Divine Brilliance

Within the void, there was no difference between up, down, left, right, forward and backward. Zong Shou cast out a spiritual talisman and followed the spiritual light that it turned into to fly forwards.

Zong Yuan followed behind. At this point, he still hadn’t reached ascended realm but at this place, one could naturally float in the air. Even without the ability to travel in the air, he could still take steps in the void.

A moment later a brushing sound suddenly spread into both of their ears.

It was like there was river water flowing in front of them.

When both of them got close, Zong Shou and Zong Yuan stood stunned to the ground.

In front of their eyes, there were 10 different sized spiritual energy waves gathered here. Even the smallest one was hundreds of thousands of feet long, causing this place to become a spiritual energy ocean.

The heaven and earth spiritual energy here were so thick that one could actually touch it. However it wasn’t seven-colored like Zong Shou imagined and it was instead deep blue like water, giving off a light blue glow.

A portion of the spiritual wave had seeped into the void, disappearing totally. A portion had changed directions and flowed towards the other side.

Looking out, he realized that there were 200 people here, each taking a spot in this spiritual energy ocean. There were many grade 6 peak experts, as for grade 7 experts there were 10 of them, their auras were indiscernible strong. They all looked expressionlessly at Zong Shou like they were used to seeing common people path disciples come to this place. They were slightly surprised by the two unfamiliar faces, following which they didn’t care about it.

“This is the spirit river?”

Zong Yuan frowned slightly, covering the shock in his eyes. When he was in Gantian Mountain City he didn’t expect that there were actually such mystical and beautiful places that existed.

Zong Shou was in deep thought, recalling what he heard about the vast habitats in the past.

It was said that the 5 vast habitats weren’t naturally formed. On the contrary, end realm experts during the cloud desolate era made them singlehandedly. They were all built at the most dangerous places in the cloud world to suppress the spirit ocean. Whilst obtaining the vast spiritual energy here to maintain the vast habitat, every moment it also faced huge dangers. They were the 5 pillars protecting the cloud world.

Only at that time within the god-emperor game, there were very few people who could enter the vast habitat. Even those people with the right to enter didn’t know much about the circumstances within. In reality, the 5 vast habitats and 3 heavenly places were high above, never communicating with the outside world and was being kept as a mystery.

It seemed like there was really such a thing. The blue colored ocean looking thing was most probably the spirit ocean.

Looking carefully, there were indeed many living beings mixed up within the blue ‘ocean water’.

Many of them were things he had never heard about and never seen. The surrounding common people path disciples didn’t bother whether they were good or evil, threatening or not. As long as they were of such value they would attack to kill and capture them.

Near the spirit ocean, there was an invisible barrier, not only did it bind all the vast spiritual energy at an area, but it also stopped the living beings of the spirit ocean from entering.

Sometimes there were some black cracks that flashed across. If there was nothing around then it was still okay, but if there were beasts or evil spirits, their bodies would be cut open without any sign, dying right on the spot.

Zong Shou squinted his eyes as he looked around and realized that the positioning of the hundreds of common people path disciples in the spirit ocean was really well planned. Coincidentally it was where whirlpools were formed where the spirit river gathered.

The living beings in the spirit river, be it the beasts or evil demons, after charging into this ocean, would be attracted towards these whirlpools. This was the best time to kill these beasts and demons.

Most of these good places were already taken up. Zong Shou thought about it for a moment, he was lazy to mix in with these people from the sect. He chose a decent-sized spiritual river and swam up against the current.

Their actions once again attracted the weird gazes of the disciples of the common people path.

It wasn’t that there weren’t disciples in the past who chose to go upstream to hunt, but they were at least grade 7 and above.

Nearby to the spirit ocean, although there were always grade 8 or 9 common people path experts, even elders who stepped into the celestial path looking over to defend against strong evil demons attacking, it was still extremely dangerous. People who come over here to hunt to obtain merit points often came with friends to work together.

People like Zong Shou and Zong Yuan who were only at grade 6 peak actually dared to enter the upstream. To put it nicely they had no fear. to put it bluntly, they were asking to die.

However, before the 2 of them entered the spirit river there was a woman who was wearing a red robe who flashed in front of them. Her looks could be considered average in the common people path vast habitat but she gave off a heroic aura, stretching her hands to block, “I am Xuanye, Taixuan Sect 4th generation disciples. Are the 2 junior brothers new to the common people path vast habitat? The upstream is too dangerous, if you have no treasure it is tough to hold against the spirit pressure and if the 2 junior brothers are willing, you can hunt together with us…”

When he heard this, Zong Shou was originally a little wary. Thinking that did she find out about the female disciples of Seven Spirit Sect and was finding problems with him?

