The liver is a late bloomer!

In the plaza below the battle world, hundreds of millions of gamblers were completely silent, watching the battle above with tense expressions.

The most nervous of them all was Mu Chunlei. His usually unchanging composure at the Great Luo Realm level was unusually tense at this moment, and the hand holding the betting ticket trembled slightly.

"Like the sea, don't struggle, go in peace~"

"You may win this round, but you'll still die in the next."

Mu Chunlei watched the battle in that world. Whenever Ye Ying gained the slightest advantage, the joy in his heart was just like the day he advanced to the Great Luo Realm.

But as soon as Xu Chen gained the upper hand, his heart immediately plummeted into an abyss, a pain worse than seeing the girl he deeply loved already married and had children.

His heart was in turmoil, almost causing Mu Chunlei's Dao heart to become unstable.

In the battle world, Xu Chen's eyes were now burning with fighting spirit, like a caged bird taking flight or a fish in a jar entering the sea.

The ultimate collision between the laws of swordsmanship and the laws of destruction made Xu Chen feel that his soul was being sublimated.

"It's been so long since I've fought like this!" Xu Chen exclaimed with delight.

The Four Symbols Holy Swords transformed into the Celestial Star Sword Array, and finally evolved into the Dao of Ice and Flame using the Star Sword Array.

The power emanating from the sword formation, far exceeding the might of the Golden Immortal realm, kept the Great Luo realm experts outside busy once again.

Ye Ying held a long spear, his gaze deep and unfathomable. The extremely dark color rendered by the Great Dao of Destruction around him made him look as if he had emerged from the abyss.

"It's been a long time since I've fought so freely, a life-or-death struggle, a gamble between true spirits, a clash of the ultimate laws of the Great Dao."

"If we meet a fellow Daoist outside the Dark Dao Network, we will definitely become very good friends. You understand my temper!"

"Standing here, only one person can stand until the very end."

As Ye Ying brandished her spear, a giant, closed-eyed demonic face seemed to appear behind her.

"I will destroy your true spirit! In this battle, I will sacrifice myself to the gods and demons of destruction!"

The enormous face of that god or demon began to slowly open its eyes.

A sense of destruction directly entered Xu Chen's heart.

"It's time to end this!"

A beam of destructive demonic light shot out from the eyes of that destructive god-demon.

Xu Chen, on the other hand, unleashed the full power of the sword formation.

"boom!!!"

In the battle world, the void shattered, and the entire battlefield transformed into a scene deep within the void.

The power of the Great Dao Laws of both sides permeated the entire battlefield, making it impossible for gamblers outside to see the true situation.

But they knew that this was a desperate struggle on both sides.

*Click!*

A massive crack began to split open from the top of the battle world, causing the Great Luo Realm experts who were maintaining it to scramble to keep up.

They were once like lifeguards in a swimming competition. Even though they were at the Great Luo Realm, they couldn't remember the last time they protected the battle world like this.

The four powerful cultivators at the Great Luo Realm worked together to restore the battle world to its original state.

Meanwhile, the shattered void in the battle world is being repaired little by little.

When the hundreds of millions of gamblers below finally saw the battle scene clearly, they discovered that only Xu Chen stood proudly in the air, sword in hand.

The expression seemed to be savoring the memory, or perhaps expressing a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion

Only after the void in the battle world was completely repaired was Xu Chen declared the victor and teleported away.

In the preparation for the secret realm, the manager of the gambling arena suppressed his murderous intent, but put on an extremely kind smile.

"Young friend, this is your Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystal, totaling 513 million catties."

A magical treasure box with a spatial dimension floated in front of Xu Chen.

Xu Chen casually accepted it.

"I never expected you to be so strong, young friend, that you were able to defeat such a powerful enemy."

“You must have some thoughts. You must have a lot of insights. Go back and cultivate for a while. If you still want to fight, then tell me.” The gambling arena manager’s tone was like that of an older brother who cared about Xu Chen.

"Thank you for your concern, senior. I probably won't be coming again."

"These Dao Origin Immortal Crystals are enough for my cultivation." Xu Chen sneered inwardly, but outwardly responded with an air of innocence.

"That's good. Although life-or-death battles are beneficial for comprehending the Great Dao, if you always treat this as an opportunity to comprehend and break through the Great Dao, there will always be times when you fail. Your choice is good." The gambling arena manager still had that kind smile.

"Brilliant!"

Hearing the casino manager's reply, Xu Chen couldn't help but admire him. He had wanted to take this opportunity to raise his appearance fee, but the other party didn't respond.

No rush, right? Then neither of us is in a rush~
"Alright, I'll listen to you, senior." Xu Chen smiled and left the Dark Dao Network with a sense of accomplishment.

As soon as Xu Chen left, the gambling arena manager's smile vanished.

