Chapter 2261 - 2253: Establishing a Cave
Seeing Huang Xiaolong’s resolve, Yang Jingzhi no longer tried to persuade him, shaking his head in secret. He truly couldn’t fathom what Huang Xiaolong was thinking. In his view, Huang Xiaolong was "abandoned" by all elders, feeling disheartened, which led him to choose the barren and hostile Desolate God Mountain Range in a fit of self-destructive despair.
Otherwise, who would be foolish enough to pass up the Baogen Mountain Range with the Holy Spirit Peak and choose the Desolate God Mountain Range instead?
Shortly afterward, Huang Xiaolong moved out of his temporary residence in the palace, and then guided by Yang Jingzhi, embarked on a spaceship headed for the Desolate God Mountain Range.
The Desolate God Mountain Range lay extremely remote, located in the northernmost area of the Holy Sect Headquarters.
Even traveling by spaceship, it would still take four to five days to arrive.
The spaceship sped toward the Desolate God Mountain Range at maximum speed.
Inside the spaceship, Huang Xiaolong stood before the jade mirror, quietly gazing at the mountains below, only to see Spiritual Energy overflowing from them.
Previously, while taking the spaceship from the Tian Niu Li Continent branch with Du Gen to the Holy Sect Headquarters, Huang Xiaolong had seen countless Spirit Mountains on the way, but those Spirit Mountains couldn’t compare at all with these ones in the Holy Sect Headquarters.
Even the Spirit Mountains with the poorest Spiritual Energy at the Holy Sect Headquarters were much better than the densest Spiritual Energy mountains seen on the way.
A day later, while traversing a region, Huang Xiaolong saw the Spiritual Energy of the mountains ahead congealing into a sea, surging like ocean waves, with Spiritual Objects resembling elves soaring within them.
Furthermore, threads of golden auspicious qi soared into the sky.
This was Holy Spirit Energy!
Holy Spirit Energy only appeared when the materials used in cave palaces contained a substantial amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects imbued with Holy Spirit Energy.
"These mountain palaces were all built by the Holy Sons of our Holy Sect," Yang Jingzhi explained to Huang Xiaolong.
Huang Xiaolong nodded.
He had already guessed that only the Saint Heirs in the Holy Sect possessed such financial prowess to construct cave palaces of this nature.
"That Holy Alliance Peak belongs to Saint Son Jiang Tian," Yang Jingzhi pointed out one of the Spiritual Peaks where Holy Spirit Qi was richest.
This Spiritual Peak, so rich in Holy Spirit Qi, far surpassed the other Holy Sons’ Spiritual Peaks around it, elevated like it commanded reverence from all surrounding peaks.
Just like Jiang Tian sitting there, receiving veneration from all the Saint Heirs around him.
This was the honor and status of the Chief Saint Heir, the first among the younger generation of the Holy Sect!
Nonetheless, Huang Xiaolong knew that the Holy Alliance Peak was not Jiang Tian’s exclusive property but belonged to the Chief Saint Heir of the Holy Sect, meaning whoever was the Chief Saint Heir would claim the Holy Alliance Peak.
Previously, the Holy Alliance Peak was not called Holy Alliance Peak; it was renamed after Jiang Tian moved in.
Huang Xiaolong pointed to the Holy Alliance Peak: "Within a thousand years, I will move into the Holy Alliance Peak!"
Yang Jingzhi startled, then smiled, thinking Huang Xiaolong was just joking.
To move into the Holy Alliance Peak and become the Chief Saint Heir of the Holy Alliance, how could it be easy!
Unless Huang Xiaolong could defeat Jiang Tian by then!
Jiang Tian, the Chief Saint Heir of the Zhuoyuan Saint Sect, possessed profound and unpredictable strength, even Yang Jingzhi, the Main Hall Master at the Half-Saint Realm, was no match for Jiang Tian, let alone Huang Xiaolong?
There are differences in power even within the Half-Saint level.
Given Huang Xiaolong’s talent, it would probably take him a billion years to reach the Half-Saint stage?
And by then, Jiang Tian would likely have already secured the Holy Order, surpassed the Half-Saint realm, and become a Saint.
The gap between Huang Xiaolong and Jiang Tian would grow ever wider.
