Chapter 1309 1268: Harvesting Terror

Above the Yin River, tattered blood dragon scales danced in the air, drenched in blood. Shattered corpses sank into the sea, dyeing the surface red.

This was a terrifying scene, especially considering that the creature perishing in the Yin River was the legendary brutal Sin Dragon. This elevated the level and intensity of the horrific imagery by several notches! So much so that even the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace hadn't recovered his senses, simply staring blankly at it all.

"What, what is that thing?" His eyes scanned the sky in fear, and he dared not look any further, only daring to ask Chen Fei quietly beside him.

"What thing?" Chen Fei chuckled bitterly, fibbing a little, "If I say I don't know, would you believe me?"

This Divine Bird of the Celestial Universe was a terrifying creature comparable to the True Spirit Race, a matter so significant, he didn't want it leaked to the people of Hundred Knowledge Palace. That would purely be inviting trouble.

"...Alright, I believe you!" Seeing Chen Fei unwilling to speak, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace hesitated a bit but didn't ask further. Someone of his age knew everyone had secrets, and excessive curiosity could lead to trouble.

Whoosh! At that moment, with a flash of golden light, the Divine Bird of the Celestial Universe swooped over and directly entered Chen Fei's body. Instantly, Chen Fei shuddered, and suddenly his pupils widened with delight: "What!?"

"What happened?" asked the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace.

Chen Fei didn't answer but immediately sat down cross-legged with excitement.

As soon as the Divine Bird returned to his mind, a boundless strength mysteriously surged within his body, loosening his boundaries...in other words, he could breakthrough now!

"Ha!"

With a low shout, Chen Fei operated the first volume of the "Purple Firmament Judgement Technique," and strands of mystical colorful haze quickly spread out, making his eyes sharp and his aura rapidly intensifying, in harmony with the immense power within him...

"Did he break through?" At this point, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace also understood Chen Fei's transformation, murmuring in amazement, wondering if the breakthrough was due to the golden divine bird sharing some of the energy it absorbed from the young Sin Dragon!?

Bang!

A formidable power erupted from within Chen Fei! Majestic and astonishing.

Meanwhile, Chen Fei's entire aura was continuously rising at this moment, feeling great! Absolutely great.

It was like being released after a long seal, suddenly surging with endless energy and vitality to unleash! That was what Chen Fei felt right now.

Ching! Suddenly, with a clang, a fierce sword gleam shot out from Chen Fei's body, brushing past the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace's face, leaving a deep bloody mark...

"What's this? Sword Momentum Domain?" The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace touched the wound on his face, numb, murmuring. As a Mystic Heaven Position King expert, he wasn't unfamiliar with the Sword Momentum Domain of sword cultivator experts.

The Sword Dao realm begins with the Sword Intent of Little Perfection, then Great Perfection, followed by Flawless, and beyond the Flawless Sword Intent lies the Sword Momentum Domain.

The momentum of the Sword Dao forms its own Sword Domain!

This embodies the purest and most superficial expression of this Sword Dao realm in eight simple words.

It's said that Chen Fei had been stuck at the Flawless Sword Intent level for a long time, and today with fortuitous circumstances, this breakthrough followed naturally like flowing water.

After a long while.

"Crack!"

A faint sound as if something shattered, followed by a faint smile appearing at the corner of Chen Fei's lips, everything was so natural.

The Divine Bird of the Celestial Universe shared some energy from devouring the young Sin Dragon, successfully making his cultivation realm surge wildly, from the Five Heavenly Layers to the peak of Five Heavenly Layers, and from the peak to the Half-Step Yuan Pill!

This was the Half-Step Yuan Pill! One more step and he would reach the 'carefree for five hundred years' Primordial Core True Lord Realm, had he finally reached this step? It felt somewhat dreamy!

Moreover, not only that, but his strength also increased significantly with the breakthrough!

Though not a qualitative change, it was still remarkable.

The feeling was great! Elated as if immortal, Chen Fei couldn't help but want to shout to the sky to express that breath.

Not far behind, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace gazed at Chen Fei's silhouette, his eyes almost frozen...

"You, you're just a Half-Step Yuan Pill?" he muttered as if seeing ghosts, unable to believe the cultivation aura he just perceived from Chen Fei was actually Half-Step Yuan Pill? Damn! Am I going crazy, haunted?!

"Uh..." Chen Fei froze, touching his nose, not expecting to be discovered, but he neither explained nor said anything. Then he was seen soaring and diving into the water beneath the Yin River.

"Senior, follow me."

The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace paused and followed Chen Fei, diving back into the Yin River.

Back at the center of the Yin River's coral reef area, the scene was now in disarray, with most of it destroyed, leaving only the black lotus that nurtured the Sin Dragon's young especially prominent.

