Collateral Damage

Perhaps the intelligence of the Primal Chaos Plate was nurtured by the Spirit Awakening Fire Seed, and the Spirit Awakening Fire Seed was condensed from Lin Yan's soul and Origin Power, so the two could be said to be connected by blood. Lin Yan hadn't even refined the Primal Chaos Plate, yet he could clearly perceive the faint Spiritual Body within the plate.

Lin Yan held the Primal Chaos Plate in his palm and tried to silently chant in his heart, "Little one, can you understand what I'm saying?"

The Primal Chaos Plate trembled slightly, and a joyful and excited emotion directly entered his Sea of Consciousness. Although it didn't respond directly, Lin Yan could clearly feel a Nascent Consciousness expressing some emotion towards him, just like... a child's trust and dependence upon seeing their parents.

"Very good," Lin Yan couldn't help but smile. "Can you do me a favor? Absorb all the Sha Qi around here."

As soon as the thought arose, the Primal Chaos Plate immediately began to spin in his palm, as if saying: No problem, let me show you my skills.

The Primal Chaos Plate instantly flew into the air, followed by an extremely powerful suction force that appeared out of nowhere. The Sha Qi in the air seemed to be pulled by something and flew directly into the body of the Primal Chaos Plate.

Lin Yan concentrated and sensed, as if he saw the entire process of the Sha Qi being transformed within the plate.

The Sha Qi absorbed into the plate was compressed layer by layer through the Turbid Sha Zone in the Lower Four Layers, and finally entered the Primal Chaos Seed in the Core Layer.

After the Primal Chaos Seed absorbed the compressed Sha Qi, it slowly released wisps of Extremely Pure Innate Spiritual Qi from its body. This Innate Spiritual Qi was then stored in the Clear Spirit Space of the Upper Four Layers.

After the transformation of the Sha Qi was complete, Lin Yan vaguely sensed that the size of the Primal Chaos Seed seemed to have increased slightly, and that faint consciousness seemed to have become a tiny bit clearer.

It seemed that the Primal Chaos Seed could indeed nourish itself by absorbing Sha Qi, and the more the Chaos Origin Seed grew, the more agile that consciousness would become.

Perhaps the quantity of Sha Qi in this Underground Space was too small, and the Primal Chaos Plate actually transmitted a feeling of Unsatisfied. It was like a child who had just picked up a bowl of rice, only took two bites, and the rice was gone. This little bit of rice could not satisfy his appetite.

Seeing this, Lin Yan quickly used his Evasion Technique to return to the ground.

He remembered there was a region nearby where the Sha Qi was particularly dense. Black Mist perpetually shrouded the area, Sky Obscuring, and the air and soil were filled with thick Sha Qi.

Because the terrain resembled a valley, Lin Yan named it "Black Sha Valley".

Upon arriving at Black Sha Valley, Lin Yan waved his hand and threw the Primal Chaos Plate into the Sha Qi that was constantly rolling at the valley floor.

The Primal Chaos Plate entered the Sha Qi layer, like a mouse falling into a rice jar, or a child smelling a Delicacy, emitting joyful humming sounds. The Disc Body spun rapidly, like a bottomless Abyss, madly devouring the Sha Qi in Black Sha Valley.

In an instant, the Sha Qi in Black Sha Valley formed a huge Black Vortex centered on the Primal Chaos Plate. All the Sha Qi was forcibly pulled into the Primal Chaos Plate by an Invisible Force.

The originally dim sky was becoming clear at a visible speed, and the charred ground was gradually fading, revealing the earthy yellow soil beneath.

Lin Yan's mind moved, and he said to the consciousness within the Primal Chaos Plate, "Little one, release some of the Spiritual Qi you've transformed."

The Primal Chaos Plate, which was madly devouring Sha Qi, paused and reluctantly spat out the Innate Spiritual Qi it had just transformed from the other side of its Disc Body.

"Haha, it even knows to hoard food?" Lin Yan could clearly feel the Primal Chaos Plate conveying a feeling of dissatisfaction.

