Chapter 129: Beyond Twenty Realms? Supreme Sect Leader! Has the News Been Exposed?

Chen Zheng and Xiao Gangzi agreed that Xuan Gui Hall would complete the deal at a price of 155 billion White Sun Pills.

"Daoist Chen, 155 billion White Sun Pills is not a small amount; my Heaven Dao Hall needs to raise funds, so please wait a moment, fellow Daoist."

Xiao Gangzi offered an apology, saw that Chen Zheng had no objection, and hurriedly left the main hall.

In less than half an hour, Xiao Gangzi returned to the main hall, brought the corresponding White Sun Pills, and completed the transaction with Chen Zheng.

From then on, besides the Heavenly Doom Divine Shark Boat and numerous spiritual implements, Chen Zheng possessed no other treasures.

Only 20 billion White Sun Pills.

This is a massive fortune; apart from the few at the top of the Immortal Longevity Candidate List, almost any Shen Tong cultivator could not produce it.

Of course, someone like Xiao Gangzi, ranked seventeenth on the Immortal Longevity Candidate List, could obtain wealth comparable to Chen Zheng's if he were willing to sell his Dao implements.

But without his Dao implements, his combat power would plummet, so he cannot do that.

Even if he did, he could not digest that many pills.

Because Xiao Gangzi, and indeed cultivators of all kinds across the world, fundamentally lack the heaven‑defying ability of the character "Lian," they cannot process that many White Sun Pills.

Even granting them dozens or hundreds of years, doing nothing but refining pills all day, they still could not finish processing hundreds of billions.

Chen Zheng, however, can complete it in an extremely short time; that is the terrifying aspect of the single character "Lian."

It is also one of the true gaps between ordinary people and Chen Zheng.

Afterward, Chen Zheng did not linger and went outside the Heaven Dao Hall with Yi and his subordinates.

Xiao Gangzi saw him off warmly; at the Heaven Dao Hall exit, he handed Chen Zheng a golden crystal card engraved with the characters "Heaven Dao," and laughed, "This is my Heaven Dao Hall VIP card; next time Daoist Chen does business, you can use this card for a discount."

"Sounds good," Chen Zheng smiled and nodded, took the golden crystal card from Xiao Gangzi, turned and walked out of the Heaven Dao Hall's gate.

Prince Yi chased after him, courteously introducing, "Young Master Chen, this is the Heaven Dao Card; purchases at Heaven Dao Hall receive a 15% discount."

Prince Yi's more than ten subordinates followed closely, their eyes full of envy.

As they knew, the Heaven Dao Card is normally issued only to the Ten Thousand Ancient Titans, serving as a symbol of status.

Chen Zheng, having only just entered Shen Tong Mi Jing, already obtained this card, showing Xiao Gangzi's regard for him.

Upon further thought it seemed normal; a figure like Chen Zheng is treated as an honored guest wherever he goes.

"Brother Meng Yi, here's the card; consider it a travel expense for when I'm in Tai Bai City to take me to the Heaven Dao Hall branch," Chen Zheng said, handing the card to Prince Yi.

Prince Yi was surprised and hurriedly said, "Guiding Young Master Chen is my honor; how could I accept a travel fee?"

"Just take it," Chen Zheng said, seeming a bit displeased.

"Little Prince thanks Young Master Chen for the gift."

Although Prince Yi had known Chen Zheng only briefly, he could discern from his actions that he was a man of his word, so he dared not refuse and took the Heaven Dao Card with both hands.

Summoning his courage, he tentatively invited, "If Young Master Chen has nothing else, would you like to visit my residence?"

"Very well, I happen to need a quiet place to cultivate, and I ask Brother Meng Yi to handle a matter for me," Chen Zheng said, a faint smile appearing in his eyes.

Prince Yi wanted to ingratiate himself with him.

He also wished to use this person's forces to gather resources needed for cultivating the Panwu Great Strength Shen Tong.

The Heaven Dao Card would be the reward.

"Young Master Chen, give any command; even if it means climbing a mountain of knives or crossing a sea of fire, Little Prince will do his utmost to fulfill it," Prince Yi said, overjoyed, patting his chest in assurance.

Chen Zheng smiled and waved his hand, "It's not that severe; I have recently been cultivating a Shen Tong that requires a batch of war‑fighting energy."

Prince Yi nodded without hesitation, "That is easy; once we return to the residence, Little Prince will arrange it, sending people to the war‑torn nations to collect it."

As they spoke, the two rose into the air and flew toward Prince Yi's Yi He Palace in Xuan Huang City.

Prince Yi's more than ten subordinates followed, secretly pleased.

Among the many Great Xuan princes, Prince Yi is only of middle rank; there are many princes with higher cultivation than him.

Even princes of the Ninth and Tenfold Shen Tong exist, such as Fourth Prince Yi and Grand Prince Feng.

With these powerful princes looming, Prince Yi's chance of seizing the Crown Prince's seat is almost impossible.

But if he aligns with Chen Zheng, the situation changes completely, turning an almost impossible prospect into a slight possibility.

If Chen Zheng were willing to lend his full support, Prince Yi could immediately possess the capital to contend with Prince Yi and others.

"Young Master, this is Little Prince's residence."

"Alright, arrange a place for me to seclude and cultivate."

Soon, Chen Zheng followed Prince Yi into the magnificent Yi He Palace and was led to a quiet chamber.

Prince Yi stepped out, closed the door, and went to arrange the collection of war‑fighting energy. "I wonder how much magical power those 20 billion White Sun Pills can boost me by?"

Inside the quiet chamber, Chen Zheng's face held anticipation; he opened his mouth and a single "Lian" character flew out, transforming into a large triangular cauldron.

Clatter!

