Chapter 754: Chaos Refining Soldiers

Chapter 754: Hundun Refining Soldiers

Late at night, Ye Chen slipped into the cave dwelling's stone chamber and, with a flip of his hand, produced the Hundun God Cauldron.

Next, he took out the Chi Xiao Sword, the Ba Long Blade, and the Wu Huang War Spear one after another, tossing them into the Hundun God Cauldron. Now that the hundun qi had been refined, using it to temper these weapons would surely forge supreme divine artifacts.

"Don't slack off, you two."

Ye Chen patted the shoulders of the Tian Lei Dao Shen and the Xian Huo Dao Shen.

The two dao shen, as reliable as ever, stood on either side of the Hundun God Cauldron after receiving Ye Chen's command, guiding the hundun qi to refine the Chi Xiao Sword, the Ba Long Blade, and the Wu Huang War Spear.

"Compared to the Xing Chen Dao Shen, you two are much more obedient."

Ye Chen stroked his chin and said this with a tone full of earnest advice.

"Boss."

No sooner had Ye Chen spoken than a message came from the Xing Chen Dao Shen, who was far away in Bei Chu.

"What do you want?"

Ye Chen replied with clear irritation.

"I've been hit with a dao injury."

"A dao injury?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and, through the connection between his true self and the dao shen, saw the Xing Chen Dao Shen's current state. He was slumped in a dense mountain forest, looking utterly disheveled and bruised all over. Clearly, he'd been relentlessly pursued by the Shi Xue Dian's experts these past couple of days.

"Probably from showing off too much and getting struck down!"

Seeing the wounds on the Xing Chen Dao Shen's soul, Ye Chen couldn't help but curse.

"Nonsense, I pulled off that show perfectly."

The Xing Chen Dao Shen said dismissively,

"All those Shi Xue Dian experts and they still couldn't catch me."

"Then how did you end up with a dao injury if you're so impressive?"

Ye Chen looked at the Xing Chen Dao Shen with genuine interest.

"Boss, you have to be fair about this."

The Xing Chen Dao Shen jumped up in protest.

"Why did I get this dao injury? It's all because of you, my true self, messing things up without any warning! Do you know what happened? Because of your sudden trouble, I was caught off guard and almost got beaten to death by a mob from the Shi Xue Dian."

"How is your dao injury related to me?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Of course it is!"

The Xing Chen Dao Shen exclaimed loudly.

"You must have transferred the damage from your true self to me. Good thing I have the power of the stars to protect my soul, or I'd have been obliterated by now."

"Let me think this through."

Ye Chen touched his chin with a strange expression, pondering quietly. The fact that the Xing Chen Dao Shen had suffered a dao injury seemed oddly suspicious. Even if his true self was injured, it shouldn't transfer to the dao shen.

"From what I can tell, something must have gone wrong in the Xian Xu Realm."

Ye Chen mused to himself, recalling how the nine clones from Zheng Yang Zong and the nine from the Huang Mo Forbidden Land had all been harmed at the same time. This couldn't be a coincidence.

"Did the injury to my true self affect the dao shen?"

Ye Chen's eyes flickered with uncertainty. This was the most plausible guess he could come up with right now.

"Stay still and focus your mind—I'll heal your dao injury."

After thinking it over, Ye Chen spoke up.

"I've been waiting for you to say that."

The Xing Chen Dao Shen grinned and sat down cross-legged on the spot.

On his end, Ye Chen placed one hand on the Tian Lei Dao Shen, drawing out thunder power from it and, through the link between his true self and the dao shen, sending it to the Xing Chen Dao Shen to envelop his soul.

Uh...

Just as Ye Chen expected, pain immediately showed on the Xing Chen Dao Shen's face. Injuries to the soul were the most agonizing.

"Any news about my master?"

As Ye Chen manipulated the thunder power, he asked hopefully.

"None."

The Xing Chen Dao Shen coughed and shook his head.

"You damn well better not be slacking off and ignoring what I told you!"

"Boss, that's unfair to me."

The Xing Chen Dao Shen looked completely innocent.

"I've really been searching. As for the Shi Xue Dian and Xing Yue Gong stuff, that was all an accident. I wouldn't have crossed them if I wasn't looking for your master. Besides, Bei Chu is vast beyond measure—finding one person is harder than climbing to heaven! You have to give me some time!"

Ye Chen said nothing, understanding the situation all too well. Bei Chu was enormous, and even the Ren Huang intelligence network hadn't found anything after so many days. It was even tougher for the Xing Chen Dao Shen alone.

