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Chapter 566 Concealing Form and Vanishing
Chapter 566 Concealing Form and Vanishing
Chen Beiwu probed with his divine sense and sensed the changes in the three veins of Golden Egg, Iron Egg, and Xue Le and Zhi Ling through the Covenant Contract.
Unfortunately, apart from Xue Le, Jin Dan, Tie Dan, and Zhi Ling did not awaken any new bloodline abilities.
"roar!"
Just then, the golden egg reached out with three dragon heads, its divine sense reminding Chen Beiwu that he still had the [Heavenly Dawn Soaring Dragon] scales and the Primordial Immortal Spiritual Objects unused.
Upon hearing this, Tie Dan and Zhi Ling instinctively looked at Chen Beiwu with expectant expressions.
Golden Egg currently has 5,999 years of cultivation. Once it successfully refines the Soaring Dragon Scale Armor and the Immortal Spiritual Object, there is a considerable probability that it will be able to break through the realm barrier and advance to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage as a Demon King. At that time, the immense magical power fed back from refining the Co-existence Contract may also be able to break through the realm and attain the peak of the Demon King stage together with Golden Egg.
Sensing Tie Dan and the others' thoughts, Chen Beiwu smiled and was about to begin explaining when a strange change suddenly occurred in the chaotic world.
Rumble!
Sensing the strange movement of the Nine Breaths Chaos, Chen Beiwu had no time to react. He only felt a lightness all over his body, and his mind quietly appeared in the chaotic world.
The next second, under Chen Beiwu's divine sense, the sky above the chaotic world tore apart, raising a deafening roar, and then a streak of seven-colored light suddenly fell.
Faced with this seven-colored radiance, even Chen Beiwu, who possessed the cultivation of a perfect Nascent Soul, instinctively felt a pang of fear.
What is this?
Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, wanting to carefully investigate using his three profound abilities: Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Ear, and Heavenly Heart.
As a result, the seven-colored light moved extremely fast, landing on Chen Beiwu's brow with lightning speed, and then quietly merged into his mind.
Chen Beiwu dared not be careless. He held his breath and focused his mind, circulating the Tai Xuan Shou Yi (太玄守一) technique, ready to use the Shou Yi Bell (守一铃) to defend himself at any time.
Even though his intuition told him that the seven-colored radiance was not dangerous and contained incredible power.
"Nine breaths of chaos can conceal the secrets of heaven. Conceal your form and disappear without a trace, not to be ahead of anything else."
"This supernatural power conceals its breath and form, and does not emphasize killing, but rather its ability to hide."
"Hidden within heaven and earth, hidden within cause and effect, hidden within all living beings, beyond the calculations of the great power."
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As the seven-colored light slowly dissipated, Chen Beiwu closed his eyes slightly, his mind became clear and empty, and profound and mysterious general principles of divine abilities appeared in his mind, entering a state of enlightenment.
And this realization took a whole month to come.
During this time, Jin Dan, Tie Dan, Xue Le, Zhi Ling, and A Ji had already sensed something was wrong and immediately stood guard by Chen Bei Wu's side, their eyes showing vigilance.
Soon, the enlightenment ended, and Chen Beiwu exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes filled with undisguised joy.
The reason is simple: this breakthrough in his cultivation level allowed him to comprehend a special ability called "Concealing Form and Escape".
Concealment and Escape are stealth techniques born from the Nine Breaths of Chaos. They require no cultivation or comprehension and are not among the Five Elements. They can unleash three great powers simply by leveraging the power of the Nine Breaths of Chaos:
First, it is hidden in chaos.
Chen Beiwu could completely gather his nascent soul, golden core, divine sense, magical power, blood and qi into the Nine Breaths Chaos, so that even a Nascent Soul True Venerable could not detect the slightest flaw when probing with his divine sense.
Secondly, it is not included in the calculation.
Logically speaking, Chen Beiwu was the one who forged the Primordial Golden Elixir, whose past life had been completely erased and whose future destiny was predetermined. He was not subject to calculation or tribulations, rendering all other divination techniques ineffective, and thus had no need for this power.
But everything in the world has its limits!
