Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 1960: Chickens and Dogs
Outside the martial arts arena, the Xuan Yu Realm camp.

All the powerful beings at the Sovereign Realm, including Venerable Tianxuan and Shi Ruifeng, who were among the top ranks of the Heavenly Ranking, stared intently at Chen Fei, whose aura was undergoing a dramatic change. Their faces were filled with surprise and confusion.

The overwhelming aura of eternal immortality and the power to control life and death emanating from Chen Fei at this moment subconsciously reminded them of the eternal annihilation that Chen Fei had unleashed during the battle for the Earth Ranking.

That technique had already shown astonishing power, and with it, Chen Fei won the top spot on the Earth Ranking.

"This aura... seems to be the foundation of eternal destruction? But it feels somewhat different." A Sovereign Realm expert frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

"It seems to have broken free of some kind of shackles and leaped to a completely new level."

Instantly, many gazes involuntarily turned to Chang Xiwen, who stood to the side. Among everyone present, only he, the eternally immortal creator, was most familiar with its fundamental mysteries and had the most authority to speak on the matter.

Chang Xiwen was also staring intently at Chen Fei, her face filled with a complex and indescribable expression, a mixture of shock, relief, and a sense of bewilderment and excitement.

Feeling the focus of everyone's attention, Chang Xiwen took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and said with a barely perceptible excitement and tremor in her voice:

"The core of the technique that Chen Fei is currently displaying is undoubtedly eternally indestructible. However, Chen Fei's extraordinary talent and comprehension have completely surpassed the limitations and limits of the technique itself."

Chang Xiwen's gaze was intense, as if trying to pierce through the barrier of the training ground and see every subtle change in Chen Fei's power circulation:
"Within the framework of eternal immortality, Chen Fei incorporated his unique understanding of the laws of heaven and earth and the true meaning of immortality, causing a leap in the essence of the cultivation technique."

"It can be said that what Chen Fei is cultivating now is no longer eternal immortality, but a completely new and powerful technique!" Chang Xiwen's tone was full of amazement, affirmation, and even a hint of indescribable pride.

Upon hearing Chang Xiwen's words, all the Xuan Yu Realm Sovereigns displayed a puzzled expression.

"Having only broken through to the Dominator Realm a few months ago, he has already improved and sublimated a Dominator Realm cultivation technique? What incredible talent and comprehension!"

"Such comprehension is probably enough to rank him among the top geniuses even outside the Xuan Yu Realm, right?" a Sovereign Realm expert murmured absentmindedly.

But soon, those in the Dominator Realm realized that Chen Fei's current combat power was also achieved just a few months after breaking through to the Dominator Realm, which was also unimaginable.

Compared to the shock and gradual acceptance on the Xuan Yu Realm side, the situation on the Tianmo side was completely different, with a complete collapse of cognition and incomprehension.

These Heavenly Demon Sovereigns from the Primordial Continent may not have the talent to cultivate the Profound Origin Dao Foundation, but their knowledge far surpasses that of the Sovereigns of the Profound Feather Realm.

In the martial arts arena of the myriad realms, they have witnessed too many battles between peerless geniuses who have cultivated the Profound Origin Dao Foundation, the Earth Origin Dao Foundation, and even the legendary Heaven Origin Dao Foundation.

They have a relatively clear understanding of the unique aura, power expression, and sense of pressure of each level of Dao Foundation.

At this moment, the terrifying aura emanating from Chen Fei, which was extremely refined and carried the true meaning of immortality, was clearly superior to the Xuan Yuan Dao Foundation in their perception.

"How could a cultivation method for the Earthly Origin Dao Foundation possibly be born in a lower-level plane like the Xuan Yu Realm, which has incomplete laws and flawed Heavenly Dao? Even if it were created, the incomplete rules and primordial energy of this realm would not be able to support its successful cultivation!"

A demon overlord whispered, as if trying to convince himself not to believe the facts before him, but his voice trembled slightly.

The leader, the Destroyer, had his eyes narrowed, and a deep light flickered violently within them, as if countless stars were being born and dying within them, locking onto Chen Fei.

Compared to the unbelievable claims of other Heavenly Demon Sovereigns, Destruction Venerable was certain that Chen Fei was indeed cultivating the Earthly Origin Dao Foundation.

Although it is not yet fully perfected, its power has already surpassed that of a complete Xuan Yuan Dao Foundation.

