TL: Etude
Ten days passed in a flash!
Crack! With the sharp sound of shattering, the ancient formation, which had existed for countless ages, was completely broken by Ye Tian.
In that instant, the veil of mystery surrounding the Little Wind King Hall was lifted before him.
Ye Tian didn’t enter the hall in person but sent in an incarnation first, wary of any lurking dangers.
Upon entry, the first thing he saw was a grand hall for meetings, with rows of thrones lining the walls.
“This is Red-patterned Soulwood!” Ye Tian exclaimed the moment he saw those thrones.
Red-patterned Soulwood was an incredibly rare material that nourished the soul and enhanced one’s comprehension ability. If he possessed even a small piece of this wood, his cultivation insights and progress could improve by 30% or more.
These thrones were all crafted from Red-patterned Soulwood, and not just any kind, but the finest-grade wood—its value was unimaginable!
“Blackwind Mountain is ridiculously wealthy!” Ye Tian exclaimed in disbelief.Without hesitation, his incarnation collected all the thrones.
Even if he didn’t gain anything else from this trip, just the Red-patterned Soulwood thrones alone made it worth it.
Ye Tian continued exploring the Little Wind King Hall and found numerous valuable items, which he seized without hesitation.
He took everything that could be taken, leaving nothing behind.
The hall was vast, filled with many rooms, cultivation chambers, and even a time-acceleration chamber that could speed up cultivation.
However, many of the formations inside were either deactivated or entirely broken.
Additionally, Ye Tian discovered several corpses, presumably servants of the Little Wind King Hall. Their strength was mediocre—most of them were Heavenly Monarchs or True Monarchs.
These bodies had been well-preserved, suggesting they had perished from soul attacks.
It was evident that a great battle had taken place in the past, and a fearsome entity had swept through the area with soul-based attacks, wiping out everyone inside the hall.
Boom!
Another formation shattered under Ye Tian’s assault, and he entered the treasure vault of the Little Wind King Hall.
The sight of the vault’s contents stunned him—only now did he realize that everything he had collected so far was insignificant in comparison.
There were over a hundred half-Dao Artifacts, three genuine Dao Artifacts, dozens of wondrous objects, and countless special energy stones, a type of stone used by True Ancestors for cultivation.
Moreover, the vault held a vast collection of spirit herbs, all preserved through special means.
He also found numerous rare materials, many of which were essential for True Ancestors, and even some materials he couldn’t identify.
This was, without a doubt, the greatest haul Ye Tian had ever obtained in his life.
After carefully inspecting the vault’s contents, the most exciting discovery for Ye Tian was the collection of inheritances, along with many chaos divine abilities and secret techniques.
These were exactly what he lacked. Amassing so many inheritances would aid him immensely in creating his own cultivation techniques in the future.
Even becoming a soldier required having the strength of a Divine General. The minor commanders were all at the Heavenly Monarch level, while the major commanders had to be top-tier True Monarchs.
As for the peak lords, they were all True Ancestors, each controlling a peak within Blackwind Mountain.
The One Hundred Generals were powerful top-tier True Ancestors, each comparable to an ordinary Dao Ancestor.
The Ten Kings, however, were Dao Ancestors of exceptional strength—more than just ordinary Dao Ancestors. Ye Tian speculated that Blackwind Mountain likely had more than ten Dao Ancestors, though the records didn’t reveal further details.
“A force far stronger than our Void Sky Lineage… and yet, even such a mighty faction was ultimately destroyed.” Ye Tian sighed.
Blackwind Mountain was vast, and this ruin was merely a small fragment of it.
In fact, the Little Wind King Hall might have been nothing more than a temporary palace or residence of one of Blackwind Mountain’s kings, rather than an actual royal hall. This was likely the reason it bore the name “Little Wind King Hall” instead of just “Wind King Hall.”
Indeed, the owner of this hall was one of the Ten Kings of Blackwind Mountain—the Wind King!
“What a pity! If the Wind King had fallen here and I could have acquired the treasures on him, that would have been a true fortune!” Ye Tian lamented.
Given the Wind King’s strength, it was likely that even Ye Tian’s master would not have been his equal. Since figures of the Domain Realm were known for their wealth, the Wind King’s assets would undoubtedly have far surpassed his master’s.
However, the Wind King had not fallen here.
Of course, if the Wind King had indeed perished in this place, any force capable of annihilating Blackwind Mountain would have long since looted everything, including the Little Wind King Hall itself.
Now, Ye Tian also understood the origin of the mysterious blood pool he had encountered earlier.
That blood pool belonged to the Wind King and was used to nurture reserve soldiers.
The Wind King required only the most talented individuals to serve him. Ordinary talents wouldn’t have developed fast enough to meet the Wind King’s standards, so he used the blood pool to cultivate outstanding warriors.
This pool was known as the Blood Essence Pool. It forcefully transformed the body using blood essence, elevating ordinary people into geniuses without any side effects.
However, the blood essence within the pool was finite and could not be replenished indefinitely.
If people continued to use the pool, the blood essence would eventually be depleted.
If the Wind King were still alive, he would certainly have ways to replenish it. But with the Wind King now gone, no one could restore the blood essence within the pool.
Additionally…
Ye Tian discovered the formation diagram surrounding the Blood Essence Pool. If he could fully comprehend it, he would be able to control the formation and access the pool.
Thus, Ye Tian spent his days studying the formation.
With the help of the formation diagram and his extraordinary comprehension ability, it didn’t take him long to grasp most of the formation’s intricacies.
Soon after, he completely mastered the formation of the Blood Essence Pool.
At the Blood Essence Pool.
Ye Tian stood by the pool, sensing the power of the blood essence within. After a quick calculation, he determined that the remaining blood essence could only sustain the transformation of about one billion individuals.
The pool’s access allowed 100,000 people per use, meaning it could only be activated 10,000 more times before the blood essence ran out.
“It seems I’ll need to extend the activation interval; otherwise, the Blood Essence Pool will soon become useless.”
He pondered for a moment, then murmured, “Let’s set it to activate once every million years. But I can’t let anyone else know about this—only I can change the restrictions. From now on, the entrance will appear only once every million years.”
Having made up his mind, Ye Tian began modifying the formation. It took some time, but he successfully altered the entrance’s activation schedule.
On the day when the Blackwind Mountain Ruins were originally supposed to open, countless Galaxy-level warriors gathered, eagerly waiting to enter.
However, as time passed, the entrance failed to appear.
Day after day went by, but the entrance to the ruins never opened.
Disappointment spread among the 100,000 gathered warriors.
Meanwhile, Ye Tian had long since left the ruins of Blackwind Mountain and entered the True Time Pagoda to focus on his cultivation.
As for the affairs of the outside world, he paid no further attention.
In the blink of an eye, a million years had passed!