Chaotic Sword God Chapter 3976: Breakthrough Failed

Back then, the secret techniques bequeathed by the seven experts were truly formidable for Jian Chen. They stood as potent trump cards suitable for Infinite Primes.

However, with Jian Chen now standing at the pinnacle of Chaotic Prime, these secret techniques offered no further utility.

Following a brief exchange with Su Le, Jian Chen departed from his sea of consciousness. More pressing concerns awaited him, and he refused to linger excessively.

Jian Chen refrained from promptly accepting Su Le’s plea for aid in restoring her soul.

Given the assets at his disposal, he could facilitate a swift recovery for Su Le, yet the moment had not yet arrived.

Even restoring her to early Grand Prime status rapidly would provide scant assistance to Jian Chen, confined as she was to a mere soul form.

Lacking a corporeal form, she remained unable to join the Divine Formation of the Heavens.

Jian Chen harbored no intentions of rebuilding her physical body.

Exiting his sea of consciousness, Jian Chen chose not to leave the Primeval Divine Hall right away. Instead, he ascended to the uppermost level. With a casual flick of his hand, a multitude of Space Rings materialized in front of him, and he selected one. Accompanied by a clattering sound, heaps of jade boxes in assorted sizes tumbled forth, accumulating swiftly. Within each box lay heavenly resources of diverse qualities.

These represented the spoils harvested from the Skyscraping World. Beyond the heavenly resources plundered from dozens of medicinal gardens, they encompassed the fortunes of deceased Immortal Exalts.

Each of these heavenly resources had undergone careful categorization. At present, Jian Chen had extracted solely God Tier heavenly resources designed to bolster cultivation.

Nevertheless, the bulk consisted of low grade God Tier items, with mid and high grade God Tier heavenly resources proving far scarcer.

“Low grade God Tier heavenly resources hold no benefit for me anymore. Only mid grade or superior resources will suffice.” Jian Chen surveyed the towering mound of heavenly resources. After brief contemplation, he discreetly stored away every low grade item.

In an instant, over half the surrounding heavenly resources disappeared.

“” Jian Chen reflected inwardly. Clearly, God Tier heavenly resources paled in comparison to the Chaotic Fruit of Ways. Their sole merit lay in sheer volume.

Thankfully, the vast reserves from the Skyscraping World, combined with the extensive cultivation materials amassed by the Heavenly Emperor of Sword Radiance, emboldened Jian Chen to pursue a breakthrough to the eighteenth layer.

“” Jian Chen wasted no time and commenced his efforts. He started devouring the mid grade God Tier heavenly resources.

At once, the mid grade God Tier heavenly resources encircling Jian Chen dwindled one after another. He processed them at an alarming pace, ultimately transforming everything into threads of Chaotic Force that integrated into his dantian and infused his chaotic neidan.

Jian Chen’s chaotic neidan gradually replenished, advancing steadily toward completion.

Time blurred during cultivation. Fully immersed, Jian Chen lost track of time’s flow, unaware of its passage. He merely recognized that the heavenly resources stacked around him were vanishing rapidly. After an indeterminate duration, the initial batch finally depleted.

Subsequently, he retrieved a second batch, arranging it nearby. The radiant, misty glow enveloped him.

Ere long, the second batch too exhausted itself. Jian Chen proceeded with a third batch in the same manner.

Jian Chen consumed his heavenly resources at a frightening velocity. The chaotic neidan within his dantian had noticeably expanded, yet as progress continued, its growth decelerated.

With each increase in size, expanding the radius demanded even greater quantities of Chaotic Force than previously.

Upon inspecting his Space Ring once more, Jian Chen realized he had exhausted all mid grade God Tier heavenly resources for cultivation enhancement. Without delay, he produced another Space Ring and emptied numerous bottles from it. These held mid grade God Tier pills he had earlier organized.

Grasping a jade bottle, he emptied more than a dozen mid grade God Tier pills directly into his mouth.

Over time, the jade bottles surrounding Jian Chen also diminished. Eventually, he depleted every mid grade God Tier pill in his possession meant for cultivation advancement.

By now, neither mid grade God Tier heavenly resources nor pills remained for Jian Chen to boost his cultivation.

Having expended such vast quantities of heavenly resources, Jian Chen’s chaotic neidan at last displayed indications of reaching fullness.

“” Quietly examining the chaotic neidan in his dantian, Jian Chen inwardly sighed. Despite consuming so many God Tier heavenly resources, the outcome fell short of even a tenth of the effects from half a Chaotic Fruit of Ways.

Regrettably, no Chaotic Fruit of Ways remained in his possession. Though these heavenly resources yielded minimal impact, he had no choice but to persist with them grudgingly.

After a brief hesitation, Jian Chen quietly withdrew two final Space Rings. One housed high grade God Tier heavenly resources, the other high grade God Tier pills.

He pressed on, ingesting high grade God Tier pills and heavenly resources alike.

These constituted his sole remaining cultivation-boosting assets, and the finest quality among them.

The potency of high grade God Tier pills surpassed that of their mid grade counterparts. Upon entering his body, Jian Chen sensed an explosive blaze igniting within, with torrential energy coursing through his limbs before swiftly transmuting into Chaotic Force.

Suddenly, Jian Chen’s Chaotic Force expanded at a pace several times swifter than earlier.

The high grade God Tier heavenly resources around Jian Chen swiftly diminished, though he increasingly furrowed his brow. He noted that the chaotic neidan’s dimensions had evidently hit their maximum, yet regardless of the Chaotic Force it ingested, no shattering of the neidan or bodily reforging occurred.

It resembled a sudden insatiable void, impossible to satiate no matter the input.

“” Jian Chen contemplated. Surveying his leftover supplies, he steeled his resolve and resumed refining them.

On this occasion, his consumption proved even fiercer than before. He gulped high grade God Tier pills in multiples at once, showing utter recklessness.

The maximally engorged chaotic neidan in his dantian embraced it all. No quantity of generated Chaotic Force proved too much for absorption.

Yet, upon exhausting half his high grade God Tier heavenly resources, Jian Chen at last perceived a subtle shift in the chaotic neidan. Its power appeared to inch upward at a nearly imperceptible rate.

This alteration in the chaotic neidan shocked Jian Chen. He halted immediately to assess his Chaotic Force. Moments later, his gaze brightened. Indeed, his Chaotic Force had grown marginally stronger compared to his time in the Skyscraping World.

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Jian Chen ceased his cultivation. Merely a third of his high grade God Tier heavenly resources and pills endured. He harbored a profound intuition that these current holdings fell far short of what was needed to shatter into the eighteenth layer.

Even depleting all high grade God Tier resources, along with absorbing the five-coloured immortal crystals and the vast accumulations of energy crystals within the Energy-devouring Furnace, would not propel him to the eighteenth layer.

“” Jian Chen pondered. Simultaneously, a trace of anticipation stirred within him. Though his Chaotic Body remained unbroken, his Chaotic Force steadily intensified.