In the Black Emperor’s hand was a pitch-black token.

On the token was a large demon’s head, green-faced and long-fanged. Its eyes were two blood-red gems that emitted a bloody light.

"An Infinite Abyss Passage Token? How do you have this?" Jiang Chen’s eyes widened as he stared at the Black Emperor in disbelief.

After entering the Saint Martial Sword Sect, Jiang Chen had naturally learned some information about it. For instance, besides controlling the ten Void Realms where the Ten Halls were located, the Saint Martial Sword Sect also had five other Void Realms under its command.

These five Void Realms were the Endless Abyss, the Ancient Beast Realm, the Profound Light Realm, the Purple Cloud Realm, and the Sword Realm!

Each Void Realm was an independent Small World.

Inner Sect Disciples of the Saint Martial Sword Sect could use Contribution Points to exchange for passage tokens to these Void Realms, entering them to fight and temper themselves. At the same time, the Inner Sect would issue many missions for the Inner Sect Disciples to undertake, and the rewards for missions within the Void Realms were often very generous.

However, the passage token for each Void Realm was extremely expensive.

For example, the Infinite Abyss Passage Token in the Black Emperor’s hand would cost at least two hundred thousand Contribution Points to redeem.

The Black Emperor gave a mysterious smile and said, "I have my ways. Just tell me, do you want it or not?"

Jiang Chen took the passage token from the Black Emperor’s hand and said, "How can you take back something you’ve offered? I’ll reluctantly accept it, then!"

"Tch!"

The Black Emperor rolled his eyes. He then glanced around, trotted over to close the door, and said in a conspiratorial whisper, "Jiang Chen, I’ve been wandering around the Saint Martial Sword Sect these past few days and found a lot of good stuff."

"Oh?"

Jiang Chen paused, looking at the Black Emperor with curiosity.

A large, pitch-black spatial hole appeared above the Black Emperor’s head, and a large pile of things flew out of it.

Thousand-year-old Medicine, precious Spirit Pills, Martial Skills, Profound Weapons, Spirit Wine, and so on...

The treasures here were all incredibly valuable.

Jiang Chen’s eyes widened as he stared at the Black Emperor. "You didn’t actually rob the Saint Martial Sword Sect’s Treasure Vault, did you?"

"Don’t even mention it..." The Black Emperor plopped onto the floor, looking utterly exasperated. "I did find that Treasure Vault, but unfortunately, it’s guarded by a Union Palace Realm expert. With my current strength, I can’t get in without a sound... Jiang Chen, kid, you’d better raise your cultivation quickly. When you’re strong enough someday, I’ll take you to get rid of that old Union Palace geezer, and we’ll just move the whole Treasure Vault!"

"..."

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes. With a serious and righteous expression, he looked at the Black Emperor and said, "Stop trying to get me into trouble! Kill a Union Palace Realm expert? Are you fucking kidding me! Let me tell you... we can’t even think about doing that until I’ve broken through to the Peak of the Heavenly Destiny Realm. Before that, we need to lie low!"

The Black Emperor chuckled slyly. "Alright, alright. My haul is enough to last me for a while!"

After a pause, the Black Emperor plopped down on Jiang Chen’s shoulder and continued, "Jiang Chen, I heard that your formidable enemy is at the Peak of the Heavenly Destiny Realm, not far from the Union Palace Realm. Have you figured out how you’re going to deal with him?"

"How else can I deal with him? I just have to cultivate desperately without wasting a single second!" Jiang Chen tightened his grip on the Infinite Abyss Passage Token and said, "There are still twenty-some days until the Celestial Fate Hunting. I’ll make a trip to the Endless Abyss first and try to raise my cultivation by another one or two realms before it begins!"

During his fight with Zong Rui, Jiang Chen had discovered that the Dark Power from the Endless Abyss could actually accelerate the refining and absorption of his Mixed Element Golden Pill.

That was when the idea of going to the Endless Abyss had first crossed his mind.

Now, just when he needed it most, the Black Emperor had delivered an Infinite Abyss Passage Token right to him. He couldn’t possibly miss this opportunity!

"Alright, you go cultivate in the Endless Abyss. I’m leaving this godforsaken place to go find Little White and the others in the Imperial Capital and have some fun!" said the Black Emperor.

Jiang Chen nodded.

「A short while later...」

The Black Emperor quietly left the Saint Martial Sword Sect. Not even the old fossils at the Union Palace Realm noticed his departure.