Thinking of Huang Xiaolong’s upcoming Saint Platform battle with Huang Zhouping in over a year, Yang Jingzhi shook his head once more.
Five days later, Huang Xiaolong and his companions finally arrived at the Desolate God Mountain Range.
Upon arrival, looking at the Desolate God Mountain Range with Spiritual Energy so sparse it was nearly nonexistent, everyone felt absurd, as if they’d ventured into a destitute wilderness.
Indeed, compared to the Spiritual Peaks seen along the way from the Holy Sect Headquarters, the numerous Spiritual Peaks in the Desolate God Mountain Range couldn’t even be called Spiritual Peaks; they resembled overgrown wild and uncultivated hills.
The Desolate God Mountain Range boasted thousands of Spiritual Peaks, but among them, nearly none contained decent Divine Trees nor several types of decent Spiritual Medicine.
So barren was the Desolate God Mountain Range that it had become a deserted place of the Holy Sect, and even many ordinary Inner Sect disciples of the Holy Sect didn’t want to place their palaces here.
Looking at the barren Desolate God Mountain Range before him, Yang Jingzhi sighed to himself, then took out a Space Divine Artifact and said, "Holy Son Huang Xiaolong, these things are something I’ve obtained by chance. You might need them to construct your cave palaces. They are of no use to me. If you don’t mind, please accept them."
For some reason, he suddenly felt a great sense of pity for this new Holy Son.
Huang Xiaolong accepted the Space Divine Artifact, finding it filled with fine iron ore, Spiritual Jade, and Spirit Medicine, Spirit Grass, and Spirit Trees, all materials used for constructing cave palaces, including even a few high-grade chaotic Spiritual Veins.
Huang Xiaolong pondered for a moment and didn’t decline the offer, accepting it solemnly, knowing that although he had top-grade Chaos Spiritual Stones, procuring all these fine iron ores would require considerable time and effort.
Huang Xiaolong smilingly said to Yang Jingzhi, "Thank you very much, Main Hall Master Yang Jingzhi. After the Saint Platform battle, I’ll treat you to a drink!"
Yang Jingzhi paused, then laughed, "Alright then!"
Awhile later, Yang Jingzhi asked Huang Xiaolong if he needed anything else and departed only after confirming there were no further instructions.
"Main Hall Master Yang Jingzhi is really nice," commented Zhang Wenyue as she approached Huang Xiaolong after Yang Jingzhi had left.
Huang Xiaolong nodded.
This Yang Jingzhi was indeed worth becoming acquainted with.
Looking at the Space Divine Artifact in his hand, he realized he had owed Yang Jingzhi a favor.
"Alright, we should start working soon, or else we’ll have to sleep on the ground tonight," Huang Xiaolong jested with Zhang Wenyue.
It was now noon, and only a few hours left until dusk.
"Wenyue, which Spiritual Peak do you think we should develop?" Huang Xiaolong asked Zhang Wenyue.
There were thousands of Spiritual Peaks in the Desolate God Mountain Range, but developing them one by one was impractical. They could only develop one for their immediate use.
"That one should do," Zhang Wenyue pointed at a slightly peculiar, somewhat adorable-looking Spiritual Peak.
Huang Xiaolong chuckled, nodding, "Alright, that one it is!"
That Spiritual Peak happened to be the one left behind by Wan Zhuoyuan as a Treasure!
Then, Huang Xiaolong led Zhang Wenyue and several others to the summit of the Spiritual Peak, gathering palm power to form a blade, slicing through the air. After a few strokes, he leveled the summit and allocated space for several small areas.
Next, Huang Xiaolong extracted the fine iron ore and Spiritual Jade from Yang Jingzhi’s Space Divine Artifact. Waving his hands, the ores and jade flew out in sequence, accumulated together, merged, and soon formed a palace.
Half a day later, several simple palaces were completed. Huang Xiaolong took out the Spirit Trees and Spirit Flowers from Yang Jingzhi’s Space Divine Artifact, their placement artistically arranged, filling the open spaces among the palaces.
"Alright, just in time, we won’t need to sleep on the ground tonight," Huang Xiaolong clapped his hands and smiled comfortably.