Chapter 190: Heavenly Human Realm

Chen Mo's figure flashed, directly blocking in front of Bai Yuxia, and he pointed a finger out casually.

That streak of black light was immediately knocked flying; its figure was thin and small, but its speed was very fast—it was a small black marten.

Chen Mo did not go to pursue it further, and the small black marten disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Many thanks for your help, fellow Daoist." Bai Yuxia's eyes brightened, and she cupped her hands in thanks.

"No need for formalities. Even if I hadn't intervened, you would only have been a bit disheveled, fellow Daoist; there would have been no great danger."

Chen Mo's tone was indifferent. As a successor of the Absolute Sword Valley, the trump cards Bai Yuxia possessed for self-preservation were, if not countless, certainly more than just one.

Even if he hadn't stepped in to save her, given her strength, facing that small marten would have at most left her a bit disheveled; there would have been no threat to her life.

Moreover, that small marten did not intend to take Bai Yuxia's life; it only wanted to force her back and then take advantage of the situation to occupy the bull's physical body, consuming it to increase its own strength.

A great demon of the Heavenly Human Realm has intelligence no weaker than a human's, so it naturally understood it had no ability to hunt down Bai Yuxia.

"The sword art you just used, fellow Daoist, was truly formidable. I imagine it must be the secret transmission of your Absolute Sword Valley?"

Chen Mo asked with a smile, though his tone was extremely certain.

Bai Yuxia didn't come to kill this bull earlier or later, but chose to act precisely when he stepped into the Xuantian World; the implication was very obvious.

It seems that although the experts of the Xuantian World were not observing him constantly, they were secretly aware of his entry into the Xuantian World.

The fluctuations from Bai Yuxia's battle with this bull were such that, let alone him entering the Xuantian World, even if he hadn't entered, he likely could have sensed it clearly.

"It is indeed the Profound Heaven Absolute Sword, the secret transmission of my Absolute Sword Valley. You have a sharp eye, fellow Daoist." Bai Yuxia smiled, not surprised that Chen Mo knew of this technique.

"May I ask what brings you into our world this time, fellow Daoist?" Bai Yuxia asked with a smile.

Yet the cold and aloof temperament on her body still carried a sense of keeping others at a distance.

"Trade. I have had some gains recently, and the harvest was quite abundant—heavenly materials, earthly treasures, Dharma Artifacts, and weapons are all included. I cannot use so many things myself, so I wish to trade them away in exchange for the Heaven-Earth Origin Stones within the Xuantian World."

Chen Mo did not mind her attitude; his goal in coming to the Xuantian World this time was to trade, and as long as the price was fair, her attitude was completely irrelevant.

He also did not care whether he traded with Danxia Valley or Absolute Sword Valley.

In a word, since it is business, it makes no difference who he does it with.

"Oh! I wonder what kind of heavenly materials and earthly treasures they are?" Bai Yuxia became interested at once.

She did not know when Chen Mo had entered the Xuantian World, but acting in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range did indeed stem from a desire to show off her strength.

She just hadn't expected that the bull's strength would be so great. If not for Chen Mo's intervention, she would likely have been truly disheveled today.

"Fellow Daoist may take a look." Chen Mo smiled and handed her several Storage Rings; the various harvests obtained from previously slaying those Demonic Path Heavenly Humans, and even Innate Experts, were basically all inside.

She reached out and took them. There were no restrictions within these three Storage Rings, and her True Qi could browse and observe the internal scene as she pleased.

"My Absolute Sword Valley also has a need for these; we are willing to offer 1,400 Heaven-Earth Origin Stones to purchase these heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and various weapons and Dharma Artifacts."

After Bai Yuxia had roughly finished looking, she decisively gave a quote.

Heavenly materials and earthly treasures—their Absolute Sword Valley also had a need for them.

Danxia Valley is skilled in alchemy, and Absolute Sword Valley is skilled in forging weapons, but this does not mean they cannot perform alchemy; they are just slightly weaker in that regard.

These Dharma Artifacts and weapons can be sold, and the heavenly materials and earthly treasures can be refined into pills. By completing this deal, their Absolute Sword Valley would make a good profit.

"These three Storage Rings are also included in the sale," Chen Mo added upon hearing this.

"Then how about 1,400 Heaven-Earth Origin Stones?" Bai Yuxia pondered for a moment before quoting another price.

