Time trickled by silently. In the blink of an eye, a good part of the year had passed already. Only three months remained before Jian Chen returned to the Tian Yuan clan.
Jian Chen did not remain in the Watercloud Hall during this final period of time. Instead, he summoned everyone who had originally ventured to the Saintsâ World with him from the Tian Yuan Continent.
Shangguan Muâer, Qing Yixuan, Nubis, Xiao Jin, and Xiao Ling all gathered together.
They were the only ones who remained with the Tian Yuan clan now after coming to the Saintsâ World together back then.
Shen Jian and Sacredfeather were cultivating with the Wind Venerable, while Rui Jin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu had left the Tian Yuan clan a long time ago. Jian Chen had owed a great favour to them back then on the Tian Yuan Continent. No one knew where they had gone.
As for the people from the World of Forsaken Saints who had followed the Spiritking, Shen Jian, up from the lower world like Xiong Zhong and Cheng Jingyun, they had left the Tian Yuan clan a long time ago too.
They had left the Cloud Plane to wander the Saintsâ World alone.
Kai Ya had died to the Elder of Mountains and Seas many years ago.
Fairy Hao Yue was heavily injured and in the Heavenly Palace of Bisheng right now. Even Jian Chen did not know how she was faring.
As for uncle Houston, Jian Chen had learnt from Mo Tianyun that he had been accepted as a disciple by the master of the Empyrean Demon Orb. He had spent the past few years cultivating in seclusion within the Empyrean Demon Orb.
The five people before him were all that remained by Jian Chenâs side.
âJian Chen, I wonât be going to the Saintsâ World. Iâve basically been reduced to a cripple, so itâs inconvenient for me to move around outside. I donât really have any attachments to the lower world either, so itâs best if I spend my time in peace in the Tian Yuan clan,â Nubis sat back in the chair lazily and said in an unconcerned manner.
Jian Chen nodded. He looked at Nubis and said solemnly, âNubis, donât worry. Iâll definitely find a Sovereign Fruit of the Dragon God this time so that you can make a complete recovery.â
âI donât plan on returning either. I have no attachments to the lower world, so even if I go back, itâs pointless,â said Qing Yixuan. She was indifferent.
âFair enough. The resources on the Tian Yuan Continent are scarce, nowhere near as abundant as the Saintsâ World. If you go to the Tian Yuan Continent, itâll only get in the way of your cultivation.â Jian Chen looked at Qing Yixuan and showed a sliver of delight. âQing Yixuan, you should be reaching the Primordial realm soon.â
Qing Yixuan had only come to the Saintsâ World recently, but she had obtained the swordmaster Yun Chiâs golden core of Laws of the Sword, so her progress in the recent years could only be described as swift and vigorous. Her future accomplishments would be limitless too.
Noticing Jian Chenâs delight, Qing Yixuan immediately felt strange inside. She shot a glance at Jian Chen in displeasure and snorted. âDonât look at me like that. Donât forget, Iâm a few thousand years older than you.â
Jian Chen smiled and asked, âMuâer, Xiao Jin, Xiao Ling, what about you? Are you ready to go down with me?â
âAh! Do you even need to ask me? Both master and big brother Jian Chen are going, so of course, I have to come along. Hmph, big brother Jian Chen, you and master are not allowed to abandon Xiao Ling and leave by yourselves, or Xiao Ling will ignore you in the future,â said Xiao Ling. As for Xiao Jin, Jian Chen knew the answer without even asking him. These two natural spirits never seemed to have separated ever since they had met each other.
âYou donât need to ask me. Iâll be coming along no matter what. We already have a footing in the Saintsâ World now, so Iâll bring Xiao Bao up with us this time.â That was Shangguan Muâerâs resolve.
âJian Chen, I might not be able to return to the Tian Yuan Continent. In three daysâ time, I need to return to the Heavenly Palace of Bisheng for secluded cultivation. It might be a very long time before I see you again.â Ming Dong was dejected. He seemed completely unwilling.
âIâm only still attached to one person on the Tian Yuan Continent, which is the great elder of Mercury City, uncle Tian. My brother, you have to bring uncle Tian up with you this time.â
Three days later, the eighth majesty of the Heavenly Palace of Bisheng, Bai Rong, came to the Tian Yuan clan personally and forcefully took the reluctant Ming Dong away. Ming Xie and Yun Xiaoyan left soon afterwards.
In the blink of an eye, another month had passed. Only two months remained before they headed off for the Tian Yuan Continent. Mo Tianyun returned with Ning Shuang.
As soon as he saw Jian Chen, Mo Tianyun frowned. Despite Jian Chen doing his best to hide it, how could he fool the eyes of an expert like Mo Tianyun with his feebleness?
âWhat happened? How did you end up like this?â Mo Tianyun asked with a frown.
