Chapter 367: Chapter 365: Heavenly Refining Ancient Road
Nangong Wan’Er’s gaze was as sharp as a blade.
Jiang Jichen met it without fear, defiantly declaring, "The Heavenly Refining Ancient Road, the Library Mountain Back Courtyard... since when do I need anyone’s protection?"
In truth, Nangong Wan’Er’s heart was anything but calm.
She had received a sound transmission from Chang Xian’Er, informing her that Lingchen was in fact Jiang Jichen, and that he was about to enter the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road.
She had rushed over the moment she came out of seclusion, but unexpectedly, she was still a step too late.
To think that Jiang Jichen would still be so arrogant, even when facing her in person—fury and killing intent surged through Nangong Wan’Er.
But the Guiding Light Area lay before them. She had to be cautious if she intended to enter.
Not far away, Chang Xian’Er spoke up. "Jiang Jichen, you all but crippled Young Master Shan! Even after consuming a Supreme Pill and seeking out a medical Holy Hand, he still cannot fully recover. Once you enter the Library Mountain Back Courtyard, the Holy Sword in your possession will be restricted. I, Chang Xian’Er, will use every means possible to eliminate a monster like you!"
Chang Xian’Er’s words struck a nerve. Nangong Wan’Er, who had been hesitating, suddenly had a flash of visceral pain in her eyes.
She thought of her son, who was now forever stuck in the Nascent Soul Realm, his hopes of ever reaching the Holy Dao shattered—all because Jiang Jichen had destroyed his Dao Foundation.
In that instant, a bone-deep hatred ignited in Nangong Wan’Er’s eyes!
Her voice was resolute and chilling as she said, "So arrogant. Fine. I will enter the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road again and, in the Library Mountain Back Courtyard... kill you!"
As she spoke, the aura around Nangong Wan’Er began to change.
Her Cultivation plummeted from the Nascent Soul Realm all the way down to the Perfect Spirit Infant Realm!
At that moment, hearing Nangong Wan’Er’s words, everyone seemed to recall something.
Nangong Wan’Er had entered the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road twenty years ago, and she was one of the twenty strongest people at the time!
Her ability to reach the Late-Stage Nascent Soul Realm at her age was a testament to her prodigious talent.
And now, she was going to seal her own Cultivation to re-enter the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road and the Library Mountain Back Courtyard.
This was an event that would surely send shockwaves through the world.
Nangong Wan’Er had been incredibly powerful twenty years ago. Now, she was sealing her Cultivation, suppressing her power from the Nascent Soul Realm down to the Perfect Spirit Infant Realm.
She would likely become the single most powerful person on the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road and in the Library Mountain Back Courtyard!
While everyone was still in shock, Nangong Wan’Er had already stepped into the Guiding Light.
But Jiang Jichen, his expression grim, stepped forward without a moment’s hesitation and shot into the cyan Guiding Light.
In fact, the three hundred breaths had long passed, and the effects of the Sealing Sky Divine Talisman had worn off.
This meant Jiang Jichen could have fled into the cyan Guiding Light at any moment.
Jiang Jichen knew that in his current state, even if he used the Ancient Wandering Dragon Holy Sword, he would be no match for Nangong Wan’er after she sealed her Cultivation.
Therefore, he made the decisive choice to retreat!
’As long as I can find the Phoenix Treasure Blood and concoct a true Undying Pill, I can try to break through to the Golden Body Realm.’
’If I succeed, I won’t have to fear Nangong Wan’Er anymore.’
’That Chang Xian’Er was truly insidious!’
Jiang Jichen had initially assumed Nangong Wan’Er wouldn’t go so far as to seal her Cultivation and risk entering the Reception Area. But swayed by Chang Xian’Er’s words, she had decided to traverse the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road and enter the Library Mountain Back Courtyard to hunt him down.
One moment, Jiang Jichen was acting incomparably arrogant; the next, he was fleeing in utter disarray.
The contrast was so stark it left everyone speechless.
’Hmph. So what if I let him live a little longer?’
Nangong Wan’Er was very confident, her eyes flickering with a dangerous light.
Of course, she knew Chang Xian’Er had deliberately provoked her. But what she said wasn’t wrong; it had struck a deep chord within her.