"What is this black lotus that can actually nurture a Sin Dragon?" the elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace couldn't help but ask, staring at the black lotus. He had seen strange and horrifying scenes before, but this 'black lotus nurturing Sin Dragon' was a bit too peculiar, wasn't it?

"It's called the Sin Dragon Lotus. It's said that the Sin Dragon race isn't born like humans, but is nurtured from this Sin Dragon Lotus... Do you remember the giant skeleton outside? This Sin Dragon Lotus matures and blooms using the flesh and blood of an adult Sin Dragon as nourishment."

Chen Fei explained, his eyes flickering.

Hearing this, the elder's mouth opened slightly but eventually shook his head without saying more.

An adult Sin Dragon? The young Sin Dragon almost killed him; how much more for an adult? That level of beast was far beyond his reach.

Knowing more doesn't seem to help much.

At this point, Chen Fei landed among the coral reefs and slowly walked toward the Sin Dragon Lotus. Moments later, he reached behind the Sin Dragon Lotus, where a small pool formed by the plants themselves was located. The pool wasn't large, only about the size of a bowl, but contained a half-bowl of creamy yellow liquid.

On first glance, the creamy yellow liquid looked like brass, but upon closer inspection, it was clear it wasn't. A strong bloody smell permeated the liquid, giving a complex impression, yet felt incredibly mysterious and captivating.

The elder walked up beside Chen Fei at this time, seeing the miraculous liquid as well, his eyes focused but remained silent. Today, surviving was lucky enough; wanting treasures would be excessive.

"Indeed, it is Dragon Essence Liquid," came Chen Fei's sigh from the side, instantly causing the elder to tremble, staring at the liquid and swallowing his saliva, trembling as he said, "This, this is Dragon Essence Liquid?"

"The nourishment for the Sin Dragon Lotus I mentioned is this." Chen Fei nodded and said, "You can take some, elder."

"What?" Upon hearing this, the elder was moved, staring at Chen Fei to ask, "You're really willing to share this Dragon Essence Liquid with me? Do you know how valuable this treasure is? Even ancestors at the Realm of the Saint Infant might not be fortunate enough to get it. And you…"

Chen Fei glanced at him and smiled, "Elder, you think I don't know about it?"

"…Then why would you?" The elder was stunned and asked.

"The greatest value of Dragon Essence Liquid is in its ability to change one's constitution. To be blunt, my constitution no longer needs this for change, so its effect on me is not as significant as you think... In short, do you want it? If not, I'll take it all."

Saying this, Chen Fei poised to take all the Dragon Essence Liquid.

"Wait, wait! I want it, how could I not? I want it!" The elder awoke from his daze, rushed forward, and carefully took about a quarter of the Dragon Essence Liquid, excitedly securing it.

Seeing this, Chen Fei smiled. Although he had just met this old man, he was decent at heart. At least he didn't abandon him and flee before; just for that, sharing some treasure wasn't an issue.

After all, the Dragon Essence Liquid was indeed merely icing on the cake for him.

"Let's go." Having stored the remaining three-quarters of Dragon Essence Liquid, Chen Fei clapped his hands and turned to leave.

The elder paused, asking, "Are you not taking the other things? The lotus platform, the lotus root, and petals can nurture the Sin Dragon, they should be good too, right?"

"Why don't you give it a try, elder?" Chen Fei stopped and turned, saying with a sly smile.

"Um..." The elder saw the sly smile on Chen Fei's face and felt uneasy, then awkwardly laughed, "Uh, maybe not, then?"

Chen Fei burst into laughter and said, "The lotus platform, lotus root, and petals truly have some value, but when the Sin Dragon was born, poison splattered onto them. With our strength, we can't take these."

Finished speaking, Chen Fei directly left.

"Poison?!" Hearing Chen Fei's reminder, the elder shivered, felt the chill on his back, recalling the young Sin Dragon's birth earlier, when the Black Gold Lotus Seed indeed exploded, the poison splattered out, likely enveloping most of the black lotus area.

He knew well how potent the poison was... hadn't he just witnessed it firsthand?

"Lucky, lucky…" The elder shivered again, showing a grateful expression, hurriedly following Chen Fei to fly away from the Yin River. Then he saw Chen Fei's figure heading toward the huge skeleton lying beside the Yin River.

"I should be able to pluck this gourd now, right?" As he arrived at the location of the skeleton's head, where ghostly vines flourished, Chen Fei rubbed the Dragon Essence Liquid on his right palm and directly reached for the gourd.

Indeed, this time the gourd was plucked directly by him. It was as if there was no resistance.

Chen Fei was just about to study the gourd slightly, but suddenly a change occurred!

Neigh!

"Boom!"

A long whinny, sounding neither horse-like nor non-horse-like, suddenly rang out from the plains behind them, followed by a terrifying, overwhelming aura rushing in, causing Chen Fei and the elder's expressions to change...

It was the King of Ghost Horses!