Chapter 209: Cultivating in Every Aspect, Powerful in Every Way!

As time passed.

One day, two days, three days, four days...

As Chen Yan cultivated, one after another, Ji Character Fruit were born within his Po Saint Realm.

One, two, three, four...

Each fruit contained technique energy related to "Deep Abyss".

Although "Deep Abyss" was still at the Heart-Entry Level, Chen Yan's proficiency in mastering "Deep Abyss" was becoming higher and higher.

Until the fifth day.

All the meridians in his body were completely transformed, with only the final collateral meridians remaining.

Collateral meridians are the branches that split off from the main meridians to form a network throughout every part of the body.

After completely transforming the collateral meridians, Chen Yan would have fully completed the Hundred Meridians and could advance to the Third-Stage Qi Blood Cultivation Realm, the Golden Body Realm.

Even though Chen Yan had not yet fully completed the Hundred Meridians at this moment.

His strength in the path of Qi Blood was already more than five times what it had been before his Closed-door Training.

The smoothness of the Hundred Meridians allowed the amount of Qi Blood Chen Yan could unleash at once to far exceed the past.

"Though the speed is fast and the transformation is indeed perfect enough, the degree of accumulation still requires time to build up."

Chen Yan spoke faintly, slowing down his cultivation speed for the path of Qi Blood.

He did not deactivate "Deep Abyss," but rather, like the Horizontal Refinement Breathing Method, he turned the operation of "Deep Abyss" into something as natural as daily breathing, becoming a thing he would do anytime and anywhere.

In other words, every breath Chen Yan took was a form of cultivation.

This was an extremely difficult method of cultivation; after all, both "Deep Abyss" and "Heavenly Patrol" were Qi Blood Cultivation Techniques and Breathing Methods of extremely high grade.

No matter how agile a person's brain is, it cannot process these two great Secret Techniques at once.

Ordinary people cannot, but the Yan Realm can.

Chen Yan took out the Ancient Divine Beast Green Pupil that had already been upgraded to Qingqiong Grade A peak.

The Ancient Divine Beast Green Pupil contained two types of powerful Arrays: concealment and displacement.

For the current Chen Yan, this was extremely important.

He began his Observation and Imagination.

Within the Po Saint Realm, the yellow light representing Formation Energy was as vast and heavy as an abyss or a prison.

It continuously condensed into Array Character Fruit.

………………

Time passed slowly.

Another five days went by.

The autumn wind gradually arrived.

Dressed in Black Clothes, He Youtong sat cross-legged in the void; as the breeze brushed against her Yi Jiao, the Aura on her person grew increasingly cold.

Suddenly, a pair of cold pupils looked toward the other side of the high sky, where someone was walking over the Yun Tian.

Shao Hengyang and Shen Youning arrived side by side, with Zhan Hun and Lu Linqian following behind them.

"Shao Hengyang greets the young lady." Shao Hengyang nodded slightly toward He Youtong, about to continue speaking.

"Six-Tier General Star, Shao Hengyang." He Youtong spoke flatly, her expression remaining icy, the arrogance in the depths of her pupils keeping others at a distance.

Shao Hengyang nodded slightly, pondering his wording in his heart:

"Young lady, are you representing the Five Clan Chen Family to win over Chen Yan?"

"Win over?" He Youtong's brows furrowed:

"Does the Main Family need to 'win over' someone when coming to see a Side Branch?"

As her voice fell, the expressions of Shao Hengyang and the others shifted slightly, and the coldness between the two sides gradually grew much more intense.

Shen Youning spoke quietly:

"Chen Yan is our comrade-in-arms and also a Five-Stage General Star; he has long since severed his ties with the Five Clan Chen Family."

As her voice fell, the Yun Tian remained silent for a long time.

Within the Five Clans, the Chen Family and the Great Xia had not yet had a falling out.

Therefore, people from the Chen Family could still swagger into the Great Xia.

But the conflict between the two sides was becoming deeper and deeper.

Anyone could foresee a future scene of hostility.

