"What’s this, Elder Erwell? You're unable to win the argument, so you're resorting to suppressing me with your cultivation?" Even Blake found it difficult to withstand the pressure.As the two stood off, a child's figure entered the hall. With the child's arrival, the oppressive force vanished. The elders' expressions changed as they hurriedly stood up and saluted."Greetings, Supreme Elder Phoenix!""Supreme Elder Phoenix, why have you come out?"The child before them was none other than the highest-ranking elder of the Esoteric Medical Sect."There's no need for formalities, everyone. If I hadn’t come out, you two might have torn down the Esoteric Medical Sect’s hall. Elder Evans, Elder Erwell, you’re both too old to be arguing so heatedly over such matters. "After all these years of friendship, is this necessary?" The voice emanating from the child's body was unexpectedly aged."Supreme Elder Phoenix, you must stand up for Floyd. You watched him grow up, and you know his tal
As the figure turned around, Livingston saw a soot-covered face. It was then that Livingston noticed several exploded pill furnaces scattered around Floyd. Clearly, Floyd had failed in refining pills again.Seeing Livingston notice the broken pill furnaces, Floyd felt embarrassed and awkwardly said, "Livingston, why aren’t you cultivating in your pavilion? What brings you here?"Livingston quickly averted his gaze and replied, "Floyd, I came specifically to tell you some news.""Go ahead.""Elder Evans brought back a Pill Refining Master from the mortal world.""What? Is this true?""It's true. I even saw the person myself. He's currently staying with that useless disciple of Elder Evans."Upon hearing the confirmation, Floyd's expression remained unchanged, though he kept a smile. "Alright, I understand. Thank you for letting me know, Livingston.""Well, I won't disturb you any further."Only after Livingston had exited the cave and walked far away did Floyd's expression dark
"Do you really have no idea who you're facing?" Floyd asked angrily, unleashing his aura as a marquis of martial arts toward Chase.Chase sensed it lightly. Floyd was merely a third-stage marquis.Ignoring the aura pressing toward him, Chase’s eyes turned cold as he repeated, "I do. You said your name is Floyd. Do you have any other business? If not, then leave. I need to cultivate."Hearing Chase's words, Floyd was momentarily infuriated but could not find a rebuttal. He was fuming with anger. However, Floyd did not lose his reason. Seeing that Chase was unaffected by his aura meant only one thing—Chase’s cultivation was likely higher than his own.Floyd suddenly felt a surge of regret. Had he not devoted so much time to pill refining, his cultivation would not be as it was now.Knowing that staying longer would only embarrass him, Floyd left with a dark expression."I warned you, and you didn't listen. Don't blame me for what happens next. You won't live to participate in the P
When did another space get unlocked?Chase felt like a failure as the owner of the Dragon Vein Secret Realm. How could he have not noticed such changes?With that thought, he appeared in the newly revealed space.It was the same mirror-like water surface, shrouded in mist. Chase called out loudly, "I know you’re here, sir. Show yourself. My name is Chase Collins, and I'm the current master of the Dragon Vein Secret Realm!"Perhaps Chase’s introduction worked as a light melded together in front of him, gradually forming into an old man with a slight hunch. He had a flask at his waist."Boy, with just your level of cultivation, how dare you appear before me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you with a flick of my hand?" the old man’s gaze lingered on Chase as he said."Sir, if you really wanted to kill me, you wouldn’t have shown yourself," Chase replied with a smile."Hmph, if you’re wise, let me go now, or I’ll truly kill you," the old man retorted, his eyes never leaving Chase as he
"I had no idea that he was a martial monarch. No wonder I was defeated in a blink of an eye. I didn’t even see him make a move.""Tsk. You’re useless in this regard. If I wanted you killed, you'd be dead by now. You didn’t think you could really fight me just because I lowered my cultivation to match yours?" Caspian said sarcastically."That’s true." Chase scratched his head in embarrassment. He continued saying, "If he’s a martial monarch, why was he suddenly unsealed only now?"Caspian gave this some thought before replying, "There might be a connection between you and that martial monarch. It could be triggered by his aura."This was the only explanation that made sense.Chase was voicing his agreement when Caspian said something else."Although, rumor has it that the martial monarch, Lucas Evans, is closely related to the Esoteric Medical Sect.""Do you mean to see that he was unsealed because he sensed a familiar aura?" Chase questioned."I didn’t say that’s the reason. I’
Lucas started ignoring Chase.Chase was not mad at this. He sat on the ground cross-legged and began cultivating.The spiritual energy here was slightly thicker than in Caspian’s place.A night passed by, and Chase’s cultivation enhanced slightly. He left the Dragon Vein Secret Realm after that. Chase had just left when he saw Blake coming toward his floor with Linus. He went out the door to welcome them.Something seemed to be on Blake’s mind. He looked embarrassed when he saw Chase."I’m sorry, Chase. You might have to fight to get what I had initially promised you.""What happened, Elder Evans?""I met the elders of the sect yesterday, and after our discussion, we decided to hold a Pill Refining Summit in three days. All disciples and elders will take part in it."Chase realized those two had appeared last night because of this. He smiled and said, "That’s a good thing. Why do you look so out-of-sorts, Elder Evans?""Since the death of the last Pill Refining Master of our
