Chapter 162: Colorless Fruit

【Qingshan Chen Yan, may be granted.】

The texture of the paper, woven from golden silk, was as delicate as thread; a rough, pale hand held a brush, and ink dripping from a fine, moist tip traced out the characters.

The brush moved like a dragon or snake, the force piercing through to the back of the paper.

The Youth sitting upright in the Office chair had a face covered in distinct, ferocious black threads, and he held a tissue from the side of the desk to cover his Mouth and cough.

A mouthful of blood was spat out, and the Youth tossed the tissue into the trash can.

The Office was large and very empty.

Within the three-hundred-square-meter Office, there was only one desk and a few sofas.

Even with flowers and herbs for decoration, it still appeared quite desolate.

The Youth sitting alone on the Office chair wrote once more.

【Qingshan Chen Yan, may be granted the Five-Stage, titled Poxiao General Star.】

The Youth finished writing, rolled up the Golden Paper, tied it with a jade-white silk ribbon, and with a single wave of his hand, the Golden Paper flew beyond the Office.

"Send it off as soon as possible."

The Youth spoke, and those black Grain Marks on his face grew like ink seeping through paper, until gradually that pale face split open, revealing the blood-red Flesh within.

"Since you are in this state, stop busying yourself with such things."

A deep voice of an Elder sounded, and an Elder wearing green clothes walked into the Office and sat on the sofa.

"Hanzhou Grandpa, you have come."

The Youth gave a faint Laughter, waved a hand to pop a golden Medicine into his Mouth, and the black Grain Marks on his face faded away as the wounds healed.

Xia Hanzhou nodded, sighed inwardly as he looked at the Youth, and then looked outside the door:

"The Five-Stage General Star from Yunmeng City?"

"Mm." The Youth nodded:

"Only Seventeen, having entered the Dao for less than three months, yet already killed a Half-Step Fourth Stage Ancient Divine Beast and destroyed a Five-Stage Malice Crystal with his own will."

Xia Hanzhou's brows lifted slightly, and just as he was about to speak, the Youth continued:

"Not yet unified, but his physical body already has thirty-six Force Patterns, and he has independently created a Qingqiong Grade C-Class True Intent Technique, a Second Grade Fist Intent."

"Mm... mm..." A trace of surprise appeared in Xia Hanzhou's eyes.

Another Horizontal Forging Prodigy has appeared.

Judging by merit, it is not enough for a Five-Stage General Star.

But to independently create a True Intent Technique and reach the Boundary Limit of Force Patterns, this is a different matter.

Granting the Five-Stage is understandable.

But the next moment, Xia Hanzhou's expression turned to Indifference:

"It's all well and good, but why the hell is his surname Chen!"

The Office fell into silence.

"Actually," the pale-faced Youth said with a faint Laughter:

"He is a genius under Shen Yiwei, practicing 【Heavenly Patrol】."

Xia Hanzhou was stunned, his expression softening slightly:

"Selected by Shen Yiwei, and dares to practice 【Heavenly Patrol】.

Then it should be fine, I... actually..."

Xia Hanzhou shook his head, thought of something, and his Mu Jin turned deep once more:

"Lu Xunyang has been inside for five years now, right?"

"Five years and three months," the Youth added.

"Ancient God Forbidden Land..." A touch of melancholy appeared in the depths of Xia Hanzhou's eyes:

"If he does not come out, this misunderstanding will only grow larger, and your hope will become increasingly slim."

The Youth shook his head and smiled:

"Speaking of which, the Tianjiao Trial in Yunmeng City is about to begin, and that Chen Yan will also enter.

The Trial Grounds there were created by Hanzhou Grandpa; should we go over and take a look this year?"

The Elder named Xia Hanzhou shook his head:

"I won't go; there is no hope. A secret technique capable of reversing Ancient Divine Malice has yet to Appear in this Heaven and Earth.

What virtue or ability does I, Xia Hanzhou, have to be able to do what others cannot?"

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【Break-Saint Tree (Level Five): 5/50

Force: 15/100

Blood: 26/100

Technique: 65/100

Body: 1/100

Array: 4/100

Origin: 0/100】

"The path of Horizontal Refinement is moving too fast, while the path of SoulRefining has fallen behind, and the Bing Yi is too weak."

Sitting in the Military Guard Office, Chen Yan whispered in his heart.

As the quiet light pervading the garden gradually rose with the passage of time, it fell through the window onto Chen Yan's hair tips.

