Chapter 111: Three Dantian Fields and Three Gates

The golden figure fixed his gaze on Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation and muttered, "This chaos spirit qi... how should it be used?"

The black dragon coiled around the divine chamber, its eyes on the barren island below. "If there's no better option, then use it to strengthen his Divine Psyche Incarnation. For a cultivator, the Three Dantian Fields and Three Meridian Gates are the most vital part of the foundation. His Dao-Aligned Spirit Body and his Golden Body have already been honed to the peak of what's possible on the continent, leaving almost no room for further improvement. But among the Three Dantian Fields and Three Meridian Gates, his Divine Psyche Incarnation has never been cultivated. That is his weak point, as it's completely unable to match the strength of either his Spirit Body or his Golden Body."

The dragon dove down from the divine chamber and landed beside the golden figure. "This flaw could bring catastrophic consequences when he challenges the Three Dantian Fields and Three Meridian Gates at the Core Breakthrough Realm."

The golden figure admitted, "It does seem a little fragile. Not only is his Divine Psyche Incarnation weak, but his sea of consciousness is pitifully small, hardly more than a shallow puddle. The floating mists are filled with impurities, and as for this divine chamber, it's barely a shabby little hut."

The black dragon chuckled. "You really have the nerve to complain? Isn't that exactly how you were when you were young? Besides, he's already much stronger than you were at this point in your timeline."

"So what?" The golden figure shook his head. "Back then, I advanced step by step. I cultivated all the Three Dantian Fields and the Three Meridian Gates evenly. I never let any of them lag behind."

"

Oh,

stop pretending. Everyone knows you only reached your current strength thanks to the accumulations from your first five lives."

The black dragon flicked its tail, playfully patting the golden figure. "Go on. Strengthen him already. Then your Three Dantian Fields and Three Meridian Gates will finally be complete."

"

Hmph...

if I could choose, do you think I'd want to get stronger this way? It's only because they all failed."

The golden figure swept his gaze around. "Very well. Let's use this chaos spirit qi to reinforce his Divine Psyche Incarnation."

The black dragon coiled around him with mock insolence. "Well, well. Weren't you acting all tough just now? And now here you are doing exactly what I told you."

"I've no patience for you..." The golden figure gripped his dragon-shaped sword and sliced a chunk from the black sphere. "The larger piece will expand his sea of consciousness. The smaller one will unlock a divine ability to allow him to refine his divine sense in the future."

The golden figure placed the larger piece before the divine chamber and stomped on it. It sank instantly into the island's core.

As it vanished, he chanted silently. The black sphere at the island's heart linked directly to the divine chamber. Suspended beneath it, the sphere pulsed rhythmically, channeling pure chaos spirit qi into the chamber. Threads of light spread outward like a web, enveloping the island and strengthening its foundation.

The island began to expand outward, and Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation gradually grew more solid.

The larger the island, the stronger the Divine Psyche Incarnation, and with it, his state of mind. On his path of cultivation, the chance of succumbing to inner demons would diminish greatly.

As the island grew, the mist above his sea of consciousness thinned. More and more of the surrounding expanse was revealed, and the sea of consciousness grew in both size and depth.

"With the chaos spirit qi to nurture it, his Divine Psyche Incarnation will only grow stronger," the golden figure looked at the expanding mind and sighed. "To start from such a height in this lifetime... I'd be lying if I said I'm not even slightly envious."

The black dragon's eyes stayed fixed on the changes. "What is there to envy? Didn't you just say that everything here will one day be yours? Now hurry to the next step."

The golden figure pressed one hand to his forehead, then placed the smaller fragment on the forehead of Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation. "Next... is to grant him a divine ability."

"This is the Divine Eye which I only comprehended at the Divine Core Realm. I'll give it to you now."

A black mark appeared between his brows, opening and closing slowly like an eye. Drawn by the smaller fragment, it moved onto Lu Chen's forehead, merging with it and sinking deep into his Divine Psyche Incarnation.

"How strong this divine ability becomes depends entirely on you. Its growth will be determined by your own fortune. Do not disgrace it. Converge."

The golden figure poured his spirit qi into Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation, carving a seal mark that linked the Divine Eye to Lu Chen.

The moment it took shape, the black sphere within the island resonated with the one within the Divine Psyche Incarnation, erupting with immense energy that flooded the entire sea of consciousness.

The shock jolted Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation, and he opened his eyes. Twin beams of light shot forth like floodlights, sweeping across the sea of consciousness until everything within shone clearly.

The glow gathered at his forehead, condensing into a black mark. With that, a unique divine ability was formed.

"It worked! My divine ability wasn't wasted after all," the golden figure exclaimed, nearly leaping with joy. "This is one of the highest-grade divine abilities. Even its first function is formidable. Looks like I've just gained another precious treasure."