Even if the ancient texts of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect praise the power of the Primordial Golden Elixir as unparalleled, it cannot change the fact that it is just a single golden elixir with limited power, and cannot be compared with the Concealing Form and Escape Divine Power.
Third, it is not tainted by cause and effect.
This is what Chen Beiwu values most!
The reason is simple. According to the ancient records of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, when a cultivator reaches the realm of the True Venerable of the Divine Transformation, he can see through cause and effect, and his words will become law. With a single word, he can cause a Nascent Soul True Monarch to be entangled in cause and effect, die, and have no way to avoid it.
Even without mentioning ancient texts, Chen Beiwu comprehended the Immortal Slaying Blade Intent at the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm, gained some understanding of the profound mysteries of cause and effect and killing, and knew how precious the means by which cultivators could prevent themselves from being tainted by cause and effect and from being locked on by the Nascent Soul True Venerable were!
But more than anything else, what relieved Chen Beiwu the most was that the conjecture he had been harboring for so long finally had a definite answer!
The Immortal Alliance boasts numerous powerful cultivators, including many Void Refining Dao Venerables.
The reason he didn't reveal the existence of the Nine Breaths Chaos to the Immortal Alliance wasn't because he was cautious enough, didn't expose his intentions in front of the sect's experts, and chose to use multiple channels to launder the Southern Wilderness's resources and ensure its stable growth.
Rather, the Nine Breaths Chaos inherently possesses many powers such as concealing heavenly secrets, blending in with the world, and remaining untainted by cause and effect. It can conceal its own abnormalities, deceive powerful individuals through deduction, divination, and investigation, and rationalize everything.
To put it bluntly, in Chen Beiwu's view, the emergence of the Concealing Form and Escape Technique was of great significance:
First, it demonstrates the passive power of the Nine Breaths Chaos, allowing him to gain a deeper understanding of this treasure and enable him to actively control it.
Secondly, it reveals a possibility that as his cultivation level increases, he can master more of the power of the Nine Breaths Chaos, and may even truly wield this supreme treasure!
Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu suppressed his emotions and withdrew his consciousness from the chaotic world.
"Huh?" (What's wrong?)
Seeing Chen Beiwu standing there, seemingly oblivious, Jin Dan couldn't help but gently nuzzle his shoulder with its head.
No rush, I've just mastered a new esoteric skill and need your help to assess it.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Beiwu's aura plummeted. Under the incredulous gazes of Jin Dan, Tie Dan, Xue Le, Zhi Ling, and A Ji, he fell from the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm all the way down to the Qi Refining Seventh Level.
"???"
Zhiling reacted the most, immediately reaching out her delicate pink palm to gently touch Chen Beiwu's cheek.
What kind of profound ability is this, concealing one's aura? It can even hide from the covenant contract!
Even though she had followed Chen Beiwu for many years and knew him inside and out, she couldn't see anything unusual about him now.
Reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining is too exaggerated. What about now?
Seeing that the golden eggs and the others hadn't noticed anything amiss, Chen Beiwu's mind stirred slightly, and his aura surged dramatically, radiating the pressure of a peak Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Huh?" (Can I learn this?)
Schiller's eyes lit up, eager to try.
Having many skills is never a bad thing.
Compared to the hidden profound abilities that Chen Beiwu is currently demonstrating, its ever-changing profound abilities are still somewhat lacking.
At the very least, it could not perfectly suppress its cultivation level to below that of a minor demon of the second realm, thus deceiving the eyes of a Nascent Soul Perfected True Monarch.
"It's probably impossible to teach."
Chen Beiwu shook his head slightly and tapped Xue Le's forehead with one finger: "But we can try other uses of this profound technique, such as participating in the same practice."
In an instant, Schiller's aura changed drastically, and his cultivation level rapidly dropped to one thousand years.
"Hey!" (That works too!)
Schiller looked down at his hands, his eyes filled with surprise.
At this moment, its cultivation has been hidden for a thousand years, but Xuele has no sense of power decline and can unleash the killing move of a peak demon king at any time.
"Eek!" (This mysterious technique is perfect for surprise attacks!)
Zhi Ling's heterochromatic eyes flickered, and she seemed to be deep in thought.
It is inherently skilled in the art of space, and can kill enemies invisibly.
