Chapter 130

His right hand pierced straight through Luo Junming's chest, blood gushing out: "Not bad, Luo Junming, you are very stubborn."

Luo Junming laughed loudly: "Even in death, I will not let you gain a single benefit.

Next, the Ten Thousand Gu Sect and the Five Poisons Sect will rise again; then you will have a hard time to endure, hahaha...

Having spoken, Xu Chen stepped his foot through Luo Junming's chest.

Luo Junming suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, then his entire life force vanished, turning him into a corpse.

Xu Chen's aura shifted slightly, and spiritual energy directly blasted Luo Junming's corpse into a mist of blood. The Empress also understood Luo Junming's meaning, and her face instantly grew cold: "This beast actually gave resources away to the Ten Thousand Gu Sect and the Five Poisons Sect for nothing.

These resources are the accumulation of the royal family over thousands of years; as the First Imperial Prince, he held at least two million spirit stones in his hands.

There were even more other items, including quite a few Grade Eight elixirs. 'In the previous life, Luo Junming never did this.'

Who would have thought that in this life, Luo Junming would commit such a heinous act. Xu Chen nodded: "It does not matter; these things will eventually be ours." Once he reached around the peak of Grade Nine, he would go and destroy the Ten Thousand Gu Sect and the Five Poisons Sect.

Because these two sects existed when a Wu Di was present, but now there is none.

Soon!

Next comes the border plot.

At the border, he remembered there were new female leads, and not just one.

One of them was even from an enemy nation.

That is right; recently, the Undying Empire, the enemy nation of the Tianzun Empire, has prepared to attack the Tianzun Empire again.

In the previous life, Xu Chen, though currently in the Demon Sect, also went to the border.

Because a secret treasure seemed to be emerging at the border.

Therefore, major sects would gather there at that time, and many sects from the enemy nation would also arrive.

In other words, this would be a rather spectacular collision.

However, it is not that soon; there is still about three months.

During this period, it is perfectly suitable for him to cultivate.

Having thought this, Xu Chen raised his eyes; in the previous life, that secret treasure belonged to Ye Xuan.

But this time, Xu Chen wanted to seize it.

Because he recently discovered that stealing the protagonist's opportunities seemed to cause no harm.

At that time, the Nine Heavens would also mobilize, just to aid him.

After killing Luo Junming, Xu Chen intended to continue cultivating.

Especially if he entered the Heavenly Spirit Gathering Tower, he estimated he could quickly advance to the late stage of the eighth rank.

He even planned to attempt breaking through to the ninth rank within these three months.

The Empress did not joke with Xu Chen at this moment: "If you need anything, just tell me." Xu Chen nodded and looked at Bu Fengshuang: "Go tell the Palace Master about my situation." Bu Fengshuang nodded: "After I speak, I will guard you outside."

Yin Suyun then said: "I will also enter the Heavenly Spirit Gathering Tower to cultivate with you."

Xu Chen did not refuse. Yi Bingrou smiled lightly: "I won't join. I'll go to the Heavenly Ice Lake; it suits me best."

The Heavenly Ice Lake is also a lake within Jingcheng, but it is the coldest.

Generally, if a martial artist touches it even slightly, their entire body freezes into an ice stick.

But this extreme cold is exactly what suits the Ice Frost Saint Body of Yi Bingrou.

Xu Chen said nothing more, took the Purple Gold Tower Token, and entered the Heavenly Spirit Gathering Tower.

This time, he went directly to the ninth floor.

Yin Suyun followed Xu Chen closely, forging her body alongside him.

Xu Chen glanced over; the ninth floor contained nine hundred thousand spirit stones, along with double the pressure of the eighth floor.

Therefore, the moment Xu Chen entered, a massive pressure crashed down on him.

His entire body was forced flat onto the ground, completely unable to move.

Yin Suyun beside him was the same; both were in extreme distress for a moment.

Xu Chen grimaced in pain; the pressure on the ninth floor was indeed quite heavy.

With this kind of pressure, even someone at the peak of the eighth rank would likely turn pale.

