Supreme Elixir God

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Return to Daoxuan

Facing such a question, everyone couldn’t help but turn their gazes fully toward Ji Chen.

They saw him nod slightly; he did not conceal it, and simply spoke of the matter of there being a miniature Spirit Emperor Tower within his Spiritual Sea.

Upon hearing this, all of them were inevitably shocked, and at the same time a strange light surfaced in their eyes, filled with envy for Ji Chen’s stroke of fortune.

They chatted until deep into the night before everyone gradually dispersed.

Ji Chen did not go to rest, but instead sat cross-legged in the courtyard, continuing his cultivation.

In today’s battle against Jun Wudao, his victory had not been at all easy; he had at one point been forced by the opponent to reveal all his trump cards, even summoning the Demon Beast within the Spirit Emperor Tower.

If not for that, Ji Chen might not have won this bout.

Though it was perilous, the great battle had nevertheless brought Ji Chen no small harvest.

He could sense that his cultivation was already not far from breaking through to the Nirvana Realm Fourth Layer.

"Hum..."

Taking out the Spirit Crystal Stone, Ji Chen did not hesitate, and very soon closed his eyes, entering a state of cultivation.

In the days that followed, he remained within Qixian Residence the whole time, not going anywhere else.

From the Celestial Saint Venerable he had received two thousand Spirit Crystal Stones, of which Ji Chen kept one thousand for himself.

Moreover, he had obtained some when he went to Mu Feng to heal the Lin Family’s old ancestor.

Now that he had these Spirit Crystal Stones, if he could absorb them all, the improvement to Ji Chen’s cultivation would surely be immense.

He spent seven days and in total absorbed one hundred Spirit Crystal Stones, and on the eighth day his cultivation finally broke through formally to the Nirvana Realm Fourth Layer.

During this period, Dao Dust Pavilion also ushered in rapid development.

After the battle with Jun Wudao, Ji Chen’s name was thoroughly resounding throughout the entire Celestial Emperor’s Mansion.

There was not a single Nine Peaks Disciple who did not know of him, nor anyone who dared show the slightest contempt.

Precisely because of this, the disciples who came admiring his reputation to join Dao Dust Pavilion also increased greatly.

However, if one wished to join Dao Dust Pavilion, one had to undergo certain tests.

The very first was that there must be absolutely no problem with one’s character!

During the few days Ji Chen was cultivating, Huang Shuying and the others would occasionally come to report to him about matters concerning Dao Dust Pavilion.

Everything was developing smoothly.

By now, Dao Dust Pavilion had already become virtually the strongest force in the entire Celestial Emperor City.

...

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, a year and a half had passed.

For the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion, a year and a half was not particularly long, even equivalent only to the time of one secluded cultivation session for some disciples.

Yet in this year and a half, many things had happened within the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion.

The rise of Dao Dust Pavilion, the growth of disciples from each lineage, and the increase in cultivation of Ji Chen and the others were already vastly different from a year and a half ago.

Now, Ji Chen’s own cultivation had already reached the Nirvana Realm Fifth Layer Peak; he was only one last step away from entering the Sixth Realm, becoming a powerhouse of the Great Saint Realm!

Relatively speaking, this rate of improvement was actually rather slow.

One must know, a year and a half ago, after his battle with Jun Wudao, his cultivation had broken through to the Nirvana Realm Fourth Layer.

Now, after a year and a half, he had only gone from Nirvana Fourth Layer to the Peak of the Fifth Layer.

And that was achieved with the aid of many Spirit Crystal Stones.

It was not that Ji Chen’s talent was lacking.

Rather, he discovered that the higher one went in Saint Realm strength, the difficulty of improvement almost increased tenfold, hundredfold.

Especially when one’s cultivation came infinitely close to the Great Saint Realm, this difficulty only grew greater.

At present, he was only a single step away from the Great Saint.

Yet this final step made Ji Chen feel as though it was beyond reach.

The difficulty of this breakthrough was in no way inferior to that of a Cultivator at the Peak of the Void Realm Ninth Layer trying to break into the Saint Realm.

"It seems that if I only focus on secluded cultivation, breaking into the Great Saint Realm might be impossible..."

On this day, he sat cross-legged within Qixian Residence, his gaze fixed on the distant void.

A year and a half had passed; now, Ji Chen’s whole person looked not much different from before, merely a touch more mature—nothing more.

"It’s been almost two years now, hasn’t it? It’s time to return to Daoxuan for a visit."

He muttered to himself thus.

When he first left home, he had said he would return once every year.

Unexpectedly, he had been delayed by cultivation.

Two years without any news—his parents and Qu Luoning were likely often worried and missing him.

There was also his daughter Ji Yan, who was now nearly six years old and should have grown quite a bit.

Thinking of this, Ji Chen’s heart couldn’t help but give rise to an intense longing for home.

He planned to set off tomorrow, beginning his journey back to Daoxuan.

...

That night, Ji Chen summoned everyone from Dao Dust Pavilion.

All gathered within Qixian Residence, raising their cups to see him off.

Aside from Ji Chen, Ning Bufan, Huang Shuying and the rest had no plans to leave the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion at this moment.

Thus, this trip back to Daoxuan would see Ji Chen traveling alone.

Lin Ruoxue had also come.

Back then Ji Chen had gone with her to Mu Feng, then returned early to the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion himself and fought his great battle with Jun Wudao.

Shortly after that battle, Lin Ruoxue also came back, and thereafter she joined Dao Dust Pavilion as well. Now, like Saintess Qing Ling and Si Ruyan, she had become one of Dao Dust Pavilion’s core figures.

"Brother Ji, I won’t be going back with you this time, but there are some things I hope you can take back to the Mo Family for me."

Mo Cheng spoke, then took out a Storage Bag and handed it to Ji Chen.

Inside were twenty Spirit Crystal Stones, pooled together by him and his elder sister Mo Wanqing, intending for Ji Chen to help bring them back to the Mo Family.

Twenty pieces were not few at all, equivalent to several tens of billions of Spirit Stones.

Moreover, because Spirit Crystal Stones were extremely rare, their value naturally could not be measured merely by tens of billions of Spirit Stones.

Aside from the Mo siblings, figures such as the Dragon Heir and Demon Heir also brought out some items, hoping Ji Chen would help deliver them back.

Ji Chen naturally did not refuse; to him, this was nothing more than a small effort.

Everyone drank until thoroughly drunk, sending Ji Chen off with joy.

Not until deep into the night did the gathering disperse, with the crowd departing one after another, and Ji Chen also returned directly to his room to sleep, intending to rest well.

...

In the blink of an eye, the sky brightened.

Early in the morning, within a certain plaza of Celestial Emperor City, Ji Chen alone stepped onto the Teleportation Array Platform.

Behind him, Huang Shuying and the others watched him depart.

"Everyone, while I’m away, I entrust all matters of Dao Dust Pavilion to you."

Turning back to look, Ji Chen cupped his hands slightly toward them. Once he finished speaking, he activated the Teleportation Array Platform, and his figure vanished from the platform.

"Hum..."

A feeling of weightlessness swept over him, but it did not last long.

When his vision recovered, Ji Chen found himself already traveling within a special Transmission Channel.

And at the end of the channel ahead lay Daoxuan, where the Celestial Martial Star was located!

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