Chapter 25: Fusion of Strange Fire, Golden Emperor Glazed Flame

Whew!

Zhou Chen let out a long sigh of relief, it was finally over.

The process of absorbing the strange flame was too painful; Zhou Chen never wanted to experience that heart-piercing pain a third time.

Thinking that he still had a Great Evolution Divine Flame, Zhou Chen's face immediately fell. He didn't know if this was a blessing or a curse.

The Golden Emperor Spirit Flame, ranked seventeenth, was already terrifyingly powerful. Zhou Chen felt a slight tingling in his scalp just thinking about the Great Evolution Divine Flame, ranked third.

Shaking his head, Zhou Chen decided to stop thinking about anything and began to introspect, examining his body.

At this moment, Zhou Chen discovered that his Meridians had expanded by several times compared to before, and surging Spiritual Qi was coursing through his body.

He had a feeling that, with his current total Spiritual Qi, he was even comparable to a Cultivator in the Middle Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Green Flame Core Fire and Golden Emperor Spirit Flame within his body had completely fused together, indistinguishable from each other.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that the strange flame in his Dantian was a deep, profound gold, with the flame part displaying constantly flickering, azure-colored flames.

With a thought, Zhou Chen took out a Yellow Rank High Grade Spiritual Artifact with his left hand, and a wisp of flame shot out along with the Spiritual Qi.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

In the blink of an eye, the Yellow Rank High Grade Spiritual Artifact instantly vaporized.

Zhou Chen couldn't help but gasp. This was too powerful.

Both the temperature and power were much stronger than the Golden Emperor Spirit Flame and Green Flame Core Fire alone.

“Since it’s a newly concocted strange flame, I’ll temporarily call it the Golden Emperor Glazed Flame.”

Zhou Chen thought to himself.

Attempting to circulate his Spiritual Qi, Zhou Chen surprisingly found that his Spiritual Qi circulation speed, with the enhancement of the Primeval Runes, was even stronger than that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

Zhou Chen felt his body filled with endless power, as if he could even kill a giant elephant Yao Beast with a single punch.

How could this be so outrageous? Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel puzzled.

The next moment, Zhou Chen circulated the Undying Golden Body Art, and a faint golden light emanated from his body, clearly a sign of entering the first layer of the Undying Golden Body Art.

Boom!

With a punch, the rock in front of him collapsed.

Not good! Zhou Chen swiftly flew out of the cave.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

The person who ran out of the cave, covered in dust and dirt, was none other than Zhou Chen. He really hadn't expected his current strength to be so immense.

With one punch, the entire cave collapsed.

“Good thing I ran fast, or I would have been buried alive.”

Zhou Chen secretly rejoiced.

Upon successfully Cultivating the first layer of the Undying Golden Body Art, one can possess the strength of nine oxen and also gain the power to resist Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

What was even more terrifying was that.

Zhou Chen's Physical Body strength was such that ordinary unranked weapons could no longer harm him, and he had no fear when facing Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beasts.

On the black and white Primeval Runes in Zhou Chen's Dantian, six mysterious golden patterns began to appear.

Clearly, Zhou Chen had not yet noticed this abnormality.

At this moment, Zhou Chen was still very excited. He was confident that if he were to Foundation Establishment now, the Dao Foundation he condensed would not be lower than Liu Qianru's fifth-grade.

After a moment of contemplation, he opened Ye Chen's Opportunity panel.

【Name: Ye Chen.】

【Cultivation: Qi Refining Tenth Layer.】

【Fate: Son of Luck, Immortal Dao Aptitude, Turn Misfortune into Fortune, Fire Spirit Body (Awakened).】

【Destiny: Reaching only the third layer of the Saint Realm, becoming an Elder of the Blazing Fire Holy Land, with the Daoist title Blazing Flame Venerable. He engaged in battle with a Saint Realm fifth-layer expert from an opposing force for four days and five nights, and self-destructed to protect the Holy Land.】

【Recent Opportunity 1: Five days later, to seek Foundation Establishment treasures, he will follow a group of ill-intentioned Loose Cultivator adventurers into the Tian Yuan Sage Mystic Realm. After killing the Loose Cultivators, he will obtain a Heaven Rank High Grade Five-Colored Qilin Fruit. After consuming it, he will successfully Foundation Establishment and achieve a fifth-grade Dao Foundation.】

