Chapter 161: Giant Octopus (2)
These were all materials below Grade 4, which Chen Jingzhai used the Grotto-Heavens divine light to receive, harvesting all the glacial black copper that was on the surface.
The glacial black copper that was buried into the cliff would require far too much effort, so Chen Jingzhai did not do anything other than make a mark for it.
Down in the depths of the canyon at about three-quarters of a mile, a giant octopus-like creature of the deep ocean suddenly came into Chen Jingzhai’s line of sight.
This thing seemed to be in a deep slumber. The massive suckers on its tentacles were covered with shining growths, twinkling as if they were alive and breathing.
What made Chen Jingzhai sharpen his eyes was the fact that beneath this giant octopus creature, there was an entrance to a dark cave, about half of a man’s height.
The tentacles of the octopus were unable to reach into it, so all it could do was lean against the mouth of the cave.
And pure essence power wafted out from this dark cave.
If Chen Jingzhai guessed correctly, this dark cave would lead to a spiritual leyline.
More precisely, this cave was probably created by the impact of the power from the spiritual leyline.
Judging from the concentration of the essence power, Chen Jingzhai speculated that it should be at least a Grade 4 spiritual leyline.
It even held the possibility of being a leyline above Grade 4 or Grade 5.
A Grade 5 spiritual leyline was the most superior spiritual leyline in the cultivation world. Grade 6 was considered celestial leyline.
A Grade 5 spiritual leyline was difficult to come by. Most of the time, it was rarely to be seen.
Even if there was such a thing, it had long been divided up between various principalities.
The same was true for Grade 4 spiritual leylines as well. Even if they existed, they were definitely in the hands of the clans.
It was impossible for the Pulao Kingdom or any other rogue principalities to possess such a high-quality spiritual leyline.
They may not even have any type of spiritual leyline in their possession.
What was a spiritual leyline? Simply put, it was the source of spiritual stones.
Only the most unique Earth Gate could give birth to spiritual leylines.
Its value was ginormous and was one of the cornerstones of the clan.
If a Grade 4 spiritual leyline was to be injected into the desert in the west, in just five years’ time, an oasis would appear in its stead.
Under the guidance of a restrictive formation, it was enough to establish a major faction.
Not even in large-sized secret zones inside the clan had Chen Jingzhai ever discovered any spiritual leylines, and now unexpectedly, he found this possibly viable spiritual leyline in the deep ocean.
Even his mind was in a tangle when facing this kind of surprise, and he almost couldn’t control his own emotions.
Approaching cautiously, Chen Jingzhai did not disturb the giant octopus monster.
The beast was resting comfortably, constantly absorbing the pure essence power that overflowed from the mouth of the cave in its sleep.
Maybe that was the reason why it could grow to the size that it did.
But also because it couldn’t block the cave, the essence power was able to leak out.
Originally, there ought to be more sea beasts around the canyon.
But one, it was deep enough here that ordinary sea beasts could not withstand the water pressure. Secondly, some of the sea beasts that arrived here may have become the food source for the giant octopus monster.
Chen Jingzhai discovered some debris on the cliff, which looked like rocks.
He raised an eyebrow slightly and took them all away with the Grotto-heavens divine light.
This debris was at least Grade 4, and was more than enough to use for making magic treasures later.
The Grotto-heavens divine light did not wake up this gigantic beast, which gave Chen Jingzhai an idea. Immediately, he urged more Grotto-heavens divine light to cover the entire giant octopus monster.
At the same time, he used his own innate abilities for some information.
Name: Deep ocean lantern octopus
Grade level: Grade 5 or lower
Compatibility: A sad but lucky little lamp beast who had awakened the bloodline.
Status: Slumbering, cultivating.
Vulnerability: Lantern beasts were low in intelligence, and could not withstand strong light.
Chen Jingzhai was amazed. He did not expect such a gigantic creature to have such simple weakness.
There was no doubt that this creature could only move about in the depth of the ocean. As soon as it floated to the surface, the bright light would injure it.
It was not just a matter of weakening its strength, but the bright light may even cause it to perish.
Chen Jingzhai’s special talent had revealed some very useful vulnerabilities.
The primordial essence curse was then thrown on the giant octopus monster, and Chen Jingzhai quietly removed the Grotto-heavens divine light from the cave.
This was a new discovery of his. With the help of the power from the Grotto-heavens, he was able to better utilize his innate abilities.
Otherwise, his cultivation level would not be able to detect the vulnerabilities of the giant octopus monster.
Once the primordial essence curse fell, Chen Jingzhai did not rush into the cave of the spiritual leyline.
He bypassed the body of the giant octopus monster and moved further downward. He only turned back when he sensed discomfort.
The entire process took about ten hours.
In these ten hours, Chen Jingzhai had gotten quite a lot of good stuff.
At the depth of this canyon, even a rock could be hard enough to block the use of magic treasures.
