Chapter 948: Purifying the Jade Token

Mighty and vast source qi tore through the sky. Within a rainbow of source qi, the mottled black pen vibrated slightly, emitting an earth-shattering hum, causing the void to tremble.

The mottled black pen descended from the sky, finally crashing heavily upon a somewhat ethereal figure.

Boom!

A massive source qi shockwave swept outward at that moment, the ground cracking with fissures spreading like a spiderweb in all directions.

Meanwhile, the ethereal figure, radiating powerful source qi fluctuations, let out a shrill scream at that instant, ripples blooming across its body, before it exploded with a deafening roar.

A shadowy figure appeared ghost-like behind it, its palm instantly piercing the ethereal figure's chest, and pulling out a glowing pearl.

The shadow revealed itself to be Zhou Yuan. He lightly tossed the Fallen Source Pearl in his hand, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes. After a full day of arduous travel, they had finally rounded up all the Fallen Demon Specters within this small space.

And this Fallen Source Pearl was exactly the ninth one.

Zhou Yuan flicked his finger; eight Fallen Source Pearls rose, and when all nine gathered, they shone brilliantly.

If these nine Fallen Source Pearls were refined, it should significantly dissolve the ninth barrier of the Divine Palace.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

At this moment, hundreds of figures arrived from afar, landing all around. It was the Heavenly Abyss Territory team. Previously, they had been responsible for cooperatively driving out the Fallen Demon Specters.

Yi Qiushui landed beside Zhou Yuan, glanced at the Fallen Source Pearls, and smiled, "This is the last place with abundant spiritual energy in this small space."

Zhou Yuan said, "Give the order; let's gather the spiritual energy here."

Yi Qiushui nodded, then relayed the order. However, a moment later, a hint of worry appeared on her gentle, pretty oval face.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yuan asked.

Yi Qiushui let out a bitter laugh and said, "After our previous encounters with the teams from the Myriad Ancestors Territory and the Martial God Territory, our people held nothing back, and their source qi consumption was enormous. If we enter a new small space in this state and encounter strong teams, I'm afraid our combat effectiveness will be a concern. And if we wait for them to gradually recover, it will take at least three days."

Currently, all teams are racing against time to acquire spiritual energy, and resting for three days instead of moving to the next small space would undoubtedly result in significant losses.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan simply smiled, looking calm.

Yi Qiushui, seeing his expression, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Do you have a solution?"

Zhou Yuan clenched his hand, and a jade tablet appeared within it. On the tablet, there were traces of numerous source runes, and deep within the tablet, a faint stream of azure-golden source qi seemed to be flowing.

He handed the jade tablet to Yi Qiushui and said, "First, draw the ambient source qi into the tablet, then try absorbing source qi from the tablet."

Yi Qiushui was somewhat puzzled, but she followed his instructions, first drawing the ambient source qi into the tablet. She saw streaks of light bloom on the tablet, and as the ambient source qi entered the tablet, the source runes inscribed upon it also brightened. Especially the wisp of azure-golden source qi within it, which emitted a faint, almost imperceptible draconic cry.

Yi Qiushui held the jade tablet in her delicate hand and absorbed the ambient source qi from it into her body.

Moments later, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened!

Because to her astonishment, she discovered that the stream of ambient source qi was being refined by her at an incredibly fast pace, then flowing into her Divine Palace.

"How can this be?!" Yi Qiushui exclaimed, disbelieving.

One must understand that the ambient source qi within the Abyss of Fallen Spirits was extremely violent. It was precisely because of this that refining and absorbing it required immense effort. However, the stream of ambient source qi she had just absorbed seemed to lack those violent factors.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "It seems to be effective."

Yi Qiushui's gaze also turned to the jade tablet in her hand, "Is it because of this?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "This is the 'Purification Tablet' I created. It can purify the violent factors in the ambient source qi. With this, your source qi recovery speed should be able to reach eighty percent of what it is outside." This 'Purification Tablet' isn't actually too complex, but its core component is very special, because it's a wisp of Zhou Yuan's "World-Suppressing Sky Serpent Qi."