In all fairness, the price she gave was indeed very reasonable, and even slightly higher in consideration of Chen Mo's help earlier.

"That is acceptable." Chen Mo did not refuse; he did not understand the market prices of the Xuantian World, but Ziyuan Daoist did.

Long before coming, he had asked Ziyuan Daoist about the general prices of these heavenly materials and earthly treasures; 1,400 Heaven-Earth Origin Stones was a price even higher than he had anticipated.

"I do not have that many Origin Stones on me, so I must trouble you to accompany me to the Absolute Sword Valley, fellow Daoist, so I may retrieve them from my sect for you."

Bai Yuxia spoke, and while doing so, she took out a Jade Bottle and collected the bull's corpse into it.

1,400 Origin Stones is not a small sum; even for her, under normal circumstances, she would not carry so many Origin Stones on her person.

"Very well." Chen Mo nodded slowly with a calm expression. While his identity made traveling to the Absolute Sword Valley somewhat sensitive, it was not a major issue.

It was even less likely that Bai Yuxia would set an ambush there; a Martial Artist of the Creation Realm, especially a Creation Realm Martial Artist like Chen Mo.

There might be people in the world who could defeat him, but if he were determined to escape, no one in the world could kill him.

"Please follow me, fellow Daoist." As Bai Yuxia's voice fell, she stepped onto her profound sword and transformed into a streak of light, shooting toward the distance.

Chen Mo walked forward, following closely behind; his speed remained very stable, keeping pace behind Bai Yuxia the entire time.

After about half an hour, Bai Yuxia's speed slowed down.

A mountain peak appeared before them; this mountain peak was extremely towering, like a precious sword piercing the sky, thrusting straight into the clouds.

Below it were over a dozen sword-shaped mountain ranges, all thrusting straight deep into the ground.

Absolute Sword Valley was situated in the center of these mountain ranges, hence the name.

Chen Mo used his Divine Eye to look from afar; there was indeed sword Qi hidden within these sword-shaped mountain ranges, and many towering peaks were linked together to form an Array.

Currently, these precious swords were all dormant, showing no signs of their nature, but once they erupted, it would surely be a power that would make even the sun and moon pale.

This was the foundation of the Absolute Sword Valley; relying on this Array, even if the Master of the Absolute Sword Valley only had Heavenly Human strength, they could still contend against a Supernatural Realm expert.

"I invite you to enter the valley with me, fellow Daoist." Bai Yuxia revealed a faint smile and extended an invitation.

Their Absolute Sword Valley's sword-escape technique was a top-tier escape method across the entire Xuantian World.

When erupted at full speed, few within the same realm could catch up.

Yet, no matter how fast she traveled just now, Chen Mo had followed her closely as if he were merely strolling in a courtyard.

From this, it could be seen that Chen Mo's strength was definitely extraordinary, perhaps even stronger than she had anticipated.

Upon stepping into the Absolute Sword Valley, Chen Mo naturally received a warm reception.

Although he was not a Martial Artist of the Xuantian World, his own strength was not lacking, and he would be respected wherever he went.

The Great Elder of the Absolute Sword Valley ordered disciples to serve tea, while Bai Yuxia left first, returning not long after.

"This is 1,400 Heaven-Earth Origin Stones; you may count the amount, fellow Daoist Chen." She smiled and handed over the Storage Ring.

Chen Mo reached out to take them and swept them with his True Qi, then stored the Origin Stones within his own Storage Ring.

"Within my Cangxuan World, there are still some cultivation resources. I intend to sell these resources later; I wonder if Absolute Sword Valley has any interest?" Chen Mo asked slowly, his gaze directed toward the Great Elder of Absolute Sword Valley, who wore green robes, had white hair and beard, and a lean build.

Bai Yuxia was only able to hold the position of Sect Master because her strength was sufficient and her talent was good enough.

On most days, she was either cultivating or out gaining experience in various places. In most cases, the actual affairs of the sect were managed by the Great Elder instead.

"Certainly. As long as the price is fair, Absolute Sword Valley welcomes you at any time, fellow Daoist." The Great Elder naturally would not refuse this and agreed with a smile.

Trade between two worlds—this was absolutely a very lucrative path.

It was enough for the Sect Master to focus on cultivation and have strong combat power, but the food, clothing, and cultivation resources for all the disciples in the sect required him to worry about them.

Being able to have one more way to make money was naturally something he could not let go of.

