Chapter 185 - 139: Advancing Again! True Essence Level 2
Chapter 185: Chapter 139: Advancing Again! True Essence Level 2
The sun shone brightly.
Brilliant sunlight pierced through the windows, spilling into a spacious loft.
Inside the loft.
A group of elders from the Celestial Secret Pavilion stared, aghast, at the messages delivered by Spirit Doves from all over the world. Their minds roared as if a bomb had gone off in each of their heads.
Chen Xuan...
He killed Ye Guiyuan, the "Nine Heavens’ Startling Dragon," and brutally beat Xie Xinghe, the "Star-Cutting Sword," forcing Xie Xinghe to kneel before him on the spot, where he had a mental breakdown and wailed uncontrollably...
But more importantly...
Chen Xuan’s Cultivation, his True Essence...
What the fuck...
They were all completely dumbfounded.
The Celestial Secret Pavilion had gotten the notes on Chen Xuan’s Cultivation wrong again.
They had written him down as True Qi Ninth Layer...
But the man actually had True Essence!
And he could instantly kill Ye Guiyuan and Xie Xinghe, making him even more terrifying than a typical True Essence master...
"What kind of creature is he?"
One of the elders was utterly horrified.
The Celestial Secret Pavilion’s reputation, built over thousands of years, was now truly going to be ruined by Chen Xuan.
Ever since they started ranking Chen Xuan, how many times had they actually been right?
They were absurdly wrong every single time!
But fortunately, they had already placed Chen Xuan first on the Human List. He couldn’t go any higher...
Even if his Cultivation was a little off, it was forgivable...
"What should we do? Should we issue another update?"
The expression of an elder beside him shifted uneasily.
The Celestial Secret Pavilion’s news had just been updated yesterday.
And today they had to update it all over again.
What the fuck... Where would their credibility in the martial world be?
Who would ever trust the Celestial Secret Pavilion again?
Were they treating this like a joke?
"We have to update it. This news will definitely spread throughout the martial world..."
The first elder’s lips trembled as he said, "Besides, if we don’t update it, we’ll be leading countless people to their deaths..."
After all, the gap between the True Qi Ninth Layer and True Essence was a massive chasm.
If some fool who couldn’t see reason thought Chen Xuan was at the True Qi Ninth Layer and went to provoke him, wouldn’t they just be sending themselves to their graves one by one?
By then, the Celestial Secret Pavilion’s reputation would be completely in the gutter.
"But of the Spirit Doves we released two days ago, only some have returned..."
an elder said hastily.
The Celestial Secret Pavilion normally kept over a thousand Spirit Doves, ready to receive any news from across the land. In the past, they would never have had a shortage of them.
But not anymore.
Because in the last ten days, the Human List had been changed three times...
Fuck, only a third of the first batch of Spirit Doves had even returned yet.
And don’t even mention the second and third batches...
So now the Celestial Secret Pavilion had a severe shortage of Spirit Doves, and it was inevitable that some places wouldn’t be notified.
"Then let’s just send what we can for now..."
"Right, send as many as we can..."
Soon, another large flock of Spirit Doves was released.
The martial world was in an uproar.
...
In a small town.
Chen Xuan, having eaten and drunk his fill, descended from the restaurant’s upper floor feeling quite satisfied. He waved farewell to the crowd.
"Everyone, no need to see me off. As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. You should all head back now."
Chen Xuan waved.
"Take care on your journey, Young Hero Chen..."
"Be careful on the road..."
The crowd waved back, all smiles.
"You all as well. Farewell."
Chen Xuan responded once more, then turned and left.
This once again left the crowd feeling emotional.
’He’s actually quite polite.’
’He’s powerful, polite, well-spoken, and most importantly, young...’
’It’s like he has all the advantages.’
"Actually, Young Hero Chen is quite a profound person..."
Zhang Jiu couldn’t help but say.
"I noticed that too. As long as you don’t provoke him, isn’t he quite easy to get along with?"
