Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

[Seventeen thousand eight hundred years of Martial Saint’s Power, your Scripture of the Three Emperors has broken through to the late-stage Dharma Phase, Dao height of three thousand five hundred zhang]

[Ordinary Power: 6.39 million years]

[Martial Saint’s Power: None]

The fluctuations in the Sea of Consciousness gradually calmed down, the surge in power gave Wei Fan an impulse to immediately find someone to fight. From mid-Dharma Phase, he suddenly ascended to late-stage Dharma Phase, Dao height of three thousand five hundred zhang, his strength surged greatly.

"Now I should have the power to kill those who have just entered the Great Saint Realm!"

This was his judgement based on his own power and the recently encountered Great Saint Powerhouses. A Great Saint with a Dao height of six thousand zhang, even without using all his trump cards, he was confident to kill; against a Great Saint with a Dao height of seven thousand zhang, he should only have the power to contend.

This speed of improvement was too frightening, which was why he needed to hide his identity. How long has it been, and he had already broken through to late-stage Dharma Phase.

If outsiders knew, the Demon Fiends might wage a total war against the Human Race just to eradicate him. The forces from the Human Race that had grudges against him would also not sit still.

With Xuanyuan Peak’s talent, after cultivating for two thousand years, he predicted that at the worst they’d reach Martial Emperor cultivation.

Even Martial Emperors were forced into hiding, one can imagine how terrifying the power to force Xuanyuan Peak into hiding must be.

"Emperor-level Powerhouses!"

At least this level of individuals could force Xuanyuan Peak into hiding, whereas he displayed a level of demonic talent far beyond that.

If these things were exposed, even Emperor-level Powerhouses would be restless, and the Ten Thousand Dao Bell could not protect him.

Xuanyuan Ting and the others were right, this was the time he should be most discreet, but because of the panel’s characteristics, he could not hide, only choose to create a new identity.

"Kill a few more Martial Saints, and the Ten Thousand Dao Bell can be improved again, but the Wang Family hardly has any Martial Saints left!"

Wei Fan glanced at the panel, Ordinary Power was just over a million years away from another enhancement of the Ten Thousand Dao Bell.

According to Lu Shun’an’s intelligence, apart from those who had been killed by him, the Wang Family only had eight Martial Saints left. Even if the Wang Family had hidden monsters, there wouldn’t be many, at most two or three.

That is to say, the Wang Family’s Martial Saints had been mostly slain by him.

After cultivation, he did not rush to the Wang Family’s next location. Having used Bell Attraction multiple times today, he was both physically and mentally exhausted; he planned to rest for a day, letting the Wang Family savor the taste of fear a bit longer.

...

Jade Dragon Mountain!

This was another critical location of the Wang Family, where Great Saint Powerhouses were stationed year-round. This was the largest Spirit Crystal mine controlled by the Wang Family, from which most of the Spirit Crystal for the family’s cultivation came.

Wei Fan transferred through two Transmission Domain Gates and flew for half a day to reach, not exactly deserted but without any powerhouses, only a few dozen Wang Family Martial Kings managing the miners. As for the Great Saint Powerhouse stationed here, they were long gone.

"Afraid of dying, have they all returned to their ancestral land?"

Wei Fan was not surprised; with most of the family’s Martial Saints fallen, the Wang Family pulling back their forces was only natural.

No matter how important the Spirit Crystal mine is, if the family ceases to exist, the Spirit Crystal is useless. Summoning back the stationed Great Saints to return to the family, mustering the entire clan to respond to him, is the Wang Family’s priority.

Of course, this was the result Wei Fan wanted, only in this way could he eliminate the Wang Family in one fell swoop.

"Who goes there, this is the Wang Family’s mine, leave at once." A member of the Wang Family noticed Wei Fan leisurely walking towards them.

With the Dragon-slaying Saber on his back, dressed in white, he stepped through the sky. The Wang Family’s Martial Kings hadn’t realized he was the "Wei Ran," who the Wang Family viewed as a formidable enemy.

"Die!"

