Only after advancing to Heavenly Saint did Long Chen truly master the use of immortal power. His immortal power could only be released through his spiritual root.
Once the shattered bones were repaired, the power of immortality began to repair Long Chen's body. However, Long Chen tried to repeat the old technique, but found that repeated repairs to his body had little effect.
Long Chen later discovered that his bloodline power seemed to prevent immortal runes from entering them; the range of immortal runes was limited to his dantian and bones.
Three days later, Long Chen's body had mostly recovered. Although he hadn't fully recovered, given his current combat power, after advancing to Heavenly Saint, he was a completely different person.
Long Chen checked the Star Sea. It was no longer the same as before; the battle across time and space had brought a qualitative transformation.
The Eight Stars were no longer the same as before; on each star, chaotic runes swirled. Although these runes were almost completely transparent, they possessed unparalleled power.
However, to unleash their power, it seemed they had to be activated, and to activate them, even more star power was needed.
This star power cannot be replenished by the Niechong Pill; it requires Long Chen to continuously communicate with the stars above the nine heavens, establish connections, and capture their power to activate them.
However, none of this seemed to concern Long Chen, because there was someone who seemed even more curious and attentive than he was.
This thing was the Yaoshi Star Crystal. It swam back and forth in Long Chen's star sea, looking extremely excited. Sometimes it even entered the Fengfu, Yuheng, Siming, and other stars, curiously touching those runes.
This guy seemed to understand the needs of these runes better than Long Chen did. After figuring them out, the Yaoshi Star Crystal returned to Long Chen's star sea and actually curled itself, tying a strange knot.
When that knot appeared, Long Chen discovered that the star sea in his dantian was constantly communicating with the stars of the heavens. He could even sense that these two powers were exchanging through the Yaoshi Star Crystal.
Long Chen knew very little about the Yaoshi Star Crystal, not even about the Qiankun Cauldron. It only told Long Chen to treat this Yaoshi Star Crystal well, as it was of great use to him.
Long Chen didn't know how to treat it well, so he decided to let fate take its course. Now that it had once again taken the initiative to help Long Chen, it made things much easier. He decided to be lazy and leave the power of the stars to it to manage.
Afterwards, Long Chen focused all his mind into the chaotic space. He discovered that the spiritual energy in the chaotic space was astonishingly dense, filled with chaotic energy, and at the same time, the chaotic law was ablaze.
The Fusang Ancient Tree and the Wood of Lunar Moon were still growing rapidly, their auras becoming increasingly terrifying, and their flame power becoming increasingly refined.
Immersed in it, Long Chen felt immense pressure, and countless runes appeared on the trunks, branches, and leaves of the Heavenly Dao Tree at the center of the black earth and the Seven Treasure Glazed Trees, layer upon layer, making the scene even more mysterious.
Beneath the Heavenly Dao Tree, the mysterious ancient vine had grown to about three feet tall, about the thickness of a human pinky finger. Although still in its juvenile stage, it looked exceptionally tender, but the black lightning around it grew even fiercer.
As Long Chen approached it, its leaves slowly floated, as if acting spoiled with him.
Long Chen reached out his large hand and slowly touched its leaves. When he touched its protective shield, the hairs on his entire body instantly stood on end.
Long Chen sensed no danger and knew that this mysterious ancient vine bore him no ill will, but the terrifying lightning and innate evil aura surrounding it made him instinctively tense.
"Buzz buzz buzz...
When Long Chen's hand touched the leaves of the mysterious ancient vine, he felt its soul fluctuations and its deep affection for him. It seemed to regard Long Chen as family, letting him guard down completely.
"Buzz."
The
mysterious ancient vine trembled slightly, as if expressing something to Long Chen, but its soul fluctuations were extremely strange, and Long Chen could not read it.
"Don't worry, just focus on growing up here. Maybe, when you grow up, we'll be able to communicate." Long Chen reassured him with a smile.
After Long Chen said this, the mysterious ancient vine stopped trembling. It seemed to understand his words, then slowly leaned toward the Heavenly Dao Tree, no longer moving.
Long Chen looked at the massive Heavenly Dao Tree. He had never figured out what kind of existence it was; the Heavenly Dao Tree seemed as mysterious as the Chaos Pearl.
This terrifying mysterious ancient vine seemed somewhat afraid of it, constantly moving closer to it. It appeared very arrogant, completely ignoring the mysterious vine.
Long Chen looked up at the sky, like a golden lotus seed of a blazing sun, shining brightly. The entire chaotic space was filled with vibrant life under its illumination.
Looking at the mysterious golden lotus seed, Long Chen couldn't help but think of the elegant and noble Aunt Gong, whose eyes shone with endless wisdom.
This was something Aunt Gong had given him, and since then, the mysterious Aunt Gong never appeared again.
Now, after Long Chen had killed monsters in succession, the golden lotus seed had undergone a qualitative change. From it, he sensed endless energy.
But strangely, that energy carried no lethality and seemed unable to form destructive force. Yet its strength was awe-inspiring, and that awe came from deep within one's soul.
Up to now, Long Chen had only been able to use its power when facing the Yanxu lineage or the Ghost Emperor's power; at other times, he couldn't even communicate with it.
For some reason, Long Chen felt warmth, peace of mind, and peace of mind just looking at it.
Long Chen smiled. There were many secrets he didn't know, except for this mysterious golden lotus seed—like the Qiankun Cauldron, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, the Heavenly Dao Tree, the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tree, and this nearly omnipotent chaotic space.
In short, there was so much he didn't know—sometimes he didn't even know who he was.
Long Chen sighed: If you don't know, so be it. Perhaps time is the key to unlocking all secrets.
Anyway, he believed that sooner or later, all secrets would eventually be revealed.
Of course, this requires one prerequisite: he must survive. Therefore, his top priority is to improve his strength and avoid being eliminated.
After figuring everything out, Long Chen arrived at a corner of the chaotic space, where twenty-two corpses lay neatly together.
When Long Chen saw the true strength of these twenty-two Golden-Winged Demon corpses, a look of anticipation appeared on his face:
"I wonder how many puppets we can successfully forge? It's really something to look forward to!"
After Long Chen finished speaking, he formed hand seals with both hands. As his palms parted, a large blood-red rune appeared before him and slowly descended toward one of the corpses.