This was a desolate world with a gloomy sky. There was no sun, moon, or stars in the sky. The ground was barren, and as far as the eye could see, the vast plains were devoid of life. It was filled with deathly stillness.
At this moment, a young man who seemed to be in his twenties sat on the barren land in the centre of the world. Two swords that were over a meter long hovered before the young man. They shone with violet and azure light. A ball of flames burned in the young man's hand, radiating with terrifying heat. He was refining the two glowing swords.
At a closer glance, it would not be difficult to discover that the two swords were covered in tiny cracks. The cracks were extremely dense, spreading out like a spider's web, covering the entire sword.
At this moment, the two cracked swords actually began to slowly heal under the terrifying flames in the young man's hand. Although the healing was not particularly fast, the cracks on the two swords would completely vanish if this continued.
The young man was Jianchen. He had already spent three whole years there. Of course, those three years were only in terms of the outside world. However, in this hazy world, there was no sun, moon, or stars, so there was naturally no difference between day and night. He could not sense the flow of time at all in such an environment because the landscape seemed to remain unchanged. He would not even know how much time had passed once he entered seclusion.
During these three years, Jianchen and Shangguan Mu 'er had always absorbed the yin and yang Qi from the Yinyang Saint Rock to cultivate. As a result, both Jianchen and Shangguan Mu' er's strength increased at a tremendous rate. In particular, Shangguan Mu 'er's strength increased so quickly that she had even surpassed Jianchen's.
Jianchen's Chaotic Body remained at the fifth layer. Although the energy he had absorbed in the past three years was not enough for him to reach the sixth layer, his chaotic neidan had reached major achievement. If he continued to cultivate at this rate, he would break through to the sixth layer very soon.
As the energy required to break through to the next layer would increase by ten times, Jianchen's cultivation would become more and more difficult as his Chaotic Body progressed.
Jianchen sat there and burned his Chaotic Force to turn into Chaotic Flames to repair the twin swords. Even though the fusion had failed, it had still damaged the twin swords. Even the sword spirits had weakened as a result. However, the damage was not extremely severe. He only needed some time to reforge the swords, and he could repair the cracks in the twin swords.
Jianchen had no idea how long it took him to repair the twin swords in this world where he could not sense the flow of time. In the end, all the cracks on the twin swords vanished. Aside from the sword spirits still being rather weak, the two swords seemed the same as when they had just been forged.
They shone with a dazzling violet and azure light.
After the twin swords were repaired, Jianchen stood up from the ground. Stepping on the Ziying sword, he shot off into the distance as a resplendent violet streak of light.
In the blink of an eye, Jianchen arrived several dozen kilometers away. A small, earthen hut stood silently on the desolate ground. It seemed ordinary, but it pulsed with powerful energy. Shangguan Mu 'er had used an ability to grow this earthen hut out of the ground. As a result, this seemingly ordinary hut possessed extremely great defence.
Jianchen stared at the hut from outside. His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the walls and see what was inside. A sliver of tenderness appeared on his face at that moment.
"Mu 'er still hasn't refined the yin and yang Qi. Looks like I'll have to wait a little longer," Jianchen thought. He had already grown accustomed to waiting over the past three years. Due to his Chaotic Body, he could refine the yin and yang Qi extremely quickly. However, Shangguan Mu 'er needed several times more time than Jianchen to completely refine the energy.
If Jianchen only needed three days to refine the yin and yang Qi, Shangguan Mu 'er would need ten days or even half a month.
Jianchen would not have dared to absorb the yin and yang Qi in the Yinyang Saint Rock without Shangguan Mu 'er. Otherwise, only death would await him. As a result, before Shangguan Mu' er completely refined the energy, Jianchen could only wait patiently.
However, at this moment, the door to the hut slowly opened, and Shangguan Mu 'er appeared at the entrance. She made her way out slowly.
"Mu 'er, you've emerged!" Jianchen immediately smiled.
Shangguan Mu 'er smiled sweetly. Her smile immediately made the world pale and flowers wither. Even with Jianchen's willpower, he could not help but become stunned.
