186: Chapter 176 186: Chapter 176 Jiang Tang sat cross-legged, guiding the powerful life force through the acupoints in his body, enhancing the strength and breadth of his meridians, and he could clearly hear the thumping sound of his pulsing veins.
The mighty Vitality Spirit Qi circled his body, filtering out more impurities from his system.
It not only improved the quality of his Spiritual Root but also altered his skin, making it more moist and whiter.
He seemed younger, as if he had taken a Staying Youth Pill, and his originally ordinary stature quickly grew taller, and his common appearance became somewhat more handsome.
Jiang Tang had no mirror to look into and was unaware that, as he advanced in cultivation step by step, his physical strength and his Mixed Spiritual Roots had improved, transforming from a mediocre quality to the most excellent aptitude.
He felt that the liquid in his Dantian was increasing, and he sensed an urge for it to form into a Golden Core.
He had no Fixed Gold Pill, a crucial medicine for core formation, although the alchemy prescription for such Pills had appeared in the Secret Manual he had seen earlier.
With a sigh of regret in his heart, he took a red Spirit Pill and placed it in his mouth.
As the red Pill melted down his throat, he immediately felt his soul strengthen.
As his soul grew stronger, his spiritual power also increased, gradually forming an ocean within his sea of consciousness, in which there was a small boat with a tiny figure slowly taking shape on it.
With his spiritual power, Jiang Tang identified the tiny figure, the size of a thumb, resembling a baby both in appearance and posture, sitting cross-legged within the sea of consciousness, just as he was in the real world.
This was undoubtedly a mini Jiang Tang, the little figure with a small face closed its eyes and appeared to be cultivating in earnest.
A moment passed, then another.
After absorbing the Spirit Supplement Pill into his body,
he thought of the Star Absorption Spell, aware that the drawing power of the night outside was strong.
He gently opened a small crack in the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space, practicing the cultivation technique he had just read.
He wanted to try whether the suction force outside and the spiritual energy in the external space could be harnessed by him.
Not wishing to use his own space’s Spiritual Energy for himself, he needed to ensure the safety of his family members this time.
Moreover, he could not destroy the medicinal properties of the Spirit Grass in the space—if he could leave one day, the stored grains and herbs he had gathered during this period could fetch a good price.
From an initial lack of proficiency, Jiang Tang placed his right hand on the crack of the space, using the center of his palm to draw in the Spiritual Energy from the external space into his own.
The reason he didn’t use his entire body was that doing so inside the space might destroy it.
He had once seen a Star-absorbing Spell in a movie, and his current method bore some resemblance to that technique in the film; he wanted to see if it was similar.
Outside the Hell Palace, Ghost Flames hovered motionlessly in the night sky.
After a period of struggle, many of the Ghost Cultivators were injured.
Some with lower cultivation levels had even turned to ash.
Recently, the Golden Core Elders had not brought in new cultivators or spirits from outside.
The Ghost Cultivators outside the palace cautiously practiced their cultivation, as the night was the best time for them.
They turned the suction power within the Hell Palace into their own strength, and the night air carried the scent of nurturing red flowers, precisely what they needed to replenish their souls.
The Ghost Cultivators realized today that the nourishing red flowers in the air were dwindling, and they knew that someone was competing with them for resources.
Of course, they had their master, but what was especially particular this evening was that the drawing power inside the Hell Palace seemed weakened, as if the strength from their bodies was being drained away.
This speculation was not exclusive to the Ghost Cultivators—hidden in the ground, the Demonic Beasts could also feel their strength ebbing away.
This sensation caused both Ghost Cultivators and Demonic Beasts to panic.
“Serve, serve, serve”
“Wu wa wu wa”
The ghost cultivators and demonic beasts cried out in panic at the same time.
In the river, the Golden Core Elder who was healing and nourishing his body had a strange feeling during his cultivation tonight; even within the halo, he could sense the spiritual energy leaking from his body.
The panic-stricken look in his eyes turned outward.
As a Golden Core Elder who hadn’t advanced in many years, the sensation of losing spiritual energy made him feel like he was losing his value.
Huang Chen was inside his magical treasure, which ordinarily shielded him from external influences, but his magical treasure had a vent, which he used for cultivation, drawing in the spiritual energy from outside.
But, just now, something abnormal happened, as though the vent in the magical treasure was sucking away his soul force.
He frantically plugged the vent and used a sound transmission spell to communicate the issue with his master.
“Master, why does it feel like the space outside is sucking away my spiritual power?”
Upon hearing his disciple’s words, the Golden Core Elder initially thought it was merely an illusion but soon realized it was real.
Even his disciple concealed inside the magical treasure was experiencing the same sensation.
He also heard some of the weaker disciples screaming in panic.
“This is bad, some strange occurrence has befallen us, we must leave this place at all costs, we can no longer stay in this magical treasure.”
“Master, if you go out, you must take me with you, I can’t be left to die here.”
“The master is facing a formidable enemy outside, whether we can even get out or not is still uncertain.”
“Master, aren’t you able to control this space?
Can you use the space magical treasure to attack the enemy?”
“Master, please try it.
Our enemy is very powerful.
I feel like there is a Heaven-Earth Net magical treasure outside, which not even a mosquito can escape from.”
“Master, didn’t you say that this magical treasure is from The Upper Realm?
How will we know if we don’t try?”
“All right, Master will give it a try.”
The Golden Core Elder moved the halo, floated up from the river’s silt into the air, and recited a curse, causing the entire space to rotate.
In midair, he could feel his spiritual power dissipating even more, so he took a handful of Spirit Supplement Pills from his storage bag and swallowed them.
Suddenly, the Golden Core Elder controlled the rotating space, causing panic among the ghost cultivators floating in the air and the demonic beasts hidden in the ground.
By spinning the magical treasure, the Golden Core Elder directed its sucking force to tighten the Heaven-Earth Net outside the magical treasure even more.
With continuous wear and tear, the powerful suction made the external Heaven-Earth Net become thinner and thinner, and he exploited the offensive power within the magical treasure to release flames.
The sudden flames blackened the external Heaven-Earth Net magical treasure, gradually melting it bit by bit.
Ye Tian was also patrolling with people from the Ten Great Clans in Immortal Venerable City during the day.
Due to the enemy’s damages the night before, the competition that was supposed to be held today had to be halted.
Panic arose among the spectators who had come for the competition; they dared not leave their accommodations and remained vigilantly on guard.
The streets were eerily quiet, without the liveliness of the previous two days.
The competition venue had been damaged and was under urgent repairs, postponing the event for half a month.
Suddenly, Ye Tian felt a burning sensation from his storage bag, aware of the impending danger, signalling that the enemy was retaliating in an attempt to escape.