Chapter 187: Innate Seventh Layer, Situation in the Xuantian World

The Heaven and Earth Lock is condensed from a Martial Artist's Heaven and Earth Breath.

By drawing a wisp of Heavenly Law into the body and combining it with one's own True Qi, one can form Heaven and Earth Breath, or in other words, Innate Breath.

When Innate Breath is fused to the extreme, it can mobilize the Heaven and Earth Power from all directions; this is the Heaven and Earth Lock.

Utilizing this lock can seal off Heaven and Earth Qi and suppress Martial Artists whose cultivation is inferior to one's own.

Comprehending and improving this Heaven and Earth Lock allows a Martial Artist to have a greater perception of heaven and earth.

The so-called Heavenly Human Realm is derived from the unity of heaven and man.

Heavenly Human Martial Artists merge with heaven and earth and can mobilize the boundless Heaven and Earth Trend, which has a similar effect to that of Creation Realm Martial Artists.

Although Chen Mo is currently only at the initial stage of condensing the Heaven and Earth Lock, the barrier has been passed, and what he needs to do next is to cultivate and grow slowly.

The Heaven and Earth Lock condensed by every Martial Artist is different; even if the cultivation techniques practiced are exactly the same, there will still be countless minute differences.

Depending on the strength of their power, the condition of their physical body, and many other differences, the Heaven and Earth Lock they condense will inevitably be different as well.

The Heaven and Earth Lock condensed by Chen Mo is dragon-shaped, containing vigorous vitality and thick, masculine energy.

It can help heal injuries, and its boundless masculine power can also draw upon the fire of heaven and earth to slay enemies.

A breakthrough in True Qi cultivation, even if it is only a small realm, slightly improves one's own combat power; it is always better than nothing.

Slowly standing up and undoing the barrier outside the cave, the midday sun shone into the cave; Chen Mo put away the Putan and stepped out to leave.

Compared to before he went into seclusion, this cave had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Countless rocks had melted and solidified again; the cave dwelling, which was originally full of gullies, had now become very smooth.

Chen Mo stepped out of the cave, and Chu Tianxiu hurried over and said, "The secret agents we sent out have brought back a lot of intelligence. After careful screening by myself, Dao Lord Zhang, and Mingxing Fangzhang, we have obtained a lot of definitive information."

He reported with a smile on his face.

The other world was simply too strong; just the portion of strength displayed that day was enough to prove that they were far weaker than the other side.

Under these circumstances, if they knew nothing about it, it would only be worse.

Obtaining some intelligence is always better than having nothing at all.

Chen Mo nodded, signaling him to continue.

"The other world is called the Xuantian World. Its strength is very high, much stronger than ours. Furthermore, there exists an expert who has surpassed the Heavenly Human Realm. However, this expert is not a Martial Artist, but a Hua Shen Realm Qi Refiner.

Therefore, under normal conditions, it is impossible for him to easily leave the Dongtian Fudi."

Chu Tianxiu spoke, a smile appearing on his face.

The fact that the existence who surpassed the Heavenly Human Realm was not a Martial Artist was great news for them.

Martial Artists have strong physical bodies and their Divine Sense is sealed within their bodies, which is why they can travel freely between heaven and earth.

Qi Refiners, in most cases, can only stay within the Dongtian Fudi; the stronger the Qi Refiner's cultivation, the more severe the restrictions they face.

That Hua Shen Realm Qi Refiner certainly cannot leave the Dongtian Fudi at will; every time he leaves, he must pay a price.

In this way, although the opponent has a top expert far exceeding Chen Mo, they cannot use him at will, which is naturally rare good news.

"In addition, within the righteous path of the Xuantian World, there are at least thirty or more Heavenly Human or Creation Martial Artists on the surface, as well as more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators. Furthermore, there may be other experts lurking in the shadows.

The most powerful force in the Xuantian World calls itself the Heavenly Palace, and it is said that it possesses a portion of the Heavenly Court Fragment left over from the ancient era."

Upon mentioning these matters, Chu Tianxiu's expression darkened.

Their world currently only has Chen Mo as a Creation Martial Artist; no matter how strong his combat power is, the gap in numbers is simply too great.

