Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

“This snake looks no different from an ordinary snake,” Xuanjian God Venerable couldn’t help but say.

"I wonder if it will turn into a peerless ferocious beast like the Primordial Supreme if we take it out!" said the Hongdu Supreme.

"No, wild creatures from the Canglan Illusionary Realm generally cannot be taken out," Ying Zheng said.

"Who among you brought a jar?" Ying Zheng asked the venerable ones again.

When they came in this time, all the Venerable Ones had brought some weapons with them.

The venerable ones looked at each other and finally shook their heads.

“We each brought one or two Primordial Treasures as weapons. Who would bring a jar? Besides, you can’t bring in ordinary things except for Primordial Treasures,” said the Great Mighty Saint.

"Someone go out for a moment and bring back a jar-shaped Primordial Treasure. I need it. This snake is venomous! Its venom might come in handy later, helping us hunt enemies and other prey!" Ying Zheng said to the Venerable Ones.

After Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the venerable ones' eyes lit up!
"I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back!" the Great Lord of Vajrabhairava said immediately.

As he spoke, he quickly sat down cross-legged and calmed his mind. Soon, his body turned into a phantom and disappeared.

After waiting for a while, the Holy One Yamantaka returned, holding a jade bottle in his hand.

"This is the Primordial Jade Bottle! It has the ability to collect the primordial chaos and refine the essence of chaos. There is still something inside..." The Great Mighty Saint Venerable handed the bottle to Ying Zheng as he spoke.

But before he could finish speaking, Ying Zheng had already poured all the water out of the jade bottle.

Seeing Ying Zheng's actions, even the Great Mighty Saint Venerable showed a pained expression. This wasn't water; it was pure, incomparably pure Chaos Spirit Liquid!
After pouring out the water from the bottle, Ying Zheng forcefully pried open the snake's mouth, revealing two sharp fangs.

Next, Ying Zheng placed the venomous snake's fangs on the mouth of the jade bottle and gently squeezed it. The venom immediately seeped out from the fangs and slid into the jade bottle through the mouth.

After repeating this process to confirm that all the venom from the snake had been expelled, Ying Zheng looked at Emperor Wuxuan and said, "You handle this."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Emperor Wuxuan nodded in agreement and did not refuse.

Compared to Ying Zheng, they urgently needed power to achieve a breakthrough at this moment.

Only by reaching at least the cosmic level and possessing the power of a normal human can they shed their "burden" status.

Emperor Wuxuan drew a dagger and swiftly killed the snake.

After the snake died, a surge of pure power instantly flowed into his body, making his previously weak body seem much stronger all at once.

"The power contained in this snake is equivalent to that of thousands of insects," the Great Lord Yamantaka exclaimed.

"That's natural. The difference in strength between the insects and you is vast, so the power you can absorb is limited. But this snake's power is almost half of yours. By killing it, you can naturally absorb more power," Ying Zheng explained.

"Hmm." Emperor Wuxuan nodded in understanding.

"Help me get this bottle; there's still poison inside," Ying Zheng said, handing the jade bottle to Emperor Wuxuan.

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, a hint of anticipation flashed in the eyes of all the Venerable Ones.

Sure enough, Ying Zheng returned to the pit he had dug and continued digging. Soon he unearthed three blue venomous snakes of different sizes.

Ying Zheng easily captured all the venomous snakes, extracted their venom, and then handed them over to Emperor Wu Xuan to kill.

After killing four poisonous snakes in succession, Emperor Wuxuan's power increased significantly. Although he had not yet broken through to the level of Hunyuan Emperor, he was very close.

At least, his physical strength has basically recovered to the level of a normal person, and he can walk and run freely.

“Killing insects is too inefficient. I think we should find some larger wild creatures to hunt,” suggested Emperor Wuxuan.

"Yes." All the venerable ones nodded in agreement, and Ying Zheng also nodded slightly.

“Killing insects is indeed too slow, it’s a complete waste of time,” Ying Zheng said after a moment of thought. “If there’s one, there’s bound to be another, and if there’s another, there’s bound to be a third. Since there’s one snake hole here, there must be more. And the presence of snakes means there must be small animals like toads and rats here. From this, we can infer that although this area seems barren, it should have a complete ecosystem.”

"While you are catching the insects, keep an eye out for similar caves. But be careful, and notify me immediately if you find any, and I will deal with them," Ying Zheng said to the venerable ones.

“Very well!” all the Venerable Ones responded in unison.

