These words made Liu Yong, Song Danqing and others fall silent.
This is indeed the truth.
but...
Can this Wuxin Zhenren really make courageous progress and continue to elevate his realm?
You, Ningtai, are nearing the end of your life and have a small family fortune, so you're willing to take a chance.
But our family is large and prosperous, with many children, so we dare not lose our original capital.
Liu Yong also whispered, "Old Ghost Ning, I advise you not to gamble. Just follow the normal ratio agreed upon. This will be good for both you and us."
Song Danqing and others also nodded in agreement.
In their view, they and Ningtai are an alliance of interests.
In the final analysis, the Wuxin Zhenren is just a backer.
It is just easier for these immortal cultivation families to do things by using his name.
Facing the crowd's dissuasion, Ning Tai calmly said, "No matter what you think, I'm putting my words here. My Ning family is willing to voluntarily pay tribute to us with 70% of the profits."
"How much tribute you are willing to pay is none of my business."
"What I just said was just fulfilling my duty as a friend."
Seeing Ning Tai being so persistent, Liu Yong, Song Danqing and others could not help but sigh and had to give up.
However, a few middle-aged Gu Masters took Ning Tai's words to heart and seemed to be thinking about something.
"The real person has arrived!"
At this moment, a respectful voice suddenly came from outside.
Ning Tai and the others suddenly became serious and stood up immediately.
Footsteps were heard.
Chu Xuan strode into the inner room.
"I've seen the real person!"
Everyone spoke in unison and saluted respectfully.
Henry Chu did not respond, but passed by the crowd and sat down in front of the first seat.
After everyone was seated, he casually said, "Everyone, sit down."
"Thank you, Master."
Everyone sat down in unison.
Without waiting for these people to speak, Chu Xuan said calmly, "My time is precious, I only have one stick of incense to spare this time."
"Tell me, how much of the family's income do you plan to pay as tribute?"
These words immediately made Liu Yong, Song Danqing and others a little stiff.
Senior Zhenren...are you so straightforward in your words?
It makes us feel a little embarrassed.
Ning Tai was the first to stand up and presented the divine consciousness jade slip, "Master, my Ning family is willing to pay tribute to us with 70% of all the profits."
"This jade slip contains all the assets and descendants of my Ning family. Please take a look, Master."
Chu Xuan took the jade slip, placed it between his eyebrows, and read it all in just a moment.
He nodded slightly, "Yes, Mr. Ning, please sit down."
Liu Yong, Song Danqing and others looked at each other for a long time, and then presented their spiritual jade slips one after another.
"Respected Master, my Liu family is willing to pay 50% of all profits as tribute."
"Report to the Master, my Song family will pay 50% of the family's profits as tribute."
"My He family is willing to pay 50% of the tribute..."
The monks stood up one by one.
Chu Xuan's expression remained calm and unperturbed.
In his opinion, the family's tribute would only provide him with an additional one hundred to two hundred large spirit stones every year.
Whether the tribute is 70% or 50%, the difference is not that big.
But is the 20% difference just spirit stones?
No, there are also human relationships and social skills.
This shows that these immortal cultivation families are unwilling to bleed.
Finally, two more monks stood up.
"My Wu family is willing to pay 70% of the family's income as tribute."
"My Zhang family is willing to pay 70% of our family's profits as tribute!"
Henry Chu smiled faintly and asked casually, "What are your two names?"
"Master, my name is Wu Wei! I just entered the Nascent Soul stage two years ago."
"Master, my name is Zhang Chufeng, and I just reached the Nascent Soul stage a year ago."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly, "Yes, I will remember it."
"Master Ning, from now on, I will collect the tribute from each family once a year. This matter will be handed over to you."
"By the way, let Wu Wei and Zhang Chufeng, the two young men, gain more experience."
After saying that, he got up and left.
Ning Tai said respectfully, "Yes, I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
Everyone looked at Chu Xuan's departing back, and many people felt extremely complicated.
Especially Liu Yong, Song Danqing and others, they don't know whether their decision today is right or wrong.
If 50% is changed to 70%, what will the situation be like in the future?
…
Aquamarine Star.
Chu Xuan sat cross-legged in the Water Curtain Cave, practicing quietly.
Ning Tai, Liu Yong, Song Danqing, Wu Wei, Zhang Chufeng and others finally made their own choices.
He could understand this very well.
No one is willing to offer precious spirit stones as tribute.
After all, it was earned through hard work.
But they have to pay 50% or even 70% of the tribute to him, the real person who has achieved the state of transformation.
