Urban Peerless Expert

Lin Chen did not have to wait too long; on the second day, a trusted aide of Shepherd Heavenly Monarch found Lin Chen.

"The Hall Master has already discussed with Seven-colored Immortal Monarch about your request to use the Tao Ding for cultivation. You can go directly to the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch."

That's pretty efficient!

Without any delay, Lin Chen immediately went to find the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch.

Upon seeing Lin Chen arrive, Seven-colored Immortal Monarch laughed and said, "You wanted to borrow the Tao Ding for cultivation. You could have directly told me, as long as you had asked, I naturally would have agreed."

Lin Chen replied, "Before this, I didn't even know of the existence of the Tao Ding. It was the Hall Master who mentioned it, and only then did I become aware of it... Sorry to disturb you, Immortal Monarch!"

Seven-colored Immortal Monarch chuckled and said, "Shepherd Heavenly Monarch values you quite a bit, to personally request a cultivation opportunity in the Tao Ding for you."

Lin Chen humbly answered, "Previously in the Demon World, I caused a bit of chaos. The Hall Master believed that I hindered the Demon Race from the rear, establishing military merits. That's why he was willing to help me, it's considered a Military Merit Reward."

Seven-colored Immortal Monarch's words carried a probing undertone. Previously, as the leader of the Heavenly Army Hall with many powerhouses under his command, the attack on Holy Heart Palace forced all the Heavenly Soldiers to confront the Abyss Demons to protect the Holy Heart Palace. Ultimately, most of them perished in battle, which significantly reduced the strength of Seven-colored Immortal Monarch's forces.

The fall of Holy Heart Palace and the invasion of Abyss Demons were undoubtedly major events of concern at present, but from the standpoint of Seven-colored Immortal Monarch, he continued to recruit powerhouses to strengthen his own forces. After all, he is the direct disciple of Immortal Emperor; to have no one under him would be quite embarrassing.

During the incident where Holy Heart Palace was compromised, the Law Enforcement Hall led by Sea Burning Immortal Monarch suffered damage, but it wasn't crippling; however, the Heavenly Army Hall suffered devastating losses. Meanwhile, the forces under Qingluan Immortal Monarch were almost untouched, which instilled a sense of crisis in Seven-colored Immortal Monarch.

Previously, his invitation to Lin Chen was somewhat nonchalant, but now he was truly interested.

With four or five Quasi-Saints by Lin Chen's side, should Lin Chen join him, his strength would see an Explosive Increase in Strength.

He used the opportunity with the Tao Ding to test Lin Chen, but Lin Chen's response had deftly avoided his probing.

Firstly, I was completely unaware of the Tao Ding before, and secondly, Shepherd Heavenly Monarch assisted me in obtaining the cultivation opportunity in exchange for my military merits, so I owe you no favors.

Seven-colored Immortal Monarch laughed and said, "That's true indeed. The actions you took in the Demon Race had a greater impact than an entire legion's assault. It's a truly significant achievement and indeed deserves a reward."

Seven-colored Immortal Monarch extended an olive branch, indicating goodwill, but Lin Chen did not engage and instead politely maintained his distance. Seven-colored Immortal Monarch naturally had no more to say and directly summoned a Three-legged Bronze Cauldron.

"Within the Tao Ding, a space is self-contained. You can find a place to cultivate. The Tao Ding is connected to my heart and mind. If you finish cultivating and want to come out, just call my name."

"Okay!"

Seven-colored Immortal Monarch pointed at the Tao Ding, and instantly, radiance flowed upon it. The cauldron floated in mid-air, quickly enlarged, and beneath it appeared a Light Door.

Lin Chen leaped into the Light Door.

Everything went dark in front of Lin Chen's eyes, and then he was already amidst the void. Surrounding him were towering mountain peaks, radiating a dark red color, giving off the vibe of active volcanoes.

Beneath Lin Chen's feet, white mist shrouded the area, obscuring the view. Then, Lin Chen smelled an aroma.

A refreshing fragrance, extraordinarily rich.

