Chapter 1099
He was definitely doomed . Just condensing the embryonic form of his original runes took three hundred yuan spirit stones .
His realm had only just stabilized, and he couldn’t even count as having reached the first Heavenstage of Foundation Forging . That required condensing his original runes nine times and stacking them against each other before advancing .
Stabilizing one’s realm after breaking through was the easiest part of that realm, and the one that required the least energy . To advance to the first Heavenstage would require several times the energy .
Just that would be nothing, but then he would have to advance to the second Heavenstage, and so on and so on . All this required more and more energy .
Long Chen didn’t dare to imagine how many yuan spirit stones he would need to advance all the way to the twelfth Heavenstage .
Having obtained one billion yuan spirit stones in the Immemorial Path, he had thought that he would be able to advance without worry in the Foundation Forging realm . In fact, he had thought he would have so many leftover yuan spirit stones that he would be able to exchange them for even more resources .
Now he wasn’t at all confident that one billion yuan spirit stones would be enough for him to reach the peak of Foundation Forging .
A rune appeared in Long Chen’s palm . This was his original rune . It was circular, with tiny little ripples inside it . It seemed like a pearl packed with specks of dust, yet also like a cosmos filled with endless stars .
The rune unleashed a gentle light that wasn’t at all berserk . And yet, it caused the s.p.a.ce around it to twist, as if the world around it was water . It contained an indescribable rhythm .
“Is this my original rune, or my core rune? Will I be able to use divine abilities through it? Why can’t I sense anything at all?” Long Chen stared blankly at this rune .
Closing his eyes, he tried to sense it . This rune seemed to be in a strange state of slumber, and he was unable to form a resonance with it .
“Although it’s in a dormant state, it’s able to supply me with endless energy, and each one of them is absorbing the outside world’s energy to nourish itself . Now I don’t just have to rely entirely on my four qi seas for energy . ”
That was what made Long Chen the most excited . Now, he not only had four qi seas of energy, but he also had 108,000 acupuncture points full of energy .
Putting away his original rune, Long Chen smiled . With these 108,000 acupuncture points, he was filled with confidence .
Leaving his seclusion, he saw that the majority of the Dragonblood Legion was no longer on Crouching Dragon Mountain . After asking around, he heard that they had all gone to the Xuantian Tower in order to comprehend the Xuantian Catalog .
The Xuantian Catalog was normally only opened to Foundation Forging disciples . They only had one chance, and whether or not they could grasp it was up to themselves .
However, because the amount of s.p.a.ce was limited, many people had to line up, and so a portion of the Dragonblood Legion remained at home .
Having just advanced to Foundation Forging and consolidated their realm, they needed some time to adapt to their newfound power . It wasn’t advisable to immediately start fighting, so they were quite bored now .
Tang Wan-er was gone to comprehend the Xuantian Catalog . Rank five Celestials didn’t need to line up, so Gu Yang, Song Mingyuan, Li Qi, and Guo Ran had also gone over .
In the tribulation, Guo Ran had lost half his life, but he was an unkillable c.o.c.kroach . Through some incredible dogs.h.i.+t luck, he had condensed a special original rune .
Through the Forging Pavilion Master’s inspection, he learned it was a very rare forging divine rune . In other words, he had truly gained the qualifications to eventually grow into a forging G.o.d capable of forging divine items .
Hearing that, Guo Ran’s tail had immediately stuck up high into the sky . He had just been about to start showing it off when the Forging Pavilion Master tossed him into the Xuantian Catalog . He pointed out which line referred to the Forging Dao and had him comprehend it . It was much more direct than when Long Chen had randomly picked a bunch of lines .
The other disciples had the same treatment . The Elders would point out which line they should comprehend based on their specific talent .
Long Chen had also just consolidated his realm, so he temporarily had some time . He took Meng Qi for a stroll through Treasure Gem Island .
On the way, countless people were toppled over by Meng Qi’s beauty . But then seeing Long Chen, they hastily looked away .
“Long Chen, your infamy in the Xuantian Dao Sect has reached the point that many people are afraid of you . ” Meng Qi couldn’t help but feel that it was funny as she watched those disciples immediately flee and hide upon seeing Long Chen . She held his hand as they walked .
In the Xuantian Dao Sect, for a man and woman to hold hands as they walked was a very unbridled kind of conduct . That was because the Xuantian Dao Sect did not permit dual cultivation . That was part of the Dao-principles of the Xuantian Dao Sect .
If a pair were to marry, then their status as disciples would be revoked, and their monthly rations would disappear, making them commoners . Normally, only disciples who had reached the end of their cultivation and had no hope of ever advancing again would marry in the Xuantian Dao Sect and start creating heirs .
Experts in the Xuantian Dao Sect could have countless followers, and there could be some shady relations.h.i.+ps, but there definitely wouldn’t be anyone who dared to walk so openly while declaring their relations.h.i.+p .
But Long Chen didn’t care about that . He knew that while Meng Qi was bashful, she also thirsted to be taken care of . This conduct was a kind of proof of his feelings for her .
“That’s because they’re guilty inside . If they didn’t once curse me, then they definitely once slandered me behind my back . Or they’re just jealous . Otherwise, they wouldn’t look at me with such terror,” said Long Chen .
