Chapter 359

Chapter 359: Changes After Five Years, Virus-Type Demons

“I’m back.”

Yun Ye pushed open the door to his home. The living room was empty, so he ran to the backyard and saw that the couple was indeed busy with Spiritual Herbs, studying their properties.

“Dinner is ready, just take it out and eat.”

Yufeng said without turning her head.

“Today, the Fourth Seat said I can leave. I will be going outside for a post soon, so I’m preparing to leave tomorrow.”

Yun Ye said.

“Finally, that day has come.”

“It has exceeded our expectations. We thought it would come sooner, but we didn’t expect to wait until you turned ten.”

Mingqi stood up and asked, “Who is your captain? He should not be an ordinary person, right?”

“2nd Level member, Wang Shun.”

Yun Ye replied.

“Indeed, it’s that 2nd Level member. Do your best, but also be cautious. Don’t be reckless just because of his strength; you’re not alone.” Mingqi advised. “Yufeng, have a good meal with the child today and chat more; let’s postpone the research for now.”

“Okay.” Yufeng nodded, sealing up the Spiritual Herbs.

Now it was family time.

They chatted until late into the night, and each went to rest. Yun Ye was truly strong now… this point was most evident to Mingqi and Yufeng, so they no longer worried like they used to.

The young eagle must spread its wings and soar high!

…

Yun Ye organized his things and headed out.

He packed small items, some Talismans, a few magical artifacts, and his Tomorrow Society uniform. Aside from that, he had his sealing device.

It resembled the previous one and was a decorated headband containing the Essence of sealing power.

Unlike the previous one that limited Yun Ye’s strength, this sealing device had a special effect; it was designed to imitate the Great Transformation of Laws, isolating the internal power as an auxiliary device.

In other words, this sealing device allowed Yun Ye to use powers that he normally couldn’t access.

Moreover, using Unique Spiritual Law would erode the body, and this sealing device could slow down the erosion to a certain extent, preventing a rapid transformation.

Yun Ye’s maximum limits were three primary Spiritual Roots plus Spirit Law plus Physical Law. If he fused into Eternal Silence too early, it would be game over.

“Swish!”

Yun Ye slipped through Tomorrow City, drawing countless gazes along the way.

For others, this attention might be surprising, but how could it be otherwise when his name was Ming Waiyang in this life?

The entire Tomorrow City changed the moment he awakened the Dao Artifact; now, it was truly known by all, and his name was etched in the history of the Tomorrow Society.

“Phew.”

Yun Ye stood at the top of the Time Tower, overlooking the entire Tomorrow City. Tall buildings rose high, and streams of people flowed, now resembling a hint of a modern city.

Five years.

Tomorrow City had changed so much.

Yun Ye opened the gateway to the Secret Realm, providing the Tomorrow Society with a vast supply of growth-limiting Spiritual Herbs.

Now, the entire Tomorrow City was planting Spiritual Herbs to transform the energy of the earth veins, greatly increasing the spirit energy density, which quickly reached its peak.

Because of this, the spirit energy resource crisis in Tomorrow City finally eased, giving most cultivators greater potential for advancement.

The Cultivator School even introduced an extra class on ‘Spiritual Herb Regulation’ to adapt to this change.

This course mainly focused on how to better transform the power of the earth veins to maximize the output of spirit energy.

The study of Spiritual Herb Regulation developed rapidly at first, significantly increasing spirit energy production, but within just a few years, it entered a stagnation phase.

Spiritual Herbs held astonishing secrets; once a preliminary understanding was reached, no further progress was made.

According to Qi Lian’s assessment, it would take at least reaching the Mystic Realm to have a foundation for studying the secrets of Spiritual Herbs; the law realms could only manage some introductory research.

This realization made most scholars in the Tomorrow Society aware that Spiritual Herbs, like Spiritual Roots, were the crystallization of the wisdom of cultivators in the Red Heaven realm.

