Chapter 1572
Chapter 1572 (Raw 1554):
The blue-clad old man was a Primal Core Realm expert. What was the Primal Core Realm?
The Veritable Personage Realm had three stages: Veritable Essence Stage, Yin Essence Stage, and Yang Essence Stage. When one merged the three Essences and formed the Primal Core, one would enter the Primal Core Realm.
Cultivators who could reach this cultivation realm were termed Venerates in this Great Thousand Realms.
Venerate meant a respected expert.
Out of the trillions of cultivators, probably only ten percent could break through the Mortal Realm. Those that could surpass the Transcending Mortality Realm were even fewer.
After exceeding the Veritable Personage Realm, one became a Primal Core Realm expert. No matter how old one was, this accomplishment was still worth respecting.
On the pirate ship, the moment Xiao Chen attacked the half-step Primal Core Realm pirate, the second-in-command, he knew that he was not the pirate's match.
When the other party made a move, there was a kind of alignment with space. The moment the pirate leaped, it was like the surrounding space rose with him.
If not for the other party's carelessness, running straight into Xiao Chen's Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, the outcome of the battle might have been different.
Right now, Xiao Chen had a better understanding of himself. Not counting the sects' outstanding talents, ordinary Yin Essence Stage and Yang Essence Stage cultivators would not be a match for him.
As for half-step Primal Core Realm cultivators, if he did not use trump cards like the Dharmic World, the Divine Lightning Eye, and the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, he would not be sure of victory.
Against Primal Core Realm cultivators, even if he used his trump cards, he would find it hard to truly hurt the other party. Given an opportunity, the other party would be able to kill him.
These words were no exaggeration.
The blue-clad old man before Xiao Chen was very strong and experienced. Interacting with him was like asking a tiger for its skin. If he was not careful, he would get eaten up.
[TL Note: Asking a tiger for its skin is a Chinese idiom for making an impossible request.]
Xiao Chen did not say a thing, silently dismissing the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger and the Divine Lightning Eye.
Peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy was too important to him.
As the saying went, to become a god, one must become a person first.
One needed to build a good foundation in the Veritable Personage Realm if one wanted to reach the True God Realm. The foundations had to be firm.
During the Yin Essence Stage and the Yang Essence Stage, it was best to absorb peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy and Baleful Yang Energy.
Xiao Chen had already decided in his heart: he would take the risk.
Since ancient times, wealth was found amid risk.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the blue-clad old man and said, "Since Senior is so sincere. This junior is indeed in need of peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy to advance to the Yin Essence Stage."
It was done.
The blue-clad old man smiled and said, "That can be discussed. Please come to the ship and have a rest. I'll explain it in detail."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"
The blue-clad old man waved his hand and said, "Young Hero, don't ever misunderstand. This matter is somewhat complicated to explain."
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then climbed aboard with the other party.
One hour later, Xiao Chen had learned the details.
It turned out that this Tianyi Sect was a Rank 1 sect that hailed from the Dawn Star Great Realm, which neighbored the Profound Light Great Realm.
This sect had a Cloud Sea Realm powerhouse, someone who surpassed the Primal Core Realm, heading it.
The destination of this trip was a star near the Profound Light Great Realm.
There was an island known as the Profound Yin Island on that star.
This Profound Yin Island was a land of fortuitous encounters. The leylines deep underground contained plenty of high-quality Baleful Yin Energy, even peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy.
However, this Profound Yin Island did not belong to the Tianyi Sect alone.
Instead, it was jointly managed by some of the surrounding large sects. During this time every year, the various large sects would send out Yin Essence Stage and the Yang Essence Stage outstanding talents to fight for opportunities for themselves.
The blue-clad old man pointed at Fei`er and Luo Nan, saying, "This year, Fei`er and Nan`er put in a lot of effort and managed to stand out in the sect, obtaining the right to head for Profound Yin Island."
The female disciple known as Fei`er smiled politely at Xiao Chen when she heard this. Luo Nan put up a cold front, not doing anything.
Xiao Chen was very smart, understanding the old man's plan immediately. He looked at the blue-clad old man and said, "You intend me to masquerade as a Tianyi Sect disciple to enter the Profound Yin Island?"
The blue-clad old man smiled and said, "Young Hero is right. This is as much as this old man can help. After all, how can places with resources like peak-grade Baleful Yin Energy be ownerless?"
"Back then, the various sects put in a lot of effort, fighting for this Profound Yin Island. After much difficulty, we came to this current solution."
