Like a meteor streaking across the sky, it traveled ten thousand meters in the blink of an eye. Soon after, the meteor stopped in mid-air and fell rapidly. With such momentum, it was expected to hit the ground and cause a great earthquake.
But just as it was about to hit the ground, it suddenly paused, as if it had lost all its weight in an instant. It became as light as a feather, slowly drifting down.
As soon as he landed, Chen Zong almost fell to the ground, but he held on with his tenacious will.
His face was pale and his forehead was slightly sweaty. The battle just now and his escape at full speed had consumed all of his strength. The aftereffects of the Xiantian Qi Secret Technique had also erupted. A sense of weakness emerged from the deepest part of his body and swept over him like a tide. Being able to stand was enough to show how tenacious Chen Zong's will was.
Chen Zong quickly took out a pill to recover his strength and alleviate the weakness caused by the Xiantian Qi Secret Technique. He also didn't forget to be vigilant of his surroundings.
After a while, his strength recovered a little and his weakness was not as strong as before. Chen Zong took out Fei Mingyu's mustard seed bag and opened it to check.
He couldn't help but reveal a touch of joy.
There was no need to mention the low-grade and mid-grade spirit sources. There were also some high-grade spirit sources, as well as some medicinal pills and spirit artifacts. Their value was not bad, but the earthvein stones were the source of the surprise.
There were five in total.
Up until now, Chen Zong had only found two Earth Vein Stones, but there were five in Fei Mingyu's mustard seed bag. It could be considered a bountiful harvest.
Chen Zong found another inheritance stone and carefully examined it. He found that it was a secret technique called Blood Explosion Astral Blade.
"Secret technique …" Chen Zong thought of the blood-red blade that Fei Mingyu had used at the end. Perhaps it was this technique.
He was tempted, but now wasn't the right time.
Finally, there was Fei Mingyu's saber, a mid-grade spirit tool.
"This person is extremely talented and powerful. Killing him can be considered as eliminating a future strong enemy for the Extreme Heaven Association." Chen Zong thought and put everything into his Void Ring.
Chen Zong only continued to move forward after he had fully recovered his strength.
The Underground World was dark and gloomy. For cultivators below the Transcendent Realm, it was undoubtedly a dead zone, but for Transcendents, it was a land of opportunity.
Not long after, Chen Zong found another Earth Vein Stone. Excluding the Earth Vein Stone Essence, there were seven ordinary Earth Vein Stones.
After recovering his strength, Chen Zong raised his speed to the maximum and flew forward quickly. When he saw the Earthvein Spring, he was delighted. However, just as he approached, the Earthvein Spring suddenly disappeared and a figure appeared.
It turned out that it had been discovered and absorbed by someone else. Chen Zong took a closer look and found that the other party was one of the nine members of the Skyscraper Association. Without any hesitation, he drew his sword and pierced through the sky, traveling thousands of meters and piercing through the other party's forehead.
This member of the Skyscraper Association had been absorbing the Earth Vein Force from the Earthvein Spring to reach the Mid-Rank False Earth Spirit Realm, but he was killed instantly.
After killing him, Chen Zong also took the other party's Mustard Seed Bag, leaving only one Earth Vein Stone.
If he encountered someone who was not a member of the Skyscraper Association, as long as they were tactful and did not take the initiative to attack him, Chen Zong would most likely not attack him.
Time flew by, and Chen Zong continued his search. He found a few more earthvein stones, but he also encountered a few dangers. They were all strange and powerful underground creatures, similar to the dart-throwing golden worms from before. However, Chen Zong's strength was no longer the same as before.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Zong's ears trembled as he heard a familiar voice. He was immediately overjoyed and turned into a stream of light, flying away at an astonishing speed.
The Earthvein Spring was right in front of him.
Just like Chen Zong, two other people also noticed the Earthvein Spring. When they saw the other party and Chen Zong, a trace of killing intent flashed in their eyes.
"This Earthvein Spring is mine." The disciple of the Bloodsword Family grinned. His tone was cold, and traces of killing intent filled the air.
"Scram!" The disciple of the Sky Pole Sword Sect angrily rebuked.
Chen Zong did not say anything, but directly attacked. Using his finger as a sword, sword Qi pierced through the air and slashed towards the two.
His precise control of power made it so that not even the slightest bit of power leaked out from his finger. However, it made the two's expressions change greatly, and their hair stand on end.
Without any hesitation, they immediately retreated at full speed, avoiding Chen Zong's finger. Their faces were filled with bewilderment.
Outsiders watched the show, while insiders watched the skill. The disciples of the Bloodsword Family and Sky Pole Sword Sect were both sword cultivators and had extraordinary attainments in the path of the sword. Chen Zong's finger seemed simple, but it contained an indescribable profoundness. Its power was even more astonishing, and they were unable to resist it. This meant that this person's strength was above theirs.
Realizing the difference in strength, the disciple of the Sky Pole Sword Sect was very unwilling, but there was nothing he could do. He could only retreat. The disciple of the Bloodsword Family was also very unwilling. As he retreated, his eyes moved away from Chen Zong and landed on the Earthvein Spring.
"If I can't get it, then don't even think about it." The disciple of the Bloodsword Family secretly said. He unsheathed his sword and a blood-colored sword ray pierced through the air. One ray shot towards Chen Zong, while the other shot towards the Earthvein Spring.
