2194 A Precious World While most of the people in Minos' group were cultivating, Maximilian was meditating with a smiling expression on his face.
He had been very worried when he arrived in this world and couldn't fly, as he had almost died in freefall earlier.
But when he started to cultivate, he could feel his strength improving rapidly and his wounds closing up, something he knew wouldn't happen in the Spiritual World in the situation he was in before.
Gods in the Spiritual World rarely fought in the distant past of this world for a simple reason. Recovering lost energy was arduous, and most Gods would need many years of meditation to recover 10% to 20% of their strength.
But Maximilian had used up practically 100% of his energy when he arrived in this world!
Earlier, he had been very pessimistic, imagining that it would take him a long time to recover, even if this place had an energy compatible with the way people in the Spiritual World cultivate.
But the moment he started cultivating and felt the energy of this world, he changed his mind and became more and more positive.
In just 10 minutes of cultivation, his energy went from being exhausted to 10% of its maximum capacity!
That was impressive!
He would be fully recovered in less than two hours at the rate he was going!
'There are definitely Gods in this place!' He thought as he meditated, feeling that there couldn't be so much power without high-level beings.
That made him a little afraid, but he was more excited than afraid because this was the chance for him and the group to enjoy a higher-level civilization.
So he continued meditating, intending to reach 100% as soon as possible, and set off to explore this world.
Meanwhile, Minos, Ruth, and those in their group who had already experienced the benefits of immortal energy and the cultivation methods of this superior form of energy felt the effects of this world even more than Maximilian.
While they pondered this problem, the group exploring the area for resources had already found a few things.
From a small stream 8.5 kilometers north of where their ship had crashed, the level 98 robot was able to extract some drinkable water.
This water didn't seem to have any components harmful to the group's biological life forms, and it seemed to be very rich in vital energy.
If you were to compare it to natural things in the Spiritual World, such water would look very much like the Spring of Life.
However, some of the fruits, roots, and leaves that were collected in that area seemed to contain special and potentially dangerous forms of energy and substances if they were consumed without special care.
They could certainly be used to extract power and make living beings stronger, but a special kind of process would be needed to separate the interesting parts from the 'poisonous' ones.
One of the alchemists in the group held a root he had just collected, using his powers to understand the properties of this natural resource.
As he realized the many benefits it could provide to those who consumed it properly, he soon noticed something special that caught his attention.
'This feeling...' He changed his satisfied expression as he felt as if he was being watched by something deeply hidden in this root.
As he followed this feeling deeper, he noticed something similar to a spiritual connection, something that was connected to that root but also to many other plant beings in the surrounding area.
As he followed the path of this connection, he felt like he was being watched, like he was looking at a large body of a higher-level being.
Gulp!
'That can't be...' He thought as he opened his eyes, just before he felt the ground beneath him tremble, and a terrifying sensation come over him.
Then, a second later, a razor-sharp root appeared underneath where he was standing, penetrating his body until it cut him in half, causing everyone in the area to freak out at his sudden death!
"Aaaaagh!"