1670 The Central Heaven Universe, Lil Ai Back Online, Cultivating the Thousand Terrain Sword Art

"To think I've ended up here…"

Having seen through the purple-robe young man's memories, Chu Kuangren instantly understood the situation he was in. He could not help but feel stunned.

That was because he was now in the… Alternate Universe!

To be precise, he was in the Central Heaven Universe!

"I can't believe I'm now in another universe. Was the Void Annihilation Formation so powerful that it tore through the boundary between our two universes?" Chu Kuangren mumbled.

Then again, that might be possible. After all, the Central Heaven Universe cultivators already had a way to open via the universe-connecting portal, which was a pathway between both universes. Hence, it would not be surprising that the Void Annihilation Formation could rip apart the boundary between the two universes too.

As for Chu Kuangren, he just so happened to pass through the universe boundary and arrived here.

"It looks like I'm in a bit of trouble," Chu Kuangren mumbled.

Now that he was in another universe, it would be extremely difficult to return to his own.

"The presence of a universe's Great Dao consciousness has been detected. Would you like to connect?"

At that time, a voice suddenly appeared in Chu Kuangren's mind.

He was overjoyed because that voice belonged to none other than Lil Ai!

"You're finally awake, huh? Alright, make the connection."

"Connecting… Connection established!"

"Good morning, Master," said Lil Ai lightly. There was a slight laziness in the tone of her voice as if she had just woken up.

"What happened to you?" Chu Kuangren asked curiously.

"Back then, my connection to the universe Great Dao consciousness was lost, so I went into hibernation. Now that I've detected the presence of another universe's Great Dao consciousness, I have now woken up after connecting to it," Lil Ai explained.

Although she was the Omniscient Spirit, she still needed to connect to the universe's Great Dao consciousness to fully operate.

When Chu Kuangren fell into the unknown void, she lost her connection to the universe's Great Dao consciousness. Hence, she entered a deep state of slumber.

"Master, we're not in Pan Gu Universe but the Central Heaven Universe instead." Lil Ai continued speaking.

Chu Kuangren nodded. "Yeah, I already know that."

He felt relieved now that Lil Ai was awake.

He looked at the purple-robed young man who was drooling before him. That person had already been reduced to a mindless fool. The light was lost from his eyes, and the very sanity he had was stripped from his soul. Chu Kuangren could not help but feel shocked by how brutal the Soul Scouring Technique could be.

At that same time, a plan began to hatch in his mind.

"Sooner or later, this Central Heaven Universe will surely go to war with Pan Gu Universe. Since I'm fortunate enough to be here, why don't I take the opportunity to gather some intel about this universe?"

"Know thyself and thy enemy, and we shall fight a hundred battles without defeat."

"If the Central Heaven Universe can try to mess with my Pan Gu Universe, I can surely sow great chaos in their universe as well!"

Chu Kuangren grinned.

Then, he looked at the purple-robed young man and waved his sleeve. An incredibly domineering Immortal's Core energy fluctuation burst forward, reducing that person into a mist of blood.

"Before I make a mess out of the whole Central Heaven Universe, I'm going to need a new identity and background."

"The purple-robed young man is a Prodigy of the Spiritual Sword Tribe who was in closed-door meditation. Great, I shall assume his identity to build my foothold in the Spiritual Sword Tribe first," Chu Kuangren thought.

Since he wanted to assume the purple-robed young man's identity, he must make a few preparations.

However, it was not his first time doing something like that. Previously, he had disguised himself as Ziyue Changkong in the Soul Restricted Area, so he already had some experience doing that and was quite familiar with what to do.

First, he would have to imitate his target's cultivation technique.

That would be the most important thing for the disguise to succeed.

How could he disguise himself as a Spiritual Sword Tribe cultivator if he did not know their cultivation techniques?

Having absorbed that purple-robed young man's memories, Chu Kuangren naturally gained knowledge about his target's cultivation techniques.

The cultivation technique he was fighting with earlier was known as the Thousand Terrain Sword Art. It was a very advanced and powerful cultivation technique in the Spiritual Sword Tribe. However, there had only been a handful of cultivators who knew how to cultivate that technique since ancient times, let alone master it to perfection. The purple-robed young man just so happened to be one of them.

