Long Chen didn't know what was happening. His first reaction was to grab fiercely with his large hand, directly grabbing Long Tianrui's jade-like hand, which was still looking terrified.
"Whoosh."
Long Chen and Long Tianrui were both swallowed by the vortex, directly breaking through the eighth barrier. Looking at the barrier behind them, Long Chen looked utterly confused, and Long Tianrui was the same, completely confused about what had happened.
The two entered the barrier, and the huge commotion startled Long Zimo. He opened his eyes and saw Long Chen and Long Tianrui entering the barrier.
"Bastard!"
At that moment, Long Zimo gritted his teeth, both shocked and furious. Long Chen had broken through the barrier so quickly, and he hadn't even had a clue yet. For a top prodigy, this kind of defeat was a fatal humiliation.
"Damn thing."
Long Zaiye, who had just entered the sixth barrier, was so furious at this scene that smoke seemed to come from his seven orifices.
"I haven't even taught you the secret to breaking through yet, so how did you open the barrier?" Inside the barrier, Long Tianrui stared at Long Chen with wide eyes, her face still full of disbelief.
Because she had used up a lot of precious bloodline power to help Long Chen, it affected her efficiency. After the fierce battle, Long Chen was mentally exhausted and needed rest.
At that time, both of them took pills at the same time. When Long Tianrui rested, she thought Long Chen was resting too, planning to teach him the secret once they finished resting.
Unexpectedly, in a daze, Long Chen pulled her inside. Long Tianrui looked at Long Chen, and suddenly her pretty face flushed bright red. Because her jade-like hand was still being held by Long Chen, she hurriedly broke free from his large grip.
"There's still a trick?"
Long Chen was stunned. How would he know? He had thought he needed to sincerely communicate and comprehend the barrier, gain its recognition, or meet a certain standard to enter.
The flush on Long Tianrui's face gradually faded. She asked seriously, "How did you do it?"
"I don't know either?" Long Chen told Long Tianrui everything he had witnessed.
After listening, Long Tianrui couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know if it's your luck or your high comprehension, but the secret of the Divine Clan—you actually deciphered it so easily."
It turned out to be the Long family's secret—only the core disciples knew it. Moreover, almost all disciples had been cursed. If they revealed this secret, they would surely die.
Only geniuses with extraordinary status like Long Tianrui, Long Zaiye, and Long Zimo were exempt from this restriction. Unexpectedly, Long Chen didn't need any secret techniques at all—he could handle it himself.
After hesitating for a long time, Long Tianrui spoke: "May I ask what character you comprehended?"
"Yu."
After Long Chen finished speaking, he pressed a finger to Long Tianrui's forehead. The image of how Long Chen comprehended this word instantly flooded into her mind.
"You..."
Long Tianrui looked at Long Chen, both shocked and moved. Long Chen had actually passed on the earth-shattering secret he had comprehended to her just like that.
Normally, such matters shouldn't be asked about, but no one could resist such temptation. After she spoke, she regretted it—if Long Chen refused, wouldn't that be awkward?
Long Chen chuckled and said, "While I've grasped a prototype, I'll tell you quickly. Otherwise, just as you said, I might not be able to record it on paper or transfer it to my soul, which would be troublesome."
Long Chen didn't know what use it was to comprehend this Primitive Jiuli Immortal Script, but he truly owed Long Tianrui a huge favor. Having children was unlikely anymore, so he could only repay it bit by bit.
Long Tianrui bit her lip, looked at Long Chen, and said with a complicated gaze, "Even so, you still owe me a child."
Long Chen couldn't help but be speechless. This guy was way too stubborn; it seemed she was determined to bite this favor to the end.
"Let's go."
Long Chen continued walking forward with Long Tianrui. When they reached this level, the space became shrouded in mist, and their figures quickly disappeared.
"You're really smart. The entire Long family used to see you as their mortal enemy, but with just one word from you, aside from Long in the wild, no one wants to stand against you." Long Tianrui was in a great mood, chatting with Long Chen as they walked.
Long Tianrui knew that breaking through the eighth barrier was extremely difficult, because the fastest record in history was also one hour. Based on historical experience, breaking through the eighth barrier usually takes three to five hours.
Now that Long Chen had broken through the eighth layer of the barrier, he was putting enormous pressure on Long Zaiye, Long Zimo, and the others, which would affect their progress.
With Long Chen's strength, he could recover most of it in just a few hours. That way, no one could threaten him.
"The Long family, each person has seven or eight schemes. I don't like them." Long Chen shook his head.
"I don't like them either, but I need their resources, and likewise, they need me. You could say we get what we need!"
Maybe in this world, nothing belongs to me, so I need something that belongs to me." Long Tianrui sighed, her tone tinged with helplessness and a touch of sorrow.
Long Chen was stirred. Long Tianrui was a powerful figure sealed in ancient times, now awakened. His family was long gone, leaving him all alone.
She doesn't have excessive desires or ambitions; it seems her life has only one goal left.
Long Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. As a peerless prodigy like Long Tianrui, countless people envied and envied her, but they didn't realize how hard her life was. Sometimes, loneliness is the most terrifying thing.
Compared to Long Tianrui, he was lucky. He had so many close female friends and so many passionate brothers. With them by his side, Long Chen's world became dazzling and colorful.
"Buzz!"
The
barrier ahead trembled, and the overwhelming force forced Long Chen to suffocate, forcing him to involuntarily take a few steps back.
Looking up, symbols crisscrossed one after another, and a vast pressure radiated from them. Even Long Chen felt his soul tremble when he looked at them.
"It is a single symbol, but it is a symbol with the power to change the world and possess the divine power to reverse all paths."
When he saw these symbols, Long Chen's heart raced wildly. Suddenly, he remembered the runes on the Qiankun Cauldron. Previously, he couldn't understand those runes, but now he suddenly understood that the runes on the Qiankun Cauldron were likely the original Jiuli runes.
Previously, Long Chen had never understood it, and the Qiankun Cauldron wouldn't allow him to study it, thinking it was a waste of time. Now, seeing these symbols, Long Chen suddenly had an insight: to learn this primitive immortal script, one must go through a process.
"The symbols of the ninth barrier form the foundation of the Jiuli Immortal Script, and in fact, they are the original totems of all formations, spells, and talismans in this world.
It can be said that the entire cultivation civilization evolved step by step from it. Even within the Divine Clan, there are many theories about the ninth barrier.
Some say you can combine several or even dozens of runes into a complete rune. Once you understand it and call out its name, you can break through the barrier and face the Jiuli Divine Stele head-on.
Others say that by immersing the spirit into a rune and communicating with it through the soul, the person becomes one, using the talisman as a treasure raft to cross the river of barriers and enter the Jiuli Divine Stele.
Others said that by using blood as a guide, one can condense one's own life blood talisman, compare it with the runes, and find the one that matches oneself, allowing one to break through the barrier as well.
There are also many who, although entering the Jiuli Divine Stele, have forgotten the process of breaking through the ninth barrier. Therefore, there is very little information about the value of the ninth barrier." Long Tianrui looked at the barrier and said.
"Don't pay attention to this information. The great path has no door, but there are many differences. What others have may not suit us." Long Chen said.
"I'll start first."
After speaking, Long Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, forming hand seals. Seven-colored divine light shone around him, forming a giant hand that slowly reached toward the ninth barrier.