Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi's sword can break this formation because of its unstoppable power.

The Sword Edge carved a gap in the Formation Barrier.

"Let's go." Xiao Yi said and stepped into the gap.

Qing Lin nodded and swiftly followed.

After they entered, the gap in the Formation Barrier vanished instantly.

The entire Formation Barrier restored to its original state.

Inside the Formation Barrier...

Xiao Yi dissipated the Ice Phoenix Sword and scanned his surroundings.

The surroundings were empty, with nothing there.

Their feet stepped on the ground without any issue.

Inside the formation, there was no difference from outside; the only difference was the dense white clouds outside the formation.

Inside the formation, there's not a hint of white clouds, but instead…

"Hiss." Xiao Yi and Qing Lin both gasped in amazement.

"Such pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy." Xiao Yi exclaimed.

"Not just pure, it's completely condensed." Qing Lin swallowed.

Indeed, inside the formation, the air was filled with wisps of milky white gas.

It was Spiritual Energy, dense to the extreme.

"Where does this pure Spiritual Energy come from?" Qing Lin asked, puzzled.

"No treasures seem to be here either."

Xiao Yi furrowed his brows, scrutinizing the surroundings, "This Spiritual Energy seems to be floating up from the ground."

Hearing this, Qing Lin glanced at the ground, then stomped on it, "Something's not right."

"This ground, although it looks similar to the outside of the formation, I somehow feel uneasy about it."

"It seems there might be something beneath." Xiao Yi laughed.

"Oh?" Qing Lin's face lit up with joy, then punched downward, "Open up for me."

A deafening roar resounded.

The entire ground was blasted by Qing Lin into a massive pit tens of meters deep.

Crack...crack...crack...

Breaking sounds echoed from below the pit.

In just a moment, the ground collapsed with a thunderous crash, spilling sand and rocks.

After a moment, as the sand and rocks settled, Xiao Yi and Qing Lin stared wide-eyed at the scene before them.

"This...this..." Qing Lin's mouth gaped wide.

Before them were clusters of milky white stones, densely covering the entire ground.

"Spirit Stones." Xiao Yi was equally shocked.

"Turns out it's not the ground that's unstable, but a Spirit Vein hidden beneath."

The so-called Spirit Vein is a Spirit Stone Vein.

Xiao Yi instantly recognized, the entire Spirit Vein zigzagged densely, like a river of milky white stones.

The end couldn't be seen ahead.

The stones before them were piled full of Spirit Stones.

Spirit Stones, also called Primordial Stones, in weaker regions or ordinary regions, would be referred to as Primordial Stones.

The reason is that the pure power within the stones can be highly effective in transforming into Martial Artist Essence Power.

Yet after arriving in stronger regions, Xiao Yi learned that the real name is Spirit Stone, because it contains vast and pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

Returning to the point.

"We're...rich." Qing Lin swallowed, followed by immense joy.

"I knew Heavenly King Mountain with such a massive mobilization must have aimed for something big, there must be treasures in the formation's map."

"This time, we hit the jackpot."

Xiao Yi nodded, his face full of joy as well, "Although I don't know where Heavenly King Mountain obtained this ancient formation map."

"It must have spent a fortune to buy the imprint paper from Ten Thousand Gold Mansion."

"Plus, mobilizing various powers to try and crack the formation."

"Such mobilization, yet it ended up benefiting us."

"What do you mean benefiting us." Qing Lin said with no courtesy, "This Spirit Vein is truly nature-born, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy for countless years."

"It's originally a thing of Heaven and Earth, destined for the fortunate."

Xiao Yi nodded and smiled.

"Eh, something's not right." Qing Lin suddenly recalled, in surprise and doubt.

"What about those Cloud Dragons?"

"They appear at night, soaring in the Cloud Sea; as soon as the Sun rises, they meander away, disappearing tracelessly."

"Meander away." Xiao Yi muttered, then frowned, staring closely at the Spirit Vein before them.

"Qing Lin, look at this Spirit Vein, endless meandering, like a river of Spirit Stones."

"But look closely, doesn't it resemble those Cloud Dragons?"

Qing Lin looked at the Spirit Vein and nodded, "It's very similar."

"Could it be...you mean this Spirit Vein is the Cloud Dragons?"

"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded, "If I'm not mistaken, those Cloud Dragons aren't truly real."

"Instead, they're spiritual intelligence, or rather Spiritual Sense, generated by this Spirit Vein."

"Those Cloud Dragons are merely Spiritual Sense?" Qing Lin frowned.

"Exactly." Xiao Yi affirmed, "All things in the world can possess spirit."

"Some plants, inanimate objects, generating spiritual intelligence or Spiritual Sense, then becomes a Demon."

"Beast types generating high spiritual intelligence or Spiritual Sense, along with fierce energy is a demon beast."

"The purer the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy the environment contains, the easier it is to generate spiritual intelligence, and the easier it is to enhance spiritual intelligence."

"Demon beast?" Qing Lin asked puzzled, "But didn't you previously say those Cloud Dragons lack any demon beast aura, or even normal aura?"

"Plus, if they're Spiritual Sense, why only appear at night?"

"If something truly generated Spiritual Sense, it should have long broken through the formation, soaring everywhere, or even wreaking havoc."

"These Cloud Dragons are different." Xiao Yi shook his head.

"Things outside, generating spiritual intelligence or Spiritual Sense, besides being baptized by pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, must also have absorbed the world's miasma."

"Thus, these things generating spiritual intelligence would generally be exceptionally vicious, like the Fog Demon, Wind Demon, etc."

"However, this is within the formation, and the Spirit Stone here contains over ten thousand years of purest Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy."

"Itself is exceedingly pure, and inside the formation without any external miasma interference."

"Naturally, the generated spiritual intelligence or Spiritual Sense is extremely pure, or even...primal."

"Their aura is originally the same as that of heaven and earth, akin to water flowers in the sea, how can one perceive it."

"As for only appearing at night." Xiao Yi paused, contemplating.

"The reason, I'm not entirely sure, maybe it's because these Spiritual Sense are too fragile."

"Although pure and primal, they haven't experienced stormy trials, unlike the tough Spiritual Sense outside."

"During the night, the stars shine coldly, and the moonlight covers the sky, making them feel more comfortable."

"Forget it, I can't say for certain, but it should be correct."

Regarding these Spiritual Sense, and demon spiritual intelligence, etc., Xiao Yi once saw these in ancient tomes of the Demon Hunting Hall.

However, he isn't too interested in such mystical things, so didn't delve deep.

"However, there is still one doubt." Xiao Yi suddenly frowned.

"I also have Spirit Stones, and have absorbed Spirit Stones."

"Although Spirit Stones contain pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, they're just ordinary stones."

"The more ordinary something is, the harder it is to generate Spiritual Sense."

"At least to me, normal Spirit Stones shouldn't generate spiritual intelligence, even if their quantity is enough, gathered into a Spirit Vein."

Xiao Yi said this.

Meanwhile, Qing Lin casually listened beside, even squatting down, picking up a Spirit Stone.

The moment Qing Lin touched the Spirit Stone, his expression changed, "No, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy within this Spirit Stone is much more vigorous than normal Spirit Stones."

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First Chapter.