Chapter 876

Chapter 876: The Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles

The events unfolding in the Lu family of Ling You City remained entirely unknown to Wang Chen, who was far away in the nameless small valley.

After bringing Su Ziling back to the Cave of Tan, he immediately headed to the hidden chamber, where he poured all the spirit stones obtained from selling spirit tools into the ritual basin.

As expected, the ritual basin devoured all the spirit stones without leaving a trace.

However, Wang Chen also gained more information from the teleportation array, and its control techniques were further refined.

To this day, Wang Chen felt a profound sense of awe toward this teleportation array, which had yet to fully reveal its true nature.

Its sophistication far surpassed any other teleportation arrays Wang Chen had encountered before.

Unfortunately, based on the information he currently possessed, Wang Chen estimated that he would need to invest even more spirit stones to fully activate this teleportation array.

In the days that followed, Wang Chen devoted a significant portion of his time to practicing spell skills.

Back when he was in Qingqiu, Wang Chen had extensively studied numerous Dao texts in the library of the Fox Clan.

Later, after returning from the Misty Mountains Realm and completing the task for the Fox Clan leader, he was granted permission to re-enter the library to study Golden Core-level methods. As a result, Wang Chen learned several Golden Core-level spells.

However, until now, he had not truly mastered any of these Golden Core spells!

In the desolate wilderness, Wang Chen stood against the wind.

The surrounding spiritual energy silently gathered, forming an invisible vortex around him.

At that moment, true essence surged within Wang Chen’s body, creating a delicate balance with the spiritual energy converging from the outside.

In the next instant, Wang Chen took a single step forward.

This simple step immediately stirred the surrounding spiritual energy.

His figure shimmered and vanished in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Chen reappeared a mile away!

【Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles · Experience +1】

He had succeeded!

Wang Chen quickly summoned the interface and noticed the new entry in his skill bar.

【Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles (Beginner): 1/1000】

This was the first Golden Core-level spell that Wang Chen had truly mastered!

“Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles” was an advanced spell of “Shortening the Earth,” but the difference between the two was immense.

While “Shortening the Earth” allowed only for short-distance movement with limited range, “Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles,” when cultivated to its highest level, enabled one to traverse thousands of miles in a single step—a truly extraordinary ability.

Of course, achieving this feat required more than just mastering the spell; one’s cultivation level also had to be sufficiently advanced.

In fact, “Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles” was not limited to Golden Core-level practitioners; even those at the Yuan Ying or transforming into a spirit realms could utilize it.

Additionally, “Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles” possessed the ability to "break through barriers." Once activated, most obstacles, including formation seals, could not impede its path!

Although this spell had its limitations, it undoubtedly belonged to the realm of true immortal techniques.

Previously, Wang Chen had gained considerable insight into “Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles,” but he had always struggled to take the first step.

Now he understood that the primary reason for his earlier inability to master it was that, although his cultivation level had reached the necessary threshold, the technique he primarily practiced was insufficient to support the casting of this spell.

That is to say, Golden Core spells must be matched with Golden Core techniques!

Wang Chen currently practices the Golden Core-level Preheaven Five Element Technique, and with his present comprehension and root bone, mastering these Golden Core spells poses no obstacles.

He couldn’t help but feel delighted and tilted his head back to howl.

In a continuous and unending howl, Wang Chen stepped forward once more.

Without a change of heart, he found himself several miles away!

【Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles · Experience +1】

Feeling inspired, Wang Chen repeatedly used this spell, traversing back and forth within a ten-mile radius.

Until his true essence was depleted!

Since Wang Chen had just stepped into this skill, his range with “Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles” was unstable, fluctuating anywhere from one to two or three miles, allowing him to cast it continuously for more than ten times.

This spell consumes a significant amount of true essence, and with Wang Chen’s strength, fifteen times was his limit.

However, as his skill level improves and his cultivation level increases, both the distance and frequency will rise.

“Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles” can be used for traveling, escaping, or getting out of dangerous situations, and reaching the highest skill level is essential.

Yet, Wang Chen couldn’t invest all his time and energy into practicing “Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles.”

He has many more Golden Core spells to master.

Ten days later, he entered the basics of “Preheaven Great Capture”!

Half a month later, he entered the basics of “Accidental Finger”!

A month later, he entered the basics of “Mountain-Splitting Palm”!

Two months later, he entered the basics of “Scarlet Sky Technique”!

…

In just six months, Wang Chen mastered nine Golden Core-level spells, making up for his previous shortcomings in power.

He also upgraded “Leisurely Courtyard of Thousands of Miles” to the basic level!

This spell is actually quite difficult to improve, especially since the experience points for Golden Core-level spells increased tenfold.

But to quickly raise his skill level, Wang Chen devised a clever method—he repeated practice to increase experience points while using Virtue points to boost his skill.

The ratio was one to one!

This not only significantly shortened the time to enhance his skill level but also avoided unstable foundations. After numerous tests, Wang Chen confirmed this method was viable.

However, the one-to-one ratio is already the limit; using more Virtue points for shortcuts would be quite unstable.

After all, normally gaining experience points is already fast, and going any faster would undoubtedly affect his control over the spell. If a problem occurred at a critical moment in the future, it would be like lifting a stone to smash his own foot!

During this six-month period, Wang Chen also visited Ling You City twice, trading with True Master Jingyun on both occasions.

Of course, he didn’t take Su Ziling with him again to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Wang Chen used all the spirit stones he earned to feed the teleportation array in the hidden chamber.

He will not rest until he has mastered this teleportation array!

Days passed in a tranquil yet fulfilling manner.

However, one day while Wang Chen was practicing spells in the nameless small valley, he suddenly felt a sense of dread, sensing a great threat approaching rapidly, and fear arose instinctively!

Wang Chen’s intuition has always been sharp; after entering the Golden Core stage, his Soul Points increased to 30, giving him a perception that greatly surpasses his peers.

This sudden inspiration was not a mere thought; he immediately realized something was amiss. He quickly retreated to the Cave of Tan and called Su Ziling, who was meditating in the quiet room, out.

“Don’t go outside.”

Wang Chen said concisely to her, then sat in the quiet room, summoning the Xuan Yuan Seal to maximize the power of the Xuan Yuan Formation.

The pool within the nameless small valley immediately became intensely turbulent, thick clouds of mist rising rapidly to cover the entire valley.

Invisible waves of formation energy swept in all directions, seamlessly blending with the mountain’s earth energy, perfectly hiding this small valley.

Just a moment later, a large mass of dark clouds swept over the valley!