"Good. Then I shall take my leave first and come to visit another day." Chen Mo finished the tea in his cup, stood up, and smiled.

Bai Yuxia did not say much more and also stood up to see him off.

"Fellow Daoist helped me earlier, so naturally, I cannot let you help in vain. The harvest from slaying the Red Sun Savage Bull should rightfully be divided with you by half."

Arriving outside Absolute Sword Valley, Bai Yuxia took out a Jade Bottle and handed it to Chen Mo.

Inside the Jade Bottle was essence blood condensed to the extreme; even while stored in the Jade Bottle, it still emitted a scorching mysterious light.

Her thinking was very simple: if Chen Mo had not helped today, she likely would not have even obtained the corpse of this entire savage bull.

Therefore, the harvest she obtained now should rightfully be shared half with Chen Mo.

"It was merely a small effort." Chen Mo politely declined.

Bai Yuxia did not listen at all. "This savage bull has already been refined by me using the Yin Yang Treasure Qi Bottle; now only the essence remains. After you accept it, you can swallow it directly or refine it into medicine."

She still held her hand out, the Jade Bottle floating in her palm.

"Very well, then thank you, fellow Daoist Bai." Seeing this, Chen Mo did not refuse again and reached out to take the Jade Bottle.

The abundant Heaven and Earth Essence and power of laws contained within the Jade Bottle were the essence of half of a Heavenly Human Realm great demon.

Swallowing and refining it himself would surely provide a significant charge for the Transformation Pearl.

Added to the Heaven and Earth Origin Stones in his hand, even if he could not immediately undergo Mortal Transformation, it was likely not far off.

Seeing him accept the Jade Bottle, Bai Yuxia no longer saw him off, bowed in a salute, and turned to leave.

Chen Mo did not stay here long either; the things he had come to do this time had all been resolved.

Returning all the way to the Cangxuan World, Chen Mo refined all the Heaven and Earth Origin Stones and that small bottle of savage bull essence blood along the way.

The accumulation of the Transformation Pearl naturally rose with the tide, already reaching nearly eighty percent.

Although he could not immediately undergo Mortal Transformation, it would be enough once he found time to conduct one or two more trades with Absolute Sword Valley.

Returning to the Great Qian Capital, he began to cultivate his True Qi steadily.

Every day, aside from accompanying Zhao Yu and guiding her cultivation, Chen Mo would occasionally head into the Palace City to teach the current Emperor to cultivate.

Cultivation of the Innate Realm held no difficulty for him whatsoever.

Two months later, Chen Mo successfully broke through to the Xiantian Eighth Layer, and after another three months, he broke through to the Xiantian Ninth Layer.

After polishing for three months at this realm, Chen Mo felt his True Qi cultivation had reached perfection; unless he broke through, it would be difficult to make further progress.

He immediately set off for the Ancestral Realm, preparing to swallow the medicinal pill to break through.

The scene of the Ancestral Realm remained as it was in the past, except that within a cave dwelling on a mountain range, blood-colored energy hung down from the sky, resembling a sunset glow.

Chen Mo knew this was the Master of the Blood Sea cultivating; eight months unseen, her aura had advanced a step further.

It stood to reason that she had advanced a step further in the Heavenly Human Realm.

The Heavenly Human Realm is described as the theory of the unity of heaven and man.

An Innate Martial Artist's True Qi is condensed to the extreme, merging countless Heavenly Laws, allowing the martial artist to perceive the changes of heaven and earth and the flow of all laws.

With this as a foundation, the martial artist merges their body into heaven and earth, transforming the power of heaven and earth into their own power; this can be called the initial entry into the Heavenly Human Realm.

Similar to the Creation Realm, cultivation in the Heavenly Human Realm is also divided into three layers.

In the Heavenly Human First Layer, the martial artist merges their body with heaven and earth, perceives the changes of the Dao and laws, and acts in accordance with the trend.

In the Second Layer, laws connect with heaven and earth, and the martial artist borrows, or even commands, the power of heaven and earth for their own use.

In the Third Layer, they further open the Purple Mansion, evolve the Dao of Heavenly Laws within the Purple Mansion, and transform it into a small heaven and earth belonging solely to the martial artist themselves.

This is the cultivation of the Heavenly Human Realm, and after the Heavenly Human Realm, the martial artist needs to master sufficient Heavenly Laws and weave them together to form a Great Divine Ability unique to themselves.

Breaking through this realm is by no means an easy task.

