Spiritual Energy Revival

"What’s going on!"

Gu Sheng abruptly sat up and looked around warily.

"What is this?"

Following the sound, Gu Sheng walked over to the large fish tank in the room. A tropical fish was violently ramming itself against the glass as if it had gone mad.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

This tropical fish was a full size larger than the others beside it. Its eyes seemed slightly red, and when it opened its mouth to blow bubbles, rows of sinister sharp teeth could faintly be seen inside.

"Something’s wrong! This is the aura of a Demon Beast!"

Gu Sheng was startled. This tropical fish actually carried a unique spiritual energy fluctuation similar to that of a Demon Beast. Although the fluctuation was extremely faint, it was unmistakably spiritual energy.

"Ding ling! The Revival Era is the Spiritual Energy Revival…"

At that moment, the Multiverse Reincarnation System in his mind suddenly transmitted a stream of information. As Gu Sheng received it, he stood rooted to the spot, his eyes blank as if he had fallen into his own mental world.

"Little Brother Gu~~"

A coquettish call carrying a hint of temptation came from behind Gu Sheng. Liu Daimei walked out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe that deliberately exposed part of her fragrant shoulder. Strands of water clung to her damp hair as it hung casually over her shoulders. After washing up, she seemed to possess several more touches of alluring charm.

"Little Brother Gu! What’s wrong with you!"

Gu Sheng’s reaction was beyond Liu Daimei’s expectations. He actually stood there without moving at all, which stirred a trace of displeasure in her heart. Only after walking in front of him did she notice that something seemed off about his condition. She waved her fair, jade-like hand in front of his face and placed her other hand on his shoulder, giving him a push.

"Ah~"

Gu Sheng came back to his senses somewhat dazedly. He instinctively turned toward the direction of the call, and upon feeling someone pushing his shoulder, he raised his hand and pushed back.

"Ah~"

Liu Daimei had never expected Gu Sheng to push back. Gu Sheng had not expected his own push to be so weak either, but he accidentally used a little too much force. His right hand landed on Liu Daimei’s breasts, and he subconsciously squeezed them.

"Let go!"

Liu Daimei’s pretty face flushed slightly, and her breath came out sweet and fragrant. She had never imagined that, through such a twist of fate, Gu Sheng would take such a huge advantage. Although she constantly acted flirtatiously and invited Gu Sheng to the hotel, she was actually after nothing more than his blood. She had never intended to let Gu Sheng truly take advantage of her.

"You called me!"

Gu Sheng awkwardly withdrew his hand, unsure where to put it.

"Why were you just standing there without moving? I thought something had happened to you!"

Liu Daimei spoke as she usually did, her voice coquettish and sweet enough to melt a person’s bones.

"Wait!"

Gu Sheng did not answer her directly. Instead, he rolled up his sleeve and called out to the tiger-striped mark on his arm. "Lord God! Query information on the Revival Era!"

"Information on the first stage of the Revival Era: 100 points. Information on the second stage…"

A light screen appeared before them, displaying the prices of information on each stage of the Revival Era.

"Purchase the information on the first stage!"

Gu Sheng had already expected this. He confirmed with the Lord God Mark what he needed.

"Ding~~"

A stream of information flowed into Gu Sheng’s mark. There was not much content, most of it consisting of general knowledge about the Revival Era. With the Spiritual Energy Revival, the path of global evolution would begin. Wild beasts and humans alike would gain power…

The scenes described were similar to those in certain sci-fi apocalyptic novels, except that the apocalypse was caused not by a virus, but by spiritual energy.

Spiritual Qi was the foundation indispensable to cultivators. It was a special form of extremely stable energy that could nevertheless be easily absorbed and utilized by people. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the East and the magical elements of the West were essentially the same thing.

The flow of spiritual energy resembled the tides, rising and falling in periodic cycles. This cycle was extremely long, perhaps occurring only once every countless years.

Before the present age, the world had entered the Dharma Ending Era. Spiritual energy had fallen into an almost nonexistent trough. Mythology had vanished, cultivation had disappeared, and even mortal martial arts had lost nearly all their power.

The Spiritual Energy Revival represented the return of spiritual energy. The present world might once again enter a cultivation era like that of the ancient primordial wilderness.

However, the Spiritual Energy Revival would not erupt all at once. It would proceed gradually through multiple stages, subtly increasing over time. Ordinary people would be completely unable to detect the changes.

When Gu Sheng and Wang Lin had clashed in the Lord God Space a few days earlier, the Spiritual Energy Revival in the present world had just entered its first stage. Lifeforms reaching the peak of the First Star Level might appear in the present world, so the Lord God had stopped suppressing the power of First Star Level Reincarnators.

"As expected!"

After reading the information on the light screen, Gu Sheng compared it with the stream of information transmitted by the system in his mind. As expected, the first-stage contents overlapped to a great extent. However, the Lord God had definitely hidden some things, while the system had revealed the entire truth to Gu Sheng.

The Spiritual Energy Revival would cause a great evolution of species. It was perfectly normal for wild beasts to transform into magical beasts and mutated beasts possessing special powers. Among humans, special bloodlines would awaken and espers would appear as well. For ordinary people born and raised in this era, this would probably be a tragedy.

Moreover, cultivators had existed before the Dharma Ending Era arrived. The irreversible decline of spiritual energy had long been discovered by those with foresight, so cultivators had begun searching on a large scale for Blessed Lands—spiritual energy nodes—in which to preserve themselves.

Human cultivators had methods of sealing themselves away, and the demon race and savage beasts naturally possessed such instincts as well. Many ancient species had sealed themselves deep underground. Once the Spiritual Energy Revival began, the world would likely descend into chaos, resembling a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

The cultivators and self-sealed species were still manageable. At this time, they would not emerge into the present world. The current concentration of spiritual energy was extremely low. At most, it could allow First Star Level lifeforms to cultivate to the peak of the First Star Level. For anything stronger, even maintaining their existing cultivation would be extremely difficult.

Gu Sheng had experienced this personally. He was only one step away from reaching the Fourth Star Level innate realm, yet when he attempted the breakthrough that morning, he had nearly suffered cultivation deviation. A master of Internal Fist who had brought his Body Control to the limits of the human body had nearly suffered cultivation deviation while cultivating. It was simply inconceivable.

"This tropical fish should be a mutated Demon Beast. I just don’t know whether it possesses a special bloodline."

Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes as he observed the agitated tropical fish before him. Its body seemed to be constantly changing as it rammed the glass, producing a continuous series of bangs.

"When the first stage of the Spiritual Energy Revival ends, a great tide of spiritual energy will erupt. By then, there will be a global evolution of life, and innate Demon Beasts may even appear!"

Comparing this with the information in his mind, Gu Sheng’s expression grew increasingly grim. According to the system’s calculations and the Lord God’s hints, in a little over three months—around one hundred days after December 25th—there would be a global eruption of spiritual energy.

After this great tide of spiritual energy, the world’s shackles would rise once more, allowing it to accommodate Third Star Level lifeforms. What did a Third Star Level lifeform mean? The strongest, such as the Iron-Arm Ape, possessed strength exceeding one hundred thousand jin and might even have various supernatural abilities.

Although such creatures posed no threat to Gu Sheng, their numbers would continue to rise throughout the following three years.

Three years later, when the first stage ended and the second stage began, another super-eruption would sweep across the globe. The world’s restrictions would loosen to the Fourth Star Level innate realm. Among these Third Star Level lifeforms, there might be some that used this opportunity to break through to the Fourth Star Level.

And the Fourth Star Level was enough to threaten Gu Sheng’s life at his current stage.