Chapter 464 - 440: Breakthrough, Divinity Transformation Middle Stage

Chapter 464: Chapter 440: Breakthrough, Divinity Transformation Middle Stage

’It’s a pity I could only transplant one Tier Five Spiritual Vein. It would have been better to move a few more. For instance, the Tier Five Spiritual Vein in the Celestial Repair Sect’s Grotto Heaven could have been transplanted, and the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty had more than just one.’

’Besides, this Spiritual Vein is only Tier Five Low Grade; Middle Grade would have been even better. Fortunately, I can replace it later, so it doesn’t really matter. And while I couldn’t bring in the Spiritual Vein from that Grotto Heaven, I’ve already moved its arrays into the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.’

’With those Tier Five Upper Grade Arrays, the defenses of the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion are even stronger. Besides, a Tier Five Low Grade Spiritual Vein is actually enough for me right now!’

Zhang Chi felt a twinge of regret, but he quickly calmed down.

Next, seeing that he had obtained far too many Spirit Stones to ever use under normal circumstances, he simply decided to upgrade the Eye of the Spirit Spring by another minor level, successfully raising it to the Tier Five Middle Grade realm.

With that, this once unremarkable Eye of the Spirit Spring had now become the number one of its kind in this realm.

Even when Zhang Chi’s Cultivation reaches the Divinity Transformation Middle Stage in the future, he will still be able to use it.

Until then, the Eye of the Spirit Spring, much like the Spiritual Vein, could provide even more Spiritual Qi for the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.

And for Zhang Chi right now, the more Spiritual Qi, the better.

He needed it not only for his own Cultivation but also to nourish his Spirit Treasure Flying Sword and Star Sword.

The Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion itself also needed to be nourished with Spiritual Qi, and even the Heaven-Reaching Tree needed to absorb it.

After upgrading the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion and the Eye of the Spirit Spring, Zhang Chi began to practice the Great Qian Dragon Fist.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Because he had performed a Soul Search on enough members of the Great Qian Royal Family, his mastery of this Fist Technique was already at the Perfection Realm. The moment he executed it, its power was incomparably ferocious, making space itself tremble as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

It turned out that although he lacked the aid of the Great Qian Dragon Qi, his physical body was stronger than any Cultivator from the former Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, so his Great Qian Dragon Fist was naturally more powerful.

As he practiced the Great Qian Dragon Fist, Zhang Chi felt the temperature in the entire Cultivation Quiet Chamber grow scorching hot. This was a sign of his overwhelmingly powerful Blood Qi.

After finishing his fist practice, Zhang Chi began refining elixirs.

Soon, all those Primordial Spirits were turned into Divine Essence Pills.

Only then did Zhang Chi begin his Cultivation in Seclusion.

Before that, he met with Qin Yushan and the others, giving each of them a Tier Five Life Extension Pill.

These Tier Five Life Extension Pills were originally extremely precious; even Zhang Chi hadn’t possessed a single one. But this time, he had obtained nearly the entire treasury of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, which included as many as two bottles of them.

With ten pills per bottle, he couldn’t possibly use them all himself.

"This... This is too precious! We can’t accept it!"

Upon receiving the elixirs, Qin Yushan and the others thought they were dreaming. Even Qin Susu and Lan Xuan, despite their happy surprise, dared not accept them.

The reason was simple: they were too precious, and they worried that Zhang Chi might not even have any for himself.

"Don’t worry. I got quite a few this time. Just take them," Zhang Chi insisted.

As he spoke, he revealed several more pills.

"There are so many? The Great Qian were truly wealthy! In that case, thank you, Third Brother!"

"Yes, Third Brother, we will never forget this life-saving grace!"

Only then did Qin Yushan and the others accept, feeling immensely grateful. They all committed this favor to memory, secretly vowing to repay him in the future.

Seeing this, Zhang Chi sighed inwardly.

