Chapter 6 The first step to revenge Ye Chen starts with stealing the opportunity

Ye Chen frowned slightly, as if sensing someone peeking.

Ye Chen looked around, trying to find the person who was peeking at him, but found nothing, so he began to concentrate on comprehending the Inner Sect Elder's lecture.

"Spiritual Qi is the essence of heaven and earth. Cultivators use their bodies as tools, first Body Refining, then Qi Refining, reversing the Innate, cleansing the Marrow and Muscles…"

Zhou Chen had already slipped away. Although his Aptitude allowed him to comprehend the Inner Sect Elder's lecture, it was incomparable to Ye Chen's Opportunity, especially since he had the Critical Strike Return System.

At this moment, Zhou Chen had already arrived at the Sect's Mission Hall. Most people today had gone to listen to the Inner Sect Elder's lecture. The usually bustling Mission Hall was now empty, and the Outer Sect Mission Hall's attendant was dozing off.

"Attendant, I'm here to claim a mission," Zhou Chen said.

The Mission Hall attendant merely turned over and continued to doze.

"Attendant, I'm here to claim a mission."

Zhou Chen couldn't help but raise his voice to remind him again.

The Mission Hall attendant stretched, slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Zhou Chen and his Sect mission, which was to collect Blood-Red Fruits.

This kind of fruit generally grows on Qiu Long Mountain, which has many Yao Beasts. Usually, only Disciples in the Qi Refinement Stage can barely protect themselves on Qiu Long Mountain.

However, the Mission Hall attendant clearly knew Zhou Chen, and since Zhou Chen had disturbed his sweet dream, he simply made a record without refusing or reminding him.

He turned over and fell back asleep, muttering, "Truly ignorant of death. Well, it's just saving resources for the Sect."

Zhou Chen obviously heard him, but he didn't care, because such Disciples usually end up like this for their whole lives, looking down on others.

You can't bite a dog back just because it bit you. Zhou Chen believed that with the System, his future achievements would definitely be beyond this attendant's imagination.

Leaving the Sect, Zhou Chen immediately rushed to Qiu Long Mountain, not going up the mountain, but searching directly at the foot of the mountain.

He was not of the Chosen One Physique, and besides, there were second-tier Yao Beasts above, equivalent to a human Cultivator in the Qi Refinement Stage, but at the same Realm, the Yao Beast's combat power far exceeded human Cultivators.

The foot of Qiu Long Mountain was very large, stretching for tens of kilometers. Based on Ye Chen's cliff-fall experience three days later, it could be roughly deduced that the place where Ye Chen discovered his Opportunity should be near the cliffs at the foot of Qiu Long Mountain.

Zhou Chen focused his search in the vicinity, bypassing countless Yao Beasts. Zhou Chen searched for about two hours and finally discovered a hidden entrance to a karst cave.

So Zhou Chen entered the karst cave, which was pitch black inside.

He used his magical power to light a torch, illuminating the inside of the cave.

The entire cave was not large, with a passage ahead that could accommodate two or three people. In the distance, the sound of dripping water could be faintly heard.

As Zhou Chen walked deeper into the cave, after about several hundred meters, the space suddenly opened up into a large natural cave.

In the very center of the cave, there was a huge stalactite, emitting a milky white halo, surrounded by colorful stalactites of different colors, as if stars were orbiting the moon.

This huge stalactite was slowly dripping white water droplets, with Spiritual Qi swirling around it.

Directly below the stalactite was a small circular pool, filled with milky white water droplets.

Sensing the bursts of Spiritual Qi coming from above, Zhou Chen guessed that this was Ye Chen's Opportunity, the earth spirit liquid.

So Ye Chen took out his Storage Pouch and collected all the Earth Mother Essence into specific jade bottles, filling a total of 30 bottles.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for intercepting a pool of earth spirit liquid, receiving a ten-thousand-fold return of ten drops of Earth Mother Essence."

Zhou Chen was greatly shocked that the reward multiplier for intercepting the protagonist's prize was so high.

It actually returned Earth Mother Essence. The earth spirit liquid could quickly provide a large amount of Spiritual Qi, helping the user to improve their Cultivation Realm.

And Earth Mother Essence could not only increase the user's Spiritual Qi but also help Cultivators widen their Meridians, improve the speed of Spiritual Qi circulation, and the quality of Spiritual Qi.

