CHAPTER 1036: CHAPTER 1034: REALM ADVANCEMENT

Fei Xing was an evil cultivator from the Heavenly Border, cultivating using blood. He was secretly cultivating in the village until he was discovered after killing its people.

As a result, he was expelled from the village and almost got killed by the priest there.

Since then, he began wandering outside, seeking out those who were alone.

In his view, his killing was no different from demon beasts eating people; it was all about the survival of the fittest and the cycle of the Heavenly Dao.

However, others didn’t see it that way, and every time they saw him, they would call for his death.

Thus, one day, a Golden Core Stage cultivator found him and invited him to join.

They even told him that their organization could kill more people and that they were under the protection of the Gu God.

Upon learning that everyone in the organization was like him, Fei Xing joined without hesitation.

Because he wanted to show others that what he was doing wasn’t wrong!

However, on this day, after arriving at Moon Tower Dong Village, he became terrified.

Watching his comrades fall one by one, he made a decision to escape.

Luckily, no one came after him, and he managed to escape by sheer luck.

"That was close, I almost got killed!"

Fei Xing sat on a large rock, patting his chest with lingering fear.

For some reason, he felt hot, sweating profusely, making him thirsty.

Finding a small stream, he immediately crouched down and gulped the water.

At that moment, Fei Xing suddenly became alert and raised his head to look back.

He felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at him, but when he turned around, there was nothing.

"Am I being too sensitive?"

Fei Xing frowned, shook his head, and thought he might have been scared silly, becoming overly suspicious.

Although this ambush had failed, Fei Xing decided to return to their hideout.

It was his organization, and he liked the people in it, so he stood up and set off.

As a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, Fei Xing couldn’t fly in the sky, but he was skilled at traveling.

He first sent out his Gu Insect to scout ahead, avoiding any demon beasts, and thankfully, he encountered no dangers. In just two days, he returned to their hideout.

"Finally back!"

Fei Xing showed a happy smile. In front of him was a village.

However, the people of this village had long been wiped out by them, and now it was all their own people.

But just as he wanted to return to his family, that sense of being watched intensified, making him involuntarily look back.

And then he saw the most terrifying scene of his life.

In his shadow, a creature was churning like a pool of dark ink, eventually emerging from his shadow.

The pool of "ink" quickly coalesced into a human shape, finally transforming into a young man.

"You... you’re my shadow?"

Chen Nan, emerging from the shadow, glanced at him and suddenly reached out to grab his neck.

"Idiot!"

Crack!

With a slight effort, Chen Nan snapped Fei Xing’s neck, then with a flick of his finger, a flame burst forth, quickly reducing the body to ashes.

He looked up at the village a hundred meters away, his face darkening.

"So they were hiding here, no wonder they couldn’t be found!"

No one would have suspected that this group of black-robed people were hiding in a village.

Thinking back to the events a few days ago, Chen Nan’s body still ached faintly.

Two days earlier.

With his Foundation Establishment Stage power, he killed a Golden Core Stage Fourth Layer Cold Jade Ice Spider and a Golden Core Stage Sixth Layer Beast Tamer.

Such feats were enough to make him proud among all the elites.

But he truly felt on the brink of death, as even his heart had been shattered.

Fortunately, Chang Qing and Drum Master arrived in time, preventing Old Ghost Miao from delivering the final blow, and the vitality imbued by Jianmu brought him back to life.

After being brought back to the village, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator previously contacted by Drum Master arrived, with two of them coming at once.

"Surviving such severe injuries? Truly no ordinary person," Ou Dan said, stroking his beard with surprise.

Gaso took a puff of his pipe and nodded in agreement, "What Drum Master said before, I had some doubts, but now I believe it."

They both saw the King of Ten Thousand Gu resting on Chen Nan’s chest.

The King Gu’s presence was unmistakable to them.

Everyone believed the Heavenly Border people had deep faith, but little did they know they weren’t fools.

Knowing that the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm no longer protected them, they wouldn’t foolishly continue to worship.

Moreover, now they had a substitute.

So the two immediately began helping Chen Nan heal, and as priests, healing was second nature to them.

Not only did they help Chen Nan recover, but they also completely removed the residual Power of Laws inside him.

The unconscious Chen Nan suddenly opened his eyes, his mana roaring and surging within, madly flowing through his meridians.

At that moment, Chen Nan felt the shackles within him suddenly release, and his cultivation also rose rapidly, leaping from the late Foundation Establishment Stage Seventh Layer to the Foundation Establishment Stage Eighth Layer Perfect!

Chen Nan finally felt that his million Spirit Stones hadn’t been wasted, forcibly breaking him through a realm!

"Unfortunately, the cultivation still increased too slowly."

He let out a regretful sigh.

The life-and-death battle allowed the "Heavenly Fox Form" to reach perfection, bringing his physique to the Golden Core Stage First Layer, but his cultivation lagged behind.

However, after perfecting the "Heavenly Fox Form," Chen Nan finally obtained the "Illusion Technique" he longed for.

Now he could use illusion techniques on cultivators of the same realm, but it was difficult to use on those with higher cultivation.

For those too much stronger than him, illusions were useless.

Even so, Chen Nan was very satisfied.

"I’m so glad you’re okay!"

Just as Chen Nan was pleased with his acquisition of the illusion technique, Chang Qing and Ah Yin threw themselves into his arms, their faces full of tears and fear.

They were truly afraid Chen Nan wouldn’t wake up again.

"Alright, I’m fine, it was just an accident this time."

After coaxing them for a long time, Chang Qing and Ah Yin finally calmed down.

"By the way, don’t spread the news that I’m alive yet, the black-robed people will definitely come again. I want to track them back to their lair when they do."

"No way!"

Ah Yin and Chang Qing both refused in unison.

"It’s too dangerous, if anyone’s going, it’s me!" Chang Qing said resolutely.

"Don’t worry, there won’t be any accidents this time. Besides, if I go, I won’t be discovered."

Chen Nan possessed the Mo Ying Flame, allowing him to blend into the shadows, and had cultivated the "Life and Death Technique," capable of concealing his presence.

Thus, he was the most suitable for this task.

"Hmph, if the black-robed ones dare to come again, we’ll make sure they never return!"

Saying this, Drum Master and the two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators entered the room.