But the attitudes of these people today are enough to determine the fate of their families decades or even hundreds of years later.
He has never been a pushover.
If a crisis comes in the future, it all depends on his decision which family he will protect and which one he will not.
"But now, let's focus on our own cultivation first."
"There's no news from Wang Tiancheng. He probably hasn't been able to find a suitable formation for the Spiritual Transformation Stage."
"Then wait a little longer. What I lack the least now is time."
Chu Xuan discarded all messy thoughts and practiced quietly.
In the blink of an eye, five years passed.
Even if you get the sea turtle meat, your body refining level cannot be improved overnight.
In addition, he also had to distract himself with practicing various physical training techniques, which also delayed his practice.
After five years, his body refining realm was still stuck at the 44th level.
However, he could always feel that he was not far from the forty-fifth level of body refinement.
It will probably take three to four years.
Chu Xuan took a step forward and returned to Yunxiao Pavilion on Golden Phoenix Island.
After a while, they arrived at Chidanzhai, located in the center of Jinfengfang.
Thanks to his reputation as a great master of the Divine Transformation Realm, the Chidanzhai is thriving.
Since the day it opened, there has been a constant stream of traffic and countless monks coming and going every day.
As soon as Chu Xuan landed, the cultivators around him were shocked and saluted him one after another.
"Greetings, Senior!"
Two figures walked out of Chidanzhai and were extremely excited to see Henry Chu.
Henry Chu glanced at them and immediately smiled, "Tao Zheng, He Zhao, why are you here?"
"Let's go in and talk."
In the inner room.
Chu Xuan sat, while Tao Zheng and He Zhao stood respectfully.
"... Ever since Senior disappeared at the Wanbao Conference, I've made inquiries from many sources, but I still refuse to believe that he truly passed away."
"Of course, I haven't forgotten about running the Chidanzhai on Nishang Island. This is the account book for the past eight years. I have kept it all, and not a single entry has been missed."
Tao Zheng respectfully presented a thick stack of account books.
Henry Chu smiled and nodded.
Tao Zheng continued, his expression excited, "Just half a year ago, news of the senior's ascension to the Divine Transformation realm reached the East Third Ring Road. He Zhao was well-informed, and it was he who told me this."
"I was so happy that I entrusted the Red Danzhai on Nishang Island to a trustworthy alchemist, and immediately took him on a ship to Jinfeng Island on the East Second Ring Road."
"Not long after I arrived here, I met Senior Ning. He brought me here and told me to work hard and wait for you to come out of seclusion."
"You're finally out."
"Tao Zheng, nice to meet you, Senior!"
At the end of his speech, Tao Zheng burst into tears and knelt on one knee.
He Zhao also knelt down respectfully, "He Zhao, greetings to Senior Master!"
Chu Xuan extended his hand, and a light breeze lifted them both up. "Tao Zheng, you are smart and capable, with good qualifications, and you have been able to diligently manage the Chidanzhai of Nishang Island for eight years."
"That's right, I'll work here from now on."
"The Chidanzhai on Golden Phoenix Island is in need of personnel."
"I think you are not far from the Nascent Soul stage. Practice hard. If you can reach the Nascent Soul stage, I will leave the Chidanzhai to you."
"Yes!" Tao Zheng was very excited.
The real person's words clearly showed that he was cultivating him as one of his own.
He was naturally happy.
Chu Xuan looked at He Zhao again.
When he first arrived at Nishang Island, He Zhao volunteered to be his guide.
Later, he was willing to work for him and collect intelligence.
As the saying goes, every snake has its own way and every rat has its own path. The street intelligence obtained by small people can also be of great use.
Many major events that are about to break out will actually be reflected in various details.
The big guys who are high up in the world will not pay too much attention to small things and may overlook them.
But the minor foundation-building cultivators who are surviving at the bottom level can truly feel these changes.
It's the same principle as before an earthquake, humans are completely unaware of it, but rats will run away in droves.
Chu Xuan smiled and said, "He Zhao, I remember that you were only in the early stage of foundation building, but now you have reached the late stage of foundation building."
He Zhao said respectfully, "Thanks to the spirit stones bestowed by Senior, I have made rapid progress. In addition, it is also thanks to Senior Tao's constant support."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly.
He Zhao is also a man who can talk and do things.
If he is not at the foundation-building stage but at the Nascent Soul stage, he will be able to run a prosperous immortal cultivation family in the future.
Chu Xuan casually threw a storage bag over and said, "Practice well. Your foundation building level is too low. If I want you to do something in the future, you need to be at least at the Golden Core level."
