The Rise of the Sect: I am the most persistent person in the world of immortal cultivation

The energy of the swords and blades instantly pierced through the layers of vines, striking precisely at the roots of the Ghost Emperor's vines.

"Ow!"

The Ghost King Vine let out a sharp, piercing roar, like that of a vengeful ghost, so shrill that it shook one's mind.

With its roots damaged, the death energy and malevolent energy within it instantly became disordered and leaked out wildly.

The Ghost King's vines abruptly stopped moving, the dancing vines drooped limply, the purple light on its body quickly dimmed, and the deathly aura and baleful energy gradually dissipated.

The vines on his body withered rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The black bud at the top also closed, and soon rotted and deteriorated, emitting an even stronger stench of decay.

A moment later, this fearsome late-stage Void Refinement demonic beast completely transformed into a pool of black humus, merging into the withered branches and fallen leaves on the ground, and perished completely.

Ye Yang landed slowly and put away the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword and the Evil King Blade.

He looked at the humus on the ground and frowned slightly.

"The roots of this Ghost Emperor Vine contain a dense aura of death. If left unchecked, it will breed new ferocious creatures in the future."

With that, he flicked his finger, and a blue flame shot towards the humus. The flame instantly enveloped it, completely burning away the remaining death energy and malevolent aura.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Yan Qingying quickly stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over Ye Yang with concern. Seeing that he was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"It doesn't matter."

Ye Yang waved his hand, but his gaze was drawn to the humus-covered land beneath his feet.

During the fierce battle just now, he noticed that the deathly and malevolent aura here was several times denser than the surrounding area.

At this moment, the vines withered, and the ground faintly glowed with a dark purple halo, completely different from ordinary soil.

"Look here."

"There must be a reason why this Ghost Emperor Vine can grow to the Refinement Void Realm here. Although the deathly aura and baleful energy around here are dense, their distribution is extremely regular, as if they are being guided by something."

Ye Yang extended his divine sense again, carefully sensing the flow of energy around him.

A moment later, his eyes lit up.

"The flow of these deathly and malevolent energies is converging below the roots of the Ghost Emperor Vine. Let's go take a look."

The two of them flashed and arrived at the spot where the Ghost Emperor Vine had originally taken root.

Ye Yang raised his hand and waved it, and a storm of swords and blades rose up from the ground, sweeping away clouds and soaring into the sky. It quickly transformed into an invisible force, peeling away the humus and soil from the ground layer by layer.

As the excavation deepened, an even denser aura of death and malevolence swept over them, but mixed within it was a trace of life.

"This is……"

Yan Qingying stared wide-eyed at the scene before her, incredulous.

Three zhang underground, there was a patch of black soil about ten zhang in diameter.

The soil was a deep, dark color, with a faint purple glow on its surface, as if countless tiny, malevolent wisps of energy were flowing within it.

The most peculiar thing is that although this soil is filled with deathly aura, it exudes a vibrant life force.

Two completely opposite auras blended perfectly, forming a mysterious balance.

"Yinming Tutian!"

Ye Yang took a deep breath, his voice filled with barely concealed excitement.

"Ancient books record that this soil needs to absorb endless evil energy and death energy to be formed. It may seem sinister, but it is actually an excellent fertile soil for cultivating yin-attribute spiritual plants."

Ye Yang explained slowly, his excitement barely concealed in his voice.

“Ordinary spiritual plants grow in this soil field, which not only accelerates their maturation, but also absorbs the evil energy contained in the soil field and transforms it into their own foundation; if it is a yin-attribute spiritual plant, it is even more like a fish in water, and can even nurture a unique spiritual charm.”

Yan Qingying also realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

"Legend has it that this thing only exists in the deepest part of the ancient battlefield, requiring countless lives to perish and tens of thousands of years of accumulating deathly energy, before it can be formed by the creation of heaven and earth. I never expected that such a treasure would exist deep in this desolate region!"

Ye Yang nodded, his eyes sparkling with thoughtful light.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and took out a jade bottle from his storage ring.

The jade bottle contained the Netherworld Purple Ganoderma spore powder that had been collected from the Flying Heaven Gate's herb garden.

"The Netherworld Purple Ganoderma needs a large amount of death energy to grow, but it cannot be corroded by evil energy. This Yin-Yang Soil Field has a balance of death energy and evil energy, and is full of vitality. It may be the most suitable environment for the growth of the Netherworld Purple Ganoderma!"

As Ye Yang spoke, he carefully opened the jade bottle and evenly sprinkled the purple spore powder onto the Yinming soil field.

The moment the spore powder came into contact with the Yinming soil, it was as if it had found the most suitable nutrients, and it instantly merged into it.

Immediately afterwards, visible changes occurred.

The black soil began to tremble slightly, and the purple light on its surface grew brighter. Countless tiny mycelia emerged from the soil, although it would still be a long time before it grew into Netherworld Purple Ganoderma.

But what's extraordinary here is that it's spreading and growing at an astonishing rate.

"It really works!"

