Chapter 615: Chapter 0610: The Great Battle Begins

The improvement of one’s Spiritual Body aptitude not only accelerates the speed of cultivation but also makes the practice of Cultivation Techniques and combat skills smoother for Chen Yu.

This is why, when some sects recruit members, they place such great importance on aptitude.

Those with low aptitude need to spend at least twice or even three times the time to catch up with those of high aptitude.

In his storage space, Chen Yu searched and flipped out a Crystal Ball, a spoils of war from the Blood Star Realm, which could be used to test the aptitude of the Spiritual Body.

On the Crystal Ball were more than a dozen round protrusions.

Chen Yu held the Crystal Ball in his hand, and soon, the Crystal Ball lit up on its own, releasing a layer of white halo.

The protrusions on the Crystal Ball lit up one by one, eventually stopping at the sixth round protrusion.

“This is… a medium-grade Spiritual Body!”

Chen Yu observed for a while and then spoke.

The brightness of the sixth round protrusion wasn’t as bright as the previous five, proving that Chen Yu’s Spiritual Body aptitude had just met the requirements of a medium-grade Spiritual Body, which was already astonishing since Chen Yu was previously considered to have a low-grade Spiritual Body.

After calming his mind, Chen Yu began a retreat for cultivation, mainly refining True Yuan to consolidate his foundation.

The medicinal power of the Blood Star Holy Pill was too strong, and the impurities merged into the True Essence Lake were difficult to dispel, requiring a lot of effort.

Chen Yu was not in a hurry. After all, it had only been one or two months since he had broken through to the Late Guiyuan Realm. He decided to spend more time consolidating in this realm before striving for the late-stage peak.

After a night of cultivation, early the next day, an elder paid a personal visit.

“Chen Yu, this is your Eighth Grade Sky Sea Holy Liquid!”

The elder took out a cup, which was filled with an entire cup of Eighth Grade Sky Sea Holy Liquid.

“Thank you, elder!”

Chen Yu smiled and accepted the Sky Sea Holy Liquid.

This Holy Liquid was extremely beneficial for those at the Late Stage Guiyuan Realm Peak, even to the Half-step Sky Sea, as it could quickly promote one’s cultivation level, being extremely precious.

For the time being, however, Chen Yu did not intend to consume the Eighth Grade Sky Sea Holy Liquid.

With his current cultivation level, he feared that just a small sip could potentially cause him to break through to the Late Stage Guiyuan Realm Peak directly, but for him, that would be more detrimental than beneficial.

“And here are the contribution points awarded to you by the Holy Land.”

The elder took out his own Identity Token and touched it to Chen Yu’s Identity Token. Out of nowhere, two thousand contribution points appeared in Chen Yu’s Token.

For a typical Silver Emblem Holy Guard or a Golden Emblem, it might take ten years to earn so many contribution points.

Unfortunately, it was a time of war, and Chen Yu didn’t have time to make use of these contribution points.

The reason Chen Yu had made every effort to keep the Golden Winged Phoenix’s wings was to craft them into a Spiritual Artifact, to boost his own speed.

Possessing the Golden Winged Phoenix’s bloodline, the two should be perfectly matched, producing an extraordinary effect.

But now there was no time to do such things, and he could only set them aside.

After completing all this, the elder chatted with Chen Yu for a few moments and then hurried away. It seemed that he was busy distributing rewards to the other returning Holy Guards.

After returning to his cave dwelling, Chen Yu suddenly took out the Blood Star Holy Pill.

The Blood Star Holy Pill was a Heaven and Earth Strange Pill crafted by the Medicine King for breaking through the Condensed Star Realm.

For Chen Yu, that step was too distant, but at this stage, the Blood Star Holy Pill could still benefit him.

The Dan Spirit had once said that the Blood Star Holy Pill could be used to elevate Chen Yu’s spiritual state.

“Dan Spirit, how should I use the Holy Pill to enhance my spiritual realm?”

Chen Yu inquired.

The Dan Spirit understood what Chen Yu meant, “Master, please wait!”

