novelraw Chapter 220 : Entering the Dao Ancestor’s Inheritance Secret Realm!
Chapter 220 : Entering the Dao Ancestor’s Inheritance Secret Realm!
Chapter 220: Entering the Dao Ancestor’s Inheritance Secret Realm!
The self-healing ability of the 《Dao Canon》 was already heaven-defying to begin with. Now, with this body training divine ability added on top, it was truly icing on the cake.
Chu Huaixu very quickly let out a startled exclamation.
Even Zhao Shuqin, who was using an eye technique, followed up with an “eh”.
“This is… another marvelous application of your body training divine ability?” the Fifth Elder could not help but speak up.
All the cultivation powerhouses present sensed that something was off.
It was not that Chu Huaixu’s current self-healing ability had truly become so terrifying that an arm on the verge of being crippled could be restored in an instant.
Rather, it was that the very moment he activated the body training divine ability and entered this state, all of his prior injuries would recover at an extremely heaven-defying speed within these few short breaths.
To put it simply, the moment Chu Huaixu activated the 【Saint Body State】, he would instantly return to full health within three breaths!
He himself was actually not certain whether activating 【Flesh Becomes Saint】 while in a critical, low-health state would also produce such an effect.
Or whether… there was in fact an upper limit.
But for injuries of the level of his left arm and left shoulder, it clearly posed no problem at all.
And after entering the 【Saint Body State】, his self-healing ability would double once again.
Although it could not reach the point of instantly restoring him to full health like the moment it was first activated, it was still far more formidable than before.
Chu Huaixu now suspected that as long as he did not swing his sword too frequently in one go when using 【Sixfold Snow and Lightning】, there would practically be no restriction at all!
It would not reach the point where after swinging a few times, his arm would be crippled.
The only real limitation was—
the duration of the Saint Body State!
The duration of this divine ability was, in truth, still determined by how it was used.
There were simply far too many factors that affected how long it could last.
For example, exerting too much force and constantly bursting at full power would shorten the duration.
For example, suffering injuries and continuously damaging the body would also shorten the duration.
But no matter what, once he entered this combat mode, Chu Huaixu would be so strong that he did not resemble a Second Realm cultivator at all!
Zhao Shuqin coordinated with him and ran another test, arriving at the conclusion:
“After entering this state, I suspect there aren’t many Third Realm cultivators left in this world who could seriously injure you!”
The Third Realm he referred to this time was no longer just the early stage of the Third Realm, but included the Third Realm Great Perfection!
This was equivalent to saying that for ordinary cultivators, even if they were an entire major realm higher than Chu Huaixu, it would still be extremely difficult for them to deal effective damage to him while he was in the 【Saint Body State】!
Upon hearing this, Chu Yinyin’s eyes immediately lit up.
This naturally lively old girl immediately said, “Then when the Third Realm Grand Competition comes nine months from now… those people are going to suffer, you know!”
Everyone felt that Chu Huaixu was very likely to take another 【Xuanhuang Champion Token】.
Their gazes converged on the black-robed young man, only to see an eager, itching-to-try expression on his face.
Was he already impatient to go fight in the Eastern and Western Continents’ Grand Competition?
But everyone quickly realized that this was probably not what Chu Huaixu wanted to test.
Body cultivators, body cultivators—
the focus was not only on defense and recovery, but also on that astonishing physical strength!
That was precisely why there was that saying:
Within arm’s reach, it is the world of body cultivators!
Once a body cultivator closed the distance, the explosive power unleashed in an instant would be terrifying.
However, at this moment, Zhao Shuqin immediately dispersed his eye technique and returned to his squinting-eyed appearance.
Then, he exchanged a look with Li Chunsong, the Dao Gate’s Sixth Elder.
This 【proper-and-prim duo】 of the Dao Gate immediately began digging a pit with perfect tacit understanding.
“Little Junior Sister, you’ll be Chu Huaixu’s future Second Master. Why don’t you accompany him for a bit of practice?” Zhao Shuqin said.
“Exactly, Little Junior Sister is certainly the most suitable,” Li Chunsong immediately chimed in.
Clearly, it was once again time for the Dao Gate high-levels’ traditional reserved program—
bullying the Little Junior Sister.
Xiang Yan and the others stood to the side with smiles, watching without saying a word.
Chu Yinyin, on the other hand, was eager and already rubbing her hands together.
Li Chunsong continued with another suggestion: “Why not have Little Junior Sister suppress her cultivation to the Third Realm Great Perfection?”
“Otherwise, wouldn’t it be bullying Chu Huaixu, who’s only at the Second Realm Seventh Heaven?”
