Chapter 635

Chapter 635: Reviving Spirit Qi

Zhou Liao, Purple Kite Mountain

Zhou Bang and Li He secretly sneaked into the mountain, where their sleeping fellow disciples lay. This secret they didn’t even tell their son.

Stealthily entering the cave, they found five stone coffins in front of them. After a moment of silence, they quietly opened the coffins.

After a while, the five people gradually woke up, much to the joy of Zhou Bang and Li He. Previously, out of a group of five, only two had survived, so they didn’t expect all to make it alive.

"Zhou Bang."

"Li He."

One by one, the five opened their eyes and were greatly surprised to see Zhou Bang and Li He. They didn’t understand why the first thing they saw upon waking up was them.

"Greetings, brothers."

"Zhou Bang, what’s going on? Shouldn’t Grand Elder be the one awakening us?"

One of them asked, they were put to sleep by Li Qing, so it’s Li Qing who should wake them up.

"Brothers, this is a long story. Let me explain slowly. You’ve been asleep for over forty thousand years and your bodies are very weak. Let’s start by taking some supplements."

"What kind of lousy medicine is this?"

Zhou Bang took out a few pills and some people were very disgusted. These pills can barely help a first-order cultivator, what use are they for us? Obviously, they still didn’t understand their situation.

Zhou Bang wasn’t angry. He explained the situation outside in detail. The five of them were shocked to hear that humans were now ruling the world and there were even powers that could rival high-level cultivators. They were also astonished to learn that they had been asleep for over forty thousand years. It was difficult for them to digest all this information at once.

"My hand, oh…"

Before they could recover from the shock, suddenly one of them screamed as she noticed her skin visibly aging on her hand. The others were once again shocked.

Each of them had been sleeping for a different amount of time, depending on their conditions. Some had used poor materials, so their aging process was faster. This was also the reason why Zhou Bang and the others were able to survive.

Also, they weren’t given any advance warning. If those sleeping in the Qing State woke up, they would awaken a hundred years before their lifespan ran out, allowing them to enjoy life for a bit.

At that moment, Zhou Bang watched as his junior sister instantly aged to look like she was in her seventies or eighties, her vitality greatly diminished, and her lifespan not exceeding twenty years at most, essentially becoming useless.

"Senior brothers and sisters, could junior brother possibly harm you all?"

"Senior Li Cheng, you are my fellow clansman, can you not trust me?"

Li He also spoke to a senior brother, they all belonged to the same clan, although not blood-related siblings, they were still kin.

"I trust you all, please take us away first, there is no spiritual energy here, we cannot restore our cultivation."

Li Cheng and the others exchanged a glance, being from the same sect didn’t necessarily mean a close relationship, so they were still very cautious now.

Zhou Bang led the group out of the cave, reaching the foot of the mountain, they saw a modern scene, once again overturning their understanding, this unfamiliar environment made them somewhat anxious.

Zhou Bang settled them in one of his secret bases, afterwards taking good care of their health and providing them with a more detailed explanation of the current situation, his sincere approach quickly made everyone let go of their guard.

Half a month later, the five of them had basically adapted to the modern setting, after all, they were all elites with strong adaptability.

"Senior Zhou, the spiritual energy hasn’t fully recovered yet. I wonder why you woke us up."

"Senior Li, the Great Dao has begun to revive. Not long ago, I saw a monster fish appear."

"Why can’t I feel the spiritual energy?"

"The revival progress is still not enough. Since the Great Dao disappeared years ago, our powers have been suppressed for a long time. I suspect that the spiritual energy recovery will come gradually. Waking you all up early is to plan ahead.

"Plan ahead?"

"Yes, senior, during the cultivation era, our Wangxian Sect was not strong. After the demon clan invaded and destroyed the Bing State Pure Jade Sect, our Wangxian Sect rose to power in Bing State. But as you know, the sect leader is not entirely on our side, so Wangxian Sect is not strong for many reasons.