Through the Soul Searches he performed on the Great Qian Royal Family’s Divinity Transformation Cultivators, he had discovered that it was impossible to bring any Cultivator below the Divinity Transformation Realm to the Upper Realm during Ascension. Not even if they were placed inside the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion or the Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffin.

This meant that when he ascended in the future, he most likely wouldn’t be able to take Qin Yushan and the others with him.

Even Qin Susu and Lan Xuan would have to remain in the Lower Realm.

In that case, their Lifespans would run out sooner or later. Even if he sealed them, they might still meet a disastrous end in the future.

Once he ascended, he had no idea when, if ever, he would be able to return.

Therefore, giving them Lifespan Extension Pills was one of the few things he could do for them.

As for the Divine Essence Pills, while they could rapidly increase one’s Cultivation, Nascent Soul Cultivators couldn’t use them at all. Thus, they could only rely on normal Cultivation, and the most Zhang Chi could do was use his unique position to create better conditions for them.

But even so, it would be very difficult for them to reach the Nascent Soul Limit within their remaining lifetimes.

However, Zhang Chi didn’t mention any of this at the time. After Qin Yushan and the others left, and Lan Xuan and Qin Susu had also gone to their respective quiet chambers in the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion to cultivate, Zhang Chi directly consumed three Tier Five Life Extension Pills in one go.

Instantly, his Lifespan limit increased by 960 years on the spot.

In the timeless void of Cultivation, four hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

During those four hundred years, even after using the Lifespan Extension Pills, Qin Yushan and his sister had little Lifespan left.

Unwilling to watch them simply die, Zhang Chi sealed them within the Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffin.

In addition, Shangguan Hui, Li Ruohai, Jian Jinfeng, and the others also fell into a deep slumber one by one.

Furthermore, the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty had long since scattered to the winds and become a thing of the past. Its territories were carved up by the major powers, and even the Endless Desert Sea was reclaimed by the three Palace Masters of the Desert Divine Palace.

The major powers also established an alliance with a simple name: the Immortal Alliance. The Alliance Leader was none other than Zhang Chi, and the other Divinity Transformation Cultivators were all vice-leaders.

BOOM!

On this day, a beam of Spiritual Light shot up into the clouds from above Zhang Chi’s Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion. Spiritual Qi from tens of thousands of miles around surged in like a tide, forming a massive vortex around the Immortal Mansion.

A tremendous amount of Spiritual Qi was absorbed by Zhang Chi inside the Cultivation Quiet Chamber.

Soon, an astonishing pressure emanated from Zhang Chi’s body—it was the aura of the Divinity Transformation Middle Stage!

That’s right, Zhang Chi had finally broken through, and he had done so in far less time than he had originally anticipated.

This was despite his foundation being exceptionally solid, which required an immense amount of Spiritual Qi. Otherwise, he would have broken through even faster.

’Good, I’ve finally broken through. It’s time to go to the Upper Realm!’

Zhang Chi ended his Cultivation and inspected his condition, feeling quite pleased.

He was now over 1,500 years old. His acquaintances had either passed away or been sealed, so it was indeed time for him to leave.

After his breakthrough, his strength had increased in all aspects. His Divine Soul, in particular, was now comparable to that of a Void Refining Middle Stage existence. As a result, he was undoubtedly more confident about his plan to sneak into the Upper Realm.

At the same time, after years of devoted cultivation, his Puppetry Technique and Inference Technique had long since reached Tier Five Low Grade.

The Inference Technique he had advanced was the Stargazing and Celestial Calculation Technique, not the Turtle Shell Divination Skill. However, this made little difference to him. In fact, by switching techniques, he no longer had to consume so many High Tier turtle shells.

After all, he had already mastered Tiers One to Four of the Stargazing and Celestial Calculation Technique through Soul Search anyway.

Furthermore, now that his Cultivation had broken through, his physical body would also strengthen more quickly. Reaching Tier Five Middle Grade was only a matter of time.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Junior Brother!"

"No, wait, it should be Senior Brother now!"

"You have a point!"