The wisdom of ancient cultivators resided in Spiritual Roots, Spirit Sense, and physical strength, areas that the Tomorrow Society found fundamentally hard to conquer, with various knowledge remaining shallow.

The wisdom accumulated over tens or even hundreds of thousands of years by ancient cultivators was indeed remarkable.

Even if the Tomorrow Society found new paths, cracking this puzzle in just a few decades was impossible.

However, the Tomorrow Society did not give up and continued to support certain individuals in researching regulation techniques, hoping to accumulate some experience over time.

In the end, though they could not unravel the essence of the problem, they employed exhaustive methods to come up with various ways to increase Spiritual Herb output.

One such method involved the Time Tower.

Each Time Tower connected numerous Spiritual Herbs, altering the temporal laws in the area to increase their yield.

While the power of the earth veins was limited, the power of the sun was boundless; by accelerating time, they increased the amount of sunlight Photosynthesis received over a certain period, which could somewhat boost spirit energy production. Unfortunately, this increase was offset by the spirit energy consumed in using time regulation techniques, making it hard to say whether it formed any profit; it was still in the pioneering stage.

“Open the door!”

Seeing that the time had come, Yun Ye activated Spatial Techniques and vanished from the top of the Time Tower.

“Open the door”—the basic usage of airy roots; it allowed the user to create a portal with spirit energy, enabling instant movement or placing oneself in an independent time and space, immune to all attacks.

Through tests by the Tomorrow Society, only a Sun Star level of explosive power could interfere with Yun Ye while in the ‘Open Door’ state.

In the past five years, even without anyone mastering this technique, Yun Ye had perfected it through self-cultivation, engraining it almost instinctively.

In a moment hardly perceivable, Yun Ye could initiate the ‘Open Door,’ placing himself in an absolutely safe area.

This was the power of Transforming Dark Triple Fusion; although it lacked the destructive strength of Transforming Dark Eternal Silence, he still stood in an undefeated position.

With a flicker, Yun Ye traversed to the entrance of the barrier.

At the entrance, a familiar female doctor was checking the health status of those leaving the city.

Wang Shun was already there; seeing Yun Ye suddenly appear didn’t surprise him. He waved his hand, “This way.”

Yun Ye stepped forward and looked around.

“Ming Waiyang, what are you looking at?” Wang Shun asked, glancing around in confusion.

“Are we the only two?” Yun Ye was even more puzzled.

Surely a small team couldn’t consist of just two people; he thought today he would meet others.

“I see. You misunderstood; the others have tasks and won’t be seen until we reach the Tenth Spirit Town,” Wang Shun explained.

“Is that so? I look forward to it,” Yun Ye realized.

“It’s your turn now, Waiyang, and Shun,” a voice suddenly interrupted their conversation as a woman in a white coat waved at them.

“Doctor Tian? I thought you had been reassigned to study body enhancement spirit pills?” Wang Shun said in surprise.

“That ended early, and I can study life technology here as well,” Tian Yu smiled and then turned to Yun Ye, “Long time no see, Waiyang. Are you finally leaving the city?”

“The Fourth Seat said I can no longer make progress, so I have to go out,” Yun Ye nodded.

“Wow, she really dares to say that… Well, it should be that the Tomorrow Society can’t support your further advancement; we certainly can’t compare to the two sects.”

“Yeah, the examination is over. Be careful outside, and don’t come back to me after you’re on the brink of death.”

“Wish you safe travels.”

Tian Yu offered her blessing before diving back into her work.

Wang Shun said, “Let’s go. The Tenth Town is far from Tomorrow City, even for us cultivators; it will take some time to cross.”

As the doors before them slowly opened, mountains appeared in front of them, and the hazy boundary invisible within Tomorrow City told Yun Ye that this world was actually shrouded in illusions to hide the existence of Tomorrow City.

…

Swish! Swish!

Two figures moved with incredible speed, as Yun Ye and Wang Shun both possessed Fire Spiritual Roots, allowing them to enter a state of incredible speed fueled by their Heart Fire.

