Chapter 16: One Step Away from Great Luo

Tian Yuan opened his eyes faintly, a hint of joy in them.

After the will of Mount Buzhou grew stronger, he could clearly communicate with this body even from such a great distance.

"It would be even better if I could transport living beings over long distances." Muttering this, he quickly dashed toward Mount Buzhou.

Only by standing on Mount Buzhou could he enter that Consciousness Space; otherwise, it would save him a lot of time.

The Great Desolate land was even larger than the space manifested by that Consciousness Space; after all, the Spiritual Veins attached to the Earth Veins also occupied a vast amount of space.

Flying at full speed, it took Tian Yuan several years to reach Mount Buzhou.

Having cleared another Earth Vein, the Mysterious Yellow Qi shrouding the divine mountain grew even thicker, and he could more clearly feel the chaotic will drifting in the air.

In the new Earth Vein, many of the Wu Clan were rushing forward with a rumble, like a black flood surging ahead.

He had captured quite a few of the Wu Clan on this outing, and Tian Yuan intended to cast them into a new Earth Vein.

It took over a hundred years to thoroughly clear and purify a Branch Vein, and casting more of the Wu Clan in would actually decrease efficiency.

A Branch Vein was much smaller than a Main Vein, but still incomparably vast; the effect might be good in the early stages, but it would be a waste of manpower in the later stages.

In that new Branch Vein, Wu Man took the lead, and the Strange Stones blocking the way ahead shattered one by one under his fists.

There were many of the Wu Clan captured by that stone man, but almost all of them were at the Golden Immortal realm; he was at the mid-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and very few were stronger than him.

The larger the Strange Stone shattered, the better the effect, so he naturally wanted to be a step ahead.

Just as he was throwing punches repeatedly, Wu Man's figure paused, and he looked ahead in confusion, where a wisp of Mysterious Yellow Qi was lingering.

It was a familiar scene, which Wu Man naturally understood, but this Earth Vein had only just begun to be cleared.

"What is that stone man trying to do?"

No sooner had this thought crossed his mind than Wu Man saw a flash of rosy light before his eyes.

He had arrived at a brand-new Earth Vein, empty and desolate, with only him as a member of the Wu Clan.

Wu Man frowned, just about to shout aloud, when his gaze froze.

He saw a streak of mysterious yellow dust rolling through the flowing golden spiritual energy, and one figure after another falling within it.

The Wu Clan!

Dense crowds of the Wu Clan were falling from the sky with a clatter, cursing and roaring toward the heavens while still in mid-air.

Wu Man's face twitched, his eyes filled with annoyance.

That stone man was truly detestable, capturing so many of his clansmen again.

This fellow must have known that several Ancestral Witches had gone to Chaos, which was why he dared to be so unscrupulous.

Compared to Wu Man's clear understanding, these captured members of the Wu Clan were clueless.

Most of them had been staying in their tribes when a gust of dust rolled over, and they were inexplicably captured.

Seeing the abundant spiritual energy around them, the members of the Wu Clan ignored it and just angrily searched for the culprit.

Some of the Wu Clan discovered the divine mountain outside the Earth Vein, and a crowd of figures immediately rushed out.

Wu Man knew Tian Yuan's purpose very well; because of his powerful strength, he had often done the work of explaining things.

Although he was very angry inside, he could only walk toward that group of figures.

Opening his mouth to inhale, he retracted the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, glanced at the many figures kneeling below, and Tian Yuan vanished from the scene.

Clearing an Earth Vein made the will of Mount Buzhou stronger, and Wu Man knew what to do.

The Wu Clan, who prided themselves on being the Pangu Orthodox, were definitely more eager for the will of Mount Buzhou to grow stronger than those of the Demon Race.

Moreover, this act could also improve their own strength, so they would only work harder and would not slack off.

After returning to Mount Buzhou, Tian Yuan did not hesitate and dashed toward the Eastern Land again.

