The golden light dimmed slightly, revealing what was beneath it.
It was a small pagoda, made of golden bronze, with traces of rust and a total of Ninth Levels, its shape strange and ancient, full of the aura of time.
“What is this?” Fang Chen was startled, looking at the small pagoda in front of him with confusion.
Before he could react, the space around him suddenly twisted! A dizzying sensation enveloped him.
He only felt his head heavy, and when he recovered, he found himself inside a pagoda.
The pagoda was no different from an ordinary circular Dao pagoda; there wasn't much inside.
There was only a sealed stone stairway, and a table and a box in the center.
Before Fang Chen could react, a voice sounded in his head, and a moment later he knew where this was.
“So this is the Opportunity Master left for me.”
He looked at the box on the table, muttering to himself.
It was Master's voice transmission he had just received; this pagoda was a Heavenly Dao treasure, and Master was severely injured because of it.
Having him guard the tomb was to nourish the pagoda with his own Qi. Crippling his Dantian was because a shattered Dantian was needed as a medium.
It could be said that Tian Yangzi went to great lengths to allow Fang Chen to obtain this Opportunity.
“Master, rest assured! Fang Chen will definitely strive for self-improvement! I will not let down your painstaking efforts!”
He said with determination, then walked to the table.
“According to Master, this pagoda has ninety-nine levels, with each level holding a unique fortune. I wonder what the Opportunity of this first level is.”
As he spoke, he opened the box, and inside floated a drop of black blood.
The moment it opened, a surge of Devilish Qi gushed out, accompanied by a sharp Sword Intent!
“Devilish Qi? Sword Intent!?”
The next moment, this drop of blood seemed to have spotted delicious food! It directly rushed towards Fang Chen! Entering his body through his forehead!
Fang Chen felt as if his head had been brutally hacked by a knife! From his skin to his bones, and then to his brain!
The intense pain made him fall directly from the high platform! He lay on the ground, roaring continuously!
This drop of blood seemed to want to devour his body; the tearing pain almost made Fang Chen collapse!
He roared madly from the pain! Rolling back and forth on the ground! His blood seemed to be boiling, as if countless ants were gnawing at his flesh!
This pain was ten times worse than having his Heavenly Dao Bone scraped raw! It made him wish he could just die to end it all!
But he could feel that if he truly fainted, he might never wake up again.
He could only grit his teeth, clench his fists, and kneel on the ground, resisting!
Thinking of Master's words, remembering Junior Sister's betrayal, Luo Yun's humiliation!
I cannot die here! I still have many things left undone! My revenge has not yet been exacted!
Just like that, Fang Chen relied on this will to persevere for a full half an hour.
His fingers were deeply embedded in the flesh of his palms, blood constantly flowed from his mouth, and his eyes were terrifyingly bloodshot.
But the moment the pain disappeared! Fang Chen's Physical Body was like a silkworm breaking out of its cocoon!
Ancient patterns appeared on his arms, and at that moment, Fang Chen felt an inexhaustible surge of power!
“My Dantian has recovered?!”
What shocked Fang Chen was that his shattered Dantian had actually recovered! And it was several times larger than before it shattered! Approximately the size of a basketball.
“I have a Dantian again! I can Cultivate again! Wait! I've even recovered to the Gathering Spirit Realm! Directly to Gathering Spirit Fourth Level!”
“And! My Heavenly Dao Bone also seems to be back!”
“Wait? Why has my Heavenly Dao Bone become so utterly black? And there's a trace of Devilish Qi?”
Just as Fang Chen was surprised, that drop of Demonic Blood appeared in his Dantian, a quarter smaller than before.
The Demonic Blood ignited like a flame, and a faint Devilish Qi flowed from his Dantian through all his Meridians.
When the Devilish Qi reached his Sea of Consciousness, a memory belonging to the Demonic Blood surged forth.
“Ancient Sword Demon, the most powerful race in ancient times. One sword opens heaven and earth! One sword annihilates myriad spirit!”
Fang Chen was shocked; that was the most powerful race in ancient times! And what he had just absorbed was a drop of incomplete blood from that race?
And he had only absorbed a quarter of it?
“My Heavenly Dao Bone inside my body also Rebirth due to the Demonic Blood! And it transformed into the Heavenly Dao Demon Bone of the Ancient Sword Demon!”
“With this bone, comprehending everything related to the Demonic Path will be several times stronger than others! I can even give all the energy from the Sword Demon Blood to the Heavenly Dao Demon Bone, making it even stronger and Awakening more talents!”
He closed his eyes slightly! The next moment, he had an epiphany!
A white Sword Dadao Text, only the size of a fist, appeared before him.
Looking at this Sword Dadao Text, Fang Chen's face was filled with disbelief.
“Dadao Text! I actually comprehended a Dadao Text just like that?!”
“This Heavenly Dao Demon Bone is truly Heaven-Defying! It's immeasurably stronger than my previous Heavenly Dao Bone!”
If one wished to walk further on the path of Cultivation, only by comprehending a Dadao Text was it possible.
Because to reach the Asking Dao Realm, one must possess a Dadao Text to Breakthrough.
Dadao Text not only represents the Asking Dao Realm but also represents an individual's combat power. When Cultivators without Dadao Text and those with Dadao Text clash, nine out of ten times the Cultivator with Dadao Text wins.
However, Dadao Text is difficult to comprehend; most Cultivators find it hard to comprehend even one Dadao Text in their lifetime, stopping at the Zhou Yuan Realm in this life.
