433: Chapter 432 The Heavenly Dao Entry: Indestructible

Inside the inn.

Hu Nan arrived inside Chen Erniu's guest room.

Chen Erniu had already been waiting here for a long time.

"Brother Hu, why did you arrive so late today?" Chen Erniu asked.

"I ran into Shen Bing on the way just now. Knowing that I won the championship of the tournament and obtained the heart of the demon race, she deliberately stopped me, intending to offer a high price for it," Hu Nan explained.

Hearing this, Chen Erniu's expression tightened. "Could it be that Brother Hu gave the heart of the demon race to her?"

Seeing Chen Erniu's anxious look, Hu Nan shook his head. "I, Hu, keep my word. Since I already promised Brother Chen, how could I hand over such a treasure to someone else?"

With those words, Hu Nan waved his hand. Amidst a flash of spiritual light, another replicated heart of the demon race quietly emerged in his palm.

Shrouded in a blood-red mist, with an ancient Dao rhyme and a heavy demonic power, it was indistinguishable from the genuine article, without the slightest flaw.

"This heart of the demon race was kept by Shen Bing for quite a while just now, and she repeatedly examined and verified it. Brother Chen might want to inspect it carefully to guard against any covert tampering or hidden dangers she might have left behind."

Behind the scenes, Qin Changsheng watched coldly, his calculations perfectly clear.

His intention with this move was extremely malicious, yet exquisitely brilliant.

Deliberately having Hu Nan say these words was meant to plant a seed of doubt in Chen Erniu's heart, making him secretly suspect that Shen Bing harbored ill intentions and had tampered with it in secret.

The two fake hearts of the demon race, with a time limit of one month, fell into the hands of Chen Erniu and Shen Bing respectively.

Ten days later, once the time limit was reached, both demon hearts would completely dissipate out of thin air, turning into nothingness.

By then, whether it was Chen Erniu or Shen Bing, they would only assume that the other party harbored malicious intent, covertly tampering with the demon heart to destroy the treasure and ruin their plans.

Meanwhile, Qin Changsheng would not only securely obtain a heavenly dao fragment for free and make a massive profit of ten million Spirit Stones, but he could also use their own strength against them, causing the two factions to consume themselves in internal strife while he reaped the benefits.

Chen Erniu's expression changed upon hearing this. He immediately reached out to take the heart of the demon race and focused his mind to inspect it, a deep sense of wariness and suspicion toward Shen Bing already growing in his heart.

Chen Erniu cared deeply about the heart of the demon race. Coupled with Hu Nan's deliberate reminder that Shen Bing had touched the item for a long time, he became even more cautious.

He immediately activated his own spiritual energy and Divine Soul power to conduct a comprehensive and detailed inspection of the patterns, aura, and Origin Foundation of the heart of the demon race.

This fake demon heart was originally replicated perfectly by Qin Changsheng at a great cost using a Heavenly Dao Trait. Its appearance, demonic power, and ancient Dao rhyme were identical to the genuine article without any flaws, making it impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood through ordinary Detection.

Chen Erniu repeatedly inspected it for a long time, deducing and Sensing it over and over again, but he failed to detect any anomalies or find any traces of tampering.

After confirming that the heart of the demon race was completely intact without any hidden dangers, his tense mind relaxed completely. A satisfied expression appeared on his face, and he slowly nodded.

In the next moment, Chen Erniu waved his hand, and a brilliant, glowing fragment carrying a mysterious Heavenly Dao aura floated out, resting quietly in his palm.

"Brother Hu, keeping my promise, here is the treasure you wanted." Chen Erniu handed the fragment to Hu Nan.

"Thank you, Brother Chen." Hu Nan calmly reached out to take it. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he confirmed it was correct and securely stored the heavenly dao fragment into his Storage Space.

With the transaction complete, the two exchanged a few polite pleasantries and casually chatted about some trivial matters related to the tournament.

Hu Nan did not linger for long to avoid making slips of the tongue. He quickly ended the conversation, turned around, and left the guest room directly.

The room door closed gently, completely sealing the inside from the outside.

Chen Erniu remained alone in the room, holding the intact heart of the demon race.

"It only takes ten days, and my talent will return once again!" With a flash of his figure, Chen Erniu quickly dashed off into the distance.