"You think you can play hard to get with me? You've entered my arena and earned so many Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals. I don't believe you can hold back in the end."

"Even if a Golden Immortal is a genius, how many resources can their clan provide?"

"When cultivation falters, the path to enlightenment is blocked, and cultivation resources are hindered, you'll eventually have to return here." The arena manager had a confident expression on his face.

Inside the temporary cave dwelling, Xu Chen looked at the immortal artifact treasure chest in front of him with great excitement.

"Five hundred million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals. If I wanted, I could embark on my journey home right now, and then I wouldn't have to deal with that Seventh Elder."

Xu Chen looked at his identity jade card. The Seventh Elder invited him to a gathering at Shenmu Academy almost every now and then.

As they gathered, the Seventh Elder's words became increasingly coercive.

Leaving only a trace of bloodline might not seem difficult for Xu Chen, but for his future path to becoming a Saint Venerable, or even an Invincible Saint Venerable, leaving behind this trace of bloodline would be an endless source of trouble.

The Divine Race has an invincible Saint Venerable among them. When the time comes, they will be able to do a lot by utilizing this trace of bloodline.

"Pretending to go into seclusion, preparing for the final battle within the Dark Dao Network." A hint of anticipation flashed in Xu Chen's eyes.

Although it was an alternate identity, he unleashed his full strength and fought with abandon, releasing his long-suppressed fighting spirit and making him feel as if his soul had been sublimated.

It seems I've gained a new understanding of the Great Dao.

"I'll go into seclusion and cultivate for a thousand years first, there's no rush anyway."

"A thousand years later, go back to the gambling arena to collect your share of the profits from the sale of the light and shadow."

After putting away the Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystal, Xu Chen calmed his mind and began to slowly immerse himself in cultivation.

This battle gave him many insights into the way of the sword.

A thousand years have passed like flowing water.

Over the past thousand years, Xu Chen's second dantian world has only grown slightly, but the sword intent contained within it has become even more profound than before.

"Even for ordinary Golden Immortals, it takes at least ten thousand years to make any progress in cultivation."

Sensing his own pent-up emotions, Xu Chen initially intended to go out for a walk to clear his head, but after some thought, he turned and entered the Dark Dao Network. Within the Dark Dao Network, aside from the gambling arena and some restaurants, Xu Chen hadn't yet ventured anywhere else.

Xu Chen came here to relax and see if there were any other interesting places in the Dark Web.

In the most bustling city streets of the Dark Path Network, Xu Chen discovered that he had missed many good things over the years.

"The auction house has all sorts of rare treasures, even innate spiritual treasures for sale, but unfortunately I can't afford them." Although Xu Chen now has many innate spiritual treasures, his love for them remains undiminished, and he will still try to get his hands on them if he has the chance.

“In cultivation training grounds, as long as you can pay enough Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals, you can invite a Great Venerable Realm expert to come and guide your cultivation.”

"There are even various Heavenly Dao Secret Realms here. I wonder how they compare to those in the Myriad Dao Sacred Palace?"

Walking down a bustling street broadened Xu Chen's horizons.

Just then, Xu Chen's identity jade card received a message from Mu Chunlei, who said he wanted to meet Xu Chen.

"Looks like they've made a killing; they probably want to treat me to dinner."

Based on the principle of "why not take advantage of a good deal", Xu Chen immediately rushed to the agreed location.

"Senior, what are you doing?"

Xu Chen looked at Mu Chunlei's conflicted face, which seemed to be the kind of person who was extremely sad but had to put on a happy face.

"What could possibly make you unhappy after earning so many Dao Origin Immortal Crystals?" Xu Chen asked curiously.

At this moment, Mu Chunlei's expression was extremely complicated. After looking at Xu Chen for a long time, he finally spoke with a struggle: "Ruhai, I am triumphant in the casino but unsuccessful in the temple."

"I failed to advance to the Great Venerable realm again recently, and all the resources I bought with my life savings have been squandered once more." Mu Chunlei said with a deep sigh.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen looked at Mu Chunlei with suspicion.

"Failed to advance to the Great Venerable Realm, consuming all resources." Xu Chen found it hard to believe; how could someone from the Great Luo Realm only spend a thousand years preparing to advance to the Great Venerable Realm?

Seeing Xu Chen's gaze, Mu Chunlei looked somewhat embarrassed, knowing that his reason was utterly ridiculous.

"Isn't it just a matter of feeling? And I also happen to have money."

“You’re quite a man of character,” Xu Chen chimed in.

"I don't know when your next battle will begin, Ru Hai. I'm going to bet everything I have. If I win, I'll try to break through to the Great Venerable Realm again," Mu Chunlei said firmly.

"There's no more battle, and the immortal crystals I've earned are enough for my cultivation," Xu Chen said leisurely.

"How can that be? Didn't you say you were going to earn a billion?"

