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Chapter 293 First Grade

【The Five Elements True Skill (Missing) (Ninth Level 1/100000000)】

In an instant, Chen Ming's consciousness expanded rapidly, and the internal energy within his body increased continuously, making him feel like an inflating balloon.

Gradually, it reached a limit.

Boom.

His consciousness seemed to transcend the limitations of his body, soaring to an infinitely distant place.

I do not know how long it has been.

It feels like countless years have passed.

It felt like an instant had passed.

Chen Ming's consciousness suddenly plummeted and returned to his body.

This time, he sensed a tremendous difference; the whole world seemed different, both inside and outside his body.

The internal energy within him surged nearly tenfold and had already merged with his divine consciousness, allowing him to control every wisp of internal energy at will.

At the same time, his body seemed to have been cleansed, giving him a feeling of being reborn. His control over his physical body reached its peak.

The world outside the body also becomes more vibrant.

Within a ten-meter radius around him, the crawling of ants on the ground, the movement of dust particles in the air, and even the invisible odor molecules were all reflected in his mind.

Within this range, nothing can escape his perception.

It was as if this ten-meter radius was his domain.

"This is truly top-grade!"

Chen Ming clenched his fist, feeling the changes after the upgrade.

I'm so awesome!

That was his only thought.

The first rank, known as the Spirit Origin Realm, involves the fusion of divine consciousness and physical energy, resulting in the development of some spirituality. This leads to a significant increase in power.

At this stage, even after the spiritual energy leaves the body, it can still be controlled remotely, and its destructive power is incomparable to that of a second-grade spirit.

Previously, Chen Ming was able to kill a first-rank cultivator with only a second-rank cultivation level. He relied on two magical treasures: one was an indestructible, peerless divine weapon specifically designed to break through the protective spiritual energy of the body.

Secondly, the "Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens" technique, when fully unleashed, can break free from the divine sense lock of a first-grade expert, even if only for a moment.

With these two combined techniques, he killed many first-rank officials.

Of course, most of the first-rank cultivators he killed were old, weak, sick, or disabled; the only truly powerful one was Du Rusong. He only managed to kill him that time thanks to the inherent power of the "Mingfeng Sword."

However, from now on, even without a peerless divine weapon, he can kill a first-rank enemy.

Chen Ming glanced at the panel. After advancing to the first rank, reaching the peak of the first rank would require 100 million experience points.

He currently has nearly 30 million experience points in his account.

Of those, 20 million points were obtained by killing Celestial Masters. The remaining several million points were earned by farming at "Qingwei Heaven" these past few days.

He thought about it for a moment and came up with two options.

The first option is to elevate the "Heaven and Earth Lone Goose" sword technique to the ninth level of perfection. In that case, no one among the first-ranked individuals would be his match.

The second method is to add it to the "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder" skill that you have just learned.

This extremely powerful spell, if counted as a martial art, requires ten million points for its first level. It can summon heavenly lightning, and its destructive power is far beyond what a martial artist's sword energy can achieve.

After all, human strength has its limits and cannot contend with the power of heaven and earth.

The only drawback is that the casting animation is relatively long.

After much deliberation, Chen Ming decided not to add it for now. He would decide which one to add later based on the situation.

Then, he reached into his robes and took out the tortoise shell.

"Tortoise shell, oh tortoise shell, give me some guidance, which direction is the safest?"

The next second, he felt a barely perceptible fluctuation in the tortoise shell, and at the same time, it felt as if something was being lost from his body.

This feeling was very faint, and it was only because his ability to control his body greatly increased after breaking through to the first rank that he could vaguely perceive it.

But upon closer inspection, there was nothing unusual about my body.

"That wasn't an illusion. What exactly is being lost from my body?"

Chen Ming looked at the tortoise shell in his hand and thought to himself, "This kind of divination is indeed not without its price."

In the darkness, the tortoise shell had already given him an answer.

southward!

He put the tortoise shell away. Even if using the tortoise shell for divination required some kind of price, it was worth it. With his current strength, facing a Divine Realm expert would probably be more likely to be fatal.

Therefore, as long as such danger can be avoided, this price is acceptable.

……

Chen Ming had changed his appearance, his clothes, and even the attribute of his spiritual energy. The only flaw was his identity.

