Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chapter 1140: Chapter 1096: Walking Leisurely in the Courtyard

The strength of the Ancient Hug Tribe was actually very strong, with three peace at the Peak of Rule Integration Realm and over two hundred others across various realms of cultivation.

Overall, the power of the Ancient Hug Tribe surpassed that of Jiguang City.

If Chen Fei were not considered, the Ancient Hug Tribe could forcefully defeat Jiguang City, but that would result in heavy losses for the tribe itself.

After all, the Ancient Hug Tribe wasn’t strong enough to completely crush Jiguang City, and such an approach was the least beneficial for them.

The Ancient Hug Tribe sought the faith of Jiguang City, so letting the Black Demon attack Jiguang City was the optimal choice.

As for whether the people in Jiguang City lived or died, that mattered little to the Ancient Hug Tribe; they only cared about the results, not the process.

In the original Swallowing Origin Space, they didn’t draw the Black Demon to attack other tribes not out of kindness or because they thought it was too cruel.

It’s because everyone would use the Power of Faith, and a creature like the Black Demon that only followed its instincts to attack, could easily be diverted with the Power of Faith.

However, after reaching seventh-tier, the Black Demon seemed to undergo other changes, greatly increasing its intelligence.

There was a feeling that inside the shell of a Black Demon, one could live a second life.

The original Black Demon was transformed from the Swallowing Origin Race. Of course, whether these seventh-tier Black Demons still retained any connection to their original forms was something even the descendants of the Swallowing Origin Race could not clarify.

The arrogance of the Ancient Hug Tribe towards Jiguang City was based on the inadequate Faith Method of Jiguang City and the imminent threat of the Black Demon.

With this advantage, the Ancient Hug Tribe felt that Jiguang City had no right to refuse them.

If they dared to refuse, then it would be seen whether the claws of the Black Demon were sharper or the resistance of Jiguang City was stronger.

Atop the mountain, Chen Fei’s presence was completely concealed, like a stubborn rock.

Using only the power of his body, Chen Fei stepped on the rocks beneath his feet and with a flicker of his body, arrived in front of the basin.

Currently, about thirty to forty percent of those in the Rule Integration Realm from the Ancient Hug Tribe were not present, having gone near Jiguang City to divert the Black Demon, leaving only about a hundred in the basin, along with one at the Peak of Rule Integration Realm guarding it.

A layer of concealment and alert formations enveloped the entire basin.

This formation didn’t have much defensive capability, but it was extremely sensitive; the slightest touch would trigger an alarm.

They didn’t activate a powerful formation because its daily operation would consume a huge amount of resources. It would only be activated when truly facing a formidable enemy.

The same was true for Jiguang City; otherwise, the daily consumption alone would reach a terrifying level.

Observing the formation before him, various pieces of information passed through Chen Fei’s sea of consciousness.

The Desolate Universe God Slaying Technique included everything; formations and talismans were both covered. Now that Chen Fei had comprehended four types of Space Secondary Rules, he could easily spot the weaknesses in common formations.

The formation before him was not complicated. After observing for a moment, Chen Fei found a flaw.

Chen Fei looked ahead, extended his right hand, and the four Space Secondary Rules erupted instantly.

Before the alert formation could signal, Chen Fei’s power had already surged into the basin.

Within the Ancient Hug Tribe, You Wei was seated cross-legged, refining his allotment of Power of Faith, feeling the thin Faith Source. You Wei furrowed his eyebrows.

In the Swallowing Origin Space, the Faith Source was one of the most important cultivation resources, and the allotment was limited.

Over the Power of Faith, several large wars had been fought in the Swallowing Origin Space.

It was ironic that descendants of the same Swallowing Origin Race would fight bitterly over the Faith Source, especially when the Swallowing Origin Space had been established by the Swallowing Origin Race for their resurgence.

Time had changed too many things.

You Wei opened his eyes, thinking of Jiguang City and Pianyi City, thousands of miles away, a trace of greed appeared on his face.

The Faith Source there was incredibly rich, and the higher the realms of cultivation, the more Power of Faith they could provide, as faith was fundamentally about mental defense.

Pianyi City, being weaker, had already agreed to an alliance with the Ancient Hug Tribe early on.

But due to its weakness, the Power of Faith they could provide was much less.

According to the Pian Clan of Pianyi City, the human race in Jiguang City was considered a major race throughout the Black Stone Domain and naturally had higher realms of cultivation.

Why would the Pian Clan reside in the most remote part of the Black Stone Domain?

Because they were weak; they couldn’t claim or defend any better territories.

When Jiguang City first came to Pianyi City, Pianyi City didn’t dare say anything.

However, in the end, Jiguang City built another city nearby and didn’t force the Pian Clan off their land.

The faith inside Pianyi City had already been divided among the members of the Ancient Hug Tribe, and as for Jiguang City, sending the Black Demon to attack it probably soon would bring good news.

Thinking of the increase in the Power of Faith, You Wei felt that his cultivation, which had been stagnant for many years, might have a chance to advance further.

Suddenly, a sense of alarm exploded within You Wei’s soul, and his complexion drastically changed. Just as he was about to leave his spot, a tremendous power from the surrounding space locked You Wei in place.

You Wei instinctively unleashed all his power, trying to break free from this bind. However, the collision of forces only caused a slight vibration in the surrounding binding power.

At this moment, You Wei’s gaze changed completely because he knew what kind of power was needed to completely lock him here.

The next moment, an even more immense crushing force burst forth from the space, turning You Wei’s vision black as he lost all perception of this world.

