Chapter 744: Spirit Veins Changing, Spirit Veins Rising

People cannot avoid facing their own future.

These cultivators aren't they just seeking to reach a higher realm, to understand the laws of heaven and earth? Clearly the opportunity is right before them—why would they forsake the near and seek the far?

Face? Dignity? These things can be ignored; there's no need to care about them at all.

How many people, for an illusory hope, have paid the price of everything?

But this disciple of mine, right before them is a genuine hope—just lower their head a little and they can grasp it; why be stubborn?

At such a time, anyone knows how to choose, rather than stubbornly saving face and suffering for it.

"Hongchen disciple, hear me, your master's advice: stay, don't have other thoughts; Chen Chuyang and Shang Hongxue won't treat you badly."

"After all, you're family; they won't make things difficult for you."

"Don't burden yourself, don't have too many unnecessary thoughts; just lower your head, you won't die."

"I know you don't want to lower your head, but this is unavoidable; when under someone's eaves, one must bow their head."

Even she has to lower her head—let alone this disciple of mine, who has lowered their head many times; why do it again?

If it were Tianlian Zhenren, they would surely choose to stay here rather than stubbornly save face.

Lowering one's head for decades, able to advance to the True Realm—what of it?

Furthermore, bowing before the strong—isn't that what the weak should do?

Shang Hongchen has too little experience, hasn't gone through those things; Tianlian Zhenren has come all this way to reach this point, relying not on talent, nor on face or dignity, but on ruthlessness, on calculation, on scheming and deceit.

A woman without strength will be coveted by many, especially if she's beautiful—many strong ones will be tempted by her.

Even to the point of directly using force against you.

Shang Hongchen has had it too smooth, hasn't suffered major setbacks, nor encountered those dirty affairs.

Tianlian Zhenren, back then, killed how many people, did how many things, to reach this position today.

"Master, disciple."

Shang Hongchen clenched their lips, unwilling to lower their head.

She truly does not want to lower her head before Chen Chuyang, nor before her own younger sister.

But she truly has no choice.

Home—she cannot return; her parents won't let her go back, perhaps her being detained here is also their intention.

Heavenly Heart Sect—if she returns, it's a dead end.

Tianlian Zhenren cannot return; if she goes back, isn't that seeking death?

Shang Hongchen naturally has considered this as well; she simply does not want to stay on Longshe Shan, nor face Chen Chuyang—after all, the things she did back then severely hurt Chen Chuyang's heart.

Saying she humiliated Chen Chuyang is not an exaggeration, let alone asking Chen Chuyang to help her condense her golden core.

She cannot do it.

Shang Hongchen also cares about face, also has dignity.

"Hongchen, think it over carefully."

"You will come to understand."

Tianlian Zhenren no longer advises; if they don't understand, this disciple's future path will be hard to walk.

All of this, she can only rely on herself.

As a master, what I can do is already more than enough.

Any more, and I couldn't do it.

Shang Hongchen stood in place, gritted their teeth, allowing the spiritual aura of Longshe Shan to wash over their body, their fine hair floating in the wind.

Spiritual aura swirled around them, utterly still.

Shang Hongxue did not come to console, nor did she disturb her elder sister.

She heard those words, thought Tianlian Zhenren's words were correct, that this elder sister of hers is too concerned with face—even so, she still cannot get past that mental hurdle.

Shang Hongxue will not go advise, after all these things require the elder sister to figure it out themselves; if they don't understand, no amount of others' words will help.

"Elder sister, think it over carefully."

"Chuyang brother doing this is all for your own good—don't go making trouble again."

The previous elder sister would surely have caused trouble.

Nowadays, not necessarily.

Longshe Shan's changes lasted three days.

For three full days, that surge of spiritual aura still existed, enveloping all of Longshe Shan.

Everyone was infused with spiritual aura into their bodies, forcibly entering a cultivation state.

Three days later.

Longshe Shan underwent a great change; spiritual herbs doubled in height, many weeds sprouted, growing rapidly with a swishing sound.

The spirit fruit trees on the mountain have grown taller again, already exceeding five meters in height and still continuing to rise.

On the spirit fruit trees hung spirit fruits; in just three days they grew large.

They look tempting; those spirit fruits emit a faint, fresh fragrance.

The whole of Longshe Shan is filled with fruit fragrance, the rich spiritual aura continually bathing it.

This has kept Shang Hongxue, that lass, busy; she's been bustling about with Xiao Qian'er.

Down below, those Dragon Tooth Rice and Dragon Blood Rice, on the contrary, have grown well, become much larger, and bore abundant fruit.

The blood-red rice tempts everyone.

Various fragrances drift about, permeating the whole of Longshe Shan.

Everyone has begun to be busy, busily attending to their own affairs.

Beneath the spirit veins.

Chen Chuyang exhaled a breath.

"Huhuhu."

The spiritual vein's preliminary fusion is complete, much smoother than I thought; the fusion was finished in three days.

I thought it would take at least half a month, but it seems the spiritual vein core obtained from Qihuang Bao Ku is of higher grade, upgrading Longshe Shan's spiritual vein by at least one level compared to the original.

The spiritual energy density has increased at least tenfold; outside, it should be five to six times the density.

This is only a preliminary fusion; after complete fusion, it will gradually change Longshe Shan's environment.

The mountain peak has become much higher.

This mountain peak has obviously expanded with the spiritual vein's fusion, at least one-third larger than the original Longshe Shan.

Chen Chuyang was very pleased with this.

Relying on feeding spiritual stones ultimately falls short; spiritual vein fusion gives the strongest effect.

Once the spiritual vein core fuses together, the spiritual energy I need for my cultivation will be sufficient.

After that, if it's not enough, I'll think of another way.

Chen Chuyang stroked the spiritual vein core before him, continuously placing seals with both hands, setting up Formation to guard the spiritual vein core.

Not allowing anyone to approach, nor permitting anyone to damage it.

With the Formation's protection, Chen Chuyang finally felt at ease; anyone who approached could be sensed by him.

Here, besides him, no one can approach.

Just in case, Chen Chuyang arranged more means to protect this place.

If the Heavenly Heart Sect's spiritual vein could be obtained and merged in, Longshe Shan's spiritual vein would become even stronger.

For my future cultivation, I no longer need to worry about spiritual energy.

Chen Chuyang had his eye on the Heavenly Heart Sect's spiritual vein; that's a good thing.

It's a pity; spiritual vein cores are rare in this world, and even if one wanted them, they cannot be forcibly taken.

Obtaining the spiritual vein from Qihuang Bao Ku was already difficult; the Heavenly Heart Sect's side is not easy to meddle with.

On the Heavenly Heart Sect's side, we also need to speed up; Tian Xin Dao Ren doesn't know what he's plotting; this person is too quiet.

During this time, Tian Xin Dao Ren seemed to have disappeared; he's too quiet.

Unlike his nature, this person might be hiding, secretly plotting something.