"Whew!"
"I finally made it through!"
Chen Jichuan let out a breath, a wave of joy surging in his heart.
Everything went as he expected. The seemingly fierce miasma, though it had heavily injured him even through the Nine Peak Palace, ultimately couldn’t break through its defenses, allowing him to successfully enter.
"The Nine Peak Palace is the foundation of the Nine Peak Daoist."
"The Nine Peak Daoist cultivated to the third realm of Divinity Transformation, spending nearly all his accumulated resources to build the Nine Peak Palace."
"Its defensive strength rivals that of a Divine Transformation powerhouse."
In other words,
if not for the Nine Peak Palace, only a Divine Transformation-level powerhouse or soone wielding an extraordinary treasure could force their way in.
In any case, it’s no easy feat.
"It was difficult."
"But I did make it in."
Chen Jichuan was elated. As soon as he bypassed the miasma, he stored the Nine Peak Palace away, then manifested Wind Thunder Wings on his back. With a single flap of the wings, he rapidly descended toward the ground.
Upon landing,
he rotated his mana, switching from the Wind Thunder All Heavens Great Escape to the Earth Escape Technique, disappearing in an instant—
"The injuries aren’t light; I need to recuperate for a few days."
...
This ti, Chen Jichuan was indeed severely injured.
If it were an ordinary cultivator at the Initial Ascension to God, it would take at least seventy to eighty years to recover.
But Chen Jichuan had the pills left behind by the Nine Peak Daoist, and he practiced the "Heaven nding Seal"—one seal of life, one seal of death.
His recovery was much faster.
Ti flew by.
In the blink of an eye, four years had passed.
On this day,
Chen Jichuan’s injuries were finally healed, and he stepped out of the temporary cave dwelling where he had hidden for four years.
"To avoid unnecessary complications, I should take care of the Dual-elent Immortal Spider sooner rather than later!"
Chen Jichuan acted decisively. As soon as his injuries were healed, he began exploring the Colorful Cloud Star, searching for the whereabouts of the Dual-elent Immortal Spider.
The Divinity Transformation-level Dual-elent Immortal Spider on the Colorful Cloud Star seed unaware that soone had infiltrated its territory. It was likely too confident in the Dual-elent Five-elent Miasma, along with its long-standing complacency.
Everything seed as usual.
Chen Jichuan concealed his presence as he moved through the star.
This ti, he was even more ticulous, observing more than before.
The expansive Colorful Cloud Star had an unsettling air about it. From high above, one could see countless bottomless tunnels hidden amidst the mountain ranges and terrain.
Inside, they were intricately intertwined, a confusing labyrinth that bewildered anyone attempting to navigate them.
These weren’t excavated by the Dual-elent Immortal Spider but by its subspecies—
tens of thousands of "Five Elents Spirit Spiders!"
The "Five Elents Spirit Spiders" were categorized by the five elents. So had single attributes, while others possessed multiple attributes, with varying levels of strength and potential.
The first generation was generally birthed by the "Dual-elent Immortal Spider."
Their relationship resembled that of the "Immortal Vine" and the "Moyun Vine."
Each Five Elents Spirit Spider diligently burrowed through the star, leaving it full of gaping wounds, with countless winding and twisting mining tunnels leading who knew where.
Anyone entering would surely get lost after just a few turns.
These Five Elents Spirit Spiders excavated ores, consuming the inferior ones themselves and offering the superior ones to their king—
The Dual-elent Immortal Spider.
There were no other living creatures present on the star. If any had existed before, they would have undoubtedly t their end with the arrival of the Dual-elent Immortal Spider and the birth of the Five Elents Spirit Spiders.
The Dual-elent Immortal Spider was domineering, while the Five Elents Spirit Spiders were ruthless.
Neither tolerated other living beings.
Following the trail of the Five Elents Spirit Spiders, Chen Jichuan soon discovered the whereabouts of the Dual-elent Immortal Spider.
