Along the way, there were as few resentful spirits as ever—or rather, far fewer than before.
Earlier, within the Sky-Reaching Tree's barrier, Chen Fei had seen quite a few Heaven Opening Realm cultivators returning. Judging by their expressions, their gains had been considerable, while the danger had been far less than imagined.
With the Sky-Reaching Tree's power blocking the contamination of the Heart Anomaly Realm, although it was still nowhere near as effortless as being in the Material Realm, things were indeed much easier than originally expected.
Moreover, the number of resentful spirits outside the barrier was not overwhelming enough to blot out the sky and cover the earth. On the contrary, one had to search for quite some time before finding any trace of them.
All these factors provided immense convenience for slaying resentful spirits.
However, most cultivators understood that such a situation would be extremely short-lived. The resentful spirits within the Heart Anomaly Realm could not possibly truly watch cultivators plant their roots here.
Perhaps tomorrow, perhaps next month—once the resentful spirits figured out the situation around the Sky-Reaching Tree, their counterattack would begin.
Thus, taking advantage of this opportunity to kill more resentful spirits and obtain enough kills for oneself was the most pressing matter.
And even setting aside the mission, killing these resentful spirits alone offered enormous benefits to one's cultivation.
When they had been forcibly ordered into the Heart Anomaly Realm this time, all cultivators had thought it would be a matter of exerting themselves, perhaps even risking their lives. As for benefits, what benefits could the Heart Anomaly Realm possibly offer?
If the Heart Anomaly Realm truly held any supreme treasures, cultivators would have long since dug this place clean.
It was precisely because the power within the Heart Anomaly Realm was saturated with