"Who are you?" Lu Chen staggered to his feet, glaring at the golden figure. "Why are you inside my sea o—"

Before he could finish, the black dragon struck him down. Even as he collapsed, Lu Chen struggled fiercely, his resistance growing stronger.

The dragon lashed him again, attempting to render him unconscious. "It seems that in this lifetime, his foundation is indeed exceptional—he can actually awaken beneath your suppression."

"His starting point is truly high, but our time here is nearly up. The rest is of no concern to us."

The golden figure leapt onto the dragon's back. "Let someone else deal with this mess. He's always been used to cleaning up after others anyway."

"

Hahaha

, still the type to kill without cleaning up the mess, aren't you? But I can't argue with that."

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The black dragon carried the golden figure and vanished straight from Lu Chen's mind. "Let's hope the next time we return, they've grown even stronger."

The moment they disappeared, Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation shook, forcing him awake. Gradually, he regained control over his body.

Nantian Wan'er sensed his struggle and quickly alerted the green-robed Daoist. "Senior, the golden man is gone, and Lu-gege seems to be waking up."

"I already know. And now I’m the one who's left to clean up this mess again. I really don't understand why this Lu-gege of yours is the original body," the green-robed Daoist muttered as he entered Lu Chen's body.

Nantian Wan'er sensed that the green-robed Daoist had entered Lu Chen's body. She asked aloud, "Senior, are you ready?"

A flash of green light passed through Lu Chen's eyes. The green-robed Daoist had possessed him.

Lu Chen flipped up from the ground and let out a thunderous shout, “Your savior is here!”

He hadn’t wanted to say it, but the green-robed Daoist had deliberately forced the words out of his mouth just to build momentum.

As his voice fell, the laws of the small world descended upon him. The Innate Bagua Diagram unfolded beneath his feet, and a towering projection of both the Innate and Acquired Divine Trees manifested behind him. A faint black-and-white Taiji Diagram slowly rotated between them.

Seeing Lu Chen regain consciousness, everyone let out a sigh of relief. "He's finally awake."

Lu Chen said, "Grandpa Feng, you can start right away. I already know what to do."

At the same time, a gray light flickered on his forehead. It was his newly acquired Divine Eye.

The sight of Lu Chen cloaked in divine radiance, like a god-king walking the earth, struck Feng Tiancheng. The contrast between this Lu Chen and the one he knew left him momentarily confused. "Good..."

He quickly steadied himself, forming seals with both hands and channeling his spirit qi. "They all say you've grown stronger lately. Let's see just how much progress you've made."

The laws of the small world gathered. At the same time, tens of thousands of enchanted treasures appeared behind Feng Tiancheng, each wrapped in and controlled by his Green Sovereign Divine Vine.

Seeing the divine light surrounding Feng Tiancheng, Lu Chen responded, "It's been a long time, Grandpa Feng. Today, let me witness your true strength as well."

When he spoke, two voices overlapped with each other. They were Lu Chen's and the green-robed Daoist's, woven into a single sound.

A hundred thousand demonic beasts had gathered at the core region within the small world. Sensing the power Lu Chen and Feng Tiancheng released, they trembled in fear.

Wind Dragon fixed his gaze on Lu Chen and murmured, "This man... he's definitely not Little Lu."

On the surface, Lu Chen appeared like his usual self, but through the bond of the Hunyuan Greatsword, Wind Dragon could tell immediately that it wasn't truly him.

Wind Dragon turned to the Stone Wall Formation and asked through voice transmission, "Wan'er, is that the green-robed Daoist?"

Nantian Wan'er responded, "Yes, Lu-gege is awake now, and the senior has gone to assist him. He is also protecting me with his spell. Hurry into the formation and help. They're about to begin."

"Alright. Be careful, Wan'er."

The beast leaders watched the growing tension around the area near the edge of the rift. "Are we about to start?"

They began drawing power from the hundred thousand demonic beasts, arranging massive formations in the core region to counter any change in the Stone Wall Formation.

Lu Chen shouted, "Come then! Divine Eye!"

The Divine Eye on his forehead flared with the light of laws. All the currents of spirit qi and energy within the small world instantly became visible to him.

The green-robed Daoist recognized the divine ability's origin as soon as Lu Chen activated the Divine Eye. "

Hm?

So it's the Divine Eye... That kid actually entrusted such a divine ability to someone else? The ever-scheming Little Lu... when did you change your ways?"

What Lu Chen was using now was merely the eye’s most basic function. "This divine ability is powerful, stronger even than the Thunder Echolocation Technique from before."

It worked much like Wind Dragon's Thunder Echolocation Technique, storing the laws of heaven and earth within the eye, allowing the user to perceive spirit pellets and even glimpse the principles of the Dao itself.

Such divine abilities carried immense power, but the drain on divine sense was equally terrifying. Within seconds, one-third of Lu Chen's divine sense had already been consumed.