Diligence pays off. After a period of effort by Celestial Way and Terranom, the two finally broke through to a new minor realm. With this breakthrough, a longing for something emerged in their hearts. However, at this point, they were not sure what it was that they so desperately desired.

  It was not until one day, when Celestial Way and Terranom went out to pick some fruits after daybreak and happened to encounter a beast that had been bitten by other beasts while fighting for food at night, lying in the jungle in pain and despair, that they suddenly realized what their desire was.

  Celestial Way and Terranom quietly looked at the beast, which had been bitten on one front paw and one hind leg, and both of them involuntarily inhaled the air, which carried a slight bloody smell. This was because they both sensed a taste of power from the bright red blood flowing from the beast's wounds.

  Therefore, instead of letting the injured beast live or die on its own in the forest as they had done before, they decided to take advantage of the beast's weakness and join forces to end its life. Then, the two of them pounced on the beast and greedily sucked its blood.

  The beast's blood turned into power within them and quickly restored their magic power. From then on, the two learned to set traps to capture beasts and began to supplement their magic power by sucking the beasts' blood, thus giving themselves the means to resist the fog for a long time.

  However, the crisis was not completely resolved. Because Celestial Way and Terranom were still constantly perfecting their human forms during their cultivation, the magic power they gained from sucking the beasts' blood was decreasing. As a result, for the sake of safety, the two became cautious again.

  More importantly, the two also found that as their human forms became more complete, their magic power soared like an unbridled horse when they fought against the fog, causing their magic reserves to quickly run dry and soon falling into a difficult situation.

  This time, even with their good mental state, Celestial Way and Terranom could no longer hold on. The two began to review their cultivation journey, trying to find mistakes from the clues, and questioning their path of cultivation.

  Of course, only Celestial Way and Terranom knew how hard it was to cultivate to where they were today. Therefore, when they became more and more powerless against the invasion of the fog, the two doubted whether they had gone astray on their cultivation path, but at the same time, they were unwilling to see their hard-earned cultivation wasted.

  So, the two hiding in the tree cave continued to look for ways to fight against the fog while devoutly praying to the spirit of the forest. They hoped that the spirit of the forest would forgive their mistakes and guide their cultivation back on track, allowing them to completely get out of this crisis.

  Perhaps the sincerity of Celestial Way and Terranom really touched the forest spirit they believed in. In any case, after a stormy night with thunder and lightning, the two, who had fallen asleep at some point, entered a dream at the same time. In this dream, they listened to the teachings of an unidentified voice and learned through conversation with this voice that a magical flower called sweetaurum, which grew deep in the Lost Woods, could help them escape their predicament.

  Celestial Way, who always had a more unique understanding of cultivation, even mastered a technique of making candy using the nectar of sweetaurum flowers. According to the voice, as long as they made this kind of candy and tried it, they could resist the invasion of the fog without consuming magic power.

  "Are you saying that our candy-making technique comes from you? But why does the mayor always claim that the candy-making technique was invented after his dedicated research?" Yun Ge couldn't help but ask.

  "Hey! Since I've already fallen to this point, Rainbow Bear naturally wants to take all the credit for himself!" The Candylord answered with a very open-minded tone.

  Although the Candylord seemed to be indifferent at this moment, Yun Ge still saw his reluctance from the fleeting evasive look in his eyes and realized that there must be some irreconcilable contradiction between the Candylord and Rainbow Bear.

  So, Yun Ge wanted to continue asking. However, the Candylord preemptively said that he would mention the matters between the two later and asked Yun Ge not to worry for now.

  The topic then shifted to the Candylord's mastery of candy-making. In fact, this candy-making technique was a unique form of witchcraft, which just looked like candy-making when performed.

  Celestial Way and Terranom were naturally overjoyed when they saw this witchcraft after waking up. So, the two quickly packed up their things and began to pursue the mysterious place indicated by the voice in their dream.

  After a long and arduous search, the two finally discovered the first sweetaurum flower in a forest. Then, they soon found more sweetaurum flowers in this forest. So, the two immediately collected the nectar according to the technique they had learned in their dream.

  Celestial Way first integrated the blood they sucked from the beasts into the nectar, and then used witchcraft to slowly refine the collected nectar into a unique kind of honey. Finally, the two placed the golden candies, which were made strictly according to the size told by the voice in their dream, under the sun to dry, and thus obtained colorful candies.

  After making the first batch of candies, Celestial Way and Terranom were very excited. The two immediately ate a candy each according to the dosage told by the voice in their dream, and then something magical happened.

  Not long after eating the candies, the two experienced an intoxicating sense of satisfaction. At the same time, they also felt a significant increase in their bodies' resistance to the surrounding fog, giving them the wonderful pleasure of finally being able to stand up straight and breathe deeply as they used to.

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  Moreover, the forest before their eyes seemed to have changed a bit. Although it was still the same forest, when the two saw it again, they also clearly felt an indescribable sense of happiness.

  A series of refreshing feelings made Celestial Way and Terranom couldn't help but dance joyfully in the forest. It was at this moment that the two decided to settle down in this forest, where flowers bloomed like brocade, so that they could continue their cultivation with peace of mind from then on.

  However, the good mood of the two did not last long and was hit again at nightfall. They found that although the candies could resist the thick fog that spread at night, their effectiveness had greatly decreased and could no longer protect them from the harassment of the beasts at night.

