Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"Well, since it works, let's just capture some, and don't think of taking a break till we finish this city. I want to quickly go to the central region," Xue Fang said while beginning to walk away from the area.

It didn't take long for them to find the place, as Xueqi's Ancestor was showing the way.

In front of them now was a huge swamp. It was famous as a dangerous area in the past, making everyone stay away from it.

Not only was it poisonous, which could even numb low-realm cultivators, but the water also had some weird features that made it act like quicksand.

The moment someone entered the water, they would get pulled inside, drowning them in the process.

If there were still some good natural resources, people would come to this place, but with the barren qi in the suburb, nothing good enough to justify the level of risk grew here. Hence, people avoided this place.

"Bog of Nightmares. Never thought the entrance would be hidden here," MingHao mumbled.

"Honestly, I don't know how it became marshes now, but yeah, the entrance is hidden here." He then pointed at a specific area near the shore.

"Go there and drip your blood into it. Afterward, you will need to use our secret technique toward that boulder," Ancestor explained while pointing toward the target.

MingHao followed; he pricked his finger and then, with one motion, splattered his blade toward it. Next, he pointed his palm toward it, and Qi started gathering in front, creating a blue energy sphere.

Xue Fang, watching from the side, couldn't help but comment, "Isn't this a waste of qi, using it in its pure form like this?"

Ancestor's lips twitched, "Can you stop commenting for a moment? Let the boy focus on his task. And what would you know? The expanse of energy means more destructive power."

"Doesn't change the fact it's a waste and easy to dodge."

The Ancestor didn't respond back since what she said was true, but in reality, he already had some idea in mind to counteract this, and Minghao had already started mastering the skill.

They did this by utilizing formation to create something like a qi battery that allowed Minghao to expand the limit of his energy. They also looked to try modifying it, allowing Minghao to use the secret technique without gathering qi first.

If this was possible, it would raise his combat power exponentially.

Bang! The qi bullet shot out like a laser, piercing through the air.

The moment it hit, the boulder started glowing. The formation activated, and the water started moving like it was alive, creating a path showing a trap door at the bottom.

MingHao, Xue Fang, and YanYu could see many bones scattered all around it.

"It seems many people have died despite the warning."

MingHao sighed, "For people without any talent, many of them often took gambles. They go to dangerous zones hoping to get a fortuitous encounter."

"Foolish, they better just live their life rather than hoping for something that is almost impossible," Xue Fang said.

"You don't understand. It's not that simple. As a civilian, when your life is pushed to the limit, you will realize in the end, without strength, there is nothing you can do.

I have seen some families that were toyed to death by bored cultivators without any means to fight back.

Just put yourself in their shoes, what will you do if you are them? Taking a 0.1% chance is better than staying still.

Even if they continue living, they find no meaning in doing so."

Xue Fang frowned but didn't answer further, meanwhile, YanYu nodded. Even though Xue Fang had her own tragedy, all her life she lived as a cultivator, while YanYu grew up surrounded by normal cultivators.

In her village, her parents were wealthy merchants. The wealth may amount to nothing for cultivators, but for civilians, it's more than enough to live comfortably.

But even with this, she knew how in peril her life was. If, by a stroke of fate, some twisted cultivator took a fancy to her, her fate would be sealed.

This already happened a few times with her friends, making her feel afraid of what her future would be.

But thankfully MingYue came, her family didn't think twice to throw all their fortune away to follow her, and this decision was a turning point in their life.

"You all better go quickly and don't waste more time; the formation won't activate forever," Ancestor warned as he floated back to MingHao's ring.

The trio looked at each other and then began walking to the entrance. MingHao took the lead as Xue Fang walked in back.

He pulled open the metal trap door and then started walking down the stairs.

The tunnel was filled with dust and spider webs, as it had been a long time since anyone ever entered the place.

BAM! The door closed by itself the moment all of them walked through the third step.

The water on top moved again, filling the empty area and returning it to its former appearance.

If anyone came now, no one would suspect that there was a trap door hidden inside. This was thanks to the special properties of the water, making it hard to detect the formation carved underneath.

Meanwhile, MingHao and the group had already made their way to the bottom of the stairs, and they were now walking through the tunnel and exchanging some small talk.

"This reminds me of a movie where they walk through a tunnel like this. What is the title again?" YanYu asked with an excited tone.

"There are many like this. Do you mean those real-person ones or the anime ones?" Xue Fang asked.

"I think YanYu means anime since she always falls asleep when we watch the ones with real people."

"Oh yeah, that reminds me, what is with that? Isn't it interesting watching how people in that movie live their lives?

Honestly, whoever wrote the script, I applaud them, I am really curious where MingYue got all this."