Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Judging by the direction the evil cultivators are headed... it should be Kunlun Mountain!"

Ji Yuanshan mused for a moment before speaking.

"Kunlun Mountain?" Yu Xiaoran was startled. He suddenly looked at Ye Chen. "If I remember correctly, you're headed to Kunlun Mountain as well, aren't you?"

"Don't worry, I'll help you keep an eye out for the sisters' whereabouts," Ye Chen said.

"That would be wonderful!" Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaoran and the others all looked delighted.

But Ye Chen could tell that this Elder from Songyin Sword Mansion was actually quite panicked inside.

After all, the fate of his two youngest disciples was still unknown.

Especially since they had fallen into the hands of evil cultivators, the consequences were too horrifying to imagine.

And after hearing that evil cultivators had used specters disguised as Chuyu and Chuxue to infiltrate Yu Xiaoran's group, Ji Yuanshan couldn't help but look astonished, a lingering fear gripping his heart.

'These evil cultivators... their methods are bizarre, cruel, and cunning. They truly are a cancer upon this world!'

The World Spirit's expression was cold and detached. She simply sat quietly to the side, occasionally taking a small sip of fine wine, not saying a word from beginning to end.

Song Yubing, by contrast, seemed much more lively and cheerful.

With these two beauties accompanying them at the banquet, the tense and uneasy atmosphere dissipated slightly.

After eating and drinking his fill, Ye Chen returned to his room and began his cultivation.

A faint aura flowed around his body. Before starting, he had naturally remembered to set up a Spirit-Gathering Array. Countless strands of Spiritual Qi gathered and were absorbed into his body.

For the current Ye Chen, the Primordial Mansion Realm was practically within his grasp.

He already had one foot in the Primordial Mansion Realm. If he weren't forcefully suppressing his cultivation, he might have broken through by accident.

The reason he was holding back was, naturally, because he wasn't yet confident he could forge the foundation of his Primordial Mansion to the absolute limit.

It was said that Primordial Mansions had different tiers. If one could condense a Nine-Star Primordial Mansion, they would be a one-in-a-million super prodigy, capable of dominating an entire era.

But if one only condensed a one-star Primordial Mansion, they would likely be stuck at the Primordial Mansion Realm for the rest of their life.

As for Ye Chen, throughout his entire journey, he had pushed every Great Realm to its absolute limit.

From the Tenth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm to his Golden Spiritual Sea, and even completely mending the flaws of his Bone Forging Realm after cultivating the True Dragon Jade Emperor Scripture... Ye Chen's current cultivation foundation could be described as unparalleled in the world.

Of course, he couldn't be too arrogant. These were only the first three realms. Ye Chen speculated that there were likely other peerless geniuses in the world whose foundations were no weaker than his.

It was just that such an existence probably couldn't be found in the Great Hong Dynasty.

To ensure he could truly stand unrivaled and that his future path of cultivation would be smooth sailing, forging his cultivation foundation was of the utmost importance to Ye Chen.

'If I can't condense a Nine-Star Primordial Mansion when breaking through, then I'd rather not break through at all!'

'Do I really have to use the Five Elements Pill?'

Ye Chen opened his eyes and couldn't help but sigh softly.

He had now cultivated the Spirit Sea Realm to the point of complete perfection.

Even if he continued to cultivate, as long as he didn't attempt to break through to the Primordial Mansion Realm, he would merely maintain his current state, making it difficult to progress any further.

The Five Elements Pill was refined from his own blood and bone, making it perfectly compatible with his Chaos Five Elements Body.

Ever since obtaining the legacy of the Demon God Creation Skill, Ye Chen was no longer completely in the dark about his Chaos Five Elements Body.

He knew that his Chaos Five Elements Body was likely not yet fully developed.

To truly awaken the Chaos Five Elements Body, he had to consume the Five Elements Pill to unleash its maximum potential.

Therefore, Ye Chen hadn't originally planned on using the Five Elements Pill so soon.

It was his greatest trump card on his cultivation path. He had even considered saving the Five Elements Pill for when he reached the Divinity Transformation realm in the future, believing it might have an even greater effect then.

However, he was currently stuck at the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Without using the Five Elements Pill, condensing a Nine-Star Primordial Mansion... with his current foundation and reserves, it was certainly possible, but success was not one hundred percent guaranteed!

If he failed, all his previous efforts would be for naught.

After all, once he broke through to the Primordial Mansion Realm, he couldn't just do it over again to reforge its foundation.

Therefore, Ye Chen had to be extremely cautious at this moment.

Ye Chen remained hesitant, unable to decide whether he should use the Five Elements Pill so soon.

In fact, this was also why Ye Chen was in such a hurry to get to the secret realm in Kunlun Mountain.

If he could gain something from the secret realm, perhaps he wouldn't have to struggle with this decision.

'So be it. I'll set out for the Kunlun Mountain secret realm tomorrow.'

'If I don't gain anything useful from this trip, then I'll use the Five Elements Pill to condense the Nine-Star Primordial Mansion!'

A glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

'Condensing the Nine-Star Primordial Mansion must succeed. Failure is not an option!'

'To be safe, I have no choice but to take the Five Elements Pill ahead of schedule!'

Having made his decision, Ye Chen stopped cultivating.

There was no point in continuing to cultivate anyway; he might as well study something else.

A flash of red light appeared in Ye Chen's hand, revealing a large, red lantern.

When Ye Chen had first obtained this strange treasure, he had sensed that it was something extraordinary.

However, when he tried to refine it, he discovered a rather powerful soul imprint branded onto the lantern.

With his Spiritual Power not yet at the Divinity Transformation level, erasing this soul imprint would likely take a great deal of effort.

But now, since he was idle anyway, it was the perfect time to try and erase it!

Just then, the door suddenly opened, and the World Spirit entered with graceful steps.

"Hm?"

"What dense Evil Qi!"

The moment she entered, her gaze was drawn to the red lantern in Ye Chen's hand.

"A soul imprint?" The World Spirit's beautiful eyes glinted. "Are you preparing to refine this strange treasure?"

"Of course. Do you have a way to help?" Ye Chen looked at the World Spirit.

"That's simple enough."

The World Spirit extended a delicate hand, her slender, snow-white fingers slowly pressing onto the lantern.

In that instant, an invisible ripple seemed to spread out. The soul imprint on the lantern let out a hoarse roar, struggling desperately against the World Spirit's assault.

However, it was ultimately no match for her and was erased.

"It was that simple?" Ye Chen was stunned.

"Just that simple." The World Spirit smiled faintly, a smile so brilliant it seemed to make the world pale in comparison.

With the soul imprint gone, Ye Chen was finally able to successfully refine the strange treasure in his hand.

Instantly, a torrent of information flooded Ye Chen's mind.

Leading the flood of information were three words, shining with a brilliant golden light.

Soul-Catching Lamp!

Ye Chen began to process the information in his mind.

Slowly, he discovered that this strange treasure called the Soul-Catching Lamp was truly extraordinary!