"To be safe, I can't attempt Foundation Establishment in the Purple Cloud Mountain Range."
Li Qingyuan first kept the First-grade High-rank formation running to continue defending the cave abode. He then hung a closed-door cultivation sign at its entrance, activated the Breath Concealment Art to suppress his aura, and departed without a sound.
Several days later, somewhere in the Sky Yin Mountain Range.
A mountain valley lay surrounded by peaks on all sides, easy to defend and hard to attack, with a concealed entrance.
Li Qingyuan released his divine sense and flew through the air, repeatedly surveying the entire valley.
The thousand-zhang valley was encircled by mountains, with cascading waterfalls and layered springs. Quite a few demonic beasts lived within it.
Li Qingyuan discovered one Peak Tier 1 Demonic Beast, three First-Tier Late Stage Demonic Beasts, and several mid-tier first-rank and First-Tier Early Stage demonic beasts.
After scouting the valley's surroundings, Li Qingyuan moved to clear out the Peak Tier 1 Demonic Beast—the Earth Cicada Scorpion—and claimed the place where it had dwelled.
"This place can indeed be called a blessed land. It actually has a Second-grade Spirit Spring."
Spirit springs and spirit veins both had the effect of expelling spiritual energy and gathering Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.
The only difference was that spirit veins covered a wide area, while spirit springs covered very little ground.
Li Qingyuan carefully sensed the area, then said with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. This place is well hidden, and the Spirit Spring Water hasn't been drunk away too much by demonic beasts. Within ten zhang of the spring, the spiritual energy density is not the least bit inferior to a First-grade High-rank Spirit Vein."
A Second-grade Spirit Spring was merely a spirit spring. Its ability to gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy