Immortality Begins by Taking Care of Master’s Wife – Chapter 120

Chapter 120: A Leap to the Divine Sea, Carp Transforming into a Dragon, and the Helplessness of the Sect Master

“Today, disciple Zhou Chen, with exceptional talent and excellent character, has achieved the first place in this assessment. He is hereby granted the position of True Inheritance Disciple of the Unbounded Sword Sect!”
As Lin Nan Tian’s words fell, Dong Fang Bai, Tang Hai Yang, Ye Chang An, and other disciples were filled with envy, but no longer with jealousy.

Zhou Chen had proven his worthiness of the True Inheritance Disciple position with his own strength. It was well-deserved.

All of them combined were no match for Zhou Chen.

Even more despairing was the fact that Zhou Chen was younger than all of them.

However, they were equally full of fighting spirit. There were nine spots for True Inheritance Disciples, and they still had a chance.

Although the competition was fierce, like thousands of troops and horses crossing a single-plank bridge, those with ambition could achieve anything. One must have dreams.

“Congratulations to the Sect Master and Vice Sect Master for receiving such an excellent disciple. Congratulations to Young Master Zhou for being promoted to True Inheritance Disciple!”

Numerous guests rose to offer their congratulations, their faces filled with smiles.

If it were an ordinary True Inheritance Disciple, it wouldn’t be necessary to flatter them so much, as they were all prominent figures. But Zhou Chen was different.

Anyone with eyes could see that as long as Zhou Chen didn’t meet an untimely end, becoming the Sword Son of the Unbounded Sword Sect was a certainty. Unless a more monstrous genius emerged along the way.

But was that possible?

Although North Mountain Path was vast and densely populated, it was still extremely difficult to produce a monster like Zhou Chen.

Not to mention once in a millennium, at least once in a century.

Moreover, with Zhou Chen’s monstrous level of talent, as long as he didn’t falter later on, defeating Zhao Han Yi and becoming the next Sect Master was also very likely.

Zhao Han Yi, wearing an iron mask, stood coldly behind Lin Nan Tian. Only her bright, cold eyes were visible as she observed Zhou Chen.

She remembered Zhou Chen. They had met once before at Yun Meng Marsh.

Although they hadn’t spoken.

But with her strength, she naturally wouldn’t forget.

She hadn’t expected to meet him again so soon, and he had even become her junior brother, and soon, her greatest competitor!

“I won’t lose!”

Zhao Han Yi swore in her heart, her eyes burning with fighting spirit.

So what if Zhou Chen had good talent?

Was she lacking in any way?

She was already a step ahead of Zhou Chen. With her Golden Core in the Immortal Path and Nascent Soul in the Martial Path, it wouldn’t be long before she advanced to the Divine Seed Realm.

And Zhou Chen was currently only at the Body Refinement Realm.

Even if he broke through and made a leap to the Divine Sea Realm, there was still a long way to go before he could catch up to her!

Stay calm!

The advantage is mine!

……

Amidst the chorus of congratulations, Zhou Chen became the most dazzling figure present. Dong Fang Bai, Tang Hai Yang, Ye Chang An, and other geniuses all became mere foils.

What was even more frustrating was that they still had to continue with the second and third rounds of the assessment. Therefore, they could only consume pills and silently recover.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen had shown restraint and hadn’t seriously injured them. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to complete the remaining two rounds of the assessment today.

The benefits Zhou Chen received as a True Inheritance Disciple of the Unbounded Sword Sect were far greater than those he had received as a True Inheritance Disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect.

Firstly.

Zhou Chen could choose a small mountain peak within the Unbounded Mountain Range as his own cultivation grounds. Although it was a small peak, it was no smaller than the Divine Arrow Peak of the Azure Cloud Sect.

Moreover, due to the presence of a high-grade spirit vein, the spiritual energy here far surpassed that of the Azure Cloud Sect.

Secondly.

Zhou Chen could receive a fifth-tier divine weapon and armor, equivalent to two fifth-tier divine weapons, one for offense and one for defense.

Since Zhou Chen cultivated both the Immortal and Martial Paths and had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm in the Immortal Path, he could additionally receive a set of high-grade spirit artifacts, also one for offense and one for defense.

Then there were pills and spirit stones. Not to mention the various pills, there was a whole pile of them, along with one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.

After that, he would receive one thousand low-grade spirit stones every month.

Lastly.

Zhou Chen also received two precious “gold” mines. This “gold” didn’t refer to actual gold, but rather metal ore veins, used as materials for refining divine weapons and magical artifacts.

There were also residences and shops in North Mountain City.

In short.

Zhou Chen had become rich overnight, surpassing ninety-nine percent of the population.

The entrance assessment concluded.