He naturally dared not use the fake identities that the Six Doors had provided him.

A top-tier master cannot appear out of thin air; he must have a background, a lineage, a master, friends, and so on. The fact that he has no background is a huge flaw.

If it's fabricated, it's easy to be exposed.

Chen Ming headed south and soon descended the mountain, arriving at an official road.

Not far along, they saw a luxurious motorcade. Judging from its scale and entourage, the owner of the motorcade must be extremely wealthy and powerful.

Chen Ming glanced at it a few more times and suddenly realized that the most luxurious carriage in the middle looked familiar. "Isn't that Princess Mingyu's carriage?"

It turned out that this was the tortoise shell's instruction to him: going south would be safe, because he could meet Princess Mingyu there.

He was overjoyed and quickly came up with a plan to sneak into the convoy.

Chen Ming asked directly, "Is that Princess Mingyu up ahead?"

Then the convoy stopped, and a middle-aged man who looked like a butler walked over and asked politely, "Who are you? How do you know my master?"

Chen Ming said, "It's alright. My name is Chen Xuanyi, and I am an old friend of the Prince of Linjiang. I heard that the Princess is looking for my junior sister, so I came here specifically to find the Princess."

Upon hearing this, the steward became even more polite. "So you're a friend of the Prince of Linjiang. Please allow me to inform my master—"

Before he could finish speaking, Princess Mingyu's voice came, "Have him come over."

The butler immediately gestured for him to enter, saying, "Please, Your Excellency."

Chen Ming then walked to the outside of the luxurious carriage.

The carriage door opened, and Princess Mingyu's voice came from inside, "Please get in the carriage."

Isn't that against the rules?
After thinking for a moment, Chen Ming boarded the carriage.

The carriage was spacious. Princess Mingyu sat there lazily, looking listless. She raised her eyelids and glanced at him, her face expressionless. "Are you Yuan Ziyi's senior brother?"

Chen Ming sensed that something was off about her, so he could only bite the bullet and reply, "Indeed, Chen Xuanyi greets the Princess."

Princess Mingyu asked again, "Do you know her whereabouts?"

"To be honest, the reason I'm here is to find her."

"Hmm." Princess Mingyu remained as languid as ever, showing no excitement at his words. She simply asked, "Where does Young Master Chen intend to look for her?"

"Jiangzhou".

"What a coincidence, I am also going back to Jiangzhou. Why don't you come with us?"

"That's wonderful. Thank you, Princess."

"You are Welcome."

At this moment, the carriage had already started moving forward. Princess Mingyu did not intend to make him get off the carriage. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly listened for a while, glanced at him, and said, "Young Master Chen, have you encountered any trouble?"

Chen Ming felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing her words. He knew that it was most likely that the expert at the Divine Treasure Realm had caught up with them.

"If the princess were—"

"That's enough." Princess Mingyu waved her hand, indicating that he didn't need to explain. "I don't want to know what trouble you've gotten yourself into. I'll cover it up for you. Just remember, you owe me a favor."

Chen Ming felt even stranger. The tone and attitude with which she spoke did not seem like she was talking to a complete stranger.

"Has she already guessed who I am?"

……

On the other side, the man in brocade robes and the man in black robes appeared several miles away, standing on the hilltop, watching the convoy on the official road.

"That person's mark has disappeared."

The man in the brocade robe looked somewhat grave. "Someone must have been covering for him."

That morning, he placed a mark on Chen Ming's body—a kind of divine power, a secret technique. That's why he was able to track him down all the way here.

Just when they were about to catch up, the mark disappeared into thin air.

Only a powerful expert of the same Divine Realm could erase the mark he made.

The man in the black robe beside him looked very grim. "It's Princess Mingyu's carriage. These two have been through thick and thin together, their relationship is extraordinary."

The man in the brocade robe looked at him and asked, "Shall we make a move?"

Although there was a powerful expert in the Divine Realm in that convoy, he believed that the other party would not fight to the death to save someone who was not very relevant to him.

After all, that old eunuch didn't have much time left.

He was very confident that he could actually take action.

The man in the black robe's expression changed several times before he asked in a deep voice, "Are you confident you can kill that old bastard as well?"

The man in the brocade robe said, "Twenty percent. However, if you want to kill him, that'll be a different price."

(End of this chapter)