Rise of the Wasteland in Cultivation

The full moon hung in the sky, and the sound of the waves rose one after another. Suddenly, with a soft crack, the two beast crystals that Leng San was holding shattered at the same time, turning into a cloud of black powder.

At this moment, within Leng San's dantian, spiritual energy surged like waves, constantly washing over the meridians throughout his body. After eighty-one cycles, the spiritual sea within his dantian gradually returned to calm.

Second level of Qi Refining – Done!

At this time, not only did the spiritual sea expand twice as much again, but the meridians throughout the body also expanded. The physical body was nourished and tempered by spiritual energy, expelling unnecessary impurities from the body, thus becoming stronger.

Although one cannot directly cast spells at the second level of Qi Refining, one can release low-level spells through a medium, such as a magic talisman. In this way, one undoubtedly gains another means of survival.

Leng San opened his eyes with delight and found that his body was covered with filth expelled after the spiritual energy tempering, so he took a bath.

The room has a private bathroom, which is very convenient for showering. However, the water supplied is only simply filtered and is not potable. It can only be used for showering and washing clothes.

"Strange, is it still not dawn?"

After taking a shower and changing into some clean clothes, Leng San found that it was still dark outside. He couldn't help but wonder why it wasn't dawn yet. Logically speaking, it should take him at least four or five hours to completely absorb the spiritual energy from the two beast crystals.

Leng San quickly picked up his watch from the bedside table and saw that it was exactly 21:30 PM. His brows furrowed. He clearly remembered that he had returned to his room to cultivate at 20:15 PM, meaning that only one hour and fifteen minutes had passed!

That can't be! What could be wrong? Is the watch broken?

Just as Leng San was puzzled, a slight sound of a door opening came from next door. Someone walked out of the room. Judging from the footsteps, it should be Ye Wenrou. Moreover, she was tiptoeing, as if she was deliberately hiding. No one knew what she was up to.

Leng San hesitated for a moment, but out of curiosity, he gently moved the nuclear battery blocking the door, then opened the door and slipped out.

At this moment, Ye Wenrou had already reached the top of the stairs. The sea breeze blew her teddy bear-printed pajamas tightly against her waist and hips, highlighting her curves. At this moment, even the wind seemed to have a shape.

Leng San frowned. Going out in her pajamas so late at night, could Ye Wenrou have been possessed by something unclean again? Does she have a knack for attracting bad luck?

Leng San quickly followed, and soon he realized that Ye Wenrou was neither possessed by something dirty nor sleepwalking, because she was light-footed and looking around very alertly, clearly conscious.

Seeing this, Leng San hesitated. Everyone has their own secrets, and he didn't want to pry into Ye Wenrou's secrets. So when he found that she was conscious, he immediately didn't want to follow her anymore, and turned around and went back to his dormitory.

As soon as Leng San returned to the fourth floor, he saw a white figure flash into his room, and his face immediately darkened.

How dare these pickpockets be so brazen? I was only gone from my room for a minute or two, and they immediately came to steal my things? Unbelievable!

Leng San strode forward and blocked the doorway, forcefully pushing it open. In the dim moonlight, he was immediately taken aback.

It turned out that the person trapped in the room was none other than the bespectacled young man at the check-in counter.

The bespectacled youth was caught off guard by Leng San's sudden interruption and was taken aback for a moment before exclaiming in surprise, "You can see me?"

Leng San frowned, his sword-like brows furrowing, and said coldly, "Do you think I'm blind? That I can't see a living, breathing person like this?"

"A living person... cough, I'm here on night patrol. I saw your door was ajar, so I came in to check. It's nothing, you can go back to sleep." The bespectacled youth finished speaking and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Leng San remained blocking the doorway, scrutinizing the bespectacled youth with eyes as sharp as a blade.

A barely perceptible hint of panic flashed in the bespectacled youth's eyes. He frowned and said, "What else do you want? I still have to patrol the night. I don't have time to waste with you."

Leng San sensed something was wrong as soon as he stepped into the camp. He had clearly been cultivating for a long time and had absorbed both beast crystals, yet only an hour had passed, which was truly unbelievable. In addition, Ye Wenrou and the four-eyed man's behavior was really strange in every way, so naturally he was unwilling to let them go easily.

"You just said you can see me? What do you mean by that? Shouldn't it be normal for me not to be able to see you?" Leng San questioned.

The bespectacled man said with a forced smile, "I was just teasing you."

Leng San shook his head and said calmly, "I don't think this is a joke. Your surprised expression doesn't seem like an act either. Tell me, what are you doing sneaking into my room? Oh, so it's for this nuclear battery?"

Leng San then realized that the cloth covering the nuclear battery had been moved, probably by the four-eyed man. However, he had returned too quickly, and the other party had not had time to completely remove it.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! I really was just on night patrol. I was just curious and wanted to take a look. I hadn't even opened the cloth when the young man came back," Four-Eyes quickly explained.

Leng San frowned, not because of Si Yan's answer, but because the noise was so loud. Why didn't Master Bi and the others come out to check? Even if Zhou Chen and Fatty were fast asleep, surely Bi Lang, an old hand, wouldn't do that?

Oh no, could they have tampered with it?

Just then, a fierce glint flashed in Four-Eyes' eyes, and he suddenly slashed at Leng San's throat with his knife, grinning maliciously, "Die!"

"Not necessarily!" Leng San was already on guard. He easily gripped Si Yan's wrist with his left hand while simultaneously punching him in the chest with his right.

Four-Eyes let out a terrible scream, vomited blood, and collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Leng San was a little dumbfounded. He had clearly held back, but he didn't expect that this four-eyed guy was still so weak. He was knocked down with just one punch. Could he be faking it?

However, Leng San quickly realized that it wasn't a staged accident, because the four-eyed man who had fallen to the ground was already breathing and was dead. Tsk tsk, was this guy made of tofu?

Leng San looked at his fist with a strange expression. He hadn't even used his spiritual power, only 30% of his physical strength, and he had already killed the person!

This is troublesome. Four-Eyes is a staff member of the camp and is protected by the Alliance. Moreover, the other party did not steal anything from him. It is unreasonable to kill him directly.

"Huh, where's the body?" Leng San was in a bind when the four-eyed man's body vanished into thin air.

Leng San's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly ran to knock on the doors of Zhou Chen and the others, but neither Zhou Chen, the fat man, nor Bi Lang responded.

Sensing something was wrong, Leng San quickly kicked open the door and found Bi Lang and the other two lying in bed asleep. However, no matter how he called them, he couldn't wake them up. If they weren't breathing normally, Leng San would have thought they were dead.

Leng Sanlu pondered for a moment, then hurriedly ran downstairs to find Ye Wenrou!