He Zhao held up the storage bag with both hands, extremely excited, "Yes! Xiao Xiuding will do everything in his power to serve the real person! He will devote his heart and soul to this matter, even if it means death!"
Henry Chu smiled and nodded, "Go ahead. You don't need to do anything now. Just report what you see and hear regularly."
"Yes!" Tao Zheng and He Zhao both retreated respectfully.
Henry Chu looked at their departing figures with a calm expression.
Chidanzhai is the most profitable industry under his control.
But now most of the people in Chidanzhai are descendants of the Liu family.
This is not a good thing.
He felt at ease only when he could insert one of his own into the group.
Of course, if Tao Zheng can deal with these Liu family members, it means that he has chosen the right person.
If Tao Zheng wants to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, it won't be difficult for him to give him a push.
After all, the Nascent Soul spiritual object is within his reach now.
But if Tao Zheng couldn't even deal with these Liu family members, there was no need for him to help.
There is nothing wrong with being a Jindan-stage alchemist and focusing on alchemy for your whole life.
…
Five years later, Planet Aquamarine.
Chu Xuan looked at the formation plates and flags in front of him with a look of joy.
This formation is called the Cold Evil Sealing Heaven Formation, a formation for the Spirit Transformation Stage.
This formation has 3,600 flags and its maximum coverage area can reach 5,000 miles.
It is vast and boundless.
This is the Spirit Transformation Stage formation that Chu Xuan asked Wang Tiancheng to find, which completely meets his requirements.
It's funny.
This formation was not obtained from a formation master, nor was it purchased from the black market.
But it came from the secret warehouse of the black-clad thief.
The black-clad bandits have plundered countless places, and there are many treasures that they do not know the value of, and their origins are unknown, making them even more difficult to identify.
In addition, since it was impossible to sell the stolen goods for the time being, they were all thrown into the warehouse.
Wang Tiancheng also searched for a long time, and was really worried that he would not be able to complete the task, when he suddenly remembered that there was such a thing.
After going back to look for it, he found that it indeed met Henry Chu's requirements, so he sent it over immediately.
"However, even with this formation, I still need to spend time balancing it with the original formation."
"If we can't stack the formation, we can only start from the beginning."
"With my attainments in formation, I'm afraid it's a little insufficient."
Chu Xuan smacked his lips, reached out, and took out a book that explained the formations for the Spirit Transformation Stage.
This is also something he has collected recently.
The purpose is to improve one's formation skills.
"Although my talent in formations is slightly lacking, I always believe that hard work pays off."
Chu Xuan nodded firmly and immediately buried himself in the classics.
Spring passes and autumn comes.
Another five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Although the formations of the Spirit Transformation Stage are far more obscure and difficult to understand than those of the Nascent Soul Stage.
But Chu Xuan still conquered it.
"As expected, even if one's talent is average, hard work can make up for one's shortcomings."
Chu Xuan nodded in agreement.
Hardworking and diligent, these are good qualities that are evident wherever you look.
Now that he picked up the Frost Evil Sealing Heaven Formation again, he immediately felt different.
In the past, it was like a preschool kid watching advanced mathematics.
It's obscure and difficult to understand no matter how you look at it.
Now I can understand at least two-thirds of the content.
If you spend more time and study hard, you will definitely be able to fully understand it.
Two years passed in the blink of an eye.
Chu Xuan walked out of the Water Curtain Cave with a big laugh, looking very happy.
"I have mastered this Frost Evil Sealing Heaven Formation!"
He immediately used his primordial spirit to wrap the formation plates and flags of the Frost Evil Sealing Heaven Formation, connected it to the Mirror of the Heavens, and arrived at the Soul Star.
Then they immediately started to stack the formation.
"The formation pattern here changes..."
"Fold a little more here."
"Well...it looks like a mountain of shit, but as long as it works, we don't care how it works."
Chu Xuan looked at the brand new formation in front of him and nodded in agreement.
In this way, the formation can give birth to a more powerful ghost king.
Those ghost kings above level three can also give birth to the Mysterious Ice Soul in their bodies.
The resources for his cultivation of "Xuantian Bingpo Divine Scroll" were now available.
"Everything is on track."
Chu Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
I like the way resources are produced at full speed and we wait step by step for the resources to fill up the warehouse.
There is a kind of harvest-like joy watching the crops in the fields mature day by day.
…
Jinfeng Island, branch of the Divine Sword Sect.
Chu Xuan, Yun Feijian and Master Sun gathered together.