With their current strength, even in a one-on-one fight, they are very likely to die at the hands of the venomous snake.

Following the discovery by Emperor Wuxuan, the other Venerables began to look for similar caves. Emperor Wuxuan also stopped catching insects and instead searched for larger wild creatures.

Soon, similar caves were discovered. However, this time they were not snake caves, but frog caves.

Ying Zheng gently parted a bit of soil and saw a green frog lying inside.

When the frog spotted Ying Zheng, it croaked and tried to escape, but Ying Zheng grabbed it and held it down.

"You come and kill him," Ying Zheng said to the Great Sword Master.

"As you command." The Great Sword Master drew his sword and stabbed the frog to death with a single blow.

After the frog was killed, Ying Zheng skinned it, leaving the flesh. He did the same with the previous venomous snakes: he cut open their abdomens, removed their internal organs, washed away the blood, and left the flesh.

All of this meat is edible. Once you've filled your stomach in the Canglan Fantasy Realm, you won't need to go outside again.

Subsequently, the venerable ones found several more small animals. The largest of them was a rabbit hole.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows, so simple digging was clearly not enough. Ying Zheng then collected some withered leaves and branches from under the bushes, placed them outside the rabbit burrow to create smoke, and then fanned the smoke into the burrow.

Soon, the rabbit in the hole couldn't stand the smoke and ran out on its own.

As soon as they came out, they fell into the hands of Ying Zheng and others.

After Ying Zheng caught the rabbit, he ordered Immortal Venerable Hongluo and others to kill it.

Hunting these small animals was a much faster way to increase strength than catching insects. Soon, Martial Profound Emperor, Great Mighty Virtue Saint, Crimson Luo Immortal, and Hongdu Supreme successfully broke through to the first level of the Universe level! If they returned to the Hongmeng Universe, they would be Primordial Emperors!

The others, though not having broken through, were nearly on par.

In the illusory realm of Canglan, the two suns in the sky, one setting at the western horizon and the other at the eastern horizon, ushered in dusk for the earth.

A day in the Canglan Fantasy Realm is also divided into twelve two-hour periods. However, it has two suns, one moving from west to east and the other from east to west. When both suns set, it is night.

However, the night in the Canglan Fantasy Realm lasts only two hours; the rest of the time is daytime.

"It's dusk," the Great Sword Master sighed. "I haven't seen such a sight in many years."

"Stop lamenting, go find some dry branches and leaves, let's start a fire and cook!" Ying Zheng said with a smile.

He had the venerable ones gather some dry branches and leaves, and then started a fire. He used a cauldron of primordial treasure level as a pot, and put all the frog meat, rabbit meat, snake meat, rat meat, and some wild fruits and vegetables into the pot to stew.

Soon, the water in the pot boiled. Ying Zheng let it simmer for a while longer, then turned off the fire.

The lid of the cauldron was lifted, and a fragrant aroma wafted out. However, the venerable ones looked at the mixed stew in the pot with rather complicated expressions and bitter faces.

"Come on, don't be shy," Ying Zheng grinned.

Faced with his words, the venerable ones could only nod with wry smiles. Because there was no salt or other seasonings, and it was a haphazard stew, the resulting dish was naturally far from delicious.

The venerable ones ate while tears streamed down their faces.

But they had to eat; they had to fill their stomachs within the Canglan Illusionary Realm. Otherwise, going outside to recover would waste a lot of time.

Once outside, the hunger will affect their true bodies, causing a significant drain on their magical power. Recovery will take a considerable amount of time. Furthermore, they don't want to miss this night.

After all the venerable ones had eaten and drunk their fill, Ying Zheng instructed them to pack up their belongings and then gathered everyone together.

"Tonight, we will not go out!" Ying Zheng said solemnly to the assembled officials.

"Are you planning to hunt down ghosts?" Ice Cold Venerable asked with a worried expression.

"That's right." Ying Zheng nodded in confirmation.

Ghosts do indeed exist in the Canglan Fantasy Realm!

These ghosts usually only appear at night and disappear during the day.

They are not transformed from the dead, but are a special race—ghosts—that automatically evolve from the free energy in the universe, belonging to a type of wild creature.

"Hunting ghosts?!" Upon hearing this, all the Venerables were shocked.

"How strong is the ghost's combat power?" Immortal Venerable Hongluo asked.

"It's hard to sum it up in a few words. The combat power of the ghosts varies greatly. Some have less than fifty points, while others may have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of points!" Ice Cold Supreme replied.

