Qingfeng Li held his portion of the Tree Monarch Growth Ring in his hand an began to carefully absorb its power.

The immense spirit energy within the Tree Monarch Growth Ring became specks of green light, which then entered Qingfeng Li's mind-s.p.a.ce. There, it created a green whirlpool.

The green whirlpool spun in place like a tornado. It tore apart Qingfeng Li's spirit energy, making it stronger. Finally, his spirit energy took the form of a giant cone, which stood in the depths of his mind-s.p.a.ce like a mountain.

Once Qingfeng Li channeled this power, it would definitely be a force that could shake up heavens and earth.

Violent energy radiated from Qingfeng Li's entire body. It radiated outward, sending soil flying away from him.

Nearby, Xue Lin, Mengyao Xu, and the others all hurriedly backed away, color draining from their faces. They were completely unable to withstand the spirit energy radiating from Qingfeng Li. It was like a black vortex, threatening to devour them all.

Qingfeng Li stood up. Two beams of green light shot out from his eyes which flew toward a small hill a few hundred meters away. Instantly, two ma.s.sive holes appeared in the hill before the entire thing exploded.

Qingfeng Li's eyes lit up with joy. He could clearly feel the power of the spirit energy within his mind-s.p.a.ce: it had advanced to the ninth level of the spirit monarch realm.

Such spirit energy was surely capable of standing toe-to-toe with that of the Kings of the Supreme Dynasties.

Qingfeng Li sucked in a deep breath before he spoke, "Let's go. We'll head deeper into the Sun Emperor's Tomb. Let's try to find the Sun Emperor's main burial chamber, obtain his legacy, and leave this place."

Having had a break-through with his spirit energy, Qingfeng Li felt completely refreshed. He was full of energy and felt utterly fearless.

With his friends at his side, Qingfeng Li left this man-eating forest and advanced forward.

Along the way, they encountered some self-cultivators who had just escaped from the same forest. When these people spotted Qingfeng Li, they all darted out of his way to let him pa.s.s.

Some of the people around these self-cultivators questioned their actions. Why had their admirable Senior Brother moved aside for that man? Their eyes were filled with questions.

"Senior Brother," a cute girl asked the man next to her, "what are you doing? You're a master of the fifth level of spirit monarch realm, renowned across the world of self-cultivators. Why did you move out of that man's way?"

The cute girl was clearly aware of her senior brother's force. He was powerful, and the object of her admirations. Before, her Senior Brother would never have cleared the way for someone else. If anything, he was quite arrogant himself. However, now, his face was pale like he'd just witnessed something frightening.

"Junior Sister, you must not talk behind that man's back," the male self-cultivator whispered to the girl. "His name is Qingfeng Li. Even the King of a Supreme Dynasty was no match for him and had been wounded. If we somehow cross him, there would be no escape for us."

All around, self-cultivators were discussing Qingfeng Li. Some of them knew him, others didn't.

Those who knew him warned their fellow sect-members, friends, and family members not to mess with Qingfeng Li. Their faces were pale because they knew that if they upset Qingfeng Li, they would certainly be killed.

Suddenly, Qingfeng Li's brows furrowed. He'd spotted someone in the distance. That someone was the Number One Devil on the Devil Rankings: Wutian Mo.

Qingfeng Li stopped in his tracks. Turning to Xue Lin and the others, he spoke, "You guys wait here for a moment. I'm going to go meet someone."

Qingfeng Li looked toward Wutian Mo in the distance. Then the two both disappeared from sight in a whirlwind of movement. A moment later, both appeared inside a cave in a mountain over a thousand meters away. They had exchanged the signal to meet up.

"Humble greetings to the Young Master," Wutian Mo fell to one knee, addressing Qingfeng Li with utmost respect.

Qingfeng Li smiled. Hurrying forward, he reached out with both hands and pulled Wutian Mo up to his feet.

"You're one of the Ten Great Devil Kings," he said softly. "There's no need for such formality. Next time we meet, you need not kneel."

Qingfeng Li truly trusted Wutian Mo. That was why he had instructed him to gather information on the other Supreme Dynasties.