Under the night sky, in Condensing Cloud City:
Xiao Chen walked the streets. Even though it was late at night, this border city was still bustling with activity, brightly lit.
Xiao Chen did not choose to rashly exit closed-door cultivation. Instead, he found an inconspicuous inn to check in.
After checking in, he sat down cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation.
The Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art's energy circulated in his body. The rhythm of his breathing slowly changed along with the energy.
After a while, azure-colored Dragon Qi soared up from Xiao Chen's body, burning like flames.
The flames slowly burned up all the impurities in Xiao Chen's body, expelling them bit by bit.
After three months of cultivation, Xiao Chen's Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art was already very close to perfection of the sixth layer. He could break through at any moment.
This was the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. It continuously modified Xiao Chen's physical body, subtly refining it into an acquired Divine Body.
An acquired Divine Body was not something that could be accomplished in a day. From the moment Xiao Chen started cultivating, the refinement of his Divine Body had already begun.
Dragon bones, dragon tendons, dragon blood — these were changes that Xiao Chen did not realize at the start. They were preparations for an acquired Divine Body.
When the sky brightened, the first ray of sunlight from the east shone into the room.
As the sun rose in the east, purple Qi arrived.
Following that, strands of purple Qi shone in.
Azure smoke came from Xiao Chen's body. Amid the haze, crunching sounds came from his bones as they squirmed.
Xiao Chen's already changed appearance forcibly recovered.
Xiao Chen experienced a kind of extreme pain. He felt as if his body was being cut into pieces by thousands of knives, as if countless iron hammers were pounding on him.
This was an indescribable pain. It was also a transformation that one had to experience in order to refine an acquired Divine Body and undergo a complete rebirth.
Only when the blazing sun was high in the sky did the pain in Xiao Chen's body stop.
He opened his eyes with some difficulty. The glaring sunlight made his eyes hurt.
However, in the next moment, his physical body adapted to the intensity of the sunlight and released a bright light.
The Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art's sixth layer succeeded!
Xiao Chen exhaled a long breath of turbid air. His eyes were extremely sharp. From head to toe, from inside to outside, he felt as if he had been reborn.
With a thought, the Vital Qi in Xiao Chen's body gathered, and the formless Vital Qi appeared.
As the Vital Qi flowed through Xiao Chen's body, it turned into many faint azure lines. Xiao Chen clenched his right fist and gathered the countless faint azure Vital Qi in his body.
They instantly gathered together and formed a strand of dragon-shaped Vital Qi, which gathered in the fist light.
Xiao Chen immediately sensed that the power contained in the fist had reached an extremely terrifying level.
A total of two hundred cauldrons of force!
"Is … is this a body?"
Xiao Chen was astonished. The change was so great that it completely exceeded his imagination.
"Why did you not cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art that I gave you?"
"You have the cheek to call this the Divine Dragon War Body? Don't embarrass me! "
"Quickly go and cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. Stop wasting time …"
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor's disdainful words appeared in Xiao Chen's mind.
Indeed, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not bully him.
It turned out that the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art that Xiao Chen did not pay much attention to back then was such a vast fortune. Furthermore, this was just the beginning.
Xiao Chen's acquired Divine Body had changed Xiao Chen's physique from the very foundation.
In the past, Xiao Chen only had astonishing comprehension ability. His physique and aptitude were not considered excellent. However, now that he had an acquired Divine Body, his comprehension ability was even better. His future potential was simply unimaginable.
"Gurgle …!
Suddenly, a strange sound came from his stomach. Strangely, Xiao Chen discovered that he was hungry.
At Xiao Chen's cultivation realm, he no longer needed food in the mundane world. He only needed to satisfy his desire for good food once in a while.
Now, he was actually hungry. This was truly strange.
After tidying up and changing his appearance, Xiao Chen chose a window seat on the second floor of the inn.
He ordered many dishes and wine in one go.
After the dishes were served, he ate heartily, feeling incredibly carefree. He had not eaten to his heart's content in a long time.
"Dear customer, your appetite is really huge. Even those strong men among cultivators would not be able to finish all the food and wine on the table."
The waiter came over and looked at Xiao Chen with a smile. It seemed like he wanted to ask for a tip.
Xiao Chen smiled but did not say anything, not saying anything.
After Xiao Chen's Divine Body was newly formed, he needed to replenish it. Naturally, others would not understand.
"It looks like you have not eaten anything good for a few months already."
When the waiter saw that Xiao Chen did not say anything, his smile did not fade. He sat across from Xiao Chen and picked up a cup of wine to drink.
Xiao Chen's heart sank as he scanned the surroundings with his Spiritual Sense.
After carefully sizing up the place, he was shocked to discover that the guests on the second floor had been replaced by experts with withdrawn killing Qi at some point in time.
It's the Blood Dragon Guards!