That was wonderful news for Chu Kuangren. The more advanced the cultivation technique was, the harder it would be to see through his disguise.

With that, Chu Kuangren began to cultivate the Thousand Terrain Sword Art.

For someone who possessed a god-like level of comprehension, it did not take him long to learn that technique. Soon, he managed to cultivate and perfected that technique.

To put it into perspective, the purple-robed young man had been in closed-door meditation for thousands of years. Yet, he still had not cultivated that technique to perfection.

On the other hand, Chu Kuangren had done it in a matter of a few days.

If the purple-robed young man knew that, he would surely be pissed off.

"Transforming a single slash into thousands of forms, huh? This is quite an interesting sword art." Chu Kuangren chuckled.

The Thousand Terrain Sword Art was one of the most advanced Sword Dao cultivation techniques in the Central Heaven Universe. It was said to be on par with the Blade of Zhou and even the Immortal Destruction Sword Qi.

More importantly, that sword art was a technique that complemented Chu Kuangren perfectly.

After all, that sword art emphasized transforming a single slash into thousands of forms, and Chu Kuangren just so happened to possess several Arch Gilded Intents.

That was simply a match made in heaven, which explained why he could cultivate and master that Sword Dao cultivation technique in such a short time.

"Besides, after cultivating the Thousand Terrain Sword Art, I can feel my Invincible Self-empowerment Arch Gilded Intent taking its initial form."

That was what he was the happiest about.

He believed that he would succeed in materializing his unique Invincible Self-empowerment Arch Gilded Intent in due time.

"Alright. It's time for me to leave now."

Chu Kuangren looked at the white spatial dimension around him.

That location was an enchanted boundary placed by the purple-robed young man where no one could enter, and Chu Kuangren only managed to do so by coincidence when he escaped from the unknown void.

It was also thanks to that enchanted boundary that his battle with the purple-robed young man earlier had gone unnoticed. No one on the outside would know what happened inside.

"Sword, Windstorm!"

Chu Kuangren unleashed the Thousand Terrain Sword Art with his sword hand sign. His sword qi transformed into a surge of windstorm many times more powerful than the purple-robed young man earlier, and a tear was made in the enchanted boundary!

…

The Spiritual Sword Tribe was one of the King Tribes of the Central Heaven Universe and was based on a giant ancient planet somewhere in the universe.

Recently, the higher-ups of the Spiritual Sword Tribe were a little worried.

That was because the only two Prodigies of the Spiritual Sword Tribe who managed to be ranked on the Heavenly God Leaderboard were killed in the universe-connecting portal!

"Damn it. Why must our Spiritual Sword Tribe Prodigies be the ones dead? The others seem to be doing fine!" the Spiritual Sword Tribe Leader said in a frustrated tone.

A powerful sword aura erupted from his body, and the elders around him looked at each other.

At that moment, one of the elders stood up and offered some consolation. "Please do not worry, Tribe Leader. Although Chen Feihu and Chen Feilong have perished in the universe-connecting portal, there are still a few ancient Prodigies in the Spiritual Sword Ancestral Lands who haven't appeared. Those Prodigies are on par and if not stronger than those two brothers."

"I know, but these Prodigies are only focused on their closed-door cultivation, so there's no telling when they're going to come out. Besides, the Ancient Central Heaven Planet is going to open in a few years, and we don't know whether they'll make it in time to go there by then. If we don't make it by the time the Ancient Central Heaven Planet opens, I'm afraid the Spiritual Sword Tribe shall fall behind the other King Tribes," the Spiritual Sword Tribe Leader said worriedly.

Everyone around him also looked anxious upon hearing those words.

Just then, a burst of sword qi suddenly rose into the skies from afar, conjuring the effects of a windstorm.

Dark clouds gathered in the ancient planet's sky, and claps of thunder echoed across the land as terrifying gales swept everywhere. It was like a scene from the apocalypse!

Many in the Spiritual Sword Tribe were attracted by that commotion.

The Spiritual Sword Tribe Leader quickly rushed out and looked into the distance. His expression changed a little when he saw where it was coming from. "That's in the direction of the Ancestral Lands!"