"In a lower-level plane, in a pond lacking resources and with incomplete laws, how could a rudimentary form of the Earthly Dao Foundation actually be nurtured? This child..."

The Lord of Destruction felt a surge of emotions, and his killing intent boiled even more fiercely.

Inside the training ground, Su Qiuchun stared intently at Chen Fei, whose aura had completely changed, his eyes filled with horror and a hint of madness from being forced into a corner.

"Under the broken rules of heaven and earth... I don't believe it!"

Su Qiuchun let out a hysterical, maniacal roar, forcibly suppressing all the negative emotions in his heart, and his ferocity and demonic ruthlessness were fully unleashed.

The twin demon shadows behind Su Qiuchun, whose light was slightly dim, let out a silent yet terrifying roar, and their aura suddenly rose.

Su Qiuchun unleashed both palms simultaneously, demonic patterns covering his arms. The towering demonic shadow behind him followed suit, its two colossal palms, blotting out the sky and blazing with demonic flames, seemingly containing black holes, tearing through layers of void and resonating with endless demonic energy, slamming down towards Chen Fei's head.

Its power was even three times stronger than the previous palm strike; this was a strike from Su Qiuchun with all his might.

Chen Fei calmly looked up, his vision already shrouded in an overwhelming black shadow. From a distance, Chen Fei's figure was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot compared to the towering palm print.

Chen Fei raised his right hand and then threw a punch.

On the edge of the fist, the intent to sever the heavens was highly condensed, transforming into a fist aura that could sever all laws in the world and destroy all illusory meanings. It struck first, hitting the core and most vulnerable node of the power system of those two giant demonic hands.

"Boom!"

As if shattered glass, the seemingly invincible and all-powerful demonic palm, upon contact with the fist's energy, instantly caused the intricately operating, vast power within it to become disordered, collapse, and backfire.

Like a towering structure whose key foundation has been removed, it collapsed with a roar, turning into chaotic, colliding energy turbulence that scattered and fled in all directions.

Su Qiuchun's eyes widened in disbelief. His desperate attack, which contained the power of a perfected Xuan Yuan Dao Foundation, had been so easily broken by the opponent.
Before Su Qiuchun could react, Chen Fei's fist, whose momentum after shattering the demonic hand had not diminished at all, transformed into a violent and incomparably annihilating dark pillar of light, tearing through the chaotic energy flow and directly striking Su Qiuchun, who was suffering a severe backlash due to the broken move.

Su Qiuchun let out a shrill, agonizing scream, as if his very soul had been torn apart. His protective demonic light shattered instantly like paper, and his demonic body was pierced directly by the destructive beam of light. Demonic blood and primordial demonic essence surged out of his body like a burst dam, and his aura instantly weakened.

"break!"

Su Qiuchun endured the excruciating pain of being shattered to pieces and having his demonic soul torn apart, along with the overwhelming fear of death, and frantically activated the characteristics of the Xuan Yuan Dao Foundation.

The dim, blurry, and almost disappearing black shadow behind Su Qiuchun writhed and struggled violently, while frantically burning the Immortal Mystic Crystal, transforming it into a torrent of pure energy to aid in recovery.

It must be said that the regenerative ability of the Perfect Twin Demons is indeed extremely powerful. With the support of the energy of the Immortal Mystic Crystal, the terrifying and ever-expanding hole on Su Qiuchun's body was forcibly stopped from annihilating and began to wriggle, grow granulation tissue, and heal with difficulty at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"We must create some distance and heal our injuries first!"

With only this thought in mind, Su Qiuchun retreated frantically backward, her demonic energy burning to its limit, wanting only to get away from Chen Fei.

As Chen Fei watched Su Qiuchun frantically fleeing and stubbornly healing his wounds, the cycle of all laws returned to its source.

In an instant, an unparalleled aura, seemingly originating from the beginning of the universe, binding the cycle of time and space, and bringing all things back to order, emanated from Chen Fei's body, resonating with the rules of heaven and earth.

"Buzz!"

A giant cauldron phantom, with its ancient and heavy bronze color, three legs and two handles, and countless mysterious runes imprinted on its body, appeared out of thin air above the training ground.

The cauldron rotates slightly, as if bearing the weight of the universe.

At this moment, Chen Fei was only using a portion of the Divine Palace's indestructible power, and the aura he displayed was still at the limit of the early stage of the Sovereign Realm. Therefore, many of his techniques could not be revealed. However, the Sovereign characteristic of returning all laws to their origin could be displayed.

