Chapter 1249
[Immortal Realm Chapter] The Milky Way Appears, A Strikes Back
The three of them were incredibly bold, daring to venture into the wisteria king's lair to search for treasure. If it weren't for the presence of three great spiritual realm masters outside, they could easily have dealt with these little ants.
Time was extremely tight, as they didn't know how long the battle in the sky would take, so they focused all their efforts on exploring the pit. Lin Shan quickly got rid of the two burdens temporarily.
Relying on their spiritual senses, they ventured deeper and deeper, searching for the place with the highest concentration of spiritual energy. Later, they simply used the virtual star chart to locate the spiritual vein spring!
The caves along the way were intricate and complex, and we occasionally encountered some outsiders, but we all tacitly passed each other by, and no one had any intention of making a move.
Until we reached the very center of the cave, we discovered a spring that was bubbling away!
There were two people facing off inside, the atmosphere tense and ready to fight, when suddenly a third person appeared, and they all turned their faces away.
Lin Shan sensed something and discovered that on his left was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator and on his right was a Star Martial Venerable, representing sixth-tier powerhouses from the Immortal Dao system and the Star Martial system, respectively, who were now meeting in the narrow cave.
He didn't deliberately hide his cultivation level; his identity as a cultivator was evident. The Nascent Soul stage cultivator on the left was overjoyed and quickly moved closer to him, subtly indicating their intention to join forces.
“Fellow Daoist, you’ve come at the right time. This spring is the most precious treasure of the secret realm. Let’s extract the spiritual vein here and carry it with us for cultivation. We can even establish our own spiritual realm. This is an incredible opportunity. Shall we drive the enemy away together?”
What, you want to extract the spiritual vein?
This idea is dangerous. If you dig up the roots of the Wisteria King, aren't you afraid that the Void King will cause you trouble?
On the other side, Xingwu Zun had the same idea, but when he saw Lin Shan arrive, his momentum obviously diminished, and he unconsciously moved his feet slowly toward the cave entrance.
They weren't idle either.
"You should think this through. Fighting within Mount Ling will definitely alert the Wisteria Queen. If that causes trouble, no one will survive! Why not divide it up now so everyone can have something to eat!"
Lin Shan immediately stated that he would not participate.
"Alright, you can argue about it all. I'm not interested. Goodbye!"
After saying that, he left decisively, not wanting to waste any more time. Spiritual veins might be rare for the locals, but he didn't need them. What mattered was the seventh-grade spiritual medicine!
"Hey wait"
The people behind him called his name several times, but he disappeared in the next moment.
The internal passages of this sacred mountain are intricate and complex, having long been woven into a maze by the roots of the wisteria vines, making it extremely difficult to obtain spiritual herbs. I wandered around twice without finding anything.
Left with no other choice, he summoned the spirit of the Void Star Disc to carefully locate himself, and even took out the Yin-Yang Disc to expend another opportunity to perform a celestial revelation!
However, limited by the grade of the Heavenly Treasure, he was unsure whether he would be devoured by the supreme divine object, so he specifically set the direction of his calculations to his 'gains here'.
The Yin-Yang Compass truly lived up to its reputation as a divine artifact; it quickly combined with celestial secrets to simulate a location, and soon helped him pinpoint a place.
Located extremely deep below Mount Ling!
In the image, clusters of hazy purple light sway, exuding a beauty like shattered glass, while a river seems to flow quietly nearby.
"That's it."
Lin Shan rushed down the mountain without stopping, but at that moment, a tremor suddenly occurred above his head and his feet shook violently. At the same time, the concentration of spiritual energy surged in an instant!
not good!
Are those two idiots starting to tamper with the spiritual veins?
You must understand, this spiritual vein is the support of the entire secret realm, anchoring the spiritual mountain at the node of the cosmic ruins. If it is pulled out, the entire secret realm will collapse, and the Wisteria King will be homeless and tear you apart.
He cursed the two idiots under his breath for their recklessness, and regretted not killing them earlier. Now that they had caused such a commotion, he hoped it wouldn't affect him.
really!
A deafening roar came from outside, and the tentacles inside began to writhe wildly.
"Who, who is it that dares to infiltrate my lair and even dare to dig up my spiritual roots?"
Enraged, the Wisteria Emperor tried to spare some attention to go home and find the thief who stole the spiritual vein, but the three Void Realm elders on the other side were locked in a fierce battle, and suddenly three Star Martial Emperors appeared outside!
Each of them was burly and had piercing eyes, with immense energy hidden within their bodies.
"If we take back wisteria that is over 100,000 years old and have scientists extract its blood to make serum, it might be able to advance cutting-edge biotechnology to the next level. Is it possible that we could also live for tens of thousands of years?"
"Ten thousand years is a bit difficult, but adding a thousand years shouldn't be a problem."
"Alright, let's teach it a lesson!"
As they spoke, the three men waved their hands, and the space above their heads suddenly shattered, followed by three massive fleets sailing proudly in!