Zhao Shuqin: “Indeed, indeed!”
When these four words fell into Chu Huaixu’s ears, they were automatically filtered into: “Exactly, exactly!”
The old girl took the bait, as expected.
She immediately puffed out her cheeks and said angrily, “This lady is sparring with her future disciple—do I really need to be that many realms higher than him!”
Who are you looking down on!
“I’ll fight him using Second Realm Seventh Heaven cultivation!” Chu Yinyin shouted loudly, looking exactly like a cat with slightly puffed fur.
Chu Huaixu watched from the side and found her increasingly adorable.
“She really looks like the kind of toy that squeals when you squeeze it. Just mess with her a bit and she keeps going waah waah,” he thought to himself.
Xiang Yan and the others immediately tried to dissuade her upon hearing this.
“Little Junior Sister, no, no!”
You’re really overestimating yourself!
What does Xuanhuang Champion mean?
Xuanhuang Champion means invincible within the same realm!
Nangong Yue, who had a gentle temperament, immediately shot a glare at the 【proper-and-prim duo】, then said softly, “Little Junior Sister, you should at least use Third Realm cultivation. If you don’t give Chu Huaixu some pressure, the test won’t have any effect.”
A woman who was clearly unmarried, yet exuded the full aura of a married woman—
truly brimming with maternal radiance and incredibly good at coaxing people.
Chu Yinyin was immediately persuaded.
“Chu Huaixu, then I’ll use Third Realm early-stage cultivation to clash palms with you. You just need to fully unleash your physical strength!”
“Alright!”
Everyone feared that the practice room would be too cramped, so they all moved to the small courtyard outside.
Even Jiang Zhi watched seriously from the side, curiosity flickering in his eyes.
Chu Huaixu charged forward and threw out a palm with full force.
As he sprinted, golden flames within his eyes left two fiery trails in the air!
He did not mobilize the spiritual energy within his Spirit Embryo at all, relying purely on the body cultivator’s power after entering the 【Saint Body State】! This meant he had only used about half of his total strength, purely to test his physical body.
The old girl let out a sharp cry, also charging forward, circulating the spiritual energy within her body that had been sealed at Third Realm early stage, and likewise struck out with a palm.
“Boom—!”
Qi force exploded outward, dust and smoke billowing.
Chu Yinyin was directly knocked back four or five steps before barely stabilizing her footing, and the internal flow of qi within her became slightly chaotic, leaving her with a bit of minor internal injury.
Chu Huaixu, on the other hand, was completely fine—but he quickly realized that he should not be completely fine.
I need to start “farting” now!
He let out a cry of, “Ah~~~~~”
Then he symbolically staggered back several steps, letting out “ah~~~” as he retreated.
After coming to a stop, he even patted his chest muscles, pretending he also had some internal injuries.
“It seems that relying purely on physical strength to tank Second Master’s full-powered strike is still a bit forced,” he said in a low, solemn voice, his acting skills going full throttle.
You all can bully her all you want—I won’t bully her!
The older loli who gave me the Xuantian Embryo Breathing Pill—what bad intentions could she possibly have?
—《Pamper Your Own Master Yourself》!
Thus, the test of physical strength ended in farcical fashion.
Chu Huaixu had given Chu Yinyin plenty of face, while also gaining an even clearer understanding of just how powerful he was now.
One had to know that even with her cultivation suppressed, Chu Yinyin was still far stronger than an ordinary Third Realm early-stage cultivator.
Yet even so, Chu Huaixu was confident that relying solely on physical strength, he could pin this old girl to the ground and rub her mercilessly!
If this were combined with the surging spiritual energy within the Spirit Embryo Secret Store, as well as the power of the Heart Sword within the Sea of Consciousness… he would be utterly unbeatable within the same realm!
Going all out, Third Realm early-stage Chu Yinyin would probably not even be able to withstand a single exchange!
—Truly·one punch per Yinyin monster!
Chu Yinyin stood with her hands behind her back, secretly moving her wrist and palm that still ached from the impact.
In her heart, the old girl was still very happy for Chu Huaixu.
But she also felt a bit sentimental.
She had a feeling that in just a few years, this future treasured disciple of hers might end up riding on her head.
After chatting a bit more in the courtyard, Chu Huaixu prepared to take his leave.
He was already desperate to go home.
This nearly two months of closed-door cultivation had brought him tremendous gains.
But for him, showing off in front of the Dao Gate’s higher-ups was still nowhere near as satisfying as showing off in front of his Dao Companion!
