Chapter 1191 - 819: Subsequent Cultivation Technique

In Zhang Chen’s eyes, the Queen Mother of the West is the embodiment of the Dao; could anyone in the world provoke the Queen Mother of the West?

However, he truly feels that the atmosphere of Mount Kunlun seems somewhat unusual now. A mysterious qi mechanism, intangible yet real, presses down from all directions. It is an intuition belonging to the Primordial Spirit.

Yet Zhang Chen cannot pinpoint where this crisis originates from.

Time hurriedly passes, as the altar rises bit by bit. A grand Heaven-Reaching Pillar slowly accumulates on the earth, reaching towards the sky.

The altar grows taller and taller, and more warriors perish. Countless warriors die but are then reforged into iron liquid, thrown into the furnace to melt, turning into a pool of fluid. However, more warriors are nurtured, joining the construction of the altar like an overwhelming army of ants.

Time flies by, and with only fifty years left of the millennium set by the Queen Mother of the West, the altar is nearing completion, requiring only constant refinements in its details.

"At this pace, I am confident that I can complete the altar within the millennium. It is being built upon the Dragon Vein, suppressing the Reverse Scale of the Kunlun Dragon Vein, nailed into the Reverse Scale of the entire Kunlun Mountain Range. Truly an incredible array. Normally, the Dragon Vein would destroy all techniques, and no array could affect the Dragon Vein, but this altar’s array somehow works on the Dragon Vein, which is absolutely astounding," Zhang Chen stood on a high platform, with the sea of clouds beneath his feet, and the fierce wind flapping his clothes. He lowered his head to gaze at the insignificant sea of clouds, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

The altar stands so high that not only does it pierce through the sea of clouds, but it also rises above it, capturing the entire Kunlun Mountain Region within view from all directions of Heaven and Earth.

"But the sense of crisis from the mysterious source becomes heavier as well, always feeling like something bad is about to happen," Zhang Chen’s thoughts flickered, but despite years of deliberation and research, he couldn’t find any clues.

As Zhang Chen pondered, suddenly a beam of light flashed from afar, and he saw Lady Biyun riding a crane, landing before him: "Jia Shiba, the Queen Mother of the West knows the altar will soon be completed, so she bids you to come and have an audience."

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this. After the last meeting with the Queen Mother of the West over nine hundred years ago, he had not seen her again.

"I wonder what the Queen Mother of the West summons me for?" Zhang Chen curiously inquired.

If he weren’t convinced that he wasn’t worth the Queen Mother of the West’s move, he might have fled long ago due to the sense of crisis.

"It’s a good thing!" replied Lady Biyun brightly.

Upon hearing Lady Biyun’s words, Zhang Chen leaped up, ready to head towards the palace of the Queen Mother of the West, but the next moment a green ribbon flew out of Lady Biyun’s sleeve, wrapped around Zhang Chen’s waist, and lifted him onto the white crane: "With your speed, when would you ever get to see the Queen Mother of the West? How can you make her wait? I shall ride the white crane to take you there."

With Lady Biyun’s light laughter, the white crane flapped its wings, passing through the fierce wind.

Although Zhang Chen had decent skills and mastered the Escape Technique, it was his first time traveling with Beast Taming, providing a unique experience.

The crane’s body was large, measuring hundreds of meters, with wings spread like a vast mansion’s level, leaving no fear of falling.

The two of them traveled all the way to the front of the Queen Mother of the West’s sleeping palace, and then Lady Biyun led Zhang Chen into the palace directly, bowing respectfully: "Lady, Jia Shiba comes for the audience."

Zhang Chen looked towards the Queen Mother of the West, only to see her still seated quietly on the cloud bed, seemingly unchanged in posture for a thousand years.

"Greetings, Great Queen Mother," Zhang Chen respectfully saluted.

"How is the construction of the altar?" inquired the Queen Mother of the West softly, her voice gentle, like heavenly music lingering at the ears, resonating in Zhang Chen’s mind, bringing his Primordial Spirit into a state of clarity.

"The altar is largely completed, with only eight critical nodes needing my personal touch to perfect it, which should be done in about ten years," Zhang Chen replied.

The Queen Mother of the West seemed quite satisfied with Zhang Chen’s progress; a wave of her hand revealed eight golden rods adorned with markings of ornate runes unknown to Zhang Chen, which he had never seen before.

Those eight rods shimmered golden under the flow of Chaos Qi, making them extraordinarily remarkable.

"You must place these eight rods into those eight array eyes, then recite the True Words, and it will be fulfilled," spoke the Queen Mother of the West while bestowing the True Words.

With a bow, Zhang Chen signified having memorized the True Words, and then the Queen Mother of the West indicated for them to exit.

After leaving the palace, Zhang Chen felt somewhat disappointed. He thought the Queen Mother of the West would bestow rewards upon him, but nothing happened.