Since he couldn't get the Earthvein Spring, then he would destroy it so that others couldn't get it either.
"Courting death." The disciple of the Bloodsword Family's actions immediately enraged Chen Zong.
Originally, Chen Zong only planned to scare the two of them away. He didn't expect that one would leave while the other would be so tactless. Since that was the case, then he would just kill them.
With a furious roar, killing intent appeared. He unsheathed his sword and shattered the blood-colored sword ray piercing towards the Earthvein Spring. Moreover, he spread out a net and enveloped it, completely annihilating it without affecting the Earthvein Spring in the slightest.
As for the blood-colored sword ray piercing towards him, Chen Zong lightly tapped it with his left hand and instantly shattered it, dissipating it into nothingness.
Following that, the Heavenly Will Sword trembled. The tip of the sword slanted in the air and a palm-sized crescent sword ray pierced through the air. The disciple of the Bloodsword Family didn't have time to react before he was struck and beheaded. A trace of complacency remained in the depths of his eyes from destroying the Earthvein Spring.
After killing his opponent with a single sword strike, Chen Zong swept out with his spiritual sense and took away the mustard seed pouch. He glanced at the disciple of the Sky Pole Sword Sect who was already far away. He didn't have any intention of chasing after him and directly escaped into the Earthvein Spring.
This Earthvein Spring naturally couldn't be compared to the huge one from before. At most, it was comparable to the Earthvein Spring that he first found.
Better than nothing, Chen Zong entered and sat cross-legged on the Earthvein Spring, beginning to absorb the energy of the Earthvein Spring.
Being at the upper false earthly spirit realm allowed Chen Zong to absorb the energy of the Earthvein Spring much faster than before. While absorbing, Chen Zong also paid attention to the movements of the outside world. Everything within a radius of several tens of thousands of meters was within his perception. As long as there was the slightest change, he would be able to immediately capture it and react accordingly.
It didn't take long for Chen Zong to absorb all of the earth vein energy in the Earth Vein Spring.
"What a pity …" Chen Zong carefully sensed the energy and couldn't help but sigh.
His cultivation level was still at the upper false earthly spirit realm. After all, his accumulation was simply too great. Even the Skyscraper Society's earthly spirit realm expert that he'd killed before couldn't compare to him. Therefore, although the Earthvein Spring contained a lot of energy, it wasn't much to him. It wasn't enough for him to break through to the earthly spirit realm.
Chen Zong had already comprehended the mysteries of the earthly spirit realm with the aid of the Earthvein Spring after Earthvein Spring. Now, he only lacked enough Earthvein Spring energy to break through.
"I'll need at least five more Earthvein Springs of this level." Chen Zong said to himself after making some calculations.
It was hard to say if he could find five more Earthvein Springs to absorb here, but he'd do his best.
Of course, it would be best if he could break through to the earthly spirit realm here, but it was also acceptable if he couldn't. After all, his cultivation level and strength had continuously increased after entering the Earthvein Tide. If he'd only been able to barely survive an ordinary first level earthly spirit realm cultivator before entering, he now had the strength to kill an ordinary first level earthly spirit realm cultivator. It wasn't impossible for him to kill an ordinary late first level earthly spirit realm cultivator.
To be able to make such a huge increase in strength in such a short period of time without leaving behind any side effects or affecting his future cultivation in the slightest, it was truly amazing.
Even if he couldn't break through to the earthly spirit realm here, Chen Zong was confident that he could break through to the true earthly spirit realm in a short period of time after leaving this place with the help of the Earthvein Stone Essence. At that time, his strength would increase explosively.
It had to be said that Chen Zong's luck was really good. He found another Earthvein Stone, and not far from where he found the Earthvein Stone, he also found an Earthvein Spring, which was about the same size as the previous one.
No one fought for this Earthvein Spring, and even if someone did, they wouldn't be able to compete with Chen Zong.
It didn't take long for Chen Zong to absorb all of the Earthvein Spring's energy. He could feel his own Earthvein Spirit Qi increasing and accumulating, but there were still no signs of a breakthrough. He guessed that it was because there wasn't enough Earthvein Spirit Qi.
Chen Zong wasn't in a hurry as he calmly continued to search for new Earthvein Springs.
… …
After the Earthvein Spring's energy was completely absorbed, a tyrannical aura shot up into the sky, causing the ground to tremble.
A figure shot up into the sky, reaching a height of several hundred meters. He paused for a moment and wantonly emitted a shocking aura.
"Hahahaha, I, Ghost Blade, have finally broken through." His wild laughter resounded throughout the heavens and earth as his eyes shot out an incomparably shocking light that pierced through the sky and reached several thousand meters away. "So this is the earthly spirit realm, what great strength!"
As he laughed wildly, his figure fell from several hundred meters in the air like a falling meteor. He didn't bother to hide the shocking power and ripples that he released.
With a boom, it hit the ground. As the earth trembled, cracks as thick as a person's thigh split open like lightning. Waves of earth surged in all directions. When the dust settled, the ground collapsed with the figure at the center. Countless cracks spread out, covering a radius of one thousand meters.
"Now that I've reached the earthly spirit realm, I can sense further and find more Earthvein Springs." The person smiled faintly. "I can also kill others and plunder their resources."
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