Chapter 766: Eighth Grade Spiritual Vein Advances to Ninth Grade

Chapter 766 -384: Eighth Grade Spiritual Vein Advances to Ninth Grade

Cheng Zongyang ignored the higher-ups, flying unhesitatingly toward the location of the Spirit Vein.

Along the way, when he encountered the remaining Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment disciples and a few overlooked Golden Core members, he brought out the two Soul Gathering Steles.

The Yin Realm instantly spread out, blanketing the entire Sect.

At that moment, almost everyone fell under the Soul Gathering Steles’ Yin Realm Enchantment. At the same time, the two steles began to absorb the Divine Souls present within the area.

Next, arriving at the location of the Spirit Vein, he saw a radiant Spirit Vein so condensed it was almost solid, coiling like a great dragon underground. It had nearly formed vast crystalline structures.

This was a Spirit Stone Ore mine!

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang’s eyes glinted. ‘Good heavens, as expected of an Eighth Grade Spirit Vein. This is on another level!’ His gaze filled with awe and delight.

He then took out the prepared Spirit Storage Dharma Pearl and began to absorb the Carefree Immortal Sect’s Eighth Grade Spirit Vein.

As the Spirit Storage Dharma Pearl began its work, the Spirit Vein, as if it had a spirit of its own, began to tremble violently, as though resisting Cheng Zongyang’s domineering actions.

But would Cheng Zongyang give up so easily? He boosted the Spirit Storage Dharma Pearl’s output, intensifying the absorption.

‘If a Ninth Grade Spirit Vein this close to gaining sentience were in the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, couldn’t the Ring Spirit use Feng on it? Once it’s been granted Feng and becomes a Spirit of Spiritual Energy, does that mean it can generate Spiritual Qi indefinitely?’

Within the Array, he could see the light flickering erratically as the Array Energy on the Array Soul Stele’s interface was steadily consumed.

He waited for the Spirit Vein’s absorption to complete, his eyes fixed on the Array Soul Stele. If the Array Energy ran low, he could replenish it instantly. Meanwhile, he communicated his recent idea to the Ring Spirit.

The Ring Spirit, once informed, replied, “Yes, that is a possible Ability. Through Feng, it can take form and become a Spirit of Heaven and Earth. This means it would possess an inexhaustible Origin and could even influence its surroundings to create a Spirit Vein Seed.”

“But a Spirit Vein Seed needs time to grow. A Spirit of Heaven and Earth formed from a Spirit Vein like this would also provide positive feedback and improvements to the Realm of Ten Thousand Races. No one sells them in the Jade Stone Market.”

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly. “Can these Eighth Grade ones merge with others of the same tier to form a Ninth Grade?”

“They would devour each other. The one that ultimately emerges should be able to,” the Ring Spirit replied.

Cheng Zongyang understood. “Then let’s give it a try. A Ninth Grade materialized Spirit Vein would be a nice addition beneath the Immortal Capital.”

Pushed to its absolute limit, the Spirit Storage Dharma Pearl slowly absorbed the Spirit Vein until it vanished. The entire process took seven days, a significant improvement in speed.

In those seven days, Cheng Zongyang had to replenish the Array Energy twice. In total, he spent Three Hundred Thousand Points! But getting the Eighth Grade Spirit Vein was worth it.

After collecting the Carefree Immortal Sect’s Spirit Vein, Cheng Zongyang didn’t rest for a moment. He immediately withdrew the Soul Gathering Steles and the Array Soul Stele, and then vanished.

When the people of the Carefree Immortal Sect were released and saw the empty space where the Underground Spiritual Vein once was, it was as if the sky had fallen.

Yet they had no idea who to unleash their boundless, heaven-shattering fury upon!

By now, Cheng Zongyang was already on his way to the next Immortal Sect—the Celestial Sword Sect.

He repeated the process, employing the same ruthless tactics. He would seal them off with the Array Soul Stele, then use the Soul Gathering Steles to unleash the Yin Realm Enchantment and collect any Wandering Divine Souls. Finally, he would use the Spirit Storage Dharma Pearl at maximum power to seize the Spirit Vein.

The Immortal Sect personnel left behind were not particularly powerful, and with most of their Sect’s treasures having been taken into the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, they lacked the ability to resist even if they wanted to.

After the Celestial Sword Sect came the Medicine Immortal Sect, Lingxi, and the Infinite Daoist Sect.

Perhaps because they had been warned, Cheng Zongyang’s assault on the next three sects was met with well-prepared ambushes and even fiercer resistance.

But with the Array Soul Stele, creating any Array he needed was a matter of a single thought. As long as he had enough Array Energy!

Thus, their resistance was futile. Even for the Infinite Daoist Sect, which specialized in the study of Arrays.

After spending nearly two months seizing all the Spirit Veins of the Five Great Immortal Sects, Cheng Zongyang then turned his gaze to the twenty-one other families and factions.

He then moved through the territories of the various local powers, continuing to use his overwhelming tactics to seize their Spirit Veins one by one.

By the time all the Spirit Veins had been taken, half a year had passed. Most of that time had been spent traveling.

Cheng Zongyang stood at the entrance to the Array that once led to the East Sea Abyss, looking down upon a Cultivation Immortality Realm that was once prosperous but now showed the first signs of desolation.

There wasn’t a trace of pity in his heart, for he knew that in this world where the weak were prey for the strong, only by constantly growing stronger could one survive. The resources from these Spirit Veins would indirectly become crucial assets for increasing his and the Ring Spirit’s power.

‘If I can’t survive, then one day, everyone—whether in the Cultivation Immortality Realm or the Martial Arts Realm—will perish!’

‘Only by my thriving can they have a better future!’

Cheng Zongyang took a deep breath, took out a Tier Six Array, and completely sealed the entrance to the East Sea Abyss, preventing any Cultivators from leaving this way.

Using the Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal, he teleported directly back to the Realm of Ten Thousand Races.

He left behind only crowds of despairing locals. They could no longer enter the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, and with the Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation Immortality Realm gradually diminishing, it was equivalent to the dawn of a Dharma-Ending Age.

Instantly, countless people were overcome with sorrow, plunged into endless despair.

「Hall of Ten Thousand Races, Sacrificial Space.」

Cheng Zongyang took out the five Eighth Grade Spirit Storage Dharma Pearls from his recent haul.

As for the other Spirit Veins, he sacrificed them all and gave them to the Ring Spirit to integrate into the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, increasing its overall Spiritual Qi concentration.