The liver is a late bloomer!

A century has passed in the blink of an eye.

The second dantian world expanded to thirty million zhang.

The vast second dantian world exuded a mysterious aura of swords and blades, as if the phantom images of swords and blades were being nurtured within the second dantian world, like the transformation of yin and yang.

"One hundred million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals can expand more than ten million feet in the early stage, so if we calculate it that way..."

Xu Chen looked at the second dantian world in the sky and drew out the phantom images of a sword and a saber from it.

"Be careful before you leave; you should be able to complete your original plan."

The phantom images of a sword and a blade swirled around Xu Chen, transforming into a yin-yang symbol.

Xu Chen gently stroked the phantom of the sword with one hand.

"My current strength should be 30% stronger than when I first entered the Golden Immortal Realm."

A finger gently touched the illusory image of a sword and a blade, and the illusory image of the sword and blade instantly returned to the second dantian world.

The eight dantian worlds floating in the sky all returned to Xu Chen's body.

Shenmu Academy, Seventh Branch.

Xu Chen's clone is currently instructing fifty Divine Race students who have the potential to advance to the Saint rank.

To ensure that three Saint-level alchemists would emerge, Xu Chen's clone also bestowed different alchemy traditions upon these fifty Divine Clan students.

After the class ended, all the students bowed respectfully and left.

“Original body, I feel that after you go back, you should release me again. I want to train a group of human saint-grade alchemists.”

Xu Chen's clone sat in the main seat of the dojo and spoke leisurely.

"Alright, I will store your consciousness in my soul and release you when I return to the human race." Xu Chen's figure appeared behind the clone.

"What brings you to visit me today?"

With a wave of his hand, the clone conjured up a tea table and tea set.

"Thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye, so of course I have to come and take a look."

"Are the three Saint-grade weapon refiners confident?" Xu Chen asked.

“No problem. At the latest, within 13,000 years, we can train three Saint-grade alchemists.” The clone said confidently, handing the brewed tea to Xu Chen.

"So confident."

"It has to be said that the Divine Race is simply the darling of the Heavenly Dao. Those students with strong alchemy talent could become Saint-grade alchemists even if I didn't teach them and they spent tens of thousands of years comprehending the Dao."

"That's good. Once you've trained three Saint-grade alchemists and Da Xu has finished refining the two most important large-scale acquired spiritual treasures, we'll embark on our journey home." Xu Chen picked up the tea in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

"You continue with your work, I'll be going now." Xu Chen nodded slightly and left the dojo.

Just as Xu Chen left Shenmu Academy and was about to return to his temporary cave, a voice rang in his ears.

"Young friend, now that you're here, how about coming in for a cup of tea before you leave?"

Xu Chen frowned slightly upon hearing the Seventh Elder's words.

Inside a magnificent temple, the Seventh Elder sat in the main seat, carefully observing Xu Chen bowing below, his eyes revealing a look of satisfaction from within.

Sensing that look, Xu Chen inwardly sighed that something was wrong.

"Sit~"

The Seventh Elder stepped down from the main seat and invited Xu Chen to sit in the guest seat on the side of the main hall.

"Some time ago, an invincible holy lord came from afar, bringing a lot of information, including information about your human race."

“I overheard about it by chance, so I asked for your human history and read it carefully.”

"I must say, if it weren't for the two Holy Lords suppressing your main realm, your human race would have the qualifications and potential to compete for the position of overlord." The Seventh Elder looked at Xu Chen with regret.

"Thank you for your praise of my clan, senior." A smile appeared on Xu Chen's face, but he remained vigilant in his heart.

"Young friend, do you know why my Divine Race has become the overlord of this star sea?" The Seventh Elder changed the subject.

"The Divine Race is born with a Dao Seed, and has three Holy Lords to guide its direction. In the words of our human race, this is the destiny of the Divine Race."

"That's just one aspect."

"And there is also the most important aspect."

The Seventh Elder stood up, took a few steps forward, and opened his arms as if to embrace the whole world.

"That is all-encompassing. There are 376 Saint Venerable Realm experts in our clan, 92 of whom were clan leaders before their reincarnation."

"Of the three holy lords, one of them is the reincarnation of the spirit of heaven and earth who came into our race."

"No matter what race you were in before your reincarnation, as long as you are reborn into my God Clan, you will be treated the same as everyone else."

"You have great talent, and it is very likely that you will become a powerful expert in the Great Venerable Realm or even the Saint Venerable Realm in the future."

"You might even be able to reach the level of an invincible Saint Venerable or Saint Lord."

