Foundation Anchor

Golden Crocodile, bruised and battered, had barely recovered from the delight of obtaining a first Soul Ring of five thousand years when he heard that they would be staying in the Star Dou Forest for a while longer. Seeming to realize something, his eyes widened further and further.

"Chenzhou, have you broken through to level twenty?"

"No." Qian Chenzhou shook his head. "I'm only level twelve now."

For someone who had already compressed his Soul Power for several years, the increase brought by this five-thousand-year Soul Ring was a little too small.

Even the compressed Soul Power had only been enough to raise him by two levels.

But the sheer density of his Soul Power surpassed that of ordinary Soul Masters by dozens of times!

"I still have some things to do." Qian Chenzhou casually selected seventy-two Soul Bones from the pile and stored them in his Storage Soul Tool. Looking at Di Tian beside him, he said, "Di Tian, let's go. Don't make her wait too long."

Naturally, Di Tian knew who the "she" Qian Chenzhou mentioned was.

The fact that Qian Chenzhou had not uttered the words Silver Dragon King here improved Di Tian's impression of him somewhat. He was not quite such an irredeemably foolish fellow after all.

Di Tian turned around, grabbed Qian Chenzhou, and headed straight into Life Lake.

Seeing Qian Chenzhou being taken in again, Golden Crocodile and Bibi Dong were no longer as nervous as before. They simply sat down cross-legged where they were and began cultivating.

At least for now, Qian Chenzhou did not seem likely to face any great danger.

Within Life Lake.

The Silver Dragon King coiled above Life Lake, quietly absorbing the life energy below to recover from her injuries.

The instant the spatial passage fluctuated, she slightly opened her eyes.

"My Lord."

"Mm."

The Silver Dragon King's gaze fell upon Qian Chenzhou as she sized him up.

If the Qian Chenzhou who had not yet obtained a Soul Ring had felt like a docile little lamb to her, then this little lamb now had faint fangs showing beneath the corners of his mouth. The fangs were small, but they truly existed!

"We can begin the matter I promised you."

With a wave of Qian Chenzhou's hand, seventy-two Soul Bones appeared in the open space. He looked at Crimson King and said, "Crimson King, lend me some blood."

Crimson King stared at Qian Chenzhou, but he was not stingy. A small gash opened between his toes, and blood immediately began to flow.

Qian Chenzhou drew the blood over.

Following the method in his memories, Qian Chenzhou inscribed formations upon the Soul Bones, eventually shaping them into two sets.

Feeling the faint effects of Spiritual Power emanating from them, even the Silver Dragon King could not help being shocked by Qian Chenzhou's lavish undertaking.

It was clearly different from when he had used Spiritual Power in the palace before.

Previously, his Soul Power had been drained dry, yet now he could actually draw upon a trace of it for his own use. The two might have seemed similar, but in truth they were worlds apart!

One was passive acceptance; the other was an active summons!

Qian Chenzhou directly stored the other set in his Storage Soul Tool, then took this set and began arranging it around Life Lake.

He dug thirty-six pits, placed the Soul Bones inside according to their positions, then covered them with soil.

He activated the formation with Spiritual Power.

Buzz!

Thirty-six rays of light went from dim to bright before gradually returning to stillness.

"It's done." Qian Chenzhou clapped his hands and collapsed onto the ground. "Now we just need to wait for it to slowly gather Spiritual Power."

"What did you prepare another set for, brat?" The Silver Dragon King stared at Qian Chenzhou with some displeasure.

He had not even tried to conceal it when he put those things away. He had not intended to avoid suspicion at all; he had taken them openly and honestly!

"I can't possibly gain nothing from this, can I?" Qian Chenzhou looked at the Silver Dragon King and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly. Pointing to the previous location, he said, "My cultivation requirements are not comparable to theirs. I need to spend ten, even a hundred times more time. And surely you don't think these thirty-six Millennium Foundation Anchors alone can achieve the effect you want?"

"What do you mean?" The Silver Dragon King frowned.

Thousand-year Soul Bones, or even ten-thousand-year Soul Bones, did not mean much to her.

The only ones she was somewhat reluctant to part with were hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones.

After all, hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones were simply too tempting to human Soul Masters, and their benefits were even greater. She would absolutely not allow hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones to fall into outsiders' hands!

"This is only the low-level version." Qian Chenzhou waved his hand, pointing at the Foundation Anchors before pointing at himself. "Right now, it's thirty-six Millennium Foundation Anchors. The next stage will have seventy-two Ten-Thousand-Year Foundation Anchors, and the final stage will have one hundred and eight Hundred-Thousand-Year Foundation Anchors."

"The reason I set up thirty-six Millennium Foundation Anchors is because my strength is insufficient."

"If I want the seventy-two Ten-Thousand-Year Foundation Anchors, I'll probably need to reach level forty or fifty." Qian Chenzhou did not hide anything as he counted on his fingers. "Your Star Dou Forest does not lack materials right now, but the one thing missing is strength. My strength is insufficient. Compared with the latter two Foundation Anchor formations, the effect naturally suffers a massive reduction."

"So, now that I'm taking this set away, do you still think there's a problem?"

The Silver Dragon King looked at Qian Chenzhou, and Qian Chenzhou fearlessly met her gaze.

"You can stay here to cultivate. We will obtain your Soul Rings for you."

"Impossible!" Qian Chenzhou stood up at once and looked at the Silver Dragon King. "Do you think turning beasts into demons is so simple, that all I need to do is absorb Spiritual Power? I also need to move about outside and destroy the nails the God Realm has planted. Only then can the Heavenly Dao possibly break through."

The Silver Dragon King pondered for a moment before finally nodding in agreement.

"But when you leave, we need to send someone to accompany you."

It was both protection and surveillance.

The Silver Dragon King could not simply allow this fellow to leave her sight. His importance went without saying.

Those people from the God Realm were an absolute calamity in the Silver Dragon King's eyes!

"Fine. I want that adult meat-and-bones A Rou outside."

"Agreed."

Five days passed.

The Silver Dragon King could clearly sense that the concentration of Spiritual Power within Life Lake had increased slightly. Although the effect was not ideal for these ferocious beasts who began at hundred-thousand-year levels and often possessed several hundred thousand years of cultivation.

The most important thing was that it could continue producing!

"Is that enough?" Qian Chenzhou asked flatly.

These five days had been rather boring. Other than cultivating, all he did was cultivate, and the ferocious beasts completely ignored him.

He truly did not know how these creatures endured such long and tedious years of cultivation.

"Di Tian, take him out," the Silver Dragon King said calmly.

Just as Di Tian grabbed him, the Silver Dragon King's secret order rang in his ear. "Follow him. Once his level reaches the requirement, bring him back directly. As long as his life is not in danger, do not intervene."

Splash!

A huge sound of water breaking rang out.

Di Tian held Qian Chenzhou suspended in midair and casually tossed him toward the ground.