Wei Fan did not hesitate, striking ruthlessly, killing each patrol that discovered him.

"Run, it’s Wei Ran!"

Someone figured it out, shouting as they surged into the sky, without the courage to face Wei Fan.

The entire mine went into chaos instantly; miners ran into their rooms, while the Wang Family’s Martial Kings frantically fled.

Moments later, Jade Dragon Mountain mine was littered with corpses, dozens of Martial Kings were all slain by Wei Fan.

[Slay Wang Jin Yi, gain 50,000 years of Ordinary Power]

[Slay Wang Lin, gain 50,000 years of Ordinary Power]

[Slay Wang Heng, gain 50,000 years of Ordinary Power]

...

[Ordinary Power: 6.94 million years]

[Martial Saint’s Power: None]

Over 600,000 years of ordinary power exploded, a significant portion.

"Not a member of the Wang Family, depart quickly!"

Wei Fan shouted, he didn’t intend to leave immediately; he still owed Lu Shun’an quite a lot of Spirit Crystals, and such a large Spirit Crystal mine could yield substantial gains if violently exploited.

He released Heart Spirit to sweep across the entire mine, quickly locating the Spirit Crystal storage place, but there wasn’t much inside, only tens of thousands of Spirit Crystals; presumably, the departing Great Saint took the Spirit Crystals with them.

Half an hour later, all the miners working for the Wang Family fled.

Wei Fan floated into the sky, his brow glowing. All the power of his Heart and Spirit spread deep into Jade Dragon Mountain, trying to locate the core of the ore vein and then mine it violently.

This method is like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Generally, such large ore veins can regenerate Spirit Crystals repeatedly. After violent mining destroys the ore vein, this Spirit Crystal mine is wasted.

However, he was alone, and he couldn’t be bothered to consider these things.

After destroying the Wang Family, he would leave Xining Continent, and by that time, it would just benefit whoever reoccupies this place.

"Brother Wei, please hold on..."

Suddenly, a voice sounded from afar, and a figure walked through the air.

Wei Fan stopped his actions and looked over. The newcomer was a young man with steamy Dao Yun all over him, displaying an extraordinary demeanor. At first glance, he was a Saint Realm powerhouse.

"Does Your Excellency have any matters?"

The panel had no response to this person, and Wei Fan didn’t recognize him either. However, he still paused his actions, wanting to see why this person had stopped him.

The newcomer clasped his hands from a distance: "I am Li Yuntao of the Purple Sun Sect, greetings to Brother Wei!"

The Purple Sun Sect is another Martial Emperor’s influence in Xining Continent, existing for even longer than the Wang Family. Moreover, as a sect’s strength, it surpasses the Wang Family in overall power, being the number one hegemon in Xining Continent.

Wei Fan did not speak, unsure if the other party was there to mediate or support the Wang Family. If they wanted to support the Wang Family, he wouldn’t be polite.

"Brother Wei, don’t misunderstand. The Purple Sun Sect is not here to mediate conflicts or speak for the Wang Family. Brother Wei’s violent mining might ultimately earn you a few tens of millions to a billion Spirit Crystals. But damaging the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Veins is not only disharmonious but also not worth the loss."

Wei Fan raised an eyebrow: "Then, according to Brother Li, what should I do?"

It was not to mediate conflicts but to persuade him not to engage in violent mining.

Li Yuntao said: "Brother Wei could hand it over to our Purple Sun Sect for mining. In the future, the gains would be split equally between the Purple Sun Sect and Brother Wei."

Wei Fan began to understand. The large ship that was the Wang Family, a Martial Emperor Family, was about to sink, and the major powers of Xining Continent were ready to divide the Wang Family’s resources.

Among them, it’s likely that not only the powers of Xining Continent were eyeing this place, but powers from other major continents might also be eyeing it.

The Spirit Crystal mine of the Wang Family recorded in the information provided by Lu Shun’an could yield ten to twenty million Spirit Crystals a year, a mine of high quality.

