Chapter 217: Chapter 215: Biting Off a Mouthful

Jiang Jichen’s Divine Thought hovered above the mysterious, golden ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power, completely unable to approach the surface.

He forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart and began to think calmly.

Although the Exquisite Treasure Tower wasn’t the Supreme Ancient Tower from the Immortal Dao Realm, he suspected it was very closely related.

The aura emanating from the mysterious, golden ocean of Spiritual Power felt somewhat familiar to him.

Although his Divine Sense couldn’t get close to the mysterious, golden ocean of Spiritual Power, it could drift freely above it.

He directed his Divine Sense toward the center of the space above the mysterious, golden ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power.

From a distance, he saw a small island unexpectedly floating in the center of the mysterious, golden ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power.

The island was like a small plaza, not huge, about a kilometer across, and it emitted a brilliant, dazzling light.

Looking down from high above, it was hazy and indistinct, shrouded in a Seven-Color mist, appearing exceptionally beautiful and extraordinary.

Unfortunately, his Divine Sense couldn’t get any closer, so he couldn’t see clearly what was on the Treasure Island.

However, he could deduce that it must be the center of the Exquisite Treasure Tower, and also the ultimate destination for everyone who entered it.

After observing for a while longer, he found that besides the mysterious, golden ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power, there was only the Treasure Island floating in its center. Beyond that, there was nothing else. Looking ahead revealed only the endless Void.

But Jiang Jichen was unwilling to retreat just like that. His body now felt an intense craving to devour this entire mysterious, golden ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power.

But this was obviously just wishful thinking.

Although his Divine Sense was incredibly mystical, just reaching this place was its limit.

’How could I, Jiang Jichen, enter a treasure mountain and return empty-handed? No matter what, I have to take a chunk out of this place!’

Jiang Jichen thought, gritting his teeth.

He was about to enter the Exquisite Treasure Tower. Any increase in his strength now would provide an extra layer of security.

Jiang Jichen had exhausted himself too thoroughly in the previous battle. Even after absorbing and refining nearly a thousand wisps of mysterious Ancient Spiritual Power, he was still far from his peak condition.

Besides, even if his Spiritual Power were fully replenished, he could still use it to further temper his physical body or store it for later.

Jiang Jichen’s Divine Thought once again looked upon the mysterious ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power. An idea suddenly struck him. His Divine Thought then drifted forward, closely observing the mysterious ocean.

He was now hovering a hundred meters above the surface of the mysterious ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power. This was the absolute limit; he couldn’t get any closer.

Logically, it should have been impossible to absorb any Spiritual Power from a hundred meters away, so he should have left.

But Jiang Jichen didn’t. Instead, he pushed his Divine Sense to its limits, observing any and all changes within a three-thousand-meter radius.

At the same time, his Divine Sense slowly drifted above the mysterious ocean of Ancient Spiritual Power.

Finally, he spotted a place on the ocean’s surface that was trembling slightly. Small waves were rolling in, layer after layer, in fine, dense surges.

’This is the spot!’

Jiang Jichen exclaimed inwardly. He moved his Divine Sense to a spot not far from the trembling surface of the Spiritual Power ocean and remained there, motionless, waiting patiently.

As time passed, the trembling of the surface grew more intense. The small waves gradually swelled into large ones, still rolling in one after another in dense surges, slowly building the momentum of a tidal wave.

However, Jiang Jichen’s Divine Sense remained still, waiting quietly.

When the entire surface of the spiritual ocean was trembling and the layered waves of Spiritual Power had crested, Jiang Jichen exclaimed inwardly, ’Now’s the time!’

WHOOSH!

With a flash of his Divine Thought, he instantly appeared at the specific point above the ocean’s surface that he had locked onto earlier.

BOOM!

The next moment, his Divine Thought was struck by a colossal golden wave that surged a hundred meters high.

Instantly, he felt as if he were immersed in the golden ocean of Spiritual Power, tossed about by the waves, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

However, Jiang Jichen did not forget to rapidly circulate the Source Character Qi Condensing Technique, devouring and refining at the fastest speed he could possibly manage.

FWOOSH!

Finally, the wave of Spiritual Power dissipated. The golden ocean of Spiritual Power returned to its previous tranquil state, though it seemed to be brewing its next giant wave.

This colossal wave was the highest crest of each tide, capable of surging over a hundred meters—precisely the height Jiang Jichen could reach.

By exploiting this, Jiang Jichen had managed to forcibly tear a chunk from the golden ocean of Spiritual Power.

At the very least, from that single golden wave, Jiang Jichen’s terrifying devouring speed had allowed him to consume half of the golden wave’s Spiritual Power.

In just a moment, the Spiritual Power he had previously exhausted was completely restored to its peak. A profound and mysterious Dao rhythm now flowed throughout his entire body.

If the Cultivators on the plaza, who were painstakingly refining the golden spiritual power one wisp at a time, knew that Jiang Jichen had devoured and refined half a golden wave of Ancient Spiritual Power in a single go, they would probably piss themselves in shock.

But Jiang Jichen was clearly not satisfied. He continued to search for the highest crest of the golden waves and resumed his vigil.

He repeated this process, succeeding eight or nine times out of ten. But gradually, he discovered that the golden ocean of Spiritual Power seemed to have a will of its own, constantly changing locations to escape his Divine Sense.

However, Jiang Jichen’s Divine Sense was truly formidable and followed it like a shadow.

Finally, the golden ocean of Spiritual Power seemed to grow anxious. Although it continued to form waves, it no longer dared to let them crest higher than one hundred meters.

This time, Jiang Jichen was left stunned and helpless. He could only lament in frustration, ’So stingy! Just a few more times and I could have broken through to the Supreme Grandmaster Realm of Innate Tenth Layer Perfection! Fine, forget it. It’s only my Divine Thought here for now, so I can’t force it. I’ll just wait until my physical body can come here too. Then I’ll refine every last drop of you!’

Hearing his words, the golden ocean of Spiritual Power seemed to understand him, and the entire expanse of it trembled.

If it truly possessed consciousness, it would only think that this person was far too terrifying and savage.

Unable to devour any more golden spiritual power, Jiang Jichen’s Divine Sense could only depart resentfully and return to his physical body.

By the time his consciousness returned to his body, several double-hours had passed.

Jiang Jichen had devoured the equivalent of nearly twenty half-waves of golden Spiritual Power. His physical body now emitted a soft golden glow and felt incomparably powerful.

His body was filled with a formidable power that surged like a tidal wave. He felt he could break through to the Innate Tenth Realm at any moment, but this was clearly not the right place for it.

He opened his eyes, intending to see if Hua Xiaoling and Luoo Long had arrived yet.

However, just as he looked up, a brilliant Sword Aura, radiant as the morning sun, tore through the Void and stabbed directly at him.

The attack carried a trace of the Ancient Holy Dao’s aura, and its power was peerless!

Not only that, but Jiang Jichen also saw a figure flying swiftly toward him, covered in blood—it was Hua Xiaoling.

She was being hunted by several Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Middle Realm!

Seeing this, a cold glint flashed like lightning in Jiang Jichen’s eyes, and a furious killing intent surged forth...