Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Ancient Starry Path
"Buzz!"
Soon, Ji Chen entered the state. He first took out one pound of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi and attempted to refine it.
In no time, he felt a warm current coursing through his body, as if nourishing every inch of his bloodstream, making Ji Chen feel extremely comfortable.
As time passed, three hours later, Ji Chen finally refined and absorbed the entire pound of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi.
It was noticeable that after refining this Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi, the Hongmeng Body did indeed gain some enhancement.
This was just one pound of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi. If he were to absorb the remaining fifty-nine pounds, Ji Chen was certain his Hongmeng Body would undergo a tremendous transformation.
But Ji Chen did not continue to refine. Instead, he got up and headed towards the north of the city.
The gathering of the two clans has already begun at the Gathering Talent Pavilion.
Countless strong individuals from both the Human Race and the Ancient Race have appeared, engaging in discussions, negotiating to end the war between the two clans completely.
Soon, he arrived at the Gathering Talent Pavilion. Looking around, he could see the place teeming with countless cultivators from both clans.
"Brother Ji."
A voice suddenly came from behind, causing Ji Chen to be startled.
Sure enough, he turned around and saw that the person was none other than Mo Cheng.
Once a scion of a second generation, he had now changed dramatically, with a much more mature mindset. Moreover, it was said that he had been diligently improving himself over the years, with cultivation now far surpassing that of the past.
"You came too," Ji Chen was slightly taken aback.
At the recent gathering in the Gathering Talent Pavilion, he hadn’t seen Mo Cheng, thinking the latter wouldn’t attend.
"With such a grand event, naturally, one must come to join the fun. You haven’t been seen for a while, and Brother Ji, your aura has grown a lot stronger. I’m afraid you’re not far from breaking through to the Celestial Essence Realm, right?"
"I can’t compare to the descendants of such great families like yours. Four years ago, you reached the Celestial Essence Realm. You must be at least in the Fifth Layer of the Celestial Essence Realm now, right?" Ji Chen said, sensing the extraordinary aura emanating from Mo Cheng.
"Hehe, I just happened to break through before coming here. I’m now in the Sixth Layer of the Celestial Essence Realm," he replied.
Indeed!
Ji Chen was somewhat speechless. He believed his cultivation had progressed rapidly over the years but still lagged far behind these descendants of great families.
Mo Cheng continued, "Although Brother Ji has not yet broken through to the Celestial Essence Realm, your combat power has long surpassed an ordinary person of the Celestial Essence Realm. Your previous defeat of the Demon Crown Prince in Yao City still amazes me. Truly worthy of being one of the nine great physiques of the Desolate Ancient. Compared to true prodigies like you, I’m far behind."
"Buzz!"
While the two were conversing, suddenly the entire void inexplicably started to tremble.
The formless might surged continually, shaking the entire Divine City.
"What happened?"
This sudden scene startled everyone in the city, their eyes scanning around, completely unaware of what had happened.
"Swish!"
Several elders leapt through the air, reaching the void above, with a wary look in their eyes as they watched the high sky.
Not only the Human Race but also several Ancient Kings were alarmed and emerged.
"Boom boom boom..."
One after another, muffled sounds echoed from the endless firmament, deafening people, as if the entire Eastern Desolation was shaking.
In the mountains outside Divine City, birds and beasts took flight in alarm, fleeing into the distance.
"Crack!"
Soon, a crisp cracking sound echoed into everyone’s ears.
Then they saw that the space above Divine City unexpectedly and abruptly ruptured, revealing a massive void fissure.
Within the fissure, countless stars could be seen scattered inside, as if a piece of the starry sky had suddenly fallen and appeared here.
"What is that?"
Many people were amazed, bewildered, unaware of what had occurred.
A vast endless power of space permeated the enormous rift that suddenly appeared over Divine City, almost seeming to flood the entire world.
As time went on, the shaking of the earth gradually diminished significantly, eventually stabilizing.
Within Divine City, cultivators continuously leapt up, approaching the void fissure, attempting to find out more.
"The Ancient Starry Path!"
A Saint Master from the Human Race exclaimed, his face drastically changing.
An Ancient King also frowned and said, "Has the Celestial Martial Boundary really disappeared?"
"The emergence of the Ancient Starry Path signifies the Celestial Martial will connect with the outer realm starry sky!"
Such discussions emerged from some of the older strong figures.
Only now did many still uninformed cultivators fully realize, no wonder the Human Race and the Ancient Race were holding a gathering to negotiate peace.
It turned out that outer realm cultivators could appear at any moment, descending into the Celestial Martial Land.
"Not good, the disappearance of the boundary wall occurred years earlier than expected. If outer realm cultivators truly descend upon the Celestial Martial Land now, it will be a massive disaster!"
An Ancestral King emerged—an elder as thin as a stick. At this moment, he too frowned deeply and, in his speech, directly unleashed Great Divine Techniques, attempting to seal the void fissure.
But it was found that the surrounding area of the fissure seemed shrouded by a great path, and even the Power of the Saint couldn’t close it.
"This is the Ancient Starry Path. It’s said to have appeared once during the Ancient Era, and it remained open for thousands of years before closing. During those millennia, the various clans of the Celestial Martial Land continuously resisted the invasion of outer realm cultivators, and now it has unexpectedly appeared again."
In the Gathering Talent Pavilion, Mo Cheng also furrowed his brow. As the Young Master of the Desolate Ancient Mo Family, he naturally already knew about the weakening of the Celestial Martial Boundary.
Ji Chen curiously asked, "Will those outer realm cultivators appear from this Ancient Starry Path?"
Mo Cheng nodded, "My family’s ancient history holds some related records. Within this piece of the starry sky, there are countless Ancient Life Stars, and the Celestial Martial is just one of them. During the Ancient Times, when the Human Race was still weak, it was the Ancient Race that repelled the invasion of the outer realm cultivators. It is said that at that time, the Ancient Race had an Ancient Emperor overseeing the land, commanding nearly ten Great Saint-level powerhouses under him. Yet, even so, they struggled significantly to drive all the outer realm cultivators out of the Celestial Martial."
The Ancient Emperor is equivalent to the Ancient Emperor of the Human Race, an existence supreme during an era.
In the Ancient Times, with not only an Ancient Emperor presiding over the Celestial Martial but also ten Great Saints under his command, such a lineup today is unimaginable in its strength.
Yet, even so, the Celestial Martial faced such difficulty in resisting the outer realm cultivators!
Now, in this Dharma-ending age, let alone an Ancient Emperor, there couldn’t even be found a single Great Saint, just some Human Race Saints in twilight years and Ancient Race Ancestral Kings awakening from the Divine Source.
Facing the re-emergence of outer realm cultivators, the current Celestial Martial might simply be unable to repel them.