In fact, if he did not have the Profound Heaven Creation Pill in hand, it would likely not be so easy for Chen Mo to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm, even if his natural talent were very good.

Stepping into the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, the Ancestral Spirit appeared in human form.

"Senior, this junior has come to retrieve the Green Wood Longevity Art." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"You have reached Xiantian Yuansheng!" The Ancestral Spirit's tone was both astonished and delighted.

Even he had not expected that Chen Mo could reach the Xiantian Yuansheng realm so quickly.

This natural talent, if not one of a kind, was at least extremely rare.

With such a heaven-gifted genius born, it seems the Human Race of this era can extend their time a bit longer.

"That is correct." Chen Mo nodded in acknowledgment, then immediately added, "Therefore, I wish to take the Jade Slip to contemplate it thoroughly and see if I can break through to the Heavenly Human Realm in one go."

The Ancestral Spirit nodded, his expression still retaining some astonishment, and waved his hand to summon the Jade Slip.

"Thank you, Senior." Chen Mo took the Jade Slip and did not linger long.

Arriving at the cave dwelling he had opened up for himself, he took out the Putan and sat in meditation to regulate his True Qi.

With his mind merged into one, he opened the Jade Bottle that had been sealed for who knows how long; the Profound Heaven Creation Pill bloomed with endless essence, making one intoxicated by it.

Chen Mo swallowed the medicinal pill into his throat, and the rich medicinal power dispersed almost instantly, merging into his limbs, bones, meridians, and dantian.

His own True Qi merged with the heaven and earth outside, and many profound Heavenly Laws were reflected before his eyes one by one.

In just an instant, Chen Mo felt as if he did not exist in this world, merging into one with the entire world.

One could see him with the naked eye, but if one closed their eyes to sense carefully, they would be unable to discover him no matter what.

The True Qi within Chen Mo's body was like a swimming fish, flowing between this Heaven and Earth.

The Heavenly Law within Heaven and Earth shifted, and a portion of it could clearly be stirred by his True Qi.

Chen Mo did not hesitate, using his True Qi to refine the Jade Slip containing the Green Wood Longevity Art.

In a trance, an ancient evergreen tree appeared before his eyes.

This ancient tree was extremely vigorous; looking up, it pierced straight into the sky, standing ninety thousand zhang tall.

Immortals resided upon the ancient tree, though they could not be seen clearly.

Chen Mo could sense that in this situation, his own True Qi was being guided by those laws between Heaven and Earth that were in harmony with himself.

What was originally hazy and unclear could now be perceived by him, like a bright lamp in the dark of night.

The Heavenly Human Realm is very profound; a Martial Artist merges their body with Heaven and Earth, turning the Heaven and Earth Power to their own use.

The strength of a Martial Artist at this realm depends mainly on how much Heaven and Earth Power they can stir.

Furthermore, because the physical body is scoured by the Heavenly Law, it will manifest many profound and unique differences.

Flesh, blood, dantian, and meridians all seemed to come alive, nurtured by a unique spirituality.

The boundless law of vitality merged into the True Qi, which then nurtured the dantian and meridians.

Chen Mo carefully contemplated this process, perceiving the profoundness of the breakthrough.

Unlike a breakthrough in the physical realm, a Martial Artist's breakthrough from Xiantian to Heavenly Human lacks great turbulence or change; instead, it feels like pushing a boat with the current, natural and seamless.

But this was limited to his own perception; the outside world of Heaven and Earth had already undergone a cataclysmic change.

Countless Heaven and Earth Essence were drawn into Chen Mo's body, forcing the Ancestral Spirit to open the gates of the secret realm wide so that the Heaven and Earth Power consumed by Chen Mo could be replenished.

The rare treasures planted throughout the entire secret realm appeared even more lush and green, with a scene of vibrant vitality and all things bursting forth.

With Chen Mo's cave dwelling as the origin, the power of vitality gathered, and all kinds of spiritual herbs grew wildly.

Even the most ordinary weeds were now imbued with a portion of spirituality, containing vitality within them.

The changes triggered by Chen Mo's breakthrough, even with his deliberate concealment, covered the entire secret realm.

The Master of the Blood Sea had long been awakened by this fluctuation; no longer cultivating, they stood quietly outside Chen Mo's cave dwelling, waiting for his breakthrough to end.

Requesting leave; my cold is getting worse. I am taking tomorrow off. Sorry.

(End of chapter)