Chapter 204: Seizing Life from the Heavens
Chapter 204 -115: Seizing Life from the Heavens
“That Extreme Realm True Dragon… he got away again…”
High above the Imperial City, seven figures did not exchange a word. Wary of one another, they continued their search of the Imperial City with unyielding hearts.
However, they couldn’t find the slightest trace of his aura.
It was as if they had imagined the entire thing. As if this terrifying Extreme Realm True Dragon had never appeared, just as it had been for the past six or seven years.
‘Could it be that he’s already gone to the true Human World, the Mountain River Realm?’
The Muddy World Immortal, like a cloud of black mist, revealed savage cruelty in its pair of crimson eyes.
It had lost its body.
So.
This Extreme Realm True Dragon was the body it had chosen. It would use this body to fight its way to the Mountain Sea Realm and reclaim its own true physical body.
‘A prodigy from the Small Human World… killing one should be as easy as flipping my hand.’
‘But…’
‘Why can’t I find him?’
‘If this keeps up, how will I ever complete the Sect Leader’s secret order?’
A shadow fell over the eyes of the five Immortal Demon Prodigies.
They were all heaven-favored prodigies.
Time was exceptionally precious to them.
Only by hunting down this Extreme Realm True Dragon would the six years they had lost in this Palm of the Human World not be considered a waste.
Little did they know that at this very moment, the Su Chen they were so desperately searching for was right under their noses, casually strolling into the Imperial Palace.
“Thanks a lot.”
“Judging by your robes, you’re a eunuch too? A new Black-robed Eunuch?”
The small cart of fruits and vegetables was pushed all the way into the Imperial Kitchen. The Green-robed Eunuch from before wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at Su Chen.
“Yeah.”
“My name is Xu Ge.”
Su Chen, in the guise of Xu Ge, replied with a smile.
He then departed.
The Imperial Palace had long since changed its appearance.
A Sword River ran through the Imperial City and the Imperial Palace, and a terrifying sword scar stretching for a thousand miles marred the sky above.
Su Chen was the one who had delivered that sword strike.
However, it was as if all traces of him had been erased by a dense fog.
‘What kind of Immortal Skill is this?’
‘The work of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?’
‘An ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn’t accomplish this. It would have to be someone at the Foundation Establishment Post Realm, an existence who has mastered a Lifebound Dao Skill.’
As Su Chen stood by the Sword River, the Wordless Book inside him slowly turned its pages.
Everything there was to know about the Foundation Establishment Realm poured into his mind.
The Qi Cultivation Immortal Path has ten layers.
Above that is the Foundation Establishment Realm.
There are three types of Foundation Establishment. The first is Mortal Seed Foundation Establishment; ninety percent of the world’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators are of this type. The more powerful among them use a Dao Platform to perform a Second Foundation Establishment.
The second is Spirit Seed Foundation Establishment, which is a Foundation Establishment Realm achieved using terrifying Spiritual Objects nurtured by heaven and earth. The Spirit Marks derived from the Ten Extremes Skill fall into this category. The more powerful among them can also use a Dao Platform for a Second Foundation Establishment.
Every such Foundation Establishment Cultivator is a prodigy. They can often kill those in the Middle Realm while only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, fight those in the Later Realm while at the Middle Realm, and sweep away all their peers when they reach the Later Realm.
The five Immortal Demon Prodigies who fought their way into the Palm of the Human World have such Spirit Seeds inside them, and thus belong to this category of Foundation Establishment.
As for the third type…
…it is the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment. It is exceedingly rare—you could count the number of people who have achieved it in the history of the Mountain River Realm on one hand. Every single one is a prodigy, a True Dragon guaranteed to reach the Golden Core Realm.
‘The strongest technique from the Qi Cultivation Realm… after stepping into Foundation Establishment, it has a chance to transform into a unique Lifebound Dao Skill…’
‘Which prodigy’s Daoist Technique is creating this fog?’
Su Chen couldn’t figure it out.
But he decided not to dwell on it.
At this moment, he was taking a leisurely stroll through the Imperial Palace.
In the distance, a Blue-robed Steward Eunuch and a group of Forbidden Guards were gathered around a young man in a White Dragon Robe. The youth was fishing in the Sword River.
In the Sword River, waves churned, and strangely shaped fish darted about at incredible speeds.
After a long while, a fish bit the hook.
“Success!”
“Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
The Blue-robed Steward knelt and exclaimed in delight.
In the next instant, the fish he had reeled in transformed into a strand of Sword Intent and flowed into the White Dragon Prince, allowing him to master a measure of it.
Sword Intent could only be controlled by those at the First Grade.
This person was young, yet he was already at the level of First-Grade Cultivation!
His talent was undeniably strong.
‘Crown Prince?’
Seeing this, Su Chen, who had been on his way to the Library Pavilion, stopped in his tracks.
‘If I remember correctly…’
‘…the current Empress is Princess Le of Qii.’
‘Could this Crown Prince be of her bloodline?’
‘But…’
‘That shouldn’t be possible.’
‘Princess Le of Qii’s body was taken over long ago; she’s become an Ancient Immortal Puppet.’
‘She didn’t even attend the Immortal Arrival, which shows how grand her schemes are. How could she possibly have given birth to an heir?’
“You, come over here.”
“Hold the rod for me!”
The youth in the White Dragon Robe beckoned to Su Chen.
“Me?”
Su Chen glanced around but walked over anyway.
The Blue-robed Steward Eunuch frowned.
This Black-robed Eunuch looked unfamiliar; he had never seen him before.
“It is your good fortune that the Crown Prince has taken notice of you. From now on, you’ll work under me,” Blue Robe said with a faint smile.
Su Chen simply chuckled in response, paying the steward no mind. His interest piqued, he took the fishing rod. For some reason, he felt a strange affinity for this White Dragon Prince.
The Sword River before him, much like the Nujiang Branch River outside the Imperial City, rushed onward for a thousand miles. However, the sword scar he had left behind emanated a Sword Intent that soared to the heavens, refusing to disperse even after so long.
He never imagined it would give birth to such Swordfish.
“What kind of Sword Intent are you looking for?”
Su Chen held the long fishing rod, extending it out over the Sword River.
“Be careful.”
“Don’t startle the school of fish.”
The Blue-robed Steward was annoyed with this Black-robed Eunuch. The man hadn’t even kowtowed in thanks after receiving his favor, nor did he even bow to the Crown Prince.
He wondered which palace the man served in to be so utterly devoid of etiquette.
“I want to see the Fish King!”
“The Wind Snow Sword Intent!”
As the White Dragon Prince spoke, he firmly grasped Su Chen’s hand. He was a handsome nineteen-year-old with features as if painted, and he possessed a somewhat otherworldly air.