Chapter 1225: Spiritual Energy Tide, Discovered

Chen Chuyang waited eagerly; the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had already passed through the formation, a three‑layer formation, three‑layer space, that is, a three‑layer passage—passing through takes a little time, the link between the two worlds, the link between the higher and lower worlds, and the higher world's spiritual energy of heaven and earth naturally flows toward the lower world; this is one of the effects of Chen Chuyang's formation.

He researched for three years, set it up for three years; it's not that there was no effect at all, having poured in so many resources—he wasn't just messing around, it wasn't a mere lark; he truly wanted to steal the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from Tianwai.

As for other things, he either disdained them or couldn't steal them; only the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was fundamental. The moment that higher‑tier spiritual energy of heaven and earth entered this world, Chen Chuyang felt the world become excited, greedily devouring that spiritual energy.

The Heavenly Dao was also growing, quickly replenishing itself, repairing its origin.

Chen Chuyang felt the joy of the whole world—this was the first wave of heavenly‑earth spiritual energy; more would follow, each time a wave surging in, but it couldn't be too much at once, nor too obvious, otherwise it would cause too great a disturbance, which would be bad.

He naturally knew this; when setting up the formation, he had already thought of this step—slowly stealing, transferring bit by bit.

The second wave of heavenly‑earth spiritual energy entered, making the surrounding concentration of such energy rich and spreading out, not very obvious; Chen Chuyang wasn't anxious, standing in the void, controlling the Heavenly Dao, controlling the grand formation of heaven and earth, monitoring the whole world, preventing anyone from Tianwai from entering—any movement would be known to him immediately, so no one could sneak in unnoticed.

Careful, cautious—Chen Chuyang dared not be careless, for this concerned the future of the whole world as well as his own; this matter must not go wrong, and the more critical the moment, the better to be cautious.

Ideally, he could steal for a longer time, so as to maximize the benefit.

After several hours, Chen Chuyang felt light‑headed; the heavenly‑earth spiritual energy entered the world and then changed his aura, as heaven and earth transformed, he too gained obvious benefits.

"Maintain the current state, keep stealing, and don't be discovered."

"If we can maintain it for more than a day, that's naturally best; so far, my plan is correct."

"Stealing slowly won't attract Tianwai's attention, nor cause a big commotion; such minor disturbances naturally won't draw the notice of the Outer Heavenly Dao."

He deliberately did this; such occurrences of opening to Tianwai are not nonexistent—they do happen from time to time—as long as Chen Chuyang isn't obvious or excessive, they won't attract attention.

He had already researched this when he went to Tianwai, after all Tianwai is too vast, beyond his imagination, and precisely because of that, he cannot control the entirety of heaven and earth.

It's different from where they are; otherwise, Chen Chuyang wouldn't dare do this.

Stealing Tianwai's spiritual energy, if discovered, will invite Tianwai's retaliation.

Time passed second by second.

Shang Hongxue nervously stared at the sky; she couldn't see Chen Chuyang's figure, but she could sense the changes in heaven and earth—the whole world was changing, that change was quite evident yet not overly so; the higher one's cultivation, the clearer the feeling.

That feeling was very strange, as if the world were rejoicing, vibrating her soul.

"Heaven and earth are rejoicing."

"Chuyang‑gege succeeded, he……"

Clenching her fists, Shang Hongxue was very worried.

Longshe Cheng, Chen Clan.

Grandmother Long Zetian froze, lifted her head, eyes wide open, unable to believe she was looking at a figure appearing in the sky.

A familiar silhouette, her eyes flashing with brilliance—she saw it.

Because she had seen it and confirmed that silhouette, Long Zetian's form vanished from the Chen Clan and appeared in the sky, standing beside Chen Chuyang, gazing at the formation above his head and the ceaseless influx of Tianwai's heavenly‑earth spiritual energy, the familiar aura, the familiar scent.

Long Zetian's breathing grew ragged, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, she choked back a mouthful of saliva and said, 'Kid, what is this?'

Has he gone mad? This kid is actually so crazy.

Stealing Tianwai's heavenly‑earth spiritual energy—this maneuver is truly too crazy.

Isn't he afraid of dying?

"Grandma, you've come?" Chen Chuyang turned back, grinning with a show of teeth—indeed, this sort of commotion couldn't be hidden from Grandma.

Long Zetian went numb, staring at the formation; she didn't understand it, but she knew its specific effect.

"Gurgle."

With difficulty she swallowed a gulp, Long Zetian's body trembling, she asked, 'Chuyang kid, are you stealing Tianwai's spiritual energy?'

"Grandma, you're impressive—you can tell at a glance; I admire you." Chen Chuyang offered a flattering remark.

Long Zetian's pupils shook as she looked at this chatty, easy‑going kid; at this moment he was still so relaxed, she worried, 'Kid, aren't you afraid of dying? If those Tianwai powerhouses find out, you'll be in danger, and this world will be endangered too.'

"Do you know what you're doing?"

This is digging up Tianwai's foundation; such behavior will make those Tianwai powerhouses feel disgusted.

At such a time, encountering someone like Chen Chuyang, those powerhouses won't care about face or dignity—they'll immediately move to suppress and kill.

"I know, Grandma." Chen Chuyang grinned, showing his teeth, utterly unworried.

Long Zetian was dumbfounded; Chen Chuyang's reaction was too genuine, she really didn't know what to say—many words rose to her lips but she couldn't utter them.

Staring at this kid before her, she had thought he was behaving himself—who knew he'd immediately pull off such a big thing.

"Kid, you'd better stop; while the Tianwai powerhouses haven't noticed this yet, we still have a chance."

Long Zetian finally couldn't hold back, unable to bear the immense pressure, she spoke up to advise.

"Not in a hurry, still need a bit more time." Chen Chuyang refused his grandmother's suggestion—the time hadn't come yet, the amount of heavenly‑earth spiritual energy stolen wasn't enough, and having activated this formation, he wouldn't stop until he'd stolen for a full day.

Of course, being able to steal for longer would naturally be best.

Long Zetian went numb again, took a deep breath, and solemnly said, 'Kid, this matter could be big or small—listen to my advice and let go.'

"Sure." Chen Chuyang agreed with his lips, but he didn't close the formation.

Long Zetian was speechless; she could only stand beside him—no one could change what this kid had decided, not even her.

She might as well wait together with Chen Chuyang and also protect his safety.

One day passed.

The formation continued to absorb; Chen Chuyang and Long Zetian simultaneously raised their heads, gazing at the far end of the formation, where a voice emerged from the endless black hole.

A voice infinitely furious, brimming with heaven‑shaking wrath.

"Which little thief dares to steal spiritual energy?"

The voice shook heaven and earth; a hand stretched out from the black hole, heading toward where Chen Chuyang was.

That hand grew larger, as if it wanted to crush everything.

Seeing this, Long Zetian exclaimed anxiously, 'Damn it, this is a strike from a Dao Realm powerhouse, kid, you……'