A Spirit Vein Appears! Communication Across Ten Thousand Li

The launch pad in the distance shook.

All eyes were on the launch vehicle on the launch pad.

The staff at the satellite launch site, in particular, were filled with anticipation.

They were promoted to work here, but so far, they haven't made any progress in their work.

It's important to know that there are very few special positions available in the Xingfeng Sect.

Besides the Xuanwu and Zhuque formations, the only other facilities besides the nuclear factory are the satellite control center.

People working in these places hold very high positions within the Xingfeng Sect.

The nuclear plant goes without saying; it's one of the most confidential places in the Xingfeng Sect.

The Xuanwu and Zhuque formations are the combat formations of the Xingfeng Sect.

Results have already been achieved elsewhere.

Only those of them who work on satellites have achieved nothing so far.

The last satellite launch failed, which was a significant blow to everyone.

As the launch vehicle was ignited, large amounts of white smoke rose from the launch pad.

The launch vehicle also detached from the launch pad and began to ascend rapidly into the air.

Despite the successful launch of the carrier rocket, the crowd did not show excessive excitement. They were more concerned about whether the rocket could separate from its intended orbit after liftoff.

Last time, the rocket was destroyed before separation even began.

As the rocket slowly ascended, it left the atmosphere about ten minutes later.

The cold, lifeless expanse of space appeared on the monitoring screen in the control center.

In space, after the launch vehicle reaches its designated orbit, it begins the process of separating the satellite.

This launch vehicle carried a total of thirty satellites.

Thirty Starlink satellites were placed on the launch pad inside the rocket.

As separation begins, the satellites sequentially detach from the launch pad of the carrier rocket and enter their designated orbits.

After all Starlink satellites have detached from the launch vehicle and entered their designated orbits.

The Starlink satellites' propulsion system has also been activated.

Each satellite flew toward its pre-set orbital position.

After separating all the satellites, the launch vehicle began its return to Earth.

This launch vehicle is reusable; it will automatically land back on the ground, and the next launch only requires refueling.

Everyone in the satellite control room cheered.

Because they had already seen the images transmitted from the Starlink satellites on the monitoring screen.

It will take some time for the thirty satellites to reach their respective orbital positions.

However, the control center is already able to control these satellites.

Multiple images then appeared on the monitoring screen.

These images show some of the mountains and towns of Yingzhou, although high-resolution satellite cameras cannot capture the details on the ground.

However, some prominent features are still clearly visible.

Once all the satellites are in their designated orbits, the entire Yingzhou will be under their surveillance.

Liu Qian excitedly looked at the screen and said, "Sect Master, I see it! I see the Northern Border!"

At this moment, Liu Qian was extremely excited. He had already seen the terrain of the northern border from the surveillance footage, and he also saw the Hengduan Mountain.

The most shocking thing is the ferocious beast inside the Soul Wood Box.

"What kind of method is this? How can it actually spy on Canglan Star from beyond the realms? How is that possible?"

Zhengjiao's understanding was completely overturned. As Nascent Soul level Demon Beast, what kind of treasures hadn't he seen?

But I have never seen a treasure that can directly show the landscape of Canglan Star from outside the realm.

Moreover, there are thirty such observation images.

What surprised Zhengjiao even more was that this thing had absolutely no Spiritual Qi.

Chen Feng looked at the monitoring footage on the screen and breathed a sigh of relief; his guess was correct.

As long as the satellite isn't at a very high altitude and doesn't monitor that continent, it won't be discovered by that powerful being from last time.

"Liu Qian, try the satellite phone," Chen Feng said.

Chen Feng had purchased a batch of satellite phones last time.

However, since the satellite has not yet been launched, it has not been able to be used.

However, satellite phones had already been provided to the martial artists of the Xingfeng Sect in various locations.

Liu Qian immediately took out his satellite phone and began making a contact. The person he was contacting was Zhou Jing, who was far away in the Great Yu Dynasty.

Zhou Jing was leading the Vermilion Bird Squad in collecting Spiritual Qi for Chen Feng in Dayu.

Shortly after the call was made, Zhou Jing's voice came through the phone. "Manager Liu?"

Upon hearing Zhou Jing's voice, Liu Qian laughed heartily:

"Yes, it's me. Where are you now?"

Zhou Jing was also extremely surprised, and she quickly said:

"I'm currently collecting Spiritual Qi throughout the Great Yu Kingdom. Is this satellite phone working now?"

"It's working now. You can contact me later."

After exchanging a few words with Zhou Jing, Liu Qian hung up the phone.

Liu Qian looked at Chen Feng and shouted excitedly:

"Sect Master, ten thousand kilometers! A full ten thousand kilometers! I can actually communicate with Zhou Jing in real time! This satellite is incredible!"

The rest of the people in the control room were also beaming with excitement.

They had overheard Liu Qian and Zhou Jing's conversation.

A cunning voice then came:

"How exactly was this done? And how was this substance made?"

Zheng Jiao truly couldn't believe it. Ten thousand kilometers—such a vast distance—only the most advanced transmission talismans could probably achieve that.