The space was as fragile as a piece of paper, tearing and rolling up after being broken, flowing with purple spatial liquid, the blood as thick and poignant as blood.
Looking back at their battlefield, the Wisteria Net had been breached, and the Wisteria King was attacked from both sides in an instant and suffered a heavy blow!
"The Void Breaking Fleet, you actually brought such a powerful weapon with you?"
The three patriarchs of the three spiritual realms were startled and immediately stopped fighting. They looked at the Star Martial Emperor opposite them with wary expressions, and an ominous premonition rose in their hearts.
"The highest achievement in the Microcosm is the Void Warship, which can only deal with powerhouses below the Nascent Soul stage. When will you be able to develop a Void-Breaking Warship? Could it be that your technology has undergone another revolution? No, the Technological Universe has long locked your technological limits. No matter how much you develop, you cannot break through them. There shouldn't be anything that breaks the balance like this."
"Hahaha, you old guys are really cute. We may not be able to develop a high-end fleet, but we still have some leftovers from the space war tens of thousands of years ago. We can refurbish them and bring them out to use, right?"
The three Star Martial Emperors laughed heartily, and at the same time turned their attention to the Wisteria Queen, ordering the fleet to open fire. The powerful guided weapons immediately locked on, and a stinging pain swept over the Queen from her body to her soul. The Wisteria Queen couldn't care less about her lair being raided, and instead focused all her attention on passive defense.
At the same time, he shouted behind him:
"I promised you, so hurry up and help me!"
The three patriarchs of the Spirit Realm exchanged glances and joined forces to resist the enemy's capture, but in the blink of an eye they were caught in a fierce barrage of fire and had no time to spare.
The Star Martial Emperors also stepped forward to fight, laughing and teasing them for overestimating their abilities.
“My three brothers, we’ve known each other for so many years. Why not just put on a show for the monitors instead of fighting to the death?”
"If you know what's good for you, you'd better get your disciples and followers out of here right now, or the three great spiritual realms will be gone!"
"Hahaha, they probably don't know yet that the monitors already guessed their stronghold was empty and led their technological universe garrison to raid their base. We can't interfere with that, it's such a waste of so many cultivation resources."
What? ? ?
The three patriarchs trembled and cried out in horror.
"The Monitors led troops to attack our Spirit Realm? When did this happen?"
"Just a short while ago, you might still be able to go back now."
The native Star Martial Emperor and the Void Realm cultivators had long been dealing with each other, and they knew each other inside and out. They checked and balanced each other, and supported each other to maintain their own power, all for the sake of putting on a show for the people behind the scenes.
However, this cosmic relic is of paramount importance. The three great spiritual realms have all come out in full force to compete for the last opportunity in the Dharma-ending Age, only to find themselves doing all the work for someone else! The monitors of the higher universe are not to be trifled with either!
Turning a blind eye in the past doesn't mean we'll keep tolerating it. Now that we've finally got the chance, we'll naturally try to cut off their supply lines and destroy their stronghold.
"Impossible! Our Immortal Remnant Alliance still has living True Immortals. Dare to touch us and see what happens?"
However, it was obvious that they lacked confidence when they said this, which made the opposing Star Martial Emperor laugh at them.
"Don't even mention your sickly True Immortal. He was severely injured by the Star Refiner years ago and has never recovered. The spiritual energy of the cosmic energy has been extinguished, so where is the immortal energy to heal him? He has been lingering on for so long, and his injuries have only worsened. He is probably on the verge of death, or even has already passed away. You're just keeping his death a secret. Who can you possibly hide it from?"
In the degenerate age of the universe, even spiritual energy is extremely scarce, let alone so-called immortal energy.
These true immortals have no immortal energy, like rootless duckweed. Their size is enormous and their consumption is terrifying. They can only hold their breath and lock their essence, sleeping and struggling for a long time. The ancestors of the three spiritual realms all know the various reasons.
With their base being raided, they lost all will to fight and began to consider retreating.
The Wisteria Queen was unhappy at this moment. She screamed and roared and struggled, turning her head to do her best to resist the sharpness of the Void Breaking Fleet, which also engulfed the Star Martial Emperor.
"What am I supposed to do if you just leave like this?"
"You promised to invite me to come out of seclusion, but in the end you slunk back and left me to them to do slides in the lab?"
"Going back now would be too late. There's no way the three great spiritual realms can save me. Quickly find a way to save me and take my spiritual vein with you!"
These words were like a wake-up call. The three patriarchs exchanged glances, made up their minds, and joined the battle against the Star Martial Emperor, taking the celestial combat to a new level.
Deep underground beside the riverbed, Lin Shan arrived at the destination he had predicted and saw something he hadn't expected.
Milky Way!
Isn't this the legendary mother river of the immortal realm, the cradle of civilization that spread throughout the myriad worlds? How could it appear in the Cosmic Light?