  Therefore, the two could only hurriedly hide back in the cave and then use their own magic power to fight against the fog that constantly attacked their spirits all night.

  Fortunately, after taking the candies, the two's ability to resist the fog at night was greatly enhanced, making this night not too difficult to get through. However, this situation did not make the two let their guard down, so after daybreak, they immediately started making new candies to verify whether there was a problem with the production process and technology of the first batch of candies.

  As a result, after eating the candies made in the second batch, the effectiveness still severely decreased at night.

  Celestial Way and Terranom tried their best to recall the knowledge they had mastered in their dream, and repeatedly confirmed whether there was any deviation in the candy-making process and procedures, but they still could not find a solution.

  After multiple attempts, they found that this kind of candy had a more significant effect in resisting the fog during the day, but its effectiveness seemed to significantly decrease at night. Therefore, the two still had to hide in the cave and not go out at night.

  Of course, as usual, the cave where the two hid could block a large amount of fog outside, but the remaining fog that drifted into the cave could still mentally attack the two. Therefore, the two began to look for ways to reinforce the cave, so that the cave could better resist the invasion of the fog at night.

  After some thought, the two quickly thought of the waste produced by Celestial Way during the honey refining process. This waste was rich in viscous colloid and could be easily diluted with water before it was completely dried.

  So, Celestial Way and Terranom decided to collect these waste materials, dilute them with water, and then mix them with soil to make a viscous paste. Finally, they smeared this paste on the wooden door shell of the cave and the soil layer outside the cave, forming a protective layer that could resist the invasion of the fog.

  The idea of the two was very simple: since honey candy could neutralize the mental attacks of the fog and reduce the impact of the fog on them at night, perhaps smearing the cave with waste containing honey ingredients could also prevent more fog from entering the cave, thereby further reducing the pressure on them to cast spells to resist the fog every night.

  Celestial Way and Terranom did not know whether their approach was reliable. But the fact proved that after they smeared this special clay on the outside of the cave, the fog at night really rarely entered their cave. Moreover, even if the fog entered the cave, it would not mentally affect the two at night.

  This layer of clay was like an indestructible shield, not only seamlessly blocking the invasion of the fog, but also miraculously greatly reducing the aggressiveness of the fog in the cave to the two. Now, the fog in the cave would only make the two more easily tired at night and very likely to have strange dreams when sleeping.

  "No wonder we suddenly become tired at night, it's because of the influence of the fog!" Yun Ge said with a sudden realization.

  "That's right. Although the candy's effect in resisting the fog at night is greatly reduced, with the protection of the house built with clay mixed with honey waste, as long as we do not actively expose ourselves to the fog at night, we will still not be mentally disturbed by the fog.”

  “In this way, the only thing the fog can affect is our mental state at night. However, since there is no fog in this Lost Woods, we don't need to take candy, and we don't have to worry about such things!" The Candylord answered first.

  Then, the Candylord said in a tone full of admiration, "So, you are really a very special guy! Because you actually managed to run all the way to the altar under the attack of the fog at night? You really surprised me!"

  Although the Candylord was praising him, for some reason, Yun Ge felt extremely uncomfortable with the praise.

  So, after hastily thanking the Candylord for the compliment, Yun Ge quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Candylord. Didn't you say that you used to live in a cave? So, how did you later master the skill of building houses? Also, why don't you lead the residents here to build houses to live in, but instead choose to live in the cave with everyone?"

  "Alas! I don't want to live in the cave either! But considering that the terrain here is easy to defend and hard to attack, it is very suitable for our current situation. So, for everyone's safety, we naturally chose to live here instead of ostentatiously building a village for ourselves!" The Candylord answered helplessly.

  Yun Ge thought about it and felt that the Candylord was right. After all, many of the women here were saved sacrificial offerings, so in order not to let Candy Town find out that their sacrifices were still alive, they could only choose a reclusive life. Thinking of this, Yun Ge couldn't help but sigh again about the misfortunes of these women and also gained more respect for the Candylord's righteous deeds.

  Then, the Candylord continued to tell his story along the topic of building houses.

  Celestial Way and Terranom thought they had solved all the problems in their lives and could finally continue their cultivation with peace of mind. But to their surprise, their good days did not last long before they faced a crisis again.

  After Celestial Way and Terranom cultivated into human forms, they also possessed the physical functions of humans, making their human forms closer to real humans. This change should have been a good thing for Celestial Way and Terranom, who had become refined, but as time went on, the two increasingly felt that the effect of the candy on them seemed to have weakened a lot.

  Originally, taking one candy was enough to ensure that they could resist the fog in the forest without pressure for the next three days. But now, they had to take at least five candies every day to ensure that they would not be disturbed by the forest fog within a day.

  As a result, Celestial Way and Terranom now had to spend a lot of time every day on collecting nectar and making candy to ensure that they could eat enough candy to resist the invasion of the fog. This made the two have no time to focus on cultivation, resulting in their cultivation speed slowing down again and again. Over time, the two even vaguely felt that their cultivation success had a slight regression trend.

  Celestial Way and Terranom would naturally not accept this situation, so they hurriedly sought ways to solve the problem. Finally, after the two explored, they concluded that the reason for the decrease in the effect of the candy was likely due to a tolerance reaction caused by their long-term use of the candy.

  In addition, their human forms became more and more solid, which weakened the effect of the candy on them, resulting in their current need to take a large amount of candy to effectively combat the spiritual attacks of the forest fog on themselves.