Seventeen Thousand Demonic Beasts Reached!

The moment Lu Chen closed his eyes, a surge of majestic Spiritual Energy emanated from deep within his body.

This Spiritual Energy was so pure and vast, continuously filling his Celestial Pool, qi sea, and meridians.

In an instant, the threshold of Lu Chen's realm was broken through by the Spiritual Energy, directly reaching the Grand Perfection of the Qi Gathering Realm, and his physical injuries also instantly recovered to their peak state.

Inside the Twin Fish Plate, Feng Tiancheng was about to intervene to save Lu Chen when he suddenly felt an extremely powerful Spiritual Energy surge from an unknown depth within Lu Chen's body, constantly repairing his body.

This power was so strong that it frightened Feng Tiancheng. He quickly used an Imperial Art to divine, but a divination verse with no beginning or end appeared: "Heaven and Earth share the same origin, born to face calamity; Heaven and Earth share the same origin, die to face calamity."

"This divination verse, I've never seen or heard of it before. Little Lu, who exactly are you?"

Feng Tiancheng increasingly felt that Lu Chen's identity was extraordinary.

Seeing Lu Chen regain consciousness, the Sky-Swallowing Python became extremely agitated. It stopped entangling with the Divine Tree Tentacles and charged towards Lu Chen, wanting to kill him first.

Lu Chen watched the charging Sky-Swallowing Python. He didn't have time to check the reason for his recovery and had to deal with the Sky-Swallowing Python quickly. If his current state disappeared, both he and Young Master Jun would die.

"Azure Emperor Divine Tree: Spiritual Energy Absorption."

Lu Chen continuously controlled the Azure Emperor Divine Tree to extend its tentacles and attack the purple pupil on the Sky-Swallowing Python's brow.

At this moment, the wound on the Sky-Swallowing Python's brow was already very deep. Blood was continuously absorbed by the Divine Tree Tentacles, and its aura grew weaker and weaker.

Lu Chen felt that the pressure the Sky-Swallowing Python exerted on him had greatly reduced, while his own Spiritual Energy had become more potent, and his attack power had increased.

With one side gaining and the other losing, Lu Chen felt it would be easier to kill the Sky-Swallowing Python.

"Six Yang Palms that Split the Heavens: Blazing Sun Splits the Heavens!"

"Azure Emperor Divine Tree!"

"Star Serpent Hidden in Clouds!"

Lu Chen re-condensed the Azure Emperor Divine Tree into the shape of a palm and gathered the fiery energy of the Yang Sea Pearl onto the formed palm, beginning to attack the Sky-Swallowing Python.

"Hiss..." The Sky-Swallowing Python continuously flicked its tongue, its aura growing weaker.

Just then, Lu Chen saw Young Master Jun, holding a long spear, flip over and rise. The lightning on his body gradually formed a Lightning Giant in front of him.

"Little Junzi, are you okay?"

Young Master Jun's eyes were closed at this moment. He ignored Lu Chen, continuously wielding his twin spears.

The Lightning Giant moved in sync with Young Master Jun. Slowly, the dark clouds in the sky began to gather, and streaks of Lightning Dragons weaved through the clouds.

The Sky-Swallowing Python felt the continuously strengthening pressure from the sky. Sensing danger, it turned to flee.

Although he didn't know why Young Master Jun was ignoring him, Lu Chen recognized this as the prelude to the Heavenly Dao Control Art. He had to hold back the Sky-Swallowing Python to give Young Master Jun time.

"Azure Emperor Divine Tree: Entangling Attack!"

Lu Chen extended all his tentacles towards the Sky-Swallowing Python, pinning it in place.

At this moment, a thunderous roar came from the mouth of the Lightning Giant.

"Hah!"

With a "boom."

Purple Heavenly Thunder continuously descended from the dark clouds, striking the Sky-Swallowing Python.

The Sky-Swallowing Python thrashed its body, trying to escape, but was pulled back by Lu Chen and restrained in place.

