53: Chapter 53 Appetizer

The crimson sun demonic fruit was merely an appetizer; what he truly looked forward to was another Opportunity.

"Primordial Mountain Monarch Dominator True Intent..."

Chu Xiao softly murmured the name, his eyes filled with anticipation.

His Hidden Sword Technique followed a path of sharpness and dominance, a sword path that could break ten thousand techniques with a single strike.

And this Dominator True Intent sounded like a completely different path of Body Refining.

If he could master both, to what terrifying heights would his combat power reach?

He walked to the side of the Mountain Lord's corpse, extended his right hand, and with his fingers joined like a sword, he lightly slashed across the Mountain Lord's indestructible spine.

Screech!

A faint golden Sword Qi flashed past.

The pitch-black scales, capable of withstanding a full-strength blow from a High Grade Spiritual Artifact, and the hard flesh beneath them...

Under Chu Xiao's casual slash, they were easily sliced open like tofu.

Revealed was a massive spine several zhang long, crystal clear like jade, and emitting a faint golden glow!

This was the essence of the entire Blood-Red Mountain Lord's power!

Chu Xiao beckoned with his hand, and the massive spine was pulled from the corpse, floating in mid-air.

The moment his fingers touched the spine...

A surge of profound information, filled with endless dominance and a sense of power, flooded into his Sea of Consciousness!

They were scenes.

A Primordial Mountain Monarch, standing tall between heaven and earth, roared at the world.

One punch could shatter mountains and rivers.

One step could cause the earth to sink!

Its Physical Body was the strongest weapon!

Every movement contained the supreme Dominator True Intent that suppressed and dominated everything!

Countless principles regarding Body Refining and numerous techniques for utilizing power...

At this moment, they were forcibly sent into Chu Xiao's mind!

When Chu Xiao regained his senses...

The spine in his hand had already turned to dust, scattering with the wind.

Meanwhile, his body was undergoing earth-shattering changes through a subtle, gradual process.

Every inch of his flesh and every bone seemed to have been refined again by that Dominator True Intent, becoming tougher and more filled with explosive power.

Although his cultivation hadn't increased further...

He could clearly feel that his Physical Body's strength had skyrocketed by at least three times!

A brand-new power was slowly awakening within his body!

"The sword path focuses on ultimate sharpness and penetration, a one-hit kill."

"The Dominator Body focuses on absolute power and suppression, overcoming ten techniques with one force."

He whispered to himself, "With both, I can now be considered to have a bit of self-preservation ability."

If Ye Fan from the Tianyan Sect or Shen Fei from the Jiuyou Sect heard this, they would probably cough up blood in anger.

Possessing such terrifying strength, yet it was only "a bit of self-preservation ability"?

Chu Xiao looked up at the grey-purple sky of the Feixiao Secret Realm.

He suddenly realized that from the moment he killed Jiang He, to refining the nine yang heaven-burning fruit, and then to comprehending the Dominator True Intent, an entire day had passed.

Each time the Feixiao Secret Realm opened, it lasted for only ten short days.

In other words, he didn't have much time left.

As his thoughts shifted, the most important information about an Opportunity in his mind suddenly surfaced.

Eight days later, at the Zixiao Divine Temple in the core of the Feixiao Secret Realm, break the temple's Restriction with a secret method to obtain the supreme Legacy left by an ancient Body Refining expert—the Earth-Grade Low Grade Cultivation Technique, 'Zixiao Body Refining Sacred Technique'!

The location where this Cultivation Technique would appear was in the deepest part of the Feixiao Secret Realm.

"An Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique..."

Chu Xiao's gaze became fervent.

The value of an Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique far exceeded that of a Top-grade Spiritual Artifact.

Such a divine object would be regarded as a Sect-protecting treasure even by a top-tier Sect like the Tianyan Sect.

Only the Sect Master and Grand Elders were permitted to practice it.

More importantly, this was a Body Refining technique, a perfect match for the Dominator True Intent he had just comprehended!

If he could obtain it, his Physical Body strength and overall combat power...

Would surely undergo another earth-shattering leap!

If his estimation was correct, Shen Fei of the Jiuyou Sect would already be leading his Junior Brothers toward that most important site of Opportunity.

A conflict was likely unavoidable.

"Shen Fei?"

Thinking of this, the corners of Chu Xiao's mouth curled up slightly.

Had it been six days ago, he might have had to exert some effort to face this man.

But now...

With a cultivation at the Peak of the fifth level of the Golden Core, the Primordial Dao Body, twenty percent mastery of the Hidden Sword Technique, and the Top-grade Spiritual Artifact, god-slayer...

Chu Xiao had absolute confidence that if Shen Fei dared to stand in his way...

His end would be just like Liu Sanbian and Jiang He—turning into withered bones beneath his feet, becoming a stepping stone for him to intercept the Opportunity.

However, before heading to that final place of Opportunity...

Chu Xiao's gaze swept toward the distant, continuous mountain ranges.

After all, scattered within this vast region were some "opportunities" that, while not as world-shaking as the Zixiao Body Refining Sacred Technique, were still quite decent.

Following the principle that even the smallest mosquito is still meat and never letting any chance to strengthen himself slip by...

Chu Xiao decided that before the final feast began...

He would first thoroughly sweep this entire region!

With that thought, he no longer hesitated.

With a flicker of his body, he transformed into a brilliant golden sword light and soared into the sky!

...

A day later, in the northern part of the Secret Realm, at a Sect ruin that had long been weathered into crumbling walls and debris.

According to the information about opportunities perceived in his mind, Chu Xiao's figure landed silently like a ghost on the back mountain of the ruins. This place had once been a spirit garden brimming with Spiritual Qi, but now only withered vines and wild grass remained, a scene of desolation.

Ordinary Cultivators passing by would never give it a second glance.

But Chu Xiao walked straight to the most inconspicuous corner of the spirit garden, pushed aside the half-person-high weeds, and revealed a patch of dry, cracked earth.

In the crevices of that earth, a spirit plant, entirely emerald green and bearing a thumb-sized fruit at its tip, was growing tenaciously.

A Rank Three Spirit Medicine, the green marrow fruit.

This fruit could cleanse a Cultivator's Meridians and purify their spiritual power; for a Cultivator in the Early Stage of the Golden Core, it was considered a decent Opportunity.

"If I hadn't come, this item would have fallen into the hands of a Disciple named Qin Hao three days later, helping him consolidate his newly broken-through third level of the Golden Core Realm."

A flash of realization crossed Chu Xiao's mind, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Opportunities belong to the virtuous?

No, they belong to the strong.

He didn't hesitate for a moment and reached out to pluck the green marrow fruit.

The moment the fruit left the plant, the cold System prompt arrived as expected.

[Ding! Intercepted Opportunity: Rank Three Spirit Medicine green marrow fruit successfully!]

[Detected that the host intercepted a Luck Opportunity, triggering a 500x Opportunity return reward!]

[Reward: Rank Five Spirit Medicine: Green Emperor Longevity Fruit!]

Chu Xiao opened his palm; the originally small green marrow fruit had already vanished, replaced by...

A fruit the size of a longan, entirely emerald in color.

A strange fruit whose surface seemed to have the pulse of life flowing through it.

A surge of majestic and pure life essence along with Wood-element Spiritual Qi rushed toward him.