OBS Chapter 2065 Tianyuan Chapter 9
Chapter 2065 Tianyuan Chapter 9
The Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body, which incorporates part of the essence of the Heavenly Origin Technique, allows for extremely fast cultivation.
Compared to the vast and profound mysteries of top-tier inheritances such as the Immortal True Light Mirror and the Eternal Void Time Array Scripture, the Heavenly Origin Technique, as a typical quick-success method, is much easier to comprehend. It tends to focus on the brutal guidance and burning of power rather than a deep understanding of the Dao.
Before long, Chen Fei cultivated this new Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body technique to the Great Perfection realm.
A moment later, Chen Fei opened his eyes. He briefly circulated the fused cultivation technique, especially simulating the operating characteristics of the Heavenly Origin Technique.
Immediately, Chen Fei sensed a significant change in his own Dao Domain.
The scope of the Dao Domain remains the same, and its strength is maintained at a top level due to the foundation of the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body.
However, when he tried to activate and control the Dao Domain using the Heavenly Origin Technique, he discovered that the Heavenly Origin Technique could not control the deeper, more refined, and immense power within the Dao Domain that belonged to the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body and the Dao of Power.
It's like a person who barely manages to pick up a hundred-pound hammer; they can swing it, but they can't make any subtle changes, let alone unleash its true power.
On the surface, the Dao Domain is still as large as ever, and its aura remains as powerful as ever, but its internal controllability, flexibility, and deep resonance with the rules have all been greatly reduced.
In reality, it has become a mere pretty face, all show and no substance, frightening to look at but easily punctured.
With a thought, Chen Fei used the absolute control that the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body gave him to systematically collect the deep Dao Domain power that the Heavenly Origin Technique could not precisely control and that belonged to the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body into his spatial compartment.
Outwardly, Chen Fei's Daoist aura began to weaken and became superficial.
The calm and sharp qualities characteristic of top-tier body-refining inheritance gradually faded away, replaced by an ordinary, even somewhat restless and unstable fluctuation, like a manifestation of poor power control and an unstable foundation.
When the last wisp of deep power beyond the control of the Heavenly Origin Technique was absorbed into the spatial grid, the Dao Domain aura emanating from Chen Fei had completely transformed into the appearance of a typical newly promoted Tai Cang Realm cultivator who had cultivated the Heavenly Origin Technique.
The range is acceptable, the intensity is barely acceptable, but the cohesion is insufficient and the control is lacking.
"It perfectly disguises the state of the Dao Domain after cultivating the Heavenly Origin Technique." Chen Fei sensed himself and nodded in satisfaction.
In this way, without revealing his Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body, he possessed a legitimate Dao Domain.
When needed, Chen Fei can release the hidden power from the spatial grid at any time to restore the true power of the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body.
Having solved the problem of disguising his cultivation technique, Chen Fei turned his gaze to his side.
While he was focused on integrating and cultivating the Heavenly Origin Technique, the Night Demon Warrior had already processed the various spiritual materials in front of him according to the pre-set plan and injected them one by one into the puppet's body.
Chen Fei had been practicing the new technique too quickly, and since he was trying to upgrade a top-grade fifteenth-rank array puppet to a low-grade sixteenth-rank puppet, the upgrade was far from complete.
Replacing the core material, reshaping the body structure, and then re-engraving a new, more complex and profound array that conforms to the power of the Tai Cang Realm—this is an extremely meticulous and time-consuming project.
Furthermore, although the Heavenly Craftsmanship and Spirit Forging Chapter has reached its peak, it is still just an ordinary forging inheritance, and it cannot be fast in many situations.
Chen Fei flashed and appeared beside the Night Demon Warrior.
He reached out and took control of the crimson stone heavenly wood liquid. His fingers danced like butterflies flitting among flowers, casting spells imbued with special Daoist principles, which then entered the liquid.
The liquid began to rapidly change, stretch, and solidify according to his blueprint... At the same time, the Night Demon Warriors worked seamlessly alongside him, adding the purified auxiliary materials to the main ingredient at the right time, in the right proportions and in the right way.
With Chen Fei's own addition, the speed of forging and improving the array puppets increased dramatically.
