This is an energy fluctuation belonging to the Primordial Era!
Upon closer examination, Xu Long confirmed it within that energy fluctuation.
This is not energy from within the Earth Realm, but energy left over from countless years ago, from the ancient times.
It's just unclear why energy from the primordial era would be placed here.
Moreover, countless years have passed since the Primordial Era. This energy existed countless years ago, but unexpectedly, it survived after the catastrophe.
Xu Long knew that if energy remained in the world for too long without being sustained, it would dissipate. Why didn't this energy dissipate?
What is the origin of this energy?
Having existed in the Vast Sea for so long, why has it not yet disappeared, and who is its owner?
In the ancient times, what a catastrophe it must have been, yet these beings were able to preserve their energy and not dissipate amidst the calamity.
Does the owner of this energy want to use it to restore their own vitality?
Xu Long's heart skipped a beat; he was almost startled by his own thought.
The energy discovered in the Vast Sea dates back to the primordial era; it possesses that ancient aura, exactly like the shadow beneath the Thousand-Jun Tower.
Their owners were all figures who stood tall and influential in that era.
But now, as Xu Long detected energy fluctuations within the Vast Sea, he thought to himself:
Who exactly is the master of this Vast Sea, the Vast Sea Dragon King?
Could it also be connected to the gods of ancient times?
Or is it slumbering here, waiting day and night for its own recovery?
In the dark and desolate underwater world, how long have the masters of the Vast Sea endured, and how much torment have they suffered?
Only then can one retain their energy from dissipation even after countless years have passed.
At the bottom of the Vast Sea, it even began to take root and sprout, regenerating what is known as a spiritual vein.
How powerful was the Dragon King in the past?
Even after falling into slumber, it can still rise up and fight against that powerful Origin Will.
He could even hold his own against the Saint of Lai Province!
These are the truly immortal beings; these are the beings that can truly pluck stars from the sky and seize the moon!
These beings are the true giants of that ancient era, these beings are the existences that history has never erased!
At this moment, Xu Long finally understood why the cultivators in the Earth Realm were so eager to pursue that era.
That's because there were truly powerful individuals in that era who placed their will above the heavens and earth.
They are forever fighting, and even the Origin Will have never allowed them to be completely annihilated!
This is what the sect leader and the others have been searching for, something Xu Long calls: the demeanor of an immortal!
After sensing the aura, Xu Long finally confirmed that this was the remnant energy from the ancient times.
As the armadillo continued to explore the source of the energy deep within the nest, Xu Long gradually moved his body further into the nest.
This remaining energy dates back to ancient times, although it has weakened considerably over the ages.
But for Xu Long, it remains an invaluable treasure.
Once inside the nest, try to conceal your presence as much as possible.
The armadillo explored the depths of the lair carefully but did not seem to find any trace of high-level ferocious beasts.
Xu Long, who was keeping watch on the perimeter, was overjoyed. He suddenly flashed through the water and followed a current into the depths of the nest.
The space inside the nest was extremely vast, but Xu Long had no time to look at it; he only looked at the center of the nest.
It was a small valley, with thick moss clinging to its walls, and jagged rock faces covering the cliffs.
The original appearance of the stone wall was no longer clear, but Xu Long, who was on the outside, immediately noticed the anomaly.
The fish dared not approach the valley, and the atmosphere within it was extremely heavy.
However, when Xu Long's will swept across the valley, he did not seem to find any high-level ferocious beasts.
This calmed him down a bit; it seemed he had made the right bet this time.
Now it was the armadillo's turn to roam outside. Watching the dog-paddled armadillo disappear into the distance, Xu Long vaulted over the stone wall.
Looking into the valley, I was slightly disappointed; there was no trace of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that I had imagined.
There was only one slope in the center of the valley, and the weeds around the slope were neatly trimmed.
It seems this is the lair of that high-level ferocious beast.
The surrounding spiritual energy must have just been harvested by ferocious beasts.
Xu Long could sense a lingering aura of spiritual energy outside the lying slope.
Although the spirit essence could not be found at this time, Xu Long's goal was the gathering place of spiritual veins below the slope.
That's where the real treasure is located.
After taking a quick look around the center of the hill, Xu Long transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the nest.
Upon entering the stone wall, Xu Long indeed discovered that the energy fluctuations within were much stronger.