Zhou Chen followed Huangfu Yue Yao to an immortal mountain. This was Huangfu Yue Yao’s territory, named Yue Yao Peak.

Zhou Chen chose a mountain peak next to Yue Yao Peak as his own cultivation grounds and named it Red Dust Peak.

Red Dust Peak was considered small among the numerous immortal mountains of the Unbounded Sword Sect, but it was no smaller than Divine Arrow Peak. It was adorned with magnificent palaces, pavilions, flying waterfalls, clouds and mist, a truly celestial sight.

“As expected of a dominant force, even a mountain peak that doesn’t even count as second-tier surpasses the main peak of the Azure Cloud Sect!”

Qing Yu Yao looked at Red Dust Peak and sighed in her heart.

Fairy Qing E’s face was filled with excitement, her ample bosom trembling slightly. Despite her previous status as the top courtesan of White Jade Capital, the Unbounded Sword Sect was still an unattainable existence for her.

Hong Zhu didn’t show much emotion. She had lived in the Unbounded Sword Sect for many years, following Huangfu Yue Yao. The immortal mountain where Huangfu Yue Yao resided was far superior to this one.

Zhou Chen’s mountain peak was merely a subsidiary peak of Yue Yao Peak.

“Sister Hong Zhu, please go and collect the pills and other rewards for me. I’m going to cultivate first!”

Zhou Chen couldn’t wait to break through.

He had long anticipated the second realm of the Martial Path, the Divine Power Realm.

“Yes, Young Master!”

Hong Zhu took Zhou Chen’s True Inheritance Disciple token and left. Qing E and Qing Yu Yao helped Zhou Chen settle in and stayed for the time being.

Zhou Chen arrived at the cultivation cave that had been prepared beforehand. It was protected by formations, and the formations channeled the high-grade spirit vein underground, making the spiritual energy here far superior to other places.

“Exhale!”

“Inhale!”

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and invigorated. The rich spiritual energy made him feel comfortable all over.

Zhou Chen’s 129,600 pores seemed to open up, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy.

Activating the formations, Zhou Chen sat cross-legged on a cold jade bed. He had to admit that the treatment for True Inheritance Disciples was truly exceptional. Even the cultivation cave had a cold jade bed.

Although becoming a True Inheritance Disciple was a dream for countless people, Zhou Chen wasn’t satisfied. There were many True Inheritance Disciples in the Unbounded Sword Sect.

They recruited nine every ten years, and even though many True Inheritance Disciples gradually became elders and such, they still maintained a number close to one hundred.

But there were only two Sword Sons, and they were also candidates for the position of Sect Master.

“Nascent Soul Realm or Golden Core Realm, I’ll reach it soon!”

Zhou Chen took a deep breath.

“Add points!”

Ten million Romance Points were consumed, and the incredibly vast and boundless inner energy within Zhou Chen’s middle dantian surged wildly, containing the power of 366 different martial arts techniques.

In fact, the higher one’s cultivation in the Body Refinement Realm, the more difficult it was to break through, because for every additional martial art technique one cultivated, the inner energy gained an additional type of power.

However, cultivating to the 365th Transformation, the Great Perfection, was actually quite simple.

Because at this realm, with countless martial arts techniques integrated into one, the inner energy naturally fused as well.

Although Zhou Chen’s inner energy contained the power of 366 different techniques, it had already fused into a single type, the Myriad Forms Martial Canon inner energy governed by the Myriad Forms Divine Art.

As ten million Romance Points were consumed, Zhou Chen’s powerful mental strength and the vast and boundless Myriad Forms Martial Canon inner energy naturally and effortlessly fused into one.

There were no obstacles, it was incredibly smooth.

In the blink of an eye, a wisp of divine power appeared in Zhou Chen’s middle dantian.

The divine power was initially golden, then turned purple-gold, then white-gold, and finally, it transformed once more, becoming colorless, seemingly the same color as the divine power of ordinary Divine Power Realm cultivators.

But their strength was incomparable.

Zhou Chen’s pure white divine power was a return to the origin.

As the saying goes, the greatest form is formless, the greatest sound is silent.

This was true strength, not superficial appearances.

With the birth of the wisp of pure white divine power, the inner energy within Zhou Chen’s dantian rapidly transformed, and in less than fifteen minutes, it had all turned into pure white divine power.

The vast and powerful divine power surged, able to transform into various shapes, such as condensing into swords, spears, halberds, or even divine beasts like dragons, phoenixes, and qilins.

This was the second stage of the Divine Power Realm, the Divine Form Realm.

Those who had advanced to the Divine Power Realm by cultivating only one or two martial arts techniques had weak divine power, and it was as difficult as ascending to heaven for them to shape their divine power.

