Everyone had a confused look, particularly those waiting outside the cultivation rooms, who were even more bewildered about the situation.

Not long afterward, almost all the artifact refining rooms within the First Layer opened, and everyone cultivating inside came out.

Only two cultivation rooms remained with their doors tightly shut, one of which housed Lin Feng, while the occupant of the other was unknown.

"Could it be that the spiritual energy from the Dragon Vein is depleted?" someone speculated.

"That’s impossible. The cultivation rooms in the First Layer of this space are connected to the Dragon Vein, which can last for hundreds of years. It’s only been a few decades, how could it be depleted?" someone immediately refuted. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Maybe something is wrong with the Dragon Vein, or maybe the Earth Spirit Tower has an issue!"

The crowd, unsure of the cause, could only speculate in this manner.

Wu Changyuan also came out of the cultivation room with a frustrated expression. He had been cultivating for less than an hour before the Earth Spirit Tower malfunctioned, leaving him feeling extremely helpless.

At this moment, one of the last two cultivation rooms slowly opened, and a handsome young man stepped out with large strides.

The young man wore blue clothes, with a tall and upright figure. His face was sharp-chiseled with distinct features.

This person was Wu Tianyu.

At the moment, Wu Tianyu’s expression was unpleasant. He had closed himself off for nearly a month, intending to break through to the Third Layer of the Martial Emperor realm in one go.

Originally, he was about to succeed, but at the last moment, due to the lack of spiritual energy, he failed at the critical point.

Though Wu Tianyu had plenty of Spirit Crystals, he lacked the ability to absorb them effectively; relying on the spiritual energy from the crystals was too slow.

"What’s going on?" Wu Tianyu asked coldly, stepping out and questioning the crowd.

"Brother Tianyu, we are in the same situation, all the cultivation rooms lost spiritual energy!"

"Yes! It might be an issue with the Dragon Vein or the Earth Spirit Tower!"

"Perhaps it will recover shortly!"

The crowd spoke one after another, extremely courteous in their demeanor.

Wu Tianyu was quite renowned within the Witch Clan, known to many people.

Moreover, during the last battle in the Heavenly Vault World, Wu Tianyu held back Lin Feng, sparing the clan’s young talents from complete annihilation, earning great rewards from several priests.

Due to this significant contribution, Wu Tianyu was granted a month-long cultivation period in the Witch Clan Ancestral Land, rapidly enhancing his cultivation and skyrocketing his strength, making him one of the clan’s top-tier talents.

The Ancestral Land was a sacred and forbidden place, accessible only by the Clan Leader, the four priests, the Junior Officer, and a select few core elders.

Wu Tianyu’s original talent, although remarkable within the Witch Clan, had not reached the level of a top-tier genius.

However, after cultivating for a month in the Ancestral Land, his current talent and combat strength were not much inferior to those top-tier talents in the clan.

Issues with the Dragon Vein or Earth Spirit Tower?

Wu Tianyu’s expression became grim, how was this possible?

This tower had existed for countless years without issues, and if the spiritual energy of the Dragon Vein was ever depleted, the clan’s priests would immediately capture a new Dragon Vein, ensuring the cultivation rooms never lacked spiritual energy.

"Big Brother Tianyu, you don’t need to worry. If there’s an issue with the Earth Spirit Tower, the clan elders will certainly repair it at the first opportunity," Wu Changyuan said in a deep voice as he approached Wu Tianyu.

"Hmm!"

Hearing this, Wu Tianyu nodded slightly, then scrutinized Wu Changyuan and praised, "Changyuan, very good, you’ve reached the Martial Emperor Realm!"

"Haha! Compared to Big Brother Tianyu, my strength is hardly worth mentioning!" Wu Changyuan humbly said.

Though confident in his abilities, he dared not boast in front of Wu Tianyu.

...

Inside the cultivation room, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

"Wu Tianyu!" A flash of killer intent flared in Lin Feng’s eyes, which narrowed slightly as he had been keeping an eye on the situation outside. The moment Wu Tianyu appeared, Lin Feng immediately noticed him.

However, Lin Feng did not leave, knowing that now was not the time to act.

Though his heart surged with killing intent, he had to temporarily hold it in check.

As long as he was in the Witch Clan, he would have opportunities to kill him.

"Martial Emperor realm Second Layer Peak!" Lin Feng was slightly surprised to find that Wu Tianyu had achieved the Martial Emperor realm Second Layer Peak.

The progression of Wu Tianyu’s cultivation was surprisingly fast, not much slower than Lin Feng’s own original body!

Nevertheless, regardless of how high Wu Tianyu’s cultivation was, Lin Feng felt no fear.

Before leaving the Witch Clan, he was determined to slay this person.

Listening to the outside discussions, Lin Feng did not stop his cultivation, as he was currently undergoing a cultivation technique transformation.

The spiritual energy here was so abundant and did not require much Spirit Crystal, so how could he miss this opportunity!

As for others having no spiritual energy for use, what business was it of his?

Shortly, Lin Feng paid no more attention, closing his eyes once again to continue his cultivation.

Swirling demonic qi surged around him, its imposing presence fearsomely dominant, with rolling demon power. However, the cultivation room could completely isolate the aura, preventing it from being detected by outsiders.

At this moment, the Divine Pill within Lin Feng had turned black, filled with surging demonic qi.

The strong will of the Demon Path was constantly battering his mind and body. He firmly held onto his consciousness, working hard to operate the Heavenly Chaos Demon Technique, transforming all the spiritual energy and dark power into magic power.

This cultivation technique was indeed extraordinarily powerful, as his dark power was far from fully transformed, yet its strength had already soared by nearly twofold.

Of course, this technique had many strengths beyond just powerful dark power.

As his cultivation progressed, Lin Feng’s Devouring Battle Soul activated more vigorously, pulling rippling spiritual energy from below the array as if it were billowing smoke.