rush to urge him either. With the hostage in his hands, he had completely grasped the initiative and didn't need to worry at all.If time dragged on a bit longer, perhaps Ye Bufan wouldn't be able to c..."Let's experiment first and see what happens!"

Ye Bufan, with a guess in his heart, stretched out his hand. Countless spirit stones flew over and gathered at his feet into a hill.

As Zhenyuan circulated, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to encounter a giant water pump, crazily surging into his body.

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand high-grade spirit stones were consumed, but apart from a slight increase in his true essence's thickness, there wasn't much other change within him.

Ye Bufan stopped the circulation of his true energy, shaking his head in resignation. It seemed that he was right after all.

By the time one reaches the Great Vehicle stage, the purity of spiritual energy provided by high-grade spirit stones is no longer sufficient for further advancement.

It seems that in the future, if I want to improve my cultivation level, I can only look for higher-grade heaven and earth treasures, or collect more divine core pills from powerful cultivators of the Tribulation Transcendence period.

Now he still has two in his hands, one from Yu Maochun who was at the late stage of transcending tribulation, and the other from the short and stout cultivator who was at the Great Vehicle stage.

Even if these two pills were combined, they wouldn't be enough to raise his cultivation level.

Thinking about this, he let out a slight sigh. He would leave these spirit stones for the people around him to use.

For the next period of time, he stayed inside the Dragon King's Palace, cultivating with Su Ling霜. He occasionally played games with Xiaoqing.

Inside the cave outside the Dragon King's Palace, the red-haired woman retracted her aura and slowly opened her eyes.

She took out a red dress and put it on, then her eyes scanned the cave fiercely, finally landing on a smear of crimson in front of her.

She stood there in silence for a long time, lost in thought, and finally turned around and walked out of the cave. She soon disappeared from sight.

Three days later, Ye Bufan could no longer contain himself and finally left the Dragon King's Palace. As he came out, he immediately used his chaotic true energy to conceal his aura, blending in with the surrounding environment. Only after confirming that there was nothing unusual did he slowly approach the cave.

For a powerhouse at the level of a tribulation transcendence peak, he wouldn't dare use his divine sense to probe. He could only slowly approach and use his eyes, the most primitive way, to look.

After looking carefully for a long time, he didn't find any danger, and he didn't see the red-haired woman.

Only after confirming that the other party had left did he return to the cave and survey the surroundings. The scene of the day's battle was still fresh in his memory.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the smear of blood that had turned a dark crimson. It was truly hard to imagine that a barbarian king could still be a virgin!

"Forget it, let's leave here first and find out about the other party later."

Ye Bufan left the cave and then rose into the air, observing the surrounding environment.

Here, mountains surround us, and all is silent. It's clear we are deep in the mountains.

Compared to the five continents, the spiritual energy here is extremely rich. No wonder the red-haired woman chose to retreat and cultivate here.

Upon his first visit, he was utterly lost and unsure which way to go. He ultimately chose to dash northward.

This mountain range was large enough that he flew for an entire hour before finally leaving it.

Satisfied that this place was secure enough, he released Xiaoqing and Su Ling霜 from the Dragon King's Hall.

Remember what Yu Buzhou said before, the most vicious among barbarians are monsters.

To prevent unnecessary trouble, he refined another jade pendant that concealed his aura and placed it on Xiaoqing's body.

With his current mastery of formations, he could even stand against the Barbarian Emperor without being seen through.

He then put on a set of clothes from the "Zǒu Fāng Láng" (a type of traditional Chinese attire) and donned it. For a human to appear in this savage land was quite jarring, but Su Yōnghuáng had previously said that merchants and doctors were the most welcome here.

He was already a doctor, all he needed was a uniform.

After the three of them were prepared, they flew north for tens of thousands of miles before finally seeing a city in the distance.

This city was vastly inferior to human ones; it was simply a haphazard collection of stones.

At the city gate, a dozen or so tall barbarian soldiers stood guard.

As these people were all low-ranking barbarians, they looked fierce and hideous.

Xiaoqing was used to seeing monsters, so she didn't really care about these people. She continued walking while playing with the game in her hand.

Su Ling霜 was quite surprised: "Husband, why do these people look so ugly Are they all demons"

"No, these people are lowly barbarians..."

Ye Bufan briefly recounted what he knew about the barbarians, and then the three of them came to the city gate.

Perhaps because they were too far from humankind, or perhaps because they had never been invaded by humans, the barbarian guards didn't pay much attention to the three people.

Especially seeing Ye Bufan wearing a doctor's uniform, he was only charged a toll and allowed to pass smoothly.

Three people entered the city. Looking around, they saw ugly barbarians everywhere.

The barbarians are also a very peculiar race. The lower their level, the more hideous they become. Those at the bottom look more like monsters than humans. Only when they reach the rank of barbarian general do they slowly begin to resemble people.

The chieftain was very handsome, reaching the level of the red-haired woman before, with almost no flaws. He was even prettier than human women.

Su Ling霜 is now a powerful cultivator of the Tribulation Transcendence Period and naturally would not fear these inferior barbarians.

But out of womanly nature, seeing these ugly fellows she couldn't help but feel a little nervous, her two hands gripping Ye Bufan's arm tightly.

"My husband, what are we doing here"

Ye Bufan smiled slightly, and an extra bag of panacea appeared in his hand: "Find someone to treat him!"

He had two goals for coming here: first, to figure out where he was, and second, to find out where King Qingye was.

But these barbarians understand at least a little of the lowest-level characters, and they can't even tell the difference between human languages.

The most urgent thing now is to find a higher-level barbarian, or someone from the human race doing business here, so that we can get to the bottom of this.

To him, although the higher barbarians looked very similar to humans, they could still be easily distinguished by their aura.

But after walking down one street, they didn't encounter a single soldier, and no one came to them for medical treatment.

The reason is simple: lower tribes are physically strong and generally don't get sick. Even if they do get sick, they can't afford medical treatment.

As for the existence of generals at the barbarian level, there wouldn't be many in this city either, nor would you encounter them casually.

"Where is the doctor Where is the doctor"

And just then, a young human man in his twenties ran over from afar in a hurry. He clearly received the news that there was a doctor here.

When he came closer and saw Ye Bufan's appearance, he was stunned. He obviously didn't expect this doctor to be younger than himself.

He looked at Xiaoqing and Su Ling霜, confirming that the two were even less likely to be doctors. In the end, his gaze fell on Ye Bufan's face.

"Are you a doctor"

Ye Bufan nodded. "Yes, I'm a doctor."

A young man said with some doubt, "Can you treat both external and internal injuries"

Ye Bufan pointed at the cloth sail in his hand: "Cure all diseases!"

"Sigh, come with me."

The young man sighed, obviously not believing his words, but still led the way ahead, guiding the three of them towards the other end of the street. greenery covering every hillside. In a valley nestled amidst these hills lies a small lake, its water crystal clear like jade and its surface as calm as a mirror.The locals gave it a beautiful name -...