But Zhou Chen’s divine power could transform into various shapes as soon as it was formed, reaching the Divine Form Realm where divine power could take shape, and it was far from over.

The powerful divine power within Zhou Chen’s dantian transformed into divine beasts like dragons, phoenixes, and qilins, frantically expanding his dantian. The divine dragon breathed out, doubling the size of his dantian. The qilin stomped its foot, doubling it again. The phoenix’s flames…

And countless divine weapons condensed from divine power also frantically expanded his dantian…

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Zhou Chen’s dantian had transformed into a vast ocean. His aura surged, and he soared to the Divine Sea Realm in a single leap.

The powerful divine power flowed within his body, washing over his flesh and transforming it into a “divine body,” causing his already powerful and terrifying physique to undergo another transformation.

Zhou Chen felt that even without using divine power, his physical body alone could rival Nascent Soul Realm experts like Lie Huo.

“This is the Divine Sea Realm…”

Zhou Chen sensed the changes within himself. The divine power within his Divine Sea was like a vast ocean, with waves surging. He had already reached the peak of the Divine Sea Realm. A wisp of pure white divine power emerged, and Zhou Chen could clearly feel its power and terror. It could definitely easily annihilate opponents of the same level.

Zhou Chen sensed the divine power of Cheng Su Su, Huo Yao Yao, Qing E, and others. Huo Yao Yao, Qing E, and the others were not worth mentioning. Their divine power was truly pitiful compared to his.

Even Cheng Su Su’s divine power paled in comparison to his, like a firefly compared to the bright moon.

“It was worth the effort I put into cultivating the Body Refinement Realm to the 365th Transformation, the Great Perfection…”

Zhou Chen clenched his fist, feeling that without advancing to the Golden Core or Nascent Soul Realm, he could already destroy the Blazing Dragon Valley.

He wasn’t even sure how strong he was now!
“If the Blazing Dragon Valley hears that I’ve become a True Inheritance Disciple of the Unbounded Sword Sect, they’ll probably guess that Ding Xiu is me…”

Previously, the Blazing Dragon Valley wouldn’t have suspected him because the difference in strength between him and Ding Xiu was too great. But now, the strength he had revealed wasn’t much inferior to Ding Xiu’s.

The Blazing Dragon Valley would definitely think of him.

After all, they had a grudge, the motive was obvious.

“I’ll go back and destroy the Blazing Dragon Valley later!”

Having made his decision, Zhou Chen looked at his Personal Panel.

【Peak of the Divine Sea Realm（0/100,000,000）】

“Just like advancing to the Perfect Golden Core, but with my solid foundation, it’s not unexpected!”

Zhou Chen wasn’t surprised that he couldn’t advance to the Nascent Soul Realm for the time being.

He looked at the Five Emperors Five Elements Art.

【Five Emperors Five Elements Art, First Level（0/5,000,000）】

“Add points!”

Zhou Chen cultivated without hesitation.

As five million Romance Points were consumed, a surge of magical power containing five attributes emerged within Zhou Chen’s lower dantian, devouring and replacing his previous magical power.

First level of Qi Refinement.

Second level of Qi Refinement.

……

Ninth level of Qi Refinement.

Zhou Chen’s Five Emperors Five Elements Art reached the peak of Qi Refinement in an instant.

【Five Emperors Five Elements Art, Second Level（0/50,000,000）】

“Add points!”

Zhou Chen continued.

The remaining twenty-five million Romance Points were all consumed, and Zhou Chen’s cultivation broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, reaching the middle stage.

【Five Emperors Five Elements Art, Second Level（25,000,000/50,000,000）】

“I’m still twenty-five million short of cultivating the Five Emperors Five Elements Art to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm!”

“But even at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, it’s far superior to the peak of Foundation Establishment before!”

The magical power within Zhou Chen’s dantian at this moment was more than ten times stronger and more vast than before, demonstrating the power of the Five Emperors Five Elements Art and the Five Elements Spiritual Root.

But the high resource consumption was also real.

The Romance Points consumed by Zhou Chen were also a resource.

“Now even the Sect Master isn’t my opponent, and neither is Hong Zhu!”

Zhou Chen felt proud and elated, experiencing the exhilaration of a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate and transforming into a dragon.

Now.

He only wanted…

Zhou Chen looked down and then up, a slight smile on his lips. He only wanted to find an opponent worthy of him!

Leaving the cultivation cave, Zhou Chen saw a red figure sitting cross-legged outside. As if sensing Zhou Chen’s emergence from seclusion, she immediately stood up to greet him.

“Young Master!”

Coming before Zhou Chen, sensing his immense transformation and the faint but powerful pressure emanating from him, Hong Zhu’s pupils constricted, and she asked in astonishment,
“Young Master, have you broken through?”

