119: Gentlemen, I love war!

"Very good, you've done excellently!"

Leon patted his shoulder approvingly,

then strode toward the center of the platform, his gaze sweeping across the crowd like a torch.

He stood tall with his arms wide open, his resonant voice echoing through the open valley:

"Gentlemen! We are gathered here because of our shared ideals and goals!

To me, you are all the most beloved people!"

His tone suddenly rose, carrying a fanatical excitement:

"Gentlemen!

I love violence!

I am intoxicated by bloodshed!

I listen to the wailing of the weak!

I trample upon hypocritical peace!

I crave never-ending war!!!"

"Anyone who dares to obstruct us from enjoying this boiling hot blood is our mortal enemy!" Leon's voice echoed repeatedly at the bottom of the valley like thunder,

"I ask you, gentlemen—"

He paused abruptly, his gaze as sharp as a blade:

"If someone is foolish enough to try and stop us, what should be done?!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!!"

"Kill!!!"

The deafening roars converged into a violent wave, surging through the valley for a long time.

Leon slowly raised his right hand, fingers spread wide.

Instantly, all the noise was silenced as if a giant invisible hand had seized everyone's throat; the valley fell into a dead silence where even a needle drop could be heard.

Every Man in Black under a hood held their breath,

their fanatical gazes focused on the tall figure in the center of the platform.

He was the sun burning in the dark of night!

He was the messenger sent by God!

Always in a crisp black suit, with that unsettling smile at the corner of his mouth.

It was he who brought everyone together.

For that ideal new world,

they were willing to offer everything, including their lives!

Hiding behind Julian, the Parasitic God Insect Emperor couldn't stop trembling.

"These humans... just what kind of crazy existences are they?" An indescribable fear welled up from the depths of its Soul.

At that moment, Julian turned his head with a sinister grin and rubbed the top of its head forcefully with his rough palm.

The Insect Emperor couldn't even muster a thought of resistance; it even felt a strange sense of... closeness?

It could not resist this man in red... Meanwhile, inside the villa.

Zhang Sheng gazed at the courtyard with satisfaction.

Under the continuous irrigation of the spirit rain, that mist-condensing spirit fir had grown to six meters tall; new branches were sprouting, and the old branches became increasingly gnarled and sturdy.

The cuttings given to Xie He had also taken root and sprouted new leaves.

"Success." The corners of Zhang Sheng's mouth curled up slightly.

This was undoubtedly heartening news; he looked forward more and more to the vision of large-scale spirit fir cultivation in the future.

Buzz—

The cyan rock fire copper furnace flew out from the star ring.

With a thought, Zhang Sheng decided to refine even more blood essence pills this time.

Not only to prepare for the second Life-Death cycle of the Qi Sea Realm in the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex, but also because this pill had many wonderful uses—the more, the better.

For half a day, the furnace fire did not go out.

Zhang Sheng refined dozens of batches in one go, producing three hundred and sixty pills.

The reserves of Qi Sea Realm Yao Beast blood in his star ring were sufficient, so raw materials were not an issue.

The next day,

the blood and Qi within Zhang Sheng's body surged like a Dragon, and his bones and muscles chimed in unison.

The second Life-Death cycle of the Qi Sea Realm in the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex was complete!

His basic life level leaped to thirty times!

The improvement brought by this Body Refining secret art was comprehensive and transformative.

The Lower Yuan Qi Sea Dantian, Middle Yuan Blood Sea crimson heart palace, and Upper Yuan Sea of Consciousness niwan palace—the three Yuan spaces of the human body all expanded by more than double.

His overall strength had increased by far more than ten times!

"Whether it's the Parasitic God Insect Emperor or hidden enemies,

in the face of absolute power,

and the unstoppable torrent of the Great Trend,

they are all nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a carriage!" Zhang Sheng's mind was clear.

"Xiao Ling is right; I must focus on the Civilization Assessment, as that is the Foundation.

Wasting energy on trivial details is not worth the loss."

"The priority now is to fully enhance the strength of Huaxia's Cultivators and completely drain the resources within the Blue-level Secret Realm!"

With a clear plan, Zhang Sheng once again threw himself into recording teaching videos.

The previous teaching on the Heavenly Circulation Method and the refining of essence food pills had greatly increased the speed at which Cultivators condensed spirit beads and their cultivation potential, receiving an unprecedented response.

This time, he chose to record the Object Manipulation Art and Flight Technique.

