Thirty Thousand Strands of Great Luo Dark Qi

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past two years, Chen Lingxi traveled north from the Deer-Sleeping Peak area, crossing numerous mountains and traversing dozens of remote and desolate valleys.

In his first year, he only traveled within the Dragon-Offering Territory. Occasionally, when the night was deep, he would find a deserted peak, close his eyes and cultivate for three to five days before continuing his journey.

The following year, he ventured beyond the million-mile territory of the Dragon-Offering Sect, heading deep into the heart of Nine Palaces.

But he never went too far.

The Moon River of the Southern Heaven Domain, the turbid waves of the Calamity Sea, and the thunder of the Thunder Pool are all places he has never set foot in.

Because these places are too dangerous, even though his cultivation at the Dao Foundation Early Stage is by no means weak, there are countless powerful figures in this Great Xuanzhuo Realm, so Chen Lingxi does not dare to take too many risks.

So he continued to roam the area of about 100,000 li outside the Dragon-Offering Territory.

During these two years, Chen Lingxi Concealed Edge Method proved invaluable, concealing his aura and Dao Origin fluctuations throughout his body without letting any of them leak out.

This also saved him a lot of trouble.

This is precisely why Chen Lingxi's understanding of the Concealed Edge Method became even more profound.

He had already cultivated the Concealed Edge Method to the Mystic Realm, but now it seems he has already touched the edge of the Mysterious Mirror.

At this moment, Chen Lingxi activated the Concealed Edge Method, making him indistinguishable from the surrounding vegetation and rocks.

Almost no energy was released.

Even a cultivator at the Dao Foundation Middle Stage would not be able to see through it easily.

More importantly, Chen Lingxi never stopped collecting Great Luo Dark Qi during these two years.

Most of the tasks he undertook, as revealed by the Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror, were not difficult.

The Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror manifested within the Nine Palaces, revealing countless fortuitous opportunity, including insurmountable treasure mountains, impassable seas of suffering, or ancient battlefields fraught with immense danger, Great Luo Dark Qi that could be obtained was extremely abundant.

However, Chen Lingxi never accepted these tasks.

He always chose jobs that primarily involved gathering.

Whenever something manifests, one only needs to go and collect it; there is no need to compete with others, disturb the powerful figures who govern a region, or travel thousands of miles.

The amount of Great Luo Dark Qi obtained from these tasks is not much, often only a few dozen or a hundred strands, which cannot compare to the immense fortuitous opportunity that shake the world.

But their advantage lies in their speed.

For Chen Lingxi, speed was the greatest advantage.

He once walked along a river called Lin River for more than a month.

The Lin River originates from a range of snow-capped mountains that flows eastward, eventually joining a much larger body of water.

The river's width varies, sometimes only a few meters wide, sometimes stretching for tens of miles. The water is clear and cold, reflecting the shadows of the mountains and trees on both banks.

During the day, he would slowly glide across the river using the Cloud-Riding Method, his Qi Observation Technique constantly flowing in his eyes, taking in all the spiritual energy and strange phenomena deep beneath the water.

As night fell, he would find a bend in the river and use the Clear-Mystery Pivot-Qi Formation to gather the wandering spiritual energy in the world, then use that spiritual energy to secretly connect with the spiritual creatures in the water.

For nearly three days, he collected strands of the River Essence from the Lin River.

The River Essence was formless and intangible, only wisps of pale blue light. If one did not examine it carefully using the method of Qi Observation, one would almost think it was just sunlight reflecting off the water plants at the bottom of the river.

These essences gathered in his palm, like a handful of captured moonlight flowing in water, clear and translucent.

He offered those dozens of strands of essence to the Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror, and obtained more than two hundred strands of Great Luo Dark Qi.

Although the number was small, it did not alarm anyone.

He has also visited some extremely rare, desolate mountains and wilderness areas.

Those desolate mountains are often shrouded in mist and clouds all year round, with ancient trees providing shade, and the Spiritual Qi is mixed and unclear, so ordinary cultivators are unwilling to stay for long once they see them.

However, it is precisely in such places that some subtle things buried deep in the past are often hidden.

Deep within the cliffs of these nameless, desolate mountains, he found three Cauldron Artifact Fragment.

He also visited the palace of a human dynasty.

That dynasty was located in a remote area and its fortunes were declining. Its palaces were magnificent and resplendent, but if one were to examine its spiritual energy, the combined Spiritual Qi of the entire dynasty would not even be comparable to one-third of that of a single lower peak of the Dragon-Offering Sect.

On a night of the new moon, he quietly sneaked into the ancestral temple worshipped by the dynasty.

The ancestral temple was not large; inside, there was only one statue of a deity dressed in a dragon robe.

The statue's face was blurred, and its robes were layered. At first glance, it was just an ordinary statue of an emperor.

