Chen Zhan had a premonition that Chen Nan might turn from righteousness to evil and step into the demonic path. He secretly set up a demon-sealing seal to refine the malevolent energy that had been growing in Chen Nan's body and prevent him from entering the dark realm. However, he ultimately failed.
What happened today is a complete replay of what happened ten thousand years ago. The demonic seed was planted then and has been reborn today, breaking through the demon-sealing seal in one fell swoop.
Chen Nan's eyes were empty as he murmured, "Yu Xin... Yu Xin... Long Wu... Today I can no longer stand by and watch a woman die for me..."
He put half of the Angel Heart into Long Wu's mouth, then cut his own arm and dripped the bright red blood onto the Angel Heart.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon abandoned its usual roguish demeanor, sighed, and said, "Let's use my divine dragon blood instead."
A master alchemist, skilled in alchemy, can refine even a single scale or claw of a dragon or phoenix into a batch of celestial medicine, demonstrating the extraordinary nature of these mythical beasts. The blood of a divine dragon requires no refining; it is already considered a top-tier celestial medicine, and the blood of a five-clawed, purple-gold divine dragon is the finest of the fine.
As the dragon's blood dripped into Long Wu's mouth, a blush gradually appeared on her originally pale cheeks, and her faint breaths gradually became longer.
At this moment, Dongfang Fenghuang, Little Princess, Kevin, Leng Feng and others rushed over from a distance. After witnessing Long Wu's current state, they all looked worried.
Chu Yue and Meng Ke'er then arrived at the scene. Chu Yue said, "Quickly send Miss Long to the palace. I will send someone to find the imperial physician to treat her injuries."
Chen Nan didn't respond, but instead lifted Long Wu and followed the eldest princess toward the palace.
Although everyone kept glancing at the purple-gold dragon in the sky, they didn't show much surprise, because too many unbelievable things had happened tonight, and everyone's nerves had become numb.
Today, the Purple-Gold Dragon God, having avenged its great grudge, was extremely excited. After calming down, it realized that to completely eliminate the culprit, it needed to fully restore its Dragon Essence and significantly increase its cultivation level. Immediately, it began to hatch a wicked plan, setting its sights on the Imperial Palace's medicine storehouse. Instead of following the others, it quickly disappeared into the night.
After examination by the imperial physicians, it was discovered that although Long Wu had cracks in many parts of his internal organs, they were healing slowly, and it was expected that he would be able to fully recover after a period of time.
Everyone looked at Chen Nan, wondering what kind of miraculous medicine he had given Long Wu. Chen Nan didn't answer; he turned and left, returning to the room Chu Yue had arranged for him.
After the Demon-Sealing Seal was broken, the flow of true energy within his body shifted between forward and reverse, and the golden and black light emanating from his body constantly changed, appearing exceptionally eerie.
"Your appearance reflects your heart, and evil is sown in your heart, but I am still the same person I always was. Father, you are overthinking it..."
Chen Nan meditated and regulated his breathing, but no matter how he tried to suppress it, the flow of true qi within his body could not be fixed in a positive direction; it was always constantly changing between positive and negative.
Upon introspection, he discovered that the proportions of his dark, lustrous true energy and golden true energy were now equal, and the two different colors of true energy were rapidly merging at an astonishing speed. The single golden or dark hues were quickly disappearing, and the merging true energy was slowly transforming into a purplish-gold color.
Although Chen Nan was startled, he remained calm. He stopped consciously circulating his profound energy and allowed his internal energy to flow freely. Eventually, his mind became increasingly peaceful, and he gradually entered a state of complete absorption, immersing himself in a wondrous martial realm.
At this moment, his mind was filled with diagrams of various profound and wondrous martial arts techniques, and images and texts of his family's secret arts floated into his mind. Many obscure and difficult martial arts questions that were usually difficult to understand were now gradually becoming clear, and at this moment, his realm of understanding had been elevated to a new level.
That night, two colors of light kept flashing in Chen Nan's room until dawn, when the two colors of light disappeared. However, at this time, an indescribable sense of oppression gradually emanated from Chen Nan's room.
In the same courtyard, Kevin, Leng Feng, and others in other rooms were simultaneously awakened, and these students from the four major academies all felt an immense pressure.
Everyone rushed out of the room. They stared in astonishment at Chen Nan's room in the courtyard. The two-colored light there had vanished, leaving only darkness. The terrifying fluctuations had been emanating from there.
For some reason, everyone felt that the dark, gaping window was like a hellish abyss, as if a peerless demon was lurking inside, and a chill ran through everyone's heart.
Just then, the terrifying fluctuations emanating from that dark place grew increasingly intense, and the pressure became ever greater. Finally, the house could no longer withstand the impact of the intense pressure and exploded with a tremendous roar.
Chen Nan closed his eyes and moved his hands continuously, forming one strange hand seal after another, with terrifying energy emanating from between his fingers.
