Jiang Chen froze.
He was already an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal and had forty download slots, yet the system was telling him that he had reached the limit?
However, when Jiang Chen saw the rows of download panels, he understood.
[The cultivation of Tongtian the Saint]!
[The cultivation of Laozi the Saint]!
[The cultivation of Yuanshi the Saint]!
[The Immortal Slaying Four Swords]!
[The Taiji Diagram]!
Previously, he had already been downloading the Three Pure Ones' spiritual treasures and cultivation. Now, with the divine abilities, physique, and Twelve Ancestral Magi's Great Formation of the Gods of Heaven added in, there were forty-five items in total. Even forty download slots were barely enough!
At present, he was short of five items—the Great Formation of the Gods of Heaven from five of the Ancestral Magi!
Of course, whenever one download was completed or his strength broke through, more slots would become available for downloading.
But this was only the beginning. Jiang Chen's merit had already been spent, and everything he was downloading was a top-tier treasure. How could they possibly be downloaded so quickly?
Without heavenly treasures to offer as sacrifices, even the easiest items to download would probably take at least several hundred years to complete!
At the thought of this, Jiang Chen found himself in a difficult situation.
It was heavenly treasures again!
At that moment, Jiang Chen not only understood the importance of strength more deeply, but his longing for heavenly treasures also intensified tremendously!
Leaving Jiang Chen's thoughts aside, while he secretly downloaded the items, the Twelve Ancestral Magi were also observing him in secret!
By then, Kuafu had already told the Twelve Ancestral Magi everything that had happened earlier. Because they knew the details, all twelve of them were utterly shocked!
A nine-petaled golden flower!
Looking throughout the Primordial Chaos, there had never been anyone with such peerless talent since ancient times!
If Kuafu had not been a Great Witch of the Witch Race, they would have assumed he was lying!
Even so, it was only after Kuafu repeatedly pleaded with them that they came here.
When they first saw Jiang Chen, the Twelve Ancestral Magi did not find anything extraordinary about him. But after taking a closer look, they felt extremely close to him, as though he were family!
This was only natural. Jiang Chen not only carried the aura of the Three Pure Ones, but had also fused with the Great Witch Physique. In a sense, Jiang Chen was even more of Pangu's orthodox lineage than they were!
Familiarity and estrangement.
In an instant, the Twelve Ancestral Magi's impression of Jiang Chen improved considerably.
"Boy, are you the one whose golden flower bloomed into nine petals?"
Although Jiang Chen felt extremely close to him, Zhu Rong, the Fire Ancestral Magus, still found it somewhat hard to believe.
The Twelve Ancestral Magi considered themselves Pangu's orthodox lineage, and their aptitudes were among the best in the Primordial Chaos. Yet when they attained the Grand Unity realm, their golden flowers had bloomed only into seven petals. Now someone was claiming that a member of the Human Race had achieved a nine-petaled golden flower upon attaining Grand Unity. Was that not saying his aptitude was even better than theirs?
Proud and arrogant, Zhu Rong found this difficult to accept.
As he voiced his doubts, he could not help patting Jiang Chen on the shoulder, intending to test his true strength.
"First Disciple of the Interception Sect, Jiang Chen of the Human Race, greets the Twelve Ancestral Magi!"
At that moment, Jiang Chen had just returned from his download. Facing Zhu Rong's test, he cupped his hands and replied neither servilely nor arrogantly.
The Witch Race was indeed renowned for their powerful physical bodies. Zhu Rong, who possessed Quasi-Saint Perfection strength, needed no further explanation. Just two casual pats made Jiang Chen's shoulder ache!
After downloading Kuafu's cultivation, Jiang Chen now possessed the physical cultivation of an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Even so, he still felt a sharp pain. It was easy to imagine how terrifying Zhu Rong's strength was. If this had been the Jiang Chen of before, he would probably have collapsed to the ground after a single exchange!
While shocked, he also felt boundless anticipation. He looked forward to seeing what changes the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique would bring him!
"Good boy!"
Jiang Chen's unchanged expression clearly made Zhu Rong regard him more highly, and he involuntarily patted him several more times.
Only Zhu Rong knew how much strength he had used. Yet Jiang Chen barely changed expression, allowing Zhu Rong to immediately realize that Jiang Chen's physical cultivation was above the Grand Unity realm!
The Witch Race had always respected the strong, and those who focused on refining their physical bodies earned even greater respect from them!
For a time, after Zhu Rong's test, the Twelve Ancestral Magi put away the contempt they had shown earlier.
Hiss!
