Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Fame Spreads Across the Outer Realm Starry Sky
The laws of the world are manifold, with thunder being one of them.
But unlike other laws, the Thunder Law is extremely rare. Since ancient times, the number of people who have comprehended it can be counted on one hand.
Even during the glorious era teeming with prodigies, few have ever grasped it.
Now, after breaking through the Celestial Essence Realm, Ji Chen has mastered this law.
This is a tremendous boost to his combat power!
Moreover, in this tribulation, he tempered his body through calamity, and after successfully breaking through, his Hongmeng Body has also been greatly enhanced, nearly doubling its previous strength.
"Congratulations, Brother Ji,"
When Ji Chen slowly descended and returned to the Divine City, Mo Cheng and others immediately came forward, clasping their fists in congratulations.
Their faces were flush with a kind of fervor.
The Hongmeng Body reigns supreme at the same level, and now successfully breaking through to the Celestial Essence Realm means Ji Chen’s combat power can fully compare with the Saint Heirs of the present age.
Moreover, with his tempered body through calamity, the enhanced strength of the Hongmeng Body means that even Saints need to avoid direct confrontation in close combat.
"After today, Brother Ji’s name will surely resound throughout this starry sky," Li Yiran also spoke. As a Saint Heir of Dao Inference, he is one of the few young kings of Celestial Martial in the present time, rarely feeling admiration for others beyond a select few.
And Ji Chen is undoubtedly one of them.
"Repelling the Young Ancient Emperor, this battle feat is truly unparalleled," said Dao Body Gu Hao and Divine Body Jiang Yan.
They are all possessors of the nine prominent physiques of Desolate Ancient, aware of the power and terror of these physiques. But today, witnessing Ji Chen temper his body through calamity, they are still deeply shocked.
The Ancient Emperor, famed for an undefeated life, sweeping away contemporaneous foes, has been advancing without rivals since youth.
Yet now, a Young Ancient Emperor appeared in the world, defeated at the hands of Ji Chen.
After this battle, Ji Chen’s name will surely stir the entire starry sky, becoming a focal point of concern for countless people.
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As expected, in the following days, the events that happened above the Divine City rapidly spread in an astonishing manner.
Not just in Celestial Martial but also in the Outer Realms, many cultivators heard the news, feeling a sense of shock, also realizing that such an extraordinary prodigy exists in Celestial Martial.
"Surviving the Nine Dragon True Tribulation, repelling a Young Ancient Emperor, this feat is unparalleled in this starry sky, truly unmatched!"
"Ji Chen, is it? It’s said he’s only in his twenties, with such astonishing talent, truly remarkable!"
"Celestial Martial truly is a land of outstanding talents. In such an era of diminishing laws, to have such a prodigy emerge, soon enough, this person named Ji Chen will surely become a dominant figure in this star domain!"
People from various realms discussed fervently.
In just a few short days, Ji Chen’s name spread throughout the entire ’Daoxuan.’
Daoxuan is the collective name for this star domain, the Daoxuan Star Realm.
It’s said there are a total of thirty-six ancient stars in this star domain, and Celestial Martial Star is one of them.
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A month after the grand meeting of the two races.
Ji Chen had already returned to the Lingyun Sect.
And within this month, many things happened in Celestial Martial.
The Saint King, not dead, returned to the world, his Great Saint power intimidating the Outer Realms, making the cultivators of various realms in Daoxuan apprehensive, not daring to act recklessly in Celestial Martial.
But this couldn’t stop a large number of Outer Realm cultivators from descending upon Celestial Martial.
In just a month, many Outer Realm cultivators have settled throughout Celestial Martial, almost completely merging in.
Of course, aside from this, many cultivators from Celestial Martial have also taken the Ancient Starry Path to the Outer World in search of opportunities since its appearance.
Ji Chen sat cross-legged in the Drunken Ink Residence, cultivating with closed eyes.
Who knows how much time passed before he slowly opened his eyes, waking up.
Gazing towards the distant sky, Ji Chen muttered to himself, "After the appearance of the Ancient Starry Path, the environment of Celestial Martial has undergone a massive change, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth has become much richer."
Perhaps this is what the ancients predicted as the ’Emperor’s Opportunity.’
In such a celestial environment today, the abundance of Spiritual Qi is evidently sufficient to support the birth of an Ancient Emperor.
This also means that when Celestial Martial and the Outer World are connected, the Emperor’s Road will quietly follow.
"With my current bodily strength, I can challenge ordinary Saint Realm experts, but if I encounter a Great Saint, I still have no means to resist. If only the Hongmeng Body could achieve Great Success sooner..."
Ji Chen mused, gazing into the far sky.
When he broke through the Celestial Essence Realm, he tempered his body through calamity, and now the strength of his Hongmeng Body is no longer what it used to be.
In close combat, even ordinary Saints struggle to withstand his punch.
But the problem lies in that reaching the Saint Realm level means they can obliterate Ji Chen with a flick of their finger; approaching a Saint in close combat is far more challenging than imagined.
Unless he can further enhance his bodily strength to achieve Great Success, in which case, perhaps he could withstand a Saint’s attack.
At the very least, once the Hongmeng Body achieves Great Success, it means that even when encountering enemies of the Saint Realm, Ji Chen will have a stronger survival capability.
But elevating the Hongmeng Body is no small feat, requiring another descent of the heavenly calamity to temper his body, but the next Celestial Tribulation won’t occur until he breaks through to the Void Realm.
"Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi..."
There’s one last method remaining, which is the Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi.
Previously, in the Divine City, when Ji Chen sealed the Ancestral King’s weapons of various Ancient Races, he obtained a total of sixty jin of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi from them.
And in this month’s time, these sixty jin of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi were completely refined and absorbed by Ji Chen, making his physical strength significantly stronger, but it’s still not enough, still a long way from achieving Great Success of the Hongmeng Body.
He needs more Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi!
"Celestial Martial is in the era of diminishing laws, where Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi is a rare commodity, but in the Outer World, it might not be so scarce?" he mused.
Recently, with a large influx of Outer Realm cultivators into Celestial Martial, and many native Celestial Martial cultivators taking the Ancient Starry Path to the Outer World to seek opportunities.
Ji Chen also has some thoughts on this; to obtain a large amount of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi, a journey to the Outer World is inevitable.
However, he feels his current cultivation is still too weak, being only just broken through to the Celestial Essence Realm, after all; the Outer World is vast and boundless, not to mention Saints, but even Void Realm experts are innumerable.
With Ji Chen’s current cultivation, if he encounters a Void Realm expert, the risk of perishing is still very high.
This is also the main reason why Ji Chen hasn’t truly embarked on the Ancient Road, to explore the Outer World in search of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi yet.