"But Boss, I did come across something really interesting."

The Xing Chen Dao Shen spoke up again.

"Go on."

"A few days ago in Bei Chu, I saw someone who looks exactly like you—well, a lot older."

"The world is huge; plenty of people look alike. That's not strange."

Ye Chen paused for a second, a bit surprised but not overly so. As he said, the world was full of wonders, especially when it came to similar appearances.

"But it's not just a resemblance."

The Xing Chen Dao Shen quickly added,

"He's identical, like he was cast from the same mold. And most importantly, he's incredibly powerful—he can cover over ten thousand zhang in a single step, nearly scared me to death. The only downside is that he seems a bit off in the head, always muttering to himself and acting strangely."

"A single step covering over ten thousand zhang?"

Ye Chen furrowed his brow, truly shocked. In all his years of cultivation, he'd only seen one person achieve that: the puppet Zi Xuan with her Shrink the Ground to an Inch technique. This wasn't just a movement art—it was a secret spatial domain method.

"Da Chu is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"

As he thought about it, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Damn, do they all have dog noses?"

While Ye Chen was deep in thought, he heard the Xing Chen Dao Shen cursing loudly from his side.

Hearing this, Ye Chen connected to the Xing Chen Dao Shen's vision and saw a massive crowd closing in from all directions, their numbers overwhelming and their killing intent palpable. They were clearly there to capture him.

"I'll transfer ninety percent of my combat power to you—don't cause me any more trouble."

Without a second thought, Ye Chen channeled ninety percent of his power to the Xing Chen Dao Shen.

"Good!"

The Xing Chen Dao Shen sprang to his feet in an instant. A divine rainbow shot up from his crown, his body radiating golden light as golden dragon qi flowed around him. Even his black hair gleamed with golden divine light, making him look like a war god forged from pure gold. His immense power made the heavens tremble.

"Let's go!"

With a long roar from the Xing Chen Dao Shen, he charged forward like a prehistoric beast, unleashing a massive group attack of Ten Thousand Swords Converging. The oncoming attackers fell in droves.

"Our boss is awesome, our boss is unbeatable!"

What followed was the Xing Chen Dao Shen's thunderous howls.

Hearing that, Ye Chen instinctively rubbed his forehead, not wanting to watch the nonsense anymore. He cut off the connection with the Xing Chen Dao Shen and wasn't worried about him getting into trouble—with ninety percent of his power plus the Xing Chen Dao Shen's own strength, the Shi Xue Dian experts wouldn't be able to hold him.

Turning his attention back, Ye Chen looked at the Hundun God Cauldron.

Inside, amid the churning sea of hundun qi, the Chi Xiao Sword, the Ba Long Blade, and the Wu Huang War Spear trembled. Ye Chen could feel their power growing stronger, as if they were undergoing a complete transformation through the hundun qi's tempering, much like a person reborn.

"Hundun qi is truly excellent."

Ye Chen chuckled and leaped into the Hundun God Cauldron himself.

Hundun qi, the primordial essence from the dawn of heaven and earth, was not only perfect for refining weapons but also for tempering the body. Drawing in this primordial energy for self-refinement could lead to unexpected opportunities.

Looking down, Ye Chen was now sitting cross-legged inside the cauldron. The sea of hundun qi roiled around him, surging wave after wave and crashing against his body. It entered through every pore, refining his bones, meridians, limbs, and even his soul.

Although the hundun qi was incredibly heavy, it had already been refined, so each influx felt like a warm current flowing through him, incredibly refreshing.

Vaguely, Ye Chen could hear the ethereal sounds of the Great Dao weaving together in the cauldron, faint and elusive, yet profound. Listening to these mysterious sounds calmed his restless mind and occasionally drew him into a wondrous state, deepening his understanding of cultivation.

Glancing around, Ye Chen spotted the elderly figure sealed within the Hundun God Cauldron. He was also inside, sitting cross-legged with a dignified presence, wisps of hundun qi flowing over him.

Ever since Ye Chen had brought him out of the spatial black hole, he'd been in a coma. However, with Ye Chen continually nourishing him with spiritual liquid, his aura had stabilized significantly.

"Even though he's half-dead, there's still a powerful force dormant in his body."

As he observed, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing something extraordinary within the man.

"What exactly is your background?"

In the cave dwelling's stone chamber, Ye Chen murmured to himself.