Li Chen sat cross-legged, meditating on divine techniques.
Three hundred days might seem long for ordinary people, but for cultivators, it was but a fleeting moment. Many cultivators spent a year or even decades in seclusion, enduring centuries of bitter cultivation just to break through a realm.
Li Chen had once cultivated to the Great Ascension Realm. Now that he had resumed cultivating, the insights came flooding back.
Especially the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art—he had already comprehended it to the Great Perfection level.
Suddenly, everything became clear to him.
So this was the Heaven-Devouring Mark… This was the reason he couldn’t cultivate?
Meng Huanxiang had left a Heaven-Devouring Mark within his body.
It allowed her to absorb his spiritual essence.
No matter how hard he cultivated, all his efforts were devoured. It was essentially him cultivating for someone else.
Li Chen laughed coldly in his heart.
His eyes turned icy.
His five good Junior Sisters—he wondered which of them would enjoy this kind of pain. He wanted them to taste it too. Unfortunately, the Heaven-Devouring Mark could only be used once.
Otherwise, Li Chen wouldn’t hesitate to plant it on all of them.
Let them cultivate for him.
However, to implant the Heaven-Devouring Mark without the target noticing, they must be unconscious, allowing the mark to be engraved deep within their soul.
Li Chen frowned.
No.
Something didn’t add up.
He thought it over carefully…
He had fought Meng Huanxiang for ten days and nights, using Qilin Fortune to suppress the Demonic Heavenly Maiden. During the battle, she had struck him in the chest, severely wounding him and causing him to fall unconscious.
It was a mutual defeat.
But if he had already used Qilin Fortune to suppress her, how did the Demonic Heavenly Maiden manage to leave the Heaven-Devouring Mark on him?
No matter how he thought about it, it didn’t make sense.
He had a feeling that things weren’t as simple as they seemed.
…
In the sky, Zhao Xueyi and Ning Ningyun were flying on their swords.
Ning Ningyun asked, “Senior Sister, are we going to the Myriad Demons Sect?”
Zhao Xueyi shook her head. “No, we’re going to the Central State.”
“Why the Central State?”
“Senior Brother has already condensed a Golden Core. The next step is refining divine powers. He’ll definitely go to the Central State to purchase cultivation materials to refine divine power seeds.”
She was right—Li Chen was indeed in the Central State.
Reaching the Golden Core Realm meant gaining mana, but having mana alone wasn’t enough. One also needed divine powers. At their peak, these divine powers would condense into a seed—the Divine Power Seed.
Increasing one’s realm was important, but refining divine powers was even more critical.
Without divine powers, mana alone couldn’t unleash real power.
Ning Ningyun mumbled, “But the Central State is so big. How will we find him?”
“Just spread divine sense. We’ll easily locate Senior Brother.”
Ning Ningyun nodded, realizing only now that Zhao Xueyi had already broken through to the 9th stage Celestial Fusion Realm—only a step away from the Great Ascension Realm. Visit novelping . com for the full chapter.
Above the Great Ascension Realm lay the Tribulation Realm.
Once one endured heavenly tribulation, one could become an immortal.
The two soon arrived in the Central State. Zhao Xueyi released her divine sense. Every cultivator in the Central State suddenly looked toward the sky—they had all sensed the immense divine sense scanning the region.
The cultivators were terrified.
To use divine sense so blatantly—who were they searching for?
Fu Yao looked up, scowling. “That damn woman again.”
Though Zhao Xueyi hadn’t found Li Chen yet, she did find Fu Yao.
Zhao Xueyi’s heart lit up with joy.
If Fu Yao was here…
Then so was Senior Brother.
This girl dared to call him “Brother”? She had to die. Senior Brother belonged to her alone.
Zhao Xueyi’s divine sense lashed out provocatively.
“Demonic woman, come out and fight.”
“Hmph, like I’d be scared of you.”
In a flash, Fu Yao appeared in the sky. The two glared at each other, their battle intent blazing.
All the cultivators in the Central State focused their divine sense on them. Multiple divine senses intertwined.
The people hadn’t arrived yet, but their divine senses already clashed.
