Chapter 409: Triggering the Evil Vein
The largest structure in the Celestial Witch Tribe wasn’t the chieftain’s residence, nor was it the ancestral hall. It was the tribe’s Beast Fighting Arena!
In the Ancient Times, the pressures of survival were immense. The Beast Fighting Arena was where the Celestial Witch Tribe honed its Warriors; it was the tribe’s most important place.
Cheng Yuan strolled into the Beast Fighting Arena and felt an astonishing wave of Evil Qi surging skyward!
Cheng Yuan focused his gaze. In the very center of the Beast Fighting Arena was a stone platform with no protective measures whatsoever.
The stone platform was about one hundred square meters.
Surrounding the platform was a massive trench, a full twenty meters wide and over a hundred meters deep!
The trench was filled with a thick layer of skeletons.
The number of skeletons was immense. Some belonged to Celestial Witches, others to unknown monstrous beasts.
Cheng Yuan finally understood why the center of the Evil Vein was here!
So many living beings had died here that the Evil Qi had grown indescribably dense, even corrupting the Power of the Earth Veins and transforming it into an Evil Vein!
Four unprotected walkways extended from the spectator stands to the stone platform. These must have been the entrances for the Celestial Witches and the beasts.
Cheng Yuan walked onto the stone platform, feeling the sky-high Evil Qi. He could almost see the unyielding spirits of heroes battling upon it!
Cheng Yuan was deeply moved!
’What kind of courage must it have taken for them to step onto a platform with no protections at all, to fight against those incredibly ferocious beasts?’
Soon, Cheng Yuan understood.
’It was the responsibility and determination to protect their tribe!’
’Only by experiencing the cruelest of battles could one grow into the bravest of Warriors!’
’This was the way of survival for the Celestial Witch Race!’
Cheng Yuan bowed deeply in the four cardinal directions, paying his respects to the Celestial Witch ancestors.
As if sensing the powerful emotions stirring within Cheng Yuan, the Evil Qi Spiritual Vein at the bottom of the Beast Fighting Arena suddenly began to fluctuate violently!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Several hazy figures leaped up from the trench and landed steadily on the stone platform, where they began to fight amongst themselves!
Every single move these blurry figures made could stir the Celestial Dao Laws. Each technique was in harmony with the fundamental principles of the universe, providing Cheng Yuan with great insight!
Cheng Yuan finally understood why this place was the Inheritance Holy Land!
Most importantly, as these hazy figures fought, they faintly emanated some Energy Factors.
These Energy Factors showed no resistance to Cheng Yuan at all, instead swirling around him affectionately.
Cheng Yuan was delighted and reached out to the Energy Factors, but to his frustration, they were somewhat indistinct, making them incredibly difficult to absorb.
This naturally meant he couldn’t use them to connect with the corresponding Celestial Dao Laws.
However, Cheng Yuan wasn’t disheartened, because he still had the Celestial Slayer Spirit Liquid in his hand!
’If I use the Celestial Slayer Spirit Liquid, I can surely detonate the Evil Qi Spiritual Vein below. The Energy Factors will become much clearer, and I should be able to absorb them smoothly then, right?’
Cheng Yuan walked to the edge of the stone platform. He looked down at the bleached-white bones in the trench, calmly opened the Jade Bottle, and let a drop of the Celestial Slayer Spirit Liquid fall.
The volume of this single drop of Celestial Slayer Spirit Liquid was minuscule; to the bones in the trench, it was like a drop in the ocean.
But this tiny drop of Celestial Slayer Spirit Liquid instantly ignited the bones below!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
All the skeletons began to stir restlessly, as if they had been imbued with Life Force. They swayed back and forth as they rose to their feet!
Every single skeleton raised its head, its gaze fixed on Cheng Yuan with an insane fanaticism!
A terrifying thought arose among the skeletons!
Devour him!
Devour the person above!
Then they can be reborn!
A chill ran down Cheng Yuan’s spine. He was absolutely certain that the skeletons below could see him!
Cheng Yuan’s expression darkened. If all these skeletons charged onto the platform, they would tear him to shreds in an instant!
