Chapter 229: Re-entering the Ancient Battlefield

Wang Jianqiang frowned and pondered for a moment.

A guess suddenly arose in his heart.

Perhaps in some distant era, the Five-Element Spiritual Root was not a trash spiritual root, but a spiritual root with a cultivation speed no weaker than the Heavenly Spirit Root, and possessing all five attributes, making it even more powerful than the Heavenly Spirit Root!

It was only because some unknown catastrophe occurred that it was reduced to the abandoned spiritual root it is today, which is nearly impossible to cultivate with.

This thought flashed through his mind and vanished.

Afterward, he did not continue to dwell on it.

He made a trip to Shenfeng Pavilion, finished turning in his mission, accepted a new one, and returned to his residence.

His cultivation had now reached the Golden Core Late Stage, and he was only one level away from breaking through to Golden Core Stage Perfection.

Once he reached Golden Core Perfection, his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze would be able to see through arrays of the Deity Transformation Perfection level.

At that time, the Ancient Remnant Array on the second floor of the Ancient Battlefield would no longer be able to threaten him.

He would then be able to enter the second floor of the Remnant Tower and obtain higher-level Soul Jade.

Soul Jade at the Foundation Establishment level on the first floor could already have such a great effect on a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

The second floor would likely have Soul Jade at the Golden Core stage level.

Soul Jade of this grade could still have a great effect even if his cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future.

Such a precious item naturally could not be easily abandoned.

His current cultivation speed was already enough to rival that of a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator.

But the foundation of the Five-Element Spiritual Root was too thick, and the Spiritual Power required for a breakthrough far exceeded that of an ordinary person; if he wanted to break through to Golden Core Stage Perfection, the difficulty would still be much greater than for a normal Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator.

It was like filling a bucket with water.

With the same width of water pipe and the same flow rate, others were just a bucket, while he was a large water vat.

The speed of filling it up would naturally be slower.

Just by consuming the Perfect Origin Spirit Purple Heart Pill for cultivation, it was almost impossible to break through to Golden Core Perfection within a year.

Thinking of this, he lifted his feet and walked toward the fourth floor.

Half an hour later.

After some careful selection, Wang Jianqiang spent Contribution Points to buy a pill recipe called "Breaking Obstacle Pill".

This pill was a Third-grade Advanced Pill Recipe, and its medicinal efficacy was far more powerful than the Origin Spirit Purple Heart Pill.

Afterward, he purchased some Medicinal Herbs for refining the Breaking Obstacle Pill and returned directly to the Alchemy Room on the third floor to begin refining the Breaking Obstacle Pill.

In the following half year, Wang Jianqiang reduced the frequency of accepting missions and spent more time and energy on cultivation.

Coupled with the assistance of the Perfect Barrier Breaking Pill.

In just half a year, he successfully broke through to Golden Core Stage Perfection.

After breaking through to Golden Core Stage Perfection, he did not rush to head to the Ancient Battlefield.

Instead, he spent another half month consolidating his cultivation.

Only after his cultivation was thoroughly consolidated did he leave Shenfeng City and rush to the Ancient Battlefield.

With the assistance of his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze, he arrived at the entrance of the Ancient Battlefield in just three days.

After entering the Ancient Battlefield.

Wang Jianqiang identified the direction and flew toward the location of the Remnant Tower.

Not long after.

A three-story building appeared ahead.

It was precisely that three-story Remnant Tower.

His speed did not stall, and he charged directly into the Remnant Tower.

After entering the Remnant Tower, he had originally thought that after his massive sweep last time, there should be no more Soul Bodies on the first floor of the Remnant Tower.

But when he entered the Remnant Tower, he discovered.

A large number of Soul Bodies had actually appeared again on this first floor of the Remnant Tower.

It was as if...

These Soul Bodies were derived from the Remnant Tower and could be continuously replenished.

Regarding this, Wang Jianqiang did not think too much.

Adhering to the principle that not grabbing them would be a loss, he first spent two months sweeping the first floor space clean of Soul Bodies.

