Xiao Chen's will was always on high alert. Even though he was about to leave the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range, the cultivator from Yuan Feng Hou Division still hadn't given up and had been waiting for him to come out!
A few thousand feet in front of Xiao Chen, a one foot long crack appeared in the void and an old man with a sword on his back stepped out. It was Yuan Feng Hou Division's Venerable Yuan Hong.
Hearing this voice, Xiao Chen's entire mind became alert. No wonder he couldn't sense this person with his will. This Venerable was originally hidden in the void and his will couldn't sense him.
Xiao Chen stopped moving. He had indeed underestimated the intelligence of cultivators. To be able to walk the martial path for so long and become a Venerable, how could they not have some special methods?
To be able to become a Venerable, they were definitely the best of the best. The most dangerous place was actually the safest place. Even if Xiao Chen knew this, others would also be able to think the same way.
When the secret territory was destroyed, this Venerable might not have thought about it because he was angry. However, with the will of a Venerable, as long as he calmed himself down, he would not be able to hide his thoughts.
What Xiao Chen didn't expect was that this Venerable didn't notice him in the Ancient Mine. In order to make him relax his guard, this Venerable actually waited for him at the outermost part of the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range. This kind of thinking was absolutely terrifying!
The Venerable from Yuan Feng Hou Division was standing not far away from him. There were many cultivators in the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range and yet they were able to recognize him. There must be some kind of special method, but this was no longer important to Xiao Chen.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place. You have really used this saying to the extreme. To be able to hide in the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range for so many days without revealing any aura, this Venerable is very curious about your aura concealment method!"
The old man's voice was filled with endless coldness. The way he looked at Xiao Chen was emotionless, as if he was looking at a dead man. It was as if Xiao Chen's life was in his hands.
"However, you have stolen the opportunity of my Venerable Yuan Feng Division. Even if your aura concealment technique is the best in the Great Wilderness, you will still have to pay the price in blood!"
The ice-cold voice reverberated in the mountains and entered Xiao Chen's ears, bringing with it an extremely cold chill.
"Hand over the treasures you got in the secret realm, and I will leave your corpse intact. Otherwise, I will extract your soul. The spiritual will of the venerable realm is invincible for martial artists below the venerable realm, but I am a venerable, and my spiritual will is also at the venerable level. What you rely on is useless against me. Apart from the will of the venerable realm, in front of me, you are just an ordinary Heavenly Building martial artist."
"Treasures belong to those who are fated to obtain them. If you want to know what treasures are in the Secret Territory, that will depend on whether you have the ability or not!"
Since Xiao Chen had made up his mind, there was no need to hide anymore. Originally, he wanted to enter the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range quietly, but he did not expect to find the Secret Territory. Now, it seemed that it was impossible to take everything. However, since he had already done it, Xiao Chen would not hide it. Since he could not hide it, there was nothing to be afraid of.
Now that his Golden Battle Body had reached the sixth layer, it was the same level as the venerable realm, but it lacked the various changes of Qi Cultivation. The path of the physical body was about breaking through everything with brute force.
In the past, when facing a venerable, Xiao Chen could not resist at all. A few years ago, Venerable Han Bing, and not long ago, the Ghost Clan Venerable had seriously injured him. Today, he finally had the chance to fight against a venerable!
"Arrogant!"
Xiao Chen's words enraged Venerate Yuan Hong. Right after Venerate Yuan Hong spoke, the metal sword on his back gave off a hiss and gave off a dense earthen yellow light as he grasped it in his hand.
"Yuan Ling Sword Technique, Everlasting Sword Seal!"
In the blink of an eye, the rusty iron sword emitted a yellow light. Countless rays of Sword Qi were emitted and intertwined with each other, forming an octagonal seal several meters wide.
There were profound talisman scripts on the seal — the mysteries of earth, the mysteries of sealing, and the mysteries of the Sword Dao. Unexpectedly, this seal had three great mysteries merged together. The sword seal soared into the sky and descended on Xiao Chen.
"Is this the power of a venerable!?"
Xiao Chen stood upright and his azure battle robes fluttered in the wind. His body was like an ancient mountain as he gave off a heavy aura. As he looked at the sword imprint flying over, he could not help but be shocked. A casual strike from a Venerable was able to merge several mysteries together, erupting with a might that was several times stronger.
"However, this level of strength is not enough to make me bow down to you!"
His black eyes were crystal clear. The venerable in front of him actually wanted to seal him. A cold smile flashed across Xiao Chen's face.
In the next moment, a golden light emitted from Xiao Chen's body. The blood qi in his body was like a tidal wave, erupting with the sound of thunder. The golden battle bones in his body also emitted a dazzling golden light, turning into golden jade. Surging blood qi poured into his right hand.
"Break!"
Accompanied by an explosive shout, Xiao Chen suddenly moved. A terrifying aura burst out from his golden fist in an instant. It was like a scorching sun that condensed and didn't disperse. The air in front of him was instantly broken, and the vacuum was torn apart. A long white belt appeared in the void, and it went to meet the sword seal that was flying over.