The three of them hold small gatherings like this every few years.
Firstly, it is a place for people to exchange what they have and what they need, and it can also be considered a small trade fair.
Secondly, it is to exchange intelligence so that if there is an invading enemy, we will not be completely unprepared.
Yun Feijian took a sip of the spiritual tea and then whispered, "Nothing major has happened in recent years, but the Black Bandits have been less active, which is a bit strange. Do you think the Black Bandits are planning something bad by robbing the cultivators? Just like what happened to Jinlei Island last time?"
Master Sun nodded in agreement, "I think so too. Recently, there have been rumors that Wang Tiancheng was seriously injured, and some people say that Wang Tiancheng was usurped by his subordinates."
"I think this is a rumor deliberately spread by the Black Bandits as a trick to loosen people's morale!"
Both of them looked at Henry Chu, "Fellow Daoist Wuxin, what do you think?"
Chu Xuan pretended to think for a while before saying, "You two Daoists are right. I think so too."
"The Black-Clad Thief must be plotting something again. We must not be careless."
After listening to Chu Xuan's speech, Yun Feijian and Master Sun nodded repeatedly.
It seems we heroes think alike!
Master Sun looked at Chu Xuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Wuxin was once hunted by the black-robed bandits. Now that they have temporarily disappeared, it is impossible to avenge them."
Chu Xuan smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm not a person who likes fighting. It's a good thing that the black-clothed robber has disappeared for the time being."
Yun Feijian sighed, "The black-clothed bandits and cultivators aren't really a big threat. The real hidden danger is the nearby Heavenly Demon Palace. Sigh..."
Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.
In recent days, he has also obtained a lot of information about the Heavenly Demon Palace from Wang Tiancheng.
An elder of the Demon Palace once found Wang Tiancheng and hoped that Wang Tiancheng would work for the Demon Palace, but Wang Tiancheng declined.
There are three Divine Transformation cultivators in the Heavenly Demon Palace.
The strongest one is Blood Demon, who is in the middle stage of the Divine Transformation Realm.
The two below him called themselves Corpse Master and Ghost Master.
Obviously one is good at refining corpses, and the other is good at raising ghosts.
More than half of the former Frost Sword Sect's territory has been occupied by the Heavenly Demon Palace.
Only a small part was divided up by the Divine Sword Sect and the Snake Buddha Temple.
As for those islands close to other sea areas, monks from other sea areas took the opportunity to occupy them.
After all, it is too far away from the central area of the East Second Ring Road and is out of reach.
Sun Zhenren whispered, "The Heavenly Demon Palace has been unusually active recently. They've reportedly found a cave dwelling for an Out-of-Body cultivator, and they've even come into conflict with the Snake Buddha Temple over this."
"However, it seems that the Heavenly Demon Palace didn't gain much advantage, because the Bone Hall sent people over to share a piece of the pie."
"Hehe, the Heavenly Demon Palace probably only got 10% to 20% of the treasures."
Yun Feijian's face was solemn. "That's not a good thing either. Once that Blood Demon thinks he has the power to unify the East Second Ring Road, he will definitely strike with lightning speed, destroying us and the Snake Buddha Temple, and completely occupying the entire East Second Ring Road."
Master Sun nodded, his expression also heavy.
"By the way, there is one thing that seems a little puzzling." Yun Feijian suddenly said.
"I heard strange phenomena often occur in the First Ring. There's blood-red light filling the sky, colorful clouds, golden flowers falling everywhere, and strange fragrances filling the air. It's extremely bizarre. Whenever you get close, it disappears without a trace."
"It has happened five times in the past two or three years."
"At first, some people thought it was a treasure that had been discovered, and there was a lot of excitement, but in the end, nothing was found every time."
Chu Xuan and Master Sun also looked puzzled when they heard this.
A sudden vision?
If it is not the birth of a precious treasure, then it is most likely a sign of natural disaster.
The three of them talked for a long time but couldn't guess what it was about, so they didn't continue the conversation.
Finally, the three of them exchanged some cultivation resources and declared the gathering over.
Sun Zhenren looked at Chu Xuan's departing figure and suddenly whispered, "Our Taoist friend Wuxin doesn't seem to be on the same page with us."
"I'm worried that if the Heavenly Demon Palace really attacks in the future, he will probably be passive and unwilling to fight."
Yun Feijian smiled and said, "This is normal. After all, he is just a newly promoted Divine Transformation. Even if he fights, he can only play a certain role."
