For seven days, ever since Chen Luo personally modified the grand array, the spiritual immortal rain had not ceased.
After being cleansed by this miraculous rain for a full seven days, how could even a blade of grass remain ordinary?
Linglong watched Qi Sha decisively dig up a large patch of turf, feeling a mix of amusement and helplessness.
This fellow, despite possessing the face of a beauty, was fundamentally a brute.
These grasses were indeed ordinary weeds, but after being washed by the endless spiritual immortal rain, they had acquired a magical property.
It was the herbivorous demon races who first discovered the abnormality and utility of these weeds.
Even to a Dharma Body, these grasses appeared ordinary, but upon consumption, they would instantly melt into the purest immortal energy.
This refined immortal energy offered a tenfold improvement in ascending to immortality compared to simply absorbing the spiritual immortal rain.
However, Chen Luo could not stand by and watch. He strictly forbade the disciples attempting to ascend from rushing to snatch the grass. Only after separately planting a variety of fruits and vegetables did he extinguish this widespread, aberrant trend of everyone eating grass.
Yes, after Chen Luo remodeled the entire small world, although the means he envisioned—resurrecting the dead, regenerating flesh from bone, or even reviving the deceased from an informational level—had not yet been achieved, the spiritual energy within the Vast Sea Small World grew stronger with each passing day.
Cultivators at the Dao Path stage alone, simply by being there, found their cultivation soaring.
To say nothing of those who bathed in the rain and ate the grass; their cultivation speed increased even more rapidly.
Thus, in just seven days, all cultivators in the late Dao Path stage had stepped into the Immortal Ascension realm.
And during their ascension, another advantage of the Vast Sea Small World became apparent.
As a small world shielded by the grand array, the Vast Sea Sect was not truly severed from the outside world. Therefore, just as the Vast Sea Small World could draw upon external spiritual energy, it could also bring down heavenly tribulations.
Even for ordinary cultivators with excellent aptitude, the boost from Linglong's True Dragon Supreme Bloodline was far superior.
Chen Luo, after briefly observing a few disciples undergoing their tribulations, waved his hand, directly instructing subsequent tribulation-goers to wear only a highly durable sect outfit and then to forcefully withstand the heavenly tribulation!
Any disciple who brought equipment or used other protective means was, in his eyes, doubting the methods of their Supreme Elder.
Chen Luo certainly did not intend to harm them. Within these seven days, although over a thousand disciples undergoing tribulations were battered to the brink of death, within the Vast Sea Small World, whose restorative capabilities were now in full operation, as long as they were not instantly reduced to dust, Chen Luo guaranteed that his grand array could save them.
Indeed, after enduring the lightning strikes with their physical bodies for half a day, Chen Luo discovered that the transformation of his disciples' immortal essence was even better than those who had meticulously prepared and relied on various methods to withstand the lightning tribulations.
Therefore, enduring lightning strikes with the physical body became the standard method for tribulation within the Vast Sea Sect.
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Linglong’s mind replayed the changes brought about by Chen Luo in the past few days.
Meanwhile, the scramble in the field had reached a fever pitch, with some cultivators even resorting to eating dirt!
But alas, perhaps due to the earth's excessive tolerance, the soil, after being watered by the spiritual immortal rain for seven days, was excellent for planting but useless for consumption. Unless one had attained the Dao through plants, it was simply eating dirt, serving no purpose.
However, while the dirt was useless, these immortal grasses were genuine treasures!
Dao Path cultivators ate them to enhance their aptitude, Harmonious Flow cultivators consumed them to refine their immortal essence, and Dharma Body cultivators ingested them to advance their cultivation!
Qi Sha, with the advantage of being first and relying on her brute nature, had seized a large expanse of grass.
The other cultivators finally caught on. Good heavens, so these things actually had to be consumed!
In an instant, those with grass in hand began to devour them, while those without descended like fierce tigers, their mouths opening to bite.