A short-haired Woman wearing Black Clothes pushed open the door and walked in.

The Woman was very beautiful, yet she possessed a pair of very sharp distant-mountain brows, carrying a heroic and spirited air.

"Senior."

Chen Yan stood up and bowed.

The day before yesterday, it was precisely this Xia Chiyi from the Xia Imperial Clan who had come to resolve the siege.

In the end, Shen Yiwei also told him that Chi Lao from the Tianbei Fist Tournament had come to assist as well.

Chen Yan was naturally grateful.

"No need to call me Senior; I am not many years older than you."

Xia Chiyi said softly, and sat down:

"Since I have appeared, Shen Yiwei likely will not be coming over, though he vaguely told me about your situation."

Chen Yan was in Silence.

"You want to open your Spirit Organs?" Xia Chiyi opened her Mouth.

Chen Yan nodded.

He was lacking quite a bit in the path of SoulRefining, but the day of the Limit-Breaking Dispute was drawing ever closer.

He needed to focus on the development of the path of SoulRefining.

If Chen Min could open the Spirit Organs, then he, Chen Yan, could naturally do so as well.

Xia Chiyi nodded:

"I actually feel that your talent in Horizontal Refinement is high enough that you do not need to cultivate SoulRefining, but if you want to cultivate it, that is fine too."

She had no intention of examining Chen Yan's SoulRefining strength.

After all, geniuses are all proud.

"The Imperial Clan is still reviewing your Five-Stage General Star title, so the tangible benefits will actually come quite late; I can calculate them in advance here."

Xia Chiyi quietly watched Chen Yan.

The impression Chen Yan gave her today was very good, and also very strange.

After all, she had previously seen with her own eyes that extremely violent side of Chen Yan.

But today, this Youth with such great killing intent looked very quiet and refined.

Added to his handsome face, he looked just like a graceful, beautiful young man.

Was it an act?

Or was he originally like this, and that day was just an outburst amidst his Silence?

Xia Chiyi's expression did not change, but there was a trace of curiosity in her Spirit.

Xia Chiyi pursed her lips, waved one hand, and a black metal ring without any Grain Mark flew toward Chen Yan.

"This is an Origin Space Ring."

Xia Chiyi opened her Mouth to explain:

"You should know that whether it is Horizontal Refinement or SoulRefining, as long as one reaches the Fourth Stage, they are in the Origin Realm and can open an Origin Space themselves.

The Space Ring is a storage item made by stripping and remaking the Origin Space of a deceased Fourth Stage Strong One."

Chen Yan nodded:

"Siwen Jie told me about this."

A Space Ring is a very luxurious item, and also one without much use.

Because every Space Ring represents the Corpse of an Origin Realm martial artist.

Moreover, martial artists above the Origin Realm have absolutely no use for this thing, and martial artists below the Fourth Stage basically would not spend spare money to buy this.

If they had that money, it would be better to use it to charge toward the Origin Realm.

"This is a gift for you; the password is a set of Array diagrams, and you can use it as long as you know how to trace it with your hand.

I will teach you."

Xia Chiyi handed over an instruction sheet and was about to stand up.

Yet she saw that Chen Yan had already placed the Space Ring on his right arm.

Chen Yan glanced at the Array diagrams, and streaks of extreme satin Grain Mark changed, converging on the contact surface of the Space Ring.

Buzz...

The Space Ring floated with a trace of Bright Color.

A brand new space appeared within Chen Yan Yi Shi.

It was a pitch-black space of about twenty cubic meters, with three things displayed inside.

The extreme satin Grain Mark changed, and those two things appeared in Chen Yan's hands.

A cyan jade Stone Kaishi and a Yellow Color leather ancient book covered in Dust appeared on the table.

As for the one that did not appear, it was a piece of Black Clothes, not very ornate, but extremely exquisite.

To the side, Xia Chiyi's Mu Jin moved slightly, and her red lips parted slightly.

Such strong Array ability.

This Chen Yan had indeed revealed a trace of Array power the day before yesterday.

Cultivating Horizontal Refinement, and also of the Heavenly Patrol lineage.

Possessing Second Grade Fist Intent, and still wanting to cultivate Spirit Organs.

Now he also had talent in the Array Path.

Shen Yiwei could not teach such a genius.

Xia Chiyi pondered in her Spirit.

Hmm, that is how it is.

Thinking of this, Xia Chiyi's Mu Jin slowly changed.