Just as Xiao Chen felt bewildered, the waiter's expression changed. After a while, it turned into a face that Xiao Chen was familiar with.
It was Vice Hall Master Li of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Heaven Dragon Palace.
"Little Brother Xiao Chen, it looks like your disguise is not up to standard." Vice Hall Master Li looked at Xiao Chen with a smile, appearing somewhat cocky. Xiao Chen had not seen through Vice Hall Master Li's disguise.
Xiao Chen wiped off the grease on his lips and said softly, "I underestimated the Blood Dragon Guards' ability. I thought that I managed to deceive everyone and that no one noticed me along the way. It turns out that the Blood Dragon Guards have been watching my every move."
At this point, if Xiao Chen still did not realize that the Blood Dragon Guards knew his every move, he would be a fool.
Vice Hall Master Li smiled and said, "There's no need to be humble. The Blood Dragon Guards spent a lot of effort to find you. If you were not in the Divine Dragon Empire, we would not have been able to find you."
"First Palace Master, how is it?"
Xiao Chen did not say anything else, only asking about the topic that he was most concerned about.
Vice Hall Master Li sighed softly, "You are still the Xiao Chen that I know. You did not ask me why I did not capture you first. Don't worry. The First Palace Master is fine. With his prestige in the Heaven Dragon Palace, no one dares to truly touch him. However, he will definitely not be able to escape being imprisoned for several decades. Compared to that, you should be more concerned about yourself. "
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. "If they wanted to capture me, they would have done so long ago. If I guess right, the Golden Dragon Palace has always been one step behind me. Is that also because of your contributions that the Golden Dragon Palace has been one step behind me? "
"Indeed, that's right. The Blood Dragon Guards, the Shadow Dragon Sovereign, personally ordered us to escort you out. Don't ask me why. I don't know, either. "
Vice Hall Master Li shrugged, indicating that he did not know.
The Shadow Dragon Sovereign ordered us to escort me out of the Divine Dragon Empire?
Xiao Chen felt incredibly shocked. This was truly unexpected. He had never seen that person before.
Furthermore, an expert on the level of the Shadow Dragon Sovereign was not someone Xiao Chen could deal with. The Shadow Dragon Sovereign already stood at the peak of the entire Central Great Realm.
"Let's go. We already controlled this city in advance. The Golden Dragon Palace and the Dragon Protecting Guards will not be able to find us here," Vice Hall Master Li said as he stood up.
Xiao Chen left behind a few Spirit Jades and stood up to leave with Vice Hall Master Li. However, he could not resolve the doubts in his heart.
Vice Hall Master Li sent Xiao Chen off. As he said, Xiao Chen did not encounter any interference and came out of closed-door cultivation smoothly.
When Xiao Chen looked back, he saw Condensing Cloud City behind him. A vast and boundless ancient swamp lay before him.
This place was called Cloud Water Marsh.
There was a spring for five kilometers and a river for fifty kilometers. When looking from a distance, one could only see a vast mist, not knowing how deep the ancient swamp was.
After stepping into Cloud Water Marsh, one would be considered to have left the Divine Dragon Empire and be completely safe.
However, Cloud Water Marsh itself was not peaceful. Ferocious beasts roamed it, and the environment was complicated.
Just as Xiao Chen looked around, a murderous Qi surged over. Xiao Chen immediately sensed danger.
It was Vice Hall Master Li. To think that he attacked me!
Xiao Chen did not have much time to think. In the time it took for a spark to fly, his Vital Qi surged as he threw a punch.
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen's fist light landed on Vice Hall Master Li's right shoulder. Vice Hall Master Li's palm strike landed on Xiao Chen's left shoulder.
"Pu ci!"
Vice Hall Master Li vomited a mouthful of blood. He nearly fainted from the pain. The bones in his right shoulder shattered, causing him to grimace in pain.
The impact knocked Xiao Chen back. When he landed, he happened to land on Cloud Water Marsh.
Xiao Chen was not injured at all.
This startled him awake. Vice Hall Master Li was putting on an act, sending him to the final floor.
The Blood Dragon Guards helped Vice Hall Master Li up after wiping the blood off his lips. Then, he smiled bitterly. "This fellow is really ruthless. He nearly took half my life. That's fine. At least I can account for my injuries. Let's go back. "
As Xiao Chen watched Vice Hall Master Li's group leave, he silently thanked them in his heart.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was already outside the Divine Dragon Empire. He felt somewhat complicated. Previously, he had put in a lot of effort to get to this place. Now, for the sake of leaving, he paid an even greater price than before.
Fate was truly unpredictable. The matters of the world were like a game of Go, unpredictable.
But sooner or later, he would definitely come back. He would come back in an upright and aboveboard manner.
Xiao Chen took one last look at the empire's border, at the final city. Then, he turned around and entered Cloud Water Marsh's hazy white fog.
However, was he really safe after entering Cloud Water Marsh?
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