With the help of the Earth Spirit Vein, Ye Wushuang and the others all made significant breakthroughs, giving them a bit more confidence in dealing with the next few passes.

Unfortunately, however, they couldn’t take this Earth Spirit Vein with them.

Although the ten of them had consumed some of it, the Earth Spirit Vein’s energy was astonishing. What they had used was merely a drop in the bucket.

Not only was the Spiritual Qi within it immense, but more importantly, that special Star Essence Qi was far too enticing.

If they could take it with them to build up Lingxiao Pavilion, their resource problems would be easily solved.

Ye Wushuang asked, "Dead Cat, is there any way to take this Earth Spirit Vein with us?"

The Dragon Cat said, "The Void Stealing Technique, Teleportation Techniques... generally, only those in the Nirvana Realm have such abilities. But don’t you have a Spirit Core? That thing can also take the Earth Spirit Vein."

Ye Wushuang’s eyes lit up as he asked, "You mean the Spirit Core of a Spirit-Devouring Beast?"

The Dragon Cat said, "The Spirit-Devouring Beast is a peculiar type of Exotic Beast. It’s almost nonexistent in the Grand Emperor Domain. They generally live on the shattered continents of the Outer Heaven Starry Sky, surviving by devouring Earth Spirit Veins and Earth Core Origins. A Spirit-Devouring Beast’s Spirit Core is a unique space that can store the Earth Spirit Veins and Earth Core Origins it consumes to sustain its life. It is precisely because the Spirit Core can store energy that many powerful experts love to hunt Spirit-Devouring Beasts to seize the terrifying energy within their cores."

"You’re saying the Spirit Core can collect an Earth Spirit Vein?" Ye Wushuang was now filled with curiosity about the Spirit Core.

The Dragon Cat added a reminder, "You just need to refine the Spirit Core, and you’ll be able to store the Earth Spirit Vein. I guarantee there won’t be even a shred of Spiritual Qi loss."

Hearing this, Ye Wushuang took out the Spirit Core and began to refine it.

The Spirit Core was quickly refined. A white brilliance flashed, attracting the attention of the others nearby.

Ye Wushuang extended his Divine Sense into it and was amazed to discover that the Spirit Core indeed contained its own space. It was a vast expanse of white, filled with a terrifying energy.

’How peculiar!’

Ye Wushuang thought, ’I’d originally assumed it was just an ordinary object, similar to a Demon Pill, but I never expected it to be so magical.’

Having refined the Spirit Core, Ye Wushuang tried to activate it with his Divine Sense. The Spirit Core lifted from his palm and soared into the air, its white brilliance growing even more intense.

All ten of them stared fixedly at the Spirit Core.

The Spirit Core flew to the center of the Earth Spirit Vein. Its white brilliance flared several times brighter, and then the dragon-shaped band of light began to shrink.

"Huh? What’s happening?" Meng Fanx and the others stared in shock at Ye Wushuang’s back, unable to imagine that he possessed a method to collect a Spirit Vein.

It wasn’t just Meng Fanx and the others; Yangg Qing’er and the other two women, who were always by Ye Wushuang’s side, were also filled with curiosity. They had never seen him use such a technique before.

HUMMM!

As the Earth Spirit Vein shrank and disappeared, the cavern began to tremble violently, as if about to collapse.

Ye Wushuang glanced around and shouted to Dii Qingxue, "Senior Sister, take the others and go up first."

"Be careful."

Dii Qingxue nodded, leading the others out of the cavern and back to the surface.

Ye Wushuang stood his ground, quietly watching the Earth Spirit Vein’s transformation. A golden shield of light enveloped him, a Dragon Shadow flickering around it to block the falling debris.

About fifteen minutes later, the Earth Spirit Vein had vanished completely, and the Spirit Core flew back into Ye Wushuang’s palm.

Ye Wushuang swept his Divine Sense over it and confirmed that the Earth Spirit Vein was indeed inside the Spirit Core, which brought a look of delight to his face.

RUMBLE, RUMBLE!

At the same time, the cavern began to collapse on a massive scale, as if it had lost its support.

Ye Wushuang put away the Spirit Core and quickly flashed away.

Back in the mountain hollow, just as the group was growing anxious, Ye Wushuang’s figure appeared, the yellow halo of light around him gradually fading away.

Seeing him, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"We’ve wasted some more time. Let’s go." Ye Wushuang glanced at the sky, and together with the other nine, he flashed away from the mountain range.

The strength of the ten-person team had been comprehensively enhanced. With a full seven of them at the Spiritual Spring Realm, they plundered points along the way with almost no resistance. In fact, when many teams saw a group of Spiritual Spring Realm cultivators charging at them, they didn’t even think of resisting and just turned tail and fled.

For them, the first few passes no longer posed any challenge. The points they had plundered were more than enough to get them through.

In just over ten days, the group blazed a path straight to the Sixth Pass.

The Sixth Pass was shaded by dense trees, with sprawling mountain ranges. In the deep mountains and wild ravines, the roars of Demon Beasts shook the heavens and the earth.

The further they went, the greater the danger. Besides the teams competing for points, there were also terrifying Demon Beasts and other unknown threats, forcing them to be cautious.

Upon arriving at the Sixth Pass, Ye Wushuang followed the map and headed north. According to what Chi Tian had told them, the ruins were located in the north.

Ye Wushuang and his group proceeded at a normal pace. By the time they reached the location marked on the map, the sun was setting, casting a dark red glow over half the sky.

As they approached the area, they slowed down and scanned ahead with their Divine Sense.

Eight hundred meters ahead, a verdant Primordial Forest appeared before them.

In the refracted light of the setting sun, a radiant glow shone from deep within the Primordial Forest, hinting at some rare treasure with a hazy, dreamlike beauty.

At a glance, the Primordial Forest was full of towering Ancient Wood and lush, tender leaves. But upon closer inspection, it seemed to lack any signs of life. There were no birds in the air, no cries of insects or beasts. The dead silence was deeply unsettling.

Ye Wushuang scanned the area with his Divine Sense, his brow furrowing. Gravely, he said, "Look. It seems this place has already been discovered."

Following Ye Wushuang’s gaze, the others looked over and saw numerous figures standing before the Primordial Forest, all staring silently into it.

Not only that, but more teams were continuing to arrive one after another.

The overall strength of these teams was formidable. Judging by their auras alone, each team had at least five cultivators at the Spiritual Spring Realm.

"This is trouble!"

Meng Fanx sighed. They were also extremely interested in the ruins Chi Tian had mentioned. If they could obtain some treasures from within, their strength would increase significantly.

They had traveled quickly, but they hadn’t expected so many other teams to have discovered it first. Worse, every team was incredibly strong. Getting a share of the spoils was going to be more difficult than they’d imagined.

Meng Fanx turned and asked, "Captain, what do we do now?"

Ye Wushuang was silent for a moment, his Divine Sense sweeping over the Primordial Forest. "Let’s not be hasty," he said. "That forest is not as simple as it looks. Since those people also know about the ruins, we’ll let them test the waters first."

"Someone’s coming toward us." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The moment Ye Wushuang finished speaking, Dii Qingxue’s brow furrowed slightly as she gave a warning.

Instantly, Ye Rou and the others went on alert.

Ye Wushuang withdrew his Divine Sense from the forest ahead, preparing to scan in the new direction.

"Brother Ye!" Suddenly, a sweet, feminine voice called out from Ye Wushuang’s right, tinged with a hint of uncertainty.

P.S. Hehe, a little tip: besides devouring Earth Spirit Veins, the Spirit Core has many other great uses!