PDLP Chapter 205 Mysterious Realm
Chapter 205 Mysterious Realm
After some thought, Chen Xu carefully put away the two Nine-Turn Divine Forging Pills.
I'm preparing to break through after I've reached peak condition.
Then, with a slight thought, he took out two more items enhanced by the [Dual Purpose] Hextech rune.
The first thing to appear was the Heavenly Secrets Deduction Compass.
The bronze compass, which was originally covered in cracks, is now completely renewed.
The plate is intact and presents a deep, dark bronze color, like the starry sky, with a warm luster flowing across its surface.
Those mysterious runes were no longer incomplete lines, but became complete and clear, exuding a mysterious aura that seemed to glimpse the secrets of heaven.
At the center of the compass, a crystal the size of a grain of rice rotates slightly, each rotation causing the light in the quiet room to distort.
"A complete ancient celestial secrets deduction compass..." A glint of light flashed in Chen Xu's eyes.
I wonder if this complete form now has more uses, or if the cost of activating it has been reduced?
With a thought, a pay-to-win clone slowly materialized and appeared in the quiet room.
The avatar, wielding a powerful aura, accepted the Heavenly Secrets Deduction Compass handed to it by Chen Xu, took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and placed the compass in front of its knees.
He bit his fingertip, and a drop of crimson blood fell precisely onto the rotating crystal at the center of the compass.
hum...
The essence blood was instantly swallowed by the crystal, and the originally warm, dark bronze disc burst into a dazzling blue light.
Countless mysterious runes seemed to come alive, flowing and evolving wildly on the surface of the disc, creating a series of bizarre and wonderful scenes.
The avatar's face turned deathly pale instantly. He could clearly feel his divine sense being uncontrollably and frantically drawn out by the spinning crystal, like a floodgate being opened.
"Analyze the subsequent movements and intentions of the Ning family patriarch!"
Despite the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart, the avatar concentrated all his thoughts and clearly imprinted the target he was predicting onto the compass.
Boom!!!
The light on the compass suddenly became extremely intense, and the pay-to-win clone was struck as if by a heavy hammer, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
His body trembled violently, and cracks appeared on his skin at a visible speed. A sense of depletion and excruciating pain from the depths of his soul instantly overwhelmed him.
"Ugh!!"
The pay-to-win clone braced himself against the ground with both hands. Just as he felt he was about to completely collapse, the wildly spinning compass suddenly stopped.
The blinding light quickly subsided, eventually converging into a thin stream of light that shot into the center of the avatar's forehead.
puff!
The pay-to-win clone could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.
However, the moment the pay-to-win clone dissipated, Chen Xu finally received the divination result, and his expression changed.
"The previous attack on the inner sea by the sea monsters was actually a scheme orchestrated by the Ning family patriarch?"
Chen Xu was horrified. According to the divination, the Ning family patriarch was preparing a plan to attack Meteor City.
Besides the two Nascent Soul sea beasts, many other demonic forces were also involved, including Xuan Sha Island.
Chen Xu frowned. The divine power of the Heavenly Secrets Compass far exceeded his imagination, as it could uncover such a secret, but the price was also terrifying.
A clone created with real money, containing the same essence and consciousness as the original, was instantly drained and disintegrated.
He took a deep breath to calm the turmoil in his heart.
A crisis is imminent. Meteor City is no longer a safe place and may even become the eye of the storm. I must increase my strength as much as possible.
……
Three months later, Chen Xu finished his preparations and put the Nine-Turn Divine Forging Pill into his mouth without hesitation.
The elixir melted upon entering the mouth, instantly transforming into a warm, gentle torrent.
Boom...
A silent thunderclap seemed to resound in the quiet room.
Chen Xu's pores opened wide, and the rich spiritual energy accumulated by the Spirit Gathering Array surged out.
Together with the energy released from the pill, it formed a visible spiritual storm that surged wildly into his body.
His body was like a bottomless pit, greedily devouring this massive amount of energy.
Within the dantian, the golden elixir, radiating four-colored light, was now spinning rapidly.
Each rotation is like a giant millstone, frantically compressing and condensing the incoming pure spiritual energy.
Under immense pressure, the liquid spiritual energy began to transform into a more solidified state.
The "Mysterious Water Dragon-Opening Technique" and the "Pure Origin Technique" have been put into operation to their fullest potential.
The surging spiritual energy in his meridians emitted a deep dragon's roar, constantly impacting the solid barrier of the mid-stage Core Formation realm.
On Chen Xu's body, dark blue demonic energy and four-colored spiritual light flickered alternately.
The power of the third level of the "Mysterious Bone True Demon Art" instinctively protected the physical body, enduring the immense pressure brought by the internal spiritual energy impact.
"Not enough! It's still a little short!"
Chen Xu clearly felt that the invisible barrier was still incredibly strong.
