King of Creation
Chapter 499 - 493: Surprise

Chapter 499: Chapter 493: Surprise

Phew!

The moment Ye Zhen stepped into the Spirit Academy, he took only one breath and felt all 48,000 pores on his body open up, his whole being felt light and floaty, so comfortable he almost stretched and yawned!

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi here was as thick as mist, and breathing in the air allowed one to instinctively absorb a portion of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

That feeling was like a fish returning to water or a bird soaring back into the sky; every part of the body was light, and one seemed to experience a sensation close to ascending to immortality.

Hearing the faint stretching noise from Ye Zhen’s nose, the shopkeeper who had escorted him into the Spirit Academy changed his expression. His gaze towards Ye Zhen became somewhat strange, and he subconsciously stepped back a few paces.

Just by stepping into the academy crafted from a Mid-grade Spirit Vein, he made such a sound—could it be he had some special preference?

"If you need anything, sir, be it food, drinks, entertainment, or leisure, just crush this Talisman Communication, and we will be at your service immediately. What you wish for, you shall have!"

Looking at Ye Zhen’s intoxicated expression, the shopkeeper left behind a small dish with a Talisman Communication on it and then hastily left as if escaping.

Ye Zhen did not move; he was still enjoying this feeling of lightness, one of the charming aspects of cultivating the Martial Arts.

It wasn’t an exaggeration on Ye Zhen’s part; when he first entered a High Grade Spirit Vein in the Black Dragon Domain to cultivate, he hardly felt this sensation, just a slight relief.

In the Black Dragon Domain, for martial artists with an abundance of Spirit Crystals, the help provided by Spirit Veins wasn’t significant. Most of the time, Ye Zhen was consuming large amounts of Low Grade Spirit Crystals for cultivation.

But in the True Spirit Domain, the function of a Spirit Vein was markedly significant.

The concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from this Mid-grade Spirit Vein was three times denser than outside, and the concentration in the world outside the True Spirit Domain was again four times that of the Black Dragon Domain.

Together, this made for a twelvefold difference; with such a sudden change, it was difficult not to feel different.

That sensation was like a person with breathing difficulties suddenly inhaling high concentrations of oxygen.

"If a mere Mid-grade Spirit Vein contains such rich Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, what would the atmosphere be like inside a Supreme Spirit Vein of the True Spirit Domain? Perhaps one might truly feel as if entering an Immortal Realm..."

With a quiet sigh, Ye Zhen immediately sat down cross-legged. With a slight stir of his Divine Sense, four giant innate bloodlines of different colors suddenly appeared inside his body, looking like four heavenly pillars plunging into the dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

As his cultivation technique started circulating, vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi rushed into Ye Zhen’s body like a flood through his four innate bloodlines, causing his meridians to tingle painfully from the sheer amount.

A look of surprise appeared suddenly on Ye Zhen’s face; this rate of cultivation was more than twice as fast as when he refined and used Spirit Crystals to cultivate.

Moreover, Low Grade Spirit Crystals contained a lot of impurities and, as their Qi entered the body through the meridians, they caused some damage and couldn’t be used for extended periods.

Whereas, cultivating within this Mid-grade Spirit Vein, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi entered his body through his four innate bloodlines, allowing him to cultivate for as long as he could endure.

In terms of consumption, cultivating within a Mid-grade Spirit Vein in the True Spirit Domain was much more cost-effective than using Low Grade Spirit Crystals, even accounting for the daily rent of two thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals.

When Ye Zhen’s cultivation was still in the Early-stage Spirit Summoning, perhaps one Low Grade Spirit Crystal was enough for two hours, but once his cultivation reached the Mid-stage Spirit Summoning, he might need four or five for the same amount of time.

By the time Ye Zhen broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, the number of Low Grade Spirit Crystals consumed in two hours would exceed a hundred. With his current cultivation at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, if he cultivated at full force, using up one thousand or even more Low Grade Spirit Crystals in two hours wouldn’t be a problem.

Cultivating for six two-hour sessions per day would thus require at least six thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, and were he to practice relentlessly, the consumption would be even greater, not to mention the need for pills to restore his meridians from the subsequent wear.

The two thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals required as a daily fee for this place were well spent!

Now, Ye Zhen truly understood why any martial artist he ran into within the Secret Realm of Demon Souls, who were close to his age or only two or three years older, all possessed the cultivation of the Soul Sea Realm.

With such dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and various useful applications of Spirit Points, it would be hard not to have a breakthrough.

Comparing one domain to another was simply not possible.

Even if Ye Zhen brought the spirit plants from the True Spirit Domain back to the Black Dragon Domain, it would be futile without sufficient Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to cultivate them.

"Now, it seems that accidentally coming to the True Spirit Domain through the Battlefield of Demon Souls is a blessing!"

Ye Zhen had good reasons to think so.

In the Black Dragon Domain, Ye Zhen was definitely set to venture into the Outer Domain. But even if he were incredibly strong and endured countless hardships, under normal circumstances, he would only reach the Three Light Domain or Water Cloud Domain close to the Black Dragon Domain; it’d be impossible to come to the center of the True Profound Continent—the True Spirit Domain.

According to what Luo Yingzi said, the closer to the center of the True Profound Continent, the denser the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Thus, the Primordial Energy in the Three Light Domain proximity should be denser than in the Black Dragon Domain but certainly not by too much.

"Since I have this opportunity, I must cherish it..."

While murmuring to himself, Ye Zhen began to calm his heart and started cultivating, intending to bring his condition back to its absolute peak before attempting that particular trial.

