Spirit Vessel - Chapter 636

Chapter 636: 636





The white clouds in the sky were blinding enough to make others close their eyes . The soldiers in the camp by Jiang Pass were shocked, feeling a massive momentum pressing from above .

Next, the deafening cry of a dragon emanated across the area .

The white light then receded . It came quickly but also left quickly .

The soldiers felt their legs go weak while being drenched in cold sweat . It took them fifteen minutes or so before calming down .

Feiyun’s eyes were bright outside of a tent . He knew that it was a battle between two top masters so he wasn’t that surprised .

He went back inside and took out a scroll - a document about Ancient Jiang Prefecture . Bai Ruxue stood to the side with her white hair draped down to the waist, looking quite beautiful and enchanting like someone from a painting .

Feiyun’s cultivation far exceeded her so she didn’t dare to have any ideas .

He wanted to find the entrance to Senluo Temple so naturally, he needed to learn about Ancient Jiang . He had Guo Dahai bring him a map of this place .

It has been an hour or so since he started .

Ruxue watched him concentrating with her pretty eyes, thinking that he actually looked like a disciple from a scholar clan . This caused a ripple in her heart: ‘If this scoundrel picks the right path, he’ll definitely become a famous hero, so many girls will fall head over heels for him… what the hell am I thinking? I’m a heretical disciple, why do I want Feng Feiyun to be a good person? Plus, even if he were a gentleman versed in both literature and fighting, it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with me…’

“Ancient Jiang is right outside of Endless Land, very narrow from east to west, spanning for around 180,000 miles or so . To the south is the actual wilderness of Endless Land, a place where men do not dare to enter . ” Feiyun rolled up the scroll after memorizing the content .

He was aware that Endless Land spanned for 800,000 miles . Ancient Jiang was only located near its border .





Of course, Feiyun had no intention of entering the actual territory of Endless Land either . He only wanted to find Senluo Temple and the heretical girls in order to take back Nangong Hongyan’s blood from the bracelets .

“Are we going to Ancient Jiang now?” Bai Ruxue softly asked .

Feiyun shook his head: “The place is too vast . Given our abilities, we might not be able to find Senluo Temple even if we search for the rest of our lives . ”

Suddenly, hasty footsteps came from the outside . Guo Dalai loudly shouted: “Your Excellency, there is a jade talisman message from the capital . ”

Feng Feiyun smiled: “Commander Guo, come in . This is your camp, no need to act like a messenger . ”

Guo Dahai and Strategist Mo came in one after another . They bowed towards Feiyun and Dahai laughed: “We can’t do that, Your Excellency . This is your tent now, even Lord Tiger would need to ask for permission before entering . ”


He took out a jade talisman and placed it on Feiyun’s table .

Feiyun grabbed it and light exuded in his palm . A message from Long Luofu entered his head .

Since his eyes were closed, the other two patiently waited until he opened his eyes again . Dahai asked: “Your Excellency, who sent the message?”

Feiyun crushed the jade piece into dust before smiling: “The Jin Empress . ”

The other two put on a serious expression and didn’t dare to pry .

Feiyun said: “The tribes here are rebelling with no regard for the court . The empress wishes for me to aid the court in stabilizing this region and unifying the various tribes . ”





“We will do everything we can to assist you . ” The two got on one knee .

“Rise . Tell me about the situation in Ancient Jiang . If possible, I can actually help the top player right now . ”

The two of them got up, feeling a bit shocked . That’s the Divine King for you, not giving that much respect to the empress . He would leave if the situation was bad?

Only the Divine King would dare to act like this towards the empress .

Guo Dahai took out a map containing all of Ancient Jiang . It was filled with lines and special markings in important areas . Endless Land was also here .

“Ancient Jiang Prefecture has ten counties, fewer than the other prefectures but each is very large . Moreover, due to the mountains and rivers, the boundaries between each county is actually quite unclear . It’s better to divide the map based on the tribes . ”

“95% of the inhabitants here are Jiangs . They are divided into three big tribes - Heaven Worship Division, Dark Realm Division, and Heaven Witchcraft Divisio . There are many smaller ones . Some of them live in the wild with villages going as far as the Endless Land .

“Heaven Witchcraft is the closest one to the pass . The strongest is Heaven Worship, and the most mysterious is Dark Realm . ” Strategist Mo elaborated .

Feiyun asked: “The government has a presence here with county lords, why do they not directly suppress the conflict between the three tribes?”

The strategist shook his head and smiled: “Suppression is not feasible nor possible . The Jiang is distrustful towards all outsiders . Using military force will only invite strong backlash . Plus, the Jiang is extremely strong . They live in this dangerous land and know how to survive . If the army comes here, more than half of the troops will be dead before they accomplish anything . ”

Feiyun nodded after gaining the reason why the government was helpless here .

The strategist went on: “The truth is that no one wants to be an official here . The county lords are very obedient towards the big tribes, let alone the rest of the officials . The government has zero actual sovereignty over this prefecture . ”





Guo Dahai slightly opened his mouth but refrained himself .

Feiyun saw this and said: “Divine Commander Guo, go ahead . ”

Dahai scratched his head and said: “There is actually someone who can quell the internal conflicts . ”

“Who?”

“The Heavenly Witchcraft Goddess . ” Dahai said: “The big tribes here worship the Heavenly Witchcraft God, thinking that this deity is the only true god in the world, while the goddess is his daughter . Legend has it that the goddess will reincarnate into the mortal world every ten thousand years . Their coming each time would signal a new era for the Jiang . ”

“The goddess is responsible for spreading the teaching of the Witchcraft Scripture . Grand Wisdom Master Jing Feng is dead, so the current goddess who has just shown up recently became the spiritual leader of Heaven Worship Division . ”

Feiyun’s eyes flashed brightly before smirking: “Since the empress wants me to help, I shall take a trip to Ancient Jiang . Strategist Mo, pick fifty elites to accompany me . ”

“Your Excellency, the Jiang are savage barbarians…” The strategist was worried .

“Fifty is plenty . ” Feiyun said .

The two didn’t dare to disobey and left .

Feiyun didn’t leave right away and chose to spend the night in camp .

Nine layers of formations were erected outside his tent . No one was allowed entry . Feiyun sat there with his eyes closed . Beast souls rushed out and circled around him - a total of 10,000 .

Feiyun has just reached the fifth level so he needed a great amount of spirit energy to consolidate his cultivation .

He ate eight third-ranked spirit gathering pills . The energy inside the pill was purer and thicker than the energy inside a dragon vein . It flowed through his body like liquid and reached the central palace inside the dantian to turn into his own energy .

Each pill expedited his cultivation time by half a year .

If Feiyun wanted to reach the sixth-level known as the half-step realm, he would need sixty years of meditation . These eight pills lessened this time by four years .

Due to his tough physical constitution, he was able to digest the pills in just one night . Any other cultivator at the fifth level would need half a month or so to digest just one pill . Moreover, they might not be able to extract all the essences .

These pills were considered great treasures for anyone beneath the sixth level . They would risk their lives for it .

However, Feiyun got them without doing anything . Bi Ningshuai took everything from the Grand Tutor’s faction including all the pills below the fourth rank . In the end, he got scared and gave these items to Feiyun .

Cultivation required ample resources . With enough materials, one could cultivate a hundred times faster than someone without .

How would one gain these resources?

One way was relying on their clan or sect after showing enough talents .

If they didn’t have this backing, then they had to rely on themselves and compete for the resources, doing whatever is necessary .

The majority of conflicts and killing in the cultivation world were over resources .