Immortality Begins by Taking Care of Master’s Wife – Chapter 88

Chapter 88: Spirit Physique, Saint Physique, Slaying a Divine Power Realm Expert

“You really mastered it!!!”
Jian Xiong’s beautiful eyes were filled with shock and amazement.

She deeply understood the difficulty of this move. Even though she had been practicing swordsmanship since childhood and now possessed the Yin-Yang Sword Physique, it still took her ten days to master it.

Zhou Chen only took five days.

What was even more incredible was that she had barely been separated from Zhou Chen during these five days, but she had never seen him seriously practice a single move.

Zhou Chen seemed to be completely focused on her, which made her feel miserable.

“How did you learn it?”

Unable to contain her curiosity, Jian Xiong, who was not usually inquisitive, asked.

Could it be that Zhou Chen had only practiced in his mind and mastered it?

“Didn’t I say I needed your help?”

Zhou Chen held the sword in one hand, his left hand behind his back, turned to look at Jian Xiong, and suddenly smiled:
“For the past five days, with your help, I’ve been diligently cultivating day and night!”

“Until today, I borrowed the opportunity of Yin and Yang, the flame of beauty, tempered my sword bone, and used the Yin Spring as a forge, and finally, the sword is complete!”

Zhou Chen swung his sword backhand, sword energy soaring to the sky.

Boom!
The already trembling stone door shook even more violently under this sword strike. With a harsh grinding sound, it slowly split open to both sides.

“The door is open!”

Jian Xiong stared blankly at the slowly opening stone door, half believing Zhou Chen’s words, her flushed cheeks turning even redder.

Zhou Chen’s sword seemed somewhat improper.

“Could this really be Zhou Chen’s cultivation method?”

Jian Xiong suddenly thought of Zhou Chen’s reputation for being lecherous, and during their time together, she had personally proven the rumors to be true.

Perhaps Zhou Chen’s cultivation had something to do with women, which was why he seemed so lecherous.

This possibility was not impossible.

The vast world was full of wonders.

Legend had it that there was a Supreme Dao Venerable who came from humble beginnings but possessed a special talent: as long as he did good deeds, his cultivation would increase.

The kind of increase that had no bottlenecks.

In the end,

that Supreme Dao Venerable achieved the highest level of cultivation by doing good deeds.

This was an ancient legend.

Some believed it, some doubted it.

Its truth was difficult to discern.

There was no way to verify it.

However, while there were not many people in this world with special talents, there were still quite a few.

Some were strong, some were useless, and some were directly trash.

Zhou Chen might have a special talent for cultivating through women.

If it really was a special talent,

then this talent was not weak, and its effect was even very good.

“Let’s go in!”

Zhou Chen did not know that his casual boasting had made Jian Xiong think so much.

But he wasn’t lying either. He had been practicing his sword-drawing technique every day for the past five days.

Drawing the sword and thrusting.

Sheathing the sword.

He had practiced countless times.

It had consumed a lot of his energy.

He spread out his divine sense and walked into the stone gate.

Jian Xiong came back to her senses and looked at Zhou Chen’s back. She quickly took out a black robe and put it on, then followed him into the stone gate.

Inside was a cave dwelling, simply and elegantly furnished, already covered in dust. Sword marks were carved on the stone walls, along with words and patterns.

“It’s the Heaven-Supporting Sword!”

Jian Xiong’s beautiful eyes lit up, staring intently at the patterns and words on the stone wall.

This was an unparalleled divine art.

One technique was stronger than ten.

Zhou Chen’s Yi’s Archery could be considered a top-grade technique among high-level martial arts, and after mastering it, one could transform into an Arrow Spirit Body.

Although the Arrow Spirit Body was one level above an ordinary physique, it was only the lowest level among transcendent physiques.

Transcendent physiques were divided into Spirit Physiques, Saint Physiques, Immortal Physiques, and Dao Physiques.

The Dao Physique was a legend.

It had never appeared in the Great Qian Dynasty, not even an Immortal Physique.

The Saint Physique was already the top level in the Great Qian Dynasty.

For example, Bai Lian Hua possessed the White Lotus Saint Physique, but the White Lotus Saint Physique was only ordinary among Saint Physiques, not considered strong, but still far surpassing a Spirit Physique.

Jian Xiong’s original Sword Bone was considered a top-grade Spirit Physique, but after transforming into the Yin-Yang Sword Bone, it had reached the Saint Physique level.

And the Heaven-Supporting Sword Physique formed after mastering the Heaven-Supporting Sword was comparable to a Saint Physique.

This was one of the strengths of unparalleled divine arts.

If Jian Xiong mastered the Heaven-Supporting Sword, the effects of her two Saint Physiques would stack, doubling her power, and her combat strength, talent, and potential would all skyrocket.