The gambling arena manager wasn't worried, but Mu Chunlei was.

"Senior has just failed to break through to the Great Venerable Realm and should recuperate more. It is too risky for you to risk your entire fortune. Senior should be more cautious."

Seeing that he couldn't gain any advantage, Xu Chen prepared to say goodbye and leave.

"Ru Hai, please help me," Mu Chunlei pleaded pitifully.

"Then tell me the truth, senior, what happened to the immortal crystals you won?" Xu Chen asked curiously. According to his estimation, Mu Chunlei's total net worth was at least 1 billion catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals.

"Pay me back the gambling debts I owed before. As a senior, it's not exactly honorable to talk about these things," Mu Chunlei said, forcing himself to speak.

Xu Chen looked at Mu Chunlei's expression with suspicion.

"Then please wait, senior. I will notify you in advance when the battle begins." Xu Chen said before teleporting away.

Xuanhuang Dojo is the most famous dojo among the dark dojos. It is often visited by experts at the Great Luo or even Great Venerable realms who give paid lectures, and occasionally experts at the Saint Venerable realm will also come.

The temple is a world within a temple, and within that world, there are thousands upon thousands of temples.

When Xu Chen entered, he saw a Great Venerable Realm expert preaching in one of the largest dojos.

If you want to go over and listen, you can only feel a trace of the Taoist charm emanating from outside the temple.

"Hello, senior~" a gentle voice rang in Xu Chen's ears.

"Who are you?" Xu Chen looked the young man from the Yu Shen clan who greeted him up and down.

"I am a guide from the Xuanhuang Dojo. You look unfamiliar, is this your first time here?" the young man from the Yushen Clan said respectfully.

"Yes." Xu Chen nodded.

"I would like to know how many Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals are needed to invite this Great Venerable Realm expert to come and impart his knowledge."

Xu Chen looked at the scene inside the dojo.

Inside the dojo, there were over a thousand Golden Immortal Realm experts from the Divine Race, all listening intently to the Great Venerable Realm expert preaching from the main seat.

"The price for transmitting the Dao at the Great Venerable Realm is different, generally ranging from ten million to thirty million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

Hearing the price, Xu Chen felt it wasn't too expensive.

"It might be difficult for the senior to produce so many Dao Origin Immortal Crystals by himself."

"Senior, you can invite your fellow cultivators to try it out together; the results will be about the same."

"If you don't have that many friends, you can also take a look at the list of fellow practitioners in our Xuanhuang Daoist Temple, as well as the recruitment for preaching the Dao."

The young man from the Yushin clan pointed to a large hall not far away.

"Interesting, let's go check it out~"

Xu Chen felt that he had been so focused on making money that he had neglected these other aspects.

The space inside the main hall was vast and boundless. As far as he could see, there were three thousand halls on both sides of the main hall, and each hall was marked as exclusive to the Great Dao.

"Senior, this is the Hall of Three Thousand Great Daos. Inside the hall, there will be a list of fellow practitioners and recruitment notices for those who wish to spread the Dao."

"The Fellowship Record is for friends who share the same path, so that we can pool our money together and listen to the same teachings."

"The recruitment for spreading the Dao has already chosen the direction of the Great Dao. If you are interested, you can contribute the corresponding Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals to join," the young man from the Divine Race explained.

Xu Chen's gaze swept across the Three Thousand Great Dao Halls, locking onto the location of the Sword Dao Hall.

"Alright, I know what I wanted to know."

Looking at the young Yu Shen Clan member who had not yet embarked on the path of immortality, Xu Chen took out a Dao artifact that had been gathering dust in his spatial magic treasure for hundreds of thousands of years and gave it to the young Yu Shen Clan member as a tip.

"Thank you, senior!" The young man from the Yushin clan left happily.

Xu Chen then stepped into the Sword Dao Hall.

"Once the second dantian world is balanced, I should actually go to the kendo hall more often."

"But there's no rush."

Of all the dantian worlds, only the second sword dantian world was unbalanced. Xu Chen's understanding of the sword path was vast and boundless, but when constructing the second dantian world, Xu Chen deliberately suppressed the sword path to prevent too much understanding from entering the dantian world.

Because once all the insights into the Dao of the Sword are released, the entire dantian world will instantly become unbalanced, dominated by the Dao of the Sword. It will be extremely costly to reverse this situation later.

Inside the Sword Dao Hall, tens of thousands of members of the God-King Clan, emanating sword intent, sat and chatted idly.

A giant light screen appeared in mid-air, displaying various recruitment notices for the transmission of the Dao of the Sword.

"The Dao of Slaughtering Blade seeks to invite the Heavenly Dao Grand Venerable to impart his teachings. Thirty fellow Daoists are needed; simply pay one million jin of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals to join." (End of Chapter)