Within the Ancient Hug Tribe, several dull thuds sounded as a few cultivators at the Rule Integration Realm were instantly killed.

Seven orbs of spiritual essence flew out from the basin, landing in Chen Fei’s hands.

Chen Fei activated two Bronze Runes in his Source Point Space, and a ray of light burst from the spiritual essence, surging into Chen Fei’s soul and his body.

The cool sensation in the soul was negligible, but the strength of the body increased somewhat with the operation of Celestial Suppression.

Chen Fei, while utilizing Myriad Spirits Return to Ancestor, drew a portion of the Power of Faith contained within the spiritual essence directly into the divine statue in his soul.

Chen Fei could use one portion of spiritual essence four times, and from this perspective, shattering the spiritual essence for cultivation did not seem too wasteful.

Chen Fei, while cultivating Myriad Spirits Return to Ancestor, had not deliberately absorbed faith within Jiguang City, thus the Power of Faith within the divine statue was very minimal.

Now, as he assimilated the Power of Faith from the spiritual essence, the interior of the divine statue in Chen Fei’s soul quickly filled up.

As the Power of Faith filled up, Chen Fei vaguely heard whispers, as if there and not there at the same time.

These were prayers, representing the Heart Thought Fragments of the descendants of the Swallowing Origin Clan who provided faith in the Ancient Hug Tribe.

Being deified through faith and yet being influenced by the believers happens because these Heart Thought Fragments incessantly whisper by your ears, and in the late stages, can forcibly twist your soul.

Three circles of light behind the divine statue in the soul faintly lit up, suppressing these Heart Thought Fragments.

At the same time, the two Bronze Runes inside Chen Fei’s Source Point Space suddenly trembled slightly, faintly resonating with something.

But this resonance was too subtle, almost imperceptible if not for the Bronze Runes being in Chen Fei’s Source Point Space.

Chen Fei’s brow slightly moved, somewhat surprised, and he instinctively looked back into the distance.

Previously, when Chen Fei had slain You Yi using the Bronze Runes, there had been no abnormalities. However, Chen Fei had been within the Cangqiong Domain at the time, and that domain’s barriers might have obstructed the resonance.

After reading You Yi’s Memory Fragments, Chen Fei had pondered whether the Bronze Fragments he held were related to the Swallowing Origin Clan, given their high likeness.

Especially, the Heavenly Origin Tripod forged by the Swallowing Origin Clan was renowned for its capability to devour all things between heaven and earth, and coincidentally, the Bronze Fragments could also usurp nature’s talent and physical power from the spiritual essence.

An Eighth Rank Race with enough foundation to vie for the Ninth Rank, the power you could expect from a Heavenly Origin Tripod forged by the entire race’s efforts is imaginable.

Could it be possible that the Bronze Fragment came from the Heavenly Origin Tripod?

This possibility was quite low because the Swallowing Origin Space was but a secret space forged by the Swallowing Origin Clan for contingencies.

The Heavenly Origin Tripod was in the hands of the Eighth Rank experts of the Swallowing Origin Clan at the time, and after the intervention of the Ninth Rank Supreme, the Swallowing Origin Clan was almost wiped out and the Tripod forcibly shattered.

Whether the Ninth Rank Supreme regarded the fragments of the Heavenly Origin Tripod with any interest, Chen Fei didn’t know.

If the Ninth Rank Supreme didn’t covet them, then the fragments would surely have been grabbed by other Eighth Rank Races, and perhaps a few Seventh Rank Races.

How could they have ended up in the Swallowing Origin Space located beneath the Black Stone Domain then?

Earlier, when Chen Fei used the Bronze Fragment, he hadn’t felt this resonance; now, with the emergence of the Swallowing Origin Space, the fragment began to resonate.

Could it be that, originally in the Swallowing Origin Space, there was a supreme treasure similar to the Heavenly Origin Tripod?

A subsidiary tripod of the Heavenly Origin Tripod?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Chen Fei’s mind in an instant.

Chen Fei learned of the true nature of the current anomalies in the Black Stone Domain through You Yi.

Would Seventh Rank Races like the Wu Meng Clan and the Xuan Clan, upon seeing the current state of the Black Stone Domain, have guessed that it was due to the Swallowing Origin Clan?

Knowing the historical relationship between the Black Stone Domain and the Swallowing Origin Clan, would the Wu Meng Clan and the Xuan Clan come to the Black Stone Domain?

Thinking of the potential number of Open Heaven Realm experts and above currently inside the Black Stone Domain made Chen Fei frown.

Chen Fei’s mind was a whirl of thoughts, yet his movements did not pause for a moment, as the Power of Space from the Space Secondary Rules continued to extend into the basin.

“Who!”

When Chen Fei’s Space Binding struck three mid-stage Rule Integration Realm individuals, an immense presence surged out from the center of the basin.

Chen Fei ignored the onslaught of this presence, forcibly strangling the three mid-stage Rule Integration Realm cultivators with the Power of Space, and dragged their spiritual essence out of the basin.

“You’re courting death!”

You Bing sensed that three more tribal Rule Integration Realm cultivators had been slain, and his fury reached its peak. You Bing’s figure flashed out from the depths of the basin, catching sight of the figure in front at whose face was concealed.

The covering masked the visitor’s aura and face, rendering You Bing unable to discern from which race the newcomer hailed.

All the Rule Integration Realm members of the Ancient Hug Tribe rose to the skies, their deadly aura overwhelmingly surging toward Chen Fei.