Chapter 260: Spirit Vein Ascension

Chapter 260: Spirit Vein Ascension

"Father!"

In the Imperial Study, Gu Yang looked at the person before him with a face filled with reverence and enthusiasm, completely different from his calm and composed demeanor in court.

There was no other way.

If asked who he admired most in his life, Gu Yang would unhesitatingly say Gu Qingfeng.

"The Ancient Wasteland Holy Land has already been destroyed. The other forces that acted against Xiu'er will soon come to the Divine Martial Dynasty to apologize. However, Xiu'er entered the Demon Realm through the Ancient Teleportation Array, and there is currently no way to bring him back."

Gu Qingfeng said.

"The Demon Realm!?"

Gu Yang's expression changed when he heard this.

He did not ask why Gu Qingfeng knew about Gu Xiu being in the Demon Realm, but since Gu Qingfeng had said it, it must be true.

"According to what I know, the Demon Realm is extremely dangerous. If my third brother really entered the Demon Realm, he is likely to face more peril than safety—"

Gu Yang's expression turned grim. If Xiu'er were in the Ancient Desolate Realm, with his father's current strength, he could easily bring him back.

But the Demon Realm was different.

Gu Yang also had some understanding of the Demon Realm.

That place.

Even Sages dare not easily venture there.

Gu Qingfeng said, "Xiu'er entering the Demon Realm can be considered his fortune. He has the assistance of the Grand Sage of the Imperial Realm's residual soul, so I believe there won't be any major issues. However, since the Southern Region has a teleportation array leading to the Demon Realm, there must be others in different places. Have the Secret Guards investigate and see if they can find any traces of such arrays."

"I understand, Father!"

Gu Yang nodded.

Then,

Gu Qingfeng took out ten Storage Rings.

"These are the resources from the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land. They are of no use to me, so use them to develop the Divine Martial Dynasty!"

Thirteen Storage Rings in total. Gu Qingfeng gave two to the Void Holy Land, ten to Gu Yang, and the last one was kept for the development of the Gu Family Manor.

"I thank you on behalf of the people of the land, Father!"

Gu Yang was overjoyed. He was well aware of the immense value of these ten Storage Rings.

The resources left behind by a heritage that has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years far exceed the imagination of the Divine Martial Dynasty.

With such resources,

Gu Yang believed that

the Divine Martial Dynasty's strength would surely surge.

"Try to increase your own strength. During the invasion of the Demon Realm in the Eastern Region, many sects and forces were destroyed. Although the Demon Realm has not entered the Ancient Desolate Realm for a hundred thousand years,

the same array formations as those in the Demon Realm still exist in various parts of the Ancient Desolate Realm. This matter is not as simple as it seems."

"Furthermore, the Great Contention Era will arrive in another one or two thousand years. This will be the most severe test for the Divine Martial Dynasty!"

Gu Qingfeng spoke solemnly.

The Ancient Wasteland Holy Land has been destroyed.

And the Divine Martial Dynasty has offended many forces.

When the Great Contention Era begins, the Divine Martial Dynasty will be the first to face the brunt of it.

At that time,

if the Divine Martial Dynasty does not have sufficient strength, its destruction will be imminent.

"I understand, Father!"

Gu Yang nodded earnestly.

Gu Qingfeng then spoke to Gu Yang about other matters and provided some guidance on his cultivation before leaving gracefully.

After Gu Qingfeng left, Gu Yang probed into the numerous Storage Rings with his divine sense.

A moment later,

his breathing became rapid.

"Such an abundance of resources could match the accumulation of a hundred Divine Martial Dynasties!"

In Gu Yang's divine sense, a vast array of resources came into view, including top-tier divine herbs, high-grade pills, and even Ancient Dao Weapons.

However,

what truly caught Gu Yang's attention

were the cultivation techniques and legacies of the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land.

This

was the true foundation of an ancient heritage.

One could say that the most lacking aspect of the Divine Martial Dynasty was the inheritance of cultivation techniques.

Although Gu Yang had obtained a considerable number of cultivation techniques from other cultivators, the quality of these techniques was generally low, and very few could help one reach the Dao Palace Realm.

But now, things were different.

Among the cultivation techniques and resources of the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land, there were not only techniques for the Dao Palace Realm but also legacies for Sages and Grand Sages.

Even—

Sage King-level cultivation techniques.

Gu Yang saw them.

It was a jade slip emitting an ancient aura, filled with the profound essence of Dao rules. When Gu Yang took out this jade slip, his gaze was immediately drawn to it.

In the next moment,

Gu Yang's divine sense entered the jade slip. A terrifying force erupted from within, and a flood of information surged like a tidal wave, causing his mind to tremble and a sharp pain to surge through it.

After a long while, Gu Yang finally managed to digest the information.

"Nine Heavens Scripture!"