"It's pretty good that he can barely handle a Corpse Master or a Ghost Master. Don't expect too much from him."
Master Sun nodded, "That's true. Let's prepare the Spiritual Transformation Stage formation first."
"As long as the formation is well-organized, even if the Heavenly Demon Palace attacks, it will not be easy for them to break into the island."
Yun Feijian nodded in agreement.
…
"Human skin, blood, bones... none of them are enough."
Henry Chu shook his head repeatedly.
He had to make use of this free time to upgrade all the treasures on his body to the ranks of lower-grade spiritual weapons as soon as possible.
However, the bone monument requires a large number of bones.
The Blood Demon Pot requires a lot of blood.
The soul-killing rope requires steel metal that is soaked in yin and ghost energy.
A canopy umbrella requires a larger and more complete piece of animal skin as the umbrella cover.
All these put higher demands on practice resources.
With the small number of zombies on Aquamarine Planet now, it is no longer sustainable.
If all the zombies on the planet were to be killed, it would be too cumbersome and too slow.
It's like collecting mosquito meat from every corner bit by bit.
Chu Xuan was also unwilling to do such a thing as fishing in a dry pond.
It's really stupid.
"It would be great if the giants we saw in the deep sea before could appear in large numbers."
Henry Chu couldn't help but sigh.
The mermaid's corpse has been scattered for hundreds of years, why haven't we found anything unusual in the deep sea?
What do you eat?
It must be the Corpse Queen and Corpse Mother who are lazy!
Thinking of this, Henry Chu nodded in agreement, and immediately went to the zombie farm and urged them on in a friendly manner.
Actually, I didn't say anything.
Just give them another twenty years.
If you still can't find the specific location of the deep-sea anomalies, let them become food for other zombies.
You know, Hei Feng has captured many zombie mothers like the Corpse Queen and the Corpse Mother for him over the years.
However, their levels are far lower than those of the Corpse Queen and Corpse Mother, and they are not as smart as the latter.
But now that things have come to this, severe punishment must be used.
Otherwise, these two zombies would think they are unique and irreplaceable.
As expected.
After seeing the master's amiable smile, the Corpse Queen and Corpse Mother, who were originally a little lazy, immediately started working overtime.
Like a sow giving birth, she kept giving birth to mermaid corpses and throwing them into the vast ocean.
Facts have proved that people can unleash infinite potential when they are on the verge of death.
The same goes for zombies.
After all, they are not real corpses, but a new species that has mutated from humans.
After Chu Xuan gave the order, it took less than five years for the mermaid corpse to find the specific location of the deep-sea anomaly.
I just don't know whether it was the huge potential of the Corpse Queen and Corpse Mother who burst out in their desperate struggle to survive that played a role.
Or maybe the master Chu Xuan has always been blessed with good fortune, and this has had an effect on the mermaid corpse.
However, now that we have found it, it doesn't matter what exactly played a role in it.
…
Aquamarine, ten thousand meters deep in the Pacific Ocean.
This time, Chu Xuan reached this depth easily.
With his current level of Qi Refining and Body Refining, he can completely withstand the ten thousand meters of water pressure here.
Following the guidance of the mermaid corpse, Chu Xuan soon arrived at his destination.
As expected, there is also a giant corpse here.
But there are no deep-sea zombies around.
Next to the giant's corpse, there was a crack that was more than one person high!
Chu Xuan watched as a small, rather unique-looking deep-sea fish swam over and disappeared into the other side of the crack.
"Space crack."
He was surprised.
Now he understood.
Why do these giants who don't belong to Planet Aquamarine appear here?
They actually came through time and space!
However, the place we crossed over to was not so ideal.
So it happened on the spot.
"This crack is slowly getting smaller. It must have been big enough for a giant to pass through before, but now it's only about one meter high."
Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.
It is conceivable that there is a very likely new planet on the other side of the crack!
However, to be cautious, Chu Xuan still planned to let others go over and take a look first.
"You."
Chu Xuan grabbed the mermaid corpse beside him, shot a spiritual consciousness into it, and threw it into the crack.
The mermaid corpse was thrown into the crack by Chu Xuan without knowing it.
With a dizzying spin and bizarre lights, a pitch-black environment appeared in front of Chu Xuan.
There was no light at all around.
However, he could sense that the mermaid corpse could roam freely.
Obviously, this is also a body of water.
"It's too dark."
Chu Xuan shook his head and guided the mermaid corpse to wander around.
black...
black...
Still black.
Just when Chu Xuan was about to think that this ghost place was a place of pure darkness.