It was not long before they arrived at the side of an abyss."Jump down, young man!" Lucas insisted.It was a dark, bottomless abyss and Chase tried to sense inside it. He realized that it was filled with restrictive mechanisms all the way down. There were flight restrictions, true energy restrictions, sense restrictions, and many others.Chase put on a troubled look and said, "Sir, I’m just a marquis of martial arts. I'd either die or get seriously wounded if I jump down like this.""What are you afraid of? I was the one who set up these restrictive mechanisms years ago to scare off people like you. All you need to do is jump. Nothing will happen. Don’t worry, I won’t harm you!" Lucas said angrily in Chase's mind."You aren’t lying to me, are you, sir? You’ve already tried to kill me several times today, after all." Chase was reminded of how Lucas had obliterated him. He began to wonder if Lucas was trying to trick him into jumping down the abyss seeing as he could not kill Cha
"Vine Saint!"Chase was stunned to hear that.A Vine Saint existed in this world?While he was pondering this, the green light gathered in front of Chase and condensed into the figure of an old man. Chase felt a chill when he noticed the similarity this place had with the Dragon Vein Secret Realm.Where was this? Could it be…?Chase did not even have time to defend himself against the sudden appearance of the man. He did not even have time to feel alarmed. All he could do was stare at the old man warily.Fortunately, the man did not seem to have any ill intentions toward Chase. Lucas did not trick him."Don’t be afraid, young friend. I can sense the aura of another young friend from you. Are you willing to tell me who led you here?" the old man asked in a friendly manner.There was no aura from the old man at all, and he could even be a hallucination, but Chase knew that the old man was real. This was only happening because his cultivation was completely gone."I was led here
"Unfortunately, we chose to stay behind back then. There's no other way. If we aren't able to stop the balance from being destroyed, the martial realm will meet with catastrophe."All three elders looked at each other and sighed.That was when a skinny middle-aged man suddenly pushed the door open and entered. He gave them a fist and palm salute. "Masters, I have something urgent to report."An emerald slip appeared in the man's hand."Oh? Is there news of the influential families of the martial realm?""I can't believe there's news so soon."All three elders were surprised.It had only been 15 minutes since it happened, and there was already news. That was not easy to obtain.All three elders were top powerhouses with strong capabilities. However, they were hopeful that the news was true and reliable. They took the emerald slip and used the divine sense technique to check the news in it."What?!" "The martial realm's Secret Sect has been destroyed?!"All three of them rais
"I understand it now. This is a spiritual stone tablet with a record of a mysterious Soul Refining Technique!"Chase looked delighted.The Soul Refining Technique was used to refine a person's soul and purify the Origin of the Soul."That's really powerful!"Chase opened his eyes and took a sharp breath. "The things left behind by powerhouses of the nether realm are really incredible. Such treasure is highly valuable. Even a small piece of this would be enough for powerhouses to fight over it!"A notion crossed his mind, and a massive soul energy surged. The spiritual tablet was instantly crushed by the soul energy.The spiritual tablet was crushed to dust and recondensed into an emerald slip that floated in the air. It gradually flew toward Chase."Huh? That isn't right."There was a cold look in Chase's eyes. He discovered a thread of a soul energy's fragment inside the emerald slip.A contorted savage phantom shadow shot out of the emerald slip. It came clawing at Chase wit
"My gosh! How is this happening?!" The skeletal old man panicked. His soul energy sensed that heaven and earth's vitality seemed to be attracted by something when it was around Chase, and it flowed directly into Chase.Meanwhile, the brilliant glow of the sun appeared in the air behind Chase. It burned brightly and blinded those who saw it.A massive Divine Red Phoenix appeared and opened up its wings as it flew in the air. It was ferocious and had an air of danger about it."The Divine Red Phoenix?!"The sight of it put fear in the skeletal old man as his eyes widened. "Who exactly are you?!"Chase ignored him. He had formed into a golden-red phoenix and was emanating a terrifying aura in the air."Burning Sky Technique!"The temperature in the cave suddenly hiked up several hundred degrees due to the burning golden sun. Even the cave walls and ground were melted into lava that started to flow like a river.The skeletal old man screamed in pain as his body turned red instantly
