Chapter 22

At the Murong family's residence, Murong Zhan's eyes flickered with a sharp light. He eagerly awaited the arrival of the Li family. Once they arrived, the Jiang family would surely be destroyed. Then, the entire Tianxiang City would easily be his, Murong Zhan's.

"Haor, your revenge will soon be served. That little brat Jiang Chen will surely suffer greatly."

Murong Zhan's face was filled with malice. He hated Jiang Chen to the bone, wishing to devour his flesh. From the wedding procession to Murong Hao, and then to the recent battle on the arena, Jiang Chen had repeatedly humiliated the Murong family.

Moreover, Jiang Chen, with his cultivation at the peak of the Qi Realm Ninth Stage, could defeat Li Gongzi, who was at the early Qi Sea Realm. Such immense potential and explosive power were like a thorn in Murong Zhan's heart. If such a genius were allowed to continue growing, it would not take long for the Murong family to lose its footing in Tianxiang City.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen had offended the Li family of Chicheng, giving Murong Zhan the opportunity to use them to eliminate him. Otherwise, Murong Zhan himself would have been unable to sit still and would have had to take action against the Jiang family and Jiang Chen.

Now, all he needed to do was wait and reap the benefits.

While the Murong family was calm, the Jiang family was busy. Jiang Zhenhai, Zhou Beichen, and other high-ranking Qi Sea Realm members gathered all the Jiang family's forces, ready to attack the Murong family at Jiang Chen's command.

Jiang Chen's reputation soared, surpassing even Jiang Zhenhai's. At this critical moment, even the city lord Jiang Zhenhai looked to Jiang Chen as the mainstay.

The Jiang family was busy, but one place was exceptionally quiet—Jiang Chen's private courtyard. Jiang Zhenhai had specially arranged for no one to approach within a hundred steps of the courtyard.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was in seclusion in the courtyard, meditating. The battle with Li Changhong today had been highly beneficial to him. Although he did not consider Li Changhong's techniques worthy of attention, Li Changhong's cultivation at the early Qi Sea Realm was solid.

Jiang Chen's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Qi Realm Ninth Stage, just one step away from the Qi Sea Realm. What he needed was a breakthrough. The intense battle today and the full exertion of the One Yang Finger finally allowed Jiang Chen to break through his bottleneck and advance towards the Qi Sea Realm.

The Qi Realm is a foundational stage that every cultivator must go through. In the Qi Realm, cultivators can sense the elemental energy of heaven and earth, drawing it into their bodies to aid in cultivation.

However, the elemental energy of Qi Realm cultivators is not condensed; it is scattered throughout the body. When a Qi Realm cultivator reaches the Ninth Stage, they can attempt to form a Qi Sea in their dantian. Once the Qi Sea is formed, the elemental energy will gather within it, becoming condensed.

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on a large green stone. The blood-colored dragon pattern in his body pulsed, and his elemental energy became agitated.

"The time has come. Qi Sea, open for me!"

Jiang Chen's eyes gleamed. He shouted, and the dragon pattern in his body pulsed even more intensely, emitting a series of blood-red lights. These lights were visible blood energy.

Buzz! Buzz!

Suddenly, his dantian emitted a buzzing sound. As the dragon pattern moved, the thick elemental energy transformed into a series of spiritual snakes, charging around in his dantian.

As the elemental energy and the dragon pattern worked together, a gap began to form in the dantian.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As soon as the gap appeared, the elemental energy rushed into it. The dragon pattern, acting like a general leading an army, led the elemental energy to charge into the gap.

Gradually, the gap grew larger, forming a space.

At this moment, a storm of elemental energy from heaven and earth surged into Jiang Chen's body.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Jiang Chen seemed like a bottomless pit, absorbing as much elemental energy as possible. The range of his absorption grew, and eventually, the airflow above the city lord's residence changed.

A series of whirlwinds rose above the city lord's residence, and all the elemental energy from heaven and earth rushed in one direction, forming a huge vortex above the private courtyard in the center of the city lord's residence.

"What's happening? Why is such a strong wind suddenly blowing?"

"The elemental energy is being drained so quickly. Look, that's the direction of the young master's private courtyard. This scene means the young master is advancing to the Qi Sea Realm."

"Yes, the young master was in seclusion, and he has reached the Qi Sea Realm so quickly. He is truly amazing."

"The young master is only fifteen years old. A fifteen-year-old Qi Sea Realm cultivator is too extraordinary. I've never seen anything like it."

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The people in the city lord's residence were agitated. Jiang Zhenhai and Zhou Beichen, who were discussing important matters, also changed their expressions. As Qi Sea Realm experts, they knew that this situation indicated someone was advancing to the Qi Sea Realm.

"The young master is advancing. Ha ha, that's great."

"A fifteen-year-old Qi Sea Realm cultivator. Even the geniuses of Chicheng can't compare. The young master is truly a world-class talent."

"Ha ha, good, good. It seems our family's ancestors have blessed us."

A fifteen-year-old Qi Sea Realm cultivator was truly astonishing. Jiang Zhenhai's eyes were filled with tears of excitement.

