novelraw Chapter 1149 - 1143: That’s Nowhere Near Enough Energy
Chapter 1149 - 1143: That’s Nowhere Near Enough Energy
The Tianji Spring, at this moment, Zhang Menglong and Kong Lan were like two unreasonable bandits, having drained ninety percent of the entire spring.
They were now wrapped in two golden energy cocoons, and their breakthrough was finally beginning!
"These two almost drained the entire Tianji Spring just to break through; what cultivation technique are they using?"
This is an attempt; the more powerful the cultivation technique, the more difficult the breakthrough, requiring the accumulation of energy over many years, possibly ten or a hundred times the energy needed for a normal person’s breakthrough.
But similarly, because of the enormous difficulty in breaking through, once they succeed, they will be stronger than other martial artists of the same level.
When we came earlier, Senior Brother Ye Feng introduced that typically, a martial artist at the True Martial fourth or fifth order only needs to stay in this spring for half an hour to break through a rank.
And the amount of Tianji Spring consumed in half an hour is almost negligible; even if hundreds of people were soaking here together for a few hours, the consumption of the Tianji Spring would barely be noticeable to the naked eye.
But now, just these two people swallowed almost all of it in less than an hour; such a massive amount of energy barely allowed them to break through, which is simply bewildering.
"What’s going on? Why has the energy inside become much thinner?" Elder Su, who was meditating outside, suddenly opened his eyes.
Because of the evaporation of the Tianji Spring, the energy around the spring was very dense, but just now, he felt the energy density around him suddenly drop significantly, which was an abnormal sign.
Ye Feng also felt something was wrong; the Tianji Spring had always been very stable, and since the establishment of the Cang Lan Sword Sect, the energy here had never dissipated.
"Elder Su, could there be a problem with the spring source?" The spring source of the Tianji Spring has always been a mystery. If there really is a problem with the spring source, they truly wouldn’t know what to do.
The reason the Cang Lan Sword Sect has its current glory is not just because of the sparse inheritance left by the Sword God; this Tianji Spring has also made a significant contribution to their strength.
"Go in and take a look; this matter must not be handled rashly!"
Elder Su immediately entered the Tianji Spring area together with Ye Feng.
When they reached the nearly dry spring, both froze in astonishment.
This once vast spring now only had a small puddle left at its center; although the spring source of the Tianji Spring was still slowly flowing, it would take at least a hundred years to refill the entire Sky Spirit Pool.
What on earth happened in the past hour?
"What’s going on? Can anyone tell me what’s going on?" Elder Su said, both angry and ashamed.
"Elder, those two are the ones who drained the spring," a disciple pointed to the two golden energy cocoons in mid-air.
"Is it him?" Ye Feng noticed that the aura coming from one of the cocoons was exactly the person his master had instructed him to take care of.
"These disciples are truly extraordinary!" Seeing this, Ye Feng was not only not angry but also somewhat envious and expectant; no wonder his master had taken a liking to them.
"They are literally destroying the foundation of our Cang Lan Sword Sect!" Elder Su could barely restrain his emotions.
"Elder Su, please don’t be too angry yet," Ye Yin said, "Firstly, it hasn’t even been an hour, so they haven’t broken the rules of the Cang Lan Sword Sect. Their cultivation technique is just special, requiring large amounts of energy. If we hold them accountable for this, wouldn’t it seem unreasonable?"
"Secondly, with such a powerful cultivation technique, their future growth would also be beneficial to our Cang Lan Sword Sect."
"So what do you suggest we do?" Elder Su knew that Ye Feng was speaking on their behalf, and since he had a good relationship with Yun Senhai, he had to give a little face, but he still needed to give an account to the sect.
"I think however you handle this matter, it’s a hot potato. It would be better to report this to the Sect Master and let him make the decision."
"You’re right, I’ll report to the Sect Master right away!"
At this moment, cracks appeared on each of the golden cocoons as the energy inside was completely absorbed, leaving only some residual impurities.
