Chapter 604: Letter of Admonition to the Divine General

He seemed to have sensed the true Martial Dao, true power, and the heavens and earth.

"Horizontal Refining, unique and peerless in the world, all returning to oneself, yet it requires suppressing the heavens and earth, guiding the heavens and earth, and channeling the heavens and earth!"

Chen Yan smiled, his speed neither fast nor slow, instead pursuing perfection and comfort.

"I am the heavens and earth!"

He was sensing the power of the heavens and earth, sensing the power of his own self.

A certain part of himself began to feel heavy, and the power in a certain part of himself was not yet clear.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm.

Pure golden flames surged, wrapping around that pale green tree.

Upon a thick branch, a golden 【Technique】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit was slowly growing.

The speed was very slow.

At this moment, Chen Yan did not seek speed, but sought perfection.

He wanted to transform 【Forging Expansion of the Firmament】 into a Horizontal Refining breathing technique that truly belonged to himself.

Sixty days within the Myriad Image Map was merely one day in the outside world.

Chen Yan no longer had the pressure of time, and creating martial arts felt even more comfortable.

He even stopped paying attention to the Saint-Breaking Tree, stopped paying attention to the ripening of the Saint-Breaking Fruit.

Time passed, he did not know how long.

Chen Yan then left the Myriad Image Map, returned to the forge, took out a True Dragon Flame Marrow to begin devouring, and was forged by the Reverse Fire.

Within the Myriad Image Map, one could not truly cultivate one's own body.

It only evolved another self to enter the Myriad Image Map and begin deducing martial arts.

To cultivate the physical body, one still had to leave the Myriad Image Map.

However, this time Chen Yan was not forging his physical body to stack physical strength, but to evolve martial arts, to better master himself.

A single forging by the Reverse Fire took less than thirty seconds, and Chen Yan would only use one Reverse Fire Crystal.

He did not waste the excess Reverse Fire, but instead placed the Heavenly God Armor into the Reverse Fire.

Chen Yan forgot the numbers, instead following that hearty and unconstrained process of enlightenment.

As time slowly passed.

When night approached, Ke Qingxuan and the others arrived at the main castle hall.

On the round table, various delicacies were laid out.

Everyone looked toward the staircase with immense anticipation.

And it was at this moment.

A figure appeared; it was Chen Yan.

"Greetings, Divine General!" Ke Qingxuan, Zhang Chao, and the others hurriedly smiled.

"Everyone, there is no need for this." Chen Yan smiled gently:

"It is not easy for us all to gather here; being able to fight side-by-side with you all is my, Chen Yan's, honor."

Chen Yan raised his wine cup, and the others also revealed relaxed smiles.

Ke Qingxuan and the others did not say it, but everyone knew there was immense pressure between them.

But at this moment, those pressures seemed to have completely dissipated and vanished.

Everyone exchanged cups, and FangYi and Wang Ming spoke of some strange anecdotes they had encountered while being rogue cultivators.

Zhang Chao was somewhat stern, but after drinking a few cups, he also got into the mood and began to tell some interesting stories from the army, though there was still some sorrow between his brows.

After all, he had come from Qi Fan's side, but at this moment, Qi Fan's side had clearly encountered trouble.

Ke Qingxuan looked at Chen Yan at this moment, resting her chin on her hands, revealing a tipsy appearance.

The dinner did not take long.

When Chen Yan returned to the forge, a lightning-ball creature was already waiting quietly.

In its hand was an envelope.

"Master, within a ten-mile radius of the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, there is a layer of invisible rule barriers; I cannot get in.

But I discovered this; it is a letter slowly drifting toward Reverse Fire Castle."

Chen Yan's expression was calm, but his heart sank slightly.

The thing he least wanted to see had happened.

Because the Domain War had begun, no one was allowed to launch attacks against Chi Xue and the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest, and rule barriers had appeared around the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

Chen Yan could not enter the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest.

The Dark-Devouring Mother Nest could also not take the initiative to attack human martial artists.

That is to say, regarding Qi Fan and the others inside, Chen Yan was fundamentally unable to do anything, unless Qi Fan and the others left the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest on their own.

