Chapter 691: Chapter 270: A Pleasant Surprise: Giant Sea Beast (2)

This made the function of the Yin Five Elements Seal all the more precious.

As for the other two major features of the Yin Five Elements Seal,

the first was its ability to resonate with the Yang Five Elements Seal, slightly increasing the success rate of Nascent Soul Formation.

The second was that it contained the Path of the Five Elements’ Mutual Generation and constantly demonstrated this process.

The effect of witnessing this firsthand was far superior to items like the Divine Charm Map.

No matter which path a Cultivator wished to comprehend after Nascent Soul Formation, they could benefit immensely from it.

Even Abnormal Spirit Root Cultivators could use it to perceive the principles of the Five Elements’ Mutual Generation, allowing them to draw broader insights.

In the short term, this last feature might not seem particularly significant.

But in reality, for most Cultivators, comprehending the Dao wasn’t about a sudden flash of inspiration. It also required daily accumulation.

Stories of achieving sudden enlightenment and ascending to the celestial court in broad daylight were just myths and legends left over from ancient times.

’At least, I can’t count on that happening to me.’

Under these circumstances, the Yin Five Elements Seal, which could be observed and studied at any time, undoubtedly became even more important.

As the saying goes, read a book a hundred times and its meaning will reveal itself.

By carrying the Yin Five Elements Seal and glancing at it whenever he had a free moment, he was bound to gain something over time.

Comprehending even a tiny fraction of it would be a huge boon for a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

"If only I could gather the Yang Five Elements Evil Qi and form the Yang Five Elements Seal soon."

Xiao Chen sighed with emotion. "The Path of Yin and Yang is also a grand path to the heavens."

Compared to the common paths for the Wood Element, like the transformation of Life and Death or the path of everlasting flora,

the future potential of the Yin Yang Dao was undoubtedly a cut above the rest.

More importantly, he already had some foundation from his previous comprehension of the Yin-Yang Unity Contract.

If possible, achieving a breakthrough in this direction would be an excellent choice.

Of course, if he could get a relevant Augment, that would be another matter entirely.

"There’s still quite a bit of Evil Qi left here."

Although Xiao Chen had absorbed a great deal, a thin layer of Evil Qi still lingered in the canyon.

However, the remaining amount was not enough to cause any harm in the short term.

Even if other Demon Cultivators came, they would have to wait another ten thousand years for enough of it to accumulate.

’That’s a problem for future generations.’

’But then again, since I’m already here, why not go check out the source?’

Xiao Chen stood up and curiously surveyed the surrounding Ancient Battlefield.

He had been curious from the very beginning why so many Cultivators had died in battle here.

Cultivators were different from mortals; they didn’t really have organizations like armies.

’Hey, I heard before that there are imperial courts formed by Cultivators in the Central Domain.’

Xiao Chen suddenly recalled a rumor he had heard. ’Could it be that the Compassion Sea also had a similar situation in the past?’

The more he thought about it, the more curious he became.

So, he followed the canyon deeper inside, wanting to get to the bottom of it.

The canyon didn’t look deep, but it was surprisingly long.

Xiao Chen walked for several miles before he finally saw a main battlefield that had widened considerably.

’No, this place was forcefully blasted open!’

He took a closer look and saw traces left by all sorts of Magic on both sides.

Because no one had cleaned them up, and there was no wind or rain here, they had been preserved to this day.

’Whoa, what a deep palm print!’

Xiao Chen had noticed a pit ahead that looked about the size of a palm.

But it wasn’t until he got closer that he discovered there was a whole other world within the pit.

The deeper it went, the larger and wider the palm print became. It penetrated a full thousand feet of rock, leaving a thousand-foot-long, hand-shaped crater at the bottom.

’This level of destructive power... it must have been a Nascent Soul Cultivator.’

At least with his current Condensed Fire Palm, while he could also penetrate a thousand feet, it would absolutely not have such a wide area of effect.

Not to mention, the Palm Force was almost completely condensed at the beginning, only starting to expand after hitting the ground.

To achieve such an effect, one would also need incredibly powerful control.

Besides the palm print, the closer he got to the center of the main battlefield, the more terrifying the various lingering traces of battle became.

There was a line of Sword Qi, as fine as a hair, that he hadn’t noticed at first. He only saw it by chance, stretching across the entire main battlefield for a full thirteen miles.

A half-Shield whose surface was still as smooth and new as the day it was made, despite the countless years that had passed.

THUMP!

Xiao Chen knocked on it with his hand. "Pretty sturdy."

CLANG!

This time he used his full strength, but only managed to leave a shallow fist print on the Shield.

One could only imagine how durable it must have been back then, infused with True Essence.

And the attack that had completely severed this Shield—how sharp must it have been to leave the broken edge as smooth as a mirror?

’Huh? Something’s not right.’

Xiao Chen’s ears twitched as he detected a slight anomaly.

The loud sound from striking the Shield just now had echoed through the canyon.

This was normal; this kind of terrain was prone to producing echoes.

What was abnormal was that there was one extra echo from his front-left compared to his front-right.

This subtle inconsistency might be difficult for a mortal to notice, but for a Cultivator, it was extremely obvious.

’Is there a hidden chamber here?’

Xiao Chen walked over to the mountain wall on his left and ran his hand over it.

The rock felt cool to the touch, and everything seemed normal.

Probing it with his Divine Sense also revealed nothing unusual.

’Condensed Fire...’

Xiao Chen raised his hand to strike, but suddenly felt it was inappropriate.

Instead, he took out his Flying Sword and began to cut into it along the ground.

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