After all, Chen Fei and the Night Demon Warrior were of one mind and soul, and their cooperation did not require verbal communication or even telepathic communication; it was a completely instinctive tacit understanding.
Basically, as soon as Chen Fei had a thought, the Night Demon Warrior already knew what to do. Any subtle changes the Night Demon Warrior encountered while processing materials would also be instantly fed back to Chen Fei's sea of consciousness.
Moreover, their forging techniques are exactly the same, both reaching the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Craftsmanship and Spirit Forging Chapter. This cooperation is like the left and right hands of a person working together, achieving the ultimate in efficiency and precision.
The void of the Guixu Realm suddenly became bustling with activity.
The sounds of hammering, smelting, and the humming of array activation filled the air. Purple halos, golden-red earth fire, and the strange brilliance bursting forth when various auxiliary materials were fused together created a dazzling spectacle, making this void resemble a wondrous kingdom of craftsmen.
Time slips away quietly in this focused creative process.
After an unknown amount of time, accompanied by a clear, resonant roar like a dragon's cry, and a violent ripple of energy mixed with void fluctuations, all the sounds and light suddenly vanished.
In the void, a brand new figure stands silently.
Its shape is similar to the previous array puppet, but its whole body is a deep dark purple, and the material looks neither gold nor jade, with a unique luster that blends metal and crystal.
The body lines are more fluid and sharp, with intricate silver patterns faintly visible at the joints.
Most strikingly, on its chest, back, and key locations such as the joints of its limbs, there are tiny, slowly rotating red vortexes that emit a heart-palpitating, intense Daoist aura.
A stable and powerful aura, belonging to the lower rank of the sixteenth grade, emanated from this brand-new puppet. At the same time, there was a mysterious feeling of being both close to and detached from the surrounding void, as if it could merge into it at any moment.
The array puppet has been successfully upgraded to the sixteenth-tier low-grade level.
Moreover, Chen Fei had already inscribed several sets of sixteenth-order array basic structures with different functions in the core of his body and key locations on the surface of his body, relying on the profound meaning of the Eternal Spacetime Array Classic.
This means that this brand-new array puppet is now fully capable of supporting the execution of a sixteenth-order array, becoming a true combat weapon for Chen Fei in the Tai Cang Realm.
Chen Fei looked at the brand-new array puppet before him, which embodied his current highest level of forging and array mastery, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
Next, it's time to test its power and assess my current combat strength.
With a thought, Chen Fei reappeared in a secluded corner of the All-Heavens Martial Arts Arena. Without lingering, he moved swiftly towards the battle zone of the Tai Cang Realm.
The battle zone was still filled with countless floating orbs of light. Chen Fei randomly selected one and touched it. A message came from the orb, asking if he wanted to start a battle and if he wanted to set a wager.
Participants are allowed to place bets on themselves, which is no different from the fifteenth level.
Chen Fei naturally did not hesitate and directly placed a bet, investing 500,000 Dao Crystals to bet on winning, with the odds set at one to one.
For the first ten consecutive wins, you can only bet 500,000 Dao Crystals each time. If you have more than ten wins but less than twenty, the amount of Dao Crystals you can bet reaches 700,000. If you have more than twenty wins, the amount of Dao Crystals you can bet is fixed at one million.
After placing the bet, a flash of light appeared, and the next moment, Chen Fei's figure appeared on a huge life-or-death platform paved entirely with some kind of dark red crystal.
Chen Fei looked up and around.
Compared to the Life and Death Arena at the fifteenth level, the overall layout of the Life and Death Arena at the sixteenth level of the Tai Cang Realm remains largely unchanged. The massive platform, spanning tens of millions of miles, is surrounded by an invisible, transparent barrier.
However, the differences are vast in the details.
The most obvious difference is the material of the platform underfoot.
Although the ground of the previous Life and Death Arena changed frequently, it was mostly hard, bluish-black rock. But the ground beneath our feet now is a special crystal called Purgatory Blood Crystal.
This crystal is not only incredibly sturdy, capable of withstanding fierce battles between experts at the Tai Cang Realm, but it also has the effect of absorbing and dissolving some of the energy aftershocks, preventing the aftershocks of the battle from affecting the viewing area.
A faint crimson halo flowed within the crystal, emanating a repressive and chilling atmosphere.
