According to the secret manual, when the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation broke through to the seventh layer, there would be a Lightning Tribulation and a Heart Tribulation. After the official breakthrough, there would be great benefits.
Xiao Chen was filled with anticipation and nervousness. According to the records, if he could not clear the tribulation, he would end up dying.
There was no perfect Cultivation Technique in the world. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation could cultivate both Quintessence and Mental Energy. Furthermore, its effects far surpassed those of similar Heaven Ranked Secret Techniques.
Now that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had reached the seventh layer, its tribulation had arrived. Whether it could safely clear it or not, Xiao Chen was not confident. Be it the Lightning Tribulation or the Heart Tribulation, they were not that easy to deal with.
After taking another deep breath of the fragrance in the room, Xiao Chen tossed aside these messy thoughts. He sat cross-legged on the prayer mat and entered a state of cultivation.
There was no concept of time when cultivating. Three days later, after the Deep Sea Coumarin Grass finished burning, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes.
The bottleneck of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation's sixth layer far surpassed Xiao Chen's expectations. Even after absorbing the Spiritual Energy of ten Rank 2 Spirit Veins without restraint, he showed no signs of reaching the bottleneck.
For some reason, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he immediately startled awake. Although he maintained a calm mental state, in reality, he still feared the Lightning Tribulation and the Heart Tribulation of the seventh layer.
If he could not clear it, he would die, turning into dust and vanishing from the world. All his glory and dreams would vanish like smoke.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile self-mockingly. He raised his right hand and clenched his fist. When he felt the surging energy in his body, he muttered, "Death … it seems like the higher one's cultivation realm, the stronger one's strength becomes. The fear of death is no longer as indifferent as before."
Is it because the more one obtains, the more one fears losing, resulting in one's contentment with the status quo?
Between a peddler and a person of high authority, who is more afraid of death? Clearly, the latter is the latter.
In the end, Xiao Chen was just an ordinary person. Even though he understood some principles, he could not do it.
For now, Xiao Chen had no good way to counteract this disadvantageous mental state. The more he thought about it, the deeper his heart demon would be. Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking. Then, he got up and headed for the combat room.
After preparing sufficient Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen activated an Inferior Grade Martial Sage bladesman-type combat puppet to fight with him.
The humanoid combat puppet had everything an Inferior Grade Martial Sage could grasp: Heavenly Sage Laws, Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, Movement Techniques, auras, and everything else.
It even possessed a certain level of intelligence. As the other party did not feel pain, Xiao Chen would have a much harder time dealing with it than a true Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Six hours later, Xiao Chen ran out of Zhen Yuan. He exited the combat room and took out the Holy Spring Spirit Milk from the compartment in front of the door. Drinking a drop, his Quintessential Essence instantly recovered to its peak state, and he charged in once more.
By the time Xiao Chen could deal with the five Inferior Grade Martial Sage combat puppets, he had already exhausted all the Holy Spring Spiritual Milk.
After three consecutive days of high-intensity combat, Xiao Chen had gained a lot of insights and gains in Saber Techniques. So, he spent another day to digest these insights.
During these seven days, Xiao Chen's bitter cultivation in the Heaven Series training camp was equivalent to half a year outside. Furthermore, there were many conditions that the outside world could not create.
"Indeed, the Heaven Series training camp has many benefits. If only I could cultivate here for half a year. I wonder if that would be enough for me to reach peak half-Sage?"
Xiao Chen said somewhat greedily. One month was simply too short.
"Senior Brother Xiao Chen!"
A somewhat distant shout came from outside the courtyard of the training room. Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and left the combat room. With a few flashes, he flew out of the courtyard.
When Xiao Chen discovered that the person who came was Zhong Yi, whom he had met once outside the Heavenly Battle Palace, he felt very uncomfortable hearing Zhong Yi call him Senior Brother.
Zhong Yi smiled and said, "I wonder if I have interrupted Senior Brother Xiao Chen's bitter cultivation? If so, this Zhong apologizes."
Xiao Chen smiled calmly and said, "Brother Zhong, there is no need to be so polite. Just call me Xiao Chen. I have already used up all the Holy Spring Spiritual Milk and Deep Sea Coumarin Grass. Coincidentally, I was just about to go out to collect more.
When Zhong Yi saw that Xiao Chen was so low-key and did not put on any airs, he heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "In that case, I will not stand on ceremony. The Palace Master is preparing to bring people to Black Water Star. He instructed me to ask if you are interested in going."
Xiao Chen suddenly recalled that this was no longer the Kunlun Continent but the Starry Heavens.
"I would be happy to."
Xiao Chen had been looking forward to the Starry Heavens for a long time. Now that he had a chance to experience it, naturally, he would not let it go.
However, it was a pity that he would be delaying his time in the Heaven Series training room.
When Zhong Yi heard Xiao Chen's straightforward reply, he was somewhat surprised. After all, the benefits of the Heaven Series training room were that people who had the opportunity to enter were reluctant to leave.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, "Brother Zhong, I wonder if you can tell me more about the Starry Heavens? I have always been curious about them."
After Zhong Yi heard that, he replied humbly, "Without reaching Superior Grade Martial Sage, there is no way to survive in the Starry Heavens. However, it is still very difficult.