Even with her indifferent nature, she couldn’t help but feel excited at this moment.

“Heaven-Supporting Sword Physique…”

Zhou Chen’s eyes burned with passion. He was originally only a First-Order Ordinary Physique, as were most people, and martial arts were the path to transcendence.

He was determined to obtain the Heaven-Supporting Sword Physique.

Neither of them spoke, and silence fell upon the cave dwelling as they focused on memorizing and comprehending the martial arts on the stone wall.

A moment later,

Zhou Chen finished reading through the Heaven-Supporting Sword and recorded it.

【Heaven-Supporting Sword, First Level（0/10,000）】

“Damn! The first level alone requires ten times the Romance Points of Yi’s Archery!”

Zhou Chen was a bit surprised. After all, the more martial arts he cultivated, the fewer Romance Points he would need later on.

However, not every martial art decreased in cost, but rather in levels of nine transformations.

After nine transformations of Body Refinement, there would be a huge transformation, and one’s strength would be comparable to an ordinary Divine Power Realm expert.

After Zhou Chen reached nine transformations, the Romance Points required to cultivate ordinary high-level martial arts would be greatly reduced.

After eighteen transformations, it would decrease again.

It was the same for other geniuses cultivating on their own; the further they progressed, the faster they would cultivate.

As the saying went, “Master one, master all.”

“As expected of an unparalleled divine art!”

Although Zhou Chen was surprised, he was not too surprised.

One unparalleled divine art was worth at least ten high-level martial arts.

Zhou Chen was currently at the Third Transformation, and once he mastered the Heaven-Supporting Sword, he would not only have the Heaven-Supporting Sword Physique but would also be at least comparable to the Thirteenth Transformation of Body Refinement.

Jian Xiong was only at the Twelfth Transformation of Body Refinement.

Li Chang Hen and Shi Qing Xuan were a notch weaker than Jian Xiong, probably around the Eleventh Transformation.

“So, my Little Junior Martial Brother will soon surpass Big Senior Sister and become Big Senior Martial Brother!”

As expected, having cheats was awesome!

His progress was incredibly fast.

Which Big Senior Sister could withstand this?

Because Jian Xiong was present, Zhou Chen did not rush to add points. Instead, he searched the entire cave dwelling and found quite a few miscellaneous books, including a few high-level martial arts techniques.

Zhou Chen quickly flipped through the martial arts techniques and recorded them, then said to Jian Xiong:
“I’m going out to take a look!”

Jian Xiong looked at Zhou Chen with some curiosity but didn’t say anything and continued to record and comprehend the Heaven-Supporting Sword.

After leaving the cave dwelling, Zhou Chen spread out his divine sense and confirmed that there was no one around. He then said excitedly and expectantly:

“Add points!”

As ten thousand Romance Points were consumed, Zhou Chen felt as if countless ants were biting his skin, a tingling and itchy sensation similar to when he first completed Skin Tempering.

“Unparalleled divine arts are truly amazing!”

Zhou Chen marveled. He had already completed Body Refinement four times, yet the Heaven-Supporting Sword still had such a strong Body Refinement effect.

Zhou Chen took out his Third-Order General-Slaying Saber and made a cut on his arm. He saw that his jade-white skin dented but there was no wound at all.

His skin wasn’t even broken.

Awesome!
“Continue!”

Zhou Chen struck while the iron was hot.

Twenty thousand for Flesh Tempering.

Forty thousand for Tendon Tempering.

Eighty thousand for Bone Tempering.

One hundred and sixty thousand for Marrow Tempering.

Crackle!

Zhou Chen’s blood and Qi surged, his bones and tendons resonated with the sound of tigers and leopards.

Previously, cultivating high-level martial arts, Body Refinement was like using a hammer to strike hard. Now, cultivating the Heaven-Supporting Sword was like directly using an air hammer for training.

The feeling was truly exhilarating!
“Completing the Fifth Level of Body Refinement consumed three hundred and ten thousand Romance Points…”

Zhou Chen felt a bit emotional.

He previously had three hundred and thirty thousand, earned ten thousand from treating Mu Ling Er’s bone injury, fifteen thousand from cultivating with Jian Xiong in front of the stone gate for five days, and consumed ten thousand to master the first level of the Heaven-Supporting Sword.

He had forty-eight thousand left!

“Blood Tempering requires three hundred and twenty thousand, I only have seventeen thousand left…”

Zhou Chen thought for a moment and added one hundred and sixty thousand.

Blood Tempering was half completed. 【Heaven-Supporting Sword, Sixth Level（160,000/320,000）】

“As expected, the Saint Physique isn’t that easy to obtain, but with the speed at which I earn Romance Points, it won’t take long…”

Zhou Chen was full of fighting spirit. He was only eighteen and a half years old, had been cultivating for less than half a year, and was still young.

