At the start of the game, you have one equipment slot; the effects of unequipping the equipment rema

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[Equipable Item: Pangolin Demon Corpse (Complete)]

[Rank: Fourth Rank]

【Equipment Effect: ① Robust Physique (White): Physical physique is slightly improved (physical strength, total stamina, and reaction speed are all improved).

② Abundant Qi and Blood (White): The total amount of Qi and blood has been slightly increased.

③ Digging (White): Gain rich experience in digging techniques, easily identify where the soil is more suitable for digging, and slightly increase the speed of digging.

④ Earth Escape (Blue): Consumes True Qi to grant the user the ability to burrow into the ground, moving and breathing freely underground. True Qi consumption depends on soil density. If activated with Earth-attribute True Qi, True Qi consumption is significantly reduced, and movement speed underground is greatly increased.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for 100 days, or slay any fourth-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

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"Earth-burrowing ability? That's pretty good!"

Mu Yang, who originally just wanted to solidify the equipment and didn't expect to gain any good affixes, was pleasantly surprised at this moment.

There are only three ways to travel: by air, by land, and by sea.

With the ability to burrow underground, he had achieved two-thirds of the goal.

Mu Yang then used a water rope to wrap around the pangolin demon's corpse.

He held it in his hand and silently prayed to himself.

"Equip the pangolin demon corpse."

[Ding! The Pangolin Demon Corpse has been equipped!]

Strength increased by 10000 jin!

The progress of the next hidden vein has increased slightly.

Information about soil identification came to mind.

as well as......

"Go underground!"

With a thought, Mu Yang's true energy surged and instantly transformed into earth-breathing true energy, enveloping his entire body.

Under Xiao Hei's astonished gaze, the ground beneath Mu Yang's feet seemed to turn into flowing water, beginning to tremble slightly.

The next second, Mu Yang disappeared with a splash, as if he had fallen into water.

"Huh?"

Xiao Hei walked forward curiously and gently stepped on the ground. Judging from the feel, it was as solid as a hard stone slab.

So, my family has such a big owner?

at the same time.

Below ground.

Mu Yang slowly opened his eyes, his dark pupils now gleaming with a faint yellowish light.

The scene that came into view was not the black or earthy color he had imagined, but a perspective he had never seen before.

It's somewhat similar to the perspective of divine soul perception, but it's not as free.

He could only see the soil conditions within a few hundred meters around him, and what was on the ground within those few hundred meters.

You can see a height of about half a meter.

At this moment, he could clearly see Xiao Hei's four scaly hooves tentatively stepping on the ground, gradually increasing the pressure.

But Xiao Hei's expression was not visible.

Because the little black horse's legs alone are over half a meter long, it is a true tall and strong horse.

"It's a bit slow..."

Mu Yang then tested his movement speed underground.

Even with the added acceleration effect from the True Qi of the Earth, his speed was still not as fast as his normal speed on land.

Not to mention the explosive speed boosted by martial arts techniques and affixes such as Wind Force.

In summary, while burrowing underground fulfills the condition of "going underground," its speed is currently not impressive.

"I don't know if I can bring anyone else along."

Mu Yang lunged upwards and returned to the ground.

"Xiao Hei, no matter what happens later, don't resist. If you feel pain or suffocation, shake your head to signal me immediately."

After saying that, Mu Yang placed his hand on Xiao Hei's waist, and the True Qi of the Earth quickly enveloped Xiao Hei's entire body.

"Go underground!"

As the Earth-遁 (Earth-遁) attribute exerted its power, the ground beneath Mu Yang's feet trembled slightly once more, like ripples on water.

This time, not only did the ground beneath Mu Yang's feet tremble, but the ground beneath Xiao Hei's feet also began to tremble slightly.

A short while later, the two of them disappeared into the ground.

"The consumption of internal energy has increased..."

Mu Yang sensed the rate at which his true energy was being consumed, and it had more than doubled.

"Is the amount of true energy consumed determined by body size...?" Mu Yang had a guess in his mind.

Xiao Hei's strength is negligible, so the only thing that could cause such a significant increase in the consumption of true energy is the difference in their size.

A moment later, Mu Yang carried Xiao Hei to the surface and returned to the ground.

"Are you feeling any discomfort?"

"Whew~~"

Xiao Hei shook his head, indicating that he felt very comfortable just now.

It's a bit like taking a cool bath, which is quite refreshing.

After testing the effect of burrowing underground, Mu Yang turned his attention to the space in his sleeve pocket.

After equipping the pangolin demon's corpse, there are still two empty slots.

After pondering for a moment, Mu Yang had an idea.

A secret technique called "The Art of Seeking Water and Finding Demons" appeared in his equipment inventory.

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[Equipable Item: "Water-Seeking and Demon-Seeking Technique" (Special Martial Art)]

[Rank: No fixed rank]

【Equipment Effect: ①Water Finder (Blue): Using water-attribute true energy as a guide, one can detect traces of demonic energy left by monsters in the water.

②Demon Hunting (Blue): Using water-attribute true energy as a guide, one can clearly observe the location changes of traces left by demons in the water, with a tracking range of up to a hundred miles.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for seven days, or slay any rank of monster while equipping this item.]

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The "Seeking Water and Finding Demons" technique was the demon-finding secret technique that Hao Ben gave him.

The effect is somewhat similar to tracking techniques, but instead of collecting information, it observes traces.

The maximum observation distance is also much lower than that of tracing techniques.

However, considering that this method is mainly aimed at aquatic life, a distance of 100 miles seems sufficient.

Then, Mu Yang placed a martial arts manual called "Thunder Body" into the last equipment slot.

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[Equipable Item: Thunder Body (Meridian Opening Martial Arts)]

[Rank: Fifth Rank]

【Equipment Effect: ①Perfect (White): Thunder Body Proficiency reaches Perfect level.

② Horizontal Training Affinity (Blue): Greatly increases affinity with horizontal training martial arts, accelerating the training speed of horizontal training martial arts.

③ Thunder (Blue): When using non-lightning attribute true energy to activate this technique, the speed boost effect will not be reduced; when using lightning attribute true energy to activate this technique, movement speed will be greatly increased.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for 100 days, or slay any fifth-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

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This is a fifth-level horizontal martial arts technique obtained from Yuwen Shukuang.

Judging from his notes, this should be a unique martial art that only inner disciples of the Thunder Sect can practice.

I wonder if the Thunder Sect will cause him trouble after he starts cultivating.

If the other party is going to cause him trouble, should he go and cause trouble for Thunder Gate first?

However, there's no rush, since the other party is a first-rate force with a sixth-level Qi Opening Realm martial artist in charge.

"Let's find out about the Thunder Gate's reputation and gather profiles of its middle and upper management first."

Mu Yang is not a demon who likes to act impulsively or is bloodthirsty.

However, if he is forced to make a "visit" at all costs, he will try his best not to miss a single one, so that they can have a reunion on their way to the afterlife.

Thunder Gate members: What is this guy saying?