Chapter 361

Chapter 361: New Heavenly Path and Monster Cleanup

After entering the Spirit Town and settling in, Wang Shun handed Yun Ye a guidebook before quickly leaving.

Yun Ye casually flipped through it and found it recorded various facilities within the Spirit Town and the location of the administrative office, which included Master Yan’s weapon forging room.

However, Yun Ye did not plan to rely on anyone else to forge the Smoke Cloud Beast; his weapon forging skills were also quite good, and he could implant the necessary restrictions himself.

After a simple forging session, Yun Ye transformed the Smoke Cloud Beast into a flying artifact that only he could control.

Flying artifacts can automatically draw spirit energy from the surroundings, and at low speeds, the Smoke Cloud Beast consumes no energy from its master, making it an extraordinary tool for travel.

Unfortunately, all artifacts have a lifespan; the more intensely they are used, the faster they deteriorate, making it impossible to popularize them in a short time.

Yun Ye had no intention of wandering around either; he was too famous, and even in the Tenth Spirit Town, many people knew him, which would certainly cause a commotion if he went out.

Sitting cross-legged in the gathering spirit energy chamber, Yun Ye began his cultivation.

Although resources for the Tomorrow Society were scarce, possessing the Moon Ring Secret Realm meant Yun Ye had no shortage of spirit energy, so he had already achieved a spiritual body and advanced into the spiritual realm.

This time, he did not practice to enhance his spiritual body but instead directly opened the Heavenly Path, simulating the Ethereal Body.

The power of the Ethereal Law far exceeded that of the Silent Spiritual Law, and because it was neither Extreme nor Unique, its controllability was also much greater than the Silent Spiritual Law. Down the line, he could perform Extreme Spiritualization and Uniqueness operations, just like how Fire Spiritual Roots develop into Heart Fire and Immortal Flame; the Ethereal Law could also utilize Transforming Dark Eternal Silence.

Taking a sidestep reduced the difficulty significantly.

If he could simulate the Ethereal Body to the level of the Silent Spiritual Body, mastering Transforming Dark Eternal Silence would pose no challenge.

Unfortunately, after five years, although Yun Ye had reached the tenth level of the Heavenly Path, the essence of life of the Ethereal Body only achieved a multiplier of 1, barely completing the Origin Law.

This unusual situation was not solely due to the high difficulty of the triple Origin Law, but it also related to Yun Ye’s lack of a foundational Spirit Law.

He had gained extensive experience in the water and fire elements during his previous life and had summarized some patterns, but he had no experience with Spirit Law.

The simulations on the Heavenly Path relied on existing information, so any progress would be hindered until the gaps in his Spirit Law knowledge were filled.

However, even so, the power of the Ethereal Body delighted Yun Ye.

Just a month ago, he had fully realized the Ethereal Body, and even without cultivating the Spiritualization of Meridians, his strength already surpassed Xiang Ying at her peak.

In other words, Yun Ye had now advanced into a peerless realm of the law, and with the wielding of a Dao Artifact, he could even cut through the Mystic Realm.

At this stage, only Qi Lian in the entire Tomorrow Society could match Yun Ye in power, but without a Dao Artifact, she posed no threat to him.

This reflected a difference in mindset; Tian Jing and his companions, without equal strength, inevitably felt apprehensive about Qi Lian. However, Yun Ye was far too strong, and in his eyes, Qi Lian was not much different from other cultivators, so he had no inclination to feel wary.

The threats in this world were numerous; Yun Ye had no energy left to fear this or that. In these past years, he was more concerned with the sights and sounds he encountered on the Heavenly Path.

Having ascended to the tenth level of the Heavenly Path again, Yun Ye met many ancient sages, immortalized in history for their remarkable contributions.

The history of the Three Great Methods was continuously being perfected.

Yun Ye discovered that even the same event might not involve only one person; many key moments were often accomplished by predecessors, who then left them to be fully realized by future generations.

Some coincidences even involved fathers and sons or brothers taking over the work of completion.

This was quite in line with the family historical perspective of the Red Heaven realm.

Moreover, he finally confirmed one thing: the emergence of Spirit Sense Law and Spiritual Roots Law indeed stemmed from the obliteration of Physical Law.

Though this may sound somewhat abstract.

But…

The human world had once been destroyed.

This is no joke; aside from the destruction of the human world, Yun Ye could find no reason to explain everything he saw.

The Physical Law was the first to be born, and with the emergence of great achievers like Red Heaven, it reached its peak, possessing unmatched power.

In theory, even if a new talent appeared, it should be impossible for the Physical Law to vanish without a trace.

But the fact was that during the era when the Spirit Sense Law and Spiritual Roots Law were born, there was no trace of the Physical Law, nor any sign of its existence.

That is to say, in the early stages of each law, there was only one law present, as if a piece of history had repeated itself three times, with only the main subject changing.

If the human world had not suddenly been destroyed, causing all inheritances to disappear, Yun Ye could not explain why the original law did not persist through history.

Initially, Yun Ye had questions and wanted to ask the True Immortal Mother.

She would certainly know the reason.

But unfortunately, at the first level, Yun Ye did not encounter the True Immortal Mother and could only wait for the eleventh tier.

This was a trial that recorded bloodlines and laws; Yun Ye’s power of the Spiritual Eye was not yet perfected, so he could not enter the eleventh tier of the Heavenly Path for now.

“Ha…”

One day quickly passed. Yun Ye exhaled, revealing a hint of difficulty in his eyes.