After a short while, all the elemental energy in the area around the city lord's residence had been absorbed by Jiang Chen.

"Far from enough to open the Qi Sea. Relying solely on elemental energy from heaven and earth is not enough; I need to rely on Human Essence Pills."

Jiang Chen took out three Human Essence Pills and swallowed them. Under the operation of the Dragon Transformation Technique, the Human Essence Pills transformed into the purest energy, surging towards the Qi Sea.

The Qi Sea is the foundation of a cultivator, and Jiang Chen had to develop it to the maximum extent.

Buzz! Buzz!

As the Human Essence Pills were consumed, a second blood-colored dragon pattern gradually formed in Jiang Chen's Qi Sea.

The three Human Essence Pills were quickly consumed, but Jiang Chen felt that his Qi Sea was like a bottomless pit, never filling up.

"Ordinary cultivators advancing to the Qi Sea can rely solely on elemental energy from heaven and earth. Even geniuses with strong foundations only need one or two Human Essence Pills to complete the advancement. I have consumed three, yet I am still far from meeting the requirement. It seems the Dragon Transformation Technique is indeed powerful. However, the greater the consumption, the stronger my foundation will be."

Jiang Chen took out another three Human Essence Pills. He had prepared many of these pills, or it would have been a problem.

The greater the consumption, the stronger the foundation, but this also made Jiang Chen speechless. Just advancing to the early Qi Sea Realm required such a large consumption. The future consumption for refining Human Essence Pills, Heaven Essence Pills, and Divine Essence Pills would be unimaginable. Cultivating the Dragon Transformation Technique was like burning money. It was clear that Jiang Chen's path to advancement would be one of immense consumption.

After an hour, Jiang Chen had consumed a total of ten Human Essence Pills to complete his advancement. The elemental energy from heaven and earth also returned to normal.

Swish!

Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and two sharp beams of light shot out, shaking the air. His hair moved without wind, and he exuded an aura of a superior being.

In Jiang Chen's dantian, a bright Qi Sea had been formed. Inside the Qi Sea, the elemental energy flowed like a river. At the center of the elemental energy, two clear blood-colored dragon patterns intertwined, and a third dragon pattern had already formed a faint shadow.

With a thought, all the elemental energy in the Qi Sea flowed into the two and a half dragon patterns. With another thought, it flowed out like water, permeating his entire body.

"The third dragon pattern has condensed halfway, even stronger than I expected. I now possess the strength equivalent to 25,000 pounds."

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Chen's lips. In terms of strength and elemental energy, Jiang Chen was already equivalent to an ordinary late Qi Sea Realm expert. Although he was slightly inferior to peak Qi Sea Realm experts like Jiang Zhenhai and Murong Zhan, if other techniques were considered, even the two of them together would not be a match for Jiang Chen.

Moreover, the formation of the dragon patterns was a process of condensing blood energy. Cultivating the Dragon Transformation Technique was also a process of refining Jiang Chen's physical body. In the end, when the dragon transformed and flew, Jiang Chen's physical body would be as strong as a true dragon.

"Hmm? My sea of consciousness has also been opened."

Jiang Chen was surprised to find that his sea of consciousness had been opened. With a thought, an intangible divine consciousness emerged from his sea of consciousness. Under the sweep of this divine consciousness, every flower and plant in the courtyard was under his control.

"Ordinary cultivators can only open their sea of consciousness and activate divine consciousness when they reach the Human Essence Realm. I didn't expect to open my sea of consciousness and activate divine consciousness just after advancing to the Qi Sea Realm. The Dragon Transformation Technique is truly extraordinary."

Jiang Chen was delighted. As the first holy person in the world, no one had more cultivation experience than him. Opening the sea of consciousness at the Qi Sea Realm was definitely due to the Dragon Transformation Technique.

Jiang Chen increasingly felt the power of the Dragon Transformation Technique. This supreme divine technique passed down from ancient times was indeed not comparable to ordinary cultivation methods.

After advancing to the Qi Sea Realm, Jiang Chen did not immediately go out. He looked up at the sky; it was noon, and the sun was high.

"At this time, the yang energy is abundant, perfect for cultivating the Six Yang Mystic Finger. Absorbing pure yang energy with the Six Yang Mystic Finger is highly beneficial to the body."

Jiang Chen pointed his fingers like a sword and secretly recited the incantation of the Six Yang Mystic Finger. Instantly, a stream of pure yang energy entered his body through his fingers. Jiang Chen, who cultivated the Dragon Transformation Technique, had a yang-just body. The dragon patterns in his body were the most yang-just and yang-just objects in the world. If he could obtain the help of pure yang energy, the benefits would be multiplied.

Buzz! Buzz!

The golden light on Jiang Chen's fingers grew stronger, emitting a buzzing sound, gradually reaching a point where it was almost uncontrollable.

Go!

Suddenly, Jiang Chen shouted and pointed. A thick golden finger shot out like a sword. This time, it was not just a golden light but a substantial finger technique.

The golden finger sparked against the void, moving at an incredible speed, and struck a large green stone as tall as a person.

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