Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"A Soul-Devouring Leech at the early stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm."

Thirty-six flying swords appeared around Zhang Yan, all fixed on the white water line.

Although this spirit-devouring leech has already reached the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Li Yan is not in the basin yet.

But Zhang Yan remained fearless.

With thirty-six flying swords, and by employing the Heavenly Gang Sword Control Technique, it is not impossible to kill him.

"I was just passing by."

After observing for a moment, Zhang Yan did not make a move.

Although it is a Spirit-Devouring Sea Leech at the Dharma Aspect Realm, its actions are still simple.

It extends in a straight line without touching the basin.

It will not harm the disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Zhang Yan saw no need to intervene; he simply needed to wait for it to leave.

call out!
But at that moment, another figure appeared in the basin.

The newcomer wore a dark gold robe, had a gaunt face, and a somewhat stern expression.

He exuded a Dharma Aspect Realm aura that was even more powerful than that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

It is currently the only Dharma Realm in the basin, Dongfang Fu.

"Young Master."

Dongfang bowed to Zhang Yan.

"You know my strength."

"You don't need to do anything."

"Besides, this Soul-Devouring Leech poses no threat to us."

Zhang Yan replied calmly, his hands behind his back.

however.

That's not what Dongfang Fu meant.

"Young Master."

"This is a spirit-devouring leech."

"Having reached the Dharma Aspect Realm, one's sensitivity to spiritual energy becomes even more acute."

"The basin we are in is not its target."

"That proves that its destination is a more abundant resource area."

"Following this Soul-Devouring Leech will make it easy to find; this is a great opportunity."

Dongfang Fu suggested.

His analysis is correct.

This also aligns with the characteristics of the Soul-Eating Leech.

That's how we found this basin.

If he could think of it, Zhang Yan could naturally think of it too.

However, Zhang Yan's current goal is not to find resource sites, but to improve his cultivation and protect the disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Although it is possible, there may be resource-rich areas.

But it also means that they may have to fight against other forces.

"Eastern Fu".

"Have you forgotten what my master said?"

"The lives of our fellow disciples are the most important thing, especially since Senior Brother Li Yan and the others are not here."

"If we go there rashly, what should we do if we encounter other forces?"

Zhang Yan expressed his concerns.

"Humph!"

"Zhang Yan, stop trying to intimidate me with the Pavilion Master's words."

"Isn't the Five Sects Grand Competition all about vying for resource territories?"

"We are currently in the early stages of the competition, and most of the resource areas are unclaimed."

"Are we just going to stay put and give up all our resource-rich lands?"

"Moreover, if we occupy it first, even if other forces are involved, they will not dare to act rashly."

"Such a golden opportunity, are we just going to let it slip away like this?"

Dongfang Fu snorted coldly and questioned him.

What you think is your business.

"But I have a responsibility to my fellow disciples. I don't want to see any of them perish."

"I would rather give up a resource-rich area."

Zhang Yan, not one to tolerate Dongfang Fu, said coldly.

"it is good!"

"If you're not going, then I'll go by myself!"

Dongfang Fu gritted his teeth, his Dharma power surged, and he chased after the Devouring Spirit Sea Leech.

"Dongfang Fu!"

Zhang Yan's face was frosty, and the magical power of a tenth-stage Nascent Soul surged forth.

Thirty-six flying swords surrounded him, locking onto Dongfang Fu, attempting to stop him.

With Li Yan absent, he has absolute command authority.

"His strength."

"It's been improved again."

Dongfang Fu's expression changed slightly. Being locked onto by the flying sword, he actually felt a huge threat.

In the previous selection competition, Zhang Yan used every means to defeat him.

And now.

These flying swords alone could threaten him.

He couldn't see through Zhang Yan's true strength at all.

"Zhang Yan".

“I know you have command.”

"But this is my own action, and it is also for the benefit of the Divine Weapon Pavilion."

"Don't even think about using your power to suppress me."

Dongfang Fu offered an explanation and then sped up again.

Zhang Yan stared at his figure, but still did not make a move.

No matter what.

Dongfang Fu's starting point, like Li Yan and the others, was for the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

And he is alone.

Even if surrounded, they should be able to escape.

that's it.

Zhang Yan watched as Dongfang Fu and the Soul-Devouring Leech disappeared into the deep sea.

……

In the deep ocean.

"I thought so."

"He's using his position for personal gain."

Dongfang Fu looked behind him and muttered to himself.

Zhang Yan is a coward, but he's not.

How can one become strong if one is afraid to take risks?

His spiritual sense locked onto the Soul-Devouring Leech, and the man and the beast continued forward in this way.

A whole day.

Dongfang Fu saw it: a winding trench.

The narrow trench is from which a stream of warm seawater flows, emitting a dark red glow.

Following the path of the Soul-Eating Leech, this trench is its destination.

"right here!"

Dongfang Fu's eyes lit up, and he quickly arrived at the top of the trench with the Soul-Devouring Leech.

