Supreme Lord of Towers

”Rest assured, Ouyang Zhong has already set out to explore the depths of the Canglan Mountain Range for that Immortal Secret Realm. This is our perfect opportunity to ambush him.” In the chamber, a cruel smile appeared at the corner of the black-robed elder’s mouth, as if everything was under his control.

”Is this Immortal Secret Realm real?” Duanmu Ying asked with a face full of surprise.

In fact, she had heard some rumors about the Immortal Secret Realm, but she didn’t really believe them.

After all, the Celestial Flame Dynasty is only a third class dynasty, and generally, Immortals wouldn’t construct a secret realm here.

Perhaps, it was just a rumor.

Moreover, Duanmu Jie had just been killed by Ye Chen not long ago, so Duanmu Ying wasn’t in the mood to investigate the authenticity of this matter for the time being.

But now, since Xiahou Shi brought up this matter, she might as well check out the truth of it.

”The Immortal Secret Realm could be real, but with our mortal powers alone, it’s almost impossible to break through the formations of the Immortal Secret Realm. So, we can only patiently wait for the exit of the Immortal Secret Realm to open on its own.” Xiahou Shi said.

”Won’t a large number of strong individuals be attracted when that happens?” Duanmu Ying’s body trembled slightly, and she said with severe concentration.

The Immortal Secret Realm, even for a Qi Dao Grandmaster at the Peak of the Celestial Spirit Realm like herself, is extremely tempting.

If she could obtain some transformative spiritual elixirs within the Immortal Secret Realm, she might even hope to break through and become an Immortal.

So, she earnestly wished to claim this Immortal Secret Realm for herself.

But now, the news of the Immortal Secret Realm’s emergence had spread rapidly, even Xiahou Shi, a powerful figure of the Great Virtue Dynasty, had learned of it.

It’s foreseeable that in the days to come, a large number of strong individuals from other dynasties will be drawn in to vie with the strong individuals of the Celestial Flame Dynasty for the creation within the Immortal Secret Realm.

For Duanmu Ying, this is definitely bad news.

In the Celestial Flame Dynasty, she could find scarcely any opponents; only the Celestial Flame Peak Master could firmly suppress her.

However, compared to the top experts of the First Class Dynasties, she would fall far short.

She had no confidence at all in contending with these experts for the creation within the Immortal Secret Realm.

”Immortal Secret Realms are of various kinds, and the rules differ. Some Immortal Secret Realms, we strong individuals of the Celestial Spirit Realm can’t even enter. I’m not sure what kind of Immortal Secret Realm this is? Alright, there’s no time to lose, let’s head to the Canglan Mountain Range now and see Ouyang Zhong off for the last time.” Xiahou Shi said expressionlessly, his voice chilling to the bone, making one shiver unconsciously.

”I did it, I also cultivated the ’Profound Serpent Body Technique’ to the Transformation Realm.” In the spacious cultivation chamber, Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes, with dazzling glints erupting from them.

In less than two hours, he consumed two hundred points of Power of Enlightenment, cultivating all four Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts to the Transformation Realm.

This speed, even if spoken about, no one would dare to believe it.

Whoosh!

In the next moment, Ye Chen’s body leaped from the mat, instantly leaving a shadow in place.

His body seemed to turn into an Ancient Profound Serpent, swiftly gliding through the chamber, stirring up terrifying gusts, with a speed more terrifying than many Tier Two Demon Beasts.

This is the benefit he gained after cultivating the ’Profound Serpent Body Technique’ to the Transformation Realm, greatly enhancing his speed and flexibility.

If it was combined with the Human Emperor Body, even some Tier Three Demon Beasts might not catch up with his speed.

This undoubtedly greatly improved Ye Chen’s ability to protect his life.

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Next, Ye Chen also practiced the other three Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts once.

He discovered that the power of these three Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts was no less than the ’Storm Swordsmanship’, but they couldn’t generate sword qi in the dantian like the ’Storm Swordsmanship’.

However, they could perfectly complement Ye Chen’s Human Emperor Body, playing a far greater role in close combat than the ’Storm Swordsmanship’.

The ’Storm Swordsmanship’ is still more suited for long-range attacks.

”These three martial arts of mine, when combined with the true qi within me, can unleash at least four hundred tiger’s worth of power, about double the strength of the ’Thunderstorm Swordsmanship’.

However, if I can elevate my cultivation to the Gang Qi Realm and use Gang Qi to drive them, their power can be greatly enhanced, so I’d better break through to the Gang Qi Realm quickly.” Ye Chen muttered to himself.

The same martial arts technique, when driven by true qi versus Gang Qi, there is a significant difference in power, at least several percentages.

Thus, Ye Chen was naturally eager to break through to the Gang Qi Realm.

”Master, the higher the Martial Arts Realm, the easier it is to compress and refine the true qi within the body and convert it into Gang Qi. Generally, as long as one cultivates a martial art to the Perfection Realm, one can compress and refine the true qi. But you have fully cultivated five Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts to the Transformation Realm, so your speed in refining true qi is bound to be much faster than ordinary cultivators.” The Tower Spirit smiled gently, explaining to Ye Chen.

