"Boom!"
As Long Chen broke through the final shackle, his aura suddenly sank, entering his dantian, then erupting like a volcano. A violent shockwave swept through Long Chen's entire body.
"Rumble rumble... Long
Chen felt the fire of his spiritual root trembling in his dantian. All his original aura sank into his root, and when this energy was exhaled from his root, he felt intense pain throughout his body.
It was as if billions of blades were flowing through his meridians, tearing them apart. However, after the tears, the energy attached to his aura instantly restored them, and once restored, his meridians showed a strange fluctuation.
"Buzz buzz buzz...
Long Chen's aura kept leaking out, space surging and turbulent currents flying. Even inside the secret chamber, the terrifying turbulence still carved scars into the solid walls.
You have to understand, this is the strongest cultivation chamber in the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. Even a dual-vein emperor, with a full-force strike, might not leave a mark on the wall.
However, Long Chen's aura was like a sharp blade; countless wounds were carved into the walls of the training chamber, each several feet deep, a shocking sight.
"Is this the Saint Realm?" Long Chen sensed the change in aura and was momentarily stunned.
It seemed that aside from changes in his spiritual roots, aura, and meridians, he couldn't sense any changes in his body. The changes in his spiritual roots and meridians were extremely subtle, and even Long Chen himself couldn't sense any substantial breakthrough.
But Long Chen's aura was indeed more solid than when he was at the Immortal Realm. Long Chen looked at the wounds on the surrounding walls, his heart pounding wildly. At the moment his aura erupted, he had unleashed such terrifying power.
"Boom!"
Long Chen slammed his fist against the wall. With a loud explosion, the wall trembled slightly, but left no trace.
"The strength doesn't seem to be growing." Long Chen was stunned.
"The breakthrough to the Six Immortal Realms is not an increase in strength, but a qualitative change in Qi. From this point on, your spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bones truly begin to awaken, and Qi is the first step to becoming a true strongman." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Qi?" I started cultivating, and the first step to getting started is gathering Qi, right? Long Chen couldn't help but ask in return.
"At that time, the energy was the first step in the communication between heaven and humanity. Back then, you needed to harness the vital energy of heaven and earth to activate your body, break free from the constraints of a mortal body, and surpass the limits of human lifespan.
But the current qi is the qi of heaven and earth, the qi of all paths, and above all, the qi of the universe. The qi I speak of is the lifeblood of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the fate of the nine heavens and ten earths, and it also carries an unspeakable secret. Do you know why the qi in your dantian is called a spiritual root? "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"I don't know," Long Chen was truly at a loss for words, because this mass of root has always been called a spiritual root, but as for why it's called a spiritual root, Long Chen hadn't found any answer from any ancient texts.
"Do you think this spiritual energy is only rooted in your dantian?" The Qiankun Cauldron didn't answer directly, but instead asked in return.
"Could it be that this spiritual root can also take root in the Nine Heavens, above the myriad Dao of heaven and earth?" Long Chen's heart pounded wildly.
The Qiankun Cauldron did not answer Long Chen. Instead, it said, "Carefully comprehend it!" After
the Qiankun Cauldron finished speaking, it fell silent, leaving Long Chen standing there in a daze. Since stepping into the cultivation world, Long Chen had been obsessed with magical arts, divine weapons and pills, realms, and the power of the Heavenly Dao, never noticing that the most primitive technique of "Qi" was being reapplied at this moment.
Long Chen closed his eyes and focused, feeling the state of his body. Suddenly, his soul emptied and his whole body relaxed. In that moment, he seemed to return to the state when the Phoenix Ming Empire had just begun cultivating.
Within that vast aura, Long Chen gradually realized that this aura was murky, different from when cultivating at the Qi Gathering Realm.
At the Qi Gathering stage, the condensed Qi of heaven and earth is always the purest, because the purer the qi, the more it can purify a person's essence, energy, and spirit, washing away impurities from the body.
But at this moment, the energy inside Long Chen's body was extremely murky, filled with various energy fluctuations, like a paste. Yet within this murky energy, it seemed like a chaotic void, encompassing and containing everything.
At that moment, Long Chen's heart suddenly trembled: "The mountain refuses to yield to the soil, so it can become great; Rivers and seas do not discriminate between small streams, so they can be deep. If you want greater strength, you must learn to tolerate and accept! For
some reason, at that moment, he suddenly thought of the inner demon, the one he had always suppressed and rejected. For some reason, its image suddenly appeared in his mind.
"I almost forgot about this terrifying guy. I have to level up quickly—he's the most terrifying existence."
Long Chen took a deep breath and hurriedly calmed himself down. Having just advanced to Saint, his aura was out of control. He had to find a strong fighter to fight to stabilize his aura as quickly as possible.
Long Chen stepped out of his secluded cultivation area. The Dragon Blood warriors had already been waiting for him. At this moment, their auras surged, their violent blood energy nearly exploding. After advancing to Saint, their aura surged dramatically.
"Let's go!"
Long Chen gave the order directly. At this moment, the entire Dragon Blood Legion had advanced to Saint, most of the dragon clan's prodigies had also advanced, and with so many dual-vein emperors escorting them, everyone was brimming with confidence.
The Ten Thousand Dragon Nest roared away, and after only three days, it encountered endless monster attacks again. This time, there was no need for command—the Dragonblood Legion warriors each sought out powerful targets to strike.
The prodigies of the Dragon Domain, having fought against the Heavenly Demon Clan's monsters, developed great resistance to the demonic power.
Even when facing the Dual-Vein Heavenly Saint, it did not affect their ability to exert their full strength. Although they were no match at all, at least they were no longer suppressed and unable to resist like before.
"Kill"
The Dragonblood warriors were like bandits, relentlessly hunting the powerful among the monsters. The Twin Veins Heavenly Saints were nowhere near enough to divide them. Almost as soon as they appeared, they were surrounded by the Dragonblood Warriors. Before they could even understand what was happening, they were instantly torn apart by the blades.
Not only the Dragon Blood Warriors, but the prodigies of the Dragon Domain were all fearless and their combat power soaring. Top experts like Long Wuyang and Bai Yingxue could easily kill Emperor-level monsters one-on-one, and killing them was effortless.
Originally, the demon clan experts had set the trap, but in less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the Dragon Blood Legion wiped them out. After slaying all the enemies, before Long Chen could give orders, Guo Ran and Xia Chen had already begun scouting.
"Found it!"
Guo Ran and Xia Chen shouted in surprise, put away the formation plate, shattered a mountain, and then a massive altar appeared before everyone.