Having witnessed the Soul-Swallowing Leech change direction and fall straight into the trench, Dongfang Fu finally confirmed his suspicions.

We arrived at the top of the trench.

Looking down from the east, the trench was a full two thousand meters deep, with an extremely winding interior.

Braving the almost boiling seawater, Dongfang Fu continued to venture deeper.

Finally, at the bottom of the trench, a large pit was found. Inside the pit was a bright yellow, viscous liquid, like magma, which was incompatible with seawater.

It lay quietly in the pit.

Within the endless sea, a fiery force, the power of heaven and earth, flowed.

There was also incredibly pure spiritual energy emanating from it.

It's even more amazing than the previously discovered Ling Shi Basin!
"Earth's Core Fire Essence!"

Upon seeing this pool of spiritual liquid, Dongfang Fu's breathing quickened, and he almost swallowed a mouthful of seawater.

This fiery essence of the earth can only be formed deep underground.

Its origin is that it is an unformed spirit crystal that absorbs a large amount of the power of fire and heaven and earth from the earth, and is constantly tempered and concentrated.

For fire-element cultivators, it is an extremely rare treasure.

The cold fire that Dongfang Fu wielded, though unusual, was still a form of the true essence of fire.

Even if he is at the Dharma Aspect Realm, he can still gain a lot of benefits!

If a Nascent Soul cultivator were to obtain it, even if they were not a fire element cultivator, they would still reap substantial benefits.

"It truly is a treasure trove of resources!"

"Wouldn't occupying this place be better than that basin?"

Dongfang Fu thought excitedly.

call out!
At that moment, the Soul-Devouring Leech also came from afar.

Its senses were highly sensitive, but here it failed, even slower than Dongfang Fu.

Dongfang Fu was located on the route of the Soul-Devouring Leech.

The gaping maw, a full ten meters wide, could even swallow up the seabed rocks along its path, creating a passage.

"roll!"

But Dongfang Fu wouldn't take away the Earth Core Fire Marrow that he had already obtained.

With a wave of his hand, his right hand transformed into a gigantic Dharma hand.

Boom!
A punch landed on the body of the Devouring Spirit Leech, creating a bubble a hundred meters in size in the sea.

The bubbles burst quickly, but the Soul-Eating Leech did not give up.

They continued rushing towards that pool of fiery marrow from the earth's core.

"this is mine!"

Seeing this, Dongfang Fujian had no choice but to rely entirely on his Dharma form.

His Dharma form, which was nineteen feet tall, expanded by another foot compared to the selection competition.

Burning with cold flames, he collided with the Soul-Devouring Sea Leech in the deep sea.

The leech that swallows spirits has low intelligence.

Despite his powerful physique, he was not as strong as Dongfang Fu.

The battle lasted for an hour.

The trench was turned upside down, and the Soul-Swallowing Leech finally gave up, transforming into a line of water and leaving the trench.

"At least you know what's good for you." Dongfang Fu didn't give chase.

He doesn't have Zhang Yan's abilities.

It would take at least half a day to kill this Soul-Devouring Sea Leech, so there's no need for that.

The Soul-Devouring Leech was driven away.

The fiery core of this trench is where Dongfang Fu lies.

Dongfang Fu collected all the Earth Core Fire Essence from the pit, only to discover that more Fire Essence was flowing out of the pit.

"According to the rules."

"It's impossible to take this Fire Marrow all at once."

"As long as we occupy this place, we can obtain resources continuously."

Dongfang Fu stroked his chin and murmured.

He then began to wander in the trench.

The trench is extremely long, exceeding two hundred miles in length, and contains a total of eight large pits.

It has always been there, with the fiery essence flowing from the earth's core.

In addition, of course, there's the Soul-Devouring Leech.

However, they were all just some Soul-Devouring Sea Leeches, equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage, and Dongfang Fu cleared them all out in one day.

"It's not necessary to collect them all."

"Leave some for the junior brothers."

Dongfang Fu knew when to stop, taking three pits and leaving eight behind.

If he took it all, it would make him seem too selfish.

Moreover, leaving five behind would give him a reason to bring his junior brothers and sisters.

"I'll take the Earth Core Fire Essence back with me."

"Let's see what reason Zhang Yan has to refuse!"

Dongfang Fu's loud laughter echoed in the trench.

A ripple spread across the water, and Dongfang Fu disappeared from sight.

But he didn't know.

A peculiar sound has already spread from the seabed.

Upon hearing the sound, all the Devouring Spirit Leeches above the Dharma Aspect Realm in this sea area immediately changed direction.

And the target is this trench.

……

Divine Phoenix Valley.

More than two hundred disciples followed their leader, Chen Xiao.

"My senior brothers and the others."

"They went to the deep sea."

"Isn't leaving behind three senior brothers at the Dharma Aspect Realm too few?"

Yue Ping stood beside Chen Xiao and said with concern.

Like Li Yan and the others, the Dharma Aspect Realm disciples of Divine Phoenix Valley also set their sights on the Deep Sea.

