Chapter 258 |
Chapter 258 - Ancestral Land
"How is it?"
The Zi Palace opens up, and the surging divine power is born from it, directly emerging in all directions, and then after the operation of the Zi Palace, it goes towards other areas.
Not far away, Qi Rou looked at Chen An with concern, especially concerned about his every move.
"It feels good."
Chen An smiled and then said softly, "At least that's how it feels right now."
He explained in detail about his feelings.
In short, opening the Zi Palace did not have much benefit for his current strength growth.
However, Chen An could still feel the changes.
Chen An closed his eyes and began to carefully feel.
The first change was the reactions all over his body.
In addition to the original divine power in the Zi Palace, a brand new divine power emerged, with a completely different nature from the previous divine power.
It was a very special feeling.
Having two divine powers in the body at the same time, but being accommodated by two Zi Palaces at the same time, they would not affect each other.
"Can I have the same ability that you have?"
Looking at Qi Rou in front of him, Chen An curiously asked.
The demon scriptures, in addition to normal practice, could also bestow unique abilities on practitioners.
For example, Qi Rou in front of him had a unique ability to sense the emotions of others and know good and evil.
For this ability, Chen An couldn't help but be interested.
After all, if he could clearly know the thoughts of others, know the good and evil in their hearts, then it would undoubtedly save a lot of trouble.
Even for Chen An, there would be great benefits.
So he was very curious about this question.
Facing Chen An's gaze, Qi Rou smiled softly and said, "Of course you can."
"But what exactly it will be, that's not certain."
She explained, "The practice of the demon scriptures varies depending on each person's bloodline, so the awakened abilities will also be different."
In simple terms, practicing the demon scriptures, the abilities that are finally awakened will be different.
This stems from the differences in each other's practice.
Everyone's physique is different, even if they have the same bloodline.
The practice of the demon scriptures varies from person to person, so the abilities that are ultimately awakened will also be different.
Qi Rou awakened the ability to sense people's hearts, but if Chen An practiced, the abilities he awakened afterwards might not be the same.
In the end, it depends on fate.
Chen An nodded, indicating that he understood.
But in his heart, he also had a sense of anticipation.
He was undoubtedly curious about what kind of abilities he would awaken in the future.
But curiosity aside, at least at the present moment, he couldn't know.
Because to truly awaken the ability of the demon body, at least he needed to practice the demon scriptures to the level of Soul Transformation.
Because only at this level, can he truly tap into the power hidden in the new bloodline of the demon body, and awaken the various special powers of the demon body.
Chen An couldn't do it right now.
Because his second Zi Palace had just been opened, according to the level of his cultivation, he was only in the Qi Refinement stage, still far from Soul Transformation.
But Chen An felt that as long as he was willing, this distance was not that great after all.
After all, the treatment he was enjoying right now was too good.
Even if he was aiming for those heavenly materials and earthly treasures, Chen An's progress in cultivation would not be slow.
Not to mention that Chen An's aptitude had already changed, and he was already a different person from before.
In the days to come, Chen An continued to practice diligently.
Qi Rou acted as Chen An's teacher and became the main instructor for Chen An's practice of the demon scriptures.
Of course, this was also not optional.
Although the Yao Mo Sect was large, there were not many people qualified to practice the demon scriptures.
The ones who had truly practiced it to a certain extent were only Lin Qiu and Qi Rou.
Compared to Lin Qiu, who needed to deal with many affairs in various places and oversee everything within the Yao Mo Sect, she didn't have much leisure time.
Therefore, the only one who could do this now was Qi Rou.
Of course, in itself, Qi Rou was willing to do this.
Even from the surface, Qi Rou seemed quite enthusiastic, waiting there early every day before Chen An arrived.
Perhaps as the saintess of the Yao Mo Sect, she valued the inheritance of the demon scriptures more than the people around her, so she was particularly concerned about Chen An's cultivation of the demon scriptures.
Under her guidance, Chen An made rapid progress.