He could not wait to go home and roll Big Ice Block to death!
You little roll dog—see if I don’t out-roll you to death!
Moreover, for him, during closed-door cultivation, he had “fallen into the heart lake” and lost all sense of time.
The outside world had passed fifty days, yet he felt almost nothing.
Chu Huaixu had always been narcissistic. He felt that Han Shuangjiang must miss him terribly, surely staying home alone and silently enduring the pain of longing.
Thus, his heart was already flying home.
The group of shameless elders looked at the young man’s expression and began teasing him.
Li Chunsong laughed and said, “You brat, are you in a hurry to go home and see your Dao Companion?”
Chu Huaixu, however, was thick-skinned, and he had always been open and straightforward. He immediately admitted it:
“Yes.”
Everyone exchanged glances, and then Li Chunsong spoke again:
“Chu Huaixu, I have one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. Which do you want to hear first?”
What kind of thing is this—bad news about Big Ice Block?
You dead gambler, you’re not playing some cheap suspense nonsense with me, are you!
“The bad news,” he said immediately.
“Han Shuangjiang isn’t at home,” Li Chunsong replied.
Chu Huaixu immediately let out a sigh of relief and quickly made a guess, not giving the other party any chance to drag it out.
“So… she fell into a secret realm?” he said.
“Fell into?” Li Chunsong felt the wording was odd, and said, “You brat really are sharp. Shuangjiang did indeed enter an inheritance secret realm.”
“And it’s the most extraordinary inheritance secret realm in the entire world!” smiles appeared on everyone’s faces.
Chu Huaixu immediately reacted: “Dao Ancestor’s inheritance?”
“That’s right! Shuangjiang clearly has heaven-defying fortune—she actually entered a legacy secret realm left behind by the Dao Ancestor through a chance opportunity in the outer sect!” Sect Master Xiang Yan answered.
“Over these thousand years, only two of the Dao Ancestor’s inheritances remain.”
“Who would have thought that Shuangjiang would find one of them.”
Chu Huaixu grumbled inwardly, “She didn’t ‘find’ it at all. More like she just happened to pass by and then fell straight into it.”
As far as he knew, in 《Borrowed Sword》, the remaining two Dao Ancestor inheritances were both obtained by Han Shuangjiang alone, this woman of overwhelming fortune!
It was just that Chu Huaixu had previously only thought about hugging her beautiful thigh to mooch off some opportunities. He never expected that this time, because of closed-door cultivation, he would miss it?
After pondering for a moment, Chu Huaixu spoke up: “Sect Master, Little Martial Uncle Ancestor, Elders, could you take me to the entrance of the secret realm to have a look?”
“What, you want to stand guard there and wait for her to come out?” Li Chunsong’s teasing smile grew even thicker as he said, “Once the Dao Ancestor’s inheritance opens, outsiders can’t enter.”
“Well then, I’ll send you over!”
Thus, Chu Huaixu was brought by Li Chunsong, flying to the cold pool by Medicine Mountain.
He was very familiar with this place, after all, the Xuantian Embryo Breathing Pill had been obtained from the bottom of this cold pool.
He looked around in confusion and asked, “Sixth Elder, where is the entrance to the secret realm?”
Li Chunsong pointed at a large stone beside the cold pool and said, “One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi.”
“She entered the world within this stone.”
Chu Huaixu was puzzled upon hearing this. “The Dao Ancestor’s inheritance is inside this stone?”
“Then over these thousand years, it’s impossible that no one ever touched this stone, right?”
Li Chunsong laughed and said, “Indeed, indeed! This stone must have been touched by many people.”
“But perhaps the place they touched was wrong, or the method of touching was wrong, or perhaps the person was wrong… in any case, this was not their destined opportunity, but Shuangjiang’s stroke of fortune.”
“Who knows, maybe the Dao Ancestor had already calculated it long ago?” Li Chunsong said.
In the end, he pointed again at the stone beside the cold pool and said, “Anyway, Shuangjiang is inside this stone world and has been there for quite some time. No one else can enter now. The restrictions left behind by the Dao Ancestor cannot be broken, and we can’t even probe it with divine sense. If you want to wait for her, then wait here.”
“Alright, thank you, Sixth Elder,” Chu Huaixu replied.
He walked over to the stone, squatted down, and examined it carefully.
Li Chunsong watched from the side without saying anything.
Then, Chu Huaixu tentatively raised his hand and gently touched the stone.
The next moment, a wisp of the power of the 《Dao Canon》 within his body was absorbed!
Immediately afterward, a tremendous suction force was generated, and Chu Huaixu was sucked inside.