Chapter 733 - 730: Breakthrough

Chapter 733: Chapter 730: Breakthrough

The cultivators had clearly come well-prepared for this treasure hunt, having considered every possibility.

Hearing the words of the Supreme Realm Outer Realm Creature, everyone grew incredibly excited. They felt they actually had a chance of claiming the treasure this time.

Legend had it that this was an ancient treasure from ten thousand years ago, filled with unimaginable riches.

The Supreme Realm Outer Realm Creature took out a Qiankun Treasure!

It was a black Treasure Bottle, carved with an ancient and mysterious Spatial Array.

As it was activated, it began to flash with an uncanny light!

The Supreme Realm Outer Realm Creature held the Treasure Bottle in one hand and aimed its opening at the Black Water Lake.

BUZZ!

The next moment, the void trembled as an immense suction force erupted from the mouth of the Treasure Bottle.

The black water in the lake was drawn into the Treasure Bottle.

The Treasure Bottle was like a bottomless pit, capable of endlessly swallowing the black water.

Furthermore, as the Supreme Realm Outer Realm Creature channeled its power, the Treasure Bottle began to expand infinitely, floating in the air.

The speed at which it absorbed the black water grew faster and faster.

In the end, in less than a hundred breaths, all the black water in the lake had been absorbed into the Qiankun Treasure.

After collecting the black water, the Treasure Bottle immediately shrank back to its original size and returned to the Supreme Realm Outer Realm Creature’s hand.

Now, everything that lay within the Black Water Lake was revealed before them.

But everyone was instantly shaken by the sight. They simply couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

They saw a massive Sky Pit, stretching for dozens of miles and plunging over a thousand meters deep!

In the center sat a golden Ancient Hall, shimmering with a dazzling, impossibly brilliant light.

This... was clearly the location of the treasure.

But it wasn’t the sight of the treasure that left them utterly shocked and in disbelief.

It was the person they saw sitting cross-legged atop the Ancient Hall.

It was... Jiang Jichen!

’How could he be here?’

’How is this possible?’

Before they had removed the water, this place had been submerged under over a thousand meters of black water!

’Jiang Jichen... he was actually cultivating at the bottom of the Black Water Lake!’

’Isn’t that just monstrous?’

’Can someone really resist the black water with just their physical body?’

The sight was too great a shock for the crowd to handle.

"I don’t care what kind of tricks this brat is trying to pull! Kill him first, then we’ll fight over the treasure in the Ancient Hall!"

"That’s right! I won’t be able to rest easy until he’s dead."

"Yes, he killed members of the Elf Clan. He deserves to die!"

...

Finally, the crowd came to their senses and began to clamor, all of them shouting for Jiang Jichen’s death.

Worse still, Jiang Jichen remained seated atop the Ancient Hall, eyes closed in cultivation, completely ignoring their presence.

This was, without a doubt, a show of utter contempt for them!

As they spoke, the group had already flown down, surrounding the Ancient Hall.

They had Jiang Jichen surrounded.

The Ancient Hall glittered with treasure light. It wasn’t particularly large, but all the cultivators present were extraordinary individuals. They could tell with a single glance that it contained a whole other world within.

What’s more, the Ancient Hall was constructed entirely of Purple Gold!

Purple Gold was an essential material for forging Holy Artifacts. Who knew how many could be made from such a massive piece?

Its value was simply unimaginable!

If the hall itself was so precious, how astonishing must the treasures inside be?

After the initial shock, everyone’s hearts began to pound with excitement and thrill.

Their eyes were filled with greed and fervor!

"Jiang Jichen, die!"

"Heh, you’re about to die, yet you’re still trying to act all mysterious and tough. I’ll send you to Hell right now!"

"Kill Jiang Jichen and open the doors to the Ancient Hall! Only then can we get the treasure!"

...

Without any need for orders, cultivators rushed out from all four sides, charging to kill Jiang Jichen.

Eight Elite Holy Dao Eighth Realm Cultivators unleashed their Ultimate Killing Techniques, blasting them toward Jiang Jichen, who was still seated on the Ancient Hall.

