As the sky grew bright, the jungle became normal again. Xu Qing quickly found a tree which he ascended. There, he sat down cross-legged to meditate and recuperate. It was late in the morning when he finally opened his eyes and looked in the direction where the ghost ward had appeared the previous night. Eyes burning with animosity, he got to his feet and started moving through the jungle.

He wasn’t searching for the animals he’d hoped to find. He was looking for something else. Eventually, about an hour later, he spotted a valley. Entering the profound radiance state, he searched the place. From above, it was shaped like the character 凹, with only one way in and out.

After confirming that the area was unoccupied, Xu Qing looked at the three sides of the valley, then launched a fist strike at a nearby boulder. A boom rang out as the boulder exploded, leaving behind a large cave.

Xu Qing looked around more, then did the same thing a few more times. Shortly thereafter, he had excavated a few dozen caves in the valley walls. Next, he did the...