The World Ruins!
Chen Zong's eyes flickered with radiance before it turned into regret and he sighed.
"What a pity."
Why was it a pity?
This was because even after the Quintessential God-level Divinity and many Quintessential Divinities were absorbed by the Inner World, it did not allow the Inner World to break through again. There were no signs of a breakthrough at all, and the Inner World did not even expand.
What did this mean? It meant that Chen Zong's inner world had reached its limit. Merely absorbing Divinity was not enough to allow his inner world to break through to a higher level.
"It's time to leave the World Ruins." Chen Zong muttered to himself.
He had stayed in the World Ruins for at least a few years. It was undoubtedly a very long time for other cultivators.
After all, the environment of the World Ruins was harsh. Quasi-saint cultivators did not dare to stay for too long. Otherwise, they would not be able to withstand the erosion. Even Pristine Saint experts could not stay for too long. They could not stay for more than a few years. Otherwise, the impact would be too great.
The chaotic energy of the World Ruins would constantly erode. It was fine for a short period of time. Even if it was eroded, it could be dispelled. However, after a long period of time, it would inevitably become deep-rooted. It would be even harder to dispel and it would damage one's foundation.
Therefore, Quasi-saint experts would not stay in the World Ruins for more than three months. At most, it would be a month. Pristine Saint experts would not stay for more than a year. As for Divine Demon experts, although they were stronger and more effective in resisting the erosion of the World Ruins, they would not stay for more than a year.
Only Great Saint experts could stay in the World Ruins for a few years like Chen Zong.
This was because Chen Zong's cultivation path was unique. It was different from Saint experts. He formed his own inner world and was not affected by the chaotic energy of the World Ruins.
Over the past few years, Chen Zong had killed two Principal Gods and dozens of Demigod Gods. Naturally, all of their divinity had been absorbed and refined by Chen Zong's inner world. Although his inner world hadn't expanded, it was extremely condensed and had reached an astonishing height.
However, it was already the limit, and it had reached the point where it could no longer be improved. At the very least, the divinity of a Righteous God could no longer enhance the Inner World. Chen Zong estimated that it would only be possible if the divinity of a Spiritual God was used, but it was only a possibility. After all, the cultivation of the Inner World had really reached the limit, and any further improvement would mean a breakthrough to the next level.
It was a pity that Chen Zong didn't understand much even after years of continuous meditation. He only had some fragments of inspiration. This was a brand new path of cultivation. There was no predecessor's experience to refer to. He had to rely entirely on his own efforts. He was like a pioneer.
As such, it wasn't impossible for him to stop for tens, hundreds, or even thousands of years before he found the next level. It was only a few years now, so it wasn't a big deal.
However, Chen Zong was actually a little anxious. If it was during normal times, it would be fine as he could take it slowly. However, now, Chen Zong urgently needed more power, enough to contend with the Ancient Phoenix Mountain. Otherwise, how could he take Yu Nianxin away? The Golden Phoenix Grand Sage wouldn't agree, and the strongest existence of the Ancient Phoenix Mountain wasn't the Golden Phoenix Grand Sage.
At this stage, his strength was very strong. Although his cultivation base was still equivalent to the Quasi-saint Stage and had not reached the true Saint Stage, his combat strength was so powerful that it was comparable to the Pristine Saint Stage. It was not impossible for him to kill some weaker Pristine Saint Stage powerhouses.
However, it wasn't enough to face a powerful Small Saint. As for a Big Saint,
He was no match for a Small Saint at all. He would be crushed directly.
Another point was that the environment of the Ruins of World was inseparable from the fact that he was able to kill two Righteous Gods. Otherwise, if it was a place without restrictions, even if he could win, it would be difficult to kill his opponents. From this point, the influence of the environment of the Ruins of World was too great.
Since divinity couldn't help him improve anymore, there was no need for him to continue staying here. It was time to leave.
In the past few years, other than improving his Inner World to the extreme, Chen Zong had experienced many battles and even life-and-death battles. He had also seen many unique skills of the Gods and Demons. The help they brought to him was obvious.
His Single Hearted Sword Technique was getting stronger, and so was his Single Hearted Sword Steps. His overall strength was at least 50% stronger than when he had just broken through to the Supreme Sword Realm and killed the Righteous Gods and Demons.
At this level, it was very difficult to improve one's strength. Even if it was a 10% increase, it was still a shocking increase.
50% was undoubtedly terrifying.
When Chen Zong stepped out of the Ruins of World, it was still the nine experts who were guarding the stronghold. When they saw Chen Zong, their first reaction was disbelief. They immediately did all kinds of checks to prevent Chen Zong from being possessed by the Gods and Demons and sneaking into the Supreme Mystery Realm.
Fortunately, they were suppressed in time. Otherwise, it would have been a huge problem.
After a detailed check, they finally confirmed that Chen Zong was still Chen Zong. His body wasn't possessed by the Gods and Demons. However, that wasn't all. The True Saint appeared and took Chen Zong away for further checks.
After all, Chen Zong had stayed in there for too long. It was a few years. They had to be careful.
Of course, the True Saint also explained the reason to Chen Zong. The reason why they were so cautious was because something like this had happened before. It caused chaos in the Supreme Mystery Realm and almost affected the Ancient Mysterious World.
