422: Chapter 421 Heavenly Dao Entries Sever Spirit Seeds

“I need treasures of equal value!” Qin Changsheng said.

Upon hearing this, everyone brought out their treasures to Exchange with Qin Changsheng.

Qin Changsheng also selected a few treasures and then handed the top-grade healing medicine to them.

Watching several Golden Core Cultivators around him Exchange for the top-grade healing medicine, the Great Elder of the Demon Clan could no longer sit still.

If he missed these top-grade healing medicines, it would be very difficult for him to obtain them in the future.

He stepped out from the corner and quickly walked over to Qin Changsheng's table.

“Fellow Daoist, please wait,” the Grand Elder said. “I happen to have a few Cultivation treasures with me. Please take a look, and see if they can be exchanged for the top-grade healing medicine in your hand?”

As his voice fell, he waved his hand, and three items landed neatly on the table.

Among them were an ordinary Yao Beast Inner Core, a mysterious grade high grade Magical Artifact, and a fragment that restrained its flowing light, glowing with a faint, boundless golden light.

With just a single glance, Qin Changsheng recognized that this fragment was a heavenly dao fragment.

Without showing any abnormality on his face, as if he had only seen a few ordinary trinkets, Qin Changsheng nodded calmly.

“Very well. I will accept these treasures of yours. I will give you two top-grade healing medicines.”

With that, he calmly picked up two round, top-grade healing Medicinal Pills and gently pushed them in front of the Great Elder of the Demon Clan.

Seeing this, the Great Elder of the Demon Clan was overjoyed. He quickly reached out to take the two healing Medicinal Pills and said, “Thank you, Fellow Daoist!”

These three treasures had been obtained by the Grand Elder inside a Secret Realm.

He had inspected them all, and there was absolutely nothing special about them.

Now, being able to Exchange a pile of useless clutter for two top-grade healing medicines was an incredibly lucrative deal for him.

...

Inside the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land.

Qin Changsheng had already returned here.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the heavenly dao fragment appeared in his palm.

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining a heavenly dao fragment. You can upgrade a Golden Trait to a Heavenly Dao Trait!]

Hearing the prompt, Qin Changsheng looked over his numerous Golden Traits.

[traits: Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sharing, Rebirth, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining, Blink, Disease, Teleportation, Poison Resistance, Alchemy, Heart Demon, Insight, Armor Break, Disguise, Disguise, Sensing, Photographic Memory, Affinity, Detection, Spirit Stone, Spirit-Severing Seed]

[Heavenly Dao Traits: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense, Source of Mana, Mana Absorption, Fire God, Thunder God, Innate Divine Strength, Vital Energy, Storage Space, Sword God, Enhancement, Blade God, Repair, Bleeding, Sword Domain, Copy, Slow Cultivation, Law Manifestation, Speed, Spirit Seed]

Ultimately, Qin Changsheng locked his gaze onto the Spirit-Severing Seed.

“Upgrade the Golden Trait: Spirit-Severing Seed!” Qin Changsheng said.

In the next instant, the heavenly dao fragment in his palm exploded with a bang, turning into sky-covering, profound, pitch-black Heavenly Dao patterns that poured entirely into the Golden Trait: Spirit-Severing Seed within his Sea of Consciousness.

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the Heavenly Dao Trait: Spirit-Severing Seed!]

[Spirit-Severing Seed: Heavenly Dao Trait]

[The host can condense three pitch-black Spirit-Severing Seeds, which can be freely buried in any soil in the world. Once planted, they take effect permanently without requiring subsequent spiritual energy nourishment. Once rooted, they cannot be easily removed, and the power of the Restriction will endure forever.]

[Ability One: Centered on the seed, within a radius of one hundred thousand miles, all newborn babies will be completely unable to awaken any Spiritual Roots. Their immortal path opportunities are thoroughly cut off from birth, leaving them with no hope of Cultivation for their entire lives, extinguishing the low-level cultivating beings at the source.]

[Ability Two: Million-Mile Prodigy Ban. Centered on the Spirit-Severing Seed, within a vast territory with a radius of one million miles, all special Spiritual Roots between heaven and earth will be completely sealed by an invisible force of silent annihilation. This region will never birth top prodigies like Heavenly Spiritual Roots or mutated Spiritual Roots, completely wiping out all top Cultivation talents in the region.]

