The liver is a late bloomer!

"This is!!!"

With Xu Chen's current strength and divine sense, he could only barely detect half of the giant hand.

Half a palm is already the size of the human race's main world.

An aura that seemed to transcend all paths permeated this area.

Sensing this aura, Xu Chen discovered that everything in the surrounding space—cause, effect, destiny, and everything else—had been distorted.

Near the corpse of this powerful figure, Xu Chen felt as if he had become an ant, and could be crushed at any moment.

"This is a body that has reached the Great Dao. It perished here ten million years ago. Its death was like that of a mortal whose soul had been taken away, leaving only a shell."

"With my abilities, this is the best I can do to get you here."

"The aura of control over all things and distortion of cause and effect and time emanating from the powerful beings on the Great Dao—if you absorb even a little of it, it will be enough for you to advance to the Saint Venerable Realm," Shenxiao said leisurely.

Xu Chen quickly withdrew his divine sense, not daring to explore any further. Even so, his divine sense still sensed a strange aura.

"Senior Shenxiao, aren't you afraid?"

"Afraid, of course."

"But what's the use of being afraid? When an insect is exposed to a powerful being who can control its life and death, do you know what that insect should do?" Shenxiao suddenly asked a very philosophical question.

"What should we do?" Xu Chen asked.

"That means ignoring this powerful figure and doing what insects should do."

"When an insect suddenly runs away or behaves abnormally, it is easy to attract the attention of the stronger."

"After so many years of exploration, I have found that as long as you don't get within 10,000 miles of the body of a powerful being on this Great Dao, you are safe."

"So you will cultivate here and sense the aura of the powerful beings on the Great Dao."

“If you are afraid of getting entangled in karma, you can absorb more energy and go to your mysterious space to comprehend it,” Shenxiao said.

Xu Chen was stunned. He didn't expect that the cultivation trick he had finally discovered would be revealed by Shen Xiao.

"Alright, you may continue your cultivation here."

After Shenxiao finished speaking, his figure transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished, leaving only Xu Chen in the vast black mist.

"Don't go, senior! At least give me some protection!"

Although he knew the safe distance of tens of thousands of miles away, Xu Chen felt apprehensive under this aura, and estimated that he could only exert half of his full combat power.

Xu Chen sighed after seeing that Shenxiao did not respond, released a primordial treasure temple and entered it.

Outside the Temple of the Primordial Treasure, layer upon layer of grand formations sealed off the black mist area surrounding Xu Chen.

Inside the Holy White Space, Xu Chen sensed the strange aura swirling within his divine sense. Just as he was about to comprehend its meaning, he suddenly felt a tendency for his true spirit to be assimilated.

The moment this trend of assimilation emerged, it was directly excluded from the Holy White Space.

"Seize the body?"

"It shouldn't be like that. The powerful person who made the move couldn't possibly have made such a mistake."

Just as Xu Chen was thinking this, a profound understanding of the Great Dao, where myriad paths intertwined, suddenly surged into his mind.

Cultivation knows no time; a million years pass in the blink of an eye.

Xu Chen slowly opened his eyes, and several kinds of Dao power spread out.

"It's just a wisp of a powerful being on the Great Dao, yet you've allowed me to achieve a perfect understanding of the Great Dao."

As he spoke, Xu Chen waved his hand and gently pointed, and a scroll appeared in mid-air, depicting a full dragon banquet.

The scroll slowly fell into the holy white space, transforming into a real full dragon banquet.

"The way of painting is quite interesting~"

Xu Chen's consciousness returned to his body, and his divine sense probed the bodies of the powerful beings on the Great Dao below, acquiring a trace of their aura.

He then returned to the Holy White Space to continue his meditation.

"It's not easy being here every day, running around and taking such huge risks."

Xu Chen spoke with some trepidation.

Although the aura emanating from the powerful figures on the main road below was stable, it was already within the limit that Xu Chen could withstand.

If this aura fluctuates even slightly, it will be a life-or-death crisis for Xu Chen.

Another million years passed, and Xu Chen cultivated his body refinement to perfection.

Just as Xu Chen was about to continue his cultivation using this method...

Suddenly, he felt a crack appear in his mind under the aura emanating from the powerful figure on the Great Dao.

"It's time to take a break."

“Cultivating in such a cautious and trembling manner has caused a great loss to one’s Dao heart.”

Xu Chen appeared in the black mist and put away the temple.

In a garden filled with lightning-attribute flowers, Xu Chen smiled as he brewed tea for Shenxiao.

