Chapter 27  Ling Chen Advances to the Seventh Heaven of the Spirit Severing Realm!

Although he wouldn’t actively stir up trouble, this was, after all, a xuanhuan world where strength reigned supreme. Having some cultivation not only helped avoid many problems but also made getting things done much easier.

Previously, in order to save resources while developing a secret realm, he had held back from improving his strength. Now, it was time to enhance himself.

With a single thought, Ling Chen enveloped himself using the Black Dragon Secret Realm. His Creation Divine Ability could only be used within the space of the secret realm.

“System, how many Shock Points are needed to raise my cultivation to the Spirit Severing Realm?” Ling Chen spoke to the void.

For him, reaching the Spirit Severing Realm would be more than enough for now. The highest cultivation in the entire Chixiao Divine Dynasty was merely the Nascent Soul Realm—if he reached the Spirit Severing Realm, he could easily dominate everyone.

“Response to Host: To raise your cultivation, you must first select a main cultivation technique. The number of Shock Points consumed will depend on the technique’s grade.”

The system’s voice rang out in Ling Chen’s mind.

“I need to choose a main technique first?”

Ling Chen was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood the system’s reasoning. Different cultivation techniques produce varying levels of elemental energy intensity.

The resources required to cultivate them differ drastically—naturally, the cost can’t be generalized.

“What cultivation technique should I choose?”

While muttering to himself, Ling Chen began browsing through the system’s store. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he locked onto a particular manual.

The very technique cultivated by Di Jun, the founding emperor of the demon race’s Heavenly Court in the Great Desolation!

Back then, Di Jun listened to the teachings of Dao Ancestor Hongjun in the Zixiao Palace and created the Demon Emperor Scripture. Later, after establishing the demon race’s Heavenly Court and ascending to the position of Heavenly Emperor, his strength rose to another level.

At the peak of his cultivation, Di Jun reinterpreted the Demon Emperor Scripture, improved upon its foundation, and renamed it the Heavenly Emperor Scripture, signifying the ultimate inheritance of the Heavenly Emperor.

This was no comparison to the Golden Crow Sacred Flame Art Ling Chen had used to impress Xiao Yueying earlier—this was the authentic cultivation method practiced by the demon emperor Di Jun himself.

The price of this ancient scripture was also the highest among all Great Desolation techniques—worthy of being hailed as the number one demon method of the Great Desolation!

After all, before the era of the dragon, phoenix, and qilin clans, there was no such thing as cultivation methods—those races relied entirely on innate divine abilities for combat. The Dao of the Great Desolation began with Hongjun’s teachings.

It was Hongjun, using the Creation Jade Disc as a medium, who passed down the Dao to three thousand guests in Zixiao Palace, laying the foundation for Daoist inheritance in the Great Desolation.

Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor Scripture cultivated by Di Jun was not only the earliest cultivation method of the demon race but also its most powerful one. Though in a certain sense, the original Demon Emperor Scripture was technically the first and strongest technique of the demon race.

The later version of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture (Tiandi Jing), although it retained most of the content from the Demon Emperor Scripture (Yaohuang Jing), was ultimately rewritten by Emperor Jun after he became the Heavenly Emperor of the demon race’s celestial court. He infused it with many of his own insights into the Dao of the Heavenly Emperor.

It could be said that the Heavenly Emperor Scripture had already transcended the scope of mere demonic techniques, reaching the level of an emperor’s divine law!

Regardless of how it’s categorized, the Heavenly Emperor Scripture is one of the most powerful techniques of the Great Desolation, and its price is astronomical—almost unimaginably high.

However, if one only wanted the cultivation methods before the Spirit Severing Realm, it wasn’t that expensive, and Ling Chen could barely afford it.

“Redeem the first five volumes of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture,” Ling Chen said, forcing himself to endure the pain in his heart.

“Redemption successful. 200,000 Shock Points consumed.”

The system’s voice was cold and emotionless as it directly deducted 200,000 Shock Points from Ling Chen.

At the same time, a sheet of golden parchment appeared in Ling Chen’s hand, densely inscribed with countless tiny characters. With just one glance, Ling Chen felt dizzy. This was the profound technique created by the demon emperor Emperor Jun after listening to the teachings of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

It could be said that a significant portion of the inspiration for the Heavenly Emperor Scripture came from Dao Ancestor Hongjun—originating from the Creation Jade Disc itself!

“System, raise my cultivation to the seventh level of the Spirit Severing Realm, and set the Heavenly Emperor Scripture as my primary cultivation method!” Ling Chen said solemnly, holding the Heavenly Emperor Scripture.

“Cultivating the Heavenly Emperor Scripture requires the bloodline of the Golden Crow royal clan. It has been created for the host. 5,000,000 Shock Points consumed.”

“Cultivation level successfully increased. 300,000 Shock Points consumed.”

The system emitted two consecutive notification sounds.

Immediately after, an incomparably powerful aura erupted from Ling Chen’s body.

“Boom!!”

Flames burst forth, and his entire body was instantly engulfed in ten-thousand-foot-tall blazing fire. The raging flames soared into the heavens, forming behind him an enormous manifestation of a three-legged Golden Crow.

Spirit Severing Realm—Nine Severings, each a trial of life and death!

This phrase described the perilous path of cultivators in the Spirit Severing Realm. Each severing was like a journey to the gates of death, with the constant risk of annihilation.

But Ling Chen had, in the blink of an eye, reached the Seventh Severing, and fully mastered the first five volumes of the profound and complex Heavenly Emperor Scripture.

If this news got out, it would cause countless prodigies across the Xuanxian World to vomit blood from shock.

They had spent decades painstakingly cultivating, still stuck between the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages…

Meanwhile, Ling Chen had gone from having no cultivation at all to reaching a level that countless divine dynasties could only look up to—Spirit Severing Realm!

It was like a game where everyone else was grinding monsters to level up—even with heavy spending, progression still took time.

But Ling Chen?

He directly hacked the game’s backend code.

Whatever level he wanted, he could just set it.

If he had enough Shock Points, he could elevate himself to Saint level with just a single thought.

Whether you’re a Holy Son or the reincarnation of a Great Emperor—in front of Ling Chen, you’re nothing but trash.

Right now, Ling Chen is a true Seventh-Level Spirit Severing Realm cultivator!

And not just that—he’s a peerless monster with the Golden Crow royal bloodline, cultivating the supreme Heavenly Emperor Scripture. At least within the Crimson Sky Divine Dynasty, Ling Chen is absolutely unrivaled.