James Carter's gaze was now inspecting the condition of the spiritual cave. He had just used the Spirit Gathering Technique to forcibly transfer a portion of the spiritual energy into Samuel Cooper's body, causing Samuel Cooper's power to rapidly increase. There was still some spiritual energy left in this spiritual vein, and James Carter's idea was to see if he could use this energy to raise his own level.

The experiment with Samuel Cooper had just succeeded, which gave James Carter tremendous confidence.

The dangers along the way in his memory had left him terrified. If everyone hadn't done their utmost to protect him, with his own second level Qingyun cultivation, he would have long since perished in the wilderness.

Using Feng Shui techniques to focus the spiritual vein and then absorbing it into the body to quickly advance one's level—this was an unprecedented innovation.

Although it was just an idea, James Carter was a bit excited. If his guess was correct, this would be a heaven-defying feat for him.

Now James Carter already understood that the situation here was completely different from that on Earth. Things that were impossible on Earth could be done here. What happened with Samuel Cooper was clear proof. He had just tried a desperate measure, not expecting it to actually work, and the effect was so good.

The powerful spiritual energy had only borrowed Samuel Cooper's body as a springboard. In the previous process, Samuel Cooper was merely a passer of the energy, channeling the massive power out. Fortunately, his body was tough enough, otherwise he might have exploded on the spot!

Samuel Cooper was already standing up.

Looking at the guards, after another fierce battle, more than half of the twenty-three guards were injured, and four more had died. Only nineteen guards remained alive.

Up to now, James Carter still couldn't figure out why Seventh Brother was so determined to kill him.

There weren't that many top-level experts, yet this time Seventh Brother had sent out all his top-level men, which showed he was truly determined.

He had already used his spiritual eye to examine his body. Its toughness was sufficient, but the conditions were poor—his spiritual root was actually a mixed root. No wonder, as a prince, he was only at the second level of Qingyun. With such a spiritual root, even with a large amount of spiritual medicine, it would be impossible to reach the Lim Guan level within two years.

It seemed that the conflict between Seventh Brother and the original owner of this body wasn't just about the throne, but involved other motives as well.

Putting aside all the messy thoughts, what James Carter needed to do was to try out his idea.

After Samuel Cooper had used up part of the spiritual energy, the spiritual vein was already starting to dissipate. James Carter had to absorb it as quickly as possible.

He took out thirty-six jade pieces from his spatial ring and used his true energy to continuously carve on them. After finishing, he placed them one by one in specific positions within the spiritual cave.

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, James Carter smiled and said, "I remember reading that in ancient times there were certain spiritual lands that could raise a person's level by one. Now it seems, such a spiritual land really exists! While the spiritual energy here hasn't completely dissipated, I'll cultivate here for a bit. You all guard the surroundings!"

So that's what it was!

Looking at the spiritual land again, the sense of mystery in everyone's hearts lessened considerably.

William Harper was also a well-read scholar. He frowned as he looked at the place, then at James Carter, wondering if this was recorded in some book from the imperial palace.

The family-inherited Spirit Gathering Technique was finally coming into play at this moment. With the appearance of the spiritual eye, James Carter could now accurately locate each node.

The jade pieces were already placed at the nodes. Having Qing energy made things easier; embedding the jade pieces into the ground was effortless. What James Carter needed to do was to stand on the Seven Stars, continuously channeling true energy through the earth to activate the spiritual energy in the jade pieces.

William Harper and the guards watched James Carter's actions with curiosity.

James Carter's image in everyone's mind had become increasingly mysterious and unfathomable.

Now, no one thought James Carter was just playing around. Everyone hoped to glean some insight from his actions.

It really was a secret technique!

Samuel Cooper watched for a while and sighed. He had begun to admire James Carter in his heart—this prince truly had broader knowledge than himself.

His Highness had hidden himself too deeply. The weakness he had always shown might have been a way to avoid disaster. Now that His Highness had finally escaped the perilous environment of the capital, he was no longer hiding!

Samuel Cooper and William Harper could only explain James Carter's transformation in this way.

The earth vein's spiritual energy was completely activated.

He sat cross-legged in the very center of the jade pieces.

His hands moved rapidly, and streams of true energy shot through the ground.

The Spirit Gathering Technique required the stimulation of true energy. Back on Earth, since he hadn't cultivated true energy, the technique was completely useless. Now, however, it was no longer a problem. With second level Qingyun cultivation, the true energy in his body was more than enough to handle this.

Everyone stood outside, watching in confusion.

Even as members of the royal family, they had never experienced anything so strange.

A powerful aura appeared out of thin air before everyone's eyes like a mist, and an invisible pressure made each person feel a sense of dread.

Within the aura, in the blink of an eye, James Carter had already disappeared into the dense spiritual energy.