Chapter 668: Minor Breakthrough (2/2)

Nuan Muyun had found the Monarch Blood Grass under dangerous circumstances, in the Savage Battlefield. Legend had it that in the Ancient Era, there had been an earth-shattering battle where ancient sovereigns fought the other races, like the Fiend Race, the Beast Races, Half-Fiends, Half-Demons, and even the Divine Race, for the sake of humans. All the participants were Emperor-level experts of the various races.

The scale of that battle was epic and mighty; it could not be described with words. In the past, there had been nine suns. After that battle, only one sun remained.

After that battle, the humans gained a piece of resource-rich land, the Tianwu Domain, in the vast Kunlun Realm. They created a border separating them from the other races and ruled their own land.

Those cultivators who were called Emperors were the overlords of the world; they possessed great Luck. However, many of them died in that battle.

The Monarch Blood Grass was originally the Golden Blood Grass, a common herb. However, the blood of those ancient Emperors had stained the Golden Blood Grass in the Savage Battlefield.

The Golden Blood Grass that survived these Emperors’ blood was the Monarch Blood Grass people saw today.

Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and used his purple flame to refine the Monarch Blood Grass into a liquid. Then, he swallowed it in one go and quickly circulated his Quintessence, increasing the rate of his blood flow.

“Chi! Chi!”

As the Monarch Blood Grass permeated his body, the impurities in his blood seeped out his pores and turned into azure smoke dissipating wisp by wisp.

At the same time, Xiao Chen’s aura slowly changed. Strands of tyrannical Qi flowed out, kicking up a strong wind that picked up countless leaves in the yard.

The clouds churned endlessly, and mysterious phenomena appeared in the sky. The movements of the wind and clouds gave the impression a sovereign approached.

After one hour, Xiao Chen completely absorbed the strand of a sovereign’s bloodline in the Monarch Blood Grass. He opened his eyes and revealed a sharp gaze like two incredibly sharp treasured sabers.

A boundless aura poured out, and the trees in the yard shook wildly. The lush green grass bent over, not daring to raise their heads.

Xiao Chen moved slightly and stood up. His aura intensified suddenly, and with cracking sounds, the shaking trees snapped into two under the pressure of this aura.

The countless bent green grass popped out of the ground, then scattered into airborne pieces.

With a thought, Xiao Chen withdrew his aura, and the strong howling wind instantly stopped. The shredded bits of grass fluttered to the ground.

That insufferably arrogant king’s aura abruptly calmed down. However, this calm was just a momentary respite. As long as Xiao Chen willed it, it would burst forth once again.

“The trace of bloodline from the ancient sovereigns is indeed strong. Now, I will not fear even the aura of a Martial Sage.”

Seeing the chaos in the yard, Xiao Chen thought to himself, This is only a thin trace of the bloodline. With this trace amount already having such might, how strong exactly were the ancient sovereigns? Probably even stronger than my wildest imagination.

Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen took out the half drop of Dragon Marrow. The value of a true dragon’s marrow was no lower than that of the Monarch Blood Grass.

In the current epoch, true dragons no longer existed. However, true dragon skeletons from the Immortal Epoch remained in some extremely dangerous Remnants.

Wang Meng, one of the Tianwu Domain’s seven giants, found this half drop of Dragon Marrow in an underground dragon grave. He obtained it after going through great perils. He had not been able to bring himself to use it all this time. Unexpectedly, it ended up benefiting Xiao Chen.

The Dragon Marrow could penetrate the hard bones of cultivators, changing the structure of the marrow and reinforcing the strong bones. It was far more effective than regular Spirit Herbs or Medicinal Pills by severalfold.

Xiao Chen took much longer to refine this half drop of Dragon Marrow compared to the Monarch Blood Grass. All in all, he used half a day. When his entire skeleton completely absorbed the energy in the Dragon Marrow, his bones underwent significant modification.

His physical body’s defense increased by at least twenty percent. Compared to the strengthening of his aura, he preferred this kind of objective change.

When Xiao Chen felt this change, he was somewhat disappointed when it ended. He said, “This is too little. There is only half a drop. In the future, after I’m stronger, I have to get myself some more Dragon Marrow and Monarch Blood Grass.”

The Monarch Blood Grass reinforced his blood vessels, allowing him to not fear the pressure of Martial Sages. The half drop of Dragon Marrow fortified his physical body’s defense. These two items induced a transformation akin to rebirth. The benefits he gained could not be measured in Spirit Stones.

After Xiao Chen used the natural treasures and Medicinal Pills, he cultivated the Firmament Body Tempering Art through the night. Finally, before dawn, he raised the Firmament Body Tempering Art to the peak of the sixth layer. His Vital Qi strengthened by another fifty tons of force, bringing a perfect end to this half month of seclusion.

The morning glow filled the sky as the sun shone brightly, pervading Xiao Chen’s room. When he looked at the time indicated in the hourglass, he realized that it was the start of the month again.

“It is time to take a mission. This time, I have to reach the top of the Contribution Ranking,” Xiao Chen said softly to himself. His eyes radiated strong self-confidence. Within the inner sect, Xiao Chen did not fear anyone.

The top rank of the Contribution Ranking would obtain five hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones in the next month. On top of that, there would be a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls and ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.

Superior Grade Spirit Stones and Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls were not a big deal. They were obtainable if one worked hard. However, the ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls were important. Even if one had sufficient money, one would not be able to buy them outside. Xiao Chen had to work hard to get them.

He had a feeling that with the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls would be useless when he tried to break through to Medial Grade Martial Monarch; he would likely need to use Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.