Chapter 615: Chapter 615: Ninefold Force!
The Nine Refinement Spirit Tower’s dominance made Qin Xiao see the immense power of a quasi-saint artifact.
Though this Nine Refinement Spirit Tower now resonates with his mind and is only a quasi-saint artifact, not as difficult to control as the Blood Demon Mirror, it is still quite exhausting for him.
He feels utterly drained, extremely weak.
Seeing the Wushen Sect members completely annihilated, the survivors finally exhale heavily.
Before this, they couldn’t imagine that in the end, it would be Chen Xiao, a late Transcendent Realm lad, who saved them!
Zi Yuan’s gaze was complex; not long ago, when she first encountered Chen Xiao in the secular world, he was just an early Transcendent Realm martial artist, a seemingly insignificant grunt, his combat power not even as good as the direct disciples of the Lower Four Sects!
Yet now, he’s able to kill a half-step Sky Realm expert!
This frightening growth speed.
It’s simply unimaginable.
Perhaps this young man with whom she had a fleeting romance truly isn’t an entity to be underestimated!
Considering Chen Xiao’s formidable father, she also feels relieved.
That one is even more dreadful.
Can easily slaughter a saint’s spirit body!
Meanwhile, the two surviving elders of the Great Zhou Imperial Family also wiped cold sweat off their brows.
They had conflicts with Chen Xiao earlier at the Dragon Vein.
However, it seems now that they don’t know what treaty was formed between the emperor’s daughter and this guy, Chen Xiao seems to have written off all those past grievances.
This is a good thing!
A tremendously good thing!
Momentarily, they all looked complexly at the young man on the scene...
A moment later, Chen Xiao spoke, "There’s nothing more to explore in this Spirit King’s Ancient Tomb, the opportunities have been taken by me, you’ve obtained what you wanted too, it’s better to leave quickly."
Zi Yuan and Xiyue both nodded.
The group left the place.
However, their spirits were somewhat low.
This Tianyuan Secret Realm is too brutal.
Various powers engage here, slaughtering each other, just to seize that slim chance!
Only a day or two after entering here, many of their companions have already died.
Especially Zi Yuan and Xiyue, noble in status, raised in a greenhouse, rarely truly experiencing life and death, finding it hard to swiftly accept this reality.
Seeing Zi Yuan emotionally downcast, an elder of Xuantian Sect sighed, "Lady Zi Yuan, the chief’s fall here is his fate, mourn and move on, entering this Tianyuan Secret Realm, any accident can happen."
Although Feng Hen lacked the courage to join them in a life-or-death fight against those Wushen Sect folks, they couldn’t despise him too much; after all, the dead deserve respect.
Upon exiting the Spirit King’s Ancient Tomb and breathing fresh air again, Chen Xiao’s mood improved considerably.
The successive battles left him quite fatigued.
"Shall we find a nearby free trading spot to rest for a while?" suggested an elder of the Great Zhou Imperial Family.
Among their Great Zhou Imperial Family members who entered the Tianyuan Secret Realm, several other strong individuals hadn’t joined them yet. Their current number is small; they need to gather the rest of their forces to act together.
Otherwise, encountering others might pose significant danger!
Zi Yuan and the others shared the same thought.
They entered Tianyuan Secret Realm with at least a dozen individuals, yet only six or seven have gathered now, and a considerable number of companions have yet to join them.
As for Chen Xiao, he didn’t care much.
He was alone anyway.
Now, it is indeed time to rest and recuperate.
Meanwhile.
In a certain demonic energy-soaring area within Tianyuan Secret Realm.
A youth in a black robe slowly opened his scarlet eyes!
"The life talismans on the three Wushen Sect protectors have all dissipated, and it’s all in the same place... Interesting, it seems someone extraordinary has infiltrated the Tianyuan Secret Realm this time!"
"Hehe, that’s good too! It won’t be too boring this way!"
