Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

”This is the Main Sword Pool!”

Elder Zou said, his face dark.

Elder Zhang could no longer bear the sight of Jiang Chen, fearing he wouldn’t be able to contain his killing intent and would strike out at him.

He had already gone off to appease the experts who had emerged from their respective Sword Pools after Jiang Chen’s Pool Number 78 had stolen their Spiritual Qi.

Jiang Chen glanced at the entrance to the Main Sword Pool. Just by getting close, he could feel the Spiritual Qi in the air become incredibly dense. He nodded in satisfaction. ”Thank you, Elder Zou. In that case, this disciple will head in first!”

”Mm,”

Elder Zou nodded. His eyes were incomparably sharp, as if they could see right through a person’s heart. He hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice, ”Jiang Chen, the Main Sword Pool is no small matter. If you stir up any trouble in there, it won’t just be Elder Zhang and I who suffer the consequences—you’ll be in over your head as well. For your own sake, and for ours, I hope you won’t do anything reckless!”

Jiang Chen waved his hand dismissively. ”Don’t worry, Elder Zou. This disciple would never be reckless. I’m a low-key and well-behaved person, you know!”

”...”

Elder Zou shot Jiang Chen a cold glance, then turned and walked away.

Jiang Chen chuckled and entered the Main Sword Pool.

VMMMM—

Inside the Main Sword Pool, Spiritual Qi surged toward the heavens. Spirit Liquid was visible everywhere.

This was a qualitative change that occurred when Spiritual Qi became dense to a certain degree.

SPLASH!

At the center of the Main Sword Pool, there was even a lake of Spiritual Qi formed entirely from Spirit Liquid.

Streams of crystal-clear Spirit Liquid rippled within the lake.

”Holy shit, this is an absolute Cultivation Treasure Land! If I could train here year-round, my cultivation speed would definitely soar through the roof. It’d be fucking incredible!”

Jiang Chen clenched his fists in excitement, a sharp glint in his eyes. ’I have the Mixed Element Golden Pill inside me. As long as I digest it, it’s enough to support my breakthrough to the Sixth or Seventh Stage of the Heavenly Destiny Realm. The Spiritual Qi here is so abundant; it would be a waste to spend my time just breaking through cultivation realms.’

A Martial Artist’s training, especially after reaching the Heavenly Destiny Realm,

is more about comprehending the source of their power!

The advancement of one’s Cultivation Realm, on the other hand, is secondary!

Just as Jiang Chen’s own Cultivation Realm was not as high as Li Yunlong’s, who had broken through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm, his mastery of True Martial Dao far surpassed him. That was why, in that battle, Jiang Chen was the one left standing.

To a large extent, one’s realm determines the strength of their power.

But it isn’t the only standard!

Before this, Jiang Chen had indeed been thinking about breaking through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm so he could more easily handle the upcoming Celestial Fate Hunting. But now, thanks to Elder Zhang, he had actually gathered all the ingredients needed to refine the Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill. As long as he could craft it, he could break through to the Third Stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body.

Then, he could use the massive amount of Spirit Liquid in the Main Sword Pool to rapidly advance his Divine Demon Tyrant Body.

With that in mind, Jiang Chen was no longer in a hurry to break through to the next realm.

’First, I’ll successfully refine the Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill and get my physical body to the level of an Earth-tier Profound Weapon!’ Having made up his mind, Jiang Chen took out the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron.

DONG!

The Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron grew from small to large, transforming until it was the size of a small hut and settling before Jiang Chen.

’Good thing my Divine Thought Power has already broken through to the Tier Three level. Refining the Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill should be more than manageable.’ Jiang Chen took a deep breath. Lifting the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron with one hand, he plunged it into the lake of Spirit Liquid. The abundant liquid submerged even the eight legs of the cauldron.

With a casual wave of his hand, Jiang Chen tossed all the ingredients for the Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill into the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron.

”Spin!”

Jiang Chen swung his arms, gripped the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron firmly, and gave it a mighty spin.

With a low hum, the hut-sized Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron began to rotate at high speed.