"Hiss!" As soon as she finished speaking, all the venerable ones gasped in unison.

A combat power of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, is an incredibly terrifying level!

With a combat power of only around 100 points, they would likely be easily slaughtered by a ghost with tens of thousands of points!
"Moreover, ghosts are extremely troublesome, as they are immune to physical attacks," Ice Cold Venerable continued.

"Physical attacks are ineffective? Then how should I deal with this?" Emperor Wuxuan said helplessly.

In the Canglan Illusionary Realm, they have lost all their supernatural powers and only have physical attack methods left.

“No need to worry,” Ying Zheng said.

“Wraiths fear fire! When I killed rabbits earlier, I got some rabbit fat. After drying it, I smeared it on strips of cloth, wrapped it around a stick, and lit it to make torches! These torches are our weapon against the wraiths.”

"You're playing with fire and getting burned," Ice Cold Venerable said with a wry smile.

"Those who do not wish to stay may return first," Ying Zheng said.

"However, after this return, it will probably be a long time before we have to wait."

The flow of time in the Canglan Fantasy Realm is vastly different from that in the outside world. Basically, one second in the Canglan Fantasy Realm is equivalent to one thousand years in the outside world.

Four hours of nighttime is equivalent to more than 14 million years in the outside world!
Faced with Ying Zheng's words, Binghan Juezun sighed helplessly, "Are you really forcing everyone to stay and take the risk?"

"How can we achieve a rapid breakthrough without taking some risks!" Ying Zheng said.

As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the dignitaries nodded in agreement.

Fortune favors the bold – even mortals understand this principle. How could they, as supreme beings of the primordial universe, not understand it?

Moreover, they trusted Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng would not harm them. Since he was confident in his actions, they naturally chose to trust him.

At Ying Zheng's command, the assembled officials quickly gathered branches and sticks. Through their efforts, a large quantity of branches and small sticks were soon collected.

Ying Zheng, on the other hand, found some small stones.

He piled small stones on the ground, forming a circle, and then placed branches and sticks inside the circle to start a campfire.

This campfire is their base camp, ensuring that the ghosts cannot rush up and threaten their lives.

After the campfire was lit, Ying Zheng made more than a dozen torches using rabbit fat, strips of cloth, and sticks.

By the time Ying Zheng had finished preparing everything, it was completely dark. Both suns in the sky above the Canglan Illusionary Realm had set, and the earth was shrouded in darkness, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

Ying Zheng lit a bonfire and set it ablaze. The assembled officials sat around the fire, waiting anxiously.

"What do those ghosts actually look like?"

How will they attack us?

Is being attacked by a ghost fatal?

The assembled dignitaries raised a series of questions, and Ying Zheng had no choice but to recount to them what he knew about the ghosts.

"A ghost is a kind of wild spirit, mostly without intelligence, hiding underground during the day and coming out at night to roam around."

"They will actively attack any living thing."

"The attack methods of low-level ghosts are simple, similar to curses. As long as you are touched by them, your body will be corrupted by the curse, leading to physical necrosis. In severe cases, it can even lead to death."

"High-level ghosts possess the ability to interfere with physics and may even master special techniques!"

"A technique?" The Venerable Ones looked puzzled.

“Something akin to supernatural powers,” Ying Zheng explained.

"In the Canglan Illusionary Realm, everyone's supernatural powers have been sealed. But many creatures here still possess supernatural powers, which they call techniques."

"If you kill these creatures, their moves may turn into energy balls and fall down. The killer can pick them up and use the energy balls to master the same moves."

"Such a thing is true?!" All the Venerables stared wide-eyed.

"Don't worry, this wilderness we're in is extremely remote, and high-level ghosts generally don't appear here," Ying Zheng reassured him.

"Moreover, with me here, even slightly higher-level ghosts are no match for me."

He's already at the fourth level of the cosmic realm! Ordinary monsters are no match for him at all.

The nobles sat around the campfire, waiting patiently. However, the ghost did not appear.

As they waited, the Venerable Ones gradually grew tired and couldn't help but doze off.

After an unknown amount of time, Ying Zheng's voice rang in their ears again: "Wake up! Don't sleep! The ghosts are coming!!"

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's voice, all the lords were startled and instinctively opened their eyes.

The sight before them took them by surprise!
Dozens of ghostly figures had gathered around the campfire, their shadows appearing as white, misty clouds. Illuminated by the flickering firelight, their shadows completely surrounded the fire.
At first glance, there were dozens of ghostly figures surrounding the campfire! (End of Chapter)