"Those destined by Heaven possess the countless favors of the Heavenly Dao and all the laws of the heavens in one furnace. Those destined by Heaven are all beings born in accordance with destiny.
Every Chosen One is a chosen one, blessed with exceptional qualities—whether in strength, comprehension, or aptitude, they are all top-tier.
However, this top-tier ... Many of these were not rushed up on their own. "For some reason, the Qiankun Cauldron paused briefly.
"Not on your own?" What is it all about? Long Chen was taken aback.
"It's the accumulation accumulated over generations, or perhaps the favor of the Heavenly Dao, luck is overwhelming, and you get chosen.
For example, the girl from the Earth Spirit Clan—the blessings accumulated over billions of years were all used for her, giving her the chance to awaken the Mandate of Heaven.
Without the Earth Spirit Clan's accumulation, no matter how talented she was, it would ultimately be useless. Sometimes, fairness does not exist in the Heavenly Dao. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen was startled. The Qiankun Cauldron really had a hidden meaning—in other words, to become a Destiny Holder, one must follow the Mandate of Heaven?
Damn it, I'll never become the one of destiny again. Heaven has always been targeting me.
"I want to ask, if the Mandate of Heaven can represent the Mandate of Heaven, does that mean the direction of the world's progress is guided by them?" Long Chen asked.
"In theory, that's how it is." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"The Heavenly Dao cycles endlessly, endlessly revolving on its own, repeating endlessly. If it needs someone to guide it, then is the Heavenly Dao still the Heavenly Dao?" Long Chen couldn't help but say.
"That's a good question." The Qiankun Cauldron gave Long Chen a rare compliment.
However, after the praise, Long Chen waited for a long time with no further comments, leaving Long Chen speechless. Just as he was about to ask further, the Qiankun Cauldron said:
"Whether the Heavenly Dao is truly the Heavenly Dao or not doesn't matter. What matters is that you know the essence of the Heavenly Dao."
"You mean the Heavenly Dao has already deteriorated?" Long Chen was startled.
"I didn't say anything." Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen's heart raced wildly. The words of the Qiankun Cauldron were extremely subtle, guiding something. It seemed as if he had thought of something, yet also as if he hadn't thought of anything at all.
Qiankun Cauldron didn't continue. Long Chen knew that Qiankun Cauldron must be afraid of being tainted by karma. During the last tribulation, all the karma Long Chen had been involved in had been settled. If the Cauldron spoke too much, the greater the karma it would be tainted. Who knows what terrifying scenes might unfold during the tribulation.
Thinking of the near-death escape from the last heavenly tribulation, Long Chen didn't dare to ask further. Some things still had to be comprehended by oneself.
"Alright, stop overthinking. When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a way; when the boat reaches the bridge, it will straighten itself. Let's keep refining pills.
The Sacred Light Radiance is enough for us to refine nine furnaces of Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills. These pills are extremely important to both of us, so hurry up and do it. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen nodded and began to continue cooperating with the Qiankun Cauldron to refine the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill. With the experience from last time, this time was much easier. Long Chen's soul power had multiplied several times, and he no longer needed the Soul-Returning Pill to complete it in one go.
After finishing the pill in one go, the commotion in this batch was much greater than last time. The Qiankun Cauldron explained that the pause lasted too long and affected the pill's spirit.
This time, Long Chen's soul power was abundant, the pause was short, and more spiritual energy was locked, so the medicine was stronger.
When the pill refining was complete, the heavenly tribulation appeared again, just like last time. Lei Ling'er endured nine tribulations and reached her limit.
Long Chen took the hit, nearly being struck like a dead dog. The power of thunder locked onto his body, allowing him to undergo another transformation.
This process continued nine times. Lei Ling'er could endure only nine attacks at first, but by the last time, she could endure eighteen strikes.
But Long Chen hadn't improved at all. If he was struck by a single blow, he would be left battered and battered, unconscious, unable to withstand a second strike.
However, Long Chen's soul power had multiplied several times. Now, his soul power was exceptionally abundant, and refining the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill was no longer a challenge.
After refining the nine furnaces of Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills, the aura of the Qiankun Cauldron grew even stronger and more magnificent. Clearly, refining the pills brought it the greatest benefit.
Long Chen had eighty Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills in his hand, but according to the Qiankun Cauldron, these pills could only be used one by one; two pills could not be taken out at the same time.
If both appear in this world at the same time, even in a spatial ring or another world, one will inevitably disappear.
In this world, two supreme pills cannot appear at the same time, but this rule does not affect Long Chen's chaotic space.
But once you leave the chaotic space, you will be restricted by this law, so these eighty supreme pills can only be placed within the chaotic space.
It took Long Chen a whole month to refine these Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills, and during that month, he gained a tremendous reward.
"I'm sorry, but from today onward, I can no longer refine ordinary pills for you. That would drain my strength. From now on, I can only help you refine Saint-level pills." The Qiankun Cauldron said apologetically.
To put it bluntly, once the Qiankun Cauldron recovers to a certain level, refining those low-grade pills is no longer beneficial to it and will even affect its recovery.
"No need to be so polite, Senior. Ordinary pills don't require your hands." Long Chen hurriedly said.
Ordinary pills don't even require Long Chen to refine; Yu Qingxuan can't even finish the pills she refines.
However, during this period, he had not awakened the Eight-Star pill formula, nor had any information about the Eight-Star Pill, so he kept searching for the reason instead of rapidly advancing his realm.
However, after all this time, Long Chen hadn't found any reason. Now he decided not to waste any more time and was ready to push his full power toward his realm.
Now, members of the Dragonblood Legion—Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Yue Zifeng, and others—have all reached the sixth level of the Realm King, and ordinary Dragonblood warriors have also reached the fifth level.
Now, with the world changing and chaotic energy plentiful, people's cultivation speed has generally accelerated, making cultivation less difficult. With the aid of pills, their cultivation speed is astonishing.
However, because they needed to strengthen their foundation, among the many cultivators, they could only be considered above average.
Now that the Gate to Another World has opened, the fastest cultivators among the new generation of Realm Kings have reached the Great Perfection of Realm King and are ready to break through to the Venerable Realm at any time.
After returning to Long Chen's soul space, the Qiankun Cauldron checked the chaos space and found that the Thousand Leaf Holy Light Snow Lotus had regenerated. However, without the addition of those corpses, its growth rate had noticeably slowed, and it had only produced sixty-four leaves. It would take a very, very long time before the Thousand Leaves remained.
"Try eating one first."
Long Chen took out a Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill and swallowed it in one gulp. The pill melted instantly in his stomach. The power contained within the small pill was like a vast ocean, instantly sweeping through Long Chen's limbs and bones.
Every part of his body—blood, veins, tendons, bones, spirit, and soul—was nourished. At the same time, a vast power swept through his body, converging at Long Chen's chest, followed by an uncontrollable force that instantly broke through his bottleneck.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Three loud explosions. At that moment, Long Chen was completely stunned.