I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm

Very soon, another Spirit Vein Node was found.

It’s just a pity that someone else got there first.

Then the second place, the third place...

"The Spirit Vein Nodes around the Spirit Vein Core of this Black Forest have almost all been scavenged by others.

Now there’s only..."

As Zhou Changwang’s gaze flickered, he thought for a moment, then still decided to approach.

A stick of incense later.

Zhou Changwang hid at the top of a large tree, gazing into the distance at a mountain recess about ten miles away.

A huge demon beast, standing over two zhang tall, with incredibly agile limbs, suddenly appeared before his eyes.

"Bloodthirsty Mad Wolf!

A Mid Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast!"

Looking at the beast, Zhou Changwang felt an undeniable sense of awe, even though it was just standing there.

Moreover, there were many wolf demons around it.

Clearly, they were all led by it, occupying a large surrounding area.

"If a Fourth-Grade Spirit Plant is truly born around its lair, there’s no need to think about it; it’s impossible to get hold of it.

Unless, as Liu Xishan mentioned earlier, at least five Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators join forces..."

Just observing from afar, Zhou Changwang knew that it was impossible for him to grab that so-called Fourth-Grade Spirit Plant right under the beast’s nose.

Snatching food from the tiger’s mouth depends on what kind of tiger it is.

In the end, you might not get the food, but deliver yourself as a human snack for the opponent...

"Earth Yin Lingzhi, Bicolored Flower, Mother Earth’s Root, Celestial Union Spirit Fruit, Dark Flower... three kinds of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects, and two categories of Third-Grade Spiritual Materials.

In other words, there are a total of five Third-Grade Spiritual Materials around that Bloodthirsty Mad Wolf’s lair..."

While observing, Zhou Changwang also relied on the Spirit Eye Technique to keep probing the spiritual materials around it.

He left no corner unchecked, occasionally changing positions.

Finally confirmed.

"No Fourth-Grade Spirit Plant!"

He didn’t know whether to feel relieved or regretful.

In this way.

He felt at ease.

Without a Fourth-Grade Spirit Plant, he naturally wouldn’t risk provoking this Bloodthirsty Mad Wolf.

In fact, this was also the thought in the hearts of most cultivators watching from afar.

They hid early on from afar, observing everything around.

After discovering no Fourth-Grade Spirit Plant, they naturally retreated as well.

Including the Qingyuan Sect group that Zhou Changwang encountered earlier, they did the same.

Zhou Changwang also planned to leave.

His gaze shifted away from that Foundation Establishment Great Demon.

Then, because of his relatively high position, he happened to see the route he took coming from Ninefold Mountain.

He saw the Spirit Vein Nodes he marked and harvested Spirit Plants from.

"If each Spirit Vein Node is a point of an array foundation, then the place where the True Eye is should be the true core of the Black Forest.

It is the place most likely to give birth to a Fourth-Grade Spirit Plant.

But why, from my vantage point, is the array hub or the center of the Spirit Vein not at the lair of that Bloodthirsty Mad Wolf?"

Zhou Changwang was stunned.

Since he learned about arrays, especially after mastering Geomancy Skill, Dragon-Seeking and Acupoint-Pointing, and obtaining the Mountain and River Topography Map, he understood one thing better.

That is, everything follows a pattern.

The extension and direction of Spirit Veins will follow a unique pattern.

Its true core area must be where numerous Earth Qi and Spiritual Qi gather.

It is the absolute center of the entire Spirit Vein.

But at this moment, using the Spirit Eye Technique, judging from the flow of Earth Qi and Spiritual Qi around, the center of the Black Forest, although very close to the lair of that Bloodthirsty Mad Wolf, is not there.

To be precise, there is at least a distance of nearly ten miles separating them.

Although it belongs to the Spirit Vein’s core area, it is the two extremes of this area, belonging to two different poles.

"Where is the true node of the Spirit Vein’s core?

The gathering place of Earth Qi, Spiritual Qi, and Power of Creation?"

Zhou Changwang was observing, comparing, and also calculating.

Whatever position he calculated from, he wasn’t wrong.

His heart stirred, and without hesitating, he cautiously moved toward that position.

After half an hour.

Zhou Changwang saw a group of people standing on a clearing in the distance, and his heart sank, "Dammit.

Were others already aware of it?

And it’s that familiar face, Ye Ping’an from the Ye Family."

Zhou Changwang’s expression immediately turned sour.

But very soon, he realized this group was just here by coincidence.

Or perhaps they also noticed something, but found nothing after searching around.

Suddenly, at this moment, the wind and clouds changed.

A massive gust of wind surged in from a distance.

Soon, endless toxic mist spread rapidly, quickly enveloping the entire Divine Wind Valley.

Even the sky darkened several times in an instant.

Ordinary cultivators could only see up to about thirty zhang.

"The first wave of toxic mist is here!"

Everyone’s heart sank.

Some quickly took out an Antitoxic Pill and swallowed it.

Hiding in a tree, Zhou Changwang performed the Invisibility Technique and Concealing Breath Technique to the utmost, silently swallowing an Antitoxic Pill.

His situation was much better than the others; under the Spirit Eye Technique, the influences weren’t too significant, and even hundreds of zhang away could be seen clearly.

"Let’s go, head to Ninefold Mountain."

"Fifty years ago, a Fourth-Grade Spirit Plant was seized here by the workshop master, it’s impossible for a second to be born so soon.

Rather than waste time here, it’s better to seize the opportunity to go straight to Ninefold Mountain to seize that Fourth-Grade Earth Treasure, the Thousand-Year Enlightenment Tea."

"Good! Let’s go!"

...

Suddenly, they heard someone beckon.

The group from the Ye Family responded immediately.

Quickly, under the lead of Ye Ping’an and Ye Qianyuan, they swiftly departed.

Not until confirming they had gone far and that there were no other cultivators around, Zhou Changwang moved to the position where they had previously stopped.

"According to the records from the Mountain and River Topography Map, Dragon-Seeking and Acupoint-Pointing, and the Geomancy Skill books, this place should indeed be where Earth Qi condenses, the place where the Black Forest’s Spiritual Qi gathers.

But why is there not a single Spirit Plant growing here, and the Spiritual Qi isn’t particularly abundant either.

It’s not even as good as some ordinary Spirit Lands..."

Zhou Changwang carefully probed the surroundings, sensing the fluctuations of Spiritual Qi around, with a look of confusion on his face.

Could Zhao Shanhe’s records be wrong?

However, the Third-Grade Spirit Plants he harvested earlier weren’t fake.

They had all genuinely entered his Storage Bag.

"If it’s not above ground, then could it be underground?"

Zhou Changwang soon had a hypothesis and didn’t hesitate, casting the Earth Escape Technique directly.

His body flashed with Spiritual Light, and then he paused.

The next moment, his figure had vanished, diving into the underground.

"The consumption of Spiritual Power is so fast, is the soil here that hard?"

As soon as he entered the ground, Zhou Changwang immediately noticed something.

His Spiritual Power consumption was beyond imagination, as if moving through extremely hard Spiritual Ore, struggling greatly.

Yet he wasn’t alarmed but delighted.

The more unusual, the more it proved there was something hidden beneath the ground.

He moved quickly underground, and soon made a discovery.

"Roots, lots of roots.

Thick and sturdy.

And they cover a vast area.

The most crucial point is that I’ve finally discovered the main issue.

The Spiritual Qi and Earth Qi here have all been absorbed by these roots.

No wonder there’s no sign of Spiritual Qi on the surface..."

Zhou Changwang’s eyes gleamed with sheer surprise.