Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1103 - 535: Obtaining the Soaring Snake Technique Integration - , Great Harvest (2)

"Impossible! Did they perish during their breakthrough to Void Refinement? Who struck them down?"

"It's not clear yet. From the Sima family's reports, an unidentified Void Refining Cultivator did it, and the Sima elders believe it could be someone from the Ancient Era."

"What nonsense—the cultivators of the Ancient Era died out long ago. How could any still linger?"

"Haha, are they truly all gone? I once found an ancient cultivator sealed in a Life Source Stone within a secret realm. But when I shattered the stone, that cultivator succumbed to old wounds."

"Tsk tsk, we've already uncovered so many. Without our vigilance, ancient cultivators might have long emerged across the Northern Continent, hiding their presence."

"Since the spiritual energy revival hit the Void Realm, all kinds of freaks and monsters have surfaced. The Nine Great True Spirit Clans may no longer rule the Northern Continent unchallenged."

"Regardless, we need to quickly rouse our ancestors and elevate them to Void Refinement. In these times, lacking Void Refining cultivators leaves us feeling utterly insecure, with extinction looming at any instant."

"Sigh, this isn't some golden age—it's a catastrophic era through and through."

Elders from the various True Spirit Clans were deep in intense conversation.

News of Sima Lun's demise brought them no delight.

Rather, profound unease gripped each one.

It mirrored the grief of the fox mourning the hare's death.

With the Sima family struck, other True Spirit Clans faced similar perils.

Countless mighty ancient cultivators might lurk hidden in the Northern Continent.

At the same time, inside the Primordial Secret Realm on the Eastern Continent.

Jiang Fan passed through the Gate of the Void back to the Primordial Secret Realm, accepting Chu Qiudao as a named disciple along the way.

He then entrusted Chu Qiudao to the Primordial Talisman Sect elders for instruction.

After all, a mere Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivator could be mentored adequately by ordinary elders.

Once Chu Qiudao progressed more, approaching Jiang Fan for personal guidance would be timely.

Besides, this youth carried the air of an ancient survivor.

He held a Seven-Colored Life Chart of Ten Thousand Lives Reincarnation, having undergone forty-nine full reincarnations.

Though none of those lives stretched particularly long, their total spanned untold years.

Therefore, Jiang Fan held no concerns over his cultivation path.

This allowed Jiang Fan to retreat to his Quiet Chamber and inspect his latest spoils.

"Hmm? No way?"

Jiang Fan examined the storage bag taken from Sima Lun, the fallen Supreme Elder of the Sima family.

The riches within dazzled with their sheer volume and variety.

First off, a thousand Immortal Stones—a truly astonishing haul.

On top of that, assorted rare spirit herbs and precious ores filled it.

Even with all these treasures, though, they didn't amount to a Second-Grade Opportunity.

His attention fell on a enigmatic Jade Scroll remaining in the storage bag.

An arcane aura pulsed from this Jade Scroll, mysteriously harmonizing with the Soaring Snake Bloodline inside him.

Boom~~

The instant Jiang Fan's divine sense probed it, a colossal wave of knowledge flooded in from the Jade Scroll.

Like an overwhelming surge.

Soaring Snake Technique—Integration Chapter!

This influx of data roiled his mind like a storm, filling him with shock.

He hadn't anticipated such a bountiful reward from this venture.

It was the Integration Chapter for the Soaring Snake Technique.

Truth be told, he wouldn't swap this cultivation method for even the most prized magical treasure.

For it touched the core of his being.

While the Void Refining Chapter of the Soaring Snake Technique served well for extended practice now.

Securing the Integration Chapter ensured smooth cultivation of the Soaring Snake Technique up to the Integration Realm.

At the same time, he drew nearer to collecting every Chapter of the Soaring Snake Technique.

"Destiny truly guides the way."

Jiang Fan balled his fist, brimming with elation.

He had been mulling over ways to claim the missing Chapters of the Soaring Snake Technique.

Yet after fruitless searches far and wide, it arrived effortlessly.

