Deep within the Pill Pavilion lies the secret chamber of black iron.
The heavy stone door shut out all the noise from the outside world.
Four days outside, but forty long days of arduous cultivation inside the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate.
Inside the Divine Cauldron Space, mist swirled.
For the first ten days, Chu Yunfei focused intently on repeatedly refining his newly opened Divine Sea by mobilizing the vast spiritual energy, thus advancing his cultivation to the Divine Sea Realm Second Layer in one fell swoop.
However, after the initial formation of the Divine Sea, a pressing weakness was exposed: movement technique.
The Divine Movement Art, which had been invincible in the Heavenly Origin Realm and even the Spirit Martial Realm, was now struggling to keep up with the battles at the Divine Sea Realm level.
Chu Yunfei didn't even consider ordinary Earth-level or Heaven-level movement techniques worth his attention.
Deep within his mind lay the martial arts heritage from his past life, which contained very few movement techniques, but each one was an earth-shattering method.
After careful consideration, he chose a Saint-level movement technique that best suited his current realm and physical strength... Nine Heavens Lightning Escape.
Once this technique is used, one can tread on lightning and traverse a hundred feet in a single step.
The afterimage of lightning left behind was indistinguishable from reality, and it also contained a violent hidden force. Once touched, the afterimage would explode on the spot.
If one cultivates to a high level, one can even move through the void over short distances, almost like teleportation.
However, the dangers of cultivating a Saint-level movement technique far exceed what ordinary people can imagine.
In order to forcibly imprint the Daoist essence of thunder into his meridians and flesh, Chu Yunfei took several risky gambles, using his own violent spiritual sea to forcibly simulate the lightning of heavenly tribulation.
The clash of spiritual energy nearly tore the meridians in half of his chest to pieces.
Xiaoxiao Dragon, who was watching the show from inside the Divine Cauldron, was so angry that he flew into a rage, his face contorted with rage.
"You brat, you're insane!"
"Do you really think you have an indestructible golden body?!"
"I've waited so long for you to grow to this point, and if you squander your life and vanish into nothingness, who will I find to rebuild my physical body?!"
Faced with Xiaoxiao Dragon's fury that nearly overturned the cauldron lid, Chu Yunfei simply wiped the black blood from the corner of his mouth and grinned.
A frenzied experimentation resulted in ultimate control.
After nearly twenty days inside the cauldron, he finally managed to push the Nine Heavens Lightning Escape to the minor completion stage.
If one wishes to continue cultivating, one can no longer rely on spiritual energy to simulate it.
Only by entering a truly desolate place covered by heaven and earth thunder, and tempering one's body with heavenly lightning, can one have a chance to reach the Great Perfection.
However, for Chu Yunfei now, Xiao Cheng is already enough.
Even if he were to encounter Dao Mysterious Realm expert, he was confident that he could forcefully escape using this method.
He didn't continue with the rest of the time, but instead tried other martial arts techniques.
He didn't stop until the fortieth day was over.
At this moment, Chu Yunfei had already exited the Divine Cauldron Space and was sitting cross-legged in the Xuan Tie Secret Chamber.
He was holding two storage rings in his palm.
These two rings were personally delivered by Wen Jiao just now.
It contained resources that she had collected using the Pill Pavilion's secret agents, at the cost of a large amount of manpower and spirit stones.
Twenty fifth-tier demonic beast corpses.
Fifty fourth-tier demonic beast corpses.
There are about a hundred corpses of third-tier and second-tier monsters each.
Each corpse was perfectly preserved, with its demon core intact and its essence and blood not significantly lost.
Monsters are ferocious by nature.
Fifth-tier demonic beasts, in particular, mostly dwell deep within treacherous mountains and treacherous waters. Even Divine Sea Realm Middle Stage expert might perish if they went to hunt them down.
In just four days, Wen Jiao had collected so many monster corpses.
The pressure she was under was unimaginable.
Chu Yunfei was unwilling to take advantage of the Pill Pavilion.
Upon receiving the storage ring, he handed the recipe for the Grade 5 Ancient Spirit-Exploding Pill to Wen Jiao.
When Wen Jiao first saw the prescription, her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
She thought that Chu Yunfei was trying to distance himself from her by making the accounts so clear.
It wasn't until Chu Yunfei pulled her into his arms and explained things at length that she understood what the pill formula truly meant.
Now that the Jade Firmament Sect has been destroyed, there is a huge shortage of elixirs in the Eastern Continent.
If the Pill Pavilion can be the first to refine the Ancient Spirit-Exploding Pill, it can not only seize most of the market left by the Jade Firmament Sect, but also firmly establish itself as the leader of the Eastern Continent's alchemy.
This is not a simple matter of repaying a favor.
Rather, it was an opportunity that would greatly enhance the foundation of the Pill Pavilion.
"With this batch of demonic beast essence..."
Chu Yunfei looked down at the storage ring, his eyes blazing with intense desire.
He put away the ring containing the elixir of divine soul and probed another storage ring with his divine sense.
The next moment, hundreds of enormous monster corpses were all sent into the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate.
boom!
The Divine Cauldron trembled.
Azure flames rose from the ground, instantly transforming into a sea of fire that engulfed all the monster corpses.
Flesh, fur, bones, and the remaining malevolent impurities within the demon beast's body were stripped away and burned away layer by layer by the azure flames.
Only the purest blood and qi, and the essence of the demon core, were preserved.
