Chapter 55: Void Breaking Realm

The Intermediate region of the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

The trees here grew increasingly tall and lush, their canopies blotting out the sky. The light became dim and murky, while the pervasive aura of the wild and the faint scent of blood grew even heavier in the air.

The roars of beasts from the distance became more terrifying, carrying heart-palpitating fluctuations of spiritual power.

Chen Chuan could clearly sense the danger level of his surroundings rising sharply.

Fourth-Rank Demonic Beasts were no longer rare, and he could even occasionally sense the overbearing aura of a Fifth-Rank Demonic Beast sweeping past nearby.

Although dealing with an ordinary Fifth-Rank Demonic Beast was not difficult with his current strength,

his current cultivation level seemed somewhat insufficient if he wanted to venture deeper into the more dangerous Ten Thousand Burials Abyss to find the eerie Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame.

"It is time."

Chen Chuan found a relatively hidden mountain hollow. After confirming it was safe, he sat down cross-legged.

With a thought, his consciousness sank into the mysterious interface of the pay-to-win System.

Looking at the cultivation upgrade options, Chen Chuan couldn’t help but click his tongue slightly.

Starting from the First Level of the Mountain Sea Realm, every level upgrade required a full one million gold tickets.

To cross a major Realm and advance to the Myriad Manifestations Realm, a one-time payment of ten million gold tickets was required.

"This System is truly a gold-swallowing beast," Chen Chuan lamented. "The further I go, the more astronomical the amount of gold tickets required becomes."

Fortunately, he was quite wealthy now.

Since leaving Tianyu City, he carried a massive sum of over sixty million gold tickets on him.

This wealth was enough to make his strength skyrocket in a short period.

Without much hesitation, Chen Chuan first locked onto the cultivation upgrade.

"Consume eighteen million gold tickets to upgrade to the First Level of the Myriad Manifestations Realm!"

The moment the command was issued, a majestic and peerless surge of pure energy seemed to pour out from the void, crashing into Chen Chuan’s limbs and bones.

The spiritual power within his body circulated frantically at an unprecedented speed, undergoing a qualitative change.

The Dantian Qi Sea seemed to be opening a new world, forming towering mountains and vast seas condensed from pure spiritual power.

These phantoms faintly emerged behind him.

They were the symbol of the Peak of the Mountain Sea Realm; then, these phantoms suddenly collapsed and reorganized, turning into a chaotic scene that encompassed all things.

It was as if the sun, moon, and stars were floating within it.

This was the hallmark of the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

The process seemed slow, but in the outside world, it took only a few breaths.

Chen Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing in his gaze. The aura around him surged like a tide, far more powerful than before.

A feeling of being able to initially trigger and harness the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi arose spontaneously.

But he did not stop.

His gaze fell upon the System interface again. After the Myriad Manifestations Realm, each minor level upgrade required two million gold tickets.

To break through to the next major Realm, the True Domain Realm, a terrifying fifty million gold tickets were needed.

"I still need to work hard to make money."

Chen Chuan sighed again.

This path of Cultivation was simply a grand avenue paved with gold tickets.

"Continue! Consume sixteen million gold tickets to upgrade to the Peak of the Ninth Level of the Myriad Manifestations Realm!"

An even more vast energy poured in again, driving his cultivation Realm forward with unstoppable momentum.

Second Level, Third Level... Ninth Level of the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

Until he reached the Peak of the Myriad Manifestations Realm, just one step away from glimpsing the mysterious True Domain Realm.

A powerful sense of strength filled his body. Chen Chuan felt that at this moment, he could destroy mountains and cut through Peaks with a wave of his hand.

However, checking the System balance, the original sixty-plus million gold tickets had dwindled to just over thirty million.

Advancing to the True Domain Realm required fifty million, which was clearly not enough.

"Since I can’t break through the Realm for now, I’ll strengthen my other means."

Chen Chuan turned his gaze to the dazzling array of goods in the System mall.

His vision finally fixed on a flame icon emitting a soft, pure white light, as if it could purify all the filth in the world.

[Pure Karma Sacred Fire]: One of the Heaven and Earth Exotic Flames, born from the Law of Purification. It is extremely Yang and pure, capable of incinerating all worldly filth, purifying evil spirits, and cleansing Heart Demons.

It has an extremely strong restraining effect on negative energies such as sinister evil, resentment, and toxic miasma.

Price: Ten million gold tickets.

"This fire is perfect for my use!"

Chen Chuan made up his mind.

Without hesitation, he directly spent ten million gold tickets to purchase the Pure Karma Sacred Fire.

A warm current merged into his Dantian, intertwining with his own spiritual power.

A small, pure white flame quietly formed at the core of his spiritual power, burning silently and emitting a reassuring aura.

At this point, he had over twenty million gold tickets left, which he kept for the time being in case of emergency.

With his cultivation skyrocketing and the sacred fire protecting him, Chen Chuan was full of confidence.

With a move of his body, he moved through the dense forest like a ghost. His powerful Divine Sense spread out like mercury, searching for the target of his assessment task: a Fifth-Rank Demonic Beast.

Before long, a giant tiger with shimmering golden fur, a "King" character pattern on its forehead, and a body length exceeding five meters appeared in his perception.

A Late Stage Fifth-Rank Demonic Beast, the Golden Tiger.

Its aura was fierce, enough to make ordinary Early Stage Myriad Manifestations Realm Cultivators keep a respectful distance.