âIn order to give fairy Hao Yue a chance at survival, I attempted the Bridge of Life and Death from the Heavenly Palace of Bisheng, so I paid a price.â
âAnd how did it turn out?â
âFortunately, everything worked out. Fairy Hao Yueâs wounds should not be a concern anymore.â Jian Chen smiled with ease.
Mo Tianyun nodded. He scanned Jian Chen carefully with his sharp gaze as if he was trying to understand Jian Chen inside and out.
âYour soul is far too injured. It might affect our trip to the Xuanhuang Microcosm. After all, opening up the Xuanhuang Microcosm requires your assistance. But itâs fine. The issue with your soul isnât that difficult to deal with.â As Mo Tianyun said that, a puresoul immediately appeared out of thin air.
âThis is the puresoul refined from the Saint of Grand Harmonyâs soul. Itâs also what I promised to you back then. Itâs basically perfect for you right now.â
âThe injuries to your soul are extremely severe. The very foundations are already damaged. Under this state, there are only a very small number of resources in the world that can still heal you, but puresouls happen to be one of them.â
Mo Tianyun pressed down on the top of Jian Chenâs head gently, and the puresoul immediately merged with his soul. At the same time, he said, âRefine it quickly!â
Jian Chen immediately felt a cluster of extremely pure power surge into his soul. The puresoul to Jian Chenâs feeble soul was like sudden irrigation to a parched rice field. Not only did the puresoul revive its vitality, it even began to prosper and flourish too.
Jian Chen subconsciously closed his eyes and began to dismiss his thoughts, focusing on absorbing the puresoul.
The puresoul turned into a ball of pure and tremendous energy, rapidly merging with Jian Chenâs soul. Immediately, he began to recover at an unbelievable rate.
The puresoul did not do something as simple as heal Jian Chenâs soul. It touched on the very structure of his soul, repairing and consolidating its foundations.
After all, this was a puresoul refined from a Grand Prime. The energy it contained was nowhere close to what its original masterâs soul possessed, but it triumphed in quality. Such a tremendous and high level puresoul obviously brought immeasurable benefits to Jian Chenâs soul.
The energy from the puresoul was rapidly depleted. Jian Chenâs damaged foundations were completely repaired in an extremely short amount of time.
After repairing the foundations, quite a bit of the energy still remained. Without a master, it all merged with Jian Chenâs soul, causing his soul to swell up at a visible rate.
Very soon, his feeble soul that was less than a third of its peak condition had recovered to a half of its peak condition.
However, it did not stop there. His soul continued to grow and recover, getting closer and closer to its peak condition.
Mo Tianyun remained right by his side during this process. His eyes remained glued to Jian Chen, constantly paying attention to the changes in his soul and the situation of his recovery.
However, his frown gradually deepened. He murmured to himself, âHis soul has merged with a sliver of true Chaotic Force, so itâs different from regular cultivatorsâ. As a result, when it recovers, the amount of puresouls it requires is far more than other cultivations. I originally thought this puresoul alone could completely cure all of the problems and make his soul grow drastically. As it seems, I was too optimistic.â
With a flip of his hand, another puresoul appeared, also of quite a high grade. Not only was the quality of the energy inside high, but the quantity was alarming too.
This had also been refined from a Grand Primeâs soul!
âI refined this puresoul from a Grand Prime from the Ice Pole Plane. He wasnât as powerful as the Saint of Grand Harmony, but itâs more complete than the Saint of Grand Harmonyâs puresoul. Iâll give them both to you today.â As he said that, Mo Tianyun sent the second Grand Primeâs puresoul into Jian Chenâs head without any hesitation.
With the second puresoul, the rate at which Jian Chenâs soul grew immediately increased abruptly. Very soon, his soul had completely returned to its peak condition.
However, the energy within the puresouls did not run out. After making a full recovery, his soul continued to grow, becoming stronger and stronger, larger and larger. It climbed towards a higher realm in an unstoppable manner.
Suddenly, there was a rumble in Jian Chenâs soul. At that moment, his soul seemed to overcome some kind of restraint. It experienced a qualitative change, stepping into a whole new realm.
Chaotic Prime!
At this moment, Jian Chenâs soul had broken through to Chaotic Prime before everything else! It was currently at the First Heavenly Layer of Chaotic Prime.
However, that was not the end! His soul continued to grow rapidly. Not only did it continue, but the rate of absorption almost became two or three times greater than before with his soulâs breakthrough and as his soul strengthened.
Boom!
Abruptly, Jian Chenâs soul shook. He made another breakthrough, reaching the Second Heavenly Layer of Chaotic Prime with his soul!
He still did not stop. There was still energy remaining in the puresoul, which merged with Jian Chenâs soul at an even faster rate.
The Third Heavenly Layer of Chaotic Prime.
The Fourth Heavenly Layer of Chaotic Prime.
The Fifth Heavenly Layer of Chaotic Prime.
Finally, after reaching the Fifth Heavenly Layer of Chaotic Prime, the two puresouls from Grand Primes ran out of all of their energy.