Chapter 364: Powerful!

The outside world.

San Jin opened all the healing spiritual medicines to use for saving Chen Yan.

A Martial Guard asked with a difficult expression:

"Will this be of any use?"

"It is useful..., I... sensed a portion being absorbed by him."

San Jin spoke with a slightly trembling voice.

She was not telling a lie; a portion of the precious medicine's aura was truly being absorbed by Chen Yan.

Even if it was less than one ten-thousandth, she was incomparably meticulous, so how could she not feel it?

The crowd was speechless; looking at the girl's incomparably anxious appearance, they all fell silent.

In their view, what San Jin said was just to comfort herself.

But there were still many who hoped Chen Yan would come back to life, especially the martial soldiers, almost all of whom had received favors from Chen Yan.

After a while, San Jin picked up Chen Yan and flew toward the distance.

"Where are you going?"

Someone asked.

"To... to find a quiet... place."

San Jin left without looking back.

She still held a glimmer of hope and did not want to be disturbed.

Forcing these precious medicine auras into Chen Yan's body was no different from a surgery; she did not want to be disturbed by anyone.

There were too many people here; the more people there were, the easier it was for unpredictable risks to arise.

She was vigilant in her heart, terrified that someone might strip away Chen Yan's last trace of vitality.

Cheng Zizhen followed closely behind San Jin as she left.

Some of the New Dragon Guard prodigies from Yunmeng City, such as Shen Youning, Shao Hengyang, Xu Di, and others, also followed.

Inside a mountain cave.

San Jin spoke with a trembling voice:

"It really was absorbed a little."

Crystal-clear teardrops flowed from her eye sockets, and she became even more careful.

Shen Youning and the others helped from the side, with no one speaking.

For some reason, although they knew San Jin might be deceiving herself, they did not want to expose her.

"Chen Yan comprehended the Immortal Body before he passed; perhaps the Immortal Body itself has the ability to bring the dead back to life."

Shao Hengyang spoke, and once these words fell, the hope in everyone's hearts grew a fraction stronger.

San Jin nodded vigorously.

Chen Yan's physical body was indeed slowly recovering; at first, the speed of recovery was extremely slow, but it gradually became faster.

Will and true self merged and compromised with each other, and the physical body also gradually stirred with a trace of vitality.

A brilliance as bright as a gemstone flashed in San Jin's eyes, a brilliance that contained endless excitement and surprise.

In the end, even Li Qingyuan, who had the weakest cultivation, felt an aura fluctuation on Chen Yan; he widened his eyes and exclaimed:

"Holy shit!"

Shao Hengyang's face showed joy:

"Don't go out, everyone; Chen Yan's vitality is weak right now, and the news must not leak out."

The crowd nodded.

There were certainly people who wanted to kill Chen Yan.

Perhaps that Yu Changsheng would come directly if he knew about this.

Within Chen Yan's consciousness, the previously withered and silent Martial Dao meridians gradually revealed rays of light.

One by one, the tips of the meridians emerged with light.

Chen Yan sensed the Martial Dao tips, feeling somewhat surprised.

On the Martial Dao meridians, several more martial artists who had ascended to the Word Realm appeared.

However, the radiance of these tips was very blurry, making it difficult even for Chen Yan, the Lord of Martial Dao, to see clearly.

"I cannot view those whose strength is greater than mine too clearly."

Chen Yan whispered, and he looked at one of the tips.

In the blurry image, a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the Martial Suppression Division was looking at documents.

It should be Zhang Ting.

Chen Yan was surprised; Zhang Ting had also awakened the Word Realm.

Chen Yan scanned again and saw two familiar figures.

Yu Changsheng and Jiang Yuan.

The image within the tip representing Yu Changsheng was not blurry.

Chen Yan understood that Yu Changsheng's strength was not higher than his, so he could be seen clearly.

But Zhang Ting was a Seventh Rank, and according to what Shi Ziqin said before she died, Zhang Ting might be at the peak of the Seventh Rank.

For such an existence, even if they appeared on the Martial Dao meridians, Chen Yan could not clearly perceive them.

The Will Martial Dao was indeed powerful, but it was not omnipotent.

The reason for everything was still that Chen Yan, the Lord of Martial Dao, was not strong enough.

Chen Yan continued to focus on Yu Changsheng.

Yu Changsheng was still clearing the tower, and the aura on his body was incomparably powerful.

Both the paths of Hardened Body and Blood Qi had reached the peak of their origin, and what's more...

Chen Yan's pupils trembled slightly.

Yu Changsheng was surrounded by swirling sword light, profound and mysterious.

That was not Sword Intent, but Sword Realm.