Only then did Jiang Jichen’s eyes snap open!

BUZZ!

The moment he opened his eyes, the void trembled, and the sound of the Great Dao echoed between heaven and earth.

The eight Holy Dao Eighth Realm Cultivators who had nearly reached him suddenly froze, unable to move.

The sound of the Great Dao contained infinite celestial might!

This was... an Anomaly that only appeared when someone was on the verge of a breakthrough, when their Dao was about to connect with the heavens.

’In other words, Jiang Jichen is about to have a breakthrough!’

’This...’

Everyone had the same thought at the same time.

The next moment, Jiang Jichen moved, bringing his palm down in a sweeping strike!

What an astonishing scene unfolded before the crowd’s eyes at that moment!

Jiang Jichen was actually manipulating the Power of Heaven and Earth!

With a turn of his palm, the Power of the Great Dao descended.

SPLAT!

The bodies of the eight Holy Dao Cultivators who had rushed him exploded, turning into a mist of blood that filled the air.

The Azure Heaven Killing Array and Soul Refining Banner swept out and absorbed it all.

It all happened in a single instant.

Jiang Jichen stood up!

An invincible aura surged from him. His gaze swept over them, filled with the disdain of one who looked down upon the entire world.

Everyone around, even the Supreme Realm Cultivators, felt their breath catch in their throats as their own auras were suppressed.

"Good. Since you’re all here, I can kill you all to my heart’s content today!"

Jiang Jichen’s indifferent voice rang out.

He was overwhelmingly powerful now, and his words carried a natural celestial might, filled with supreme majesty.

"Are you kidding me? A mere Saint Second Realm Cultivator dares to be so arrogant?"

"So what if you break through to the Saint Third Realm? It won’t change your fate!"

"You only managed to kill a few pieces of trash by borrowing the celestial might from your breakthrough. We of the Supreme Realm can crush you with a wave of our hands!"

A Supreme Realm Cultivator finally spoke, unleashing a terrifying might to suppress the power of the Celestial Dao that Jiang Jichen commanded.

"Is that so?"

"Then let’s fight!"

But Jiang Jichen just gave a grim smile, his face twisting into a ferocious expression.

He had already broken taboos and surpassed legends. With a single thought, he could achieve a breakthrough.

And when he did, what Realm would he ultimately reach?

’Everything is still unknown!’

Regardless, Jiang Jichen’s battle intent soared to the heavens, and his killing intent surged like a tidal wave.

These people had ambushed and hunted him repeatedly. They truly had no respect for him—the Venerable of the Six Paths Illusion Realm, the Sect Leader of the Luochen Sect, and the new overlord of the Southern Continent.

’Then I’ll use this one battle to shake the world!’

Jiang Jichen strode forward, taking the initiative and aggressively charging toward the crowd of cultivators.

"Hmph! Arrogant and ignorant!"

Seeing Jiang Jichen charge at them, a Supreme Realm Human Race Cultivator shot out to meet him.

PFFT!

However, Jiang Jichen merely brushed past him, and the cultivator’s head was already severed by a single sword strike.

Its Nine Vein Spirit Infant shot out, only to be swallowed and refined by the Azure Heaven Killing Array and the Soul Refining Banner.

After killing a Supreme Realm Cultivator, Jiang Jichen’s aura continued to climb.

For his cultivation this time, he had truly used every last Treasure Medicine at his disposal.

The medicinal power from the White Turtle Longevity Grass and the Immortal Demon Illusion Flower that had accumulated in his body was now fully activated.

In the past, when he consumed those two Immortal Elixirs, his Realm had been too low to completely absorb and refine them.

The vast majority of their medicinal power had simply accumulated within his body.

But this time, by using the extreme yin tempering of the black water, he had absorbed and refined every last bit of that power.

In addition, he had also refined various other world-shaking Treasure Medicines in his possession to raise his Cultivation.

The moment his aura reached its peak would be the moment of his breakthrough.