In the end, after briefly bidding farewell to Chen Jingjing and the others, Chen Fan directly exited the Heavenly Court. He did not mention a single word about the Ten Thousand Swords Sect coming for Shu Mountain.
When he opened his eyes again, several days had already passed in the Heavenly Court. Bald Bird was lying asleep in the corner of the bed with its eyes shut, utterly unaware that Chen Fan had returned.
"Hm?" Chen Fan's heart suddenly jolted. His body had undergone an earth-shaking transformation!
"Foundation Establishment Late Stage! Chaos Qi!" Chen Fan's eyes widened. He carefully inspected every inch of himself with his Divine Sense and discovered that his meridians, bones, and flesh were exactly like the body he possessed in the Heavenly Court, all glimmering with specks of golden light after undergoing some mysterious tempering.
What astonished him even more was that a portion of the Chaos Qi had entered his true body as well, drifting aimlessly through his dantian.
Had this true body not previously devoured Purple Killing Intent and the Pure Fire Essence, Chen Fan would have been almost unable to tell whether he was still in the Heavenly Court Realm.
"Could it be..." Chen Fan seemed to think of something.
His expression darkened. It was very possible that during that great battle, his Heavenly Court body had truly been destroyed, only to be remolded anew—yet it could still communicate with his true body. While it had been transformed by Chaos Qi and Pure Wood Essence, those substances had also entered his true body through some special method.
As a result, not only had his fleshly body been strengthened, his cultivation had also surged in one leap to Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Furthermore, a portion of the Chaos Qi had remained within him, almost