This is getting interesting.

Chen Yan pondered in his heart; based on the various clues from before, he could guess something.

Time waits for no one.

Chen Yan sensed his body about to revive and used all his strength to connect to the origin space of the Blood Qi path.

He could sense it.

His physical body was also slowly reviving, and gradually, one finger regained sensation.

With a hum.

A Time Seed appeared beneath Chen Yan's finger.

The index finger of Chen Yan's right hand trembled slightly.

With a click.

This Time Seed was gently crushed by Chen Yan.

Inside the mountain cave, gasps of surprise rang out instantly.

San Jin and the others all saw this scene, and the sensitive ones even had tears in their eyes.

The Time Barrier completely enveloped the aura of the precious medicinal herbs surrounding Chen Yan's body.

This extremely dense aura of healing medicinal herbs contained not only vigorous vitality but also various profound mysteries.

Especially that Bright Moon-grade healing spirit medicine, which contained miraculous medicinal properties capable of cleansing the body and soul.

What San Jin did indeed accelerated the revival of Chen Yan's body.

A Time Seed could turn one hour into sixty hours.

As Chen Yan's body began to revive under the immortal characteristic of his will, the speed at which Chen Yan absorbed the medicinal properties also became faster and faster.

Until later, the cracks all over Chen Yan's body began to slowly grow and heal.

Chen Yan's heart began to beat.

"Hoo..."

Chen Yan's lungs began to resume breathing.

Chen Yan's body began to glow, and his eyes slowly opened, like two long, narrow silver moons; the surging immortal aura and healing medicinal herbs were reviving and even strengthening Chen Yan's body.

Until later, a fierce golden light emerged around Chen Yan, and his blood flowed like waves of fire within his incomparably sturdy physique.

The first Time Seed was soon used up.

Chen Yan glanced at the people waiting by his side and smiled:

"Thank you, everyone."

San Jin let out a giggle, and her tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

Shao Hengyang and the others laughed loudly, constantly saying things like "I knew Chen Yan wouldn't die."

Chen Yan spoke a few simple words to everyone, then immediately crushed another Time Seed.

He had not yet fully revived.

Moreover, his own strength had not reached its optimal state.

He clearly sensed that Yu Changsheng had a scheme to reveal.

The other party's will was incomparably high-spirited, and the aura on his body was becoming more and more terrifying.

On his bare upper body, blood-colored patterns were condensing, with blood flowing within the gullies of the patterns, eerie and myriad.

As Yu Changsheng cleared the tower, the aura of the blood formation on his body became more and more terrifying.

This was a Morning Star-grade grand formation, containing profound mysteries.

What was Yu Changsheng trying to do?

Chen Yan stopped thinking about it.

Once his body revived, he was fully confident in slaying Yu Changsheng.

He could even destroy the opponent's proud Word Realm strength with a wave of his hand.

But Chen Yan did not.

Because Yu Changsheng was obtaining treasures.

Chen Yan saw clearly that after the two hundred and fortieth floor of the Xunyang Tower, there were actually weapon and elemental treasure rewards.

Chen Yan did not care about weapons.

His body was strong enough, and a long spear could also be condensed from ice.

But spirit items...

Morning Star-grade Grade A fire spirits and earth spirits.

There were even ice spirits.

These spirit items were not heaven and earth spirit items, but spirit items produced within biological bodies.

But they were also of great value.

Yu Changsheng did not absorb them, but stored them all in his own origin space.

This was all money.

Chen Yan's favorable impression of Yu Changsheng deepened quite a bit.

Once the third Time Seed was consumed.

Chen Yan's physical body was already able to move.

He first began to comprehend the 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】, and streaks of golden light emerged within his Saint-Breaking Realm.

The Dharma images of a True Dragon and a Black Tortoise circulated around Chen Yan's body.

If not for the protection of the Time Barrier, the fact that he possessed Ice Intent would have been instantly exposed.

However, there were quite a few people here who knew he possessed Ice Intent.

Shen Youning, Xu Di, and San Jin all knew.

Once a 【Skill】 Saint-Breaking Fruit containing full skill energy ripened.

Chen Yan immediately used a 【Break】 Saint-Breaking Fruit.

Chen Yan's consciousness within the Saint-Breaking Realm consumed the 【Break】 Saint-Breaking Fruit and the 【Skill】 Saint-Breaking Fruit simultaneously.

In an instant, that 【Skill】 Saint-Breaking Fruit seemed to be instantly puffed up, and the skill energy contained within it exploded by a hundredfold.

Profound and unfathomable skill energy washed through Chen Yan's mind.

This felt as if it were Chen Yan's own original memory.