Hua Wushang added, "I don’t get it. Why did the rumors make him out to be some kind of demon?"
Everyone nodded, feeling that it made sense.
Chen Xuan moved with incredible speed, once again heading for a Martial Alliance stronghold.
But just as he left the town, he suddenly sensed something. A suspicious look crossed his face, and he immediately pulled a golden Token from his robes.
It was none other than...
...the Venerable Disciple Token for the Martial Alliance that Mr. Zhuo had given him.
The Token was sizzling, constantly glowing and heating up until its surface was scalding hot.
’What’s going on?’
Chen Xuan wondered.
"Chen Xuan, that’s a distress signal from within the Martial Alliance."
A warm, gentle laugh came from not far away.
Chen Xuan’s head snapped up, his eyes flashing.
"Alliance Leader!"
Chu Shanhe!
’He’s actually here?’
At this very moment, Chu Shanhe stood upon a large green stone just outside the town, a smile on his face, quietly watching him.
"Alliance Leader, what are you doing here?"
Chen Xuan strode forward.
"I was worried about you. Both Ye Guiyuan and Xie Xinghe came from ’Grotto Heavens,’ so they were likely to have Guardians with them. I came to help you block their Guardians."
Chu Shanhe smiled.
"Guardians? Did they show up?"
Chen Xuan’s eyes turned cold.
"I’ve already driven them away."
Chu Shanhe smiled, sizing up Chen Xuan, his heart filled with a thousand emotions.
’What is a monster?’
’Even ’monster’ isn’t enough to describe Chen Xuan.’
’He really couldn’t think of any other words.’
’When he arrived, Chen Xuan was only at Half-Step True Essence. But after getting the Nine Yang Red Fire Skill, he broke through immediately, directly reaching the True Essence First Layer...’
’What kind of speed was that?’
’Even when he broke through to the True Essence Realm back then, he had to find a quiet room, cut himself off from the world, consume all sorts of Spirit Medicines, and slowly guide and filter the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi...’
’The process took him a full eight months, and he barely survived, only then managing a successful breakthrough.’
’There were geniuses more talented than him, but even they took over half a year...’
’But Chen Xuan?’
’One day!’
’He reached the True Essence Realm in a single day.’
’Is he even human?’
"Driven away? What were their realms?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"True Essence Third and Fourth Layer."
Chu Shanhe replied.
"Trash like that? You shouldn’t have driven them away. You should have let them jump out. I wanted to see what kind of bullshit they could spew."
Chen Xuan said coldly.
’And here I thought they were something special.’
’Third and Fourth Layer of True Essence? I can take them.’
’With my Innate Tyrant Body, Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 2), and Mixed Element Qi—with all these talents boosting me, if I can’t even kill someone at the Fourth Layer of True Essence, what’s the point of even being alive?’
’An instant kill!’
"You’re that confident?"
Chu Shanhe was once again astonished.
"It’s nothing special. It’s enough to deal with them."
Chen Xuan said.
"It seems I’ve underestimated you yet again."
Chu Shanhe stared intently at Chen Xuan and said, "Kid, a rare talent like you should be locked up in the Martial Alliance for eight or ten years of closed-door cultivation. When you came out, you’d definitely be invincible."
"No way! The whole reason I’m here is to do missions for the Martial Alliance. Make me go into seclusion? I can’t sit still for that! You might as well just kill me."
Chen Xuan practically jumped.
’His system required him to constantly be on the offensive to get retribution points.’
’Go into seclusion?’
’Seclusion my ass!’
"..."
Chu Shanhe was speechless for a moment. "You’re that eager to do missions?"
"Of course. I can’t stay idle for even a quarter of an hour. Wherever it’s most dangerous, that’s where I need to be."
Chen Xuan replied.
"..."
Chu Shanhe’s heart surged with emotion once again.
’Could this be the difference between a genius and a mediocrity?’
’Only mediocre people need to go into seclusion...’