Each Cultivator can only take it once in their lifetime, and it only works for Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage and below. For Cultivators above the Nascent Soul, the Meridians are basically set, and ordinary spiritual items are difficult to improve.

"I'm rich! I'm rich!"

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up. Taking advantage of no one being around, Zhou Chen sat down cross-legged and began to consume the Earth Mother Essence.

As a drop of Earth Mother Essence entered his mouth, a sharp pain instantly erupted in Zhou Chen's abdomen, and a huge amount of Spiritual Qi rapidly spread from his abdomen to his limbs and bones, flowing into his Meridians.

Cold sweat streamed down Zhou Chen's forehead. He hadn't expected consuming Earth Mother Essence to be so painful, but he also knew that staying conscious would maximize the effect of the Earth Mother Essence.

So he gritted his teeth and persevered, not allowing himself to faint. Zhou Chen repeatedly felt the process of cleansing the Marrow and Muscles, as if someone was using a knife to repeatedly shuttle back and forth in his tiny Meridians.

Several times, Zhou Chen was about to faint, but he thought that if he couldn't grasp the Opportunity after finally getting a Golden Finger, then he might as well not live.

After about an hour, Zhou Chen finally felt the pain rapidly disappear, but he was already weak all over, only smelling a foul odor on his body.

Half an hour later, Zhou Chen finally had the strength to get up. He immediately jumped into the small pool containing the earth spirit liquid and washed off all the dirt from his body.

Before long, the water in the pool changed from its original faint milky white to a turbid black.

Zhou Chen emerged from the pool feeling refreshed. After casting the Body Cleansing Art a few more times, he felt completely comfortable. Only then did he carefully assess his own condition.

First of all, his Cultivation directly broke through from the second layer of Qi Refining to the fourth layer of Qi Refining. The Spiritual Qi contained in Zhou Chen's Dantian also far exceeded the total amount of Spiritual Qi of an ordinary fourth-layer Qi Refining Cultivator.

If the previous Spiritual Qi was a small basin, now Zhou Chen's total Spiritual Qi could be said to be a small pond.

Not only that, the biggest change was that Zhou Chen's Meridians were greatly widened by several times, and the speed of Spiritual Qi circulation also greatly increased. The strength and reaction speed of his body were also incomparable.

According to Zhou Chen's estimation, if he were to use the first form of Tiangang Swordplay, Breaking the Void, a second-layer Qi Refining Cultivator could only use it three times. At this moment, Zhou Chen could use it at least ten times, and its power and speed were also greatly increased.

As expected of something from the System, it must be a high-quality product, Zhou Chen thought to himself.

As Zhou Chen was preparing to leave, just as he was about to destroy the stalactite, he suddenly thought of something, stopped, and took out a drop of earth spirit liquid.

Then he drained the Spiritual Qi from the earth spirit liquid, leaving only a thin layer of Spiritual Qi, which would completely dissipate in a few days.

He placed the spiritual essence in the small pool where Zhou Chen had bathed, and Zhou Chen even specially made a small groove so that people could see the glowing earth spirit liquid in the water at a glance.

The earth spirit liquid is a high-concentration Spiritual Qi aggregate, with a greater density than ordinary water, and it is insoluble in water, so Zhou Chen was not worried that the earth spirit liquid would disappear prematurely.

After cleaning up the traces of his visit here, ensuring there were no problems, Zhou Chen quickly left.

It was already night, two days before Ye Chen came to Qiu Long Mountain, and six days before Ye Chen's heroic rescue.

Ye Chen's strength to be able to perform a heroic rescue required him to be at the eighth layer of Qi Refining, and since Qiu Long Mountain was closer to Niu Tou Mountain, Zhou Chen decided to intercept Ye Chen's Cultivation Technique first.

As for whether he could intercept the Opportunity of the heroic rescue, Zhou Chen didn't consider it for now, after all, his own safety was the most important.

To avoid being ambushed by Yao Beasts at night, Zhou Chen specifically found a secluded cave to rest.

Early the next morning, Zhou Chen arrived at the ridge of Niu Tou Mountain. The Niu Tou Mountain ridge was not large, and Zhou Chen only spent half an hour finding the Secret Realm entrance.

The Secret Realm entrance was actually in the deepest part of the Niu Tou Mountain ridge. If it weren't for the faint Spiritual Qi fluctuations, Zhou Chen might not have discovered it.

If passersby sensed this Spiritual Qi, they would think it was some wild herbs or something, and no one would pay attention.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen had a Golden Finger and knew in advance that there was a Secret Realm entrance here.