Directly destroying it with violent mining would indeed be wasteful in the extreme. With gentle, slow mining techniques, a few more thousand years of mining wouldn’t deplete this regenerating ore vein; its value to major powers is immeasurable.

Li Yuntao’s proposal could greatly benefit both Wei Fan and the Purple Sun Sect. To be honest, Wei Fan was somewhat tempted.

Spirit Crystals are not useless to him. It’s just that reaching the Saint Realm, relying solely on Spirit Crystals to raise cultivation requires an immense amount.

Moreover, he didn’t have the time to manage this. Letting someone else handle it, avoiding violent mining would not only yield him more, but for the Human Race, it’s also a significant loss. Such a resource ore vein might not form even in hundreds of thousands of years.

"Brother Wei, don’t think my Purple Sun Sect is taking much. The part our Purple Sun Sect takes has to be divided among others. You should know the Wang and Zhou Families have quite a relationship. If the Wang Family is destroyed by Brother Wei, even if the Zhou Family doesn’t avenge them, they would have an excuse to take over the Wang Family’s assets. These are divided among the forces supporting the Purple Sun Sect.

I also know Brother Wei has a background, but Brother Wei must understand that the forces of the Eastern Domain will not allow outside forces to seize resources here."

As Wei Fan hesitated, Li Yuntao assumed Wei Fan did not agree and hastily explained.

Such a big fat piece as the Wang Family, the Purple Sun Sect cannot swallow it whole. So, the supposed equal split is actually many powers sharing with Wei Fan. No one will confront the Zhou Family, and the Purple Sun Sect dare not get involved in this matter.

"Alright!"

Wei Fan nodded in agreement. It wasn’t that he truly needed someone to confront the Zhou Family. Sooner or later, he would deal with the Zhou Family. Having someone to manage things here, while he collected Spirit Crystals, was also a good choice.

Now he was alone, but that doesn’t mean he will be alone in the future. Accumulating resources would never be a bad thing.

Li Yuntao showed signs of joy. Currently, "Wei Ran" is thriving and its momentum is rapid. If he didn’t agree to this method, the Purple Sun Sect wouldn’t have any recourse and could only watch helplessly as "Wei Ran" destroyed the place.

The two discussed some details. Wei Fan planned to have Wanxiang Commerce Association handle matters here for him in the future.

Because the Purple Sun Sect wanted to take over the Wang Family’s assets, it wasn’t just this one Spirit Crystal Ore Vein, but a full takeover. As long as Wei Fan dealt with the Wang Family’s masters, the Purple Sun Sect’s experts would move in to take over all of the Wang Family’s assets.

With so many things, Wei Fan naturally needed trustworthy people to help him connect with the Purple Sun Sect, supervise, etc. He couldn’t completely trust the Purple Sun Sect just because they claimed an equal split.

"Brother Wei, you don’t need to go to the other key areas of the Wang Family. According to the Purple Sun Sect’s information, all the experts of the Wang Family outside have returned to their ancestral land, Guiyun Mountain."

Li Yuntao also provided Wei Fan with some information, telling him the Wang Family no longer had experts outside and also that no powerhouse from the Zhou Family was spotted coming to Xining Continent.

Wei Fan nodded, although this information wasn’t crucial, it was still somewhat useful to him.

As for the Zhou Family, he didn’t care at all. It was within his expectations and he even had plans to confront the Zhou Family. Unexpectedly, the Zhou Family was indifferent to the Wang Family’s fate.

Of course, it’s possible that a Zhou Family expert had arrived at Xining Continent, but the Purple Sun Sect hadn’t discovered them. However, for him, whether the Zhou Family came or not was the same; sooner or later, there would be a confrontation with the Zhou Family.

"Brother Li, I will take my leave now!"

Wei Fan quickly rose and left. For him, the primary goal was to destroy the Wang Family; resources were not his main objective.

"The Purple Sun Sect awaits Brother Wei’s good news. Once the Wang Family is destroyed, the Purple Sun Sect will take action to occupy the Wang Family’s territory and clean up the remnants of the Wang Family..."

Li Yuntao watched Wei Fan leave.