In truth, for typical cultivators, gathering all Chapters of the Soaring Snake Technique proved immensely difficult.

Those Chapters lay scattered in remote corners of the Void Realm.

Locating them resembled hunting a needle in a vast haystack.

Absent his immense destiny's direction, a full set would remain forever out of reach.

Nevertheless, he could now advance the Soaring Snake Technique to the Integration Realm.

The ultimate Mahayana Chapter could wait for later discovery.

For now, he felt no rush, as these two Chapters would sustain long-term cultivation.

"I never imagined that over time, the Northern Continent fell under True Spirit Clans' sway."

"I remember the Northern Continent in the Ancient Era brimmed with prosperity."

"It hosted countless true spirits and spawned myriad sects."

"But misfortune struck the Northern Continent first with the demon invasion."

"It became the initial territory to collapse."

"One might have thought the Northern Continent was finished, reduced to a barren graveyard."

"Yet after endless ages, vitality returned to the Northern Continent."

"Teeming with life once more."

The Primordial Talisman Pen intoned with profound nostalgia.

Earlier glimpses of the Northern Continent stirred its feelings, awakening old recollections.

It had assumed this land lay lifeless, transformed into a Spiritless Wasteland.

But it had overlooked time's might and the world's innate restorative power.

Were it not for the demons' persistent corruption of the world's origin.

Over countless years, demon remnants would have faded entirely.

The world's regenerative force proved extraordinarily potent.

"Indeed, the True Spirit Clans should have vanished eons ago under normal circumstances."

"But some human cultivators seized true spirit remains and somehow revived new True Spirit Clans."

"Another instance of a whale's fall nourishing the ecosystem."

The Demon-Vibrating Bell marveled aloud.

It knew well the Ancient Era might of True Spirit Clans, comparable to venerable sects.

Yet True Spirit Clans drew strength from venerating true spirits.

Precisely those true spirits' might elevated the True Spirit Clans to worldly peaks.

In today's Northern Continent, though, only human cultivators bearing True Spirit Bloodlines remained, bereft of true spirit veneration, rendering them far weaker than their ancient forebears.

Unless fresh true spirits emerged for worship.

"Haha, those True Spirit Clans carry inherent flaws."

"Sure, true spirit corpses grant them True Spirit Bloodlines."

"Their initial cultivation surges at a stunning rate."

"But Void Refinement marks their ceiling."

"Ascending to Integration is virtually out of reach."

"Bloodline brings rise, bloodline brings fall."

"Lacking potent enough bloodlines, shattering that bottleneck stays beyond them."

"Though their corpses would make fine fertilizer indeed."

The Exquisite Tower remarked with scorn.

It viewed those True Spirit Clans' potential as severely capped.

Producing a few Void Refining Cultivators would be impressive enough.

Integration Cultivators lay beyond their grasp.

Their inherited True Spirit Bloodlines suffered from impurity.

Absent Ancient True Spirits' aid, transcending bloodline limits proved near impossible.

"That's decent enough—managing some Void Refining Cultivators at least."

"In early phases, they can repel demon incursions."

"Keeping the Northern Continent from total collapse."

Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes.

This explained his choice to spare the Sima family.

Wiping them out would diminish humanity's strength.

These True Spirit Clans offered more value alive than dead.

Should ancient demons awaken, the True Spirit Clans could intervene and handle it.

"Such things are trivial."

"I must press on with secluded cultivation."

"Furthering my cultivation remains key."

Jiang Fan settled cross-legged on the floor, circulating the Mixed Element Talisman Scripture.

He drew in the Profound Yellow Fruit's medicinal essence ceaselessly.

Every drop brimmed with immense power.

Refining a single drop propelled his cultivation forward markedly, swelling his Primordial Magical Power.

Boom~~

Right then, boundless spiritual energy erupted from his form, swirling into a gigantic Spiritual Energy Vortex.

He resembled a ravenous Kunpeng, voraciously inhaling energy from every direction.

His cultivation climbed visibly at breakneck speed.