"Saint King Level Cultivation Technique!"

Gu Yang muttered to himself, his face filled with shock.

He had previously cultivated a Dao Palace Realm cultivation technique, which was already quite profound. However, compared to the Nine Heavens Scripture, it was a completely different matter.

This cultivation technique directly pointed towards the Sage King Realm.

As long as the Nine Heavens Scripture was cultivated to perfection, one could break through the Grand Sage barrier and directly achieve the strength of a Sage King.

Even if the ultimate limit of the Nine Heavens Scripture was to help someone reach the first level of the Sage King Realm, it was still a Sage King level cultivation technique.

The reason why Gu Xiu was besieged by numerous forces in the Southern Region was, at its core, due to the inheritance of the Grand Sage of the Imperial Realm.

A Grand Sage legend could already stir the wind and clouds, let alone the inheritance of a Sage King.

However, it was only because the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land had a profound foundation that it could protect the Sage King inheritance.

Otherwise, other forces would not have remained indifferent to such an inheritance.

Now, with the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land destroyed, the entire world knew that its inheritance had fallen into the hands of the Divine Martial Dynasty.

But so what?

Even if the whole world knew that the Divine Martial Dynasty had obtained the Sage King inheritance, no one dared to come and snatch it.

"In the end, it all comes down to strength!"

"The Divine Martial Dynasty cannot rely solely on my father. With the Nine Heavens Scripture now, my strength can advance even further!"

Gu Yang thought to himself.

With a large amount of resources and top-tier inheritance, Gu Yang was confident that he could break through to a higher level of cultivation in the shortest time possible.

The next day, Gu Yang distributed a large number of resources in the imperial court, with the Divine Martial Academy receiving the most. Most of the cultivation techniques and inheritance were also biased towards the academy.

After all, for the Divine Martial Dynasty to grow stronger, the strength of its subjects must keep up.

The Divine Martial Academy was the foundation for strengthening the people, and Gu Yang naturally valued it the most.

Following that, the salaries of officials were also increased to some extent.

The Sky Patrol Guard, representing the sword of the court, also received significant benefits.

In short, the destruction of the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land had greatly increased the Divine Martial Dynasty's foundation.

On the other side, Gu Qingfeng arrived at another place.

Nine Sun Mountain!

From here, one could see the entire capital of the Divine Martial Dynasty.

The majestic mountain peaks seemed to guard the imperial city, and this place was also the location of the spirit vein of Guangyang Prefecture.

There were many spirit veins in the Nine Provinces, but they also varied in strength.

The spirit vein beneath Nine Sun Mountain was the largest in all of Guangyang Prefecture, which was why the previous dynasty had chosen this place as the capital of Guangyang Prefecture.

Since Gu Yang established the capital in Guangyang, Nine Sun Mountain had been heavily guarded to prevent anyone from wantonly destroying the spirit vein, which would affect the foundation of the imperial dynasty.

However, when Gu Qingfeng arrived at Nine Sun Mountain, the guards did not dare to stop him.

Only because he was Gu Yang's father, the recognized Grand Emperor of the Divine Martial Dynasty.

Therefore, Gu Qingfeng had free access to Nine Sun Mountain.

Following the mountain path, Gu Qingfeng directly arrived at the heart of Nine Sun Mountain and saw the spirit vein.

Here, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was much more concentrated than outside, and spirit stones grew around the walls of the passage. At the end of the passage, there was a blood pool, with floating withered bones visible inside.

Seeing this scene, Gu Qingfeng's expression did not change.

These withered bones were the remains of the cultivators who were slain and thrown into the spirit vein to nourish its foundation with their luck.

"Originally, this spirit vein could only be considered a low-grade spirit vein. However, after being nourished by the blood and flesh of many cultivators, it has barely advanced to a medium-grade spirit vein."

"However, even with a medium-grade spirit vein, it is far from enough to to the the the and the the the the spirit and the to the entire the entire the entire of entire the foundation's the foundation of Guangyang Prefecture."

Guonly with power of a medium-grade spirit vein, it is far from enough to nourish the entire Guangyang Prefecture, let alone cover the vast Qingyun State!"

"

the spirit.

Gu Qingfeng muttered to himself, then he a terrifying holy aura erupted.

The entire Nine Sun Mountain trembled violently, as if a dragon were turning in the earth. Many people in the capital city were felt detected the aura and,,.

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At the same time, Gu Qingfeng appeared the holy remains and the Grand sage remains into the blood pool,.

the foundation the vein and.

the foundation.

and.

the foundation of the foundation.

the foundation of the spirit.

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An instant later,,, holy remains of the spirit vein, the holy aura erupted through the cultivation technique and.

the foundation of the spirit vein, the spirit.

In an instant, terrifying holy aura erupted.

the entire Nine Sun Mountain shook violently.

.

