Chapter 748: Joy of Longshe Shan

Chen Chuyang ate several silver spirit fish in succession, all entered their stomach, grilled or raw, and they tasted great.

He couldn't stop; if Chen Chuyang hadn't felt he shouldn't eat more, these silver spirit fish have little effect on his body, he might have eaten a few more. According to his current physical strength, these silver spirit fish are dispensable.

But after the silver spirit fish grow up, their flavor is truly excellent, even more delicious than when Chen Chuyang first ate them—fresh and sweet, with a faint aura taste. Having lived long in spirit spring water, these silver spirit fish have long been altered by aura, and their flesh has become especially tasty.

The area beneath the water has expanded considerably, expanding along with Longshe Shan, which has grown enormously—at least double its original height. The underground space naturally scaled up as well. The Formation's coverage was insufficient; Chen Chuyang glanced over it and mentally calculated.

He quickly rose, repaired the damaged Formation, and then began augmenting it on that basis, expanding its coverage to ensure the silver spirit fish's survival wouldn't be affected. As for the Five-Colored Salamander, most reside in this space; those silver spirit fish are its food source. After Chen Chuyang mentioned it, it ate few silver spirit fish, which is why the number of silver spirit fish here has risen rapidly.

After finishing the Formation, half a day had passed; Chen Chuyang sat down, and the silhouette of a Five-Colored Salamander rose on the water's surface, its multicolored body and its head were very cute.

Its adorable eyes stared at Chen Chuyang; Chen Chuyang reached out, scooped up the Five-Colored Salamander, examined it thoroughly inside and out, then released it.

"You've grown a lot; it seems you've also gained many benefits."

The Five-Colored Salamander returned to the water, spitting out bubbles toward Chen Chuyang; the multicolored bubbles were very pretty.

Chen Chuyang smiled and said, "Alright, stop messing around and go attend to your business."

The Five-Colored Salamander's size doubled, yet it remains weak; its power has advanced considerably, its attack is limited, and it needs to keep growing. The enhancement of its spirit vein has accelerated both its cultivation speed and its growth.

Chen Chuyang was very satisfied; after some more time, this little salamander could grow rapidly, soon be able to condense a Monster Pill, advance to Demon King‑level Five-Colored Salamander, and then its combat power will become great.

The Five-Colored Salamander's spatial ability is truly extraordinary; it can appear anywhere in the underground caverns at any time, its controlled range and proficiency have increased, surpassing even Chen Chuyang's spatial jumps in skill.

The underground changes did not stop there; after Chen Chuyang finished the Formation, the Spiritual Sense radiated outward, following the previous path forward to investigate, reaching the place where the Wild Dragon Snake's cavern had collapsed, unnoticed by anyone; this spot gradually became part of a blessed cavern.

The underground pool was filled entirely with silver spirit fish; it is the Five-Colored Salamander's territory, and no other creatures appeared.

After securing the underground space, Chen Chuyang casually set up a few Formations as a precaution.

Thus, the underground space changed again; even if Longshe Shan continues to expand, these Formations will remain unaffected.

"Longshe Shan will keep expanding; the fusion of the spirit vein core is not finished, and there may be changes over the next several decades."

"The spirit vein from Qihuang Bao Ku is of high grade, and it greatly boosts Longshe Shan's enhancement."

The increase in aura concentration is merely the slightest change.

The real change is altering Longshe Shan's structure so that it can later generate aura on its own.

Moreover, it can continuously absorb the world's aura and grow gradually.

Chen Chuyang invested a lot of resources; these resources are precious, and Chen Chuyang was reluctant to use them, giving them all to Longshe Shan.

Who would have thought Longshe Shan would be so powerful, saving Chen Chuyang a great deal of effort.

He scooped up some silver spirit fish; these fish are valuable, useless to Chen Chuyang but useful to others.

After bidding farewell to the Five-Colored Salamander, Chen Chuyang returned to the spirit vein, watching the core of the spirit vein fuse, constantly changing and merging; each collision of the core raises its fusion level slightly.

Chen Chuyang nodded in satisfaction, letting the spirit vein complete its fusion on its own.

"Find another spirit vein core to fuse, achieve triangular stability, and then perhaps Longshe Shan's spirit vein will accelerate its Advancement."

"Originally Longshe Shan's spirit vein didn't even qualify as the lowest grade; the primal source was too depleted, and I forced a replenishment. This time, with the addition of this spirit vein core, it should become a complete low‑grade spirit vein. Advancing to a mid‑grade spirit vein will still be difficult."

Spirit veins are divided into low, mid, and high grades; in this world, all are low‑grade spirit veins, which are already very rare and are controlled by the major forces.

Every spirit vein has an owner; no one dares to touch them.

The spirit vein Chen Chuyang obtained is merely a top‑tier low‑grade vein, originally collected by the first generation Qihuang Qi Songbai of the Great Qi Dynasty, nurtured for millennia to reach this stage.

It was close to advancing to mid‑grade; even after merging with Longshe Shan's spirit vein, it is still insufficient to reach mid‑grade Advancement.

It is still lacking a bit, partly because Longshe Shan's spirit vein is too low‑grade, with too little primal source to promote Advancement.

Chen Chuyang is well aware of this; in fact, he could wait decades, even centuries, and after the spirit vein core fully fuses, with his methods he could make the spirit vein advance to mid‑grade.

Time is too long; Chen Chuyang cannot wait, as the Tianwai threat could arrive at any moment, and he cannot wait.

Cultivation requires massive aura; low‑grade spirit veins can provide it now, but what about later?

He must prepare for the future now, rather than start preparing on that day, when it would be too late.

Prepare early, act early; the spirit vein of Heavenly Heart Sect is already secured by him.

Longshe Shan's spirit vein seems to have sensed Chen Chuyang's thoughts and responded.

Buzz—

The vibrating spirit vein core throbbed like a heart, beating violently a few times before returning to calm.

Chen Chuyang stroked the spirit vein core, soothing, "Don't worry, I won't keep you waiting long."

Heavenly Heart Sect has already been pressured by the major forces; they are even more anxious than Chen Chuyang.

Spirit Sword Sect, Yin Gui Sect, Great Qi Dynasty, the oppressed families, and the Monster Race have all begun to act.

These people are targeting Heavenly Heart Sect, plotting slowly, nibbling away at it bit by bit, not striking it directly.

These days, the disciples of Heavenly Heart Sect abroad are dying en masse; essentially none return alive.

The whole world is targeting Heavenly Heart Sect; they cannot return alive.