The two soon appeared in a vast void.
A colossal river, stretching beyond sight, lay across the boundless space, like a gigantic, ancient dragon spanning a million miles, coiled between heaven and earth.
And what flowed within this river.
Was incredibly pure, condensed Heavenly Vein spiritual energy!
It had already transformed into liquid, becoming river water.
Imagine.
The sheer quantity of Heavenly Vein spiritual energy contained within such a vast river would be an astonishing number.
"This is the power of a Heavenly Emperor realm expert, so vast, truly boundless!"
Long Xuan couldn't help but exclaim.
He now understood completely how terrifying Heavenly Emperor experts were.
Even though a sixth-stage Profound Emperor was only one realm away from a seventh-stage Heavenly Emperor.
The gap between the two was immeasurable.
He felt his own strength was less than a single splash of water compared to this Heavenly Dragon Vein.
"Haha, Long Xuan, we've hit the jackpot! This is at least a Heavenly Dragon Emperor realm expert's Heavenly Vein!"
While Long Xuan was still in shock.
Ling Fan leaped in.
Boom!
The terrifying Heavenly Vein spiritual energy instantly surged towards Ling Fan's limbs and bones like countless tiny dragons and snakes, threatening to burst his body.
"Brother Fan, danger!"
Long Xuan was startled.
The energy of a Heavenly Vein was too formidable; without the Heavenly Emperor realm, one could not absorb it so recklessly.
For experts like them in the Profound Emperor realm, it was both a treasure and a poison!
If absorbed improperly.
They would instantly be blown apart, reduced to dust.
Indeed.
Long Xuan watched as Ling Fan sank after only a few breaths.
The Heavenly Vein churned like waves.
Beyond that.
Silently.
"Ah, old Fan! You're gone, why were you so reckless..."
Long Xuan cried out with a choked voice.
Just then.
Ling Fan, with a dark expression, emerged from the water.
"Brother, are you mourning my grave! You're making me want to die even though I'm not dead."
Long Xuan, covering his embarrassment, smiled, "This... hehe, wasn't I just concerned about you? What would I do without you, Brother Fan! No, wait, why are you alright? Even a sixth-stage Profound Emperor wouldn't dare jump into a Heavenly Vein, they'd either be blown apart or crushed."
Ling Fan asked, "You wished something had happened to me, didn't you."
Long Xuan: "..."
Ling Fan vaguely explained, "I've cultivated a body refinement secret technique; this spiritual energy can't harm me. You should quickly use this Heavenly Vein to cultivate. You have dragon bloodline, so you should benefit greatly from this Heavenly Dragon Vein. As for me, I won't come out until I break through to the fifth-stage Profound Emperor."
"Damn it, once I emerge from seclusion, I'll first kill that Lei Zhenchuan, then Yuan Hongsheng, that sycophantic wretch."
Ling Fan gritted his teeth.
"I also want to break through to the sixth-stage Profound Emperor and kill those bastards from the Tianyi Sect!" Long Xuan was also full of pent-up anger.
The two stopped talking and began cultivating.
However, Long Xuan dared not jump into the Heavenly Vein to cultivate as recklessly as Ling Fan. Instead, he sat on the bank of the Heavenly Vein, transforming into a giant blue dragon, and began to madly absorb the powerful dragon qi essence emanating from the vein.
As he absorbed more and more dragon qi, the blue dragon scales on his body began to shimmer with an immortal radiance, exuding a quality of solidity, sanctity, and power. His physique also began to grow at a visible rate.
...
As for Ling Fan.
He had already sunk to a certain depth within the Heavenly Vein.
He completely let loose.
The Samsara Divine Cauldron flew out, its opening like a giant bottomless black hole, voraciously snatching the Heavenly Vein spiritual energy.
On the other side.
Ling Fan even moved out his own world, covering an area of nearly five thousand zhang, absorbing at a speed comparable to the Samsara Divine Cauldron, like a whale devouring.
As for Ling Fan himself.
The Nirvana Tribulation Body was in operation.
The boundless Nirvana Tribulation Fire instantly transformed into a massive flaming lotus. Through this domineering and unrestrained method, a massive amount of energy was fused into every inch of Ling Fan's flesh and blood, like a piece of true gold that had undergone a thousand trials and refinements, removing every impurity and dross, continuously enhancing his physique towards flawlessness.
Moreover.
This was no ordinary Heavenly Vein.
It was the Dragon Vein left behind by an expert of at least the eighth-stage Heavenly Dragon Emperor realm.
The Heavenly Dragon Emperor essence and dragon qi contained within were extremely beneficial to the physique.
It was no exaggeration to say.
That even a pig placed beside this Heavenly Vein.
Could achieve a divine physique after thousands, tens of thousands of years!
...
Time ticked by.
While Ling Fan and Long Xuan were both racing against time to cultivate and improve.
In other parts of this Heavenly Vein spanning the void.
Various powerful prodigies also discovered the existence of this Heavenly Vein.
People from Mount Night Demon.
People from the Carefree Sect.
People from the Linghai Sect.
...
Among them, there was a familiar face, whom Ling Fan and Long Xuan would recognize instantly if they saw him.
It was Lei Zhenchuan, the true disciple who had been hunting them all along.
He moved with extreme speed.
Following the Heavenly Vein, as if searching for something.
"Those two damn rats must have also entered the Heavenly Vein by now, and are likely cultivating around the vein!"
He was indeed looking for Ling Fan and Long Xuan.
However, he searched far and wide without encountering them. Instead, he met many prodigies from Mount Night Demon, the Carefree Sect, the Linghai Sect, as well as some rogue cultivators.
The strength of most of these individuals was at the fifth-stage Profound Emperor level.
Some of the powerful geniuses were comparable to Yuan Hongsheng, all being at the peak of the fifth-stage Profound Emperor realm, considered top prodigies in the entire Jin Province.
But in front of Lei Zhenchuan.
These individuals were somewhat lacking.
"You, you, you, do me a favor now!"
Lei Zhenchuan pointed around.
The faces of the prodigies from other factions whom he pointed at were extremely displeased.
"Senior Brother Lei, cultivating beside a Heavenly Vein is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Please forgive us, we are temporarily unavailable."
Hmph, you dare refuse me when I order you to do something!
Lei Zhenchuan snorted coldly and unleashed a palm strike. The terrifying power, like a mountain collapsing and the sea roaring, sent the Night Demon Mountain genius who had spoken out earlier spitting blood and falling to the ground.
The others immediately fell silent.
"Let me tell you, anyone from Jin Province must be led by our Tianyi Sect and obey our Tianyi Sect's commands! Do you think Mount Night Demon, Carefree Sect, Linghai Sect, and Qingxuan Sect are truly on par with our Tianyi Sect just because they are named alongside us? Bah! Whoever dares to disobey will suffer this fate."
Lei Zhenchuan was extremely overbearing.
Those people, intimidated by his immense power and status, could only dare to be angry but not speak.