Lin Chen inhaled deeply, his eyes widening a fraction.

What kind of medicinal pill aura is this?

Just breathing it in, one feels as if they've consumed an Immortal Pill!

Lin Chen wandered around this space for a few circles. Although this place had its own space, akin to a world within the cauldron, there was no sign of life, not even a flower or a blade of grass to be found. The entire space was utterly silent, like a vast and desolate tomb.

Lin Chen suddenly thought to himself, what was he thinking? Was he comparing this Tao Ding to the Linglong Tower?

This is a Tao Ding, a Pill Furnace. Once the pill refining mode is activated, naturally, flames would span across it, with extremely high temperatures. In such an environment, how could any life exist?

Lin Chen landed atop a mountain peak and discovered that the aura of medicinal pills was most potent atop these dark red peaks, having already condensed into clouds of various colors.

Lin Chen no longer wasted time and sat down cross-legged to absorb these clouds, refining the medicinal power within to enhance his own strength.

One has to marvel at the miraculous nature of this Tao Ding. To be able to store such an abundance of medicinal power in addition to refining pills, eventually forming rich clouds, containing pure medicinal power, refining it could cause an Explosive Increase in Strength.

Inside Lin Chen's Sea of Knowledge, all Five Elements Path Crystals were activated. The Five Elements birthed and overcame each other, and the five types of Dao Crystals formed a subtle balance, as if transforming into a huge vortex of spiritual power, continuously absorbing the spiritual power obtained from the medicinal power Lin Chen had refined.

Lin Chen sat quietly on the mountainside, and as the Five Elements Path Crystals operated, an invisible vortex seemed to emerge around his body too, with tremendous suction, devouring the surrounding clouds.

Lin Chen's strength continued to increase at an insane rate through constant refining, a speed that Lin Chen had never experienced before, even faster than when he cultivated in the War God Temple, it felt like cheating.

While Lin Chen was cultivating, the outside world continued on its course.

The Immortal Emperor returned once more and informed Shepherd Heavenly Monarch that he had reached a contract with the Demon Emperor. The Immortal Realm and the Demon World would join forces to combat the Abyss Demons.

The Abyss Demons currently had two major bases, located in Sacred Heart Fairyland and Crimson Demon Domain. Should the two realms join forces, they would have to choose one as the target for their attack.

Naturally, the Immortal Emperor hoped to first deal with the Abyss Demons of the Sacred Heart Fairyland, while the Demon Emperor naturally preferred to first tackle the foes in the Crimson Demon Domain. Neither wished to yield in this matter; in the end, they resorted to a game of odds and evens to decide the victor.

Unfortunately, in this game that blocked all strength, the Demon Emperor's luck seemed to be lacking and he lost to the Immortal Emperor. Thus, an agreement was reached: the Demon World's military would enter the Immortal Realm, joining forces with the Immortal Realm Army to first attack the Abyss Demons located in Sacred Heart Fairyland.

After quelling the Abyss Demons of Sacred Heart Fairyland, the armies of both clans would join forces and return to the Crimson Demon Domain to confront the Abyss Demons entrenched there.

The Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor issued their orders respectively, and the news of Holy Heart Palace and the Demon God Temple being destroyed and occupied by the Abyss Demons was finally known to every soldier. For a moment, soldiers from both clans were stunned.

Abyss Demons!

So the overlapping of the Immortal and Demon Worlds was the doing of Abyss Demons!

They are the real mastermind behind the scenes!

Then, those who died in the more than twenty Immortal Demon Wars, weren't they wronged?

Previously, everyone was fighting to the death, wishing they could utterly crush and scatter each other's ashes, but now the two sides have to join forces to fight against the Abyss Demons?

Although in principle, everyone could understand – after all, the Abyss Demons were too strong and the fall of the Demon God Temple and Holy Heart Palace simultaneously meant that without joining forces, perhaps both the Immortal and Demon Worlds would be utterly annihilated – emotionally, this was somewhat hard to accept.

It was too awkward!