Another blue talisman, named 'Thunder Talisman'.
This Thunder Talisman could explode!
"If I use the Thunder Talisman, it will definitely alert the surrounding demon beasts, so I'll save it for now."
Chu Chen hesitated slightly.
After all, the materials for the Thunder Talisman were precious, and it was difficult to make. He was reluctant to waste it.
"I'll use the Thunder Talisman after I break through to the eighth level of Innate!"
Chu Chen mused to himself.
He closed his eyes to rest, regulating his breathing to recover the consumed True Essence.
A moment later.
Chu Chen walked out of the cave.
He looked around, a playful smile appearing on his lips.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, he noticed an indentation in the stone wall beside him, which seemed to be a stone door.
"A mechanism?"
Chu Chen narrowed his eyes.
Immediately, he walked to the stone door and gently pressed a bronze plate in a recessed groove in the center of the wall.
*Click!*
With the sound of the stone door opening, Chu Chen stepped in without hesitation.
"This... is actually a secret chamber?!"
Chu Chen was slightly stunned.
In the pitch-black secret chamber, there was a huge stone platform.
On it were placed various rare treasures, dazzling and countless.
"So many spirit crystals!?"
Chu Chen was greatly shocked. The arrangement of this secret chamber was simply a luxurious palace!
On the stone platform in his line of sight, countless spirit stones were piled up.
Each of these spirit stones was crimson!
Fire-attribute spirit stones!
Chu Chen's eyes lit up, and he was about to collect them.
Suddenly.
"Buzz!"
A blinding beam of auspicious light bloomed!
Following that, in the deepest part of the crimson spirit stones.
A stone cauldron, the size of a palm, appeared, its surface inscribed with numerous array patterns and restrictions.
"Hmm? What is this thing?"
Chu Chen's eyes narrowed, and he immediately sensed the strong spiritual light emanating from the stone cauldron.
He reached out to investigate.
"It's actually... Spirit Marrow Liquid?"
"Spirit Marrow Liquid is a rare and precious treasure.
It is refined and extracted from spirit herbs over ten thousand years old using special methods."
"It has the miraculous effect of cleansing marrow and improving aptitude!"
"A drop of Spirit Marrow Liquid can transform a mortal, making them a top-tier martial arts prodigy!"
"However, Spirit Marrow Liquid is too precious. Even in the imperial dynasty, very few people dare to sell it."
"The martial arts civilization of this world far surpasses ancient times!"
Chu Chen's eyes flickered.
"Although I am not short of money, I need cultivation resources.
Therefore, I need to buy resources to compensate for my shortcomings!"
"Spirit Marrow Liquid is just right!"
Immediately, Chu Chen, without hesitation, grabbed the Spirit Marrow Liquid from the stone platform and put it into his embrace.
At this point.
He finally felt completely at ease.
Everything here had been looted by him, and there was nothing else that interested him!
"Eh?"
Suddenly, Chu Chen's eyes gleamed as he looked at the spirit stones and spirit herbs.
"Spirit herbs, spirit stones, all mine?"
He checked carefully and found that these things were all genuine!
However, what attracted Chu Chen the most were those spirit jade ore veins!
Chu Chen walked over.
He discovered that these spirit jade ore veins were of excellent quality, all ancient jade from thousands of years ago!
"Such a dense fluctuation of heaven and earth spiritual energy..."
Chu Chen frowned and pondered, "Could it be that these spirit jade ore veins are a spirit stone ore vein?"
The more he thought about it, the more certain he became, and his heart was filled with immense joy!
"Haha... I didn't expect to find a spirit stone ore vein as soon as I arrived in this world!"
"This spirit stone ore vein is at least about five thousand years old!"
"If I can take it back to cultivate and plant, in the future, the Chu family will have another Martial Grandmaster!"
"Even, I might be able to use these spirit stones to impact the ninth level of Innate and step into the Divine Ability Realm!"
Chu Chen's eyes were filled with anticipation.
"The ninth level of Innate is a realm yearned for by martial arts cultivators.
However, Martial Grandmasters and experts in the Innate Realm are too rare!
"My father, Chu Fengyang, is only an ordinary Martial Artist in the Innate Realm!"
Chu Chen shook his head, dispelling these thoughts from his mind.
Then, he raised his hand and beckoned.
With a muffled thud.
A huge rock was lifted and smashed against the wall of the secret chamber.
"It seems this mountain cave still harbors danger!" Chu Chen said.
These spirit jade ore veins were painstakingly excavated by Chu Yunhe, and he would never allow anyone to covet them!
*Rumble!*
Just as Chu Chen was about to continue searching to avoid being attacked.
Suddenly, the entire mountain peak trembled violently, as if it had encountered an earthquake.
*Crack! Crack!*
The mountain collapsed!
The original cave collapsed, and rubble fell, burying the entire cave.
Chu Chen lost his footing and fell to the ground, his face ashen.
"Damn it! I can't be this unlucky, can I?"
Chu Chen's face was gloomy.
Just now.
He suddenly realized that the spirit weapon spear in his storage ring had undergone a slight change!
*Buzz!*
The spear vibrated violently, releasing a terrifying aura.
Chu Chen was startled.
This spirit weapon spear had long since recognized him as its master!
But he had never discovered the true power of this spirit weapon. Now.
The spear trembled, releasing a monstrous killing aura, as if a demonic artifact had awakened!
"This is bad, I must leave quickly!"
Chu Chen knew that he could not wield this spirit weapon at his current level.
He hurriedly changed direction and ran outwards.
*Rumble...*
The moment he left the cave, a scorching beam of light shot out, hitting the cave.
Instantly, the cave collapsed, countless stone fragments flew everywhere, and dust filled the sky, obscuring Chu Chen's vision.
...
Three days later.
Chu Chen was covered in blood.
He hid in the jungle, swallowing healing pills to recover his True Essence and spiritual power.
"That woman is too powerful!"
Chu Chen gritted his teeth.
He did not choose to flee.
Because the opponent's strength was too great, she had killed dozens of fierce beasts consecutively!
This made Chu Chen realize that he was no match for that woman.
Moreover, the battles of these few days had also allowed his strength to recover rapidly!
Now.
Even if he encountered someone at the seventh level of Martial Dao, he dared to fight!
"Seventh level of Martial Dao!"
"Only one step away from the ninth level of Innate!"
Chu Chen's heart surged.
He sat cross-legged, circulated his cultivation to refine the healing pills, recover his True Essence, and condense his Qi Gang.
After a while.
Chu Chen suddenly opened his eyes, golden light flashing in his pupils.
*Swish!*
He leaped up and punched out, shattering the trees in front of him!
"My current physical strength should have reached four hundred jin!"
Chu Chen mused, "Unless it's a master above the eighth level of Innate.
Otherwise, in terms of physical strength alone, who can suppress me?"
"Furthermore, my True Essence cultivation has reached the peak of the sixth level of Innate.
If I take Qi Gathering Pills, I will be able to enter the seventh level of Innate!"
He stuffed pill after pill into his mouth.
Soon.
His aura climbed steadily, and his True Essence became even more vigorous!
Two days later.
*Boom!*
A brilliant radiance erupted around him, air waves exploded, and his clothes fluttered!
"Breakthrough!"
Chu Chen exclaimed in surprise, a cold glint in his eyes: "Fifth level of Martial Dao! The sixth level of Innate is no longer a problem!"
"As long as I am given time, when I reach the Royal City, I will definitely become a prodigy on the Martial Dao Rankings!"
...
The Royal City was the most prosperous and flourishing city in the Great Qian Empire.