However, this suited Xu Chen's intentions perfectly; he could use it to temper his body to at least the peak of the eighth rank.

Thus, both Xu Chen and Yin Suyun silently circulated their techniques, tempering their bodies while cultivating.

About half a month later, Xu Chen's body strengthened, directly reaching the intensity of the late stage of the eighth rank.

Cooperating with the spiritual energy, he finally managed to stand up and move slightly.

But even so, his movements were extremely difficult.

Like a turtle, it took several seconds just to shift.

Yin Suyun was like Xu Chen; her body showed a faint trend of approaching the peak of the eighth rank. Xu Chen sighed in relief: "A full half month, truly a mess." Yin Suyun looked at him and smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter; I'm here with you." Xu Chen nodded: "Continue." After speaking, the two continued cultivating like this.

At this moment, the many Elders inside and outside the tower immediately gritted their teeth.

Good heavens, they are dating on the ninth floor.

Another half month passed; Xu Chen's body showed little change, but his realm broke through to the late stage of the eighth rank.

Instantly, the crowd outside sensed the violent fluctuations on Xu Chen.

"Hiss!"

They all sucked in a breath of cold air; he had advanced again in just one month.

At this moment, Xu Chen could move a bit faster, but still far slower than a normal person.

Only by using the technique of Shrinking the Earth to an Inch could his speed barely match a normal person's walking pace.

This indicated that the pressure here still exerted significant oppression on Xu Chen.

He glanced over and found that of the nine hundred thousand spirit stones, he had already consumed three hundred thousand.

The thick mist of spiritual energy inside the tower also gradually disappeared during cultivation.

Now the view on the ninth floor was clear, with no one else present. "Continue!"

With nothing else to do, Xu Chen continued circulating the Immortal Undying Art.

Pale green spiritual energy coiled around his body, releasing vitality and absorbing spiritual energy with a hundredfold efficiency.

Another month passed; both Xu Chen's body and his realm advanced simultaneously to the peak of the eighth rank.

A powerful aura radiated from his body; his flesh showed a faint tendency to shatter space with every breath.

Seeing this scene, the crowd inside and outside the tower was secretly shocked.

Legend has it that a ninth-rank body can shatter space.

They had never seen it, but Xu Chen showed a faint trend of approaching this level.

"Without the spiritual energy mist, these six hundred thousand spirit stones were completely absorbed by the two of us."

"However, due to the technique, I absorbed most of it." Xu Chen sighed internally; the realm after the eighth rank was indeed difficult to cultivate.

This time, he directly took out the Puppet Crystals.

He crushed all twenty Puppet Crystals at once; instantly, the ninth floor was once again filled with misty spiritual energy.

Xu Chen's clothes were soaked by this mist, and the mist on his face looked like he was drenched in sweat.

Xu Chen was quite satisfied; after all, this was equivalent to a million high-grade spirit stones.

At this moment, Xu Chen could almost move freely within the ninth floor.

The pressure here was now as good as non-existent to Xu Chen. "Next, the body will be difficult to cultivate, so I will focus on breaking through the realm." Xu Chen murmured.

He knew that three months would hardly be enough for everything.

As for the body and spiritual sense, he would strengthen them using those eighth-rank spiritual herbs and eighth-rank elixirs.

The good things looted from the Heavenly Sword Sect were now being put to use.

For a moment, Xu Chen cultivated while chewing on eighth-rank elixirs, and simultaneously refined eighth-rank spiritual herbs.

Therefore, even after Xu Chen finished eating, there were still elixirs left to consume.

Half a month later, Xu Chen's body strengthened rapidly, but it did not break through to the ninth rank.

His spiritual sense, tempered by the elixirs, broke through to the late stage of the eighth rank.

Half the spiritual energy was consumed, but Xu Chen's realm still had no way to break through.

After all, advancing from the eighth grade to the ninth grade carries some difficulty.

"There are only half a month left; I must take some elixirs to accelerate cultivation, otherwise it will be hard to reach the early stage of the ninth grade."

— Author's Notes —

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