"The purpose of cultivators of the Great Dao is simply to see the end of the Great Dao and enjoy the status of a supreme being of their race."

"You can achieve all of these things safely within the Divine Race. On the contrary, once you return to the Human Race and face the suppression of the two Holy Lords, I don't think the backup plans that your Human Race has spent countless years preparing will be of any use."

"You may not know how terrifying it is to someone at the level of the Holy Lord, given your current level."

"Let me put it this way: all the contingency plans that all the major clans in your main realm and the surrounding star sea have made for this are nothing more than idle chatter during their cultivation in the eyes of someone at the level of a Holy Lord."

"After you return to the human race, you may spend countless years and make every effort to burn yourself out for the race, only to find that you are just a clown on the chessboard."

"All your previous efforts have been in vain," the Seventh Elder said, his gaze turning deep as he looked out of the hall.

"I appreciate your kindness, senior. There is always a glimmer of hope in the Great Dao. How can we know if we don't try?" Xu Chen abruptly cut off the Seventh Elder's next words.

The Seventh Elder laughed and sat back down next to Xu Chen.

"You may have some misunderstandings. Although my clan would like to keep someone as talented as you, we are more concerned with the rules."

"All the conditions mentioned before still stand, but before you leave, I wonder if you would be interested in settling down here, so that you can have a backup plan when you return to the human race."

The Seventh Elder clapped his hands gently.

A group of beautiful young women from the Miko clan entered the main hall.

The Divine Race has a similar physical appearance to humans, the only difference being that they have four eyes.

Of these four eyes, one pair of primary eyes is like those of humans, while the remaining pair of secondary eyes are extremely small, located on the upper side of the cheeks, close to the primary eyes.

It can be said that if you close your secondary eyes, you are essentially the same as the human race.

The girls from the Yushen Clan who came to the hall were all Golden Immortals, each with a different temperament, clearly indicating that they came from a prominent family.

"Leave a trace of your bloodline within our race, and our race can carve out a star sea for you. When the time comes, we will ensure the eternal survival of your human race."

"If your human emperor is willing to submit to my Divine Race, my race is willing to allocate a star sea region no less than your human race's territory."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen was about to refuse when the Seventh Elder waved his hand to stop him.

"Don't refuse yet. If you leave a trace of your bloodline in my clan, my clan can preserve that trace of human bloodline when your clan faces a crisis."

"These are all carefully selected by me. They are all of noble lineage. You will definitely not lose out if you marry them. After the child is born, my clan will take full care of it."

"Pick one."

The Seventh Elder looked at Xu Chen. Xu Chen felt a slight pressure, but his face remained calm.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, senior. You are aware of the crisis our clan is facing, so we cannot leave any trace of our bloodline."

After Xu Chen finished speaking, he took his leave.

The Seventh Elder simply watched Xu Chen's departing figure, his gaze seemingly fixed on the chess pieces on a chessboard.

Inside the temporary cave dwelling, Xu Chen immediately began to gather up the array formations he had set up there upon his return, and he was also contacting the owner of the Wan Shi Tong shop.

Half a day later, a giant map containing the Yushin Clan and the surrounding area was projected as a light screen into the cave.

Xu Chen quietly watched the alien races surrounding the Yushen Clan on the light screen, his eyes shifting between light and shadow, as he recalled every word spoken by the Seventh Elder.

At this moment, the shop owner sent a message.

"Senior, you'd better find the answers to these questions over there."

Upon seeing this reply, Xu Chen immediately got up and went to the All-Knowing Shop. He used the Thousand Machines Dao Transformation Divine Power to erase the shopkeeper's memories and set up numerous restrictions.

"Don't worry, senior. In this line of work, we never leak even the most taboo information." This wasn't the first time the shopkeeper had experienced something like this.

"To be on guard."

Xu Chen tossed a spatial artifact to the shopkeeper, containing ten thousand catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals as compensation.

Within the Dark Dao Network, Xu Chen followed the guidance and arrived at the Hundred Spirits Hall, a place that sold information.

"Regarding the matter inquired by our distinguished guest, the answer is worth 30,000 catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

Xu Chen took it out without hesitation and received a jade slip.

Xu Chen scanned the contents of the jade slip with his divine sense, his expression calm, but a hint of mockery arose in his heart.

Exit the Dao Network and let your consciousness return to your body.

"Can't everything be done according to plan? Did I perform too well?" Xu Chen stroked his chin, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved.

