Therefore, Xiao Chen was quite optimistic about his future.
Half a month later, a group of uninvited guests suddenly appeared in the desert outside the Star Grave Palace. These people wore black robes and radiated baleful auras. Their cultivations were deep and strong.
All of them were actually loose cultivators. Furthermore, none of them were weaker than Wu Yuankai. There were more than thirty of them.
With such a strong force working together, aside from An Junxi, any of the seven giants of the Tianwu Domain would have to retreat.
The person in the lead was Xuan Yu of the Silver Moon Fox Clan. At this moment, his face was dark and his handsome face was terrifying. There was no trace of his usual gentleness.
Xiu!
A figure flew down from the sky. It was Xuan Yu's second uncle. After leaving the Star Tomb Palace, this person had been guarding outside and had not left.
Xuan Yu looked at the huge Palace Grave and said, "Second Uncle, it's been half a month. Is that white-robed brat really not out yet?"
"It's absolutely true. I've been guarding for half a month, but I haven't seen him at all. The woman who was with him has already come out, but he still hasn't come out."
Xuan Yu could not help feeling surprised. The Heavenly Roc Race's people had already emptied out all the treasures in the Star Grave Palace. They had also searched through all the painting pieces. The place was now completely empty.
What was Xiao Chen doing in there? Could it be that he wanted to take away this grave palace? This was the grave palace of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Unless Emperor Wu came, he would not be able to erase the Heavenly Roc King's mark.
"Forget it. He will come out sooner or later. I don't believe he can hide forever."
Xuan Yu's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He wanted nothing more than to kill Xiao Chen and tear him into pieces.
After leaving the Palace Grave, Bai's attitude toward him became even colder. Before, he would say a few words to him out of politeness. Now, he didn't even say a word.
Bai had magic skills and was valued by The Fox King. He had many pursuers, but Xuan Yu always felt that the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first. In his heart, Bai would be his sooner or later.
Who knew that after he met Xiao Chen, he would suffer all kinds of setbacks, which made him feel that there was a serious gap in his arrogance.
After leaving the Star Grave Palace, he could no longer suppress his desire to kill Xiao Chen. After discussing it with his second uncle, he immediately received his second uncle's support.
After spending a large sum of money to invite most of the half-Sages in the vicinity of Hunluo Province and informing Xiao Chen that he had more than sixty Emperor's Painting Pieces, the group of half-Sages was extremely tempted.
The middle-aged man glanced behind him at the overwhelming baleful aura, the red light of Heavenly Sage Laws, and the many loose cultivators behind him. After some thought, Xuan Yu said, "Xuan Yu, even if these people work together to kill him, there will be no problem. However, if that person steels himself to flee, he might still have a chance of survival."
The corners of Xuan Yu's mouth curled up slightly as he sneered, "I've already notified my father. He agreed to send a senior elder over. At that time, if this person is unable to kill that brat, that senior elder will personally take action."
Xuan Yu's clan had some power in the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race. All the senior elders in the clan were at least Inferior Grade Martial Sages. Before a Martial Sage, no matter how strong Xiao Chen was, he would not be able to do anything.
When the middle-aged man heard this, he was stunned at first. Then, he smiled and said, "It looks like the Clan Head is an understanding person. As long as you can truly obtain Bai and establish a connection with The Fox King, this bit of capital is definitely worth it."
"Second Uncle, should we charge in directly? Waiting like this will be too passive."
"Absolutely not. The grave palace is too big. After we enter, these people will immediately scatter. That will give that brat an opportunity to counterattack."
Xuan Yu nodded and said, "I never thought of that. In that case, let's just wait here and wait for him to come out!"
"It would be best if the senior elder does not make a move. That way, even if something happens, we can push the blame onto a group of loose cultivators. That way, the Haotian Sect will not come looking for trouble."
…
Another half a month passed. Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes from his cultivation.
After one month of bitter cultivation and exhausting all the Spirit Gathering Pearls on him, he finally advanced to peak late-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. He was only one step shy of advancing to half-Sage.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had completely calmed down. From the time he left the Haotian Sect until now, he had not stopped for even a moment.
First, he had fought with ferocious beasts in the Savage Beast Forest. Then, he had pitted his wits against two old fellows. Finally, he had offended the Magnificent Fiend Hall for some reason.
After arriving at this Star Grave Palace, Xiao Chen had been fighting nonstop. He had even run into a woman comparable to a spirit. One could say that he was constantly on high alert.
Although he was trapped in this small stone room, outsiders could not enter. It could be considered an absolutely safe place. Xiao Chen could calm down and reflect on his experiences in the past three months. He did not need to think about anything else.
Dragons were trapped in a dangerous land with no way out. However, if one looked at it from another perspective, a dangerous land might be a blessed land.
Four days later, Xiao Chen sorted out all the comprehensions and experiences he had gained in the past few months.
While his cultivation did not increase, his pitch-black eyes appeared even deeper. His accumulations had become much more stable.
With a flip of his hand, a painting piece of the Great Roc Spreading Wings appeared in Xiao Chen's hand. He muttered to himself, "It is time to absorb this painting piece and advance to half-Sage."
The Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting was the comprehension that the Heavenly Roc King, a Sovereign Fiend Emperor, materialized before his death. It contained the Emperor's Might and strong Heavenly Laws of a powerful expert.
