Chapter 2397 Having achieved minor mastery of the Greatsword Technique, he departs.
Several hours later, Chen Xuan finally finished refining the low-grade immortal-level ancient spirit-nourishing pill.
Wow!
Driven by divine thought, one introspects upon one's Niwan Palace (the area behind the head).
Chen Xuan discovered that the Niwan Palace looked exactly the same as usual.
But when he activated his divine sense, he found it to be incredibly smooth and effortless.
In the Niwan Palace, those hidden injuries that had been concealed in the shadows also completely disappeared.
"Thanks to this low-grade immortal ancient healing pill, otherwise the injuries in my Niwan Palace would definitely have a great impact on my future cultivation!"
"However, this also served as a reminder to me. On the path of cultivation, one cannot afford to take any chances. Otherwise, one day I will surely face utter destruction!"
After giving himself a pep talk, Chen Xuan refined three more Dao-grade Ancient Spirit Nourishing Pills in one go.
He only stopped after confirming that the injuries in his Niwan Palace had completely healed.
"The injuries in my Niwan Palace have healed, so I no longer have any worries about my cultivation!"
"Now I can devote myself entirely to practicing greatsword techniques!"
Chen Xuan smiled happily.
The freedom to cultivate without any worries made him feel incredibly relaxed.
He became even more focused when practicing the Greatsword Technique.
Wow!
With a thought, Chen Xuan fully activated the Dragon-Seeking Sword.
Soon, a soft chirping sound rang out.
The moment the Dragon-Seeking Sword shot into the sky, its size increased rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, it grew to a size of a hundred feet.
"go with!"
After Chen Xuan let out a loud shout, the giant sword, under his control, slashed rapidly into the void.
In that instant, Chen Xuan clearly felt that the Free and Unfettered Sword Heart, the Fivefold Sword Bone, the Immortal Power, and the Power of the Five Elements Rules within his body were all fully mobilized and instantly flowed into the Dragon-Seeking Sword.
Boom!
A terrifying explosion sounded.
The void was once again cleaved open by the Dragon-Seeking Sword, creating a massive rift.
Seeing this, Chen Xuan frowned slightly.
He unleashed his divine sense, carefully examining the terrifying power fluctuations around him.
His expression, however, became extremely solemn.
"My attack may seem powerful, but it still has many shortcomings."
"Especially when the Greatsword Technique is activated, it consumes a great deal of immortal power, but consumes relatively little of the power of rules."
"This also means that there is still room for improvement in my strike!"
"Next, I will try to increase the output of the Free and Unfettered Sword Heart, the Fivefold Sword Bone, and the Power of Rules, while reducing the output of Immortal Power."
Thinking of this, Chen Xuan once again activated the Greatsword Technique and slashed swiftly into the void.
Boom!
A sharp explosion sounded.
The intact void shattered once again under Chen Xuan's sword attack.
However, this attack was significantly more powerful than the previous one.
The area in the split void was two thousand feet in size.
The terrifying power of spatial rules persists.
It took a full cup of tea's time for the Immortal Beast Tower space to fully recover.
"As expected! It's not just immortal power that affects the power of an attack, but also the power of rules, sword bones, and the carefree sword heart."
"How to adjust these factors to their optimal state is the problem I need to solve the most."
"However, for now, all I can do is try again and again to keep improving."
Chen Xuan looked very happy.
After a short rest, he used the Greatsword Technique again.
……
Cultivation takes no time.
More than a hundred years have passed within the Immortal Beast Tower.
Boom!
Suddenly, a piercing explosion rang out in the void.
A giant sword, hundreds of feet in size, suddenly slashed down from mid-air.
In an instant, it sliced open the perfectly intact void.
On both sides of the void, there was a neat row of them.
There was absolutely no sign of tearing.
It looks incredibly smooth.
The terrifying spatial rules in the vicinity were completely activated by this attack.
A terrifying gale formed and dissipated into the distance.
Upon seeing this scene, Chen Xuan, who was wielding the giant sword, immediately felt a surge of joy in his eyes.
"Haha, this attack is significantly more powerful than before!"
"According to the description of the Greatsword Technique's power, this strike can create a void spanning two thousand feet. Doesn't that mean that the power of my Greatsword Technique has already reached the minor completion stage?"
