In the depths of the ground, a ray of clear light shone down. When it slowly dissipated, Zhang Yan's doppelganger appeared from within. ★
He sensed that there was a faintly discernible aura in the depths of the cave, but at this moment, it was constantly moving away, as if it was trying to avoid it. He couldn't help but think to himself, "This thing is indeed not a dead thing, but it has spirituality."
Everything in the world, as long as it has spirituality, it would know how to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Previously, this thing did not avoid Yuan JIngqing, but that was because the latter's power was not enough to hurt it. But this time, it was different. Zhang Yan's aura was so strong that even the blood essence that enveloped the entire planet almost couldn't withstand it. Even if it was only a doppelganger, it would still pose a serious threat to it.
Zhang Yan's doppelganger didn't immediately chase after it. That thing had been trapped here for more than ten thousand years, which meant that there was a way out. Therefore, as long as it was still on this planet, there was no need to worry about where it could escape to.
Glancing around, the situation here was roughly the same as what his disciple, Yuan JIngqing, had said. The two auras clashed with each other, and after a long period of wear and tear, the changes in front of him appeared.
After observing for a while, he had a rough idea of the ability of this thing. It didn't have any powerful means, or rather, it couldn't use them at all. It could only take advantage of the situation and look for loopholes. But in this aspect, in fact, it was actually more brilliant than blindly using brute force.
After checking out the situation, he slowly followed it.
After about half a day, the road had come to an end. He could feel that the thing had shrunk into a pit in front of him and was motionless.
According to his disciple, Yuan JIngqing, this thing would emit a faint light. But at this moment, he was already not far away, but he couldn't see it. He thought for a while and understood that this should be the spiritual thing concealing itself. But since he was already here, he had a clear goal, and any disguise would be useless.
Not long after, the clone finally arrived at the deepest part of the cave and saw the object with a single glance. At first glance, it was indeed a ball of soft and beautiful jade. However, that was only its appearance. In his eyes, there was clearly a ball of thought entrusted to it.
A living being's will was formless and intangible. However, once a living being reached a certain realm, they would be able to manifest it in a certain way and be seen by their peers.
Zhang Yan could clearly feel that this item was not an innate one, nor was it the handiwork of a human cultivator. Without the suppression of the blood essence, if the "Jade of Consciousness" was allowed to spread, the demons and monsters of this planet would soon gain sentience. However, the demons and monsters themselves would also be slowly consumed until they turned into nothingness. Therefore, the essence blood didn't completely suppress it, but it also protected it.
However, this couldn't completely stop the Jade of Consciousness. For example, the feathered fur coat was probably born under the influence of this item.
When Zhang Yan arrived here, he could truly understand why the Jade of Consciousness did this. Under the influence of the drop of essence blood, the violent and ferocious monsters would only be driven by their instincts. They only knew how to kill and hunt, and it was almost impossible for them to cultivate. With such a huge amount of spiritual vigor, they didn't know how to use it.
The feathered fur coat was probably the only living being on this planet that had sentience. It could be imagined that under the influence of the Jade of Consciousness, it would gradually understand the method of cultivation. As its cultivation level increased, it would also be more eager to obtain the jade. Under such circumstances, it would definitely use all its strength to dig the crack in the ground and take it out. This would also achieve the purpose of the Jade of Consciousness's escape.
Zhang Yan was very interested in this item. However, he changed his mind. It was not easy to uncover the secret of the Jade of Consciousness. This was because once the consciousness resisted, it would be very difficult to break through. If he tried to force it, he was afraid that he would rather be destroyed than get any results. After thinking for a while, he decided to keep it first. As long as this item was in his hands, there would always be a way. Now, the focus should be on the foreign species that left behind the essence blood.
However, he didn't immediately reach out to take it. Before that, he made some arrangements.
These two Qi dynamics had been entangled here for more than ten thousand years, and they had reached a delicate balance. It could be said that it was closely related to the landscape of the entire planet and the reproduction of living beings. If he suddenly broke this balance, it would most likely cause irreparable damage.
He still wanted to run this place as a secondary residence, so he naturally didn't want to see this result.
After some consideration, he decided to set up a formation here. This formation needed to fill the gap left after taking away the Jade of Consciousness, and also to ease the tyrannical breath in the essence blood. In addition, it could better make full use of the rich spiritual vigor here.
With an idea in mind, he began to try to predict the changes of spiritual vigor in this planet.
The spiritual vigor that was triggered by the essence blood was not static. When the essence blood was exhausted, everything would return to its original state.
After this round of calculation, he now estimated that after about fifty thousand years, this drop of essence blood would officially enter the day of decline. After that, the rate of decline would get faster and faster, and in just a short hundred years, it would disappear completely. Even if there were some remnants, they would only be left in some special boundaries, and would no longer affect the entire planet.
