Myriad Daos of the Heaven

The Luochen Sect's unification of the Land of Stray Bandits brought a period of peace to the region.

The Luochen Sect Master, Lingchen, had defeated and slain all his enemies with invincible might.

By now, his name was known to everyone in the Land of Stray Bandits, and his prestige had reached its zenith.

Moreover, the Land of Stray Bandits had undergone a great transformation!

Before, bandits ran rampant in the Land of Stray Bandits, robbing people everywhere. There was no sense of security at all.

Furthermore, all the great mountains and treasure-filled lands were occupied by the strongholds and gangs of major powers. Smaller factions and Loose Cultivators had no right to enter the mountains in search of treasure.

Now, everything was different. There were no bandits. If anyone dared to rob, they would be hunted down and driven out by the Luochen Sect.

This transformed the Land of Chaos into a safe haven.

Even more excitingly, all the great mountains and treasure-filled lands were now open. Anyone could enter, regardless of their Cultivation or status.

They just needed to pay a reasonable mountain entry fee to the Luochen Sect.

Moreover, after paying the entry fee, they would also receive the protection of the Luochen Sect to a certain extent.

Therefore, there was no opposition; people happily accepted the Luochen Sect's rule.

This gave hope to the smaller factions and Loose Cultivators in particular.

In just a short month, the Luochen Sect had already earned the respect of almost all the Cultivators in the entire Land of Stray Bandits.

In fact, many people considered it an honor to join the Luochen Sect.

All in all, the Luochen Sect was developing in a positive direction, growing stronger by the day.

The sect's members no longer lacked Cultivation Resources, and their Cultivation Realms were soaring.

Even the more than thirty Skeleton Soldiers led by Little Gray had stepped into the Cyan Soul Realm.

Now, the Luochen Sect alone, even without Jiang Jichen, the Luochen Fairy, or Little Gray, was strong enough to handle enemies like the Sand Snake Ancestor and the Death Three Elites.

This was largely because, during that month, Jiang Jichen had taught them a collaborative combat Array.

The more numerous and powerful its participants, the greater the might it could unleash.

The Luochen Fairy hadn't been idle either; she was constantly setting up various Restrictions around the Luochen Sect's territory.

They were all preparing to leave the Land of Stray Bandits and enter Chaotic City.

A month later, Jiang Jichen finally departed the Land of Stray Bandits for Chaotic City, taking only Little Gray Skeleton, the thirty-odd Skeleton Soldiers, the Luochen Fairy, the Three Strange Bandits, and Zhou Qiang.

Jiang Jichen stored the thirty-odd Skeleton Soldiers in his Poison-Devouring Pearl Space, leaving only one skeleton and six people to travel light.

The Land of Stray Bandits was incredibly far from Chaotic City, and there was no Teleportation Array. This was also why even if major events happened here, news would be greatly delayed in reaching Chaotic City.

It would take even more time to travel here, which was why even the major powers rarely sent anyone to this place.

Moreover, the Land of Stray Bandits and Chaotic City were separated by a vast, boundless desert.

In the desert, aside from endless stretches of yellow sand and the unknown dangers lurking within the sea of sand, there was nothing.

Even the Spiritual Qi was scarce, so very few people were willing to cross this desert to reach the Land of Stray Bandits.

Jiang Jichen's party of one skeleton and six people now walked into this desert.

"This is the Extinct Spirit Sea of Sand, one of the three places in the Six Paths Illusion Realm most lacking in Spiritual Qi!"

Zhou Qiang explained.

He had once followed an Undead from the Death Organization, traveling to many places and even crossing this very sea of sand.

He knew more about the Six Paths Illusion Realm than the rest of them.

"What about the other two places?"

The moment he stepped into the sea of sand, Jiang Jichen's Seven-Colored Divine Thought stirred strangely.

He faintly sensed that the distribution of Spiritual Qi in this land was strange.

It seemed very uneven, or perhaps it was flowing towards a certain mysterious place.