Moreover, the Foundation Establishment Realm had a lifespan of two hundred years.

With his strong foundation in both Immortal and Martial cultivation, he had at least three hundred years of lifespan.

He would have become an Immortal within three hundred years.

The Secret Realm would close in nine days. Zhou Chen actually really wanted to go to Jian Xiong’s warm room to cultivate, but since she had just obtained an unparalleled divine art, she would definitely not be willing.

“The Yellow River winds and turns, the Divine Dragon enters the sea, waves surging!”

Zhou Chen shook his head, feeling a bit regretful.

“I’d better go find other opportunities.”

Zhou Chen went back to tell Jian Xiong and then left the cave dwelling, using his Qi Observation Technique to search for opportunities.

Unfortunately, even with the Qi Observation Technique, opportunities like the Heaven-Supporting Sword were not easy to find.

Jian Xiong was able to find it because someone had stumbled upon it before and gave her a map for guidance.

However, Zhou Chen found quite a few spiritual herbs along the way.

Over the past few months, Qin Hong Yu had completed Flesh Tempering and advanced to the Third Level of Body Refinement. Yu You Wei, Gu Qiu Shui, and Li Qing Xia had broken through to the Sixth Level of Body Refinement, while Zhao Shi Rong had broken through to the Eighth Level of Body Refinement.

With these spiritual herbs, coupled with the Wind and Moon Secret Record and Zhou Chen’s strong support, their cultivation would surely skyrocket.

This was the benefit of having someone backing them up!
“Eh, what a dazzling light!”

“At least a Second-Order spiritual herb!”

Suddenly, a purple light appeared in Zhou Chen’s Qi Observation Technique vision, making his eyes light up. He used the Lightning Flash Divine Movement Steps, his figure moving like lightning.

Zhou Chen crossed several hundred meters and saw the treasure.

It was a purple herb, less than a foot tall, with frost-like condensation on its leaves, emitting a cool and unusual fragrance.

“It’s actually Purple Frost Heavenly Soul!”

Zhou Chen recognized this herb. It was a Second-Order, top-grade spiritual herb, priceless and extremely rare. It was a treasure for Body Refinement, especially for the Marrow Tempering and Blood Tempering realms.

“Stop!”

Just as Zhou Chen was about to reach out and pick it, a short spear tore through the air, shooting towards his heart.

Zhou Chen dodged sideways, the spear grazing his chest. The wind actually tore a hole in his clothes.

He looked up and saw a young man with arrogant eyes, clad in black armor and wielding a long saber, flying towards him.

“Divine Power Realm!”

Zhou Chen’s heart stirred, not with fear, but with excitement.

He had never killed a Divine Power Realm expert before!
A Divine Power Realm expert could be the leader of a gang outside, and even in the Azure Cloud Sect, they could become an elder. If he killed one, it would cause quite a stir.

But in this Secret Realm, who would know?
Only those at the Divine Power Realm and below could enter the Heavenly Cloud Secret Realm, but there were many who broke through within the Secret Realm, like Zhou Chen.

Some even suppressed their cultivation, waiting to break through after entering the Secret Realm.

The young man in front of him had either encountered a great opportunity and broken through, or he had suppressed his cultivation and chosen to break through after entering the Secret Realm.

“You have good movement skills to be able to dodge my casual attack.”

The young man looked down at Zhou Chen from above.

“Who are you?”

Zhou Chen guessed that the other party should be from the Imperial Court.

People from the Imperial Court liked to wear armor the most.

“Kid, remember, the one who killed you is Sima Chang Kong, Captain of the Qingzhou Guard.”

The young man pointed his long saber, making no attempt to hide his killing intent.

The conflict between the Imperial Court and the sects was very intense.

The sects were like local emperors, but on the surface, neither side dared to completely tear their faces apart. However, they wouldn’t be polite when they met in this Secret Realm.

Besides, killing and robbing brought great wealth.

Everyone who came here was a genius.

They were all worth a lot.

More importantly, the Secret Realm had been open for twenty-one days. Those who had survived until now, even if they were unlucky, would have found quite a few spiritual herbs and treasures.

Robbing others was much faster than searching on their own.

Therefore, the closer it got to the end, the more intense the fighting became.

However, the Secret Realm was too vast, and it was not easy to encounter others. Otherwise, the major sects and the Imperial Court wouldn’t dare to casually send all their elites in.

For example, out of the fifty people from the Azure Cloud Sect, Zhou Chen had only seen Mu Ling Er, Fang Wen, and Pang Yun Long so far.

“I’ll give you the treasure, don’t kill me!”

Zhou Chen looked terrified and slowly moved away from the Purple Frost Heavenly Soul.

“Useless trash!”

