was in Upper Level World, apart from cultivating true qi, he also practiced his physical strength and speed. Especially when it came to learning martial arts techniques, he spared no effort.
Even before he became a cultivator, this was a very important part of his body's cultivation.
When he arrived in New World, with the cultivators taking over the position of the ruler, Ye Bufan understood that before reaching the Sense Stage, cultivators no longer had the habit of cultivating martial arts and bodies.
A large amount of time and energy was spent on cultivating the divine soul, so naturally he didn't have the time to cultivate his body and martial skills. Once the sensing was successful, they would naturally be able to grasp a lot of magical powers. It was far more than the increase in combat strength brought by martial skills. Therefore, all the cultivators were rushing towards the Sense Stage. No one was cultivating any more martial skills.
Although Ye Bufan had slept in the white bone coffin for a hundred years, and his meridians were blocked, it was as if he had just been reborn. True Qi was not enough, but the martial skills he remembered in his mind had not been forgotten. Although he was limited by his body, he could not use them much. In the end, he was still much stronger than other cultivators he had never seen or practiced before.
When he found out that these two cultivators hadn't even reached the Sense Stage, Ye Bufan felt that his chance had come. Although he didn't dare to say that he could easily win against two of them, after a long and tiring battle, he still had the ability to take advantage of others.
The most important thing right now wasn't about the two of them, but to determine whether there was really a Soul Stone in this cave or not.0
If there was no Soul Stone in this cave, Ye Bufan didn't want to waste his energy on these two people. After all, as long as it was a fight, there was no guarantee that they would win. Even if they won, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't be injured.
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