CHAPTER 554: CHAPTER 440: DIVINE SKILL: AVATAR TECHNIQUE!_2

Of course, with so many avatars, even if their strength is lacking, they are more than sufficient for survival.

"Avatar Technique, First Realm, nine avatars."

"Cultivating nine avatars is equivalent to having nine additional lives. As long as you don’t provoke a Great Power capable of obliterating avatars from afar, even if your true body and eight avatars perish, it won’t harm you much."

Chen Jichuan nodded repeatedly.

This ’Avatar Technique,’ even at just the First Realm, certainly qualifies as a top-tier Divine Skill for survival.

He had already cultivated this skill to the Second Realm, which allowed him to possess eighty-one avatars, far surpassing Chen Shaohu. Whether it was survival or accomplishing tasks, he could act with greater ease.

"Split!"

Chen Jichuan flicked his avatar, and it split into nine, generating nine avatars.

Chen Shaohu watched and exclaimed in admiration, "Fourth Brother’s ’Avatar Technique’ is exceptionally profound, far superior to mine."

"Step by step."

"Reaching the Second Realm isn’t hard."

Chen Jichuan consoled him briefly before continuing: "For hundreds of years, you’ve almost explored all of Panlong Mountain. There are few cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Stage here, and it doesn’t help you much. You should leave your true body here. With nine avatars, travel with me into the deeper stretches of the Mysterious Realm to regions filled with numerous Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators for training and experience."

Cultivation emphasizes ’resources, companions, methods, and location.’

Chen Shaohu, backed by his Fourth Brother, lacked neither resources nor methods, but he was lacking in ’companions’ and ’locations.’

Panlong Mountain originally had fewer than ten Divinity Transformation cultivators.

Even after hundreds of years, cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Stage were still scarce, leaving few opportunities for Chen Shaohu to test himself through combat or discussion, which hindered his progress.

Furthermore, the spiritual energy here was sparse, and areas conducive to cultivation were rare. Most were already useless for those in the Divinity Transformation Second Realm or beyond.

Given that Chen Shaohu was now in the Divinity Transformation Second Realm, staying in Panlong Mountain would inevitably slow his cultivation in the future. Now, with nine avatars under his belt, he could venture into nine prosperous regions simultaneously.

First, to train and cultivate, traveling far and broadening his horizons.

Second, dispersing avatars allowed better responses to unforeseen circumstances, increasing his ability to manage risks—a prudent survival strategy.

"Whatever Fourth Brother decides."

Chen Shaohu was always obedient.

Growing up in the Black Prison and emerging from there, he lacked any rebellious phase. He was well aware of what was beneficial to him and recognized who truly cared for him.

Moreover, he understood.

In his years wandering Panlong Mountain, he already noticed its limitations. Now, with the opportunity to explore other regions and interact with different Divinity Transformation cultivators, he was eager and excited.

"Alright."

"Let’s go."

"There are quite a few excellent areas within the Mysterious Realm where you can stay for a while."

Thus, Chen Jichuan divided his nine avatars, alongside Chen Shaohu’s nine avatars, and headed in nine directions, diving headlong into the depths of the Mysterious Realm. Over the years, during his exploration of the realm, Chen Jichuan had discovered many prosperous regions, ideal for settling these nine avatars.

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With numerous avatars, many matters could be handled concurrently.

The true body remained seated in Panlong Mountain.

The nine avatars led Chen Shaohu’s avatars, traversing the Mysterious Realm.

Chen Jichuan still had seventy-two avatars, half of which scattered throughout the Mysterious Realm, maintaining ordinary levels of strength, lying low and avoiding activity to conserve focus and energy. The remaining thirty-six avatars delved deeper into the realm and reached the legendary ’Hanging Mirror Sea.’

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"Hmm?"

"Finally, I’ve emerged!"

Galloping Horse River runs by the edge of the Snow Sea, flat sands stretching vast as yellow merges with heaven.

The expansive Galloping Horse River bordered the Snow Sea’s edge, with endless yellow sands connecting to the clouds and sky.

Chen Jichuan had originally been traversing through the Mysterious Realm when suddenly, the scenery before him changed, leading him to this desolate yet majestic area.

He had, years ago, just begun studying the ’Dayan Divination Method,’ during which he calculated hidden truths and discerned some secrets of the Mysterious Realm. He learned that the Mysterious Realm encompassing Panlong Mountain was actually a Magical Treasure called the ’Mysterious God Scroll.’

This treasure transformed into the Mysterious Realm, trapping the creatures of Panlong Mountain, preventing them from leaving easily. Only by achieving Divinity Transformation before the age of three hundred, advancing to the Primordial Unity Realm before eight hundred, reaching the Divine Separation Realm by one thousand four hundred, or attaining Divine Transformation before two thousand years could one pass through the Mysterious Realm and reach the Hanging Mirror Sea for further cultivation.

The Mysterious Realm acted as both a sieve and a trial.

Only geniuses could pass through.

Those unable to pass, in their twilight years, would inevitably wander into the Mysterious Realm, ultimately losing their minds and turning into immortal, indestructible ancient beasts.

Chen Jichuan was only four hundred and fifty years old, and the thirty-six avatars he intended to send into the Hanging Mirror Sea mostly maintained cultivation levels of Primordial Unity and Divine Separation, well within the requirements of this trial.

Yet the Mysterious Realm still harbored roaming ancient beasts and hidden dangers.

Back then, one of Chen Jichuan’s avatars was destroyed within the Mysterious Realm, prompting him to develop the ’Avatar Technique,’ which ultimately allowed him to reach the Hanging Mirror Sea today.

"So, this is ’Hanging Mirror Sea’?"

Chen Jichuan looked all around.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

He saw, in the vast desert, a gust of black wind stirring up yellow sand, sweeping past in the blink of an eye. Chen Jichuan strained his eyes to see clearly: within the black wind and yellow sand, a hundred cultivators had formed a battle formation, rushing forward. Each cultivator within the group was at the Peak of Divinity Transformation, individuals who would’ve been invincible in Panlong Mountain. Even in the Starry Sky World, they would each dominate their regions.

But here, there were a hundred of them clustered together, forming a battle formation.

This formation was extraordinary, linking the mana and energy of a hundred Peak Divinity Transformation cultivators as one. The hundred men acted as a single entity, possessing fragments of fourth-order power.

Against ordinary First-pattern or Second-pattern Upper Immortals, this formation might not even fall behind.

"What an impressive battle formation."

Chen Jichuan, upon arriving in this place, was immediately astonished.

He had traversed multiple Dao Fruit Worlds and even witnessed various formations of the Immortal Courts in the Chongming World, yet none matched this level of intricacy and brilliance.