This was pure physical strength. The power of the fist contained the power to shatter the vacuum.
Boom!
The golden fist and the sword seal collided, and a violent sound shook the wasteland. The light yellow sword seal shattered inch by inch under the power of Xiao Chen's fist. The sound was earth-shattering, and the rolling shockwaves spread several miles.
What!?
"How is this possible!?"
When the sword seal shattered, intense shock erupted in the Yuan Venerate's eyes. He could clearly sense that Xiao Chen had relied on his physical body and Qi to shatter his sword seal, which contained the profound mysteries of three states.
"Could it be that you have taken the path of the physical body?!"
A roar erupted from Honorable Yuan Hong's mouth. Until now, he could not help but believe that an ordinary warrior, who was merely at the fifth Heaven of the Heavenly Tower realm in his eyes, could actually resist the attack of an Honorable with just his physical strength!
"So what if you have taken the path of the physical body? The sword seal just now was just a casual attack from me. I want to see how many swords your physique can withstand. Let's see if I can break your battle physique!"
After a moment, Venerable Yuan Hong had already reacted. Just now, because Xiao Chen had suddenly displayed an extremely strong physical body, he had felt that the martial artist in front of him was not easy to deal with. There was a ferocious look in his eyes. At this moment, Xiao Chen's strength was enough for him to take it seriously.
"Primordial Soul Sword Technique, Seal the World!"
The metal sword in Venerable Yuan Hong's hand released an even more dazzling khaki-colored energy. Where the sword pointed, it actually manifested a mountain that was hundreds of feet tall. It emitted a heavy aura and was also covered in the mysteries of the seal.
The next moment, the ancient mountain descended, wanting to kill Xiao Chen completely!
"Good move!"
With a thought, Xiao Chen let out a long roar. His entire body moved and actually went towards the ancient mountain. He punched out again. Nine consecutive punches were sent out. Blood qi surged and nine streams of blood qi intertwined, turning into one in the void. It was as if nine figures had punched out at the same time. The blood qi was suffused with a golden glow and reflected half of the sky.
Xiao Chen's entire body shone with endless divine light like a huge furnace. Hot blood surged and reflected in the sky, emitting a blazing aura like that of lava.
This punch could be said to be Xiao Chen's pinnacle punch. The fist force dyed the sky red and the path of the vacuum punched through hundreds of feet. It collided with the khaki-colored sealing mountain and even penetrated through it.
The thousand-zhang sealing mountain, which was emitting endless mysteries, suddenly froze in the air. Then, with a loud boom, the entire mountain exploded.
"Impossible. I have already comprehended the mysteries of the three major concepts to the Realm of Great Accomplishment. The degree of fusion has even reached 50%. How can you break it so easily!?"
Faced with Venerable Yuan Hong's roar, Xiao Chen did not care at all. The blood qi around him surged like the tide and the fist intent was like the sea as it landed on him.
There was no earth-shattering move, but it exploded with power that shook the sky. Every punch that landed was like a mountain pressing down. The sound of the fist was like thunder, piercing through the surrounding void.
Sword qi shrieked and continuously canceled out Xiao Chen's fist intent. Xiao Chen understood that he was only relying on the power of his physical body to withstand the attack of Venerable Yuan Hong. However, he was only in an invincible position. He had just advanced to the Golden Combat Body and was not strong enough to destroy everything.
If Xiao Chen had not truly fought to the death, using his life to stake his reputation, he would not be able to do anything to Venerate Yuan Hong. After all, this Venerate Yuan Hong was no fool. He did not dodge, clashing head-on with Xiao Chen.
Faced with Xiao Chen's fist intent, Venerable Yuan Hong felt extremely aggrieved. It had been a hundred years since he advanced to the Venerable Realm and he was now at the peak of the early stage of the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm.
At this realm, Battle Qi was no longer the only way to increase one's strength. Comprehension of the mysteries was also the most important. However, the mysteries of the Earth and the mysteries of the Seal that he had comprehended could not trap Xiao Chen at all.
In the Great Wilderness, the path of the physical body was no weaker than the cultivation of the mysteries of Battle Qi. He had actually encountered it. With just the path of the physical body, a dignified Venerable could not do anything to him. In fact, his entire body would be shattered if he could not dodge in time.
Faced with the surging sword qi, Xiao Chen's Battle Body was also unleashed to the extreme. At this moment, the area within a hundred feet between the two of them was already filled with endless spatial turbulence.
As the sword qi and blood qi intertwined, the space twisted and collapsed continuously. In the collapsed space, a silver spatial storm was generated and swept towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen's Battle Body immediately emitted a golden glow. At the same time, his entire body retreated. Although his Golden Battle Body had an extremely strong defense and an extremely abnormal recovery ability, it did not mean that he could be unscrupulous and ignore any attack!
Buzz!
Just as Xiao Chen retreated, a faint sword hum sounded in the void world. Behind Xiao Chen, the void distorted and a silver battle sword pierced through the void. It was surrounded by endless deathly aura as it pierced towards Xiao Chen's back!