"Xiao Yi, send your avatar up to take a look."
As soon as the White Spider's Black Iron Avatar climbed up, it was swatted to death by a Wolf Claw.
Li Cunxu asked, "Is that wolf still there?"
"Yes, the wolf pack has surrounded the entrance."
"It seems the Trash Poison Gas has dissipated."
Suddenly, the already dim tunnel turned completely dark.
The White Spider looked up and said, "It seems the entrance has been blocked by a rock."
"This is bad. Without the entrance to let oxygen in, we'll soon suffocate."
Li Cunxu patted the White Spider's head, "Don't worry, the oxygen problem is easy to solve."
"Xiao Ruan, resurrect some Grass Slimes."
The White Spider was puzzled, "Oxygen? Grass Slimes?"
Li Cunxu explained, "Grass Slimes have some plant-like characteristics and can absorb carbon dioxide to produce oxygen."
"But plants produce oxygen through photosynthesis during the day, right?"
"Indeed, Grass Slimes normally produce oxygen during the day, but they can also cleverly produce oxygen at night with just a bit of light and heat."
"But we don't have light or heat here? Wait, we do. The flames from Fireballs can provide light and heat, but burning flames consume more oxygen."
The White Spider pondered.
Li Cunxu rubbed its little head.
"You're forgetting about one Slime that can perfectly solve the Grass Slime's oxygen production difficulties. Think about who it is."
With Li Cunxu's little hint, the White Spider almost immediately thought of who it was.
"It's the Fire Slime, right? It has its own light and heat."
The White Spider then worried, "But Fire Slimes and Grass Slimes are natural enemies. When they meet, the Fire Slime will bully the Grass Slime."
"You're forgetting about your companion Slime, Wang Xiaoruan. With its command, the Fire Slime will behave and not dare to bully the Grass Slime."
Fire Slimes are temperamental and often fight each other. The Soul Kingdom has no shortage of Fire Slime souls.
Grass Slimes were sent by Li Cunxu deep into the Pastoral Plains. Some Pet Beasts, either out of playfulness or to practice their skills, often target Grass Slimes, resulting in significant losses. The Grass Slime souls in the Soul Kingdom are queuing up for resurrection.
Xiao Ruan resurrected some Grass Slimes and Fire Slimes.
The Fire Slimes had flames burning on their heads. The fiercer the flames, the more powerful the Fire Slime.
The resurrected Fire Slimes had their levels reset to zero. Although their flames were small, they still consumed the limited oxygen in the tunnel.
"Xiao Ruan, tell them to turn off their flames."
The Fire Slimes could turn off their flames themselves.
The Fire Slimes were reluctant. Even a weak flame was a symbol of their strength, but since Xiao Ruan had spoken, they had no choice but to comply.
Li Cunxu placed three Grass Slimes next to one Fire Slime, creating a Slime version of an oxygen generator.
The Fire Slime emitted a faint red glow, bringing a bit of light to the dark tunnel. Li Cunxu looked up at the rock blocking the entrance and couldn't help but feel fortunate to have encountered the Evil Dire Wolf, a not-so-smart Evil Beast without any ranged skills.
If the Evil Dire Wolf had ranged skills and could unleash them into the tunnel, Li Cunxu would be like a turtle in a jar, forced to endure the attacks.
As for why it's said to be not-so-smart?
He thought of sealing the cave with a boulder, but he didn't consider blocking the entrance with stones.
If he had used stones to block the entrance, Li Cunxu would have been helpless, with no way to avoid being hit.
Now, even if Evil Dire Wolf moved the boulder and tried to block the entrance with stones, it was already too late. The tunnel had expanded horizontally and was no longer the straight passage it had been before.
Li Cunxu squatted on the ground, quietly watching the Earth Slime eat dirt and dig the tunnel, feeling somewhat bored.
"Should I have Xiao Ruan create an Iron Pickaxe and join the digging team? That sounds kind of fun."
Li Cunxu stood up, stretched his limbs, and then sat back down.
It wasn't that he was tired.
But the issue of oxygen had been resolved, while the problem of food remained.
There was nothing to eat underground.
Li Cunxu needed to conserve his energy.
"What should I do? Meditate and cultivate?"
Li Cunxu lacked motivation. The Vast Sea Meditation Method had expanded his mental sea, requiring him to cultivate ten times more mental energy than others. To make matters worse, he was just an ordinary person practicing meditation, putting in hundreds of times more effort, yet his mental energy didn't even come close to the amount Xiao Ruan could provide in a single feedback.
His Dao heart was on the verge of collapsing.
In common terms, he was 'slacking off.'
With Xiao Ruan and Xiao Yi carrying him, mental energy cultivation wasn't important. It was better to spend the time meditating on building relationships with Xiao Ruan and Xiao Yi.
This was also a form of cultivation for Beast Tamers.
"Practice the Mental Stripping Technique? I don't have any materials to strip."
"Practice the Mental Sealing Art?"
Li Cunxu searched through his pajama pockets but didn't find a single Sealing Card.
Sealing Cards were essential for practicing the Mental Sealing Art. Without them, he couldn't practice.
"Ah! So boring. Xiao Yi, let me teach you something!"
Li Cunxu shook the drowsy White Spider, who climbed onto his shoulder, wrapped her legs around his neck, and tugged hard on his cheeks.
"No, I want to sleep. You said you wouldn't bother me as long as I studied for eight hours a day. You have to keep your word."
"Alright, alright, I'll keep my word. Go to sleep."
The White Spider crawled onto Li Cunxu's head, deactivated her Mimicry, and transformed back from her Plush Form into the White Spider.
Li Cunxu was somewhat helpless. His head was bearing a weight it shouldn't have to at his age. He couldn't understand why his head was so appealing that both Xiao Ruan and Xiao Yi treated it as their nest.
Sometimes they even fought over the spot on his head.
"Bored with nothing to do. Fine, I'll sleep. Speaking of which, this is the perfect time to sleep in this world."
Li Cunxu leaned against the wall and fell into a deep sleep.
On the other hand, the people who had been swept into the Secret Realm by the Sky Sweeping Comet weren't as comfortable as Li Cunxu. They were in danger, being chased by Evil Beasts, hiding in the grass and trembling...
A little girl was awakened by the coldness of the ground, staring into the surrounding darkness, utterly bewildered.
She didn't scream or shout; this child was precocious.
But she wasn't lucky. She had been noticed.
In the grass, eight red lanterns lit up. Li Xiaoxiao saw the light and walked toward the red lanterns, wanting to use them to see the dark surroundings.
As she got closer, her delicate legs began to tremble uncontrollably.
These weren't red lanterns, but the eight eyes of a giant spider taller than an adult.
The Despair Spider let out a loud roar, emitting a terrifying screech.
The little girl wasn't frozen in fear. Instead, she mustered her courage and started running.
As she ran, she shouted for help.
The undeveloped forest was complex, especially at night.
The little girl hadn't run far before she tripped over a tree root protruding from the ground. At that moment, tears of despair streamed down her face, but she didn't give up on her last shred of hope. Bearing the pain, she got up and continued to run.
"Didn't catch up?"
The little girl quickly glanced back, and the giant spider was still behind her.
She couldn't hel
p but feel a hint of confusion. The giant spider had such long legs, and she had even tripped, so why was the spider still so far behind?
(End of Chapter)