After making a full recovery, Jianchen took out a set of clean clothes from his Space Ring and put them on. He did not go anywhere. He sat on the ground and slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the sun to rise. He also paid attention to the movements in the surroundings at all times.
Originally, he wanted to immediately return and meet up with the Heavenly Enchantress, but the Sea of Stars was indeed not suitable for traveling at night. At the same time, the Heavenly Enchantress had probably left long ago. Searching for her in the darkness where he could only see a few hundred meters away would be extremely difficult.
"I wonder if I can absorb the energy in the monster cores here to recover some Chaotic Force," Jian Chen thought. He immediately took out two Class 6 Monster Cores from his Space Ring and held them in both hands. At the same time, he awakened the sword spirits in his head and had them assist him in refining the energy in the monster cores into Chaotic Force.
As soon as the sword spirits were awakened by Jianchen, they immediately discovered the abnormality of the Sea of Stars. The two of them appeared at the same time and stared at the surroundings in surprise. The light in their eyes flickered as they became uncertain.
"Ziying, Qing Suo, please assist me in refining Chaotic Force," Jianchen said to the two of them.
Ziying and Qing Suo acted like they did not hear Jianchen. They constantly looked around as the light in their eyes flickered.
Jianchen raised his head in doubt when he saw that he did not receive a reply. He looked at the sword spirits above his head and could not help but think of something when he saw their expressions. He asked, "Ziying, Qing Suo, have you discovered something?"
Jianchen did not receive an immediate answer. Only after a while did Ziying's voice rang out, "Master, where is this place?"
"This is the Sea of Stars …" Jianchen told the sword spirits everything he knew.
Ziying and Qing Suo became slightly doubtful after hearing Jianchen's words. Ziying looked at Qing Suo and said, "Qing Suo, have you sensed it as well?"
Qing Suo nodded, "I can vaguely sense an extremely familiar power."
"I can sense it as well, but it's very faint. I can't be certain whether it's that power or not," Ziying said with a heavy voice.
Jianchen became doubtful as he listened to their conversation. He asked curiously, "Ziying, Qing Suo, what power did you sense? Is there something you're familiar with in the Sea of Stars?"
"Master, the power is extremely faint. It only gives us a slight sense of familiarity. We can't be certain whether it's that power or not." With that, Ziying glanced at the sky and said, "This space is filled with a strange power, as if it's formed an independent domain. It's completely different from the outside world. It's already formed new laws."
"It's formed new laws." Jianchen came to a realization. It was no wonder that his Saint Ruler abilities were suppressed and his senses decreased here. As it turned out, the laws of this space were completely different from the laws of the outside world. This space had already become an independent domain.
"Master, you have to be careful here. I can sense many powerful presences. They're not people you can deal with," Jian Chen said in concern. He then sat on Jianchen's head and began assisting Jianchen in refining the Chaotic Force.
The two Class 6 Monster Cores were refined by the sword spirits very quickly, turning into tiny strands of Chaotic Force that entered Jianchen's body.
Jianchen knew that a single strand of Chaotic Force required a tremendous amount of energy to be refined. The energy within the two Class 6 Monster Cores was not even a tenth of what was required to refine a single strand of Chaotic Force. Although there was only a single difference between Class 6 and 7, the difference in purity was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Jianchen absorbed the strands of Chaotic Force from the two Class 6 Monster Cores. With a wave of his hand, a large pile of Monster Cores immediately appeared before him. Most of them were Class 5 Monster Cores, but there were quite a few Class 6 Monster Cores as well.
These Monster Cores came from the Space Rings of the people Jianchen had killed in the past. They included the possessions of the Saint Rulers of the Sect of Dragon and Tiger and the two ancestors of the Hongfu clan. Although he had left behind a large number of Monster Cores to the Flame Mercenaries and his brothers before he left, there were still many high class Monster Cores remaining.
"Ziying, Qing Suo, refine all of these Monster Cores," said Jian Chen. He no longer cared about the consumption of the Monster Cores. Replenishing his Chaotic Force was his top priority, or he would not even have the ability to protect himself in the Sea of Illusory Stars, let alone enter the depths to obtain the Cosmic Powder and Dragon Saliva Grass.
Ziying glanced at the pile of Monster Cores before Jianchen and said, "Although the energy in these Monster Cores can't compare to Ruler Armaments, there's a lot more of them. If you refine all of them, you should be able to refine a few strands of Chaotic Force." With that, Ziying waved her hand and the Monster Cores immediately floated up. She began to refine them.
Jianchen did not remain idle either. He assisted the sword spirits in refining the energy within the Monster Cores while using a secret technique from the Azulet Sword Codex to convert the refined Chaotic Force into energy that he could control.
