"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Within an hour, he broke through three times in a row, directly reaching the third level of the Divine Venerable. With the Qiankun Cauldron teaching him the method to seal his realm, his foundation was unbreakable, even more solid and powerful than before.
At this moment, he had recovered to the realm before entering the Destiny Divine Pool, but his strength was much higher than before. His solid foundation allowed his body to bear even more power.
However, Long Chen dared not get carried away. The Qiankun Cauldron had warned to be careful of these demonic souls eroding his mind. Although they had no effect on him now, that didn't mean they wouldn't affect him in the future.
After the third heaven, Long Chen became even more cautious, not daring to let too many flames in at once to avoid any accidents.
Long Chen noticed that as his realm advanced, the flames grew stronger and stronger. He even used his soul power to detect an energy invading his body.
But after that energy erupted, Long Chen did not capture the so-called power of vengeful souls; it seemed to vanish into thin air with the explosion.
"Could it be that the era is so long ago that those vengeful spirits have become too weak to corrode me?" Long Chen could hardly believe it.
But as he kept releasing and observing, Long Chen realized that these energy-imbued vengeful spirits truly posed no threat to him, showed no discomfort, and did not trigger any sense of danger.
However, what Long Chen didn't know was that while he was absorbing that energy to improve his cultivation, black spots silently appeared in his pupils. It was these black spots that absorbed all the power of those vengeful souls.
At the same time, the vast amount of energy was silently devoured, and Long Chen was completely unaware.
"The Jiuli Clan is truly a terrifying race. They can use this method for future generations to cultivate. Unfortunately, this technique should have been lost long ago.
This ability is probably not much weaker than the Heavenly Dao Tree's extraordinary power. "Long Chen sighed inwardly as he absorbed the power of the flames.
Long Chen originally thought that the Heavenly Dao Tree producing the Heavenly Dao Fruit was already a super heaven-defying existence, and that the Jiuli Clan's use of demonic spirit power to help cultivators was equally terrifying.
What Long Chen didn't know was that this kind of technique was a forbidden technique in the Jiuli tribe, not something just anyone could practice.
Those who practice this technique are only allowed to deal with evil demons, not other races, and there are many other restrictions. By the late Primordial Era, they had already been completely lost.
"Boom!"
Three hours later, Long Chen's cultivation advanced to the sixth heaven. This was the first time in his life that he had advanced so rapidly. That sense of ease made him realize for the first time that cultivation could be this simple.
"If there's a way like this, what pills would I take then?" Long Chen shouted excitedly.
No wonder the Qiankun Cauldron stopped him from cultivating when he ascended to the third level of Divine Venerable. It turns out the path had already been paved for him.
However, after advancing to the sixth heaven, Long Chen's progression speed noticeably slowed. At that moment, Long Chen was startled. He looked around at the sea of fire—fortunately, it was still as vast and vigorous as ever.
And from the sixth heaven to the seventh heaven, Long Chen spent a whole day. Although it was just one day, compared to before, it was still unimaginable.
After reaching the Seventh Heaven, because the required power was simply too great, Long Chen simply let go of his body, letting the flames rush into his body, no longer defending himself. He only needed to firmly lock onto his realm.
Day after day passed like this. After a full month, Long Chen advanced to the Twelfth Heaven. At that moment, his aura swept across the entire sea of fire.
"Boom!"
The immense force shattered the stone pillar beneath Long Chen, and the sea of fire was now reduced to only scattered flames wandering back and forth, like ghostly flames.
"Wait, that's not even perfect, and it's gone?" Long Chen's heart skipped a beat. The Qiankun Cauldron said to activate the sealing talisman after advancing to the Great Perfection, but if it's not perfect, how can it be activated?
However, at this moment, there was no more flame left for him to absorb in the entire Jiuli Pagoda. Long Chen felt something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Logically, everything was within the Qiankun Cauldron's expectations. If it said it could reach perfection, it should have been able to reach perfection.
"Forget it, since there's no more flame, I'll just take the pill!"
At this moment, he had advanced to the Twelfth Heaven, just one step away from Great Perfection. Long Chen began to devour pills frantically.
Long Chen was pleasantly surprised to discover that from the first to the twelfth heaven, the realm was not improved by taking pills. Taking pills now would reduce the body's excessive resistance, allowing the effects to be maximized.
One day, two days, three days, another month passed. Long Chen's aura was full, and he had already touched that barrier. He finally stopped.
"Hahaha, finally reached the peak of the Divine Venerable!" Long Chen laughed heartily toward the sky. It took only two months to go from First Heaven to Great Perfection—this was the fastest advancement in his life.
However, Long Chen had wasted too much time during this period. He estimated that the Dragon Blood Warriors were also about to reach the peak of Divine Venerable.
However, in the past, he always lagged far behind others, but this time, he finally had a chance to hold his head high.
"Buzz"
Long Chen carefully teleported out of Jiuli Pagoda. Fortunately, the tower hadn't collapsed, and as for the flames inside, that was no longer his concern.
"Boss."
As Long Chen had just stepped out of Jiuli Pagoda, Long Ziwei was already waiting for him outside. Long Chen noticed that Long Ziwei looked much more haggard and thinner. He asked in surprise, "
What's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine! I just miss you, boss. I've been waiting here for you to come out of seclusion. Boss, you've already entered the Jiuli Tower, so how come your cultivation is only at the seventh heaven! Long Ziwei looked at Long Chen, a bit disappointed.
He thought that even if Long Chen didn't reach the peak of Divine Venerable, he should at least be at the ninth level of the Divine Lord Tower. But looking at Long Chen's aura, it was only the seventh heaven.
Of course, Long Chen wouldn't tell him that he had sealed his cultivation. Looking into Long Ziwei's eyes, Long Chen said, "To be honest, what exactly happened?" Long
Ziwei knelt down with a thud, painfully saying, "I'm sorry, boss. I failed to fulfill your trust. I can't protect them." "
What exactly happened?" Long Chen shouted angrily.
"You asked me to protect those mercenaries, but Long Zaiye commanded the Long family disciples and bullied those mercenaries every day. Just yesterday, Sixth Brother ... He was killed by Long Zaiye. "Long Ziwei gritted his teeth and said.
"What?"
Long Chen was furious. He never expected Long Zaiye to be shameless enough to bully a group of mercenaries.
"Come on, take me to see him!"
At that moment, Long Chen's killing intent was burning.