Chapter 497: The End of the World

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Chen Fei restrained his immediate plan to set sail, as the Primordial Profound Art was about to reach its culmination, and there was no hurry at this moment.

He lived a simple life, still immersed in intensive cultivation. Meanwhile, after the Third Grade Secret Realm was acquired, the Primordial Sword Sect entered a period of rapid development.

In the Sea Peak City, the ten major forces that had previously participated in the struggle were the largest, but beneath them, there were various small sects and families. Sometimes, these family sects would intentionally send potentially talented disciples to sects with suitable opportunities for cultivation.

Especially for those families, sending their descendants to various major sects was almost a means of survival.

Anyone who had knowledge of the details of the struggle and information about various sects mostly turned their attention to the Primordial Sword Sect.

Compared to other sects, the foundation of the Primordial Sword Sect was undoubtedly the weakest, as it had previously been a minor sect. However, with the addition of Chen Fei, this thirty-something-year-old Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivator, the Primordial Sword Sect had undergone a remarkable transformation.

Although Chen Fei had only recently broken through to the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, his current strength was already formidable. What was even more crucial was that his potential was truly immense, something discerning individuals could clearly see.

The future development of the Primordial Sword Sect was something to look forward to. Joining such a sect, integrating into it during its early stages of growth, would offer entirely different resources and opportunities in the future.

Due to these reasons, there has been a constant stream of people coming to join the Primordial Sword Sect in the past half year.

With the increase in numbers, the probability of talented martial artists appearing naturally also grew. Initially, the Primordial Sword Sect had a very lenient threshold for accepting disciples, mainly because they hadn’t fully transitioned from their mindset back in the days at Immortal Cloud City.

What’s more, the method of accepting disciples used back then, which brought Chen Fei into the sect, made them not reject that approach at all.

However, soon enough, the Primordial Sword Sect found that they couldn’t continue like this.

The practice of the Primordial Sword was not particularly difficult, and if they continued to use it as the sole criterion for selecting disciples, the vast Primordial Sword Sect would be overflowing with disciples in no time.

With no other choice, the Primordial Sword Sect began to tighten their requirements. But even so, there were still many who met the criteria.

Unable to do anything else, they raised the requirements for accepting disciples even higher, finally managing to control the number of new disciples.

Many of the earlier recruits were relieved and felt fortunate that they had made their decisions quickly. Otherwise, with the new standards for accepting disciples, many people wouldn’t even be able to enter the Primordial Sword Sect’s gates.

As the number of new disciples in the Primordial Sword Sect increased, those who had migrated from Immortal Cloud City were also continuously improving their cultivation.

Many of the elders who were previously stuck at the Aperture Tempering realm have broken through to the Mid Aperture Tempering realm, and one of the Mid Realm elders has even advanced to the Late Aperture Tempering realm.

One important reason for this progress is the increased cultivation resources available to the Primordial Sword Sect.

Although the Third Grade Secret Realm has not yet begun to produce resources, the city of Primordial under the control of the Primordial Sword Sect belongs entirely to them.

The daily profits generated by a city are astonishing, and by collecting only a small portion, the Primordial Sword Sect can provide enough resources for many of its members to cultivate.

Furthermore, Chen Fei’s shadow clones may not excel in combat, but they are exceptional in teaching. When it comes to personally instructing martial techniques at the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, few people receive such treatment.

Any doubts the elders had about martial techniques were resolved with ease, and with an abundant supply of resources, their cultivation naturally soared.

Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Duan Muxiao, gazing in the direction of the Primordial Sword Sect, wore a gloomy expression. He had been observing Chen Fei for a year now.

Three months ago, according to reports from his spies, there had been some unusual activity on the mountain peak where Chen Fei resided, but the specifics were unclear even to his spies.

After all, the mountain peak where Chen Fei resided was off-limits to everyone except for a small group of people.

The spy, being of low cultivation, was just an ordinary Marrow Tempering realm disciple and naturally didn’t have the qualifications to go up and investigate. Moreover, due to his limited cultivation, there were many things he couldn’t observe clearly.

When he heard this news, Duan Muxiao initially thought that Chen Fei would emerge from seclusion soon, but after waiting for another three months, he grew impatient.

Duan Muxiao had started to lose patience, and if Chen Fei didn’t appear within the next two months, he decided that he would start killing people. Not Chen Fei, but directly targeting members of the Primordial Sword Sect.

It wasn’t to lure Chen Fei out, but purely to vent his frustration.

Having waited for such a long time without any results, Duan Muxiao could choose not to carry out this mission, but there were certain matters he needed to make someone pay for!

Within the Primordial Sword Sect, Chen Fei got up from his bed, leaving Chi Shuqing asleep beside him.

He put on a simple robe and walked out into the courtyard.

Under the moonlight with few stars, the entire world was shrouded in dimness. Chen Fei gazed up at the sky, his eyes filled with an inexplicable emotion.

After a moment, Chen Fei lowered his head, sat cross-legged on the grass, and began to activate the Primordial Sword Manual.

In his sea of consciousness, insights into the Primordial Profound Art emerged, and on the interface, the sub-body of the Primordial Profound Art emitted a faint light.

It was unclear how much time had passed when Chen Fei’s body suddenly trembled slightly, and a profound and mysterious aura radiated from him.

Unity in diversity, embracing the divine and guarding the original!