Sima Chang Kong scoffed in his heart and was about to finish Zhou Chen off with a single saber strike.

“Big Senior Sister, save me!”

Zhou Chen suddenly ran to the right, shouting in surprise.

“Big Senior Sister?”

Sima Chang Kong’s heart stirred, and he turned his head to look.

“Not good!”

At that moment, a sense of fatal danger enveloped him.

Without seeing what the danger was, Sima Chang Kong instinctively swung his saber backhand.

“Sweep Across the Eight Desolations!”

The saber light collided with a fire dragon that shot towards him. A terrifying force exploded in the air, sending sparks flying everywhere.

“Pfft!”

Sima Chang Kong felt a terrifying force, accompanied by an intense heat that seemed to boil the seas, sweep over him. His internal organs felt as if they were being burned by fire, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

He was sent flying hundreds of meters, crashing into the ground and creating a large crater.

The fire dragon was knocked back and transformed into a long sword burning with flames.

“Top-grade Spirit Artifact!”

Sima Chang Kong’s eyes widened. He had considered the possibility that Zhou Chen was trying to trick him with a diversion, but he knew Zhou Chen, a country bumpkin who had only joined the Azure Cloud Sect less than half a year ago.

Even if he had gained some opportunities in the Secret Realm, he could at most reach the Ninth Level of Body Refinement. Even with a diversion, he wouldn’t be able to escape, let alone launch a sneak attack.

He was in the air, fifty steps away from Zhou Chen.

At this distance, it was difficult for the saber Qi or sword Qi of an ordinary Ninth Level Body Refinement expert to reach him, and even if it did, it couldn’t penetrate the Fourth-Order Divine Weapon heavy armor he was wearing.

But he never expected Zhou Chen to have a top-grade Spirit Artifact.

What shocked and despaired him even more was the aura of the Foundation Establishment Realm emanating from Zhou Chen.

“Zhou Chen, you are a True Inheritance Disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect. With your Foundation Establishment cultivation and a top-grade Spirit Artifact, you are more than capable of fighting me head-on. Yet, you shamelessly resorted to a sneak attack!”

Sima Chang Kong stood up, saber in hand, but his internal organs were severely injured. Especially the remnants of Zhou Chen’s fire-attribute magical power within his body, making him feel as if he was being tortured in both fire and oil.

He had less than ten percent of his strength left.

The next moment,

Swoosh!

The fire dragon sword suddenly pierced through Sima Chang Kong’s back, emerging from his chest.

“Pfft!”

Sima Chang Kong fell to one knee, his eyes filled with resentment.

He was thirty-five years old, at the Ninth Transformation of Body Refinement, full of vigor and ambition. Now that he had advanced to the Divine Power Realm, he had a bright future ahead of him.

He never expected to die so miserably.

If it weren’t for Zhou Chen’s sneak attack, with his Divine Power Realm strength achieved from the Ninth Transformation, even if Zhou Chen had a top-grade Spirit Artifact, he was confident that he could defeat him.

As for killing Zhou Chen, he wasn’t that arrogant.

Foundation Establishment cultivators could fly with their swords at extremely high speeds. He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to catch up.

“So much nonsense!”

Zhou Chen held the fire dragon sword and looked at Sima Chang Kong with disdain.

He wasn’t a martial arts fanatic. Fighting head-on with a talented Divine Power Realm expert was simply a waste of magical power.

If it were a beautiful woman, he wouldn’t mind battling for three hundred rounds.

To get to know each other inside and out.

Besides, sneak attacks were so much easier.
One sword strike to severely injure.

Two sword strikes to finish him off.

Clean and efficient.

As for martial virtue, did he have such a thing?
“You… don’t get cocky… you… won’t… last long…”

As he finished speaking, Sima Chang Kong fell to the ground, dead.

“Won’t last long? Could it be that the Imperial Court wants to take action against the sects?”

Zhou Chen shook his head. It shouldn’t be possible.

The Imperial Court was not as powerful as it used to be. How could they dare to take action against the sects?

Although the Azure Cloud Sect was nothing in the eyes of the Imperial Court, all the sects in the world were united. If one was attacked, all would respond.

If the Imperial Court dared to casually destroy a sect, the other sects would join forces to destroy the Imperial Court first.

“Junior Martial Brother, you…”

Just as Zhou Chen was pondering, a tall woman in black, holding a longbow, rushed over and looked at him with shock.

Zhou Chen helplessly raised his head!
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!

He had just been lying to Sima Chang Kong, but he didn’t expect Li Chang Hen to actually be nearby and rush over after sensing the commotion.

Now his Foundation Establishment cultivation could no longer be hidden!
Looking at Li Chang Hen who had hurried over, Zhou Chen grinned:
“Big Senior Sister, long time no see!”