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nThis little elf originally looked carefree and happy, but the moment he saw this ball, the joy in his eyes disappeared, leaving only a terrified expression.

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n“Ah!”

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nHe suddenly jumped back into the pool like a cat that had been stepped on.

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nLi Yuanqing looked at the little elf and the black ball in his hand in confusion. There seemed to be a connection between the two.

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n“Who are you? Why do you have the Earth Spirit Pill?” Half of the little elf’s body was hiding in the spring. He stuck out his head and shouted at Li Yuanqing.

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nLi Yuanqing weighed the black ball in his hand. This thing seemed to be able to restrain it. Seeing this situation, he became even more confident. He sized up the little elf and asked him, “Then let me ask you, who are you? Why are you here? Why are you blocking me from entering this pool?”

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nThe little elf bared his teeth and glared at Li Yuanqing. “You bastard human, why should I tell you?”

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n“If you tell me, I might promise you some benefits.”

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n“Benefits?” Just as the little fellow was about to flare up, he suddenly thought of something and swallowed the words he was about to say. He put on a smiling face and looked at Li Yuanqing. “That’s easy. If I tell you, can you go back?”

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n“Don’t think too much about it. I spent all my effort to come here just to take a look at this spring. I think there must be many secrets hidden in this spring, so you tried your best to stop me from entering. That’s why I’m even more interested.”

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nWhen the little elf heard Li Yuanqing’s words, he could tell that this kid refused to run away no matter what. He gritted his teeth and glared at Li Yuanqing. He was still thinking about this idea in his heart, but at this point, he could not think of anything good. He could only try his best to stall.

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nFortunately, this human kid did not seem to know how to use the Earth Spirit Pill in his hand. This was a good thing.

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nIn the end, the little elf was really helpless. He could only take a step back and say, “If you want to ask me questions, it’s easy. As long as you promise me not to throw the black bead in your hand into the spring, I’ll tell you.”

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nLi Yuanqing looked down at the so-called earth spirit stone in his hand. According to him, something extraordinary would happen if he threw this ball into the spring water.

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nThe little elf seemed to realize that he had made a mistake in his words just now and hurriedly added, “I’m warning you. If this black ball falls into the spring water, it will cause a calamity. At that time, the two of us will be wrapped in it, and no one will be able to escape. For the sake of your life, you should obediently put this ball away.”

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nLi Yuanqing did not buy it at all. He sat down beside the spring and placed the black ball on the spring. His hand was still weighing it. The ball was flying around and was in danger of falling at any time.

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nThis action frightened the little elf. His entire body was hidden in the water, and his head popped out. He stared at the spirit stone parallel to the water surface. He was extremely worried about when this thing would fall.

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nSeeing that the little elf’s attention was all on the black ball, Li Yuanqing asked, “Who are you? Why are you in the spring?”

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n“What do you mean I’m in the spring? I’m the original body of the spring. You don’t know what’s good for you!”

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nAs soon as the little elf finished speaking, he looked up at Li Yuanqing and was about to flare up when Li Yuanqing suddenly pulled his hand out. The ball was about to fall into the pool without hesitation.

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nThis little elf instantly lost his temper. He stretched out his hand, wanting to hold it, but he did not dare to approach it. He was really pitiful.

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nLi Yuanqing did not want to end the conversation with him just like that. Just as the ball was about to touch the surface of the water, he grabbed it and looked at the little elf quietly. “In that case, you’re the spirit of the spring?”

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nThe little elf gritted his teeth and looked at Li Yuanqing. He had no choice but to answer honestly, “So what if I tell you? Tell me, what do you want? As long as I can take it out, I will give it to you.”

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n“I think your spring water is not bad. If you move into my domain, you will definitely be able to improve the situation in my domain greatly. Why don’t you come back with me?”

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n“In your dreams! I’m a spiritual body born in the world. How can I be reared by a small human? It’s a huge humiliation to me to be in your domain!” This little elf spoke very irritably.

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nLi Yuanqing ignored him and continued asking, “Then you must know how I can use this Earth Spirit Stone in my hand.”

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nThe little elf’s mouth moved slightly, as if he was cursing. “What earth spirit stone? You can use it however you want. In any case, just don’t use it here.”

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nThe more this little fellow said, the more curious Li Yuanqing became. At this moment, there was a sudden movement behind him.

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nFor some reason, the ancient trees that were originally blocked outside the dividing line seemed to have lost their maple leaves. All of them actually passed through the line and approached inside. They looked at Li Yuanqing with bared fangs and brandished claws. Their target was Li Yuanqing, wanting to take him down.

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nLi Yuanqing turned around and glared at the little elf. “Why did you let them all come?”

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n“What nonsense are you talking about? I can’t control what they want to do. However, from the looks of it, they’re about to reach you. I advise you to leave quickly. This place isn’t somewhere you can stay.”

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nThe little elf revealed a cunning smile. As if they had received some order, these trees suddenly sped up. They took two steps and were about to reach Li Yuanqing.

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nWithout hesitation, Li Yuanqing threw the black ball into the spring.

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n“Don’t!”

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nThese were the last words that the little elf said. After that, he seemed to have disappeared. He slowly turned into mist and dissolved into the spring water. Moreover, the spring water rolled violently, as if it had encountered a huge change.

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nThe spring water that was originally about three meters in diameter suddenly shrank after a violent tremble, revealing only the mouth of the spring below. After all the water dried up, the mouth of the spring looked very clear and bright. It even emitted a faint light.

