After leaving the Snow Bamboo Sect, Chen Changming sped through the air, swift as the wind and lightning.
Several hours later, he arrived at the Chen Household.
Outside the mountain gate, some Chen Household disciples greeted Chen Changming excitedly when they saw him.
Chen Changming smiled in response.
After passing through the mountain gate, he followed the familiar route straight to the lineage's assembly hall.
Inside, the lineage head, Chen Yuanyue, sat in the seat of honor, engrossed in handling lineage affairs.
Hearing footsteps, he looked up. The instant his gaze landed on Chen Changming, his eyes lit up, wild joy flooded his features, and he sprang to his feet.
With his keen eye, he immediately saw through the change in Chen Changming's cultivation realm and cried out in astonishment, "Chen Chuan! You... you've broken through to the Second Layer of the Void Refinement Realm?"
This far exceeded his expectations, leaving him overjoyed.
Although the Cold Abyss Secret Realm had stringent laws of heaven and earth that uniformly suppressed all cultivators who entered to the Void Refinement Realm, First Layer,
it only seemed that higher cultivation offered no advantage inside. In reality, the higher a cultivator's original realm, the deeper their reserves and the firmer their foundation, the more their physical strength, the concentration of their magical power, and their combat reserves would still firmly surpass those of lower-realm cultivators after suppression.
This breakthrough meant that once the Chen Household's "Chen Chuan" entered the secret realm, his combat strength would soar yet again, increasing his safety and his chances of harvesting Yin-Yang Fruit by several tenths.
Chen Changming nodded slightly, his expression calm and composed. "I was fortunate enough to make a breakthrough just now."
"Good! Good! Good!"
Chen Yuanyue said "good" three times in succession. The great stone weighing