Unexpected Delight: Giant Sea Beast

The Severed Blade Sars is the seventh type of Sha Qi that Xiao Chen has collected.

After the Yin Metal Sars within his dantian had completely solidified, he had finally gathered Yin Five Elements Sars.

Therefore, after those mysterious runes were completed...

The other four types of Yin energy also trembled slightly, seemingly in response.

A faint suction force emanated from it, seemingly trying to draw in the nearby true energy.

However, the suction force was so weak that it couldn't affect the trajectory of the true essence's circulation at all.

"It's been almost four years since I obtained the <Profound Heaven Ingestion Secret Method>."

Xiao Chen thought back for a moment and couldn't help but sigh, "So much time has passed, but I've finally gathered all the conditions for cultivating the Five Elements Seal."

The Immortal Palace Master once said that he had comprehended a path to heaven.

This might sound a bit arrogant, but it's not entirely boasting; on the contrary, there's some supporting evidence.

The Secret Method he left behind were naturally not just about absorbing Sha Qi to help with breakthroughs.

If that's the case, it's at best a special Breakthrough Secret Method, how could it be worthy of being called the Path to Heaven?

In the Immortal Palace Master's plan, the utilization of Sha Qi can be divided into three major stages.

The first stage is similar to what Xiao Chen did before: finding and utilizing the Sha Qi to accelerate one's Cultivation Speed or enhance the power of Law Technique.

It's just a simple use case.

Only when one cultivates to the second stage and condenses the Five Elements Seal within the dantian can one be considered to have truly begun to utilize the Sha Qi.

Only from this moment on will the <Profound Heaven Ingestion Secret Method> reveal its uniqueness and truly surpass the inheritances of other different forces.

"Huff~, huff~!"

After stretching his limbs slightly, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged again and took several deep breaths.

Silently, he recalled the key points of the Secret Method word by word in his mind, making sure there were no omissions.

Only then did he begin to draw upon a stream of true essence from the Flawless Golden Core elixir, following the instructions in the cultivation manual.

Actively guide it to be injected into the Yin Wood Seal.

Such behavior would have no effect under normal circumstances.

However, today, when that true essence fell into it, the entire Yin Wood Seal trembled slightly, and then began to emit a blue spiritual light.

In the aura of the light, the image of the sea willow could still be faintly seen emerging.

Immediately, under the combined effect of the mental technique and the pulling force of the remaining Yin energy...

The true essence slowly flowed from the Yin Wood Seal to the Yin Fire Seal.

Then, in sequence, comes the Yin Earth Seal, the Yin Metal Seal, and the Yin Water Seal, finally flowing back into the Yin Wood Seal.

Once all the marks were lit, their auras almost touched.

In the dim light, it actually formed the outline of a larger mark.

Xiao Chen immediately began the second cycle, the third cycle...

It's like a cultivator breathing in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, circulating it through their body in complete Greater Celestial Circuit.

With each cycle, the mark becomes more vivid.

After a full day and night, and nine cycles in total, the mark finally became almost tangible.

"It's finally over. This must be the Yin Five Elements Seal!"

Xiao Chen used his Divine Sense Scan to observe the entire process closely.

Although, in theory, the difficulty in condensing the Five Elements Seal lies almost entirely in collecting the Sha Qi.

However, he remained vigilant until he saw the Five Elements Seal take shape, at which point he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Xiao Chen also noticed that the true essence he had previously possessed had not only not been completely consumed during the nine cycles, but had actually doubled in size.

At this point, it was directly split in two.

One of the streams was automatically injected into the Yin Five Elements Seal, and then the second cycle began without his active guidance.

The extra strand of true essence remained suspended within the dantian.

Gradually, drawn by the Flawless Golden Core elixir, it was drawn back into the Golden Core.

The following process was exactly the same as before.

Without Xiao Chen needing to cultivate himself, the true essence flowed through the different Yin Sha seals in sequence, driven by the Yin Five Elements Seal.

Each flow increases its strength by 20%, then generates a completely new true essence.

