Chapter 372: 372

The people from the w.a.n.g Xiaoyun group were stunned . Why would he seem so ecstatic when his cultivation base was dropping? Was there something they had not understood?

His cultivation base did not just drop to the Ordinary Saint layer; it kept dwindling until he was once more a Heavenly Knight .

When he finally opened his eyes again, nine seals were placed on his chest, suppressing his cultivation . To be able to advance in the future would be many times more complicated than it had been up until now, but the results would also be much more shocking .

No one at his level would be able to beat him; even level jumping battles were not hard to him .

Xue Wei smiled satisfied as he felt the Qi dragons and Qi feathers within his veins had gained a significant undulation of strength . Although they were now supposed to be weaker, he felt stronger than before . Not as feeble .

"What happened to you?" w.a.n.g Xiaoyun had also seen the transformation he had undergone, and she was curious as to why he would be so pleased with his decrease in strength .

"I had rushed to the Earth Saint rank," he said honestly . "When I joined the Ascended's Realm, I was nothing more than a Heavenly Knight . Within the short while we have been here, I was promoted to an Earth Saint .

"While the strength is very welcome, the problem is that my foundation had become unstable . Now I have sealed my foundation, and while my cultivation base has regressed, my strength has soared .

"Now I have the st.u.r.diest of foundations, all the impurities of the pills I have consumed throughout the years have also been dispelled . I am feeling much more powerful than ever before . "

Hearing his explanation, everyone felt relieved . They had already seen his strength in battle, so for him to say that he was now stronger than before made them feel safe .

Bai Tianyi also nodded his head in approval . It was definitely what he had wanted to see . Although it was great to advance fast, it was nothing if your foundation was unstable .

There were different risks with an unstable foundation . First of all, one's attacks would be a lot less effective compared to others at the same rank . Secondly, it might collapse at any moment, and if this happened, one would either be unable to advance in the future; some might even become a cripple .

Bai Tianyi had admitted that Xue Wei was his master, and as the master of him, the most amazing sword spirit in the entire world, he was not willing to see his master succ.u.mb to an unstable foundation .

He was also proud when he saw that Xue Wei had not just used one or two seals, but had engraved the full nine seals that he could carve .

Nine seals would mean that every single advance in the future would need nine times the effort, but he would also be nine times as powerful .

At first, everyone was tempted to use the same technique to solidify their own cultivation base . Still, after being told that it would require nine times as much effort, the only one who continued to be curious was w.a.n.g Xiaoyun .

"On behalf of you being my future mistress, I don't mind sharing the technique with you," Bai Tianyi said as he blinked innocently at w.a.n.g Xiaoyun, his words causing her face to turn beet red as she glanced at Xue Wei, however right now he was unable to hear what they were saying, he was discussing their plans with Hei Gou .

He had been spending a week cultivating, and during this week, the vessel had been flying towards their destination . From time to time, they would stop the vessel and pick up some rare materials that Luoluo had sensed, but they only stayed for the real treasures that were almost impossible to find in the outside world .

Now that Xue Wei was awake again, they were wondering what to do . Should they continue taking the vessel and arrive at the border between spring and summer as soon as possible, or should they travel on the ground and pick up treasures on the way?

The reason they had come to the Ascended's Realm in the first place was to get treasures, and some felt that they were spending too much time traveling and not enough looking for treasures .

Others felt that it was much better to fly directly to their destination and then look for treasures when they arrived there .

Xue Wei did not care either way . His gains within the Ascended's Realm were simply too overwhelming, even if he got no more treasures, he had already significantly benefitted .

Even so, he would never say no thank you to more treasures . As such, he allowed all the others to come up with a decision, and soon they landed on the ground, starting to walk towards their destination .

Just as they landed, they found a few herbs that were of use to them, and they quickly pocketed them before they began moving .

They had not gotten far before suddenly they heard the sounds of battles .

The battle was intense, and the sound of yelling could be heard . It was clear that the people fighting were all guests in the Ascended's Realm .

"Should we go and take a look?" Someone asked, and Xue Wei nodded his head . He had a feeling that he had finally found the people from the Vermilion Bird clan, as some of the voices that were screaming could be recognized .

As they arrived at the battle place, they found that Xue Wei was correct . The temperature was rising drastically as five fully-grown Vermilion Birds were hovering in the air, ready to strike at any moment .