"Boom boom boom!"
Long Chen was pulled by the multicolored chains, breaking through three barriers in succession. Endless information flooded his mind. The terrifying impact made even Long Chen's mind spin and his mind was a mess.
When Long Chen regained his senses and looked at the elegant and unparalleled beauty before him, he couldn't help but smile and say, "
Thank you, Fairy Tianrui. I owe you a favor."
Long Tianrui looked at Long Chen, a hint of amusement in her beautiful eyes, her cherry lips parting slightly:
"In fact, you owe me a child."
Long Chen suddenly felt a headache coming on. This Long Tianrui was way too fierce. How could he say things like that so casually?
However, Long Tianrui's eyes were as clear as a stream. Saying such words without any desire or teasing, was quite unusual.
Long Chen usually prided himself on being eloquent, but now, facing Long Tianrui, he didn't know how to respond.
Long Tianrui looked at Long Chen's tense expression and immediately smiled. She rarely smiled, especially when it came from the heart—like a blooming lotus, beautiful and noble. Long Chen couldn't help but be captivated by her smile, completely stunned. He had to admit, Long Tianrui's smile was truly beautiful.
Long Tianrui laughed and said, "To be able to beat the monster-like Long Zaiye so badly that he could flee in panic—how could he be so scared with just one sentence?"
"That's different. The difficulty is completely different. How about you take back your message? I'll rush out and beat Long Zaiye up again, okay?" Long Chen said with a bitter smile.
"Dream on. Once I, Long Tianrui, make a decision, how could I change it so easily? But there's no rush to handle this. Let's save it for another day." Long Tianrui said.
"We'll talk about it later?"
Hearing this, Long Chen felt a chill run down his spine, but seeing that Long Tianrui showed no special expression, he immediately realized he had tried to defile her.
"This Jiuli Barrier has nine layers. Each time you pass through a layer, you gain a portion of the Jiuli Immortal Script, which is imprinted in your memory.
The level before us is the eighth level. The first seven can be broken through through bloodline power, but the eighth level is different; one must comprehend the immortal script on the barrier to enter the ninth level.
After breaking through the ninth level, one can confront the original stele directly. It is said that the Jiuli Divine Stele is an object from beyond the heavens, related to the greatest secret of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
It is said that everything in the world—techniques, divine abilities, talismans, alchemists, and all other methods—originates from the original Jiuli Immortal Script.
Whoever can control the original Jiuli Immortal Script can control the entire world. On the Jiuli Divine Stele, there are three thousand immortal scripts, recorded in the Long family's ancient texts, which are related to the Three Thousand Worlds.
By comprehending a single rune, one can control the power of an entire world. The strongest in the Long family's history has comprehended seventeen immortal runes, ultimately reaching the half-emperor realm, looking down on all races.
Unfortunately, the original Jiuli Immortal Script could not be recorded on paper, passed down orally, and could not be communicated with souls. After that great power fell, no one after the Long family could comprehend more than seven more.
Therefore, every time the Tianmai Profound Realm opens, it is a major reshuffle for the four great divine races. Whoever can comprehend more of the original Jiuli runes will be the future leader of the four great divine races." Long Tianrui said.
Hearing Long Tianrui's words, Long Chen was shocked; he hadn't expected the Jiuli Divine Stele to be so deeply involved.
Comprehend seventeen pieces, advance to the half-emperor realm? An emperor—whether in the mortal realm or the immortal realm—is the supreme realm, the true pinnacle.
Three thousand talismans—comprehending just a dozen or so can lead you to Half-Emperor. But what if you comprehend them all?
"Buzz...
Suddenly, the space nearby trembled. Long Chen and Long Tianrui looked toward the sound and saw hundreds of miles away, Long Zimo pressed his hands against the barrier, runes swirling around him, his whole body trembling. The sound was coming from his body.
"Let's hurry up and join the ... Go ahead!" Long Tianrui's face suddenly turned a bit pale.
"What's wrong with you?" Long Chen was taken aback.
"It's nothing," Long Tianrui shook her head, indicating she was fine.
Suddenly, Long Chen realized that Long Tianrui must have used his bloodline power to forcibly pull him in from the outer edges, consuming a large amount of bloodline power and causing it to run low.
"Take one."
Long Chen opened his large hand, and a pill appeared in his hand, handing it to Long Tianrui.
Long Tianrui nodded and reached out to take the pill. As she took it, her jade-like hand touched Long Chen's palm. Her delicate body trembled slightly, and a trace of panic appeared in her eyes. To hide her panic, she hurriedly put the pill into her mouth and closed her eyes to rest.
Long Chen was stunned. This guy who always talked about having children actually had a shy side—even a simple touch could cause such a strong reaction.
"Long Chen, you wanted criminal of the Long family, a lowly thief, you have no right to comprehend the Jiuli Immortal Script. Just wait, once I regain my strength, I'll come in and break your neck." At that moment, Long Zaiye's angry roar rang out.
Long Zaiye charged wildly all the way, just like Long Chen, but was blocked at the fifth barrier. Seeing Long Chen having help, he was so angry he screamed loudly.
"Shut up, your face doesn't hurt again, huh? I'm not busy right now. Wait until I have some hands, then I'll deal with you." Faced with Long Zaiye's wild cries, Long Chen responded coldly and ignored him.
Long Chen looked around, and within sight, only Long Zimo was nearby; he couldn't see anyone else at all.
Just now, when Feng Fei called him over, Long Chen believed Feng Fei probably wanted him to use Jiang Yue'e's power to enter the eighth level.
However, Long Tianrui struck first, pulling him over to her side, making Long Chen owe her a favor.
Logically, Jiang Yue'e would have dragged Feng Fei in, but Long Chen didn't see Feng Fei's figure, nor did he see Jiang Yue'e.
It seemed that the space here was very likely distorted; it appeared to be a straight line entering but had actually circled to the other side.
"Buzz."
Long Chen took a deep breath, closed his eyes, focused his mind, and slowly placed both hands on the barrier. The barrier trembled slightly, and in an instant, a void world appeared in Long Chen's mind.
In this void world, chaos abounded, endless runes swirling back and forth like divine beings.
However, among the moving runes, some were constant. After careful examination, Long Chen realized these were the runes that had surged into his mind when he crossed the barrier earlier.
"Buzz."
As Long Chen's mind circulated, he discovered that he could actually control the direction of the runes' flow.
With his mind, the runes flowed slowly. Long Chen was stunned, then kept controlling them with his mind, like playing with quicksand. Watching the runes pile up, forming different shapes and ever-changing, Long Chen was so absorbed in the game that he forgot even what he wanted to do.
The runes constantly shifted between mountains, tall buildings, trees, houses, and flowing water. As Long Chen controlled them, their transformations became increasingly refined, even transforming into human shapes.
Long Chen was immersed in the scene, like a child playing with sand, fully focused and without a single distracting thought. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly remembered what he was about to do and hurriedly looked at the motionless runes.
"I think I recognize this character?"
Long Chen suddenly looked at a celestial script, his heart pounding wildly, but upon closer inspection, he didn't recognize it.
"This spot seems to have something lacking. If only I could add a stroke ...to it,"
Long Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the immortal script. At the very moment he was chanting, his mind flowed, and countless runes gathered, filling in a stroke for the talisman.
"This seems to be—the character 'Yu'." Long Chen looked at the newly added immortal script and murmured to himself.
"Boom!"
The moment he uttered the word 'Yu', the world in Long Chen's mind vanished instantly. Immediately, the barrier in front of Long Chen rapidly collapsed, and the powerful suction force directly engulfed him.