Return of the Ancient Gods

A thousand-foot waterfall outside the capital.

Chu Nan followed the old man here and started special training.

The old man gently stroked his hand, and the waterfall was cut in half. The clear water stopped falling, and as the old man chanted a spell, black lightning came down instead.

The scene was so horrifying that any birds or animals passing by chose to stay away from it. If they entered it, they would undoubtedly be killed.

“If you want to break through the Tianxuan realm, the most important thing is to communicate with the heaven and earth, condense your own mark, and engrave it between heaven and earth. This is the mainstream.

But this is not the only way. From ancient times to the present, countless talented people have tried to find other ways. "The old man began to lecture, floating in the air, standing with his hands behind his back,

"The vast majority of them failed, their cultivation went awry, they either died, or were trapped in difficult situations, wasted their time, and ended up being nothing more than an ordinary person.

And the end of success seems to be tragic..."

"What do you mean by "seems"?" Chu Nan had a look of doubt on his face. He had always thought that the old man knew everything, but he didn't expect that he could be so perfunctory.

"It's a long time ago, it's hard to study and it's hard to know." The old man simply said, ignoring Chu Nan's interruption, and asked seriously:

"Do you think that you are the only one who can break through the limit in the Tianxuan Realm?"

Chu Nan remained silent, but he was indeed proud of himself for having once again broken through his limits.

"Again, your vision is too narrow. When you go out into the big world, you will realize how ordinary you are.

There are many people who can achieve your level, but few of them choose this path. Why is that? "The old man talked freely, and in order to suppress Chu Nan, his words were naturally exaggerated, and then he said sternly:

“If you already know that a path doesn’t work and is wrong, why do you continue to follow it?”

Chu Nan smiled bitterly, disagreeing with the old man's words:

"How can the right and wrong be determined by those who give up halfway? A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. Who can determine that the next step after a difficult situation is a hopeless situation rather than a bright future?

I am a heretic, and I really want to give it a try. When I succeed, I will give those people who stick to the old ways a slap in the face. It will be so satisfying..."

Finally, after a conversation with the old man, Chu Nan came up with a solution:

Seed with your body!

Engrave the mark on yourself and communicate with heaven and earth.

Although Chu Nan had some such inspiration before, he was still not sure whether it was feasible. After a simple attempt, he succeeded. He broke through the puzzle mirror and successfully entered the Tianxuan realm.

The condensed mark determines the base amount of power that Tianxuan Realm wants to borrow from heaven and earth. The stronger the mark, the better:

Generally speaking, the weaker ones have dozens of times the strength, and most have a hundred times the strength. A warrior like the Thunder Leopard from Luoxia Mountain has only a hundred times the strength, which is considered below average. It was not difficult for Chu Nan to defeat him at the beginning by relying on the Shenzang realm.

A genius like Qin Yiyi can at least reach 500 times the strength, and it will not be a problem for her to break through 1,000 times the strength after practicing.

But Chu Nan can now reach three thousand times the strength, which is really terrifying!

"It's really a world of difference. My starting point before was only 1,500 times my strength, but now it has doubled. It's incredible! At my current level, I can fight even against someone in the late Tianxuan realm."

After carefully sensing it, Chu Nan was overjoyed. He didn't understand what the old man and the others meant by the wrong path. As long as it was strong enough, it would be fine.

However, when he successfully broke through using this unorthodox method, the old man looked at him with something strange in his eyes, as if he was looking at a delicacy, which was chilling.

"Cough!" Chu Nan pretended to cough, and the old man came back to his senses. He repeatedly reminded him not to reveal his cultivation methods casually, and got back to the point, asking Chu Nan to hone his skills under the Black Thunder Waterfall.

Although the black thunder waterfall was very terrifying, Chu Nan still obediently entered it, closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

He just stretched his hand in and his whole arm was burned by electricity. You know, with his physical strength, he would not be afraid of thunder at all, but he didn't expect that he would be so fragile in front of this black thunder.

The liquid black thunder fell like a waterfall, constantly washing over Chu Nan's body, endlessly.

It was fine at the beginning, he just felt a tingling sensation, but as time went on, his body's vitality was gradually deprived.

After slowly getting used to it, the pain was not as intense as it was at the beginning, but he knew that this was not a good thing. Instead, it meant that the situation was getting worse.

"How much you can comprehend depends on your luck!" The old man watched Chu Nan practice silently, and his eyes could not tell anything.

Chu Nan constantly used the black thunder to temper his body and mind and stabilize his realm. His originally burnt skin slowly recovered, but soon became burnt again, and the cycle continued over and over again.

"After breaking through the Tianxuan realm, my soul has been slightly strengthened. Coupled with the tempering of the black thunder, I have barely reached the requirements of the next stage of cultivation." Chu Nan continued to practice, consolidate his realm, and seek breakthroughs. Although he cannot reach the level of his soul leaving the body now, it is far beyond the reach of ordinary Tianxuan realm cultivators.

Although there was a lot of noise coming from Chu Nan's side, no one dared to approach. Even a powerful Void God Realm expert like Chu Zhesheng was terrified and didn't dare to get close.

Twenty-one days passed, and Chu Nan slowly opened his eyes. A ray of light shone out, directly dispelling the black thunder for a short time, like a tree trunk burned by a thunderbolt, with new buds sprouting from the burnt trunk, reborn from death.

"My cultivation has reached a bottleneck. It's time to use the gift he gave me."

He was satisfied with his achievements during this period, but there was still a long way to go to deal with this crisis, so he took out the Sanyuan Burning Blood Technique and used it to go a step further.

After reaching the Tianxuan realm, one can live for a thousand years. Chu Nan directly burned 900 years of his lifespan to create two external incarnations to practice at the same time. He was not stingy and closed his eyes to practice again.

"What a stupid trick. It's just a way to get yourself killed. You want to consume my lifespan, but it will only make your death more miserable."

After a day, the two clones were annihilated after their power was exhausted. Chu Nan's training was over, and his cultivation level broke through from the middle stage of Tianxuan Realm to the peak of Tianxuan Realm, and he was only one step away from Xushen Realm.

He slowly stood up and walked out. His whole temperament changed and became more mature. Chu Nan made a grabbing gesture with one hand, and according to the method taught by the old man, the black thunder waterfall behind him was continuously drawn to his hand, condensing and compressing into a ten-foot-long black light.

"A knife is a killing weapon. Whether it is for killing or self-defense depends on your intention!" The old man nodded with satisfaction at Chu Nan's performance and said meaningfully.

"Well, I have figured it out. From now on, I will not be confused anymore!" Chu Nan replied with a firm look in his eyes. He was ready to burn the Three Yuan Blood Burning Skill to ashes at any time. In the end, unexpectedly, it failed to burn it all. Instead, a golden bean-like thing was left. I couldn't tell what it was used for, so I kept it for the time being.

"What a surprise."

The old man opened the void channel again and sent Chu Nan back.

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