When he heard those words he was at a loss. This Xuanye actually didn’t recognize him, which means that the girl known as Yongqin had actually acted on her own accord?

Her doubts being solved, the disgust she had towards this girl also disappeared by half.

Looking at the situation, she didn’t seem like she cared much about the 1st Courtyard A being occupied by him.

He followed her gaze and looked out, only to see that it was all females, all of them were youthful and beautiful. Although they couldn’t be compared to top beauties like Zhao Yanran, they were still rare breeds.

Out of the 10 of them, although there were no grade 7 experts, but they formed a sort of formation, gathering their strength to occupy one of the “ocean eye”. The actually could handle it well.

Zong Shou was tempted. When hunting evil demons and beasts with such beauties by his side to chat? That seemed like a decent idea.

However, after he took a closer look he sighed. He cupped his fists towards Xuanye and brushed past her, continuing towards the upwards direction.

35 thousand merit points, killing one grade 7 evil spirit was just 300 merit points.

If he mixed with these girls, even if he took 1 to 2 years, he wouldn’t be able to earn enough. To quickly get that diamond realm dari rulai mantra, he had to take a risk.

As for Xuanye, she was stunned once more. However it wasn’t appropriate for her to continue stopping them, she could only watch on as both of them entered the upstream of the river.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, wondering if these 2 people asking to die here? Suddenly 2 people from afar stepped on the void and headed over. That teen in red dress was her junior sister Chenrou. The other was the young senior master Yongqin of the Seven Spirit Sect. Who knows what had happened but at this moment her face flushed red, her eyes were filled with rage.

Zong Shou knew what she meant by spirit suppression when he stepped into the spirit river.

The more he went upstream, the spiritual energy got thicker and thicker. It was actually squeezing over from all directions, wanting to charge into his body. The strength his body was taking on was also increasing-50 thousand kilograms, 150 thousand kilograms, 500 thousand kilograms, step by step it was increasing.

It was about to squeeze his body until it exploded!

His martial path cultivation was only at the martial ancestor realm, having merged with 5 spiritual veins. His physical body was also strengthened to the max on Dragon Gathering Mountain.

However, under this spirit suppression, he still found it extremely tiring. His 4 limbs were being restrained, unable to move freely. Zong Yuan who was beside him also had a serious expression of his face.

“In this word, there is actually such an existence. If there weren’t any evil beings or beasts this would be the best cultivation area…”

Just as he was speaking a black shadow which was swimming not far away suddenly pounced over. It looked like an octopus, when its huge eyes opened, instantly several green threads wrapped over from all directions.

However before it even got close, Zong Yuan’s spear shadow also exploded out. Thousands of purple blade images filled with vast lightning power smashed those threads into pieces.

With a light scoff, he took out a short spear from his heaven and earth bag and tossed it! Lighting flashed so fast that even Zong Shou couldn’t see it clearly as it stabbed through that black shadow which was shaped like an octopus!

Then the purple lighting on the short spear exploded once more. The black shadow gave out a tragic cry as its huge body instantly collapsed.

Zong Shou’s brows rose up, a look of surprise entered his eyes. He knew that 2 months ago Zong Yuan seemed to have obtained something good in Dragon Gathering Mountain, along with the rewards and pay he got from him in these 2 years. His wealth was quite huge amongst people of the same grade.

However, he totally didn’t expect that in these 2 years, this fellow didn’t make any sound and built this short spear. Grade 3 spiritual artifact, having the power of lightning to maneuver it. It could even kill some peak grade 6 beasts instantly.

He waved his sleeves and the remnants of the black shadow appeared in his hand. Looking back into his memory he recalled details about it.

“It should be the grade 6 evil spirit thousand thread dark spirit…”

What he held in his hand was a grade 6 evil crystal. Cultivators could also use it but if one wasn’t a demon path cultivator one had to purify it first. Its value would be a little lesser than beast crystals. Handing this over to the sect would give them 50 merit points.

To want to obtain 35 thousand, that would mean 700 of these grade evil spirits.

Sighing once more, Zong Shou waved his hand as he summoned the seven-star spirit altar. The 2 of them stepped onto it and continued to proceed upstream.