parentshiftbook Chapter 1934 The Battle for the Top Spot (4K)
Chapter 1934 The Battle for the Top Spot (4K)
Chapter 1934 The Battle for the Top Spot (4K)
"You're too kind, senior. It's only right to be cautious." Chen Fei smiled and spoke sincerely upon hearing Chang Xiwen's words.
These treasures, containing the mysteries of the fifteenth rank, are incredibly precious. It's only natural to be cautious. If Chen Fei were making the decision, he would have done the same.
“Such a treasure would be handled with utmost care even by the Illusionary Sect, since many treasures are unique, and once used, they become one less.” Le Boyang chimed in with a smile, his voice filled with understanding and agreement.
Le Boyang's gaze swept over the Thunder Domain Stone, which floated in front of Chen Fei and exuded a majestic aura, and he was filled with emotion.
Such a divine object would be a closely guarded strategic asset even for a leading sect like the Tianxuan Sect in the Xuanyu Realm. The fact that it is being brought out now is a testament to the Tianxuan Sect's consideration for the overall situation and its full support.
This generosity and sense of responsibility are admirable, and neither he nor Chen Fei would have any complaints.
"Haha! Let's skip the formalities!"
Chang Xiwen waved his hand, his hearty laughter dispelling the subtle atmosphere from before. His large, bell-like eyes fixed intently on Chen Fei, filled with anticipation:
"Chen Fei, you should hurry up and start cultivating. Using this Thunder Domain Stone, you should take the Eternal Calamity Undying technique a step further. That's the most important thing right now."
"Yes!"
Chen Fei's expression turned solemn. He respectfully bowed to Chang Xiwen and his ancestor Le Boyang. Then, with a slight thought, his figure vanished from the spot and entered the depths of the void of the Guixu Realm.
Inside Zhuxin Residence, only Chang Xiwen and Le Boyang remained.
Chang Xiwen looked at the spot where Chen Fei had disappeared, and with a flick of his hand, a huge wine jar, half a person's height and carved entirely from crimson warm jade, appeared out of thin air.
The mud seal on the jar had not been broken, but a rich, mellow, and strange aroma of wine, seemingly capable of intoxicating even gods and demons, had already spread, instantly filling the entire courtyard.
"Brother Le, come, how about a few drinks?"
Chang Xiwen patted the wine jar, his voice booming, a hearty smile on his face. He was in high spirits, both for Chen Fei's amazing progress and for the strong support from his fellow disciples in the Tianxuan Sect.
The weapon-refining room? He had no mind to refine weapons at this moment. He just wanted to stay here and witness with his own eyes how high Chen Fei could climb after refining the Thunder Domain Stone and becoming eternally indestructible.
"Very well! Brother Chang, it would be impolite of me to refuse your hospitality!"
Looking at Chang Xiwen's bold and unrestrained demeanor, Le Boyang smiled and readily agreed.
Le Boyang walked to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down. Chang Xiwen waved his hand, and two ancient and heavy bronze wine vessels landed on the stone table. He broke the clay seal, and the amber-colored nectar poured into the wine vessels like a flowing galaxy, making the aroma of the wine even more intoxicating.
Deep within the void of the Guixu Realm, Chen Fei sat cross-legged, his gaze calmly fixed on the Thunder Domain Stone in his palm, which leaped with dazzling lightning and exuded an aura of rage and vitality.
Refining?
Of course not.
Chen Fei's minor problem is how to deal with this Thunder Stone.
The spatial grid can perfectly shield the aura of the Thunder Domain Stone, but Chen Fei currently only has two spatial grids.
The first spatial compartment contains that fifteenth-grade low-level spiritual material. The aura of this item is too vast and profound. Once it is taken out within the Guixu Realm, even with the Guixu Realm barrier separating it, it will inevitably resonate with the rules of the outside world and be sensed by those Sovereign Realm experts of the Tianxuan Sect.
The risk is too great. During his time at the Tianxuan Sect, Chen Fei will not touch this spatial grid to avoid operational errors and accidents.
The second compartment contains Chen Fei's refined and vibrant life essence.
Chen Fei's gaze swept over the space compartment where the essence of lifespan was stored. With a slight thought, a wooden box carved entirely from ordinary wood and containing multiple independent drawers appeared out of thin air.
It was the storage box that Chen Fei created back in Pingyin County to break through the "one item per compartment" limitation of the spatial grid. Over the years, Chen Fei has never lost it.
With a light tap of his right hand, Chen Fei caused the wooden box to transform into a stream of light and instantly disappear into the space containing the essence of lifespan.
"Buzz!"
A powerful repulsive force originating from the very source of the spatial grid suddenly erupted. Chen Fei's divine sense flowed, and the barrier of the spatial grid was forcibly pushed open, creating a crack.
"Shh!"
The wooden box instantly disappeared into it. Then, inside the box, a separate drawer slid open silently, and the condensed, pearl-like essence of life force, radiating boundless vitality, instantly fell into the drawer.
