Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Jiang Jichen sat cross-legged in his cave residence, examining the Sand Snake Ancestor's Storage Bag.

He discovered that the Sand Snake Ancestor's fortune was even greater than that of the three Gang Leaders combined. Truly worthy of someone from Chaotic City.

Moreover, the Sand Snake Ancestor's Storage Bag contained a great deal of information about the Poison Devouring Sect, as well as some details about Chaotic City.

But what Jiang Jichen urgently needed right now were Six Paths Spirit Stones.

Thus, he didn't even have time to examine the Poison-Devouring Fragment.

He took out a large handful of Six Paths Spirit Stones from the Sand Snake Ancestor's Storage Bag.

Then, he circulated the "Source Character Qi Condensing Technique" to absorb and refine them.

In truth, his Spiritual Power wasn't as infinite as the Sand Snake Ancestor had perceived.

The previous battle had completely drained his vast reserves of Spiritual Power.

Therefore, he desperately needed to replenish it.

Pushing the "Source Character Qi Condensing Technique" to its limits, Jiang Jichen practically devoured the Spiritual Qi from the Six Paths Spirit Stones, drawing it into his body.

Ten days later, Jiang Jichen opened his eyes!

By this point, he had already fully recovered to his peak state.

Not only that, but the aura around him was changing, growing stronger.

There were faint signs of an impending breakthrough.

'My next step is to march on Chaotic City. To do that, I must break through to the Spirit Infant Perfection Realm!'

Jiang Jichen thought to himself.

And so, he continued his secluded cultivation, absorbing Six Paths Spirit Stones.

On the fourteenth day, an astonishing aura suddenly erupted from within the cave residence. Endless, anomalous lights appeared, swirling throughout the cavern.

Fortunately, the cave residence was protected by a Restriction. Otherwise, the Anomaly produced by the breakthrough would have likely pierced the heavens.

Jiang Jichen had finally broken through, stepping into the Spirit Infant Perfection Realm.

After one month in the Six Paths Illusion Realm, and another half a year in the other-level world of the Celestial Dao, Jiang Jichen had broken through once again.

This smooth breakthrough was thanks to the massive amount of Six Paths Spirit Stones he had absorbed.

Of course, the further one progressed in cultivation, the less effective the Six Paths Spirit Stones would become.

However, since this was Jiang Jichen's first time using them and he had only been in the Six Paths Illusion Realm for a month, their effect was immense.

Spirit Infant Perfection Realm!

Jiang Jichen felt a completely new sensation.

Within his Qi Sea, the Dao Platform bobbed and his Spirit Infant reached perfection. Jiang Jichen felt incredibly powerful, as if he could stir up a storm with a mere flick of his hand.

If he were to face the three Gang Leaders now, he could definitely slay them with ease, without suffering a single scratch.

As for the Sand Snake Ancestor, Jiang Jichen was confident he could kill him without even needing to use his trump cards.

After briefly sensing the power of his breakthrough, Jiang Jichen stopped.

Because true power could only be fully demonstrated in battle.

At this moment, he took out the piece of the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment he had seized from the Sand Snake Ancestor.

It was very similar to the Poison-Devouring Fragment in his own hand.

However, the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment in his hand was a deeper green, while the one taken from the Sand Snake Ancestor was much lighter in color.

Jiang Jichen knew that his was the core fragment of the Poison-Devouring Pearl!

'Since this is the core piece, I wonder if it can fuse with this other Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment!'

A thought suddenly struck Jiang Jichen.

He immediately acted on the thought, placing the two Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments together.

The next moment, a strange transformation occurred.

His own Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment seemed to act as if it had a life of its own.

It emitted a brilliant green light, then actually liquefied into a pool of green fluid, enveloping the Sand Snake Ancestor's Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment.

A moment later, Jiang Jichen saw that his Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment had grown a size larger.

Clearly, they had fused!

Moreover, his core Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment had completely dominated the process.

