Chapter 705: Chapter 704: Tempering the Body with Dragon Qi
“Unrivaled Sword Valley?”
Jiang Chen was taken aback. Ever since arriving on Heaven’s Edge Island, he had been in seclusion, healing his injuries.
He knew very little about the place.
Lu Fei, on the other hand, had roamed the Azure Sky Sea for many years and was naturally more familiar with Heaven’s Edge Island. He said in a low voice, “Legend has it that Heaven’s Edge Island was once the lair of a Flood Dragon at Emperor Realm Perfection. But Duann Tianya took a liking to this place and wanted to establish the Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion here. The Flood Dragon, of course, refused, and the two engaged in a world-shaking battle…”
Tiny stars seemed to glitter in Lu Fei’s eyes.
When he mentioned Duann Tianya, his face was filled with utter adoration.
Duann Tianya.
In the Azure Sky Sea, he was an absolute legend!
He had started from nothing to found the Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion, and in just a few hundred years, it had become one of the ten most powerful factions in the Azure Sky Sea!
As Lu Fei continued his explanation, Jiang Chen came to understand the origin of the Unrivaled Sword Valley.
Duann Tianya fought the Flood Dragon at Emperor Realm Perfection that occupied Heaven’s Edge Island. In the final moments, the Flood Dragon was no match for Duann Tianya. Duann Tianya demanded its surrender, wanting to take it as his mount. But the Flood Dragon was immensely proud; it was only one step away from ascending to the Demigod Realm, transforming its bloodline, and becoming a True Dragon. How could it submit to a human?
The Flood Dragon chose to force its breakthrough to the Demigod Realm.
In the end, however, it died a tragic death under the heavenly tribulation!
Duann Tianya, admiring the Flood Dragon’s spirit of choosing death over submission, personally carved out a valley on Heaven’s Edge Island and buried the Flood Dragon’s body within it.
“Because the corpse of that Flood Dragon—the one that failed to transform into a dragon—is here, the entire Unrivaled Sword Valley is filled with a powerful Dragon Qi. Cultivating inside is twice as effective.”
Lu Fei swallowed and continued, “More importantly, Duann Tianya once said that if he hadn’t seized the Flood Dragon’s territory, it might have become a new Demigod in the Azure Sky Sea. He claimed his sword had destroyed a potential Demigod, so he also buried his personal Divine Soldier at the time, the ‘Ancient Azure Dragon Sword,’ in the Unrivaled Sword Valley. Many experts cultivate in the Unrivaled Sword Valley. One reason is to absorb the Dragon Qi and raise their cultivation, and the other is to search for the Ancient Azure Dragon Sword!”
‘This Duann Tianya is quite a character!’
Jiang Chen nodded to himself.
A Flood Dragon, while not a pure-blooded True Dragon, would have an extremely dense True Dragon Bloodline to be able to reach Emperor Realm Perfection.
Its entire body was a treasure trove!
For Duann Tianya to be able to forsake the Flood Dragon’s body, and even bury his own Divine Soldier in the Unrivaled Sword Valley to accompany the Flood Dragon out of guilt…
That was not the kind of courage an ordinary person could possess!
“The Ancient Azure Dragon Sword? A Divine Soldier? Hahaha, I have to give it a try! Maybe I’m fated to have that Divine Soldier!” Gai Shi grinned, eager to test his luck.
Ma Jun, who was following closely behind them, heard this and let out a cold sneer. He mocked, “You actually think you can obtain the Ancient Azure Dragon Sword? What a pipe dream… Forget about you lot. Even I, Zuo Yu, Demon Zhantian, and Hai Qiuyu—which of us hasn’t gone to the Unrivaled Sword Valley to try? We all returned empty-handed. You think you can gain the Ancient Azure Dragon Sword’s approval? Hahaha…”
Faced with his mockery,
Gai Shi’s face flushed slightly, his anger simmering as he shot Ma Jun a fierce glare.
Although Gai Shi’s talent was strong, it was merely comparable to that of a Four Extremes Genius.
How could he be a match for Ma Jun?
Jiang Chen glanced at Ma Jun and smiled nonchalantly. “Are you sure you want to follow us to the Unrivaled Sword Valley? I may not be your match right now, but if I manage to obtain the Ancient Azure Dragon Sword, or even break through to the Emperor Realm with the help of the Dragon Qi, you won’t even have a chance to escape!”
“Hahaha, me, Ma Jun, need to escape? How ridiculous!” Ma Jun said with an arrogant expression.
Jiang Chen shrugged and followed Lu Fei toward the Unrivaled Sword Valley.
