nownovels Chapter 129 Exposure
Chapter 129 Exposure
Chapter 129 Exposure
"This is?"
Irene blinked, a vague guess forming in her mind.
"Just as you thought."
Chen Yuan calmly said, "After all, 'Star River Emperor' and 'Swallowed Star' are two different worlds. Even if they have similarities, it cannot be guaranteed that the paths of cultivation will always be compatible."
"When one's cultivation level is low, this difference is almost imperceptible."
"But I can clearly feel that as the spiritual realm continues to improve, the cultivation systems of the two worlds are gradually diverging."
At this point, Chen Yuan couldn't help but shake his head: "Actually, from the moment I entered the meditative state, I vaguely sensed that the actual experience of this state had deviated from the description in the original work."
"The realm of the mind, and group hypnosis—in the original world, neither of these can be achieved with a mere state of deep meditation."
Irene pondered, "Is it because the underlying rules of the two worlds are different?"
"I learned from my master's memories that cultivators at the meditative level in that world only had a life force of a single digit, and at most they could only master some techniques like the 'Hundred Steps Flying Sword'."
"And you, Master, are also in the meditative state, but your life force in that world would be at least over a hundred, making you an existence capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion without dying."
Chen Yuan nodded in agreement: "This is the essential difference between the two worlds. One focuses on spiritual cultivation, while the other emphasizes physical cultivation—at least in the early stages."
"This is not the world of 'Star River Emperor' after all." Chen Yuan shook his head and said, "Therefore, as my realm improves, the spiritual cultivation system becomes increasingly incompatible. Even at the embryonic breathing realm, there are already obvious differences in the rules."
"Then, does that mean Master's mental cultivation will stop at the stagnant state?" Irele asked worriedly.
"Haha, don't worry, I haven't reached that level yet in the Nascent Soul Realm." Chen Yuan shook his head with a smile. "Otherwise, the optimization panel wouldn't just show 'Attempt to create a task,' it would simply reject it."
"Therefore, the Fetal Breathing Realm should be achievable; at most, it will differ more from the description in the original work."
"As for higher realms, such as 'sitting in oblivion' or 'manifesting sagehood'—I don't know if they are compatible with the rules of this world."
"I believe my master will definitely find a way forward."
Irene looked at Chen Yuan with a serious expression. "You seem to have a lot of faith in me." Chen Yuan smiled and couldn't help but reach out and ruffle Irene's hair. "Then I'll take your good wishes."
Since taking control of the Blue Fox, Irele has learned to move in the real world as an "energy body," which can be considered as having a physical form.
"Alright, the spiritual practice can be put on hold for now. From now on, you just need to keep meditating every day and gradually increase the intensity of your consciousness."
As Chen Yuan spoke, he stretched his body and said, "Next, we should focus on strengthening other aspects."
In the days that followed, Chen Yuan reduced his daily meditation time and shifted his focus of cultivation to the "Thousand Winds Secret Manual" and the "Raging Storm".
These two secret techniques, one concerning the control of power and affinity with laws, and the other a secret manual for studying the essence of laws, are no less important to Chen Yuan than the Nine Luminaries Body.
Now that they have extra time to study, their proficiency in these two secret techniques has steadily improved.
In particular, with the dual enhancements of the Time Reversal Technique and the Purple Radiance Inscription, Chen Yuan's analysis of the essence of the Law of Wind has progressed by leaps and bounds, with new breakthroughs every day.
Chen Yuan even dared to assert that, in terms of the speed of researching lower-level laws alone, the geniuses cultivating in Chaos City could not match his speed of comprehension.
Of course, this is also his only regret, that is, he can only comprehend the Law of Wind.
Because neither the Black Dragon Mountain branch's treasure vault nor the Meteorite Star's martial arts secrets contain many secret techniques related to the laws of time.
The main problem with the Black Dragon Mountain branch is that its level is too low; the secret techniques within it are mostly below the "immortal" level.
Not only are there few secret techniques for time manipulation, but even secret techniques for space manipulation are extremely rare.