A glimmer of light suddenly appeared.
His eyes lit up and he immediately led the mermaid corpse closer.
The soft glimmer was getting closer.
Finally, Henry Chu saw clearly what the faint light was.
It grows on the top of a flexible, vine-like seaweed that sways constantly with the ocean currents on the seabed.
Below the seaweed are rugged, protruding seabed rocks.
"Strange, there's nothing around here, why is there suddenly a rock on the seabed and glowing seaweed?"
Henry Chu frowned.
Almost at this moment, he suddenly realized what this was.
He quickly guided the mermaid corpse to escape.
At this moment, the sound of flowing water suddenly came.
A huge mouth covered with teeth slowly opened, ready to swallow the mermaid's corpse!
Chu Xuan looked back and saw that, as he expected, it was not seabed rocks or glimmering seaweed at all.
It was clearly a giant sea monster fishing!
The head is like a hill.
The eyes are taller than humans.
Each tooth is more than one meter long.
At this moment, Chu Xuan met its eyes and felt the terrible oppression of the huge sea beast.
"Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough..."
Chu Xuan let out a sigh.
The oppressive feeling of this huge sea beast is indeed very strong, but it also has a big problem.
That means slow reaction and slow turning.
In comparison, the mermaid corpse is very small. By simply crawling through the crotch, it can easily escape the pursuit of the huge sea beast and escape.
However, just as he was guiding the mermaid corpse to dive out from under the belly of the sea monster.
Suddenly, a tremendous amount of energy and blood burst out from the sea beast's body.
There was a loud bang.
The mermaid's corpse was shocked into unconsciousness.
The giant sea beast then slowly turned its body and took a deep breath, sucking the mermaid's corpse and the surrounding sea water into its stomach.
Chu Xuan shook his head repeatedly and directly cut off this wisp of spiritual consciousness.
There's no hope, just give up.
"This sea beast actually knows how to use Qi and blood in a rudimentary way."
"That should be its innate instinct."
"The world on the other side of the rift is truly magical."
Henry Chu was somewhat amazed.
After thinking for a moment, he grabbed another mermaid corpse and did the same thing, throwing it into the crack.
This time it went quite smoothly. We headed north without encountering any scary sea beasts.
Just when Chu Xuan thought everything was going smoothly, a familiar glimmer of light appeared in front of him.
"Grass..."
Chu Xuan cursed inwardly and immediately led the mermaid corpse to escape.
But there was a powerful suction force coming from behind.
All the vast sea water was sucked away.
The mermaid corpse naturally had no power to resist.
It didn't last long before it became a delicious meal for the giant sea beast like other fish.
He did not give up and tried several more times, but each time he was discovered and eaten by the giant sea beast.
"I understand. That whole area is the territory of that giant sea beast."
"It has never eaten this mermaid corpse before. I'm afraid it has become addicted to it."
"I swear to kill you someday!"
Henry Chu gritted his teeth.
"That giant beast's energy and blood are extremely abundant, far exceeding mine. The sea is still its home turf. Even if I were to come in person, I might not be its opponent."
He thought about it and decided to put it aside for now.
It's impossible for that giant beast to never sleep.
Always find a chance to escape.
As long as the mermaid carcass can reach the surface of the sea, it will be fine.
Ten days later.
Chu Xuan came to the crack again.
Compared to ten days ago, the length and width of this crack have decreased slightly.
In these ten days, he has tried many times and roughly figured out the pattern of the giant beast.
Two days to hunt, one day to sleep.
This time he came well prepared, bringing with him a hundred confused mermaid corpses.
A wisp of spiritual consciousness is attached to each mermaid corpse.
After passing through the crack, they immediately moved in different directions.
In this way, even if the giant beast wanted to hunt them, it would be impossible to hunt so many mermaid corpses at the same time.
The ability to separate one hundred strands of spiritual consciousness at once is not something that ordinary people can do.
If Chu Xuan had not entered the Spirit Transformation Stage, he could only separate out more than twenty strands of spiritual consciousness at most.
His method really worked.
The giant beast only had time to chase a dozen mermaid corpses, and killed a dozen more of them before it could no longer continue.
He could only watch helplessly as the remaining mermaid corpses escaped.
The remaining mermaid corpses flew away in all directions.
Some mermaids died in the mouths of other sea monsters.
Some mermaid carcasses were hunted down and eaten by other sea fish.
Others were accidentally caught in the whirlpool and crushed to pieces.
But in the end, six mermaid corpses reached the surface of the sea alive.
