Chapter 552: Chapter 70: Upheaval in the Spirit Realm, the Celestial Sect Opens Wide (Part 2)
"An opportunity?" Lin Chen felt somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.
Why is the death of over three thousand cultivators from the Spirit Realm considered a chance or opportunity?
But Lin Chen quickly understood.
Imagine, why did the great forces of Qing State previously allow the rise of the Demon Path?
It was precisely because of those four words—"Return the Path to Heaven."
The Spirit Realm needed the cultivators of Qing State, even mortals, to return their Path Fortune and Spiritual Energy to the heavens and earth.
This is precisely why Spirit Realm cultivators supported the Demon Path greatly, even allowing the Demon Path in Qing State to flourish for a whole century.
On one hand, it was because the Spirit Realm’s Path Fortune was insufficient, requiring cultivators to return the Path to Heaven to stabilize the current situation of the Spirit Realm. It was equivalent to the great powers of the Spirit Realm choosing to abandon the lower-level cultivators to stabilize the position of the upper-level cultivators.
However, Lin Chen had also learned that the Dao rhythm possessed by a Returning Void Cultivator exerted more pressure on the heavens and earth than hundreds or even thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators. And a Nascent Soul cultivator was equivalent to hundreds of thousands of mortals.
Therefore, even though hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators died during this century, as well as countless Golden Core, Foundation Establishment, Qi Refining cultivators, and even billions of mortals in Qing State, for the current situation of the Spirit Realm, it was still just a temporary solution, only able to temporarily stabilize the situation.
However, more than a month ago, when the Celestial Sect opened, over three thousand Returning Void cultivators simultaneously perished, the impact of which was truly enormous.
Lin Chen was unsure of how many Returning Void cultivators there were in the Spirit Realm, but he thought that Returning Void cultivators were unlikely to be the lowest-tier existence in the Spirit Realm.
And the life and death of over three thousand Returning Void cultivators would certainly return the Path to Heaven, making the Path Fortune of the Spirit Realm more stable and beneficial for the cultivation of Spirit Realm cultivators. It was equivalent to completely resolving the problem of the Spirit Realm’s insufficient Path Fortune.
This was all Lin Chen could think of. He didn’t have much information, so he could only think of this for now.
However, Jiang Liqian had more sources of information, and she grasped the fundamental issues more thoroughly than Lin Chen.
"Senior Brother Lin, do you know how many Returning Void cultivators there are in the Spirit Realm?"
Before Lin Chen could answer, Jiang Liqian said to herself, "Only a mere five thousand or so."
"The death of three thousand Returning Void cultivators means that more than half of the Spirit Realm’s Returning Void cultivators have perished, making this situation astonishing..."
Lin Chen nodded upon hearing this.
Five thousand or more Returning Void cultivators matched his previous estimates closely. Although Lin Chen didn’t know how many Returning Void cultivators there were in the Spirit Realm, he thought the number was under ten thousand. After all, each Returning Void cultivator had a lifespan of over five thousand years.
Yet, the path of cultivation is not easy, especially in the recent tens of thousands of years, as more and more cultivators appeared in the Spirit Realm, the Spiritual Energy in the heavens and earth became increasingly scarce, making the cultivation journey even longer.
Even so, the number of cultivators in the Spirit Realm slowly increased. On average, every state would see a few cultivators ascend to the Spirit Realm every few decades, with Yunzhou having the most.
And the reason Qing State had no Nascent Soul cultivators ascending was because those capable of ascending would first go to Yunzhou to seek the Ascension Order.
At this moment, Jiang Liqian said, "I’m sure Senior Brother Lin has already realized? Yes, with over three thousand Returning Void cultivators dying overnight, the number of cultivators who will ascend to the Spirit Realm in the future will undoubtedly increase greatly. Especially those cultivators stuck at the Late Period or Perfection of Nascent Soul for a long time, their chances of advancing to Divinity Transformation will be several times, even ten times greater than before. Because the number of cultivators the Cultivation Realm can support is limited, when high-realm cultivators make space, low-realm cultivators find it easier to advance. Although only a short month has passed, the situation isn’t evident yet, but a few years later, the Spiritual Energy throughout the Cultivation Realm will be much richer than before..."
"Furthermore, not only will lower-realm cultivators find it easier to break through, but higher-realm cultivators will also find breakthroughs easier. With over three thousand Returning Void cultivators dead, in just one month’s time, two Unity Stage cultivators have already broken through to the Mahayana Stage in the Spirit Realm."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen’s expression became slightly grim.
So, in the decades or even centuries ahead, the Cultivation Realm will temporarily experience a period of prosperity in cultivation. Although not as glorious as tens of thousands of years ago, the cultivation environment will definitely be much better than now.
