"This kid is going to challenge the Star Battle Pagoda again." The Wholehearted Holy Man smiled from within the Wholehearted Palace.
At the same time, the Wholehearted Holy Man wasn't the only one paying attention to Chen Zong. After all, Chen Zong's title was Unparalleled Godly Sword, which was ranked first on the Titled Divine Stele. Even the Master of Will couldn't compare to him.
On the fifteenth floor of the Star Battle Pagoda, there was a three-star Barbarian Demon Warrior.
The sword light suddenly flashed. It was extremely sharp, like a divine lightning that could tear the heavens and earth apart. A terrifying sword pressure condensed within the sword and rushed forward, causing the Barbarian Demon Warrior to unconsciously pause. In the next moment, it directly pierced through.
Kill!
With a flash, Chen Zong entered the sixteenth floor. His opponent was the four-star Barbarian Demon Warrior.
Stronger!
Before this, Chen Zong wasn't a match for it. Even if he used all his techniques, he still wouldn't be a match for it. But now, Chen Zong only planned to use the battle strength of the Qi Refinement stage.
Sword Rise!
Sword Fall!
The four-star Barbarian Demon Warrior also roared. Its momentum shook the heavens. Its huge fist was condensed with extremely terrifying totem power, and it blasted out like a burning flame.
This punch was extremely powerful and ferocious. It vaguely resembled a huge and ferocious bear opening its bloody mouth and biting crazily.
The sword light flashed and pierced through the ferocious bear's mouth. It instantly dissipated, and the bear's head also collapsed.
This attack was evenly matched!
Chen Zong's lips curled into a smile. His figure flashed, and he was as swift as the wind. Once again, he struck out with his sword.
Heart Refining Sword Technique: Sword Three!
After Chen Zong's refinement and optimization, the power of this sword was no longer inferior to Sword Four. Its power had increased greatly. Coupled with the more powerful Heart Sword Principle and the thirteenth level of the Taichu Sword Origin Technique, this sword attack completely had the combat strength of a four-star level.
Fight!
Fierce battle!
It wasn't easy to determine life and death in a short period of time, especially when both of them weren't at the peak of the four-star level.
Sword Four!
After fusing with the three-thousand-meter Sword Principle Domain, the sword's power was even more tyrannical. It was surprisingly close to the peak of the four-star level. It directly repelled the Barbarian Demon Warrior and injured him, but it was still difficult to kill him.
After the fierce battle, Chen Zong also confirmed that his regular Qi Refinement Stage combat power was at the level of a 4-Star Warrior.
Then, let's explode.
Heart Fire … Burn!
In an instant, layer after layer of flames burned around Chen Zong's body and spread out. In an instant, there were eight layers of flames. Then, the ninth layer did not stop, and the tenth layer of flames also spread and burned.
Burn Burn!
100% power and speed and power's!
That's right, after ten years of seclusion, Chen Zong had successfully forged the two Heart Palaces to great success.
Burn, Burn Burn Burn Burn Heart to. of Burn Burn 'Burn Burn Heart Heart Mind.
Even if it didn't increase his combat strength by 100%, it still increased his combat strength by quite a bit.
Genesis Genesis Genesis Origin Body Body Body!
Sword Sword Sword ''s Mind' Sword Sword Sword.
Refining ''s Heart''s's Sword Sword Sword Sword
It was an extreme strike. Its power had broken through the limits and shackles, reaching a higher level.
This sword attack seemed to be indestructible, and it was clearly at the level of a Five-Star Battle Warrior.
Even if it was only at the initial stage of the five-star level, it was still difficult for a four-star level to resist.
The Barbarian Demon Warrior immediately ignited all of its totemic power at the critical moment and unleashed a terrifying strike. It immediately reached the peak of the four-star level.
But it was useless.
Kill!
"Now, my normal battle strength is at the four-star level. If I use Heart Fire and Genesis Genesis Origin Body, my battle strength will reach the initial stage of the five-star level. If I use the supreme Lingwu technique, my battle strength won't surpass the five-star level. At most, it'll reach the peak of the five-star level." Chen Zong thought to himself.
After all, the fusion of cultivation power was more limited. It wasn't like when he was below the Spirit Ascension stage, where cultivation power could be compared to Dao Intent. Now, Dao Intent was the most important.
Furthermore, his current cultivation base had just broken through to the Yuan Underworld stage. It was only at the initial stage of the Yuan Underworld stage, so his Heart Sword Path was also limited by his cultivation base.
Thinking back, having a five-star battle strength at the initial stage of the Yuan Underworld stage was still very shocking.
Level 16!
Chen Zong didn't try again. If he tried again, he would only reach level 17. He might be able to pass, but he would have to use all his means.
There was no need. It was better to hold back a little.
"Four-star battle strength!"
"He only broke through to the Yuan Underworld stage, yet he already has a four-star battle strength. What terrifying talent."
"This is unprecedented."
For a moment, all the powerhouses watching the Star Battle Pagoda were shocked.
The Single Hearted Holy Man was filled with pride. He didn't have much hope when he casually left behind an opportunity back then. After all, he didn't just leave behind one opportunity, he left behind many opportunities. However, only two people were able to become his disciples in the end.
His fifth disciple, Chen Zong, was even more outstanding than he had expected.
He wasn't inferior to his first disciple in the slightest. In fact, he was much better. He was really looking forward to his fifth disciple's future achievements.