Forging the Ethereal Body was a challenging process that took five years to complete, and he did not expect the difficulty of the Spiritualization of Meridians to rise further.

Such a terrifying law truly left no room for error; a single misstep could lead to certain death, and in just one night, he had already been saved several times by the warnings of the Nine Lives Spirit Law.

Some laws were not something one could casually practice; the starting point was enough to inspire reverence.

Of course, the rewards were also astonishing.

“Open the door!”

Waves rippled, and Yun Ye vanished from the room.

……

At the Second Rank office.

This was a rather serious area where many cultivators were checking artifacts and garments, preparing for the upcoming monster cleanup.

In the core area, Wang Shun was discussing something with Qi Xin when they suddenly turned to the side. Waves rippled, and a figure abruptly stepped out.

A remarkably handsome young man appeared, effortlessly attracting everyone’s attention.

“Ming Waiyang, you truly are elusive, but your timing is perfect! You must know about the monster cleanup plan, right?” Wang Shun spoke.

“I know. After taking the Spirit Town, we’ll conduct a monster cleanup in a hundred-mile radius until most monsters are too afraid to approach,” Yun Ye nodded.

“Our task is to carry out the cleanup and then store the poisonous treasures… By the way, this is related to the topic you studied five years ago, the Curse of the Thousand Insects’ Vengeance. This technique indeed has great versatility; once set in place, it can completely prevent insect disasters.”

“The association has improved upon this principle, transforming the curse into a wide-range expulsion technique. Any nearby monsters will be ensnared by this power. The effect isn’t strong, but it’s quite bothersome, causing most monsters to abandon their attempts to invade this area, greatly easing our burden.”

“Now we are taking the initiative instead of merely being exhausted from running around.”

Wang Shun smiled.

"What should I do next?"

Yun Ye asked.

"It’s simple. You will take care of the east and south directions with your strength; you should be able to handle them alone."

When Wang Shun said this, everyone gasped in surprise.

"Are you joking?"

"One person handling two directions? Can he turn into thousands?"

"Even though he is the wielder of the Original Dao Artifact, that’s too exaggerated. Ming Waiyang is still too young; even if he has the corresponding strength, what if something goes wrong? Whether he fails or faces a crisis, it would be a disaster for us!"

Many did not want to take the risk and preferred to proceed step by step, opting for a more cautious approach.

Wang Shun, however, didn’t mind and nodded. "Alright, solving this will not take long anyway. Ming Waiyang, you should first handle the east. If you have time, deal with the south afterward. Until you’ve finished your task, the other three sides can continue with their normal duties."

"Is everyone okay with this plan now?"

Everyone was astonished; naturally, they were unwilling, but since they had rejected this before, they couldn’t voice their concerns again. Thus, the battle plan was set in a very simple manner.

However, they still hoped for no unexpected events, so they assigned two cultivators to guard the east, ready to assist and make up for any mistakes made by Yun Ye.

"Activate the Concealment Array!"

"Attack!"

With Wang Shun’s words,

A veil descended from the sky, covering a hundred-mile radius and severing the connection between the inside and outside worlds.

Dozens of cultivators set off and charged in all directions.

Yun Ye’s Merit Panel unfolded before him. After a brief moment, his figure became enveloped in ripples and vanished from his original spot.

When he reappeared, he had crossed ten miles and reached outside the city.

His Spirit Sense spread out, covering a radius of one hundred kilometers, encompassing the entire battlefield.

With the innate Nine Lives Spirit Law, Yun Ye forged a divine body, and his Spirit Sense detection range far exceeded the normal full completion of the spiritual realm’s 25 kilometers.

Moreover, as his Divinity reached the late stage of the third tier, both the range and precision of his Spirit Sense improved further; for now, he needed to use only this much power, not even close to his limit of one hundred kilometers.

Under this level of Spirit Sense, everything in Wangyu Town within a hundred miles lay bare before his observation, every detail clear as day.

"Now, let’s begin…"

Yun Ye brought his hands together, and the triple spirit patterns of water, fire, and earth on his forehead burst forth with light, causing a surge of spirit energy to flood in as the Spiritual Roots revived.

Next, three patterns spread across his body, making Yun Ye appear godlike.

Elevation of Spiritual Roots!

"Great Spiritual Law: Reflecting the Void Realm!"

The phase of the world was manipulated by Yun Ye, and an incomprehensibly vast spatial barrier expanded. Everywhere it passed, all life felt immense fear, as if they were descending from the sky into a fallen hell, unable to control their own lives or deaths…

"What is this feeling?"

"Are you kidding me? What kind of monster has its eyes on us?"

"I can’t move!!!"

The numerous cultivators, who had only just started fighting, looked up in horror at the sky.

Under such overwhelming terror, they could neither resist nor even move; this was a difference of dimensions!

But they saw nothing.

They only felt that something was watching them; with that gaze, space twisted, and their senses became disoriented.

It was unbearable pain — the world flipped upside down, their perceptions blurred and confused. It felt as though they were no longer themselves, even their thoughts slipping away.

The opponent didn’t even need to take action; by maintaining this state, they would all perish!

"Rainbow Eye!"

Yun Ye’s eyes, a blend of red, blue, and black, formed a rainbow eye that peered into the fabric of space; all life under the spatial barrier was under his watch.

He also realized that his power warped space, and life existing in three dimensions could not endure this kind of chaos.

Struggling, he moved his fingers, trying to bring an end to it all as swiftly as possible.