Chapter 55: Foundation Building Level 9, Lava Falls

"Ding! Detected that the host has successfully intercepted the Heaven's Chosen Son Ye Chen's Opportunity, the Heaven Rank Low Grade Soul Condensing Grass! Triggering a hundredfold return! Reward: Heaven Rank High Grade Soul Returning Leaf! Do you wish to claim it?"

The cold and crisp System prompt sounded in his mind.

"Yes."

A peculiar leaf appeared before Zhou Chen. The surface of the leaf glowed with a seven-colored, glazed luster, and its veins resembled the most intricate star map, emitting a fragrance a hundred times purer and richer than the Soul Condensing Grass!

Just a whiff was enough for Zhou Chen to feel a clear sensation within his spiritual consciousness.

Heaven Rank High Grade Soul Returning Leaf! Its efficacy far surpassed Soul Condensing Grass by a hundredfold!

Having dealt with Wang Chong, Zhou Chen didn't even glance at Wang Chong's shriveled and decaying corpse on the ground. He activated the Divine Concealment Art and quickly left the spot.

Zhou Chen planned to first improve his strength, as the Asking Immortal Tower made him feel a sense of unease for some reason.

Because Zhou Chen tried to enter the Guiyi Secret Realm but found he couldn't open it; the space here was sealed!

Therefore, Zhou Chen had no choice but to act with greater caution, as he didn't have an old man in a ring protecting him after all.

Time was pressing, so Zhou Chen found a secluded spot, activated a simple concealment Formation, and sat down cross-legged.

With a thought, he took out the Earth Rank Peak Juling Pill and put it into his mouth.

Boom!

The pure medicinal power instantly erupted, surging from his Dantian along his Meridians to his limbs and bones.

The medicinal power of the Earth Rank Peak Juling Pill was several hundred times that of an ordinary Juling Pill.

Its main purpose was to Breakthrough Realms.

However, most of the medicinal power had not yet been absorbed by Zhou Chen before it was largely seized by the black and white Primal Chaos runes.

Another ten percent of the medicinal power was also intercepted by the Golden Emperor Glazed Flame.

Only a pitiful thirty percent or so was left for Zhou Chen, which was why Zhou Chen's progress had been relatively slow during this period.

There was nothing he could do; the black and white Primal Chaos runes and the Golden Emperor Glazed Flame within his body were simply too gluttonous!

As long as Spiritual Qi entered his body, these two fellows weren't picky eaters.

However, the remaining medicinal power was also quite immense.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Chen no longer hesitated and began to refine it with all his might.

The Spiritual lake within his body expanded violently, and pure Spiritual Power repeatedly washed over Zhou Chen's Meridians.

Crack! Crack! A thunderous roar came from within his body!

Foundation Establishment Eighth Level!

Continue!

He raised his hand and swallowed a Heaven Rank High Grade Yuan Condensing Pill into his stomach.

Hum hum hum!

As the Medicinal Pill entered his stomach, Zhou Chen felt a scorching aura emanating from his abdomen.

Spiritual Qi, thousands of times more intense than before, continuously surged forth.

The mysterious Primal Chaos runes flickered even more wildly, absorbing Spiritual Qi like a whale, and the silver starlike dots on the runes became more and more numerous.

The Golden Emperor Glazed Flame also joined this Spiritual Qi scramble, adhering to the principle of 'no harm in eating if it's free.'

Zhou Chen dared not delay any longer, and the Primal Chaos Scripture operated at full power, gradually forming a Spiritual Qi vortex above his head.

Hum!

The Spiritual Qi vortex above his head poured down frantically.

The next moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A sharp glint flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes! He guided the last torrent of Spiritual Power, like a surging flood, crashing towards the Realm barrier!

"Break for me!" Zhou Chen roared in a low voice.

In an instant, the Realm barrier was completely shattered!

The vast Spiritual Power instantly liquefied, and the Spiritual Power lake within his body suddenly expanded by an entire circle.

Foundation Establishment Ninth Level, achieved!

Zhou Chen opened his eyes, and a terrifying aura burst forth.

The Formation he had set up earlier was instantly destroyed, and the surrounding stones were instantly sent flying a hundred zhang away, stirring up dust.

