Cracking sounds continued to ring out from the Heaven's Mystery Pillar. Above the camp, the dark clouds pressing down had grown so thick that the entire camp was shrouded in gloom.
Everyone looked up at the sky. Though unease still lingered in their hearts, Gu Yang had already reassured the cultivators under his command, so there was not much panic.
The instant the sounds within the Heaven's Mystery Pillar ceased, the heavy clouds suddenly sank. From afar, it looked as though an enormous wad of cotton had crashed down upon the Crimson Blood Sect camp.
Gales rose in all directions, forcing the disciples to squint against the wind.
When the dark clouds scattered and daylight returned, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy throughout the camp underwent a heaven-and-earth transformation.
Cultivators were exceptionally sensitive to such changes. Cries of astonishment rang out from every corner of the camp, and every disciple wore an incredulous expression.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy within the camp had suddenly become vastly, vastly denser.
Previously, the Heaven's Mystery Pillar had only granted nineteen blessings. Now, there were ninety-nine. The difference in Spiritual Energy density compared to the wilderness was a full tenfold.
How could such a change not be obvious?
The disciples cheered and leaped for joy. They had all come from rogue cultivator backgrounds, with no roots and no support, relying on the marketplace outside the Crimson Blood Sect camp. It was only after Lu Ye arrived at the camp that he took them into the sect, allowing them to enjoy the treatment and benefits ordinary cultivators ought to have.
When the camp's Spiritual Energy had improved some time ago, every disciple had been delighted, because it meant their cultivation efficiency would increase.
This time, the improvement was even more outrageous. The gap had