To guard the Ascension Passage, Zhang Chi’s Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion had been situated directly on the site of the former Great Qian Immortal Dynasty Imperial Palace for all these years. Therefore, his breakthrough quickly attracted the attention of many Cultivators.

Afterward, numerous Divinity Transformation Cultivators rushed to the scene. Seeing Zhang Chi emerge from his seclusion, they all came forward to congratulate him, their expressions a mixture of respect and envy.

Zhang Chi’s Combat Power had already been considered the strongest in this realm before, let alone now.

Even in terms of Cultivation, he was now number one in this realm.

"Haha, the joy is mutual."

Zhang Chi laughed heartily.

Although he was happy, he wasn’t arrogant.

His breakthrough could be said to have been fueled by a concentration of all the resources in the entire Human Realm, so it would have been strange if it hadn’t been fast.

Even the Great Qian Ancestor of the past couldn’t have been so extravagant. The Great Qian Immortal Dynasty had the Yi Family of the Spirit Realm above them, not to mention the many Divinity Transformation Cultivators within their own Royal Family who needed to cultivate. Therefore, the Great Qian Ancestor could never have monopolized all the resources for himself back then.

Unlike Zhang Chi, who had no one above him and could naturally do as he pleased.

"Senior Brother Zhang, could you mean..."

Hearing this, the eyes of the assembled Divinity Transformation Cultivators lit up.

Obviously, there was only one possible explanation for Zhang Chi’s words "the joy is mutual": he was ready to ascend to the Upper Realm. For the assembled Divinity Transformation Cultivators, this was naturally a joyous occasion.

"That’s right, it’s time. Are you all ready? If you are, then come with me!" Zhang Chi said with a smile.

"Of course we’re ready!"

"We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time!"

Upon hearing this, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators couldn’t contain their excitement.

Back then, before Zhang Chi went into seclusion, the Yi Family from the Upper Realm had actually contacted him through a token they had left for the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty Royal Family.

After all, the token had been on the Great Qian Ancestor. Since Zhang Chi had killed him, the token naturally fell into his hands.

However, Zhang Chi hadn’t paid the Yi Family any mind at all and had even destroyed the token directly.

Thus, the Yi Family’s plan to deceive them failed outright.

The Divinity Transformation Cultivators all knew about this at the time and had expressed their approval.

Afterward, Zhang Chi told them his plan directly. Although the Divinity Transformation Cultivators didn’t want to wait, they had no other choice.

After all, the information regarding the Spatial Node belonged to Zhang Chi; whether he shared it or not was his prerogative.

The fact that Zhang Chi had promised to take the Divinity Transformation Cultivators with him was already a tremendous favor.

More importantly, Zhang Chi’s Combat Power was the strongest. Even though he had burned his Primordial Spirit twice, he remained completely unaffected. Therefore, regardless of their inner thoughts, the other Cultivators could only follow his arrangements.

They had originally thought they would have to wait for a very long time, so they were overjoyed to find that Zhang Chi had broken through so quickly and was ready to act.

"Good. Let’s go!"

Zhang Chi was also long prepared. He immediately summoned the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion and, taking the other Divinity Transformation Cultivators with him, traversed the void, leaving the former Great Qian Imperial Palace behind.

As for the ascension gate, he enveloped it directly with a powerful array. He also set two Tier Five Low Grade Puppets, which he had painstakingly gathered the materials for and refined over the years, to guard it. Even if other Cultivators attempted to approach, they would have no chance of success.

BOOM!

After his breakthrough, Zhang Chi found it was indeed easier to control the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, and its speed was faster as well. Just half an hour later, a patch of space deep within the Demon Abyss suddenly shattered, and the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion flew out.

It turned out that Zhang Chi’s first choice was indeed this location deep within the Demon Abyss.

He was more familiar with this place. Moreover, according to the information he had obtained, this location would be usable very soon.

In fact, before coming here, Zhang Chi had even specifically used his Celestial Mechanism Inference Skill to perform a calculation and discovered that it was indeed possible to sneak through from this location.