Could it be that the Microcosm was originally a branch of the Immortal Universe?
He reached into the icy river water and found that the water was shallow and the trickle was only about three inches from the bottom, which was actually just a thin layer.
This water flow is hardly a river; it's more like a stream!
On the opposite bank, several hazy orbs of light swayed and shone, rooted in this place and nourished by the spiritual veins and irrigated by the celestial river. They were able to survive for a long time, and they were obviously not ordinary things!
Lin Shan was about to pluck it off, but those orbs of light were incredibly clever and managed to burrow into the ground and escape. But how could they outmaneuver Lin Shan, this old fox?
"Star-Slaying Demon Eye!"
In an instant, space compressed into a cage, trapping these orbs of light in place. Upon grabbing them, the enhancement panel displayed an assessment:
【Liu Xu Huan Shen Cao】
Quality: Rank 7 Spirit Herb
Introduction: A spiritual plant that grows in a tributary of the Milky Way. Its leaves float with the flow of the river, absorbing the essence of the upper realm and drinking the dew on itself. It can cleanse the primordial spirit of impurities, clarify the inner self, and help cultivators see the void.
Enhancement required: 512 points
【Heavenly River Crossing Heart Lotus】
Quality: Rank 7 Spirit Herb
Introduction: A spiritual plant that grows in a tributary of the Milky Way, taking root in the heart of the river in the void. Its lotus heart contains a spiritual light that breaks through barriers, specifically designed to assist in breaking through shackles and help cultivators purify themselves of worldly dust.
Enhancement required: 512 points
[Xingjin Jade Broken Flower]
Quality: Rank 7 Spirit Herb
Description: Born from absorbing the dew of the Milky Way, its petals are like scattered jade fragments, gentle and refreshing, and its medicinal properties can help cultivators confront their inner demons.
Enhancement required: 512 points
These three items are all top-notch, spiritual herbs from the lower realms that are hundreds of thousands of years old!
Although the introduction is simple, each one is not to be underestimated. Among them, "seeing through the void", "simplifying the mortal world" and "facing the inner demons" are several processes that need to be experienced in the immortal path system to break through the Void Realm.
Upon seeing this introduction, Lin Shan immediately understood that he had made the right choice by coming here!
The Yin-Yang Compass is truly amazing. As expected of a world-class derivative spiritual treasure, it actually managed to deduce the most valuable treasure in the entire secret realm by providing only a vague direction.
He took it into his arms without hesitation and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although obtaining three spiritual items does not guarantee a breakthrough to the Void Transformation stage, it does mean that the Microcosm is not as bad as imagined, and there are still opportunities waiting for you!
As for this celestial river, since it flows from the celestial realm, there must be a way to reach the celestial realm.
He did not attempt to trace the source without authorization, because the Milky Way flows out from the non-material realm, and there is no traceable source on the other side of space. Without reaching a certain level of understanding, one cannot find the way out.
Turn around and go back immediately; this place is not safe to stay any longer!
After he returned to the cave with the treasure, he wandered around for a while before finally finding Zhang Tong and his Nascent Soul stage uncle, who were hiding in a corner, trembling with fear.
"Hey, Fellow Daoist Lin, where did you go?"
Zhang Tong was surprised to see him, thinking that the boy had died after getting lost, but unexpectedly he appeared in front of her alive and kicking.
Lin Shan was somewhat puzzled as to what they were doing.
"This is what you are."
"Oh no! The patriarchs of the three great spiritual realms and the Star Martial Emperors are fighting outside, and the Nascent Soul stage experts below are also fighting with the Star Martial Venerable for the spiritual veins. We really have nowhere to go, so let's hide in this cave for now."
Lin Shan stuck his head out to look when he heard this.
Blood rained down from his head, and the Wisteria Emperor was blasted to pieces. The three massive fleets, with their full firepower unleashed, were actually able to crush this ancient Void Emperor!
The ancestors of the other three spiritual realms barely managed to gain the upper hand against the Star Martial Emperor, but the competition below was not so optimistic!
Among cultivators, those at the Nascent Soul and Nascent Soul stages are not numerically dominant. On the contrary, there are many Star Martial Venerables and Star Martial Emperors native to the Microcosm. The two sides fought fiercely for the spiritual veins, and even high-level cultivators fell from time to time!
The two hid at the cave entrance and told him what they had just seen and heard. When they heard that the three great spiritual realms were being raided and that the great patriarchs here could not return to help, the immortal civilization was facing a life-or-death situation!
A glint flashed in Lin Shan's eyes. The three great spiritual realms had actually been raided?
After surviving for hundreds of thousands of years, is it really that simple to just disappear? Is the era of the end of magic truly about to arrive, and is the immortal civilization about to become history?
If that's the case, then the next step in rebuilding the spiritual realm and creating a safe haven for all cultivators will likely depend entirely on this current spiritual vein.
Isn't this the perfect opportunity for me to infiltrate their ranks? (End of Chapter)