Chapter 730
Heavenly Lu
After a thousand years in the cave, Xu Chen's original essence was restored to its full potential.
A spatial portal opened in front of Xu Chen, and the chessboard in the spiritual treasure space lit up the moment he entered.
Xu Chen's eyes lit up upon sensing this, realizing that this star field possessed a unique Dao essence.
Upon entering the unfamiliar star field, Xu Chen immediately concealed himself and began to comprehend the unique Dao of this star field.
"A special path of thunder."
The void within this star field is not the usual myriad rivers, but a sea of thunder formed from lightning.
All paths are born in the sea of thunder.
Concealing his presence and the cause and effect, Xu Chen quickly traveled through this star field. After visiting nearly 30% of the star field, he only encountered a few Great Venerable Realm Heaven and Earth Spirits, all of whom cultivated the Thunder Path.
Xu Chen, who had been concealing himself, let go of these spirits of heaven and earth, but he had not found any living beings in this star field. So Xu Chen went back and captured those spirits of heaven and earth.
"In this star field, there are no experts above the Saint Venerable level. Anyone who wanted to advance to the Saint Venerable level was struck dead by lightning."
"Moreover, the races in this star field are all small races, with the highest level only reaching the Great Venerable realm."
"How bizarre! It's absolutely bizarre!"
Just as Xu Chen realized that there were no powerful figures in this star field, he revealed a trace of his own aura.
But even this faint aura attracted the lightning tribulation of this star field.
The thunderous roar of the Great Thunder Avenue reverberated throughout this starry sea.
An endless sea of lightning condensed above Xu Chen's head, and a giant eye of lightning opened in this star field, looking at the only living being in this star field with indifferent anger.
A divine lightning bolt, equivalent to a casual strike from a powerful expert on the Great Dao, suddenly struck down.
'Boom!'
"not good!"
Sensing the power of the lightning tribulation, Xu Chen was shocked and immediately summoned his strongest defensive treasure.
Even the most powerful defensive treasures could only barely withstand the first wave of lightning tribulation.
The second tribulation of lightning is brewing within the sea of lightning.
"Are you crazy?! This lightning tribulation was so strong, I almost couldn't withstand it!"
"No wonder there's no one in your star system!"
Just as Xu Chen was complaining, the second lightning tribulation struck down.
The Dream Realm suddenly descended, and Xu Chen used the power of the Great Dao of Games to materialize the data of that lightning tribulation, while he himself transformed into a data body.
The second lightning tribulation struck down suddenly, but after passing through the Dream Realm, it was quickly reduced by the power of the Game Dao, and then worn away by the special Time Dao.
Thus, after the power of the lightning tribulation was reduced by nearly 70%, it struck Xu Chen, annihilating nearly 50% of his original essence.
Immediately afterwards, the third tribulation of lightning was conceived within the sea of lightning.
"Looks like we'll have to resort to some methods."
Xu Chen formed hand seals, creating hundreds of clones, each radiating a surging life force.
"Come, let me see just how terrifying the tribulation lightning is when a Saint Venerable advances to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm?"
Xu Chen knew when he was undergoing his first tribulation that the tribulation he was now facing was the tribulation for a Saint Venerable to advance to the Invincible Saint Venerable realm.
This star field allows outside beings to enter, but once they enter, if their aura is leaked, they must undergo the tribulation lightning required to advance to this realm.
Therefore, the tribulation that Xu Chen is currently experiencing is the tribulation for a Saint Venerable to advance to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm.
That's why Xu Chen couldn't help but complain that even he couldn't withstand the tribulation lightning, let alone an ordinary Saint Venerable.
When the third lightning strike came down, Xu Chen didn't bother to resist and simply took the hit head-on with his special life force.
Lightning flashed, and the void shattered.
At this moment, the light of the tribulation lightning seemed to illuminate the entire star field.
Under the tribulation of lightning, Xu Chen's body was obliterated, but he was later resurrected using the clone technique.
The fourth, the fifth, and so on, all the way up to the ninth.
It annihilated Xu Chen's many clones, leaving only the last one.
"If there is a tenth tribulation of lightning, then my last body formed from my aura will also perish, and I can only be resurrected in the Star Sea Domain."
Xu Chen's eyes were fixed on the pair of thunderous eyes not far away.
The tenth lightning tribulation did not strike for a long time, and a blessing power was injected into Xu Chen's body.
A rich, divine-grade thunder slurry flowed from the Sea of Thunder and entered Xu Chen's body.
Xu Chen grasped the unique Dao essence of thunder in this star sea region almost without needing to comprehend it.
On that special chessboard, there was now an additional chess piece that shimmered with the essence of thunder.
"Divine-grade lightning liquid is actually found everywhere in this star field."
