Yan Xiaobao ignored Shangguan Tianyou while studying the ground below.

"This is usually not a good place for a Foundation to be established. But Song Que chose this location for a reason. Then, when he left, he obliterated the evidence." Frowning, Yan Xiaobao began to walk, taking time to gaze at the sky with each step.

Soon, he stood at the place where Song Que had sat cross-legged. There, he once again looked up at the sky, and just as he was about to take another step, his expression flickered. He stopped, standing there, staring at the sky.

At first, everything seemed normal, even more tranquil than before. But then, he sensed something. He couldn't be certain if it was real, but based on his nine Tideflows planting base, the peak of the Earth Chain Foundation, he suddenly felt... there was something so powerful there that it was even terrifying to him!

The pressure filled him with intense desire, which seemed to be related to his nine spiritual oceans.

"That..." At first, he couldn't believe it, but then he began to tremble and even gasp. Without another thought, he leaped into the air and flew off into the distance.

As Ghostfang watched Yan Xiaobao leave, he frowned. Then he walked over to the same spot where Yan Xiaobao had stood and looked up at the sky. However, he noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Only someone like Song Que, with a special magic item, and who had activated numerous energy nodes, could do so. Or... someone at the peak of Earthstring Foundation establishment, possessing the power of 9 Tideflows.

In fact, the latter would find it easier to perceive what was above, and more clearly.

Eventually, Ghostfang shook his head and left.

Not much time had passed before Yan Xiaobao returned, looking very excited, with Hou Yunfei in tow. Hou Yunfei had just begun to recover his Tideflow.

"Big Bro Hou, start your Tideflow here. I will help you speed it up. I suspect there is a unique aura above the sky at this point!!"

Hou Yunfei smiled. Considering his complete trust in Yan Xiaobao, he felt there was no need to ask any more questions and quickly sat cross-legged, closing his eyes.

Standing behind him, Yan Xiaobao extended his hand, placing his palm on his back. As he poured power into Hou Yunfei to help accelerate his Tideflow, his nine spiritual oceans began to spin.

Soon, his fourth Tideflow appeared, creating a vortex that connected to the sky above. Shortly after, Earth energy surged towards him from all directions.

However, Yan Xiaobao was not satisfied with the speed, so he continued rotating his planting base, using the Tideflows power at the peak of the Earth Foundation establishment to propel Hou Yunfei faster and faster. Not long after, the fifth and sixth Tideflows also appeared.

Yan Xiaobao was the only one able to do this, using the special power of the nine Tideflows. He also had to pay a heavy price. Considering he was only helping one person, this was the price he paid. Had he been helping two people, he would have fallen from the peak of Earthstring Foundation Establishment. Regardless, he always planned to help Hou Yunfei.

Hou Yunfei's heart trembled. He knew that what he was experiencing now was unimaginable fortune, as three Tideflows simultaneously absorbed Earth energy from all directions.

"Xiao Chun..." Hou Yunfei said, his heart filled with warmth.

Yan Xiaobao smiled. Worried that Hou Yunfei might overthink the situation, he quickly said, "Brothers like us always help each other. Besides, I need to clear out this Earth energy so that I can see things clearly."

However, Hou Yunfei knew that even if this were true, Yan Xiaobao could still choose to use the situation to his advantage in some way. Hou Yunfei's earlier decision to defend Bai Xiaochun was absolutely not in vain.

Yan Xiaobao wanted to help Hou Yunfei establish the seventh Tideflow, but Hou Yunfei had reached his limit. Additionally, his three combined Tideflows caused the sky above to weaken once more!

As it did so, Yan Xiaobao could clearly sense... a very faint aura, quickly becoming more distinct.

It was an aura that seemed divine, as if a great Daoist opened their eyes, causing the whole world, all of heaven and earth, to kneel in worship!

After double-checking, Yan Xiaobao began to tremble, his eyes filled with a crazed look.

"Heaven... Heavenstring energy!!

"The Sect Leader was right. The Fallen Sword World indeed has a heavenly energy! This means establishing a Heaven-Dao Foundation is possible!

"Heavenly Dao Foundation... can increase longevity by five hundred years!!!" Yan Xiaobao almost seemed like he was struck by lightning; his flesh and blood trembled excitedly.

Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers away, Song Que sat cross-legged in a valley, where he was fiddling with his Fengshui Compass. After a while, his expression flickered, and he looked in Yan Xiaobao's direction, as well as the quickly weakening sky.

His eyes widened, his thoughts began to whirl.

"It's not good!!" he said, suddenly feeling anxious. The Blood Stream Sect had spent years studying that Wave Energy. Generation after generation of disciples provided information until Master Limitless reached the peak of Earthstring Foundation Establishment. Only then could the information be completed. Overall, the sect spent thousands of years making forecasts and other calculations to determine the method to reveal antenna energy!

Thus, Song Que's generation was the most significant one in recent history, and he was one of the most important disciples of that generation. He paid unimaginable costs to win the opportunity from Master Limitless.

He prepared countless times, including activating all energy nodes, which took a lot of time. All of this was done to ensure he could gather that energy.

The previous plan was to reach the Foundation at the energy node where he began Tideflows. After the Ninth Tideflow ended, he would use its power and the support of the Fengshui Compass to capture Wave Energy, absorb it, and then reach Heavenly Dao Foundation.

But then Yan Xiaobao interrupted him, forcing him to erase the evidence and head to a slightly inferior energy node. The new plan was to rely entirely on the Fengshui Compass to slowly capture Wave Energy.

How could he have imagined Yan Xiaobao would piece together these clues and trigger a Wave Energy descent? Although Yan Xiaobao was currently the only one able to sense it, as the energy continued its descent, all cultivators in the Fallen Sword World would be able to detect it.

"Damn, damn, DAMMIT!!" he roared, his hair in a disheveled mess.

"I can't manage any higher preparations; I can't wait any longer. Once that Wave Energy becomes fixed at the landing point below, it'll be too late!

"I don't care whether everyone notices, I need to capture that energy before it completely descends!" Teetering on the edge of madness, Song Que bit the tip of his tongue and spat some blood onto the Fengshui Compass. Then, as he pressed down on the compass and howled, his hands flashed into a dual-hand spell gesture.

"Heavenstring energy, descend here!" As soon as blood splattered onto the Fengshui Compass, a earth-shattering power erupted, shooting forth into the air where it pierced the sky. There, it linked with the heavenstring energy and began pulling it down!

Moments earlier, the heavenstring energy had been slowly descending, but now... it appeared in a vacant spot and began to descend!

The entire sky instantly turned golden, dazzling rays shooting downward from the spot of the energy beam. It almost looked like the sun descending.

This energy existed above all other things; it emitted the power of the Heavenly Dao, immediately drawing the attention of everyone present.

In the Fallen Sword World, it was completely and utterly unique!

In the world of cultivation, it was a very rare thing, an astounding and marvelous thing, few had ever had the chance to see it.

This is... five hundred years of longevity, above Earth energy, it is the ultimate peak of all foundations!

Because it took on a corporeal form, it transformed into a wisp of golden smoke, emanating the will of the Heavenly Dao, spreading out to fill the entire Fallen Sword World.

All the cultivators began to tremble violently, filled with an instinctive hunger, a feeling that far surpassed mortals. It was something that came from deep within their blood...

It was a hope beyond reason. It was madness!

"Heaven... colossal energy!"

"That is... colossal energy!"

"It's mine!" In the blink of an eye, almost all cultivators began howling with unprecedented excitement and frenzy!

Injured, Nine-Isles began to tremble, throwing his head back and roaring.

"Heavenstring energy!"

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