This aura was somewhat similar to when Chen Fei had just broken through to the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, but undoubtedly, it had gone a step further.

After about two years of diligent practice, especially in the past year, with almost his entire being dedicated to cultivating the Primordial Profound Art, the art had finally reached perfection.

Chen Fei formed seals with his hands, and the inner energy in his body trembled slightly, then began to circulate through his body in a mysterious path.

The most significant characteristic of a technique achieving Great Completion was the complete mastery of every detail within the art, as well as the ability to manifest the essence of the art’s state of mind.

Chen Fei’s eyes suddenly opened, and with a slight movement of his right hand, the Qianyuan Sword fell into his palm. In the next moment, the entire sword blade of the Qianyuan Sword was covered in a dense black sword energy.

The sword energy began to compress, and in the blink of an eye, the black sword energy was reduced to a mere wisp, clinging to the sword blade. Chen Fei didn’t pause; his focus remained on the sword blade.

The sword energy continued to gather, leaving only the position of the sword edge, with a thin black line still attached, radiating a sharp aura throughout the entire courtyard.

As Chen Fei gazed at the sharpness of the sword edge, a smile appeared on his face. With the same sword energy, being compressed to this extent naturally increased its attack power significantly.

Chen Fei released the Qianyuan Sword, and it floated automatically to the side, circling around him.

His eyes closed again, and his hands began to form seals.

A martial artist’s foundation always lay in their cultivation realm, and their combat methods were merely a means of safeguarding themselves in the midst of conflict, ensuring their survival until the end.

Chen Fei had worked so hard to cultivate the Primordial Profound Art to perfection for the sake of a method within it that could increase his cultivation. Now, the time had come.

As Chen Fei unleashed the seals with his hands, the energy within his body began to boil vigorously, and the energy around his Combined Aperture Tempering realm reached its peak.

Break through!

Within the Primordial Profound Art, there was a secret technique that forcefully advanced the Combined Aperture Tempering realm.

The principle was quite simple: forcefully shatter the Combined Aperture Tempering realm within the body, let it fragment and expand, and then re-stabilize it, accomplishing the goal of advancement.

While the principle was straightforward, it sounded extremely insane.

Those who dared to shatter their own Combined Aperture Tempering realm were only those in desperate situations, with no other option. It was similar to when cultivators in the Aperture Tempering realm deliberately shattered their own apertures; the circumstances were dire.

However, the Combined Aperture Tempering realm had fused 108 apertures, containing even more terrifying power. Once shattered, the stable nascent energy within would erupt all at once.

When Chen Fei had cultivated the Primordial Profound Art to perfection, he had a realization. He understood that with the control he had over his current nascent energy, he could indeed accomplish this.

There was no need for any risk; it was a matter of reaching the level of mastery in the art, and everything would naturally fall into place.

It had to be said that the creator of the Primordial Profound Art had a unique perspective. Although this secret technique might not be useful for the majority of those who practiced the Primordial Profound Art.

However, that was their problem, not the problem of the art’s creator.

As the aperture’s energy continued to tremble, the Combined Aperture Tempering realm within Chen Fei’s body also began to tremor. As time passed, this trembling became increasingly frequent until a certain moment arrived.

“Hum!”

Chen Fei’s body trembled slightly, and ripples spread out from him in all directions. As for his Combined Aperture Tempering realm inside his body, which had usually been as stable as a rock, it now swelled dramatically.

The elemental energy within the Combined Aperture Tempering realm was, in an extremely frenzied manner, constantly impacting the Combined Aperture Tempering realm’s barriers, causing an unimaginable pain to engulf Chen Fei’s entire body.

However, Chen Fei’s expression remained calm. The initially trembling elemental energy at the periphery had calmed down at some point. At this moment, with Chen Fei’s mental power guiding it, it surged toward the Combined Aperture Tempering realm.

One still, one moving, the interaction of yin and yang!

The stabilized elemental energy, in a peculiar way, compressed the swelling apertures, and then the Combined Aperture Tempering realm that seemed like it was about to burst gradually stabilized.

“Hoo!”

The elemental energy of the surrounding world responded and instantly surged into Chen Fei’s body, rushing into the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, filling the void left by the aperture’s advancement.

What should have been slowly expanding the Combined Aperture Tempering realm with elemental energy, followed by reaching the next level, had now been forcefully elevated by the Primordial Profound Art in a simple and rough manner.

After the Combined Aperture Tempering realm was shattered in this way, it not only didn’t become fragile but instead became even more resilient than before.

No pain, no gain; breaking before rising, adversity leads to prosperity!

The surging elemental energy of the surrounding world rushed toward Chen Fei like a storm. At the gate, Chi Shuqing watched the scene before her, and Chen Fei in the midst of the storm looked like an otherworldly being!

The fluctuation of the elemental energy of the world continued for a full day and night before finally calming down.

Many in the Primordial Sword Sect sensed something unusual but didn’t understand what had happened, assuming it was just Chen Fei’s normal cultivation.

One day later, Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes, and the rising sun cast its rays into his eyes, illuminating them with a brilliant light.

Five days later, Chen Fei soared into the sky and left the Primordial Sword Sect.

Duan Muxiao, who received the news, lifted his head slightly, his eyes filled with a chilling light.. After a year of waiting, there had finally been a result!