Chapter 560 - 459: Spirit Vein Spectacle, The 3rd Avatar

If not for the lack of resources, he was even confident he could forge a Dharma Aspect in this world. Yes, the very same Dharma Realm Martial Artist he had planned for back on Blue Star!

In a world where most everyone still fought hand-to-hand and few possessed long-range combat abilities, how shocking would it be if Jiang Qiu were to manifest a Dharma Aspect?

It was rumored that the Celestial Python of Tai Lake was a hundred zhang tall just by lifting its head. If he also created a Dharma Aspect that was at least a hundred zhang tall, wouldn’t it be easier to obtain the Spirit Fruit resources from Tai Lake?

So, for Jiang Qiu, cultivation bottlenecks were a non-issue. He possessed the inherited bloodline of the Dragon Emperor and didn’t care about such things. As long as he cultivated continuously, his physical body would naturally grow stronger, and the Dragon Heart-like organ inside him could store even more Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm.

In other words, the Dragon Race bloodline gave Jiang Qiu very high base attributes and a very high growth rate. As for how to leverage that to become even more powerful—well, that was up to Jiang Qiu himself.

Thus, cultivating with the Spirit Vein became an urgent matter. Jiang Qiu casually cast an Array to block any probing, sealing off the area so no one could disturb him. Then, he prepared to investigate the Spirit Vein.

Meanwhile, the Nine-tailed Fox looked up in a daze, a hint of astonishment on her usually cold, proud face. The Spirit Vein before her was like a massive mountain range coiled within the vast cavern. The sound of running water had only just died away.

This was the first time she had ever seen a mountain, and she was seeing it inside a cavern. The saying "a world within a cave" was no exaggeration.

Even though she was used to seeing the hundred-zhang-tall Primitive Ancient Forest, standing before this colossal mountain glowing with a fluorescent blue light, she still felt as insignificant as an ant. Especially because the Spirit Vein naturally exuded a powerful pressure, she felt as if she’d been plunged into the deep sea, the weight on her immense.

If Jiang Qiu hadn’t been nearby, resisting the pressure for her, she most likely wouldn’t have been able to enter a place like this on her own.

"So this is the Spirit Vein Master was talking about," she murmured, staring dazedly at the unprecedented sight, reverence brewing in her eyes. "It’s truly magnificent."

She had never had any concept of a Spirit Vein before. It was only after coming to the mining area that she’d heard Jiang Qiu explain some things about them, and only after hearing those explanations did she realize how astonishing they were.

’It’s hard to imagine... How did Master know that Spirit Veins existed in this world? How did he discover the world’s underlying mechanics? Where did he get the knowledge that all the underground Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm is generated by Spirit Veins?’

’Could someone who has never seen a Spirit Vein even imagine that Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm is born from them?’

’It must be that Jiang Qiu has the ability to perceive everything. He came from beyond the High Heavens, so of course he knows everything about the First Celestial Realm like the back of his hand. Otherwise, how could he possibly know so much?’

The more she thought about it, the more the Nine-tailed Fox’s admiration for Jiang Qiu surged uncontrollably. She reached out, her slender fingers gently touching a Spirit Stone on a corner of the Spirit Vein.

The icy sensation permeated her delicate skin, like a wisp of cool air traveling up the meridians in her body toward her heart. Instantly, her entire being felt replenished, like a power bank that had suddenly been fully charged.

The incredibly dense Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm instantly replenished all the energy she had consumed during the earlier battle!

Realizing this, she reflexively pulled her hand back, staring blankly in a daze. "A Treasure of Heaven and Earth like this... I’m afraid even thousands or tens of thousands of Spirit Fruits aren’t worthy of comparison, are they?"

In fact, her thinking was too conservative. Unless one had an infinite supply of Spirit Fruits, they could never compare to a Spirit Vein. After all, a single Spirit Vein might take tens of millions of years to form. Spirit Fruits, on the other hand, had to be planted on a Spirit Vein to grow, and once planted, could be harvested year after year.

"Harvested year after year" referred to the fact that if one had enough seeds and planted them according to a certain pattern, a yearly harvest was possible. In other words, you could have as many Spirit Fruits as you wanted, but there was only this one Spirit Vein.

