Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

On Gu Chen's side.

They left as well.

The challenge has now been won.

They received another 100,000 taels of silver.

I need to go buy some elixirs to break through my cultivation level.

People from other factions also left.

The outcome of today's challenge has shocked countless forces in the desolate state.

Gu Chen's extraordinary talent surprised everyone.

From this day forward, Gu Chen's talent will be known throughout the desolate state.

When the next ranking of geniuses comes out, I will definitely be ranked above 300.

And if he doesn't die young, he will definitely be able to break through to the first rank or higher.

Do not offend them.

Cheng Mengling, Liang Xiaoyun, and the others then returned to Jiuwan City.

Gu Chen did not go with them.

Instead, he came to say goodbye to Tie Yangtian, Luo Tianxing, and Gongsun Yuan.

He first pretended to go to Yuehai County, but in reality, he had only been out of the city for a short time when he found a secluded place and used the Bone Shrinking Disguise Technique to change his appearance into the clothes of a rogue cultivator.

Then return to the institution selling elixirs in Yuehai County.

Purchase Huahaidan.

He had previously obtained two Sea Transformation Pills from Jiang Ruyan.

Now you only need to buy 68 more.

Hua Hai Dan was expensive, so he bought 68 of them at once and got a 4% discount.

It cost him a total of 130,560 taels.

Holding the pills.

Gu Chen returned directly to Jiuwan City, intending to break through that night.

Huangzhou, the capital city.

Inside Chen Lei's mansion.

After receiving Yan Xiu's report that Wen Lingtian and He Teng had both been defeated by Gu Chen that day.

Furious.

Several tables were smashed to pieces.

A seventh-grade True Essence Realm Perfection cultivator and a sixth-grade Aperture Breaking Realm early stage cultivator were no match for Gu Chen, a mid-stage True Essence Realm cultivator.

Wen Lingtian and He Teng have completely humiliated him.

He could already imagine how Shangguan Wuqing's faction would laugh at him after they learned about this.

Originally intended as a challenge to suppress Gu Chen, it ultimately became a stepping stone for Gu Chen to gain fame and recognition.

Stealing chickens will not lose rice.

This made his sect a laughing stock in the entire desolate state.

In the Central Plains.

Night Watch headquarters.

In a quiet and simple courtyard.

After receiving the intelligence reported by his second disciple, Gongsun Yuan, Shangguan Wuqing...

A smile couldn't help but appear on his aged face: "Well done!"

He never expected that Gu Chen could give him such a surprise.

His original intention for this challenge was that Gu Chen could fight if he could, and it wouldn't matter if he couldn't.

After all, Gu Chen is several years younger than Wen Lingtian, so he doesn't need to feel guilty about losing.

For this reason, he had previously given Gu Chen a seventh-grade minor breakthrough pill.

Unexpectedly, Gu Chen won.

He not only defeated Wen Lingtian, the heir of the Wen family, but also He Teng, the fifth disciple of Chen Lei, who was at the sixth rank.

This was truly beyond his expectations.

It earned him a lot of face.

This was a severe slap in the face to Chen Lei.

Shangguan Wuqing said to one of the Night Watch personnel beside him, "Go and have someone copy two fourth-grade martial arts techniques, the 'Four Beasts Attack and Kill Technique' and the 'Spirit Dragon Body Technique,' from the martial arts treasury and send them to my second disciple, Gongsun Yuan, in the Desolate State. Have him give them to my seventh disciple, Gu Chen, the head of the Night Watch in Jiuwan City. Also, give him this seventh-grade Minor Breakthrough Pill."

Shangguan Wuqing took out a Grade 7 Minor Breakthrough Pill, the Gathering Sphere Pill.

He had prepared this elixir long ago.

Thinking it over, if Gu Chen lost this challenge, it would serve as a consolation to him, so that his confidence wouldn't be shaken.

If he wins, it will be a reward to encourage him to keep trying.

Now that Gu Chen has won, he has given him such a big surprise.

Of course, it should be given to him.

From the information that Gongsun Yuan passed on to him.

This allowed him to witness Gu Chen's extraordinary talent once again.

Since they were able to master advanced martial arts techniques ahead of time.

Why not just give him the two fourth-grade martial arts techniques that he has been longing to apply for?

He has now established himself firmly in Zhongzhou.

Gu Chen defeated Chen Lei's two disciples, giving his faction a boost in popularity.

Since he couldn't apply for these two martial arts techniques from the Wilderness Night Watch, he would apply for them for Gu Chen from the Central State Night Watch headquarters.

With his current power, he can do it, and he's not afraid of gossip.

The night watchman received the order and accepted the pills handed to him by Shangguan Wuqing.

He then turned and left the courtyard to take care of his business.

Here in Jiuwan City.

That night.

Inside Gu Chen's mansion.

He placed seventy Huahai Dan pills into the copper bowl.

