201: Chapter 196 Massive Hunting of Energy Bodies

The Heavenly Tomb is divided into three distinct zones, with clear boundaries between the levels.

Ling Yuan and his group were currently in the first layer; the energy bodies in this entire region were relatively weak, with their Realms generally below the Three-Star Dou Zun level.

Ling Yuan had no interest in these low-tier energy bodies; they would not be very effective for Cao Ying and the others to refine, let alone for himself.

There was no need to stay here, so he had Zi Yan and Medusa take them and travel at full speed.

With two Four-Star Dou Sheng leading the way, their speed was simply flying fast.

Traveling for a short while was equivalent to several days of travel for a Dou Zun.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few energy bodies, which Ling Yuan collected casually.

Zi Yan asked at this moment, "Husband, didn't we promise the Gu Clan that we wouldn't take action?"

The other women were also waiting for an answer from Ling Yuan, their backbone.

"That's right. If they find out, the future spots in the Heavenly Tomb will just go to the Gu Clan."

A faint smile curled on Ling Yuan's lips, "Why don't you think about it: once I achieve a Breakthrough to Dou Di in the future, who will control the entire Heavenly Tomb?"

Once Ling Yuan said this, the women understood.

From the very beginning, Ling Yuan had never intended to abide by the agreement made with the Gu Clan.

"Just feel free to hunt the energy bodies. Priority is given to increasing your strength; there is no need to worry about the Gu Clan," Ling Yuan said.

The women nodded one after another, completely setting aside their concerns.

With two Four-Star Dou Sheng leading, the speed of Ling Yuan and his group was very fast.

The second layer, which would take others four months to reach, was crossed by Ling Yuan and his group in just a few days as they stepped into the second layer of the Heavenly Tomb.

Along the way, they killed quite a few energy bodies, totaling over a hundred.

Except for the first one seen by Yao Ling and Yao Tian, no one else knew.

Of course, even if they were spotted by other clansmen, Ling Yuan did not care in the slightest, nor did he intend to hide it.

He didn't want the spots; he would give them to the Gu Clan.

During the process, Ling Yuan also tried to refine these low-tier energy cores.

It could indeed help increase strength, but the effect was very poor.

It was not even as fast as his own speed when sitting and Cultivating in place.

There was no need to give them to his Clones to refine either, because the effect was the same.

Although the Clones' Realms were low, they possessed the Cultivation speed of a One-Star Dou Sheng, so refining ordinary Dou Zun energy bodies for improvement was not as fast as just Cultivating honestly.

Consequently, Ling Yuan simply distributed all the low-tier energy cores to Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.

The energy bodies were useless to Ling Yuan, but they still had some effect on them; at least it was faster than their simple Cultivation improvement.

After venturing deep into the middle region of the second layer, the strength of the energy bodies born here rose by a notch, with their Realms stabilizing at the Six-star Dou Zun level.

They were still not Ling Yuan's targets, but Ling Yuan and his group stopped.

The reason for stopping was that Cao Ying and the other two took the initiative to suggest splitting up. The three of them wanted to stay in the second layer to train and hunt energy bodies on their own. Firstly, this would not slow down Ling Yuan and the others, and secondly, relying on actual combat in the Secret Realm would hone themselves, which could be considered training.

Ling Yuan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Their strength was not bad, so as long as they stuck together, they would not be in danger even if they encountered people from other Dou Di Clans.

As for Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, and Medusa, their target was Xiao Xuan in the deepest part of the third layer.

There, the three of them would not be able to help Ling Yuan and might even be in danger, becoming a burden to him.

Ling Yuan wanted to improve quickly, then refine the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and take action against Xiao Xuan and the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb; to be honest, three years was quite rushed.

Ling Yuan himself did not have enough time and really could not look after them too much.

It was fine to let them slowly kill monsters and level up here; just consider it a training session.

Ling Yuan was not a sentimental person; he knew that leaving them behind to act separately was the choice that maximized benefits.

"Alright, then you all be careful, act according to your capabilities, and do not get into conflicts with other clans."