But those are top-grade talismans, and very few in number.

The fact that Liu Qian could contact someone thousands of miles away using only a phone with no spiritual power left Zheng Jiao utterly astonished.

Chen Feng did not respond to Liu Qian and Zheng Jiao's words; his gaze remained fixed on the monitoring screen.

"Enlarge that area!"

Chen Feng noticed that one area was different; this place was very close to the northern border and was located to the west of the Yue Kingdom.

Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, the staff immediately controlled the satellite's high-resolution camera to zoom in on the area.

As the image was magnified, everyone could see clearly what it was.

It was a huge chasm.

This ravine extends from the northern border and was created by an earthquake.

And deep within that ravine, a blue light was emerging.

Everyone was somewhat surprised, not understanding why the depths of the ravine were glowing.

Zhengjiao then exclaimed in surprise, "This is Spirit Vein?"

Chen Feng asked, "Spirit Vein?"

Zhengjiao quickly said:

"That's right, this blue light looks a lot like the light from Spirit Vein, but we'll have to go there to find out for sure."

Chen Feng immediately became interested. This place was on the edge of his teleportation range, and it wouldn't take much time to get there.

"Let's go take a look!"

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he grabbed the Soul Wood Box and put it into his Storage Bag.

In the northern part of the Yue Kingdom, within the ravines.

Chen Feng appeared here, and after arriving, Chen Feng took the Soul Wood Box out of his Storage Bag.

After emerging from the Storage Bag, Zheng Jiao took in his surroundings and exclaimed in horror:

"How can you have such terrifying speed? How is this possible!"

Zheng Jiao was genuinely shocked.

It's at least 300 kilometers away from the Xingfeng Sect.

Despite the great distance, Chen Feng arrived in just a few seconds.

If Chen Feng were Nascent Soul level cultivator, it wouldn't be surprising for Zheng Jiao to have such speed.

Because Nascent Soul Cultivator possess teleportation Divine Ability, while Chen Feng is merely a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator.

"Don't be surprised, let's see if this is really Spirit Vein," Chen Feng said.

This place was already at the edge of his teleportation zone, so Chen Feng could naturally arrive there quickly.

Zhengjiao immediately looked at the area on the ground emitting a blue light, which extended deep into the earth.

Zhengjiao said with certainty:

"It is indeed a Spirit Vein, but a low-grade Spirit Vein. Didn't this abandoned land of Yingzhou stop having Spirit Vein a long time ago? How could Spirit Vein suddenly appear?"

Zhengjiao seemed quite surprised.

Chen Feng also discovered that the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the area with the blue light was indeed much higher than in other places.

"How is the output of the low-grade Spirit Vein?" Chen Feng then asked.

According to Chen Feng's guess, the appearance of Spirit Vein is likely related to the previous nuclear explosion.

What he's concerned about now is how many Spirit Stone this Spirit Vein can produce.

Zhengjiao said:

"This Spirit Vein is very small, producing only about five hundred low-grade Spirit Stone a month. However, the Spirit Vein Spirit Stone it produces are secondary; its most important function is to alter the environment of the surrounding area."

"If there were enough low-grade Spirit Vein like this, the concentration of Spiritual Qi in Yingzhou would definitely increase significantly after countless years."

Low-grade Spirit Vein are plentiful in the Nether Star Sea, so they are not considered precious. Only islands with five low-grade Spirit Vein are considered first-class islands.

This is still the lowest-level island in the Netherworld Sea; naturally, the cunning and treacherous wouldn't even look at such a Spirit Vein.

What puzzled Zheng Jiao was that Yingzhou was an abandoned land, where no Spirit Vein had appeared for ten thousand years, yet now Spirit Vein had suddenly appeared.

Chen Feng nodded. "Okay, let's go back."

With a wave of his right hand, Chen Feng put the Soul Wood Box back into his Storage Bag.

The transmission of the scroll is Chen Feng's biggest secret.

Even if he controls Zhengjiao, he will not expose this secret; it is his biggest trump card.

After returning to the Xingfeng Sect, Chen Feng instructed the people at the satellite control center to continue monitoring Yingzhou to see if any new Spirit Vein would appear.

It produces 500 Spirit Stone per month.

This is not bad for Chen Feng.

Even if he can't produce Spirit Vein, he can use a Spiritual Qi collector to directly collect the Spiritual Qi emitted by the Spirit Vein, and the amount of Spiritual Qi is still quite considerable.

Sooner or later, he will have collected all the Spiritual Qi of Yingzhou.

With the Spirit Vein, he had hope for his future cultivation.

For Chen Feng, it's not just his cultivation that requires Spiritual Qi now; Lin Wei also needs Spiritual Qi for her research and development.

When he destroyed the Great Yu last time, he obtained 20,000 Spirit Stone from Lin Li's Storage Bag.

He gave Lin Wei 5,000 of the 20,000 Spirit Stone for research and development, and he had already spent 5,000 on cultivation during this period, leaving him with only 10,000 Spirit Stone.