That was the difference between the two.

Soon, Jiang Qiu had finished his preparations. He had shielded them from all dangers and investigated the source of the Spirit Vein. He discovered that this vein was actually linked to others, a branch of a massive main vein. It was similar to the situation back in the Northern Boundary, where a colossal Dragon Vein covered the entire underground region, and the North Snow Tribe had built its Settlement on one of its branches.

This mining area was in a similar position to where the North Snow Tribe had been. However, they were even luckier, because this Spirit Vein was extremely active!

"Nine-tailed Fox, come here and sit. I’m going to help you cultivate."

Jiang Qiu beckoned to the Nine-tailed Fox. The beautiful woman approached, her nine fluffy tails swaying, and sat down obediently, naturally shedding the clothes woven from vines.

Every time he saw her snow-white skin revealed, Jiang Qiu couldn’t help but marvel. Even living in such a harsh world, traveling every day surrounded by sand and dirt, not a single speck of filth ever seemed to cling to her.

Even her bare feet had a cherry-pink tenderness, her toes curling like pearls, exceptionally smooth and clean. They were truly endearing.

However, that wasn’t the main point; it was merely a surface-level phenomenon. The ability to remain so clean proved that the Nine-tailed Fox had a special constitution. One-tailed, being her avatar, also possessed it. Ah Xiong seemed to have it too, but Jiang Qiu hadn’t personally investigated him yet.

With such a special constitution, the Nine-tailed Fox’s sensitivity to Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm was extremely powerful. In other words, her body was just too pure!

A Pure Body!

He wasn’t sure if such a constitution officially existed, but if it didn’t, Jiang Qiu would name it that himself. He could sense that the Nine-tailed Fox’s body was of an exceptionally pure kind—every part of it was smooth and delicate, and the meridians within were unobstructed, making it perfectly suited for Cultivation!

This was a trait that none of the Human Race, or any of the other races he had encountered back in the Primordial world cluster, had possessed. Even the races with similar traits were far inferior to her and came with many limitations.

The facts proved this. The Nine-tailed Fox’s cultivation speed left everyone else in the dust; she was already outstanding among the Demon Race. After all, in just eight short years, she had cultivated from the Spirit Control Realm to the Perfect Transformation Realm, far beyond the Half-Step Transformation Realm!

If her speed were to be revealed, all the members of the Demon Race in Celestial Wolf City would likely die of shame. Of course, Ah Xiong was also progressing quickly, but his growth didn’t come purely from Cultivation.

So, in Jiang Qiu’s eyes, the Nine-tailed Fox was the most talented member of the Demon Race he had ever met and was worth investing heavily in. "I hope that before we go to Tai Lake," he said, "you can advance to a Realm no weaker than the Tai Python’s."

"Ah?" The Nine-tailed Fox’s delicate body trembled. "Master, you want me to be on par with the Tai Python?"

It wasn’t that she had low self-esteem, but she had heard too many legends about the Tai Python. In fact, most of the tales her Master knew about it had come from her own lips. And now he wanted her to be on par with such a being?!

Even though she was already at the Perfect Transformation Realm, she still felt that if she went to Tai Lake and angered the Tai Python, she’d be swatted to death with a single slap!

’She reckoned that even if the City Lord of Celestial Wolf City—that Super True Dominator who lords over countless Ancestors—went to Tai Lake, he probably wouldn’t get a warm welcome from the Tai Python.’

’From her perspective, the Taihu Python was one of the supreme powers of this world. The other two were the Emperor of the Demon Race and the Chaos Bloodline Ancestor deep within the Primitive Ancient Forest.’

’How could she ever surpass such beings?’

’Even with another ten, or even a hundred years, it would be impossible...’

"Don’t worry, I’ll help you cultivate," Jiang Qiu’s calm voice seemed to caress her heart, making it tremble. Her small, delicate hands clenched unconsciously. "Just follow my lead. Begin condensing your third avatar."

"Yes."

She responded softly and nodded, suddenly filled with a newfound confidence.