CHAPTER 439: THE SLANTED MOON THREE STARS CAVE

Chapter 439: The Slanted Moon Three Stars Cave

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[Advanced Spiritual Energy Module successfully deployed! Please maintain the connection between the small world and Cangyun Realm, otherwise the advanced spiritual energy module may shut down at any time!]

"Tch! So finicky~"

Chen Huaian curled his lip. Did the system really think he was the type to go back on his word and kill the goose that lays golden eggs?

This game system just didn't trust him at all.

[Advanced Spirit Stone Vein x1 has been placed in your player inventory. Please enter Cangyun Realm or the small world's ley lines to select a sufficiently large rocky space for placement!]

Chen Huaian checked his inventory.

In the bottom slot was indeed a golden item - from the icon, it appeared to be a mountain of piled spirit stones.

It did somewhat match the concept of a spirit stone vein.

Being able to stuff an entire spirit stone vein into his player inventory - he had to admit this game system was truly badass.

Even if he transformed and unleashed Great Ascension stage power, he still couldn't comprehend what kind of force or principle made this possible.

"The small world already has an advanced spiritual energy module. Since we're establishing a sect, I can't let Li Qingran be a housewife without rice to cook..."

Chen Huaian pondered for a moment.

To support Li Qingran's work, he decided to place the advanced vein in the mountain range beneath the sect.

No rush for the small world - once he found a thousand or so money printing presses, buying advanced spirit stone veins would be a piece of cake!

Li Qingran was destined to become the leader of the world's number one sect!

So let this advanced spirit stone vein serve as an accelerator for their century-long contract!

Chen Huaian phased through the mountain strata and threw a single punch. The terrifying force of the Void Fusion realm instantly shattered and collapsed the internal rock layers, with fragments being sucked into spatial rifts until a massive cavern formed within the mountain.

"Perfect spot."

He dragged the advanced spirit stone vein from his inventory and clicked to place it in the cavern.

BOOM—!

A spirit stone vein instantly materialized before his eyes, its edges seamlessly merging with the surrounding rock as if it had naturally grown there all along. As the vein appeared, a dense spiritual energy transformed into spiritual rain that immediately enveloped the entire mountain. 𝑅ΑＮŎ𐌱ĚŞ

Silent spring rain nourished all things.

Plants visibly grew taller and larger under the rich spiritual influence, trees shooting upwards section by section.

Meanwhile, the mountain's beasts and spirits initially panicked from the minor quakes before sensing the spiritual nourishment.

Unenlightened beasts simply felt clearer-headed without understanding why, while awakened spirits either knelt in gratitude for the "mountain god's gift" or found secluded spots to cultivate immediately.

The vein's influence was just beginning.

Over time, this mountain serving as the sect's main peak would become one of Cangyun Realm's premier blessed lands, its spiritual density rivaling sacred grounds. Vegetation would produce spiritual plants en masse, while mountain beasts would rapidly gain intelligence, swelling the spirit population.

These spiritual plants and spirits were all resources.

Spirits that cultivated into demons became walking material troves.

Even if they didn't, wasn't milk from cow spirits excellent material too?

Moreover, the Sword Pavilion's guardian beast Daha would never again worry about lacking female partners.

Within half a year, every female wolf spirit on this mountain would be Daha's to breed as he pleased!

"Next step - establishing the mountain gate!"

After placing the vein, Chen Huaian returned to the surface and stood sword-in-hand atop the peak, surveying the surroundings.

These treacherous cliffs and rugged terrain left barely any flat space for a main hall.

But altering geography was child's play for a Void Fusion expert.

Chen Huaian raised his fist and delivered three consecutive punches to the ground!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!

Three earth-shattering impacts later, the entire mountain resembled a triangular lump of dough being pummeled.

The pointed peak flattened while the sides stretched outward, warping into a distorted trapezoid shape.

Still unsatisfied, Chen Huaian swung his sword horizontally across the summit.

SHING—!

A pale sword beam cleaved through the entire mountain, shearing off all uneven protrusions in one stroke.

The remaining summit wasn't mirror-smooth, but by modern standards was ready for concrete and tiles.

Three punches and one sword strike had opened the mountain gate.

Only some summit-adjacent plants suffered collateral damage.

Spirits inhabiting the better-preserved mid-levels and foothills remained unharmed - Chen Huaian's strikes aimed to reshape terrain, not destroy, so subsequent shockwaves were gentle.

Yet the spirits were still terrified.

Below a mid-mountain waterfall, a troop of monkeys trembled at the display of power that had reshaped their entire mountain.

The bolder ones could only emit strange "wa-wa" cries.

One elder monkey who'd gained intelligence earlier kowtowed toward the summit in terror, believing the mountain god had unleashed divine punishment.

Only one monkey silently gazed at the spiritual energy surging from the peak, replaying the scene in its mind:

Three punches that shook heaven, one sword that leveled mountains.

Such divine power surely belonged only to celestial immortals.

Immortals...

Determination flashed in the monkey's eyes as it surveyed its troop with sorrow.

Staying forever among monkeys meant remaining just a clever monkey - a spirit whose fate was becoming cultivation materials...

It refused to be material.

It would leap beyond this mountain to see the wider world.

The monkey memorized the approximate location of that spiritually radiant peak.

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At the summit, Chen Huaian reserved space for the main hall and plaza before constructing his own grotto.

"As the ancestral founder, my grotto must maintain an air of mystery... I'll place it beside the main hall!" He clapped his hands, definitely not because he wanted to be closer to Li Qingran.

After punching out a cave near the hall's future location, he stacked the excavated rocks into a grotto shape and haphazardly decorated the exterior with plants.

As for the interior...

Chen Huaian stuffed in a leather sofa, crystal coffee table, giant TV, and—after some thought—an electric waterbed (just in case).

Finally switching to Great Ascension stage power, he set up several protective formations.

Good enough - while not impervious to Great Ascension attacks, Void Fusion cultivators could spend lifetimes failing to breach it.

"As the ancestral founder, this grotto deserves a suitably imposing name."

Chen Huaian studied the naturally-formed stone stele before his grotto before decisively carving five bold, sword-qi-imbued characters with Black Scales Sword:

—The Slanted Moon Three Stars Cave!

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