There was no other way. Once everyone started scrambling, with the interference of spiritual energy and immortal essence, ordinary cultivators, unless they were absolute powerhouses, could only resort to their mouths.
After all, once it was in their stomachs, no one could snatch it away.
Sect Master Ye glanced at the cultivators around him who had erupted into a frenzy of snatching, then looked at his foolish son held in his arms.
After a moment of mutual staring, Sect Master Ye cleared his throat twice, casually put his son down, and stood with his hands behind his back.
"Han'er, since childhood, your father has seen your intelligence. But how did you discover that these grasses were problematic?"
The pitiable True Disciple Ye looked at the already half-bald turf, feeling a surge of tears.
Now that there was nothing left to snatch, it was fortunate that he had been clever enough to eat a few more bites earlier.
Sensing the slightly condensed immortal essence in his dantian, True Disciple Ye could only console himself that it wasn't a complete loss.
"Father, I simply felt that the spiritual immortal rain was so miraculous, there might be some residue on these grasses. But when I lay down, I found these grasses to be too normal!"
"But even if the rain only started falling after we entered, it shouldn't have left any spiritual energy on these grasses!"
"Then I gritted my teeth and took a bite."
"After eating, I knew that if I didn't eat more, I wouldn't have the chance! After all, there are tens of thousands of cultivators here. I wouldn't dare to treat everyone as fools. What you get is profit!"
Sect Master Ye listened, feeling both shame and a touch of admiration. But he still had one question:
"Han'er is indeed clever. However, Father is puzzled. Since you discovered the abnormality of these immortal grasses, why didn't you send a telepathic message to Father, or like that demoness Qi Sha, directly excavate them with immortal energy?"
Hearing his father's question, True Disciple Ye scratched his head sheepishly.
"Well, I've been poor for too long! Father, you always told me to focus on pure cultivation and never gave me immortal crystals or other aids to improve my cultivation."
"So, the moment I opened my mouth and tasted this grass, which was more effective than spirit pills, I forgot everything else and just focused on eating."
“...” Sect Master Ye began to contemplate the possibility of having a second child.
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Led by Qi Sha, a host of Dao Path and Harmonious Flow cultivators began their fierce competition.
As for the Dharma Bodies, they were more concerned about their dignity and were not as eager to snatch directly.
However, Elder Li paid no mind to such matters. After eating a blade of grass and feeling the vitality surging through his Dharma Body, Elder Li's eyes turned red!
But he had been the furthest away when dodging the falling weeds. By the time he realized the extraordinary nature of the grass, most of the weeds in the field had already been scavenged.
Just as he was about to disregard his reputation and clear the area to snatch them, Linglong, who had been watching him all along, curved her lips into a mischievous smile.
As the spirit patterns circulated, the grand array quietly activated.
Silently, heaven and earth transformed.
When they came to their senses, everyone had already arrived on a vast stone platform.
The cultivators who had been enthusiastically snatching grass were suddenly dumbfounded.
"Where's the grass?! Where's my large patch of grass?!"
The Dharma Bodies' expressions also turned grim. What grade of grand array was this? They hadn't sensed this spatial translocation at all!
Linglong chuckled inwardly, but feigned a worried expression.
"Distinguished guests, how could you eat common weeds found everywhere?"
"It just so happens that I, Linglong, remembered that the sect's grand array also possesses teleportation capabilities, so I have directly moved everyone to the venue."
Looking at the exasperated expressions of the assembled cultivators, Linglong wore an incredibly radiant smile.
"Please follow our Vast Sea disciples to your seats! During the grand ceremony, our sect has prepared numerous delicacies for all of you!"
Upon hearing this, the cultivators who had been somewhat resentful suddenly had their eyes light up.
If the grass was like this, the delicacies would surely be heavenly!
As Linglong gracefully departed, she seemed to recall something, turned back, and smiled.
"These delicacies were all gathered by our Vast Sea Sect from the primordial earth! Our sect will certainly not deceive our esteemed guests with our own weeds and rainwater!"
"Please enjoy them thoroughly."