Jiang Jichen held the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment and extended his Divine Thought into it.

He was stunned to discover a change within the Poison-Devouring Pearl. It had... developed a space inside!

Jiang Jichen was dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe.

This space was vast, a thousand meters across and a hundred meters high.

And, it seemed to be a Spiritual Space!

In other words, this space was much like the real world; living beings could survive and cultivate inside it.

This... Only a Void Realm, created by a legendary Great Power Figure, would have such a function.

Or perhaps a Space Artifact refined by a Great Power Figure.

Apparently, the legendary Poison-Devouring Pearl, a wondrously toxic treasure of the Six Paths, was also a Space Artifact.

Jiang Jichen was shocked and overjoyed. He never expected to have such a huge gain by chance.

Furthermore, after fusing with one fragment, not only did it create a space, but its power had also grown much stronger, far surpassing what it was before.

'No wonder both the Five Poison Sect and the Poison Devouring Sect want to find the core part of the Poison-Devouring Pearl. It turns out only the core can fuse with other fragments.'

'The Poison Devouring Sect has obviously collected quite a few Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments over these long years, but unfortunately for them, they never found the core!'

'In that case, aside from this piece from the Sand Snake Ancestor, the Chaotic City Poison Devouring Sect must have far more than just this one!'

Jiang Jichen's heart stirred; he was already coveting the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments in their possession.

If absorbing one fragment caused such a massive change, absorbing more would be unimaginable.

After studying it for a while longer, Jiang Jichen put the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment away.

In the future, this would become one of his ultimate kill techniques.

Moreover, it would be incredibly convenient for carrying people and things in the future.

Overjoyed, Jiang Jichen rose to his feet and walked out of the cave residence.

At that moment, the morning sun was just beginning to rise. The Little Skeleton, Little Gray, sat at the entrance of the cave, bored, fiddling with the huge Gem Necklace on his chest.

"Little Gray, good morning!"

Jiang Jichen greeted him cheerfully.

"Good morning, Big Brother! Huh? Big Brother, you broke through again!"

Little Gray tilted his small skull, his cyan Soul Fire flickering and dancing.

"Haha... Little Gray, isn't your big brother amazing?"

Jiang Jichen said arrogantly.

"Mhm, Big Brother is amazing. It was so hard for me to break through to the Late-Stage Cyan Soul Realm!"

Little Gray said, sounding a little dejected.

Uh...

Jiang Jichen took a closer look and only then realized that the color of Little Gray's soul had changed from a light cyan to a deep cyan.

He had actually jumped two minor realms, and within just these short fifteen days.

This...

Jiang Jichen's arrogant and complacent mood was instantly crushed.

'Little Gray, damn you!'

'He's already that amazing, and he's still dejected.'

'What the hell was I even showing off for?!'

Jiang Jichen was speechless, thinking that Little Gray was just too freakish.

However, Little Gray immediately explained, "This is the Soul Power I've accumulated over many years. I just took this time to refine it all."

'Oh, so that's how it is!'

Only then did Jiang Jichen feel a bit more balanced.

Of course, deep down, Jiang Jichen was still incredibly happy.

"Little Gray, you're amazing!"

Jiang Jichen praised him sincerely.

Little Gray was very happy to receive Jiang Jichen's praise.

"I've gotten stronger, so now I can help Big Brother even more."

Little Gray said, waving his Little Bone Hand.

At that moment, warmth like a spring day filled Jiang Jichen's heart, and he was deeply moved.

Just then, the void above Tiger Mountain suddenly trembled.

Figure after figure appeared, landing atop Tiger Mountain.

"Lingchen, Master of the Luochen Sect! You actually destroyed the Death Organization's stronghold in the Land of Stray Bandits, Undead Town! Today, we have come to slaughter the Luochen Sect and take Lingchen's head!"

The voice shook the heavens, traveling for a thousand li, audible to all.