Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 249 - 190: Blood and Fire Rising (Part 2)
The power of a single Fire Giant Spirit is slightly above Qi Refining Perfection, but still has a large gap from the Foundation Establishment Stage.
However, when numerous Fire Giant Spirits gather together, their power amplifies each other, posing a considerable threat to an early stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Some less skilled early stage Foundation Establishment cultivators may even be unable to defeat them, and even a middle stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would find them troublesome.
However, Gao Yang's strength is not weak, and he possesses more than one spiritual artifact, quickly gaining the upper hand and starting to eliminate these Fire Giant Spirits one by one.
"Rumble..."
After the intense battle lasted for more than two moments, Gao Yang, panting heavily with more than half of his magical power depleted, was left facing only four or five Fire Giant Spirits.
But just at this moment:
"Buzz!"
A wave of spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared directly above, and a new figure abruptly emerged.
"Huh?!"
The newly arrived Foundation Establishment master glanced over, immediately noticing Gao Yang, who was in the midst of an intense battle with the Fire Giant Spirits, and his expression changed slightly:
"This person must have acquired some treasure to be entangled by these Fire Giant Spirits, right?"
"Judging by his Daoist Technique, it seems to be from the Lingyang Sect? Hmm..."
This Foundation Establishment master's heart felt a bit hesitant.
Cultivators from the Lingyang Sect are undoubtedly wealthier than those like him, not to mention he seemingly acquired a relic.
A Foundation Establishment master in poor condition but with a fortune to his name is undoubtedly a significant temptation, especially in a place where no one can track them.
Initially, he thought that although the other's condition was unfavorable, given that he hailed from such a large sect as the Lingyang Sect, who knows what hidden cards he might have; he was not prepared to engage in a life-and-death battle.
But somehow, just a slight hesitation allowed greed and a fluke mentality to unknowingly take over his thoughts:
"Damn it, the reward for killing and looting is so high, let's risk it!"
"How long would I have to painstakingly save Spirit Stones to buy one Spirit Pill that can increase my success rate in breaking through the bottleneck?"
"But if I kill him, I'll become rich in an instant, isn't this a blatant opportunity..."
With this thought, he immediately activated the Concealing Breath Dao Technique, concealed his Escape Light, and stealthily approached that small hill.
Just after a dozen breaths:
"Ah!!"
A sudden, hasty scream erupted.
Gao Yang, who was slaying several Fire Giant Spirits, was caught off guard, and his Protective Daoist Technique was pierced by a Spiritual Flying Sword. If the Magic Robe hadn't blocked most of the threat, he would have nearly died from a pierced chest.
Moreover, the remaining few Fire Giant Spirits distributed two to engage the ambusher, providing Gao Yang a momentary respite.
"You court death!"
Gao Yang withdrew explosively, filled with shock and rage, disregarding his magical power depletion, forcibly swallowed a Spirit Pill that stimulated Primordial Energy, and once again charged forward, commanding his spiritual artifact.
At such a time, he dared not turn around and flee, as that would mean leaving his back to his opponent, plunging himself into a dead end.
"Damn it!"
The ambushing Foundation Establishment master felt some regret in his heart, even a tinge of remorse.
But immediately, this small bit of remorse was overwhelmed by even stronger malice, and he angrily resolved in his heart:
"If you're going to do it, do it all!"
"Since I've already offended this person, I might as well use all my means to kill him and eliminate future troubles forever!"
Quickly, the two Foundation Establishment masters eradicated the Fire Giant Spirits each was entangled with, exploding into an intensely fierce life-and-death struggle, with the fight entering a white-hot state in an instant.
Such a scene occurred not only in this Fire Element Mini World but repeatedly in many mini-worlds on the outer layers of the whole Five Elements Secret Realm.
It was as if it was deliberately arranged, with conflicts and contradictions incessantly erupting, a gradual kindling of blood and fire.
...
Core area.
In a majestic hall several hundred feet wide, Zhang Yao sat on the main seat, in front of him suspended a light screen a hundred feet long and several dozen feet wide. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The light screen displayed the phantoms of various mini-worlds, with some showing bright and dim, varied gloss red dots—this was the real-time inspection status of the entire Five Elements Secret Realm.