"clang!"

The giant cauldron trembled slightly, emitting a deep and resonant sound that seemed to echo through the ages.

Invisible ripples instantly spread throughout the entire training ground, enveloping everything.

Su Qiuchun, who was frantically fleeing, suddenly stopped, as if he had fallen into a chaotic swamp. The injuries that were slowly healing under the influence of the Twin Demons also slowed down abruptly.

Despair returned to Su Qiuchun's face. Chen Fei's methods were endless and impossible to guard against.

Chen Fei took a step forward, his figure ignoring spatial distance, and appeared directly above Su Qiuchun, whose speed had almost stopped.

Chen Fei grabbed the illusory bronze cauldron that exuded a suffocating sense of oppression with one hand, and then, as if throwing down the entire sky, he smashed it down on Su Qiuchun with pure, overwhelming force, without any fancy moves.

The bronze cauldron swelled in the wind, carrying an immense power to suppress all ages, firmly locking onto Su Qiuchun below.

Su Qiuchun's movement speed was greatly suppressed at this moment, and he had no time to dodge. Escape had become a pipe dream.

"Yu!"

Su Qiuchun let out a resentful roar, pouring all his power into the Twin Demons.

The twin demonic shadows behind Su Qiuchun no longer attempted to attack or heal, but instead completely contracted and condensed, transforming into an incredibly solid and imposing mountain shadow with countless demonic patterns flowing across its surface, fiercely protecting him.

Su Qiuchun had completely lost the courage to fight back against Chen Fei; the price of their previous exchange was too high.

"clang!"

The bronze cauldron slammed solidly into the massive shadow of the Demon Mountain, producing a deafening roar that sounded like thunder from the heavens or divine metal being forcibly snapped. The sound wave transformed into a tangible shockwave that swept across the entire training ground.

The mountain shadow formed by the twin demons trembled violently, twisted, and undulated. Its surface was flashing with demonic light, and countless defensive demonic runes lit up and then dimmed in an instant, trying their best to offset and disperse the terrifying suppressive and impactful force.

However, the bronze cauldron formed from the Eternal Prison possesses the characteristic of absolute suppressive power, which, combined with Chen Fei's current strength, far exceeds Su Qiuchun's imagination.

The stalemate lasted only a moment.

"Crack... Boom!"

The shadow of the Demon Mountain could no longer hold on, letting out a groan of unbearable strain. Countless spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appeared on its surface before it exploded into countless black crystal chips flying everywhere.

"puff!"

Su Qiuchun was struck as if by lightning. He spat out a mouthful of blood mist mixed with primordial demonic energy. His body flew backward like a rag doll hit by an ancient giant hammer, blood splattering in the sky.

In mid-air, Su Qiuchun's expression was filled with a blank, incomprehensible, and despairing emptiness.

"Unstoppable... This is definitely at the Earthly Foundation stage of Dao... Why... Why would a lower-level plane like the Xuan Yu Realm... have such power..."

Su Qiuchun's beliefs and sense of superiority as a demonic cultivator from the primordial continent completely collapsed and shattered at this moment.

Chen Fei flashed again, appearing directly above Su Qiuchun, who was flying backwards, coughing up blood, and completely unable to resist.

Chen Fei remained expressionless, holding the illusory bronze cauldron in one hand, and slammed it down again.

Su Qiuchun instinctively let out a shrill scream filled with resentment, despair, and endless malice. The sound was sharp and piercing, echoing throughout the training ground. At the same time, he gathered the remaining power in his body and guarded in front of him.

"boom!"

The cauldron fell, the demon's body collapsed, and its bones shattered!
"boom!"

As it fell again, the demonic energy collapsed, and its spirit and soul trembled violently.

"boom!"

The third fall, the true spirit perishes, and all becomes nothing!
Inside the training ground, Su Qiuchun's mournful and unwilling screams completely dissipated, and all traces of his presence and existence were utterly annihilated. His body died and his soul vanished.

Despite the powerful regenerative abilities of his twin demons, he was unable to save himself in the slightest under the overwhelming force.

Outside the martial arts arena.

After a brief silence, a thunderous sound erupted from the Xuan Yu Realm camp, the sound waves shaking the heavens.

"We won again, hahaha!"

"Well done! That was satisfying! So satisfying! It got my blood pumping!"

"Even such a celestial demon was smashed to death; the rest are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs!"

Many Sovereigns burst into laughter, including Chang Xiwen, whose laughter was filled with heartfelt joy and pride.