"I've already reached Returnance. If this continues, I'll be able to reach Reciprocity in just a few years," Shangguan Mu 'er smiled. She was rather excited.
After spending three years together, Shangguan Mu 'er had completely forgotten about her past unhappiness. Her feelings for Jianchen rapidly increased, and she had truly accepted Jianchen as her husband.
Moreover, Shangguan Mu 'er was no longer cold and arrogant. Perhaps it was because of Jianchen's influence, or perhaps it was because of the change in her relationship with her father, Hao Wu, but Shangguan Mu' er had let go of the knot in her heart and gradually became more cheerful. Although she still could not compare to other lively women, she would smile from time to time at the very least. This would have been extremely rare in the past.
"My Chaotic Body is about to break through to the sixth layer as well," Jianchen smiled faintly before making his way to the Yinyang Saint Rock with Shangguan Mu 'er.
When Jianchen arrived at the rock, he immediately frowned when he saw it. His face became stern as well. He stared at the rock for quite a while before saying, "Oh no, the evil power is absorbing the rock faster and faster," Jianchen said sternly.
Shangguan Mu 'er became extremely stern at that moment as well. She stared at the red light hidden within the Yinyang Saint Rock with her enchanting eyes. She sensed that something was wrong. She understood the power of the Yinyang Saint Rock extremely well. It was just two tiny black and white stones, but the terrifying energy within them was enough to shock any Origin realm expert. The evil power would definitely grow at an astonishing rate as it absorbed the yin and yang Qi hidden within the Yinyang Saint Rock. If this continued, she struggled to imagine just how powerful the evil power would become once it broke free.
"Jianchen, what should we do? Are we just going to let the evil power continue to grow like this? " Shangguan Mu 'er said. She was also very stern. Both she and Jian Chen were extremely fearful of this evil power because just a single glance at the red light within the Yinyang Saint Rock was enough to send chills down their spines.
The two of them had seen many experts along the way, especially Jianchen. They had even faced the Divine King before, but even the Divine King did not give them such an intense feeling.
Jianchen shook his head powerlessly, "There's nothing we can do. We can't touch the rock. The evil power is hidden in the rock, so we can only watch as it rapidly grows. The only thing we can do is absorb as much yin and yang Qi as possible to reduce the difference in strength between us and the evil power."
Jianchen was extremely certain that the evil power was the source of the crisis of the world. Although he possessed the Primordial Godsilk, he had no idea how to use it, nor did he know how to use the Primordial Godsilk. Even when he went to the sword spirits, they were unable to provide him with an answer. The only thing he was certain about was that the power of the Primordial Godsilk would awaken from its slumber at a crucial moment.
Under the threat of the evil power, Jian Chen and Shangguan Mu 'er did not dare to waste any time. They immediately began to absorb the yin and yang Qi in the Yinyang Saint Rock before using dual cultivation to balance it out. The absorption lasted for three days. Three days later, the two of them left and entered seclusion to refine the energy in their bodies.
Jianchen's Chaotic Body had reached Major Accomplishment in the past three years. Coupled with the absorption of the yin and yang Qi, his Chaotic Body had finally broken through to the sixth layer. His body experienced the painful refinement of breaking through once again, causing his Chaotic Body to become even more powerful.
"The sixth layer of the Chaotic Body is equivalent to the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor." Jianchen silently sensed his own strength. According to his familiarity with the classification of cultivation realms on the Tian Yuan Continent, he immediately determined that it was the sixth layer of the Chaotic Body.
The Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor was nowhere close to Shangguan Mu 'er's strength at Returnance. However, Jianchen believed that his battle prowess at the sixth layer of the Chaotic Body was far greater than that at the fifth layer. When he fought Xiong Zhong at the fifth layer of the Chaotic Body, he had barely managed to come to a draw. He had even slightly lost the upper hand. In the end, he had relied on the recovery of Class 9 Radiant Saint Force to defeat Xiong Zhong in terms of endurance.
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