[Ability Three: Ten Thousand Domains Cultivation Stagnation. The Spirit-Severing Seed radiates a radius of one hundred thousand miles. The circulation of spiritual energy for all living beings within the domain is obstructed, directly reducing their natural Cultivation Speed by three times. Cultivation becomes extremely difficult, and their Cultivation path is completely blocked.]

[Ability Four: Spiritual Root Degradation. Within a radius of one hundred thousand miles, there is a probability that the Spiritual Roots of all Cultivators will degrade.]

After reading the complete abilities of the Heavenly Dao Trait, the coldness in Qin Changsheng's eyes beneath his mask grew deeper.

Compared to the previous Golden Spirit-Severing Seed, the sealing range of the Heavenly Dao-Grade Spirit-Severing Seed skyrocketed tenfold, and it gained the terrifying effect of weakening the Cultivation Speed of the entire domain.

First, severing newborn Spiritual Roots; second, banning top Prodigies; third, slowing down Cultivation across the domain; fourth, degrading Spiritual Roots.

If this Heavenly Dao Spirit-Severing Seed were buried deep within Yaoling City, the heartland of the Yao Race, the entire core territory of the Yao Race would be suppressed in all aspects. The low-level Yao juniors would be unable to Cultivate, the top Yao Prodigies would completely vanish, and the Cultivation Speed of the existing Yao Cultivators would be drastically slowed down.

Without needing an army to wage war or engaging in direct combat, it could slowly starve out the entire Yao Race.

Qin Changsheng slowly opened his eyes and silently contacted his External Incarnation, Liu Feng, instructing Liu Feng to bury these three Spirit-Severing Seeds in the heartland of the Yao Race.

...

Flowing Fire Sect.

Inside Liuhuo Hall.

Numerous experts of the Yao Race had gathered here.

Shen Guhong sat on the main seat.

Shen Guhong's eyes coldly swept over the crowd of Yao Race experts below. His face was dark and cold, and the fury around his body was almost impossible to suppress.

“Do any of you have news of the Grand Elder's whereabouts?”

As his voice fell, the Yao Race experts below buried their heads even lower. Not a single person dared to look directly at the Yao King on the throne, let alone speak up.

Since the battle of Yaoling City, there had been no news of the Grand Elder.

The Yao Race had dispatched countless personnel to search for his tracks everywhere. They had searched for several years, yet they still found nothing.

That Great Elder of the Demon Clan, who was at the Peak of the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, seemed to have vanished into thin air, completely disappearing from the territory of the Yao Race, his life or death unknown.

Seeing everyone quiet out of fear, Shen Guhong's expression was extremely unsightly.

“Shen Hu, you manage the Yao Race's Intelligence network. You speak.”

Being called upon, Shen Hu's heart tightened. He quickly stepped out of the queue, bowed, and replied respectfully: “Replying to the Yao King, your subordinate received a tip-off a month ago that someone had spotted the Grand Elder in the western region of the Yao territory. Other than that, there are no other clues.”

“The western region of the Yao territory...” Shen Guhong murmured in a low voice, a bone-chilling cold light instantly flashing in his eyes.

The western region of the Yao territory was the birthplace of the Yao Race, with a vast and boundless territory, numerous tribes, and intertwined Yao clans of all sizes. The factions were complex, and order was extremely chaotic.

Not only were there ancient Yao Beasts running rampant, but there were also many rebellious Yao tribes entrenched there, making it extremely perilous. Trying to find a single person in the vast western region was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

He raised his eyes to look at the crowd below and asked coldly, “Who is willing to take the command to head to the western region of the Yao territory and track down the Grand Elder?”

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Yao Race experts below lowered their heads in unison. Everyone's eyes flickered, and not a single person dared to step forward to accept the mission.

Everyone knew in their hearts that the western region was perilously unpredictable. Finding someone there was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Any slight carelessness could lead to grave danger or even loss of life; no one was willing to go and die in vain.

Just then, Liu Feng stepped out from the crowd and said, “Your subordinate is willing to go!”