However, when Chen Lingxi used the method of Qi Observation to examine it closely, he could clearly see that beneath the dragon robe, there was a faint spiritual energy flowing within it.

The spiritual energy was extremely faint, yet it carried an ancient, almost tangible demonic Yao Qi.

He used Secret Method to peel the dragon robe off the statue and silently put it into his Chaos Bag. He left the palace the next day as if nothing had happened.

And so, two years passed quietly.

In the past two years, Chen Lingxi has traveled to many places.

Over the course of two years, the Great Luo Dark Qi within his Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror had accumulated to a total of [29,400 strands].

Nearly 30,000!

With his Dao Foundation Early Stage cultivation, Chen Lingxi was already quite satisfied with the amount he had accumulated in just two short years.

However, Chen Lingxi was not proud of this at all.

He felt more and more that the mysteries of the Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror were becoming increasingly unfathomable.

On this day, Chen Lingxi was traveling on a cloud.

The radiance of two great suns poured down from the sea of clouds, illuminating his dark black brocade robe with gold patterns, making it shimmer and sparkle.

He was heading to a place called Clear-Zhi Mountain.

Clear-Zhi Mountain is situated in a wide valley. The mountain is not high, and a light layer of purplish-red mist swirls around its waist, like a veil wrapped around its waist.

There is a rock from another mountain in the valley.

The stone was only about three feet tall, and its entire body was bluish-gray. It was unremarkable in appearance. If Chen Lingxi had not carefully examined it using the method of Qi Observation, he probably would have passed by it ten times without noticing it.

For Chen Lingxi, this trip was nothing more than a minor matter of searching for stones.

Once found, offerings can be made to the Mirror of Heaven, which can yield over eighty strands of Great Luo Dark Qi. Including the round trip, the journey will take no more than two days, making it extremely fast.

"It's just that these kinds of missions are getting harder and harder to find."

Chen Lingxi and collected the rocks, feeling a surge of emotion...

"Within a radius of 100,000 li, I've basically completed all these simple tasks."

He was pondering this when suddenly things changed!

Just moments before, three great suns were slowly turning in the sky, the sea of clouds was churning as usual, and the mountains were rising and falling as before.

The next moment, an indescribable burst of blazing white light suddenly erupted from the Emptiness Sun hanging high above the Nine Palaces!

The radiance was so dazzling and vast that it swept across the sky from the direction of the Emptiness Sun, turning the originally dim yellow sky into a brilliant, almost snow-white dawn.

As soon as the light fell, it surged like a mighty tide from Nine Palaces to west, illuminating the clouds and clouds along the way and shining a clear light on every corner of the mountains and rivers.

At this moment, countless cultivators looked up simultaneously.

Whether they were in seclusion or living in seclusion, whether they were disciples of the Xuanmen Immortal Clan or Rogue Cultivator, at this moment, they all felt the vast and powerful Cauldron Vessel that descended from the sky, yet clearly originated from it!

That Daoist charm was as vast and unrestrained as a boundless ocean, possessing an indescribable, magnanimous, and expansive aura, as if the entire Nine-Towers Land were being embraced under an incomparably vast roof!

Chen Lingxi stood on the clouds and looked up.

He squinted slightly, facing the blazing white light that blanketed the sky, and looked up towards the direction of the Emptiness Sun.

The Emptiness Sun, which had been hanging high in the sky, was originally just a faint, round shadow, but now it had transformed into a true mirror!

That mirror was unimaginably large, almost taking up half the sky!

The mirror's surface was smooth and clean, reflecting light so clearly it could make one see themselves. Its blazing white light enveloped the surrounding area, illuminating the Nine-Towers Land below as if it were daytime.

Chen Lingxi gazed at the enormous, bright mirror hanging high in the sky, and a slight thought stirred in her heart.

"The Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror!"

For the past two years, he has been using the Heavenly Heaven-Viewing Audience Talisman of the Court Audience that he secretly recorded during his Sight-Roaming to secretly visit the Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror and exchange various offerings for Great Luo Dark Qi.

But now, this Cauldron Vessel is no longer hidden, but is completely exposed above the entire Nine Palaces, with nowhere left to hide!

"From this day forward, countless cultivators in the Nine-Towers Land will be able to use that Heaven-Viewing Audience Talisman to pay homage to the Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror and obtain the fortuitous opportunity within."

"From that moment on, the entire Nine Palaces were completely brought under the protection of this Cauldron Vessel!"

Chen Lingxi stood amidst the sea of clouds, gazing at the enormous, bright mirror that illuminated the entire world, and remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, his consciousness sank into the Divine Chamber.

The moment his consciousness entered the Divine Chamber, a vast Void of swirling clouds unfolded before him.

The clouds surged like waves, and the stars twinkled. On the four walls of the five-dimensional world, a line of golden tadpole-shaped characters hung.

[Progress of Total Perception Essence Replenishment: 96%]

96 percent.

