"Hmm?"
Suddenly.
Chu Chen's eyebrows twitched.
He saw that within these golden lights, there was a familiar fluctuation, seeping out through them!
"Spirit Spring?"
Chu Chen's face was filled with surprise. He clearly sensed a strange medicinal fragrance emanating from these golden lights.
"Spirit Spring! How can there be a Spirit Spring here?"
He was astonished.
As far as he knew, there were only a handful of places with spiritual veins in the entire Southern Ridge Prefecture.
Even if there were spiritual veins, they were already occupied by major sects and forces, and low-level cultivators would never be allowed to enter.
But this place was different!
He could actually sense a Spirit Spring in this small mountain village, and it was an extremely potent one!
"Haha, I'm rich!"
Chu Chen was overjoyed!
"With such vast and pure spiritual energy, let alone Body Tempering Seventh Level.
Even Body Tempering Ninth Level would be more than enough!"
Chu Chen's eyes blazed with fervor.
Boom!
His aura surged, quickly reaching the peak of Body Tempering Sixth Level, and then continued to grow, soaring all the way to Body Tempering Seventh Level!
All of this, though described in detail, happened in the blink of an eye.
And in Chu Chen's mind, the fragmented memories of the "Star Devouring Art" cultivation technique were also slowly merging.
Finally, when the scenes in his mind had completely fused.
The moment Chu Chen opened his eyes, two dazzling divine lights shot out from his pupils, as if they were tangible!
"Star Devouring Art!"
"Devour the power of stars for oneself!"
Numerous profound meanings appeared in Chu Chen's mind.
In his past life, he had obtained a powerful cultivation technique called the "Heaven Devouring Demonic Art."
This Heaven Devouring Demonic Art was extremely domineering. Once unleashed, it could devour the light of stars, moons, and suns to strengthen oneself!
However, the cultivation difficulty of this technique was extremely high, even in the Immortal Realm.
Few people could master it, the main reason being the lack of an opportunity!
Now, the spirit stones in this storage ring were precisely that opportunity!
"According to my memories from my past life, I must first condense a Spirit Aperture Crystal before I can use the 'Heaven Devouring Demonic Art'!"
Chu Chen took a deep breath.
In his past life, he had condensed a Spirit Aperture Crystal when he was at Body Tempering Sixth Level.
Only then could he barely use the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, which laid the foundation for his invincible king status!
However, in this life, his physical body's strength far surpassed his past life, and his foundation was solid!
"First, condense the Spirit Aperture Crystal, then consume the spirit stones in this storage ring, and cultivate the 'Star Devouring Art'!"
Hum! Hum!
Chu Chen circulated his cultivation technique, and clusters of crimson true essence.
Condensed in his palm, finally forming a bead the size of a thumb!
Within this bead formed by true essence, there seemed to be an illusion of a starry sky!
Chu Chen clearly felt that his physical body had become much stronger.
His reaction speed and strength had also increased severalfold!
"As expected of a legendary divine ability, in terms of its effect alone.
It's far superior to the 'Heaven Devouring Demonic Art' from my past life!"
Chu Chen murmured to himself, his eyes flashing with fervent light.
Rumble...
As the saying goes, fortune is often accompanied by misfortune, and misfortune is often accompanied by fortune.
While Chu Chen was in seclusion cultivating.
A hundred miles away from this mountain village.
Three youths in luxurious attire were speeding across the sky on flying artifacts!
All three of them possessed the cultivation of Martial Dao Seventh Level.
Beneath their feet was an extremely luxurious carriage!
The carriage was carved with dragon and phoenix totems and inlaid with extremely precious jade stones.
Threads of light flowed from it, making the carriage look magnificent and dreamlike, like a fairyland.
Inside the carriage sat a young man, dressed in a purple-patterned dragon robe, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and dashing.
"I heard that in the Southern Ridge Chu family, there recently emerged a Chu Feng, who is exceptionally talented.
At a young age, he has reached the cultivation of Martial Dao Ninth Level, and even at the age of twenty.
He defeated the ten outstanding disciples of my Imperial City, and is known as the number one genius of Southern Ridge!"
"Hmph, that's all false. Although Chu Feng is strong, there is still a huge gap between him and me!"
The speaker was a richly dressed youth with an arrogant expression.
Besides the richly dressed youth, there were two other men and one woman, all of whom were talented youths with extraordinary cultivation.
"Heh heh, this time entering the ancient tomb for exploration, this young master is determined to succeed. Anyone who dares to block my path will be killed without mercy!"
These three were all scions of noble families from the Imperial City. They were entering the ancient tomb this time to search for spiritual medicine, hone their martial arts, and temper their character!
...
Chu Family Mansion.
"Dad!"
As soon as Chu Chen came out of seclusion, he rushed to find his father.
"Chen'er, where have you been all this time? I couldn't reach you."
Chu Tiechui asked, while scrutinizing his son.
He always felt that Chu Chen was a little different, as if he had changed even more.
"Hehe, I broke through." Chu Chen grinned.
"Broke through? What do you mean, you've advanced to Body Tempering Eighth Level?" Chu Tiechui was stunned.
He knew that his son had dull aptitude and had never practiced any martial arts or cultivation techniques.
Furthermore, he had specifically looked up Chu Chen's childhood records.
He found that his son's foundation for practicing martial arts had been destroyed when he was a child.
With weak bones and innate foolishness, he was destined to be mediocre and achieve nothing his entire life!
But now, only three years had passed.
Chu Chen had transformed from a foolish cripple into a Body Tempering Eighth Level martial artist?
It was simply unbelievable!
Even many of the princes in the royal family couldn't achieve such terrifying progress, could they?
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Chu Tiechui stared at Chu Chen suspiciously.
"Dad, why would I lie to you? Show me your cultivation."
Chu Chen rolled his eyes.
"My cultivation?"
Chu Tiechui was slightly taken aback, and then released his aura.
Boom!
In an instant, the entire room seemed to tremble, and ripples spread out.
Shattering the tables and chairs nearby! "What a powerful aura!"
Chu Chen's eyes widened.
He knew that in his memory, Chu Tiechui's cultivation.
Was Body Tempering Fifth Level, half a step away from Body Tempering Sixth Level!
But now?
In just an instant, he had advanced from Body Tempering Fifth Level to Body Tempering Sixth Level!
"You child! How could you break through so quickly!"
Chu Tiechui's eyes widened. He wanted to carefully observe Chu Chen's cultivation.
But he was horrified to find that he could not see through his son at all!
"There is a drop of blood in my dantian."
Chu Chen said calmly.
This drop of blood was the residue left after he consumed the beast soul essence blood in the Barren Mountain Range.
The blood contained extremely powerful energy.
Enough to help Chu Chen break through his limitations and cultivate the "Star Devouring Art" to the second level!
"So, that Golden Barbarian Bull demonic beast is dead?" Chu Tiechui asked again.
"It's dead."
"Good that it's dead, it saves trouble."
Chu Tiechui nodded, a look of joy on his face.
Clearly, after the Golden Barbarian Bull demonic beast died, Chu Chen could quietly cultivate the "Heaven Devouring Demonic Art"!
Chu Chen looked at his father with a hint of complexity in his gaze.
In his past life, Chu Tiechui's attitude towards Chu Chen was not good.
Perhaps in Chu Tiechui's eyes, Chu Chen would only drag him down and cause the death of his only wife.