A bright world appeared before Henry Chu's eyes.
In the distant sky, there is a huge sun hanging high.
There are no islands in any direction, only endless sea.
At first glance, it seems not much different from Planet Aquamarine.
But the huge seabird swooping down overhead reminded Chu Xuan that this world was completely different from the Aquamarine Planet.
big!
The characteristic of this place is that it is ridiculously large.
Whether it is animals or plants, they are all huge and full of energy and blood.
Crunch.
This was the last voice Chu Xuan heard before he cut off his consciousness.
It was the sound of seabirds chewing up the mermaid's corpse.
The remaining mermaid corpses that floated to the surface of the sea were eaten by seabirds.
Henry Chu shook his head.
He had a rough idea of what the world on the other side of the rift looked like.
I'm afraid it will be a world where giants and giant beasts coexist.
However, it is very likely to be dangerous.
Apart from anything else, if he wanted to pass through the crack and reach the world on the other side, he would probably have to compete with the giant fish.
If you are injured, you will need to recuperate for a long time.
It's not worth it.
"This crack won't work. It would be better if it could appear on land."
Chu Xuan shook his head, feeling quite regretful.
For him, safety always comes first.
So, give up when it's time to give up.
This crack is no longer needed.
Thinking of this, Chu Xuan suddenly had an idea and took out the Mirror of the Heavens.
The Mirror of the Heavens remained sunk deep within his dantian, obscured by the surging spiritual power.
Even if someone investigated, they would not be able to find any trace of the Mirror of the Heavens.
Chu Xuan rarely takes it out.
But now, he suddenly had some ideas.
The Mirror of the Heavens is a treasure that can travel through the heavens. It inherently possesses a function similar to a teleportation formation and must contain tremendous spatial power.
It is like a medium between one world and another.
The same is true for this crack, connecting the Aquamarine Planet and the Giant Beast Planet.
If so, the two may have something in common.
If the Mirror of the Heavens is brought close to the crack, will there be any unusual changes?
Henry Chu stretched out his hand.
The Mirror of All Heavens lay quietly in the palm of his hand.
It is still the same as it was before, exuding an indelible antiquity and vicissitudes of life.
Holding this treasure in his hands, Chu Xuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
I was able to go from being a minor Qi-refining cultivator to where I am today, all thanks to this Mirror of the Heavens.
He held the Mirror of the Heavens carefully and approached the crack.
Living in peace and harmony.
No response.
Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.
Did I guess wrong?
Just when he was about to take back the Mirror of the Heavens.
But then I saw that the mirror began to vibrate slightly.
A thread-like aura peeled off from the crack and merged into the Mirror of the Heavens!
As these auras merged into the Mirror of the Heavens, the cracks immediately shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Henry Chu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
I suddenly felt happy.
This was the first time he saw the Mirror of the Heavens actively absorbing external power.
Does this mean that the space crack is the source of the power of the Mirror of the Heavens?
Chu Xuan suddenly remembered that he was on the battlefield outside the domain.
At that time, the battlefield outside the domain was about to collapse, and there were large and small space cracks everywhere.
But why didn't the Mirror of the Heavens show an extremely urgent need at that time?
But now he is actively drawing strength?
Chu Xuan compared the two spatial cracks, thought about it for a while, and barely had some idea of what was going on.
Perhaps it is possible that the space crack in the extraterritorial battlefield appeared for too short a time and disappeared in a flash.
However, this crack deep in the Atlantic Ocean of Aquamarine Star has solidified for a long time.
In comparison, it is obvious that the crack in front of us contains stronger spatial force.
Of course, this is just Chu Xuan's guess.
A treasure like the Mirror of All Heavens contains too many secrets.
He had a feeling that he had only uncovered the tip of the iceberg.
Not long.
The power of space was completely absorbed by the Mirror of the Heavens.
The space crack completely disappeared.
Such a space crack is not safe, and I don't feel bad even if Chu Xuan is gone.
On the contrary, it was more meaningful for him to know that the Mirror of the Heavens liked to absorb the power of space.
"If the power of space accumulates to a certain level, will there be other changes?"
Chu Xuan suddenly became energetic.
He flipped his hand and took the Mirror of the Heavens back into his body.
After returning to the Water Curtain Cave, he immediately sat down cross-legged and expanded his spiritual consciousness without limit.
He had a hunch.
Since space cracks have appeared in the deep sea, it is possible that they will also appear on land.
Moreover, he had just noticed in the deep Atlantic Ocean that the water around the crack was obviously heavier and hotter.