Whether the Witch Race was simply forthright or lacked a sense of restraint, Jiang Chen had already been feeling some pain. Now that Zhu Rong increased his strength, Jiang Chen immediately grimaced in pain and sucked in a sharp breath.
Seeing Jiang Chen's reaction, a hint of teasing flashed through Zhu Rong's eyes. He could not hold back his laughter, but then realized he had exposed himself and quickly straightened his face and fell silent.
At this point, how could Jiang Chen not understand that Zhu Rong had done it on purpose?
Yet even knowing this, he was somewhat stunned.
So Zhu Rong had a vicious streak after all?
Suffering in silence was not Jiang Chen's style. After Zhu Rong had patted him several times, he also placed a hand on Zhu Rong's back.
How could his movement possibly escape Zhu Rong's notice? The moment Jiang Chen made his move, Zhu Rong knew what he intended to do. However, he did not dodge, showing complete disdain.
He was even already thinking about how to mock Jiang Chen afterward!
What a joke. He only possessed the physical cultivation of an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Could he possibly injure a Quasi-Saint Perfection expert like him?
Sure enough!
Zhu Rong's contempt had not escaped Jiang Chen's notice, but instead of becoming angry, he secretly laughed.
Then, with a thought, the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls on his wrist suddenly began to radiate a gentle, clear light!
Smack! Smack! Smack!
"To receive Senior Zhu Rong's praise is truly a blessing that comes once in three lifetimes for this junior!"
He spoke in exaggerated delight.
As he spoke, he circulated the magical power within his body and activated the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls on his wrist, striking Zhu Rong with the physical strength of an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
As a result, an astonishing scene unfolded.
Pfft!
As Jiang Chen's palm fell, Zhu Rong, who had just been preparing to mock him, suddenly changed expression. He swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue and violently spat out a mouthful of turbid blood!
A dignified Quasi-Saint Perfection expert had actually been struck by Jiang Chen's palm until he vomited blood!!!!
And that was not all. Every time Jiang Chen's palm landed, Zhu Rong would suddenly cough, spraying streams of blood like water!
Before long, blood had stained Zhu Rong's entire body!
At a glance, he looked utterly miserable!
The other Ancestral Magi were completely dumbfounded by what they saw!!!!!!!
When Jiang Chen had first made his move, the Twelve Ancestral Magi had not taken it seriously. After all, he was merely an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal. How could he possibly injure Zhu Rong?
However, they had been wrong—and spectacularly so!
Not only had Jiang Chen injured Zhu Rong, he had actually made Zhu Rong spit blood with a single palm?!
If they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, the Twelve Ancestral Magi would have thought everything was an illusion.
There was no helping it. The scene before them was simply too astonishing.
However, after seeing the string of pearls radiating a gentle, clear light around Jiang Chen's wrist, they understood!
A High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!
Understanding dawned on them, and they all reacted at once.
Jiang Chen's physical cultivation as an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal was already impressive enough. Now that he had the support of a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, combined with his peerless talent—the first nine-petaled golden flower in the Primordial Chaos since ancient times—his actual strength far exceeded his cultivation realm. For a time, he had faintly reached the combat strength of a late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
Late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
Although ambushing a Quasi-Saint Perfection Great Power was undoubtedly a fool's dream, the situation was different when that Quasi-Saint Perfection expert had no defenses at all!
That was precisely what had happened to Zhu Rong, who had looked down on Jiang Chen earlier.
Moreover, the blood he had spat out was merely ordinary blood, not his vital essence blood. At first glance, it might have looked like a serious injury, but in reality, it was only superficial. His internal organs had not been harmed in the slightest. It was like a person's finger bleeding—hardly an injury at all!
That was how the illusion of Jiang Chen seriously injuring Zhu Rong had come about!
Once they understood this point, the others were no longer as shocked.
"Hahaha, who would have thought that you, Zhu Rong, would be bullied by a junior? You have truly disgraced the Twelve Ancestral Magi!"
Water and fire had never mixed. Zhu Rong and Gong Gong had always been at odds. Although Zhu Rong was not seriously injured, Gong Gong immediately mocked him after seeing him lose face.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other Ancestral Magi also could not help laughing.
Everyone knew that Zhu Rong had a fiery temper. He had often flaunted his might and lost his temper in the past, and plenty of people had been left speechless after being berated by him. Now that he had fallen into the trap of a junior, how could they not find it amusing?
As for Zhu Rong...
When Jiang Chen had beaten blood out of him, Zhu Rong had immediately realized that something was wrong, and his expression had shifted several times.
Now, hearing his companions mock him—especially his old rival Gong Gong—Zhu Rong's expression became even uglier!
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