Chapter 256: The Secret of the True One Realm

Chen Mo looked serious, staring fixedly at Zhang Qianlian.

Seeing him thrust his sword forward, he did not use any weapon, instead dodging with a slight tilt of his body.

Immediately following this, he pushed out with both palms, not daring to use too much force.

Seeing Chen Mo put away his weapon, Zhang Qianlian could not help but frown inwardly.

He felt that even if he were not Chen Mo's match, not using a weapon against him in the end was being far too arrogant.

However, the next moment, these thoughts vanished from his mind.

A massive force, like a mountain collapsing or a sea roaring, far exceeding his imagination, struck him from the side.

Zhang Qianlian's research into technique was far from reaching the level of the Wanren City Lord, but it was not bad.

His body leaped into the air like a kite with a broken string, yet he was able to react with extreme speed.

From the third realm of Innate, the Shencang Realm, to the fifth realm of Supernatural Manifestation Realm, they all exist.

And the strength of these Martial Artists is, naturally, uneven.

But this number is the accumulation of nearly a hundred Small Worlds.

It is only within the Return Ruins that such a gathering of experts is possible; in the outside Da Tiandi, this is almost impossible.

"Senior, are you alright?" Chen Mo stepped over to Zhang Qianlian's side and asked.

In his childhood, in terms of pure Qi and Blood strength, it was probably just like this.

Looking at the entire world, apart from the Mirage Sea, almost nothing could pose a threat to him.

This number looks large, a full four hundred plus Heavenly Human Martial Artists.

Myriad Phenomena Third Heaven, only one step away from the True One Realm.

Perhaps they exist, it is just that such experts have never shown themselves.

But one can never have too much cultivation experience; stones from other hills can serve to polish the jade of this one, so it is a very good choice for reference.

On the contrary, he wanted to know what Chen Mo's specific strength was.

"What is your current cultivation level, not here, but in the outside Da Tiandi?" Zhang Qianlian did not press further as to why Chen Mo's Qi and Blood strength was so formidable; he was not interested in that.

This was only because Chen Mo had held back his strength during that strike; otherwise, he would definitely not be in this state right now.

Otherwise, he would probably not even be able to stand up right now, and could only lie on the ground waiting for death.

With his current cultivation, there was simply no need to cover or hide it.

It was only because his own cultivation was strong enough that, although suppressed, as long as he had a moment to catch his breath, the injuries he sustained were not serious.

Even so, he still flew out more than ten zhang before his body could barely come to a stop.

"You call this innate divine power!?" Zhang Qianlian's tone was complex; he was still diligently regulating his breathing within his body, calming his Qi and Blood.

"This is a cultivation manual I left behind after I broke through to the True One Realm. Although I cultivate True Qi, I think there are some things in it that can help you."

Zhang Qianlian's face was as red as snow, breathing rapidly; his internal organs were operating continuously, doing his best to calm the restless and surging Qi and Blood within his body.

Because to accommodate so many Heavenly Human experts, one needs a very stable Da Tiandi to resist the Mirage Sea.

"However, with this level of strength, you can indeed defeat that Wanren City Lord." Zhang Qianlian ultimately had a foundation of cultivation; after only a moment, his expression returned to normal, and the surging Qi and Blood were suppressed by him.

"Oh!" Zhang Qianlian was quite surprised to hear this.

There must be experts, and they must be supreme experts, who can use their own abilities to open up a world within the Mirage Sea to achieve this step.

"This junior practices a Body Refining Method and is currently at the Myriad Phenomena Third Heaven realm." Chen Mo did not hide this.

Unless they are Martial Artists nearing the end of their lifespan, Martial Artists at this realm are all preparing for a breakthrough.

In this world, how could any of the Human Race be born with such power? Let alone the Human Race, even those ancient Divine Beasts.

And in this current era, there are no such experts in the world.

Although some Secret Techniques require reaching the True One Realm to enter the Return Ruins.

In the current Huantian Alliance, the vast majority of Martial Artists enter through the Gui Xu Gate.

"Many thanks, Senior." Chen Mo did not decline; although he had a cultivation manual from an expert who had broken through this realm in his possession.

To achieve this step, relying solely on connecting numerous Small Worlds is completely impossible.

On average, each world has at most forty-some Heavenly Human Martial Artists.

And the largest number are practitioners of the fourth realm, occupying more than half of the people in the Alliance.

Leaning against a large tree nearby, Zhang Qianlian stared fixedly at Chen Mo.

Zhang Qianlian felt as if his body were boiling over; his Qi and Blood were surging back and forth, and he could not suppress the situation inside his body at all.

Zhang Qianlian took out a Jade Slip and handed it directly to Chen Mo.

He was now completely convinced that the other party indeed had the ability to easily defeat the Wanren City Lord.

Changing his posture continuously in mid-air, he used his own Inner Qi to offset this massive force.

He really could not understand how Chen Mo dared to call such power innate divine power.

Moreover, Zhang Qianlian had broken through to the True One Realm in this era; he must have considered the influence of the Mirage Sea when he broke through.

His cultivation experience was, relatively speaking, more precious.

