Boom!
In that instant when his aurasea exploded, Mu Chen's body seemed to have been struck by lightning as it violently trembled at a minute frequency. Beads of cold sweat instantly appeared on his forehead and slid down his face.
An indescribable pain spread throughout his body, practically robbing Mu Chen of his reason.
But fortunately, Mu Chen had already expected this. Immediately, he inhaled a mouthful of air and calmed his mind. That's because he had started to sense that along with the explosion of his aurasea, the boundless Spiritual Energy that was stored in his aurasea was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins as it violently rushed out.
Without the restraint of his aurasea, the Spiritual Energy that was cultivated by Mu Chen had somewhat broken free from Mu Chen's control.
If he couldn't restrain the Spiritual Energy from wreaking havoc, even the meridians in his body would be destroyed by them, resulting in extremely grave consequences.
And that sort of situation was something that Mu Chen would definitely not allow to happen.
"All of you, come back!"
A fierce roar suddenly rang out within Mu Chen's heart. At the location of the exploding aurasea, a tiny speck of light suddenly flickered. The speck of light was so tiny that it could be disregarded. However, at this moment, a powerful suction force erupted from it.
Huff!
That suction force immediately spread out, instantly enveloping every single corner of Mu Chen's body.
The speed of the Spiritual Energy that was wreaking havoc instantly slowed down as it started to rapidly surge towards the direction of that small light. Sizzle!
Sizzle!
That small light was naturally the Sovereign Sea that Mu Chen had previously established.
It flickered with light as it welcomed everything that came. It was like a bottomless pit as it sucked in all the Spiritual Energy.
An entire hour later, the Spiritual Energy that was wreaking havoc in Mu Chen's body had completely disappeared. The light that was formed from his Sovereign Sea hovered within his body. Compared to before, the lustre seemed to be a little brighter.
Mu Chen's heart moved.
When he entered the Sovereign Sea, an endless ocean appeared before him with Spiritual Energy rolling in the ocean. However, the scale was clearly incomparable to when he borrowed the power of the Great Meru Demonic Pillar.
Mu Chen's tightly shut eyes opened at this moment.
Jiu You, who had been watching him, heaved a sigh of relief.
She knew that Mu Chen had already completed the step of shattering his Aura Sea and his Sovereign Sea had already replaced his Aura Sea.
What Mu Chen needed to do next was …
It was to use Spiritual Energy to nourish the Sovereign Sea to its fullest state.
This step would require a considerable amount of time, since it was the most crucial step to reach the Sovereign Realm from the Third Grade Spirit Disaster. Only when his Sovereign Sea reached a perfect state would he have sufficient foundation to cultivate his Sovereign Celestial Body in the future.
"If you can refine and absorb the Sovereign Elixir that you obtained from the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
You should be able to step into the Sovereign Realm by then. Furthermore, it will save you quite a bit of time. "Jiu You said.
When Mu Chen heard her words, he briefly hesitated before shaking his head and said, "I intend to perfect my Sovereign Sea by myself."
Jiu You was stunned.
Shortly after, she frowned her brows, "You're not intending to refine the Sovereign Elixir or Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?
If that's the case, I'm afraid that you will need a long time. "
It would require a massive amount of Spiritual Energy to reach the fullest state.
It required a massive amount of Spiritual Energy. If they were to rely on themselves to cultivate, it would probably take up a considerable amount of time. Therefore, many people would choose to refine the Sovereign Spiritual Liquids that they had prepared beforehand to increase their speed.
"If it's about time, I have quite a bit of it right now. The Sovereign Sea is the foundation of the Sovereign Realm. I believe that it's best to cultivate it by myself." Mu Chen smiled.
This time, Jiu You did not refute his words. On the contrary, she cast a peculiar glance at Mu Chen and smiled, "I never expected that you would have such insight."
There was a rare trace of praise in her voice. That's because she knew that the method that Mu Chen had chosen was indeed shocking. When many people broke through to the Sovereign Realm, they would impatiently refine the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to experience the power of a genuine Sovereign Realm expert. Although there wouldn't be any side effects, the degree of condensation of that power would definitely be inferior to the Spiritual Energy that they had cultivated themselves.
The Sovereign Sea was the foundation of the Sovereign Realm, the importance of it was unimaginable. It wasn't easy for Mu Chen to temporarily let go of the temptation of that power and chose the most primitive and stable method, which wasn't easy.
"Because my ambition is great." Mu Chen raised his head as he looked at the sky that was covered in spiritual mist and muttered.
"I know, supreme experts." Jiu You's rosy lips rose as she looked at the youth before her. "But this path isn't easy. There are so many geniuses in the Great Thousand World that you can't imagine. This is something that you will realise after you enter the Great Thousand World."
"Even if it's not easy, I still have to forge my way through it."
Mu Chen gave Jiu You a dazzling smile. "This is the promise that a man has made to the girl that he likes."
Looking at his smile, Jiu You was slightly stunned, but shortly after, she smiled. Compared to when they first met, the youth before her had truly matured.
"I'll have to trouble you for the next period of time."
Mu Chen gave Jiu You a smile. Without waiting for her reply, he immediately closed his eyes and swiftly entered into a cultivation state.