Chen Lingxi stared at the line of text and slowly exhaled.

"Soon."

He withdrew his consciousness from the Divine Chamber and returned to the pale sky illuminated by the Great Luo Heaven-Observing Mirror.

He stood on a cloud, head bowed, and pondered for a moment.

Then a faint smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"It seems it's time to return to the Dragon-Offering Sect."

Without hesitation, Chen Lingxi immediately set off on his return journey, conjuring up clouds and mist.

He moved incredibly fast, weaving through the sunlight and clouds like a streak of light.

After flying for several days, Chen Lingxi arrived above a sea of clouds.

This area is not yet within Dragon-Offering Territory and remains unclaimed land.

This vast sea of clouds stretches for thousands of miles from east to west, thick and surging like waves, layer upon layer covering the Void.

This place was originally an ordinary spot, just a desolate line between two peaks in the Nine-Towers Land, where no cultivators usually lingered.

But as Chen Lingxi rode the clouds and soared over the sea of clouds, his expression suddenly changed slightly.

In the distance, on the horizon, there were several clusters of extremely dense spiritual energy!

Chen Lingxi an eyebrow, immediately concealed her aura, and quietly descended from the clouds, disappearing into the layers of clouds.

He examined it carefully using the method of Qi Observation!

"A fight is taking place?"

Chen Lingxi was somewhat surprised when she saw those dense clusters of spiritual energy.

This is because among these dense clusters of spiritual energy, one is quite extraordinary.

The Dao Origin was entirely pale blue, with countless tiny star-like points flowing within it, like a subtle yet murderous intent blue star river traversing the sea of clouds.

With that Dao Origin as its core, a thick and condensed cyan beam of light shot into the sky, like a giant umbrella opening up the sea of clouds.

Chen Lingxi used the method of Qi Observation to examine it closely and saw that at the core of the azure Dao Origin, a figure was standing above the sea of clouds, with spiritual Qi surging around him and his robes fluttering.

She was a female cultivator.

She looked extremely young, with a beautiful and delicate appearance. She was slender yet stood ramrod straight, remaining unmoved despite the overwhelming spiritual energy surging around her.

Her face was illuminated by the light, revealing a hint of childishness in her eyes and brows, yet also an indescribable, calm, and composed demeanor that made that childishness stand out all the more.

Chen Lingxi's gaze fell on that figure, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

"Huh? It's her?"

At this moment, the female cultivator is engaged in a fierce battle.

One against five!

Centered on that cyan Dao Origin, five different spiritual energies surged towards her from all directions.

Among the five clusters of spiritual energy, one person radiated light like blazing fire, holding a fiery spear. The spear's light pulsed, and the scorching air waves blurred the surrounding clouds.

A surge of green energy erupted around someone, transforming into countless emerald-green flying swords that weaved around them.

A man held a small seal made of black iron in his left hand and made a hand seal with his right hand, conjuring up one giant, iron-blue hand after another, which slammed down on the female cultivator.

Another person was surrounded by an extremely thick blood-red mist, which surged and condensed into human figures.

There was another person who remained alone on the periphery, not skilled in close combat, but constantly using his Divine Sense to carry one mysterious golden rune after another, invading the depths of the female cultivator's Consciousness Sea.

The five of them worked together, and while their coordination wasn't perfect, it was still quite tight.

The leader with the fiery red spear possessed the most profound aura, having already cultivated to the Dao Platform, only lacking the final step of achieving the Dao Platform with his Profound Root. The others also had their own cultivation levels, though not as high as the woman's, they were still far beyond the reach of ordinary Qi Circulation Realm cultivators.

And this female cultivator...

Chen Lingxi carefully examined it using the method of Qi Observation, and felt that when the clear and cold blue Dao Origin flowed around her, although the momentum it generated was sharp, it could not hide a very subtle emptiness.

She herself is a cultivator who has achieved the Dao Platform, but has not yet had the chance to transfer Qi Circulation Realm profound Profound Root to the Dao Platform.

She fought against five opponents, and although she didn't lose ground, she was by no means in a position to be completely at ease.

"She fought five people single-handedly, including one who was at the peak of the Dao Platform Dao Platform, and she has still not been defeated."

Chen Lingxi secretly marveled, "Such an extraordinary person, if only I could take him as a disciple..."

A thought suddenly surged into his mind.

But in the next instant, Chen Lingxi immediately regained her senses.

"The thought of taking him as a disciple arose in my mind the first few times I encountered him in the Weiji Grotto-Heaven... It's like a demon in my heart... like a bone-deep infection, impossible to shake off."

Chen Lingxi's eyes flickered as she stared at the young female cultivator.

That female cultivator was an old friend of Chen Lingxi from the Weiji Grotto-Heaven!

Xi Lan.

"The Xi Yu Weiji Grotto-Heaven."

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"She actually came to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm... and by such a coincidence, she met me."