199: Chapter 199 Earth Vein Infusion Increases Cultivation

After the Breakthrough to the Lianxu Late Stage, Ye Qing did not rush to leave the desolate valley, but continued to sit cross-legged, carefully contemplating the changes brought about by the increase in his Cultivation.

The Qi within his body surged like a great river, far more vigorous than when he was at the Lianxu Middle Stage, and with every gesture, he seemed capable of invoking the power of the heavens and earth.

He opened his palm, and a ball of Chaos-colored light slowly emerged; the light looked gentle, yet it emitted a terrifying aura that seemed capable of devouring all things.

"Lianxu Late Stage… truly cannot be mentioned in the same breath as the Middle Stage."

He gently clenched his fist, and the ball of Chaos-colored light quietly dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

He stood up and stretched his limbs, his entire skeleton emitting a low, rumbling sound like muffled thunder.

He could clearly feel that the connection between himself and the land beneath his feet had become much closer.

After he integrated the Earth Origin Manual into the Chaos Dao, it seemed to have opened a brand-new door for him, allowing his perception and utilization of the energy of heaven and earth to reach an unprecedented height.

"The Earth Vein power in this Sword Ruins Secret Realm is much more active and pure than in the outside world."

"If I could stay here for a while longer and absorb more Earth Vein power, perhaps I could take another great step forward in my Cultivation on the foundation of the Lianxu Late Stage."

He calculated in his heart, but then shook his head, "However, the time the Secret Realm is open is limited, and I cannot waste all my time on secluded Cultivation."

"I must go out and walk around to see if I can find some more valuable Opportunity."

Having made up his mind, he no longer lingered; his figure flickered, turning into a stream of light as he left the desolate valley where he had stayed for several days.

Outside the valley, it was still a gray, hazy wasteland, with ancient Sword Intent permeating the air, along with a faint, desolate aura that seemed to come from the primeval, prehistoric era.

He identified the direction and flew toward the depths of the Secret Realm, where the Sword Intent was denser and more dangerous.

After flying for about an hour, a burst of intense fighting sounds and the rumbling of Qi colliding suddenly came from the gray mist ahead.

The commotion was much more intense than when he had encountered Liu Yun and the others previously, clearly indicating that the Cultivation levels of both sides were not low.

He immediately lowered his flight light, suppressed his aura, and quietly snuck over like a ghost.

After approaching, he discovered that the two sides fighting were not human Cultivators, but two groups of powerful Yao Beasts.

One side was a group of massive, strange beasts covered in dark golden scales that resembled lions and tigers; the leader's aura had actually reached the peak of the Lianxu Late Stage, only one step away from Perfection.

The other side was a group of pitch-black, giant snake-like creatures with four pairs of transparent wings; the leader was also at the Lianxu Late Stage of Cultivation.

The two Lianxu Late Stage Yao Beast leaders were locked in an intense struggle, their violent Yao power collisions scattering much of the surrounding gray mist.

The lower-Cultivation Yao Beasts were fighting in a melee around them, with Yao Beasts occasionally falling with screams, their blood staining the dark red earth.

Ye Qing hid in the shadows, watching this great battle between the Yao Beasts, calculating rapidly in his heart.

"These two groups of Yao Beasts do not look like easy prey. They are fighting to the death here, which is likely not just about territory. They have probably discovered some treasure, or are fighting over some important Opportunity."

He decided to wait and see, to see if he could fish in troubled waters.

The two Lianxu Late Stage Yao Beast leaders fought more and more fiercely, with deep wounds appearing on their bodies, and golden and black blood spilling all over the ground.

Just then, the lion-tiger-like beast leader suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar, opened its bloody maw, and spat out a golden beam of light, instantly piercing the body of the black snake leader!

The black snake leader let out a shrill hiss, its massive body crashing to the ground, twitching a few times before it completely lost its life.

The remaining black snakes, seeing their leader killed, immediately fell into Chaos and fled in all directions.

The lion-tiger-like beast leader triumphantly let out a long howl, then lowered its head and began to gnaw on the corpse of the black snake leader.

Just at the moment it let down its guard—Ye Qing made his move!

He pressed his fingers together like a sword, and a condensed, nearly transparent chaos sword energy, as if crossing the barrier of space, instantly appeared before the beast leader's head, and then, lightly pierced!

Puchi! With a soft sound, the beast leader at the peak of the Lianxu Late Stage didn't even have time to let out a scream before its head was pierced by the chaos sword energy, leaving a thumb-thick bloody hole.

Its massive body suddenly stiffened and then crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Ye Qing's figure, like a ghost, flashed out from the shadows.

He didn't even look at the Yao Beast corpses scattered on the ground, but waved his hand, taking the corpses of the two Lianxu Late Stage Yao Beast leaders, as well as the two fist-sized Yao Cores inside them that radiated rich energy fluctuations, all into his storage.

As for those scattered Yao Beast corpses, he couldn't be bothered to pick them up, and with a flicker of his figure, he continued to fly deeper into the Secret Realm.

After flying for about another half an hour, the gray mist ahead suddenly became thinner.

A more open and ancient ruin appeared in his field of vision.

It was an endless complex of palace ruins that seemed to have been destroyed by some terrifying power.

Broken walls and ruins were visible everywhere, and huge stone pillars lay scattered on the ground, covered with the traces of time and marks of sword and blade strikes.

The Sword Intent permeating the air became denser and sharper, as if countless invisible sharp swords were shuttling through the void.

Ye Qing stood at the edge of the ruins, gazing at the remains with a heavy look in his eyes.

He could feel that extremely powerful auras were hidden within the ruins, and there was even one aura that made him feel a trace of a threat.

"The depths of this Sword Ruins Secret Realm are truly not a good place."

He thought to himself, but did not retreat; instead, he carefully snuck deeper into the ruins.

He had a premonition that the greatest secret of this Sword Ruins Secret Realm was likely hidden within these ruins.