Secondly, there is the spectator area surrounding the arena of life and death.
At level 15, the viewing area was just a simple floating stone platform. But now, in addition to these floating stone platforms, there are also floating, luxurious rooms of various shapes.
Some are classical pavilions and towers, some have crystal domes, and some are even stands carved from the bones of some kind of giant beast... Without exception, these rooms all emit a strong spiritual light and have their own protective and spy-proof formations.
As Chen Fei appeared, the empty viewing rooms and stone platforms around him began to light up one after another, and figures appeared out of thin air among them.
Soon, more than a hundred rooms were lit up, meaning that at least a hundred Tai Cang Realm experts were attracted by this new duel and came to watch.
"Oh? A new face has arrived." A slightly interested voice came from one of the private rooms.
"Looks very young, aura... hmm? Interesting. Dao Domain seems unstable, like he just broke through recently, or his cultivation technique has flaws?" another voice analyzed.
"He's carrying a puppet with him, so he must be a formation cultivator." Someone noticed the puppet next to Chen Fei.
"All personal information has been concealed. Judging solely from the fluctuations of the array puppets, no clear lineage or cultivation method can be discerned," a more experienced voice rang out. "However, with such a superficial Dao Domain, how could they have the courage to come to the Life and Death Arena?"
The spectator area was abuzz with discussion, and all sorts of eyes, peering through the side rooms, were fixed on Chen Fei on the life-or-death stage, filled with scrutiny, curiosity, and inquiry.
Chen Fei stood quietly in the center of the life-or-death arena, seemingly oblivious to the discussions.
His winning streak at level 15 and his ranking on the Heavenly Origin Ranking were already history after he broke through to the Tai Cang Realm. That's how the Martial Arts Arena works; records and permissions are calculated separately between different major realms.
Therefore, on this life-and-death arena in the Tai Cang Realm, Chen Fei's winning streak has been wiped clean, and the 20% discount he received from the martial arts arena for his outstanding performance has also disappeared.
Unless Chen Fei purchases rare and precious materials or cultivation techniques below the sixteenth rank, that discount would still apply. But for Chen Fei now, that's no longer of much significance.
If Chen Fei wants to regain the discount for the sixteenth tier, he must achieve a winning streak of more than twenty times on the life-and-death arena in the Tai Cang Realm.
Moreover, the duel in the Tai Cang Realm is somewhat different from that at the fifteenth level.
First of all, there are no longer any truly meaningful life-or-death battles that must be decided by life or death.
In fact, at the fifteenth level, many duels are not true life-or-death battles. As long as there is potential, the prodigy basically has the right to concede by spending source points. This is a rule set up by the martial arts arena so that those prodigies are willing to continue dueling.
Upon reaching the Tai Cang Realm, this rule was not only retained but also expanded, and it could be practiced without the need for a prodigy's status.
One of them is to mortgage one's own Tai Cang Divine Weapon.
Anyone who recognizes the value of this divine weapon in the arena can take to the stage. If someone concedes defeat in battle, the Tai Cang divine weapon will change hands and become an item of the arena.
Alternatively, before stepping onto the arena, one can pledge rare and precious materials of sufficient value. If the arena approves, one can also step onto the arena. Similarly, if one loses, the pledged items belong to the arena.
Whether it's mortgaging the Tai Cang Divine Weapon or rare and precious materials, once you lose, not only will the mortgaged items disappear, but also a large amount of your own luck will vanish.
Luck is something that the Martial Arts Arena of the Myriad Realms has been collecting, and it is also something that major forces are pursuing.
As for cultivators in the Tai Cang Realm or demonic cultivators, Tai Cang divine weapons and rare treasures are actually not too difficult to obtain. As long as they have the strength and the opportunity, they will always have a chance to get them again.
However, there are actually far fewer ways to accumulate luck. The most direct method is to kill and plunder enough strong individuals of the same level.
Defeated on the life-or-death arena will not result in death, but a portion of one's fortune and the Tai Cang Divine Weapon will be stripped away by the arena. This is an extremely heavy loss for any cultivator or demonic cultivator.
Chen Fei had some understanding of the rule changes that the martial arts arena had made in the Tai Cang Realm.