In contrast, the Heavenly Demon camp was even more desolate.

The atmosphere was oppressive and cold, and a sense of despair was spreading.

All the Heavenly Demon Sovereigns, especially those in the early stages of the Sovereign Realm, turned pale, their eyes filled with the fear of a rabbit mourning the death of a fox, incomprehensible shock, and a chill that penetrated to the bone.

Even a powerful figure like Su Qiuchun, who had perfected the Xuan Yuan Dao Foundation and was considered by them to be at the pinnacle of combat strength among his peers, was killed as easily as slaughtering chickens and dogs. For those of them, whose strength was far inferior to Su Qiuchun's, going on the field would be nothing more than sending themselves to their deaths, without even the right to struggle!

All the Heavenly Demon Sovereigns couldn't help but focus their gazes on the Destroyer.

A decision must be made; things cannot continue like this.

Destroyer stared intently at Chen Fei, who remained calm in the arena as if he had merely swatted an ant. His aura was icy and suppressed to the extreme, and his terrifying killing intent boiled like magma from an ancient abyss, yet he had to forcefully suppress it.

The Destroyer faced an extremely difficult dilemma, as if standing on both sides of a cliff.

He could either immediately cancel the Heavenly Ranking Martial Arts Arena, but if he did, the Heavenly Authority he had pledged, which was deeply bound to the origin of the Xuan Yu Realm, would be forcibly taken back by the rules of the Xuan Yu Realm due to his unilateral breach of contract.

This will directly lead to a decline in the strength of the Destroyer in the Xuan Yu Realm, a weakening of his control over the origin of heaven and earth, and a thinning of his luck blessing, which will be extremely unfavorable for the upcoming general offensive and may even affect his plan to eventually devour the origin of the realm.

This is something the Destroyer would absolutely not want. Moreover, the weakening of the power of heaven and earth will greatly weaken the demonic energy tide that is currently spreading throughout the Xuan Yu Realm, and the strength of all the Heavenly Demons will be reduced.

If the arena is maintained, then Chen Fei will be randomly selected from his early-stage Sovereign Realm Heavenly Demons to be sent to their deaths, just like the Grim Reaper calling out names.

With each death, his authority over heaven and earth would decrease by one point. Even after Chen Fei had slaughtered all the early-stage Sovereigns under his command, his authority over heaven and earth in the Xuan Yu Realm would still be greatly reduced. Although it wouldn't be to the point of losing most of his authority over heaven and earth, the loss would still be severe.

Compared to directly breaking the contract, the Heavenly Ranking Martial Arts Arena can continue. Once the early-stage Dominator Realm battles are over, Chen Fei will no longer be able to continue in the arena.

Once they reached the mid-stage of the Dominator Realm, the initiative returned to the Heavenly Demons, and there could no longer be any other outliers in the entire Xuan Yu Realm.

However, this act of watching other demonic cultivators die would severely damage morale and could even trigger internal turmoil.

Both options seem viable, but both will severely damage his health. Choosing either one will be extremely disadvantageous.

"Your Majesty..." the Demon Lord couldn't help but whisper, his voice filled with anxiety, fear, and a hint of pleading.

They would rather have a direct decisive battle with the rulers of the Xuan Yu Realm. Although that would also be extremely dangerous, it would be much better than a death without any suspense. At least they would have a chance to survive.

The face of the Destroyer was hidden in the churning demonic energy, making it impossible to see his expression. Only his eyes were visible, as deep and unfathomable as an ancient, icy pool.

After a few breaths of suffocating silence, amidst the despairing gazes of numerous Heavenly Demon Sovereigns, the Annihilation Lord did not withdraw from the martial arts arena.

"Buzz!"

The Heavenly Dao pillar of light descended mercilessly once again, randomly enveloping another early-stage Heavenly Demon Sovereign whose face was ashen and whose eyes were filled with fear and despair.

"Your Majesty, save me!" the demon cried out in terror, struggling desperately, but to no avail, his body firmly bound by the irresistible power of the rules.

At this moment, the primal survival instinct of living beings emerges, and even those at the Dominator Realm are no exception. In fact, because they are demonic cultivators, their emotions and desires are even more extreme than those of ordinary cultivators, making them even more vulnerable when faced with life-threatening situations.

With a flash of light, this early-stage Sovereign Realm expert was forcibly teleported into the training ground and appeared opposite Chen Fei.

The result is no doubt.

