Chapter 285: Buddhist Spirit Tower, Deep Sea Underworld Pearl

The result of this return further confirmed Zhou Chen's suspicion.

Even with a ten-thousand-fold return, if the quality gap between treasures is too large, the reward level triggered is limited.

However, the Great Sun Dao Bone was an Immortal Rank treasure, a whole major Realm higher than the Imperial Rank!

Zhou Chen did not find it a pity.

In the entire Tianxuan Continent, who else could be as extravagant as him? Top-Grade Imperial Rank items were as common as hair, and even Immortal Rank treasures could continuously trigger rewards.

The corner of Zhou Chen's mouth curled into an arc as he happily stored the Great Sun Dao Bone into the System space.

Just as he was preparing to leave, he suddenly heard movement outside.

Is someone here?

Zhou Chen swept out with his Divine Sense and found a familiar figure standing outside the palace.

It was Gu Jifeng.

Zhou Chen activated the Divine Concealment Art and left.

Gu Jifeng stood at the palace entrance, his face so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

He stared at the wreckage of the battle puppets on the ground, his eyes full of shock and resentment.

The Twelve Heavens Killing Array was broken?

How is this possible!

He had investigated this killing array before; its power was extremely terrifying. Even an expert at the Emperor Realm Sixth Layer might not be able to break it.

He originally intended to wait until his strength improved a bit more or until he found a way to break the array before coming back.

As a result, the great array had actually been broken by someone?

Moreover, looking at the freshness of the wreckage, the time since the array was broken couldn't have exceeded fifteen minutes.

"Damn it, someone must have beaten me to it!"

So he quickly rushed into the palace, heading straight for the deepest part, the place where his Opportunity sensing led him.

However, when he saw the empty altar, he became completely despondent.

The Opportunity… is gone?

"Impossible!"

Gu Jifeng still refused to give up, carefully searching around the altar, trying to find a single clue.

However, there were no useful clues at all.

Gu Jifeng was extremely helpless. He had clearly scouted the location several hundred years in advance and had even prepared the Talismans and Spiritual Artifacts specifically for the battle puppets, yet he hadn't expected to fail anyway.

"Just who could it be?"

Gu Jifeng whispered to himself, his voice echoing in the palace.

This was also the first time Gu Jifeng had encountered such a thing. For someone who prided himself on being infallible, it was inexplicably difficult to accept.

He had entered the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm this time specifically for this Opportunity.

The skeletal remains of the Ancient Great Sun Immortal contained pure Great Sun Power, which could be integrated into the Physical Body to significantly enhance the strength of one's Physique.

It would be of immense help to his Longevity Dao Body, allowing his Physique to evolve once again.

But now, the cooked duck had flown away!

Gu Jifeng suddenly felt an uneasy sense of being targeted, so he quickly cleared his tracks and left the hall.

After Zhou Chen left the Weiwu Ruins, he found a hidden place and began to refine the Great Sun Dao Bone.

A Low Grade Immortal Rank treasure was not easy to refine.

He sat cross-legged, placed the Great Sun Dao Bone in front of him, and began to circulate the Primal Creation Scripture.

Majestic Spiritual Qi surged from his body, enveloping the Great Sun Dao Bone.

The bone began to glow, emitting a scorching aura.

Zhou Chen could feel that the bone contained extremely terrifying energy; it was the Great Sun Power—scorching, overbearing, and destructive to all things.

If it were an ordinary Cultivator, just coming into contact with this power would burn them to ashes.

But Zhou Chen was different.

His Azure Lotus Dao Body could encompass all things; no matter how violent the power, it could be refined and absorbed by him.

Time passed minute by minute.

The energy of the Great Sun Dao Bone was continuously absorbed by Zhou Chen, merging into his own bones.

He could feel his skeleton transforming, becoming harder and more powerful.

Especially at the chest area, the bones there absorbed the most Great Sun Power, faintly emitting a golden light.

Three days later.

Zhou Chen opened his eyes, a golden light flashing through them.

Rumble!

Following the crackling sounds of the bones within his body.

The Great Sun Dao Bone was completely refined.

Zhou Chen stood up and moved his body, feeling full of strength.

His current physical strength had improved by at least thirty percent! The Pluto Seal also naturally reached the fourth layer.

More importantly, the bones in his chest had completely transformed, possessing the Great Sun Power.

In future battles, he could mobilize this power, and its potency would definitely be off the charts.

"Not bad, my Realm has also risen to the Fourth Layer of Emperor Realm."

Zhou Chen nodded with satisfaction.

This wave of intercepting was a huge boost. It seems he should continue intercepting the Child of Destiny in the future; working hard to intercept hundreds of nobodies wouldn't add up to a single Opportunity from a Child of Destiny.

Outside the Weiwu Ruins.

Zhou Chen opened the System panel again to check Gu Jifeng's opportunity panel.

[Recent Opportunity: In half a month, obtain the Top-Grade Imperial Rank Deep Sea Underworld Pearl at the Buddhist Spirit Tower deep within the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land.]

"Forget the unimportant opportunities; I'll go ahead and intercept Gu Jifeng's Opportunity to avoid any complications from long delays."

The Buddhist Spirit Tower was located in the deepest part of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land. It was a Legacy site left behind by an ancient Buddhist sect. As for the specific location, Zhou Chen could only follow the prompts of the opportunity panel to find it.

Two hours later.

Zhou Chen arrived at an area shrouded in Buddhist light.

The sky here presented a faint golden hue, and the air was filled with a vague Sanskrit chanting, giving people a sense of peace and tranquility.

Not far ahead, a nine-story Buddhist pagoda stood majestically.

The pagoda was entirely golden, its surface covered with dense Buddhist scripture runes, emitting a vast Buddha Power.

"This is the place."

Zhou Chen was in no hurry to approach; instead, he first used his Divine Sense to scout the surroundings.

After confirming there were no other Cultivators, he then stepped towards the pagoda.

The pagoda doors were tightly shut, with a large 'Swastika' rune carved upon them.

Zhou Chen placed his hand on the door, and Spiritual Qi surged in.

But the rune did not budge, clearly locked by a Restriction.

"A Buddhist Restriction?"

Zhou Chen frowned.

He summoned the chaos bell.

"Space-Time Cage!"

The damaged small bell instantly expanded, enveloping the entire Buddhist pagoda.

The chaos bell instantly isolated the Spiritual Qi, while the power of space-time continuously permeated the tower. These Buddhist Restrictions were as fragile as paper before the power of space-time.

Crack!

The rune on the pagoda door shattered, and the heavy doors slowly opened.

"The chaos bell is still the most useful."

Zhou Chen retracted the chaos bell and strode into the tower.

The first floor of the tower was a massive Buddhist hall, with a ten-zhang-tall Buddha statue enshrined in the center.

Zhou Chen ignored the Buddhist decorations and walked directly towards the upper floors.

The Deep Sea Underworld Pearl was at the top of the tower.

Zhou Chen climbed up floor by floor. Each floor had various Buddhist treasures, but Zhou Chen didn't touch any of them.

According to the System's prompt, if he touched any Buddhist treasure, it would trigger the Buddhist Spirit Tower's teleportation function, instantly and randomly sending the Deep Sea Underworld Pearl to an unknown location.

While these things were decent, they weren't worth mentioning compared to the Deep Sea Underworld Pearl.

Soon, Zhou Chen reached the ninth floor.

The space on this floor was very small, with only a lotus platform placed in the center.

On the lotus platform lay a pearl the size of a fist.

The pearl was deep blue all over, and its interior seemed to contain a vast ocean, emitting a profound aura.

The Deep Sea Underworld Pearl!