Now, to completely absorb it would require a great deal of time.

Fortunately, Chen Yan had Time Seeds.

Roar, screech!

Two low cries resounded from Chen Yan's physical body.

A thick and profound aura of blood energy surged within every particle of Chen Yan's physical body.

At this moment, Chen Yan seemed to have deeply studied the 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 for over several decades.

With a wave of his hand, blood energy transformed into a dragon, and the pressure was like an abyss.

True Knowledge was gradually imprinted deep within Chen Yan's mind.

Chen Yan's mastery of the 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 was also increasing significantly.

Entry-level, Heart-entering, Wonder-entering, Micro-entering, God-entering.

By the moment all the skill energy was completely digested.

Chen Yan's mastery of the 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 reached Wonder-entering.

One hundred 【Skill】 Saint-Breaking Fruits being able to let Chen Yan reach this level was already quite good.

After all, the 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 was Bright Moon Grade Grade A!

It was only one step away from Sun Grade.

With the Wonder-entering 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】, plus the fact that Chen Yan had already forged the blood energy body of an entire arm.

As long as Chen Yan exerted his blood energy, he did not need martial arts techniques and could directly rely on the gravity characteristics of the 【Illusion Ripple Abyss Domain】 to crush a Source Realm martial artist to death.

This was the power of a Bright Moon Grade Grade A cultivation method.

In other words, Shao Hengyang truly could not withstand a single finger of Chen Yan's.

Chen Yan once again focused on the image above the tip of the meridian.

Yu Changsheng had already ascended to the 251st floor of the Xunyang Tower.

Chen Yan's gaze trembled; at this moment, even his expression changed slightly.

The 251st floor was actually a powerful martial artist transformed from a Xun Thunder Spirit.

This Xun Thunder Spirit was even more powerful than the one Chen Yan had absorbed previously.

"Is Xun Thunder not a Heaven and Earth Thunder Spirit? Why would two appear?" Chen Yan pondered:

"Or is it that the Xun Thunder I obtained was only a part of the original Xun Thunder?"

Chen Yan pondered, and he was somewhat excited.

Yu Changsheng, he must kill him.

Xun Thunder, he must obtain it.

The other party definitely had a very deep connection with Chen Changyuan, or perhaps they were simply a wisp of Chen Changyuan's split soul.

Otherwise, why could this person display Chen Changyuan's Sword Domain?

He saw that the blood patterns on Yu Changsheng's body were becoming increasingly bizarre, and the aura overflowing from them actually carried a sense of wild ferocity.

Perhaps it was some kind of evil formation.

Yu Changsheng was incomparably powerful; after advancing to the Word Realm, his own Sword Domain was even more powerful.

Chen Yan watched in astonishment.

True Realm...

It was indeed profound.

Chen Yan took out that Morning Star Grade Grade B ancient divine beast eyeball and began to visualize.

The current protective patterns did not provide much of a boost to Chen Yan's combat power.

But this did not mean they were useless.

Their role in concealment and displacement benefited Chen Yan greatly.

The reason they were weak was simply because Chen Yan did not have extra time to invest in them.

They had not even reached Morning Star Grade yet.

But the appearance of the 【Break】 fruit greatly reduced this problem.

Time passed slowly, and a 【Formation】 Saint-Breaking Fruit ripened.

Chen Yan immediately used the second 【Break】 Saint-Breaking Fruit.

Rolling memories emerged deep within Chen Yan's mind.

Ink-colored patterns emerged upon Chen Yan's skin.

The moment he unleashed it, Chen Yan's body began to vibrate at a high frequency, and his own aura was concealed into nothingness.

Shortly after, a mysterious power seemed to surge upon the patterns, gradually glowing with a brilliant radiance.

The protective patterns were changing.

This was the change from the Azure Vault grade reaching the Morning Star grade.

Chen Yan's body vibrated, moving at an extreme speed, almost turning into a blurred image.

Yet the light and flames upon his body were like the rising sun in the land of Yang Valley, gorgeous and eye-catching.

The protective patterns were upgrading!

Morning Star grade, Fourth Rank!

Morning Star grade, Third Rank!

Time passed slowly.

The protective patterns grew increasingly powerful, until finally, within the entire time barrier, Chen Yan's aura dissipated, and even that brilliant golden light no longer appeared.

Completely concealed!

Until a certain moment.

The protective patterns upgraded once more.

Morning Star grade, Second Rank!

"If I were to go for an assassination, I would absolutely be a top-tier killer."

Chen Yan murmured.

With his strength greatly increased, after the College Entrance Examination Secret Realm, he could go do some things he previously dared not do.

For example, exterminate the Luo Chen Clan.

