The old man's aura was blazing and violent, like the magma in a volcano, reflecting the light of the Earth Fire Lake. However, he could see that Chen Zong was cultivating with the help of the Earth Fire Qi, but he did not know what he was cultivating.
He guessed that Chen Zong was cultivating a Cultivation Technique.
The old man was very surprised that a high-level half-saint dared to cultivate here.
Chen Zong also knew that someone had come, but he did not intend to disturb him, so he ignored them.
In the beginning, the burning of the Earth Fire was very painful. Chen Zong had to endure this pain. As he endured it, he gradually adapted. In the end, the pain seemed to have disappeared and was replaced by a numb feeling, as if he had become numb.
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, another half a day had passed. The old man was more and more surprised, and his interest in Chen Zong increased greatly. He was even a little tempted.
"Half a day!" The old man secretly said, "As long as he can hold on for half a day, this old man will accept him as a disciple."
Even an ordinary Saint Realm cultivator would not be able to hold on for long here. A high-level half-saint had held on for at least half a day. If he could hold on for another half a day, it would be absolutely amazing.
Another half a day passed, and Chen Zong still showed no signs of exhaustion.
At this time, the numbness receded little by little and was replaced by comfort.
The old man was more and more shocked and excited. Being able to stay in the depths of the Earth Fire Cave for so long, Chen Zong was undoubtedly an ideal successor.
Another half a day passed, and Chen Zong was shocked to the extreme. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and an extremely sharp light pierced through the sky like the edge of a sword, tearing through everything.
This kind of sharpness caused the old man to be secretly shocked.
"Half-step Sword Intent!" The old man looked dignified.
This sharpness was the aura of Half-step Sword Intent. Of course, he did not know what kind of Half-step Sword Intent it was, but he felt that it was very mysterious.
"Young man, what is your name?" The old man asked, interrupting Chen Zong's thoughts.
"Junior is Chen Zong." Chen Zong temporarily put aside his thoughts, looked at the old man, and answered in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. To be able to come here, one must be an expert of the Ancient Profound Society, or be related to it.
"Chen Zong …" The old man seemed to be trying to recall. "You're the Chaos Sword Chen Zong, an itinerant cultivator prodigy on the Netherworld Leaderboard?"
Hearing Chen Zong's acknowledgment, the old man was overjoyed.
A rogue cultivator!
That meant that it would be easier to take him in as a disciple.
"I am the Earthly Fire Monarch. Are you willing to be my last disciple?" The old man asked directly.
Earth Fire King!
Chen Zong was slightly shocked. This person was actually a King-Ranked formidable martial artist.
He had personally seen a King-Ranked formidable martial artist.
One had to know that neither Wine Supremacy nor Saber Supremacy were King-Ranked martial artists.
King-Ranked formidable martial artists might not be stronger than Wine Supremacy at this stage, but their potential was definitely above Wine Supremacy's.
A King-Ranked formidable martial artist actually wanted to take him in as a disciple.
Chen Zong was a little surprised, but he didn't feel excited.
"Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I already have a master," Chen Zong said, indirectly rejecting him.
After being rejected by Chen Zong, the Earth Fire Monarch was not angry. He only felt that it was a pity.
He had high hopes for Chen Zong.
However, since he had been rejected, as a King-Ranked formidable martial artist, he naturally wouldn't make any more requests. This concerned the dignity of a formidable martial artist.
After all, in most cases, the other party should be the one asking to be his disciple, not the other way around.
"Senior, I will take my leave." Chen Zong bowed to the Earth Fire Monarch and left. After seeing Chen Zong leave, the Earth Fire Monarch retracted his gaze. In a flash, he appeared above the Earth Fire Lake. Large amounts of Earth Fire aura quickly gathered from all directions and entered the Earth Fire Monarch's body to be absorbed and refined.
If Chen Zong saw this scene, he would definitely be very shocked.
After all, when he absorbed the Earth Fire aura, he absorbed wisps of it at first. He didn't absorb it like a whale swallowing it. It was very scary.
However, since the Earth Fire Monarch was a King-Ranked title, he must be very capable. There was nothing strange about that.
Chen Zong's footsteps were quick and light.
Chen Zong was in a very good mood.
The first tribulation of the Three Tribulations Sharpening had been completed. His half-step sword intent had been successfully refined by the Earth Fire. He had built a solid foundation for his future breakthrough to the supreme sword intent. He had also taken the first step.
What's more, Chen Zong had a feeling that his half-step sword intent could break through again in a short time and reach seventy percent.
As long as he returned to the Xuanming District's Xuanming Courtyard in Xuanming City, he would immediately go into seclusion to cultivate.
Under the escort of the formidable martial artists from the Ancient Mystic Society, Chen Zong didn't encounter any danger. He arrived safely at Xuanming City and immediately went into seclusion.
All sorts of realizations appeared in his mind. However, Chen Zong sorted them out and grasped them. From then on, his half-step sword intent had a breakthrough.
Seventy percent!
The seventy-percent half-step sword intent's power was getting stronger and scarier.
Chen Zong didn't draw his sword. Instead, he used his finger as a sword and activated his seventy-percent half-step sword intent. His sword finger pierced through the air and directly pierced through the space in front of him, leaving behind a faint red color that emitted heat.
Chen Zong was slightly taken aback.
His half-step sword intent seemed to have a trace of Earth Fire's aura, causing it to possess a trace of Earth Fire's power. Of course, it was very subtle and didn't increase the power of his half-step sword intent.
However, Chen Zong thought about it. It seemed to be useful for the Power of Fire.
Perhaps, it could be used to help him comprehend the half-step Fire Dao Intent of the Power of Fire.