Suddenly.

Buzz!

The Blood Star Holy Pill burst into a dim and hidden blood-colored starlight, enveloping Chen Yu’s surroundings.

Before long, Chen Yu’s spiritual consciousness arrived in a strange, dark world where the wind howled, and sand and stones flew, as if in a sort of apocalypse.

In reality, this was a strong, violent spiritual force, its level far beyond Chen Yu’s imagination.

In its presence, Chen Yu was like an insignificant ant, any random gust could sweep him away.

Likewise, the longer Chen Yu stayed, the more he understood spiritually.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind went by, causing Chen Yu’s spiritual consciousness to sway as if it were about to be swept away.

Chen Yu struggled to persevere and managed to get through.

After ten breaths.

Chen Yu suddenly opened his eyes, dripping with sweat, feeling mentally exhausted.

But his spiritual realm had taken a big step forward, outpacing his cultivation base, and it seemed as if only a thin paper separated him from the Late Stage Guiyuan Realm Peak, and he could break through at any moment.

“Master should rest for a while, don’t be too anxious, otherwise, it is easy to go astray,”

the Dan Spirit reminded.

“Besides that, can the Blood Star Holy Pill help me in any other way?”

Chen Yu asked.

“The greatest use of the Blood Star Holy Pill is to increase the chance of breaking through the Condensed Star Realm, which is of no use to the master. Secondly, the Holy Pill can help the master speed up his cultivation and also significantly boost the master’s strength in a short period of time. However, all of these will consume the medicinal power of the Blood Star Holy Pill.”

“Only what the master just did will not have any effect on the Blood Star Holy Pill.”

The Dan Spirit explained comprehensively.

In summary, the effects of the Blood Star Holy Pill were quite numerous, but most of them would consume its potency.

The greatest use of the Blood Star Holy Pill was to increase the probability of breaking through the Condensed Star Realm. The more medicinal power Chen Yu consumed earlier, the lower the primary effect of the Holy Pill would be.

One cannot have both the fish and the bear’s paw.

“I understand.”

Chen Yu placed the Blood Star Holy Pill back into the Light Silver Crystal Space.

Stepping out of his cultivation cave, he planned to check on Yuan Chen and Yu Bu Yu.

“Junior Brother, you’re here!”

Yuan Chen greeted him with a warm smile.

“Senior Brother, are you injured?”

Chen Yu noticed that Yuan Chen’s complexion was pale, and he seemed weak in vigor.

“No worries, just some minor injuries.”

Yuan Chen waved his hand to usher Chen Yu into the cave.

“I heard that of the fifty-five people who went to the Blood Star Realm, only ten returned. Junior Brother truly has astonishing luck, and you must have had quite an adventure this time.”

Yuan Chen’s voice carried both concern and envy.

During the competition for slots, he had failed to secure a Token, and now it seemed his luck was not bad either; otherwise, he would have likely died in the Blood Star Realm.

“Senior Brother is right. Among the ten who returned this time, I gained the most.”

Chen Yu said with a smile. After speaking, he took out two pieces of ice-cold treasured materials from his storage space, especially reserved for Yuan Chen.

“Ice Condensation Dew, Cold Snow Flower!”

Yuan Chen’s eyes lit up, and he accepted the items without any courtesy from Chen Yu.

“Senior Brother, what is the current situation with the war?”

Chen Yu inquired.

Understanding Chen Yu’s meaning, Yuan Chen sighed,

“The forces of the Blood Moon Organization have already attacked the outskirts of Kunyun Mountain. They launched an attack once before, and now it seems they are preparing for something. It’s likely that in a few days, a major battle will ensue between the two great forces.”

“Nearly half of the forces from the three ancient nations have surrendered to the Blood Moon Organization and have come to besiege the Holy Land.”

“In the No Demon Academy, there are also many who have betrayed the academy and joined the Blood Moon Organization.”

Yuan Chen slowly relayed the situation on all fronts to Chen Yu.

From what Yuan Chen said, Chen Yu knew that the entire Kunyun Continent was in chaos.

