Chapter 340
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Chapter 340: Five Years
Upon hearing Xiong Li’s words, the old man at the Transformation Stage showed a pleading look in his eyes.
"Don’t get your hopes up. Take your time and enjoy," Xiong Li sneered.
At that moment, the marrow-eating birds circling in the sky seemed to be guided, descending toward the old man’s head.
A Foundation Establishment Stage marrow-eating bird couldn’t pierce through a Transformation Stage cultivator’s skull in one go, but as the saying goes, "Constant dripping wears away the stone." It only needed to make a small hole to reach the brain marrow.
"Keep this old man conscious. Let him feel every bit of his brain marrow being devoured," Xiong Li ordered.
Yu Qianshan pointed to a small green bird at the Golden Core Stage and said, "The Qing Ling bird can cast a buff spell that will make this old man acutely aware of every drop of his brain marrow being consumed."
"There are many such creatures in this chaotic sea. We’ll need to raise more of these little birds in the future," Xiong Li remarked.
"Understood," Yu Qianshan nodded.
The two then walked toward the sealing formation.
Two large hammers appeared in Xiong Li’s hands.
"I can’t handle Transformation Stage cultivators, so I’ll vent my anger on you Golden Core and Nascent Soul Stage cultivators," Xiong Li said, glaring at the cultivators attacking the seal.
"Torturing and slaughtering mortals goes against the natural order. You all deserve to die," Xiong Li shouted as he charged forward with his hammers.
Meanwhile, on Hidden Spirit Island, Xu Fan was watching the Golden Core disciples carry out their tasks with the bored Wang Yulun.
"Why are there so many chaotic and evil places in this sea?" Wang Yulun frowned.
In his experience, cultivators, even if they didn’t treat mortals kindly, wouldn’t go as far as to massacre them. Even demonic cultivators, unless practicing particularly cruel techniques, wouldn’t interfere with the mortal world.
"The world is divided into two poles—yin and yang. Where there is good, there is also evil."
"And the Endless Sea is where the malice of the heavens gathers. Even the spiritual energy here carries a hint of evil."
As Xu Fan spoke, he drew in a mass of spiritual energy from the Endless Sea through the sect’s grand formation.
The swirling energy in Xu Fan’s hand was extremely agitated, almost as if it wanted to attack him.
"This impure spiritual energy contains evil," Xu Fan said as he extracted the impurities from the Heavenly Spirit energy.
A tiny wisp of invisible dark energy swirled in Xu Fan’s hand, which he showed to Wang Yulun.
"Is this the malice of the heavens?" Wang Yulun asked, staring at the dark energy.
"Yes. Cultivators who live here for long periods or absorb this spiritual energy will gradually become more evil and irritable."
"That’s why even the beasts at the Great Ascension Stage in the Endless Sea lack intelligence," Xu Fan explained, recalling his earlier explorations of the nearby human islands.
"So that’s how it is. The people here are truly unfortunate," Wang Yulun sighed.
"They were unfortunate in the past, but things will gradually improve," Xu Fan said, glancing toward Nine Phoenix Island.
"Oh, it seems you have high hopes for that Lady Feng," Wang Yulun remarked with a smile.
"I do. Some people are extraordinary by nature, just like you," Xu Fan replied.
"Does that mean she often gets…" Wang Yulun’s expression grew serious, realizing it wasn’t a good sign.
"Uh, it’s not what you think," Xu Fan said, looking at Wang Yulun.
I was referring to your hundredfold return. Where did your mind go?
"That’s good; otherwise, a young girl like her would really be in trouble…" Wang Yulun sighed in relief.
"…"
On Nine Phoenix Island, in a vast plain, a massive teleportation formation was continuously transporting groups of common people, most of whom were moving with their entire families.
The island had mobilized hundreds of thousands of ordinary soldiers and officials to manage the influx of these waves of people.
From a high vantage point in the distance, Feng Chang Ning watched the scene with delight. She was surprised that her recent suggestion to the Grand Elder about needing mortals to populate and enliven Nine Phoenix Island had been acted upon so quickly.
"Why doesn’t the Grand Elder use a spiritual boat for transport? Isn’t the teleportation formation too energy-consuming?" Feng Chang Ning asked a disciple from the Hidden Spirit Sect, who specialized in the formations discipline, standing behind her.
"The Grand Elder said that using a spiritual boat would take too long, and the teleportation formation is more convenient."
"As for the energy consumption, as long as it doesn’t exceed the rate at which the sect’s Gathering Spirit Formation accumulates energy, it’s manageable."
"Theoretically, even if we set up teleportation formations on all the human-inhabited islands within a million-mile radius and activated them simultaneously, it wouldn’t deplete the energy accumulation rate of the sect’s Gathering Spirit Formation," the disciple explained proudly.
"I see," Feng Chang Ning said, looking enviously at the vast teleportation formation.
"In the future, you will also have such a teleportation formation. Once the spiritual energy filtering formation of Nine Phoenix Island is completed, combined with the Gathering Spirit Formation, transporting within a thirty-thousand-mile radius won’t require spirit stones," the disciple added.
The disciples of the formations discipline were currently researching how to implement a spiritual energy filtering formation across all of Nine Phoenix Island, a task assigned by the Grand Elder.
Hearing the disciple’s explanation, Feng Chang Ning sighed softly. She wondered when Nine Phoenix Island had developed such technological expertise and talent.
Recently, the support from the Hidden Spirit Sect had been incredibly beneficial. With the help of the sect’s technical talents, Nine Phoenix Island had transformed remarkably.
In just three days, a large city for commoners had been constructed by several disciples skilled in earth and wood attributes.
The city’s water systems, lighting, drainage, and streets were nearly perfect.
Moreover, the complex network of rivers on Nine Phoenix Island had been efficiently organized by the disciples, even creating a feng shui Gathering Spirit Formation along the rivers.
Now, Feng Chang Ning hoped that the Hidden Spirit Sect would stay for a while. Once her island had one hundred million commoners to gather their wishes and fulfill a grand heavenly aspiration towards her Transformation God stage, that would be ideal.
At that time, she would have a foothold in the cultivation world, and her vision for a celestial dynasty would truly begin to take form.
"It won’t be long; at this rate, it will be just a few more years," Feng Chang Ning murmured as she watched the common people being teleported in.
She not only needed to have these hundred million people but also had to earn their recognition.
"Little Spirit, do you think there are a hundred million commoners within a million kilometers of Nine Phoenix Island?" Feng Chang Ning transmitted a message to Little Spirit in her heart.
"I asked Brother Grape, and he said there are at least one and a half billion, which means one hundred fifty million commoners."
"That’s enough people. What you need to worry about, Feng Chang Ning, is whether the surrounding islands are sufficient, as securing each common island’s safety will require significant costs."
"Also, Brother Grape secretly told me that the Grand Elder will stay here for five years."
Little Spirit’s words instantly brought joy to Feng Chang Ning.
"Five years is enough."
Feng Chang Ning’s eyes grew increasingly resolute.
