Chapter 95: The Money-Obsessed Ah Yu

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Gu Weiyu was startled: the giant claw in the lava river suddenly changed direction and approached her side. No way! Her heart pounded wildly as she watched the enormous claw hurtle toward her... It was as if something had locked onto her; a formidable pressure enveloped her, rendering her utterly immobile! Fear caused cold sweat to break out all over her body, soaking the fabric on her back instantly.

At this critical moment, the world spun violently around her, and then everything went black...

By the lava riverbank, Gu Weiyu’s figure gradually dissolved into nothingness.

Within the lava river, the giant beast’s massive claw slammed heavily where Gu Weiyu had stood, causing the ice cave to tremble violently.

Then, a massive creature crawled out of the lava river, slowly revealing its enormous head and colossal body, filling the entire riverbed to the brim.

Its lantern-sized golden eyes glared resentfully toward the now empty ice cave—just moments ago, a human had stood there!

Damn it! How could the human who dared steal its “snack” have escaped?

The giant beast raised its neck and let out a deep, thunderous roar. With its bellow, the lava river surged in towering waves.

After a long while, it finally vented its fury and sank back to the river’s depths.

Elsewhere, Gu Weiyu’s heart nearly leapt from her chest in terror.

Fortunately, she had stayed in that spot for two full hours; otherwise, she would have been no match for that terrifying beast!

In the presence of that monster, she deeply realized her own fragility—like an ant, easily crushed into pulp at any moment!

“Just now... was that a juvenile Crimson Flame Savage Beast?” the little book stammered inside her sea of consciousness.

Even the little book was on the verge of tears. After years of loneliness, it had finally found a new master. Was that so easy for it?

“Master, can’t you give it a break? Always stirring up trouble makes me want to explode on the spot!”

For such a well-informed little book to lose composure like this showed how rare the Crimson Flame Savage Beast truly was.

“A juvenile Crimson Flame Savage Beast?!” Gu Weiyu recalled the entry she had once read in the Bestiary:

The Crimson Flame Savage Beast dwells in scorching lava flows, a born fire-type divine beast adept at controlling fire, feeding on magma and red crystal stones...

If memory served, this beast was called a “Savage Beast” because of its extremely violent temperament, extremely cruel and irritable toward humans and other beasts alike.

Moreover, its juveniles are born with cultivation equivalent to the human Foundation Establishment stage.

However, according to the Bestiary, the Crimson Flame Savage Beast was thought to be extinct!

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She never expected to encounter a juvenile Crimson Flame Savage Beast in the Voidless Secret Realm, and nearly become its meal.

Gu Weiyu calmed herself before looking around at her surroundings.

Unlike the cramped, dim ice cave she had just escaped, this place was spacious and bright.

This was... a sea? Or a lake?

She stood on soft sand, uncertain as she gazed at the water’s surface, calm and mirror-like.

The stillness was unsettling—after all, the calm before a storm is often the most deceptive.

Glancing behind, she saw an endless expanse of white sand; ahead lay a vast, deep blue ocean.

Suddenly, her eyes caught sight of some unremarkable small grass growing among the white sand.

She stepped forward and crouched by a blade of grass. “Is this Thunder Vine?”

The Herbal Chronicles recorded that Thunder Vine usually grows in thunder zones—places frequently struck by lightning.

But this place didn’t look like a thunder zone at all!

Gu Weiyu plucked a few sprigs of Thunder Vine, but her interest quickly waned.

Though valuable, these vines were not old enough to be worth much.

She stood and sent her divine sense probing into the water, quickly noticing that the blue water shimmered with strands of purple.

Recalling the Thunder Vine, a thought flashed through her mind: could the lightning here be coming not from the sky, but from...

With that, her divine sense extended deeper underwater.

The further she went, the denser the purple glow became, with occasional crackling bursts of lightning exploding beneath the surface.

If lightning was so concentrated underwater, then these Thunder Vines...

Her heart surged with excitement as she scanned deeper, finally spotting a vast tangle of thick vines swaying underwater.

So many Thunder Vines! And they all looked very mature!

“Where is this place?” Sprout emerged from her dantian, stretching its tender leaves lazily. The air here was so fresh!

Gu Weiyu reached out to stroke Sprout’s leaves. “Sprout, I’m going down to take a look, you...”

Before she finished, Sprout eagerly dove underwater.

Why was Sprout so impatient?!

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She pulled out a jade-green pearl from her storage ring—thankfully, her mentor had thoughtfully prepared this precious item for her: the Water-Repelling Pearl!

Gu Weiyu infused spiritual power into the pearl, which emitted a faint glow. Instantly, a transparent dome encased her.

She slipped the pearl into her sleeve and stepped gently into the water.

With the pearl’s aid, she resembled a transparent bubble, swimming downward.

Once close enough, she took out a herbal digging spatula and began digging.

These Thunder Vines must be rare outside, and Gu Weiyu thought of the large amounts of spirit stones they could yield, fueling her enthusiasm.

Suddenly, her spatula struck something unknown, producing a humming sound—

What was happening?!

She looked down at the spot she’d been digging and dug again.

After clearing the underwater silt, a black, hard stone emerged from the mud.

What was this? She reached out to touch it, but the stone’s electric discharge numbed her hand.

“There’s lightning stone in the water?” the little book exclaimed in awe.

Surprisingly, the Voidless Secret Realm, though just a small realm within a minor world, held such treasures!

Its new master might be trouble-prone, but her luck was undeniably excellent!

“Lightning stone?” Gu Weiyu carefully scooped up the stone with her spatula.

She could feel the current of lightning continuously transmitting from the spatula to her palm, tingling and numbing.

“This lightning stone is truly extraordinary!” She stored it in her storage space and surveyed the underwater area.

The Thunder Vine she had dug near was exceptionally thick, surely nourished by the lightning stone’s power.

She resolved to search further for more lightning stones!