The liver is a late bloomer!

Chapter 485 Price
Xu Chen listened to this deduction with a blank expression, finding it perfectly normal.

In the end, all living beings on the path of life pursue nothing more than this goal.

It was the meaning behind this inference that made Xu Chen think deeply.

He had seen both Saint Venerable powerhouses and Saint Venerable-level behemoths, but the Saint Venerable behemoth that swallowed him into this world was the most oppressive and powerful one he had ever seen.

"The path of the Great Way will eventually lead to this result."

"Fellow Daoist, I would like to know where the most Mystic Immortal Beasts appear in this area?"

The Beast Realm of Divine Powers was secondary to Xu Chen. He didn't believe that ordinary experts could rival him just by wielding immortal artifacts. As for magical treasures above immortal artifacts, even Spirit Immortals couldn't use them; they would only have value after he left the realm.

"The appearance of exotic beasts in the Xuanxian Realm is random; it is rumored that as many as three have appeared at once," said the Immortal Herb Clan.

"Thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist." Xu Chen nodded slightly.

The two then talked about their respective races, and the leader of the Immortal Grass Clan even showed them a star map of their star sea region.

Xu Chen secretly compared the star charts and found that they didn't match at all, which meant that the Immortal Herb Clan was very far away from this star sea area of ​​the main world.

Three days later, outside the small town of the Immortal Grass Clan, the clan leader bid farewell to Xu Chen.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, see you in 300 years." The leader of the Immortal Herb Clan looked at Xu Chen with a smile on his face.

The two of them had a very pleasant time chatting over the past few days.

"Fellow Daoist Mu Cang, see you in 300 years."

Xu Chen transformed into a streak of light and flew south.

Half a month later, Xu Chen created a temporary cave dwelling inside a mountain forest.

He used his immortal power to create a simple warning array around him, and then entered the Holy White Space.

"In this world, the laws that seal cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, and unorthodox methods are extremely powerful."

"But no matter how powerful it is, it can't compare to the priority here."

As Xu Chen spoke, he pushed open the Qi Refining Chaos Gate and found several immortal artifact jade slips in the magic treasure vault. Inside were all the jade slip backups of the cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities that Xu Chen had been practicing.

The techniques, supernatural abilities, and unorthodox methods that are sealed by the laws are a very strange feeling. You only know that you used to know them, but you don't know any of the details.

Xu Chen took out a jade slip containing immortal artifacts and used his mind to probe its contents.

After reading the entire Nine Realms Sea Technique, Xu Chen felt as if a seal within his body had been broken.

Then he looked at several other jade slips containing celestial artifacts.

In no time, Xu Chen unlocked all the martial arts techniques, supernatural abilities, and unorthodox methods he knew.

"With my current Spirit Immortal Realm cultivation level and the enhancement of these supernatural abilities, I should be able to kill Celestial Immortal Realm beasts."

"As for the mythical beasts at the Xuanxian realm, no matter how many supernatural powers they use, they cannot break through their defenses."

With that in mind, Xu Chen continued searching through the treasure vault.

Finally, they found several jade slips recording human battle formations, which can be considered part of the seal of the laws of this world.

After mastering the battle formations he had previously learned, Xu Chen's consciousness returned to his physical body.

A powerful aura emanated from Xu Chen's body.

With his hands forming a hand seal, Xu Chen conjured a temporary clone and summoned it through the Dream Dao Dantian World.

"What's wrong?" Da Xu looked at the temporary cave dwelling with curiosity, and then his expression suddenly changed. He realized that he couldn't remember the Qi Refining technique he had mastered.

"What's going on in this world? Can people really become stupid?"

Da Xu looked at Xu Chen with a puzzled expression.

"I was swallowed by a Saint-level behemoth and entered into my inner world."

"The world right now..."

Xu Chen recounted what he had seen and heard during this period, and then asked Da Xu to tell the Human Emperor Temple that he might need to explore this world for a while longer, and that he might very well find the Great Dao Origin Qi that he could cultivate in this inner world.

"Since there is such a strange world, the supernatural powers, cultivation methods, magic weapons, and even the laws of primordial beast transformation are quite interesting. I wonder if I can learn from them when refining weapons in the future."

Da Xu sensed the strange laws governing this inner world and digested what Xu Chen had said.

"Send the message back first, and I'll summon you again after a while."

"I need you to help me refine some puppets to form a battle formation with me and slay the Xuanxian Realm beasts," Xu Chen said.

“That’s easy. You collect some spirit ore materials, and I’ll take care of the rest.”

Da Xu nodded, then formed a hand seal to dispel the clone.

Human race, Nine Emperor City, Green Bamboo Secret Realm.

Da Xu arrived at the Human Emperor Temple and went directly to Qingzhu Dazun to report Xu Chen's whereabouts.

Qingzhu Dazun looked at Da Xu.

"Could you summon Xu Chen's consciousness? I'd like to say a few words to him," said Grand Venerable Qingzhu.

