However …
He reached a bottleneck.
After reaching one million points of ghost energy, he seemed to have reached a point of saturation and could no longer devour.
Ye Chen was dumbfounded.
Saturation?
He activated his devouring power and tried several times, but could not devour any more ghost energy. He smiled bitterly and put down the Ghost Stone. He sat down in the pit and muttered to himself.
"No wonder I've only heard of one million points of invincible ghost energy since ancient times. My body is already saturated.
I need to devour more ghost energy, so I have to make room for it!
"And the only way to make room is to raise my physique to level 100,000 and break through to the Demigod realm!"
Ye Chen pondered for a moment before his eyes suddenly lit up. "I almost forgot about this little fellow!" He pointed his finger, and a strand of resplendent, sparkling grass floated out of the skin on his fingertip.
Source Crystal Grass!
This Source Crystal Grass came from the Xuanyuan Tomb. It did not have much attack power, but it could store a huge amount of energy, equivalent to an energy storage bag!
This Source Crystal Grass had been with Ye Chen for a long time. When Ye Chen broke through to the Demigod realm, it had stuck close to Ye Chen and benefited greatly. Coupled with its innate characteristics, it had long since grown to a height of ten thousand feet, and its cell strength was around level 10,000.
As long as it devoured energy, its physique would soar.
However, the increase in physique did not have any effect. It was just that its appetite for energy had become more picky. Now, it could only devour ghost energy. If it had been given normal energy, it would have ignored it.
If a bit of divine power was injected into it, its physique would definitely soar by tens of thousands of levels after digesting it!
"Little guy …" Ye Chen looked at the Source Crystal Grass, his eyes bright. "With your current physique, you're already self-sufficient. The limit of your energy reserves is 100 times your own!"
With the storage characteristics of this Source Crystal Grass, it could store one million points of ghost energy!
Ye Chen immediately urged the ghost energy in his body and poured it in like a tidal wave. The Source Crystal Grass seemed to be happy. Several vines extended from Ye Chen's body and swayed in the air.
Ten minutes later, there wasn't the slightest bit of ghost energy left in Ye Chen's body. The Origin Crystal Grass had already swelled to its limit.
Ye Chen generously allowed the Origin Crystal Grass to consume 100,000 units of Ghost Qi on its own, accelerating its growth and evolution so that it could store even more Ghost Qi.
The Origin Crystal Grass evolved very quickly. After devouring the Ghost Qi, its body immediately changed. Its leaves became jade-green, as if they were carved out of emerald. Its vines emitted a faint fragrance, and its Constitution quickly rose to around Level 50,000.
Although it was level 50,000, its attack power was only around level 5,000.
After emptying his body, Ye Chen put away the Source Crystal Grass and continued to devour the Ghost Stone ores.
If it weren't for the fact that the energy contained in these ghost stones was too complex, he could have directly urged the Source Crystal Grass to take root in the ground and devour all the ghost stones in the entire ghost stone mine.
However …
If this method really worked, it wouldn't be his turn to use it. It would have been used by the people of the Scarlet Fall Sect long ago.
Ye Chen obediently devoured the Ghost Stone ores. After extracting more than ten ores, the Ghost Qi in his body recovered to around 70,000 points.
A day passed.
Ye Chen called it a day and returned to the Scarlet Fall Sect to soak in the Blue Moon Lake.
In the following days, Ye Chen did the same every day. He wished that he could mine in the ghost stone mine 24/7, but the Scarlet Fall Sect didn't allow it. A balance between work and rest was the way to go in the long run.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen had stayed in the Scarlet Fall Sect for almost a month.
After such a long time, Ye Chen discovered that his Constitution had actually increased by 1000 levels. He couldn't help but sigh at the Scarlet Fall Sect's methods.
Since he started devouring the Ghost Stone ores on the 14th day until the 27th day, a total of 13 days, he had devoured close to 6 million Ghost Qi. He had 1 million Ghost Qi in his body and 5 million Ghost Qi in the Source Crystal Grass!
While devouring so much Ghost Qi, he had also dug an extremely deep hole in the mine. As the hole got deeper, the chances of producing Ghost Stone ores increased. In the end, he was even able to dig out some Ghost Stone ores. The Ghost Stone ores contained ten times more Ghost Stone ores than normal Ghost Stone ores!
On the 28th day, Ye Chen and many other members of the Ore Department were not led to the ghost stone mine. Instead, they were brought to an extremely mysterious place by a spaceship — the Cultivation Ground!
Because the spaceship was extremely fast and the screen was showing the scenery outside, the people in the spaceship didn't know what was going on outside. Therefore, they couldn't remember the route.
When they arrived at the legendary Cultivation Ground, the Exterior Level Training Ground was activated. A bright starlight shone into everyone's eyes. In front of them, the sky was filled with red clouds and three continents were suspended in mid-air. They looked like the debris of the stars.
Ye Chen took a rough look. There were a total of three continents. They were like ladders. The continent at the top was the smallest. It was only the size of an ordinary city on Earth. This continent was shrouded in a golden halo. It was as if there was a sun hidden in it. It was as if the gods and Buddhas had gathered in the sky. It made people feel admiration and respect.