Having advanced to Foundation Forging, he found that his mental realm had also increased . These people who hid upon seeing him only did so because they were guilty .
Once they arrived on the streets of Treasure Gem Island, they wandered around, looking at the wares on both sides of the street . If the people around them weren’t all high level cultivators, they would think this was the secular world .
Holding hands as they strolled, Meng Qi smiled . She was happy and satisfied with just this . This kind of peaceful ambiance was extremely rare .
“Meng Qi, do you ever think about your family?” asked Long Chen .
“Not really . They probably don’t think about me either . ” Meng Qi’s eyes reddened slightly .
Long Chen immediately became embarra.s.sed, having an urge to slap himself in the face . Meng Qi had been taken away by the Wind Spirit Pavilion as a child .
As a little girl, Meng Qi hadn’t wanted to leave . She had cried and begged her parents not to send her away, but all she got was harsh berating . Then she also saw her parents smiling expressions as they received gifts from one of the Wind Spirit Pavilion’s Elders .
At that time, her heart had shattered . And once she joined the Wind Spirit Pavilion, she was treated as a future daughter-in-law by the pavilion master . Her fate was entirely in other people’s hands .
Unable to see any hope, she had thought about killing herself many times . Then when the Wind Spirit Pavilion learned she had a fiancé, they had wanted to kill him . Taking pity on Long Chen since he was innocent, she had personally gone over to break their engagement .
That had completely changed her fate, so now she was very easily satisfied and felt very fortunate . However, the initial att.i.tude her parents had had for her still caused her pain that could not be healed .
Meng Qi was kindhearted, but the way her parents had treated her had deeply wounded her . She was unable to forgive them .
“Sorry…” Long Chen awkwardly apologized .
“Fool, what do you have to be sorry for? I feel very happy to be here with you . ” Meng Qi smiled, her eyes full of her deep love .
Looking at Meng Qi’s sincere smile, Long Chen felt even more ashamed . He owed his women far too much, so much that he would never be able to pay it back in his lifetime .
He wanted to promise something, but he suddenly found he couldn’t . There was nothing he could promise right now . He wasn’t even able to solve the mystery of his origins, nor did he even know what enemies he was facing . There was also that voice in his dreams that urgently pressed him on, like a constant stone on his heart making it hard for him to breathe .
“Long Chen, don’t blame yourself . We chose to accompany you on our own . Whether you ascend to the heavens or fall to h.e.l.l, whether you become a G.o.d or devil, we will still accompany you . In truth, Wan-er and I both feel happy . In comparison, I’m sure Xiaoqian, Zhiqiu, and Chu Yao feel the worst . We’re all working hard so we can reunite as soon as possible and fulfill your desire . ” Toward the end, Meng Qi’s face became incredibly alluring like peach blossoms in bloom .
Long Chen involuntarily felt a fire ignite in his heart . Looking at Meng Qi, he reached out to grab her waist .
“Don’t, there are too many people here!” Meng Qi jumped, hastily forbidding him .
“How shameless to do such a thing in a public place with so many people . Do you think the Xuantian Dao Sect is your home?” Just at this moment, a long-faced man with a few pockmarks on his face coldly shouted from nearby .
Long Chen was immediately infuriated, while Meng Qi was too embarra.s.sed to look . Long Chen turned to see that the person talking was a disciple from the previous generation . His cultivation base had reached the late Foundation Forging realm, and the Heavenly Dao runes around him had six colors . He was a rank six Celestial .
But his aura was clearly turbulent, showing that he had only just advanced to the sixth rank . He was not yet able to perfectly control his new Heavenly Dao energy .
Long Chen recognized him . He was someone who had once stood behind Gao Xianyang . The reason Long Chen remembered him was because of his face .
Not just anyone was capable of growing such a long face . It was like a brick, so it’d be strange if he didn’t remember it .
However, Long Chen clearly recalled that he had only been a rank five Celestial back then . Now he had advanced .
This brick-faced expert had made quite a few points in the last battle . He spent all those points on undergoing the Heavenly Tower Blessing .
This Heavenly Tower Blessing was similar to the Xuantian Blessing the inner sect disciples had been given when they first joined the inner sect . But it was stronger as this blessing was focused on a single disciple . There was a certain chance that the disciple would be able to condense a new Heavenly Dao rune and advance their Celestial rank .
The cost of undergoing the Heavenly Tower Blessing was extremely terrifying, both for the sect and the disciple . This person had spent ten years of savings to get this opportunity .
And he had actually succeeded, inflating his confidence . Today, he had just been thinking of buying a kind of Heaven Consolidating Pill to stabilize his Heavenly Dao energy, but instead he ended up running into Long Chen and Meng Qi acting all lovey-dovey . He was jealous and envious, and he immediately spouted some vile words .
“What are you looking at? s.l.u.ts, f.u.c.k off,” sneered the brick-faced man, spitting on the ground .
Meng Qi’s expression changed, not because she was angry, but because she felt something bad was about to happen .
DONG!
Long Chen’s gaze was cold as a drop of his blood landed on his badge . The sound of a bell resounded throughout the Xuantian Dao Sect . He had initiated a life and death challenge .