After urging them to be careful, Ling Yuan set off with Zi Yan and Medusa toward the third layer.

After five days of continuous, full-speed travel, the three of them successfully arrived at the third layer.

The strength of these energy bodies was all above the Nine-Star Dou Zun level.

Ling Yuan killed a few more energy bodies for his Clones to refine.

After several experiments, he concluded: the Clones could only achieve the effect of accelerating Cultivation by refining energy bodies above the 4th Rank Dou Zun level.

Refining energy bodies lower than that was not as good as sitting and Cultivating; it was a pure waste of time.

Consequently, Ling Yuan, with Zi Yan and Medusa, began to hunt high-level energy bodies above the 4th Rank Dou Zun level throughout the entire third layer.

The third layer of the Heavenly Tomb had a vast territory and a huge geographical span.

Even though Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, and Medusa were all Dou Sheng, it would take a considerable amount of time to hunt all the high-level energy bodies.

Therefore, to improve efficiency, Ling Yuan released the five dou sheng puppets to kill with them.

Now, the efficiency increased instantly.

The eight Dou Sheng powerhouses spread out and swept through the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb; wherever they passed, not a single energy body could survive.

Not long after, nearly a hundred energy bodies were obtained.

Continuing to venture deeper, Ling Yuan led the team to push toward the deeper parts of the third layer.

The hunting lasted for two whole months.

Ling Yuan cleared the path as he moved forward; the number of energy cores harvested was so large that he couldn't even be bothered to count them one by one.

The hunting target also pushed forward all the way from the initial 4th Rank Nine-Star Dou Zun energy bodies to the activity region of the Semi-Saint level energy bodies.

The region where the Semi-Saint energy bodies were located was already considered the depths of the Heavenly Tomb.

The number of energy bodies in this entire region was much smaller.

Among the several hundred energy bodies in Ling Yuan's hands, the vast majority were at the Dou Zun level, with less than a hundred at the Semi-Saint level.

It was not hard to imagine that in the deeper parts, the number of truly Dou Sheng level energy bodies would only be even rarer.

Continuing to venture forward would lead to the core region occupied by the Dou Sheng level energy bodies of the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb, which was already extremely close to Xiao Xuan's tomb.

The closer one got to Xiao Xuan's tomb, the more dangerous it was. For the sake of caution, Ling Yuan intended to slow down his advance and first digest all the energy cores on hand to solidify his own combat power before moving on.

Thus, Ling Yuan found a place with rich Qi.

This was a place where a high-level Semi-Saint energy body lived. Ling Yuan killed that unlucky fellow, cleared out the entire area, and occupied this cultivation residence alone.

Ling Yuan said to Zi Yan and Medusa, "Since we've entered the Heavenly Tomb, no one can control us anymore. You can release your restrictions and make a Breakthrough to Five-Star Dou Sheng."

Both of them had entered while suppressing their Realms, so it was the perfect time to make a Breakthrough.

Zi Yan and Medusa nodded in unison. Without further hesitation, they each selected a flat open space within the Immortal Cave, sat cross-legged, and prepared to impact their Realms.

Ling Yuan had the five Puppets disperse around the perimeter to act as his Protector.

After arranging for the guards and the two women's Breakthrough matters, Ling Yuan closed his eyes and looked at the six Clones in front of him, making up his mind: "Let's return to the source first!"

Among the six Clones, Ling Da had been Cultivating in Dou Huang City and had the highest Realm, reaching Intermediate Semi-Saint, while the other Clones were at the Dou Zun Realm.

Reintegrating these six Clones would be enough for him to make a Breakthrough of one minor Realm.

Consequently, under Ling Yuan's command, the six Clones began to transfer their power.

The Dou Qi around the six Clones vibrated in sync, the connection of their source Dou Qi was completely opened, and a massive amount of pure Dou Qi continuously poured into Ling Yuan's body in a strange way.

Ling Yuan's aura was climbing, while the Realms of the Clones were rapidly dropping.