He raised his hand, and a continuous stream of White Sun Pills poured from his sleeve cuff like a river into the triangular cauldron, where the raging true fire refined them into pill essence, which then formed a small river that flew out of the cauldron and infused into Chen Zheng's body.

Thus, the White Sun Pills and the pill essence—two rivers—flowed in and out of the cauldron.

Chen Zheng's internal magical power rose step by step, jumping from the original two million to three million horse‑power…

Five million horse‑power…

Ten million horse‑power…

Until all 20 billion White Sun Pills from his sleeve cuff were poured into the cauldron, and the massive refined essence was fully absorbed by him, the process ceased.

His magical power reached twenty million horse‑power.

You read that right; it's that simple and brutal, directly attaining the force of twenty million Xuan Huang fiery horses!

It should be known that a Fifth‑level Shen Tong cultivator of the Tian Ren Realm wields the power of ten thousand galloping horses.

At this moment, Chen Zheng's magical power is exactly two thousand times that of a fellow Tian Ren Realm cultivator.

Even a Tenfold Shen Tong cultivator, upon initial promotion, only has ten million horse‑power, still far below Chen Zheng.

Looking at it one by one.

Such formidable magical power, if spread, would likely frighten people into stupefaction.

But to return to the point, even if the quantity of magical power is great, lacking quality makes it futile.

A high‑quality magical power of a high‑realm cultivator can, with a single unit, crush several low‑quality units of a low‑realm cultivator.

But this is no problem for Chen Zheng at all.

Because as the number of tribulation characters he cultivates increases, and his comprehension of each deepens, his magical power's quality is continuously refined and enhanced.

In other words, the higher Chen Zheng's cultivation, the fiercer he becomes, and the stronger his ability to transcend realms.

He started by being able to cut through two or three realms, then gradually five or six, then eight or nine… until reaching the True Demon Ten Thousand Tribulation Unbreakable Body Great Perfection, beyond which there is nothing further to advance.

That is the terror of the True Demon Ten Thousand Tribulation Unbreakable Body.

The only fear is that no one can guess how many realms Chen Zheng will ultimately cut through.

Is it ten, or twenty realms?

Chen Zheng himself cannot guess.

He clenched his fist, only knowing that his magical power is now extremely formidable.

A light snap of his fingers can shatter a towering mountain hundreds of li away, and a casual breath can annihilate a kingdom spanning a thousand li.

That is the true power to move mountains and fill seas!

It is an unknown multiple stronger than the strength he wielded the last time he seized the Nine‑Palace Golden Pagoda at Feather Ascension Gate.

"The next step is to head to the Land of the Five Elements and ascend to Shentong Liu Chong. I also need to find time to practice the Great Cataclysm Technique and the Sword Dao of No Birth. In fact, the Sword Dao of No Birth is the Great Slaughter Technique, another of the Three Thousand Great Paths, allowing my Divine Abilities to reach ninety‑seven varieties. I wonder whether, by then, the number of my Divine Abilities will exceed a hundred and whether my magical power will break the hundred‑million limit. I hope the next tribulation character appearing on the Sheep Skin Scroll can help me shatter the heavens and earth's constraints. Once I return to Feather Ascension Gate, I can deal with that damn thing in Huatiandu."

Chen Zheng silently contemplated many matters, and a map materialized in his hand.

The map came from Meng Shaobai, and it recorded the location leading to the Land of the Five Elements.

Chen Zheng slowly unfurled the map, which displayed a dense array of kingdoms, mountain ranges, deserts, and so on.

None of these indicate the position of the Land of the Five Elements.

A red arrow on the map guided Chen Zheng's gaze past one kingdom after another, finally reaching the edge of the Great Profound Empire, where an endless wild jungle appeared.

Deep within the wild jungle, one ancient temple after another emerged.

Eventually, the red arrow settled on one of the temples, motionless.

"Is this temple the entrance to the Land of the Five Elements? I wonder if Fang Qingxue has emerged from the barrier yet. Her cultivation should be around the fifth or sixth level of Divine Ability, just right for us to go together to the Land of the Five Elements and absorb its massive Five‑Element vital energy. Piao Yun is also in the Heavenly Person Realm and can come along, and we could invite some Heavenly Person Realm disciples from Linglong Blessing Land as well; this sect has been good to me… Hmm? What's happening outside?"

Chen Zheng was about to send a message to Jia Lan, asking whether Fang Qingxue had already emerged, when he heard a clamor from outside the room.

He frowned, hurried to the doorway, pushed the door open, and stepped out.

Outside was a small plaza; beyond it stood a grand hall that faced directly opposite the Quiet Chamber Gate where Chen Zheng cultivated.

The hall's doors were wide open, and Chen Zheng could see over thirty people gathered inside, none of whom he recognized; none were subordinates that Prince Yi had brought from Taibai City.

All the people inside were Divine Ability cultivators, most at levels one to five; only one was at Shentong Liu Chong, a middle‑aged man wearing a Dao robe embroidered with a bright moon.

At this moment, Prince Yi sat on the throne above the hall, looking down at the thirty‑plus people, his expression somewhat displeased.

The middle‑aged man in the moon robe also wore a displeased expression and angrily said to Prince Yi above, "I, True Immortal Xiao Yue, as the Supreme Headmaster of Little Moon Mountain, have led my sect to pledge allegiance to the Prince, to assist the Prince in ascending the throne, not to run errands for the Prince, such as gathering war‑like killing energy."

"The Supreme Headmaster is right; if the Prince insists on sending us to collect killing energy, we can only excuse ourselves, for our magical power is too weak to be compelled, and we will depart."

"Moreover, news of the emergence of the Land of the Five Elements is spreading like wildfire outside; we were preparing to seize the opportunity, yet the Prince now makes us run errands, effectively cutting off our path!"

(End of Chapter)