Chapter 457: Lu Yi’s Lucky Encounter
The twin chimes rang out in Jiang Chen’s mind, and suddenly it felt like his whole body had been thrown into boiling water.
Agony tore through him from the marrow of his bones, every cell breaking apart and knitting back together over and over again.
It lasted only an instant, yet for him it stretched on like an eternity.
Then, just as quickly, the searing pain ebbed away. A cool, refreshing clarity washed over him, leaving behind nothing but relief.
Phew... finally over. Jiang Chen let out a long breath inside. But even as he steadied himself, he could feel it—the violent surge of strength coursing through his body. His bones especially felt unshakable, like they could crush mountains. My power’s soared again... I’ve stepped right up to the edge of the Void Tribulation realm.
Excitement lit up his face. System, show me my detailed status!
[Host: Jiang Chen
Aptitude: Peerless Grade
Innate Talent: Eternal Boundless Body
Realm: Late-stage Nirvana Cleansing
Great Dao Laws: Sword, Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Ice, Darkness, Rock, Soul, Yin, Yang, Gravity, Space
True Combat Power: Half-step Void Tribulation
Cultivation Methods: Supreme Pure Creation Heart Sutra (Primordial Chaos, Core Technique), Glazed Passage Space Travel Art, Deadly Void Prison Secret Art, Void Sea Emperor Mysterious Scripture, Space Imperial Law Immortal Art (Nirvana Cleansing, Perfection), Astral Pivot Heavenly Attraction Secret Canon, Myriad Changes Hidden Void Sword Technique...
Main Equipment: Cosmic Mustard Seed (Primordial Chaos, Top-Grade), Nine Pointed Radiant Star Ring (Void Tribulation, Top-Grade), Silver Immortal Sword (Damaged → Nirvana Cleansing, Upper-Grade)...
Villain Value: 839,100 points
Black Heavenly Fate Value: 126,904 points
Heaven-Defying Fate Changers: Villain Eye, Burning World Red Lotus, Eternal Vows Binding Ring, Wordless Heavenly Jade, Void Tribulation Soulring, Underworld Calamity Indestructible Dao Embryo
System Mall: Level 4]
Jiang Chen studied the panel before him. Half-step Void Tribulation... and that’s just my base state.
If I push my strength to the limit, it’ll be far beyond what I used against Chao Xin. And if things get truly desperate, I can still draw on the pure cultivation hidden in my bloodline to climb even higher.
A flicker of pride rose in his chest. With this kind of power, not just on Prosperous Stone Immortal Star—even across the Profound Jade Immortal Domain—I’d be seen as a force that can’t be ignored.
On the surface, the Profound Jade Immortal Domain didn’t have any true Void Tribulation realm powerhouse. But Jiang Chen wasn’t naïve. There could be hidden trump cards—a reclusive old monster, forbidden pills, secret techniques, or some ancient existence capable of unleashing that level of might for a short time.
Even so, within the Profound Jade Immortal Domain, his current strength was already overwhelming.
But Jiang Chen knew better than to grow complacent.
His real enemies weren’t ordinary cultivators, but the Sons of Heavenly Fate. Their growth was absurd—leaping across major realms as if it were nothing.
Void Tribulation realm? For those chosen ones, breaking through was barely a hurdle. Some could even soar straight into the Primal Chaos realm, slipping past the world’s notice as if the heavens themselves were blind.
This twist of fate handed Lu Yi the chance to slip away, Jiang Chen thought, his expression dark. If fortune favors him, he’s already put a great distance between us.
But then his lips curled into a cold smirk. Too bad for him. As long as he’s still on Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, thinking he can escape me is nothing but a dream.
He pushed his divine sense to its limit. In an instant, the world around him shifted—his perception spreading outward like a vast tide. From his body at the center, a sphere of awareness stretched a hundred million kilometers in every direction, leaving nothing beyond his grasp.