What's more, righteous Martial Artists do not fight alone like Demonic Path Martial Artists; if they really cooperate, they are fully capable of setting up an array to deal with Chen Mo.

Even if that Hua Shen Qi Refiner cannot easily make a move, the gap in combat power between the two worlds is still like clouds and mud.

"Below the Heavenly Palace are the other two top forces of the Xuantian World: Danxia Valley and Absolute Sword Valley.

Following that are the three great divine dynasties: Great Ying, Great Qi, and Great You.

These three great divine dynasties are also hostile to each other and cannot be considered completely at peace."

When Chu Tianxiu spoke to this point, he was clearly relieved.

No matter what, there is still strife among the top forces of the Xuantian World, which is of course good news for them.

Immediately, he recounted the other intelligence obtained one by one.

The secret agents sent out could not obtain much secret intelligence, but they could find out the general situation of the Xuantian World very clearly.

The top forces of the Xuantian World are divided into: one Heaven, two Valleys, three Divine Dynasties, and four Dao Palaces.

Five Buddhist Temples, six Sects, seven Great Clans, and eight Academies.

Among these forces, the Heavenly Palace of the one Heaven is in a league of its own, while the two Valleys and three Divine Dynasties are slightly inferior.

Apart from this, there is no obvious difference in strength among the remaining righteous forces.

There are gaps, but they are not too large.

That cultivator who broke through to the Hua Shen Realm also originated from the Heavenly Palace.

As for the Demonic Path cultivators of the Xuantian World, that is not very important; Chen Mo previously cleared out eighty percent of the Demonic Path cultivators in the entire Xuantian World single-handedly.

Except for these general situations, the secret agents sent out did not know much about other circumstances.

There was no help for it; their strength was too weak, and being able to find out this surface-level intelligence was already quite good.

As for the experts lurking in the shadows of the Xuantian World, or whether they are secretly mobilizing troops to the border, or whether they have prepared arrays for defense—

and how they intend to deal with the Cangxuan World next, these things could not be investigated by them in a short time.

"Not bad. Being able to find out these situations is already very good. You can notify the brothers over there to hide and lurk on the spot, and do not investigate other situations for the time being."

Chen Mo pondered slightly and made the following arrangements.

That the secret agents sent out could find out these situations was already a pleasant surprise.

Next, they do not need to take any more action; they should hide first.

Once everything settles down, they will be activated again to collect intelligence on the other world.

"Understood." Chu Tianxiu turned and left, hurrying off to make arrangements.

Chen Mo turned and walked back into the cave, first taking out a set of Three Treasures Spirit Control Gu.

With a light tap of his finger, the spirit jade grease shattered, and the four Gu insects came back to life.

Chen Mo channeled a strand of True Qi, rapidly refining and mastering these four Gu insects.

This method was recorded in the cultivation notes of the Gu God Palace Master, and this refining technique was their own original creation.

It must be said that among Martial Artists who can reach the Heavenly Human Realm, not one is a simple character.

Although the Gu God Palace Master's strength was a bit weak, their natural talent and comprehension were indeed extraordinary; otherwise, how could they have researched such Gu insects?

Not until the refining was finished did these four Gu insects fully recover their vitality, beginning to gulp down the spirit jade grease to replenish their strength.

These four Gu insects were small and cute, about the size of an adult's little finger, pitch-black and round, resembling a beetle.

However, as they devoured the spirit jade grease, these three Gu insects instead shrank smaller and smaller, their forms constantly condensing until they were finally only the size of a grain of rice.

This was their other form, waiting only to be hosted on a subject to return to their original appearance.

When they reside on a host, they extract the Blood Qi within the host's body as food.

Therefore, the host's strength cannot be poor; they must at least be in the Postnatal Realm, or practice external martial arts, with Blood Qi far exceeding that of an ordinary person, otherwise they cannot even sustain these three Gu insects.

As for the master insect, it is different from the other three Gu insects; it is not entirely pitch-black, but has three white dots on its underside.

Through this master insect, Chen Mo can achieve control over the three subordinate insects.

Of course, this control also has certain requirements, namely that both parties must be in the same space, and furthermore, the distance should ideally not exceed thirteen hundred li, otherwise it will fail.

However, even so, the host still has no way to remove the control this Gu insect has over them.

Once they attempt to forcibly remove it, the Gu insect will immediately self-detonate.