With another thought, the second Nine-Turn Divine Forging Pill instantly appeared in his mouth, which he swallowed without hesitation.
boom!!!
The arrival of a second, powerful surge of medicinal power instantly triggered an even more intense reaction.
Chen Xu's body jolted violently, and fine cracks appeared on his skin, with streaks of blood seeping out, which were instantly repaired by his powerful healing abilities.
Under the nourishment and impact of the medicine, his spiritual power was like refined iron being repeatedly hammered, undergoing a painful transformation and sublimation.
"Break it!!!"
Chen Xu roared inwardly, focusing all his attention on the rapidly spinning golden core in his dantian.
The incredibly sturdy barrier of the mid-stage Core Formation realm finally shattered under the terrifying combined power of the two Nine-Turn Divine Forging Pills.
The dantian and qi sea were expanded once again, and the four-colored radiance on the surface of the golden core became even more dazzling.
Just as the realm was completely stabilized, a familiar scene appeared once again.
Three Hextech runes appeared before Chen Xu:
[From bicycle to motorcycle: Your next 20 transactions will not consume your principal, but will instead consume 1 year of your lifespan.]
[Fighting Spirit: When our forces outnumber the enemy, all friendly units will regenerate 4% of their health per second.]
[Opening Remarks: For the next hundred years, you will be unable to gain any cultivation. However, after that, you will directly advance three minor realms.]
Chen Xu's gaze first swept over the [Bicycle Turns into Motorcycle].
Exchanging lifespan for a waiver of the transaction principal? This Hextech rune is ridiculous...
One year of lifespan may not seem like much, but 20 transactions add up to a 20-year lifespan.
Unless it involves a life-or-death or fate-defying transaction, the price is too high.
Next up is [Fighting Spirit Against the Wind].
The ability of a group to recover is particularly strong in adversity.
The 4% health regeneration per second is a god-tier skill in prolonged battles or when surrounded by strong enemies.
Finally, his gaze fell on that familiar third Hextech rune.
"It's [Opening Ceremony] again..." Chen Xu muttered to himself, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
Back when he first entered the first level of Qi Refining at Hansong Sect, it was this rune that made him choose to remain silent for three years, in exchange for soaring to the fourth level of Qi Refining.
The price for that "opening up" back then was the inability to cultivate for three years.
However, the conditions for this "open space" are suffocatingly demanding.
For a full hundred years, no cultivation could be gained; the conditions had increased more than thirty times.
"Directly raises three minor realms..." Chen Xu's gaze was fixed on the latter half of the rune's description.
The three minor realms after the mid-stage of Core Formation are the late-stage of Core Formation, then the early-stage of Nascent Soul, the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, and so on...
A century of silence, in exchange for a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation level, is not out of the question...
After all, with his talent, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage would be extremely difficult, and he would have to waste countless years.
Chen Xu's gaze shifted back and forth between "fighting spirit against the wind" and "opening up the market".
【Fighting Spirit Against the Wind】is a real, real-time boost to combat power, which can significantly increase his and his team's survival rate in adversity.
"Opening the shop" is a high-stakes gamble.
"The risks are huge, but the rewards... are worth the gamble!" Chen Xu took a deep breath, his eyes becoming incredibly determined, even with a hint of fanaticism.
He seemed to see himself a hundred years later, ascending to the Nascent Soul stage and looking down upon all living beings.
With a firm thought, the [Opening] talisman transformed into a deep stream of light, instantly disappearing into Chen Xu's brow.
An invisible shackle quietly descended, enveloping his dantian and the meridians throughout his body.
He clearly felt that his connection with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was being forcibly severed by a mysterious rule.
No matter how he circulated his cultivation technique, his spiritual power could not increase even slightly, and his cultivation level completely stagnated at the mid-stage of Core Formation.
Then, with a thought, another gray-haired, pay-to-win clone silently materialized in front of him.
Chen Xu planned to have this pay-to-win clone take up residence in his cave.
Meanwhile, the gray-haired clone and the original body, far away in Yunzhou, began to go into seclusion to cultivate various martial arts and skills.
Time slipped away quietly in the seemingly calm sea breeze of Meteor City.
Three months, six months, a year...
Chen Xu completely sealed off the core meditation room, setting up layers upon layers of restrictions.
They even went so far as to use a large amount of precious materials to set up a small spatial disturbance array to prevent it from being detected by the divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Meanwhile, the pay-to-win clone lives a low-key and regular life.
Besides maintaining the operation of his cave dwelling, he would occasionally go to the market in Meteor City to buy some materials that Little Gold needed.
He deliberately avoided all places where he might get involved in the conflict, and never set foot in the Meteorite Merchant Guild again.
Zhou Caisheng sent invitations several times, but his virtual clone declined them each time, citing "seclusion and meditation" as the reason.