Shen Guhong looked at Liu Feng, who had volunteered, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and then nodded slightly. “Good. Head to the western region of the Yao territory immediately to find the Grand Elder.”

Liu Feng bowed to accept the command and stepped back into the queue, his expression calm and undisturbed.

The reason Qin Changsheng had his External Incarnation, Liu Feng, head to the western region of the Yao territory was to use the mission as a cover to flawlessly bury the three Heavenly Dao Spirit-Severing Seeds deep underground in the western heartland of the Yao territory and the Yao sacred city, Yaoling City.

Once these three Yao Spirit Seeds were buried, the Cultivation of the many Yao Race Cultivators would become extremely slow.

In the future, there might not even be any more Cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots appearing in the Yao Race.

...

The tavern.

Liu Feng invited Gou Feng into the tavern.

The reason Qin Changsheng had Liu Feng invite Gou Feng was to gather Intelligence on the layout of the Yao Race.

And then decide where to bury the remaining two Spirit-Severing Seeds.

The private room of the tavern was quiet and empty. The table was filled with spiritual fruits and strong liquor unique to the Yao Race, and a faint aroma of wine filled the air.

Liu Feng poured a full cup of wine for Gou Feng. Without any unnecessary pleasantries, he went straight to the point.

“Brother Gou, I specially invited you here today mainly to ask you if there are any important locations in the western region of the Yao territory where many Yao clans gather?”

Gou Feng raised his hand and downed the strong liquor in his cup. As the liquid slid down his throat, he raised his eyes to look at Liu Feng and asked, “Brother Liu, you must be looking for the Grand Elder's whereabouts, right?”

Liu Feng did not hide it and nodded frankly, his tone sincere: “Indeed, that is exactly the case. The situation in the western region is chaotic, and I know nothing about this place. I hope Brother Gou will tell me everything he knows about the key areas of the western region.”

Gou Feng took another cup of wine before saying, “The western territory of the Yao Race is vast. There are only two places that can truly be called core important locations.”

“The first is Yaohuo City in the center of the western region. This is the largest main city in the entire western Yao territory and the only gathering place for all western Yao. Scattered Yao tribes from all directions come here to trade and settle. Over ten million Yao beings live in the city, making it the most popular city in the western region and the one where the most new Yao generations are born.”

At the same time, Qin Changsheng, who was far away in the Heavenly Sword Sect, instantly caught these words. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately made a decision.

With over ten million Yao living together and newborns constantly being born, it perfectly fit the sealing range of the Heavenly Dao Spirit-Severing Seed.

Burying a Spirit-Severing Seed in Yaohuo City, cutting off the Spiritual Roots of all newborn Yao within a radius of one hundred thousand miles, and directly severing the Foundation of the lower-level Yao descendants in the western region, was simply perfect.

Before Liu Feng could respond, Gou Feng continued to speak of the second important location, his expression showing a bit of pride: “As for the second place, it is our Gou Clan's ancestral land.”

“The Gou Clan is one of the three major clans of the Yao Race!”

“Millions of Gou Clan members reside there!”

Hearing this, Qin Changsheng decided that the third location would be chosen within the Gou Clan.

“Brother Gou, if I head to the Gou Clan to investigate, will I be stopped by your Gou Clan members?” Liu Feng inquired.

Gou Feng took a sip of wine, then pulled out a token from his body and said, “Brother Liu, this is our Gou Clan's token. As long as you take this token to the Gou Clan, no one will make things difficult for you!”

“Thank you, Brother Gou!” Liu Feng accepted the token with a smile, while pouring another cup of wine for Gou Feng.

...

Yaoling City.

More than ten days later, Qin Changsheng controlled Liu Feng to arrive here.

Arriving here after several years, the appearance of Yaoling City remained unchanged.

Within the city, tall buildings and grand halls stretched in continuous succession. The dense and violent Demonic Qi filled the air, and those coming and going were all Yao Race Cultivators of various shapes and sizes.

Every street and alley was filled with people selling commoners of the Human Race.

This was no different from when Qin Changsheng had secretly sneaked in last time.

Only the Ten Thousand Demon Altar at the core of the city had undergone earth-shattering changes.

