I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 183: Chapter 180: The Earth-Shaking Changes

The Qi Sect of Yu Continent.

The back mountain.

After the earthshaking change in the heavens and earth, a terrifying presence enveloped a thousand miles around, and all disciples prostrated on the ground to worship, silently waiting for the Heavenly Monarch's wrath to dissipate.

"Blind Taoist! Blood Devil Child! Golden Corpse... you all deserve to die!"

Rainbow light soared into the sky, sensing the location of the Supreme Clarity Divine Talisman and flew towards Ji Continent to the southwest.

The Divine Transformation Heavenly Monarch had already been able to harness the power of heaven and earth; as the light streaked across the sky, the void slightly distorted, disappearing into the horizon as if it flickered and teleported.

Several hours later.

The light appeared outside the Heavenly Demon Sect, where the Sect Protection Array that once enveloped the Spirit Vein was now riddled with holes.

The allied forces of the righteous path had breached the Heavenly Demon Sect but felt not an ounce of joy, either controlling Magic Artifacts or standing on the ground, their eyes lifeless and looking around blankly.

The inside of the Heavenly Demon Sect was completely empty, and the land for a thousand miles around was dead silent, without even the sound of insects or birds. Only the numerous white bones on the ground, which creaked and cracked underfoot, testified that this place was a devil's lair.

The iconic Heavenly Demon Palace in the center had no more Formation and Prohibition or, to put it differently, the formation patterns couldn't function without the Spirit Stones to sustain them.

The Heavenly Monarch swept his Divine Sense over the entire Heavenly Demon Sect and likewise found no sign of any living creature.

"Amitabha!"

A Buddha's name rang out, and a yellow-clothed monk holding prayer beads and standing barefoot on a Dharma wheel appeared out of thin air.

"Heavenly Monarch Yuan Ling has arrived ahead of us. Have you found any clues? How could those three old fellows suddenly go mad and join forces to destroy the sect's lineage?"

"I do not know."

However, a mad glint flashed in Heavenly Monarch Yuan Ling's eyes. According to the sect's secret texts, those three old devils must have performed a Blood Sacrifice on their disciples to seal their own lifespan.

The Qi Sect also had similar secret techniques, but they were too bloody and the survival rate was low; so far, nobody had used them.

"I do so for the continuation of our ancestors' legacy, in hopes that once the sect's lineage is restored, the Qi Sect will become the Leader of the Orthodox Path!"

A moment later.

A streak of sword light broke through the sky and transformed into a white-robed Taoist. His Divine Sense swept over the Heavenly Demon Sect, his brows furrowing deeply.

"Heavenly Monarch Yuan Ling, Monk Miao Shan, I hurried here from the Blood God Cult and the Heavenly Corpse Sect, and the situation there was exactly the same. Those three old ghosts are heartless and ruthless; they must have performed a Blood Sacrifice on their disciples and disciples. What's their plan?"

Heavenly Monarch Yuan Ling shook his head slightly and said with clasped hands.

"With the sect's lineage cut off, each whiff of Spiritual Energy in the future will be precious. I shall return and call back my disciples to seal the mountain gate, just hoping that the lineage of our sect will continue!"

Having said that, he transformed into a light and departed.

...

Qianjing.

The residence of the Marquis of Valor.

The back garden.

Two servants were digging a hole under a tree; next to them lay the corpse of a maid, who seemed to have died not long ago.

"The Princely Heir is getting more and more depraved. How many has it been this month?"

"Four or five? Why do you care so much? They were all bonded to death when they were sold into the manor—it's not against the law to beat them to death."

"To think the Princely Heir is actually a eunuch by nature, tsk tsk!"

"The Princely Heir's consort is even more remarkable. I heard someone saw her at night, getting involved with the coachman on the carriage..."

The two spoke in hushed tones, suddenly feeling a cold wind blow by, sending shivers down their necks.

At this moment.

The corpse that was lying on the ground suddenly grew long fangs from its mouth, its fingertips extended into half-a-foot long black claws, white fluffy hair grew all over the body, and in an instant, its eyes snapped open.

The zombie leapt to its feet, grabbed the servants by their necks, and with a jerk, pulled out their heads along with half of their spines.

Gurgling...

Then it laid its face on the neck of a servant, instinctively sucking the essence and fresh blood, its white hair gradually turning blood-red.

A moment later.

Only two dry corpses remained on the ground, as the zombies' noses twitched, sniffing out the scent of the living to begin their hunt within the marquis' residence.

With a population of three to four million in Qianjing City, even with Emperor Guangming's diligent governance and relatively clean administration, it was difficult to purify the various dark and hidden aspects of the underworld.

