Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1115 - 541: Ancient Cave Mansion Emerges, Opportunities Abound

Half a year flew by in an instant.

Clearly, the second spiritual energy surge within the Void Realm persisted for quite a while.

The whole world experienced monumental transformations.

Not just high-tier cultivators now knew that spiritual energy was starting to revive.

Qi refining cultivators too sensed the astounding shifts occurring across this world.

Right now, in the Southern Continent's Changwu City.

Since the Primordial Talisman Sect brought the entire Southern Continent under one rule, every sect and mortal domain across the land got consolidated.

All of them were moved to various cities for residence.

Villages had vanished from this continent; only massive super cities stood.

This setup could be called complete urbanization.

Each city resembled a whole nation, housing hundreds of millions of residents.

Individuals with spirit roots joined Dao institutes for training, while those lacking them attended martial institutes.

To sum up, this was an age where cultivation was practiced by all.

Anyone with enough talent wouldn't fret over cultivation techniques or resources.

A multitude of geniuses rose up in the Southern Continent.

That said, most were merely average folks with sluggish cultivation progress.

"The world's changes are coming so fast. I never imagined the sect's words on spiritual energy revival were really true."

"Aren't they? Back then, certain spots lacked even Tier One spirit veins, yet now the ambient spiritual energy in barren areas hits Tier One Upper Grade—it's downright astonishing."

"If our cultivation conditions had been like this in our time, we might've had a shot at Foundation Establishment."

"Too late for that, way too late. We're all in our seventies or eighties, our vitality fading fast. Even with a Foundation Establishment Pill in hand, breakthrough's impossible. This isn't our era anymore."

A bunch of aged Qi refining stage cultivators chatted animatedly, faint reluctance etched on their features.

All of them had grown extremely elderly, no younger than eighty, with some hitting a century.

This neared the absolute lifespan cap for the Qi refining stage.

Despite the current spiritual energy revival era, further advancement eluded them.

The highest they could reach was the ninth layer of Qi refining.

Yet witnessing young cultivators hit Foundation Establishment in merely a decade—or even just years—filled them with envy, jealousy, and resentment, as if fate had robbed them of time.

Had they been born just a tad later, this golden age might have been theirs.

Regrettably, their birth came too soon.

They reaped none of the rewards, enduring only endless hardships.

"Don't assume spiritual energy revival is all good; in truth, it's a massive disaster for cultivators too."

"Exactly. Word is, outside the cities, beasts and demon beasts are evolving at breakneck speed. Loads of demon beasts have leaped to Tier Two, Tier Three, even Tier Four—their growth outpaces us humans by far."

"Spot on. In the old days, Qi refining cultivators could plunge into the mountains to slay demon beasts, but nowadays, they're worthless out there. Venturing in means certain death, just demon beast chow. You need Foundation Establishment at minimum to wander the wilderness safely."

"Right, in this past half-year, hordes of demon beasts surged from mountain depths, forming beast tides to attack Changwu City. Luckily, sect elders guard us, turning those assaults into suicide missions for the beasts."

"Still, the world beyond remains terrifyingly perilous. Mortals can barely last in the wilds. One demon beast alone could wipe out a whole mortal village."

The many elder cultivators sighed deeply, faces pale with dread.

Before spiritual energy revival, demon beasts popped up now and then, but mighty ones lurked solely in mountain depths.

Yet today, thanks to spiritual energy revival, boundless energy floods the world, skyrocketing demon beast numbers and fueling their frenzied evolution.

Tier One demon beasts have turned ordinary, mere cannon fodder in endless swarms.

Tier Two and Tier Three demon beasts follow suit.

Even scarier, rumors swirl of Tier Five and Tier Six demon beasts arising in the deepest mountains.

Should this trend persist, the wilds beyond cities will turn into demon beast havens.

Lacking city protections, humanity's survival would hang by a thread.

Naturally, the Primordial Talisman Sect's current power is bottomless, shrugging off these beast tides with ease.

"True, the outside world holds dangers, yet it overflows with chances as well."

"Haven't you heard the news? Ancient cave mansions have started appearing."

"Certain fortunate people stumbled into those ancient cave mansions by chance, claiming the legacy from ancient cultivators and even securing ancient elixirs, which propelled them to stunning heights."

"Should we stumble upon a freshly emerged ancient cave mansion, we might just get our shot at reaching Foundation Establishment too."

Eyes blazing with boundless ambition, an old man clad in a gray robe.

He felt certain that seizing such a chance would make his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment entirely feasible.

Reaching Foundation Establishment would instantly boost one's lifespan to two hundred fifty years.

At that stage, he would no longer count as old, but truly youthful.

Truth be told, amid this remarkable era, he refused to perish in such a pitiful way.

"Heh, ancient cave mansions have truly been popping up in great numbers lately."

"Yet keep in mind, those ancient cave mansions brim with perils too."

"Take the restriction arrays inside them, for instance—they're terrifyingly potent, and triggering one by accident would doom even Divinity Transformation cultivators."