...

Heavenly Sword Sect.

Cave-Heaven Blessed Land.

Qin Changsheng had already used his Golden Trait Teleportation to return to the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land.

With a gentle wave of Qin Changsheng's hand, a golden fragment appeared before him.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained a heavenly dao fragment. You can upgrade one trait to a Heavenly Dao Trait.]

Hearing the System's prompt, Qin Changsheng cast his gaze upon his numerous Golden Traits.

[traits: Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sharing, Rebirth, Pressure, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining, Blink, Disease, Teleportation, Poison Resistance, Alchemy, Heart Demon, Insight, Armor Break, Disguise, Disguise, Sensing, Photographic Memory, Affinity, Detection, Reversal]

[Heavenly Dao Traits: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense, Source of Mana, Mana Absorption, Fire God, Thunder God, Innate Divine Strength, Vital Energy, Storage Space, Sword God, Enhancement, Blade God, Repair, Bleeding, Sword Domain, Copy, Slow Cultivation, Dharma Idol, Speed, Spirit Seed, Spirit-Severing Seed, Command, Spirit Stone, Encouragement]

First of all, those Heavenly Dao Traits were directly excluded by Qin Changsheng.

After all, Heavenly Dao Traits were already the highest-tier traits and could not be upgraded any further.

Next, Qin Changsheng also excluded traits like Immortality, Substitute Death, Exchange, and Sharing.

After all, these traits had limited utility for direct power.

Even if they were upgraded, it wouldn't be of much use.

Finally, Qin Changsheng focused his gaze on Body Refining.

This trait had accompanied his Cultivation for a long time, refining his Physical Body and strengthening his physique along the way, allowing his Physical Body to far surpass Cultivators of the same tier.

Among these Golden Traits, upgrading Body Refining would yield better effects than the other traits.

[Upgrade Golden Trait: Body Refining.] Qin Changsheng made his decision instantly.

Buzz— Within his Sea of Consciousness, thousands of golden rays burst forth, and a brilliant golden halo surged wildly.

The originally plain and unadorned Body Refining trait, nourished by a massive amount of spiritual energy and the Heavenly Dao Origin, began to continuously transform and sublimate. Its patterns were reshaped, and its Dao rhyme surged. The old Body Refining Dao patterns peeled off layer by layer, while brand-new Heavenly Dao runes constantly generated, intertwined, and solidified.

A moment later, the thousands of golden rays retracted, and a brand-new trait—even more heavy, majestic, and covered in mysterious Heavenly Dao patterns—firmly established itself at the core of his Sea of Consciousness.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the Heavenly Dao Trait: Indestructible Vajra Body]

[Indestructible Vajra Body: Heavenly Dao Trait]

[1: Immunity to All Phenomena. It can drastically weaken the erosion of all Spells, Daoist techniques, Demonic Techniques, and toxins in the world. Low-grade Spells are rendered completely ineffective, while the power of high-grade Spells is cut in half, allowing the Physical Body to completely transcend the shackles of ordinary Spells.]

[2: Indestructible Physical Body. Muscles, bones, skin, flesh, Meridians, and bone marrow are all refined into a Vajra Dao Body. Magical Artifacts and weapons of Cultivators of the same tier cannot break through its defense, pushing his physical defensive power to the ceiling of the Golden Core Realm.]

[3: Strength. Your strength has received a five-fold increase.]

[4: Ultra-Fast Self-Healing. Whenever the Physical Body is damaged—whether it is torn flesh, severed Meridians, or shattered bones—it can be instantly repaired with the help of the Vajra Dao rhyme. As long as the Divine Soul is not extinguished and spiritual energy is not depleted, the Physical Body can continuously regenerate, rendering him virtually invincible.]

[5: Combat Power Amplification. The Vajra Dao Body inherently possesses a physical suppression force. During close-quarters combat, it can passively amplify physical combat power by thirty percent. Every punch and kick carries the Heavenly Dao Vajra power, with killing power far exceeding that of ordinary Golden Core Cultivators.]

[6: Sharing. All of your External Incarnations can share Indestructible Vajra Body!]

Qin Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, a condensed golden light flashing in them, his heart filled with absolute confidence.