Although this was only a painting piece in Xiao Chen's hand and not the core painting piece, it was still worth cities, a treasure that could tempt even Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen held the painting piece and sat down cross-legged. Then, he started to carefully comprehend the various mysteries contained in it.
As Xiao Chen's consciousness slowly sank into it, he felt like he was in a vast and boundless scene.
When Xiao Chen looked at it directly, the scene was hazy and ever-changing. He could not make out what it was at all. Was it a desert, was it a vast ocean, was it the sky, or was it a boundless starry sky?
Xiao Chen could only feel the vastness, the boundless vastness. When he was in it, he felt like he was not even a drop in the ocean. He was so insignificant that he could not even describe it.
Voices resounded in the primal chaos. Those voices seemed to be muttering to themselves, but they also seemed to be lecturing their relatives and juniors, as well as their comprehension and understanding of the Martial Dao.
The information was chaotic, turning into thousands of beams of light of different colors. They flew before Xiao Chen's eyes, weaving together. This made it hard for him to choose.
"Xiao Chen, focus your mind. Ignore the white beams of light. Those are the trifling matters of the Heavenly Roc King's life. Ignore the black beams of light as well. Those are the dark side of the Heavenly Roc King. You are not an evil cultivator. If you try to grab them, your mind will be in chaos."
"Don't touch the red beams of light either. That is the Heavenly Roc King's evil Qi. Even if you try to grab them, you will not gain anything."
"The purple beams of light are the Heavenly Roc King's comprehensions of some Martial Techniques. You can grab them, but you cannot blindly grab them."
"There are very few blue beams of light, but you cannot miss them. That is the Heavenly Roc King's cultivation. After you obtain them, you can directly increase your cultivation."
"There are even fewer golden beams of light, but you cannot miss them. That is the Heavenly Roc King's Heavenly Laws. After you obtain them, you can directly comprehend Heavenly Sage Laws."
"You only have three chances to make a move before the painting piece runs out of energy and disappears from the world."
Just as Xiao Chen was at a loss, Ao Jiao's voice rang out in his mind, explaining the meaning of the various beams of light.
The thousands of beams of light slowly became clearer. Xiao Chen's expression also calmed down as he started to observe carefully.
Most of the beams of light were white, at least ninety percent. Next were black and red. There were very few beams of light that were truly useful.
As for the golden beams of light, Xiao Chen could only see a blurry figure. He could not be sure if there were any.
"Whoosh!"
After observing for a long time, Xiao Chen finally made a move. He caught a purple beam of light in his hand. In that instant, he gained some knowledge of Spear Techniques. He could not help but feel disappointed.
Xiao Chen practiced Saber Techniques and Fist Techniques. Spear Techniques were only of some use to him. This was equivalent to wasting an opportunity.
The second time Xiao Chen made a move, he wanted to catch a blue beam of light. In the end, he was too slow and caught a white beam of light.
Some of the Heavenly Roc King's trivial matters appeared in Xiao Chen's mind. He had wasted another opportunity.
There was only one opportunity. Xiao Chen focused all his attention. As he looked at the thousands of beams of light dancing around before him, he no longer dared to make a move casually.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen made a move at lightning speed. However, he caught nothing.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and the painting piece in his hand turned into motes of light. Then, they rose into the air and slowly disappeared. A painting piece had been wasted just like that.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling that it was a pity. He said, "There are too many chaotic beams of light. It looks like the Emperor's painting pieces are overrated."
Ao Jiao smiled and said, "It is not that incredible in the first place. Didn't you see that Nangong girl? She did not even look at these painting pieces. The true essence is all in the core painting piece. Even with more than a hundred painting pieces added together, they are not as valuable as one core painting piece. "
It looked like Xiao Chen had suffered a great loss this time. He had crushed his way here, sweeping through the place. After working so hard for so long, that girl took away the bulk of it.
However, never mind. After all, he had thirty painting pieces. He had plenty of opportunities to familiarize himself with them. He was much better than those who only had four or five painting pieces or one painting piece.
Following that, Xiao Chen continued absorbing the painting pieces. With his first experience, Xiao Chen was much more accustomed to the same situation the second time.
After using up ten painting pieces, Xiao Chen finally caught hold of two beams of blue light. "Ka ca!" It seemed like a formless bottleneck in his body had been broken.
With a 'huang dang' sound, the shackles broke. His body, which was a container, became ten times larger than before. He could vaguely see a flickering door in his body, about to open.
That was the Door of Sages. Once it opened, he would be able to transcend mortality and become a Martial Sage. After that, no matter where he went in the Kunlun Realm, he would be an overlord.
This door had blocked many demonic geniuses. To Xiao Chen, it was still too far away. There was no need to think too much about it. Just being able to see it was already pretty good.
"I finally advanced to half-Sage!"
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he revealed an expression of joy. He had refined his Quintessence twice in each of the three grades of Martial Monarch.
His foundation was already incredibly firm. If not for this, he would have advanced to half-Sage long ago. He would not have needed to wait so long.
However, now that he had accumulated enough, the benefits he gained far surpassed that of ordinary people. The moment Xiao Chen advanced to half-Sage, he saw that hazy Door of Sages. Since ancient times, not many geniuses had managed to do this.
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