But if Qi Fan could leave, he would have come over long ago.

Chen Yan picked up the envelope, which had a simple array disc pattern on it.

It was precisely because of the array disc that this letter would continuously fly toward Reverse Fire Castle.

Chen Yan opened the envelope; on the white paper were a few lines of large characters.

【Qi Fan's Letter of Admonition to the Divine General】

【The Divine General emerged from the Green Mountains, single-mindedly seeking the Dao, will unextinguished, red heart long-lasting, planning for the common people, harboring the resolve to die for the future of Great Xia.

Yet, things in the world are hard to perfect, the road ahead is full of hardships, and death and injury are unavoidable.

I, Qi Fan, have long known the name of the Heavenly Divine General, long harboring respect, regretting not having met and spoken, truly feeling deep hatred for this.

I know the Divine General wishes to pacify the chaos of the world with his own great power, yet the Great Dao is long and distant, and it must use thousands of bones and blood as steps; I hope the Divine General will not dwell on our lives and deaths.】

The weight of a person lies in their righteousness!

If one lives without righteousness, it is as light as a swan's feather.

I only hope the Divine General will witness the scene of the dawn on our behalf.】

After Chen Yan finished reading this letter, waves of emotion flowed deep within his calm pupils.

He and Qi Fan had never spoken to each other.

They had only entered the Great Xia Creation Realm for the Five Clans Conflict together, yet for a long time, Chen Yan had been able to develop steadily in Backfire Castle all because Qi Fan had held back Chi Xue on his side.

Although the two had never spoken, they both knew what they had to do.

Chen Yan had anticipated what would happen later, but when this letter arrived, Chen Yan still felt extremely heavy.

"He wants me to leave the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest domain," Chen Yan murmured.

Although Qi Fan did not say it, every word between the lines was urging Chen Yan to leave this place, to leave Chi Xue.

For Chen Yan, it was still too early to be enemies with Chi Xue.

Perhaps, wait a while longer.

Perhaps, develop for a while longer.

He was telling Chen Yan that he was going to die, but that it was his destined end, so there was no need to care.

He told Chen Yan to take a look at the dawn for him.

"If you want to see it, go see it yourself!"

Chen Yan let out a low shout, cold light appearing in his eyes.

"My divine rank, why would it need to be forged with the flesh and blood of my own kin?

What do you take me, Chen Yan, for?

If I cannot even defeat a single Chi Xue, how can I defeat the world, how can I defeat the malice of heaven and earth?"

His voice was icy.

Did he fear Chi Xue?

Did he fear the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest?

He could even transcend the Rules of Malice, so how could he possibly fear these things?

He was Chen Yan of Qingshan!

He had once vowed to break the shackles of the Ancient Gods and cut down the injustices of the world!

He was not just spouting empty words.

He had already done much, and he had struggled much.

Why did this letter from Qi Fan have to arrive when he was earnestly enjoying the Martial Dao and enjoying his strength?

A mood-killer!

A disappointment!

With a flick of his finger, a Backfire Crystal rolled into the Backfire Furnace, and vigorous flames shot out; the next moment, Chen Yan entered the backfire.

"I act only so that my heart may be free of worry!"

He endured the flames and let out a low roar.

He began to cultivate.

Entering the backfire, entering the Martial Dao Diagram, then entering the backfire again.

Time seemed to have vanished.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

Four days!

Time was like water.

Ke Qingxuan and the others looked toward the main castle from time to time.

Ever since the meal, Chen Yan had not appeared again.

That Divine General truly raced against every second.

Yu Qing handed a suit of battle armor to Zhang Chao:

"I have already completed everything Chen Yan entrusted to me; it is time to let me go."

Her voice was cold, and her eyes contained immense guilt.

She felt she had failed the Five Clans by aiding the enemy like this, but she had no other choice.

It was also at this moment.

Everyone looked up at the dome in unison, and a slender figure appeared.

Yu Qing's pupils shrank, and that immense terror surfaced in her heart once again.

Chen Yan swept a glance over the crowd, then looked into the distance.