Faced with Chen Fei in perfect condition, this ordinary Heavenly Demon Sovereign couldn't even put up a decent resistance. A dozen breaths later, he was enveloped by a magnificent sword formation that appeared out of nowhere, following in Xu Congfeng's footsteps and dying under the sword formation.

Throughout the entire process, they never offered any significant resistance.

Within the Heavenly Demon camp, a sense of shared vulnerability and fear became even more pronounced. Those Heavenly Demons at the early stages of the Sovereign Realm all looked ashen-faced, wondering who would be next.

On the Xuan Yu Realm side, everyone watched coldly, their hearts filled with the satisfaction of revenge. They also wanted to see how long the Destruction Lord could hold out, or whether he would truly hold out until all the early-stage Heavenly Demon Sovereigns were wiped out!

When the Heavenly Ranking Arena first appeared, the Xuan Yu Realm faction had no choice, as the initiative lay with the Heavenly Demons. Now, the roles have reversed, and the Heavenly Demon faction is in a much better position than before. At least the Heavenly Demons still have options; it just depends on what the Destroyer Venerable decides to do.

A dozen breaths later, another early-stage Heavenly Demon Sovereign was forcibly moved into the training ground. Chen Fei did not move an inch, but directly used the magnificent sword formation condensed by the Ten Thousand Paths Judgment to mercilessly kill him. The Heavenly Demon's miserable screams still echoed in the void.

Those early-stage Sovereign Realm Heavenly Demons looked at the Destroyer with pleading and fear in their eyes.

The churning demonic energy around the Destroyer was violently fluctuating, revealing that his heart was extremely unsettled.

He stared at the figure in the training ground, his killing intent and fear boiling to the extreme.

The Annihilation Lord turned to look to the side. Vice Envoy Zang Guanlin understood the Annihilation Lord's meaning, stepped forward, his gaze piercing through the training ground barrier, locking onto Chen Fei. His voice was hoarse and cold as he said in a deep voice:
"Junior."

Zang Guanlin's voice echoed in all directions, "Now that you have touched the threshold of the Earthly Origin Dao Foundation, you can be called a rare genius who appears only once in ten thousand years. It would be too boring to fight with these ordinary Sovereign Realm cultivators."

Zang Guanlin changed the subject:
"How about we make a bet? If you win..."

As he spoke, Zang Guanlin waved his hand, and the void in front of him suddenly rippled, with rays of light shining in all directions and precious energy soaring into the sky.

Dozens of rare treasures, radiating dazzling light and containing immense energy and strange law fluctuations, appeared out of thin air and floated in the air, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Among them are top-grade Dominator Realm demonic weapons covered in demonic patterns, exuding a murderous aura, and with blades that seem capable of tearing apart galaxies; and top-tier spiritual materials that are crystal clear, contain stars, and have an energy purity far exceeding that of Immortal Mystic Crystals.

Furthermore, there are several irregularly shaped, mysterious ores with strange Daoist auras flowing across their surfaces, clearly containing fragments of precious rank. Any one of these treasures, if it fell into the Xuan Yu Realm, would be enough to make many Sovereign Realm experts fight over it.

"This is part of my personal collection."

Zang Guanlin's voice was deep and enticing, "If you win the bet, you can take any one of these treasures. How about it? This is much more rewarding than killing them one by one."

Inside the training ground, Chen Fei calmly scanned the floating treasures, his divine sense subtly sensing their value. They were indeed all valuable items, things that ordinary Sovereign Realm cultivators would dream of.

However, a meaningful, undisguised, faintly mocking smile involuntarily crept onto Chen Fei's lips.

He didn't speak, but looked calmly at Zang Guanlin, then turned to the Destroyer.

Zang Guanlin was enraged by Chen Fei's gaze, but he forced himself to suppress it, narrowed his eyes, and said coldly, "Junior, what do you mean? These treasures are not something ordinary rulers can obtain, even in the Primordial Continent. They are enough to raise your strength to another level. Don't be ungrateful!"

Chen Fei finally spoke, his voice flat and emotionless:

"The top-ranked person on the Heavenly Ranking, using something as a wager?"

Chen Fei's gaze was sharp as a sword. Ignoring Zang Guanlin, he stared directly into the eyes of the Destroyer, hidden behind demonic energy, and spoke each word clearly throughout the battlefield:
"Are there any spiritual materials of grade 15 or higher?"

"Take it out and let's see!"

(End of this chapter)