The drawer closed instantly, and the space that had been violently trembling and filled with repulsive forces returned to calm.
Seeing this scene, Chen Fei couldn't help but smile with a hint of nostalgia.
Pingyin County, this name feels like something from another era...
Back then, when Chen Fei first obtained the spatial grid, he was limited by the rule of "one item per grid". He used the clever method of this storage box to create the possibility of multiple items in one grid, greatly increasing its practicality.
Unexpectedly, after many years and countless life-and-death experiences, this little bit of cleverness from my humble beginnings came in handy again.
The cycle of life is truly wondrous!
Chen Fei turned his gaze to the Thunder Domain Stone in his palm. Following the same method, the Thunder Domain Stone transformed into a bolt of lightning and instantly disappeared into another empty drawer of the wooden box.
"Click!"
Drawer closed!
The violent thunderous intent and profound status of the Thunder Domain Stone were completely isolated by the spatial barrier and vanished without a trace.
After doing all this, Chen Fei slowly closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, his aura as deep and restrained as a pool. He stopped moving and simply waited quietly for time to pass in the outside world.
While Chen Fei was dealing with the Thunder Domain Stone and waiting for the right opportunity in the Guixu Realm, the Tianxuan Domain outside had already been engulfed in a huge uproar because Chen Fei had not yet challenged Duan Tianying.
Various speculations, discussions, and even criticisms have spread like wildfire!
Disappointment is spreading among practitioners.
The main reason they believed was that after Chen Fei's overwhelming victory over Xu Hanxing, demonstrating his superior combat power, he would inevitably press on and aim for Duan Tianying, the top-ranked demon on the Earth Ranking, to completely eliminate the top-ranked demons and bring a decisive turning point for the retreat of the demon tide.
However, Chen Fei seemed to have vanished.
"Elder Chen has already done enough. Why should he bear the entire burden of the Earth Ranking Demon?"
"The main reason is that expectations were too high before, and now everyone is somewhat disappointed. Elder Chen's contribution is undeniable!"
"I think Elder Chen might have been delayed by something?"
"Delayed? Ha! I think they're just scared!"
In many cities and markets, some sarcastic and even obviously jealous and mocking voices from the Yuan Demons began to emerge like mushrooms after rain.
"Tsk tsk, you were quite impressive killing those demons before, but now that you're facing a real tough nut to crack, haha..."
"Duan Tianying is the top of the Earth Ranking, his strength is extraordinary, and he is indeed too strong. We can't be too harsh on him..."
"Hahaha, that's right! Duan Tianying is a direct disciple of the Destruction Venerable, how can Xu Hanxing compare? We should be understanding and not be too demanding!"
These strange and eerie voices, like poisonous thorns, pierced deeply into the hearts of many practitioners.
Although cultivators and primordial demons are allies fighting against extraterrestrial demons, their historical grudges and conflicts of interest have never truly disappeared. They are merely putting aside their prejudices and banding together for warmth under the pressure of extraterrestrial demons.
Previously, Chen Fei had won a series of victories on the Earth Ranking, killing the Heavenly Demon and weakening its power, which was also beneficial to the Yuan Demon side. They were naturally happy to see this happen and even praised him.
But now that Chen Fei has given up, the pent-up envy, jealousy, and even deep-seated contempt for the cultivation prodigies that had been suppressed in his heart have found an outlet and have burst forth instantly.
Chen Fei's previous achievements? Very impressive!
But that doesn't stop them from openly or covertly mocking each other.
As a result, disputes between cultivators and Yuan Demons began to frequently erupt in the major cities and markets of the Tianxuan Domain.
In the blink of an eye, a day has quietly passed.
Deep within the void of the Guixu Realm, Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes. With a slight thought, a wisp of pure and powerful life essence, radiating rich vitality, was quietly drawn out from the space where the life essence was stored and then merged into his body.
The life force flowing through Chen Fei's body instantly became even more vigorous, and his lifespan reached a maximum of five thousand years.
After doing all this, Chen Fei vanished into the Void Realm in a flash.
Tianxuan Sect, Forging Peak, Heart-Forging Residence.
A slight ripple appeared in the space, and Chen Fei's figure silently materialized.
As soon as Chen Fei appeared, two pairs of eyes immediately fell on him. Chang Xiwen and Le Boyang, who were drinking together, put down their wine cups almost at the same time and stood up abruptly. Chang Xiwen even swayed and instantly appeared in front of Chen Fei.
"How is it?" Chang Xiwen's voice carried a hint of anticipation, her eyes burning like a blazing star.
Chen Fei did not answer immediately. With a slight thought, the Eternal Annihilation had already begun to operate.
It was not a full-force burst, just like before, but only a portion of the undying true meaning was activated.
"Wow!"
A terrifying aura, vast and boundless, seemingly having endured countless tribulations and eternally indestructible, erupted from Chen Fei's body, instantly breaking through the barrier of the Immortal Realm's limit and rising steadily.