In just a short amount of time, his cultivation of the demon scriptures quickly broke through from just Qi Refinement to the ninth level of Qi Refinement.
The reason for this fast progress was both due to the favorable environment here and also due to the change in Chen An's aptitude.
After all, his current aptitude was not the same as before, he had reached a whole new level.
For his current aptitude, the speed of cultivation would naturally be much faster.
Seeing that the time was not far from his breakthrough to Soul Transformation and reaching a higher level, unfortunately, at this time, Qi Rou had to leave.
She was about to leave the area where the Yao Mo Sect was located, preparing to go to the ancestral land of the Sun and Moon Sect to hold a ceremony.
Chen An could only put down his cultivation and leave with Qi Rou.
This was unavoidable.
The ceremony of the Sun and Moon Sect was held once every few decades, and if they missed this one, Qi Rou and Chen An would have to wait for several decades again.
This was obviously unacceptable no matter what.
So the two of them left slowly, leading a large group of people towards the unknown region.
Of course, accompanying them were Lin Qiu and that powerful artifact.
In preparation for this ceremony, Qi Rou and Lin Qiu had almost brought the entire foundation of the Yao Mo Sect with them.
The preparations seemed more like going to battle rather than participating in a ceremony.
But thinking about it carefully, this caution and seriousness seemed understandable.
After all, the demon path was different from the cultivation sects, and they paid attention to different things.
Facing other practitioners, if Lin Qiu and Qi Rou didn't prepare anything, they would probably be in trouble.
Chen An nodded inwardly as he watched their actions.
As the saying goes, facing the evil path, there's no need to talk about chivalry.
The current situation was the same.
Facing a group of demon path practitioners, there was no need to be courteous, whatever was bad should be done.
After all, those people were probably already prepared for it.
If you didn't use this approach, they might even feel embarrassed.
So more effort was needed.
That's what Chen An thought.
And obviously, Lin Qiu and the others did the same.
Time passed slowly.
Following Qi Rou, Chen An left the Yao Mo Sect's residence.
They crossed a long distance and finally left the Southern Domain, arriving in another vast domain.
"To think it's in the Northern Domain?"
Looking at the scene in front of him, Chen An was somewhat surprised.
The Yao Mo Sect had a large number of array masters and corresponding teleportation arrays.
Although they couldn't be considered outstanding teleportation arrays, they were still capable of a certain level of travel.
Through this array, Chen An and the others crossed a long distance and arrived directly in the middle of the Northern Domain.
This was the reason why they had such fast speed.
Otherwise, in such a vast domain, even if Chen An and the others were skilled cultivators, they probably couldn't have arrived in the Northern Domain in such a short time.
"How much further?"
At one point, Chen An spoke, looking at Qi Rou in front of him.
"We're already there."
Qi Rou smiled and pointed in the direction ahead.
Chen An looked up and was suddenly stunned.
In the distance, a unique scene appeared.
A towering sacred mountain stood there, with flashing runes and ripples, emanating in all directions.
Under the sacred mountain, there was a hidden divine aura, rippling everywhere.
Even without careful observation, anyone could feel the extraordinary nature of this sacred mountain.
Chen An looked carefully ahead and was astonished.
Previously, he was certain that there was definitely no trace of this place around.
Otherwise, with the uniqueness of this spiritual place, he would definitely remember it and wouldn't fail to recognize it.
Since he hadn't seen it before, it meant that there was a hidden formation covering the area and hiding it?
Thinking about it, it seemed normal, after all, this was the ancestral land of the Sun and Moon Sect, and the protection there must be strict.
The Sun and Moon Sect, as the former ruler of the Yuan World, had a vast power, and the atmosphere in their ancestral land was naturally different.
To have this kind of ability could only be considered child's play.
Chen An speculated that this place could probably even shield the sensing of a venerable.
Because according to Qi Rou, this ancestral land buried more than one venerable, as well as many divine treasures left behind in the past.