…
Unrivaled Sword Valley.
Just as they entered the valley, Jiang Chen and the others felt a faint pressure wash over them. This was the supreme Dragon Aura.
Lu Fei said, “Even though that Flood Dragon has been dead for several hundred years, its Dragon Aura still lingers. The entire Unrivaled Sword Valley is a hundred kilometers long. The deeper you go, the stronger the Dragon Aura becomes. I’ve heard the Dragon Qi also gets denser, but without cultivation at the Emperor Realm Perfection level, it’s basically impossible to reach the deepest part of the Unrivaled Sword Valley!”
Jiang Chen nodded.
At the entrance to the Unrivaled Sword Valley, there was a guard post.
An expert from the Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion stood guard inside. He was a plainly dressed, sleepy-eyed old man. Everyone who wanted to enter the Unrivaled Sword Valley had to receive an Unrivaled Sword Order from him!
“Senior, this junior wishes to enter the Unrivaled Sword Valley!” Jiang Chen said, cupping his hands in a salute to the old man.
The old man opened his eyes, glanced at Jiang Chen’s group, and tossed a few tokens to them. He said flatly, “Each person only has one chance in their lifetime to enter the Unrivaled Sword Valley. These are your Unrivaled Sword Orders. You can enter after performing Blood Recognition. Remember, if you are below the Emperor Realm, do not go past the sixty-kilometer mark. Otherwise, you are responsible for your own life or death!”
“This junior understands!”
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior!”
Jiang Chen, Gai Shi, Lu Fei, and Axiu nodded, then headed into the valley with their Unrivaled Sword Orders.
Ma Jun, however, took out a long bench from his Storage Ring and placed it a few dozen meters from the valley entrance. He crossed his legs, a smug smile on his face, and said, “I’ll just wait here to see the looks on your faces when you return in disappointment, hahaha…”
Jiang Chen shot him a cold glance. “You’d better pray I don’t break through to the Emperor Realm in the Unrivaled Sword Valley! Otherwise, the day I leave this valley will be the day you, Ma Jun, meet your end in the Yellow Springs!”
“Hahaha, I’ll be waiting!”
Ma Jun said nonchalantly.
Jiang Chen snorted coldly and was the first to enter the Unrivaled Sword Valley.
WHOOM!
The moment he entered the valley,
The faint Dragon Aura instantly intensified. Axiu, who had the weakest cultivation, felt a chill run through his body. He gritted his teeth and said, “Fuck, this is just the entrance, and the Dragon Aura is already this strong? No way. I estimate I’ll only be able to go a kilometer or two before I have to stop!”
“Don’t force yourself!”
Lu Fei patted his shoulder. “If you can’t hold on later, just stop and cultivate where you are. The Dragon Qi here is enough to raise your cultivation by quite a bit!”
“Okay!”
Axiu nodded.
Three kilometers later, Axiu stopped in his tracks.
At the thirty-kilometer mark, Lu Fei could no longer advance and sat down cross-legged to cultivate.
Jiang Chen and Gai Shi, meanwhile, made it all the way to the forty-five-kilometer mark.
Gai Shi gave a wry smile. “Any further, and the Dragon Aura and Dragon Qi will be too strong. I’m afraid my physical body won’t be able to take it. I’ll cultivate here!”
Jiang Chen nodded. “I’ll go a bit further and see!”
Bathed in the Dragon Qi, Jiang Chen continuously circulated his Divine Demon Tyrant Body and discovered that the Dragon Qi had a strengthening effect on his physical body.
His physical body had already reached Saint Tier Advanced, but under the tempering of the Dragon Qi, it was still slowly improving.
This filled Jiang Chen’s heart with growing joy. He continued forward, relying on his Chaos Bloodline and the God-slaying Sword to absorb the Dragon Qi at an incredible speed. This pushed his physical body toward the limits of the Saint Tier. Before long, he had reached the sixty-kilometer critical point. The old man’s voice echoed in his mind: ‘Little one, if you haven’t reached the Emperor Realm, you absolutely must not step past the sixty-kilometer mark!’
Jiang Chen paused.
A look of determination appeared in his eyes. ‘The Dragon Qi and Dragon Aura here are still improving my physical body. Besides, I’ve already reached the Peak of Human Emperor Realm. I can only break through under immense pressure. The Dragon Aura and Dragon Qi up ahead might be the opportunity I need to break through to the Emperor Realm!’
At this thought, Jiang Chen resolutely stepped forward, walking into the so-called forbidden zone where none below the Emperor Realm were permitted to enter…