In a corner of the Sky Martial Spirit Hall, the shopkeeper who had just escorted Ye Zhen into the Spirit Academy couldn’t help but keep an occasional eye on the sky above the Spirit Academy where Ye Zhen resided.

Suddenly, as he habitually glanced up and was about to look down again, his head shot up and he stared in astonishment at the several meters’ wide vortex of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi that had formed above the Spirit Academy.

"Soul Summoning has led to a vortex, how remarkable, another Heavenly Pulse Warrior, how did I not realize this?"

In his amazement, the shopkeeper couldn’t help but laugh to himself, "Heh, a Heavenly Pulse Warrior, eh? If luck is on my side, maybe I can sell hundreds or even thousands of Spirit Crystals.

I could sell this news to one firm for fifty crystals, which is quite fair, right? But I can sell it to at least ten firms, heh, maybe fifteen or sixteen. . . ." The shopkeeper’s eyes were already narrowed into slits from smiling!

....

Two hours later, Ye Zhen who was cultivating within the Spirit Academy slowly opened his eyes. His pupils shone like stars and his spirit was fully energized.

"Cultivating here for two hours is equivalent to a whole day’s worth of cultivation in the Black Dragon Domain, and that’s even considering the intensive retreat-like cultivation—six times the cultivation speed!"

"In the Black Dragon Domain, I would normally need a year to raise my Cultivation to the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage. Here, I would only need two months!

First, I will try that idea, and then I will devote myself to diligent cultivation, aiming to raise my Cultivation straight to the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage!"

With a thought from his Divine Sense, Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense reached into the Central Hall of the Demon Soul Hall, within the Spirit Storage Hall.

Within the Spirit Storage Hall, thousands of large and small blood-red light spots drifted in clusters. Oddly enough, when these Demon Spirit Phantoms sensed a martial artist, they would assume their true form and attack. However, once their target disappeared, they would revert to their original blood-red form and coexist peacefully with each other.

Luo Yingzi mentioned that these Demon Spirit Phantoms could not be captured by ordinary martial artists, who could only destroy them. However, if a member of the Spirit Taming Sect were present, they could capture these Demon Spirit Phantoms back and use them to refine Soul Boosting Pills.

Even in the True Spirit Domain, Soul Boosting Pills are extremely precious, mainly because they are intended to heal and augment the Divine Soul of martial artists.

Soul Boosting Pills can heal Divine Soul injuries with excellent effect. Most importantly, they can directly enhance a martial artist’s Divine Soul Power.

In the True Spirit Domain, from the warriors of the Spirit Transformation Realm to the mighty powers of the Vein Forging Realm and the Kings of the Establishment Realm, all coveted Soul Boosting Pills. The appearance of a single bottle would lead these mighty powers to scramble for it fiercely.

Luo Yingzi spoke without intent, but Ye Zhen listened with purpose.

According to Luo Yingzi, these Demon Spirit Phantoms were the most crucial ingredient for the Soul Boosting Pill—without parallel. Thus, the ability of the Soul Boosting Pill to heal Divine Soul Injuries and to improve Divine Soul Cultivation was most likely derived from the Demon Spirit Phantoms.

Aside from the Spirit Taming Sect, ordinary martial artists could not capture Demon Spirit Phantoms, let alone utilize them.

But Ye Zhen had some ideas.

Back in the Black Dragon Domain, Demon Cores from Demon Beasts could not be directly refined by ordinary martial artists. They required an alchemist to extract and purify the abundant negative energies of blood, slaughter, and brutality contained within. Only then could martial artists refine and assimilate them.

However, Ye Zhen at that time could directly refine the power of Demon Cores through the Mirage Dragon Pearl, rapidly enhancing his Cultivation. Although after the purifying process of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Ye Zhen could only gain at most ten to twenty percent of the power within a Demon Core.

For Ye Zhen at that time, it was a tremendous boost to his Cultivation.

Now, could he follow this old path with the Demon Spirit Phantoms?

Could he use the Mirage Dragon Pearl to enhance his Divine Soul Power?

Back when he was still in the Secret Realm of Demon Souls, Ye Zhen began capturing a large number of Demon Spirit Phantoms from the Demon Soul Hall as soon as this idea flashed through his mind.

After all, without the Demon Soul Hall, even with this idea, Ye Zhen could not capture these Demon Spirit Phantoms.

Exhaling softly!

With a thought from his Divine Sense, Ye Zhen locked onto a blood-red light spot. The moment Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense locked on, the light spot trembled violently and revealed its true shape, struggling furiously with bared fangs and brandished claws.

Ye Zhen didn’t care about it. With a push of his Divine Sense and the cooperation of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, the Demon Spirit Phantom had just left the Demon Soul Hall when Ye Zhen sent it into the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

To this day, Ye Zhen still could not control the Mirage Dragon Pearl, only able to stimulate it to perform some simple actions like suction and intake.

The instant the struggling Demon Spirit Phantom entered the Mirage Dragon Pearl, a flash of radiance within the pearl seemed to snatch its soul away, and in the next moment, it simply dissipated.

Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense became extremely tense, keenly sensing every change within the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

At that same moment, Ye Zhen felt a slight movement at the Danzhong point in his chest, where the Mirage Dragon Pearl was located. A cool breath suddenly whooshed out, shot straight to his forehead, and instantly fused into his Divine Soul.

A hard-to-describe sense of spiritual clarity suddenly hit him. Ye Zhen felt as if his eyesight and soul had become exceedingly clear, his Divine Soul Power obviously increased, and this growth continued with the integration of the cool breath.

Thrilled, a look of ecstasy swiftly painted itself on Ye Zhen’s face!

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