My gorgeous wife Chapter 2346 - 2314: Stranger in a Foreign Land

When Li Chen opened his eyes, what he saw was a void of darkness.

But soon, the blackness gradually faded away.

In its place, a series of transformations of the starry sky, sunsets, and moonfalls appeared, with countless mysterious and profound laws constantly changing and twisting.

At this moment, even if a Dao Saint were to see his eyes, their Dao Heart would likely be damaged, and their Mind Spirit severely wounded.

It’s a pity, though, that no one could witness such a scene.

And after the endless transformations, these unique colors gradually subsided.

Finally, tranquility returned.

A pair of distinctly black and white eyes appeared once again in Li Chen’s eye sockets.

"Finally... back."

No one knows what he experienced during these eighty million years, nor does anyone know the price he paid to regain control of his body.

Perhaps, for a Palm Realm Powerhouse, eighty million years of closed-door cultivation might be long, but it’s nothing extraordinary.

Because, during closed-door cultivation, all senses are shut off, and one’s entire being is focused on their cultivation.

Yet these eighty million years, Li Chen was conscious!

He awoke just a few years after that girl named Yin Shuishui took him back to the tribe.

Being fully aware of what was happening outside his body, able to hear the dialogues and exchanges of the outside world, yet he could do nothing.

This kind of long and desolate torment was far more painful than killing a person.

No matter how strong Li Chen’s mind, in these eighty million years, he broke down numerous times.

Amidst the breakdowns and descending into madness for some years, the Seven Realms Tome would awaken him again, urging him to continue his efforts.

And what he worked towards was nothing else but suppressing the black domain at the other end of his Divine Soul!

That black domain, when he first emerged from the Starry Universe, had taken over most of his sea of consciousness, completely seizing control of his body.

At that time, Li Chen could hardly be said to be himself.

Entangled with the Dao Saint of the Yu Clan, Li Chen spent ten thousand years before regaining half of his sea of consciousness, forming a standoff with the black qi.

Otherwise, the Misty Dao Saint of those years would have vanished wherever he passed.

Because Li Chen could clearly feel the terrifying power contained within the black qi, and that terrifying power, after absorbing his negative emotions, turned entirely into a resolve to destroy everything.

More thorough and purer a desire for destruction than the World-Destroying Beast.

Even the World-Destroying Beast merely devours everything, but after devouring, it will nurture everything anew.

But this resolve for destruction was different.

From it, Li Chen could sense only pure destruction.

This was why even the Seven Realms Tome said that if that thing were to control his body, it would be a disaster more terrifying than the World-Destroying Beast.

"So this is... the ancestral hall of the Black and White Empire." Li Chen slowly stood up, touching the stone walls around, silently reminiscing.

If he hadn’t remembered incorrectly, eighty million years ago, this was the location of that small nomadic tribe on the grassland.

And with so many years passed, the shifts in the earth’s crust had already transformed the world.

Even the once grassland became a continuous mountain range.

"Yet, to this place, I still feel a stranger." Li Chen murmured to himself.

"Now that you’ve regained control of your body, everything will be easier." The voice of the Seven Realms Tome echoed.

These eighty million years were not only tormenting for Li Chen but also for it.

Though the Seven Realms Tome often scolded Li Chen for being useless, unable to withstand even a slight blow.

Yet throughout these eighty million years, it has witnessed a miracle.

To speak fairly, Li Chen is by far the most terrifyingly willful creature it has seen since the birth of the Starry Universe civilization!

Who else, besides him, could endure a full eighty million years of confrontation?

Who else, besides him, could go mad numerous times over eight million years, yet awaken every time to continue persisting?

Any other creature would have self-destructed their Divine Soul in these countless episodes of madness, but he, not only did he not self-destruct, he grew more resilient through these years of tempering.

If he merely borrowed black qi to gain Dao Saint level power out of nowhere back then, now, regarding the Divine Soul aspect, he has truly stepped into the Palm Source Realm!

This is what most astounds the Seven Realms Tome.

Under such circumstances, it should be that the Divine Soul gets worn away bit by bit; yet how could it grow stronger?

But Li Chen accomplished it.

In light of this, the Seven Realms Tome can only sigh, perhaps precisely because he possesses such terrifying willpower that he could step forward step by step to where he stands today.

"Now you must quickly find a place rich in Spiritual Energy to cultivate, for you’ve exhausted your entire cultivation to grind away the resolve of that black qi; you need to start all over again," said the Seven Realms Tome.

"My Divine Soul Realm hasn’t fallen, so recovery shouldn’t be too hard; the challenging part could be the Body Refining Realm after all. My Indestructible Body has also been eroded away by that black qi," Li Chen replied.

"Not difficult?" The Seven Realms Tome produced a bitter laugh: "You need to feel the surroundings closely."

"Feel closely..."

Very soon, Li Chen’s brow furrowed.

"The Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth is so thin? And the laws are very vague."

Li Chen silently calculated in his mind.

The current environment around him doesn’t seem much stronger than Earth before the changes of heaven and earth, let alone the Starry Universe after the Banquet Era. After the Banquet Era, even in the Lower Realm Space, there could appear Heaven-level Experts.

Here, it’s worse than the Lower Realm!

And how could he quickly restore his cultivation in such a harsh environment?

"Right." Li Chen fell into a slight silence: "I forgot, perhaps this place is no longer the Starry Universe."

Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, the Seven Realms Tome also fell silent.

Its power was also the main force aiding Li Chen in countering the black qi’s resolve; over this long duration, while not completely exhausted, it had nearly worn out.

It was the origin of the Starry Universe civilization, and it could be said to be the starting point of wisdom for the Starry Universe’s beings; Li Chen is a member of the Starry Universe, as is it.

But now, they seem to have become wanders unable to return home.

One who had slain Dao Saints, a Super Expert, and another, the origin of an Era’s civilization.

How tragic?

At this moment, a series of faint sounds suddenly came from outside, and then Li Chen heard someone kowtowing, murmuring words.

"Ancestral blessings, blessings from the sleeping Immortal, may our Black and White Empire rise once again, otherwise Chen Qi would have no face to meet the ancestors!"

Li Chen thought it over, got up and went to the massive main door of the Underground Palace, reaching out to push it open.

Then, he saw a young man in a half-black, half-white robe staring at him in bewilderment.

"Ances... Ancestor... no, has the Immortal awakened?"