After everything was on track, Ye Tianze began to race against time. His breakthrough in strength would be the key to this battle.
He had to be fully prepared. Therefore, in the next few days, Ye Tianze cultivated on the fifth floor.
He did not touch the resources of the nine-story pagoda. To maintain the operation of the nine-story pagoda, Tang Tianjun and the others needed resources more than him.
If time permitted, he even wanted to pull all the warriors of the Bright Tiger Seven Divisions into the nine-story pagoda and enter the fourth floor to cultivate.
They did not have that much time to waste. A day outside the fourth floor was a year inside. They could still bear this little amount of time power.
However, he knew that this matter could not be rushed. Although he controlled the nine-story pagoda, it was impossible for the Black Lotus and Panwang Hall to not react.
The nine-story pagoda opened to the powerhouses at the foot of the mountain. This was robbing them of their resources.
However, he waited for a long time and did not see any counterattack from the two major forces. This made him even more worried.
Although they did not come, it did not mean that they would let him develop here.
The human race had limited resources on the mountain. Spirit beasts occupied most of the resources and the three major forces each had a share. Ye Tianze used the army to pull the people at the foot of the mountain up. The resources of the nine-story pagoda would be divided.
Once the cultivation resources of the nine-story pagoda's powerhouses decreased, they would naturally invade their territory.
Taking a step back, even if they didn't encroach on their territory and allowed the nine-storied pagoda to continue growing, it would swallow them up sooner or later.
On the tenth day after Tang Tianjun and the others went up the mountain, Ye Tianze arrived at the eighth floor. The vitality here was rich and could not be compared to the sixth floor.
There was a mineral vein here. Although it was not as good as the Qingqiu Ancient Mine, it was extremely difficult to mine. Those who were not in the Heaven Realm would not be able to come up.
Moreover, the strength of the spirit beasts here far exceeded that of the sixth floor. It was said that there were even Emperor Realm spirit beasts.
Spirit beasts that entered the Emperor Realm were the only ones on the mountain that could not be killed. Therefore, the eighth floor was almost like a forbidden area.
Even Ye Tianze was careful when he entered this place. He did not even provoke any spirit beasts.
Ye Tianze stopped when he reached the boundary between the eighth and ninth floor. There was definitely an emperor realm spirit beast on the ninth floor, and there might even be emperor realm spirit beasts on the ninth floor.
In his previous life, there was no Heaven Vanquishing Array, but Ye Tianze had seen many Spirit Emperor Realm Spirit Beasts when he was on the mountain.
However, these spirit beasts had already slipped away from the mountain when the five races were fighting for hegemony. A battle between emperors was enough to easily turn an emperor into ashes.
Now that the Heaven Vanquishing Array was in place, the Monarch Realm experts of the five races were not allowed to enter the mountain. Naturally, the Spirit Beasts were the overlords. However, the Spirit Beasts did not have an Emperor Realm expert, so the five races were not worried about the Spirit Beasts rising.
Upon reaching this place, Ye Tianze immediately released the green-haired monkey.
After this monkey was suppressed by Ye Tianze, it was taught a lesson by him and was now obedient.
"Didn't you say that there were traces of the Black Lotus on the ninth floor?" Ye Tianze asked.
"Come with me." The green-haired monkey used the rules of the void.
However, it did not dare to stray too far from Ye Tianze. This was because Ye Tianze had refined a chain that locked its shoulder blades and trapped its body with formation runes.
The ninth level's vital energy was so dense that it was almost liquid. The mists were all made of vital energy, and the vegetation was abnormally lush. Towering ancient trees filled the area, making Ye Tianze look like an ant next to them. Even the leaves on the trees were as large as a person.
Under the layers of mist and the immense pressure of Mount Buzhou, Ye Tianze would not have been able to walk here if he had not entered the heavenly realm.
Just the pressure alone was enough to break Ye Tianze's body.
"If I cultivate here for hundreds or thousands of years, it's impossible not to become strong!"
Ye Tianze thought. "Not to mention the spirit beasts that live here."
As if seeing through Ye Tianze's thoughts, the green-haired monkey said, "The further up the mountain you go, the greater the pressure. You'll have to go to the bottom of the mountain to give birth. Only Monarch realm spirit beasts are able to cultivate here for a long time. Those below the Monarch realm, even half-step Monarchs, won't benefit from staying here for too long!"
"Oh, this pressure is a natural cultivation resource."
Ye Tianze continued, "Not to mention, the Yuan Qi here is so condensed that it's almost liquid. Given the hardness of these plants, even a Dao Artifact might not be able to leave a mark on them. Not to mention ten-thousand-year-old Divine Herbs, thousand-year-old Immortal Herbs can be found everywhere.
"It's not just dao artifacts. Even immortal artifacts may not be able to cut down these ancient trees."
The green-haired monkey said, "But there are storms here. The storms that appear from time to time can destroy a group of experts. Only emperor-level spirit beasts can withstand the storms."
"What storms?"
Ye Tianze asked curiously.
"A kind of wind that appears from underground. It's not blown out, but sucked in." The green-haired monkey said, "Once you're sucked in, you'll die. Only emperor-level spirit beasts can withstand it."
"Mm!"
Ye Tianze suddenly remembered something, "I forgot about that."
"You know the origin of this storm?" The green-haired monkey asked.
"I know a little."
Ye Tianze said.
Seeing that he did not explain, the green-haired monkey did not ask and said, "Other than the storm, there are also evil spirits. At night, even emperor-level spirit beasts do not dare to appear here. Once they encounter the evil spirits, they will be possessed by them and become a walking corpse!"
"Evil spirits?"
Ye Tianze asked curiously, "What evil spirits?"
"I don't know, but according to the ancestors, these evil spirits have been around for tens of thousands of years. However, they are very terrifying. They are immune to all rules and can easily penetrate the body, devour the soul, occupy the body, and suck the flesh."
The green-haired monkey looked horrified, "Not just you humans, even many emperor-level spirit beasts in my clan are affected. They don't dare to come out at night."
As soon as he finished speaking, a hair-raising whining sound came from afar.
The green-haired monkey trembled and pulled Ye Tianze into the void. Then, the whining sound came closer and closer.
Ye Tianze saw an unforgettable scene. He saw a huge python that was ten feet long wriggling towards them.
However, the python's eyes were empty. It was pitch black inside, and there was nothing in them.
The python's body emitted a rotten smell. There was no sign of life, but one could still sense a shocking aura from its huge body.
"Emperor-level!" Ye Tianze clenched his fist.
"That's right, Emperor-level." The green-haired monkey said, "But it's dead. Its soul has been completely devoured. Only its body is left. However, its body is still moving."
At this point, the green-haired monkey suddenly withdrew his aura and fell silent.
When they looked over again, they discovered that the python had stopped and was looking in their direction. Its empty eyes were filled with a chill that was as cold as ice.
Even with Ye Tianze's current cultivation, he felt his hair stand on end. The green-haired monkey's body trembled slightly. He even held his breath.
After watching for a while, the python finally turned and left. After a long time, the green-haired monkey walked out of the void. He was covered in cold sweat and his fur was wet.
"Why did it come out in the middle of the day? It used to only come out at night!" The green-haired monkey trembled and still could not calm down.
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