"Don't worry, I won't let you release Spiritual Qi for nothing. There's plenty of Sha Qi here, and I'll take you to other places to eat later. I'll definitely let you eat your fill," Lin Yan quickly appeased.

Receiving Lin Yan's guarantee, the Primal Chaos Plate immediately became happy. It absorbed Sha Qi unscrupulously on one side, while stingily releasing a Small Amount of Spiritual Qi on the other.

The concentration of Sha Qi in Black Wind Valley was rapidly decreasing, while the concentration of Spiritual Qi was gradually increasing. Without the suppression of Sha Qi, the earth seemed to have begun to radiate Life Force again. Some resilient moss-like spiritual grasses, with their strong Life Force, actually took this opportunity to quietly Emerge from Soil.

"Roar~"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the depths of Black Sha Valley. A fierce beast, as massive as a small mountain, charged out of a cave, its four blood-red eyes fixed intently on the valley entrance. It was the Innate Fierce Beast that feeds on malevolent qi – the Sha Devouring Mad Bear.

Like most fierce beasts, the Sha Devouring Mad Bear preferred to live in places with dense malevolent qi, using the ferocious qi to temper their physical bodies. They possessed an almost instinctive repulsion towards spiritual energy.

The increasing spiritual energy in the air made the Sha Devouring Mad Bear feel extremely uneasy. It furiously pounded the ground, its immense force causing deep cracks to appear. The malevolent qi from underground was forcefully squeezed out, continuously drifting towards the sky.

This was the nature of fierce beasts. Whenever the malevolent qi became sparse, they would use their innate destructive aura to recreate malevolent qi by damaging the environment.

In Black Sha Valley, there were many fierce beasts like the Sha Devouring Mad Bear. Without exception, they all sensed that the malevolent qi in the canyon was decreasing. Thus, one by one, the fierce beasts began to emerge from their habitats and launch indiscriminate attacks on everything around them, hoping to regenerate the malevolent qi.

The sudden rampage of these fierce beasts, their indiscriminate attacks on the surrounding environment, unexpectedly brought a catastrophe to some spirit beasts and spirit plants that were hiding and cultivating peacefully in the area.

A Seven-Orifice Spirit Grass, growing in a crevice at the valley floor, was silently inhaling and exhaling spiritual energy, purifying the malevolent qi. Unexpectedly, it was half-buried by a mudslide caused by a Marsh Rhino Fierce Beast, its spiritual light dimming.

A group of Jade Spirit Deer, pure white with a pair of crystalline antlers on their heads, were hiding in a concealed formation barrier, leisurely eating spirit grass. They were accidentally discovered when a fierce beast broke through their barrier. To escape the beast's attack, they had no choice but to flee in all directions.

As more and more fierce beasts became frenzied and mad, the scope of their destruction continued to expand. The spirit beasts that were already desperately hiding found their traces exposed one by one and were subsequently relentlessly pursued by these fierce beasts.

The faster spirit beasts, relying on their speed advantage, fled in panic towards the outer reaches of Black Sha Valley. Those with some combat power engaged the pursuing fierce beasts. As for those that couldn't run fast and lacked combat power, they were directly annihilated by these fierce beasts.

For a time, Black Sha Valley was filled with rising dust, roars, and screams that were unceasing.

Lin Yan stood on high ground, witnessing all of this. He hadn't expected that his mere desire to let the Primal Chaos Plate have a full meal would trigger the rampage of the fierce beasts. And the innocent spirit beasts and spirit plants had all suffered collateral damage because of him.

Lin Yan was unwilling to stand by. He waved his hand to recall the Primal Chaos Plate. Without time to pacify the somewhat displeased Primal Chaos Plate due to its unfulfilled desire, he summoned the Earth Spirit Seal and suspended it above his head. Activating the Earth Escape Technique, he flashed into the center of a battlefield.

A late Earth Immortal Three-Headed Demon Ape was pursuing a group of Jade Spirit Deer with no escape. The Jade Spirit Deer King, seeing no way out, could only gather courage and lead the remaining clan members, preparing to fight to the death with the Three-Headed Demon Ape.