In the northern part of the Great Luo Immortal Realm, spiritual energy was so thin it was almost nonexistent. The biting wind cut to the bone, and the ice and snow never melted, even after a thousand years. No plants could grow there, and living creatures were all but extinct.
The frigid far north was so devoid of spiritual energy that other cultivators hardly ever set foot there. Daoists might not fear the cold or the ice and snow, but without spiritual energy, their path of cultivation was cut off. Who would willingly go to a place like that? That was one reason the Twelve Ancestor Witches had chosen this region.
The Ancestor Witches were born with powerful bodies and did not cultivate their primordial spirits. They could not rely on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to advance their cultivation. Instead, they drew out the potential of their bodies and tempered themselves, strengthening their bones and muscles by regulating their innate qi.
This harsh, freezing environment was the best way to temper them.
The Vampire Vine, however, paid no heed to the bitter cold. After being infused with the Essence Blood of the Ancestor Witches, it grew as if possessed, rooting itself deep in the Earth Veins of the Great Luo Immortal Realm.
The Vampire Vine was an extraordinary thing of heaven and earth. It could never take human form, but it possessed a wondrous ability: wherever it passed, all things withered. It devoured their Essence Blood and spiritual energy, turning the already barren north into an even more desolate wasteland.
The Vampire Vine continued spreading through the crust of the Great Luo Immortal Realm, seeking the vital essence of living creatures.
Deep within Ancestor Wu Hall, the Vampire Vine had woven several great cocoons. Powerful waves