Chapter 619 - 617: The Secret of the Divine Hall

「Within the Dragon-locking Realm.」

RUMBLE...

A thousand-zhang-tall peak slammed down onto a vast plain.

On closer inspection, it was a nine-story, black, colossal tower.

The colossal tower stood there, emanating waves of terrifying power.

The next moment, a figure flashed and appeared before the colossal tower. It was Jiang Chen, who had followed it inside.

Standing before the Ghost Temple, Jiang Chen seemed incredibly small.

"Hehe, if Fang Yinzi knew about this, he’d probably regret it to death."

Jiang Chen grinned.

He felt a thrill of excitement. He had actually managed to move the Ghost Temple into the Dragon-locking Realm.

Even Fang Yinzi could never have predicted any of this. In Jiang Chen’s hands, the Ghost Temple could be controlled at will; there was no risk of being trapped inside it at all.

This was the difference between its true master and an outsider.

To put it bluntly, although Fang Yinzi had controlled the Ghost Temple, he was merely an outsider. He could never see its true secrets.

But Jiang Chen was the Ghost Temple’s true master.

’Now, it’s time for me to explore its secrets.’

Here, with no one to disturb him, Jiang Chen paid no mind to the Jiang Family or the demonic beasts of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain within the Dragon-locking Realm. They had already occupied a vast area inside, even larger than Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain itself.

There was also a supply of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, enough for their Cultivation.

Therefore, Jiang Chen no longer needed to worry about them.

His current goal was to completely uncover the secrets of the Ghost Temple.

SWOOSH!

With a flicker of his body, Jiang Chen entered the first floor of the Ghost Temple.

The first floor was shrouded in darkness.

Of course, it was different now. Jiang Chen was the master of the Ghost Temple, the Master of Ghosts.

The moment he appeared in the darkness,

the entire space instantly lit up with countless points of blue light.

Like stars, those blue lights floated in the space of the first floor, flying back and forth.

They were the Ghosts of the first floor.

Sensing Jiang Chen’s aura, these bizarre Ghosts suddenly began to tremble in fear.

They were afraid of Jiang Chen, afraid of him as the Master of Ghosts.

Jiang Chen looked at these Ghosts.

A flicker of excitement flashed in his eyes.

’Ghosts... they can help me enhance my Soul Power.’

It was a known fact that for a Martial Cultivator to continuously advance their Cultivation, and even avoid bottlenecks, they needed powerful Soul Power. Only then could they keep breaking through.

If a Martial Cultivator’s soul was not strong enough, their Cultivation would be stuck at a certain Realm, unable to advance.

Thus, the strength of one’s soul was of paramount importance.

And now, here were countless Ghosts. If he devoured them, they could help nourish his Soul Power and strengthen his soul.

The stronger the soul, the better.

Moreover, powerful Soul Power was also extremely important for an Alchemist.

Only with a powerful soul could one achieve finer, more precise control during Alchemy, ensuring no mistakes were made.

A strong soul had many benefits.

"Ghosts, come on in."

Jiang Chen suddenly opened his mouth and took a sharp breath, inhaling from the entire first floor.

In that instant, his mouth became like a black hole filled with a terrifying suction force, instantly sweeping across the entire first floor.

The Ghosts shrieked in terror.

But they were powerless to resist, flying one after another into Jiang Chen’s mouth.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...

The dense mass of blue lights, like moths to a flame, were all devoured by Jiang Chen’s mouth.

After Jiang Chen devoured the Ghosts, they immediately began to transform into pure Soul Power, nourishing his soul.

If Jiang Chen’s soul before was only the size of a fingernail, now, nourished by these Ghosts, it began to grow continuously.

It grew to the size of a palm, and finally, it reached a full foot in diameter.

It didn’t stop there, because Jiang Chen was still continuously devouring Ghosts.

Finally, after Jiang Chen had devoured all the Ghosts, his soul stabilized at just over a meter in size.

Strengthening the soul was incredibly difficult, yet now, it had grown so much in an instant.

’A meter in size... In my previous life, my soul was probably about a hundred meters in size.’

’A meter is large enough to allow my Cultivation to smoothly break through to the Immortal Emperor Realm without any bottlenecks.’

Slightly invigorated, Jiang Chen looked around the first floor of the Ghost Temple.

Although he had devoured all the Ghosts on the first floor, the Ghost Temple was strange; it would regenerate them on its own.

So, he didn’t need to worry about the Ghosts here going extinct.

With his soul strengthened, his success rate in Alchemy would be higher, his control over the details would be better, and he would naturally be able to refine higher quality Elixirs.

There were no other treasures on the first floor.

With a flash, Jiang Chen appeared directly on the second floor.

The second floor of the Ghost Temple.

It was the Black Water World. Here, besides the Black Water, there were also Corpse Heart Insects.

Jiang Chen was familiar with Corpse Heart Insects. This type of insect possessed an incredible regenerative ability.

Even if a person were hacked into countless pieces, the Corpse Heart Insects could fully restore them.

Jiang Chen walked through the Black Water World on the second floor.

A Black Water River flowed through a barren desert.

On the sandy banks of the river, numerous white Corpse Heart Insects burrowed in and out of the earth.

Some Corpse Heart Insects even carried corpses left in the desert, running about.

At this moment, sensing Jiang Chen’s aura, the Corpse Heart Insects immediately grew fearful.

One by one, they hid in the earth, not daring to come out.

Even the Corpse Heart Insects carrying corpses dropped to the ground, not daring to move.

To them, Jiang Chen’s aura was simply terrifying.

’These Corpse Heart Insects will be of great use to me.’

Jiang Chen had been saved by Corpse Heart Insects once before.

They had helped him restore his shattered soul.

Jiang Chen decided to devour these Corpse Heart Insects.

He needed their ability, which was similar to an Undying Body.

As the Master of Ghosts, he was naturally aware of the benefits the Corpse Heart Insects offered him.

As long as he devoured the Corpse Heart Insects, he would possess an Undying Body in the future.

Even if he were chopped into dozens of pieces, he would be able to recover.

Jiang Chen waved his hand.

WHOOSH!

A wind suddenly rose throughout the entire Black Water World.

This wind was created by Jiang Chen with a casual gesture.

As the wind blew past, the Corpse Heart Insects hidden in the earth shrieked as they were involuntarily lifted into the air.

One by one, they instantly formed a vast, dense cloud, countless in number.

Jiang Chen opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing in the countless Corpse Heart Insects.

WHOOSH!

All the Corpse Heart Insects flew toward Jiang Chen’s mouth.

It was like a great whale drinking the ocean.

In a mere moment, the countless Corpse Heart Insects were all devoured by Jiang Chen.

BURP...

Jiang Chen let out a satisfied belch.

After devouring the Corpse Heart Insects, he felt the muscles all over his body begin to squirm bizarrely on their own.

His entire body was squirming.

After a long while, it finally stopped.

Jiang Chen looked at his body, feeling it was a little strange.

He took out a knife and swung it at his own arm.

THWACK!

Without a doubt, he chopped his own arm off.

Then, he used his other hand to throw the severed arm far away.

But the next moment, the severed arm began to squirm bizarrely on the ground before suddenly shooting up and flying rapidly back toward Jiang Chen.

SPLAT!

As soon as it reached him, the severed arm reattached itself to the stump, restored as if it had never been cut.

"Well, this is truly miraculous."