"This time, the sect hierarch has sent me into the Tianyuan Secret Realm, wanting me to break through to the Heavenly Realm and enter the Tianyuan Ancient Sect to obtain that item... Now, I’m just a step away from the Heavenly Realm!"
"Should be able to conclude the seclusion soon, hopefully, those fools can hold out a bit longer."
"Saint Heir!" At this point, a ghostly figure appeared before him, bowed respectfully, took a deep breath, and said, "Our Wushen Sect members exploring the Spirit King’s Ancient Tomb got completely annihilated! Including... Lake and Sea Wanderer! Even the Blood Soul Banner that our Wushen Sect recently refined was reduced to scrap metal!"
"Seems there’s a hidden expert among those entering the Tianyuan Secret Realm this time!"
"Quite normal," the black-robed youth said coldly, "Many entering the Tianyuan Secret Realm are already at the Transcendent Realm Peak, just a step from half-step Heavenly Realm... It’s normal to advance to half-step Heavenly Realm upon gaining opportunity."
Entering the Tianyuan Secret Realm, most people’s sole purpose is seeking opportunity!
And many are already on the brink of breakthrough, holding back for a smooth entry into the Tianyuan Secret Realm by suppressing their realm.
As they gain more opportunities in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, their strength will quickly break through to a whole new level!
"Saint Heir... What next?" that ghostly figure asked again.
"Proceed according to plan!" Saint Heir said blandly, "Our Wushen Sect has been dormant for many years, it’s time we give them a painful lesson upon resurfacing!"
"Yes!" Following this statement, the ghostly figure again vanished from everyone’s sight.
Simultaneously—
In the free trading zone.
Chen Xiao casually found a resting spot.
Upon entering the room to rest, Chen Xiao immediately took out spirit stones to replenish his spiritual power. Half a day passed before he felt powerful force surging within him again.
"My biggest shortcoming now is martial skills!"
"Although the Flying Swallow Thirteen Swords aren’t weak, compared to other martial skills, it offers no advantage at all and has been evolved to its ultimate, leaving no room for improvement."
"I happen to have obtained numerous martial skills from the Spirit King’s Ancient Tomb, perhaps I can find some powerful martial skills suitable for my cultivation."
The Spirit King placed all the cultivation techniques and martial skills he collected throughout his life within the Nine Refinement Spirit Tower, and the jade scrolls within the projections were mere printed versions.
In essence, all martial skills and secret techniques collected by the Spirit King are under his grasp!
Searching his mind, he found that the martial skills and secret techniques collected by the Spirit King are immensely powerful, encompassing myriad forms, virtually covering everything below the saint level.
After careful selection, he ultimately found a martial skill named Nine-layered Strength!
This martial skill is a Heavenly Peak martial technique.
However, it is rather special, for even Transcendent Realm martial artists can cultivate it.
Because Nine-layered Strength is a growth-oriented martial skill.
Cultivating Nine-layered Strength to the First Layer can increase a martial artist’s battle power by one layer!
This isn’t spectacular.
Many low-level martial skills can achieve this.
But the Second Layer of Nine-layered Strength can let a martial artist unleash power that is thirty percent stronger than usual!
This already rivals Earth-level top-grade martial arts.
When Nine-layer Realm is cultivated to Third Level, it allows a martial artist’s strength to increase directly by fifty percent!
This rivals Peak Earth-level Martial Technique!
And the Fourth Layer of Nine-layered Strength boosts a martial artist’s strength by eighty percent directly, making it far more powerful than many Heavenly Grade Supreme Martial Techniques!
The Fifth Layer can double the martial artist’s previous strength!
As for the Ninth Layer of Nine-layered Strength, it can unleash power multiple times stronger than the martial artist’s own strength!
Considered fearsome!
The sole requirement for cultivating Nine-layered Strength is that the martial artist’s physique must be robust enough; otherwise, the backlash of Nine-layered Strength might explode the martial artist!
Luckily, Chen Xiao’s physique is robust enough.