There, the newly born Magnetic Storm Thunder Prison was incomparably huge, with dense clusters of thunder-ball creatures hovering around it.

"Take Chi Yuexi, Ji Chuxi, and everyone else, and set off for the Dark-Devouring Mother Nest!"

Chen Yan's voice resounded outward.

He wore pitch-black battle armor, his aura incomparably domineering.

Four days of time.

The Saint-Breaking Tree alone had produced two 【Body】 Saint-Breaking Fruits, one 【Strength】 Saint-Breaking Fruit, seven 【Technique】 Saint-Breaking Fruits, and two 【Blood】 Saint-Breaking Fruits!

This harvest was more than all the Saint-Breaking Fruits Chen Yan had obtained since the Saint-Breaking Tree reached level ten.

The seven "Skill" Saint-Breaking Fruits represented that the vast majority of Chen Yan's gains came from his progress in martial arts.

At this moment, just by standing there, Chen Yan exuded a thick sense of oppression that was nearly suffocating, as if he were the origin of the world and the center of heaven and earth.

As his voice fell.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Yes, Master!"

Rumble!

Throughout the entire Backfire Castle, thunder roared; Ke Qingxuan, Zhang Chao and the others, and all the Backfire Soldier Hus spoke in unison, extremely solemn.

Over a thousand Thunder Sphere creatures shrieked, thunderous light surging.

Immediately following.

Ji Chuxi and the others were brought out of the castle.

Ji Chuxi hung his head; for the past few days, he had been locked in a dim room, constantly thinking about how to escape, but he discovered there was simply no way.

At this moment, he no longer had the ambition he possessed when he first entered the Five Clans Struggle.

He was escorted by a Soldier Guard Captain, flying out of Backfire Castle, head hanging, watching the ground scenery flash by, devoid of any vitality.

Beside him, the other few Creation Realm cultivators of the Five Clans were the same.

"Where... are you taking us?" A Creation Realm woman named Lu Shuangshuang had terror in her eyes and kept asking, but no one paid her any mind.

Immediately after, Lu Shuangshuang suddenly saw something, her eyes widening as she exclaimed:

"How is this possible?!"

Her voice was shrill, waking the listless Ji Chuxi.

Ji Chuxi frowned slightly, looked at Lu Shuangshuang, and then followed her gaze to look ahead.

The next instant, his pupils trembled.

For he saw.

Above the vast earth.

A giant thunder sphere with a diameter of ten miles stood, with a massive thunderous eye embedded upon it.

Billions of purple lightning threads spilled out from the giant thunder sphere.

Over fifteen hundred Thunder Sphere creatures circled around it, each one baring fangs and brandishing claws, lightning surging.

These Thunder Sphere creatures were divided into nineteen small squads, and within each squad was a spider-type mechanical body.

Besides this.

There were fourteen laser turrets being carried on the bodies of individual Thunder Sphere creatures, hovering in mid-air.

Eight pyramid-like satellite turrets hovered above the giant thunder sphere, with black light condensing at the tips of the inverted pyramids.

Thirty Backfire Soldier Hus and four Great Xia Creation Realm cultivators wearing new-style battle armor stood in two rows, guarding before the thunder sphere.

When Chen Yan walked past them and entered the thunder sphere, Ke Qingxuan and the others entered one after another.

Watching this scene, Ji Chuxi opened his mouth wide, a look of near-despair appearing in his eyes.

In such a short time, Chen Yan's forces had actually grown to such a degree.

Chi Yuexi was already numb; she hadn't been locked up and had long known that Chen Yan's forces were already this massive.

But Ji Hun, Lu Shuangshuang, and the other Five Clans Creation Realm cultivators had been locked inside the castle the whole time.

At this moment, they were already scared silly.

Chen Yan's side was already stronger than any Third-Level Domain.

This was simply absurd!

"Advance, Dark-Devour Mother Nest!"

Chen Yan's voice rang out.

The next moment.

"Advance!"

"Advance!"

"Advance!"

All the Backfire Soldier Hus and Thunder Sphere creatures shouted instantly, their voices surging and shaking all directions.