"Senior Shenxiao, tens of millions of years ago, a battle between two experts on the Great Dao also broke out in our Star Sea Region. Do you think that one of them might be related to this?" Xu Chen described the fluctuations in energy caused by the battle between the two experts on the Great Dao.

"How would I know about the affairs of the powerful beings on the Great Dao?"

"However, in theory, the strong on the Great Dao rarely make a move, but when they do, the resulting fluctuations will inevitably sever the myriad rivers of the Great Dao."

"So the powerful figures on the Great Dao in your Star Sea Region are probably because of things like the Xuanhuang Treasure." Shenxiao said with a hint of sadness. The great clan he had painstakingly developed was wiped out because there was only a slight chance of it becoming a Xuanhuang Treasure.

"Maybe."

As Xu Chen spoke, he served the freshly brewed tea.

"You have been cultivating for longer than I expected. To have persisted for 200 million years in that environment shows how firm your heart is in your pursuit of the Dao."

"With your talent and destiny, how wonderful it would have been if you had been born into my clan!"

Shenxiao couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Xu Chen.

"Although I cannot be of the same race as you, senior, given our relationship, I will not stand idly by if your race is ever in trouble." Xu Chen picked up the tea he had brewed for himself and took a sip.

"I'm glad you said that. It wasn't a waste of time to take you there."

As Shenxiao spoke, he took out a small packet of tea and handed it to Xu Chen.

"Soul and Dao Heart Tea, made from the innate treasure tea tree, this small packet should be enough to restore your mental state."

"Very valuable?" Xu Chen looked at Shen Xiao with a pained expression.

"It's not valuable, but the tea tree was destroyed in the previous disaster, and there aren't many left."

"Thank you very much, senior."

"This junior has no way to repay you, except to show off my unorthodox skills in front of you, senior."

"If you have any unfinished innate treasure embryos, senior master, you can give them to me, and I will refine them into innate treasures for you free of charge."

"I forgot that you're also quite proficient in unorthodox methods."

“My clan has 24 innate treasure embryos. If you don’t mind the trouble, I’ll leave them all to you.” Shenxiao said, opening a spatial gate and taking out the 24 innate treasure embryos from it.

"So many!"

Xu Chen exclaimed in shock as he looked at the innate treasure embryo floating in mid-air.

I only intended to do a few small tasks to repay the kindness, but I never expected that Shenxiao would be able to produce so many innate treasure embryos.

"Is that a lot? Any one of those large innate treasures you have could be worth half of them."

Shenxiao gave Xu Chen a meaningful look. "Hmm?" Xu Chen looked puzzled.

"Remember this body. I have incorporated some of the laws of time. With the power of cause and effect and the laws of time, I can extract some fragments of the past from you."

"There's nothing new about our people being trapped here all these years."

"I couldn't help myself as soon as you came over."

"I must say, the human race is fortunate to have you," Shenxiao said leisurely.

"Didn't that senior see the great karma behind me?"

“I saw you. I saw you the moment you arrived.”

"To be honest, a powerhouse of that level will only make a move once you've reached the Great Dao."

"During this period, your human race, thanks to you, will be able to quickly develop into a behemoth."

"Then I'll take your kind words as a token of my gratitude."

After chatting for a while, Xu Chen returned to the temporary cave he had built in the black mist.

Inside the garden of the cave, Xu Chen sipped the Divine Soul Dao Heart Tea, his mind slowly recovering.

Just then, as Xu Chen was preparing to rely on the Divine Soul Dao Heart Tea to recover his state of mind, his own karma suddenly began to stir.

"Is this the master's side?"

Xu Chen hurriedly opened the spatial gate and headed to the area of ​​the Myriad Dao Monuments.

Upon arriving here, Xu Chen immediately sensed an aura of extreme destruction.

"Let's go, this isn't the place to talk."

Wuhen led Xu Chen to a sealed secret realm.

"Master, what's wrong?" Xu Chen asked.

"The holy spirits of the Daohe Clan and dozens of surrounding holy clans were instantly drained by the Myriad Dao Stele."

"Even half of the human race's territory and inhabitants have been drained dry by the Myriad Dao Stele."

"I called you here today so that you could take away all the human race's strongmen and some prodigies. If something unexpected happens, there will be a chance to start over." As Wuhen said this, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Those invincible Saint Venerable Realm experts too?" Xu Chen asked in shock.

"Yes, the body is gone, the cause and effect have been extinguished, just as if this creature had never existed in the world."

"I can't leave. I hope you can take the other human experts with you," Wuhen said firmly.