Previously, Qin Changsheng had used the Golden Core Divine Ability, Law Manifestation Heaven and Earth, to sever the Ten Thousand Demon Altar.

Now, it had been completely rebuilt by the Yao Race at the cost of a massive amount of manpower and resources.

The brand-new Ten Thousand Demon Altar was constructed entirely of pitch-black Yao rock, towering and majestic. Layers of Yao runes spiraled on the stone walls of the altar, breathing in the dragon vein Demonic Qi of the entire Yaoling City, making its scale several times grander than before.

The altar gathered the Luck of the entire Yao Race in the city, serving as the core point where the earth Qi was most prosperous and the Luck was densest in Yaoling City.

Following the path, Liu Feng walked straight to the main gate of the Ten Thousand Demon Altar. Before he could even approach the steps, two Yao Race guards clad in black armor with fierce auras immediately blocked him with their spears, shouting vigilantly and sternly.

“Halt! Who goes there, how dare you trespass into the important grounds of the Ten Thousand Demon Altar!”

Facing the guards' questioning, Liu Feng maintained a calm expression. Following Qin Changsheng's prior instructions, he unhurriedly took out a black token engraved with Yao dragon patterns, presented it before the two, and spoke in an indifferent voice: “I am a trusted confidant under Yao King Shen Guhong. I have been ordered to inspect the rebuilt Ten Thousand Demon Altar.”

The two guards looked down and clearly saw the exclusive Yao King's mark on the token. Their expressions changed drastically, and they quickly put away their weapons, bowing and lowering their heads as they respectfully stepped aside to both sides of the road.

“So it is Milord's arrival! Your subordinates failed to recognize greatness. Please enter, Milord!”

Qin Changsheng controlled Liu Feng to step into the Ten Thousand Demon Altar.

The interior of the altar was vast and spacious, with Demonic Qi circulating and gathering from all directions. The Qi of the underground dragon vein continuously surged upward, and the entire space formed a closed loop of Luck, serving as the Luck hub of the entire Yao territory.

Using Liu Feng's vision, Qin Changsheng carefully investigated every corner of the altar. After investigating for a full fifteen minutes, he finally locked onto the underground core right in the center of the altar.

This place was rooted in the entire main dragon vein of Yaoling City, where the earth Qi was most prosperous and the Demonic Qi was densest. Burying the Spirit-Severing Seed here would allow the power of the Restriction to instantly spread across the entire domain along the dragon vein, covering a territory of one million miles, achieving the ultimate sealing effect.

Qin Changsheng had already made his decision.

This was the best place to bury the first Heavenly Dao Spirit-Severing Seed.

Qin Changsheng looked around to confirm that no one was approaching inside or outside the altar.

In the next moment, Liu Feng waved his hand gently, and a streak of spiritual light flew out.

On the hard Yao rock ground beneath his feet, an inch-deep tiny pit appeared. The pit was smooth and almost indistinguishable to the naked eye.

Immediately after, a seed, pitch-black all over and flowing with a silent, dark light, silently emerged from Liu Feng's sleeve.

It was precisely the Heavenly Dao Spirit-Severing Seed.

The seed was wrapped in pitch-black Great Dao runes, and its deathly spirit-sealing power was restrained to the extreme. At this moment, its aura was deliberately suppressed, without leaking even a fraction of harmful Pressure, looking just like an ordinary black pebble.

With a thought, Qin Changsheng controlled Liu Feng to gently place this Heavenly Dao Spirit-Severing Seed into the bottom of the pit, then covered it with soil, and smoothed the cracks on the ground with spiritual energy, restoring the Yao rock beneath his feet to its original state, leaving no trace of excavation visible on the surface.

As soon as the Spirit-Severing Seed came into contact with the underground dragon vein of Yaoling City, it spontaneously took root in the soil. The invisible sealing Dao runes rapidly spread along the underground dragon vein, silently covering the entire Yaoling City, and then diffusing toward the surrounding million-mile Yao territory.

Looking at the already activated Spirit-Severing Seed, Qin Changsheng's eyes were filled with joy.

He believed that within the entire Yaoling City, a Cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root would absolutely never appear again.