If it could gain the assistance of this hidden and profound power, it might even have the confidence to launch a surprise attack across the border and defeat the perfected demon king!
"There are less than two years until the start of the Cave Heaven Competition. There is no need for you to rush to refine the Soaring Dragon Scale Armor and the Immortal Spiritual Object."
After testing the supernatural powers, Chen Beiwu looked at the golden egg and brought up the important matter.
He is now a Nascent Soul Perfected True Lord who possesses the profound and mysterious immortal techniques of the Northern Emperor's Decree and the Primordial True Beast.
Even if Jin Dan, Tie Dan, and Zhi Ling's cultivation level remains at the late stage of Demon King, he can easily defeat the chief disciples of the five major grotto heavens. There is no need for Jin Dan to rush to refine the Tenglong Scale Armor and immortal spiritual objects to break through.
The golden egg remained silent, but its three dragon eyes held an expectant look as it stared at Chen Beiwu.
"Since you're so determined, I won't stop you," Chen Beiwu said with a helpless smile.
Upon hearing this, the golden egg was overjoyed and rushed into Chen Beiwu's arms to play.
A quarter of an hour later, Jin Dan's expression turned solemn as he looked at the floating dragon scales and the immortal spiritual object, the Dao Pearl, and activated the Primordial Fundamental Immortal Technique, saying, "It's almost done!"
Realizing the time was right, the golden egg activated the profound power of the Three-Phase Furnace and swallowed the Soaring Dragon Scales and the Immortal Spiritual Pearl in one gulp.
boom!
Stimulated by the two great treasures, the golden egg lost control of its bloodline, unleashing its dragon might, stirring up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and creating a violent storm that destroyed many of the artifacts in the cave.
Dark clouds gathered above Shuiyanju, thunder rumbled, and torrential rain poured down.
The moment these extraordinary celestial phenomena appeared, all the powerful figures above the True Monarch level in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect sensed them and created divine thought clones.
Not again?
"How long has it been? Zhenwu Zhenjun has already made another breakthrough?"
Why not? Our sect's leader should be the most outstanding member of the Immortal Alliance this generation, suppressing the geniuses of the thirteen Immortal Sects and defying the leader of the Cave Heaven!
However, Zhenwu Zhenjun only went into seclusion for a little over five years, yet he triggered four extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth. This cultivation efficiency is simply too illogical!
You're being too attached to appearances. How can the chief of my sect be judged by ordinary standards?
Some Nascent Soul True Monarchs marveled at the sight, while others Jade Purity cultivators dismissed it with disdain, believing that Chen Beiwu was merely trying to gain attention.
If taking pills to break through a realm could suppress the top masters of the five great cave heavens in the cave heaven competition, then the Upper Three Immortal Sect wouldn't have been suppressed by the five great cave heavens for so many years!
To put it bluntly, if a cultivator only pursues higher realms without comprehending the true meaning and profound mysteries of immortal techniques, even if their realm is high, they will be easily suppressed by the chief of the cave heaven with the power of the Dao Fruit.
Despite the doubts, no Yuqing cultivator believed that Chen Beiwu would lead his team to a loss to the two great immortal sects, Taiqing and Shangqing. They just didn't think he could succeed in defeating the chief of Taiyin Cave Heaven in the Cave Heaven Competition, as the Immortal Alliance had rumored.
After all, this year's Grand Cave Heaven Competition is being held in the Taiyin Cave Heaven!
"Boom!"
Suddenly, an electric arc exploded, illuminating the entire sky above Shuiyanju, and then a bolt of lightning as thick as a water vat fell.
The golden egg did not dodge, but endured the baptism of thunder head-on.
Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger.
These lightning bolts were not heavenly tribulations, but rather the power of heaven and earth drawn by the golden egg as it refined the treasures within its body using the profound mysteries of the Three Phases Furnace.
As time passed, feeling the intense pain emanating from the depths of its bloodline, the golden egg raised its head and let out a low hiss.
Then, his scales trembled, and three-colored cracks began to appear from the center of his three heads.
The cracks spread rapidly, extending from the head to the neck, spine, and tail, causing the scales to fall off and the dragon skin to shed.