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[Exotic Beast: Dual-elent Immortal Spider]
[Level: Third-order]
[Description: A Star Sky Exotic Beast naturally adept at controlling the "Dual-elent Five-elent" power. It can consu Five Elents Ore, exhaling poisonous miasma that turns into "Dual-elent Five-elent Miasma," an imnsely potent weapon. It can refine minerals into the Five Minerals Essence, used for crafting third-order magical treasures. The Dual-elent Immortal Spider is proficient in Dual-walking, Five Elents Escape Technique, and manipulating Dual-elent Five-elent Miasma, making it exceptionally elusive and difficult to deal with.]
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"Dual-walking."
"Five Elents Escape Technique."
"Dual-elent Five-elent Miasma."
Chen Jichuan stared into the depths of the cave and the vividly colorful exotic spider within. Lying in wait nearby, he used the Insight Skill to observe it, obtaining even more detailed information.
Of these abilities, "Dual-walking" specialized in rapid travel. However, it was slow to activate and lacked precision, rendering it impractical in combat or during pursuits.
The "Five Elents Escape Technique," on the other hand, was far more formidable.
While within the confines of the star, the spider could escape through any of the five elental terrains. To apprehend it would require soone equally adept in the Five Elents Escape Technique but with a higher mastery than the spider itself.
"Five Elents Escape Technique?"
"Now that, I’ve mastered!"
Chen Jichuan couldn’t help but chuckle.
From what he could tell, the Dual-elent Immortal Spider’s strength was average, roughly equivalent to the fourth or fifth layer of the Heavenly Human Realm. However, its exceptional escape techniques, coupled with the devastating Dual-elent Five-elent Miasma, made it uniquely troubleso.
But against Chen Jichuan?
With no advantage in escape techniques, the spider would likely have no opportunity to leverage its miasma superiority either.
"Nothing special."
Having discerned its weaknesses, Chen Jichuan hesitated no further.
He stomped lightly on the ground and unleashed the Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great thod.
Golden light spread outward, engulfing the path around the Dual-elent Immortal Spider, aiming to seal off its retreat.
"Chirp, chirp!"
"Clack, clack!"
Nevertheless, the spider was still a third-order beast with heightened instincts. It detected sothing amiss.
Its multifaceted eyes snapped open, scanning warily in all directions.
At the sa ti, its body shifted as if preparing to flee.
"Enough!"
Chen Jichuan realized there was no chance of subduing the spider without combat. He sprang forward, unleashing the Ten Thousand Leaf Sword River, followed by tens of thousands of Sword Qi streaking out—
Clang, clang, clang!
A tallic resonance rang out, rippling with the sound of swords clashing!
Imdiately, the Seven-star Sword Diagram unfolded, encompassing an area of two hundred miles, trapping the Dual-elent Immortal Spider within.
"Go!"
Pointing with his finger,
he summoned the Fire Phoenix Ring, coupling it with the Daluo Heavenly Fire. Instantly, flas spread across the field.
"Chirp, chirp!"
"Clack, clack!"
The Dual-elent Immortal Spider was startled. It spat out massive clumps of miasma, detonating them mid-air. The explosions scattered countless Sword Qi and carved a blank circle within the fiery inferno.
Taking this opportunity, the spider burrowed downward—
It had escaped underground!
"You think you can run?!"
Chen Jichuan refused to let it flee. He transford his footing, utilizing the Earth Escape Skill, and pursued it relentlessly.
The Dual-elent Immortal Spider was notoriously cunning and always wary.
Like the miasma shrouding the periter of the star,
or the countless tunnels weaving across its surface.
While searching for the spider, Chen Jichuan had already seen these passageways and mining tunnels firsthand—
Ore-filled tunnels radiating tallic energy.
Tunnels steaming with magma.
Tunnels brimming with rushing river water.
Tunnels where vegetation grew lush.
The underground paths were structured according to the five elents, layered with obstruction. If one only excelled in a single Earth Escape technique, they’d find themselves stymied when confronted with magma, tallic formations, or subterranean rivers, effectively getting trapped.