With the Heavenly Dao Indestructible Vajra Body trait protecting him, even if he directly faced Yao Race powerhouses, Secret Realm dangers, or unknown opportunities in the East Sea in the future, he would have the absolute confidence to handle them with ease.

Ordinary treasures could no longer harm him.

...

The heartland of the Yao Race.

Inside a certain altar.

Fairy Qingling stood quietly in a plain dress, her expression solemn, her entire body surrounded by a faint spiritual light of the demonic Dao.

At the very center of the high platform, at the eye of the Formation, the heart of the demon race that Shen Bing had spent ten million Spirit Stones to purchase floated quietly.

The blood-red core was warm and heavy, with a faint demonic rhyme lingering on its surface, looking completely flawless.

Below the altar, Shen Bing led a crowd of Yao Race prodigies, all standing solemnly. Everyone held their breath and focused their minds, their burning gazes locked onto the heart of the demon race at the center of the Formation.

Excitement and anticipation that could not be suppressed were written on everyone's faces as they waited for the sacrifice to begin, quietly awaiting the moment for their tribe to defy heaven and change their fate.

After a few moments of silence, Fairy Qingling finally moved.

Her hands quickly formed hand seals, her lips parted slightly, and the obscure, ancient Yao Race sacrificial incantations slowly echoed between heaven and earth.

The melodious and majestic sound of the incantation drew in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from all directions. The entire ancient altar instantly trembled, and the sleeping demonic patterns on the ground lit up one by one. Dark, flowing lights crisscrossed, covering the entire surface of the altar.

Boom! Enveloped by the black light, the heart of the demon race instantly erupted with an extremely blinding dark glow. Billowing demonic power diffused wildly, filling the entire Secret Realm altar. An ancient and domineering aura of the tribe's Origin rushed over, making the scene grand and spectacular.

The surrounding Yao Race prodigies also showed joyful expressions, their eyes filled with longing and excitement.

Everyone was incredibly certain in their hearts that today's sacrifice would definitely succeed.

The revival of their Yao Race was just around the corner!

Crack! The shining heart of the demon race, tightly enveloped by the black light, suddenly cracked with a fine line on its surface. The crack rapidly spread and expanded, covering the entire demon heart in an instant.

As the heart of the demon race completely dissipated, the majestic black light descending from the sky lost its Foundation and receded rapidly like a tide. The dark, flowing light filling the sky instantly vanished without a trace, and the grand and majestic phenomenon of the sacrifice disappeared in an instant.

Fairy Qingling on the high platform suffered a backlash from the Formation. Her body shook violently, her face suddenly turned paper-white, her throat sweetened, and she spat out a mouthful of bright red Essence Blood.

The smiles of the ecstatic Yao Race prodigies below instantly froze on their faces, and everyone looked dazed.

Why did a perfectly fine grand sacrificial ceremony, a move to reverse their Luck that was on the verge of success, suddenly collapse?

"What is going on?"

"Why did the heart of the demon race disappear?"

"Without the heart of the demon race, how are we supposed to reverse our Luck?"

"Who on earth took the heart of the demon race?"

"Could it be that heaven is punishing our Yao Race?"

The faces of the many Yao Race prodigies changed drastically one by one.

They had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Why would the perfectly fine heart of the demon race disappear?

Without the heart of the demon race, how could their Yao Race achieve revival?

Fairy Qingling looked at the disappeared heart of the demon race in a bit of a daze.

Even now, she still did not know what on earth had happened.

Before the sacrifice, she had specifically inspected the heart of the demon race.

And she had confirmed that there were no issues with this heart of the demon race.

Only then did she begin the sacrifice.

But at the very moment the sacrifice was about to succeed, the heart of the demon race disappeared.

Her sacrifice had also failed.

Furthermore, she suffered a backlash from the Yao Race's Luck.

Shen Bing was also extremely dazed.

At this moment, she also did not understand what was going on.

Why would the heart of the demon race she bought from Hu Nan at a high price disappear?

Soon, Shen Bing's thoughts turned to Chen Erniu.

When Hu Nan sold the heart of the demon race to her, Chen Erniu had indeed touched it.

"Shen Bing... what is going on with this heart of the demon race?" Fairy Qingling stood up from the altar.