The purple lightning continuously struck the Sky-Swallowing Python. At first, it could still writhe a few times, but gradually its body was scorched black by the lightning.

The Lightning Giant seemed unconvinced and continued to unleash lightning.

Nantian Yijian looked at the place where the lightning was striking. Thinking of how Lu Chen and the other person had run towards this spot earlier, he hurried over.

Jun Wudi, who was in the Fengtian Prefecture's main camp, saw the purple divine lightning descending from the back mountain and shouted, "This is bad! It's Heavenly Thunder Body Protection! Little Junzi is in danger!"

The people around the Secret Realm saw the lightning from the back mountain and then saw Jun Wudi rushing towards it. They thought something major had happened and also rushed towards the back mountain.

Jun Wudi and Nantian Yijian were the first to reach Lu Chen and the other person.

Jun Wudi quickly took control of Young Master Jun, directly dispersing the dark clouds formed by Young Master Jun and retracting the Lightning Giant.

Nantian Yijian ran to Lu Chen and helped him up.

"Little Lu, be careful."

"I'm fine, just a scratch," Lu Chen told Nantian Yijian not to worry.

When Lu Chen retracted the Divine Tree Tentacles, he felt a trace of lightning power follow the tentacles back into his Celestial Pool.

When everyone arrived at the back mountain and saw the situation with Lu Chen and Young Master Jun, they couldn't help but gasp.

When they were this age, they were still in the Qi Gathering Realm, practicing qi and body tempering. Yet, these two were already able to use such powerful techniques.

"Is this still the combat power of the Qi Gathering Realm?" Exclamations kept coming from the crowd.

"Is this the power of a Sect? Using techniques before even entering the Breath Regulation Realm."

"..."

Lu Chen ran to Young Master Jun. Young Master Jun was still unconscious, and the penetrating wound on his body had been scorched by the lightning.

Young Master Jun slowly regained consciousness. Looking at the scene before him, he smiled at Lu Chen.

"Little Lu, just say we could have done it, but we still didn't decide a winner this time."

Lu Chen looked at the weak Young Master Jun and quickly stopped him.

"Yes, we won. We challenged the Breath Regulation Realm with the Qi Gathering Realm. You should rest first. We'll talk after your injuries have healed."

The surrounding crowd, seeing that the scene had ended and there were no secret treasures, sighed and left.

After Lu Chen and the others cleaned up the battlefield, they returned to the main camp with Jun Wudi.

Lu Chen returned to his room, took out the Demonic Core he had just received, and fed it to the Azure Emperor Divine Tree. Earlier, in front of everyone, Lu Chen hadn't let the Divine Tree devour the Demonic Core directly for fear of attracting others' curiosity.

As soon as Lu Chen fed the Demonic Core to the Azure Emperor Divine Tree, lightning suddenly erupted and wrapped around the entire tree.

At this moment, Feng Tiancheng flew out of the Twin Fish Plate and looked directly at Lu Chen.

"Grandpa Feng, where did you go just now? I encountered a Demonic Beast in the Breath Regulation Realm, and my thousand Demonic Beasts have already completed their tasks."

Feng Tiancheng said to Lu Chen, "I know, I've been watching you. This is the second lesson I've given you for your cultivation: the path of cultivation must be approached with caution. Otherwise, you will encounter situations like today frequently in the future, and the danger then will not be as easily resolved as it is now."

"Okay, Grandpa Feng, I will definitely think carefully about it later and act with clarity," Lu Chen said, scratching his head.

He thought about the lightning and quickly asked, "Grandpa Feng, the Divine Tree has been carrying lightning since just now. Do you know what's going on?"

Lu Chen released the entire Azure Emperor Divine Tree.

At this moment, thick purple lightning was wrapped around the trunk of the Azure Emperor Divine Tree, small lightning crackled on its branches, and the Spiritual Energy above and below the branches also began to carry lightning attributes.