As the power of the three phases continued to circulate, refining the dragon scales into essence and integrating it into the depths of the bloodline, the golden egg sensed that the dragon blood within its body was constantly removing impurities under the operation of the Primordial Fundamental Immortal Law. Then, it frantically poured into the Immortal Spiritual Object Dao Pearl, forming a wondrous resonance.
Under this resonance, the golden egg was momentarily dazed, and its mind gradually reflected a sky-covering dragon shadow.
Its horns are as black as ink, covering the stars in the sky, thus giving it an imposing presence that can eclipse the sun and moon and silence the heavens and earth.
It is no exaggeration to say that in front of this Primordial Northern Emperor True Dragon, the Golden Egg felt as if it had fallen into an icy abyss. Its dragon blood instinctively trembled, and it was completely powerless to resist the suppression brought by the True Dragon status. Its three dragon heads also slowly lowered.
"Are you just going to give in like this?"
The golden egg's head stiffened slightly, and the dragon blood within its body boiled even more, as if warning it that if it did not bow down and kneel before the true dragon, it would suffer the fate of having its bloodline depleted and dying.
But the golden egg did not bow its head. A strange anger welled up in its heart, and its three pairs of dragon eyes revealed an unprecedented stubbornness.
The Primordial Northern Emperor True Dragon is high above and cannot be challenged, but so what?
Even the humblest mayfly can steal a day's glory!
The Northern Emperor True Dragon before me is merely a primordial intent. Why can't I steal its power, integrate it into my own bloodline, and even replace it as the Primordial True Dragon in the future?
The moment the golden egg's thoughts arose, the Northern Emperor True Dragon seemed to sense something, and its dragon eyes, containing the "beginning of the Dao," glanced at the golden egg.
With just one glance, the golden egg's heart exploded, its inner core shattered, and its immense magical power vanished without a trace, as if it had been reduced to a mortal dragon, completely losing all consciousness.
After the golden egg fainted, the Northern Emperor True Dragon nodded almost imperceptibly, and its majestic dragon body slowly dissipated, transforming into a wisp of primordial creation essence that seeped into the former's body.
The next second, the golden egg's head underwent an astonishing change.
Its angular and ferocious dragon head twisted and reshaped itself continuously, and then a pair of tender golden horns grew from its forehead.
The other two hornless dragon heads were the same; their scales peeled off, revealing new dragon skin, from which a pair of tender, azure and emerald green horns grew.
Five thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years!
6,666 years!
Seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years!
Despite the golden egg's heart exploding and its inner core shattering, its cultivation level continued to surge, breaking through the barrier of the late-stage demon king realm in the blink of an eye and entering the peak demon king realm.
The dragon horns on the three heads also lengthened and forked, resembling deer antlers, vaguely revealing a soaring dragon's might. This gradually awakened the golden egg's consciousness, causing it to actively absorb the essence of the immortal spirit and the Dao Pearl, and begin to reshape its heart and inner core.
It's done!
Chen Beiwu's heart stirred; the changes in the golden egg could not escape his perception.
Because when the Golden Egg's mind reflected the Primordial Northern Emperor True Dragon, Chen Beiwu, as a contracted cultivator, was also facing that majestic being.
The moment their eyes met, Chen Beiwu showed no fear.
This is because he had mastered the Primordial Immortal Techniques and had vaguely seen through the true nature of the Northern Emperor's True Dragon phantom—it was a wisp of Primordial Creation Essence, not the Northern Emperor's True Dragon of noble status and mysterious origin.
However, this wisp of primordial creation energy contained a trace of the true essence of the Northern Emperor's true dragon, which was enough to transform the golden egg's bloodline, turning it from a dragon into a chi.
The golden egg did not disappoint Chen Beiwu, successfully gaining a trace of the true meaning of the Primordial Northern Emperor True Dragon.
Otherwise, even if the golden egg is a perfected demon king, it would be difficult to successfully refine the power of the Primordial Dao Pearl.
"Boom!"
The clouds dispersed, the rain stopped, the thunder vanished, and the incomparably domineering dragon's might rose up, only to be completely subdued in an instant.
Chen Beiwu raised his eyes and gazed calmly at the Three-Phase Mysterious Dragon hovering in the void, his expression natural.