"Little Immortal Disciple, see, didn't I tell you? The Eastern Desolation Mountain Range is such a barren and remote place, the spiritual energy is indeed scarce. For them to hold an immortal gathering in such a location, it's too desolate!"
Along the way, Daoist Jin Mo's old habit resurfaced. He nagged Kong Xian'er incessantly.
Kong Xian'er, with her beautiful and intelligent features, subtly rolled her eyes charmingly.
*Master, please stop talking, lest you get proven wrong again.*
Daoist Jin Mo, completely oblivious to this, continued his rambling.
"Little Immortal Disciple, just you wait. When we reach the venue for the immortal gathering, it will absolutely be a desolate wilderness with no spiritual energy fluctuations... We must be polite, and try our best, try our best not to mock them!"
Then, True Person Qing Feng and the others led Daoist Jin Mo and Kong Xian'er to the outskirts of the 'Purple Jade Bamboo Forest'.
The bamboo rustled, and spiritual energy flowed abundantly.
The dense spiritual energy transformed into purple bamboo mist, slowly rising.
Even from a distance, one could sense the potent spiritual energy washing over them, pure and pristine!
This...
Daoist Jin Mo's old face flushed red. He had been proven wrong again.
*Come on!*
*You said it was 'barren land', keep talking!*
The spiritual energy concentration here in the 'Purple Jade Bamboo Forest' was comparable to that of the 'Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land'.
And this was considered 'desolate wilderness'?
Kong Xiao Xian's bright, lively eyes, with a hint of a smile, looked at Daoist Jin Mo.
*Master, do you need to explain yourself?*
Daoist Jin Mo feigned composure, coughed dryly twice, and once again entered his 'forced face-saving mode'.
"Hmm, Little Immortal Disciple, don't just look at the spiritual energy concentration here. While it's decent, the quality is lacking. It can't compare to the top-grade spiritual springs in our Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land!"
*Yes, that's it!*
The more Daoist Jin Mo spoke, the more confident he became. His eyes glowed with divine light again, and he declared.
"Therefore, the Eastern Desolation Mountain Range is still a poor and remote region. We shouldn't mock them later..."
Kong Xiao Xian
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*The little fairy's speechless.jpg*
*Master, is this 'forced face-saving' really appropriate?*
*And, Master, you 'opened your mouth again'. Your 'opening your mouth' means...*
True Person Qing Feng and the others led Daoist Jin Mo and Kong Xian'er through the outer illusion array of the 'Purple Jade Bamboo Forest' and entered the central core area.
Here, the spiritual energy intensified rapidly, and various powerful auras assailed them.
The incredibly pure celestial spiritual energy contained the power of the earth's veins – a top-grade spiritual spring!
As soon as they entered the core area, Daoist Jin Mo and Kong Xiao Xian sensed the aura of the 'top-grade spiritual spring'.
Moreover, the aura of the 'top-grade spiritual spring' here was even stronger by three points than that of the 'Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land'; its quality was superior!
Daoist Jin Mo's face was ashen, turning from pale to green, having been proven wrong again.
Stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, he still intended to 'force face-saving', but before he could speak, his expression changed drastically.
The aura of the spiritual energy here was not just that of a 'top-grade spiritual spring'. There was also a powerful life aura, seemingly like 'Heaven Generates Water'.
The life aura was extremely dense. 'Heaven Generates Water' was likely more than one drop; conservatively, there were two drops!
None of this was as significant as the ancient, weathered, and primordial aura of spiritual energy that made Daoist Jin Mo 'shocked and awestruck'.
This kind of spiritual energy aura was something Daoist Jin Mo had never encountered before, but his intuition told him that it was extraordinary, possessing the potential to create a world.
Terrifying!
Utterly terrifying!
Daoist Jin Mo couldn't imagine what level of 'spiritual treasure' could emit such an aura!
Inside the cave.
A tender shoot of the 'Phoenix Godwood' emitted a faint radiance, as if a miniature world was slowly taking shape, continuously exuding ancient and powerful spiritual energy.
Absorbing this power would bring immense benefits to cultivators, not only accelerating their cultivation speed but even increasing the chance of breaking through bottlenecks.
Kong Xiao Xian's delicate and pretty face revealed a look of 'shock'.
*So, so strong!*
The spiritual energy concentration here, along with the peculiar aura contained within, far surpassed that of the 'Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land'.
This was a 'cultivation holy land' even better than a holy land.
Kong Xiao Xian's lively eyes darted towards Daoist Jin Mo.
Her large eyes blinked, filled with silent 'accusation'.
*Master, can you explain?*
*Didn't you say the spiritual energy quality here was poor?*
*How is such powerful spiritual energy not good?*
Ahem...
Daoist Jin Mo's old face turned crimson, and he awkwardly said.
"Little Immortal Disciple, don't just look at the good spiritual energy quality here. It lacks character. Our Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land has an ancient cultivation grotto-heaven containing a small amount of starlight spiritual essence..."
Speaking of the 'ancient cultivation grotto-heaven', Daoist Jin Mo's confidence returned. He spoke calmly and eloquently.
"Little Immortal Disciple, do you know about starlight spiritual essence? After absorbing it, you might comprehend the Starlight Spiritual Body, which is very powerful... Hehe, when you reach the Nascent Soul stage, I'll try to secure a chance for you to cultivate in the grotto-heaven..."
"Master, look quickly, what is that?"
Kong Xiao Xian suddenly seemed to have discovered 'new territory', jumping up excitedly, gesturing wildly towards a spot not far away.
*Hehe, they are still young, too impatient!*
Daoist Jin Mo chuckled inwardly.
He struck an 'air of a detached master' and looked in the direction Kong Xiao Xian was pointing.
Holy cow!
Holy, effing cow!
Daoist Jin Mo leaped three feet high. All pretense of being a 'detached master' vanished. He jumped higher than Kong Xian'er.
What in the world was that?!
What had he seen!
Large masses of pure, dense... starlight spiritual essence.
At this moment, the starlight spiritual essence was slowly dissipating. Some cultivators nearby were cultivating and absorbing it, while many others ignored it, busy with their own matters.
What a waste!
What a colossal waste!
Such precious starlight spiritual essence, how could it be left exposed? It was such a shame for it to dissipate!
In the 'Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land', the tiny amount of 'starlight spiritual essence' they had, less than a tenth of this amount, was treated as a treasure throughout the entire sacred land. Strict restrictions were set up to prevent its dissipation, and the annual expenditure on maintaining the formations alone was over a hundred thousand spirit stones...
Here, the 'starlight spiritual essence' was left unattended and was constantly dissipating.
Daoist Jin Mo's heart bled.
At this moment, he no longer cared about being proven wrong or not. He grabbed True Person Qing Feng's arm next to him with such force that True Person Qing Feng gasped in pain.
"Senior, you..."
Daoist Jin Mo was extremely agitated, saying repeatedly.
"Do you know what that mass of spiritual light is? Why aren't you maintaining it properly? Even if you don't have the ability to set up formations, you should at least desperately absorb and refine it. Letting it go to waste like this will truly incur heavenly wrath!"