Chapter 157

He had no doubt that if it were Eighth Grade or above, simply absorbing the Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones would likely require a calculation of over one hundred thousand.

By then, he would need to use Supreme Grade Spirit Stones, not Superior Grade. "Let's see the Technique Yi Bingrou gave me." Xu Chen opened the estimate and began to study it.

Very quickly, Xu Chen was stunned: "This is a Heaven-Rank Divine Sense Attack Technique? This thing is quite rare."

In his past life as an Immortal Emperor, his Divine Sense had already reached Consummation Stage; any Divine Sense attack was useless against him. Although he had not studied much in this aspect, he had even created his own Emperor Tier Divine Sense Technique. It was just that his current cultivation was too low to learn it.

"Divine God Soul-Suppressing Palm, a Heaven Grade Intermediate Technique. It can condense a palm print through Divine Sense to attack the opponent's Divine Sense."

"One can only learn it with Seventh Grade Late Stage Divine Sense; otherwise, the Divine Sense cannot be controlled and will backfire on oneself."

"When attacking, depending on the opponent's Divine Sense strength, the Divine God Soul-Suppressing Palm can fight across ranks." Xu Chen murmured. He nodded; not bad. In other words, if his Divine Sense was Seventh Grade Late Stage, he could also clash with an Eighth Grade Divine Sense.

However, for now, he should first cultivate his Divine Sense to Seventh Grade; currently, it is only Seventh Grade Initial Stage. Therefore, Xu Chen went to ask Shangguan Luoyun for resources, but this time she refused. She angrily said, "Every time you just come to ask me for things; this time you must reward me." Xu Chen: "..."

Big sister, you are the female lead; I have to be careful! At this point, if you were to be reborn, wouldn't I cry to death? He said speechlessly: "You are the Palace Master; what can't you get?" Shangguan Luoyun snorted coldly: "Your reward!"

Xu Chen's teeth ached; he coughed and said: "Palace Master, keep a low profile; I am a person, not an object." Shangguan Luoyun said coldly: "Just say whether you will reward me or not. If not, get out and cultivate on your own, hmph!"

Xu Chen was numb; he had never seen such a request before. He asked the System: "Will something bad happen?"

The System said: "Unclear; handle it yourself."

Xu Chen instantly felt an impulse to beat up the System; it was too unreliable.

Xu Chen felt his scalp go numb; he never actively provoked the female lead, but this was unavoidable! This time, he had no choice but to choose.

After all, if he didn't get stronger quickly next, there would be plenty of trouble, but to achieve that, he absolutely needed resources.

Having thought this through, he gritted his teeth: "Then don't tell any other women." Shangguan Luoyun snorted: "Where is my reward?"

Xu Chen helplessly walked over and kissed Shangguan Luoyun.

Xu Chen had a blank expression: "Alright, I've given you my first kiss; is that enough?" Shangguan Luoyun instantly felt full of happiness, her excitement overflowing.

Her heart suddenly beat faster, her face flushed red: "S-satisfied? From now on, take resources freely." Xu Chen glared at Shangguan Luoyun: "Remember, don't tell the other women."

Shangguan Luoyun immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Mm, mm, mm, I won't; it's our secret."

At this moment, where was the proud and cold Palace Master? She looked exactly like a pampered little girl.

Xu Chen rubbed his temples, hoping she wouldn't say anything.

He really didn't want to see the scene of the female lead lining up to ask him for rewards. After all, it wasn't him bragging, but these women could really do such a thing. "Hurry back and seal yourself off; seal yourself off for a damn month first."

Afterwards, Xu Chen found that the System gave no warning and was instantly overjoyed.

It seems this way is fine; understood, understood; from now on, I can be a little more unrestrained.

After figuring it out, Xu Chen quickly took various resources for refining Divine Sense and the physical body from Shangguan Luoyun's hands.

Then Xu Chen slipped away and returned to his own nest to cultivate. Next, he would not see the female lead at all.

Even if Jesus came, it wouldn't help; that's what he said.

Very quickly, Xu Chen focused entirely on refining his Divine Sense and cultivating his realm.

About half a month later, Xu Chen's realm showed a vague trend of breaking through to Eighth Grade. Xu Chen's Divine Sense also skyrocketed from Seventh Grade Initial Stage to Seventh Grade Late Stage.

This also meant that Xu Chen could now cultivate the "Divine God Soul-Suppressing Palm".

This palm technique was not difficult to cultivate; Xu Chen practiced it until he was proficient in just two hours. "Vroom!"

His Divine Sense, like a surging tide, flowed continuously from his brain. Afterwards, the Divine Sense condensed into an invisible, colorless palm print, which suddenly slapped toward the void. Only the void was seen shaking, also showing a vague trend of collapsing.

Xu Chen analyzed softly: "It seems that as long as the power is sufficient, one can shatter space."

He nodded; this "Divine God Soul-Suppressing Palm", as a Heaven-Rank Technique, could already shake an Eighth Grade Initial Stage Divine Sense.

"Next, refine the physical body and the Shen Yu Battle Armor, then raise the realm to Eighth Grade."

"If all these are complete, try refining the Divine Sense to Eighth Grade as well."

"This Earth Grade Protective Qi also needs a slight upgrade; otherwise, it will be a bit hard to fight Eighth Grade."

Xu Chen quickly decided on his cultivation goals.

Every time his realm increased, he needed to cultivate many things.