Feeling the Spiritual Power lake within his body, which was a full circle larger than before, and a seemingly endless supply of strength throughout his body, a faint smile curved on Zhou Chen's lips.

Although the refining process lasted for an entire day!

The gains were also immense!

From Foundation Establishment Seventh Level to Ninth Level, he rose two Realms in a row!

"Dark Guard One Chen Feng, Ye Chen… White Bone Wasteland!" It's about time.

So Zhou Chen identified the direction of the passage to the fourth level and quickly left.

He planned to first go to the [Lava Waterfall] to ambush Chen Feng of the Blood Demon Sect.

Along the way, he occasionally encountered some Yao Beasts at Foundation Establishment Ninth and Tenth Levels. Zhou Chen originally didn't want to bother with them, but some Yao Beasts simply lacked common sense and actively attacked Zhou Chen.

This made Zhou Chen, who had just broken through not long ago, feel an itch in his hands, and he couldn't help but harvest them along the way.

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Lava Waterfall.

Heat waves rolled, and crimson lava, stretching for hundreds of miles, could be seen everywhere, roaring down from the heights in the distance.

The lava crashed into the boiling lava lake below, stirring up terrifying lava splashes and emitting deafening roars, like a waterfall, forming a peculiar sight.

The air was distorted by the high temperature, and the pungent smell of sulfur was extremely strong.

Although the environment was extremely harsh, there were densely packed Lava Lizard Yao Beasts and Twin-headed Fire Pythons living in the lava.

Among them were terrifying auras of Foundation Establishment and even Core Formation Realm.

Even more terrifyingly, the lava lake was bottomless, and the occasional pressure emanating from it sent shivers down one's spine.

Chen Feng had just experienced a fierce battle; these Yao Beasts, relying on the geographical advantage of the lava, did give him some trouble.

He was covered in crimson python blood, and at his feet lay the corpse of a Twin-headed Fire Python, dozens of zhang long, with its two huge heads smashed.

He was bending down, carefully dissecting the Twin-headed Fire Python's head, and took out two Fire Python Inner Cores, which still emitted a scorching yet pure fire elemental Qi.

"Phew… Finally got them. A Foundation Establishment Tenth Level Yao Beast does have some tricks, but it's still not enough. However, the essence blood of these Yao Beasts is indeed good stuff…"

Chen Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly!

Three extremely faint sounds of air breaking came from behind Chen Feng!

"Hmm?" Chen Feng's danger sense immediately flared!

He instantly put the Inner Cores into his Storage Pouch, and at the same time, fully activated his Cultivation Technique, causing his protective Spiritual Light to surge.

Chen Feng sharply looked up!

He saw three figures with Foundation Establishment Eighth Level aura, dressed in Inner Sect Disciple robes, rapidly attacking him from three directions.

"Huo! They want to kill for treasure!"

Chen Feng felt utterly amused that he, a member of the Blood Demon Sect, was suddenly being robbed by Righteous Path Disciples.

"Come on!"

The moment the three approached, Chen Feng's expression remained unchanged, even revealing a cruel smile.

After all, he originated from a Demonic Sect and had rich combat experience. As the three approached, Chen Feng first let out a sharp howl, accompanied by an ear-piercing demonic sound, disrupting the three's attack rhythm.

At the same time, without hesitation, he unleashed his strongest Profound Rank High Grade Spiritual Artifact, a dark and heavy ghost-headed saber.

The saber body exuded Devilish Qi, transforming into three black saber Qi of nearly ten zhang long, striking fiercely towards the three figures with the force of splitting mountains and breaking peaks!

Blood Demon Saber Art!

This saber strike condensed all of Chen Feng's Foundation Establishment Ninth Level power!

Facing the terrifying black saber Qi, the three's eyes revealed shock and fear.

"Run!!! It's the Blood Demon Sect!!!"

The three all prepared to crush their tokens.

However, it was too late; the massive black saber light arrived first and instantly struck the waists of the three.

Bang, bang, bang!

Three desperate screams rang out; two of the three were cut in half, while one of them, who had activated a Profound Rank Medium Grade armor at the critical moment, narrowly escaped with his life, but his identity token was also sent flying from his hand.