Yan Qingying watched this scene with delight.

"Senior brother, look at the speed at which those mycelia are growing. They're at least several times faster than in the spirit herb garden!" Ye Yang also showed a satisfied smile.

"The Netherworld Purple Ganoderma is an extremely precious spiritual medicine. It can be refined to enhance the soul and eliminate demonic leeches. If it can be cultivated in large quantities here, it will greatly benefit the development of the Flying Heaven Sect."

Just as the two were observing the growth of the Netherworld Purple Ganoderma, Ye Yang's divine sense suddenly detected something.

He raised an eyebrow and turned to look to his left.

"Qingying, there seems to be something unusual over there."

The two figures flashed and sped off in the direction their divine senses perceived.

After walking only a hundred feet, we arrived at the entrance to a valley.

The valley was shrouded in thick black mist, but unlike the deathly aura and malevolent energy encountered before, the black mist here was actually mixed with rich spiritual energy.

"This is... a coexistence of spiritual energy and malevolent energy?"

Yan Qingying asked in confusion.

Ye Yang probed with his divine sense, and after a moment a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Let's go in and take a look."

The two passed through the black mist, and the sight before them astonished them once again. Deep within the valley lay a natural, sacred spring!

The spring water has an eerie black and white color; the black water is a dark spring formed from condensed malevolent energy, while the white water is a pure spiritual spring.

The two springs converge at the bottom of the valley, yet they do not interfere with each other, forming a perfect yin-yang symbol.

"The Yin-Yang Twin Spring!"

Ye Yang gasped.

"This spring can cultivate spiritual plants with yin and yang attributes, and can also be used to refine elixirs that harmonize yin and yang. If disciples who cultivate yin and yang techniques practice here, they can achieve twice the results with half the effort!"

Yan Qingying walked to the spring, reached into the water, and felt the strange power within.

“Senior brother, the spiritual energy in this spring is extremely pure and the yin and yang are balanced. It is indeed a rare treasure.”

Ye Yang looked around and discovered that many rare spiritual herbs were growing on the rock walls of the valley.

There are Netherworld Flowers that grow by absorbing Yin energy, and Heavenly Heart Grass that needs to be nourished by pure spiritual energy.

There were also some strange plants that he had never seen before, which were obviously able to coexist here because of the existence of the Yin-Yang Twin Spring.

"If this valley can be developed, a dedicated spiritual plant cultivation base can be established."

Ye Yang pondered for a moment.

"However, we need to set up an array to isolate the deathly and malevolent energy from the outside world, and at the same time protect this Yin-Yang Twin Spring."

The two continued exploring the valley and made new discoveries.

Deep within a cave in the valley, there was a natural mineral vein! The vein contained a large amount of black iron ore and spirit stone ore of extremely high quality, enough for the Flying Heaven Sect to use for hundreds of years.

"Senior brother, the depths of this desolate region are truly a treasure trove!"

Yan Qingying said excitedly.

"If these resources can be developed and utilized, the strength of the Flying Heaven Sect will surely advance by leaps and bounds!"

Ye Yang nodded, but his expression became serious.

"That's why we need to be even more careful. There must be a reason why these precious places have been preserved to this day."

"That Ghost Emperor Vine was only at the Refinement Realm, but this area is so vast, who knows what even more powerful beings are hidden here."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deafening roar suddenly echoed from afar.

The roar contained a terrifying pressure that shook the valley, startled countless birds into flight, and sent demonic beasts scattering in all directions.

Ye Yang and Yan Qingying exchanged a glance, both seeing a look of seriousness in each other's eyes.

Before the beast's roar had even subsided, a cold glint flashed in Ye Yang's eyes, as if he had suddenly realized the key point, and he stomped his foot hard!
"boom!"

A deafening roar echoed across the surrounding area.

Ye Yang exerted all his strength, and his body instantly erupted with terrifying Dao power at the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.

In an instant, a torrent of golden Dao power surged forth from his body like a raging sea.

The next moment, Ye Yang's figure transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky. In mid-air, he flipped his left hand, and the azure light surged, with the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword faintly roaring.

With another movement of his right hand, a black light flashed, and a long sword with a ferocious shape and a chilling, malevolent aura appeared—the Evil King's Blade.

With two Dao artifacts in hand, Ye Yang's aura became increasingly terrifying, and the pressure of a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator pressed down on all directions as if it were a tangible force.
His eyes were cold as he looked down at the newly discovered treasure trove, and he let out a low shout.

"This place belongs to my Flying Heaven Sect!"

Before he finished speaking, Ye Yang, wielding a sword, suddenly slashed out in mid-air.

The Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword drew a dazzling azure sword aura that stretched for dozens of miles, tearing the air apart and emitting a piercing shriek wherever it passed.

The Evil King Blade followed closely behind, unleashing a dense black blade aura that intertwined with the cyan sword energy, forming a sharp, black-and-white stream of air that rapidly spread in all directions.

This isn't about killing anyone, it's about drawing a line! (End of Chapter)