Published: January 14, 2025
Several figures looked up, all letting out a sigh of relief as they turned to leave.
At this moment, in the source area of the Linyuan Sacred Gate, Qin Chen had returned here.
After arriving, he felt a wave of weakness wash over him. He was almost on the verge of collapse. The power of that previous sword strike was too immense, and his body’s dark king blood was not yet able to fully withstand it.
Just then, Protector Mi Kong and Sikong Zhen arrived. Upon seeing Qin Chen and sensing the dissipating void above his head, they couldn’t help but feel a wave of shock, trembling as they spoke, “Lord, just now… it was you…”
Qin Chen said lightly, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t. You two step aside; I still need to continue my cultivation.”
“Yes!”
Protector Mi Kong and Sikong Zhen hurriedly fell silent, not daring to ask further.
After Qin Chen finished speaking, he continued with his cultivation.
Having executed that sword strike earlier had left his body extremely weak. While he would quickly recover his physical strength, to restore the Dark Source within him, he needed to absorb the source here.
Immediately, countless dark sources surged into Qin Chen's body, rapidly replenishing the dark source within him.
Beside them, Protector Mi Kong and Sikong Zhen looked at Qin Chen, their faces filled with astonishment.
Because Qin Chen’s absorption of the dark source was happening at an astounding speed.
The dark source of the Linyuan Sacred Gate was like a raging tide, continuously being devoured by Qin Chen into his body.
When Protector Mi Kong carefully sensed the dissipating source here, he suddenly felt a bit dizzy.
It turned out that about half of their Linyuan Sacred Gate's source had disappeared, and the rest had vanished without a trace.
Heavens! How could this be possible?
Could it all have been absorbed by the Lord just now?
But this dark source had been preserved by their Linyuan Sacred Gate through countless years of cultivation!
Protector Mi Kong's mind was in a daze, nearly unable to stand.
This was a shocking disaster! Yet he didn’t dare utter a word, merely staring at Qin Chen in horror.
He now seriously suspected that the sudden erasure of this void and the near destruction of their Linyuan Sacred Gate was done by this Lord before him!
What kind of strength could generate such terrifying power?
A late-stage supreme?
But the Lord in front of him was so young; how could he possibly be a late-stage supreme?
Protector Mi Kong was filled with doubt.
About a stick of incense later, Qin Chen opened his eyes once more. His weakness had completely dissipated, and his internal power had returned to its peak. However, the cost was that the source of the Linyuan Sacred Gate was now only one-fifth of what it was before he entered.
Qin Chen’s cultivation during this short period had directly consumed the Linyuan Sacred Gate’s millions of years of reserves.
Qin Chen stood up, sensing the disappearing dark source around him, and couldn’t help but smile wryly.
One had to admit, that sword strike was truly terrifying.
However, the cost was rather high.
Of the previous fifty percent of the source, nearly forty percent had been consumed by Qin Chen modifying the dark king blood, but that sword strike had directly consumed ten percent of the source here.
One sword, one percent of the source.
This left Qin Chen momentarily speechless.
Although its power was strong, the consumption was simply too great.
Moreover, after one sword strike, he would fall into weakness; it seemed that such a sword could only be executed in special circumstances.
However, with this new trump card, Qin Chen felt extremely gratified.
He turned around.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! At that moment, several figures quickly approached, the leader being the Linyuan Supreme.
“Esteemed sect master.”
Protector Mi Kong quickly bowed.
When the Linyuan Supreme saw their source area, his vision darkened, sweat covering his body, and his legs went weak, nearly causing him to kneel.