These changes were incredibly subtle. If not for Jiang Jichen's Seven-Colored Divine Thought, he would never have been able to perceive such minute differences.

This kind of perception had nothing to do with one's Cultivation Realm, only with their Divine Soul Level.

For this reason, Jiang Jichen's interest was piqued, and he asked the question.

Since his master was asking, Zhou Qiang naturally had to explain in detail.

"As for the other two places, one is the Valley of Extinct Spirits in the Heavenly Dao Region. It's said to be right below the Holy Mountain, and it's a very bizarre place. Atop the Holy Mountain, the Six Paths Spiritual Energy is incredibly dense, but in the valley right before it, the Spiritual Qi is almost nonexistent. The other is the Extinct Spirit River in the Human Realm. That place is even stranger, because the Human Emperor Cave Mansion is located on that very river. There is no Spiritual Qi at all on the Extinct Spirit River, yet inside the Human Emperor Cave Mansion, the Spiritual Qi is as thick as mist and incomparably pure. If one could cultivate there, a single month would be better than a year in any other Cultivation Holy Land. Of course, this old servant only heard these tales and doesn't know if they're true."

Zhou Qiang said.

He now willingly followed Jiang Jichen. Thanks to the abundant Cultivation Resources he had received, he had finally broken through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm.

This was a level of progress he would never have dared to dream of as a mere follower of the Death Organization.

Therefore, he was filled with gratitude towards Jiang Jichen.

Jiang Jichen and the others listened to Zhou Qiang's explanation as they walked forward.

He then asked, "What about this Desert of Extinct Spirit we're in now? Are there any legends about it?"

Zhou Qiang thought hard for a moment before replying, "There actually aren't many legends about this Desert of Extinct Spirit. This old servant only happened to overhear a single phrase once. It said this desert was once an oasis, but 'because the heavens were buried, the Ten Thousand Spirits perished, and it became a land of extinction.' No one knows what it means. It's too cryptic."

"Hmm, has anyone come here to explore its secrets?"

At this moment, Jiang Jichen was sensing with his Seven-Colored Divine Soul and unconsciously deviated from the path towards Chaotic City. He was completely following the direction where the Spiritual Qi was getting stronger.

Of course, the change was minuscule. Even after walking for dozens of miles, there was no perceptible difference.

It was like an ocean; if you added or removed a single drop of water, who could notice the change?

'Only the ocean itself would know, wouldn't it?'

But Jiang Jichen had become like an incarnation of the Extinct Spirit Sea of Sand itself, using his Seven-Colored Divine Soul Sensing.

That was the only way he could perceive the shifts.

But doing so consumed a great deal of his Mental Power.

Even for someone like Jiang Jichen, who possessed immense and unparalleled Mental Power, it was difficult to maintain this state for long.

"Lingchen, why is your face so pale?"

The Luochen Fairy, who had been by his side the entire time, had her gaze fixed on Jiang Jichen.

She had noticed the change in him long ago. He now looked utterly exhausted, as if he had expended too much of his mental energy.

"I'm fine," Jiang Jichen said, not bothering to hide anything. "I was just using my Divine Thought to sense the changes in this land's Spiritual Qi, and I've discovered this place is far from as simple as it seems."

"What? This is a Land of Extinct Spirit, and you can still sense the changes in the Spiritual Qi? This..."

The Luochen Fairy and the others were all shocked speechless by Jiang Jichen's words.

They could only think that their Sect Leader was truly a monstrous, freakish existence.

But just then, several figures drifted over, like ghosts or phantoms, making them hard to detect.

"Excellent. We came here to explore its secrets, and we just so happen to be looking for someone with a unique soul, someone who can sense the changes in Spiritual Qi in this spirit-extinct land. Come with us to meet our master immediately!"

"Don't even think about resisting or refusing, because I will kill every last one of your companions."

The sinister, cold, and merciless voice rang out, and the expressions of the Luochen Fairy, Zhou Qiang, and the Three Strange Bandits changed drastically.