A golden light flashed in the white of his left eye, Xu Long, transformed into a streak of light, darted through the stone walls.
Following that energy fluctuation, the spiritual energy within my will grew increasingly abundant.
Xu Long had already discovered something resembling a branch of a spiritual vein in his left eye.
At this point, the branches at the bottom of the valley are densely packed, extending and intersecting like blood vessels, converging and then flowing into the main vein.
A faint energy flowed within that branch, and Xu Long was surprised as he examined it.
These are all places where energy converges, but where does their origin come from?
Before the doubts in his mind were resolved, Xu Long's figure had already arrived near the main vein by following the branch veins.
The energy fluctuations near the main vein were undoubtedly much stronger.
These energies emanate from the valley through its branches, and when they transform into spiritual energy, they nourish countless spiritual essences of heaven and earth.
That hillside is the stronghold of the ferocious beast, which must have been entrenched on this main ridge for a long time.
Protecting this land of spiritual essence is enough for a ferocious beast to advance to the Great Saint Realm.
Although the spirits had already been taken by the ferocious beasts, fortunately, it was unable to absorb the remaining energy underground.
This is the most authentic source of energy in the Vast Sea, a boundless energy from countless ancient times.
Although much of it had been worn away by this point, it was still an extremely powerful force in Xu Long's eyes.
Those countless branches are like blood vessels, gathering the energy of this Vast Sea at the main vein.
What lies beneath the Vast Sea?
A question flashed through Xu Long's mind, but this was clearly not the time to ponder it.
Having found the remaining energy of the main vein inside the valley, this was undoubtedly an opportunity for Xu Long.
Upon seeing the immense energy, Xu Long instantly activated his own Celestial Phenomenon.
The Celestial Phenomenon above his head were suddenly opened, and Xu Long focused his will within Celestial Phenomenon.
As the deep vortex began to rotate, the residual energy below was gradually drawn in.
Within the Celestial Phenomenon, a powerful suction force was gathering, and the enormous vortex above Xu Long's head continued to expand, like a giant bowl covering the main vein.
Xu Long stood atop the main vein, and under the pull of the Celestial Phenomenon, Xu Long could sense the energy emanating from it.
An ancient energy is converging into its Celestial Phenomenon.
The residual energy below also began to surge along with the main vein.
Ordinary people and ferocious beasts would never be able to absorb the remaining energy.
However, Xu Long himself has the ability to absorb the energy of the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon, and within these Celestial Phenomenon, Nebula refine this energy.
After the main vein was completely covered by the Celestial Phenomenon, Xu Long's body gradually became somewhat heavy.
He was startled by the Celestial Phenomenon.
The residual energy did not decrease in mass much as it entered the Celestial Phenomenon; on the contrary, the more it was absorbed, the more it increased.
The weight of his own body grew heavier and heavier, and the Celestial Phenomenon above his head began to automatically refine energy into spiritual energy.
As the Magic Power within his body began to circulate throughout his body, all the energy was guided into his dantian in an orderly Magic Power.
Xu Long, positioned on the main branch, felt trapped, unable to advance or retreat.
Its own Celestial Phenomenon had already begun refining energy, and that surging energy was being transformed into spiritual energy within its body.
The spiritual energy within the dantian is transformed into Magic Power power by the clear and turbid qi; this is an attempt to break through to a higher realm.
But the armadillos outside became alert.
This suggests that the high-level ferocious beasts that had temporarily disappeared are very likely to return!
Xu Long, who was inside the main branch, looked conflicted.
At this point, the remaining energy within the main vein had already been absorbed by the Celestial Phenomenon, but the remaining energy was too abundant.
After entering Xu Long's dantian, it has already begun to break through to the Late Earth Immortal realm.
At this point, there was no point in dwelling on the main issues; Xu Long's mind instantly settled down.
Since the Celestial Phenomenon were already refining energy, the pure and impure energies within his dantian were also circulating Magic Power.
Even inside the lair of a ferocious beast, Xu Long was determined to break through his cultivation level.
After all, the Vast Sea is fraught with danger, and having great strength would be the greatest help.
After searching the main vein for a moment, Xu Long calmed his mind and rose up under the rolling Celestial Phenomenon.
He probed his inner dantian with his will, and the Celestial Phenomenon above his head continued to suck away the remaining energy.
The spiritual energy in this valley began to decrease rapidly, and even the moss on the outer edges began to wither and die.