And the things and creatures that could survive or exist here were extraordinary.
All these things were taken by him into the Primordial Essence Grotto-heavens, where they would be stored until they were needed someday.
Ten hours later, Chen Jingzhai came to the entrance of the spiritual leyline cave. He pushed aside the tentacles that were blocking it and went straight in.
A massive amount of essence power came surging at him.
Chen Jingzhai felt as if he had been completely enveloped by a stream of pure essence power.
It was not a wonderful feeling, however. Common folk would not be able to withstand it this long.
Actually, Chen Jingzhai couldn’t either, so he directly released all of the Grotto-heavens divine light.
The Grotto-heavens divine light covered his entire body, leaving only an opening at the top of his head.
Thus, most of the pure essence power was being sucked into the Grotto-heavens. Still, a small part of it flowed into his body, and was buffered by the Mystery Gate, so that he was not affected.
Primordial essence grotto-heavens.
Heaven world.
The void in the heaven world, which was without clouds and mists, now had the presence of water vapor.
The water vapor spun quickly, and then the pure essence power fell from above.
The concentration of the essence power in the heavens world began to increase almost instantly. Chen Jingzhai’s divine mind descended directly with the power of the Grotto-heavens to guide these giant rivers of pure essence power into the jade statue that had been erected.
The river of essence power that was visible to the naked eye fell from the sky and poured into Chen Jingzhai’s jade statue.
The Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction was activated to receive this river of essence power, as it flowed into the restriction.
All the restrictions were fully manifested under the support of this river of essence power.
The massive amount of essence power fell evenly to the ground, through the restrictions.
This layer of restriction was acting like a sieve, filtering out the violence within the essence power, so that it could fall down more gently.
At this moment, the Pure White Lotus in the Seven Stars Moon Pool swayed.
The ice bluegrasses that were newly planted were also absorbing the essence power like crazy.
In the ocean, the black tiger-striped whale sprayed water with joy.
In the mountains and forests, a large number of herbs and spirit plants were absorbing the essence power with excitement.
A lot of trees, flowers and plants were growing rapidly at this moment.
A steady stream of essence power poured in from the outside world, causing great changes in the entire Primordial Essence Grotto-heavens.
Calmly, Chen Jingzhai summoned the 12 Zodiacs Puppets.
With the Seven Stars Moon Pool as the center, the 12 Zodiacs Formation was set up.
Then, he came to the ground, stretched out his hand from the sky, and dropped a waterfall of essence power.
This waterfall of essence power fell completely through the channel that was set up by the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction.
Therefore, no essence power had been leaked, and all of it was completely poured into the 12 Zodiacs Formation.
The twelve spirit deities, including the Black Swamp Divine General, were engulfed by the power of the formation.
They were motionless, having completely integrated into the puppets’ bodies.
Massive amounts of essence power continuously washed over the puppets’ bodies, even reaching the spiritual deities that were deep within.
But most of the essence power penetrated into the ground, condensing the spiritual leyline according to the 12 Zodiacs Formation.
In the beginning, they were just meridians as thin as young branches. However, with the continuous replenishment of the essence power, these meridians gradually became thicker and broader, until even their aura was integrated with the 12 Zodiacs.
“It was just an idea, I did not think it would actually work so well!” Chen Jingzhai thought casually to himself, watching all this quietly.
After obtaining the divine stone and taking control of the Primordial Essence Grotto-heavens, Chen Jingzhai had been thinking about how to build a better world inside the Grotto-heavens. The most important part was the spiritual leyline.
The spiritual leyline was of great value. Even if Chen Jingzhai was extremely talented and had made great contributions, the Luo Sheng Sword School would never give him a spiritual leyline, even if it was just a tiny Grade 1 spiritual leyline.
This was something that Chen Jingzhai knew very well.
So, he was ready to start with the formation, and shaped a spiritual leyline by himself.
Without the world of the Grotto-heavens, this ambition of his would simply be a fantasy.
But with the world of the Grotto-heavens, it was vastly different.
With a smile on Chen Jingzhai’s face, he pointed at will, and twelve stars flew in from the sky.
These twelve stars were dazzling brightly with golden light; they were the power from the origin of the world inside the Grotto-heavens.
Chen Jingzhai started from the Rat and sent the golden Origin Power into the puppet’s body.
The puppets immediately turned into giant statues as high as a hundred feet.
Chen Jingzhai waved his hands, sending these giant statues to different mountain peaks.
Still, the 12 Zodiacs Formation was not broken through. On the contrary, it became closer and tighter-knit.
The tree branches also centered on the giant statues and began to link with each other again.
The mountains and terrains inside the Grotto-heavens began to grow. The mountains where the 12 Zodiacs sculptures were located became even taller and grander.
Even their outward appearance now resembled the zodiacs.
Centering on the Zodiacs Formation, twelve smaller spiritual leylines quietly took shape.
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