"The True One Realm is completely different from before. Once a Martial Artist reaches this level, there is no longer a distinction in the direction of cultivation.

Whether cultivating the physical body or True Qi, upon reaching this realm, the power will all fuse into one, transforming into the unique Heaven and Earth True Gang of a True One Martial Artist."

Zhang Qianlian's tone was steady as he carefully explained to Chen Mo.

"Once you reach this realm, you will see a new world, and you will also be qualified to know many ancient hidden secrets."

Zhang Qianlian spoke leisurely.

Chen Mo nodded and listened; in the other party's words, the True One Realm was clearly different from all the previous realms.

Upon reaching this realm, one seems to reach a certain threshold and can learn many hidden pieces of knowledge.

Combined with the fact that Guan Shanyue once piloted a God Ship across the boundless Mirage Sea, and the Mirage Sea following behind him, its strength was at most the True One Realm.

As for those stronger Mirage Beasts, not a single one of them appeared.

According to Chen Mo's deduction at the time, these Mirage Beasts might have been trapped in a certain place by experts of the Human Race.

Later, he went to ask Fengdu Niangniang, which further confirmed that Chen Mo's deduction was not wrong.

Those even more powerful Mirage Beasts were all intercepted by experts of the Human Race in a certain place.

But as for exactly where that was, or what the situation was like, he had no way of knowing.

"Senior, is the situation you mentioned..." Chen Mo had just wanted to continue questioning when he was interrupted by Zhang Qianlian.

"No need to ask more, and I will not tell you; knowing it now would be of no benefit to you."

As the words fell, he took out a Token.

"When you break through to the True One Realm, take this Token and find me at the Thousand Layer Tower station on the third level of the Return Ruins.

If I am not there, find the elders stationed there and hand this Token to them.

At that time, the doubts you wish to ask about will naturally be answered by someone.

A brand new world, completely different, will also unfold before your eyes."

Zhang Qianlian wore a smile as he spoke slowly.

He had come to Hundred Beasts Valley this time simply to harvest some Wanfa Spirit Fruit.

Although he no longer needed these things, his own relatives and juniors still had a need for them.

By harvesting a few more Wanfa Spirit Fruit, his own relatives could gain a bit more accumulation.

It was just that he had not expected to encounter Chen Mo, this pleasant surprise.

A Martial Artist at the third level of Myriad Phenomena who is about to break through to the True One Realm—an expert at this realm can already push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate twice.

Even within the entire Huantian Alliance, there are not many Martial Artists with this level of cultivation.

"Understood." Chen Mo did not continue to press the matter and took the Token into his hand.

The Token was very ordinary, pitch-black all over, and the material felt like some kind of wood, yet it gave one a very heavy feeling when held in the hand.

"The beast tide is about to end, hurry up and hunt." Zhang Qianlian gave a carefree smile, patted Chen Mo on the shoulder lightly, turned around, and flew away.

Chen Mo carefully examined the Token in his hand; there were no special symbols or engravings on it.

It looked incredibly ordinary, and he did not sense any other power within the Token either.

No matter how one looked at this Token, it seemed to have nothing special about it.

Without thinking too much, he put the Token away first.

After all, this Token might just be a token of identity; it was enough for it to serve that purpose, it did not need anything special.

Putting away the Token, he also turned and left.

The giant beasts on the fifth level were stronger and more numerous; not only that, there were many other strange beasts, some of which were not so easy for even Chen Mo to hunt.

Time passed minute by minute, and through the changes in the giant beasts, Chen Mo could deduce that the beast tide was nearing its end.

The laws that were originally restless within many giant beasts began to gradually return to stability.

If one were to kill them after a while longer, what one obtained might not necessarily be Wanfa Spirit Fruit, but could be anything.

Artifacts condensed from laws, spirit herbs, Ruins Crystal, and so on were all possible.

"Heh! Heh!" A sound, extremely shrill and narrow, reached him, and Chen Mo felt as if needles were pricking his back.

An unimaginable sense of fear enveloped him; this feeling went from the outside in, as if he were facing some top-tier expert.

Life and death were both under their control, and he was unable to offer any resistance.

But his willpower was firm, far exceeding that of an ordinary person.

Forcibly suppressing his own emotions, Chen Mo cautiously observed his surroundings.

He could be certain that on the first level of the Return Ruins, excluding a few dangerous areas, there was absolutely no living creature that could render him unable to resist.

What he was sensing was merely an aura, and it was very possible that it was this aura that made him sense fear.

Chen Mo observed his surroundings and soon discovered it on a giant tree not far away.

There was a creature with a very strange appearance; it was a tiger, not large in size, only about two feet tall.

Moreover, its appearance was very peculiar, exuding a distinct sense of cheapness all over, and the color of its fur looked like extremely rough yellow paper.

Rather than saying this was a tiger, it was more like a Paper Tiger that had been tied together.

Chen Mo could feel that the boundless, terrifying aura was being released from its body.

This Paper Tiger kept its eyes fixed on him, as if it had already exhausted all its strength.