This is one of the three main characteristics of the Yin Five Elements Seal: accelerating the Cultivation Progress.

This feature is truly remarkable!

First of all, it should be known that when Xiao Chen himself cultivated, it took him two days to condense a strand of true essence.

Secondly, this circulation of true essence does not conflict with the cultivator's own cultivation at all.

Therefore, the Yin Five Elements Seal does not simply mean doubling the Cultivation Speed.

If a cultivator wishes to cultivate personally after condensing the Yin Five Elements Seal, then both can be done simultaneously.

Secondly, Xiao Chen can now rapidly improve his Body Cultivator with the help of Blood Crystal.

In comparison, the progress in the path of Cultivator of Magic is much slower.

Now that I have obtained the Yin Five Elements Seal, I can accelerate my efforts to overcome my weaknesses and strive to keep up with both paths, advancing in tandem.

Finally, this doesn't just affect the Golden Core Realm!

Even after Xiao Chen broke through to the Nascent Soul, he still needed to refine his true essence.

Moreover, by then, the Total True Essence required will only be greater.

At that time, all cultivators will have to spend a lot of time accumulating true essence and consolidating their cultivation realm.

As far as Xiao Chen knew, many Golden Core cultivator needed to spend decades just to cultivate their Law Power.

It is conceivable that after reaching the Nascent Soul, it would likely take hundreds of years just to refine one's true essence.

Furthermore, Fourth-Order Spiritual Item are even rarer than Third-Order Spiritual Object.

It can be said that the further one progresses in cultivation, the more difficult it becomes to continue climbing.

The more Yin Five Elements Seal is used, the more precious its function becomes.

As for the other two major characteristics of Yin Five Elements Seal.

These can resonate with the Yang Five Elements Seal, increasing the success rate of Nascent Soul Formation.

It also contains the principle of the Five Elements Mutual Generation, and this process is demonstrated at all times.

The effect of witnessing it firsthand is far greater than that of things like Divinity Painting.

No matter which path a cultivator chooses to comprehend after Nascent Soul Formation, they can benefit greatly from it.

Even cultivators with Variant Spiritual Root can use this to comprehend the Five Elements Generation Principle, achieving the effect of drawing inferences from one instance to another.

In the short term, this last characteristic doesn't seem to have such a significant effect.

However, for most cultivators, enlightenment is not achieved through a sudden flash of inspiration, but also requires daily accumulation.

The stories of sudden Sudden Comprehension and Ascension to Heaven Immortal Class broad daylight are nothing more than myths and legends from ancient times.

At least Xiao Chen felt that he couldn't be counted on.

In this context, the Yin Five Elements Seal, which can be frequently observed and studied, undoubtedly becomes even more important.

As the saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will become clear."

He carried the Yin Five Elements Seal with him at all times and would glance at it whenever he had a spare moment. Over time, he would always gain some insights.

Even grasping just a tiny bit of it would be a great help to Nascent Soul Cultivator.

"If only we could gather Yang Five Elements Sars as soon as possible and condense the Yang Five Elements Seal."

Xiao Chen sighed, "The Way of Yin and Yang is also a path to heaven."

Compared to the common paths of the Wood Element, such as the Great Dao of Wither and Flourish and prosperity, and the Great Dao of Grass and Wood Longevity, this is a different approach.

The potential of the Great Dao of Yin and Yang will undoubtedly be even greater in the future.

More importantly, he had some foundational knowledge from his previous study of the Yin Yang Harmonizing Contract.

If possible, making a breakthrough in this direction would be a good option.

Of course, if you can obtain the relevant Hextech, then everything else is a different story.

"There's still quite a bit of Sha Qi left here."

Although Xiao Chen had absorbed a considerable amount of evil energy, a relatively thin layer of malevolent Sha Qi still remained in the canyon.

However, with the remaining quantity, it cannot cause any harm in the short term.

Even if other demonic cultivators come, they can only wait tens of thousands of years to slowly accumulate enough numbers.

That's a matter for future generations to decide.

"But then again, since we're already here, why don't we take a look at the source?"