On this day, the pay-to-win clone was sitting cross-legged in the outer hall of the cave, resting with his eyes closed.
Suddenly, the warning barrier on the outer layer of the cave was gently activated.
Chen Xu opened his eyes, got up, walked to the entrance of the cave, and waved his hand to open the restriction.
Standing outside the door was Lin Miaoyin, the manager of the Huanyin Chamber of Commerce.
At this moment, her cultivation level had actually reached the mid-stage of Core Formation, which surprised Chen Xu.
"Manager Lin, please come in." Chen Xu's calm voice reached Lin Miaoyin's ears.
Lin Miaoyin entered the cave and saw Chen Xu sitting cross-legged on a futon. She first bowed respectfully, her tone somewhat urgent:
"Fellow Daoist Xu, I apologize for disturbing your peaceful cultivation. Miaoyin has no choice but to ask for your help regarding a matter of life and death!"
Chen Xu gestured for her to sit down: "Manager Lin, there's no need for such formalities. What's the matter that you're in such a hurry? Has the Chamber of Commerce encountered trouble again?"
Lin Miaoyin took a deep breath and lowered her voice to a whisper:
"Fellow Daoist Xu, this is no ordinary matter for the Chamber of Commerce; it concerns a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Chen Xu's expression remained unchanged, but a glint of shrewdness flashed deep in his eyes: "Oh? What kind of opportunity could make Steward Lin describe it in such a way?"
"The Mysterious Vault Realm!" Lin Miaoyin said softly.
"Fellow Daoist, have you heard of this?"
Chen Xu was slightly shaken upon hearing this. He had seen the name "Mysterious Vault Realm" sporadically recorded in some ancient jade slips.
Legend has it that it is a mysterious fragment of space that opens only once every few hundred years, lasting for up to ten years.
Legend has it that it contains countless rare treasures and ancient medicinal herbs that have long since disappeared from the outside world.
It may even contain the remnants of ancient cultivators' cave dwellings, and each opening of it would be enough to trigger a bloodbath throughout the entire Meteorite Sea.
It is a secret realm that true Core Formation and even Nascent Soul cultivators dream of.
"I've heard a little about it, a place of rumors, nothing but a distant memory." Chen Xu's tone remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.
"It's definitely not nothing!" Lin Miaoyin said firmly, carefully taking out an object.
It was a strange token, about the size of a palm.
The token itself did not have any strong spiritual energy fluctuations, but it exuded an ancient aura.
"This is the Nether Key! It is the necessary token to enter the Mysterious Vault Nether Realm."
"I obtained this item at a great cost when I recently explored the place where an ancient cultivator passed away."
Chen Xu's gaze fell on the token; its ancient aura was undeniable.
Who would have thought that this legendary secret realm actually exists and is about to open?
This was indeed a once-in-a-century opportunity. He remained calm and waited for what was to come.
Lin Miaoyin took a deep breath, her face showing solemnity and a hint of helplessness: "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Xu, I... luckily obtained two Nether Keys."
"However..." Lin Miaoyin's tone shifted, becoming bitter:
"Fortune and misfortune are intertwined. I obtained the information about the Ghost Key, but somehow it was leaked out."
"On my way back to Meteor City, I was ambushed."
A hint of lingering fear flashed in her eyes: "The other party is from Xuan Sha Island, and the leader is the personal disciple of the Xuan Sha Ancestor, whose cultivation has already reached the late stage of Core Formation."
"She led several experts at the mid-stage of Core Formation to set a trap, intending to forcibly seize the Nether Key."
"I fought desperately to break through their encirclement. Although I managed to escape by sheer luck, I was seriously injured and they left a tracking mark on me that I can't completely shake off."
Lin Miaoyin opened her palm, and a strange dark red rune was faintly visible in the center.
"This blood demon is like a maggot clinging to my bone. It not only exposes my location, but will also continue to erode my spiritual power and vitality."
"I've tried many methods, but I can't eradicate it completely; I can only suppress it temporarily."
"Right now, I dare not leave the city easily, let alone explore the entrance to the Netherworld."
She raised her head, her gaze fixed intently on Chen Xu, pleading, "Fellow Daoist Xu, I know you possess great supernatural powers and extraordinary abilities."
"Now that Miaoyin is in dire straits, and the Xuanqiong Netherworld is about to open, if she misses this opportunity because of the Blood Fiend Inducement, or if the Netherworld Key is taken away by Xuan Sha Island, Miaoyin will truly be unwilling!"
She pushed the Nether Key forward: "If you can help me resolve this Blood Fiend Attraction problem, I, Miaoyin, am willing to offer you a Nether Key!"
"This item is the token to enter the Mysterious Vault Realm. Holding it allows you to sense the entrance and enter when it opens. This secret realm is both dangerous and full of opportunities, but with your abilities, fellow Daoist, you are sure to reap great rewards!"