Minor mastery of Greatsword Technique!
This was an unexpected joy that Chen Xuan himself hadn't anticipated.
With this powerful attack method, Chen Xuan has another way to save his life on his journey to the Mountain of Dry Bones.
"Now, there's still some time before our ten-year agreement is reached. However, I can no longer continue my secluded cultivation here."
"I need to hurry and get to the Bone Mountain next to the Boundless Sea!"
Chen Xuan muttered softly.
After putting away the Dragon-Seeking Sword, he immediately disappeared from the spot.
When he reappeared, Chen Xuan was already in the metallic mimicry space where the Gold-Eating Insects were located.
At this moment, after a fierce battle, the number of Gold-Eating Insects has decreased from 15,000 to 10,000.
However, among these ten thousand Gold-Eating Insects, the one with the lowest cultivation level has already reached the mid-stage of the Celestial Immortal realm.
There are also nearly a hundred gold-devouring insects whose cultivation has reached the late stage of the Celestial Immortal realm.
"Although there are only 10,000 Gold-Eating Insects, the overall combat power of the Gold-Eating Insect swarm has obviously been greatly improved."
"Especially these nearly one hundred late-stage Celestial Immortal Gold-Eating Insects, they can be used as a trump card in battle."
"The only pity is that since the Dragon-Tiger-Leopard Banner was destroyed, the demon beast army has no means to work together to activate it!"
"This is quite a loss for me."
"If I have the chance in the future, I will also have to make some formations or immortal artifacts for all the demon beasts to activate together."
Chen Xuan muttered softly.
Taking this opportunity, he also examined the cultivation results of the Gold-Eating Insect Swarm.
Having confirmed that there were no problems with the Gold-Eating Insect Swarm's cultivation, he then vanished from the spot in a flash.
Next, Chen Xuan went to check on the cultivation of the other demonic beasts.
To Chen Xuan's surprise, although Chen Peng had some memory loss...
However, his cultivation level improved quite quickly.
Now, I'm not far from reaching the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm.
"Master, you've arrived?"
Upon seeing Chen Xuan suddenly appear beside him, Chen Peng immediately put away his cultivation technique and walked over with a smile.
"Chen Peng, I watched you cultivate just now and noticed that your cultivation has improved quite rapidly recently. Could it be that you've had another fortuitous encounter?" Chen Xuan asked with a smile.
"Master, I've just been cultivating step by step. I haven't had any extraordinary encounters," Chen Peng replied truthfully.
"So that's how it is. You were originally the most powerful demon beast among my beasts. Now, you're only at the early stage of Golden Immortal, while Chen Li has surpassed you. But don't worry, if there's a suitable demon core for you, I'll definitely get it for you as soon as possible to help you advance to the mid-stage of Golden Immortal."
"Thank you, Master!"
Chen Peng happily thanked him.
After chatting with Chen Xuan and Chen Peng for a while, they immediately disappeared into the Immortal Beast Tower space.
When he reappeared, Chen Xuan was already in his temporary cave.
I reviewed the memories of the Iron-tailed Scorpions guarding the cave.
Seeing that no one had disturbed his cultivation during his seclusion, Chen Xuan smiled with satisfaction.
After putting away the Nebula Array and the Iron-Tailed Scorpion Swarm, donning the Heavenly Demon Mask, and altering his aura and appearance, he swiftly disappeared into the void.
……
Ten years later, above a vast blue sea.
A young figure was speeding across the blue sea.
Behind this person are a pair of enormous wings.
Lightning crackled around its wings.
The young man would vanish in an instant whenever his wings flapped.
When he appeared again, he was already several miles away.
He was none other than Chen Xuan, who had come to the Mountain of Dry Bones.
Over the years, Chen Xuan has been very careful and secretive in his actions.
However, their actions were still seen through.
Helpless, he could only go to the Boundless Sea first and hide there for a while. After estimating that the time he had agreed upon with the burly man was about right, he rushed to the Dry Bone Mountain.
About an hour later, Chen Xuan appeared at the foot of a majestic mountain.
At this moment, his divine sense rapidly spread outwards, covering an area of four thousand miles in radius.