Chase moved extremely fast. He appeared in front of the skeletal old man, who was about ten yards away, in an instant.They were fighting in close combat. Their hands and legs hit and kicked each other as protective energy flew about.Several muffled explosions were heard. It was difficult to determine the victor in this fight."You're at the end of your tethers, little bastard! You're about to die! I'm going to refine you and feed your soul to the Phantom Coffin. You'll be vanquished completely and turned into a part of my body."The skeletal old man held back his head and laughed wildly. His wounds were healing at an incredible speed.Chase's performance in this fight had angered him. He no longer cared about hiding his identity."You want to refine me? You're nothing but a ghost. Are you dreaming?" Chase sneered and suddenly lunged forward."Die!" Chase was quick as lightning as he instantly got close to the skeletal old man. He pressed his palm down on the old man's shoulder
A strange air of authority could be felt coming from him."How did this happen?"The skeletal old man's eyes widened, and his heart beat violently. He was trembling.Chase looked just like a demon king.He took a step forward. The earth and sky tremored as cracks appeared on the ground.Chase's physique suddenly expanded exponentially. His skin was bright red, and his bones seemed to be clanging. A strong dark blood energy flooded out from him.Chase waved his arms about crazily. Explosions went off in the air. Every punch he swung was followed by the terrifying sound of an explosion.The surface of the graveyard collapsed from Chase's savage strength.Chase crushed half the skeletal old man's face with one punch, and the old man's body flew off several yards away.Meanwhile, Chase was suffering from backlash because the true energy reserves within his body had erupted. Bloody arrows began shooting out of him."Only a little of my true energy is left!" Chase said sadly.Even
"You're pretty formidable for a young man. You were actually able to stop the spiritual resentments from going any further. You're a Collins, indeed!"The skeletal old man chuckled. "But that doesn't mean anything. You still won't be able to escape death today!"He crashed the Phantom Coffin viciously toward Chase.Chase grunted coldly and took a step forward. He evaded the Phantom Coffin.He leaped and flew into the air. Chase moved in the formation of an eight trigram and kept shimmering because of his high speed.Chase punched the Phantom Coffin continuously, and it flew off to crash heavily by the feet of the skeletal old man. He jumped at it and evaded the crash in a fluster."My coffin!"He was almost crying.The Phantom Coffin was his most valuable possession. It was built using more than a dozen rare and precious medicinal herbs. He had put a lot of effort into it, but Chase was treating it like a punching bag, denting it all over with his attacks."You're dead!" The s
"Swallow it!"Chase growled. His Sea of True Energy core began to surge and boil. It overwhelmed him like huge waves from the sea, and wisps of silver-white mist steamed from him. The mist gathered to his palm and wrapped the spiritual resentment within it.The silver spiritual spring was the liquid form of the Sky Spirit Energy's essence. It could purify the physique and enhance one's potential. It could strengthen the energy and blood within the body and increase one's cultivation talent."Swallow it!"The silver mist was like a huge vortex which slowly consumed the spiritual resentment.The minuscule purple crystal sword shuddered and tore itself away from Chase's control as it shot into the air above."How is that possible?" Chase's eyes widened. He was stunned.He could sense that the spiritual resentment he had worked hard for days to train had escaped his grip because of the Phantom Sword. It was even rushing toward the outer realm.Chase quickly used his mystical techni
As the runes on the Phantom Coffin began to glow brilliantly, a deafening explosion echoed through the air. A streak of ghostly green fire erupted from the coffin, surging toward Chase."What a dense ghostly aura," Chase muttered.Marais let out a crazed laugh. "That's the Phantom Flame! It burns the soul itself. You're doomed, boy! Your soul will be reduced to ashes!"The Phantom Flame was birthed from the condensed resentment of countless trapped souls and was a force of terrifying destruction.Once it latched onto its target, extinguishing it was impossible. Marais had spent centuries cultivating just a fragment of this flame. Now, using it against Chase was both his ultimate weapon and revenge."Have you finished rambling, you old fart?" Chase's cold voice cut through the air."What?" Marais froze, confused by Chase's tone."I asked if you were done," Chase repeated as his icy eyes locked onto Marais.Golden light radiated from Chase's body like a blazing sun. His hand lash
Chase paused, his expression shifting with curiosity."What's this?" he muttered to himself."Ha! Foolish boy, this is the Phantom Coffin, a weapon I painstakingly refined over decades!" Marais sneered. "This coffin isolates everything, even your spiritual senses. You won't be able to detect my presence!""Phantom Coffin, seal the souls!" Marais intoned while his hands formed seals.A massive black coffin materialized and descended like a storm cloud, enveloping Chase. In an instant, Chase felt his head grow heavy. His vision turned blurry, and his spiritual senses waver."Childish tricks," Chase scoffed as he activated his spiritual force.Yet to his surprise, his senses detected an eerie sight within the coffin—countless trapped souls writhing and roaring in an endless struggle, as if yearning to escape their imprisonment.'Impressive. It seems Secret Sect's elders are even stronger than I anticipated,' Chase thought grimly.He could tell that these souls, even if diminished,