After Xu Long sucked up a large number of Xu Long, the outer stone wall began to crumble.
Sections of stone walls collapsed around the valley, revealing jagged veins beneath them.
These branches seem to originate from the deep seabed, growing to an endless length.
They lingered in various parts of the seabed and eventually spread and converged in the water flow.
As the valley completely collapsed, these tributaries became clearly visible within it.
The winding main vein resembles the body of a rising earth dragon, with countless branch veins attached to its massive form.
These branches are endless, tightly intertwined with it like capillaries and tendons.
The minute energies surging from the endless seabed are all connected through these endless branches, and are eventually slowly transported into the main vein.
This is like a massive, century-long project.
For countless years, it has been underwater, never seeing the light of day, and for countless years, it has been oblivious to the passing of seasons.
Energy from the deep seabed continues to flow into the water.
These branches and the rising main vein are like the blood vessels of the human body.
When Magic Power gathers at the joints, a small amount of Magic Power will remain there.
The owner of these Magic Power was an unknown being, and even after countless years, these Magic Power have not dissipated in the main lineage.
It not only nourished countless spiritual beings of heaven and earth, but also incidentally nurtured countless ferocious aquatic beasts.
This is true fortune, this is true ambition.
It nourishes all things with its own body, and even gives birth to true Beast King.
Why are these intelligent beings so hostile to outside cultivators? Because they have already formed their own ecosystem within the Vast Sea.
Under the circulation of this residual energy, the creatures in the Vast Sea have become a unified whole.
They are no longer like the cultivators in the Boundless Wilderness, who need to fight with ferocious beasts for territory.
The residual energy within the Vast Sea is already a true source of all things.
No wonder the Vast Sea Dragon King could fight against heaven and earth and sit on equal footing with Saint.
Although the ferocious beasts in the Vast Sea do not possess the Saint Realm.
But deep within this ocean abyss, there already exists a being who does not submit to the will of Heavenly Dao, nor worship the Saint — the Vast Sea Dragon King!
He is truly free and at ease!
Although he had never seen the Dragon King's true face, Xu Long had already guessed that he was probably the true master of this Vast Sea.
As the Lord of the Sea, he nourished countless living beings with his own body and survived the catastrophe by relying on the energy from the primordial era.
Even though he falls into a deep sleep within the Earth Realm, he still awakens once every thousand years.
He never forgot his Dao Heart, which were to fight against heaven and earth and never yield.
Although I have died and my faith has vanished, my belief will never die!
Having anticipated this, Xu Long seemed to have figured out why the Dragon King was always able to preserve his remaining energy.
Because giants like him are born to fight against heaven and earth, born to continue a brilliant era.
They are the immortal glory, they are the shining pearls of that brilliant era.
With the grace of immortals, the demeanor of emperors, and the bearing of gods, the age of gods may have passed, but those immortal beings are born without ever dying.
They are immortal beings in this world, just waiting for the day they accumulate enough energy.
We will eventually return to the age of the Divine Kingdom, we will eventually return to the Heaven Realm.
Let's rebuild our glorious era from the ruins!
Xu Long carefully sensed the remaining energy within the main vein; the energy accumulated at the bottom of the sea was virtually inexhaustible.
At this moment, the continuous flow of energy within the branch veins was completely devoured by the Celestial Phenomenon in an instant.
This place where spiritual energy gathers has begun to show its original appearance.
However, at this moment, a tremendous change had begun to occur within Xu Long's dantian. As his Magic Power continued to shift, the pure and turbid energies were showing a tendency to merge.
Xu Long was startled; his cultivation level was only at the Middle Stage Earth Immortal.
The encirclement has begun now; could it be that the energy within the Celestial Phenomenon can help him break through to the Immortal Realm?
The thought flashed through Xu Long's mind, and he knew it was impossible.
It's very likely that the excessive conversion of Magic Power caused the dantian to mistakenly believe it was an attempt to break through to the Immortal Realm —just an illusion.
However, once this Magic Power circulates throughout his body, Xu Long no longer needs to drive it himself.
This indicates that the Magic Power within the dantian has adapted to circulating throughout the body.
It's not impossible to break through to the Immortal Realm in one go.
But Xu Long knew that this was not due to insufficient energy, nor was it because he had not cultivated for long enough.
Rather, when breaking through a realm, one's threshold is already protected by heaven and earth.