As for Jiang Chen, he took the Infinite Abyss Passage Token and headed for the Void Realm Teleportation Array where the entrance to the Endless Abyss was located.

The Void Realm Teleportation Array for the Endless Abyss was located at the peak of Martial Saint Mountain.

With the passage token, he entered the Teleportation Array without any obstruction.

......

「The Endless Abyss.」

This was a massive Void Realm, spanning over a million square kilometers. It was a world without light.

The entire Endless Abyss was perpetually shrouded in darkness, giving rise to countless Dark Creatures. Among them, the Abyss Demons were the most powerful and rampant.

Every Abyss Demon was extremely powerful, bloodthirsty, and warlike.

They fed on the flesh and blood of other living beings and would even turn on each other, devouring their own kind.

Having just appeared in the Endless Abyss, Jiang Chen couldn’t adapt to the pitch-black darkness where he couldn’t see his hand in front of his face. A blue-gold light flickered in his eyes, and only by using the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil was he able to see his surroundings.

He was in a valley littered with corpses—the bones of humans, Demon Beasts, and Abyss Demons.

The air reeked of an acrid and foul stench of decay.

Jiang Chen shook his head with a wry smile. "No wonder the Endless Abyss is the least visited of the five major Void Realms. Staying in a godforsaken place like this, where you can’t see your hand in front of your face and killing is everywhere, would drive anyone insane!"

As he was walking, a faint rustling sound suddenly reached his ears. A glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes as he looked toward the source of the sound. Amidst a pile of corpses, a massive black serpent as thick as a water tank and fifty meters long was flicking its tongue, silently approaching him.

"A Tier Three Low-level Demonic Beast, a Netherworld Ghost Python? The Endless Abyss truly lives up to its name, crawling with Dark Creatures!" Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up.

SWOOSH!

The Netherworld Ghost Python shot forward like a coiled spring, its cavernous mouth snapping at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen’s gaze turned cold as he spun around and struck out with his sword.

HUM!

A chilling light flashed from the black-and-red Dustfall Sword. A sharp blade of light shot out, slicing into the Netherworld Ghost Python’s mouth and cleaving it clean in two. The halves fell to the ground.

The acrid smell of blood made him frown.

CLACK!

With a crisp sound, a black, walnut-sized Demon Core fell to the ground. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Huh? Why is this Netherworld Ghost Python’s Demon Core different from those of outside Demon Beasts?" Picking up the Demon Core, Jiang Chen was surprised to find a layer of black Abyssal Demonic Qi condensed on it.

Just as he was about to put the Demon Core into his Storage Ring, the Martial Soul God-slaying Sword inside his body trembled slightly.

A stream of information flooded into his mind.

It was a Secret Technique called the Soul-Devouring Sacred Technique.

’Using the Profound Yellow Undying Technique as a foundation, devour the power of all living things? I knew it! How could there be no reward for the God-slaying Sword advancing to an Earth Tier Ninth Grade Martial Soul!’ Jiang Chen grinned.

His Martial Soul, the God-slaying Sword, was one that could be upgraded.

When it had advanced to a Profound Tier Martial Soul, the God-slaying Sword had granted him the divine artifact, the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil.

Now that it had broken through to an Earth Tier Martial Soul, this profound Secret Technique called the Soul-Devouring Sacred Technique was the God-slaying Sword’s reward.

It could devour the spirits of all creation to raise his cultivation.

’It’s basically a heaven-defying cheat!’

"Profound Yellow as the guide, devour the Ten Thousand Spirits!"

Jiang Chen activated the Soul-Devouring Sacred Technique. Surging Profound Yellow True Essence gushed out from his Dantian, coalescing into a spinning golden vortex. As the vortex spun, the energy within the black Demon Core in his hand was continuously devoured. A moment later, it lost all its energy and crumbled into dust.

’Hm? My cultivation actually increased by a sliver, and the refining speed of my Mixed Element Golden Pill has also improved quite a bit. It seems this Endless Abyss is truly a blessed land for my cultivation!’

A look of joy appeared on Jiang Chen’s face. He looked around at the pitch-black surroundings, his expression filled with excitement. ’Jiang Ziyou, Lan Haichen... I’m actually starting to look forward to the Celestial Fate Hunting even more now!’

[Third update is here. Little Tian is working on the fourth. Please give me your recommendation tickets!!]