The entire Prosperous Stone Immortal Star lay bare under Jiang Chen’s divine sense. Every mountain, river, and city fell within his grasp—nothing could escape him.
This was the terrifying reach of someone standing at the threshold of the Void Tribulation realm.
Lu Yi... where are you hiding?
With just a thought, Jiang Chen locked onto his target. Incredibly, Lu Yi had already crossed more than sixty million kilometers.
That kind of speed wasn’t something Lu Yi could achieve on his own.
So, he really managed to slip away. Looks like Heavenly Fate lent him another hand, Jiang Chen thought, a faint frown tugging at his brow as he traced the route between them.
It didn’t take long before the answer revealed itself. Several ancient teleportation arrays had been triggered not long ago.
There was no question—under the pull of Heavenly Fate, Lu Yi had stumbled onto these long-forgotten formations, and they had flung him tens of millions of kilometers in a single chain of jumps.
...
Meanwhile, Lu Yi was hurrying through a barren mountain range, clutching a storage ring as if it were his lifeline.
I’ve struck it rich! I’ve really struck it rich! Excitement blazed in his chest. Who would’ve thought that while running for my life, I’d bump into a wandering evil cultivator at the Nirvana Peering realm?
The haul was enormous—spirit jades more than enough to upgrade his system, plus a trove of materials perfectly suited for fusion.
I just don’t know how Jiang Chen’s doing... That pitch-black skeleton was clearly no ordinary Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouse. Could he really have been killed? A flicker of worry crossed his thoughts. If you have, Jiang Chen, I swear I’ll avenge you.
Spotting a flat boulder ahead, Lu Yi settled down and began sorting through the storage ring. He started with the spirit jades.
After counting, Lu Yi realized he had over thirteen thousand low-grade spirit jades.
Perfect! System, upgrade right now!
Ding!
[You’ve used 1,000 low-grade spirit jades. The system has been upgraded to Level 5. Daily fusion limit increased to 5. You can now fuse up to 3 items at once!]
Holy crap! His eyes went wide. I can fuse three items at once now? That means I can mix three completely different things together!
He almost shook from excitement. This system is insane! Quick, quick—there’s more left, keep upgrading!
Ding!
[You’ve used 10,000 low-grade spirit jades. The system has been upgraded to Level 6. Daily fusion limit increased to 6!]
Lu Yi nearly laughed out loud. This is amazing! Two extra fusion chances a day, and each one lets me fuse three items together!
Now... what should I fuse to boost my strength the fastest? His gaze shifted back to the storage ring.
Without hesitation, he pulled out six pills—each at the Nirvana Peering rank.
Each of the pills was meant to boost cultivation, and with his solid knowledge of alchemy, Lu Yi quickly picked out the best three.
The foundation is always the realm itself. Better to raise that first. System, fuse these three pills!
The pills melted together in an instant, forming a single top-grade Nirvana Peering-level pill. Without pausing, he fused the second set, and soon he was holding two gleaming pills that were only a step away from the Nirvana Cleansing rank.
"Nirvana Peering realm, here I come!" His eyes burned with excitement as he swallowed them down, eager to push his strength further.
Unbeknownst to him, every move was already under Jiang Chen’s gaze.
This brat... he just fought, Jiang Chen noted as his divine sense swept over the area. The lingering aura is from a Nirvana Peering realm cultivator. So, he managed to kill one and stumbled onto a mountain of resources right after. Truly, Heavenly Fate is working overtime for him.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. If not for me being here, this kid would’ve run rampant across Prosperous Stone Immortal Star by now. The Purple Crest Immortal Sect, the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace—Heavenly Fate had lined them all up as walking treasure chests for him.
Now that he’s slain a Nirvana Peering realm cultivator, who knows how much he’s gained. Jiang Chen’s focus sharpened. He was just about to probe deeper into Lu Yi’s spoils when several streaks of light flashed across the sky.