Chapter 522

Chapter 522: Warning

In the quiet room, Wang Chen sat cross-legged on the floor.

A faint golden crystal bead floated above his lap, perfectly aligned with his energy field.

It rotated silently, continuously emitting pure yang energy that was invisible to the naked eye, which Wang Chen then absorbed into his energy field.

The pure yang energy, driven by his magical power, traveled upward through his five organs and into every part of his body, with some merging into his physique and some flowing back to his energy field.

Crack!

Suddenly, a hairline crack appeared on the surface of the crystal bead.

Immediately, the number of cracks increased rapidly, spreading across the entire crystal bead, causing its luster to fade away.

Eventually, it transformed into a cloud of powder that drifted down.

Wang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and a golden gleam flashed in his dark pupils.

He exhaled deeply.

It felt as though a wave of blazing fire erupted from him; though formless and intangible, it suddenly raised the temperature in the quiet room!

【Preheaven Five Element Technique·Experience +1】

Impressive!

Wang Chen steadied his breath and focused again, pulling out a new crystal bead from his Xumi Ring.

This was the One-turn Pure Yang Pearl he had crafted from the Pure Evil Energy Pearls, having just completed his technique training experiment.

The effect was unexpected!

The Pure Yang Pearl not only refined his body cultivation but also served as an excellent source material for practicing the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method.

Just one One-turn Pure Yang Pearl, without being fully consumed, had increased the experience points of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method, which had not improved for quite a while, by 12 points.

After testing, it also provided a certain boost to the Preheaven Five Element Technique!

Of course, using the Pure Yang Pearls to practice the Preheaven Five Element Technique was a wasteful act—it truly wasn’t worth it.

But once Wang Chen mastered a new Pure Yang Technique in the future, the value of the Pure Yang Pearls would be extraordinary.

What worried Wang Chen now was that if he became accustomed to practicing with Pure Yang Pearls, where would he find so many Pure Evil Energy Pearls later?

It’s hard to downgrade from luxury to frugality!

He chuckled to himself, putting away the Pure Yang Pearl.

According to Little Cauldron, this item could also be used to refine higher-rank magical artifacts besides assisting in cultivation.

Save wherever possible; he couldn’t squander everything all at once.

However, Wang Chen’s desire to harvest more intensified!

In the days that followed, as the negative energy surge subsided, Wang Chen frequently ventured out, using his homemade Blood Crystals to lure white phantoms.

After several attempts, he could no longer attract any evil spirits in the vicinity of the Wei Hall.

Thus, he expanded his hunting range to the surrounding areas.

While other Purple Palace cultivators stayed shut in their halls during the negative energy surge, guarding their Wei Halls and daring not to venture out, Wang Chen pressed forward.

After Wang Chen discerned the patterns of the negative energy surge’s ebb and flow, his area of activity extended to the marshes and mountains.

The Blood Crystals lured not only white phantoms but also a variety of peculiar beings. Some were exceptionally bizarre and challenging, adept in stealth and ambush tactics.

However, under Wang Chen’s Global Mode detection, all the evil spirits were laid bare.

These peculiar and eerie evil spirits could not evade the suppression of the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil!

The number of Evil Energy Pearls Wang Chen collected steadily increased, with most being Pure Evil Energy Pearls dropped by the white phantoms.

He traded ordinary Evil Energy Pearls for merit, while all the Pure Evil Energy Pearls were placed into the Life Creation Cauldron to be refined into One-turn Pure Yang Pearls.

For Wang Chen and his fellow sect members engaged in exploration, the negative energy surge posed their greatest challenge.

Yet for Wang Chen, it transformed into an opportunity!

Just as Wang Chen mastered this trapping strategy, an unexpected event suddenly occurred.

One day, as the negative energy surge subsided, he had just scattered Blood Crystals near the mountains, ready to lure a wave of evil spirits.

Suddenly, a chilling sensation enveloped him!

Wang Chen was startled and immediately retrieved the Blood Crystals, reinforcing himself with the Spirit Light Shield!

He had previously used Global Mode to detect that no evil spirits were nearby.

Where did this danger originate?

Wang Chen opened his right hand and quietly grasped the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil.

Crack!

In the next moment, a section of ice about a hundred steps away shattered abruptly.

Chunks of broken ice were manipulated by an invisible force, swiftly assembling into a faceless armored ice figure!

This ice figure stood over nine feet tall, its build exceptionally imposing, and it wielded an ice spear.

The source of immense danger for Wang Chen was concealed within this ice figure!

Wang Chen stared at it, prepared for a fierce battle.

This was undoubtedly the strongest evil spirit he had encountered since entering the Underworld Realm!

Judging solely by its terrifying aura, it was already on par with a "ferocious" level evil spirit.

Ferocious-level evil spirits were comparable to Golden Core true masters!

What a careless mistake.

The recent smooth sailing had caused Wang Chen to underestimate the dangers brought by the negative energy surge.

Now, by defeating too many minor monsters, he had stirred up the BOSS!

"Outsider…"

At that moment, the ice figure surprisingly spoke: "You have crossed the line."

Its voice came from within its body, deep and muffled but still clear.

Crossed the line?

Wang Chen found it absurd.

Did the West Sea Sect, which was exploring the Underworld Realm, have some sort of agreement about boundaries with the evil spirits of this world?

If such an agreement existed, then the sect would definitely inform the exploring disciples!

Out of caution, Wang Chen did not immediately attack this strange and powerful evil spirit.

Yet the ice figure showed no intention of explaining or continuing the conversation, suddenly exploding into a shower of ice shards.

Wang Chen sensed a malevolent aura quickly fleeing from the scene.

Then it disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, the overwhelming sense of threat hanging over him vanished!

Was that just a warning?

Honestly, Wang Chen could hardly believe such an outcome.

But that was the reality; this suddenly appeared powerful evil spirit clearly had no intention of attacking, leaving him with an ambiguous warning before departing.

After some thought, Wang Chen decided to abandon today’s mission, taking the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil back to the Wei Hall.

His instincts told him that if he continued to stubbornly hunt white phantoms, this BOSS-level evil spirit would definitely seek him relentlessly.

Although Wang Chen possessed the Exorcising Net, he had no confidence in his ability to fight and win against it.

The appearance of this entity also made Wang Chen realize that the Underworld Realm was far from the simple place he had understood!

This world likely held countless secrets; the West Sea Sect, as conquerors, had probably only scratched the surface.

Wang Chen decided to know when to stop.

For the following days, he did not venture out to hunt white phantoms.

Having already acquired many Pure Evil Energy Pearls, the Pure Yang Pearls refined from these beads would be enough for Wang Chen to cultivate for a long time.

There was no need to take more risks.

Thus, Wang Chen entered a deep state of closed-door cultivation once again.

After more than four months, this negative energy surge finally came to a complete end!