Soon, Chen Xuan spotted the burly man in a valley at the foot of the mountain.
Boom!
The moment the thunder roared, Chen Xuan vanished.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Xuan appeared near the valley.
Upon seeing this, the burly man who was waiting for Chen Xuan was overjoyed.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, you've finally arrived. I thought you were going to break your promise!" the burly man laughed.
As he spoke, his divine sense rapidly turned towards Chen Xuan.
When he saw that Chen Xuan was only at the early stage of Golden Immortal, a hint of surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Chen Xuan's divine sense also landed on the burly man.
They were somewhat surprised to find that the burly man was actually a mid-stage Golden Immortal.
"Fellow Daoist is too kind. Since I have promised you, I will naturally not go back on my word. However, may I ask your honorable name?" Chen Xuan asked with a smile.
"My surname is Liu, and my given name is Fu. May I ask how I should address you, my friend?"
"My surname is Chen!"
Chen Xuan smiled casually.
"So it's Fellow Daoist Chen. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Liu Fu clasped his hands in a fist salute to Chen Xuan.
After a pause, Liu Fu continued, "Fellow Daoist Chen, all the other Daoists who went to the Dry Bone Mountain with us have arrived. Since you're here too, I'll take you to meet the others first. It'll be good for everyone to get to know each other and look out for each other in the Dry Bone Mountain!"
"no problem!"
Chen Xuan agreed immediately with a smile.
Soon, Chen Xuan followed Liu Fu into the valley.
At the mouth of the valley, a powerful illusion array had long been set up.
With Chen Xuan's spiritual power, he naturally couldn't investigate the situation inside.
However, the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye remains unaffected.
Chen Xuan did not investigate; instead, he chatted and laughed with Liu Fu as they entered the valley.
Soon, Chen Xuan met everyone who had been with him on this mission.
A young female cultivator in palace attire, a middle-aged man with fair skin, a disheveled old man wearing a melon-shaped hat, and a young man with a cold and arrogant expression.
Including Chen Xuan and Liu Fu, there are a total of six people.
Among them, Liu Fu and the slovenly old man are both mid-stage Golden Immortal experts.
The others, like Chen Xuan, were all at the early stage of Golden Immortal.
"Fellow Daoists, this is the last person we are waiting for, Fellow Daoist Chen."
Liu Fu explained with a smile.
"Hello fellow Taoists!"
Chen Xuan smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, which was considered his way of saying hello to everyone.
Upon seeing this, Liu Fu introduced the others one by one as Chen Xuan.
"This is Fairy Miyu from Chentian Cave. Although she is only at the early stage of Golden Immortal, she is an extremely powerful array master. There are still many powerful ancient array remnants on the ancient battlefield we are going to. We should ask Fairy Miyu for help along the way."
"This fellow Daoist is Gong Fuxian, a fellow Daoist from the Nine Immortals Palace. He cultivates the Ancient White Tiger Technique, which is an extremely powerful body-refining technique."
"As for this fellow Daoist, he looks somewhat unkempt, but he is my close friend, Fellow Daoist Youfang."
"As for this last fellow Daoist, he is the young master of Tianluan Mountain."
Liu Fu introduced everyone to Chen Xuan one by one.
They even described the characteristics of the cultivation methods these people practiced.
Hearing the names of these people, Chen Xuan was shocked to realize that he knew almost nothing about the backgrounds of the people Liu Fu introduced.
This made him feel somewhat embarrassed.
"From now on, I'll have to make sure I get more information about the common knowledge of the True Immortal Realm."
Chen Xuan said secretly.
Taking this opportunity, Chen Xuan chatted with everyone for a while, which instantly made the atmosphere in the room much more lively.
After a moment, Liu Fu smiled and said, "Fellow Daoists, now that we are all present, I would like to take this opportunity to explain the details of our operation plan. If there is anything lacking, please feel free to add to it."
"As fellow Daoists all know, our destination this time is the Valley of Ten Thousand Souls in the Mountain of Dry Bones, so..."
Before Liu Fu could finish speaking, the expressions of Fairy Miyu and the others suddenly turned ugly.
This piqued Chen Xuan's curiosity.
"Fellow Daoists, could it be that this Valley of Ten Thousand Souls has some special background?"