In truth, there was another, even more important reason for Nangong Wan’Er to seal her Cultivation and re-enter the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road and Library Mountain Back Courtyard.
To act on behalf of the Nangong Family: kill Jiang Jichen and seize the Holy Sword!
As the Sealing Sky Divine Talisman’s effects vanished and Jiang Jichen departed, the Reception Area for the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road returned to normal. The crowd of Cultivators surged into the Guiding Light and set foot upon the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road.
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The instant he plunged into the cyan Guiding Light, Jiang Jichen felt the world twist around him, as if the very stars were shifting. He was like a traveler crossing an endless Star River.
The next moment, he found himself on an unfamiliar Yellow Sand Ancient Road!
The ancient road was a full thousand meters wide, stretching endlessly into the distance like a great yellow ribbon.
The entire road was enveloped in a faint, mysterious curtain of light.
Through this curtain, he could see rolling hills on both sides of the Yellow Sand Ancient Road.
Outside, powerful gales would occasionally roar past, blasting incredibly hard, mysterious boulders apart until they disintegrated into clouds of dust.
’The world outside this light curtain... it’s a powerful region of Chaotic Flow Space-Time!’
Jiang Jichen was shocked. The Heavenly Refining Ancient Road was truly as perilous as the rumors said.
He knew that Chaotic Flow Space-Time was terrifyingly dangerous. What he saw outside was merely its most basic form, yet a Foundation Establishment Cultivator wouldn’t last ten breaths in it before being disintegrated into cosmic dust.
Furthermore, Chaotic Flow Space-Time connected to both the Six Paths World and the Mysterious Space-Time!
This meant the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road was unstable, and unpredictable dangers could arise at any time.
And only by reaching the end of the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road could one step into the Library Mountain Back Courtyard.
Within the environment of the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road, Jiang Jichen could sense faint wisps of a mysterious spiritual power flowing through the void.
’So this is Void Spiritual Power!’ Jiang Jichen thought. ’It comes from the Chaotic Flow Space-Time. Very mysterious. It can be used for Vein Tempering and Spirit Tempering, and it can even enhance one’s bloodline talent. Truly extraordinary!’
However, mere wisps of Void Spiritual Power were useless to a Cultivator like Jiang Jichen, who possessed a Seven-Colored Perfect Foundation Establishment Realm, unless the quantity was immense.
Having gotten a general sense of his surroundings, Jiang Jichen turned his attention elsewhere.
He had just survived a life-and-death battle, and he was now heavily injured and extremely weak.
At the same time, the side effects of the Three-Breath Spirit Recovery Pill and the Tenfold Spirit Pill were hitting him with full force. His most urgent priority was to treat his wounds.
Fortunately, the section of the road he’d been transported to was deserted.
Otherwise, his current condition would put him in grave danger.
Luckily, he had obtained a large quantity of precious, Top-Grade Healing Elixirs from Elder Yao. Without ceremony, he grabbed a handful and shoved them into his mouth.
This handful included Eighth Grade Blood Replenishing Pills, Ninth-Grade Muscle Regeneration Powder, and even a Half-Saint Level Spirit-Stealing Life-Restoring Pill!
With such an astonishing and priceless cocktail of Healing Elixirs, Jiang Jichen recovered fifty percent of his injuries in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
The remaining medicinal power needed to be refined slowly, but he should be able to make a full recovery within a day.
Jiang Jichen didn’t linger and quickly set off down the road.
After advancing a short distance along the Yellow Sand Ancient Road, Jiang Jichen suddenly detected the scent of blood.
In the distance, he saw mutilated corpses lying in the yellow sand, their blood already drained.
The corpses looked as if they had been chewed on by a ferocious beast, with white bones exposed in many places and their hearts gouged out.
From the wounds, Jiang Jichen could faintly smell the dangerous scent of a ferocious beast.
Jiang Jichen’s expression turned grim, but he didn’t stop. He kept moving forward.
The farther he went, the more mutilated corpses he saw.
Soon, he heard the sounds of fighting, furious roars, and cries of despair from up ahead.
The sounds were laced with an unmistakable, unsuppressed terror.
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