But the Dual-elent Immortal Spider could freely traverse its self-created domain with the Five Elents Escape Technique.
Its cleverness was undeniable.
Unfortunately, it had encountered its nesis this ti.
With Chen Jichuan’s mastery of the Five Elents Escape Technique far surpassing that of the spider, he stayed close behind, constantly draining its reserves of miasma using the Seven-star Sword Diagram, Daluo Heavenly Sleeve, and other thods.
Finally, at a convergence of mountain ranges, the spider’s remaining miasma was entirely depleted—
"Open!"
Chen Jichuan shouted and unleashed the Six Ding Mountain Opening Skill, commanding the mountain to split open. A massive peak abruptly cracked, shaking the earth, exposing the spider to the sky.
"Seal!"
Without pausing, Chen Jichuan stomped lightly again, deploying the Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great thod. Golden light spread, sealing off all retreat paths for the spider.
"Suppress!"
Finally, he flicked the Daluo Heavenly Sleeve.
The spider could no longer resist, and it was slamd into the heart of the mountain, completely subdued.
...
"Still trying to run?"
Chen Jichuan shifted, arriving inside the mountain. Staring at the terrified spider, he couldn’t help but laugh.
This spider devoured ores indiscriminately, consuming humans just as easily.
If it had been allowed to enter Wuhe Star, millions of lives would have perished, and the planet would have turned into a domain of death.
Now, with its skills inferior to his, the spider presented a pitiful front.
"Release your Divine Soul and let brand it, or I’ll make you wish for death over survival!"
Chen Jichuan barked at the spider.
Though it was an exotic beast and didn’t cultivate normally, it possessed so spiritual wisdom. It understood that allowing its Divine Soul to be branded ant eternal servitude and vulnerability.
It wouldn’t acquiesce easily.
Instead, it adopted a pleading posture, conveying its intent to surrender—but without releasing its Divine Soul.
"What a cunning beast!"
Chen Jichuan wouldn’t risk driving an uncontrollable creature. Seeing the spider’s stubbornness, he wasted no words, summoning mana. Ten "Mother-child Primordial Yang Divine Needles" appeared before him, sharp as blades, piercing into the spider’s body, straight into its Divine Soul.
This was a super-level technique.
Chen Jichuan had purposefully fused and developed it for Granny Gan.
He had further cultivated it to the fourth realm.
Already a vicious spell by nature, when refined to such complexity, the stabbing resulted in spiritual needles vibrating, waves of pain striking repeatedly, each wave more intense than the last.
The spider had never experienced such tornt before.
Pain.
Surrender.
The spider’s spirit struggled.
Three hours later.
The spider could no longer endure, its consciousness faltering. With a final breath, it relaxed, giving up all resistance, relinquishing control of its Divine Soul for Chen Jichuan to brand it with a fire seed.
This seed, forged from Daluo Heavenly Fire, allowed Chen Jichuan to detonate it at will, scorching the spider’s soul and rendering it powerless to resist.
However, creating a seed potent enough to control a third-order beast ca at a great expense of energy.
Though Chen Jichuan was at the Divinity Transformation Level and had refined the fourth realm of the Daluo Heavenly Fire, even he could manage only one such spider at a ti. The fire seed wasn’t permanent—it required regular refinent and reinforcent to ensure the spider remained under control.
Any negligence in cultivation would result in dire consequences, as a third-order exotic beast could wreak unimaginable havoc.
"The Beast Spirit Palace offers various taming techniques and beast control thods, including magical treasures like the Beast Taming Ring and Beast Taming Seal."
"There’s a specialization in every field."
"For a self-taught rogue like , the disparity is vast."
Chen Jichuan considered obtaining one or two Beast Taming Rings from the Beast Spirit Palace after arriving at Magic Sound Mountain.
The treasure would not only help restrain the spider and conserve energy but also provide insights into crafting thods for future independent refinent—a dual gain.
These plans, however, were for the future.
For now,
with the spider’s surrender, Chen Jichuan’s dangerous endeavor had finally yielded fruitful rewards!
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