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nAfter the spring disappeared, the trees behind him seemed to have gone crazy and rushed towards Li Yuanqing, as if they wanted to tear him into pieces.

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nWithout another word, Li Yuanqing went up and grabbed the mouth of the spring below. He threw it, together with a large handful of soil, into his domain. In the next second, he turned into a bird and stepped on the heads of these trees before speeding out.

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nHe could clearly feel that after he collected the spring water, the spiritual energy in the Ten Thousand Mile Grassland had weakened greatly. Moreover, those trees looked very fierce, but their strength had actually weakened greatly.

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nMost importantly, the spiritual herbs below were originally growing very vigorously, but after the spring water disappeared, they began to dry up one by one. The originally very fat leaves and fruits slowly dried up.

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nLi Yuanqing had originally thought that he could still make a killing before he left, but he did not expect these grass to be so dry and useless.

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nAfter failing to find anything, he could only try his best to run out. Fortunately, all the restrictions had disappeared. All the rules of the Ten Thousand Mile Grassland seemed to have been unsealed by someone and disappeared.

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nIt took a lot of effort to come, but it was so simple to leave. It did not take Li Yuanqing long to reach the edge of the grassland. The domain outside was trembling continuously, as if the barrier of the grassland was gradually disappearing.

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nThe entrance to the passageway was there, but the space at the entrance was very unstable. Li Yuanqing seized the last moment and suddenly jumped out, landing on the withered and barren ground again.

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nThis was the glory of their Northern Region, full of ice and snow.

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nWhen Li Yuanqing thought of what happened just now, there was always a graceful figure in front of him. That was his sister. It had been a while since he fell into this Catacomb. He felt that he had completely lost the emotions that he had as a human. After all, to become an outstanding cultivator, he had to abandon all distracting thoughts.

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nBut now, he could clearly feel that this feeling was so clear that he could not really remove it.

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nLi Yuanqing sighed and left slowly. The world behind him slowly shattered without him knowing.

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nA piece of news suddenly spread in the Catacombs.

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n“Those people in the Northern Region are really miserable. They were fine, but they were actually drowned by a huge flood. Who has seen such a thing? That place is covered in ice and snow. How can there be water?”

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n“Isn’t that so? There are still many people who can escape now, but they’re lucky. There are three cities standing here for them to choose from, allowing them to live a peaceful life here. It’s much better than being in that place and enduring the cold.”

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n“Then you’re right. In the past, these people had the Ten Thousand Miles Grassland to gather some materials for themselves to cultivate. But now, I heard that the Ten Thousand Miles Grassland has become useless in recent years. It’s extremely dangerous inside, and no one dares to go there. All of them are bitterly staying there, unwilling to leave. This is an opportunity.”

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nIt turned out that after Li Yuanqing left, the world of the vast grassland collapsed. After the poison was removed, the black water everywhere surged into the human territory of the Northern Region and drowned the entire Northern Region.

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nIn the past, although the Northern Region was covered in ice and snow, one could occasionally see the shape of some terrain. However, in this situation, nothing useful could be seen. It had really become a glacier.

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nThe culprit behind all of this had already secretly left. No one knew how it happened.

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nHowever, someone discovered that the entrance to the Ten Thousand Miles Grassland had suddenly disappeared. Many people wanted to go in and try their luck before leaving. However, the entrance to the Ten Thousand Miles Grassland seemed to have been permanently closed, never giving the humans any chance again.

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nBecause Rong City was the closest, many humans had integrated into it. These people from the Northern Region directly settled down in an area in the north.

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nHowever, Rong City was no longer what it used to be.

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nIn the past, Rong City was very prosperous and lively. Everyone’s alley was filled with people. They were all here, trading and chatting excitedly, doing all the social activities that the human race especially liked.

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nHowever, the entire Rong City suddenly fell silent. No one went to talk. The streets and alleys were silent. Everything seemed to have fallen into a pause. In fact, one could not even see the prosperous scene of the past in the market. All of this was so strange that no one could guess the reason why.

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nHowever, the people born and raised in Rong City naturally understood that the reason for everything now was that their City Lord had changed.

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n“City Lord, the group of people from the Northern Region have already settled down. What should we do with them next?”

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nThe original great general of Rong City had now become the City Lord. The new City Lord sat on the throne of the City Lord and became much more magnanimous.

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nHe looked down at the people below with the attitude of a king and said in a strong voice, “These people from the Northern Region can’t bring much resources with them. They can only become a burden. It’s better not to let them stay for too long. Let them find a way to Ping City as soon as possible.”

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n“I understand. I’ll definitely do it well.”

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nAfter the official in charge of population left, only these generals were left.

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nA month ago, they were still worshiping the Saintess of the human race with an orthodox bloodline. But now, they have suddenly become the true leader of this city.

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n“Big Brother, I think it’s best if the Saintess doesn’t come back forever. It’s best if she stays in the other wilderness forever. Rong City is quite good now. It’s much more peaceful than before!”

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n“That’s right. Rong City has completely changed under Big Brother’s wise leadership. In the past, there were many criminals, but now, there hasn’t been a single fight in a month. This is simply the perfect city in everyone’s imagination!”

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nThe great general also felt smug. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, “Although that’s right, if the Saintess is willing to return, she will still be the City Lord.”

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