Maintaining his calm, Xiao Chen circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation's sixth layer calmly. He slowly absorbed the surging Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Origin.
As the river flowed, the crystalline Qi whirlpool above his dantian quickly filled up. A strong energy spread throughout his body. In the time it took to breathe, Xiao Chen's cultivation soared rapidly.
Normally, cultivating for ten days to half a month would not even compare to one breath of time. This kind of instant increase in strength caused all the muscles in Xiao Chen's body to swell and his blood to surge.
As his strength swelled, it put a lot of pressure on Xiao Chen's flesh and bones. The benefits of the Firmament Body Tempering Art's sixth layer manifested itself. Xiao Chen's muscles swelled and his blood vessels surged. However, it was still within his control. His skin did not burst from the swelling blood vessels.
Cultivators had an innate desire for strength. When their strength increased, they would unconsciously feel an intense sense of excitement and satisfaction.
As long as one was human, they would not be able to avoid it. Having excitement and satisfaction was not a bad thing. It could motivate cultivators to work harder. However, there was a limit to everything. Once there was too much, it would become a bad thing.
At this moment, this excitement and satisfaction surged into Xiao Chen's mind a hundredfold — a thousandfold. It made him feel like his entire body was filled with energy, like it could increase endlessly.
Faster! Faster! Faster!
Xiao Chen's heart roared loudly. His face flushed red, clearly excited. "Ka ca!" When Xiao Chen's Spirit Origin was drained by two-thirds, the purple crystalline Qi whirlpool in his body doubled in size. The bottleneck he had been waiting for finally arrived.
However, that boundless energy continued to pour in endlessly. That sense of excitement filled Xiao Chen's mind. It seemed like he could still increase it slightly. It would be a pity to waste so much Spiritual Energy.
"Don't be greedy. Don't let power cloud your rationality."
Just as this thought appeared in Xiao Chen's mind, Ao Jiao's words rang out in his mind. He immediately came to his senses and stopped circulating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The Spirit Sealing Formation was filled with spiritual energy. The mist was extremely dense, but it was locked by the light curtain around the base of the formation. Not a single bit of it leaked out.
Ao Jiao's gaze pierced through the light screen. When she saw the remaining Spirit Vein's Origin above Xiao Chen's head, she heaved a sigh of relief. She smiled and said, "Since you managed to overcome the stage of desire in the Ancient Desolate Tower, I knew that my stupid master would not be blinded by strength."
The situation just now was extremely thrilling. If Xiao Chen didn't stop, his body would have been instantly burst by the skyrocketing spiritual energy, and he would have died without any chance of survival.
The crystalline cyclone above his Dantian had already swelled to its limit. Its spinning speed gradually slowed down, and in the end, it completely stopped moving.
Xiu!
The instant the crystal cyclone came to a stop, the mental power within his sea of wisdom abruptly surged. It flowed through the Tianmen Acupoint on the top of his head to the main meridian in his dantian and a powerful mental power flowed forth like a waterfall.
The mental power started to refine the Essence into Quintessence. This was a very difficult stage for ordinary people. However, it was very easy for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had already opened his sea of consciousness long ago. His vast mental power was much stronger than his Essence. Refining Quintessence was very easy. As the mental power entered the crystal cyclone, it slowly melted. "Di da!
Di da! "
A melodious sound rang out in Xiao Chen's body. A purple liquid that was purer and stronger than the solidified Essence appeared above Xiao Chen's dantian drop by drop. After that, it flowed through all the meridians in Xiao Chen's body.
When Xiao Chen felt the purer and denser energy, he rejoiced. He muttered to himself, "Is this Quintessence?"
Originally, with Xiao Chen's vast Essence, the process of refining Quintessence would take at least two months. However, his mental power was more than a hundred times stronger than others. This time was greatly reduced.
After one hour, all the Essence had been refined into Quintessence. The purple Quintessence circulated in the main meridians and minor meridians for a great cycle before returning to the dantian and forming ninety-nine drops of purple liquid.
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. The instant he stopped, the strong energy in his body spread out uncontrollably. The entire ground started to tremble.
The blue-robed old man on the ground searched for a long time but could not find the source of the strange Spiritual Energy. Just as he was about to leave, the mound behind him suddenly trembled.
The blue-robed old man soared into the air and cautiously sized up the unremarkable mound.
Strong self-confidence flickered in Xiao Chen's eyes. He circulated a drop of purple Quintessence and casually sent out a strand of saber Qi formed from Quintessence. In that instant, a long, pitch-black crack appeared in space.
Sensing that the drop of Quintessence was far from exhausted, Xiao Chen's right hand did not stop moving. He sent out a hundred and thirty strands of saber Qi in succession. The space in front of him was like a piece of cloth, shattering into pieces.
Quintessence was Quintessence. In the past, Xiao Chen had to use the Thunder Shadow Chop to shatter space. Now, he could tear space with a casual strike.
I finally advanced to Martial Monarch!
Unable to contain the excitement in his heart, Xiao Chen landed beside Ao Jiao with a 'sou' sound. He smiled and said, "Ao Jiao, I advanced to Martial Monarch."
Ao Jiao was happy for Xiao Chen in her heart. However, she maintained a calm expression and said, "Go back first and stabilize your cultivation. You still cannot control your Quintessence perfectly."
The two of them returned the way they came. When the mound above them opened up again, a ferocious palm wind pressed down.
