237: Changes in spiritual energy

Xiao Buyu watched Yan Xiao's retreating figure, his heart pounding.

Little Wang Flying Dagger was an Immortal Foundation, a Sixth-Rank Arithmetician, and rarely participated in battles, only undertaking safe missions; he could be said to be a similar person to him.

However, just because he calculated for a Golden Core Expert seeking a Breakthrough, and without even meeting the other party, he immediately bled from all seven orifices and died suddenly.

The shock this brought to Xiao Buyu was simply too strong.

'It seems there are no truly safe professions in the Xuanhuan World.'

'The more powerful the Cultivator, the more terrifying the methods he can employ.'

'The most frightening thing is that some methods are passive; you can't detect them, can't discover them, but they genuinely exist, and once you violate a taboo, it can immediately be fatal...'

Xiao Buyu felt a wave of sorrow in his heart.

He was a Formation Master, which seemed much safer, but who could guarantee he wouldn't violate some taboo?

"It seems that to establish myself in the Xuanhuan World, I must join a major power; I need someone to protect me..."

How could Xiao Buyu not see that Little Wang Flying Dagger would suffer calamity after calculating for the Empress? Did Yan Xiao not know?

He clearly knew, but still let Little Wang Flying Dagger go to calculate, to die.

"Not a Master, not a Senior, just a collaboration, then one will be used..."

Xiao Buyu sighed softly.

However, now that the Great Love Sect and Great Love Sect were gone, which power could a Formation Master like him seek refuge with?

With a heavy heart, Xiao Buyu slowly left the place... On the other side, Yan Xiao flapped his Twin Blazing Wings, flying rapidly, and then smashed through the mountain range with his giant ruler.

At a distance of about a hundred li from the ground, he finally discovered a large Formation that automatically counterattacked with astonishing defense, definitely a Fifth-Rank Formation, or perhaps even higher, extraordinarily powerful.

Yan Xiao's heart filled with joy, knowing he had found the right place; this was definitely where the Empress was undergoing her Breakthrough!

"Empress..."

Yan Xiao brandished his giant ruler, churning with Blazing Flames, fiercely attacking the Formation... The entire Great Jiang Dynasty was shaking.

This was a literal shaking, as if an unprecedented earthquake swept across the entire Great Jiang, even causing space to continuously tremble.

Spiritual Qi became chaotic, and some players in seclusion attempting to Break through to Immortal Foundation were immediately impacted, whimpering as they fell, transforming into myriad phenomena.

Even the Master deep underground was affected, his Buddhist light shaking, almost collapsing, fortunately he forcibly stabilized it.

But this also reduced his Breakthrough probability by at least two-tenths, and if the impact on his Dao Heart was added, it would be even more.

This was the difficulty of undergoing a Breakthrough in seclusion.

One could be found by others in their Immortal Cave, directly attacked and killed, dying on the spot.

And even if no one targeted them, changes in the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth would also have either positive or negative effects on those in seclusion.

And if a powerful impact, even just its aftershocks, reached the Immortal Cave of a secluded Cultivator, it could cause the Cultivator to perish on the spot; even if they didn't perish, the success rate of their Breakthrough would be greatly reduced.

At this moment, Yan Xiao's attack on the Formation caused the Empress's aura to spread out. How immense would the influence of a secluded Cultivator who had shattered her Golden Core and was using the method of national destiny to Break through be?

All the Breakthrough Cultivators in the Great Jiang Dynasty were affected.

And further afield, the secluded Cultivators in the other three nations, though none perished, were all disturbed, and their chances of Breakthrough were all reduced... In Heshui Prefecture.

Sect Master Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect gazed towards Great Jiang, feeling the changes in the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, a smile playing on his lips.

"The Golden Core Tomb has opened, Green Emerald Heaven and Mingshui Heaven have successively fallen; the Spiritual Qi of this world has transformed into 'Xuanming Evil Invasion,' benefiting heretical evil Cultivators and suppressing Righteous Path methods."

"Now, the Empress's aura is spreading, her lifelong cultivation affecting heaven and earth; the Spiritual Qi is beginning to shift towards 'Golden Edge National Decline,' benefiting Loose Cultivators and Sect Cultivators, suppressing clan Cultivators and national Cultivators, and providing a significant boost to spear Cultivators, Sword Cultivators, and blade Cultivators... This is an excellent opportunity for the people of my Heshui Prefecture to Break through."

Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect's gaze was profound.

"Old Ancestor's Breakthrough will also have a better chance, as for Ye Chun... if he still can't succeed, then I've misjudged him."

...At Wang Long's seclusion place.

Immortal Master Moon Abyss released his Spiritual Sense, sensing the changes in the Spiritual Qi.

"Golden Edge National Decline?"

"No, no, it's not this, something feels off..."

Immortal Master Moon Abyss made calculations with his fingers, his brows furrowing more with each calculation.

"This Empress..."

...In Duan Kong Cave.

Sect Master Xiang Qing, dressed in a white robe, gazed at Great Jiang, and after a long while, he sighed softly.

"Another great Spirit Medicine."

...[#Yan Xiao Finds the Empress#]

New information spread across the internet.

More and more players paid attention to this matter.

Especially some players who had failed their Breakthroughs, they paid even closer attention to this matter.

"Damn, I was almost successful, but the surrounding Spiritual Qi inexplicably ran wild, I couldn't hold on, and died on the spot!"

"Who's to say? I was also close to success, but I don't know what happened, my Cultivation Technique suddenly wasn't so flexible when operating, and the Spiritual Power in my body instantly dissipated, alas."

The players discussed animatedly.

And where there were failures, there were naturally also successes.

"Eh? You all failed? Strange, how did I succeed?"

"I'm not in Great Jiang, I'm over in Chu State. I originally had little confidence in Breaking through to Immortal Foundation, but I don't know why, the surrounding Spiritual Power became very friendly, and my Cultivation Technique operated extremely smoothly, and I quickly succeeded in my Breakthrough."

"I asked a native Senior, who said that the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth has changed, some Cultivation Techniques are not adapted to the new Spiritual Qi, but some are very adapted, so the success rates of Breakthroughs vary."

"Spiritual Qi?"

Players discussed continuously, and finally, "This Time Bu Ge" finally released a new video.

[The So-Called Spiritual Qi]

In the video, This Time Bu Ge organized all the information he had collected.

He believed that different regions had different Spiritual Veins, mountain ranges, water veins, and various cultivation traces left by Cultivators.

These led to various different properties of the Spiritual Qi in the region, and might even involve deeper levels; in short, this was called "Spiritual Qi."

Changing the Spiritual Qi of a region was not a simple matter; it could only be done by the fall of a Heaven, the emergence of an ancient secret treasure, the unearthing of high-grade Spirit Medicine, or the demise of a powerful Cultivator, and so on.

Only then could the Spiritual Qi be changed.

"The Spiritual Qi formed this time is still uncertain, but many Experts have determined it to be 'Golden Edge National Decline,' which is a sharp, worldly Spiritual Qi. Cultivators who practice the Dao of weaponry will receive the highest boost, and Breaking through at this moment will be the easiest."

At the end of the video, This Time Bu Ge offered advice.

So, the players all beamed with joy, looking for suitable Cultivation Techniques and preparing to switch their cultivation.

Those who originally had no confidence in Breaking through also seized the opportunity and quickly went into seclusion for a Breakthrough.

Outside Great Jiang, the Spiritual Qi was not yet dense, so most players seeking a Breakthrough gathered in Great Jiang.

Among them, several players were even seeking not Immortal Foundation, but Golden Core.

For a time, Great Jiang was filled with players in seclusion for Breakthroughs.