The sixty-eight were purchased today, and the two were seized from Jiang Ruyan earlier.

Begin exchanging for cultivation breakthrough.

Seventy Rank 3 Transformation Pills for Travelers can be exchanged for seven hundred days of pure cultivation.

Gu Chen chose to exchange.

Instantly, an incredibly powerful cultivation level was poured into his body.

Gu Chen immediately activated his cultivation technique, the Vermilion Bird Transformation into the Sea, transforming it into the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Flame to open up the spiritual sea in his dantian.

A massive amount of cultivation power was transformed into the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Flame. The Vermilion Bird phenomenon appeared behind Gu Chen, helping to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body, transforming it into liquid true essence to help fill the ever-expanding dantian spiritual sea.

The Vermilion Bird phenomenon attracted the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which quickly entered his body through his acupoints. Behind Gu Chen, a vortex of true essence appeared, which was a sign that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was being rapidly absorbed.

The roaring sound continued.

Within Gu Chen's dantian spiritual sea, it seemed as if the world was being created and expanded, with the edges of the spiritual sea constantly being opened up and expanded.

Above the center of the spiritual sea.

Countless spiritual energies of heaven and earth were absorbed in, transforming into wisps of true essence mist. These mists were then refined by the Vermilion Bird Fire, turning into liquid true essence that fell down, causing the true essence in the spiritual sea to continuously increase.

period.

Gu Chen's physical body and soul were repeatedly tempered by the Vermilion Bird's Nirvana Fire. Each tempering was like a rebirth, eliminating all hidden dangers and ailments, and the strength of his physical body and soul continued to increase.

This breakthrough, like his breakthrough to the early stage of the Sea Transformation Realm, took almost a quarter of an hour.

All cultivation points have been transferred.

He broke through to the mid-stage of the fifth-grade Sea Transformation Realm.

Within his dantian, the spiritual sea had expanded from a pond to a vast lake.

The amount of true essence stored in Gu Chen's body surged.

When the physical body and soul were tempered by the Vermilion Bird's Nirvana Fire, their strength was greatly increased.

It greatly improved his eyesight, hearing, and reaction speed.

The same goes for his spiritual power; the range of his spiritual power projection increased by thirty meters.

He can now project his spiritual power about two hundred meters outwards.

Gu Chen didn't know how many meters a third-grade Grandmaster-level expert's soul could extend outward.

I wonder what level his current spiritual power is equivalent to.

However, judging from the pressure that Gu Chen once experienced from a third-grade expert.

His current spiritual power is probably below the level of a third-grade grandmaster.

Because Mei Jingfeng, a third-rank grandmaster of Haoran Academy, once released a powerful pressure on him, a pressure that made his soul tremble.

If his spiritual power is strong enough, his spiritual soul will not feel fear. He estimates that a true third-grade expert's spiritual soul can extend at least a thousand meters.

He still has a long way to go.

We have now reached the middle stage of the Transformation Sea Realm.

To reach the late stage of the Transformation Sea Realm, seventy-two Transformation Sea Pills are required.

After the discount, it would cost around 138,000 taels.

He now possesses 100,000 taels from the battle against He Teng and others, plus the nearly 70,000 taels he already had.

There are 170,000 taels.

I bought sixty-eight Huahai Pills, which cost more than 130,000 taels of silver.

There are still more than 39,000 taels left.

There is still a shortfall of 100,000 taels.

In addition, the Cheng family recently collected a batch of medicinal materials for him to refine the Red Copper Pill.

It costs 30,000 taels.

He needs to save for another two months.

Only then can one break through to the late stage of the Transformation Sea Realm.

Gu Chen wasn't in a hurry; he would take his time.

It's only been two months.

It won't be long before we break through.

His improvement rate is already fast enough.

You can't get fat overnight.

We must learn to be content.

Three days later.

Gu Chen's second senior brother, Gongsun Yuan, arrived.

"Junior brother, you defeated Wen Lingtian and He Teng in this battle. Master is very happy. This is his reward for you." Gongsun Yuan took out the two fourth-grade martial arts techniques and the seventh-grade minor breakthrough pill that Shangguan Wuqing had sent over and handed them to Gu Chen.

"This is a reward from my master." Gu Chen was overjoyed and took the two martial arts techniques and the pill from Gongsun Yuan.

"That's right, these are the two fourth-grade martial arts techniques you've always wanted, as well as the seventh-grade minor breakthrough pill that your master specially gave you," Gongsun Yuan explained.

Then, he took out another wooden box.

Inside was a Grade 7 Great Qi Condensation Pill. He said to Gu Chen, "This Great Qi Condensation Pill is a small token of my appreciation."

Gongsun Yuan handed him to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen chuckled and accepted the pill: "Senior brother, you're too kind."

"Haha." Gongsun Yuan laughed, "You've brought honor to our sect. This pill is nothing."