Buzz!
In the spacious cave, dense azure smoke was spreading out. The azure smoke was slightly trembling, as if it was emitting fine buzzing noises. The azure smoke contained extremely pure Spiritual Energy essence. If it was a First Grade Sovereign, it would probably be hard to condense such a small strand of Spiritual Energy, even if they refined it for a month.
Thus, one could see how massive the Spiritual Energy in the cave was.
In the quiet cave, the azure smoke that was spreading out suddenly fluctuated and a vortex appeared in the depths of the cave. Strands of azure smoke flowed into the vortex and disappeared.
At the end of the vortex, there was a silhouette that was quietly seated like a boulder. The azure smoke that was surging over had entered his body through his breathing.
That silhouette was naturally Mu Chen, who was in seclusion in an attempt to break through to Fifth Grade Sovereign.
As more and more green smoke gushed in, Mu Chen's skin started to turn increasingly scarlet-red and scalding hot. Sweat flowed out from the pores of his body like glue. However, just as it came into contact with his scalding skin, sizzling sounds rang out as it evaporated.
Mu Chen's brows were tightly knitted. Clearly, the Spiritual Energy essence in the Fallen Origin Pellets wasn't as easy to refine as he had imagined. The Spiritual Energy was too pure, and if he wanted to absorb it, he would have to use his own Spiritual Energy to dilute it before fusing it into his Sovereign Sea and turning it into his own.
However, this speed was simply too slow.
Mu Chen was in the midst of his cultivation.
His brows were tightly knitted as he refined the Spiritual Energy essence. At the same time, his thoughts were swiftly revolving in his heart.
According to his estimations, it would probably take him almost two months to completely refine and absorb these 20,000 Fallen Origin Pills at his current speed.
But this amount of time had clearly exceeded what Mu Chen could bear. That's because he wasn't in the safe Jiu You Palace, but in the extremely dangerous Hunting War.
Anything could happen here. Putting aside the fact that they could wait for two months, just the changes that occurred in this period of time were sufficient to cause his cultivation to fail.
Just the changes that occurred in this period of time were enough to cause his cultivation to fail. If it was a little more serious, it might even cause a backlash from his Spiritual Energy.
Therefore, he had to shorten the time as much as possible.
However, this was clearly not a simple matter.
Mu Chen's spiritual power had fused with the Undying Flame.
As such, the rate of refinement was faster than that of ordinary people. However, it was still not enough. From this, it could be seen how difficult it was to refine the spiritual power essence contained within the Fallen Origin Pill.
When it came to refining, of course, the flame power was the best choice. If Mu Chen wanted to speed up the refining process, as long as he could summon an even more violent flame, he should be able to increase the refining speed.
However, this was still not easy to achieve.
Mu Chen had only fused with the Undying Flames, although the Nether Demon Heart Lightning could also be refined.
However, due to its special characteristics, it was clearly inferior to the Undying Flame in terms of refining spiritual power.
"Other flames?"
Thoughts swiftly circulated in Mu Chen's mind. After a long while, a spiritual light suddenly flashed in his mind. Shortly after, he willed it and appeared in the Sovereign Sea in his body.
In the vast Sovereign Sea, boundless Spiritual Energy whistled, sweeping up huge waves from time to time. It was an extremely spectacular scene. This was the source of energy for every Sovereign Realm expert.
The Spiritual Energy formed into Mu Chen's figure above the Sovereign Sea. He looked at the vast Sovereign Sea and raised his head. At this moment, there was an endless amount of Spiritual Energy pouring into the Sovereign Sea. It was the refined Spiritual Energy essence that was constantly being added and gathered in the Sovereign Sea.
However, this speed did not make Mu Chen satisfied.
"Let's give it a try for now."
Mu Chen briefly pondered, before decisively clenching his teeth. Without any hesitation, his hands started to change. As afterimages flew, he formed bizarre seals. Buzz!
Buzz!
Buzz! Along with the changes of Mu Chen's seals, violent waves were lifted in the Sovereign Sea. Boundless Spiritual Energy whistled as it gathered in the sky. Under the gathering of Spiritual Energy, in just ten-odd breaths' time, a massive black pagoda appeared above the Sovereign Sea.
The black pagoda was simple and unadorned, emitting an ancient and mysterious fluctuation that no one dared to belittle. This item wasn't unfamiliar, it was the Nine-Layered Pagoda that Mu Chen had not used for a long time!
This was an item that originated from the Great Pagoda Art. Its mysteriousness and power was something that even the current Mu Chen couldn't fathom. Back then, in the Northern Heavens Continent, his mother had appeared in the form of a Spiritual Body. With a wave of her hand, she had refined the Sovereign Celestial Body of the Yellow Dragon Sovereign into nothingness, which intimidated many experts. Although it was something that the current Mu Chen could achieve, there was still an incomparable gap between him and a remnant Spiritual Body.