However, he still had to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.
As a master, while he was proud of his disciple, he naturally had to take action to fight for more benefits for his disciple.
Thus, the Wholehearted Dao Venerate issued a command.
Most of the Dao Venerates from the five palaces had gathered in the Mind Palace. There was even a ruler present.
"Everyone already knows the ability of my fifth disciple, Chen Zong. Then, it's time to confer him the position of Path Disciple." The Wholehearted Dao Venerate didn't beat around the bush.
Of course, the other Dao Venerates also knew what the Wholehearted Dao Venerate's objective was.
Path Disciple!
A Path Disciple was above a true disciple. A Path Disciple's status was comparable to an elder's and was only slightly inferior to a Dao Venerate. Of course, this was based on status and not strength.
Of course, compared to a true disciple, a Path Disciple was extremely rare. First, they had to be at the Yuan Underworld realm. Second, they had to be extremely talented.
This was because a Path Disciple represented the honor of a sacred ground more than a true disciple.
If one were to talk about personal disciples, they could be categorized into ordinary personal disciples and elite personal disciples. Ordinary personal disciples were directly affiliated with the Heavenly Will Palace, and they weren't qualified to join the Five Palaces. As such, they weren't able to learn the unique cultivation techniques of the Five Palaces.
Elite true disciples belonged to the five palaces and were even more outstanding.
Thus, a Path Disciple belonged to the entire Mind Palace. It was the highest honor.
Currently, there were only two Path Disciples in the Mind Palace.
"Chen Zong's talent is outstanding. I approve the position of Path Disciple," said a Dao Venerate.
"Seconded."
"Unparalleled Divine Sword's title is amazing. He's qualified to be a Path Disciple."
Chen Zong's talent was obvious to all. Not long ago, he had even displayed a shocking battle prowess.
In terms of talent, Chen Zong was fully qualified to be a Path Disciple.
However, talent was a prerequisite for being a Path Disciple. It wasn't the only prerequisite.
A Path Disciple carried the honor of the entire Sect and shared the Sect's honor and disgrace.
"In that case, I declare … Chen Zong, the fifth true disciple of the Mind Palace, as a Path Disciple in preparation. He can only be a Path Disciple after passing the Path Disciple test."
The Mind Venerate revealed a smile.
A Path Disciple was reasonable. Every Path Disciple had gone through the same process.
The test for a Path Disciple was much stricter than that of a true disciple. It wasn't that easy. If one couldn't pass the test, it didn't matter how talented they were.
"I declare … Chen Zong, the fifth true disciple of the Mind Palace, as a Path Disciple in preparation." Everyone in the Mind Palace was shocked.
A Path Disciple!
That was the preliminaries for a Path Disciple.
A Path Disciple's status in the Mind Palace was even higher than that of many Divinity Realm elders. It was second only to the Venerate.
"A Path Disciple!" When Chen Zong heard about it, he was stunned. He never thought that he would be a Path Disciple in preparation. This status was completely above that of the elite true disciples.
Immediately, Chen Zong revealed a smile.
In the Mind Palace.
"Chen Zong, from now on, you will be a Preparatory Daoist. Every move you make will represent the glory of the Heavenly Will Palace." The Wholehearted Holy Man's expression was solemn, and his tone was unprecedentedly solemn.
"Yes, Master." Chen Zong also responded with a solemn expression.
"A Path Disciple in preparation to become a true Path Disciple has to go through many tests." The Mind Venerate looked at him with satisfaction. "After the discussion between the Mind Palace Venerate and the Venerate, your first test is to guard the Cave of the Heart Demons for ten years. Only after completing the first test can you proceed to the second test."
"When do you plan to start the test?" The Mind Venerate asked.
Chen Zong pondered for a while.
His original plan was to leave the Mind Palace after he finished his closed-door training and send the body of Yukong Venerable back to fulfill his last wish. It was also Chen Zong's vow.
But now it seemed that he had to make some adjustments.
Fortunately, the vow left by Yukong Venerable was within a thousand years. So far, only a few decades had passed, not even a hundred years. It was still far from a thousand years. After all, a thousand years referred to a thousand Void Years.
Then, the matter of fulfilling Yukong Venerable's last wish would be pushed back again. First, he had to complete the first test of the Path Disciple.
Chen Zong was still very curious about the Cave of the Heart Demons.
"The Cave of the Heart Demons is the place where the White World and the Black World overlap. It is also the place where the Heart Demons can easily rush out of the Black World." The Mind Venerate's tone was solemn. As a Dao Venerate, and an extremely powerful one at that, he was also very wary of the Black World. "The Cave of the Heart Demons is guarded on a rotational basis. Other than you, there are already other disciples guarding it. The highest ranked one is Li Xin Dao Venerate."
The Mind Venerate explained to Chen Zong in detail, explaining everything about the Cave of the Heart Demons.
After all, guarding the Cave of the Heart Demons was not an easy task. Once it broke out, it would be very dangerous. He did not want his disciple, who had a bright future, to have anything bad happen to him in the Cave of the Heart Demons.
Chen Zong listened attentively. After all, the Mind Venerate had guarded the Cave of the Heart Demons before and was very experienced.
After a round of explanation, Chen Zong had a detailed and in-depth understanding of the Cave of the Heart Demons.
"Then, my disciple, when do you plan to start the test?" The Mind Venerate asked.
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