Long Yu traversed the fourth level of the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower based on the feeling given by the Dragon Seal of the Nine Underworld. Soon, he felt the attraction to the Dragon Seal of the Nine Underworld growing stronger.
Finally, after turning a corner, Long Yu arrived at a hall that was devoid of dark green vines.
The walls of the hall were made of grayish-white bricks, and there was a black ball of light floating in the air in the middle of the hall!
"The attraction to the Dragon Seal of the Nine Underworld is coming from this black ball of light …"
Long Yu walked into the hall and looked around cautiously. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he realized that no one had arrived.
This black ball of light was undoubtedly a treasure, but Long Yu had no idea what level it was. He only knew that this black ball of light seemed to have something to do with the Dragon Seal of the Nine Underworld on his chest.
"The strange withered beasts in the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower clearly hate the Qi of the Nine Underworld and are extremely afraid of it. This black ball of light seems to contain endless Qi of the Nine Underworld, but it's also different. That's why it's able to drive those withered beasts away from here. "
Long Yu thought for a moment. He spread his pitch-black wings and flew into the air.
The black ball of light floating in the air was about the same size as Long Yu's entire body. Looking at it from a close distance, it was quite astonishing. This was because there were lines of light flowing on its surface, which were exactly the same as the Nine Nether lines on the Battle Weapons that had been modified by the Nine Nether Dragon Seal.
Long Yu grabbed the black ball of light with one hand. He could feel the rich Qi of the world within the black ball of light!
The Qi of the world was surrounded by the Qi of the Nine Underworld as if it was being stored.
"The Source of the Nine Underworld …"
This term suddenly appeared in Long Yu's mind. He now knew what kind of existence the black ball of light before him was.
Although this thing was known as the Source of the Nine Underworld, it was in fact not the source of the Qi of the Nine Underworld. It was just that the Qi of the world was surrounded by the Qi of the Nine Underworld.
The Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth here seemed to be purer than the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth on the Heavenly Mandate Continent outside, and it was extremely rich.
"The spiritual energy contained within this Ninth Hell Source is probably comparable to 10 top-grade Profound Rank, no, 20 top-grade Profound Rank medicinal pills!"
Long Yu grabbed the Source of the Nine Underworlds and threw it into the Nine Underworlds Space.
All of a sudden, the aura of the Nine Underworlds in the hall weakened, and the aura that made the Dragon Seal of the Nine Underworlds hot also disappeared.
Only a faint aura remained, which seemed to indicate that the Netherworld's Origin had once appeared here.
"Go!"
After Long Yu succeeded, he left the hall without hesitation.
As he wandered aimlessly through the fourth level of the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower, he absorbed the pure Spiritual Qi from the Origin of the Hades he had just obtained, feeling the power in his body gradually surge.
Right now, he was in the Rank Nine True Spirit Martial Dao Realm. If he went up another level, he would be able to step into the Heaven Realm.
And now, he was working hard in this direction.
"With this Ninth Hell Source, the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth should be enough. In that case, if I want to step into the Heaven Realm, I have to find a way to break through the bottleneck …"
Long Yu thought, "The Ninth Hell Source just now contained such dense Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth. It must be something that everyone wants. Why don't I go back to the hall and guard it? Maybe I can wait for some experts of the Heaven Realm to fight amongst themselves?"
If he could observe a battle between experts, it would definitely be quite effective for Long Yu to break through the bottleneck of the Heaven Realm.
However, it would be more difficult to hide at the side without being discovered.
With a thought, Long Yu returned, and soon returned to the hall where he had obtained the Ninth Hell Source.
The aura of the Nine Underworlds still existed faintly. With one look, one could tell that the Ninth Hell Source had once appeared here, but now it had been taken away.
Long Yu quietly arrived at the entrance of the hall, and indeed, he heard a few groups of Martial Cultivators arguing inside.
"When we came, Xuanji Tianchen was already here. If he didn't take the Ninth Hell Source, then who did?"
One of the female voices said coldly. Her target was Xuanji Tianchen!
"Really?"
Xuanji Tianchen chuckled. "If I had taken the Ninth Hell Source, would I be here waiting for you to rob me? I'm a genius, not a fool. If I had gotten it, I would have left long ago! "
"Then who took the Ninth Hell Source?"
Inside the hall, everyone was deep in thought.
Long Yu sensed that there were several very powerful auras in the hall. They were definitely Renhua Realm experts like Xuanji Tianchen.
There were five Renhua Realm experts among the disciples of the Northern Academy of Heavenly Mandate Realm, and they all seemed to be gathered here. If Long Yu appeared, he would definitely die without a burial place.
As disciples of the Northern Academy of Heavenly Mandate Realm, they knew each other's personalities very well.
Soon, they were sure that the Ninth Hell Source was not in any of their hands!
"It's a pity that I can't see them fight …"
Long Yu thought to himself. Then, he turned around and left without any reluctance.
Since there was no battle to watch, it would be more dangerous for him to stay. He might as well think of another way.
Long Yu came and left, and no one noticed his whereabouts.
A long time after Long Yu left, Xuanji Tianchen and the others walked out of the hall with gloomy expressions.
They were unable to wrap their heads around how the Ninth Hell Spring had vanished without a trace!
They, the Renhua Realm experts, were definitely the first to reach the fourth level of the Dragon Skeleton Tower, but why did the Ninth Hell Source disappear just like that?