Chen Yuan couldn't even find the "Myriad Threads Flow," a spatial secret technique widely circulated among immortals, which reveals the level of the Black Dragon Mountain branch.
As for secret techniques, Shi Lan was also helpless, since this was his weakness; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so worried about passing the core level assessment before.
As for the secret techniques of Meteorite Star, although the level is high enough, the key issue is that the master of Meteorite Star, 'Huyan Bo', is an immortal who cultivates the laws of space and is also a spiritual master!
Chen Yuan, however, was a martial artist who cultivated the laws of time, going against the other party's path. He could only pick out some odds and ends from the vast library of secret techniques on Meteorite Star, barely managing to add two time-related secret techniques to the Thousand Winds Secret Manual, but that was all.
Since then, Chen Yuan has given up the idea of searching for time-related secret manuals and focused on improving the methods he already possesses.
Time flies by like flowing water, and several months have passed in the blink of an eye. It has been exactly two years since Chen Yuan broke through to the Hengxing level.
Inside the cultivation room, Chen Yuan slowly stepped out of the nutrient tank and let out a long sigh.
"Finally reached the sixth rank of the constant star level."
He arrived outside the manor, where the administrator, Si Kun, appeared as promised and handed him a spatial ring: "This is the last batch of resources."
"Thank you, Mr. Sikun." Chen Yuan accepted the ring and thanked him as usual.
However, this time, Sikun did not respond immediately.
He gave Chen Yuan a deep look with a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice, "Chen Yuan, you should pay attention to your safety lately."
"If you can stay on Purple Star, try not to go out."
"Oh?" Chen Yuan frowned slightly, puzzled. "Mr. Si Kun, has something happened?"
Sikun hesitated for a moment, then said, "The true value of the resources you purchased has now been revealed."
"It was initially a member of the Ganwu branch who leaked the information. This person has been executed by the company, but the news still got out."
"Now, quite a few people know that a Star-level elite in the Black Dragon Mountain branch has purchased a treasure worth hundreds of Mixed Yuan Units."
"Your personal information probably won't be kept secret for long."
"So, if someone invites you out recently, you must refuse."
"So that's how it is."
Chen Yuan's gaze was deep as he slowly nodded: "Thank you for informing me, Mr. Si Kun. I will keep this in mind."
Si Kun nodded. Money can be a powerful motivator, so he didn't dare say anything more about it.
After all, Chen Yuan's expenditure on purchasing resources exceeded the wealth of many realm lords and was comparable to that of an immortal in a poorer area, naturally attracting envy.
After watching Si Kun leave, Chen Yuan muttered to himself, "So he couldn't hide it after all—"
In this matter, he certainly overestimated Virtual Universe's ability to maintain secrecy.
Although it is a top-tier power, it is still only a Star Domain-level branch, and its strongest member is only a Military Lord-level Immortal.
With so many realm lords and domain lords below, it's inevitable that some would be tempted by such enormous wealth.
If they stayed on Purple Star, since it's constantly monitored by the virtual universe, naturally no one would dare to act openly.
Once Chen Yuan leaves, he will most likely face a situation where he is surrounded by wolves.
Even though Realm Lords are of high status and few in number, making their actions easily detectable, Eternal Star-level, Universe-level, and even Domain Lord-level individuals, with their numerous members in branches, can more easily conceal their whereabouts.
Even without the realm lord's intervention, Chen Yuan's current strength is such that any peak universe-level expert could easily deal with him.
"It seems that the preparations we made before were not sufficient."
Chen Yuan had actually foreseen the current situation, but he didn't expect it to be exposed so quickly.
He originally thought he could keep it a secret for at least a few years.
Just as he opened the panel, preparing to do something, Irene suddenly reminded him: "Master, we have received a communication request from Lord Shilan."
"teacher?"
Chen Yuan felt a slight sense of satisfaction and immediately sent a wisp of his consciousness into the virtual universe to establish communication.
In the holographic projection, Shi Lan's expression was unusually solemn.
"Chen Yuan, are you still on Ziyao Star? If not, return immediately."
"You are in a very dangerous situation."