Chapter 2356: Chapter 2360: Death Qi Tempering
"This..."
As they stepped onto the Abandoned Plain, everyone suddenly felt a wave of oppression.
Though only a step different from the outside, the plains bore a great contrast.
Spiritual energy was incredibly scarce, and the aura of the Great Dao was contradictory and chaotic. It was practically impossible to replenish one’s own consumption by borrowing external spiritual energy and the aura of the Great Dao.
Moreover, here, a faint sense of oppression lingered in the heart, making one extremely uncomfortable.
"Everyone, within the Abandoned Plain, you must prepare to conserve your strength. Otherwise, the death energy hidden in the air alone could drain all the power within you."
A voice of kind reminder sounded from behind.
Jiang Chen and his group turned back to see that it was Jin Hu, the vice-leader of the Jin Ge Adventure Group.
"Thank you, Brother Jin Hu, for your reminder. Jiang Chen will remember this favor!"
Jiang Chen cupped his hands toward Jin Hu.
Encountering such kind-hearted individuals at the edge of the Abandoned Plain was rare. The people here could be said to be competitors; with each death, there was one less potential rival. Jin Hu’s willingness to remind Jiang Chen and the others was partly because they would not go deep into snatching Necro Spirits, but also due to his kind nature.
"In this place, we must guard against not only the people of the Abandoned Plain but also, as Brother Jin Hu just mentioned, the death energy in the air is a latent threat. Everyone, be careful."
Jiang Chen warned, and nine Middle Grade Spirit Stones appeared in his hand. He threw eight of them to Liu Chang and the other eight.
"Make sure to keep your spiritual energy abundant at all times, lest you find yourself unable to recover quickly if a sudden battle breaks out!"
Jiang Chen reminded again.
Everyone didn’t hold back with Jiang Chen and reached out to catch the spirit stones.
"Once we take down that fortress, these spirit stones will be deducted from the resources acquired."
Feng Qingyang spoke softly.
Jiang Chen smiled slightly and nodded indifferently, "Let’s go."
With a call, Jiang Chen’s form flashed, leaping toward the direction indicated by the target. Jin Tianlin had sent information including a map, detailing the distribution and detailed strength of all forces on the plain.
Jian Wuheng and the others wasted no more words and swiftly followed.
The group didn’t ascend into the air, instead, they flew quickly close to the ground.
In the Abandoned Plain, the higher one goes, the more chaotic the power of the Great Dao becomes. At a kilometer high, it can become tumultuous, and once deeply entangled in that tumultuous power, it could trigger a Great Dao explosion. From the aura in the high skies, even Unity Realm stage experts could be buried in that explosion, let alone those suppressed to the Divine Infant Realm along the plain.
Is this death energy?
Having barely ventured ten miles into the Abandoned Plain, Jiang Chen felt a power filled with deathly silence appear within himself. He couldn’t figure out how this power had entered his body. Once inside, it surged quickly towards his Dantian.
Buzz!
Jiang Chen’s body accelerated rapidly, with surging spiritual power blocking the death energy in his meridians, poised to drive it out.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the acupoint near where the death energy was trembled, and a pure Dragon Qi emerged, completely enveloping the death energy.
Jiang Chen was taken aback and stopped his attempt to expel it, keeping an eye on his internal condition while pressing onward.
Under the guidance of the Dragon Qi, the death energy slowly merged with the surrounding strands of spiritual energy.
Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow but did not interfere; the Dragon Qi within him was left by Lord Ancestral Dragon, and he trusted it wouldn’t harm him.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
As the death energy integrated, those strands of spiritual power began to tremble violently, slowly transforming into a gray power devoid of any spiritual qualities.
At this moment, the Dragon Qi suddenly returned to the acupoint, seemingly intent on keeping the death energy from being expelled from Jiang Chen’s body.
He...?
Jiang Chen slightly furrowed his brows; the return of the Dragon Qi puzzled him, prompting him to perceive the gray spiritual energy more closely.
Perhaps due to the suppression of the Dragon Qi, the gray spiritual energy did not roam as the death energy had but stayed in one place in his meridians.
Is this more refined?
Jiang Chen’s eyes widened; under his perception, the gray spiritual energy was purer than even the utmost refined spiritual power he possessed within his realm.
Can the death energy be used to refine spiritual power again?
Jiang Chen’s heart was delighted. His spiritual energy was already as pure as that within typical Virtual Refinement Realm experts, and its refinement would allow stronger combat skills. If further refined, Jiang Chen was confident he could even contend with typical Initial Stage Virtual Refinement experts!
However, this gray spiritual energy couldn’t be used directly.
With a change of mind, Jiang Chen wrapped the gray energy with his own spiritual power, starting to wash away the deathly aura within.
After a while, the gray spiritual power returned to pure white, with wisps of deathly aura expelled from Jiang Chen’s body, while the spiritual energy diminished by nearly half.
Indeed, the purity of this spiritual energy had further improved!
Jiang Chen felt reassured. He glanced around the surrounding air with a smile on his lips.
"Everyone, death energy can be used to refine spiritual power. Of course, be cautious of its eroding force. You can try drawing a bit of death energy first. If things become unfavorable, be sure to cease quickly!"
Jiang Chen softly advised.
The others paused slightly, giving Jiang Chen a surprised look.
The five with Liu Chang opened their mouths but said nothing.
Utilizing death energy to refine spiritual energy wasn’t something Jiang Chen proposed first. The idea existed since the formation of the Abandoned Plain.
But through verification, harnessing the death energy to refine spiritual energy required at least reaching the Virtual Refinement Realm Peak, where one could sustain the purity of internal spiritual power to resist death energy’s corrosion for refinement.
Failing to reach such purity would only lead to internal spiritual energy being uncontrollable due to corrosion, causing an inner turmoil of spiritual energy.
Yet, upon hearing Jiang Chen’s last words, Liu Chang and others adhered to evaluation rules, refraining from reminders; a trial might not harm, and it served as experience.
Buzz!
Upon hearing, Jian Wuheng unhesitatingly directed a strand of death energy about to be expelled towards his spiritual energy, commencing the refinement.
Most cultivators wait until the Unity Realm to refine spiritual energy, but with Jiang Chen as a model, Jian Wuheng, Yun Tao, and others began refining early.
Moreover, they learned from Jiang Chen the method of integrating spiritual energy with the Power of the Great Dao, aware that the purer the spiritual energy, the stronger the manifested attack.
And out of trust for Jiang Chen, Jian Wuheng initiated refinement directly.
Feng Qingyang and Lin Shanshan, however, refrained from hastily refining, choosing to expel the internal death energy and quietly watched Jian Wuheng.