Xiao Chen stood up and curiously looked around at the Ancient Battlefield.

He had been curious from the beginning why so many cultivators had died here.

Cultivators are different from ordinary people; they basically don't have the concept of an army.

"Sigh, I heard before that there's Imperial Court formed by cultivators in the Central Region."

Xiao Chen suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard before. "Could it be that the Compassion Sea has experienced a similar situation before?"

Thinking about it this way, he became even more curious.

So they followed the canyon deeper into it, wanting to find out more.

The canyon doesn't look deep, but it's surprisingly long.

Xiao Chen walked for about ten miles before finally seeing a main battlefield that had widened considerably.

"No, this area has been forcibly widened!"

Upon closer inspection, he saw that both sides were covered with traces of various Law Technique.

Because no one cleaned it and it was sheltered from the wind and rain, it has been preserved to this day.

"Wow, such a deep palm print!"

Xiao Chen had noticed it before; there was a crater in the ground ahead that looked about the size of a palm.

But it wasn't until he got closer that he discovered there was a hidden world inside the pit.

The deeper you go, the larger and wider the palm print becomes, and it runs through a rock layer that is over a hundred feet long, leaving a handprint-shaped pit at the bottom that is a hundred feet long.

"This level of destructive power must have come from Nascent Soul Cultivator."

At least Xiao Chen's current Condensing Fire Palm, while capable of striking through a hundred feet, definitely doesn't have that wide a range.

Not to mention that the palm force was almost completely solidified at the beginning, and only began to expand after hitting the ground.

To achieve such an effect, extremely strong control is required.

Besides the handprints, the closer one gets to the center of the main battlefield, the more horrifying the remaining traces of battle become.

It was as fine as a hair, and we didn't notice it at first.

It was only by fortuitous opportunity that I saw the Sword Qi that spanned the entire main battlefield and was a full seven thousand feet long.

Countless years have passed, yet the surface of this half-shield remains as smooth and new as ever.

"Thump!"

Xiao Chen tapped it with his hand. "It's quite sturdy."

"When!"

He used all his strength this time, but only managed to leave a shallow fist mark on the shield.

One can imagine how sturdy it must have been back then, infused with true essence.

And how sharp must the attack have been to completely sever this shield, making the break appear as smooth as a mirror?

"Wait, something's not right?"

Xiao Chen's ears twitched, sensing something amiss.

The loud sound of the shield being struck echoed through the canyon.

This is normal; similar terrain tends to produce echoes.

The abnormality is that there is one more echo on the left front than on the right front.

This subtle discrepancy might be difficult for ordinary people to notice, but it is very obvious to cultivators.

"Is there a hidden secret room here?"

Xiao Chen walked to the mountain wall on the left and reached out to touch it.

A cool sensation came from the rocks; everything seemed normal.

Even probing it with Divine Sense revealed nothing unusual.

"Condensing Fire..."

Xiao Chen raised his hand to strike, but then suddenly felt that it was inappropriate.

So he took out his Flying Sword and slashed it along the ground.

"There was definitely a problem!"

After the Flying Sword penetrated deep into it, the remaining restrictions collapsed on the spot.

The Rock Wall in front of Xiao Chen collapsed with a crash, revealing the hidden space inside.

It was an ancient altar that was three zhang high and ten zhang long and wide.

It was constructed from large pieces of Mutton Fat Jade, and a Formation Flag hung on top of it.

However, Xiao Chen noticed that the runes on the Formation Flag were in disarray.

Thanks to <Initial Understanding of Array Dao>, he immediately recognized that this situation was caused by the enemy violently destroying the array, resulting in the array Formation Flag also suffering a backlash.

It's clear that one side was prepared in advance and had hidden a formation in a secret room.

However, the enemy was too powerful, and the formation was directly damaged.

"Ah?"

Xiao Chen was about to go over and take a look, but before he could step into the dark room, a Sha Qi emanated from it.

There were still remnants of Severed Blade Qi in the canyon.

However, the Sha Qi emanating from the dark room was similar to, yet different from, the Severed Blade Sars!