Chen Zong was also very cooperative. He also revealed a little about his cultivation method. For Sage level experts, their cultivation path was already fixed. If they wanted to change it, it was equivalent to starting from scratch. If they wanted to cultivate to the Sage level again, it would take a lot of time and effort. The loss outweighed the gain.
Therefore, even if they knew all about Chen Zong's cultivation method, it was useless.
The True Saint was very good to Chen Zong. Therefore, although Chen Zong didn't reveal everything, he still described it briefly to let the True Saint know why he could stay in the Ruins of World for such a long time.
Gasp!
After the True Saint heard about it, his first reaction was to gasp. It was really unusual to have such a cultivation method.
It was a pity that it couldn't be popularized.
After a series of detailed checks, he finally confirmed that Chen Zong wasn't possessed by gods and demons. He also didn't leave any tricks behind. Therefore, he didn't restrict Chen Zong's freedom anymore.
Chen Zong also took this opportunity to consult the True Void Great Sage. After all, he was an expert in the Great Sage Realm and had gone far in the path of cultivation. He was a senior expert. Although his path of cultivation was different from Chen Zong's, he could still provide some advice to a certain extent.
"Your cultivation method is your own. I don't know much about it. Therefore, I can't give you any advice." The True Saint pondered and said slowly, "But since you've cultivated the Inner World, is the next step to evolve into an Inner Universe?"
Hearing this, Chen Zong's eyes could not help but light up. In fact, this idea had flashed through his mind, but there were too many fragments of inspiration, so Chen Zong did not grasp it. Now that the True Void Great Sage mentioned it, he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
Inner World!
Inner Universe!
Although there was still no clear path, at least there was a direction to move forward.
"In addition, you mainly cultivate the Way of the Sword. You can go to the Ancient Realm of Swords." The True Saint continued, "The Way of the Sword is very prosperous there. It should be able to give you some inspiration and help you improve on the Way of the Sword."
"Thank you, senior." Chen Zong immediately saluted with his sword.
"Wait a moment. If you are going to the Ancient Domain of Ten Thousand Swords, you can go to the Starry Sword Palace and bring my name card," the True Space Grand Sage said after a moment of silence. "I am old friends with the Starry Sword Palace. If you bring my name card, it might give you a chance."
With that, the True Saint took out a silver jade butterfly the size of half a palm. It was covered with fine lines and looked as if it was about to shatter. In fact, it was not. Instead, it contained a mysterious aura. It was the aura of the True Saint's True Void Shattering Way.
This was the name card. It was a person's identification. He wouldn't give it to others easily. Giving it was a kind of recognition. It meant that he thought highly of the person.
After keeping the name card, Chen Zong bade farewell to the True Saint and left Great Mystery.
As for the Ancient Phoenix Goddess, Chen Zong had asked the True Saint about her. She was still in seclusion and hadn't appeared.
Then, he would put it aside for now and continue to cultivate and improve his strength.
If he was strong enough, so strong that no one could stop him, he wouldn't have to worry about anything.
The Ancient Realm of Swords, the place where the Way of the Sword thrives.
There were hundreds of domains in the Ancient Mystic World. Most of them were small domains. A few were large domains. As for the Ancient Realm, there were only four of them.
The Ancient Realm of Swords was opposite the Sealed Heaven Ancient Realm. It wasn't close, but with Chen Zong's speed, it wouldn't be difficult for him to go from the Sealed Heaven Ancient Realm to the Ancient Realm of Swords. It would just take some time.
There were many ways of cultivation in the Ancient Mystic World. The Way of the Sword had always been one of the ways of cultivation. There were many people who practiced the Way of the Sword in hundreds of domains.
But when it came to the place where the Way of the Sword thrived, it was none other than the Ancient Realm of Swords.
The Ancient Realm of Swords was known to gather the power of ten thousand swords. It was the place where countless Ways of the Sword converged and competed. Over countless years, countless powerful sword cultivators had been born. There were also many sword cultivators who came from far away just to admire the Way of the Sword and appreciate the power of ten thousand swords. Their arrival also made the Way of the Sword in the Ancient Realm of Swords richer and more prosperous. In the end, it flourished and never declined.
The Ancient Realm of Swords was now synonymous with the holy land of the Way of the Sword. It was the place where countless sword cultivators in the Ancient Mystic World yearned to go. Any sword cultivator who was successful in the Way of the Sword would try their best to overcome all the difficulties when they found out about the Ancient Realm of Swords. They would cross over mountains and rivers to come here because their Way of the Sword could improve and reach a higher level in the Ancient Realm of Swords.
Countless sword cultivators came here to gain something from the Ancient Realm of Swords. At the same time, they also spread their own understanding of the Way of the Sword to the land of the Ancient Realm of Swords. It made the atmosphere of the Way of the Sword even richer and formed a virtuous cycle.
With the sincerity of a sword cultivator, Chen Zong set out from the Sealed Heaven Ancient Realm. He crossed mountains and forests. With Chen Zong's current strength, which was comparable to a Saint Grade expert of the Pristine Saint Realm, there weren't many people who could threaten him in this world. Those who could threaten him wouldn't appear easily.
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