Zhang Menglong and Kong Lan emerged from the cocoons, with their auras significantly enhanced.
Zhang Menglong had now broken through to the True Martial ninth order; the improvement in his Life Levels had given his strength another leap. With each level he advances, he can utilize even more powerful martial arts, which is not just a mere increase of one level.
As for Kong Lan, with the cultivation technique given by Zhang Menglong, his body acted almost like a bottomless pit, fully absorbing the energy he had been lacking for so many years in one go.
Feeling the transformation and power of his body at this moment, he could hardly believe it.
"Ah, this energy is still a bit lacking," Zhang Menglong shook his head, "If there were several more times, I might be able to attempt to break through to the Heaven-Breaking Realm."
Is that even human speech?
Elder Su beside them almost wanted to tear Zhang Menglong to pieces; this was the foundation of the Cang Lan Sword Sect, accumulated over countless years, and it was drained by him in an instant, yet he was complaining there wasn’t enough?
Yun Senhai really did find a good disciple!
"The Sect Master is here!"
It was just at this moment that the high-level members of the Cang Lan Sword Sect finally arrived!
The disciples who have been holding back for days seemed to hear heavenly music at this moment; finally, someone who could punish Zhang Menglong for his arrogance was here!
"Is that the Sect Master? The Mystic-Breaking Realm supreme master, truly extraordinary and majestic."
"The ones behind him should be the first generation elders, right? Heaven-Breaking Third Realm, in our dynasty, Heaven-Breaking Third Realm is already the strongest."
"No wonder it’s the Cang Lan Sword Sect; truly powerhouses abound."
...
Zhang Menglong immediately recognized that familiar aura within the crowd, "Damn, you made me search for you everywhere!"
"What’s happened here?" Jiang Qingshan looked at the dried-up Tianji Spring and fell into silence.
"Report to the Sect Master, among this batch of newcomers, two people unknowingly used a cultivation technique that dried up the Tianji Spring in less than an hour, and I was planning to report this matter to you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingshan and the others even showed a hint of joy.
The drying up of the Tianji Spring is indeed a hassle, but as long as the spring source is intact, it will eventually recover. However, this incident proved one thing, that Zhang Menglong truly obtained the Sword God’s inheritance, and this inheritance is not simple, for such an effect, the cultivation technique must be exceptionally powerful.
"Are you Zhang Menglong?" Jiang Qingshan looked at Zhang Menglong and said, "Are you the one who drew the Sword God’s sword?"
"Are you the Sect Master?"
"How dare you, in front of the Sect Master and you’re still not kneeling," several core disciples of the Cang Lan Sword Sect shouted in anger.
"No need," Jiang Qingshan waved his hand, "he doesn’t know the rules just yet, so no need to be too harsh on him."
"Goodness, such an actor." Although Jiang Qingshan hid it well, Zhang Menglong noticed the deep greed in his eyes; if it were an ordinary person, they’d genuinely think he was a gentle and understanding Sect Master.
"You’ve obtained the Sword God’s inheritance, this is your fortune. As the Sect Master, though I am tempted, I won’t commit acts of bullying," Jiang Qingshan said, "However, as the Sword God’s inheritance is our Cang Lan Sword Sect ancestors’ legacy, I hope you can transcribe those inheritances and hand them to the Sect. In return, the Cang Lan Sword Sect will fully train you as a core disciple."
"Is this the Cang Lan Sword Sect’s magnanimity?"
"The Sect Master is only asking him to transcribe a copy and is letting him keep the inheritance?"
Everyone showed expressions of surprise, even Yun Senhai; this was different from what it seemed earlier.
"Uncle!" The Sixth Prince was also puzzled.
"Hmph!" Jiang Qingshan sneered at the expressions around and used mystic power to transmit his voice to the Sixth Prince, "First, have him hand over the things. As for later, I think he will probably fall seriously ill, incurable by medicine, and die suddenly overnight!"
"Hahaha, I understand now!" The Sixth Prince and Jiang Qingshan exchanged looks and laughed viciously.