“What do you plan to do, Senior Brother?”

Chen Yu asked tentatively.

“I’m not quite sure myself.”

Yuan Chen appeared somewhat lost.

Originally, he had planned to defend the Holy Land, but now there were many rumors, such as that the higher echelons of the Holy Land belonged to foreign races, the Saint Master was slaughtering the innocent, and so on.

Although this could very well be rumors intentionally spread by the enemy to undermine the morale of the Holy Land’s forces.

Chen Yu also felt a hint of confusion; he had not yet decided whether to support the Holy Land or the Blood Moon Organization.

“Senior Brother, no matter what, surviving is the best outcome.”

Chen Yu suddenly said.

“You’re right, being alive is best.” Yuan Chen smiled.

After a while, Yuan Chen also called over their junior sister, Yu Bu Yu.

“Yu Bu Yu just broke through to the Early Guiyuan Realm not long ago. Because of her extraordinary talents, she is now a disciple of Guardian Lan Yue.”

Yuan Chen said with envy, while Yu Bu Yu showed a shy expression.

“A disciple of Guardian Lan Yue?”

Chen Yu looked surprised.

In the Holy Land, the authority of a Guardian was second only to the Saint Master. To become a disciple of a Guardian was a dream for many.

In this way, probably no one in the Holy Land would dare to bully Junior Sister anymore.

But Chen Yu always felt something was off; during a time of war, a Guardian still had the inclination to take on a disciple?

Without thinking too much, Chen Yu also gifted some cultivation materials to his junior sister.

Materials worthy of being stored by Chen Yu in his storage space were each priceless treasures for Yu Bu Yu, who was in the Early Guiyuan Realm.

“Thank you so much, Senior Brother!” Yu Bu Yu was very excited and carefully stored the treasures.

After chatting for a good part of the day, Chen Yu returned.

Another day passed, and early in the morning, Chen Yu received a mission to head north of the Holy Land to defend the Array Barrier.

The Holy Land was now pursuing a defensive strategy, and almost all disciples were guarding at the Array Barrier, so that once the Blood Moon Organization launched an attack, the Holy Land would be able to get the news in time.

For two days everything remained peaceful, and Chen Yu relaxed a bit, occasionally practicing cultivation.

Until the fifth day!

Hum!

A deafening roar emanated from the summit of Kunyun Mountain, startling everyone.

The sound persisted for a long time before fading away.

Then, they saw shadows and blue warships flying out from the summit of Kunyun Mountain, along with gigantic ancient beasts.

Roar!

A terrifying roar echoed from within the restricted area of the Holy Land, striking fear into people’s hearts.

A huge blue shadow flew out from it.

“Holy Beast!”

Chen Yu felt the powerful bloodline within that blue shadow!

“The big battle has begun!”

Chen Yu muttered to himself.

There were no developments on his end, and since Chen Yu had not received any orders, he continued to guard his post.

Directly in front of Kunyun Mountain.

On both sides of the blue barrier, large numbers of troops gathered.

Beyond the barrier, there was a dark, blood-red world where a giant blood-red palace floated in the sky, surrounded by countless indistinct figures in various dresses, clearly from different ancient nations and different academic and family forces.

Within the palace, many figures were faintly visible, each emanating incredibly powerful auras.

The Blood Lotus Saintess stood on the edge of a great hall’s rooftop, her cold and stern eyes measuring the Kunyun Mountain inside the blue glow.

Inside the blue barrier.

Floating in the sky was a deep blue Holy Beast, flat and enormous, with a huge spike extending out in front, about ten meters long, and a similarly long tail at the back, emitting a terrifying presence.

Atop the Holy Beast, two Protectors stood indifferently.

Below were numerous elders; in front of the elders were ancient beasts nurtured by the Holy Land, and behind the elders was a large contingent of Holy Guards, including reserve members.

Both sides stood off at a distance.

“Break through the barrier!”

Just at that moment, from within the blood-red hall beyond the barrier, a deep and ageless voice resounded.