“I see…” The Huo siblings were becoming gradually convinced.
Sea Qi and Law crystals are incredibly rare resources across the entire God Galaxies. Their effects are enhanced cultivation that can possibly skip to the next minor boundary with zero negative effects.
Such a useful item can break bottlenecks for even grand Divine Rulers who have been stagnant for dozens of years!
Naturally, these incredibly useful items were intently coveted.
It would be hard to spot Sea Qi and Law crystals outside of Heavenly Great Worlds’ immortal palaces.
The only added drawback to these crystals was the fact it does nothing to help with a cultivator’s Inner World foundation.
And it could be potentially damaging in the run long.
If one rapidly progresses in cultivation without taking the time to nurture their Qi and Law Marks, the vitality within them could very well decay.
Once the decaying process happens, a Martial cultivator’s combat prowess will drop. Their future cultivation potential will similarly be dried up, preventing them from even minor progress.
Martial cultivators derive most of their strength from their concentrated, constructed Inner World Marks.
Without them, it was like a sea losing its water source; it would inevitably dry up to a useless point.
Still, even with this added risk, Sea Qi and Law Crystals are highly sought after.
Thus, the Collison Thunderous Sea realm is ranked quite decently high among other Middle-tier Mystic realms.
The Huo siblings could certainly see a future where their cultivation could rapidly progress with this route.
But at the same time, they still had some concerns.
Huo Lei asked, “This is all a good plan. But what if we meet the seventh Prince or sixth Princess? Their cultivation is sure to advance by leaps and bounds. I have no doubt they can pose a threat to us even in the Sacred Sage realm.”
“Indeed. Indeed.” Liao Wu repeatedly nodded his head. But a moment later, his eyes flashed with brilliance. “Even so, we won’t relent. If we relent against a Divine Mortal now, our hesitation is nowhere enough to gain those precious resources! Besides, why should we automatically fight with them? Unless they come at us with intentions, I’m sure we can resolve conflicts in a non-violent way. At least we can hold off until we can confirm being stronger than them.”
Huo Lian and Lei didn’t show any outward reaction. Although, inwardly, they were sighing with some relief.
Fighting truly seems far more cost-effective when there are resources that can directly help their cultivation.
With extravagant hopes for the future, Huo Lian, Lei, and Liao Wu felt invigorated by the Sea realm. The Divine Mortals were pushed to the back of their minds.
At the forefront was their drive to simply succeed in the Sea Realm!
While the three geniuses conversed with each other, a lone figure was quietly looking down upon them.
High in the skies floated a handsome middle-aged who naturally exuded a dominating presence.
His bright red Phoenix robes slightly flapped from the rolling winds, and his short bright red hair waved in a rhythmic motion. The man’s eyes glowed a brilliant spark of fire as he stared right at Liao Wu’s group.
This man could command a significant portion of the whole Ancient Phoenix Hold Land.
For as he was Supreme Elder Ming!
The normally calm Elder Ming had a slight smile gracing his lips. He was evidently pleased with Liao Wu’s group training.
Each of them, even with the Huo siblings grieving, are putting in a tremendous amount of effort.
Moreover, Liao Wu himself is proving his abilities as he had already comprehended a lot from the old book Sect Master Qiao Tu gifted.
Like this, their results would be excellent upon entering the Sea realm.
Elder Ming found these disciples genuinely uplifting. After the death of three other extraordinarily talented geniuses, their Sect urgently needs a significant morale boost.
And Liao Wu’s group fit the role perfectly.
Only one curious thing was bugging Elder Ming’s mind. His gaze briefly trailed from Liao Wu’s group, his eyes then snapping at everywhere around him.
He also had his Divine Senses focused for any slightest fluctuation of Divine aura.
However, no matter how meticulous Elder Ming was, he couldn’t perceive anyone but himself floating in this area.
Elder Ming knitted his brows, thinking to himself, ‘I don’t get it…why isn’t she here? At least, I hope she would want to see how their progress is coming along to rightfully correct them. I truly hope she isn’t in close door cultivation again…’
Ever since the meeting with the Ancient Dragon Empress, Elder Ming was baffled at how Qiao Tu currently acts.
She, who would typically be overbearing, domineering, and proactive, was now incredibly passive.
Most of her time is spent behind her closed door with the excuse of trying to reach a new breakthrough in her cultivation.
Elder Ming found this excuse hard to believe.
After all, Qiao Tu is a Divine Ruler master. At this level of cultivation, going into closed-door cultivation wouldn’t mean much.
She still needs to gather appropriate resources by venturing out to resource points. Or draw natural inspirations from environments specific to her affinity of Martial cultivation.
Both methods are essential to Divine Ruler’s progress. And neither can be achieved by simply staying in close door cultivation.
This holds double the weight when considering Elder Ming fully knows that Qiao Tu has been stuck at a bottleneck for dozens of years now.
How could this sudden close-door cultivation make any difference?
Despite his suspicions and doubts, Elder Ming didn’t dare to question Qiao Tu. Not even their Supreme Ancestor is questioning her. What place would he have to do it?
