The most important thing is that cultivating a spirit vein to nourish the heavens and the earth brings a kind of destiny that allows one to remain undisturbed by inner demons during an advancement. Furthermore, one who carries such destiny finds it extremely useful for comprehending the various laws of heaven and earth later on. Because to cultivate a spirit vein of heaven and earth is to strengthen the world itself; naturally, one will be favored by this great world, reaping countless benefits.
In ancient times, when the world's resources were abundant, many were happy to cultivate spirit veins. Back then, if a spirit vein rose in rank, it would not regress. Though there were no short-term gains, the long-term benefits were substantial. But after the great war of antiquity, things changed; the world’s spirit qi began to dwindle daily. Spirit veins started to constantly regress and lose rank. We rely on spirit stones to keep our spirit veins from dropping in level. The sects that still survive today once possessed level-nine spirit veins, but now, even my Tianjian Sect is only at the mid-grade of the seventh tier. And that is with the entire sect’s resources supporting it.
After the Lingyun Sect ceased to be the leader, their spirit vein could only be maintained at the peak of the sixth tier, just enough for cultivators at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. A sect like your Baijian Sect only has a mid-grade fifth-tier vein, and even that is a struggle to maintain. H…
Chapter 397