Now that we have survived until now, hoping for the spiritual energy recovery, it’s necessary to plan ahead. The world today is much larger than the cultivation era. Back then, not to mention the territories of Ying Continent, even on this Shen Continent, we humans only occupied a small portion. In such a vast world, if we can seize early, just think about the benefits."

Zhou Bang’s words surprised everyone. In the current world, the human territory is indeed much larger than they knew back then.

In the past, humans occupied Zhong State, Qing State, and other areas, appearing vast and endless. But compared to the world today, it’s much smaller. If they could occupy a territory now, wouldn’t they gain countless benefits?

"Senior Zhou is right. Let’s prepare in advance for the upcoming times of great conflict in spiritual energy recovery. We might have a chance to become immortals."

"Senior Zhou, even though the human race wields powerful weapons, it is not their own strength. Why don’t we take over the whole Shen Continent instead?"

"Yes, Senior Zhou, what plans do you have? Let’s hear it. With our combined efforts, are we afraid we can’t conquer this mere Shen Continent?"

"Senior Zhou, I heard that Huaxia Federation in the south is the strongest. How about we take control of Huaxia Federation?"

The group became interested and confident. A mere kingdom built by mortals, how can it be a match for their cultivator abilities, even if they have strong physical strength?

"Fellow seniors, let’s not be hasty. The Huaxia Federation in the south also has cultivators making plans. They have been awake for many years before us. We might not be their match."

"Which way are the cultivators coming from?"

"Yun State"

"Yun State, isn’t that…"

"Yes, it’s him, but I don’t trust him. I only trust the Grand Elder. The Grand Elder is the one who truly cares for us."

"Brother Zhou is right, it should be that way."

Li Cheng immediately spoke up. They didn’t have a good relationship with Lin Jiang because he would disappear for decades, while Li Qing was always present at the Wangxian Sect. They felt closer to Li Qing, especially after Li Qing had put them into a deep sleep without warning and taken away other disciples of the sect. To them, they felt abandoned, so they no longer felt close to the Grand Elder.

"That person has been planning for at least one or two hundred years. We are no match here in the Shen Continent. Frankly, with my current status in Zhou Liao, I don’t even compare to a single hair on their body."

"Brother Zhou, don’t underestimate yourself. If we have two hundred years to plan, we might not be worse than him. You must have a plan, right?"

"Yes, when human strength is limited, especially for ordinary people, that person has been planning for a long time, mainly in this Shen Continent. The other continents are out of reach, so we need to be cautious and start planning from elsewhere."

"Please explain further."

"In this world, Shen Continent is the strongest. Within Shen Continent lies the strongest Alliance of Three Countries. The three countries have divided all the benefits of the world, that’s true. But where there is oppression, there is resistance. The ordinary people in other continents are not helpless. Currently, the three countries can only control them through economic colonization, which has weakened their control.

So, my fellow brothers, we need to find a developed country, quietly control them. Their economy is strong, but if we strengthen our military, we can compete with the Alliance of Three Countries and at least grab thirty percent of the benefits when the spiritual energy recovers."

"How come it’s only thirty percent?"

"Thirty percent is already a lot, but this is thirty percent of the whole world, much stronger than the previously conquered territory."

"That’s true, so what about Senior Zhou…"

"I’ll stay in Zhou Liao as reinforcement for you all."

"That sounds good. With Senior Zhou’s current strength and his help, everything will go smoothly. But I have one more question."

"Please go ahead, Senior."

"What about Grand Elder and the others?"

"I’m not sure about that. Grand Elder and the others are still in deep slumber. I don’t know where he is. What we need to do is to prepare everything well, and when Grand Elder returns, we can dominate the region."

"That’s the way to go."

Li Cheng nodded, thinking about the cultivators from Yun State. He knew he couldn’t compete with their strength, and if it came to a fight, the Grand Elder would have to intervene. Li Qing had achieved the Void level, enough to stand up to them.

Zhou Bang was not shy at all, quickly revealing his plan to everyone. The others listened attentively, nodding in agreement.