Because Zhou Yuan himself could only refine the violent factors within the ambient source qi by relying on the Ancestral Dragon Scripture. So Zhou Yuan had conducted experiments before, and the current 'Purification Tablet' is the final product.

"Zhou Yuan, you're amazing!" Yi Qiushui's pretty face was filled with joy. This item was a true treasure for them. With this Purification Tablet, they could use their source qi without restraint, which would undoubtedly give them an advantage when encountering other teams.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "However, this 'Purification Tablet' also has a flaw: it can't last indefinitely. It can only be used for a maximum of three days, after which it will automatically deactivate. Only by giving it back to me for re-refinement can it become effective again." Actually, the reason for its deactivation is that the wisp of Sky Serpent Qi within it can only last for three days at most. Of course, there's no need to explain that part too clearly.

"That's a small problem," Yi Qiushui shook her head. "Three days is enough for them to use it up, and they are always with Zhou Yuan, so they can just have him re-refine it when it deactivates."

Zhou Yuan waved his sleeve, and hundreds of jade tablets flew out, circling around Yi Qiushui. He smiled and said, "Please distribute these tablets. Tell them to quickly recover their source qi after gathering the spiritual energy. We still have battles ahead."

Yi Qiushui waved her hand, collecting all the jade tablets into the delicate Cosmos Pouch at her waist. She said with a smile, "Those guys will probably be overjoyed. They've been worried about recovering their source qi for a while now." With that, she turned and left, her graceful figure receding.

Zhou Yuan, meanwhile, found a large boulder and sat cross-legged upon it, beginning to refine and absorb the Fallen Source Pearls one by one.

When he had refined the third one, he heard numerous cheers coming from around him.

"Chief Pavilion Master is mighty!"

"Chief Pavilion Master is invincible!"

Presumably, everyone had received the Purification Tablets, and their excitement led them to cheer aloud.

Zhou Yuan smiled and continued to refine with his eyes closed.

By the time Zhou Yuan had refined the remaining Fallen Source Pearls, half a day had passed. The sky was slightly dim, and as clouds churned, strong winds raged through this small space.

Zhou Yuan stood up, his gaze sweeping around. He saw that the Heavenly Abyss Territory members had all finished gathering spiritual energy, and were now sitting cross-legged in various places, gripping their Purification Tablets, absorbing ambient source qi, and recovering themselves.

He looked at the sky, a thoughtful expression in his eyes. It was said that the deeper one went into the Abyss of Fallen Spirits, the higher the danger level within the spaces. However, Zhou Yuan was not afraid of this; on the contrary, he was somewhat expectant.

Because only in those highly dangerous, advanced small spaces could primordial spiritual energy be born. In this Nine Regions Grand Assembly, the final ranking was determined by the amount of spiritual energy acquired. However, it was known that primordial spiritual energy held an unimaginably high proportion in this calculation. It was said that a single wisp of primordial spiritual energy could be equivalent to a thousand wisps of ordinary spiritual energy. Therefore, ultimately, the competition in this Nine Regions Grand Assembly would still revolve around primordial spiritual energy; that was the real main event.

As Zhou Yuan pondered, the surrounding Heavenly Abyss Territory members gradually opened their eyes. There was a glint in their eyes, a sign of abundant source qi.

They stood up, all respectfully bowing to Zhou Yuan in unison.

Zhou Yuan nodded, not saying much, simply waving his hand: "Let's go, to the next space."

As his voice fell, he was the first to shoot forward, followed by hundreds of people. They arrived at the spatial rift they had located beforehand and entered in single file.

When Zhou Yuan opened his slightly closed eyes, a lush, verdant world appeared before him. The world was filled with vibrant life; ancient forests stood in the distance, and the roars of beasts seemed to echo from within them.

Zhou Yuan gazed at this vibrant world, but his expression gradually became solemn.

Because the ambient source qi within this space was astonishingly dense, several times stronger than in the previous few spaces.

Moreover, within that dense ambient source qi, he sensed a peculiar aura that made his Divine Palace tremble slightly...

That was...

Primordial spiritual energy!

A brilliant light surged in Zhou Yuan's eyes. Primordial spiritual energy—he had finally encountered it!