The Spiritual Qi in this small amount of Spirit Stone is simply not enough for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

After giving his instructions, Chen Feng left the satellite control center and headed to the training ground where the Xuanwu formation was located.

Xuanwu formation, training ground.

Today, the Xuanwu formation serves as an important combat force for the Xingfeng Sect.

Chen Feng also found a training ground for the Xuanwu formation in the Hengduan Mountain.

This is also because the inner plaza of the Xingfeng Sect can no longer accommodate the vehicles of the Xuanwu formation for training.

The current Xuanwu formation has two hundred heavy equipment vehicles, including tanks, armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, and self-propelled artillery vehicles.

These equipment items were obtained after defeating the 14th Brigade last time.

On the training field, Wang Hu was standing on a hilltop, using binoculars to observe the situation in the distance.

The Xuanwu formation is conducting a pit-fighting exercise, with both sides using blank rounds.

The training methods in the form of exercises were brought over by Chen Feng from the modern world.

Zhang Xuan's voice came through the walkie-talkie hanging around Wang Hu's neck:

"Elder, I've hit the Red Team's command system! We, the Blue Team, have won this exercise!"

At that moment, another voice came through the walkie-talkie:

"Elder, I disagree! Zhang Xuan launched a sneak attack, disguising himself as one of our Red Team's tanks. Isn't that against the rules?"

Hearing the argument coming from the walkie-talkie, Wang Hu said:

"In a real battlefield, no one cares if you're camouflaged or not. The Blue Team wins this exercise!"

Upon hearing Wang Hu's announcement, Zhang Xuan's laughter rang out:

"Brothers, we won!"

The Xuanwu Armored Squadron has now expanded to five hundred people.

These 500 people were all carefully selected.

The Xuanwu formation was split into two teams from the initial small squad. Zhang Xuan was the captain of one team, and Mo Yu from the Mo family was the captain of the other team.

Mo Yu was the newly promoted squadron leader.

Whether it's the Xuanwu formation or the Zhuque formation, as long as it's a combat-oriented unit of the Xingfeng Sect, Wang Hu is currently in charge.

Like Liu Qian, Wang Hu also relinquished some of his power.

They began selecting talented individuals from within the inner circle to assume certain positions.

As Xingfeng Sect grows stronger, it naturally needs more talent.

He can't manage it all himself.

"Continue with the second exercise. Don't just stand around doing nothing!"

Wang Hu spoke into the walkie-talkie.

The personnel from both sides received orders and began the second round of military exercises.

Although Yingzhou has now been unified by the Xingfeng Sect, Wang Hu will not let his guard down.

Wu Xing's death served as a wake-up call for Wang Hu.

These ordinary people are nothing in the face of powerful cultivators.

Just then, Chen Feng suddenly appeared in front of Wang Hu.

Wang Hu is now a Transformation Realm, and he noticed Chen Feng the moment he appeared.

Upon seeing Chen Feng, Wang Hu immediately bowed:

"Sect Master!"

Chen Feng nodded slightly. "How's the training going?"

Wang Hu said:

"Most people are already familiar with using these devices, but their accuracy is still lacking and they need more training."

Chen Feng gave the instructions:

"Send some men to the ravines west of the Yue Kingdom; a Spirit Vein has been discovered there, and it needs to be guarded."

Spirit Vein are extremely precious to the Xingfeng Sect.

It's not safe for ordinary martial artists to guard the area with guns; only the arrival of the Xuanwu formation can guarantee safety.

Wang Hu immediately said:

"Sect Master, I'll arrange for someone to go there shortly."

Looking at Wang Hu's resolute face, Chen Feng suddenly asked:

"How long have you been at the peak of the Transformation Realm?"

Wang Hu hadn't expected Chen Feng to ask this question, so he replied:

"It's been a month. After reaching my peak, my cultivation has stalled and can no longer improve even a fraction."

The peak of the Transformation Realm is the limit that mortal martial artists can reach.

There's almost no road ahead.

Chen Feng then said:

"If you die decades from now, who should I ask to take your place?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu immediately knelt on one knee:

"Please rest assured, Sect Master, I will make all necessary arrangements before my time comes!"

Wang Hu knew very well that his sect leader was a cultivator, while he was merely a martial artist.

Even if he cultivates to the peak of the Transformation Realm, his lifespan will not be much different from that of an ordinary person.

One day, he will die because his lifespan has come to an end.

Looking at Wang Hu kneeling on the ground, Chen Feng said:

Come find me in the secret room tomorrow.

Chen Feng decided to see if he could help Wang Hu awaken his Spirit Aperture.

He didn't want to be alive a hundred years from now, while all the elders of the Xingfeng Sect were gone.

The world changes, and the lifespan of cultivators is incredibly long; a hundred years is but a fleeting moment.

Even if Wang Hu cannot awaken his Spirit Aperture, Chen Feng still has to find a way to create a path suitable for the martial artists of the Xingfeng Sect.

If cultivating immortality doesn't work, then go for technology. Mechanical ascension is pretty good too, as long as you can live a long time.

Wang Hu seemed to understand what Chen Feng meant, and he said with a simple smile:

"Yes, Sect Master."