Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1200 589: Soul_2

But he changed the entrance, how do I get in?

Li Banfeng was pondering, the dwelling place of the Local Deity is a lake. That lake might be a Dark Dimension Space; using Green Flower's Begging Bowl should allow entry, but is the entrance still in this forest...

While contemplating, the Judge's Pen floated up from Li Banfeng's hand: "Let me."

"The entrance has changed, can you still find it?"

"I can." The Judge's Pen had a special sense for this territory, and after searching around for a moment, it switched to a willow tree and wrote two characters for "wisdom." The once familiar lake surface gradually appeared before them.

In early winter, the lake was not yet frozen, and in the carved tower by the lake, Li Banfeng could vaguely see the silhouette of the Local Deity.

Though called a Local Deity, in reality, he was a calligrapher's brush, but having clashed with him before, Li Banfeng knew that when this brush got wild, it wielded considerable power.

"Ah Bi," Li Banfeng asked the Judge's Pen, "Do you know where the Land Seal is?"

Li Banfeng didn't want a direct confrontation with the calligrapher's brush; breaking it would disrupt the order at the Ink Shop.

"I remember."

The Judge's Pen discreetly led the way, with Li Banfeng stealthily following behind.

After walking by the lake for a while, the Judge's Pen lifted a stone by the shore, revealing a secret compartment behind it.

Li Banfeng looked down into the compartment, finding it empty.

Where is the Land Seal?

The Judge's Pen was also puzzled, wondering if someone had come and stolen the Land Seal recently.

How is the calligrapher's brush doing?

Li Banfeng quietly approached the carved tower and peeked inside.

The calligrapher still wore the scholar's attire, writing swiftly on white paper with his pen in the right hand, while holding the Land Seal on his head with his left hand.

Is he absorbing human energy now?

Li Banfeng was quite shocked; the Judge's Pen was also somewhat surprised.

The scholar suddenly turned his head, spotting Li Banfeng and the Judge's Pen.

He quickly hid the Land Seal behind him, dipped the calligrapher's brush in ink, ready to fight Li Banfeng at any moment.

The Land Seal is in his hand, should we grab it?

If we really want to snatch it, Li Banfeng was confident he could defeat this calligrapher, but he didn't want to go that route.

Regardless of whether he is a scholar or a brush, since the Judge's Pen handed the position of Local Deity to him, he continuously fulfilled the Local Deity's responsibilities, and the human energy at the Ink Shop naturally belonged to him.

Besides, it's highly likely that this isn't his first time absorbing human energy; the residual human energy stored in the Land Seal must be scarce.

Li Banfeng left the carved tower with the Judge's Pen; as they departed, the Projector spoke:

"That person was originally shrouded in fearful green; after we left, it turned into a relaxed pale yellow. We left, so he's no longer afraid. We never intended to harm him."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "We really shouldn't have disturbed him."

The Ink Shop is not an option, where else can I borrow some cultivation level?

Qi Qiu City?

Qiu Luoye also relies on human energy for advancement, so he probably doesn't have much surplus.

Black Stone Slope?

Tang Shijiang probably doesn't use human energy anymore; it's too valuable. There must be other uses, so asking isn't easy.

Let's try my New Land, it could be fruitful. Even mosquito legs are meat, and there are several pieces of New Land. If it's insufficient, I'll talk to Brother Tang; if he's unwilling, I can borrow some from Old Xu.

Li Banfeng first returned to his earliest piece of New Land, originally belonged to the Mountain-Uprooting Master.

He no longer needed Hong Ying's power; relying on his own Unobstructed Technique, he easily burrowed through the rock wall into the Mountain-Uprooting Master's abode.

Though he hadn't returned in a while, the blind Mountain Wolf still recognized Li Banfeng's scent and ran up to greet him.

"Master, you finally returned; we thought you abandoned us!"

Li Banfeng patted the Mountain Wolf's head: "Do you lack anything to eat or drink?"

"Not at all, those folks from the mountain abide by the rules. Every three to five days, they send supplies."

Li Banfeng reminded: "Keep the accounts well; notify me if anyone stops coming long-term."

In the backyard, Li Banfeng went down the tunnel to retrieve the Land Seal.

Looking at the Land Seal, he had no expectations; in this remote place, even with some human energy, it's all thanks to the Strange Monsters, barely enough to fill a tooth gap.

Li Banfeng placed the Land Seal on his head, first sorting through the chaotic cultivation levels inside, then rapidly absorbing the human energy into his body.

Wait, the amount is unusual.

Li Banfeng used the Land Seal to absorb over seven minutes of human energy, not only filling his tooth gap but also filling the space for Third Layer advancement.

Where did all this human energy come from?

Did Li Banfeng move all the Strange Monsters from Qiu Luoye's territory here, and it's all thanks to them?

Impossible, if Strange Monsters were this efficient, Qiu Luoye would have reached the Cloud Top Third Layer long ago.

Where else could this human energy originate?

As he pondered, Li Banfeng suddenly felt a tremor in his heart.

Someone intends to open new land, right in this territory.

Who is this person? How did they time it so well?

...

Zhang Wanlong set up the offering table and placed the offerings, Xiao Genzi said: "Big Brother Zhang, do you really think the Local Deity has returned? I don't feel anything at all?"

"Brother, your cultivation level is still lacking. After a few more years, you'll feel it." Zhang Wanlong squatted next to the offering table, waiting for the Local Deity to respond, but after half an hour, there was no sign.

"It's odd, did we not prepare enough offerings?" Zhang Wanlong looked at the offerings, counted with his fingers, "It should be enough; we only want the territory of Sanli; I think it's more than sufficient, unless the Local Deity hasn't returned..."