"That's easy to say."

Xu Chen, who was preparing to explore his inner world, suddenly felt the call of the sixth Dream Dao Dantian world that had just formed within his body.

Xu Chen's consciousness then entered and took over the Great Xu clone.

"Greetings, Great Venerable Qingzhu." Xu Chen bowed.

"Based on your description, I searched through human records and found a record of this during the reign of the first Human Emperor."

"The strength of this Saintly Beast is infinitely close to the invincible realm of Saints. The Holy Land once tried to take it down, and even the three Saint Lords combined could not trap this beast."

"In the human realm, this strange beast is called Devourer of the Void. Since records began, there has only been one beast among all the races in the entire human realm that has been swallowed by it and managed to emerge."

"So there is a way out of that inner world. With your abilities, you should be able to get out. That's a minor problem."

"The real problem is that if you stay inside this Saintly Beast for thousands or tens of thousands of years before it comes out, the cost of bringing you back would be enormous..." Grand Venerable Qingzhu didn't finish his sentence, but Xu Chen understood what he meant.

"Your Excellency, I would like to give it a try."

"If I can gather the Dao Origin Qi necessary to advance to the Golden Immortal Realm within the inner world of that Saintly Beast, my strength will increase a hundredfold or a thousandfold."

"Furthermore, once I reach the Golden Immortal Realm, I will be able to refine acquired spiritual treasures. With my abilities, I can return no matter how far I travel," Xu Chen said solemnly.

"Fine, I knew you wouldn't give up."

"It's good for a prodigy like you to go out and gain experience without the protection of the human race." Grand Venerable Qingzhu looked at Xu Chen and smiled with satisfaction.

"Great Venerable One, if the Void Devouring Beast has been wandering in the Star Sea for ten thousand years, even at the furthest distance, what price would it take to save me?" Xu Chen asked.

“A Saintly Venerable expert traversed countless rivers of karma to lock onto you and bring you back, which would consume at least 50% of his essence, or even more.”

"If a Saint Venerable expert wants to quickly restore their original essence, they need a massive amount of Great Dao Divine Source to replenish it."

"Think about the cost of that."

"Moreover, in the current situation, Saint Venerable Realm experts are the ones who cannot afford to make any mistakes."

Hearing what the Great Venerable Qingzhu said, Xu Chen's expression became slightly heavy, but he still insisted on his own idea.

After all, such opportunities are rare.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you're sure you can't get the Great Dao Origin Qi that will allow you to advance to the Golden Immortal Realm over there, you might as well come back as soon as possible," said Grand Venerable Qingzhu.

"clear."

"But if I were to be reborn, my cultivation technique would be useless."

“Therefore, I will not give up easily,” Xu Chen said with a firm gaze.

"Alright." Grandmaster Qingzhu nodded.

Xu Chen's consciousness returned to his physical body through the dream world of his dantian.

"Having come this far, humanity will be unable to protect me for a very long time to come." "Every step from now on must be taken with utmost care."

"If we accidentally have to restart, all our efforts will be wasted."

After saying these words of self-admonition, Xu Chen got up and left his temporary cave dwelling, flying towards the nearest city in the distance.

Emperor Dragon City is the largest city within a radius of one billion miles, and is ruled by the Dragonblood Clan.

At this moment, Xu Chen had already appeared 30,000 miles away from Emperor Dragon City.

"As expected of the largest city in the area of ​​a billion miles, it's already bustling with activity tens of thousands of miles away," Xu Chen said, looking at the small towns below and the flying caravans coming and going in the sky.

"This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar. Are you going to Emperor Dragon City?" A voice came from afar.

A young man in white stood at the bow of the spirit boat, looking at Xu Chen with a kind smile.

"This direction leads to Imperial Dragon City."

"Fellow Daoist, you look exactly like me. May I ask what race you belong to?"

Xu Chen asked with a hint of curiosity.

"The Cloud Dao Clan, Shang Yuan," the white-robed youth said.

"Human, Xu San."

"Our two races look alike, so it is fate that we met in this world."

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you board my immortal vessel and forge a good connection?" The young man's gentle smile inexplicably reminded Xu Chen of the Heavenly Merchant Grand Venerable.

"Good~"

Xu Chen traversed a hundred miles in a single step and arrived on the boy's flying boat.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please."

Upon entering the fairy boat, we arrived at a tea room.

Shang Yuan took out a can of immortal tea, opened it, and the fragrance immediately filled the room.

In no time, a cup of celestial tea was placed on Xu Chen's table.

"In this strange world, I went to great lengths to find a celestial tea plant, and it took thousands of years to cultivate it to produce this fragrance," Shang Yuan said.

"It's a pity that I'm new to this world and my spatial magic treasures are sealed, so I don't have anything good to give back to you, fellow Daoist."

Xu Chen picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and a look of delight appeared on his face.

Although this immortal tea was inferior to the tea he usually drank, Xu Chen had to admit it was good tea considering the environment.