Chen Chuan approached silently and activated the shadow recording stone required for the assessment to record the image.

The Golden Tiger seemed to sense danger and let out an ear-splitting roar, the sound waves making the surrounding trees rustle.

It kicked off the ground with its four limbs, turning into a streak of golden lightning. Carrying a fishy wind, it lunged at Chen Chuan, its sharp claws and teeth flashing with a cold light that could tear through refined steel.

However, facing this fierce pounce, Chen Chuan simply raised his hand calmly.

Buzz!

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was instantly triggered, condensing into a giant palm in front of him.

Upon the palm, phantoms of myriad manifestations faintly flickered.

The giant palm swatted casually, like swatting a fly. Striking after the tiger had moved but arriving first, it precisely pressed down on the Golden Tiger’s head.

Bang!

With a muffled sound, the Golden Tiger’s forward momentum came to an abrupt halt. A clear palm print appeared on its hideous head, its skull shattered, and blood flowed from its seven orifices.

Its massive body twitched violently a few times before crashing to the ground, its breath completely gone.

An instant kill!

Facing Chen Chuan at the Peak of the Ninth Level of the Myriad Manifestations Realm, this Late Stage Fifth-Rank Demonic Beast, which seemed incredibly fierce to outsiders, couldn’t even take a single blow.

Chen Chuan stepped forward, deftly took out the beast’s inner core, and put away the shadow recording stone.

The Inner Sect Disciple assessment task was now complete.

But his goal for this trip was far more than that.

After collecting the valuable Materials from the Golden Tiger, Chen Chuan turned his gaze deeper into the Demon Beast Mountain Range, toward the ominous place marked as the Ten Thousand Burials Abyss.

Without any delay, Chen Chuan identified the direction and his figure turned into a faint wisp of green smoke, racing toward the Ten Thousand Burials Abyss.

He restrained his aura and opened his Peak Myriad Manifestations Realm Divine Sense perception to the maximum, carefully avoiding the territories of Demonic Beasts along the way that emitted Sixth-Rank or even more terrifying auras.

After a day and night of cautious travel, the surrounding environment began to turn eerie.

The vegetation gradually thinned out, and the trees were twisted and withered, showing an unhealthy grayish-black color.

The wild aura in the air was replaced by a cold and deathly atmosphere. The light grew dimmer, as if even sunlight was unwilling to visit this place.

Finally, the outline of a massive, bottomless abyss appeared on the horizon.

The Ten Thousand Burials Abyss had been reached!

Before even truly getting close, a nauseating mixed smell wafted over.

The stench of rotting corpses, a thick fishy smell, and a cold resentment that seemed to penetrate the Soul.

Above the abyss, a thick miasma that never dissipated year-round hung in the air, its colors an eerie intertwining of dark green and dark red. As it rolled and surged, it seemed as if countless resentful Souls were wailing within it.

Chen Chuan stood at the edge of the abyss and looked down.

He saw only pitch blackness, bottomless. Only bursts of cold wind whistled up from below, the wind mixed with unsettling roars and low sobs.

On the cliff walls, various pale skeletons were scattered—some human-shaped, some from giant beasts—layered on top of each other, a shocking sight.

He took a deep breath and, without hesitation, leaped down.

His body fell rapidly. The surrounding miasma and resentment instantly acted like sharks smelling blood, surging frantically toward him, trying to corrode his Physical Body and Divine Soul.

The dark green miasma contained intense corrosive toxicity, while the formless resentment rushed straight for his Sea of Consciousness.

Illusions proliferated, and negative emotions of various tragedies and slaughters flashed before his eyes, attempting to disturb his mind.

If it were an ordinary Cultivator, even one in the Void Breaking Realm, they would need to fully circulate their spiritual power for protection in such an environment.

They would also have to guard their minds closely; a slight lapse could lead to the miasma corroding their body or the resentment eroding their Soul, turning them into a walking corpse that only knew how to kill.

However, facing this double erosion that would turn Cultivators of the same rank pale, Chen Chuan merely had a slight thought.

"Purification!"

A cool and holy power spread out from within him, forming a faint halo that enveloped his body.

The surging miasma and resentment, once they touched this layer of halo, quickly melted and were purified like snow meeting a scorching sun, turning into nothingness.

The illusions in his mind also vanished instantly, and his mind became completely clear.

At the same time, Chen Chuan controlled the Pure Karma Sacred Fire to wrap around his body. The white flame flickered slightly, emitting a soft and pure white halo.

Immediately, within three yards of Chen Chuan, all miasma and resentment were swept away, forming an absolute pure land.

The extremely Yang and pure aura emitted by the sacred fire caused the surrounding invisible resentful spirits to let out terrified shrieks, not daring to approach even an inch.

Under this double protection, the Ten Thousand Burials Abyss, which made countless Cultivators tremble with fear, seemed like a leisurely stroll to Chen Chuan.

He stabilized his falling figure and hovered in mid-air, his gaze like lightning as he scanned the scene beneath the abyss.

Beneath his feet were mountains of withered bones, stretching for unknown miles, with the air permeated by the scent of death and decay.

In the dim light, some eerie creatures eroded by resentment could be seen staggering and crawling among the bone mountains.

"The Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame is somewhere in this abyss."

Chen Chuan determined the direction based on the map and sensations from the Jade Slip.

Then, he began to search for the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire born in this most Yin and evil place within this land of death.