According to the Gu God Palace Master's deduction, unless a powerhouse of the Divine Ability Realm takes action, no one can undo this Gu.

Chen Mo mastered the master insect to control the three subordinate insects and carefully performed a test.

Only then did he probe his True Qi into the Storage Ring, beginning to search for the two Demonic Path Heavenly Human Martial Artists he had just discarded there.

The two were naturally not dead yet, but because the Storage Ring isolates Heaven and Earth Qi, they remained heavily injured and in poor condition.

Chen Mo's goal was very clear; he first took out the beautiful woman in black gauze.

He had never used this Gu insect before, and since the woman in black gauze had no skills to speak of, if something went wrong and she died, he wouldn't feel any heartache.

"My lord." The woman in black gauze's tone was sweet and cloying, a fawning smile appearing on her face as she swayed her waist, trying her best to display her alluring figure.

Wisps of faint fragrance even drifted into Chen Mo's nostrils, though they had no effect on him whatsoever.

"You are of the Demonic Path, and I am a righteous cultivator; I should have killed you quickly.

But you are useful after all; now I give you two paths. First, open your body and mind, and let these three Gu insects reside within you; from now on, your life and death will be entirely under my control. Second, die immediately."

Chen Mo's expression was calm, his tone indifferent.

Even at this moment, the woman in black gauze had not given up on seducing him, which showed that this person was not honest.

If not for these Three Treasures Spirit Control Gu, Chen Mo would likely have killed her by now.

But since he had these Gu insects, he should control her; although she had no real ability, she would serve well as cannon fodder.

He could let her guard this defensive line, so that he would not have to keep his eyes on it at all times and could go do other things.

"I am willing to be controlled by you, my lord, and be your Slave; I only ask that you spare my life!" Hei Xie lowered her head to beg for mercy, her very figure trembling slightly.

Chen Mo appeared to give her a choice, but in reality, he gave her none.

Since she was now willing to surrender, she would not even hesitate to be a human cauldron, just wanting to survive.

Now, even if her life and death were both controlled by Chen Mo, she was willing, because living is always better than dying.

"Good, do not resist, open your mouth, I am now planting the Gu for you." Chen Mo flicked out the three Gu insects.

The three Gu insects crawled onto Hei Xie and moved about, and she dared not make any move.

She could only watch helplessly as two Gu insects crawled into her mouth, one tearing through the flesh inside her body to enter her meridians, settling into her dantian and changing back to its original form.

The other resided in her Mysterious Aperture; as soon as it self-detonated, it would instantly destroy her physical essence and energy.

Furthermore, these two Gu insects could, under Chen Mo's control, gnaw at her dantian and Mysterious Aperture, bringing her boundless pain.

If Chen Mo's True Qi cultivation reached the Heavenly Human Realm, he could even forcibly take control of everything about her for a short time through these three Gu insects.

There was also one that crawled into her nasal cavity, moving about for a while before finally residing in her Shenhai.

This process was clearly not pleasant; even as a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist, Hei Xie still trembled all over, her body curling into a ball.

Not until all three subordinate insects were in place did Chen Mo store the master insect into his own dantian.

Now, through his own master insect, he could freely control the other three subordinate insects to gnaw at Hei Xie's dantian and Mysterious Aperture, or make them self-detonate directly.

With the Gu insect residency finished, she gradually recovered, and now she dared not play any more little tricks, obediently lowering her head and kneeling to the side.

Chen Mo carefully confirmed the effect of the Gu insect control again, manipulating the Gu insects to move within her body.

Hei Xie could clearly perceive that her life and death were now entirely in Chen Mo's hands.

And unlike before, she now had no chance to escape, and could only follow Chen Mo wholeheartedly, praying that Chen Mo would never die, otherwise she would die along with him.

Sensing the effect of the Gu insects carefully, Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction.

"Go find a place to heal your wounds first; come see me immediately after you recover." Chen Mo tossed out a black robe and ordered in a deep voice.

"This Slave understands." Hei Xie lowered her head in acknowledgment, draped the black robe over herself, and turned to walk into the depths of the cave.

Chen Mo then took out another set of Gu insects to refine, preparing to also bring Ziyuan Daoist under his control.

(End of this chapter)