People from the Five Clan Chen Family coming to see Chen Yan seemed ordinary, but in reality, this was coming to poach talent from the enemy side.

Chen Yan was their teammate; they could not watch Chen Yan walk toward the Chen Family.

But this atmosphere became even more subtle under the gaze of He Youtong's pupils, which seemed to see through everything.

He Youtong's expression remained calm, but the slightly upturned corner of her Mouth seemed to be a silent mockery:

"Since that Chen Yan is your teammate and also a Five-Stage General Star, then why have you all come over in such a panic?"

He Youtong glanced sideways at Shen Youning:

"Aren't you also worried that he will ultimately choose the Main Family and leave you behind? Aren't you also worried that the genius cultivated by Shen Yiwei will eventually end up on the opposite side of you?

Of course, your worry is normal; after all, what the Chen Family Main Line can provide is far more than what Shen Yiwei can."

She laid all her words out clearly.

Shen Youning furrowed her brows, a flash of sword light flickering between her brows.

Shao Hengyang, however, shook his head slowly:

"Let's go."

Lu Linqian was somewhat dissatisfied, battle intent flickering in her eyes.

She hadn't seen someone put on such an act in a long time; this was Yunmeng City, not the Chen Family.

"Let's go." Shao Hengyang, however, slowly shook his head and left.

Everything depended on Chen Yan's own choice.

The solicitation from the Five Clan Chen Family was undoubtedly a huge temptation, but whether Chen Yan chose them or not didn't really have much to do with them.

Everyone understood this, but they still felt awkward inside.

"Actually, if I were Chen Yan, I might choose the Chen Family," Zhan Hun said, pondering.

"Then if we meet on the battlefield in the future, you will be the first one I kill," Lu Linqian hummed coldly from the side.

"The Five Clan Chen Family came to solicit Chen Yan so openly and aboveboard just to force Chen Yan; do you think they have good intentions?"

Zhan Hun's expression stiffened.

Shao Hengyang, however, spoke up:

"If Chen Yan chooses the Chen Family, then there's nothing more to say, but if he doesn't choose the Chen Family—yet they came so brazenly—even if Chen Yan rejects them,

the Xia Clan will still be suspicious and lose trust in Chen Yan."

Zhan Hun's expression changed instantly.

He hadn't thought of this level.

That's right, if you wanted to come, why not come in private?

Why be so blunt, letting everyone discover it, and then wasting so much time waiting for Chen Yan to come out of seclusion?

Xia Chiyi was still in Yunmeng City, after all.

Even if Chen Yan rejected the Chen Family, Xia Chiyi would still have misgivings, and all of Chen Yan's future promotions might be affected by this incident.

So, the calculations belonging to the Five Clan Chen Family had begun the very moment they arrived at Chen Yan's doorstep.

"How sinister," Zhan Hun clicked his tongue.

"Then we..."

Beside them, Lu Linqian's pretty face was icy, her silver teeth clenched tight.

Shen Youning, however, said calmly:

"Chen Yan is not so easy to bully; I understand him..."

She murmured:

"Or at least, I should."

In this matter, outsiders could not help.

"Back to the Military Guard; Lao Shen is going to the Wild Market. I don't know what the situation is these past few days, but I feel like Lao Shen's condition is a bit off," Shao Hengyang said with a sigh.

…………

Time passed.

Three days later.

Ten Zhen Character Fruit entered his stomach.

Converted into the Zhen Character Fruit of the past, this session of Chen Yan's cultivation meant seven hundred Zhen Character Fruit had entered his stomach.

Inside the Cultivation Room, Chen Yan stretched his body, knotted power circulating within him, and streaks of pitch-black array patterns flowed like ink between every bulge and groove of his muscles.

Clang, clang, clang!!!

A sound like tendons and bones being altered suddenly exploded outward.

The massive, pitch-black array patterns carried a profound and overbearing nature.

Silently, the Demon Qi aura overflowing from Chen Yan caused the surrounding air to stagnate.

"Finally upgraded to..."

Chen Yan murmured, clenching his fists:

"Azure Dome Grade, D-rank!"