Upon entering the Secret Realm, what came into view was a courtyard with flowing water, rockeries, and small bridges, presenting a picturesque Concept of a small bridge, flowing water, and homes.

However, the sky throughout the Secret Realm was gray, without any Life Qi.

Zhou Chen pushed open the courtyard door and slowly walked into the courtyard. Suddenly, Zhou Chen's pupils constricted as he discovered a white skeleton inside the courtyard, maintaining a sitting posture, seemingly having been dead for a long time.

Next to the skeleton, there was a scroll enveloped in Spiritual Qi. Zhou Chen stepped forward and opened it, revealing it to be the Low Grade Saint Rank Cultivation Technique, "Sky Flame Art."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for intercepting the Low Grade Saint Rank Cultivation Technique "Sky Flame Art." Ten thousand times the reward: Low Grade Imperial Rank Cultivation Technique "Primal Chaos Scripture." Do you wish to claim it immediately?"

Zhou Chen didn't react immediately. It was actually an Imperial Rank Cultivation Technique! One must know that in the entire Cultivation world, Saint Rank was already the highest combat power on the surface.

Imperial Rank experts had almost vanished from this continent. At least in the Southern Region, no Imperial Rank experts had appeared in the world for ten thousand years.

Saint Rank Cultivation Techniques were only found in Holy Lands that had been passed down for tens of thousands of years or more.

If this Cultivation Technique appeared in the Cultivation world, it would probably cause a bloody storm throughout the entire Cultivation world. No one could refuse the temptation of a Saint Rank Cultivation Technique, let alone a top-grade Saint Rank Cultivation Technique!

Zhou Chen eagerly began to browse the "Primal Chaos Scripture" that appeared in his mind, finding it incredibly abstruse, so difficult to even get started with, despite his high Comprehension Ability.

Zhou Chen silently took out an enlightenment stone and began to sit cross-legged to adjust his breathing.

First attempt to Cultivate the "Primal Chaos Scripture": Failed.

Second attempt to Cultivate the "Primal Chaos Scripture": Failed.

Nth attempt to Cultivate the "Primal Chaos Scripture": Failed.

Zhou Chen was Cultivating the Qi Refining chapter of the "Primal Chaos Scripture." First, he completely discarded the Cultivation Technique he had previously learned. At the same time, he continuously compressed and purified his own Spiritual Qi.

After repeating this about a hundred times, Zhou Chen's Realm dropped to the first layer of Qi Refining, and he could finally begin to Cultivate the "Primal Chaos Scripture."

As Zhou Chen Cultivated, a Spiritual Qi vortex dozens of feet wide formed around him, continuously surging into Zhou Chen's Meridians.

Zhou Chen frowned at first, but then relaxed. Because after the cleansing of the Marrow and Muscles by the Earth Mother Essence, this level of Spiritual Qi absorption could not make Zhou Chen feel much pressure or burden.

However, Cultivating the "Primal Chaos Scripture" also had a huge demand for Spiritual Qi. To replenish his Spiritual Qi, Zhou Chen began to consume earth spirit liquid.

One bottle, two bottles, three bottles,… ten bottles.

Qi Refining first layer, Qi Refining second layer, Qi Refining third layer… Qi Refining sixth layer, the Spiritual Qi vortex slowly stopped.

It consumed a full ten bottles of earth spirit liquid, and only then did Zhou Chen finally complete the Cultivation Technique conversion. Fortunately, the process was eventful but without danger, and Zhou Chen even broke through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining as a result.

What Zhou Chen didn't know was that the reason for such a small improvement was mainly due to his poor Physique.

It was equivalent to asking a cup to hold the water of an entire lake. Fantasizing about reaching the heavens in one step was clearly impossible; perhaps only in those wish-fulfillment novels of his previous life would such a plot exist.

Zhou Chen discovered that the "Primal Chaos Scripture" was simply too powerful.

It not only refines Qi but also Body Refining. After Cultivating the "Primal Chaos Scripture," the quantity and quality of Spiritual Qi were greatly improved compared to before.

If the previous Spiritual Qi was a small pond, then Zhou Chen's current Spiritual Qi had basically reached the level of a small lake.

However, just as he began to Cultivate, he clearly felt some great terrifying Karma descend in the dark, firmly locking onto Zhou Chen's aura, but it only lasted for an instant and then disappeared.

Zhou Chen wasn't even sure if it was an illusion.