Although it was troublesome, this allowed him to be invincible within his rank and crush opponents with one hand. Soon, another month passed.

Xu Chen's realm rose to Eighth Grade Initial Stage, but similarly, the four hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones were completely consumed by him. He upgraded the Earth Grade "Jingang Indestructible Holy Body" into the Heaven Grade Advanced Technique "Eternal Holy Body", which can only be cultivated at Eighth Grade. The effect was similar, but the "Eternal Holy Body" could already block an opponent's attack by one rank, which the "Jingang Indestructible Holy Body" could not do. Similarly, with Shangguan Luoyun's massive resource assistance, Xu Chen's physical body also rose from Seventh Grade Mid-stage to Eighth Grade Initial Stage.

In an instant, Xu Chen's realm and physical body both rose to Eighth Grade Initial Stage, while his Divine Sense was Seventh Grade Late Stage. Even the Shen Yu Battle Armor was refined by Xu Chen to Eighth Grade Initial Stage strength.

Under normal circumstances, refining battle armor only requires consuming Spiritual Qi; slow work yields fine results, ensuring no flaws.

If one wants speed, one must recklessly consume various Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures. But Xu Chen felt it was unnecessary; with time and technique, that would be a pure waste of resources. He stretched, thinking inwardly: "Half a month later, the latest Gu Poison from the Wan Gu Sect and the Five Poisons Sect will arrive completely."

However, my Protective Qi and Shen Yu Battle Armor are not afraid; they can completely isolate it. It's just that female lead from the Ci Hang Jing Zhai; I remember she was poisoned by Gu Poison. In the original text, Ye Xuan saved her. This time..." Xu Chen felt a bit worried; if the plot continued to collapse, he would still be in quite a bit of trouble. "Can you hear me?"

At this moment, Zhao Qingyun suddenly transmitted a voice to him through the mask. She thought Xu Chen was still deep in mental cultivation, so she tried calling out. Xu Chen nodded: "I can hear you; what's wrong?" Zhao Qingyun said: "There is an Eighth Grade Initial Stage Elder from the Wan Gu Sect spreading Gu Poison inside your Jixia Academy. This Gu Poison has recently spread throughout the Jianghu; it is very powerful. Do you want to stop it?" Xu Chen's face darkened slightly: "Give me some more specific information." Zhao Qingyun nodded and quickly transmitted that person's appearance, current location, cultivation method, and techniques into Xu Chen's mask.

This was the greatest function of the Nine Heavens Mask; it could transmit almost anything. After receiving it, Xu Chen also marveled at Zhao Qingyun's ability to detect intelligence. Too powerful; absolutely unique to the Tianzun Dynasty.

Having thought this through, Xu Chen slowly stood up, and his body emitted crackling sounds.

Bu Fengshuang and the other women beside him asked Xu Chen: "You look like your expression is not good; what's wrong?" Xu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Someone is coming to invade the Jixia Academy; the people inside the Academy might not know yet. I'll go take a look."

"Whoosh!"

After speaking, Xu Chen's body disappeared from the spot. The women heard this and hurriedly followed behind Xu Chen. Very quickly, Xu Chen arrived at the square of the Jixia Academy.

He frowned; the square was the place with the most people; this person from the Wan Gu Sect certainly knew how to choose a location. Only to see that this person had changed his appearance and looked exactly like a young disciple of the Academy. "That person is from the Wan Gu Sect; Feng Shuang, set up a formation first to block his path." Xu Chen pointed at someone and said.

Bu Fengshuang nodded and, without saying another word, began to set up a formation in the Jixia Academy square. Very quickly, an Eighth Grade Great Array condensed above the square, its aura locking onto that person, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

That person felt the special aura and realized he had been exposed. His face darkened slightly; he immediately grabbed a disciple of the Academy and sneered coldly: "Let's see who dares to move recklessly."

Those Academy disciples were terrified: "Save, save me!" Xu Chen looked up at that Wan Gu Sect Elder and found he was already infusing Gu Poison into that Academy disciple.

In an instant, that Academy disciple turned black all over, and black aura gradually spread and emanated. Xu Chen knew that this Gu Poison could only be cleared if the master died; otherwise, it was useless. Therefore, Xu Chen locked onto that Wan Gu Sect Elder: "Who are you?"

That Wan Gu Sect Elder's lips curled up: "Wan Gu Sect, Shang Buxiang's brother, Shang Tianzai." Xu Chen said indifferently: "Your names are truly calamities." Shang Tianzai sneered: "Xu Chen, after the E'nan Disturbance and the battle with the Tianzun Dynasty, you became famous throughout the world; your reputation is even greater than mine."

Today, I personally came to the Jixia Academy; one of my purposes is your alchemy and artifact forging techniques; how about it?"

While speaking, Shang Tianzai gripped that Academy disciple tighter, vaguely threatening Xu Chen. Xu Chen asked: "What if I don't agree?" Shang Tianzai let out a cackling cold laugh: "Then I will spread the Gu Poison and kill all tens of thousands of disciples in your Jixia Academy."

"Even you, a mere Seventh Grade Mid-stage, will be slain by me and finally refined into a Gu Poison Puppet. Tsk tsk, how will you choose now?"

Xu Chen said indifferently, "I can see this is one of your Puppet avatars; otherwise, you would not have the courage to enter the Xuegong."

"However, within the same major realm, I can use a Puppet avatar to kill the original body." "Boom!" Having spoken, Xu Chen's body shuddered.