"After waiting for so long, it turns out that it is you, little bastard, who caused this commotion. Quickly take out the treasures that you obtained."
The blue-robed old man had a ferocious expression. Quintessence covered his palm as he sent a ferocious palm wind at Xiao Chen's head.
When faced with the sudden appearance of the blue-robed old man, Xiao Chen was startled at first. After all, anyone who was not mentally prepared would be shocked when suddenly attacked.
After a while, Xiao Chen smiled gently. He had just advanced to Martial Monarch and had not had the time to test out his strength. The blue-robed old man had arrived at the right time.
With a thought, the three drops of purple liquid in his dantian instantly poured into his meridians and turned into surging Quintessence. Then, Xiao Chen sent out a punch.
"Bang!"
When the fist and palm met, a strong shockwave exploded out. In that instant, the two halves of the mound were shattered by the Quintessence from the two, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Hu chi!
Hu chi! "The energy from Xiao Chen's fist was boundless and shockingly pure. The blue-robed old man was knocked back several dozen steps in the air before he could stabilize himself.
When the blue-robed old man saw the light flickering on Xiao Chen's fist, he said in astonishment, "This is Quintessence. How did you advance to Martial Monarch in just half a day?"
The blue-robed old man could not be blamed for being astonished. When a regular cultivator reached the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarch, they would open their sea of consciousness. Then, they would cultivate their Mental Energy and refine their Essence. Only when they finished refining their Essence would they be considered Martial Monarchs.
Cultivators with strong talent for Mental Energy would need at least three months to do this. Those with weak talent for Mental Energy would need at least two or three years.
Very few people could be like Xiao Chen. From the very start, his Cultivation Technique tempered his Mental Energy. Furthermore, he managed to open his sea of consciousness when he was a Martial King.
Mental Energy was much stronger than Essence. Even though Xiao Chen had reached the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarch, his Mental Energy was still stronger than his Essence. Hence, the speed at which he refined Quintessence was astonishingly fast.
Xiao Chen said calmly, "There is no need for a person who is about to die to know so much. Earlier, you gave me a palm strike. Now, I will return the favor with a fist strike."
However, the blue-robed old man laughed loudly, "So what if you advanced to Martial Monarch? I became a Martial Monarch ten years ago. My control of Quintessence is incomparable to yours. This place is where the Imperial Capital of the Tianwu Dynasty used to be. You must have obtained some miraculous Medicinal Pill. Otherwise, you would not have advanced to Martial Monarch so quickly.
"You just consumed the Medicinal Pill. Your body will not be able to digest it completely. After I capture you, I will extract your blood, skin you, and refine you again. My cultivation will definitely reach peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch." "Chi!
Chi! "
Right after the blue-robed old man spoke, a faint blue Quintessence appeared on his body. As the Extreme Yin Flame burned, the Quintessence turned into a pale-white halo that surrounded him. His aura soared as he prepared to take down Xiao Chen in one move.
"Mountain Pushing Palm!"
After the blue-robed old man burned his Quintessence, he sent out a palm strike. The air flowed in reverse. The force of his palm strike seemed to push the entire space.
A strong pressure pressed down on Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen felt a slight pain in his bones, flesh, and skin. A regular cultivator would have been crushed into a meat patty before the palm strike arrived.
Xiao Chen circulated his Vital Qi and his strong physical body immediately became as hard as Frost Iron. He stood there like a mountain, allowing the wind to press down on him without moving.
When the other party's palm strike was about a hundred meters away, Xiao Chen circulated all ninety-nine drops of purple liquid in his body. He finally made his move. He instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, giving off a dazzling light.
"Thunder Shadow Chop!"
Xiao Chen's aura flourished as he took seven steps forward. With each step, he swung his saber. The Quintessence on the saber surged, and every saber strike easily tore a tear in space.
When he finished taking seven steps, his aura reached its peak. The seven afterimages merged and Xiao Chen swung his saber. The immortal state of thunder made the electric light on the saber eternal and inextinguishable. Furthermore, it worked with his sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent.
The might of this saber strike was unimaginably great. The electric light exploded and broke through the blue-robed old man's palm strike. Xiao Chen searched for an opening and pressed his saber forward. The other party's protective Quintessence blocked for a while before it broke.
"Pu ci!"
The Quintessence contained in the saber light knocked the blue-robed old man back a kilometer. It left a bloody wound on his chest; it was so deep that bones could be seen.
The purple Quintessence was like a berserk bolt of lightning as it surged through the old man's body. It shattered the Quintessence coming out of the other party's dantian; it was simply unblockable.
The blue-robed old man vomited a mouthful of blood. He paled as he looked at Xiao Chen in horror. He muttered, "That's impossible. You just advanced to Martial Monarch. How is it that even after I burned my Quintessence, I still cannot block your Quintessence?"
A Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique! He must be cultivating a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Otherwise, he would not have such strong Quintessence after advancing.
When the blue-robed old man thought of this possibility, he no longer hesitated. He turned around and fled. The other party possessed a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique and was an absolute genius. After he advanced to Martial Monarch, even Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs would not be a match for him.
The first rank of the True Dragon Ranking could not be judged with common sense. Xiao Chen continued flying.
As Xiao Chen watched the blue-robed old man flee, he sheathed his saber and stood still. He was not in a rush to give chase. The Quintessence in his body surged, and dragon roars came from his abdomen. A strong wind howled and boundless shock waves spread out.
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