Now, Xiao Chen suddenly appeared and outdid the disciples from the Divine Dragon palaces in two missions. This truly aroused excitement.
Xiao Chen finally understood. No wonder he felt that this inner disciple looked at him with such a strange expression at their first meeting.
News traveled fast.
“However, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, do be careful. Those rich clan disciples that took heaven-class Elders as their Masters and some of the veteran core disciples cannot be underestimated. That Yi Qianyun finally broke through to middle-stage Holy Venerate,” the inner palace disciple said, analyzing things objectively and speaking about the opponents that Xiao Chen needed to pay attention to.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Many thanks.”
“You are too polite. Too polite.” The inner palace appeared elated to receive Xiao Chen's thanks. “I will take my leave first, then.”
Xiao Chen sent that person off with his eyes. Then, he looked at the cuboid crystal in his hand as he entered his residence.
Honestly speaking, after opening General Feng's brocade box and obtaining two great gifts, Xiao Chen no longer had any anticipation for the cuboid crystal's contents. He did not believe that the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits could give him any pleasant surprises.
He had been spoiled. Naturally, he set his sights higher.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen casually put the cuboid crystal away, not planning to check it out for now.
Having just absorbed ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills, he was in no need to rush to cultivate. He called out the Demon Blood Vulture and went to the lake in his residence.
The surface of the lake was as smooth as a mirror. The willow trees at the shore cast shadows on it. White mists veiled the tall mountains in the distance, and the blue sky looked very clear as if it had been washed.
When coming to this place, one immediately felt a serene and peaceful atmosphere that calmed one's heart unknowingly.
Since his time was free, Xiao Chen might as well stroll around.
He relaxed at the lakeside, not thinking about the competition for the heaven-class core disciple slot or advancing his cultivation.
Xiao Chen just meandered about, without any destination in mind, moving as his heart pleased.
He glanced at his surroundings and suddenly felt stunned.
The mirror-like lake surface was reflecting a dragon. This dragon image was very clear, looking realistic.
For an instant, it was hard to tell whether the image was real or fake. It was like there really was a dragon hidden in the lake.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked into the distance. It turned out that the image was the reflection of the gigantic Heavenly Dragon statue towering over the Heavenly Dragon Palace's main peak.
The wind blew and clouds drifted about, revealing the Heavenly Dragon statue, which was reflected in the lake.
“I did not notice this scene previously. How mysterious,” Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Soon, this scene disappeared.
The Heavenly Dragon statue in the distance disappeared behind the clouds and mist once more. However, the reflection in the water looked like a Heavenly Dragon gently swimming away. It vanished without a ripple.
Heavenly Dragon! Heavenly Dragon!
As Xiao Chen looked at the smooth and calm water, he felt a sense of disappointment and frustration for some reason, like he lost something.
It was as if a Heavenly Dragon really slipped by right under his nose.
The Heavenly Dragon was an existence above the Divine Dragon. It held a high and respected place in every mixed-blood dragon's heart, like it was a divine being.
On this point, it was rather interesting that only lowly, mixed-blood dragons could break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, turning into a Heavenly Dragon.
Once one comprehended the Dao and transformed into a Heavenly Dragon, one would be able to rise above the Six Colored Divine Dragons, becoming a transcendent existence.
Every mixed-blood dragon probably fantasized about this happening to them, hoping that they would become a Heavenly Dragon one day.
This moment engraved the Heavenly Dragon's image deep in Xiao Chen's heart with just one glance.
If Xiao Chen could become a Heavenly Dragon, he would be even more confident of obtaining the Dragon Emperor position.
“I'll go take a look!”
With a thought, Xiao Chen turned into a flash of lightning and entered the clouds.
After a while, that extremely distant main peak appeared before his eyes.
The interesting thing was that when he approached, he could no longer see the full figure of the Heavenly Dragon statue. What he saw became vague.
Furthermore, he could feel heavy restrictions around the main peak and layers of Dragon Might.
These kept him outside, preventing him from getting close.
“I am a core disciple, yet I still can't approach the main peak?”
Xiao Chen knew that it was an issue of his identity. The vast Heavenly Dragon Palace was covered in restrictions.
However, with his core disciple identity token, he could travel unhindered to many places without any restriction whatsoever.
“I don't care anymore.”
It was rare for something to spark Xiao Chen's interest. How could he just return in defeat? So, he decided to barge in.
“Boom!”
Xiao Chen became like a saber, giving off an incredibly sharp light. This allowed him to withstand the vast Dragon Might and barge through three layers of restrictions.
The immense pressure felt unbearable for Xiao Chen. The compression of his bones produced audible crackling.
“Divine Dragon War Body!” Xiao Chen shouted, materializing the Divine Dragon War Body. His Dragon Might merged with every cell of his physical body. The surface of his body became like an armor made of Dragon Might.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Just like that, Xiao Chen continued breaking through another three layers of restrictions, charging towards the peak.
Unknown to Xiao Chen, when he barged through the first restriction, many hidden old men on the main peak noticed him and opened their eyes.
However, when these old men saw who it was, they were not bothered. They just caressed their beards with smiles, watching Xiao Chen barge through the restrictions with much difficulty.
This was not an unusual occurrence for these old men.
Every year, there would be new core disciples who tried to barge in, attracted by the Heavenly Dragon statue's Dragon Might.
“It's a new face. I wonder how many layers of restrictions he can get through?”
“It looks like he does not know the rules. Aside from the sect Elders, only the heaven-class core disciples may cultivate on the Heavenly Dragon Palace's main peak.”
“Old Liu, let's gamble on how many layers he can get through. One hundred Sub-Divine Crystals. What do you think?”
“Haha! This old man shall take part, as well. I bet that he will realize the difficulty and retreat after fifty layers.”
“His physical body cultivation is pretty good. He should be able to break through eighty layers!”
“It is not just his physical body cultivation. His saber intent is also quite incredible. I bet ninety layers.”
These old men even communicate with each other in secret, betting on how many layers Xiao Chen could breach.
The Heavenly Dragon Palace's main peak had a total of three hundred and eight layers of restrictions.
Normally, the suppressive might of the restrictions did not operate at full power. The maximum would be activated only when an enemy attacked.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen would have been blasted away at the first layer of restrictions.
After ten layers of restrictions, his sharp Spiritual Sense discovered that while the main peak's aura blended with the Dragon Might, making it imposing and boundless, the Dragon Might seemed to be intelligent. It moved about and did not merge completely with the main peak's aura.
This peculiarity was almost indiscernible. However, Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense was extremely sensitive. Furthermore, he was meticulous in his thought. In the end, he managed to discover this unusual feature.
“So, that is what's happening!”
Xiao Chen's eyes lit up. Since that is the case, as long as I am fast enough, I can avoid the Dragon Might.
Given this, the pressure he faced would be significantly smaller.
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts. He scattered the Veritable Essence Energy protecting his body and executed Thunder Dragon Steps at full power.
His figure flickered like lightning. With incredible speed, he skillfully cleared many restrictions.
“Oh no! He is going to break through one hundred layers!”
Merry banter aside, once a person broke through one hundred layers, while one would not be able to climb to the peak, one would have crossed the periphery's barriers and could land on the main peak.
For the past thousands of years, no core disciple had managed to land on the main peak.
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