Originally, after ten thousand years of nourishment, there were many spiritual mountains and beautiful rivers on the ground. However, this time was still too short, and the spiritual veins that were nurtured were still very weak compared to the entire planet. Perhaps, it would be destroyed by a natural disaster.
What he needed to do was to find a way to extend this process, and try his best to slow down the dissipation of the spiritual vigor. When the mountain and water spiritual veins were truly mature, then there would be no need to waste any more effort on it.
This shadow avatar waved his sleeves, and brought out many precious materials from the small world. He also sacrificially refined a few formation flags on the spot, and then scattered them in the cave.
This was the first time he personally set up a formation after attaining mortal shedding. Compared to before, there was a different feeling.
He recalled the various changes in the past, and in his spirit, he deduced the various changes related to the future, and compared them with each other. Gradually, there was a strange feeling in his heart.
The current him and the past seemed to have become two completely different people. However, without the past, there would not be the present. However, when he reached this state, there would not be any thoughts of the present, and the past would not exist. If this was the case, the past might not be the past, and only existed in his thoughts, and there would no longer be a clear boundary between reality and illusion.
At this moment, he seemed to have touched something, and fell into deep thought. Unknowingly, his spirit continued to rise, and his entire person seemed to be flying forward.
At this moment, he had a clear feeling that if he allowed this process to continue, he might be able to successfully cut off his past body. However, at this moment, he decisively and calmly withdrew from this mysterious state.
Currently, his accumulated Fa Power was not sufficient. Borrowing this unexpected opportunity, he was able to step into the second level in one go. In the future, it would be much more difficult for him to advance further. If it was serious, he might not even be able to see the higher levels.
Looking at the results, this was actually a demonic barrier. The benefits that he saw now might not necessarily be the real benefits, and the fate of the present might not necessarily be the creation of the future.
He thought that on his path of cultivation, there was no need to look into the sudden changes in perception. He only needed to follow the prescribed order, accumulate his cultivation, and when the time was right, he would naturally be able to cross the threshold.
Of course, this was also the reason why he could make such a choice, and it was not suitable for the lower generation cultivators. Even if there was an opportunity, it would be better to grasp it firmly, otherwise, there would be no future to talk about.
He shook his head with a smile, then cast these thoughts aside and focused on setting up the spell formation. As his mana fell, the restrictive spell formation gradually expanded in the cavern.
Ten days passed quickly, and a huge spell formation appeared in the cavern. As it operated, it not only calmed down the previously oppressive spiritual energy, but also slowly retracted it to maintain its own circulation. This was not a blind demand, but rather, a gradual return of the spiritual energy to the mountains, rivers, and earth.
Seeing that he had succeeded, the clone withdrew his mana. Even without the Will Jade, it would not have much of an effect on the Crimson Scorching Earth. Therefore, he waved his sleeve and sucked it in, then transformed into a beam of clear light that shot out of the Earth to meet up with his real body.
Zhang Yan looked down at the crimson planet below him. The next thing he needed to do was to find the owner of the Essence Blood, and eliminate any potential dangers in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
There was a simple method that he could try.
If the owner of the Will Jade had been placed here to suppress and protect the Essence Blood, then they might not have been completely at ease. It was likely that they had left behind some sort of warning device, and if the Essence Blood stirred, they might be able to sense it.
If the owner of this blood essence was still alive, he would definitely come to check it out. All he had to do was wait here. If he didn't come after a long time, based on the lifespan he had previously deduced, it was very likely that he was already dead, unless he didn't have the ability to come.
Unfortunately, so much time had passed, and anything could go wrong. In order to play it safe, he used some of his magic to throw the Essence Blood's aura into chaos. If the owner of the Essence Blood still didn't show up, then there was nothing to worry about.
Having done that, he sent the Guinea Pig out to stand guard, while he sat down in the palace, cultivating and waiting patiently.
He had prepared quite a bit of Violet Pure Spirit Qi before leaving. Cultivating here would not be any slower than in the Mountain and Sea Realm. In order to avoid any mishaps, he didn't go back to the Lesser Realm to refine the magical item. Instead, he left the matter to the Mountain and River Child.
In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
One day, as Zhang Yan was cultivating, he suddenly heard a strange sound reverberating in the sky. The sound was very rhythmic, like a low chant, but also like a light singing.
This was not a normal sound, but a direct response. He opened his eyes and used his Divine Will to find the source. Suddenly, a strange bird with white wings appeared in front of him.
The strange bird didn't seem to notice his gaze. Clearly, the sound Just Now was also unintentional.
Zhang Yan pondered for a moment, but he still couldn't confirm whether or not this bird had anything to do with the owner of the Essence Blood. After all, there were many unknown monsters in the Void, and the Spiritual Qi on the Scarlet Scorching Earth Star was abundant, so it wasn't strange for it to attract them.
Also, if the owner of the Essence Blood was a bit more cunning, he could also send a few unrelated monsters to test it out. As for whether or not it was true, he would find out when it came.
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