Although, the less he tried to question it, the more a strange, ominous feeling spread throughout Elder Ming’s Martial Heart.
He could never fully put his finger on it.
But this sensation can, for some reason, make his palm slightly damp from worry sweat.
Thus when observing Liao Wu’s group progress, Elder Ming became intent as he felt that same ominous sensation sweep through his body.
Elder Ming’s eyes flickered with thought. The next moment, he made his decision.
Without any more wait, Elder Ming flashed down from the sky in a trail of red light.
He elegantly landed a mere few meters away from Liao Wu’s group.
“Ah! Supreme Elder!” Huo Lie and Lian were instantly respectful, giving the most profound bow they could muster up.
Even Liao Wu stood with his back straighter, his carefree smile also slowly turning more serious.
He calmly said, “Supreme Elder Ming. Is there something we can do for you?”
Elder Ming swept his Divine Sense over the trio, a look of appraisal clear within his eyes. He nodded a moment later and began telling them, “Wu, Le, Lian, you three talents greatly surpass the previous generations. Now, more than ever, we need to uphold the mantle of our glorious Holy Land. We can’t let ourselves be simply content with staying second-in-line.”
“Yes, Supreme Elder.” Liao Wu and the Huo siblings seriously nodded.
These three didn’t outwardly show it, but the pressure was genuinely accumulating in their minds.
At least when Fan Ku’s group was still around, they could faintly rely on each other for support. The competition between them was still fierce. But they would not be isolated as top-tier geniuses.
However, now, it was simply do or die.
If they can’t rise to great heights, then not just them, their family, their whole entire Holy Land will be dragged down.
It may seem like an exaggeration that such hope is placed on three youths, but this was the natural role of all top-tier geniuses.
Only these special people have hopes of attaining greater strength than their predecessors.
𝑜𝒱𝓛xt.𝑪𝞸𝐌
The Elder generation’s cultivation will inevitably become stagnant. Whether it was because of limited talent, lack of time, or other special reasons, it was practically harder than surmounting the heavens for high-level figures to increase their cultivation.
The stagnant cultivation means the Holy Force under that Elder generation will similarly grow stagnant. And when the Elder forces began to slowly pass away, their Holy Land would fall into an inevitable decline.
Without sufficient strength, any Holy Land would be hard-pressed to survive.
It was very rare that another Holy Land would provide aid without some kind of high cost.
Even the most righteous of Holy Lands have ambitious characters willing to take advantage.
To counteract the fall of the Holy Land was the role of top-tier geniuses.
They, with their higher Martial talent and other various factors, can potentially lead their Holy Land into a new era.
Thus, Liao Wu, Huo Lei, and Lian know there’s no other option but to strive for excellence.
Even when the Huo siblings had complained a bit before, they simply wanted to take a short rest before continuing their intense training.
Elder Ming felt his morale rise when observing the bright fighting spirit exuding from Liao Wu, Huo Lei, and Lian’s very presence. At that moment, he finally decided on another decisive move.
Elder Ming’s expression was grave as if he was about to report the world’s greatest secret as he said, “We will be heading back now. I will take you three to our Ancient treasury. In there, I hope you can find what you need to succeed.”
“We can really go there?!” Huo Lei and Lian froze with shock, their mouths agape inches wide.
Even Liao Wu was taken aback.
The Ancient treasury stores all of their greatest cultivation resources, Spirit Weapons, and powerful items.
It was the accumulation of at least a hundred thousand years!
Whatever treasure there can possibly tempt even powerful, high-tier Holy Lands!
Liao Wu suddenly had a thought. ‘The last I heard of a disciple gaining entry into the Ancient treasure was from a tale almost hundreds of years ago. And since then, there have been numerous other more talented geniuses than that specific person years ago. And now….we can gain entry at the same time. Is this really all because of them?’
The more his thoughts wandered, Liao Wu couldn’t help but feel a mix of anticipation and slight dread.
Great actions like this would have more underlying causes because of external factors.
Liao Wu had even begun to assume the Divine Mortals had some kind of connections to their Sect Master’s recent changes.
Suppressing the Divine Mortal’s thoughts, Liao Wu carefully asked, “Supreme Elder, how come Sect Master is so suddenly reclusive? I don’t think I’m wrong to assume Sect Master would want to be here when granting access to the Ancient treasury, considering how secretive it always is.”
Elder Ming actually didn’t show a change in expression or lose his aura. He calmly smiled, replying without any hesitation. “Sect Master is currently undergoing a critical point in cultivation. Most duties are being regulated by other Supreme Elders, but I hold direct authority from Sect Master and the Ancestor. But none of you have to worry about this. Simply stay focused on your Martial training.”
The Huo siblings nodded with a rise of righteousness surging in their souls.
“We won’t let you down, Supreme Elder!”
Liao Wu only paused for a brief moment, his eyes slightly flickering before saying in an equally passionate tone, “Supreme Elder, you can count on us. Even if it’s Divine Mortals, we won’t hesitate at all! The Sea realm will be our springboard to the top!”