Therefore, the purpose of Jiang Liqian’s trip was also very clear.
She wanted Lin Chen to cultivate even harder and reach higher realms as soon as possible. Although Lin Chen had already reached the Unity Stage, he was quite far from the Mahayana Stage and Tribulation Crossing Stage.
Sure enough, Jiang Liqian said, "Senior Brother Lin, this rare opportunity in a thousand years must not be wasted. In the coming time, do you want to go to Yunzhou with me to cultivate?"
After hearing this, Lin Chen hesitated slightly but then nodded in agreement. Indeed, the matters in Qing State have already been settled, and he couldn’t do much more. Comparatively, if he could go to Yunzhou to cultivate, his progress would be twice as fast as in Qing State.
The only problem is that once he goes to Yunzhou, it would be a period of at least several decades. During these decades, he wouldn’t be able to return to Qing State. By then, the Great Xia cultivators also wouldn’t be able to return to Blue Star through his Profound Celestial Small World. This is a difficult problem to solve.
However, Lin Chen wasn’t in a hurry to refuse. He asked, "Junior Sister, when is it approximately time to go to Yunzhou?"
After hearing, Jiang Liqian said, "Seven years later. Seven years later, the Wenda Sect will send a batch of cultivators to Yunzhou to exchange, and I happen to have a few spots in hand. At that time, I can take Senior Brother Lin with me. However, we need to change our identities, and we won’t have to go through the Cloud Sea Air Flow in the Endless Sea Domain to Yunzhou."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen nodded. If it’s seven years, then everything would still be in time.
Seven years is ample time for him to arrange everything for the Great Xia cultivators in Qing State.
However, by then, it would be inevitable to leave a batch of cultivators in Qing State and other major states to work, equivalent to letting them understand everything in the Cultivation Realm. This could be a long process, and they might not return to Blue Star for decades or even centuries.
And given Lin Chen’s current cultivation, he could also fly to Yunzhou. But if he did so, he’d be easily detected by Yunzhou’s cultivators, which wouldn’t be good if his identity got exposed.
Lin Chen wasn’t in a hurry to agree. After bidding farewell to Jiang Liqian, he first returned to the cave mansion and then entered the Profound Celestial Small World. At this moment, there were still quite a few Great Xia martial artists and cultivators in his Profound Celestial Small World.
Lin Chen informed Wang Lishan about the situation.
Wang Lishan immediately decided and expressed his willingness to let Lin Chen go to Yunzhou. After all, for the entire Great Xia, Lin Chen’s strength and cultivation were crucial.
And Wang Lishan quickly formulated a plan.
In the following months, Lin Chen, through the Profound Celestial Small World, brought some martial artists willing to develop in the Cultivation Realm from Great Xia to Qing State. These cultivators soon blended into the Martial Arts Palace under previous arrangements, becoming disciples of the Martial Arts Palace, equivalent to having a formal identity.
According to the plan, Great Xia’s martial artists were not only to develop in Qing State but also to go to Yingzhou and Central State.
And when Lin Chen goes to Yunzhou, he will also arrange some cultivators in Yunzhou through the Profound Celestial Small World.
The formulation of this plan requires lengthy time, but Lin Chen still had a full seven years ahead, so there’s no rush.
Thus, Lin Chen continued to cultivate in the Blessed Land of Wenda Mountain.
Sure enough, since the Celestial Sect opened that time, the Spiritual Energy in the Human Realm began to gradually thicken. This situation was more pronounced in Wenda Mountain, allowing Lin Chen’s cultivation speed to increase significantly. He was getting closer to the late Integration stage.
The years of cultivation flew by, and three years swiftly passed.
In a short three years, the situation in Qing State underwent a huge change. Due to the replenished Spiritual Energy, Qing State cultivators ushered in a brief period of explosion; the number of Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators nearly doubled compared to before.
Lin Chen also gained significantly from this event, with his cultivation growing steadily.
However, compared to cultivation, Lin Chen’s Martial Arts Realm seemed to improve faster. His Qi and Blood Value broke through the boundary of nine hundred million, with Martial Saint Perfection within reach.
And during these three years, Great Xia also continuously brought back plenty of resources through tens of thousands of martial artists in the Tai Lai Cultivation Realm. This caused the number of Great Xia cultivators to increase explosively. The number of cultivators reaching the Qi Refining Stage in the entire Great Xia Country was likely in the millions.
Of course, the reason for such explosive growth, besides bringing back various resources from the Cultivation Realm, was also greatly related to the fourth Spiritual Energy revival caused by the breakthrough of hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators previously.
Time flew rapidly, and soon another four years went by...
And in this year, Lin Chen’s Martial Arts Realm finally achieved Martial Saint Perfection, with his Qi and Blood Value close to breaking through ten billion...
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