The Heaven-devouring Divine Beast, having continuously devoured the spirit stones of five storage bags, looked like a famished person who had finally enjoyed a sumptuous feast, a look of satisfaction on its face. It then gave a low roar to Yang Fei before diving into the stone gate atop White Jade City Peak, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

As it vanished, the terrifying ancient pressure slowly dissipated, and the humans on White Jade City felt the pressure lift, breathing heavily in relief.

Soon, a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators gathered.

Huang Chengcheng, both shocked and delighted, said to Yang Fei, "Yang Fei, has the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast grown this fast?"

Yang Fei nodded, "Yes, it had always been growing, but this time it’s as if it has crossed a major realm of cultivation."

Li Yue said, "According to the ’Mountain and Sea Strange Things,’ the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast is among the first batch of ancient giant beasts nurtured by innate spiritual energy after the chaotic beginning, revered as one of the ten divine beasts. An adult Heaven-devouring Divine Beast can swallow heaven and earth, with boundless power."

Gan Qian said, "This Heaven-devouring Divine Beast was still a cub when it first appeared, and now it should be equivalent to a human child in age."

"Equivalent to a human child?" everyone exclaimed.

Gan Qian nodded, "Yes. If it were an adult, all of Earth’s resources could be devoured in one bite by it."

Everyone felt a chill run down their spine.

Is it really this powerful?

Even Yang Fei couldn’t help but show signs of fear and worry.

Now he felt that he might not be able to afford raising the Heaven-devouring Beast. If it becomes an adult and can devour Earth’s resources in a single bite, then where could he find so many resources to feed it?

"Isn’t this too exaggerated?" Wang Chunyang gasped in shock.

Yun Zong said, "According to related records, the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast’s devouring ability is extremely terrifying, but in reality, the cultivation world hasn’t seen a real Heaven-devouring Divine Beast in countless millennia."

Du Hui said, "Even if it’s not as exaggerated as recorded in the ’Mountain and Sea Strange Things,’ just by the way it devoured five piles of mid-to-high grade spirit stones at once to be satiated, the cultivation resources needed for this beast’s growth are already frightening. Luckily, Earth’s spirit stones are abundant. Otherwise, such a spirit beast, even in the Great Cultivation World, could only be raised by top-tier divinity transformation realm powerhouses or sects and cultivation families above the two-star level."

"Indeed, for cultivators like us, obtaining enough cultivation resources for our own cultivation is already tough. Raising a Heaven-devouring Divine Beast that can eat like this is truly difficult." Lu Chen shook his head with a wry smile.

They used to envy Yang Fei for having such a Heaven-devouring Divine Beast as a spirit pet, but now it seems that such a spirit pet is not something that ordinary cultivators can afford to raise.

"Have you noticed? After the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast emitted that terrifying ancient aura, the demon beast groups on the outskirts retreated several miles, and they still don’t dare to return to their previous gathering areas." Helian Zhan suddenly said.

Everyone looked around and indeed saw this.

Ouyang He said, "Once the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast grows a bit more, those demon beasts won’t dare to come near here without the protection of the Four Spirits Blood Array, right?"

"Exactly, the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast is too strong, enough to deter all beasts." Helian Zhan said.

The rest all nodded, feeling much relieved inside.

All along, everyone had not been lax, always worried that those demon beasts might attack White Jade City once they grew. Now, three years on, the upgraded Four Spirits Blood Array still managed to deter those demon beasts, and with the addition of the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast, White Jade City should be safe in the short term.

With the three-year agreement approaching, everyone gathered, and Yang Fei confirmed the list of people willing to head to Shang Qing Sect for cultivation once more.

Just like three years ago, none of those who had signed up withdrew, each firm in their decision to go.

"Alright then, you ten shall go," Yang Fei finalized the decision, then glanced over the ten, saying, "Rest assured, as long as Earth still has the power to protect itself, you won’t be in danger."

Helian Rong smiled, "We’re not children anymore; we can’t always rely on you for protection. As members of Earth, we too have the passion to contribute something to our fellow Earthlings."

"Indeed, going to Shang Qing Sect, if we can grow quickly, we can contribute to Earth having a foothold in the Southern Domain Cultivation World in the future." Ji Qingshan said.

These years of combating Southern Domain’s invasion, while everyone hadn’t been idle, all knew that everything was resting on Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang’s shoulders.

Being former prodigies of the Martial Arts World, they held much discontent with this, going to Shang Qing Sect for cultivation was perhaps their only way to prove their talent again. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Half a month later, with less than a week to the three-year agreement, a commotion erupted in the demon beast groups in the southwest direction.

On patrol were Chris and Wales, and Chris quickly returned to report to Yang Fei, "Mr. Yang, the Western Cultivators are gathering. Should we let them come over?"

Yang Fei smiled, "We’ve been friends for a while now, of course, invite them over."

Soon, Monica, along with Pudis, Blood Wolf, Klein, and a dozen brown-haired, blue-eyed, fair-skinned young Western Cultivators entered the Four Spirits Blood Array and came up the mountain.

After some pleasantries, Monica got straight to the point with Yang Fei, "Yang Fei, we want to head to the Southern Domain Cultivation World, is that possible?"

Yang Fei slightly frowned, "All of you want to go?"

Monica nodded, "Yes, the Great Cultivation World is alluring, and we want to see it."

Yang Fei said, "But Wan Daorong mentioned that only ten Earth Cultivators would be accepted as inner sect disciples of Tian Nan Peak in Shang Qing Sect. We have already decided on the number going. If you also want to go, you might not be able to become inner sect disciples of Shang Qing Sect; you’d only be outer disciples or servant disciples staying at Tian Nan Peak."

Blood Wolf couldn’t hold back, "Can’t you spare a few spots for us?"

Yang Fei glanced at him mildly, shaking his head, "Sorry, we’ve already decided on the number here. If you had asked for spots three years ago, I wouldn’t refuse, but now..."

Monica interrupted, "I understand, it’s alright. At that time, you just need to have them agree to let us go to the Southern Domain, doesn’t matter if as outer disciples or servant disciples, as long as we can get some protection from Shang Qing Sect to ensure some safety."

Yang Fei breathed a sigh of relief at this, thinking a bit, he said, "If it’s just that, it shouldn’t be a big problem."

Monica had always had a good relationship with him, as allies, during the time of blocking Wang Zudao and Li Shuya, if it hadn’t been for Monica’s full support at a critical moment, White Jade City would have been breached long ago, he owed Monica a great debt of gratitude.

Now facing such a small request, he couldn’t not agree.

A week later, a massive Spirit Ship traversed through the transmission channel connecting to the Southern Domain.