The continent at the center was slightly larger. The divine light that shrouded it was slightly weaker. One could vaguely see many figures flying in it.
The continent at the bottom was about the size of Asia. It was only surrounded by white clouds. It was like a celestial mountain hidden in the mortal world. It gave off an auspicious aura.
The spaceship slowly flew toward this continent.
"The continent at the top is the place where the Semi-Divinity realm experts cultivate!"
"The middle is where the Demigod realm experts cultivate."
"The continent at the bottom is where the Demigod realm experts cultivate."
A middle-aged man piloting the spaceship slowly explained to everyone.
At this moment, the spaceship passed through the man-made atmosphere. Everyone could see that there were a total of twelve majestic mountains on this continent. They were extremely wide and looked like twelve pillars that reached the heavens.
The spaceship rushed down and stopped in the air above a building plaza on one of the majestic mountain peaks.
Ye Chen and the others gathered in the plaza. Looking around, the plaza was extremely spacious. There were nearly a million people gathered here. There were also some outer disciples who had joined the Crimson Fall Sect in the past.
"Everyone, listen up!"
At the front of the plaza, a burly half-beastman looked at the crowd and shouted, "You only have eight hours!
Make good use of the time to cultivate on the lotus platform. This opportunity only comes once a month, so don't miss it! "
"Yes!"
The million people replied in unison. Their voices were deafening. If not for the fact that the half-beastman had reached high level Semi-Divinity realm, he would have been shaken to death by the sound waves.
Lotus platform?
Ye Chen frowned and turned his head to look. He immediately saw an extremely spacious area to the east of the square. There were many lotus platforms there, and each lotus platform was made of white gold. They were exquisitely carved, and there was a dark green lake in the center of the lotus platforms.
"The lotus platform will open in thirty minutes. Everyone can enter the lotus platform first," the half-beastman said with a deep voice.
As soon as he said those words, a commotion broke out among the crowd. Following which, those who were experienced in this matter immediately rushed toward the eastern lotus platform.
Ye Chen's mind raced, and he quickly followed behind them.
Over a million people gathered together and moved toward the eastern lotus platform. It was as if a dark cloud was moving toward the eastern lotus platform. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ye Chen drove the ghostly aura in his body with all his might. Even though his movement was a little slow, he was still able to get ahead of the crowd. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the periphery of the lotus platforms. Just as he was about to find a lotus platform to sit on, he suddenly realized that the rest of the crowd didn't even bother looking at the lotus platforms. Instead, they headed straight for the lotus platform at the center.
A glint flashed across Ye Chen's eyes. Without slowing down in the slightest, he rushed forward as well.
Countless lotus platforms were stacked on top of one another like a circle. With the lake as the center, they spread out in circles.
There were only 9,999 lotus platforms in the circle closest to the lake.
Sou!
Ye Chen's figure was like the wind. He quickly squeezed through the crowd and landed on one of the lotus platforms.
This lotus platform was about three meters in diameter. It was entirely platinum in color. Standing on it was extremely soft, as if he was sitting on a soft bed. When he pressed his palm on it, the metal on the lotus platform would sink down like cotton. When he released his palm, it would fluff up and return to its original state.
Ye Chen was a little surprised, but he didn't look at it for long. This lotus platform was most likely filled with a lot of memory metal.
He glanced at the rest of the people around him and found that they were all sitting cross-legged in the center of the lotus platform. Immediately, he followed suit and sat in the center of the lotus platform. Looking forward, the azure lake was calming.
At this moment, a whistling sound came from behind him. Like an arrow leaving the bow, it pierced through the air. When it reached the lotus platform beside Ye Chen, it suddenly braked and stopped. It slowly floated in front of Ye Chen.
This person was about ten feet tall and looked like a giant. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He was wearing an exquisite set of armor. The bracers and boots were the same color and pattern. Only the armor was light gold and emitted mysterious waves.
"You!" This person stared coldly at Ye Chen. "Get lost!"
Ye Chen glanced at him and then closed his eyes. He didn't even bother to look at him.
This person was furious. Killing intent flashed in his eyes. He said coldly, "I'll give you one more chance. Get lost!"
Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes. A sharp cold light flashed in his eyes. He slowly raised his head and stared at this man from the giant civilization.
At this moment, the two men on the left and right lotus platforms saw that Ye Chen should be quite strong since he was able to obtain this lotus platform. They wanted to befriend him and quickly advised, "Junior brother, you should back off. Tie Man is one of the top 1000 outer sect disciples. I think you're not bad either. Why do you have to offend him because of this? The effect of the lotus platform on the second level is not much different."
"Yeah, this is Tie Man's exclusive seat. We don't usually sit here. You should back off. Otherwise, you'll be at a disadvantage."
The two of them knew the temper of this "Tie Man". Their words were just right.
Ye Chen didn't seem to hear them. He stared at Tie Man in front of him and said slowly, "I'll give you one second. Disappear from my sight!"
People who had reached ten thousand vitality could use one second as one minute. Therefore, Ye Chen felt that this request was not difficult to fulfill.
(To be continued.
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