【Recent Opportunity 2: Five days later, to seek Foundation Establishment treasures, he will follow a group of ill-intentioned Loose Cultivator adventurers into the Tian Yuan Sage Mystic Realm. After killing the Loose Cultivators, he will obtain a drop of Saint Rank Medium Grade Yao Beast essence blood.】

【Recent Opportunity 3: Five days later, to seek Foundation Establishment treasures, he will follow a group of ill-intentioned Loose Cultivator adventurers into the Tian Yuan Sage Mystic Realm. After killing the Loose Cultivators, he will obtain a Saint Rank High Grade Medicinal Pill, the Dragon Glass Pill, for the Ring Spirit Master to use to restore his Divine Soul damage.】

【Recent Opportunity 4: Half a month later, in the Biqiu Mountains, he will obtain a Saint Rank Low Grade seven fragrance flower. After consuming it, his Cultivation will Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Second Layer, and his Dao Foundation will Breakthrough to sixth-grade.】

【Recent Opportunity 5: …】

It seemed that losing the Golden Emperor Spirit Flame was a significant blow to Ye Chen, directly causing his Dao Foundation to drop by one grade and his future Cultivation limit to decrease to the third layer of the Saint Realm.

Even his Daoist title changed; before, he was the Blazing Flame Saint Venerable, but now it was just an ordinary Venerable title. Zhou Chen felt a surge of satisfaction.

In the Heavenly Profound Continent, strength was paramount. Sure enough, different levels of strength matched different titles.

There were still five days until Ye Chen entered the Secret Realm, so Zhou Chen used the Divine Concealment Art and swiftly left the scene, rushing towards the future meeting point of Ye Chen and the Loose Cultivator adventuring party.

…

“Little brother, may I ask if you are adventuring alone in the Tianyuan Mountains?” A middle-aged fat man greeted Ye Chen very warmly.

“What if I am?” Ye Chen looked at the approaching person with警惕.

“Hello, Little brother, my surname is Wang. We are Loose Cultivators who came to the Tianyuan Mountains to form a team for adventuring. We’re forming a temporary team.”

“We discovered a Secret Realm nearby, and considering the risks, we’d like to find someone to explore it with us. Risks and rewards will be shared. What do you think, Little brother?”

The Cultivator surnamed Wang said to Ye Chen with a smile.

“Master, can I participate? I feel like these people aren’t very trustworthy.”

Ye Chen didn't agree immediately, but instead asked the Ring Spirit in his mind.

“Chen’er, among these people, the Cultivator with the highest Cultivation is this fat man, at Foundation Establishment Six Layer. Besides a female Cultivator at Qi Refining Tenth Layer, the rest are all at Qi Refining First and Second Layer. Even if there’s any danger, if it changes, I will help you.”

After hearing this, Ye Chen cupped his hands and said to the five people in front of him.

“Since Fellow Daoist has extended such a kind invitation, I would be impolite to refuse.”

“Haha, Little brother is straightforward. Time waits for no one, so let’s depart now.”

The fat Cultivator laughed heartily.

The moment the fat man turned around, a cold smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The other four Cultivators were expressionless, not even giving Ye Chen an extra glance.

Perhaps there was no need to get to know him. What was about to happen, all five of them knew perfectly well.

Except for the Secret Realm being genuinely newly discovered, all other information was false.

All five of them were Cultivators from Black Stone City, who would regularly come out of the city to find some low-level Cultivators as prey.

They had been doing this low-risk, high-reward business for five years, and nothing had ever gone wrong.

So they were very confident that this time, Ye Chen would also be their meal.

Ye Chen looked at their demeanor and roughly guessed their motives and intentions. A cold smirk also rose in his heart, but on the surface, he remained calm.

“Little brother, let me tell you, the name of the Tianyuan Mountains originated from a great powerhouse at the Saint Realm Sixth Heaven. It is said that he passed away here ten thousand years ago, and there is a high possibility of his Legacy here.”

The fat man said slowly.

“This matter caused a sensation many years ago, and various sects and factions came here for a carpet-style search, and guess what? They found nothing.”

“Perhaps that’s just a legend, otherwise no one would have discovered it for so long.”

Ye Chen replied indifferently.