Legend has it that those with exceptional skill can unleash powerful forbidden techniques through hand seals. It is also said that when certain profound arts are practiced, if the practitioner perfectly aligns with the essence of the art, they will unconsciously form various hand seals; these seals are referred to as the "external manifestations" of the profound art.
Clearly, Chen Nan is currently practicing his profound technique. He has entered a state of spiritual emptiness, and his mind and body are completely in harmony with the technique. At this moment, his appearance arises from the technique, and his seal is formed from his body. This is a natural reaction after entering a wonderful state.
Many of the young masters watching from the sidelines showed expressions of astonishment, both admiring his entry into a wondrous martial realm and marveling at the profound and domineering nature of his family's secret martial arts.
At this moment, many palace guards rushed over. The sound of Chen Nan's protective energy shattering the houses was so astonishing that it attracted all the experts guarding the palace to come here.
Princess Chu Yue and Meng Ke'er, the fairy from the Tantai Holy Land, also arrived at the scene. After seeing the situation, they realized it was a false alarm, and Chu Yue dismissed the many guards.
Just then, Chen Nan awoke from the profound martial realm. The instant his hand seals stopped, his body erupted with a dazzling purple-gold light.
A tremendous force erupted from his body, like a monstrous wave sweeping across the heavens and earth. Several nearby houses were instantly blown into the air and then exploded. A massive, overwhelming force emanated from Chen Nan.
The many young masters in the courtyard all retreated, avoiding the surging and terrifying energy fluctuations.
The little princess and Dongfang Fenghuang happened to arrive from afar, and upon seeing this scene, both of them gaped in astonishment.
The little princess held Xiaoyu in her arms. She said angrily, "That scoundrel has gotten even more powerful again! How despicable!"
Dongfang Fenghuang's expression shifted constantly before she finally sighed and said, "It is indeed astonishing!"
Nearby, the students from the four academies were both amazed and envious of Chen Nan, realizing that his cultivation had improved significantly this time.
The peerless Princess Chu Yue's eyes flashed with a cold light; she had already decided to kill. However, after calmly considering the situation, she gradually suppressed her impulse in an instant.
Even a cultivator with extraordinary abilities cannot contend with a nation unless they reach the legendary invincible sixth-order realm. Most importantly, the old monster had previously informed Chu Yue, warning her against "rash actions."
Chu Yue secretly glanced at Meng Ke'er beside her and found that the murderous aura emanating from her senior sister's eyes was chilling and even more intense than her own.
"Ugh..." Chen Nan opened his eyes, and two solidified purple-gold rays of light emanated from them, each half a meter long. He roared to the sky, his jet-black hair whipping wildly, making him appear like a demon god.
He held his halberd high, thrusting it towards the sky with one hand. A seven-zhang-long streak of purple-gold light shot straight into the heavens, shattering the void like a blazing bolt of lightning.
A fierce wind howled through the courtyard, whipping up sand and stones, and sending broken tiles and rafters floating into the air. They swirled violently around Chen Nan, who resembled a demon god.
"Divinity? Demonic nature? They are both human nature."
"boom"
After a loud bang, all the rubble turned into fine sand, the gale stopped instantly, and dust and sand drifted to the ground.
Chen Nan, holding the divine halberd, stood in the center of the field, his powerful aura, which had been emanating from him, now contained within his body.
Meng Ke'er's expression changed several times, but in the end she finally revealed a bright smile and said with a slight smile, "Congratulations, Brother Chen, on mastering your divine skill. Another one of the top ten young masters of the Eastern Continent has been replaced."
Leng Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Fourth-tier mastery, quasi-peerless expert!"
Everyone was shocked and immediately began to discuss it.
The fourth-tier mastery level is equivalent to a near-peerless expert, still one step away from the true fifth-tier realm. Chen Nan skipped the fourth-tier intermediate level and directly entered the fourth-tier mastery level, which was a leap forward.
This encounter with Long Wu was practically a replay of Yu Xin's death ten thousand years ago, tearing open Chen Nan's deepest wound. In that moment, he went berserk. His body's full potential was unleashed, nearly causing him to suffer a qi deviation.
However, he ultimately turned misfortune into blessing. As his physical potential was unleashed, unparalleled energy flowed through countless tiny meridians in unknown territories. He then entered a state of spiritual clarity, and many seemingly ambiguous questions about martial arts gradually became clear in that wondrous martial realm. Through a series of fortuitous events, his cultivation level finally leaped to a new height once again.
Without the suppression of the Demon-Sealing Seal, the mutated black and shiny true energy frantically assimilated the golden true energy until the two were equal in amount, and then slowly merged together to become purple-gold true energy.
The fused true energy seemed even purer than before, but Chen Nan also sensed a dangerous aura. Now, his profound technique was spontaneously reversing its flow for half the time. If this continued, he might really be embarking on a path of no return on his cultivation journey...