Feng Tiancheng looked at the lightning on the Azure Emperor Divine Tree and said, "Lightning belongs to wood in the Five Elements, and the Azure Emperor Divine Tree is also wood. The combination of the two is Jia Wood, symbolizing endless vitality. This might be because the Azure Emperor Divine Tree was tempered by Heavenly Thunder and acquired this attribute."

Feng Tiancheng was already accustomed to the mutations on Lu Chen. Lu Chen had a major mutation every three days and a minor mutation every day. Feng Tiancheng had slowly begun to adapt; even if Lu Chen told him that his cultivation had surpassed several major realms, he would find it plausible.

Feng Tiancheng thought for a moment, then turned to Lu Chen and said, "Unless there are special circumstances, it's best not to condense the lightning on the Azure Emperor Divine Tree. Let it develop freely. Your body already contains the Yang Sea Pearl and Yin Sea Pearl, and now you have Jia Wood. I'm afraid your body won't be able to withstand it due to too many elements."

Lu Chen listened to Feng Tiancheng and suddenly said, "Maybe I'm different from others. Grandpa Feng, do you think I might possess the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth?"

Feng Tiancheng lightly slapped the back of Lu Chen's head. "What are you thinking? If you have all five elements in your body, you can forget about cultivating. Your body will become a mess and be completely ruined, unless you can cultivate your own small world."

"I was just thinking about it," Lu Chen said with a silly smile, rubbing his head.

After clarifying the negative impact of the lightning attribute on himself, Lu Chen put away the Azure Emperor Divine Tree and began to tell Feng Tiancheng his plan: "Grandpa Feng, I'm already at Grand Perfection in the Qi Gathering Realm. After leaving the Secret Realm, I want to go to Fengtian Prefecture to learn the current cultivation methods, and I need an identity to travel the continent. What are your plans, Grandpa Feng?"

"After you enter the Secret Realm, I might enter a deep slumber for a period to recover my cultivation. I have a premonition that a major event is about to happen, and I must restore my cultivation to a sufficiently high level before then."

"After this battle, you are now a qualified cultivator. I can't teach you anything more. You'll have to explore the path ahead yourself. Moreover, with me by your side, you'll gradually develop a sense of dependence, which is not good for your future cultivation."

"Whether it's right or wrong, only the choices you make yourself will deepen your understanding of cultivation."

Lu Chen smiled heartily upon hearing Feng Tiancheng's affirmation and replied, "Yes, Grandpa Feng, I will definitely work hard."

"I will leave the method of finding the remaining fragments in your mind. You can try to find them while I'm asleep, but you can't neglect your cultivation. You still have your grandfather to save."

Feng Tiancheng placed his hand on Lu Chen's forehead, leaving behind his insights on cultivation for Lu Chen to refer to during his practice. He also left some records of cultivation techniques for wooden puppet clones in the Twin Fish Plate, allowing Lu Chen to practice against them when his realm improved.

After doing all this, Feng Tiancheng said, "I have stored some cultivation techniques for practice in the Twin Fish Plate. Besides that, I have insights on refining artifacts, alchemy, and formations, as well as some treasures I've stored. They are stored in different locations according to your cultivation progress. As long as you find other fragments and your cultivation is sufficient, you can open these areas to obtain these items, and you will also discover some unique things."

"Be sure to collect the fragments. The world within the Twin Fish Plate holds things you can't imagine. Don't underestimate it. Hurry and search..." With that, Feng Tiancheng flew into the Twin Fish Plate and disappeared, no matter how Lu Chen called out, no one answered.

Seeing that Feng Tiancheng had fallen into a deep slumber and would no longer answer him, Lu Chen began to cultivate within the Twin Fish Plate.

Now, within the Twin Fish Plate, one day is equivalent to ten days outside, and the Spiritual Energy is so abundant. Lu Chen is unwilling to waste time, after all, there are so many things waiting for him to do.