"This book records the Secret Technique for Casting the Spirit Viscera, which is to say..."

She pointed to her own head:

"That is to say, the method for the brain. The brain is different from the other Five Viscera; it is very fragile, very fragile. If one wishes to perform Casting, one must first make the brain itself become strong."

Chen Yan nodded; the two words "Spirit Viscera" were something he had learned from the mouth of Shen Youning.

Upon learning that the Spirit Viscera was the brain, Chen Yan was also stunned.

How does one perform Brain Casting?

If one were to cast SoulRefining into the brain, I fear the brain matter would explode in an instant.

Even for a Horizontal Refinement Martial Artist, the brain is an absolute weakness because it is too fragile.

This is precisely why Chen Yan likes to blow heads off.

Do not look at how powerful his Skin Pattern and Bone Pattern are; the brain within the bones remains in its original state.

Previously, Chen Yan was still puzzled about how Chen Min performed Casting on the Spirit Viscera.

Now he considers it clear; presumably, Chen Min also possesses a Secret Technique.

"Secretarial Xia, may I ask about this Kaishi..."

Chen Yan picked up the jade Kaishi on the Office desk and spoke.

Xia Chiyi gave a light Laughter and said: "The Tianjiao Trial in Yunmeng City was built by our Xia Clan's senior, Xia Hanzhou.

After you enter, you will know of a place called Yanyang Liechi; this Kaishi can help you open the door to a place of Baozang."

Xia Chiyi pursed her lips:

"I cannot say any more than that. Senior Xia Hanzhou is not yet dead, and he is very powerful; if I say any more, I fear he will have a Perception of it."

Chen Yan's Pupil shrank.

Just by saying more, one would be subject to Perception?

What kind of Martial Dao is this?

Although he did not understand, he felt it was incomparably powerful.

Seeming to see Chen Yan's astonishment, Xia Chiyi said:

"When a martial artist reaches a high level, they can all grasp some of the Truth Rhythm between Heaven and Earth; one can no longer view them as mere martial artists."

Chen Yan's Pupil trembled slightly.

When a martial artist reaches a high level, they are already this powerful.

"To reach this level, what kind of strength is required?" Chen Yan asked.

Xia Chiyi pondered for a moment, then said:

"It is still too early for you to know. It is not that I want to be mysterious; high-level Cultivation Realms themselves are already influencing the rules of the world.

For example, the Ancient God; if I were to gaze at an Ancient God now, even I would find it difficult to bear the consequences of that gaze."

Chen Yan pursed his lips.

These things were too far from him.

The Office fell into a silence.

Xia Chiyi looked at the deep-thinking Chen Yan, and only after a long while did she speak:

"The Kaishi and the ancient book were given to you according to your Merit, but having the Kaishi does not necessarily mean you can find where the Baozang is located.

If you want concrete resources, you can also wait until the General Star Medal is approved, and I will convert it into Martial Merit Points for you."

Chen Yan shook his head slightly and stood up:

"I am about to enter the Tianjiao Trial; by the time the Medal is approved, I fear it will be after the trial."

In other words, time is more important to Chen Yan.

Xia Chiyi expressed her understanding.

Chen Yan walked out of the Office.

He glanced at the scorching sun in the Heaven, yet there was a trace of agitation in Chen Yan's heart.

He suddenly felt that he was very far away from the real world.

A Yunmeng City is merely a Shell protecting him.

Powerful people can even have a Perception of things Ten Thousand miles away and influence the rules of the world.

Others can do it.

Then he, Chen Yan... can he?

He, Chen Yan, is by no means arrogant, but the Po Saint Tree chose him.

If he does not look further ahead.

Would he not be letting down the Po Saint Tree?

"You agree, right."

Chen Yan whispered in his heart.

That high-spirited Ancient Tree continued to grow resolutely.

The five-colored Fruit of 【Force】, 【Blood】, 【Technique】, 【Array】, and 【Body】 were growing slowly.

Of course, the reason the 【Yuan】 Character Fruit had not grown out was that Chen Yan had not been practicing Elemental Energy.

Chen Yan looked at these various colored Fruit and revealed a Smile.

Very beautiful.

That colorless, transparent Fruit.

Yes.

If Chen Yan had not observed carefully, it would truly have been difficult to discover.

On a branch longer than the Silver Infinite Fruit, there actually grew a colorless Fruit the size of a cherry.

It was as round and translucent as crystal.

Colorless Break-Saint Fruit!