The deeper they went into the Upper Immortal Realm, the denser the spiritual energy became.
Farther in, the accumulated misty spiritual radiance had already condensed into clouds of every color. Even Ye Jingcheng's Star Illusion Eye was beginning to have trouble seeing through them.
The only pity was that this accumulated misty spiritual radiance was strangely impossible to absorb. It seemed that only spiritual plants could absorb the dense spiritual energy within.
Before a spiritual mountain with a secluded pool, Ye Jingcheng stopped once more.
This time, however, he was not alone. A middle-aged man landed beside him, and the two gazed up at the spiritual mountain together. Listening to the clear, tranquil ripples spreading across the pool, a trace of gravity appeared on their faces.
Naturally, this middle-aged man was Ye Xuecang in disguise. Although Ye Jingcheng felt it was inappropriate, Ye Xuecang had insisted on accompanying him.
After all, according to Zhang Ping, the dangers would only multiply farther in.
Ye Xuecang was also uneasy about letting Ye Jingcheng continue exploring alone. In his words, Ye Jingcheng was far more important to the Ye Family than he was.
Ye Jingcheng wanted to argue, yet could not find a suitable reason. In the end, the two merely divided up the ancient treasures and spiritual treasures before sneaking in together.
Yet they still did not take out the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor at once. That was their trump card; keeping it hidden was far more useful than exposing it.
"This spiritual herb has no guardian spirit beast either!" Ye Jingcheng said gravely, releasing his divine sense as he stared ahead of the mountain.
Moreover, unlike the other ordinary spiritual herbs, this was a five-thousand-year Heavenly Wood Polygonum. Even Nascent Soul Cultivators would be tempted by such a spiritual herb.
Logically,