’A genius like him can casually break through several realms at once.’
"Alright, then. You don’t actually need to go back to headquarters to pick a mission. There’s one available right now."
Chu Shanhe replied, pointing a finger at the golden Token in Chen Xuan’s hand. He said,
"See the Token in your hand? It’s glowing and heating up because other disciples of our Martial Alliance are calling for help. Anyone holding a Token—be it an Iron Token, Silver Token, or Gold Token—can sense it within a certain range. If I’m not mistaken, they should be in the neighboring Nanlin Province right now."
"Nanlin Province?"
Chen Xuan’s eyes flashed. "The province being ravaged by a drought demon?"
"What drought demon?"
Chu Shanhe shook his head gently. "That’s an Eight-headed Fire Python. It’s something the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect was secretly raising in a volcano, feeding it fresh blood every day. The python’s Inner Core can be used to refine a ’Nine-Turn Nirvana Pill,’ which is said to heal any injury and extend one’s life by twenty years."
"One of the elders of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect suffered a cultivation deviation and has been barely clinging to life ever since. That’s why they secretly raised this ’Eight-headed Fire Python’."
"But unexpectedly, the Eight-headed Fire Python developed sentience. Unwilling to be killed for its Inner Core, it escaped from the volcano. It has traveled over a thousand miles, leaving a trail of blazing flames and endless slaughter in its wake. That’s what gave rise to the legend of the drought demon in Nanlin Province."
"So that’s what happened?"
Chen Xuan’s gaze darkened.
"Yes. Now that the Eight-headed Fire Python has appeared, it has attracted countless masters to the area. The situation in Nanlin Province has become completely chaotic, and even many of our Martial Alliance experts have gone there."
Chu Shanhe replied calmly, "Didn’t you want a mission? Go and assist our Martial Alliance experts. They’ve sent out a distress signal, so it seems they’ve run into significant trouble. If you can kill the Fire Python and retrieve its Inner Core, you can also exchange it for other resources within the Martial Alliance."
"Say no more."
Chen Xuan nodded immediately. Looking at the Token in his hand, he asked, "So how do I locate them? Do I just need to inject my True Essence into it?"
"Correct."
Chu Shanhe smiled.
"Then I’ll head out now."
Without another moment’s delay, Chen Xuan shot off into the distance with a WHOOSH, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.
Chu Shanhe watched Chen Xuan’s retreating back from afar...
"Truly an absolute monster..."
he murmured to himself.
...
In the distance.
As soon as Chen Xuan had zipped away, he immediately opened his panel to check it.
Name: Chen Xuan
Heart Methods: Nine Yang Red Fire Skill (First Layer), Molten Fire Gold Forging Skill (Perfection · Molten Lava Armor), Mixed Element Qi Skill (Perfection)
Martial Arts: Thunderfire Vajra Skill [(Perfection) Three Thousand Thunder Claps, Blazing Sun Core, Mountain-Splitting Earth-Shaker, Soul-Severing Palm], Shattering Star Finger (Seventh Layer), Flame Heaven-Burning Palm (Seventh Layer)
Cultivation: True Essence Realm First Layer
Talents: Innate Divine Strength, Bronze Skin and Iron Bones, Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 1), Thunder Dharma King (Level 1), Innate Tyrant Body, Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 2) (A new talent can be unlocked with each increase in fame level. Current Fame: Renowned Throughout the Land)
Retribution Points: 168,000 (Can be used to deduce Martial Arts)
...
’This should be enough to add some points.’
Chen Xuan’s eyes glinted as he immediately recited in his mind.
"Retribution points, deduce the Nine Yang Red Fire Skill!"
[Ding! You have consumed 60,000 retribution points to begin upgrading the Nine Yang Red Fire Skill. You once again feel the boundless Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. It is like a vast, endless ocean hanging above your head, filling your entire body. You begin to carefully guide it. Endless Fire Attribute Primordial Qi surges toward your body...]
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