"How long have you been in this world, fellow Daoist?" Shang Yuan asked with concern.

"It's been a few months."

"Then I wonder which region of the star sea you are in?"

"If you don't know, could you show me the star map of your Star Sea?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen nodded.

He waved his hand and released the star map he had displayed at the moment he was swallowed into the body of the Holy Venerable Beast.

Shang Yuan looked at the star map projected by Xu Chen with expectant eyes.

After the steam from the immortal tea had dissipated, Shang Yuan sighed as he looked at the star map in Xu Chen's hand.

"It seems we can't go back." Shang Yuan's tone was somewhat melancholic.

"Even in the most difficult situations, there's always a glimmer of hope. Don't give up." Xu Chen immediately offered a word of comfort; he couldn't let this cup of immortal tea go to waste.

“From your star chart, I can no longer see the way home.”

"Even if I were to advance to the Golden Immortal realm with my talent, I still wouldn't be able to find my way home," Shang Yuan said dejectedly.

"Fellow Daoist, don't think like that. If Golden Immortal isn't an option, then try Great Luo Immortal; if Great Luo Immortal isn't an option, then try Great Venerable, or even Saint Venerable. As long as you try, anything is possible," Xu Chen said leisurely, taking a sip of immortal tea.

As expected, a long road awaits him after he leaves.

"Thank you for your comfort, fellow Daoist."

"I wonder what brings you to Emperor Dragon City, my friend?" Shang Yuan looked at Xu Chen, who resembled one of their own kind, and felt an increasing sense of kinship with him.

"Want to find out about the Magic Treasure Beast Realm and the Origin Beast Realm?" Xu Chen didn't hide anything.

"There might be news about the magical beast realm in Emperor Dragon City, but as for the primordial beast realm, Fellow Daoist Xu, you might be disappointed." Shang Yuan brewed another cup of tea for Xu Chen and handed it to him.

"What do you mean by this?"

"The Origin Beast Realm has always been mysterious. I have only heard rumors about it in all my years in this world. I have only been to the Magic Treasure Beast Realm once."

"Given your understanding of this world, where should I go if I wish to find the Origin Beast Realm?"

"If you have the patience, you can go to the entrance of the Path of Defilement. All the powerful people in this world go there to try. If you prepare more magical jade slips, you will be able to find out some information," Shang Yuan said after thinking for a moment.

Upon hearing this, a look of understanding flashed in Xu Chen's eyes.

"Thanks for the advice, fellow Taoist."

Xu Chen waved his hand, and 1000 magical jade slips appeared in mid-air.

"Having left this world, I don't have anything of great value. Please accept this jade slip containing supernatural powers, fellow Daoist."

Shang Yuan was taken aback when he saw the jade slip in mid-air. Then he took one of the jade slips down from mid-air and put it away.

"I feel an instant connection with you, fellow Daoist. You will eventually come up with the method I just mentioned."

Xu Chen understood Shang Yuan's meaning and waved his hand to retrieve the remaining magical jade slips.

As they were talking, Shang Yuan's flying boat had already landed outside Emperor Dragon City.

At the gate of Emperor Dragon City, Xu Chen bid farewell to Shang Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist Shangyuan, I will definitely visit you in your clan's main city when I have time in the future."

After Xu Chen finished speaking, he entered the city, while Shang Yuan's flying boat only made a stop outside the city gate to unload its cargo before leaving.

Walking through the city, Xu Chen looked at the dragon-blooded people with dragon heads, human bodies, and scales all over the streets and suddenly wondered what the difference was between them and the dragons of the main world.

Inside a restaurant, Xu Chen ordered a special grilled meat dish.

"Sir, your roast meat." A waiter, who was short among the Dragonblood Clan, brought a large plate of roast meat and placed it on Xu Chen's table.

A unique meaty aroma made Xu Chen slightly intoxicated.

A magical jade slip appeared in Xu Chen's hand, and with a flick of his wrist, it flew into the hands of the hotel waiter.

"Sir, this is far too valuable!" the waiter said, somewhat flustered.

"Answer me one question: where do you go to gather information?" Xu Chen tore off a piece of roasted meat, ready to taste the Dragonblood Clan's specialty.

Hearing this question, the guy breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, you don't need to inquire deliberately. Just go to Tianlong Street and buy information at Wanlong Pavilion," the waiter said respectfully.

"Go back."

After enjoying the Dragonblood Clan's special delicacies, Xu Chen went to the place the waiter had mentioned.

Tianlong Street, Wanlong Pavilion.

As soon as Xu Chen stepped inside, he saw the light screen projected from the main hall on the first floor of Wanlong Pavilion.

"The Beast Realm of Magical Treasures, Fifty Thousand Divine Power Jade Slips"

Upon seeing the information on the screen, a sentence suddenly came to Xu Chen's mind.

I've searched high and low, but it's nowhere to be found.
(End of this chapter)