"I'm about to break through. I need to enter seclusion now. Guard me outside!"
Feeling the violent surge in his cultivation, Zhou Jun shouted at the others. He then formed a hand seal, set up several formations, and sealed off the Secret Realm.
Next, Zhou Jun took out the Thirty-Six-Rank Chaos Purple Lotus, sat atop its lotus platform, used the Enlightenment Card, and closed his eyes.
The surrounding Chaos Spiritual Energy swirled madly toward Zhou Jun like a vortex, flowing into him with every breath. The Auspicious Cloud above his head released waves of exotic fragrance as golden light burst forth, radiating boundless brilliance.
With the Enlightenment Card's enhancement, Zhou Jun felt that
the ultimate principles of the Great Dao were laid out in his mind as clearly as the lines on his palm. Supreme laws evolved before him, Immortal Music rang out, and the law mantras of the Dao of spacetime transformed into countless runes that wrapped around Zhou Jun.
Zhou Jun's understanding of the Dao rapidly grew. At this moment, whether in his comprehension of the Law of Spacetime or its applications and transformations, he gained profound insight.
As time passed, Zhou Jun's cultivation slowly increased as well.
No years could be counted in Chaos. Once Zhou Jun entered seclusion, no one knew how much time had passed.
As Zhou Jun gradually assaulted the bottleneck and his magical power circulated continuously through his body, every cell within him
yearned hungrily for more energy.
Massive amounts of Chaos Spiritual Energy were inhaled and exhaled, as though even the void would be devoured. As True Essence circulated at high speed, Zhou Jun could sense that the barrier separating him from the Chaos Realm was growing ever looser!
Extremely profound energy flowed continuously across the Chaos Purple Lotus before finally covering Zhou Jun. As that mysterious energy grew denser and denser, Zhou Jun, wrapped within it, seemed to become a giant egg!
As the giant egg continuously devoured spiritual energy and slowly gestated, the Thirty-Six-Rank Chaos Purple Lotus also began to weaken with the passage of time.
Thirty-Five Rank, Thirty-Four Rank, Thirty-Three
Rank... Twenty-Four Rank!
After endless years had passed, the Thirty-Six-Rank Chaos Purple Lotus finally stopped declining once it had fallen to Twenty-Four Rank in order to nourish the giant egg!
At the same time, the giant egg on the lotus platform began to tremble violently, and its speed of absorbing Chaos Spiritual Energy increased sharply, until one day...
"Break!"
A thunderous roar suddenly resounded throughout the entire Secret Realm. Immediately afterward, endless Chaos Spiritual Energy began to whirl wildly around Zhou Jun as its center!
With Zhou Jun's explosive shout, he suddenly felt a hot current spread through his limbs and bones, followed by an overwhelming sense of relief.
The barrier had shattered!
Every cell in his body rejoiced. Magical power of a far higher quality than before coursed through his body, constantly growing stronger with every passing moment!
It was not just the magical power inside him. Zhou Jun's physical energy had also evolved to a higher level! If his body had once been as solid as rock, then now it was steel!
The defense his physical body had once been so proud of could barely withstand a single punch from him now!
After entering the Chaos Realm, Zhou Jun appeared to have undergone no outward changes, but in truth, whether in physical body, cultivation, or actual strength, he was worlds apart from before!
"So this is the power of the Chaos Realm?"
Zhou Jun let out a long sigh and slowly rose to his feet. After several thousand years, he had finally broken through to the Chaos Realm!
"But it's a pity about the Chaos Purple Lotus. It fell from a Chaos Supreme Treasure to a High-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure!"
Zhou Jun felt somewhat regretful, but he did not regret it, because the immense strength of his physical body was all thanks to the Chaos Purple Lotus nurturing him!
"Several thousand years have passed. I wonder how those guys are doing!"
After familiarizing himself with his current state and restraining his aura, Zhou Jun prepared to leave seclusion.
However, the moment he opened the defensive formation he had set up before entering seclusion and stepped out of the Secret Realm, rage immediately surged within him.
Outside the Secret Realm, Azure Dragon White Tiger Five were all lying in pools of blood, barely clinging to life. Past Present Future and Formation were also covered in wounds as a group of Demon Gods surrounded and attacked them!
"The Chaos Spiritual Energy within ten thousand miles is pouring inside, and boundless treasure light keeps flashing from time to time. Strange phenomena are appearing one after another. There must be a treasure being born!"
"You'd better move aside! If you keep blocking us from entering the Secret Realm, don't blame us for showing no mercy!"
"Hmph, you stubborn fools, die!"
A group of Demon Gods mistook the phenomena created while Zhou Jun cultivated in seclusion for signs that some treasure was about to emerge, so they rushed to enter first.
Although Zhou Jun's underlings tried their best to explain, no one believed them!
To prevent Zhou Jun from being disturbed, his underlings fought those Demon Gods. Although Formation was at Great Perfection of Heavenly Dao Realm, and Past, Future, and Present were all at the late stage of Heavenly Dao Realm, their overall strength was decent, but they could not withstand the greater number of Chaos Demon Gods on the other side!
There were eight Chaos Demon Gods of varying forms in total. No one knew which laws they controlled, but the weakest among them were all at the late stage of Heavenly Dao
Realm. Among them were two at Peak Heavenly Dao Realm and one at Great Perfection of Heavenly Dao Realm!
Thus, the outcome of the battle was obvious. Just as Zhou Jun saw when he emerged from seclusion, his underlings had nearly suffered a great calamity! And the enemy was preparing to wipe them out completely!
"Hmph, you lot can go accompany your so-called boss in death!"
The Horse-Face Fish-Tail Demon God sneered and unleashed a terrifying attack, preparing to kill Formation and the others completely.
"Rumble!"
As they watched the enemy's terrifying attack, despair flickered in the eyes of Formation and the others, who were already utterly exhausted.
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