Xu Chen gently raised his hand, and a ball of lightning liquid floated in his palm.
"The quality of pills refined using this method can be improved to the limit."
"By incorporating weapon forging into the process, even innate treasures can have their quality significantly improved, provided that the quantity is sufficient to match the principles of thunder."
"I'm rich!"
A portal appeared, and Xu Chen pulled Da Xu inside.
Upon arriving, Da Xu acted like a rat entering a granary, taking out his specially made spatial treasure and frantically collecting the surrounding lightning liquid.
"What a wonderful place! With so much lightning slurry, we only need to add a few auxiliary materials to refine it into a low-grade innate treasure!"
"Tell me quickly, why is this world so peculiar? What's so special about it?" Da Xu said, his hands still busy with his kung fu.
"This star field has always had a problem. It's understandable that a star field based on lightning would have a stronger lightning tribulation."
"But being too strong has its problems. The strongest beings in this star field are only at the Great Venerable Realm. As for why this is, it's because those who wanted to advance were all struck down by lightning tribulations."
"I endured the tribulation lightning that propelled me from a Saint Venerable to the Invincible Saint Venerable realm. Even with my current strength, I almost couldn't withstand it, let alone other Saint Venerables."
Xu Chen formed hand seals and began helping Da Xu collect the lightning liquid.
"The Dao essence of the Three Thousand Great Daos in this star field is more mature and powerful than that of the Star Sea Field. Cultivating in this star field might allow one to reach the fourth level."
"It's a pity, most living beings will die if they enter this star field."
Looking at this Thunder Dao Starfield, Xu Chen felt it was somewhat of a waste.
"If human body-refining experts can withstand the tribulation lightning in this star field, then this star field will become a natural holy land for body refining. With lightning tempering the body, even those with terrible talent can advance to the Saint Venerable realm."
"If a body-refining expert were to cultivate here to the peak of the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, the strength would be unimaginable. They might even be able to withstand a few slaps from those third-rate experts on the Great Dao."
While collecting the lightning liquid, Da Xu pondered for a moment and then condensed a light screen, placing it in front of Xu Chen.
"You're overthinking it. The higher the level of the tribulation, the harder it is to avoid. Even the most top-tier innate treasures can only withstand the first tribulation at most. Your deduction that the absorbed innate treasures are useless."
"In comparison, it seems that the will of our Star Sea Region is slightly better."
Xu Chen and Da Xu stayed in this star field for millions of years, collecting a massive amount of lightning slurry before returning to the Star Sea.
Upon returning to the human territory, Da Xu immediately entered seclusion. Just as Xu Chen was preparing to continue his search for special star regions, an old friend approached him.
Outside the human territory, a temple suddenly flew out of the void.
Xie Xuan, who was not far away, saw the temple and a smile appeared on his lips.
Inside the temple, Xu Chen personally brewed tea for Xie Xuan.
"Old friend, it's been a long time."
Xu Chen pushed the top-grade innate treasure-level tea, brewed with thunder slurry, in front of Xie Xuan.
"Long time no see, old friend. You've become even more wealthy and powerful. This cup of tea is equivalent to a low-grade innate treasure." Xie Xuan looked at the tea in his cup, sensing the Dao of Thunder within it.
"When entertaining your best friend, you should naturally offer the best."
"I wonder what brings you here today, fellow Daoist?" Xu Chen asked.
"I would like to borrow some spiritual items or treasures from other star regions from fellow Daoists. I am willing to exchange them at a higher price."
Xie Xuan took a sip of tea, and a tingling sensation washed over him, as if his soul had left his body. But after this feeling, he experienced an ultimate sublimation.
In that instant, he seemed to see the road ahead on the grand avenue of the future.
"This tea is good~" Xie Xuan took another sip.
"Fellow Daoist Xie wants other star field spiritual objects because he wants to integrate them into his own seven-colored divine fire." Xu Chen looked at the faint layer of seven-colored divine fire burning around Xie Xuan.
"Yes, our clan's primordial divine fire can reach a maximum of twelve colors, but after a long period of experimentation, even when in the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, our primordial divine fire can only reach a seven-color level, no matter how many materials are incorporated."
"But recently, a prodigy of our clan has integrated several spiritual objects from other star regions into his own divine fire, and he is showing signs of a breakthrough." As Xie Xuan spoke, the divine fire around him intensified.
In that case~
Xu Chen thought for a moment, then waved his hand and took out some materials.
The divine-grade lightning slurry, along with several other innate treasure embryos and spiritual plants from other star regions.
Is this enough?
"These qualities are too high. If they are integrated into the divine fire and are not properly matched, the original Dao essence within the divine fire will be easily corrupted."
"A spiritual item of the innate spiritual treasure level will suffice; I'm sorry to trouble Fellow Daoist Xu," Xie Xuan said somewhat apologetically.