“Yes!”

The aura of the peak of the Divine Sea Realm surged from Zhou Chen’s body. The terrifying pressure made Hong Zhu’s beautiful eyes tremble, filled with wonder.

There were countless disciples at the peak of the Divine Sea Realm in the Unbounded Sword Sect. She had seen many, many of them. Powerful figures like Huangfu Yue Yao and Lin Nan Tian were already very strong when they were at the peak of the Divine Sea Realm.

But compared to Zhou Chen, they were still far inferior.

“Is this the terror of completing the 108 Transformations of the physical body?”

Hong Zhu didn’t know that Zhou Chen had completed 365 Transformations. She assumed he had only completed 108, just like everyone else.

“Congratulations to Young Master for achieving great success in your cultivation, may your martial luck flourish and your path to the Dao be successful!”

Hong Zhu was both surprised and delighted, feeling a sense of pride.

She thought of the scene of Zhou Chen mastering the eight Unparalleled Divine Arts of the Unbounded Sword Sect. She had put in a lot of effort, shedding countless tears and sweat.

“Sister Hong Zhu, shouldn’t we celebrate?”

Zhou Chen smirked, thinking of what had happened before…

He had almost lost face!

But now…

He was confident!

He had risen!
Advancing to the Divine Sea Realm had given him immense strength and confidence!

Zhou Chen held Hong Zhu’s hand and gently pulled her. With a blush, she fell into his arms.

“Don’t… not… here…”

How could Hong Zhu resist Zhou Chen?

Zhou Chen seemed to possess a magical charm, especially his nimble and skillful hands, truly capable of bringing spring back to life.

As soon as Zhou Chen touched her.

Her body would go limp like a puddle of mud.

“Then let’s go to the spirit spring and have some fun in the water!”

Zhou Chen also had a spirit spring here. Although it wasn’t as good as the spirit spring on his beautiful master’s Yue Yao Peak, it wasn’t bad either.

Hong Zhu’s face flushed crimson, her legs fidgeting, her heart pounding like a deer. She knew that the spirit spring wasn’t a good place for that kind of activity, but she couldn’t help but feel curious and expectant.

Zhou Chen embraced Hong Zhu and, with a flash, they landed in the hot spring pool. He lowered his head and fiercely kissed her soft lips.

Hong Zhu closed her beautiful eyes tightly, her long eyelashes trembling. Her mind went blank, her fists clenched, as she allowed Zhou Chen to do as he pleased.

Zhou Chen was always swift and decisive in his actions. He went straight to Hong Zhu’s closed door.

With his current physical strength, he pushed open the door with a single effort and barged into Hong Zhu’s room.

Hong Zhu was startled by Zhou Chen’s sudden intrusion, her whole body tensing up. This made Zhou Chen jump in fright, almost losing his footing and falling.

What surprised Zhou Chen even more was that there was a hidden person in the hot spring pool.

“The Sect Master is actually soaking in the hot spring here?”

Zhou Chen was both surprised and delighted, but he didn’t stop what he was doing.

He thought he might try to get the Sect Master as well later.

Qing Yu Yao suppressed her aura with all her might, hiding in a secluded corner at the bottom of the hot spring pool, not daring to move.

She hadn’t expected to encounter such a scene while simply taking a bath in the hot spring.

Just now, she had sensed someone approaching and had submerged herself in the water, thinking she would leave after they were gone. But she never imagined that Zhou Chen would be so bold as to come directly to the hot spring.

She couldn’t just go out now, could she?

“Zhou Chen and Hong Zhu only have eyes for each other at the moment, they shouldn’t notice me…”

Qing Yu Yao comforted herself, trying to deceive herself.

Unfortunately, Hong Zhu was indeed too preoccupied with Zhou Chen to pay attention to anything else. After all, it was very safe within the Unbounded Sword Sect.

But Zhou Chen wasn’t careless. He had already noticed Qing Yu Yao’s presence.

Within the hot spring, the world turned upside down, waves surging.

Qing Yu Yao covered her eyes with her hands, but she couldn’t help but peek through her fingers.

“This little rascal…”

Qing Yu Yao’s cheeks flushed crimson, her legs tightening. She chanted a calming mantra in her heart, but it had no effect.

“What a scoundrel… so scary…”

Qing Yu Yao felt like time was passing by excruciatingly slowly. She wanted to leave but couldn’t, so she could only huddle in the corner and be a spectator.

The water in the hot spring seemed to have gotten hotter, making her feel extremely flushed.

An inexplicable urge surged within her.

Suddenly.

Qing Yu Yao’s eyes widened, her red lips parting, and hot spring water rushed in. She quickly closed her mouth.

“This little rascal actually…”