Su Chen racked his brain for a long time, but he could not think of a better way.
Could it be that he would be stuck at Profound Realm Level Ten and never be able to enter the Earth Realm?
No!
Su Chen would never accept his fate.
If his talent was not enough, then he would work hard to make up for it!
He did not believe that he could not cross this threshold!
Su Chen took a deep breath and swallowed another Strong Cultivation Pill. He clenched his teeth and continued to cultivate.
As Yuan Qi continued to gather in Su Chen's body, he felt unbearably hot. It was as if there was a ball of fire burning in his chest.
His limbs, bones, and internal organs also began to heat up.
A strong sense of weakness enveloped Su Chen.
It was like running a marathon to the limit. Every cycle of Yuan Qi in his body would bring about a huge burden.
Another twelve hours passed.
Su Chen opened his eyes. What he saw was pitch black.
His eyeballs were highly congested and he had temporarily lost his sight!
However, Su Chen clenched his teeth and did not plan to give up.
He swallowed another Strong Cultivation Pill.
Fight!
Time began to slow down. Su Chen crazily absorbed the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth. His meridians began to swell. His body had reached its limit.
"Charge! Charge! Charge!"
Su Chen did not know where his willpower came from.
Finally, the heavens did not disappoint those who worked hard. Su Chen felt the Yuan Qi in his body begin to change.
The Yuan Qi that was originally scattered in his body began to quickly condense.
It gathered into a clear stream and flowed along his meridians toward his lower abdomen.
"Rumble!"
A dull tremor came from his lower abdomen.
He had opened up his Dantian!
The Yuan Qi was like a whirlpool that gathered in his Dantian and gradually formed a crystal clear pill. It began to rotate and the energy was released to his limbs and bones. Finally, it reached the top of his head.
"Ding! Congratulations to host for breaking through to Earth Realm Level One. The reward is 100 skill points."
Success!
Su Chen slowly opened his eyes. His blurry vision gradually became clear. He immediately checked his current status.
Su Chen: Earth Realm Level One (Abundant Qi and Blood, Flourishing Essence. Remaining lifespan: 22 years.)
Skill Points: 948071
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Heaven Ranked Skill Library: Dragon Blood Tyrant Body Art Level 1 (Total of 1000 levels), Primordial Nature Art Level 1 (Max level 1200 levels)
Life Skills: Grandmaster Alchemist, Grandmaster Beast Tamer, Grandmaster Chef, Grandmaster Farmer, Elementary Divine Runemaster
Su Chen was puzzled. His physique had improved so much, but his lifespan was still increasing so slowly.
Generally speaking, after a cultivator broke through a major realm, their lifespan would be greatly increased.
An Earth Realm elite could easily live past one hundred and fifty years old.
Even if Su Chen had been squeezed too much before, it was reasonable to say that he had already recovered. It was impossible for his lifespan to only increase by so little.
Could it be that there was something wrong with his body?
However, 22 years was not a small amount. At least Su Chen did not have to worry about his lifespan in the short term.
After stretching his body, Su Chen felt his stomach rumbling with hunger. He was so hungry that he felt dizzy. He hurriedly called Ning Xiaoran and asked her to prepare some food to send to his room.
Su Chen then went to take a shower and changed out of his sweat-soaked and smelly clothes. When Ning Xiaoran brought the food over, he began to wolf down the food.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, another system notification came.
"Ding! Daily Quest failed. Today's Quest: Go to the Immortal Fox Palace Hall to dig for treasures. Success will reward 500 skill points."
Soon after, a golden treasure map appeared in Su Chen's hand.
Dig for treasures?
Su Chen was slightly surprised. The previous Quests given by the system were all unreasonable and Su Chen ignored them. However, today's Quest was a bit special and the reward was not bad. Although 500 skill points was not enough to fill the gaps between Su Chen's teeth, if the Quest was not hard to complete, it was worth a try.
Looking at the treasure map, Su Chen found that the Immortal Fox Palace was Kitsune's bedroom. The location of the treasure was inside her bedroom.
"Since I have nothing to do right now, I might as well give it a try."
After changing into a set of black clothes, Su Chen took advantage of the night and quietly snuck into the pond in the backyard.
Last time when he escaped from the Nourishing Face Palace Hall, Su Chen had investigated the nearby waterways and knew the approximate location of the Immortal Fox Palace. He could swim over and easily avoid the guards outside.
After entering the water, Su Chen stayed close to the bottom and used the Clear Wave Steps to walk on the water. His body was as agile as a fish and in less than ten minutes, he successfully arrived at the Immortal Fox Palace where Kitsune was.
With the protection of the Art of Primordial Manifestation, Su Chen did not get a single drop of water on his body when he reached the shore.
Moreover, the Art of Primordial Manifestation also had the effect of hiding his aura. Under the barrier of space, Su Chen's aura would not leak out. Even a Heaven Realm expert would find it difficult to detect his presence.
Su Chen quietly arrived at the back of the palace and quickly found Kitsune's bedroom.
He heard a rough panting sound coming from inside.
Chu Tianming!
This old Emperor really doted on Kitsune. It was already late at night and he was still working so hard.
Su Chen jumped up and squatted on the wooden beam in the corridor. He laughed mischievously and stretched out his finger. Like a drill, he easily drilled a hole in the template and peeked into the bedroom.
However, the scene that he saw was far beyond Su Chen's expectations.
There was no sign of Kitsune on the bed at all.
Chu Tianming was actually hugging a piece of rotten wood and madly gnawing on it.
"Damn … What's going on?"
Su Chen was shocked by this unbearable scene. Chu Tianming, I didn't expect you to have such a fetish. You won't even let a piece of wood go!
No!
Looking at Chu Tianming's state, there seemed to be something wrong. He seemed to have mistaken the piece of wood for Kitsune.
Could it be that he was under an illusion?
"Master Su, you shouldn't be here."
At this moment, a faint voice came from behind Su Chen.
He turned around and saw a three-tailed demon fox silently appear behind him.
It was Kitsune!
Su Chen frowned slightly.
Even with his hearing, he did not notice Kitsune's approach.
She was definitely hiding her strength. Kitsune was most likely a Heaven Realm expert.
"So you want to kill me to silence me?" Su Chen said calmly.
Even if he could not defeat a Heaven Realm expert, as long as he had the Art of Primeval Chaos Manifestation protecting him, it would be very difficult for Kitsune to kill him.
Kitsune sighed softly. "There's no other way. My secret cannot be exposed."
She clearly did not know that Su Chen already knew the secret between her and Chu Yanran like the back of his hand.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kitsune flew over. She flipped her claws and fiercely slapped at Su Chen.
What fast speed!
Su Chen did not have time to block Kitsune's attack. Her claws slammed into his chest. He immediately flew down from the wooden beam and crashed into the stone pavement.
It hurts!
Su Chen's chest seemed to have caved in. Fortunately, he had the protection of the space barrier. It was as if he was wearing a bulletproof vest. Although he was not completely unscathed, Kitsune's attack was still unable to break through his defense.
However, his chest was a little shaken, causing Su Chen's breathing to become a lot more chaotic.
Su Chen no longer held back. He immediately activated the Long Yan Li. A golden light burst out from his palm and launched a counterattack at Kitsune.
However, Kitsune was agile and as fast as lightning. Su Chen's attacks did not hit the target. Instead, Kitsune slapped him a few more times, causing a few more bruises to appear on his body.
"What a strong defense."
Kitsune was shocked. She was at the seventh stage of the Heaven Realm. Her claws could easily tear apart experts below the fifth stage of the Heaven Realm. However, she could not even scratch Su Chen's skin. It was unbelievable.