After several dozen breaths, the corpses of hundreds of demonic beasts were all reduced to ashes.
In the center of the Divine Cauldron, only a single golden droplet, the size of a longan, remained.
A shimmering glow flowed across the surface of the droplet.
The mere wisp of aura that escaped caused Chu Yunfei's blood to rush through his veins.
This is not simply a matter of piling up the power of hundreds of demonic beasts.
All conflicting and mixed energies were completely refined by the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate, leaving only the purest primordial energy.
"Come!"
Chu Yunfei let out a low shout, and with his divine sense, the dazzling golden droplet instantly transformed into a golden ray that pierced through the heavens and earth, crashing into his crown chakra.
Rumble!!
It was as if hundreds of majestic mountains had collapsed within his body at the same time.
The immense, unimaginable primordial tidal wave transformed into golden torrents the moment it entered the body, emitting earth-shattering roars along the meridians.
The meridians were forcibly stretched and torn apart, and then frantically reorganized under the nourishment of this divine source.
A series of crisp, popping sounds emanated from deep within the bones, and dark golden patterns were thoroughly imprinted into every tiny particle of the flesh and blood.
An even more terrifying transformation occurs within the dantian.
The once tranquil Divine Sea was now as if molten iron had been poured into it.
A massive tsunami struck.
The spiritual sea, which originally spanned dozens of miles, surged and expanded wildly outward, tearing apart the endless void and chaos, and continuously refining itself.
Divine Sea Third Layer... Broken!
The Divine Sea Fourth Layer... with unstoppable force, shattered the barrier in an instant.
The Boundless Creation Scripture was circulated to its most frenzied state. The dark golden seawater in his dantian was as viscous as mercury, each drop as heavy as a mountain, frantically devouring the endless stream of pure essence.
Divine Sea Fifth Layer!
The violent shockwave even pierced through the body, pressing deep, spiderweb-like cracks into the solid ground forged from black iron.
The golden droplet was not yet exhausted; it transformed into a final, dazzling torrent of primordial energy, crashing fiercely against the solid barrier of the Divine Sea Sixth Layer.
Click!
Accompanied by a crisp, resonant sound, as if the world had just begun to open, deep within the sea of consciousness.
The Qi Sea surged, and divine light shone brightly!
Divine Sea Realm, Sixth Level!
call...
Chu Yunfei suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.
Two tangible, dark golden bolts of lightning shot out from his pupils, striking the black iron wall in front of him and scorching two bottomless, charred holes.
His physical strength increased dramatically, and the surging power within his body was heavy, vast, and unfathomable.
Chu Yunfei slowly clenched his fists, a sharp and domineering smile curving his lips.
With his current profound foundation at the Divine Sea Realm Sixth Layer, coupled with the perfected Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword and the Saint-level movement technique Nine Heavens Lightning Escape...
Under normal combat conditions, within the Divine Sea Realm.
He, Chu Yunfei, is ruthless and unrestrained!
"Time to leave customs..."
Just as he let out a long sigh of relief, preparing to calm himself down a bit.
Buzz!
The communication jade talisman in his arms suddenly began to tremble violently.
Wen Jiao did not choose to transmit her voice directly through divine sense, which was obviously very prudent, as she was afraid that making a sudden sound would disturb his critical moment in breaking through the barrier.
Chu Yunfei's eyes narrowed slightly.
Wen Jiao had only recently left the secret room, and unless something unforeseen had happened, she would never have bothered him at this crucial moment.
He flipped his hand and took out the jade talisman, sending a wisp of his divine sense into it.
The next moment, Wen Jiao's clear voice, tinged with a rare seriousness and solemnity, quietly resounded in her mind:
"My lord, someone outside is demanding to see you by name..."
Chu Yunfei raised an eyebrow slightly.
His return to the capital was relatively discreet; apart from the core members of the Pill Pavilion, outsiders had no way of knowing.
Even Lin Wanyin knew that he was in seclusion and there was no way he would come to her door so rashly.
"Who is it?" Chu Yunfei replied.
The jade talisman glowed faintly, and the few words Wen Jiao uttered caused a slight stir in Chu Yunfei's heart:
" The Great Qian Imperial Family... Third Prince, Ling Chengxuan!"
"The Third Prince?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Chu Yunfei's eyes.
During the turmoil at the Jingyuan Hall, the Third Prince remained hidden in the most inconspicuous corner, flipping through books, like a detached passerby.
The two never exchanged a single word.
How did he know that I was hiding in the Pill Pavilion? And why did he come to visit at this critical juncture?
On the other end of the jade talisman, Wen Jiao's tone was wary:
"Does my husband have any private dealings with this person?"
"No," Chu Yunfei replied frankly. "We only met once in the Jingyuan Hall, and he didn't say a word."
Wen Jiao decisively replied, "The royal family is currently eyeing my husband covetously. This man's sudden visit must have ulterior motives. If my husband doesn't wish to see him, I will send him away now."
"No need."
Chu Yunfei brushed his robes aside and slowly stood up.
Before he went into seclusion, he might have had more reservations about the undercurrents within the royal family.
But now that he has reached the Divine Sea Realm Sixth Layer, everyone below the Dao Mysterious Realm is like an ant. What trouble could a mere weak prince possibly cause in front of him?
"Take him to the quiet room, I'll be there shortly."
"I'd like to see what this Third Prince is really up to."