If one of them had gotten the Ninth Hell Source, it would have been fine. After all, it was one of them who got it.
But now, it was unknown which fellow had taken away the source of the Ninth Hell in advance!
One had to know that the Spiritual Qi contained in the Ninth Hell Source was something that even the Deva Realm and Renhua Realm experts coveted. For them, absorbing the Ninth Hell Source would also greatly improve!
Most importantly, the Ninth Hell Source was not like other elixirs, where the effect would be reduced by half when one absorbed a second time.
Regardless of whether one had absorbed the Ninth Hell Source before or not, one could absorb all the Spiritual Qi in it to improve one's realm.
From the fourth to the fifth and sixth levels, there were three Ninth Hell Sources. If one could obtain all of them, even a Renhua Realm expert would be able to improve by leaps and bounds. It would save them more than ten years of hard work!
The Heavenly Mandate Academy was able to stand in the sky above the Heavenly Mandate Continent and rule over the entire continent because it had many resources that secular forces did not.
Something like the Ninth Hell Source would definitely make anyone go crazy if it appeared in the Tang Empire or even a place like the North Sea Kingdom. It wouldn't appear even once in a few hundred years.
But for the disciples of the Northern Academy of the Heavenly Mandate Academy, there was a chance to snatch the Ninth Hell Source every seven years. That was the difference.
Apart from talent, one's achievements on the path of martial arts were closely related to the cultivation resources one could obtain.
…
Long Yu didn't pay attention to Xuanji Tianchen and the others.
He left alone and quickly found a secluded place to start absorbing the Ninth Hell Source.
"What a pity, it seems I'm almost there …"
Long Yu's face darkened.
The Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth in the Ninth Hell Source was indeed very rich, but even with the souls of the exotic beasts, it was still not enough for him to step into the Heavenly Realm.
To step into the Heavenly Realm, the first thing to do was to have enough Spiritual Qi to refine the real spirit in the elixir field, so that the real spirit could reach the strongest level until it could feel the rhythm of the laws of heaven and earth and become one with it.
The biggest disadvantage for Long Yu to advance was that he had three real spirits.
The Sun of Suppressing Heaven, the Moon of Taiyin, and the Dragon of Nine Hell — these three real spirits all had to be in harmony with the rhythm of heaven and earth before he could try to step into the Heavenly Realm!
In other words, if he wanted to step into the Heavenly Realm, he needed several times more Spiritual Qi than others.
The Ninth Hell Source could allow an ordinary Martial Arts Practitioner in the Ninth True Spirit Realm to directly reach the Heavenly Realm, but for Long Yu, it was far from enough.
"I can only absorb one of the exotic beasts' souls. When I absorb the second one, the effect will be greatly reduced, so there's no need to absorb it …"
Long Yu shook his head.
He absorbed two of the exotic beasts' souls and found that the effect was not good, so he put the remaining three away and prepared to use them to deal with the Heavenly Mandate Sacred Selection.
He was not worried that he would not be able to pass the Heavenly Mandate Sacred Selection because his results in the previous round were very good. He now had a score of more than 130, so it would not be a problem for him to enter the Northern Academy of Heavenly Mandate.
"Even if the Ninth Hell Source is a treasure of the fifth level, it only has a score of 50. Others would need to find at least two Ninth Hell Source to have a chance of surpassing my score, and this is almost impossible."
Long Yu thought to himself.
He could be sure that there was only one Ninth Hell Source on the fourth level of the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower. If he wanted more, he would have to go to the fifth level to take a look.
If there was only one Ninth Hell Source on each level, Long Yu did not have to worry about others surpassing his score.
Moreover, the disciples of the Northern Academy of Heavenly Mandate were also in the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower. How many treasures would they snatch?
It would be difficult for the other martial arts cultivators participating in the Heavenly Mandate Sacred Selection to obtain treasures, let alone a high-level treasure like the Ninth Hell Source.
Long Yu's goal in the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower was to try to break through to the Heavenly Being Realm!
After leaving the hall where the Ninth Hell Source was, the number of withered exotic beasts increased once again.
Be it the withered exotic beasts of the Rank Nine True Spirit Realm or those of the Early Human Realm, they were no match for Long Yu at the moment. However, he did not dare to go to the next level recklessly.
If he encountered a withered exotic beast of the Hua Realm, it would be difficult for Long Yu to defeat it. He might even be injured.
"Eh?"
Long Yu turned a corner and suddenly felt a strong aura of withered exotic beasts in front of him.
He raised his head to take a look, and sure enough, he saw that in the hall ahead, there was actually an enormous withered mutated beast. It was an entire four to five meters tall, comparable to a three-story building!
There were many ordinary withered exotic beasts around this huge withered exotic beast, guarding it like they were protecting their king.
"This is the giant withered exotic beast. It contains the soul of the exotic beast. I can't miss it."
Long Yu's eyes lit up.
If he could defeat this giant withered exotic beast, he would definitely not let go of the exotic beast soul that was delivered to his doorstep!
However, this giant withered exotic beast was of the Heavenly Being Realm. Its strength at the Early Human Realm was probably stronger than that of an upper-level Early Human Realm beast. It was still unknown whether Long Yu could defeat it.
Most importantly, there were many small ones around the big guy!
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