Translator: CinderTL
Demigod ancestors like those of the Zhou and Chu Clans had refrained from intervening in worldly affairs for centuries, all to conserve their life force and prolong their existence.
Yet Chen Jiuxuan had actively sought death.
"Chen Jiuxuan, a dying man," Lan Ling muttered, his gaze hardening. "I refuse to believe you can single-handedly destroy a 7.9-level Shadow Clan Nest!"
If Chen Jiuxuan failed to annihilate the Shadow Clan Nest, the 7.9-level Shadow Calamity would inevitably resurge.
"Jiang Ye, you can't escape," Lan Ling murmured, narrowing his eyes. He had now designated Jiang Ye as his sole primary target.
This man posed an intolerable threat to the Hidden God Organization.
To display such brilliance after only the fifth breakthrough...
What would happen when this child ascended to become a demigod?
Only by assimilating this individual could Blue Star embrace true civilization!
Chen Clan Territory.
Chen Fang, Chen Yuan, and numerous other Chen Clan elders stood within the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, their eyes fixed on a flickering flame atop the altar.
This flame was the Chen Family Patriarch's life flame.
The life flame was originally a rare Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure.
Through a mystical process, the divine soul could be linked to the life flame, allowing one's life state to be reflected through its behavior.
If one were on the verge of death, the flame would flicker erratically and dim significantly.
Complete death would extinguish the flame entirely.
"Not good."
"The life flame is dimming," Chen Yuan suddenly exclaimed, his expression darkening as he stared intently at the flame.
The other Chen Clan elders' expressions shifted as well.
A dimming life flame meant the Patriarch's condition was likely deteriorating.
"Don't worry," Chen Fang said calmly. "The life flame's perception has its limits. The Patriarch has entered the cosmic void passage, separating us by two realms. It's natural for the flame to dim."
"At least it's not flickering."
"This indicates that the ancestor's condition remains stable," Chen Fang analyzed methodically.
The Chen Clan elders nodded slightly, all letting out a collective sigh of relief.
In truth, they all understood this.
But the ancestor was the Chen Clan's sole pillar of support.
If he were to fall completely, it would be akin to the sky collapsing for the clan.
Even these elders couldn't help but feel anxious, to the point of losing their composure.
"Ancestor, you must return victorious!"
"Ancestor!"
"Heavenly blessings upon you, may you return triumphant!" The Chen Clan elders silently prayed, their hearts filled with fervent hope for the ancestor's safe return.
Chen Yuan felt this even more keenly.
"Ancestor, please endure for a few more years," Chen Yuan pleaded inwardly.
He firmly believed that within a few years, Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu would undoubtedly rise to prominence.
But if the ancestor were to fall now, the entire clan's burden would fall squarely on Chen Zilu's shoulders.
With her current strength, she was far from capable of bearing such a heavy responsibility.
Even with Jiang Ye's support, it would still be far from sufficient.
Days passed.
In the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, none of the elders departed. Instead, they remained in place, meditating and cultivating.
To their relief, as time passed, the ancestor's life flame showed no signs of extinguishing.
Though the flame had dimmed, it persisted like a candle flickering in the wind, retaining its last glimmer of light.
At White Dragon University, in Star Garden No. 11, Jiang Ye remained secluded, immersed in intensive cultivation.
Each day, he refined the ancestor's essence while practicing the True Divine Manual and various combat arts.
His strength grew exponentially with each passing day.
As time flowed, Jiang Ye's power surged explosively through his secluded cultivation. His progress in the True Divine Manual steadily advanced, bringing him closer to achieving entry.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Finally, on this day:
White Dragon True Divine Manual (Upper Volume): Uninitiated (100%) → Entry (1%)
Pop!
A soft sound, like the breaking of shackles, echoed through his consciousness.
In the next instant:
Boom! An overwhelming aura erupted from Jiang Ye's body.
The aura burned like a raging fire, its intensity soaring relentlessly. In the span of a breath, it had completely surpassed his previous limits.
Rumble!
The overwhelming aura shook the surrounding ground like an earthquake.
"Finally!"
"I've officially crossed the threshold of the fifth breakthrough," Jiang Ye said, his eyes snapping open with a flash of joy.
Previously, although his life level had reached the fifth breakthrough, his life aura felt rootless and ephemeral, giving off a sense of instability.
Now, his aura was incomparably solid, radiating power from within.
A true fifth breakthrough!
"My body..." Jiang Ye focused his inner vision.
He could clearly see that the moment he achieved entry into the True Divine Manual, his stellar energy underwent a qualitative transformation, beginning to permeate his heart.
Yes, permeate his heart!
In the past, stellar energy could penetrate his body, but only to the skin, flesh, and bones. The internal organs remained largely impervious.
For instance, fourth breakthrough experts experienced only superficial metamorphosis in their organs, leaving them fundamentally unchanged from ordinary humans.
This limitation explained why even fourth breakthrough experts rarely lived beyond 120 years, not much longer than ordinary people.
But!!
After the fifth breakthrough, one's lifespan would dramatically increase, reaching an astonishing upper limit of two hundred years.
This was precisely due to the metamorphosis of the internal organs.
"The fifth breakthrough," Jiang Ye murmured, "is the process of transcending the internal organs. And the heart is the chief of the five viscera."
"The beginning of the fifth breakthrough is the heart's transcendence."
Rumble!
Under the True Divine Manual's powerful transformative force, Jiang Ye's heart erupted with thunderous, vigorous beats.
"So strong," Jiang Ye couldn't help but clench his fist.
An unprecedented sense of power surged through him.
"My strength is at least three times greater than before the breakthrough!" Jiang Ye was inwardly astonished. With his current perception, his assessment of his own power was highly accurate.
Three times greater—what did that even mean?
Keep in mind that Jiang Ye's base combat power was already sufficient to shatter mountains and destroy cities.
A threefold increase was simply terrifying!
"You feel it?"
"The strength of your physical body," Bai Gui's voice echoed, "the True Divine Manual grows exponentially stronger from the fifth breakthrough onward."
Logically, a mere breakthrough in a cultivation method shouldn't grant such a terrifying boost.
But the True Divine Manual was different!
"After achieving entry-level mastery of the True Divine Manual, the metamorphosis of your heart far surpasses that of any other cultivation technique," Bai Gui explained. "The heart is the origin of all techniques."
"And the foundation of the divine body!"
"The foundation the True Divine Manual has laid for you is the bedrock of your path to becoming the ultimate true divine. No other cultivation method can compare," Bai Gui's voice carried a note of pride.
Jiang Ye nodded slightly.
The heart was like the human body's engine.
And cultivation methods were the master craftsmen who modified that engine.
The True Divine Manual only began to unleash its true power from the fifth breakthrough onward precisely because its transformation of the heart was so thorough—far exceeding that of any other cultivation technique!
Even without any buffs or enhancements, relying solely on the raw power of my physical body, Jiang Ye mused inwardly, I could probably crush any fifth breakthrough expert of the same rank.
Jiang Ye had already battled numerous fifth breakthrough cultivators, so this assessment was no exaggeration.
"Truly worthy of being called the True Divine Manual," he thought.
"I'm growing increasingly eager for the moment I ascend to divinity." Jiang Ye couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.
If the fifth breakthrough stage was already this formidable, how terrifying would the true power of the True Divine Manual be when fully realized upon ascending to divinity?
(End of the Chapter)
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