The whirlpool was located just below the dantian, perfectly matching the Mingmen Star above the dantian.
However, there were no stars there, only a small vortex. Previously, this spot was empty, but it only appeared after Long Chen advanced to the Four Extremes Realm.
"Purple Que Star"—
when he saw the vortex, a name and a long string of pill recipes suddenly appeared in Long Chen's mind.
"The main ingredient of the Purple Que Pill is actually the Demon-Eyed Water Lily, a being of the Undying Clan."
Although he was mentally prepared, seeing the names of those rare medicines instantly made Long Chen's heart sink halfway.
The Demon-Eyed Water Lily is a terrifying existence within the Undying Clan, ranking just below the Undying Nether Willow. It is said to possess a demonic eye, and once it opens, all beings submit.
The Demon-Eyed Water Lily only exists between the Demon Realm and the Undying Realm. Long Chen has read so many books and only knows its name, but doesn't even know what it looks like.
To obtain the Demon Eye Water Lily, one must step into that terrifying crevice, and Long Chen's Tianlan Domain is no longer so far away that it can only be described as distant.
The pill recipe not only contained the Demon-Eyed Water Lily, but also the Eye of the Demon Dragon, the Fang of the Blood Bat, and the Gallbladder of the Deep Sea Snake. Moreover, these holy spirits had to be at least fourth rank, meaning they were all at the Divine Lord Realm level.
"The Purple Que Pill is a fourth-tier pill, meaning only after advancing to the Divine Lord realm can one unlock the seventh star."
Long Chen activated the sixth star a bit too early, which resulted in the fact that although the six-star battle body was formed, its true power was never fully unleashed.
Especially after igniting the Divine Fire Realm, Long Chen realized that unlocking six-star early was not good for him. It had led him down many detours and caused his foundation to be unstable. This time, he no longer wanted to be greedy or reckless.
"Fortunately, there's still time. Take your time to search."
Long Chen comforted himself, clearly having just advanced to the Four Extremes, the seventh star's cyclone condensation, probably preparing for the seventh star.
Such a situation had never happened before, making Long Chen feel that this Seventh Star was probably different from the other six stars. Before the star appeared, the phenomenon appeared first, exuding an imposing dominance as if ruling the world.
Moreover, after that cyclone appeared, Long Chen noticed that a vortex had formed around the six stars—Feng Mansion, Yu Heng, Siming, Gong Qi, Shen Guan, and Mingmen—tightly enveloping the six stars.
Long Chen suddenly recalled that during the tribulation, he had tried to forcibly absorb the power of the Black Thunder Sword. During the contest, the Six-Star Battle Body had once manifested on its own, unleashing divine power and shattering all sharp swords except the Black Thunder Sword.
Looking back now, he wondered if the vortex was related to the strange phenomena from that time. The Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique seemed to be becoming increasingly strange, to the point that even his master was still confused and unable to figure it out.
As the vortex appeared, the six stars rotated, seemingly carrying a strange power. This strange power seemed to be related to some force within the myriad heavens, a feeling that was hard to describe or describe.
Long Chen studied for a long time but still found no answer, so he had to give up. He then checked other parts of his body. Now, after being tempered by the power of thunder, his body had become even more robust.
"Boom!"
Long Chen punched his chest, the shockwaves rolling and shaking the entire room with a roar, as if two treasures were colliding.
"After the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, the true dragon's essence blood is perfectly compatible with the body. This body is probably not much worse than a true dragon!"
Long Chen felt the surging power within him, his heart filled with excitement. He loved that explosive sensation.
After his excitement, Long Chen looked around the chaotic space. All the Jianmu Divine Trees and rare herbs within had withered. During the tribulation, he drained all their vitality. To revive them, he would need a massive number of corpses, which couldn't be obtained anytime soon. For now, he could only put this matter aside and take it slow.
"Boss."
At this moment, Qin Feng, Bai Xiaole, Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, and others all entered. They had all advanced to the Four Extremes Realm, and their realms were completely stable. Some had even advanced to the first level of the Four Extremes.
Seeing Long Chen awaken safe and sound, everyone was overjoyed. Although Bai Xiaole and the others hadn't seen Long Chen undergo his tribulation, they had heard the rumors outside. He had wiped out so many powerful figures, razed the Blood Killing Hall to the ground, and even shattered the statue of Enpuda. This showed just how terrifying Long Chen's tribulation was.
When Long Chen returned, he was barely clinging to life, his body almost shattered, barely alive than a dead man—truly terrifying.
Just now, Bai Xiaole's mother had spread the news that Long Chen had awakened, and everyone immediately rushed over to visit him.
Long Chen noticed that among the crowd, only Li Cai was missing, and was taken aback, feeling a sense of foreboding:
"Could it be that Li Cai is ... Failed to pass the trial? As
soon as Long Chen spoke, the smiles on everyone's faces gradually faded, replaced by a look of grief and hatred in their eyes.
Qin Feng took a deep breath, trying to keep his voice calm as he said, "
Boss, we never had time to tell you about this. Li Cai passed the trial, but... Before you emerged from seclusion, during another raid at the Blood Slaughter Hall, you were assassinated by a powerful member of the Blood Slaughter Hall.
To avoid affecting you, we didn't dare tell you about this. Long
Chen fell silent for a moment. He remembered that just before he emerged from seclusion, the Blood Slaughter Hall had organized another assassination operation. That time, they broke into the inner sect and killed many inner disciples.
Unexpectedly, among these people, Li Cai was among them. Unexpectedly, Li Cai passed the trial but died at the hands of the Blood Killing Hall.
Previously, Li Cai desperately tried to join the Dragonblood Legion, risking his life to step into the trial of the Reincarnation Bitter Domain. Just as he was about to succeed, he met with misfortune, leaving many lamenting and regretful.
"Boss, you don't need to be sad. You've destroyed the Blood Slaughter Hall and slain so many powerful fighters, which is enough to comfort his spirit in heaven." Qin Feng advised.
Long Chen sighed and shook his head, saying,
"From now on, our Dragonblood Legion will not recruit anyone. You must remember this well."
"Boss, what a ...," Qin Feng was startled.
"Listen to me, this matter is very sinister." Long Chen interrupted Qin Feng.
Qin Feng was startled, carefully pondering Long Chen's words. He seemed to understand something—could there be some cause and effect behind this? If Li Cai hadn't joined the Dragonblood Legion, would he have survived?
Back on the Tianwu Continent, Long Chen had said he was an ominous man. Wherever he went, it was a mountain of corpses and seas of blood. Those whose fate was not strong enough would only die young following him.
Looking back now, could Li Cai have suffered this ordeal because of this? If you're not tough enough and force yourself to join, is this the outcome? Long Chen had previously refused to join Li Cai because he saw Li Cai's good character and loyalty, and wanted to help him, so he pleaded with Long Chen on his behalf. Unexpectedly, this ended in his own harm, leaving him deeply regretful.
"Let's go, come out with me for a bit." Long Chen patted Qin Feng on the shoulder; he knew exactly what Qin Feng was thinking.
"Where to?"
"I need to go to the Blood Killing Hall. I have one more thing to do." After Long Chen finished speaking,He led everyone out of Lingxiao Academy.