Compared to the numerous fifteenth-level cultivators and demonic cultivators, who are as numerous as carp crossing a river, the number of sixteenth-level Tai Cang Realm cultivators is far less in any faction.
If the martial arts arena continued to maintain the brutal, life-or-death duel mode of the fifteenth level, it's likely that very few Tai Cang Realm cultivators or demonic cultivators would be willing to step onto the stage.
After all, who wouldn't have a bright future if they could cultivate to the Tai Cang Realm? Who would be willing to easily gamble away their hard-earned cultivation, or even their life, at the gambling table?
Even though the martial arts arena rewards valuable buffs that can enhance comprehension and increase opportunities, for the vast majority of those in the Tai Cang Realm, life and foundation remain the top priority.
This change provides an escape route, so both cultivators from the Tai Cang Realm and demonic cultivators will naturally become more enthusiastic about participating.
For those in the Tai Cang Realm who are confident in their own strength or who are in dire need of resources and fortune, the Life and Death Arena remains a tempting place.
In addition to the change in the rules for conceding defeat, the rewards at the Tai Cang Realm Martial Arts Arena have also undergone significant adjustments.
Previously, in the peak 15th-tier arena, winning a match earned nine Origin Points. Now, in the early-stage Tai Cang Realm arena, winning a match earns one hundred Origin Points.
This is an extremely significant improvement, almost a tenfold increase.
However, just as Chen Fei had seen at Lin Yuan Pavilion, the amount of Source Points required to exchange for resources at the Tai Cang Realm level in the Martial Arts Arena had become terrifying.
The sixteenth-grade low-level spiritual materials that the old man introduced earlier were not actually the most top-tier items. The old man simply matched those spiritual materials based on the source points in Chen Fei's hands.
Therefore, unless the rewards for winning or losing on this life-or-death arena are increased to this amount, it is impossible to exchange them for the resources one wants.
At the same time, on the life-or-death arena, if you can force your opponent to admit defeat, you can get an extra thirty source points.
In other words, a perfect victory can earn a total of 130 source points.
For Chen Fei, the Martial Arts Arena of the Myriad Realms was a place to prove his own strength and exchange for various urgently needed resources.
Here, he can encounter powerful individuals from different forces and systems, honing his skills and broadening his horizons in life-or-death battles.
At the same time, the unique resources and knowledge from all the worlds in the martial arts arena are something that the Dan Chen Sect, a single sect, cannot provide.
Compared to the need to be cautious at every turn within the Dan Chen Sect, Chen Fei felt much more at ease and could unleash his full potential in the Myriad Realms Martial Arts Arena.
"Om..."
Just as Chen Fei was pondering, the void in front of the life-and-death arena suddenly distorted, and a figure materialized from the void, landing steadily on the crystal ground.
As this figure appeared, the private rooms in the surrounding spectator area, which had been filled with quiet discussions, suddenly became slightly agitated.
"This is... Fu Xingjian?" A surprised voice came from a side room.
“That’s right, it’s him! Less than a century later, he has finally returned to the training grounds.” Another voice confirmed.
"Fu Xingjian... Back when he was at the fifteenth level, he was ranked ninth on the Heavenly Origin Ranking. He was incredibly talented and his combat power was terrifying!"
"Yes, if he hadn't been unwilling to stay at the fifteenth level for long and insisted on breaking through faster, he probably could have continued to challenge for the top spots on the Heavenly Origin Ranking with his strength."
"This array cultivator is in a bad situation. He's not good at direct confrontations to begin with, and now he's run into a ruthless person like Fu Xingjian. It seems that his seemingly decent array puppet is going to be in danger."
The discussions were lively, with most of them expressing a sense of anticipation, clearly indicating that no one believed that Chen Fei, the newcomer, could gain any advantage over Fu Xingjian.
Listening to the discussions around him, Chen Fei looked up at the figure that had just appeared in front of him, and was somewhat surprised.
Ninth on the previous Tianyuan Ranking!
This ranking and title represent absolute talent. To be able to break into the top ten among the vast sea of fifteen-level geniuses, one's talent and combat strength are beyond doubt.
Chen Fei's previous ranking on the Tianyuan Ranking was never officially among the top 100 because he didn't challenge for higher positions. (End of Chapter)