Only then did he arrive before the entrance to the second floor space.

Looking at that portal embedded in mid-air, he slowly approached it.

When he was less than three zhang away from the portal, the portal opened automatically.

Seeing this.

He hesitated slightly, then charged into the portal.

Just as Wang Jianqiang entered the second floor of the Remnant Tower.

A one-armed figure appeared outside the Remnant Tower.

Ye Lingyun looked at the three-story Remnant Tower in front of him, a trace of nostalgia appearing on his face.

The last time he came to this place, his master was still by his side.

Under his master's guidance, he had dodged the various remnant arrays in the Remnant Tower and obtained hundreds of Soul Jade.

Now that he had returned to this old place, his master was no longer by his side.

Thinking of this, an unforgettable face could not help but surface in his mind.

"Wang Jianqiang, you just wait for me."

"One day, I will make you pay back double for all the hatred and pain you have inflicted upon me!"

He clenched his fist tightly with his only remaining arm, then walked toward the gate of the Remnant Tower.

Without his master's help, entering this Remnant Tower again would surely be fraught with danger.

But he could no longer care about that.

The Soul Jade he had obtained previously was used up, and he needed to quickly improve his Soul Power to finally reach the Nascent Soul realm.

Refining Soul Jade was the only way.

Fortunately, he still had some trump cards his master had bestowed upon him; as long as he did not venture too deep into the first level of the space, he should not be in mortal danger.

Creak~

As Ye Lingyun approached, the gate of the Remnant Tower opened.

Ye Lingyun rushed in without hesitation.

His expression was one of determination.

This time, he had to bring out at least fifty pieces of Soul Jade!

……

Half a month later.

The first level of the Remnant Tower, outer region.

Ye Lingyun's expression was somewhat ugly.

He had already walked through the entire area within a fifty-mile radius in front of the Remnant Tower entrance.

But for some reason, he had not been able to find a single Soul Body!

Even if this outer region was relatively safe, it couldn't have been hunted so clean by others, could it?

"Could it be that some change has occurred in this Remnant Tower, and the Soul Bodies in the outer region have all migrated to deeper areas?"

Thinking of this, a flash of realization crossed Ye Lingyun's eyes.

He looked toward the deeper parts of the space, his expression hesitant.

If he continued to go deeper, the level of danger would increase sharply.

But to leave just like this, he was unwilling no matter what.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and chose to continue deeper.

……

Another half month passed.

Ye Lingyun's face was pale, his hair disheveled, and his aura fluctuated unsteadily.

He stood on a small hill, gazing into the deeper parts of the space, speechless for a moment.

He had already ventured over a hundred miles deep into this space.

Yet until now, he still had not managed to find a single Soul Body.

This...

Why on earth?

"They must be further inside."

Ye Lingyun stared ahead, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

He had already suffered so much.

If he were to return empty-handed like this, he would not be reconciled.

Thinking of this, he resolutely decided to continue deeper.

……

In the endless wilderness.

A blood-stained figure lay on the ground, motionless, just like a corpse.

After a long time.

The fingers of this figure suddenly twitched, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

"I~"

"After all, I survived."

Recalling his previous encounter, Ye Lingyun felt lingering fear, but also could not help but feel a surge of grief and indignation.

Ten days had passed since he decided to step into the area over a hundred miles into this space.

During these ten days, he had triggered the Ancient Remnant Array several times, narrowly escaping death, and could be said to have suffered every hardship.

Just a short while ago, he had encountered the greatest crisis since the start of this trip.

He had triggered a Formation capable of severely wounding a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator.

If not for his quick reaction and timely reliance on the trump cards left by his master to escape the Formation, he would likely have been dead for a long time by now.

Even so, he had suffered heavy injuries and had only just regained consciousness.

What made it even harder for him to accept was:

Even though he had already paid such a heavy price and had ventured over one hundred and thirty miles into this space,

he still hadn't even seen a single hair of a Soul Body.

It was as if...

all the Soul Bodies in this space had evaporated into thin air.