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Ghostfang, Shangguan Tianyou, and all the cultivators who had established a Foundation went berserk, as did the Qi Condensation cultivators!

All of them began to take action, converging from all directions!

By now, sects didn't matter; everyone was engulfed in chaotic battle.

For most cultivators, when it comes to elevation energy, there is no cooperation with other disciples. Only competition.

Regardless of whether or not someone has already reached Foundation, as long as you have energy, you can use it to ascend to the Heaven Foundation!

Even the weakest part of the Heaven-Dao Foundation is higher than the pinnacle of the Earth Foundation. For cultivators, reaching that stage is like entering heaven!

If Song Que acquires it, given that he already possesses eight Tideflows earthstring cultivation bases, when he reaches Heaven-Dao, he will be almost at the peak of power.

On the other hand, if Yan Xiaobao gets it, then he... will become something that hasn't appeared in thousands of years in the lower reaches east of the Heavenspan River... a nine Tideflows Earth Line Heaven Foundation establishment expert!

He will be the most powerful Middle Cultivator of the Heaven-Dao Foundation!

However, what matters most to Yan Xiaobao is not how powerful he will become, but the longevity of 500 years. Mortal-Dao Foundation established 100 years. Earthstring Foundation established 200 years. Heaven-Dao Foundation established... comes 500 years!

In the Cultivation World, history can go back tens of thousands of years, 500 years may not seem much. But for mortals, that's equivalent to ten generations. Moreover, it's exactly what Yan Xiaobao has always dreamed of!

How could he not go mad!?

He's not the only one. Most of those present went mad. Only a few cultivators, in the middle of Tideflows, or perhaps for other reasons, suppressed their excitement. Hou Yunfei was one of them, as were other disciples of Spirit Creek Sect whom Yan Xiaobao helped acquire earth energy. They chose to stand aside.

But others didn't have any thoughts of giving up!

In an instant, over a hundred survivors in the Fallen Sword World threw themselves wholeheartedly into action. As they flew into the sky, hoarse shouts rose, heading downward toward the golden antenna energy.

Yan Xiaobao reacted the fastest. Before flying, he slapped his chest, causing black light to flash from his wrist, gathering near his chest. It turned into a black pearl, a life-saving magic item given to him by Li Qinghou. After pushing the pearl onto Hou Yunfei's back, it melted and then spread to cover him, which would protect him to complete his Foundation. Subsequently, Yan Xiaobao flew into the sky.

"That terrifying energy is mine!" he roared. He seemed as frantic as everyone else, with only one thought in his mind... he had to get as much energy as he could, no matter what he had to fight to do so!

That massive energy was essentially his own life!

"If you steal that energy, you steal my longevity!" he roared. Flying toward the sky as fast as possible, he moved so quickly that he was the first to approach the antenna energy and reach out to grasp it.

However, just as he was about to grab it, Song Que emerged from his carved Immortal Cave. A blinding light shot from his Fengshui Compass, altering the course of the antenna energy. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

As Yan Xiaobao's hand closed in, it split into two parts, slipping through his fingers. The smaller portion changed direction and headed towards Song Que, while the larger portion flew off into the distance.

Yan Xiaobao's eyes were blood-red as he ignored the smaller energy beam and focused on the larger one. Rushing forward, as Ghostfang tilted his head back and roared, he was about to reach out to grab it, causing Ghost Energy to surge around him. Ignoring any potential adverse effects on his cultivation base, he unleashed a powerful fog that rose around him, echoing with ghostly cries and wails. Simultaneously, an ethereal hand extended from the mist, emanating a potent and ominous aura.

When he opposed Song Que and attempted to destroy his spell formation, he had always been worried about the instability of his Dao Foundation and did not go all out. But now he seemed unconcerned about that. He utilized all his capabilities, significantly boosting his combat power.

"Defeat it!" he roared, shooting into the sky, vying with Yan Xiaobao for the massive energy.

In the blink of an eye, they collided fiercely. Ghostfang attacked with lethal force, causing the world to fill with rumbling booms. Astonishingly, within the fog, one could see ten gigantic ethereal hands, each exuding foundational power as they contemptuously targeted Yan Xiaobao.

"Do you think I would retreat just like that?!" Yan Xiaobao retorted. Waving his sleeve, he caused violet Qi to swirl out, forming a gigantic cauldron aimed at the ten ghostly hands. Supported by the power of nine Tideflows, the enormous violet cauldron was stronger than ever before, reaching terrifying levels.

When Ghostfang's ten ghostly hands crumbled into pieces, a thundering sound reverberated. As he was violently pushed back by a powerful force, blood sprayed from Ghostfang's mouth. Yan Xiaobao's Immortal Golden Skin shone with resplendent radiance, making him look like a Celestial Warrior. Although he was initially unnerved by this encounter, the truth was his Qi and blood were in turmoil.

Ghostfang had reached 7 Tideflows, only two less than him. Furthermore, they were relatively evenly matched in Qi Condensation. Fortunately, Yan Xiaobao had broken the shackles of the first death, allowing him to crush him.