Even a venerable might find it difficult to face this ancestral land and feel particularly terrified.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Chen An.
Coming to this place, his blood was boiling.
The reason for the boiling of his blood was the surging demon blood in his body.
In this spiritual place, there were many traces left by past demon scripture practitioners, and they left behind deep-seated atmospheres.
These long-lasting traces naturally made this place naturally close to the demon body, and therefore Chen An's body instinctively reacted, with the blood in his body starting to boil and circulate on its own.
Chen An turned to look at Qi Rou standing beside him.
At his side, Qi Rou stood there in a daze, seemingly having a strong reaction to the spiritual place in front of her as well.
Her demonic blood was much stronger than Chen An's, so she could sense more things.
"What a treasure trove."
After a long time, she finally came to her senses from that feeling, and exclaimed with some subconscious admiration, "For the demon body's bloodline, this place is the best, there is no better place."
"Yes."
Chen An nodded in agreement, "If you practice here for a long time, one day here will be equivalent to ten days outside."
This area had many traces left by past demon scripture practitioners, and it was rumored to have buried several venerables as well, which had caused eternal changes to this place.
Being in this place, if one practiced the demon scriptures, they would naturally be in harmony with the surrounding heaven and earth, making cultivation much easier.
Chen An estimated that if he stayed in this area, he would soon be able to complete the cultivation of the Qi Refinement stage and advance his demon scriptures to the Soul Transformation level.
This would not take long.
"Unfortunately."
Qi Rou shook her head with some regret.
Compared to Chen An, she obviously knew more about the situation, and at this moment, she couldn't help feeling regretful.
The area in front of them was a supreme treasure trove for the practice of the demon scriptures, and it was the same for Qi Rou and others who inherited the demonic blood.
Bluntly put, for them, there was no place under the heavens better suited for cultivation than the area in front of them.
But Chen An could detect something unusual.
The most obvious point was that this area, as a treasure trove, had been unoccupied for so many years.
This was truly an incredible thing.
After all, according to common sense, even if it was such a treasure trove, let alone a common spiritual place, there would probably be many people who wanted to take it over.
Not to mention that for someone like Qi Rou, a demon sect practitioner, the situation would be even more wary, let alone returning to this place only at the beginning of each ceremony.
There was obviously a problem with this.
Qi Rou and Lin Qiu obviously knew something, but they were very secretive about it and didn't want to talk about it.
Chen An speculated that this was probably a problem caused by the decline of the Sun and Moon Sect in the past.
The last demon lord of the Sun and Moon Sect probably did something in this place, causing something to go wrong here, which led to this result.
Of course, this was just speculation.
It was difficult to say for sure what exactly happened.
This thought flashed through Chen An's mind, and then he looked ahead.
In another area, many figures had suddenly appeared out of thin air at this moment.
These were other practitioners, each wearing a white robe, looking dignified and graceful, with a certain air about them.
Just looking at them, Chen An initially thought that they were legitimate cultivators of the cultivation sect.
But after sensing carefully, he immediately realized something was wrong.
Wow, the demonic aura on these people was quite heavy.
It was even heavier than the demonic aura in Chen An's body.
Obviously, these were typical demon sect practitioners, and like Qi Rou and the others, they were practitioners of the demon scriptures.
Glancing around, Chen An's gaze quickly focused on a certain person.
That person was a young man in his twenties, wearing a white robe.
The young man had a slender figure, handsome appearance, and a pair of eyes that carried a gaze that was difficult to look at, showing that his cultivation of the demon scriptures had reached an extremely profound level.
He walked over from a distance, and his gaze immediately fell on Qi Rou.
Of course, Qi Rou did the same.
As fellow practitioners of the demon scriptures, the demonic energy in their bodies immediately sensed each other's conditions, and their gazes naturally fell on each other.
Compared to ordinary cultivators, demon sect practitioners did not have a concept of colleagues among themselves.
Sometimes, colleagues could be more dangerous than outsiders.
(End of the chapter)