"Only grandmaster-level Martial Sages can survive alone and take risks. However, they cannot leave alone for too long. Only those who are at least the Blue Robed Emperor can travel freely in the Starry Heavens and experience dangers everywhere.
"Hence, I do not know much. Brother Xiao Chen, if you have any questions, just ask. I will do my best to answer."
Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking his first question. "How far is this star we are standing on from the Kunlun Continent?"
"I know that." Zhong Yi smiled and said, "The Haotian Star we are standing on is actually not far from the Kunlun Continent. We just need to break through the barrier of the sky and travel five thousand kilometers.
"Most of the bases that can be established in the stars are within this range. If it is too far, even Emperor Wu might not be able to protect it."
Five thousand kilometers sounded very far. However, in the context of the boundless Starry Heavens, it was indeed very close.
However, breaking through the barrier of the sky was extremely difficult. Without the cultivation of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, one would not be able to move the barrier of the sky at all.
The star under Xiao Chen's feet should be the one where the previous Emperor Wu of the Haotian Sect spent a lot of effort and met with many fortuitous encounters to open a space-time tunnel to the main sect.
Otherwise, given the strength of several Martial Sages on this star, they would not have been able to break through the barrier of the sky and come here alone.
Through this exchange of questions and answers, Xiao Chen obtained some information that he did not know before. For example, the barrier of the sky, which covered the entire Kunlun Continent, existed only in the Kunlun Continent.
None of the other stars had such a powerful, vast, and seemingly boundless barrier.
Furthermore, such a barrier had an even stronger defense against Astral Beasts. Even the Astral Beasts, which were as strong as Emperor Wu, could not break through the barrier of the sky.
Due to the protection of the barrier of the sky, the Kunlun Realm was free from the invasion of Astral Beasts. Otherwise, it would be an even more severe disaster than the Demonic Calamity.
However, Zhong Yi did not know much about some of the profound things. The Heavenly Battle Palace disciples rarely had the chance to leave the Haotian Star.
Furthermore, grandmaster-level Martial Sages would protect them every time, preventing them from leaving on their own.
As the two spoke, they arrived at the gathering place, the drill ground of the Heavenly Battle Palace. Many of the previous true inheritors were there. Aside from the disciples at critical junctures in their cultivation or those who had gone out on business, most of them were here.
After all, if one was lucky, one might be able to obtain great fortuitous encounters in other unknown stars.
It could be sect Remnants from the Immortal Epoch, the cave of a mysterious powerhouse, rare ores, or wondrous items. Of course, the chances of this were extremely small; there was only a sliver of possibility.
If there were truly great fortuitous encounters, the grandmaster-level Martial Sages and the Blue Robed Emperor would have found them long ago. Xiao Chen could only see if he could find some that slipped through the net.
When Xiao Chen appeared in the drill ground, he immediately felt several gazes. This was especially so for Cui Hao, who appeared extremely surprised.
"Unexpectedly, this fellow gave up on cultivating in the Heaven Series training room and came here to join in on the excitement."
Others might not be able to personally experience the benefits of the Heaven Series training room, but Cui Hao had stayed there for a long time and was very familiar with its benefits.
When the two Vice Palace Masters of the Heavenly Battle Palace saw Xiao Chen arrive, they nodded to themselves. Then, they started to explain some things to take note of on this trip.
"The Black Water Star we're going to this time is a little different from the stars we've been to before. All the Alien Beasts above level 4 have been killed by the Vice Sect Leader, but the Alien Beasts below level 4 are still around. So, we mustn't stray too far away from us."
"The main purpose of this trip is to subdue a few Rank 3 Spirit Veins on Black Water Star. At the same time, we can let you fight with some weak Astral Beasts to gain combat experience.
"Of course, if you obtain any wondrous items during experiential training, they will be your personal property. The sect will not care about subduing them."
The two Superior Grade Martial Sage Vice Palace Masters spoke one after another, carefully explaining the things to take note of.
This was the first time Xiao Chen experienced such an adventure in the starry heavens. He listened very seriously, not missing a single word.
Suddenly, urgent whistling sounds came from above. A huge shadow fell on the ground. When Xiao Chen looked up, he saw a King Grade warship flying over.
The two Vice Palace Masters knew that it was time to depart. So, they called someone over and got that person to hand out a purple jade pendant with the word "Haotian" on it to every disciple preparing to go to the starry heavens.
Xiao Chen asked Zhong Yi, who was beside him, about the function of this jade pendant.
The King Grade warship had its own protective barrier. With this jade pendant, one could pass through the barrier unobstructed.
Jade pendants were divided into mother and son. The Palace Master and the Vice Palace Masters could use the mother jade to locate the disciple with the son jade.
If one ran into any unpredictable danger, they could activate the son jade to ask for help from the mother jade.
At the same time, there was a star map attached to the jade pendant. There were simple markings on it: the stars around Haotian where the Kunlun Realm factions were stationed.
If one lost their way, they could find a star with a Kunlun Realm faction to descend on. Otherwise, surviving on a desolate, abandoned star would most likely result in death.
Of course, it would be best to find a star with a Tianwu Domain faction or the Human Monarch Star where Bushin Palace was. Otherwise, if one went to a star of another race, it would be just as dangerous, perhaps even more so.
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