”Then I’ll start merging the Sea of Qi within me now.” Ye Chen said excitedly.

True Qi Realm Cultivators, in order to step into the Gang Qi Realm, must first unify the Sea of Qi within their bodies.

Once successful, they can step into the Half-Step Gang Qi Realm.

Only by merging the Sea of Qi into one, transforming it into a great Sea of Qi, can they begin to compress and refine the true qi within.

So, the first thing Ye Chen needs to do is to unify the ninety Seas of Qi within his Dantian.

This process is definitely several times more difficult than for an ordinary cultivator.

After all, Ye Chen’s Qi Sea Foundation is nine times that of a regular cultivator!

However, Ye Chen’s martial arts realm is extremely high, having cultivated five Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts Techniques to the Transformation Realm.

Therefore, his speed in fusing the Sea of Qi is many times faster than that of ordinary cultivators.

In this way, if he wants to unify his Sea of Qi, he might actually be faster than an ordinary cultivator.

”After unifying the Sea of Qi, the amount of True Qi in my body will double, which is why the True Qi of a Half-Step Gang Qi Realm expert is twice as abundant as that of a True Qi Tenth Layer cultivator,” Ye Chen thought to himself as he began to fuse his Sea of Qi.

In his body, the Sea of Qi could originally unleash the power of ninety tigers; if unified, it could unleash the power of one hundred and eighty tigers, almost comparable to the Gang Qi of a Fourth Layer Gang Qi Realm expert.

However, perhaps no one will witness this scene.

Because, Ye Chen plans to directly reach the Gang Qi Realm after stepping into the Half-Step Gang Qi Realm.

Once he successfully breaks through to the Gang Qi Realm, the amount of Gang Qi in his body will immediately be comparable to that of a Ninth Layer Gang Qi Realm expert.

It’s unimaginable how terrifying his combat power will be when he uses the Gang Qi within him to drive Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts.

He might easily defeat experts at the level of someone like Duanmu Jie.

Time flies.

Very quickly, a day has passed.

Deep in Ye Chen’s Dantian, the ninety Seas of Qi which originally floated there.

But now, all ninety Seas of Qi have fused into one, becoming an enormously vast Sea of Qi.

Rumble.

At this moment, waves of extremely violent True Qi surged within this Sea of Qi like stormy waves, an incredibly astonishing spectacle.

”In just one day, I’ve stepped into the Half-Step Gang Qi Realm, much faster than I imagined,” Ye Chen grinned, satisfied with this result.

It should be known that ordinary cultivators, even with only ten Seas of Qi, generally take about half a month to unify them.

But Ye Chen, possessing ninety Seas of Qi, managed to accomplish this in just one day.

This speed is already hundreds of times faster than that of ordinary cultivators.

And it was all because his martial arts realm was too high.

”Tower Spirit, if I were to comprehend the True Intent of a Profound Level Martial Art now, wouldn’t the speed of unifying the Sea of Qi be even faster!” Ye Chen couldn’t help but exclaim.

He had only cultivated five Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts to the Transformation Realm, and the speed of fusing his Sea of Qi was already this fast.

It’s unimaginable how fast it would be if he comprehended True Intent!

Unfortunately, he no longer has the opportunity to verify this.

”Master, comprehending True Intent is much more challenging than reaching the Transformation Realm; the martial arts power you currently possess isn’t enough to comprehend any True Intent, and you haven’t even acquired a Profound Level Martial Art, so no matter how much Power of Enlightenment you have, it’s useless!” The Tower Spirit shook its head.

”What? Comprehending True Intent actually requires consuming so much Power of Enlightenment. Looks like I have to find a way to gather more Power of Enlightenment,” Ye Chen was taken aback, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He initially thought that with the six hundred points of Power of Enlightenment in his Enlightenment Divine Tower, it would be enough to comprehend True Intent.

He didn’t expect that he had still overestimated himself.

Next, after eating and drinking to his fill, Ye Chen once again entered the Cultivation Chamber.

This time, he was going to compress and condense all the True Qi in his Sea of Qi into Gang Qi.

Only by doing this could he break through to the Gang Qi Realm and become a powerful Qi Dao Master.

”Hmm? Why do I suddenly feel a bit unsettled?” At this moment, Ye Chen’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed tightly.

For some reason, an ominous premonition suddenly emerged in his heart, making it difficult for him to calm down.

This feeling persisted for quite a while before it started to disappear.

”I must be too exhausted lately, that’s why I had such a hallucination,” Ye Chen shook his head, dismissing the thought.

Sizzle.

The next moment, guided by a cultivation technique, he began to compress and condense the True Qi within him.

In an instant, a large mass of True Qi in his Sea of Qi was compressed together and transformed into a strand of Gang Qi.

This strand of Gang Qi seemed small, but the power contained within it was in no way inferior to that large mass of True Qi.

This is the qualitative change produced by quantitative change.