Chapter 934: Chapter 934: Born in the Wrong Place
Chen Guan hadn’t seen this thing before and didn’t know its purpose.
He gathered Body Protection Divine Skill to protect his body and stretched out his hand to absorb the crystal core.
The crystal core was only the size of a pigeon egg, with countless facets on it. Even the best gem polishers couldn’t craft facets so perfectly; each facet was astonishingly uniform and perfect, with angles so precise.
Through those facets, one could see what seemed like blue ripples swaying inside, but it was perceivable that it wasn’t true wave energy but a type of primordial energy similar to the Biluochi crystal, yet purer and higher in quality.
When Chen Guan’s spiritual sense penetrated the crystal core, information simultaneously surfaced.
Realm: 1.
"Realm 1? What does it mean? Can using this thing directly elevate one realm? How should one define this realm? What kind of realm is this?" Chen Guan speculated to himself.
Feeling the immense energy within the realm, Chen Guan was unreserved, directly devouring and refining it as the Secret Technique of One ran wildly.
Chen Guan originally highly estimated the energy within this realm, but after truly extracting the energy inside, he was taken aback.
The immensity of the energy in the realm had reached unimaginable proportions.
The terrifying energy surged into Chen Guan’s body like a massive hole had torn open the sky.
Fortunately, Chen Guan’s body was extraordinary, accommodating the energy to an absurd degree, easily accepting this energy and integrating it into every corner of his body, allowing it to return to the omnipresent Primordial Energy Sea throughout his body.
Though immediate digestion and absorption were impossible, temporary accommodation was not an issue.
If it were another Ninth Awakening human or Secret Spirit, they would have already exploded and perished by now.
Even so, Chen Guan was still shocked by the energy within Realm 1. Once all the energy was integrated into Chen Guan’s body, he realized that the energy from Realm 1 was not so different from the aggregate of energy he previously absorbed at Level 33.
Chen Guan immediately found a place with the Golden Monkey guarding him, focusing on refining. After completely refining the energy from Realm 1 for his own use, his level rose from Level 85 to Level 86, just four levels away from Level 90.
"Are the Sky Secret Spirits really this powerful? Something casually dropped by a Secret Spirit can elevate me a level; this is too terrifying," Chen Guan first thought not of his gain but of the sheer terror of the event.
The total primordial energy within Chen Guan’s body was incalculable, and the energy of even the top Secret Spirits within the Great Cave Heaven was far less than what was in Chen Guan’s body.
Refining the energy obtained from one top Ninth Awakening Secret Spirit was trivial for upgrading.
If the energy from a random Sky Secret Spirit’s body could reach this level, it only indicated the vast difference between the Secret Spirits of Great Cave Heaven and Sky Secret Spirits, like the difference between Chen Guan and ordinary cultivators.
Such a huge gap, once a Sky Secret Spirit descends, humans and Earth Secret Spirits have no chance to win and cannot even resist.
Just as it is difficult for ordinary cultivators to defeat Chen Guan, the gap in energy is too large, even if Chen Guan cannot use all of his energy and only utilizes a portion at a time, it is enough to crush those of the same level.
"No, definitely not, if the Sky Secret Spirits are really this powerful, even Emperor Ancestor, leading millions of Grotto Heaven powerhouses, would be inadequate to resist; how could he have stopped the Celestial Secret Realm’s descent?" Chen Guan pondered momentarily and continued with the Golden Monkey on the path.
Only by continuing to find other Sky Secret Spirits can he understand what is truly happening.
Chen Guan didn’t rush at full speed to track the shattered meteor; he cautiously proceeded, ensuring no Secret Spirit was detected before moving forward.
After a few days, Chen Guan again spotted another Secret Spirit.
This time, the Secret Spirit Chen Guan saw was still humanoid but with dragon horns atop.
However, the Secret Spirit appeared as a cold, beautiful woman, her dragon scale armor somewhat resembled the one that Chen Guan had killed before.
On close inspection, the appearance had a few similar aspects too.
"This Secret Spirit looks younger, perhaps not as strong as the previous one; the Golden Monkey should be able to handle it." With this thought, Chen Guan surveyed the surroundings, confirming no other Secret Spirits were near, then approached the Secret Spirit.
"Human!" The Little Dragon Girl-like Secret Spirit, upon seeing Chen Guan, showed a look of shock and fear.
This puzzled Chen Guan; logically speaking, the Celestial Secret Realm was a high-level lifeform; they descend to the human world periodically for mass cleansing.
Although it sounds unpleasant, in reality, humans to the Celestial Secret Realm are like ants that can be crushed anytime.
Yet, both the previous Secret Spirit and now this Little Dragon Girl-like Secret Spirit had oddly reacted upon seeing Chen Guan.
The previous Secret Spirit, even close to death, exerted all its remaining strength to try killing Chen Guan.
Yet this Little Dragon Girl Secret Spirit seemed startled, as if fearing humans.
"What’s going on?" Various thoughts flickered through Chen Guan’s mind.
"Could it be that Emperor Ancestor has wielded power in the Celestial Secret Realm for nearly a thousand years, making Sky Secret Spirits regard humans like ferocious wolves, causing them fear?"
"This doesn’t add up; if humans were already that strong, why haven’t any messages been passed down?"
"If humans were already that strong, why would the Spirit Devouring God randomly open doors, bringing more humans to the Celestial Secret Realm?"
Chen Guan couldn’t find an answer, thus more eagerly seeking answers from this Little Dragon Girl Secret Spirit.
Seeing the Little Dragon Girl Secret Spirit, vigilant and prepared for battle, even activating her Secret Realm aura, Chen Guan smiled harmlessly.
"Beautiful lady, is there something I’ve done wrong, causing you harm? Or is there a misunderstanding between us?" Chen Guan’s eyes were as pure as an unsullied sky lake, clean and bright like twinkling stars.
The Little Dragon Girl appeared slightly hesitant, but she quickly firmed her stance, summoning an unusual weapon and pointing at Chen Guan, shouting, "Human, surrender immediately, come with me, or I’ll kill you now."
"If I made a mistake, please tell me what I did wrong, and if it truly is my fault, you can beat or kill me as you please, I absolutely won’t fight back." Chen Guan’s eyes were full of sincerity, glimmering with light.
"Blame it on your ill-fated birthplace." The Little Dragon Girl seemed a bit hesitant but quickly steadied, striking towards Chen Guan without further explanation with the weapon.