However, Divine Phoenix Valley had more Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators, leaving three behind.

"A lot."

"I have received information from the other major sects."

"They all go to explore the deep sea, but the Divine Weapon Pavilion doesn't know anything about it."

"However, with three Dharma Aspect Realm experts present, even if all the Dharma Aspect Realm experts from the Divine Weapon Pavilion are present, we can still avoid them in time."

Chen Xiao said with certainty.

call out!call out!
As they were talking, Chen Xiao suddenly noticed two very conspicuous white lines in the seawater.

"what is that?"

Chen Xiao asked a question.

Then, three Dharma Aspect Realm experts beside him attacked simultaneously.

"Junior Brother Chen."

"They are two Spirit Devouring Leeches at the early stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm."

"This strange beast can sense the spiritual energy of the seawater..."

"The simultaneous appearance of both ends must be due to the presence of abundant spiritual energy, attracting them."

"If we keep up, we will definitely be able to find a second resource site."

A moment later, a Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator returned to report.

"Oh?"

"Is there such a good thing?"

"Please lead the way, senior brother!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao immediately changed direction.

The disciples of Divine Phoenix Valley caught up with the two Spirit-Devouring Leeches.

……

Submarine basin.

The aura of the Dharma Realm rippled outwards.

"Eastern Fu".

Zhang Yan appeared instantly, his gaze somewhat unfriendly.

Dongfang Fu's release of his aura startled all the disciples in the basin.

really.

Disciples kept appearing in the basin, looking over in confusion.

"Young Master."

"I had my reasons."

With a smug smile on his face, Dongfang Fu took out a bottle of Earth Core Fire Essence.

"Has Senior Brother Dongfang discovered anything?"

The previous generation of disciples all gathered around.

Huang Yun'er and the others surrounded Zhang Yan.

"This is the Earth's Core Fire Essence!"

"I spent the last four days following a Spirit Devouring Leech, which was at the early stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm."

"We found a trench, and inside there is this Earth Core Fire Marrow."

Dongfang Fu displayed the Earth Core Fire Essence and addressed the crowd.

Even at the bottom of the sea.

As the jade bottle was opened, a rich, fiery energy emanated from it.

And then there's the spirit crystal, and the condensed spiritual energy, which arouses a strong desire in people.

Even Zhang Yan glanced at it again.

"Senior brother."

"Are there other forces operating in that precious land?"

Everyone asked curiously.

"of course not."

"Otherwise, how would I have obtained so much Earth Core Fire Essence?"

Dongfang Furu was surrounded like a star, and he took out eight more bottles of Earth Core Fire Essence.

There are nine bottles in total.

Suspended in the seawater, it makes one's mouth water.

"nobody!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples present were filled with fervor.

If there are no other forces involved and the location is known, what's the difference between that and getting something for free?
"Fellow junior brothers and sisters."

"I only took 40% of the fiery marrow accumulated in the trench."

"There are still 60% left, and even more, all hidden in the rocks of the trench!"

Dongfang Fu's words were like a demonic chant, stirring the hearts of every disciple.

"Senior Brother Dongfang has foresight; he actually found such an unclaimed resource site."

"This is a golden opportunity. If we seize it first, other forces will only be able to watch helplessly."

"We can't hesitate any longer; if we're a step too slow, someone else might snatch it away."

...

The disciples were talking amongst themselves, all praising Dongfang Fu.

After all, these are the real, authentic essences of the earth's core.

Most of the disciples were tempted, including Song Qizhen.

"Senior brother."

"How about we split some of our people off..."

Song Qizhen advised.

The eyes of the other disciples also fell on Zhang Yan.

Because Zhang Yan has command authority.

Dongfang Fu did not.

Playing with the jade bottle, Dongfang Fu remained silent, but the disciples around him all sided with him.

"I disagree."

Finally, Zhang Yan spoke, his voice resolute.

"why?"

The disciples found it hard to believe.

"I have a responsibility to my junior classmates."

"Although that trench is indeed a resource area."

"But being far from the coast, there is a high possibility of encountering other forces, and I cannot guarantee my safety."

Zhang Yan explained.

"hehe."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Fu immediately let out a cold laugh.

"Zhang Yan".

"You're the one who has to be a coward."

"Don't drag me along. We'll just miss this opportunity."

"Even if you return to the Divine Weapon Pavilion and explain to the Pavilion Master, you will have no reason to exonerate yourself."

"Your insistence on going your own way will only become a stumbling block!"

Dongfang pointed at Zhang Yan and cursed loudly.

"Senior Brother Dongfang."

"Senior Brother Zhang."

The disciples, seeing the two locked in a fierce battle of wills, were in a difficult position and wanted to mediate.

This is a grand competition of five sects; unity is of paramount importance.

"No need to say more."

I've finished speaking.

"The Earth Core Fire Essence is right here. Trust your senior brother, now follow me!"

Dongfang Fu no longer concealed his actions, retreating a hundred meters and shouting loudly. (End of Chapter)