The group left the Chaos Immortal Bottle Nest and continued onward, deeper into the Chaos.
They walked along the Chaos Ancient Road, stopping and starting as they explored ruins and searched for treasures. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years passed.
It was not until more than fifty thousand years later, after they had conquered another ruin, that Chen Nianzhi finally came to a halt.
Looking at the others, he smiled and said, "We've been traversing the Chaos Heavenly Abyss for more than seventy thousand years. Let's spend some time in seclusion here and digest what we've gained before moving on."
At his words, everyone nodded.
Along the way, they had explored dozens of Chaos ruins and more than a hundred Chaos nests, both large and small.
Most of the ruins and nests had been incomplete, and the treasures left behind were few. Even so, taken together, their gains were still substantial.
They estimated that after spending some time in seclusion to digest their gains, each of them would grow stronger.
Chen Nianzhi had chosen to enter seclusion now because the two True-Spirit Divine Abilities within him had reached a critical point in their gestation. They were on the verge of taking shape.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Chen Nianzhi immediately opened up a Seclusion Chamber and began his retreat.
Once inside, he lowered his gaze and sank his awareness into his sea of consciousness. Then he began channeling the essence within his body to nourish his two True-Spirit Divine Abilities.
The two abilities had already reached the threshold of transformation. With Chen Nianzhi's constant cultivation, they soon underwent an unprecedented qualitative change.
In just a thousand years, the Chaos Divine Thunder was the first to complete its transformation, becoming a fully formed True-Spirit Divine Ability.
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