"What's going on lately? Powerful figures on the Great Dao are appearing frequently."

"On our side, two powerful beings at the Great Dao are fighting, while on the other side, a body at the Great Dao level has been discovered."

"Master, there's another anomaly from the Xuanhuang Treasure. In reality, it's the actions of a powerful being on the Great Dao."

Xu Chen recounted the events concerning the powerful figures on the Great Dao during this period.

Just as Xu Chen was talking with Wuhen, a maid entered the temple to report that the Thousand Life Saint Venerable had come to visit.

"Let him in," Wuhen said after a moment's thought.

When the Thousand Life Saint Venerable arrived at the temple, he first bowed to Wuhen.

"Do you have any news?" Xu Chen suddenly asked, looking at the Thousand Life Clone.

Wuhen also looked at Qianming's clone.

“I once spoke with a powerful figure on the Great Dao, about the frequent manifestations of such powerful figures on the Great Dao.”

"There must be an extremely powerful expert, similar to you, Xu Chen, who has ascended to the Great Dao and begun to stir up trouble."

"Legend has it that whenever a powerful expert in the Star Sea advances to the Great Dao, the Star Sea's will release a Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be something like this."

"The Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure, a newly promoted expert on the Great Dao, this Star Sea Region is becoming increasingly turbulent." Xu Chen sighed.

"It is indeed not peaceful, but the more turbulent it is, the more likely it is to foreshadow a tremendous opportunity."

"Xu Chen, do you dare to take a gamble?" Qianming looked at Xu Chen, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"What do you mean by this incredible opportunity?" Xu Chen asked.

"The great masters on the Great Dao are treasures from head to toe. If you can find even a few broken limbs, it's enough to comprehend the peak of the Saint Venerable realm," Qianming said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen's expression turned strange.

"On the Great Dao, you see the severed limbs and broken arms of the strong. Do you dare to touch them?"

"Or do you have any way to move?"

"I have!"

"As long as I can find the severed limbs of a powerful being on the Great Dao, I have a way to substitute them."

"Moreover, most of those powerful figures who possess the Great Dao will fall into a deep sleep, and this sleep can last for countless billions of years."

"Even if it's just a serious injury and not a deep sleep, my method can deceive you for billions of years. By then, you and I can both become top-tier, invincible Saint Venerable Realm experts."

“Even if we are discovered, we have nothing to fear,” Qianming said.

"You should just wash up and go to sleep. Where are you going to find so many severed limbs of powerful cultivators to take?"

Xu Chen looked at Wuhen as he spoke.

"Master, I will find a star sea region rich in stellar energy and bring all the powerful members of your clan there," Xu Chen promised.

"I'll leave this matter to you."

"There are countless matters to discuss within the clan, so I won't keep you company with a long chat."

"Master, you're busy." Xu Chen stood up to see him off.

In the end, only Xu Chen and Qian Ming remained in the temple.

"Are you planning to trick me?" Xu Chen stared intently at the Thousand Life clone.

"How is this possible!" The Thousand Lives clone jumped up.

"What I said is real!"

"Really? If you really have the method you mentioned, why didn't you use it when you were escaping?" Xu Chen looked at Qian Ming scrutinizingly.

"Because I was confident I could escape then. Although it ended badly, it was enough to save my last chance and my trump card."

"But this time is different. If I take advantage of this period when powerful beings on the Great Dao are manifesting, and I actually find severed limbs of powerful beings on the Great Dao, then it will be worth using my last trump card."

"Words are no proof; show me." Xu Chen said leisurely, his mind filled with thoughts of that powerful figure on the Great Dao, whose territory was larger than the entire human race's domain.

"I can only use this method once."

Qianming took out a jade slip, made some inscriptions on it, and handed it to Xu Chen.

Xu Chen took the jade slip, scanned it with his divine sense, and his expression became strange.

"You actually have such a method, but unfortunately, the things consumed by this method are too precious, and the number of severed limbs of powerful figures on the Great Dao that it can conceal is not large enough." Xu Chen returned the jade slip to Qian Ming. This jade slip contained Qian Ming's original great divine power, which Xu Chen could not cultivate, but Xu Chen knew that it was real.

"Not big enough, what do you mean?"

"We just need some severed limbs."

"When we both reach the peak of the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, we will no longer fear the powerful beings above the Great Dao." A different kind of brilliance flashed in the eyes of the Thousand Life Clone as it looked at Xu Chen.

"Too small, too narrow-minded~" (End of Chapter)