Dark Shark Abyss, deep beneath the seabed.
With the destruction of the spirit vein, spiritual energy throughout the entire Dark Shark Abyss had grown much scarcer.
The waves became more muffled, and even the seawater seemed to have lost its former luster.
A late second-rank Bluewater Whale swam over from afar before finally descending to the seafloor.
"Gurgle!" The Bluewater Whale opened its enormous mouth and spat out countless bubbles.
A cultivator shot out as well. With several hand seals cast from his hand, a formation instantly unfurled across the seafloor, revealing a painted scroll.
The cultivator was lean-faced and wore a plain Daoist robe, with no indication of which faction he belonged to. He was none other than Ye Haifei of the Ye Family's Hai generation.
Ye Haifei gave the Bluewater Whale beside him an instruction, then scattered his hand, sending countless Blood Leeches spreading in every direction. After pausing for several breaths, he plunged headfirst into the scroll.
Inside the scroll was the likeness of a clan mountain. It was not large—indeed, it seemed somewhat cramped. There was little scenery on the mountain, only a lotus-leaf pond.
Jade Lotus had once been planted in that pond, but because spiritual energy had been somewhat scarce these past years, it had been replaced with ordinary lotus leaves.
At the mountaintop stood a great hall.
At this moment, more than a hundred cultivators were scattered throughout the clan mountain.
To mortals, it might not have seemed crowded, but for cultivators, the space was rather limited. Whether cultivating or practicing spells, it was exceedingly inconvenient.
Moreover, without a spirit vein, everyone could only cultivate using spirit stones.
And they had to make sure not to cause too much commotion and disturb the others.
Along the way, quite a few people greeted Ye