Chapter 297 - Qi Deviation (2/2)

Zhiluan leapt up violently. “What do you take me for? How dare you order me around?” It said, before gazing at the area of Chaos within the crack. It shook its head continuously and retreated.

“What sort of immortal are you? You’re so cowardly,” teased Xiao Chen, walking up to the crack. Zhiluan was gritting its teeth in fury. “Go, if you’re so brave!”

Xiao Chen did not bother replying it, and observed their surroundings carefully. The area of Chaos did indeed lead to the outer world, and it would open itself at regular intervals to absorb Spiritual Meridian energy. The next time it opened, would be their chance to leave.

“Come here, Leopard Cat Spirit.”

“What do you have in mind? Let me tell you, I’m not going to burrow into that filthy place,” Zhiluan replied, walking over slowly.

Xiao Chen rolled his eyes. “Didn’t you hide within a crack in the stone in Forest of Illusory Moon before?”

“You…you’re so irritating!”

“Alright, let’s cut it out. Come over and see – this area of Chaos is only as wide as a bowl now, but you’ll have to come over and observe its size daily, and report to me.”

“How about you?”

“Me? Of course I’ll head back to Flower Valley to train. The Immortal’s Sword Assembly is coming, and you’ll feel proud too, if I win it.”

“You…damn!” Zhiluan said angrily, stomping off in protest. “On account of the divine berries, I’ll allow myself to become your lackey.”

As such, man and cat went back to the valley of flowers. The next afternoon, Zhiluan arrived hurriedly to report, “Kid, the area of Chaos is the size of two bowls now!”

Xiao Chen was quietly channeling his energy and nodded gently. “Aren’t you going to take a look?” Zhiluan asked.

“Look at what? Do you think that I’ll be able to squeeze in?”

For the next eight days, Zhiluan would rush back to report after observing the crack in the valley. Xiao Chen opened his eyes upon hearing that the area of Chaos was now as wide as a water basin. “If everything goes as planned, we’ll be able to leave in a few days’ time,” Xiao said, nodding gently.

Zhiluan looked at the fruit trees around them, and replied unwillingly, “Can’t we wait for a few more days? Let’s go after 10 more years, after we’ve consumed all the berries here…”

Xiao Chen immediately rolled his eyes. “The next time this area of Chaos appears will probably be another thousand years later.”

In fact, he wanted to wait for another couple of years before leaving as well, but there were too many things in the outer world that bugged him. Perhaps what his master told him years ago, was true. One that had too many lingering thoughts, was not suited to become an immortal. He used to be completely carefree, but not so during this life.

“Leopard Cat Spirit, you have to be careful when I try to break out of here, in a few days’ time.”

Xiao Chen did not know what has happening beyond this domain, but he knew that the Immortal’s Sword Assembly was about to begin. The only thing he could do was to wait for the Path of Chaos to open, and try to break into the Nascent Soul Realm, within these few days.

He achieved breakthrough to that realm the last time by immolating himself with 3000 hellfires. This mystic domain, however, was incredibly abundant with Spiritual Qi.

For the next three days, Xiao Chen trained day and night. The Nascent Soul in his body gradually took shape, but he kept getting stuck at the fringe of the realm, unable to break into it.

The Nascent Soul Realm was the greatest obstacle during a practitioner’s course of cultivation. Once any practitioner entered the realm, he or she would be able to connect with Nature, by using his or her spirit alone. It was the same case, when Xiao Chen got a peek of Unity of Nature and Human in the Xianyong Sect yard.

The practitioner would even be able to cultivate the Violet Manor Nascent Soul in his or her body and create a domain. Of course, it would be different from a mystic realm. The latter existed within the world, while the small domain existed only within the practitioner’s Violet Manor Nascent Soul.

However, many practitioners did not have this great natural divine ability, and were only able to remain at peak Core Forming Realm, till the end of their lives. These people would forever be unable to attain immortality, and had to undergo Samsara for another shot at it.

Time passed, and Xiao Chen was already sweating profusely by the time it was nightfall. A puddle of water had formed on the ground, and he had tried to break into the Nascent Soul Realm dozens of times, failing each time.

Zhiluan observed that his face turned pale and red intermittently, and was already trembling in fear. “Why don’t…we call it a day, you’ll soon undergo Qi Deviation if you continue…” it said in a quavering voice.

“No way! Again!”

Xiao Chen growled and channeled his Qi for nine cycles again. The plants around him were shaking, and a wisp of black qi circled around his brows. The Devilish Skill “Mystic Diabolic Enchantment” had been activated by itself.

“Stop channeling your energy now, Kid! You’ll undergo Qi Deviation!” Zhiluan exclaimed loudly.