Most importantly, those who are able to comprehend Dadao Text usually only do so when they reach the Zhou Yuan Realm.
Those who can comprehend Dadao Text in the Gathering Spirit Realm are few and far between; those who do are all top Geniuses of the Qi Tian Continent!
And he, having only absorbed a quarter of the Sword Demon Blood, actually comprehended the Sword Dao Text. How could this not excite him!
“This must be the Opportunity Master wanted to give me! Master truly didn't lie to me!”
“Dantian! Dadao Text! Physical Body! Heavenly Dao Demon Bone! Although I am only at Gathering Spirit Fourth Level! I already possess the combat power to fight against Gathering Spirit Realm Ninth Level!”
A Dantian the size of a basketball would normally only be possible after Cultivating to the Houtian Realm and re-opening the Dantian, but he already possessed it now.
This proved that he possessed abundant spiritual power comparable to the early Houtian Realm while still in the Gathering Spirit Realm! Coupled with the Physical Body altered by the Sword Demon Blood! And the talent changed by the Heavenly Dao Demon Bone! Fighting against Gathering Spirit Realm Ninth Level was indeed no problem!
Fang Chen's tears fell.
No one knew how he had spent these five years. A young Genius, a favored son of heaven. A direct Disciple of the Peak Master, the focus of all attention.
But in an instant, Master passed away, and he was reduced to a waste, suffering humiliation and ridicule from others, and even betrayal!
After a long while, he gradually calmed down.
“Master! Your painstaking efforts, this Disciple understands! This Disciple will not let down your expectations! I will definitely forge a path in this Cultivation world!”
“Su Wan'er! Luo Yun! Just you wait! I, Fang Chen, am back!”
He almost gritted his teeth when he spoke those last few sentences.
Then he looked towards the stone steps leading to the second level. According to Master, the second level would open once his strength reached a certain Realm.
Thus, Fang Chen did not linger there. With a thought, he left the small pagoda, and after a moment of dizziness, returned to his small room.
Upon returning, Fang Chen immediately checked his Dantian. Inside, the small golden pagoda floated, emitting a faint light; it was indeed the small pagoda!
Besides that, there was also the remaining three-quarters of the Sword Demon Blood. His current Cultivation was too low to absorb it.
He either had to wait for his Cultivation to advance, or have Pure Yin Qi to counteract the Yang Qi in the Demonic Blood.
Fang Chen smiled slightly, then returned to Master's tomb and knelt down, kowtowing three times.
“Master, five years have passed. This Disciple is going down the mountain now and will come to see you another day.”
“Mistress also knows that I am about to go down the mountain, so she must have prepared food and is waiting for me. Master, rest assured, Mistress treats this Disciple like her own son, and this Disciple will definitely treat Mistress like his birth mother, taking good care of her and enjoying family happiness.”
He kowtowed three more times.
Fang Chen's Mistress had moved out of the Seventh Peak after Master's death and settled in Yu City at the foot of the Sect mountain.
It was quite interesting; Master was a Heaven-Defying Genius, becoming a Peak Master above myriad spirit at a young age.
But Mistress was merely a Mortal with no Cultivation. Fang Chen had once asked Master about this, but Master would just smile without speaking, never offering any explanation.
Yet, Fang Chen could see that Master deeply loved Mistress, without any falsehood.
Fang Chen and Su Wan'er had grown up on the Seventh Peak since childhood. Master was often focused on Cultivation and could not always attend to them, so it could be said that Mistress raised them single-handedly.
Mistress was also extremely fond of and attentive to Fang Chen and Su Wan'er, giving Fang Chen a carefree and brilliant childhood.
Thinking that he would soon see his Mistress, who was like a birth mother to him, Fang Chen revealed a smile.
But just then, the jade talisman Fang Chen had always worn at his waist suddenly trembled.
Fang Chen was startled and took the jade talisman into his hand. The next moment, the jade talisman suddenly shattered, and Fang Chen's expression changed slightly.
This jade talisman contained a wisp of Mistress's aura; it would react if Mistress was in danger.
The shattering of the jade talisman indicated that Mistress was in great danger right now!
“Bastard! No matter who it is! Whoever harms my Mistress! I will make sure they are utterly annihilated!”
Fang Chen's eyes instantly turned bloodshot! He dashed down the mountain!
Fortunately, Yu City was right at the foot of the mountain! In a short while, Fang Chen entered the city! Arriving outside Mistress's residence!
Bang!
Just as he approached! Fang Chen heard the sound of porcelain being smashed inside.
He directly kicked open the door! And witnessed a scene that made his eyes split with fury!
He saw his elderly Mistress being slapped directly by Su Wan'er! Mistress's cheeks were already swollen red! She had probably been slapped several times before this!
“Old Demon! Tell me! Where exactly is the treasure Master left behind back then?! Hand it over quickly!”
Su Wan'er pointed at Qiu Mei with a sharp, arrogant voice, cursing.
Qiu Mei's expression was sorrowful as she shook her head and said, “There's nothing left. All the treasures your Master left behind these years have been given to you; there's nothing left.”
Su Wan'er sneered, “Old Demon? Do you think I believe you? Master was a Peak Master, how could he only have that little bit of stuff? Hand it over quickly. You are just a mere Mortal; even if I kill you, nothing will happen to me.”
As her words fell, a dagger appeared in her hand.
“Stop right there!”
Fang Chen's eyes widened in fury! He charged towards Su Wan'er!