Grabbing onto the wall, Zhang Xuan slowly crawled down. It felt as if there was a powerful force that could swallow him whole at any moment.
The deeper he went, the hotter the pendant around his neck became, and it felt as if it would melt at any moment. At the same time, driving his Heaven's Path zhenqi also became more and more taxing.
It was as if this abyss was the bane of his cultivation technique.
"Pathos of Heaven zhenqi …"
Driving the Pathos of Heaven zhenqi, the pressure on Zhang Xuan dissipated, and he continued his descent.
Tzzzzzzz!
A moment later, dark gray energy flowed into his body through his acupoints.
"As expected …"
Knowing that this would happen, Zhang Xuan did not panic in the slightest. He swiftly drove his Heaven's Path zhenqi forward, and the two energies neutralized one another, resulting in a burst of green light.
In the pitch-black abyss, the green light made Zhang Xuan look like a deity floating in the air.
The deeper he went, the more gray energy there was, and the greater the rate at which his Heaven's Path zhenqi was being depleted. At the same time, the surrounding space also began to show signs of instability.
"I'll be in great danger if I go any further …"
After descending for a while longer, Zhang Xuan suddenly came to a halt.
Even though he was still able to fly, the space around him had already become unstable. If he were to proceed any further, there was a good chance that he would fall into turbulence and vortexes.
Judging from the power of these vortexes, it would be difficult for him to withstand them with his current cultivation.
"I'll stop here for now and purify my Heaven's Path zhenqi into Pathos of Heaven zhenqi …"
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan took out the God King Sword and dug out a small hole before sitting down.
Since he had already come all the way here, he was unwilling to return just like that. Since the gray energy was able to neutralize his Heaven's Path zhenqi, it would be a good opportunity for him to get rid of it, leaving only the pure Pathos of Heaven zhenqi in his body.
He swiftly absorbed the gray energy and neutralized it with his Heaven's Path zhenqi, and it took him nearly two hours to finally deplete his Heaven's Path zhenqi completely.
"My zhenqi reserves are down to less than a hundredth …"
Previously, when the two types of zhenqi had fused together, his dantian had been filled with an ocean of zhenqi. However, with the neutralization of his Heaven's Path zhenqi, he had managed to refine the Pathos of Heaven zhenqi, but the amount of zhenqi that he had stored up had also decreased significantly. Roughly speaking, it was only a hundredth of what it was before.
He did not know whether it was a good or bad thing that his zhenqi had been reduced by so much in such a short period of time.
Without the Heaven's Path zhenqi, the pressure from the gray energy dissipated. Zhang Xuan walked out of the depression and continued crawling downward.
It didn't take long before they arrived at the vortex turbulence.
The space there was flowing like liquid, such that even God Kings would not be able to pass through it. With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a high-tier Celestial God artifact and extended it over.
Buzz!
The long sword was twisted into a unique arc, as if it had fallen into a laughing mirror.
Retracting his hand, Zhang Xuan realized that the distorted area could no longer be restored. The spirit within it had been extinguished.
"Space flows and distorts. Once one enters the vortex, one will adapt to it, and eventually, even one's life form will change …"
Knowing that his cultivation was still too low at the moment, there was a good chance that he would end up in the same state as the sword before him. Sighing deeply, he was just about to leave the area and return once his cultivation was higher when he suddenly noticed something rippling in the distorted space before him, reminiscent of ripples in water.
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as he activated his Eye of Insight to take a closer look.
Within the distorted space, there were a few bizarre plants rooted on the cliff face, and they were swaying along with the flow of space.
"Life can actually grow here?" Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in disbelief.
The distorted space before him was similar to a turbulence, constantly changing its direction. Under normal circumstances, if he were to enter the distorted space, his appearance would be altered, and he would be unable to recover, just like the sword.
He didn't possess the strength and constitution to withstand it, and yet, the plants were actually able to survive it. What was going on?
"Could it be that the Grass of God King that Feng Jiuge spoke of really exists? Is that it? "
Zhang Xuan thought.
Previously, when his student spoke of the matter, he had scoffed at it, thinking that it was impossible. However, after seeing the plants before him, he couldn't help but doubt himself.
God Kings possessed a deep understanding of the laws of space, and the fact that the grass before him was able to survive in the distorted space meant that it had already adapted to the laws of space.
If he could forge it into a pill and consume it, he might just be able to achieve a breakthrough to God King.
"But … how do I get it?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
These medicinal herbs seemed to be growing in a place that wasn't too far away from the distorted space, but even high-tier Celestial God artifacts were unable to stop him. How was he supposed to retrieve them?
If he couldn't get his hands on them, no matter how valuable they were, they would be useless!
"Little Chick, I have something for you to do!"
Zhang Xuan communicated with the little chick in his dantian.
That fellow had already reached God King realm, making it stronger than him. On top of that, it possessed an indestructible body. Perhaps, it might be able to obtain those medicinal herbs.
"I was sleeping …"
Little Chick flew out with a resentful look on its face. It lowered its head to take a look, and a hint of doubt surfaced in its eyes. "This place … I seem to have been here before …"
"You have been here before?" Zhang Xuan frowned. "Did you remember something?"
The little chick had always said that it was a legendary beast that dominated the Firmament, but it had never really remembered what it was. Even after becoming a God King, its mind was still blank. Could it be that it had managed to recall something?
"It's nothing. I just find it a little familiar …" Little Chick tilted its head and hesitated for a moment. "Forget it. If I can't recall anything, I won't think about it anymore. As long as I continue to raise my cultivation, I should be able to recall something. Right, why did you summon me here? "
It was currently sleeping in his dantian, so there was no way that its master would call out to him.
"I suspect that the plants in the distorted space are the Grass of God King, and they are capable of helping one achieve a breakthrough to God King realm. I'm unable to retrieve them with my current strength.
Zhang Xuan.
"The grass?" Little Chick was taken aback for a moment before nodding. "That's possible. There's indeed something strange about the grass …"
"Un. Can you get them?" Zhang Xuan instructed. "Just pluck them. Don't eat them!"
That fellow was a glutton. If it were to rush over and eat all of them, he couldn't possibly dig them out from its mouth and eat them himself!
He would rather not achieve a breakthrough to God King than do something as disgusting as that …
"I'm already a God King, so this grass is useless to me. Don't worry, I won't eat it … Alright, I'll just try one. If it's not to my liking, I won't eat it … In any case, there are quite a few of them here!"
Seeing that Little Chick really wanted to eat them, Zhang Xuan felt goosebumps rising all over his body. It was just a casual remark, but who would have thought that Little Chick would really be right? Helpless, Zhang Xuan eventually nodded and said, "Alright, go on. There's something strange about this distorted space. If there's any danger, don't head over. We'll talk about it after we understand it!"
Compared to Little Chick, the Grass of God King was insignificant. He would rather not have it if it were to put him in danger.
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