“Whoa! Two Celestial Fusion Realm experts—are they going to fight in the Central State?”
“That’s the Holy Maiden of Qilin Holy Land, Zhao Xueyi! And the other one is Fu Yao, the Holy Maiden of the Myriad Demons Sect! Why are they fighting?”
“This is going to be incredible. Two Holy Maidens—neither will back down.”
“A once-in-a-generation battle. I wonder who’s stronger?”
“Could this be the start of a war between the Five Great Holy Lands and the Ten Demonic Lineages?”
“I can’t wait to see whether Qilin’s Holy Maiden is stronger, or the one from Myriad Demons Sect!”
Zhao Xueyi waved her hand, signaling Ning Ningyun to step back.
Ning Ningyun immediately retreated.
A fight between Celestial Fusion Realm cultivators—she wouldn’t stand a chance. Even a single shockwave could wipe her out.
Zhao Xueyi made the first move.
Power surged from her, stirring the clouds above.
In an instant, the sky darkened, thunderclouds rolling in.
The heavens turned dim. A bolt of lightning lit up the sky, casting light over the entire city. Countless cultivators fled indoors, fearing for their lives.
If Celestial Fusion Realm experts truly fought, the entire city could be reduced to dust.
A massive green hand flashed in the sky, surrounded by crackling lightning. It blotted out the sun and loomed over the Central State. Everyone looked up in horror at the enormous hand.
“That’s the Hand of Heaven—a signature technique of Qilin Holy Land!”
“Incredible. If that hand crashes down, who knows how many people will die?”
“Amazing… this is the power of a Holy Maiden?”
“No wonder she’s from Qilin Holy Land. I wonder how the Holy Maiden of the Myriad Demons Sect will respond?”
“Look! She’s making her move!” Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
The darkened sky was suddenly filled with divine Buddhist light. A colossal golden Buddha appeared in the sky, with a black figure at its center—it was Fu Yao.
“Wait—she’s from the Myriad Demons Sect! Why is she using a Buddhist technique?”
“That’s the Diamond Dharma Form from the Buddhist tradition. It’s said to have incredible defensive power.”
“It’s not just defensive. The Diamond Form has overwhelming divine powers.”
“This is incredible. I can’t tell who’s stronger.”
Everyone stared at the sky in awe. Two powerful cultivators were unleashing their divine arts, dazzling all who watched.
Zhao Xueyi shouted, “Even with your Diamond Form, I will still crush you!”
Fu Yao laughed. “Try it then! Last time, I didn’t use my full strength. Let’s see who wins this time!”
Zhao Xueyi moved her divine sense.
The Hand of Heaven struck down upon the Diamond Form. It moved like lightning, fierce as thunder, as if it would suppress the entire world.
Fu Yao stared at the descending hand. Her Dharma Form moved, raising its arm and countering with a palm strike.
Golden light burst forth.
BOOM!
The deafening shockwave echoed for thousands of miles. The sky looked like it might tear apart. Both fighters were forced back a step, glaring at each other.
Neither had the upper hand.
“Again!”
“Who’s afraid of you?”
The battle resumed—neither side backing down.
Zhao Xueyi grew angrier just hearing Fu Yao call Li Chen “Brother.” What right did she have?
Fu Yao, equally furious, recalled how Li Chen had vowed never to return. And yet Zhao Xueyi still clung to him?
She wouldn’t allow it.
She had to fight—for Li Chen.
He had suffered so much in Qilin Holy Land. Fu Yao couldn’t bear to see him mistreated.
She had once gone to Qilin Holy Land herself, but had been blocked by the Sect Master.
Now, the two fought at a height of three thousand meters.
The sky alternated between light and darkness.
Their battle lasted two whole days.
At this moment…
Li Chen stepped out from the Time Pavilion and looked up at the sky, frowning.
That was the Hand of Heaven and the Diamond Dharma Form—Zhao Xueyi and Fu Yao.
Zhao Xueyi still hadn’t given up?
Li Chen didn’t want to see Fu Yao get hurt. He immediately sent her a message.
Moments later—
Fu Yao appeared by Li Chen’s side.