This was all thanks to the top-grade third-tier Inspection Array, which could cover the entire secret realm, allowing Zhang Yao to perceive all matters with a single thought.
"Hmm, this person seems to be from the Shanhe sect, let's arrange him here."
"A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, can't be careless, let him grind here first."
"These two seem to have run into each other, barely exchanged a few words before starting to fight, saving me some trouble..."
Zhang Yao's Divine Thought operated, constantly monitoring the situation in many small worlds.
Occasionally, he would probe his Divine Thought using the array, peering into a specific mini-world's situation, and fine-tuning the array for targeted emotional stimulation.
Of course, he did not possess the skill of using one heart for thousands of tasks, but he could manage the general situation since whether it was a Foundation Establishment Magical Battle or a treasure hunt, results couldn't be attained in a short time.
This time gap provided him ample decision-making time, though overall, it was still very tense, due to the numerous people needing inspection.
This was thanks to his extremely strong Divine Soul, surpassing the standard even of Foundation Establishment Perfection by quite a margin, otherwise anyone else would likely struggle to cope.
"It should be just about time..."
Zhang Yao noticed that the speed of outside Foundation Establishment cultivators entering the secret realm was slowing down, indicating it was the last batch.
After a few breaths, an exceptionally bright red dot suddenly appeared in a Gold Element Mini World.
"Realm Breaker has appeared!"
Zhang Yao's eyes immediately lit up, his mind instantly moved, operating the array, directly sealing off that mini-world.
With the command from the array core:
The mini-world with the Realm Breaker was instantly locked down, making it impossible for outsiders to teleport in, and those inside unable to teleport out.
"Done."
Zhang Yao slightly nodded, showing a satisfied smile.
The Realm Breaker is a critical piece, serving as the main material for his Blood Sacrifice Soul Melting, and must be securely guarded.
Especially in the current stage, he primarily utilized the Enchanting Soul Formation to stimulate, searching for killing intent, greed, hatred, disgust, unwillingness, anger, resentment, despair, fear... a series of negative emotions.
For this, he had prepared modifications to the secret realm teleportation rules, intentionally intensifying conflicts, all focused on collecting Soul Thought Aura.
However, after completing this step:
The focus would then shift to stimulating and collecting joy, excitement, satisfaction, enthusiasm, gratitude, reverence, confidence, courage... and a series of positive emotions.
In this process, he would need to revert the teleportation rules to allow cultivators from various factions to gradually gather, stepping into the script he crafted, providing the resources he needed.
For all this, he had spent an entire year preparing, considering many situations, and already had a plan.
"Buzz!"
His Divine Thought, aided by the array, penetrated the Gold Element Mini World, sweeping across it.
He 'saw' the Realm Breaker sitting dazed on the ground, with a vacant expression and no purpose, feeling both relieved and a bit of pity:
"Poor Qian Le, such a wretched soul, a lifetime ruined to become a puppet in others' hands."
"His parents thought following him would bring them prosperity, happily leaving Wei Kingdom, not knowing they were sending their son into hell..."
He shook his head quietly, and after confirming no anomalies, retracted his Divine Thought.
"Hmm?!"
But just then, upon withdrawing his Divine Thought, Zhang Yao's expression suddenly changed.
He stared intently at the light screen before him, where a mini-world was showing an extremely radiant red dot, even brighter than the dot representing the Realm Breaker!
"What's going on?!"
Zhang Yao's heart was filled with uncertainty and suspicion:
"The Realm Breaker is a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator practicing the Path of Array Refining and Body Integration, whose magical power level even surpasses mine, almost reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage's limit."
"How could someone possess a magical power aura more potent than him? It couldn't possibly be a Golden Core Realm cultivator entering personally, right?"
He immediately utilized the array to project his Divine Thought into it, scanning across the space:
"Buzz!"
In the next moment, Zhang Yao saw a peculiarly shaped three-faced figure, adorned with a Crimson Gold Ring on its neck, wielding a Flying Sword and Seal, appearing on a desolate land.
"What is this?!"
