Lingxu Secret Realm's Entrance Mechanism

He Changsong nodded in response, "Yes, you're right."

"When the time comes, I, your master, will definitely teach you well..."

On the other side, Gu Chen had already left the dilapidated temple and headed into a nearby forest.

According to Gu Chen's memory, one only needed to keep walking in this direction to reach the Lingxu Secret Realm.

To be honest, Gu Chen truly missed his previous life.

With just a stomp of his foot, he could traverse three mountains and five lakes.

Even a slight thought could shift the seas and change the lands.

Now, however, he actually had to rely on his own two legs.

Walking step by step to the Lingxu Secret Realm!

"Body Tempering Realm Tenth Level, still not enough to achieve flight."

"But if I break through to the Innate Realm, it would save a lot of trouble with my legs."

However, Gu Chen had no intention of breaking through to the Innate Realm in this place.

As the saying goes, cultivation is like building a house; the foundation is important, and so are the building materials.

If Gu Chen were to absorb spiritual energy in this forest and break through to the Innate Realm.

In principle, it was possible, but the spiritual energy absorbed here wouldn't be pure enough, nor would its concentration be high enough.

This would be equivalent to building a house with the most ordinary bricks and tiles, or even straw and mud.

It might look good, but it would actually be incredibly fragile.

But if he went to the Lingxu Secret Realm and improved his cultivation with the aid of treasures.

That would be like constructing a Vajra Divine Hall with refined steel and pure iron, utterly indestructible!

Moreover, this was a breakthrough from the Body Tempering Realm to the Innate Realm, which meant Gu Chen had to take it even more seriously.

Fortunately, patience was something Gu Chen had in abundance. Time passed, though he didn't know how much.

It wasn't until the sun was once again nearing its descent that Gu Chen finally arrived deep within the forest.

Lush, towering trees rose from the ground here, causing the already thin sunlight to become even scarcer.

The surroundings were filled with a gloomy darkness, as if he had fallen into a bizarre world of only black and white hues.

"The Lingxu Secret Realm must be around here."

Gu Chen muttered to himself, recalling how, in his previous life, he had come to this place with Gu Youwei.

Back then, Gu Youwei had constantly complained about why they had to come to such a gloomy and damp place.

However, this time, Gu Chen was not accompanied by Gu Youwei chattering beside him.

Thinking of this, a flicker of emotion appeared in Gu Chen's eyes.

Of course, he wasn't starting to miss Gu Youwei.

Rather, he felt that with Gu Youwei not here, it had indeed saved him a lot of trouble.

With that thought, Gu Chen's mind instantly returned to the present.

He stared intently at the darkness before him, his hands beginning to grope around the surrounding trees.

Gu Chen's brows were tightly furrowed, giving him a preoccupied appearance.

After searching around for a good while, Gu Chen couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Strange, I remember it being around here."

"Where was the mechanism to open the Lingxu Secret Realm?"

Gu Chen scratched his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

But upon further reflection, it made sense. Even in his previous life, Gu Chen had only come to the Lingxu Secret Realm once at the beginning.

After so much time had passed, it was normal for him to not remember clearly.

"Ah, I remember now..."

Gu Chen said to himself, suddenly recalling his previous life.

Back then, he and Gu Youwei were also searching for the entrance mechanism to the Lingxu Secret Realm.

Suddenly, a wild boar accidentally made eye contact with them, and the next second it charged towards them.

Fortunately, Gu Chen had directly picked up Gu Youwei at that moment, and the wild boar had crashed headfirst into a nearby large tree.

By sheer accident, they had stumbled upon the mechanism for the Lingxu Secret Realm.

Following the route in his memory, Gu Chen's gaze locked onto a crooked-necked tree not far away.

However, just as Gu Chen was about to go and activate the mechanism.

He suddenly sensed a very strange energy fluctuation emanating from his surroundings!

You should know that Gu Chen is already at the Tenth Level of the Body Tempering Realm.

As a cultivator who is only one step away from entering the Innate Realm.

He can already clearly sense the changes in the surrounding internal energy and energy.

What's more, Gu Chen also possesses combat experience from his previous life, which makes Gu Chen extremely vigilant.

At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through Gu Chen's mind.

Someone's coming!

The instant the thought appeared, Gu Chen instinctively dodged to the side.

In the next second, a long sword emanating a cold glint appeared in front of Gu Chen!

The sword was just a hair's breadth away from piercing Gu Chen's throat at that moment.

Of course, the reason it was only a hair's breadth away was not because the opponent's swordsmanship was that exquisite.

The main reason was that Gu Chen knew in his heart that he wouldn't be injured if he just avoided that tiny bit.

In a flash, the sword's edge turned and swung towards Gu Chen again.

Gu Chen hadn't properly stretched his limbs since breaking through to the Tenth Level of the Body Tempering Realm.

Now that someone was willing to come looking for him, Gu Chen could take the opportunity to stretch his muscles.

Swish!

However, Gu Chen instantly vanished from his original spot!

It was as if a complete picture had suddenly had a frame removed; Gu Chen had simply disappeared into thin air.

The black-clothed person holding the long sword couldn't help but be stunned. Before she could react, Gu Chen had already appeared behind him.

The moment she sensed Gu Chen's aura, the black-clothed person hurriedly twisted the sword's edge and thrust it towards Gu Chen.

This sword strike was as if it carried the force of thunder, causing a strong wind to rage around them, and even century-old trees began to creak!

Gu Chen knew at a glance that this person's cultivation was at least at the Third Level of the Innate Realm.

And with the boost from the sword cultivator's treasure, this person's cultivation had even reached the Fifth Level of the Innate Realm.

But to Gu Chen, this was merely a tiny bit more advanced than children playing house.

You must know that although Gu Chen's current cultivation is only at the Tenth Level of the Body Tempering Realm.

His foundational cultivation is extremely solid.

If other people's cultivation foundations are like houses made of bricks and tiles.

Then Gu Chen's cultivation foundation has long been an impregnable Vajra rock!

If this level of cultivation were to spread out, it could even reach the power of the Sixth Level of the Innate Realm!

Seeing the sword's edge about to pierce Gu Chen's brow.

Gu Chen simply raised his hand slightly and pinched the sword's edge with just two fingers!

At that moment, the thunderous momentum carried by the long sword instantly dissipated.

The strong wind around them seemed to have never appeared.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, and even the black-clothed person's expression froze on her face!

"This... How is this possible..."

The black-clothed person's pupils contracted sharply, as she truly couldn't believe that Gu Chen could so easily catch her sword strike!

"Even if you were reborn, you shouldn't be this weak, right?"

"Did you cultivate all your swordsmanship and techniques from your past life into your stomach?"