The zombies in the Marquis of Valor's residence were not an isolated case; in certain large estates, skeletal heads would fly out of dried wells to bite anyone they saw, and water ghosts would crawl out of sewage ponds to drag and gnaw on unsuspecting passersby.

The Imperial Palace was no safer, with wronged spirits appearing in the Cold Palace and fierce ghosts climbing out of wells.

Fortunately, there were celestial masters stationed there, who cast Lightning Methods to obliterate the ghostly entities, and the Li Imperial Clan narrowly escaped disaster.

As the main vein of Spiritual Energy had dissipated, causing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth to become overly concentrated, it gave rise to many fierce spirits and ghosts, leaving the Imperial Clan cultivators powerless to care for the common people, and they could only send out continuous calls for help.

At this time.

A terrifying Divine Sense swept across Qianjing City, followed by hundreds of Yin Thunders that struck down, reducing the rampaging wronged spirits and fierce ghosts to flying ash.

...

The Eastern Sea.

The Earth Fire Palace.

Zhou Yi sat in the main seat, comforting the Foundation Establishment cultivators below with sorrowful expressions.

"After slaying the Blood Moon Demon Monarch, we obtained a large amount of Spirit Stones, likely resources that the Ghost King Sect had eroded from the Eastern Sea. Even without the ancestral vein, as long as we conserve the use of Spirit Stones, at least... we can last until all our lifespans are exhausted!"

Yuan Qi said with a bitter face, "My lifespan is not long, soon I won't need Spirit Stones anymore, nor will I sit in meditation for Qi Refinement."

Several elderly cultivators nodded in agreement, as they had no chance of forming a Golden Core anyway. As long as they maintained their Foundation Establishment cultivation and did not lose lifespan, the difference from before was not significant.

The newly advanced three true cultivators also expressed their willingness to cut back on their Spirit Stone stipends, tightening their belts to endure the hard times.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "With the ancestral veins severed, there will inevitably be surging Spiritual Energy that dissipates, becoming thinner as it spreads from the center of the Nine Continents. By relocating our sect into the Nine Continents and relying on the Spirit Gathering Array for support, our sect can survive a bit longer."

Yuan Qi voiced his concerns, "The Nine Continents are under the jurisdiction of both the righteous and demonic sects, might our actions anger them...?"

"With the current rate of depletion of the Spirit Veins, in no more than three to five months, there will be no more Spirit Veins left in the world."

Zhou Yi explained, "The cores of the Spirit Capturing Formations are gone; relying solely on setting up Spirit Gathering Arrays, we can affect at most a few hundred miles around. The Earth Fire Palace can choose a desolate mountain to gather Spiritual Energy to establish a sect. What concern do the righteous and demonic paths have for us now?" Explore stories on ???

"It's up to manager Zhai to make a trip to Cloud Continent, find a suitable mountain, and after the Spirit Veins run dry, we'll move there."

"At your command."

True Cultivator Zhai turned into a streak of light and flew towards Cloud Continent.

Just at that moment, the rich Spiritual Energy spread from the Nine Continents to the Eastern Sea, even denser than the Spirit Veins of the Earth Fire Palace had been before.

Yuan Qi and the others still wore expressions of sorrow; no matter how rich the Spiritual Energy, as it continued to be depleted day by day, it would not last long. In the future, they would have to rely on Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects to sustain their sect.

Zhou Yi continued to instruct on several matters, such as everyone working hard to refine Array Plates for the Spirit Gathering Array, the sect's subordinated Spiritual Object Veins being excavated destructively, and Spirit Stones as strategic materials no longer being exchanged for meritorious deeds, among other things.

Yuan Qi asked, "Elder, should we dismiss some disciples with poor aptitude?"

Zhou Yi pondered for a long while, then slightly shook his head.

"Let's take them all to the Nine Continents. Since the Cultivation World is destined to decline, there's no need to further dishearten our disciples!"

...

Hall of Spiritual Fire.

The secluded cultivation room.

Zhou Yi subconsciously activated the Formation and Prohibition, but remembering that the formation required the use of Spirit Stones, he only activated the Concealment Array.

"I must get used to the hard times, for the days to come will be even harder!"

He took out an Innate Spirit Root Jiamu from his storage bag; it was still a tender sprout, but it had grown larger by two rings than before.

"Jiamu, Jiamu, when the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth eventually disappears, I will have to rely on you. Let's help each other. I will provide you with lifespan, and you will provide me with Spiritual Energy!"

Zhou Yi performed the Jade Dew Art, gathering Creation Dew to water the Jiamu, carefully sensing the dispersing Spiritual Energy.

"The Spiritual Energy hasn't decreased at all; in fact, due to the sprout growing bigger, even more Spiritual Energy has been converted."

"I must ripen the Jiamu into a sapling before the Spiritual Energy completely vanishes. It should sustain my Golden Core Realm cultivation!"