Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

In Lee Shen's right palm was 6 spatial rings. They had different colour and texture but the same purpose. Some of them were at Silver and Bronze grade while one was of Gold grade.

As he was inspecting them, Hudson cried out-

[Take a look at the inside of these rings!!]

The excitement was evident in Hudson's voice as unrest was expressed through his tone. Lee was interested as to what was inside these rings that peaked Hudson's enthusiasm.

To take a peek inside a spatial ring was no big task. All you needed was concentration.

And when Lee Shen took a glance of the spatial rings, his heart was joyful and confused simultaneously.

'So many resources and thing. But, why does it matter? These are all belongings of cultivators.'

Lee could hear a faint murmur as he said. It was D's voice telling Hudson about Lee Shen's lack of knowledge about herbs and medicines.

[The vast amount of yellowish-green grass that could see inside these spatial rings are called Refinement Grass.]

Lee Shen frowned and opened his eyes as he heard the unusual name.

[These grass are known to be the main ingredients of Body Refinement potions and pills.

Be a cultivator or adventurer, it is necessary to forge the physical body. No matter what your elemental inclination is, the sturdiness of the body and strength it can provide can turn the tide of battles.

And these grass have untapped energy in it which could be converted to Qi or Mana through alchemy.]

Lee was surprised to hear this valuable piece of information. He sharpened his ears as his eyes scurried around him for reconnaissance.

'So these grass have Essence in it, right?'

[Yes. If you need Essence, you can dump all these grasses in the EsGen and produce an enormous amount of Essence for a while.]

'No thanks.'

Then he turned around and looked at the students.

'Is the Refinement Grass edible?'

[It has an unbearable sourness. Even your stomach may turn inside out from the effect.]

[But we can refine these grass in the Workshop to produce prime quality potions and pills.]

Lee quickly stored the spatial rings in the System Storage. After that, he asked Hudson and D to sort out the objects in those rings and give him a report.

The density of the Mana had thinned significantly. Only a lingering aura of Mana could be felt from the surroundings.

But the students have exhibited an unusual progression.

The repeated fight with the cultivators had opened every pore of their body. Sweat and dirt were exiting through their skin as they felt new and profound energy filling their insides.

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4 PM.

5,975,900 Essence harvested.

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[Two more left.]

When D spoke, Lee Shen was sitting on the ground with the students around him. They were sharing their experiences when the fought and meditate and frequently raised questions to Lee.

And Hudson helped him to answer the question and quench their doubts. Without his help, Lee would have made a fool of himself!

Except for two students, all the remaining 11 had stepped into the Official Mastery. The students who broke through could sense and tell that their Mana pool has grown substantially. They also expressed ease in handling Mana and lesser fatigue.

*rustle*

It was then one of the cultivators began to move.

"What? Where am I?

WHAT?!"

The elf was disoriented at first but soon picked up his senses. When he found himself bound by Mana imbued ropes, he couldn't restrain his anger.

"You bastard!! Who do you think you are? Let us go or you will die!"

The elf paused as he felt something missing from his body. The next instant, his expression became grave.

"You bloody thieves, give me back my spatial rings!"

The rage in his eyes began to subside as the Mana imbued rope showed its might. The agonising pain in his wrists and legs were beyond withstanding and he cried out aloud.

Hearing this cry, a few of his companions woke up. As soon as they woke up and scanned their surroundings, they followed the elf's lead and showered curse words one after the other on Lee and his students.

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The time was almost 4.45 in the evening when the cultivators showed signs of fatigue. About half an hour ago, all the cultivators were back online and behaved the same. Their arrogant attitude made their situation completely appropriate.

Their continuous spewing of words eventually made their throats dry and they could not utter a word anymore. The cultivators felt that the pain in their throats was greater than the scorching on their limbs.

The students walked around the cultivators and kept them as one large pile. Someone among them would try to wiggle out of their sight and the students would put him back in his place.

Not too soon after, they understood that they have no chances of escape and thus began to show submission.

When the time was five minutes to 5 PM, the atmosphere became completely silent. Only the chirp of a cicada could be heard.

Under a large tree was Lee sitting with his students on either side. Opposite to them was the bunch of cultivators with their limbs saturated with pain and suffering.

Both the parties stared at each other with anger. The cultivators had enough rage to rip them all apart, if not for the rope. The students of Lee Shen had their anger stemming from the series of suppressions and assaults they had suffered in the past.

Lee was sitting cross-legged and his eyes were closed. If not for his affinity of Mana, anyone would think that he is a cultivator.

He breathed in and out through his nose and the sound reflected in the darkening atmosphere.

"Why are you after me?"

Lee Shen's voice was calm and it broke the silence.

"Hmph!"

The Emperor Immortal realm cultivator reflected his disagreement to answer to the likes of a puny adventurer. But the realisation that this man is powerful than them urged him to speak without hostility.