He took a deep breath and used the remaining time to recuperate.

When he looked at the Martial Dao Veins again, a strange look flashed in Chen Yan's eyes:

"Is this why Master Lu wanted me to go to the two hundred and fifty-second floor?"

He never expected that such a treasure would appear within the College Entrance Examination Secret Realm.

He also understood why there were two pieces of Xun Thunder.

Inside the two hundred and fifty-second floor of the Xunyang Tower was a Fei Yi.

This Fei Yi did not have 【Deep Ripples】, possessed no powerful formations, and even its own malice was not strong.

This Fei Yi was an elemental ancient divine beast.

Upon its body, it was actually flickering with thunder elements approaching the Bright Moon grade, Fourth Rank.

Approaching the Bright Moon grade.

Infinitely approaching.

This meant that if the Xun Thunder in Chen Yan's and Yu Changsheng's hands were merged with it.

That would be a Bright Moon grade, Fourth Rank Heaven and Earth Thunder Spirit!

Even Chen Yan felt a bead of sweat for Yu Changsheng at this moment.

"Ten Thousand Prison Dark Thunder, I guessed correctly indeed; back then, Lu Xunyang killed the Ninth Elder of the Ji Clan and obtained the Ten Thousand Prison Dark Thunder.

But he himself could not cultivate Qi and blood, so he actually placed such a treasure inside the Xunyang Tower."

Yu Changsheng's cold voice rang out on the Martial Dao extremity.

"The Ten Thousand Prison Dark Thunder can be upgraded and has the chance to ascend to the Divine grade; if placed in the outside world, it would be enough to shock the heavens and lead countless people to seize it."

Yu Changsheng smiled faintly and shook his head:

"Lu Xunyang, oh Lu Xunyang, I never expected you to end up benefiting me."

His eyes bloomed with sword light, incomparably ferocious.

Chen Yan could feel that Yu Changsheng's will was vibrating.

"I can absolutely surpass Chen Changyuan and make him my slave!"

Yu Changsheng laughed loudly and charged toward the Fei Yi.

Chen Yan did not understand; he had thought Yu Changsheng was a strand of Chen Changyuan's divided soul, but now it seemed that was not the case.

The battle between Yu Changsheng and the Fei Yi was extremely difficult.

This Fei Yi was even more powerful than the one on the second floor of the Dream Abyss.

However, Chen Yan also witnessed the power of Yu Changsheng's Sword Realm.

Especially the Sword Realm under the amplification of the Word Realm; it was very strong.

It actually allowed Yu Changsheng to trade blows back and forth with the Fei Yi.

It was a pity that Chen Yan did not use a sword, otherwise, he would truly have to observe such a battle carefully.

The spear is the king of all weapons; it is easy to start, but difficult in the later stages.

Its future prospects are even a notch higher than the sword.

Fist intent is the true intent of the physical body; studying fist intent is also the process of studying the physical body.

Chen Yan began to comprehend spear intent; he was going to use the third 【Break】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit.

His own state reached its absolute peak, and it was also the time for all outcomes.

Until a certain moment, the time barrier slowly dissipated.

Chen Yan stood up slowly; under the gazes of San Jin and the others, Chen Yan's aura was close to nothing.

There was no previous domineering or ferocious air, nor any profound aura overflowing.

But as everyone looked, they only felt Chen Yan had become more profound.

Chen Yan revealed a smile to the crowd:

"I have come back to life, even stronger."

San Jin nodded hard, and when Chen Yan looked at her, his gaze carried kindness.

"San Jin, your will has become stronger."

San Jin widened her eyes and simply nodded:

"As long as... you are well."

As for Shao Hengyang and the others, they were even more joyful and were just about to say something.

Chen Yan, however, looked into the distance with a profound gaze:

"I have a feeling that something bad is about to happen, and I do not want to wait."

He murmured, and took a step forward.

His body instantly turned into nothingness within the sight of the crowd.

This was the concealment effect of the protective patterns, powerful to the extreme; concealment was just like invisibility.

"Where is Chen Yan?" Shao Hengyang pursed his lips, somewhat unwilling to accept the fact that he could not even capture Chen Yan's figure.

The crowd shook their heads; none of them had seen him.

San Jin, however, had seen him, her eyes flickering slightly.

In a vast and dense area several tens of kilometers away from the cave, a roar resounded.

Rolling waves of force sent layers of trees flying, stirring up ripples.

"Ah!"

A scream rang out.

Qiu Changji's face revealed terror as his entire body was kicked out by Chen Yan like a sinking stone, slamming into a small hill in the distance.

Instantly, the hill exploded and shattered, turning into dust filling the sky.