The further away from the crack, the weaker the effect.
It was obvious that the aura from that world was subtly changing Planet Aquamarine.
This also explains why the waters of Aquamarine Star became so unusually heavy. Even though he had reached a high level of physical cultivation at that time, he could still feel the pressure.
Only after reaching the forty-fourth level of physical training can one travel freely and easily through the deep sea.
He now understood that it was very likely that space cracks had been appearing on Planet Aquamarine for a long time, but their number had always been small.
The aura of that world also leaked to Planet Aquamarine.
"However, this way, I can also quickly find the locations of various space cracks!"
Henry Chu smiled.
At his level, it is easy to detect the aura of a place that is completely different from other places.
In this way, it is easy to find the area where the space crack is located, and eventually it will continue to narrow down and get its exact location.
Henry Chu closed his eyes.
However, the spiritual consciousness advanced in all directions at an extremely fast speed.
In a flash, his spiritual consciousness covered the area of the former Yanhan Dynasty.
After a few more breaths, it had reached the Caspian Sea in the west, the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north, and the South China Sea in the south.
But this is far from his limit.
His spiritual consciousness continued to expand.
Until it covers the entire Aquamarine Star.
He could see the first drop of dew from the Yanhan Dynasty evaporating in the sunlight.
He could see a transcendent from Izumo who went out to sea to fish being swallowed by a sea beast with a look of despair.
He could see that the Black Front branch of the Free Alliance was recruiting people, and countless extraordinary people were racking their brains just to become a member of the Black Front.
Every inch of land is under his eyes.
However, for the sake of efficiency, he did not extend his spiritual sense into the deep sea.
Just covers the land.
But even so, he felt tired after just one day.
That is the fatigue that comes from deep in the soul.
It makes people want to fall into a deep sleep.
Even a powerful soul like Chu Xuan felt tired, so it is easy to imagine what other cultivators who have reached the state of transformation would feel like.
Few cultivators who have reached the state of Divine Transformation would expand their spiritual awareness to the maximum.
Doing this is too tiring and not conducive to one's own cultivation.
It may also offend other gods.
"Found it!"
Chu Xuan's efforts soon yielded rewards.
He discovered a total of thirty-five spatial cracks across various locations on Planet Aquamarine.
The environment around these space cracks has undergone significant changes.
The vegetation is denser, the leaves are larger, and the trunks are taller.
The extraordinary animals among them change more slowly, but are also larger than their peers.
"These spatial cracks are extremely stable and won't disappear easily. However, they are only about half a meter wide, far less large than the crack on the Pacific Ocean floor."
"But even a mosquito's leg is still meat, and even a pile of sand can build a tower."
Chu Xuan smiled slightly and wrote down these locations.
After retracting his spiritual consciousness, he rested for a day and then immediately flew to various places on the Blue Sea Planet.
It only took him one day to use the Mirror of the Heavens to absorb all the spatial forces in these spatial cracks.
"Not enough, still not enough."
Chu Xuan looked at the Mirror of the Heavens, which showed no reaction, and couldn't help but shake his head.
That's thirty-five and a half meter long space cracks.
It's not enough for you to eat.
It seems that it will take time to accumulate slowly.
Chu Xuan turned around and went to the small island in the East China Sea, and asked the Greedy Tree for ten years of life in exchange for a jar of blood honey.
It doesn't matter, we just have a long life!
Can wait!
…
In the blink of an eye, Chu Xuan had been on the Aquamarine Planet for ten years.
During these ten years, he spread out his spiritual sense from time to time.
Many space cracks can be discovered every few years.
Some of these space cracks are large and some are small.
But the largest one does not exceed one meter.
The smallest ones are only as thick as a hair and disappear on their own in the blink of an eye.
Chu Xuan went through all the stabilized space cracks.
Let the Mirror of the Heavens absorb the power of space within it.
That day, Chu Xuan discovered another half-meter-long space crack and was about to set off.
But he found that the Mirror of the Heavens had changed!
He held the unchanging Mirror of the Heavens in his hands, and suddenly discovered that a brand new picture had appeared on its surface!
In the center of the picture is a giant with great energy and blood! A huge and ferocious beast!
The wrestling match between man and beast!
A fist-to-flesh fight!
Every muscle and every blood vessel demonstrates the beauty of strength!
But at the edge of the picture, there is an lingering gray mist.
Among them, there are pairs of red eyes, appearing and disappearing.
Chu Xuan sensed it slightly and immediately discovered that he could actually go directly to that world through the Mirror of the Heavens!