Although they both belong to the metal element in the Five Elements theory.

However, for some reason, the Sha Qi in the dark room was not assimilated by the dense Yin Qi of this Burial Ground.

In other words, it belongs to Yang!

Without a second thought, Xiao Chen immediately sat down cross-legged on the spot.

He fully activated the <Profound Heaven Ingestion Secret Method> to gather the surrounding Yang Metal Sars.

The goal is to absorb all the Sha Qi in the dark room into one's body before it dissipates into the outside world and is contaminated by the remaining Severed Blade Sars.

Three more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Oh dear, so close!"

Xiao Chen, who had already moved into the dark room, absorbed Sha Qi inside, only to find that he was still a little short of condensing the Yang Metal Seal.

After all, the space in this dark room is limited, and it doesn't retain enough Sha Qi.

He opened his eyes and quickly scanned his surroundings.

Without thinking twice, he struck out with his palm at the altar in front of him.

"Boom!"

The altar was immediately smashed to pieces.

Fortunately, there were indeed a few strands of Sha Qi that had seeped into the jade over the long years.

It was released again after the jade broke.

Thanks to this influx of new life force, Xiao Chen finally gathered enough Sha Qi and successfully condensed a brand new Yang Metal Seal in his dantian.

The moment the Yang Metal Seal successfully condensed, it overlapped with the Yin Metal Seal.

Together they form an extremely mysterious pattern.

Similar to the previous two pairs of marks, it seems that all the weapons in the world are hidden within that pattern.

This also means that another 50% success rate in achieving Nascent Soul Formation has been achieved.

"Wow, what a blessed place this is!"

After examining his dantian, Xiao Chen opened his eyes with delight. "There are actually two kinds of Sha Qi in the same canyon, forming a perfect pair."

Compared to the previous two pairs of Sha Qi, this pair was collected in the shortest time interval, almost consecutively.

Prior to this, he had come into contact with the other four types of Sha Qi.

Only Metal Sars was missing two pieces, and Xiao Chen thought this would be the most difficult hurdle.

I never expected it to work like this!

"Oh dear, if only the other Sha Qi were all in pairs."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh, "That way, we won't have to run around anymore."

Unfortunately, the remaining two types of Sha Qi have different attributes, so they definitely won't appear in the same place.

"Forget it, one shouldn't be too greedy. Today's result is already very good."

Xiao Chen stood up with a smile and looked at the jade plate that had fallen beside the altar.

In a moment of quick thinking, I smashed the jade and also destroyed the altar.

Therefore, the five jade plates that were originally placed at the top to hold the sacrificial offerings also fell down and shattered.

Due to the passage of time, most of the original offerings have weathered into powder.

Only one of the jade plates, which held a piece of golden, bright Spirit Ore, was preserved.

"You look a bit unfamiliar."

Xiao Chen picked it up and examined it from all angles, but he still couldn't recognize the type of Spirit Ore.

However, one thing is certain: this is a special spiritual object that can be used to set up formations, and it is quite valuable.

Under normal circumstances, if a Golden Core cultivator were to find a piece of ordinary fourth-tier ore, it would already be considered a remarkable encounter.

Moreover, this Ancient Battlefield is very old.

During that period, the Cultivation World possessed an abundance of rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

What was used to set up an array back then might be some kind of extremely rare spiritual object now.

"I was just about to go see an appraiser anyway, so I'll take it along for appraisal as well."

Xiao Chen put away the ore and then searched the entire dark room.

Unfortunately, apart from the broken jade and the broken Formation Flag, everything else had long since weathered away.

The same applies to the canyons outside.

Even though Xiao Chen searched through it twice, he still couldn't find the third type of Sha Qi.

"Alright, let's go then."

They retraced their steps and emerged once more from the abyss-like rift.

It was noon outside, with the Great Sun in the sky, casting bright and dazzling rays.

"Wow~, I haven't seen the sun for several days, I'm still not used to it."

Xiao Chen subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sun.

Having spent several days in darkness, the sudden exposure to the blazing sun felt strangely unsettling.

