Chapter 556: Chapter 556: Is This... the Palace Mansion Realm?
Time passed by minute by minute.
Ling Chen was also thinking about strategies.
However, time waits for no one.
The deadline to construct the Palace was drawing closer.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ling Chen thought of something.
His mind focused on a corner of his Dantian.
There lay a Sword Qi River.
It was the gathering place of the Green Lotus Sword Qi.
"How could I forget?"
Ling Chen was overjoyed.
The Green Lotus Sword Qi, a Sword Qi condensed by the King Spirit Technique, is formed from ninety-nine strands of Spiritual Power.
Its attacking power was naturally astonishing.
It was more than enough to shatter these Primordial Pill fragments!
Moreover, the Green Lotus Sword Qi was completely under his control!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Nine strands of Green Lotus Sword Qi were summoned by Ling Chen, and then they began slicing towards those larger Primordial Pill fragments.
Under the cutting of the nine strands of Green Lotus Sword Qi, many Primordial Pill fragments broke again.
Cut into Primordial Pill fragments of the right size.
"Palace, condense!"
Ling Chen immediately manipulated these Primordial Pill fragments, continuing to construct the Palace.
It is unknown how much time had passed, but a gigantic formation of a Palace slowly took shape.
Seeing that the construction of the Palace was successful, Ling Chen completely relaxed.
Now the hardest part of constructing the Palace was over.
Next, it was time to slowly polish the Palace.
This stage couldn’t be rushed.
Outside.
Ji Wuya, Liu Qingcang, and Ling Wu were all guarding by Ling Chen’s side.
Ji Wuya was in the air, guarding against another attack from that gigantic claw.
Meanwhile, Ling Wu and Liu Qingcang were protecting Ling Chen.
"Chen Er, how is it going?"
Ling Tianxing came over and asked quietly,
As if afraid to disturb Ling Chen.
This was already his three hundred and sixty-seventh time coming to ask.
From the moment Ling Chen mentioned ’protect this cultivation’, he had been in a closed-off state.
Ling Tianxing couldn’t help but worry.
It was not easy for him and his son to meet, and unexpectedly, Ling Chen had suffered such a disaster again.
Other high-ranking Dark Night Cultivators also couldn’t help coming over to check on Ling Chen occasionally.
Meanwhile, most Dark Night Cultivators were in their rooms, praying for Ling Chen.
"Brother Ling, don’t worry, Ling Chen will definitely be fine!"
Liu Qingcang comforted.
Although he was a King in the Palace Mansion Realm, he didn’t have a clear sense of what was happening inside Ling Chen.
At first, he still had some sense, but later on, he could not sense it anymore.
The only thing he knew was that the shattered Primordial Pills seemed to be under Ling Chen’s control.
"Alright, alright."
Ling Tianxing nodded and then quietly left.
He was afraid of disturbing Ling Chen by staying here.
But not being here made him restless.
Time slowly moved forward.
In a blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
During this time, that culprit claw hadn’t appeared again.
Ji Wuya could now check on Ling Chen.
During this period, he had also realized that Ling Chen’s only chance was to leverage the shattered Primordial Pills to construct the Palace!
If Ling Chen failed in constructing the Palace, he would likely be gravely injured, if not dead.
However, what made him somewhat pleased was that Ling Chen’s aura was getting stronger.
Ling Chen seemed to be having a smooth journey in constructing the Palace.
"My lord, I can sense the aura of the Palace Mansion Realm from Ling Chen!"
Liu Qingcang transmitted with a smile.
"Hmm."
Ji Wuya nodded: "Indeed, it does have a bit of the Palace Mansion Realm feel! Perhaps, this time Ling Chen might turn misfortune into a blessing!"
"Really?"
Ling Wu was visibly elated.
Her feelings were in chaos.
She couldn’t calm down with Ling Chen injured.
Naturally, she couldn’t clearly sense Ling Chen’s aura.
Hearing the two Kings’ words, Ling Wu’s mood finally relaxed significantly.
"It really is the aura of the Palace Mansion Realm!"
An hour later, Ling Wu was increasingly delighted.
At this time, Ling Tianxing also came over.
"Tianxing, you should rest! It seems there is no major issue with Ling Chen. Once he wakes up, he may have already become a King of the Palace Mansion Realm!"
Ji Wuya said with a smile.
"That’s great!"
Ling Tianxing, extremely excited, teared up in his aged eyes.
Finally, some good news.
But in less than half a month’s time, Ling Tianxing had grown even older.
Ling Chen was injured, causing him sleepless nights!
Now merely a mortal, without the desire to eat or sleep, how could he not age!
"Tianxing, you must take good care of yourself, do not waste Ling Chen’s painstaking efforts!"
Ji Wuya advised.
"I understand."
Ling Tianxing nodded.
With the good news, he could finally rest properly.
Five days later.
Ling Chen’s aura grew even stronger.
"How strange! Ling Chen’s aura has truly reached the level of the Palace Mansion Realm, why hasn’t he woken up yet?"
Ji Wuya said.
Normally, cultivators would succeed in building the Palace Mansion Realm in ten days.
Although Ling Chen did not shatter his Primordial Pill on his own, doubling the time should have been enough for him to advance successfully!
Yet, sensing that Ling Chen’s aura was extremely stable.
It should not pose any danger.
Another five days later.
Ling Chen still had not awakened.
However, his aura was even more robust.
Even stronger than Liu Qingcang and Ling Wu, who were true Palace Mansion Realm masters.
Nearly on par with the second level of the Palace Mansion Realm.
Another five days later.
By now, it had been a full thirty days since Ling Chen had entered seclusion.
Ling Chen still hadn’t woken up.
However, his aura made even Ji Wuya tremble.
That aura didn’t seem like a newbie to the Palace Mansion Realm.
It could completely rival the third level of the Palace Mansion Realm!
"Brother won’t have any problems, right?"
Ling Wu, full of concern, looked at Ji Wuya and asked.
Here, Ji Wuya was the most experienced.
"I haven’t encountered this situation before. Perhaps, breaking through on his own is different from ours!"
Ji Wuya shook his head.
He broke through the Palace Mansion Realm with the help of the Green Lotus Throne.
It was unknown what it was like for a cultivator breaking through the Palace Mansion Realm on their own power.
"Let’s wait one more day, if not, we’ll try to wake Ling Chen!"
Ji Wuya said.
"Alright."
Ling Wu nodded.
They couldn’t let Ling Chen continue like this indefinitely.
"Boom!"
Just then, a terrifying aura burst forth from Ling Chen’s body.
This immense aura made even Ji Wuya feel terrified.
Following that, numerous brilliant golden lights burst from Ling Chen’s Dantian, resembling a golden sun.
"What’s this about?"
The three onlookers, Ji Wuya included, were dumbstruck.
They also had similar phenomena during their breakthroughs.
However, both the aura and the light were different from Ling Chen’s.
During their breakthroughs, the light was green!
Not golden.
As for the aura, it was incomparable.
Such an anomaly naturally caught the attention of the Dark Night Cultivators, who all flew out, looking fearfully towards Ling Chen.
That aura left them without the slightest inclination to resist!
"Is this... what the... Palace Mansion Realm is?"
A voice slowly emitted from Ling Chen.
Following that, his eyes opened, shooting out two divine lights.
The light dispersed, revealing eyes black as the night sky studded with stars.
"Folks, thank you!"
Ling Chen spoke.
His voice wasn’t loud, but it contained endless authority.
Even a mighty person like Ji Wuya felt considerable pressure.