"Reporting to the Empress, this heart of the demon race was purchased by me for ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones from Hu Nan, the champion of this Golden Core Tournament. Moreover, before it was handed over to me, this demon heart had briefly fallen into Chen Erniu's hands for inspection, and he had examined it for quite a long time," Shen Bing hurriedly reported.

"Hu Nan?" "Chen Erniu?"

Fairy Qingling softly repeated these two names, a cold, icy sneer suddenly flashing in her eyes.

She simply did not believe that Hu Nan and Chen Erniu were capable of tampering with the heart of the demon race.

With their Cultivation, vision, and methods, they were completely inadequate to quietly alter and ruin the Origin Foundation of an ancient demon heart in such a short period of time.

"This heart of the demon race was tampered with by Immortal Master Mo Yuan!" Fairy Qingling said.

This heart of the demon race had been stored in the Azure Cloud Sect for a very long time.

Only Immortal Master Mo Yuan would have enough time and strength to tamper with the heart of the demon race.

...

Inside a certain Immortal Cave.

Chen Erniu sat upright on a jade prayer mat, his eyes tightly closed, his posture straight, and his spiritual energy slowly flowing around his body.

In the air before him, the heart of the demon race he had exchanged from Hu Nan floated quietly, casting a soft blood-red light. Strands of pure and thick demonic Dao Origin energy continuously flowed out, drilling into his limbs, bones, Meridians, and Dantian.

With the help of the peerless Origin of the heart of the demon race, Chen Erniu's Cultivation steadily climbed all the way, his shackles loosened, and his Foundation was rapidly consolidated.

The accumulation that ordinary Cultivators would take several years of hard Cultivation to achieve was completely made up by him in just a few days. His aura grew increasingly powerful and dense, and he had already touched the Breakthrough Bottleneck of the Late Stage Golden Core.

The massive energy continuously nourished his Physical Body and Dantian, washing over the Realm barrier that had troubled him for a long time, making his entire body clear and causing his Battle Intent to surge.

After a long time, Chen Erniu slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing in them, his aura suddenly becoming extremely condensed. "My Foundation is at Perfection, and the barrier is loose. It's time to break through!"

He took a deep breath of dense Spiritual Qi, completely quieted his mind, cast aside all distracting thoughts, and focused his entire mind and soul on his Dantian, preparing to break through the shackles and advance his current Realm in one go.

Chen Erniu's hands quickly formed hand seals, his spiritual energy surging and roaring as he operated the Cultivation Technique of his lifetime, fully mobilizing the majestic energy accumulated in his body to fiercely charge at the Realm Bottleneck.

But at the most critical moment of his Breakthrough! Buzz— Without any warning, the heart of the demon race floating before him suddenly trembled, and the blood-red light instantly faded away.

In the next instant, the heart of the demon race, which had been continuously emitting pure energy just moments ago, vanished out of thin air without any warning, completely annihilated without leaving a single speck of dust or a trace of warmth. The massive amount of demonic Dao energy that had been steadily flowing out to nourish his body lost its Origin constraint and instantly went completely out of control.

The originally gentle and warm energy suddenly became wild and violent, like an unleashed beast. No longer nourishing his Physical Body, it instead forcefully surged into Chen Erniu's Meridians and Dantian.

Boom! The violent energy crashed and exploded wildly inside his body, forcefully disrupting Chen Erniu's Breakthrough rhythm, destroying his spiritual energy circulation, and tearing his Meridians.

"Pfft—!" Chen Erniu had no time to react at all. Intense pain instantly swept through his entire body. His throat sweetened, and he spat out a mouthful of hot blood, dyeing the front of his robes red.

His spiritual energy instantly became chaotic and shattered, and his strength was completely drained in a flash. No longer able to support his sitting posture, his body went limp, and he collapsed heavily onto the cold ground. His originally ruddy and full complexion turned paper-white at a Speed visible to the naked eye, completely devoid of color. His breathing was rapid and weak, his Meridians were severely damaged, and his Dantian was in complete turmoil.

A Realm Breakthrough that should have naturally succeeded not only fell through completely, but instead suffered a bizarre backlash, leaving him severely injured and causing his Cultivation to plummet.