He might even be able to comprehend the Earth Fire Dao Intent, which was at least an Intermediate Dao Intent.
When he thought of this, Chen Zong couldn't help but smile. He felt that he was being too optimistic.
One had to know that most Saint Rudiment Stage cultivators could only comprehend and master the Elementary Dao Intent. They would slowly advance to the Intermediate Dao Intent later on.
There weren't many people who could comprehend and master the Intermediate Dao Intent in an instant.
The Heart Sword Dao Intent that his true body had mastered and the Heavenly Ferocious Dao Intent that his Asura clone had mastered were at least Intermediate Dao Intents.
He wanted to master another Intermediate Dao Intent. His idea was quite optimistic.
Of course, if he had the chance, Chen Zong would be more than happy to master another Intermediate Dao Intent.
After all, regardless of potential or power, Intermediate Dao Intents far surpassed Elementary Dao Intents.
"If the Half-step Sword Intent after the first tribulation, the Earth Fire Tribulation, contains the aura of Earth Fire and helps me comprehend the Fire Dao Intent, then will the second tribulation, the Heavenly Wind Tribulation, contain the aura of Heavenly Wind and help me comprehend the Wind Dao Intent? Will the third tribulation, the Void Lightning Tribulation, be the same and help me comprehend the Lightning Dao Intent?" Chen Zong suddenly had an idea.
It was common knowledge that the more Extraordinary Secret Energies one mastered, the more powerful the power after fusion would be. At the same time, it also meant that the cultivator's potential would be even more shocking.
However, it was very difficult.
Every time one mastered a Extraordinary Secret Force, the difficulty would increase exponentially.
It was very difficult to fuse them together.
As the advancement and transformation of Extraordinary Secret Forces, Dao Intents were even more obvious.
Who didn't know the benefits of mastering multiple Dao Intents? Once multiple Dao Intents were fused together, even if it was just an ordinary move, its power would be peerless.
However, mastering one Dao Intent was not easy, let alone mastering multiple Dao Intents.
A cultivator's time and energy were limited. Every day, every month, every year, there would be no improvement at all unless one could enter a place where the flow of time was different.
However, that kind of great opportunity was very rare. Most cultivators would not be able to encounter it in their lifetime.
One had to admit that Chen Zong was very ambitious.
In fact, Chen Zong was also tempted. He was thinking about whether he should comprehend the Wind Force.
With his current Soul Strength, it would not be difficult for him to comprehend and master another Extraordinary Secret Force.
"Forget it, I'll think about it when I have the chance." After thinking for a while, Chen Zong rationally dismissed this idea.
After all, it would take some time and energy to comprehend the Wind Force. Even if he comprehended it, it would not improve his strength.
The most important thing now was to improve his strength. Everything else was secondary.
Of course, if there was a suitable opportunity, Chen Zong would not let it go.
He continued to cultivate. As for the Three Calamities Sharpening Secret Technique, he did not have to bother about it for now. The last two calamities would have to wait until he broke through to the Saint Rudiment Realm before he could cultivate them.
In addition, he had to find Heavenly Wind and Void Thunder. They were more than ten times rarer than Earth Fire.
Time passed quickly. Finally, it was time to gather at the Mystic Nether Palace.
This time, they set off as a group. They were escorted by the Mystic Nether City and the Mystic Nether Palace to avoid being attacked by the Black Fiend and other dark forces.
There were dozens of Saint Rudiment Realm martial artists. The weakest one was at the Fourth Heaven Saint Rudiment Realm. Some of them were at the Late Saint Rudiment Realm. They were very powerful.
The leader was a Ninth Heaven Saint Rudiment Realm King-Ranked martial artist from the Mystic Nether Palace. At the same time, he was also a martial artist ranked high on the Mystic Ranking.
Under the escort of a group of martial artists, the Mystic Nether Ranking prodigies did not encounter any attacks. The Black Fiend Organization also knew that it would not be easy. They would only suffer heavy losses. In comparison, it was not worth it. Therefore, they gave up on the mission.
The Mystic Nether Palace was located at the center of the Mystic Nether Territory. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi there was the thickest and purest. It was an excellent place for cultivation.
The mountain ranges rose and fell like giant dragons. The terrain was steep and strange. It gave off a majestic feeling.
Under the escort of the Mystic Nether Palace's martial artists, the group stepped into the Mystic Nether Palace. The black palaces exuded a chill. Those who had never seen them before were amazed.
A giant black statue that was a hundred meters tall stood there. It was lifelike, as if it was holding up the sky of the Mystic Nether Palace. Its entire body exuded a majestic and ancient aura.
The Mystic Nether Patriarch!
This was the statue of the martial artist who had founded the Mystic Nether Palace. It was the symbol of the Mystic Nether Palace.
As for whether the Mystic Nether Patriarch was still alive, no one knew. After all, he had not appeared for many years. There had been no news of him. Even the people of the Mystic Nether Palace could not be sure, let alone outsiders.
The Mystic Nether Ranking prodigies gathered in a spacious square in the Mystic Nether Palace. There were a total of one hundred and two of them. Six of them belonged to the Mystic Nether Palace.
Although eighteen of them had died in the Mystic Nether Small World previously, the Mystic Nether Ranking had a total of one hundred and eight spots. There would not be any vacancies because of the deaths of the eighteen prodigies. There would always be other geniuses to fill in the vacancies.
After all, there were many geniuses in the Mystic Nether Territory. Previously, the vacancies had been filled, and they had no chance. Now that there were eighteen vacancies, they naturally had to compete to fill in the vacancies.
Of course, the eighteen people who filled in later were not as strong as the previous eighteen.
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