"Damn it, do you really think that I'm your bodyguard?!"
Jiu You clenched her teeth as she waved her fist at Mu Chen. But in the end, she could only glare at him with hatred as she sat down beside him.
As Mu Chen entered into a cultivation state, a powerful suction force swiftly surged out from his body. The dense spiritual mist in this region instantly boiled as it whistled down. It was like a storm as it enveloped Mu Chen's figure.
Boundless Spiritual Energy endlessly poured into Mu Chen's body. After being refined, it poured into his Sovereign Sea. Facing such an endless amount of Spiritual Energy, his Sovereign Sea was like a bottomless pit as it devoured everything that came.
However, at this moment, Mu Chen finally understood the reason behind it.
Why would Jiu You say that it would take a long time for his Sovereign Sea to be filled with his own cultivation?
That's because he realised that after cultivating for an entire day, the Sovereign Sea in his body didn't seem to have the slightest increase. Clearly, the amount of Spiritual Energy that he had refined in a day was simply a drop in the ocean for his Sovereign Sea.
Judging from this efficiency.
If Mu Chen wanted his Sovereign Sea to be filled up, he would probably require at least three months.
"This refining efficiency is too slow."
Mu Chen muttered in his heart as he fell into deep thoughts. After a long while, his heart suddenly moved as he formed seals with both of his hands.
On the lotus platform, Mu Chen's figure was already completely enveloped by the dense spiritual mist. Between the heavens and earth, streams of spiritual mist converged into a current.
It constantly poured over.
It was also at this moment that the Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth violently fluctuated. Even Jiu You, who was not far away, had sensed it.
She immediately raised her head.
Thereafter, she narrowed her eyes.
A gigantic black light pagoda suddenly formed around Mu Chen's body. The instant the black light pagoda appeared, a frightening suction force erupted from it. Within a radius of ten thousand feet, torrential spiritual mist rapidly surged over.
Looking from afar, they looked like giant spiritual mist dragons, and these spiritual mist dragons were all drilling into the light towers.
Roar!
Along with the influx of the spiritual mist dragon, the black pagoda's body was filled with golden light.
A vivid and lifelike ancient golden dragon soared into the sky as a dragon roar resounded.
In the end, it turned into golden flames and poured into the pagoda.
Sizzle.
The moment those massive spiritual mist dragons encountered the golden flames, they were swiftly evaporated. In the end, fine raindrops drifted down from the pagoda as they fell into Mu Chen's body, who was seated in the pagoda.
Although those raindrops were far inferior to Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, they were still extremely refined Spiritual Energy. Thus, absorbing them was much easier and purer than before.
"What domineering flames."
Jiu You had a trace of astonishment on her face as she looked at the golden flames. She could be considered an expert in playing with fire. In the past, she possessed the Jiu You Flames, and now, she possessed the even more powerful Undying Flames. However, the golden flames before her didn't seem to be ordinary.
After activating the Nine-layered Pagoda, Mu Chen's speed of refining Spiritual Energy had finally risen to a terrifying degree. The intense Spiritual Energy ripples were something that even the Elders in Hokuang Reiwon could vaguely sense.
In the next period of time, Mu Chen had completely immersed himself in his cultivation state. He was practically instinctively refining and absorbing Spiritual Energy. Any disturbances from the outside world were blocked by him.
And this shielding lasted for an entire month.
During this month, he did not have the slightest bit of rest. As the vast Spiritual Energy was refined and absorbed by him, the commotion grew bigger and bigger. In the end, not only could the Elders of Hokuang Reiwon sense it, even the students could sense the intense Spiritual Energy ripples coming from the rear mountain.
But fortunately, Dean Tai Cang had already given the order, and they knew that Mu Chen was cultivating in the rear mountain. Therefore, no one went to disturb him, but it was unavoidable for them to be shocked.
Just like that, a month quickly passed.
A month later, in the rear mountain
Jiu You, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes as she looked at the cultivation platform. She saw the black pagoda suddenly fluctuating, before dissipating, bit by bit.
As the black pagoda dissipated, a figure could be seen sitting in the air.
The hundred foot radius around that figure had become empty, as if it had formed an invisible barrier. It was so much so that even the Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth couldn't enter.
He quietly sat in the air, without any Spiritual Energy ripples around him. However, there seemed to be an indescribable pressure radiating from him.
The eyes of Mu Chen, who was like a boulder, slightly trembled as he slowly opened his eyes, which had been shut for a month.
Boom!
A radiance surged within his black pupils, causing the space before him to distort. His figure moved, appearing in the sky like a spectre. In the end, he slowly spread his hands out as he suddenly roared towards the sky!
Boom!
His roar was like a clap of thunder as a Spiritual Energy light pillar of a few thousand feet burst out from his body. That light pillar connected the heavens and earth as a formless pressure enveloped out.
Within Hokuang Reiwon, countless students had shock on their faces as they looked at the incomparably huge light pillar. They could sense a familiar pressure coming from that light pillar.
That pressure belonged to a Sovereign expert!
At this moment, Mu Chen had finally stepped into the Sovereign Realm!