Published: August 10, 2026
However, before entering seclusion, there was one last thing to do.
Liu Yu had not forgotten the "spiritual eye pearl" he had obtained from the Pavilion of Winds and Clouds after killing the three True Lords of supreme void palace.
This spiritual eye pearl was of fourth-tier high quality.
That meant that if it were buried somewhere, it could very likely directly create a fourth-tier high quality spiritual vein, becoming the most solid foundation of a yuan ying force.
The Heavenly Peak spiritual vein was already fourth-tier high quality to begin with.
After merging the two, it naturally would not reach fifth grade.
Even if it reached top-tier fourth stage, it would probably still fall slightly short of that, but it was already more than enough.
With the enhanced fourth-tier high quality spiritual vein, even if Liu Yu cultivated all the way to yuan ying perfection, he would never need to worry about lacking spiritual energy in his daily cultivation.
That was because most of the spiritual vein's spiritual energy would be directly supplied to his cave dwelling.
The remaining spiritual energy would be enough for the Golden Core Elders and foundation establishment stewards at the mountainside and foot of the mountain to gain some benefits as well.
After all, the entire Yuan Yang Sect currently only had three yuan ying cultivators, and Yan Kai was usually stationed outside.
Moreover, because the rules had been adjusted, only sect cultivators with sufficiently great contributions were allowed to have a cave dwelling on Heavenly Peak.
So there were not many cultivators on Heavenly Peak, far fewer than in the era of Heavenly Wind Ancestor, and the spiritual vein pressure was not very great.
Once he made up his mind, he acted immediately.
With a turn of his magical power, Liu Yu flashed, and when he appeared again, he was already at the foot of Heavenly Peak.
He was only about ten-odd zhang above the ground.
His hands slowly formed spell gestures, and a terrifying pressure even stronger than that of a great cultivator spread out, causing some disciples who had not yet left to catch their breath in their throats, with the magical power inside their bodies almost unable to circulate.
Earth-splitting technique.
As he slowly formed the spell gesture, after several breaths the gesture was complete, and a deep yellow spiritual light lit up in Liu Yu's hands.
The next moment, the yellow spiritual light in both hands merged into one, transforming into a ball of light that fell toward the ground beneath his feet.
With a rumble, the light ball merged into the earth, and immediately there was a visible reaction. The ground within a radius of dozens of li trembled slightly.
Within a few breaths, the trembling rapidly intensified, making some low-level disciples unable to stand steadily. It was like the earth itself was shaking and the mountains and rivers were quaking.
At the foot of Heavenly Peak, a crack stretching over ten li appeared, then rapidly widened to around ten zhang and continued deepening.
About twenty breaths later, at roughly thirty li underground, a faint milky-white glow appeared. That was the very root of the spiritual vein.
Earth-splitting technique was a third-stage mid quality earth-type spell. Its attack speed was slow and it was not practical.
However, when used to alter terrain, it produced rather good results.
With Liu Yu's current cultivation, its power was brought out far beyond the spell itself, and changing the terrain within dozens of li was no problem at all.
"Specialization matters. I'm still not skilled in earth-type spells after all, and using them isn't enough to threaten a cultivator of the same level."
"If Yellow Brow were to use the 'Move Mountains and Fill Seas' technique, and no one defended against it, Heavenly Peak would probably be wiped out in an instant."
Thinking this, Liu Yu took out the white, pigeon-egg-sized spiritual eye pearl and used a strand of magical power to hold it as he sent it flying into the crack.
Having lived here for so long, he naturally knew exactly where the core of the spiritual vein was. He could find it even with his eyes closed.