Luo Nianxian can communicate with all things, which saves Bexia a lot of unnecessary trouble. By communicating with the local creatures here, she can gain a lot of information.
This secret realm is mainly inhabited by two races: the illusion butterflies, a race of crystal butterflies, and the vengeful spirit slimes, a race that was recently killed by Bexia. The two races are naturally hostile towards each other, and Bexia can tell from their abilities.
The illusion butterflies mainly cultivate the power of the soul and are skilled in illusion attacks in the category of souls. Although they lack direct killing power, it is still a deep discipline in the use of soul power. Even Christine has some knowledge in this area, but she cannot access advanced illusion techniques and there is no one to teach her. It is almost impossible for her to learn alone.
The vengeful spirit slimes have similar swallowing abilities to ordinary slimes, but they prefer to consume targets with strong soul power, especially the illusion butterflies. Therefore, the two races have been in constant conflict.
Especially the vengeful spirit slimes, they reproduce at an extremely fast rate, more than ten times that of the illusion butterflies. However, fortunately, the vengeful spirit slimes themselves lack intelligence, and even cannibalism occurs among their own kind. Otherwise, if they lived in groups like the illusion butterflies, the creatures in the entire secret realm would have been extinct by them long ago.
However, the illusion butterfly race is also very powerful. Although they do not have a numerical advantage against the vengeful spirit slimes, they are not inferior due to their certain level of intelligence. They regularly organize their people to clear the vengeful spirit slimes around their habitat, preventing the birth of powerful individuals among the vengeful spirit slimes and ensuring the survival of the illusion butterfly race.
However, this continuous peace was recently disrupted. The crystal flowers that the illusion butterflies rely on for survival were contaminated by a powerful slime. Although they later defeated the slime, the crystal flowers that served as their source of food were also contaminated, causing them to lose their main food source. Many of their people have already starved to death. When they saw Bexia's miraculous purifying ability, she could even purify the vengeful spirits within the slimes. So they asked Luo Nianxian to seek help from Bexia on their behalf.
"Is that so?" Bexia nodded. Being able to establish a connection with the original inhabitants here was indeed a good choice, especially in the current situation where everything was unknown.
"I promise!" Bexia's tone changed as she said, "But you, Xian'er, have to let it give us some specific information about this secret realm and any ways to leave."
"Oh! I'll ask." Luo Nianxian turned her head and made eye contact with the illusion butterfly on her shoulder. She could see it nodding or shaking its head from time to time.
"How do they communicate like this? Without speaking or soul fluctuations, just a glance and they understand each other's meaning?" Bexia was amazed. How was this possible?
"Otherwise, Master, do you think that's why pure souls like them cannot be replicated? It's simply an incomprehensible state!" Christine said.
"Okay."
"Big brother, the little butterfly says it doesn't know the way to leave here. They have lived here for generations and have never left before, so they don't know the way out. But it can go back and ask the powerful elders. Maybe they will know!"
"Since that's the case, let it tell us more about this secret realm!"
"Okay! The little butterfly says it can do that." Luo Nianxian spoke up.
"Let's talk as we walk," said Christine.
This world is filled with a great amount of soul power, and those crystals are a means of storing soul power. A reward called "Phantom Crystal" will be given to Bexia if she helps rescue the Crystal Flower mentioned in the conversation with the Phantom Butterfly.
Phantom Crystal is actually a crystal that stores a large amount of soul power. There are special veins underground in this world that give birth to this special crystal, which also serves as a source of food.
Speaking of food, Bexia remembered the scarcity of food mentioned by the Phantom Butterfly earlier and couldn't help but ask about it. She initially thought she was being deceived, but after understanding the situation, she didn't think there was a problem. Besides, it is impossible for impure intentions to exist when loved by pure souls.
The Crystal Flower is similar to the Soul Crystal Mine, both containing soul power. However, the soul power in the ore is relatively strong and not suitable for newly hatched Phantom Butterflies. Only the nectar produced by the Crystal Flower is considered the best food for them.
In other words, the nectar of these Crystal Flowers is the milk for these newly hatched Phantom Butterflies. Without it, they will starve to death, and the Phantom Butterfly tribe has no solution to this problem. Even if they store some nectar, it is still not enough to sustain the consumption of a large number of newborns, causing great distress for the Phantom Butterfly tribe.
The main area of the secret realm is this forest and the surrounding barren land. As for the mist-shrouded area further away, the Phantom Butterflies refer to it as the forbidden land, as their elders have never returned after entering. This made Bexia frown.
There may be an exit in the misty area, but whether or not they can explore it depends on the strength of their Phantom Butterfly elders. After all, no matter how much Bexia asked, she couldn't get specific levels. The world where the Phantom Butterflies reside is completely isolated from the outside world, and there is no exchange of information.
"Buzz—" Suddenly, the Phantom Butterflies began flapping their wings violently, and a large number of Resentful Slimes appeared all around. They seemed to come from all directions, with their round bodies bouncing up and down on the ground, rapidly approaching.
In fact, Christine had long since noticed these Resentful Slimes. Her soul power was approaching the level of a Sovereign, and her perception range was immense, ten times stronger than Bexia's. Not to mention that her perception was not as good as the Phantom Butterflies'. When she sounded the alarm, Christine had already figured out the strength of these slimes.
Because there was no powerful existence, Bexia didn't pay much attention to them.
"It feels strange. Why are there so many Resentful Slimes gathering?" Bexia looked meaningfully at Luo Nianxian. Could it be that they were attracted by her?
"Master, they were attracted by me. I still can't fully control my power, and the fluctuation of soul power attracted them here," Christine's voice sounded apologetic in Bexia's mind.
"It's okay. Do you think I would blame you for such a small matter?" Bexia replied in her mind, looking at Christine to express her meaning.
"Christine, no matter what you do, I will never regret blaming you. Even if you truly did something wrong, you will always be my Christine, my lover... my wife!"
"Master, you always know how to say sweet and cheesy words!"
"Whether they sound good or not depends on who's listening. Besides, if someone else wants me to say them, I won't say it to her."