Chen Mo felt that under the suppression of this aura, not only his emotions but even his torso was truly being pressured.

He took a deep breath to resist the pressure this aura exerted on him.

Immediately after, he leaped forward, rushing toward the Paper Tiger.

Seeing him fly over, the strange beast was not in the least bit flustered; it slowly turned its body and leaped away lightly.

Chen Mo's eyes brightened; feeling all the restraints on his body lifted, he immediately used the nearby trees to gain leverage and sped up, chasing after the tiger.

"Boom!" Tree trunks splattered, turning into a sky full of dancing wood chips, as Chen Mo's figure, like a flying swallow, charged straight at the Paper Tiger.

Although there is light-body technique in the Tongmai Realm, Martial Artists are still unable to walk through the air.

But as long as one can gain leverage, short glides are absolutely no problem.

Chen Mo's figure leaped continuously through the forest, chasing the Paper Tiger relentlessly.

Although there were many strange beasts on the fifth level of this Hundred Beasts Valley, strange beasts as peculiar as this one were rare.

Chen Mo's speed was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had rapidly approached the Paper Tiger.

"Boom!" The strength within his body erupted, and the Inner Qi of a Tongmai Martial Artist was released to the fullest.

Chen Mo had originally only intended to use his Inner Qi to slightly hinder the Paper Tiger's speed, yet he had not expected that with just a slight burst of Inner Qi, the Paper Tiger would instantly turn into countless paper scraps.

The next moment, a paper-crafted tiger, the size of an infant's fist and identical in appearance to the previous Paper Tiger, appeared in the air.

Chen Mo reached out to take it, his figure then landing on the ground.

If nothing unexpected happens, the beast tide can be considered completely over at this point.

Even if the harvest from hunting giant beasts himself is strange and peculiar from here on out, it will be just like this Paper Tiger.

Chen Mo channeled a wisp of Inner Qi into the Paper Tiger; it is a wondrous object that could appear in a place like this.

Even if it looks very ordinary, its function will absolutely not be ordinary.

As the True Qi initially refined it, a strange smile could not help but appear at the corners of Chen Mo's mouth; he had already learned the wondrous use of this Paper Tiger.

It has only one function, which is to release an aura, capable of raising a Martial Artist's aura to its absolute peak, reaching a level far beyond their own realm, so as to intimidate enemies.

The drawback is that while using it, the Martial Artist themselves cannot move freely.

This artifact may seem like it can only be used to bluff, but in reality, it has quite a few wondrous uses.

For one, when suddenly encountering such an aura, even those who remain calm in the face of danger will have to ponder where this aura actually comes from.

And whether they should make a move when facing a powerhouse capable of releasing such an aura.

Chen Mo dares to make a move without any fear because he is certain that on the first level of the Return Ruins, no living being can be stronger than him.

Therefore, he can make a move without any reservations or scruples, but if he were in the outside world, he would have to hesitate because he cannot determine the opponent's true strength.

Furthermore, the suppression of this aura can indeed bluff an opponent to a certain extent.

This move can be used as a trump card kept at the bottom of the box; it can be used at most once against the same enemy, as it will not be effective the second time.

So, either do not use it, or stir up the aura but absolutely do not make a move.

This is enough to make people feel wary.

And if one must both use it and make a move, then one must kill them all to leave no survivors.

Chen Mo put away the Paper Tiger and immediately did not intend to stay in this Hundred Beasts Valley any longer; the beast tide had ended, and hunting other giant beasts held little significance for him.

He had previously judged his own direction and now began to methodically find a way out to leave.

It was not just him; many Martial Artists of the Huantian Alliance also began to look for ways to leave one after another.

The beast tide had ended, and they had no need to stay here.

Now they not only had to leave this place but also return to Wanren City as soon as possible.

According to records left behind previously, after a beast tide erupts, there is a high probability of a Guixu Storm.

The duration varies; a few months or even longer is possible.

Under these circumstances, they can only stay in Wanren City or withdraw and leave the Return Ruins.

Otherwise, once exposed to the Guixu Storm, the only fate awaiting them is death.

Although not every beast tide eruption is followed by a Guixu Storm, making preparations early is absolutely never wrong.

Meanwhile, most of the demon race within the Hundred Beasts Valley also began to lie dormant one after another.

Of course, they also knew that a Guixu Storm would likely descend next, but even so, they could only wait in the Hundred Beasts Valley for the power of the Return Ruins to expel them.

Otherwise, if they left now, the only thing waiting for them would be hundreds of Huantian Alliance Martial Artists.

Chen Mo's speed was steady, and he soon arrived at the exit, passing through a patch of mist once again.

He left that lush, leafy forest and arrived once more amidst the sky-filling loess.

In the distance, many Huantian Alliance Martial Artists were also leaving in a hurry; Chen Mo did not hesitate and quickened his pace to catch up with them.

The hunt was over, and next, it was time for the young man to trade his spoils of war.

Chen Mo needed Wanfa Spirit Fruit of the Yin and Yang and Five Elements attributes, and other Martial Artists also had their own needs; by exchanging with each other, they could make the best use of everything.

(End of this chapter)