Chen Fei's aura instantly returned to the level he had previously approached the early stage of the Sovereign Realm, becoming equal to the aura he displayed after refining the Heavenly Dry Wood.
Chang Xiwen was somewhat nervous at this moment, worried that the Thunder Domain Stone would be ineffective against Chen Fei.
however!
This was just the beginning. Under the expectant and nervous gazes of Chang Xiwen and Le Boyang, the undying true intent flowing around Chen Fei continued to strengthen and showed no signs of stopping.
"Buzz!"
Its aura grew again, reaching the level of Xu Hanxing's aura after unleashing the power of destruction that day—violent and refined!
But this was still not the end. Chen Fei's aura continued to rise, and he was already very close to the invisible threshold of the early stage of the Sovereign Realm, as if he could reach it!
However, this last bit of distance, like an insurmountable chasm, remains insurmountable.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Chang Xiwen felt Chen Fei's power, which was more than twice as strong as before but still unable to enter the true Dominator Realm. Instead of being disappointed, he exclaimed "Good!" three times in a row, his voice booming and filled with uncontrollable joy.
Didn't break through to the early stage of the Dominator Realm?
This was entirely within his expectations; Chen Fei's performance at this moment could be said to have far exceeded his expectations.
The gap between the Immortal Realm and the Sovereign Realm is an essential transformation of the level of life, a preliminary grasp of the rules and authority, and a leap across dimensions. Such a huge chasm is not so easy to cross.
A single Thunder Domain Stone allowed Chen Fei to push the Eternal Undying to such an extent, doubling his Undying True Meaning and making his aura condensed and stable, infinitely approaching the threshold of the Dominator Realm. This was already an earth-shattering and enormous gain!
This proves that Chang Xiwen's original idea in creating the cultivation method was completely correct, and that this immortal cultivation method can indeed be successfully cultivated, rather than being just theoretical.
Le Boyang also appeared beside Chen Fei, carefully sensing the undying aura flowing around Chen Fei, and a smile of relief and shock appeared on his face.
Le Boyang clearly sensed that Chen Fei's power at this moment was far greater than when he killed Xu Hanxing! Moreover, the stability of his foundation and the sophistication of his understanding far exceeded his imagination; this was a truly enormous improvement!
Chang Xiwen stared at Chen Fei, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. Without the slightest hesitation, he turned abruptly and shouted into the void:
"Everyone! You've all seen it, haven't you? How was the effect?"
The words have not yet been spoken!
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
Above the Heart Forging Residence, space silently distorted as three dazzling streams of light, each radiating distinctly different yet equally containing the profound meaning of a low-grade fifteenth-rank spiritual material, descended in an instant, like a galaxy falling from the heavens.
On the left is a fiery crystal, entirely crimson, flowing with the essence of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, as if it were formed from the core of heaven and earth—the Burning Heaven Flame Crystal!
On the right is a piece of jet-black jade marrow, exuding a chilling aura that freezes all things and annihilates the soul—the Nine Netherworld Jade Marrow!
In the center is an ancient vine root, as green as jade, entwined with the pure essence of Yi wood and boundless vitality, as if containing the vitality of a small world—the Jianmu Spirit Root!
Three items, a full three items!
Each and every one of them is a priceless treasure hidden deep within the Heavenly Profound Sect's treasury, a strategic asset! The value of each one is greater than that of the previous Thunder Domain Stone.
Having verified that the Thunder Domain Stone was indeed effective for Chen Fei, the Heavenly Profound Sect no longer exercised caution this time. Instead, they directly presented three of their treasures of this type, making their intention clear: to help Chen Fei step into the fourth step of Eternal Calamity and then challenge Duan Tianying.
Chang Xiwen's gaze was intense as she turned to look at Chen Fei and said:
"Chen Fei, these three treasures are all yours. I hope you will continue your efforts, succeed in one fell swoop, and forge an indestructible true body!"
"I will certainly not disappoint you, senior!" Chen Fei said, cupping his hands in greeting.
……
In the blink of an eye, three days have passed quietly.
Within the Tianxuan Domain, the strange and unsettling aura of the Yuanmo clan and the explanations offered by the cultivators intertwined and collided, forming a suppressed yet restless torrent that swept through major cities and markets.
Just as this oppressive atmosphere seemed destined to continue indefinitely, a piece of news, like a thunderclap from the heavens, instantly tore apart all the noise and debate, spreading to every corner of the Tianxuan Domain and resounding in the ears of every cultivator and Yuan Demon.
Above the Earth Ranking Sky, a scarlet halo appeared, locking Chen Fei and Duan Tianying's auras together, setting the date for their duel to the death tomorrow!
Wherever the news passed, it was like a spark thrown into boiling oil, instantly igniting the emotions of all cultivators, primordial demons, and even celestial demons.
Southern Region of Xuanyu Realm.
"I was actually a little disappointed..."
Duan Tianying stood in the void, facing the direction of Tianxuan Sect, a ferocious smile on his face.
(End of this chapter)