Three days.
I only took short breaks in-between. I did not care about the Bubble Worlds, either. The causal lines I traced are enough to serve as my lead.
Fortunately, my [Two Phase Art] saved me in two ways. The conversion between the Sea of Quanta's energy and spiritual qi can create low third grade spirit veins in an instant. If I wait for five minutes, it turns into high third grade.
Next is the existence of peak second grade pills. It is born out of the conversion ability from the [Two Phase Art]'s [Small Accomplishment] mastery. As a result, Earth's plants that evolved from honkai energy turned into second grade spiritual plants with varying grades.
Although no third grade spiritual plants are found, it is more than enough to mass produce second grade spiritual pills.
Taking a peak second-grade qi recovery pill only recovers a small percentage of a late Purple Mansion Realm's spiritual qi. Nonetheless, taking a dozen of them can shorten my recovery duration from fifteen minutes to ten minutes.
Given I needed to recover every two hours every day, that is 144 peak second grade pills a day. It is unrealistic to have enough pills, so I can only shorten my recovery periods at select times—the times when I found an important clue.
The most important one came from my continued usage of [Encompassing Eyes]. I discovered there is a "special karma" between Seele and I. After some examination, it came from the [Xiutian Art].
Out of all the techniques I saw, it remains to be the most broken one. I thought it would solely major in the Dao of Yin and Yang, but I was mistaken. Beneath it lies the Dao of Five Elements. Further down is the Dao of Causality.
Since I am connected with Seele, I can use this connection to locate her.
After this recovery session, I might be able to see her.
I did not worry much. I sensed the sharp increase of her body, qi, and mental cultivation through the [Xiutian Art]. The 'experience potions' she gave to me are all at the Purple Mansion Realm.
Her body is at the peak of Foundation Establishment. That much is fine. But, for her mind to also reach the Purple Mansion Realm, that means she crossed over from the middle of Foundation Establishment. That was two minor realms and a major realm.
Even now, her qi cultivation is soaring too. The changes made me dumbfounded at the way Seele hacked through immortal cultivation.
Honkai, I am still unfamiliar with your game.
Ten minutes later, I started moving again. I canceled the [Two Phase Art] within my control and flew to Seele's direction.
Except for the occasional collapsing Bubble Worlds, I haven't seen a thing.
Things remained like that until my spiritual consciousness saw a certain Bubble World. It is spherical in shape, about the surface area of a city.
I would have gone past it if it wasn't for the causal lines in my sight. All of them headed towards it.
Sou-!
My figure flickered before reappearing in front of it.
Unlike most Bubble Worlds, a thick blue membrane is wrapped around it. This prevents the scenes inside the Bubble World to be seen outside. This aspect alone shows how strong this Bubble World is. Only those with strong Ether Anchors can form such a barrier.
Unhesitantly, I used my [Cloud Seeking Steps] to cross this barrier. I managed to do so, but in the next moment…
Hum-!
BUZZ-!
A sharp sound came to my ears. I could not help but wince. It is a mental attack..!
I 'opened' my eyes. My spiritual consciousness spread out.
There, I saw the endless dark blue sea. The surface I am stepping on has the ripples and consistency of water, yet it is solid enough to be able to stand on.
A verdict came to my mind:
I did not step inside the Bubble World!
This space did not give me any breathing time. Strange monsters began to rise up from the dark blue surface. Some of them looked like honkai beasts. Some of them possessed humanoid figures.
Heck, there is even a dragon-like silhouette present.
{Overall Strength: Peak Qi Refining}
{Overall Strength: Peak Qi Refining}
{Overall Strength: Early Foundation Establishment}
…
Hundreds of such monsters rose up. Qi Refining Realm made up the majority of them. But then, I was surprised to see dozens of Foundation Establishment equivalents. Each one is on-par with fully-armed A Rank Valkyries, with some remarkable ones reaching the S Rank threshold.
When I saw one or two Purple Mansion Realms (Fake), my gaze turned serious.
Their numbers did not stop increasing. I held back my will to destroy them all.
Finally…
{Overall Strength: Early Golden Core (Fake)}
Someone possessing a Herrscher's Full Unawakened Authority appeared. The "fake" label meant they are akin to Herrschers with strong attack power and low durability. It is a humanoid figure holding a dark blue greatsword.
Five hundred quantum shadows.
One fake Golden Core, fifteen fake Purple Mansion Realms, two hundred Foundation Establishment Realms, and 284 Qi Refining Realms.
I have so many questions to ask, but this is not the time for it.
Hum-!
The [Beginningless Sword]'s grip rested in my right hand.
Sou-!
One swing entailed the use of [Blade Eminence]. The Qi Refining Realm quantum shadows rushing towards me disintegrated into pieces. The Foundation Establishment ones withstood the attack, but they are not unharmed.
Bzzt-!
I tilted my head. An extremely fast dark blue projectile brushed past my cheek. With a swing of my blade, another [Blade Eminence] was sent out.
Buzz-!
Bam-!
Not a single bit of my spiritual qi was spent. [Blade Mantra] consumes honkai energy… and its supply is infinite with the [True Form] stage. [Blade Eminence]'s consumption made it suitable as an AoE attack for weaker enemies.
My current strength and recovery allows the usage of it like a basic attack. Although it is weaker than usual, I can spam it endlessly.
Bam-!
Sou-!
…
The weaker mobs soon fell under my blade. No matter how much they tried to rush over, they are deleted by [Blade Eminence]. Their final outcome is to dissolve into the dark blue surface.
Using [Cloud Seeking Steps], my figure flashed back and forth several places. I did not fly and used my sheer speed to blitz through their numbers.
Sou-!
A multi-colored light swept through the remaining injured Foundation Establishment Realm monsters. No matter how huge or small their bodies are, they did not last a second.
This [Sword Light Refraction] only consumed a tenth of my spiritual qi—the weaker version of the weaker version.
Buzz-!
Crack-!
While I am busy massacring the weaker ones, the stronger ones did not stop attacking.
The Golden Core monster's attack created cracking sounds, followed by the surge of dark blue flames.
It did not take long until only the Purple Mansion Realms and the Golden Core Realm monster were left. Their attacks are annoying to dodge, but I am fast enough to dodge them. The [Cloud Seeking Steps] is a godly technique for it.
I looked at my reserves. My [Encompassing Eyes] instantly fed back a numerical percentage.
{Spiritual Qi: 54%}
Half of my spiritual qi…
I took out a jade bottle from my storage ring. I unpopped its cork and took out a light blue pill from it.
Crunch-!
The medicinal essences started to kick in. The spiritual qi stored within my dantian began to increase once more.
Soon, my spiritual qi went back to its fullest state. Only six of these late third grade qi restorative pills are left in my pocket.
Still, it is worth it.
A pill for five hundred strong monsters. Too bad, they are glass cannons. Possessing a strong authority yet being unable to withstand a single hit from me…
They are akin to cultivators with unstable foundations.
Looking at the remaining monsters, a film of multi-colored light appeared atop my blade.
How much can these fake cultivators withstand?
It is time to find out.