SWNOVELXO Chapter 53: Chaos in the Secret Realm
Reforging the body with blazing fire, Gu Chen unleashed his infinite potential, touching on the treasure trove of the human body and unlocking part of the divine depositories within, which greatly strengthened his own power!
In this process, whether it was the True Sunfire or the Heavenly Origin Liquid, the Golden Body Fluid, or even the Snow Phoenix Lotus, the Evergreen Flower, and the Green Crystal Fruit, these main ingredients were indispensable.
Missing any one of them, Gu Chen would not have been able to achieve the level he was at now, and there was even a great possibility of failure!
At this moment, Gu Chen was pure, clear, and brilliantly translucent; even his dense hair flowed with a lustrous sheen, as though a deity stood here.
Even as he moved casually, the heavens and the earth seemed to tremble in resonance with him, possessing a great momentum that could shake the cosmos!
Meanwhile, the flesh, bones, and even the depths of his body, where runes containing the profound truths of heaven and earth—what might be called celestial seeds—as well as fragments of the laws from the upper realms, had integrated even further with him through this refinement, releasing even more powerful forces.
Accordingly, Gu Chen's cultivation level and the Tian Yuan channels within his body saw tremendous improvement!
"One hundred and fifty Tian Yuan channels." Gu Chen introspected, observing the meridians that connected his limbs and skeleton within his body.
His cultivation age increased by five hundred years as well, reaching a total of two thousand five hundred years.
Of course, the increase in cultivation was just one part of unlocking the body's divine depository; this power more significantly helped Gu Chen break free from his shackles, purifying his body thoroughly—his essence, qi, and spirit were all enhanced thusly.
The magic power within Gu Chen's body, even without any increase, had at least doubled in purity compared to before, just in terms of its concentration!
At the same time, Gu Chen also felt that after reaching one hundred and fifty Tian Yuan channels, it was not as easy as before to condense more channels.
"Reaching the great completion of the Cave Heaven Realm will truly be an arduous and long journey," Gu Chen sighed.
At this moment, with the opening of his physical divine depository, Gu Chen felt much lighter. With a whoosh, he took a step and instantly dashed forward a thousand zhang.
Gu Chen's expression changed—just now, he had not used Soaring Over Void, nor the robust magic power within him; it was purely his body's own primitive strength that propelled him.
"Indeed, with the activation of the body's divine depository, although I didn't obtain any special abilities, all aspects of my body have undoubtedly undergone a huge improvement," Gu Chen murmured softly.
Additionally, because of absorbing the Evergreen Flower, his body now contained a hint of immortal divine substance, making his physique even more robust, and significantly enhancing the speed of his injury recovery.
As the avatar was strengthened, so naturally, was the original self, receiving many benefits in sync.
However, what he did not know was that during the time he had been in secluded cultivation, this secret realm had fallen into chaos due to the previous unforeseen events.
Ever since the day the news spread that Gu Chen had slain a Jiuying Clan practitioner of the Cave Heaven Realm and rendered the protective talisman ineffective, the atmosphere within the entire secret realm had changed.
Originally, those from major powers felt quite at ease upon entering, as they possessed protective talismans and did not take many risks to heart since they had the opportunity for a do-over.
But now, this situation had changed, and creatures within the secret realm also discovered that this piece of the world was sealed off, with even no messages able to reach the outside world!
Suddenly, the secret realm was in disarray, and everyone was panicked, not knowing what had happened or why such a change had occurred.
Those who felt the greatest disparity were naturally from places like the Vault of Sky Sword Sect, the Five Elements Sect, and other holy grounds, as well as from other clans like the Tiankui Clan and Jiuying Clan.
Moreover, because of the spreading news, which proved that this secret realm was completely cut off from the outside world, many Cave Heaven Realm cultivators of mysterious origins no longer hid themselves and made their presence known within the realm.
There were even multiple bloody incidents involving the major sects, with powerful Cave Heaven Realm cultivators battling Da Sect over a certain opportunity, resulting in heavy losses for that sect.
And that sect was Wanfu Xuanzong, with several of those Cave Heaven Realm cultivators killed to the last man.
Even holy-ground-level forces were attacked by dark hands, with mysterious Cave Heaven Realm practitioners emerging in many places to target these powerful forces specifically.
For a while, everyone in the secret realm felt endangered, and the chaos only intensified.
"What should we do, will we be trapped here to die?"
"What is the reason for this? Why is the secret realm sealed off? Could it be that we'll never be able to leave?"
After coming out of seclusion and arriving in the outside world, Gu Chen heard many such discussions.
The unknown is the most frightening; without finding the reason for the secret realm's seal, everyone in this place found it hard to remain calm.
Especially as the secret realm became disorderly, with the emergence of enigmatic Cave Heaven Realm cultivators, many of the medium and small forces, as well as lone cultivators, began trembling with fear.
And, it should be noted, this secret realm had its native inhabitants—ferocious beasts, one after another, among which many possessed extremely formidable strength, not even slightly weaker than the cultivators at the great completion of the Cave Heaven Realm!
In fact, it was said that there were a few "rulers" in this secret realm whose strength reached the limits of the Cave Heaven Realm; had it not been for the obstructions of the realm's laws, they would have already broken the boundaries of the Cave Heaven Realm, advancing to the God Transformation Realm.
These few beasts were the most terrifying existences in this secret realm, and even clans like the Tiankui Clan and the Blood Orchid Clan, as well as human holy grounds like the Vault of Sky Sword Sect, currently avoided any conflict with them.