Having cleared three Earth Veins, his cultivation was certainly much faster than before, but Mount Buzhou was his foundation. Feeling the rolling might emanating from Mount Buzhou behind him, Tian Yuan was filled with anticipation.

Time passed slowly, and Tian Yuan captured members of the Wu Clan everywhere in the tribes under the jurisdiction of Houtu.

Because of the expansion in all directions, almost the strongest in the tribes were only at the early stage of Taiyi; how could anyone withstand him?

A hundred years later, he had cleared another Earth Vein. With the accumulation of two Earth Veins, he successfully stepped into the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

With his realm broken through, Tian Yuan acted even more unscrupulously.

However, because so many clansmen had disappeared, members of the Wu Clan at the mid and late stages of Taiyi Golden Immortal began to appear occasionally.

They searched everywhere and investigated among the many tribes, but unfortunately, all those who encountered Tian Yuan were captured.

Within the same realm, there was simply no one who could withstand the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, this Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Hundreds of tribes in the area of the Wu Clan under Houtu's jurisdiction had already been scoured by him.

Even if he did nothing now, he could clear two Branch Veins in about a hundred years.

In the Consciousness Space of Mount Buzhou, Tian Yuan stood on the divine mountain, his gaze fixed on the Eastern Land.

The dozen or so Branch Veins near the foot of Mount Buzhou were radiant with ten thousand rays of light, emitting rich auspicious energy.

The dazzling brilliance even overshadowed the Main Vein to which they were attached.

"Strange! Has the time become longer this time?" Looking at the few Branch Veins in the distance, Tian Yuan frowned slightly.

Six hundred years had passed since he broke into the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and in the previous five hundred years, he had purified ten Branch Veins.

Among those many Branch Veins, the group of the Demon Race had only purified one, while the rest were the result of the efforts of the Wu Clan.

Upon successfully clearing the eighth Branch Vein, he had broken into the perfection stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, only one step away from Great Luo.

But in these last hundred years or so, according to Tian Yuan's estimation, at least three more Branch Veins should have been cleared, yet not a single one had been.

Had the Wu Clan been slacking off? Tian Yuan's face darkened; he thought that should be impossible.

The single-minded Wu Clan would absolutely never be careless when it came to the will of Pangu.

With a flash of rosy light, Tian Yuan appeared in an Earth Vein cleared by the Wu Clan.

As soon as he appeared, his expression froze; before the surrounding Wu Clan could react, he immediately vanished from the scene, flashing rapidly through the Earth Vein.

Relying on the will of Mount Buzhou, Tian Yuan flashed through all the many uncleared Earth Veins one by one.

After half a day, Tian Yuan returned to the peak of Mount Buzhou, his expression somewhat troubled.

One vein was nearly purified, but the remaining two would still require some time.

It was not because of the Wu Clan, but because the blockages in the Earth Veins were different.

Three Main Veins connected to Mount Buzhou, but one hundred and eight Branch Veins were attached to the Main Veins, extending from near to far.

The blockages in the Branch Veins near Mount Buzhou were not considered serious, with only the latter halves being slightly troublesome.

However, the situation grew worse for the numerous Branch Veins connected far from the Main Veins; the ones at the ends were completely blocked, and massive Strange Stones could be seen everywhere.

When he first entered this space, the sky was gray and hazy, and coupled with the great distance, those Branch Veins did indeed look slightly dimmer, so he had not thought much of it.

He had only wandered through the nearby Branch Veins and the Main Veins, and did not know the full situation.

"It seems I can only dredge the Branch Veins from near to far." Withdrawing his gaze, Tian Yuan's expression was somewhat troubled.

The time required to clear all the Earth Veins would greatly exceed his initial estimate.

Each time he dredged a Branch Vein, Mount Buzhou could provide him with feedback; he would raise his Essence Refining Stage first.

Since the Wu Clan was already investigating the matter of the tribes, he had to hurry! Throwing the captured Wu Clan members into a Branch Vein near the foot of the mountain, Tian Yuan vanished into the air.

(End of this chapter)