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Chapter 321: Xue Wen
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The Golden Core cultivator who rushed back to rescue his sect found the entire sect destroyed, and the mountain gate had become a desolate wasteland.
All the sect's assets, including spiritual fields, had been plundered and stripped bare.
His family and loved ones who had stayed in the sect were either dead or had fled, and there was no sign of them now.
At this moment, the Golden Core cultivator stood atop the ruins of the sect, his fists clenched, his eyes bloodshot, and his hair turned white without any apparent reason.
"Master, I've investigated thoroughly, and there is no one left in the sect, including mortals," a disciple in red robes said with a low voice as he approached the Golden Core cultivator.
"To defend the East Zhou Cultivation Realm against the Demon Clan, I led fifty Foundation Building disciples of our sect into battle, and this is the result we get," Xue Wen said, his heart filled with anger and resentment. He was the patriarch of this sect.
For the sake of the Human Clan and the safety of the East Zhou Cultivation Realm, he had always supported the front lines whenever he was called upon.
In the most recent call to arms against the Demon Clan, he had mobilized all the Foundation Building cultivators in the sect, leaving only one Foundation Building disciple to guard the sect.
More than fifty cultivators had returned with him on the same flying boat, and they were all disciples of his sect. They had family and friends within the sect as well, and there was no reason for any of them to have survived.
Now, these fifty-plus individuals followed Xue Wen silently, their hearts filled with sorrow and anger.
"Follow me on this flying boat, and let's seek revenge for those who have died! This Cultivation World is not worth fighting for, and it has no reason to exist," Xue Wen said as he boarded the flying boat with the Foundation Building cultivators from his sect and began hunting down other cultivators. Anyone they encountered was mercilessly killed.
Treasure Hunters in the area dared not show themselves, and they waited until the flying boat had left the region before daring to move.
The Cultivation World was vast, and this single flying boat couldn't possibly eliminate all the Treasure Hunters.
In his rage, Xue Wen sometimes attacked other factions when he couldn't find the Treasure Hunters to vent his anger.
Meanwhile, at Wang Hong's Mountain Valley base, he had recruited thirty more Foundation Building cultivators during this time. Currently, there were ninety Foundation Building cultivators in Mountain Valley.
If you added the ten from Boundary City and the few who remained in Azure Void City, his total number of Foundation Building cultivators had exceeded one hundred.
Additionally, Liu Changsheng had developed eighty Foundation Building cultivators on his side, all hidden in the shadows.
So far, he had used up all the Foundation Establishment Pills he had refined in the past. With the increasing number of Foundation Building cultivators under him, the consumption of spiritual herbs and resources had also risen.
For two hundred cultivators, even if each of them consumed one Nourishing Essence Pill per month, that would amount to two hundred pills each month, or at least two thousand pills per year.
Some individuals might consume ten or more pills per month, and if you calculated for all two hundred, the yearly consumption of Nourishing Essence Pills would be significantly higher.
In addition to the pills for cultivation, there were also other consumables that needed to be accounted for.
The current space they occupied was more than two hundred acres, with various spirit woods and spirit fruits taking up nearly half of it.
Additionally, there were various other spiritual herbs in the Space, and it was fully packed with growth. Wang Hong had no intention of increasing the size of the Space for now. With the increased size of the Space came higher-tier spiritual objects, which required a significant amount of spiritual energy.
The Cultivation World was currently in turmoil, and there was too much uncertainty. Although he had gained many Spirit Stones during this time, he needed to keep some as an emergency fund.
Many of the spiritual plants and spirit woods in the Space had already grown to several thousand years old. Since Wang Hong couldn't use all of them at the moment, he selected some that were less vigorous and harvested them. Luckily, the Space had a feature that allowed him to store items in a storage bag, so he sealed all the temporarily unused thousand-year-old spiritual objects.
After sorting them into different categories and storing them in storage bags, Wang Hong built a small warehouse within the Space dedicated to storing these resources. He cleared the land and planted second-tier spiritual herbs, as well as cultivated the required spiritual herbs for Foundation Establishment Pills.
Under the accelerated time flow in the Space, these second-tier spiritual herbs would mature in just one to two years, equivalent to several hundred years outside.
Wang Hong finished planting the spiritual herbs and took a stroll in the Space. Then, he picked two ripe Green Spirit Peaches from the Green Spirit Peach forest and brought them out of the Space.
He ate one Green Spirit Peach himself and gave the other to Little Peng.
Since the last time he consumed a Green Spirit Peach, it had been quite some time, and his spiritual energy had stabilized. Now, he could eat another one, but he could feel that even with the vastness of his dantian sea, consuming this one wouldn't push him to the next level.
As for Little Peng, it ate faster and assimilated faster but didn't advance as quickly. Despite having consumed several Green Spirit Peaches since they ripened, it was still only a mid-grade second-tier Demonic Beast.
Wang Hong couldn't help but wonder where all that immense spiritual energy from the Green Spirit Peaches had gone, as it didn't seem to have gained any remarkable abilities.
When Wang Hong emerged from the cultivation room, Little Peng flew out from one of the spirit fields, dashed towards him, and bumped into him before affectionately rubbing its large head against Wang Hong.
Wang Hong pushed Little Peng away with disdain. The bird had that familiar, ingratiating expression, clearly trying to mooch off him for food and drinks.
"Get your bird beak away. Look at you, a mid-grade second-tier Demonic Beast, and you're still drooling all over the place, getting my Daoist Robe all wet. Do you have any shame left? Or are you just shameless?"
Wang Hong pushed Little Peng's head aside and then entered his cave mansion, with Little Peng following him excitedly.
Inside the cave mansion, Wang Hong took out two Green Spirit Peaches, one for himself and one for Little Peng.
Wang Hong took a bite, but Little Peng had already swallowed its Green Spirit Peach in one gulp. Then, it looked pitifully and obediently at Wang Hong, hoping for more.
"I'm amazed at how quickly you eat. Why pretend? Here's another one for you."
This time, Wang Hong wanted to see just how many Green Spirit Peaches Little Peng could eat in one go.
Little Peng proceeded to devour two more Green Spirit Peaches without any pretense, and finally, it stopped pretending to be pitiful and went to its bird nest to sleep.
After Wang Hong finished consuming another Green Spirit Peach and absorbed its spiritual power, his cultivation level improved significantly, although he was still some distance away from reaching Foundation Building's sixth level.
He spent two more days meditating in seclusion before finally coming out. By that time, Little Peng had awakened from its nap and had advanced to the upper-grade second-tier, with its size increasing noticeably.
"Demonic Beasts, truly extraordinary," Wang Hong sighed. These Demonic Beasts seemed to have a natural advantage. Advancement only required them to find a quiet place to sleep, and they didn't need to consolidate their cultivation levels after advancing.
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