"Hmph!"

"Die!"

"Little evil spirit, don't act recklessly!"

...

One angry and decisive cold snort after another echoed.

In an instant, over a dozen Golden Core cultivators attacked simultaneously, targeting the arrogant evil spirit before them.

Countless magical artifacts shone brightly, carrying terrifying destructive power, hurling towards the Golden Core Perfection level evil spirit like a torrential downpour.

Each artifact contained the deep mana of the cultivators, causing the air to hum with their power.

The evil spirit, sensing a mortal threat, let out a furious roar.

Immediately, dense black fog, as thick as ink, surged around it, like a giant wave, attempting to block the overwhelming attack.

However, facing the combined assault of over a dozen Golden Core cultivators, especially with several late-stage Golden Core powerhouses among them, the resistance of the evil spirit was ultimately futile.

With its piercing and tragic cries, it was quickly pulverized by the powerful forces of the magical artifacts, dissipating into the heavens and earth.

With the demise of this powerful evil spirit, other low-level evil spirits were swiftly overwhelmed by the tide-like attack from numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators, one after another meeting their end.

The team eradicating evil spirits advanced steadily, crushing through everything in their path.

Soon, the ruins of Nine Nether Elder on the deserted island appeared before them.

"Ruins Deserted Island!!"

Cultivators from three nations looked at the island in the distance, and their eyes instantly revealed unabashed greed.

This was the renowned grave of the Nine Nether Elder!

Nobody knew how many treasures lay hidden inside, especially since the Sect Leader of Luoyun Sect, Jiang Jingxing, had obtained spiritual objects for Nascent Soul Formation from there.

If they could obtain one or two treasures, it might mean the opportunity to defy fate and embark on a completely different, glorious path of cultivation.

"It's all mine!"

Countless cultivators shouted excitedly, their eyes bloodshot as if possessed, madly rushing towards the ruins of the deserted island without a care.

Thus, in that moment, the 'Evil Spirit Eradication Alliance' organized by Luoyun Sect crumbled to dust, announcing its dissolution.

Despite the fact that some remnants of evil spirits still lingered on the island, the crowd, intoxicated by the allure of treasures, had already forgotten the dangers, seeing nothing but the tempting ruins.

Boom!

Just as the cultivators of the three nations set foot on the deserted island, a fierce battle erupted instantly.

The scope of the battle swiftly expanded, involving deadly confrontations between cultivators and the remaining evil spirits, as well as brutal fights between cultivators over the relic treasures.

"Die!"

"Spare me!"

...

The sounds of shouts and clashes of magical artifacts intermingled, echoing above the deserted island...

...

...

At the same time.

In the cultivation room at Thousand Leaves Mountain.

"Open!"

Xu Ping's expression was calm, his hands quickly forming spells while chanting softly.

In an instant, the mana in his dantian surged like a torrent, swiftly flowing through special meridians before rushing to his forehead.

Then, a slight pain emerged from his forehead.

In a mere instant, a vertical pupil slowly appeared on Xu Ping's forehead.

"This is the 'Earth Master's Gaze?' It feels somewhat similar to Erlang God's Heavenly Eye," Xu Ping murmured to himself in amazement.

The sensation of having an extra eye was indeed peculiar, as if opening a new dimension of perception.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Xu Ping immediately activated the "Earth Master's Gaze," beginning to observe the distribution of spirit veins at Thousand Leaves Mountain.

Threads of faint light extended from underground, intertwining throughout the mountain.

These lights were the external manifestation of spirit veins.

The spirit veins presented a radial pattern, centered around the main peak of Thousand Leaves Mountain, spreading outward.

Under the main peak, the spirit veins were most concentrated and the lights were brightest, seemingly forming a huge light cluster, like a radiant pearl buried underground.

Towards the mountain's edges, the glow of the spirit veins weakened, and the lines became sparse.

"Somewhat blurred!"

Xu Ping frowned slightly, thinking for a moment before channeling all his mana into the "Earth Master's Gaze," hoping it would clarify the blurred vein paths.

However, despite exerting his utmost effort, he could only see an outline.

From the current observations, upgrading the spirit veins seemed to hinge on the area under the main peak where the veins converged.

But those veins were complex, and with Xu Ping's current mastery of the "Earth Master's Gaze," fully understanding them was extremely difficult.

"Too challenging!"

Xu Ping sighed gently, understanding that with the entry level of the "Earth Master's Gaze," he couldn't fully see the spirit veins under Thousand Leaves Mountain.

It was beyond his capacity, allowing only a vague outline.

He estimated that to clearly discern the distribution, the "Earth Master's Gaze" needed to reach proficiency level at least.

At this moment, Xu Ping's attention was drawn to a rather thick vein branch.

This vein branch wound from one side of the main peak, standing out prominently.

"I suppose this must be the vein branch connecting to the spirit veins of Xiaohui Mountain and Flower Butterfly Mountain."

Xu Ping pondered, "Perhaps I can place an isolation array here first, to block the Spiritual Qi."

Given the current limitations of the "Earth Master's Gaze," and the information available, he dared not upgrade the spirit veins rashly.

Even a small mistake could disrupt the veins, causing irreparable damage to Thousand Leaves Mountain's spirit veins.

Better to complete the isolation array first.

No sooner said than done.

Xu Ping hurriedly gathered the materials needed to set up the array and went to the vein branch at the foot of Thousand Leaves Mountain.

"This is it."

After carefully confirming the location, Xu Ping began methodically setting up the isolation array.

The isolation array is a second-stage upper grade array. Given Xu Ping's current array skills, it's not difficult to complete this task, but the process is quite intricate.

Moreover, every placement of the array must be precise, or the goal of complete Qi isolation could not be achieved.

Ten days passed swiftly.

On this day, Xu Ping held the control token for the array, his hands quickly changing spells.

"Buzz!"

With the infusion of powerful mana, the control token suddenly emitted a dazzling spiritual light, painfully piercing the eyes.

Then, a vast surge of spiritual light spread from it, sweeping in all directions like raging waves.

Instantly.

The array flags and jade stones placed at each corner began to glow with spiritual light.

With the cooperation of the array plate, flags, and jade stones, a layer of strong isolating spiritual light burst forth.

This spiritual light, like a tangible barrier, plunged into the ground.

Under the sharp observation of Xu Ping's "Earth Master's Gaze," the spiritual light appeared as a transparent and solid wall, piercing straight into the vein branch.

In the blink of an eye, it completely isolated Thousand Leaves Mountain's spirit vein from those of Xiaohui Mountain and Flower Butterfly Mountain.

"The isolation array... is successful!" Witnessing this, Xu Ping's lips curved upward into an involuntary smile.

After ten days of meticulous setup, the isolation array was perfectly arranged, seamlessly isolating Thousand Leaves Mountain's spirit veins with no gaps.

The ten days of hard work were not in vain.

Xu Ping celebrated for a moment before quickly regaining his composure.

After all, this was only the first step; setting up an isolation array was just the beginning, and there was much more work needed to truly enhance the spirit veins of Thousand Leaves Mountain.

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