Chapter 527 - 229: Under Everyone’s Watchful Eyes, Vanishing Without a Trace
Chapter 527: Chapter 229: Under Everyone’s Watchful Eyes, Vanishing Without a Trace
’Even a mighty Divinity Transformation Venerable is this territorial, hoarding their own creations.’
Xiao Chen carefully read through the *Starlight Body Refining Secret Technique*, a Technique that specialized in Body Refining using the Power of the Stars.
This was also a Celestial Level inheritance that led directly to the Divinity Transformation Realm, and it followed a unique path.
The cultivation process didn’t just boost one’s Qi Blood; it also gradually transformed the body.
If one could cultivate this Secret Technique to the Great Success Realm, they could forge the Starlight Spirit Body at the same time.
Of course, what intrigued Xiao Chen even more was that this Cultivation Technique came in three distinct versions.
The Celestial Star Sect had taken into account that dual cultivation consumed far more resources, which ordinary disciples would likely struggle to manage.
Furthermore, while perfecting the Secret Technique, there were inevitably some missteps and failed paths. Simply discarding them would have been a waste.
So, they simply refined those divergent paths and created two lower-tier versions.
They were two offshoots, both called the *Starlight Body Refining Secret Skill*.
The former barely reached the Earth Level and could be used to forge a lesser Starlight Spirit Body.
The latter was a mere Yellow Level Technique, not even reaching the Profound Level, and could only be used to forge the even lesser Starlight Dharma Body.
’A Dharma Body is fine too!’
Xiao Chen wasn’t put off in the slightest; on the contrary, his interest was instantly piqued.
Although the Starlight Dharma Body seemed to be the lowest tier, even the weakest Dharma Body was better than having none at all.
’How many Cultivators long for a Dharma Body but can never find a way to obtain one.’
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Although he hadn’t obtained any more information from the Inheritance Jade Scroll, unexpectedly receiving a suitable inheritance was still a nice outcome.
Cultivating multiple techniques at once would consume several times the resources.
But that didn’t matter. Xiao Chen could easily afford the resources needed for the Golden Core Stage.
He glanced up at the light on the Jade Pillar. It was still more than halfway from the end.
Even though reading the inheritance had taken a good deal of time, there were still several hours left before the Relic closed.
’There’s definitely not enough time to go through the Refinement process on these Storage Rings.’
Xiao Chen felt the necklace around his neck. He had improvised it by finding a silk ribbon and stringing fifteen Storage Rings onto it.
It freed up his hands, but it probably looked a bit ridiculous to any onlookers.
But it didn’t matter. The surrounding Cultivators looked at him with awe and fear; not a single one dared to laugh.
’I might as well start planning what to do when I get out of here.’
With the Relic about to close, Xiao Chen wasn’t in the mood to cultivate. Instead, he began to ponder his current predicament.
’To be honest, my current situation isn’t great.’
’Now that I’ve offended the Yin Corpse Sect, and specifically the Dai Family, I definitely can’t stay in the Sea of Darkness anymore.’
’I just managed to get away from the Three Great Clans, only to run straight into another mess.’
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but sigh. "I ran from the Inner Sea to the Outer Sea, and now I have to flee again. The local Sects are really something else."
The main issue was that he was just a Loose Cultivator with no powerful background to deter others.
At the same time, he was unwilling to bow and scrape before people like Dai Tianrui or go out of his way to avoid them, so trouble naturally found him.
Loose Cultivators were easily oppressed no matter where they went. That was simply the way of the world.
’It’s fine. Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is the best.’
Xiao Chen was rather open-minded about it. "The Eastern Domain is vast. There’s bound to be a place for me."
Unlike when the Divine Fire Sect had blocked all his escape routes, the vast Endless Sea offered countless destinations.
As the old saying goes, every dog has its day.
Once he formed a Nascent Soul, he could return in glory. Then, he would settle all scores and take revenge for every grievance.
Then again, the one Xiao Chen had offended this time was a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
Therefore, not only was the Sea of Darkness off-limits, but the entire Storm Sea region was likely too dangerous for him now.
His best options were to either return to the Inner Sea or flee even farther across the seas.
Back in Hundred Herbs City, Xiao Chen had heard that the Three Great Clans had reached a truce with the Golden Dawn Sect.
Considering there might still be a warrant out for his arrest in the Inner Sea, he wasn’t keen on returning.
’Then I’ll just have to go somewhere farther away and lay low for a while!’
Having made his decision, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but feel a little exasperated. "Before this, my plan was to leave the Relic, pass through the Sea of Darkness, and head to the Feidu Sea to find clues about the Evil Qi."
"Things change so unpredictably. That plan is useless now."
"I have to travel such a long way, but I doubt there will be any Spirit Ships available for me to use."
’As long as the Dai Family isn’t completely incompetent, they’ll surely lock down all the Spirit Ships in the area and establish a tight cordon.’
Fortunately, Xiao Chen’s Escape Speed was far greater than that of an ordinary person, so he could consider making the crossing by flying on his own power.
With his current True Essence reserves and Escape Speed, he could cross tens of thousands of miles of ocean in a single flight.
’Over such a vast distance, there’s bound to be at least an island or a reef to rest on.’
Besides, if he really needed a break, Xiao Chen could just toss a piece of wood onto the ocean to serve as a temporary foothold.
After all, his True Essence recovery rate was a hundred times faster than that of other Cultivators.
He could easily finish recuperating and leave long before any Demon Beasts could discover him and gather.
Thus, a problem that would hamstring other Cultivators was actually an advantage for Xiao Chen, with his Augment enhancements.
’No matter how capable the Dai Family is, they would never anticipate this.’
’Even if they did, they couldn’t possibly blockade the entire Sea of Darkness. There would surely be plenty of spots where I could just fly straight out.’
’I remember the intelligence I bought earlier came with a Nautical Chart.’
Xiao Chen rummaged through his Storage Ring and, sure enough, pulled out a Schematic Diagram showing the distribution of factions in the Sea of Darkness.
He glanced up at the Jade Pillar again. "There should be about two hours left. I might as well start planning my route now."