These two Spells would greatly improve the efficiency of Cultivators in transporting materials within the Secret Realm.

Huaxia's strategy toward Secret Realms was extremely efficient: spirit plants and materials were dug up and taken away entirely;

Cultivators would directly refine the Spiritual Qi on-site into spirit beads to bring out;

even the soil, water, and Yao Beasts in the Secret Realm were not spared.

They truly practiced the philosophy of "leaving not a single blade of grass, and bringing every grain to the granary."

With the majestic power of a nation of Cultivators, clearing domestic Secret Realms was already a simple matter.

Now, the target had shifted overseas.

Regarding the Civilization Assessment (except for the core secrets of the star ring and the Planet Lord), Zhang Sheng did not hide anything from the high-level officials of Huaxia.

Currently, Huaxia Cultivators were actively conquering overseas Secret Realms and negotiating with local governments.

The aim was to reach a win-win situation: Huaxia would be responsible for extracting Secret Realm resources and pay the local government ten to twenty percent of the resources as a "mining rights" fee.

Of course, there was no lack of stubborn people who tried to obstruct them.

To this, Huaxia's response was simple and direct:

"Please ask my Fireball Technique if it agrees first!"

After several hours of focused recording, two high-definition teaching videos were completed and immediately delivered to Hou Wu.

The two previously pre-sold videos had already caused a sensation worldwide, benefiting hundreds of millions of Huaxia Cultivators and causing massive waves overseas.

This time, the two new Cultivation Technique videos were both priced at one thousand spirit beads, with the pre-sale period extended to seven days.

The strategy of raising prices and extending the period was aimed at further stimulating Cultivators to flood into Secret Realms, accelerating the refining of Spiritual Qi to create spirit beads, keeping this precious Spiritual Qi on Earth rather than letting it dissipate with the Secret Realms.

If a hundred million people bought it, that would be a hundred billion spirit beads;

if a billion people bought it, it would be a staggering trillion!

The path of cultivation is like sailing against the current; if you do not advance, you will retreat.

One step slow, and you'll be slow at every step!

Fall behind by one step, and resources will be one bit less; how then can you catch up?

Therefore, the crowd of buyers during the pre-sale period remained as vast as a tide.

Afterward,

Zhang Sheng focused his mind and, in just a day and a half, cultivated the previously interrupted Profound Light Shield to the Perfected State in one go.

At this point, he possessed both second-tier offensive and defensive Spells, and his Foundation was solid.

Next, his focus would be entirely on cultivating the mist-condensing spirit fir!

Once large-scale cultivation was achieved and second-tier mist-condensing spirit firs were grown, all Divine Breath Realm Cultivators in Huaxia would step onto the fast track of cultivation.

Zhang Sheng sat cross-legged under the spirit fir tree.

Holding his breath and focusing, he formed hand seals as spiritual power circulated within him.

His Mental Energy spread out like a net, meticulously sensing the wood and water spiritual charms within the surrounding mixed Spiritual Qi.

His powerful Mental Energy, combined with the solid Foundation of his Perfected State Spring Breeze Turning into Rain Technique, allowed him to quickly capture the target Spiritual Qi.

Compress! Blend!

Dots of crystal-clear spirit rain condensed into shape.

Under the exquisite control of his Mental Energy,

they gathered into a fist-sized emerald water ball.

"Spell: Azure Rain Art (Beginner: 7/100)"

Related insights flowed through his heart like a clear spring.

"Even an Entry-Level Azure Rain Art can actually triple the growth speed of spirit plants at the Divine Breath Realm and below!"

"The vitality contained in this small ball of spirit rain is no less than that produced by an equal volume of the Perfected State Spring Breeze Turning into Rain Technique."

The spirit rain was precisely irrigated onto the roots of the spirit fir.

The six-meter-tall spirit fir was still in its juvenile stage and growing rapidly.

Under the nourishment of the Azure Rain spirit rain, its branches and leaves stretched out, climbing upward at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.

Zhang Sheng continued to Cultivate the Azure Rain Art.

After casting it a dozen more times, the circulation of the Spell became increasingly smooth and natural.

His Realm quietly rose to the 'Proficient' level, and he was already able to control the size and landing point of the spirit rain at will.

"Very good," a hint of a smile flashed in Zhang Sheng's eyes,

"I can 'cheat' to raise the level of the Azure Rain Art again!"