The blue-clad old man spoke lightly of it, but Xiao Chen could deduce the bloody fights that had taken place.
Perhaps this incident with the pirates might have had something to do with it.
"That simple?"
Xiao Chen looked at the other party. The tone in his words was very clear: Are you really that nice?
The blue-clad old man smiled calmly. "There are still some small requests. In the areas with Baleful Yin Energy, there will be Yin Essence Stones nearby. You just need to absorb the Baleful Yin Energy. Leave the Yin Essence Stones for the disciples of my sect."
Yin Essence Energy was refined directly from absorbed Baleful Yin Energy. That was the most effective method.
However, Baleful Yin Energy resources were scarce. Ordinary disciples could only rely on Yin Essence Stones. Some good-quality Yin Essence Stones were almost as effective as Baleful Yin Energy.
For those in the Veritable Personage Realm, Yin Essence Stones and Yang Essence Stones were very valuable treasures.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, please agree. My master sincerely wants to repay you. Providing Yin Essence Stones to the sect is something that Senior Brother Luo Nan and I have to do as well," Fei`er reminded out of kindness when she saw Xiao Chen hesitate.
When Luo Nan heard this, he felt upset. This junior sister of his seemed to be too concerned with this fellow.
Seeing her pure eyes, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. After thinking for a while, he said, "That's fine. In that case, many thanks to Senior in advance."
"That's great. Everything can be discussed. Just stay on this ship for now."
Not seeming to care, the blue-clad old man laughed cheerfully as he stood up and said, "Fei`er, Nan`er, you are all cultivators of the same generation. You should interact with each other. Help me host him properly. Your martial uncle and I will withdraw first."
"Definitely!" Fei`er answered joyfully. After her master left, she looked at Xiao Chen in anticipation and asked, "Big Brother Xiao Chen, which great realm did you come from? Which sect did you come from? You are really strong.
"In my opinion, you are no weaker than the elite disciples of those Rank 2 sects."
Xiao Chen remained silent. He had not met such a naive girl in a long time already.
There was an unspoken rule of the world: when one was outside, one should not ask about the other party's background unless the other party took the initiative to mention it. This was a taboo, though neither big nor small.
As someone experienced, the blue-clad old man had not asked Xiao Chen anything, aside from his name.
Perhaps the blue-clad old man got Fei`er and Luo Nan to interact with Xiao Chen in order to find out more about his background.
"Is there even a need to say? With one look, it is clear that he does not come from any sect. He is a loose cultivator drifting about. If not, then he comes from an evil sect. If he was from a righteous sect, he would have reported his sect long ago," Luo Nan said sharply and unkindly without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer.
"Senior Brother, how can you say that?" Fei`er demanded angrily. "Master wants us to host him properly. Quickly, apologize."
Luo Nan felt upset, but he still unwillingly said, "Sorry, my words were too sharp. Brother Xiao Chen, please do not take offense."
Xiao Chen smiled, not minding. With one look, he could make out much of the ways of the world.
"It's fine. Brother Luo Nan is too polite. Miss Fei`er, actually, your senior brother is right. When outside, if others are not willing to report their sect, there is definitely something to hide."
"So the reason is as you said. Hence, I should not ask about a person's background unless they willingly offer the information on their own initiative."
Fei`er seemed like she understood yet at the same time did not. After a while, she nodded and smiled. "Big Brother Xiao Chen, you know a lot of things. I can tell with one look that you are a good person."
Luo Nan nearly vomited blood when he heard this. It was exactly the same thing. However, when he said it, his junior sister got angry, yet when Xiao Chen said it, she considered him knowledgeable and a good person.
What kind of logic was this?
The three casually strolled around the deck, admiring the scene of the dark, infinite Starry Heavens. All the Tianyi Sect disciples on the deck held a lot of respect for the three of them.
This was especially so for Xiao Chen; they were exceptionally respectful of him.
Their eyes were filled with all sorts of expressions as they gazed at the person who had taken down the Black Scimitar Pirate Group.
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At the same time, in a tea room in the ship's hold, the blue-clad old man and that half-step Primal Core Realm expert chatted over tea. Their topic was Xiao Chen, who was currently wandering the deck.
"Senior Brother, why are you giving this fellow such a benefit? He does not have any sect or faction behind him, no one backing him. He is decisive in killing. With one look, I can tell that he is a loose cultivator.
"We should just kill such a person. He definitely has the formation diagrams from the pirate ship, a prize worth cities."
The half-step Primal Chaos Realm expert still harbored ill intentions, not understanding the blue-clad old man's actions.