"Uh~"
Xu Chen thought for a moment. He didn't have such low-level items in his spiritual treasure space, so he could only retrieve a batch from his private treasury.
Several innate spiritual treasure embryos from different star regions appeared before Xie Xuan.
"That's good, that's all!" Xie Xuan's eyes shone.
"Then bring the higher quality ones as well. These are all corresponding to the alien realm. If they are suitable, we can integrate them with higher quality spiritual items." Xu Chen gave Xie Xuan the batch of items he had just taken out.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, you are so kind!"
"How about we count these as ten top-grade innate treasure embryos?" Xie Xuan asked tentatively.
“Okay~” Xu Chen nodded. The value of ten top-grade innate treasure embryos was far greater than what he was giving them, but this value was measured by his standards.
In a real transaction, the scarcity factor must be taken into account, and the value would certainly be far more than that.
"This is just a deposit. I will offer two more top-tier innate treasure embryos later." After seeing Xu Chen agree, Xie Xuan felt a little regretful, regretting that he had asked for too low a price.
"No need, ten high-quality items are enough."
Xu Chen made Xie Xuan another cup of tea.
“During this period, many more Dao essences have appeared in the Star Sea Domain. Judging from the aura on you, Fellow Daoist, your Dao Body is probably about to reach its limit.”
Upon hearing Xu Chen's words, Xie Xuan generously displayed his Great Dao Body.
"There are still 16 more Great Daos to go. Once these are integrated into the Great Dao Body, one can reach the peak of the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm."
"So, in another hundred billion years, you will be a powerful figure above the Great Dao." Xu Chen picked up the tea he had brewed and took a sip. The lightning liquid mixed with the aroma of tea exploded in his mouth, and a tingling sensation spread through his soul.
"It's still early. Although I can integrate 360 kinds of Great Dao into my Great Dao body, it's not enough to achieve perfection and unlock higher levels."
"My master told me that I need to spend at least a hundred billion years at the peak of the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm."
“But I feel that my master thinks too highly of me, so I plan to spend five hundred billion years recuperating.”
"Thanks to you, I feel that there will be more and more Dao essences in the Star Sea Domain in the future. If more suitable Dao essences to be integrated into my Dao Body appear, my Dao Body may become more perfect, and my hope of advancing to the higher Dao will be greater." Xie Xuan looked at Xu Chen gratefully.
"It was just to save my own life; I wasn't the one who did the most work." Xu Chen smiled slightly.
"By the way, do you know that powerful expert who recently advanced to the Great Dao realm?"
"That guy is called Tian Lu. He's not very talented, but he's extremely arrogant and looks down on everyone."
"Not long after I advanced to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, his master brought him to visit."
"At that time, he had already advanced to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm for hundreds of millions of years."
"Even so, I used every means at my disposal in that battle, and I still won in the end." A hint of disdain flashed in Xie Xuan's eyes.
"However, he later had a fortuitous encounter, and his combat power inexplicably increased by leaps and bounds. He came back to spar with me, and this time I was the one who lost."
“Now that he has advanced to the Great Dao, he may become even more arrogant. If he hears of Fellow Daoist Xu’s reputation in the future, he might even come to challenge you.” Xie Xuan’s tone was somewhat unwilling.
"He has already challenged me, but back then my essence was damaged, so he disdained to challenge me." Xu Chen laughed.
"Tian Lu is petty; Fellow Daoist Xu should be careful then."
“If you, as an invincible Saint Venerable, suppress him, he will remember you for the rest of his life,” Xie Xuan said with concern.
"His talent isn't that great. If he dares to challenge me, I'll make sure he has an unforgettable memory."
The two talked for a long time, and Xu Chen even started a banquet that he had bought from a foreign god race.
Half a month later, Xu Chen sent Xie Xuan to the void station of the Primordial God Clan.
Back in his cave, Xu Chen suddenly realized that he hadn't visited his old friend in a long time.
With a thought, Xu Chen arrived at a star sea area filled with black mist.
However, within this black mist, there exists a sacred race.
Xu Chen made no attempt to conceal his aura, and all the powerful members of the Holy Thunder Clan sensed him as soon as he entered the black mist.
"Hold your aura in, you've frightened the younger generation of my clan."
Shenxiao emerged from the void.
"Fellow Daoist Shenxiao, it's been a long time."
"It's been a long time. The juniors I used to teach have now grown to the point where I have to look up to them." Shenxiao's tone was somewhat complicated.
Given the aura emanating from Xu Chen now, there's no need to lift a finger to suppress him.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you, fellow Daoist. I've missed you, so I came here specifically to have a chat with you." Xu Chen said with a sincere smile.
"Welcome!"
"Come on~" (End of this chapter)