Seeing Lin Chen leave, Mo Wan'er and Li Ping exchanged a glance, then they also left. Soon after, the forest returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.
Shortly thereafter, a major event ensued outside the Heavenly Sword Pavilion that was destined to stir up outer sect turbulence.
Two of the five dominant figures in the outer sect unexpectedly perished all at once!
According to Chu Hanrou, one of the five strong figures, they went out to slay a beast but encountered an unforeseen situation, resulting in dominators of the outer sect falling on the spot, with two killed and two severely injured.
Qian Jin with his Gut-wrenching Sword and Wu Lang with his Heartless Blade both vanished from this world, while Mu Zhan and Wu Yaohan were severely injured, and upon returning, they went into seclusion. The only one not too bad off, Chu Hanrou, remained tight-lipped about the matter, giving a brief explanation before also entering seclusion, leaving the outer sect in panic.
Moreover, observant individuals noted that the newly risen star of the outer sect, the highly discreet disciple Lin Chen, suddenly disappeared from the sect. His disappearance coincided with this major incident, sparking wild speculation among people.
However, the news of Lin Chen leaving the outer sect was not widely spread, not everyone knew about it, so these speculations remained unverified. And this explosive news would only last for few days, as each generation of newcors swiftly replaces the old, leaving no one to rember them.
Li Ping and Mo Wan'er, after Lin Chen's departure, redoubled their efforts in cultivation, knowing that if they did not rapidly improve their cultivation realm, it would be a disservice to the opportunity Lin Chen bestowed upon them.
It's worth noting that Lin Chen did not take the storage rings of Wu Lang and Qian Jin, giving them completely to Li Ping and Mo Wan'er. Being among the outer sect's five strong figures, the inventory of those two far exceeded that of Li Ping and Mo Wan'er. Lin Chen's goodwill was not sothing they could afford to squander.
In a cave dwelling, Chu Hanrou opened her captivating eyes, feeling uneasy and unable to enter a state of cultivation.
She couldn't help but sigh, then raised her eyes to gaze through the wall at the distance, pondering Lin Chen's whereabouts.
Undeniably, Lin Chen had already planted a seed in her heart, and now this seed was quietly sprouting. Previously, Lin Chen had spared her, refraining from taking action against her, which stirred ripples in her heart. Yet, she didn't realize that Lin Chen simply didn't wish to kill innocents, partly as a recompense for Chu Hanrou inadvertently letting him escape earlier.
On a mountain summit of Heavenly Sword Pavilion, Sword Bone Elder gazed profoundly into the distance, seemingly able to see through layers of clouds toward the remote mountain ranges.
He murmured to himself, "Kid! You've done well this ti! Hope you won't neglect your cultivation outside! Upon returning, give us a surprise; the Pavilion Master will then truly take notice of you!"
Unaware of everyone's attitudes, Lin Chen was currently deep in the heart of a mountain range within the Yin Wind Mountain Range.
Lin Chen closed his eyes, entering a state of cultivation, while in front of him lay several purple crystal stones. Wisps of purple divine essence were extracted from the crystal stones, then absorbed by Xiao Lian, who in turn nourished and converted them into purer energy flowing into Lin Chen's major ridians and limbs.
As this purple energy was absorbed and refined, Lin Chen's aura grew increasingly formidable and carried a kind of scorching sensation. This scorching aura posed no harm to Lin Chen himself, and he felt that it intensified his divine essence's strength, seeming only beneficial without any downside.
Yet there was one thing bothering Lin Chen: as the purple crystal stones were refined more, Lin Chen noticed his divine essence changing from its original white to a faint purple, yet the purple was minimal, looking sowhat like a very pale red, this strange color made Lin Chen a bit displeased. Luckily it didn't affect other aspects, and considering the noticeable increase in strength, he stopped dwelling on it.
"Hoo!"
Ending his cultivation, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes, then exhaled a breath of turbid air, murmuring softly, "These purple crystal stones, in my opinion, aren't much different from divine crystals. They all can extract divine essence and integrate it into oneself for cultivation; just the color is odd, with a peculiar scorching sensation. Could this be so other variety of divine crystals?"
Regrettably, Lin Chen was currently only at the realm of Divinity Transformation, and his understanding of this world was based on the contents of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion's introductory manual, which wasn't detailed in its explanation of this world's cultivation system. It mainly focused on cultivating within the Divinity Transformation, briefly ntioning realms beyond it, leaving Lin Chen ignorant of the purple divine crystal's origin.
In fact, this purple divine crystal was also a divine crystal, but could only be used for cultivation once reaching the Divine Spirit realm.
Upon reaching the Divine Spirit realm, not only absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth as well as energy from divine crystals, cultivators start distinguishing attributes of the energy.
In this world, almost all energy can be categorized into nine attributes: the five basic elents of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and the derived elents—thunder, wind, light, and dark, totaling nine attributes encompassing all the world's energy.
The divine crystals cultivated within the realm of Divinity Transformation are the most basic evolution of heavenly energy, albeit relatively crude without attributes. However, when a martial artist's cultivation reaches beyond the realm of Divine Spirit, they choose attributes suitable for refining divine essence and heavenly energy.
Typically selecting a single attribute for cultivation enables pursuing the strongest attacks and deepest cultivation realm at the fastest speed. Refining two attributes simultaneously naturally divides focus, reducing efficiency.
Previously, the purple crystal stones encountered by Lin Chen were in fact fire attribute divine crystals, and beneath the Iron-tailed Tiger's lair was a very small inferior fire divine crystal vein, which Lin Chen had completely stored within his storage ring.
Lin Chen continued pondering: "Oh well, since there are currently no clues, I'll wait until I reach other places to seek answers! Besides, I already feel my body nearing saturation with these purple crystal stones; I may absorb little thereafter. Although sowhat regretful, my strength has notably improved, so it's not much of a loss!"
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