At the same time, the spirit of the vast, the foundation of the in the spirit of the spirit vein.

.

the entire Guangyang Prefecture and the spirit vein.

"This is a sign of the spirit vein ascending!"

"It's rumored that Nine Sun Mountain has a medium-grade spirit vein. From what we see now, this spirit vein is about to ascend to a high-grade spirit vein!"

"That's not right... It's not just a high-grade spirit vein. This is a sign of it ascending to a supreme-grade spirit vein—"

Many cultivators, upon witnessing this scene, had their expressions change repeatedly. Some seasoned experts keenly noticed that the current changes in the heaven and earth’s essence energy were far beyond what a high-grade spirit vein could achieve.

Only a supreme-grade spirit vein could unleash such overwhelming essence energy that could sweep through an entire province.

Upon learning this, some cultivators immediately felt a greedy urge.

It must be known that a supreme-grade spirit vein has a chance to nurture divine blood stones.

Even if it only nurtures a low-grade divine blood stone, it is still a divine blood stone, far surpassing ordinary ones.

However.

Soon, some cultivators poured cold water on the idea.

"What if it's a supreme-grade spirit vein, do you really think you can seize it?"

"Don't forget the lesson from the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land!"

With these words, the burning enthusiasm of all the cultivators was instantly doused like a bucket of cold water, cooling down immediately.

At this moment, they realized that they were in the Divine Martial Dynasty.

The head of the Gu Family is a terrifying existence capable of single-handedly exterminating the entire Ancient Wasteland Holy Land. Any attempt to seize the supreme-grade spirit vein would be a death wish.

At that time.

Not only would they be hard-pressed to escape death, but even their backing forces would be implicated.

...

Outside the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.

A long boat sliced through the sky, heading toward Guangyang Prefecture.

On the boat.

There were about a dozen people.

At the head of the group was a middle-aged cultivator.

When the essence energy swept over, the middle-aged cultivator's eyes flickered, and his expression showed a hint of shock.

Behind him.

The group of young men and women also changed expressions.

"Such a dense essence energy, wasn't it said that the Nine Provinces are essence-poor? Why is the essence energy here so rich?"

"This kind of essence energy is unusual; it seems to be caused by a spirit vein ascending!"

Everyone spoke up, their curiosity piqued.

At this moment.

The leading middle-aged cultivator spoke: "Indeed, this is a sign of a spirit vein ascending. If I'm not mistaken, this could very well be a supreme-grade spirit vein transforming into a sage-grade spirit vein!"

Sage-grade spirit vein!

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed again.

They were well aware of how crucial such a spirit vein was.

Even the ancestral land of the Zhou Family only had one sage-grade spirit vein.

"The Nine Provinces are poor in essence, and a sage-grade spirit vein should not exist here. The current spirit vein's ascension, accompanied by the aura of slaughter and blood, suggests it was artificially induced.

The Ancient Wasteland Holy Land was destroyed, followed by the ascension of a sage-grade spirit vein. Interesting—"

Zhou Muyuan's eyes narrowed slightly; he had already guessed some things.

Normally, a sage-grade spirit vein is difficult to nurture, but if saint or grand sage remains are used as nourishment, then nurturing a sage-grade spirit vein would not be surprising.

After all, any saint cultivates for thousands of years, with each drop of blood containing supreme power. The same goes for grand sages.

The remains and flesh of such powerful beings, when transformed into spirit vein nourishment, naturally become a great tonic.

Thinking of this.

Zhou Muyuan took a deep breath, suppressing his fear, and then instructed the others.

"Remember, the main purpose of this trip to the Nine Provinces is to broaden your horizons. Additionally, the Nine Provinces once had supreme forces in ancient times. See if you can find any opportunities.

Without my permission, no one is to engage in conflict with other cultivators, especially not those from the Divine Martial Dynasty or the Gu Family.

Otherwise, even I cannot protect you!"

"Yes!"

Everyone's expressions turned serious, and they no longer dared to chatter.

Seeing this.

Zhou Muyuan nodded slightly.

There was no other way.

The Ancient Wasteland Holy Land had already been destroyed; this was the Zhou Family's only chance.

If they couldn't reconcile with the Divine Martial Dynasty, the Zhou Family would inevitably follow in the footsteps of the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land.

Regardless of the Zhou Family's rich heritage as a saint lineage, even the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land, a once ancient force that produced sage kings, was completely eradicated by Gu Qingfeng.

In the presence of such a powerful being, the Zhou Family could be obliterated with a wave of a hand.

Not to mention, the Zhou Family's saint has yet to awaken, and even if the saint did awaken, it wouldn't make much of a difference in the face of such a powerful being.

The battle at the Ancient Wasteland Holy Land has made everyone truly understand the terrifying strength of the head of the Gu Family.

In this era.

He can be called the first.

(End of Chapter)

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