Generally speaking, Alchemy requires the support of Earth Fire or Celestial Fire. But even rare Celestial Fire will, to some extent, damage the medicinal properties when refining pills.

Jiang Chen had inherited the Alchemy and Artifact Refining memories of the Celestial Demon Emperor Venerable, giving him several refining methods in his mind that were even more extraordinary than using Celestial Fire. One of them was to burn Spiritual Qi!

Spiritual Qi has the ability to nourish all things!

Burning Spiritual Qi to perform Alchemy is one of the best possible methods.

However...even the Spiritual Qi within a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land would be insufficient to support Alchemy. As for burning Spirit Crystals, that would require an astronomical amount. Even a behemoth like the Saint Martial Sword Sect would be reluctant to use Spirit Crystals for Alchemy.

But Jiang Chen was different!

After all, this Sword Pool wasn’t his. He couldn’t take it with him, and there was more than he could ever use.

He might as well use it to refine the Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill!

”Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron, devour the Spiritual Qi—and burn!”

Jiang Chen’s hands became a blur of afterimages as he continuously slapped profound runes into the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron. With every rune that entered the cauldron, the Great Tripod spun faster and faster, emitting a dazzling light.

The eight trigram runes and the image of the roaming dragon on the cauldron’s body seemed to come to life.

The roaming dragon twisted its body, astonishingly lifelike.

WHOOSH...

Gushes of Spirit Liquid were devoured by the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron and transformed into streams of pure spirit flames, which enveloped the Spirit Medicines inside the cauldron.

These spirit flames tempered the Spirit Medicines.

Droplets of medicinal liquid were extracted, each one incomparably pure—far purer than the liquid from any of Jiang Chen’s previous Alchemy attempts.

The entire extraction process lasted for two full days and a night.

The lake of Spirit Liquid in the Main Sword Pool, which had accumulated for who knows how many years, had actually dropped by a full five feet.

Inside the cauldron, a crystalline mass of medicinal liquid the size of a human head floated, translucent and shimmering.

’Time to solidify the pill!’ A sharp glint appeared in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

He activated the Pill Cauldron with a Seal Technique, and his Divine Thought Power surged in like a tidal wave. It was like two invisible hands manipulating the medicinal liquid, constantly kneading and rolling it.

VMMMMMM—

The Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron vibrated continuously.

A vortex of Spiritual Qi formed inside the Pill Cauldron, causing the medicinal liquid to spin constantly, coalescing at the center of the vortex into a golden pill the size of a walnut.

A full three days passed.

The entire Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron gave a sudden jolt. The golden Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill was finally complete.

CLANG!

With a wave of his hand, the Pill Cauldron opened, and the walnut-sized Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill flew into his palm. Jiang Chen’s eyes shone as he swallowed it in one gulp. He felt a series of crackling sounds all over his body, as if lightning were coursing through him.

A terrifyingly pure medicinal power nourished his entire body.

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged and circulated the Divine Demon Tyrant Body to its limits. With the help of the Second Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill, he finally broke through the shackles of the Second Stage.

BOOM—

Jiang Chen’s entire body trembled. A faint layer of dark gold appeared on the surface of his skin, pulsing with light, as if he were forged from dark gold itself.

He clenched his fist, and an endless series of crackles, like a peal of thunder, erupted from his palm. This surging power was several times stronger than before, leaving Jiang Chen quite satisfied. ”I’ve finally broken through to the Third Stage of the Divine Demon Tyrant Body. My physical body is now comparable to an Earth Tier Low-level Profound Weapon. Even if I just stand here, an ordinary Heavenly Destiny Realm expert couldn’t hope to harm a single hair on my head.”

’I still have two days of cultivation time in the Main Sword Pool. I need to hurry up and devour the Spiritual Qi, and try to raise my Divine Demon Tyrant Body to the Middle Stage of the Third Stage!’

However, just as Jiang Chen was thinking this and preparing to enter secluded cultivation again, a familiar voice suddenly called from outside, ”Jiang Chen, something terrible has happened!”