This lasted for most of the night. Jianchen had finally refined all of the Monster Cores, but only twelve strands of Chaotic Force were refined from the several hundred Class 5 and Class 6 Monster Cores. It was only enough for Jianchen's chaotic neidan to shrink from the size of a mung bean to the size of a soybean.
"Looks like I'll need an extremely large amount of energy to expand my chaotic neidan back to its original size. Even if I combine all the Monster Cores on me, it's nowhere near enough," Jian Chen thought. A sliver of worry appeared on his face. Right now, his Chaotic Force was still at the first layer, so increasing it was already so difficult. Once he reached the second layer, the third layer, or even higher, it would be even more difficult to replenish his Chaotic Force.
Jianchen slowly opened his eyes and murmured, "Energy, energy. I need large amounts of energy. It's a pity that the energy of the world here is just too poor even though it's dense. If I absorb energy of the world to replenish it, it'll take even longer. I don't have that much time to wait." Jianchen gently sighed towards the end. Ever since he had cultivated the Chaotic Body, he had always been troubled by large amounts of energy.
There was nothing perfect in the world. There were pros and cons. The power of Chaotic Force was unquestionable, but cultivating the Chaotic Body required much more energy than regular cultivators. This was the only drawback of the Chaotic Body.
Suddenly, Jianchen's face changed. He abruptly stood up and glared into the distance.
Ziying and Qing Suo looked into the distance at the same time. The light in their eyes flickered as they said, "Master, someone's coming. We can't stay here for long."
As soon as he finished speaking, several powerful auras rapidly approached from afar.
"Ziying, Qing Suo, you go back first. I'll leave immediately," Jian Chen said with a deep voice. Without any hesitation, he carefully concealed his presence and silently made his way into the distance. He vanished into the night in the blink of an eye.
Before long, the Saint Ruler corpses flew over from afar. They all stopped where Jianchen had just been and wandered around aimlessly. They did not disperse even after quite some time had passed.
Jianchen silently appeared several hundred meters away. He stared at the Saint Ruler corpses and thought, "Looks like they've been drawn over by the energy I give off when refining Chaotic Force."
With a slight movement, Jianchen vanished into the darkness once again, silently making his way into the distance.
The next morning, as the darkness in the Sea of Illusory Stars was gradually dispelled, the surrounding vision was also rapidly restored. Gradually, the overall appearance of the entire island became clear.
On a plain in the Sea of Mirage, Jianchen slowly opened his eyes as he sat on the ground. He had spent the entire second half of the night here, and the sun had finally risen.
Jianchen stood up from the ground and looked around. Without the cover of the night, his vision became extremely clear. He could clearly see over a dozen kilometers away. He did not stay there for too long. Using the traces of battle from last night as a path, he continued to make his way into the depths of the Sea of Mirage. He hoped to find the Heavenly Enchantress and meet up with her. As long as the two of them were together, they would be able to break free from the Saint Ruler Killing Formation again.
Jianchen quickly made his way, but his vigilance did not decrease at all. He constantly observed the movements in the surroundings and the hidden formations.
Along the way, Jianchen discovered many corpses wandering around aimlessly. The strength of these corpses ranged from Heaven Saint Masters to Saint Rulers. Without any exception, Jianchen avoided these corpses from afar. He did not approach within a thousand meters of them at all. This was because Jianchen could not guarantee that he would not be discovered by them within this range.
Four hours later, Jianchen arrived in a mountain range. Faint mist lingered in the forest, obscuring most of the mountain. Jianchen observed his surroundings as he walked. Very soon, he arrived in the direction where he had parted ways with the Heavenly Enchantress and continued on.
An hour later, Jianchen entered the mountain range. This was the central region of the Sea of Mirage. As long as he passed through this region, he would be able to directly enter the depths of the Sea of Mirage.
Jianchen carefully made his way through the forest as he observed the footprints in the surroundings. He softly murmured, "Hundred-thousand-year-old Dragon Saliva Grass can only be found in the depths of the Sea of Mirage, but where is the Stardust I'm looking for?"
Suddenly, Jian Chen paused as he walked through the forest. He looked at a huge rock that was as tall as a person nearby. He saw a half-meter-tall plant growing on the rock. Only two leaves and a pink flower grew on the roots of the plant.
"This is the Morning Sun Flower. It's an extremely common heavenly resource on the Tian Yuan Continent," Jianchen immediately cried out when he saw the plant. His face was filled with joy. Afterwards, he quickly arrived before the Morning Sun Flower and carefully studied it.
"Looks like this Morning Sun Flower has already been growing here for over ten thousand years. It's a ten-thousand-year-old heavenly resource. The Sea of Mirage is one of the most dangerous places on the Tian Yuan Continent. Very few people come here, so there must be quite a few heavenly resources growing here, "Jian Chen murmured to himself. Afterward, he immediately contacted the Artifact Spirit with his mind and released the White Tiger from the artifact space.
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