Lady Biyun, seemingly noticing the sulking mood at the corner of Zhang Chen’s eyes, chuckled and said, "Why, are you disappointed because the Queen Mother didn’t grant any rewards?"

"The Queen Mother acts according to her own rules, how could I dare question her," Zhang Chen hurriedly replied.

"Words escape the heart. Among all the Golden Armor Divine Generals, you have the most thoughts," Lady Biyun laughed lightly. "The Queen Mother of the West has long given orders to transmit the latter techniques of ’Giant Heaven Opening,’ granting you two scrolls to further your cultivation, because to utter the True Words and seal those eight pillars on the altar, your current strength is insufficient; you need to cultivate Divine Power."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen’s eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly praised, "Lady Biyun, you are kind-hearted."

Lady Biyun, observing Zhang Chen’s significant change in attitude, smiled but did not tease Zhang Chen further. Instead, she headed towards the Scripture Pavilion: "Follow me."

Zhang Chen closely followed Lady Biyun, and the two headed towards the Scripture Pavilion. This was Zhang Chen’s second visit to the pavilion. Lady Biyun had a token in her hand, and after verification by the Golden Armor Divine General at the door, they reached inside the pavilion where three scrolls flew out from the top floor as she waved the token.

Looking towards where the scrolls came from, Zhang Chen felt moved and silently memorized the location.

With her back to Zhang Chen, Lady Biyun’s voice carried inexplicable emotion: "Years ago, a Golden Armor Divine General harbored forbidden thoughts, attempting to steal the subsequent cultivation techniques from the Scripture Pavilion, but all fell to the Queen Mother’s methods and were refined into a layer of iron liquid by the Innate Array within this pavilion. Even his tribe was completely eradicated, leaving no living creature from the clan."

Lady Biyun seemed to be both reflecting and warning: "Brother, you must never have forbidden thoughts. What the Queen Mother grants you, you can take. What she does not, you must not touch. The innate restrictions in this pavilion are too dangerous. Even if you attain Perfection in ’Giant Heaven Opening,’ should you recklessly intrude, death awaits. Your future holds great promise, favored by the Queen Mother. Do not make a mistake."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly offered a respectful bow: "Little brother understands!"

Lady Biyun nodded with satisfaction at his response, then handed the scrolls to Zhang Chen: "Here are the subsequent cultivation techniques of ’Giant Heaven Opening.’ Take them and train. Cultivating Divine Power not only slows down the rate of life span depletion but also provides many protective methods."

After offering a solemn bow to Lady Biyun, Zhang Chen took the scrolls, feeling somewhat joyful. As long as he continued to make achievements, he wouldn’t worry about acquiring more subsequent techniques of ’Giant Heaven Opening.’

"The subsequent cultivation techniques of ’Giant Heaven Opening’ consist of thirty-six actions and breathing exercises. Do your best. If you want to reach a higher level, there is still a long way to go," Lady Biyun encouraged Zhang Chen: "You have already acquired six actions, soon you will catch up with Jia Yi. Given a thousand years, you might surpass Jia Yi."

"Thirty-six actions?" Zhang Chen, instead of feeling disappointed, was even happier. The more subsequent actions there are, the more it indicates that these techniques have limitless potential.

When he obtains more subsequent cultivation techniques, when his training reaches Perfection, he will be able to soar sky-high.

After bidding farewell to Lady Biyun, Zhang Chen returned to the altar and began examining the gold scroll, and after a while, he deduced the mysteries of the next three actions.

Zhang Chen had already completed three actions. Now when training the fourth action, he cultivated a surge of Divine Power, allowing him to walk on air. The fifth action, upon completion, enabled him to shift in size as he willed. The sixth action, upon completion, allowed him to channel the power from the Earth Veins, directly absorbing the power within to temper his body.

"Incredible! Truly incredible! To directly absorb the Power of the Earth, as long as my feet are on the ground, I can consistently grow stronger. ’Giant Heaven Opening’ is indeed a magnificent cultivation technique," Zhang Chen thought, amazed at its intricacies, and without further ado, began training.

With Zhang Chen’s talent, cultivating ’Giant Heaven Opening,’ as long as he obtains the subsequent techniques, he can quickly achieve Great Success (adding points).

The techniques of ’Giant Heaven Opening’ have long been recorded on the Golden Finger Interface, like the Qi Cultivation Skill, documented. As long as Zhang Chen gets more subsequent techniques, he can directly add points to upgrade.

Since Zhang Chen came to this era, he never lacked points. Not only did the Heaven-Opening Fire Spirit provide points, but daily the Queen Mother also dropped points, and she dropped many, many points. However, since the Heaven-Opening Fire Spirit was refined, no more points have fallen, leaving Zhang Chen regretting it deeply, feeling he suffered a great loss.

[Name: Zhang Chen]

[Giant Heaven Opening (III): 100000000/100000000]

[Status: Upgradeable.]

"A mere hundred million points, upgrade me!" Zhang Chen directly activated the upgrade with his intention.