He slowly flew higher, looking around to re-identify the direction for his return journey.

"Huh, why have there been three small islands to the west?"

Xiao Chen blinked, making sure he wasn't seeing things.

Originally, on the western side of this island, roughly where the sea and sky met, there were two small islands that could serve as a reference point.

However, upon closer inspection, they were clearly three small black dots.

"Wait, something's not right, the island is moving?"

Xiao Chen noticed that the small black dot on the far right seemed to have shifted slightly.

Um?

What happened?

He instinctively flew slightly in that direction, trying to get a better look at the situation.

Once you get closer, you can see that the black dot is indeed moving slowly.

It's just that it's very slow, so it's not noticeable from a distance.

"Hiss~!"

Xiao Chen gasped.

According to the markings on the nautical chart, those two small islands are more than 900 miles away from here.

They appear small because they are so far apart.

But even if it's small, it's still an island!

What is that thing next to it, about the same size, that can move?

At that moment, four words suddenly flashed into Xiao Chen's mind: Giant Sea Beast!

"Could it be...?"

"I encountered Giant Sea Beast too?"

Since we're already here, let's go take a look.

Of course, Xiao Chen wouldn't be foolish enough to actually get close; he just planned to observe from a distance.

At least figure out what kind of Sea Beast it is.

Therefore, after flying for about 500 miles, he stopped on his own initiative.

"What a huge octopus!"

Standing four hundred miles away, Xiao Chen could clearly see that it was an extremely large octopus.

At this moment, the Giant Octopus is heading northeast, moving slowly but with a strong sense of oppression.

Its body is at least three thousand feet long, resembling a moving island.

A ghostly blue light flowed across its thick skin, and every inch of its skin reflected eerie ripples as it writhed. A dozen crimson vertical pupils on its head observed all directions.

Suddenly, a tentacle thousands of feet long shot out from the seabed, immediately creating a towering wave.

At the crest of the giant wave, a Golden Core Sea Fish, several tens of meters in size, was launching a futile attack.

But in the next instant, it was completely swallowed up by the suckers at the bottom of the tentacles, leaving not even a bone behind.

Moreover, the octopus didn't even stop moving throughout the entire process.

Another tentacle broke through the water and stretched straight toward the reef blocking its path.

The thick tentacles instantly wrapped tightly around the reef, actually uprooting it entirely.

With a casual flick, the rock flew away like a discarded pebble.

"Splash!"

The fallen rocks were located exactly two hundred miles in front of Xiao Chen, splashing up a large amount of water.

It also allowed him to see clearly that the reef was hundreds of feet long, almost like a small mountain.

Such force, if it were to strike a person, would have unimaginable consequences.

Because the distance was still relatively far, Xiao Chen could not yet sense the Demonic Beast Pressure.

But even by sight, he knew it had to be at least a Nascent Soul Demonic Beast.

"Strange, where did such a huge Demon Beast come from?"

Xiao Chen frowned, finding it hard to imagine what kind of environment could give birth to such Giant Sea Beast.

He had previously read in intelligence reports that someone had discovered a scallop the size of three thousand feet in the north.

I never expected there would be another one to the south, and even closer to the Compassion Sea!

At the time, when looking at the intelligence, Xiao Chen didn't actually have any particular feelings.

Only now, witnessing the Giant Octopus that is three thousand feet tall, have I truly grasped the immense sense of oppression it evoked.

"Indeed, a large forest has all kinds of birds, and a large ocean has all kinds of fish."

Xiao Chen sighed, glanced one last time at the giant beast in front of him, and then turned and left.

Don't be fooled by its seemingly slow movement; nobody really knows what it's capable of.

Most of the time, the so-called clumsiness is only a weakness relative to cultivators or Demon Beast of the same level.

Therefore, for safety's sake, it's best to get away from it as soon as possible before it notices you.

Such matters should naturally be left to the Nascent Soul True Lords to handle.

Xiao Chen had absolutely no need to risk his life; it wasn't worth it at all.

After determining the direction, he headed directly towards the southeast corner of the Compassion Sea.