The season changed and winter arrived. Early in the morning, frost began to fall.
A lavender aura surrounded Chen Zong's body like clouds and mist. It made his figure even more hazy, like a dream.
Nearly a month later, Chen Zong's cultivation broke through again, reaching the peak of the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. This speed of improvement was quite amazing.
"Is Chen Shidi here?"
Chen Zong had just finished cultivating when Gao Bojun's voice came from outside the hall.
"Senior Brother Gao, what's the matter?" Chen Zong's voice came out. His figure flashed and he opened the door, only to see Gao Bojun standing outside.
"Chen Shidi, make a long story short." Gao Bojun also didn't beat around the bush. "Senior Brother Li Zhenyi sent me a message saying that he found an underground palace in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. It's located at the junction of the Dong Chen Realm, Yong 'an, and Yanshan Mountains. I think Chen Shidi's strength is quite good. If you're interested, you might as well go and explore together."
"Alright." Chen Zong thought for a moment and immediately agreed.
His current cultivation was very smooth, and there were no obstacles. His cultivation was constantly improving, and his various martial arts had reached a very profound level. He had also mastered martial intent.
"Then we'll leave immediately. It will take about half a month to reach the destination," Gao Bojun said.
The two of them didn't have much to pack, so they stored their things in their storage rings.
After informing the Sect, they quickly left.
Experts were never born from greenhouse flowers. Only after experiencing the tempering of life and death would they be able to forge an indomitable will. Only then would they be able to surpass the ordinary. Thus, the sect would not restrict their disciples from going out to temper themselves. This was also the case for true disciples.
What's more, Gao Bojun and Chen Zong hadn't left the Dong Chen Realm, let alone this area. In the eyes of the Sect, this kind of experience wasn't too dangerous.
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As soon as they left the Blue Cloud Sect, Gao Bojun and Chen Zong used their movement techniques to hurry on their way.
The Blue Cloud Sect only had one Mortal Level Supreme-Grade movement skill, Thousand Miles of Mist. Gao Bojun, Song Lingsu, and Chen Zong all cultivated it.
However, Chen Zong had already cultivated the Thousand Miles of Cloud and Smoke, while Gao Bojun had only cultivated to the Trance Stage. Fortunately, his cultivation level was higher than Chen Zong's, so his speed was very fast with the help of his spiritual power.
After using the movement technique for a long time, the two of them would stop and rest for a moment to recover their strength. If they encountered any danger and were unable to defend themselves due to the excessive consumption of strength, it would be very tragic.
"Junior Brother, has your Thousand Miles of Mist already reached the Ruhua realm?" Gao Bojun asked in surprise.
Chen Zong smiled but said nothing.
Should he say that his Thousand Miles of Mist had already mastered the movement technique? If he said that, it would be unavoidable to show off.
Gao Bojun didn't get to the bottom of it, because it would only annoy people.
The two of them chatted casually. After half an hour, their strength was almost recovered, so they continued to use their movement techniques to hurry on their way.
Chen Zong's predecessor, Chen Qingzong, had a very monotonous experience. The longest journey was from Qinglin City to the Blue Cloud Sect, so he didn't know much about the outside world.
Along the way, the two of them encountered several robberies. They were all rogue cultivators who had been reduced to robbers. Those who had been reduced to robbers were usually not very strong and were not a match for the two of them at all.
Time flew, Chen Zong and Gao Bojun entered the Floating Cloud Mountain.
The Floating Cloud Mountain was a huge mountain range that stretched for tens of thousands of miles, crossing the territory of Dongchen.
The scenery of the Floating Cloud Mountain was ancient, with towering trees. It was a primitive landscape, but some places were broken, obviously there had been a great battle.
It didn't take long for Chen Zong to see a figure standing on a big rock a few meters high.
The man was dressed in green, carrying a long sword on his back, and was about the same age as Gao Bojun. His eyebrows were like swords, and his eyes were as bright as stars. He had an imposing appearance, and his face seemed to be shining with a slight smile.
"Senior Brother." Gao Bojun immediately shouted as soon as he saw the man.
"Junior Brother Gao." The man responded, and then his eyes fell on Chen Zong's face. "This is Chen Zong, the new successor disciple of the Blue Cloud Sect, and Chen Shidi. I'm Li Zhenyi."
"Greetings, Senior Brother." Chen Zong saluted.
"Chen Shidi." Li Zhenyi saluted back.
From this point, Chen Zong more or less understood Li Zhenyi's character.
Without further ado, Li Zhenyi immediately led Gao Bojun and Chen Zong to the Underground Palace.
"While waiting for the two Junior Brothers to arrive, I went into the Underground Palace several times, but I could only go a few thousand meters each time." Li Zhenyi said as he led the way. He told Gao Bojun and Chen Zong about his experiences in the underground palace so that Gao Bojun and Chen Zong could understand.
"Senior Brother, did you find anyone from the other Sect?" Gao Bojun asked.
"Not yet." Li Zhenyi smiled. "But we can't rule out the possibility that there is more than one entrance to the Underground Palace."
In other words, Li Zhenyi found an entrance to the Underground Palace here, and maybe there were other entrances to the Underground Palace in other places.
"It doesn't matter if other people enter, as long as they are not in the Transcendent Realm." Gao Bojun smiled.
In the Dong Chen Territory, Gao Bojun was a quasi-Sun-level Blazing Sun, second only to Li Zhenyi. He wasn't weak at all.
