Within the Qiankun Realm, the gray sky hung low, devoid of sun and moon, with only eternal, dim light radiating down from all directions.

Outside the city walls, the vast expanse of gray, dark figures stretched as far as the eye could see.

Dense and boundless, stretching from the horizon all the way to the foot of the city wall.

Perhaps the density of Ash Beasts in Guanxian County wasn't that high because at that time, all the warriors with fighting ability were out in armor to fight the Ash Beasts.

For some unknown reason, these warriors, who had not suffered a single wound, also turned into the Ash-Covered Monster.

Zhou Chen gripped the rusty staff tightly in his hand, his spiritual tracking ability reduced to only two strands of energy.

On one hand, there were countless ghouls of calamity before them; on the other hand, there were clusters of relics scattered throughout the city.

Tread!

Zhou Chen leaped down from the city wall and landed on the ground as lightly as a feather.

He had just tried it, and even if he followed the tips on flying provided by Li Mingde and others in the Qiankun Realm, he couldn't even levitate.

The Ash Beasts standing silently outside the city seemed to have sensed something.

The monsters in the front row slowly raised their heads, their empty eye sockets all staring at Zhou Chen.

The next moment, they moved.

Like a grayish-white tide, it surged silently.

It started slowly, then got faster and faster, until it surged towards the city walls in an overwhelming wave!

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, swept his long staff horizontally, and his Crimson Flame True Qi erupted.

"Bang--!"

The dozen or so gray monsters in the front row were swept away by a single blow, their gray-white bodies shattering into fragments in mid-air, exploding into dozens of green coins.

But Zhou Chen had no time to pick them up, because more Ash Monsters were surging over.

Before jumping off the city wall, Zhou Chen had already noticed the difference in strength between the Ash Beasts outside the wall.

Those closer to the city wall are the weakest, while those farther away are the strongest.

Right now, these weakest Ash Monsters have already lost consciousness.

They used their bodies, claws, teeth, and everything else they could to frantically pounce on Zhou Chen.

Even if the comrades who charged ahead were to vanish into thin air the next moment, there was no fear whatsoever.

Zhou Chen was trapped inside, like a giant rock standing in the middle of the river.

The waves formed by the Ash-like monsters crashed against it and then slid away from both sides.

"boom!"

The long staff slammed into the ground, and a fiery halo exploded outwards from Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen flashed forward, advancing several feet in a flash.

The flames surged and the shadows of the staffs stretched endlessly, each strike faster than the last, each one taking the life of one or even several monsters.

[Obtained Three Treasures Relic (Beginner) *1]

Reaching out to touch the Three Treasures relic closest to him, Zhou Chen used it decisively without the slightest hesitation.

[Precision +0.12]

【Fine: 20.7】

Upon reaching the Enlightenment Realm, the boost to spirit attribute from the initial three treasures relics is reduced by half.

But Zhou Chen had no time to pay attention to these trivial details.

He was like a weary killing machine, slashing in and out of the gray-black ocean.

[Obtained Breakthrough Relic (Beginner) *1]

……

[Obtained Breakthrough Relic (Intermediate) *1]

Gradually, Zhou Chen had penetrated deep into the heart of the Ashes Monster wave.

The surrounding Ash Monsters are becoming increasingly powerful, with some possessing physical attributes almost comparable to those of the Opening Acupoint Realm.

The only saving grace is that none of the hordes of Ash-like monsters possess true qi yet.

Even so, Zhou Chen gradually developed more wounds, with several cuts appearing on his muscles, which even the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts could not heal for a while.

Zhou Chen had no idea how long he had been fighting amidst the waves of the Ash-type monsters.

In the realm of heaven and earth, there is no day or night, only an eternal twilight.

All he knew was that the "ding-ding" sound from the control panel had rang countless times.

Outside the city walls, which were densely packed with the Ash-Clad Monsters, large areas had been cleared out.

But these monstrous creatures of the Ashes seem to be endless.

One batch died, and another batch surged up, one after another, endlessly.

"roar……"

A roar came.

Zhou Chen shook his head and looked up.

The wounds inflicted on the colossal Ash Giant by the golden light released from the Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun Temple have already healed.

He glanced at Zhou Chen with his only remaining eye and roared angrily.

The next moment, he moved.

The earth trembled instantly.

Many of the Ash monsters standing beside him were knocked to the ground by the astonishing shockwave, and then crushed to pieces by the Ash Giant.

"So strong!" Zhou Chen's expression remained calm and composed as he retreated rapidly, heading towards the city wall.

Tread!

In a few leaps, Zhou Chen was back on the city wall.

The Ash Giant strode forward, its mountain-sized fist hurtling straight toward the city wall.

Zhou Chen stood on the city wall, a slight smile playing on his lips. "It's time. See you next time."

Suddenly, a hazy white mist rose up, enveloping Zhou Chen.

"boom!"

The fist slammed into the city wall, sending countless fragments of stone flying.

The Ash Giant watched as the ants that had slaughtered so many of its cannon fodder disappeared before its eyes, and roared angrily at the sky in resentment.

"roar!"

Two loud bangs echoed in Zhou Chen's ears. He opened his eyes and found himself back at his home in Cangsong Village.

"That giant calamity is probably stronger than the True Qi Realm," Zhou Chen speculated based on the giant's movement speed.

Perhaps, with the addition of that eyeball capable of mental attacks, its strength would be even greater.

Zhou Chen leaned against the bed, and the control panel suddenly appeared.

The time spent in the Qiankun Realm is but a fleeting moment to the outside world.

Zhou Chen actually fought for most of the hour, especially since he entered the Qiankun Realm in his soul state, and the pain caused by each injury touched his soul.

Although he is still physically energetic, he is mentally exhausted.

【Fine: 21.3】

[Qi: 3.5]

[Supernatural Ability: Spirit Tracking (Minor Success, 15%)]

【Eight-Nine Arcane Arts (Mastery, 10%)】

[72 Transformations (Mastery, 20%)]

[Relics: Breakthrough Relic (Beginner)*12, Breakthrough Relic (Intermediate)*2]

However, all of this fatigue vanished the moment Zhou Chen glanced at the panel.

This time, taking advantage of the fact that the giant of calamity was injured by the golden light of Erlang Shen's barrier and rushed into the wave of calamity, although it was somewhat dangerous, it also yielded a great harvest.

The three treasures he acquired during the battle alone increased his spirit attribute by a small margin.

To his even greater surprise, although the three treasures outside the city wall were all of basic level, some of them could directly improve his Qi attribute.

However, after more than half an hour of fighting, Zhou Chen's Qi attribute increased by a full 1.3.

With his Qi full and his acupoints open, Zhou Chen opened twenty-five acupoints in one go, thanks to the acupoint chart provided by the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts. He now has seventy acupoints.

If it were a low-quality cultivation technique that could only anchor at eighteen acupoints, this one improvement would be enough to break through to the middle dantian, or even the upper dantian realm.

Even with the Crimson Flame True Skill that Zhou Chen learned from the Crimson Flame Martial Arts School, he could only anchor about fifty acupoints in the lower dantian realm.

After ordinary martial artists break through the anchor points established by their predecessors, they lack the ability and courage to explore on their own, so they can only rely on persistent, painstaking effort to break through the core acupoints located in the middle dantian.

There are as many as 120 acupoints connected to the lower dantian. If you use more than 50 acupoints to strike the Shenque acupoint, the power will be reduced by more than half, making it extremely difficult.

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