With the aid of Physical Law, even a single second of external time felt extremely lengthy to them, enabling them to traverse thousands of meters instantly.

“The spirit energy is becoming increasingly dense. Are we entering the territory of powerful monsters?” Yun Ye suddenly said.

“One that is about to reach the level of the Great Disaster, a Guardian of the Nine Bone Spirit Grass. I specifically came here to test my skills; the little monsters we hunted along the way aren’t worth comparing,” Wang Shun replied.

“Look! That’s it,” he pointed at a distant wispy cloud. “The Smoke Cloud Beast, a race naturally powerful that can reproduce by splitting. It’s a significant threat to humans.”

The wispy cloud stretched from the ground to the sky, floating erratically, resembling smoke from cooking; it was impossible to see that it concealed the presence of a critical-level monster.

“Rainbow Eye!”

Yun Ye’s eyes sparkled with three-color light, covering the icy blue of his Spiritual Eye. Instantly, the world around him became clear, revealing the true form of the wispy cloud in the distance.

From the perspective of his Spiritual Eye, it was no longer just cloud; it was clearly the monstrous aura that arrogantly covered the entire horizon, nearly materializing in the shape of smoke!

Its true form was entirely hidden in the air, composed of countless tiny particles.

“This is… a virus-type monster?” Yun Ye’s pupils shrank.

His first reaction was disbelief.

This world’s Life Forms were similar to Earth’s, and human history illustrated the evolution of life was also comparable.

If there were virus-type monsters, there would be no possibility for ordinary beings to arise; viruses existed since the single-cell stage and could annihilate all ordinary life. Even if any life managed to survive, it would inherently possess immense strength, evolving to another level.

It was impossible that so many ordinary beings still survived now.

“Sort of… In theory, such a tiny virus shouldn’t be able to bear spirit energy. Just like most insects can only evolve and adapt to spiritual physiques without any real transformation, viruses are even worse—they can’t even achieve spiritual adaptation.”

“The viruses that make us sick all lack any spiritual power, which is why any disease can be easily treated. But this Smoke Cloud Beast is different; it seems it forcibly gathered strength through a group, rapidly reproducing to complete a qualitative change in power in a short time.”

“The unique downside is that their form is too fragmented and connected with limitations, at most spreading their essence up to a hundred meters. Beyond that, they can only enhance individual power, which is extremely difficult. That’s why they’ve evolved into a life form that raises a venomous insect.”

“This Smoke Cloud Beast nears the Great Disaster level; it has likely devoured all the nearby Smoke Cloud Beasts and has become worthy of slaying. It’s called the Smoke Cloud Beast because its body is naturally a top-tier flying Spiritual Artifact, able to achieve great speed even without refining. Be careful—if it escapes, you don’t want to destroy it too thoroughly, or else you’ll lose the effect.”

“The Smoke Cloud Beast possesses almost no resistance to Spirit Law; if the previous one had a growth defect, this is a fatal flaw in its Life Form. You can use Spirit Law to cut it and gradually obtain the complete Smoke Cloud Beast.”

Wang Shun explained in detail, giving Yun Ye a clear idea. He nodded and wasted no time, jumping into action.

“Open the door!”

Yun Ye spread his arms, and a terrifying spatial barrier immediately unfolded.

Spanning dozens of miles, it blocked all escape routes for the Smoke Cloud Beast…

Then, under Wang Shun’s stunned gaze, the spatial barrier suddenly contracted, reducing the Smoke Cloud Beast to a single point, like a small cube that gently landed in Yun Ye’s palm, rolling a few times.

“Is this the Smoke Cloud Beast? It’s indeed fast; it instantly traveled hundreds of times within the internal space. Even though I compressed the space, it still has a diameter of at least several hundred meters—some geniuses in the law realms can’t match this speed.”

Yun Ye was astonished.

“…”

Wang Shun wanted to say something but hesitated, eventually giving up.

Well then. There’s no need to share common sense with a monster.