Fortunately, the skeletons could only leap a maximum of two meters, while the trench was a full hundred meters deep!
Soon, the skeletons gave up trying to jump. They simply stared silently at Cheng Yuan as a surge of Evil Qi, more than ten times stronger than before, erupted skyward!
Greatly stimulated, the Celestial Dao Laws instantly manifested an incredibly clear vision!
The figures that had been fighting were once blurry, but now, they had become incomparably clear!
Under the observation of Cheng Yuan’s Double Pupil, he could even see the fine hairs on their faces!
They were unbelievably real!
Before, the Energy Factors emanating from the battles between the Celestial Witch ancestors and the Demon Beasts had been indistinct. But now, they were incredibly solid.
They were multi-colored and exceptionally vibrant.
Cheng Yuan was once again a little stunned.
According to the records in the Celestial Witch Inheritance, when breaking through to the Martial King realm, one should only be able to see the Energy Factor of the attribute with which they have the highest affinity.
’But how come I can see so many?’
Cheng Yuan counted carefully. There were seven types of Energy Factors in total.
’What the hell?’
’Which Energy Factor am I supposed to connect with?’
If Wutubo, Wu Qinghe, and the other high-ranking members of the Celestial Witch Sect were to see this, their jaws would drop to the floor!
This was because even a Martial Emperor expert—even one at the Martial Emperor Peak—would have only fully comprehended a single Celestial Dao Law.
In other words, everyone below the Martial Saint realm should only be able to sense one type of Energy Factor.
Only upon becoming a Martial Saint could one comprehend a second Celestial Dao!
The Martial Saint realm is divided into seven heavens, corresponding to the Seven Celestial Daos!
Only by comprehending all Seven Celestial Daos could one reach the Martial Saint Peak.
And yet Cheng Yuan, who had not even reached the Martial King realm, could see seven types of Energy Factors at once.
This meant that Cheng Yuan faced almost no barrier to breaking through to the Martial Saint realm. As long as he reached the Martial Emperor Peak, he would naturally become a Martial Saint!
What kind of monstrous aptitude was this?
The seven types of Energy Factors swayed back and forth in front of Cheng Yuan, making him a little dizzy.
Cheng Yuan really couldn’t decide which Energy Factor to connect with, so he simply closed his eyes and decided to leave it all to fate.
Cheng Yuan muttered under his breath, "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe."
As he spoke, Cheng Yuan’s finger pointed randomly in the air.
When the nursery rhyme ended, Cheng Yuan’s finger came to a stop.
Cheng Yuan opened his eyes and saw that his finger was now pointing at a milky-white Energy Factor.
Cheng Yuan gave a wry smile. ’A Light Element Factor?’
’Celestial Witch Energy is a rather dark type of energy. Is it even compatible with a Light Element Factor?’
’So be it.’
’Since it’s fate’s choice, the Light Element Factor it is!’
’Celestial Witch Energy is too dark anyway. It might be a good thing to neutralize it a bit with the Light Element.’
With a thought, Cheng Yuan absorbed the Light Element Factor into his body. It didn’t clash with his Celestial Witch Energy at all. Instead, it made the Celestial Witch Energy less dark and added a hint of sacredness, making its power even stronger!
This allowed Cheng Yuan to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Cheng Yuan began to absorb the Light Element Energy Factors with all his might!
「Outside the Inheritance Holy Land.」
All the high-ranking members of the Celestial Witch Sect felt the violent fluctuations from the Evil Qi Spiritual Vein!
This meant the Young Master had already used the Celestial Slayer Spirit Liquid and activated the Evil Vein!
Wu Qinghe’s eyes narrowed. He cupped his hands and said, "High Priest, the Evil Vein is fluctuating. It will require your personal attention to suppress it! Leave the entrance to the Inheritance Holy Land to me!"
Wutubo didn’t quite trust Wu Qinghe. He said flatly, "I can suppress this place myself. You go suppress the Evil Vein."
"Very well. I’ll go suppress the Evil Vein!"
Wu Qinghe turned, a sinister smile spreading across his lips.
’That old bastard Wutubo is pretty cautious. But what a pity, he still fell for it!’
’Cheng Yuan must die!’