But even so, he could still display how domineering the Nine-Layered Pagoda was.
But ever since Mu Chen came to the Northern Region, he rarely used it. Back then, when he left Hokuang Reiwon, Ling Xi had warned him not to reveal the Nine-Layered Pagoda before he had the power to protect himself. Otherwise, if someone saw through it, it might attract a disaster.
That's because the Nine-Layered Pagoda was related to the mysterious clan that his mother belonged to. And with Mu Chen's current strength, he clearly wasn't qualified to come in contact with that mysterious clan.
Mu Chen stood in the sky as he quietly looked at the Nine-Layered Pagoda with his lips pursed and his fists clenched.
Perhaps his current strength was still insufficient, but he could sense his own growth. Two years ago, when he first came to the Northern Region, he had just broken through to the First Grade Sovereign Realm and hadn't even refined his Sovereign Celestial Body. But right now, he was already trying to break through to the Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm. Furthermore, with his various means and the power of Battle Will, he wasn't even afraid of Sixth Grade Sovereigns.
His growth was extremely swift, so he was confident that there would be a day when he, who was once weak, could become a genuine expert.
At that time, he wouldn't have to fear the Luo God Clan or the mysterious clan that his mother belonged to.
He believed that he could stand in this region and stand on the same level as those powerhouses. However, he needed time.
Huff.
Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air as he suppressed the rolling emotions in his heart, before shifting his gaze towards the Nine-Layered Pagoda. With his current strength, not only was the Nine-Layered Pagoda larger than before, it was also more refined. Outside the pagoda, every single level was engraved with a coiling dragon, making the entire pagoda look even more mysterious and majestic.
Mu Chen stared at the Nine-Layered Pagoda and his hands formed seals once again. Along with the changes of his seals, the dragon engravings on the Nine-Layered Pagoda became even more dazzling.
Roar!
A dragon roar that shook the heavens and earth suddenly resounded between the heavens and earth. The Nine-Layered Pagoda blossomed with golden dragons flying out. In just a few breaths' time, there were over thirty golden dragons that flew out and dove into the Nine-Layered Pagoda.
Sizzle!
When those dragons charged into the Nine-Layered Pagoda, they instantly turned into blazing golden flames that gathered together. The flames spread out in the pagoda, as if they could incinerate anything, along with an extremely overbearing fluctuation that spread out.
Those flames were the bizarre flames that were refined by the Nine-Layered Pagoda, and they were also what Mu Chen needed the most at this moment.
"Since these flames are so overbearing, the effect should be pretty good if I use them to refine Spiritual Energy essences."
Mu Chen looked at the golden flames in the Nine-Layered Pagoda. Along with the rise of his strength, the Nine-Layered Pagoda that he had refined had also become more powerful. The last time he used the Nine-Layered Pagoda, he could only summon five golden dragons. But right now, it had increased by six times!
But compared to the hundreds of golden dragons that his mother could summon, there was still some disparity, which made Mu Chen sigh. A Spiritual Array Grandmaster that was comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign was truly terrifying.
Mu Chen shook his head as he suppressed the sigh in his heart. Thereafter, with a will of his mind, the space above the Sovereign Sea seemed to have been torn apart. Thereafter, a torrential azure smoke whistled over. The scene of it covering the sky made it seem as if doomsday had arrived.
Buzz!
Buzz! The Nine-Layered Pagoda trembled as it buzzed and soared into the sky under Mu Chen's control. As the body of the pagoda swayed, a terrifying suction force burst out.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The azure smoke that was whistling over was immediately pulled by the suction force and they were like smoke dragons that charged into the Nine-Layered Pagoda. Sizzle!
Sizzle!
The golden flames in the Nine-Layered Pagoda had also started to riot at this moment as they violently charged out, enveloping the azure smoke that had entered the pagoda and unleashed a terrifying temperature without any restraint.
The azure smoke started to boil as it disintegrated. Thereafter, extremely pure Spiritual Energy burst out from the ethereal smoke like a flood.
Rumble!
The Nine-Layered Pagoda trembled as Spiritual Energy currents endlessly poured from the bottom of the pagoda along with the azure smoke, rumbling as they charged into the Sovereign Sea below.
Thus, the entire Sovereign Sea violently boiled at this moment as violent Spiritual Energy fluctuations constantly whistled. After a long time of stagnation, the surface of the vast Sovereign Sea had actually started to rise once again.
Looking at this scene, Mu Chen finally felt heavily relieved and gently smiled, before sitting down in the sky. With the help of the Nine-Layered Pagoda, the day of his breakthrough was just around the corner.
The Fifth Grade Sovereign Realm was within his reach.
(To be continued …)