The things he did within the Divine Clan are impossible to keep quiet about; they will inevitably attract attention in the end.

If he were outside the God Clan and such a vast amount of resources were involved, he might not even know how he died.

"We need to prepare to flee."

Thinking of this, Xu Chen couldn't help but feel grateful for the existence of the Dark Dao Network.

"However, before running away, we need to prepare all the materials that Da Xu needs."

Xu Chen had already inquired at the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits and found out that the Dark Dao Network sells the number of uses of the Star Chart Divine Tower. Once at the Star Chart Divine Tower, one can directly use it for teleportation.

However, the price is several times that of regular teleportation, and each use yields 56 million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals.

This price isn't expensive for Xu Chen; it's just a fight in the gambling arena.

In the outer realm, Xu Chen arrived at the Great Xu Cave and told them about the Seventh Elder.

"Isn't it obvious? One chessboard moves to another, gets harvested on the main world, then comes here to develop before being harvested again," Da Xu mocked.

"But then again, your bloodline is quite valuable."

"I thought the Seventh Elder would be a man of principle, but he turned out to be just as I imagined," Xu Chen complained.

"There simply isn't a place where everything is strictly governed by rules."

"Alright, I've done the calculations. To gather all the materials for the Puppet Reincarnation Tower, we'll need 230 million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

"In addition, if we really want to leave, we need to purchase a large amount of supplies, plus 30 million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

"In addition, since you love food, and this journey is long and we don't know how many years it will take, we'll bring another ten million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals to buy dishes and food boxes from various restaurants."

"Recently, I have researched a set of armor at the level of a postnatal spiritual treasure. It can increase your strength by 20%, and the materials required to forge it are not much, only six million Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

Da Xu calculated a bunch of things in bits and pieces, and finally came up with a total of 480 million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals.

"There aren't many of them, can you gather them all?" Da Xu looked at Xu Chen.

"If you need to leave for a short time, there's no problem."

Xu Chen felt that this number could be achieved by playing a few more matches in the gambling arena.

"Let's round it up to a hundred million, and get those two large acquired spiritual treasures I have later." Xu Chen's eyes lit up.

"give it to me."

"In addition, we are also making preparations here to call Fellow Daoist Qi, who is outside the Yushen Clan, over."

“Okay, I’ll go myself.” Da Xu nodded.

Within the Dark Dao Network, Xu Chen found the manager of the gambling arena.

"Senior, please make the arrangements for me." Xu Chen took out six million catties of spare Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals and bet on himself to win.

The manager of the gambling arena looked as if he had been struck by a pleasant surprise, and his enthusiastic smile seemed somewhat obsequious. It should be noted that the manager of the gambling arena was a powerful expert at the Great Luo Realm.

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you right away."

"The first battle will take place in three days. Your appearance fee is 30 million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals. If you win, your share will be at least 10 million." The manager of the gambling arena looked at Xu Chen as if he were looking at a lost treasure that had been found again.

The gambling arena isn't afraid of people making a lot of money from gambling; it's afraid they won't come.

"Before the battle, is it possible to know any information about the opponent, such as their combat aura?" Xu Chen felt he needed to be cautious, even though he couldn't possibly lose.

"Because the arena arranges the fights itself, neither you nor your opponent will reveal any information to them, so the strength of both of you is definitely not that different," the casino manager said.

"understood."

Xu Chen nodded, then took his leave and strolled around the plazas below the various battle worlds.

Sure enough, after exploring only a few battle worlds, I discovered Mu Chunlei.

"Ru Hai, I thought you had retired from the underworld." Mu Chunlei could tell from Xu Chen's expression that Xu Chen was about to make a move.

"I'm short of money," Xu Chen waved his hand.

Inside a luxurious restaurant that is located next to a gambling arena.

"I'd like to know, what's the maximum bet in the gambling arena?"

During a casual chat over dinner, Xu Chen asked the question he had been wanting to ask.

"The largest bet, I remember, was a supreme innate treasure."

"That battle was almost public, a fight between the top 100 experts on the 100,000 Prodigies Ranking."

Mu Chunlei spoke with a look of reminiscence.

"It's a good thing I didn't place a bet back then," Mu Chunlei said leisurely after reminiscing.

"Why are you asking this? I want to find out what's going on in this gambling arena."

"I'm telling you, I have no confidence. Even if you bring out a supreme innate treasure, the gambling arena will still bet with you."

"You need to be capable enough to win confidently, as long as no one can guess your true identity."

"I've scheduled this battle for three days from now. Remember to bet on me to win." (End of Chapter)