Following Li Zhenyi's footsteps, the three of them used the Thousand Miles Mist Movement Technique and turned into three wisps of smoke.
It could be seen that Gao Bojun's wisp of smoke was the simplest, and they could still see his silhouette. Li Zhenyi's wisp of smoke was blurry, but Chen Zong's wisp of smoke was completely invisible, as if he was really just a wisp of smoke.
The difference in realm was obvious at a glance.
Gao Bojun felt that something was wrong, but before he could think about it, Li Zhenyi stopped and pointed to the front. "Junior Brothers, there is the entrance to the Underground Palace."
From the smell of the soil, they could tell that the entrance to the Underground Palace had been discovered not long ago.
That was indeed the case. Li Zhenyi had chased a demonic beast to this point and engaged in a life-and-death battle with the demonic beast. Under the overflowing energy, the entrance to the underground palace was revealed.
"Let's go."
The three of them immediately turned into wisps of smoke and quickly entered the Underground Palace's entrance, which was as dark as the mouth of a giant beast.
As soon as they entered, they felt a chill, as if the temperature had plummeted. However, this drop in temperature had no effect on the three of them.
"Junior Brothers, follow me." Li Zhenyi said and took the lead, following the route they had explored earlier.
Along the way, Chen Zong and Gao Bojun saw some corpses of strange beasts that had died not long ago. They were the Monster Beasts that Li Zhenyi had killed.
After about a few thousand meters, Li Zhenyi suddenly stopped, and his eyes became serious.
The light inside was dim, but it did not obstruct their vision. Therefore, Chen Zong could see that there was a half-open door in front of them, but it was dark and blocked by the door, so they could not see what was inside.
"Junior Brothers, that is a side hall of the Underground Palace. There is a group of very strong Underground Palace Monsters inside. With my ability, I can only kill a small part of them, but if I am surrounded, I will most likely die." Li Zhenyi said in a serious tone.
They had broken through several times, and each time they had just entered the door, a group of terrifying Monster Beasts would rush over. After killing a few, Li Zhenyi felt that he was no match for them and immediately retreated. As soon as he stepped out of the door, the Monster Beasts would disperse and stop chasing him.
Otherwise, Li Zhenyi would not have waited outside for Chen Zong and Gao Bojun to come.
Li Zhenyi knew Gao Bojun's strength. Although he was not as strong as himself, he was not weak either. Together with Chen Zong.
Although he was not sure about Chen Zong's strength, he heard that he could defeat Xu Wei, a true disciple of the Purple Brilliant Sect, with one sword strike. He must have reached the level of an ordinary Half-Transcendent. If the three of them worked together, it was possible for them to kill all the Monster Beasts in the side hall.
The purpose of exploring the Underground Palace was to find treasures and gain benefits.
"Junior Brothers, before we enter, let's talk about how to divide the loot. What do you think?" Li Zhenyi asked.
They agreed to divide the loot first so that they would not fight over the loot and ruin the friendship between them.
"This is my first time going out to train, so I don't know how to divide the loot." Chen Zong said.
"I think we should divide the loot according to contribution." Gao Bojun said with a smile, "Every time we get something, we'll see who contributed the most. If there's no difference, we'll divide the loot equally."
"In that case, the highest proportion will be 50%, and the lowest proportion will be 20%." Li Zhenyi said.
With this distribution, it was guaranteed that the three of them would get something.
Chen Zong had no objection, and neither did Gao Bojun. It was decided happily.
"Junior Brothers, I'll go in first. You two follow me." Li Zhenyi said and immediately rushed into the half-open palace door.
"Junior Brother, I'll go first." Gao Bojun said and followed Li Zhenyi.
The two of them went in first because they felt that Chen Zong was not weak, but he was not as strong as them. Naturally, they would go in first and fight against the Monster Beasts inside.
Chen Zong took a step forward, and like a wisp of smoke, he entered the half-open palace door in an instant.
As soon as he entered, the aura became colder and colder. There were also noisy roars and fierce auras. Chen Zong sized up the place at a glance.
Sword and saber lights flashed. It was Li Zhenyi's and Gao Bojun's swords and sabers. From the front, left, and right, there were Monster Beasts with pitch-black bodies that looked like vicious dogs. They fearlessly pounced on them.
Each black dog was the size of a calf, and their auras were very terrifying. They were cold and fierce, and they were at least at the late stage of the Foundation Building realm.
Monster Beasts at the late stage of the Foundation Building realm were nothing to the three of them. They could easily kill them, but the problem was that there were too many of them. They seemed to be endless as they pounced on them without fear of death. Their sharp claws and teeth were very terrifying, and their power was astonishing.
At the feet of Li Zhenyi and Gao Bojun, there were several corpses of vicious dogs. The corpses further away had already been trampled to pieces by the hounds that pounced on them.
"Chen Shidi, come between us," Li Zhenyi said. He wanted to take care of Chen Zong.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you don't need to worry about me." Chen Zong smiled and unsheathed the White River Sword. It turned into a white sword light, and like the flowing waters of a long river, it surged continuously.
The White River Sword was the top grade mortal sword given to Chen Zong by the Sect after he became the fifth Core Disciple. It was tougher, harder, and sharper than the White Grand Sword.
Top grade mortal weapons were very precious. They were far more precious than high grade mortal weapons. Even in the Blue Cloud Sect, there were not many top grade mortal weapons.
The white sword light flashed, and several pitch-black hounds that pounced on them were cut in half like tofu.
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