Chaos Heaven-Dominating Technique

Upon hearing this, Elder Yan made a beckoning gesture with one hand. The Fire Spirit Black Obsidian surged out from Shen Haoran’s body. As its previous wielder, the obsidian did not reject Elder Yan.

Then, Elder Yan formed a Seal Technique with his hands. The Fire Spirit Black Obsidian began to move in a peculiar trajectory, and a moment later, a small array materialized in front of Shen Haoran.

"Alright, just sit cross-legged inside and begin your Cultivation. The Fire Spirit Black Obsidian will automatically refine the berserk factors within the Spiritual Power for you!" Elder Yan said, pointing to the empty space within the array.

"Alright!" Hearing this, Shen Haoran stepped into the array and activated the Chaos Heaven-Dominating Technique. A terrifying suction force erupted from his body, pulling at the surrounding Spiritual Power.

The surrounding mist of Spiritual Power was drawn to Shen Haoran’s body, surging toward him like a tide. But as it passed through the array, black flames suddenly erupted. The spiritual mist collided with this black Fire Curtain, producing a loud SIZZLE.

Immediately after, some crimson energy was stripped from the mist of Spiritual Power and adhered to the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian, where it was then refined. That crimson energy was precisely the berserk factor hidden within the spiritual mist!

Once stripped of the berserk factor, the mist of Spiritual Power transformed into a stream of pure energy that poured into Shen Haoran’s body. It circulated according to the Chaos Heaven-Dominating Technique and was finally infused into the Spirit Crystal in his Dantian!

Feeling that pure energy, Shen Haoran was ecstatic. ’Just one stream of this is easily worth an hour of Cultivation outside!’ Then, he calmed his mind and became fully immersed in his Cultivation.

Seeing Shen Haoran enter a state of Cultivation, Elder Yan nodded in satisfaction. He then turned to Changmao beside him and said, "The Spiritual Power here will help you too. You also need to increase your strength as quickly as possible. Go and cultivate with him!"

Upon hearing this, Changmao was about to charge into the array to cultivate with Shen Haoran, but Elder Yan stopped it.

"Are you really scared of a little berserk factor like this? Don’t fight him for Spiritual Power. Get to the side!" Elder Yan picked Changmao up and tossed it into a corner. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Changmao shot Elder Yan a resentful look, then closed its eyes. Its Devouring Power erupted, unleashing a suction force even more terrifying than Shen Haoran’s. An endless amount of spiritual mist surged toward it.

Changmao didn’t need the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian’s refinement. It welcomed all of the spiritual mist, swallowing it all down. As for the berserk factor, that was just another type of energy for it to use to grow stronger!

Just like that, inside Shen Haoran’s Cultivation Room, two vortexes—one large and one small—spun like black holes, continuously devouring the surrounding mist of Spiritual Power. Both Shen Haoran and Changmao entered a deep state of Cultivation.

Watching the two of them getting into the groove, Elder Yan smiled faintly and closed his eyes to rest.

...

「Outside, in front of the Celestial Essence Hall...」

Chai Hui emerged, supported by a few of his lackeys, his face deathly pale. Shen Haoran’s punch had severely injured him. He wouldn’t be able to use any Spiritual Power for at least two months.

’Damn that Shen Haoran! Once I tell Brother Su, I’ll definitely have your arms and legs broken and your Cultivation crippled!’ Chai Hui muttered to himself, his eyes full of venomous hatred as he looked at the ground.

As he walked with his head down, Chai Hui suddenly bumped into a sturdy figure. Already seething with rage, Chai Hui looked up and snarled, "Are you fucking blind? Can’t you watch where you’re going? Believe it or not, I’ll—" Before he could finish, Chai Hui snapped his mouth shut. Staring at the powerfully built disciple before him, he broke out in a cold sweat.

"B-Brother Su! I’m sorry, Brother Su, I didn’t see it was you..." Chai Hui immediately humbled himself, bowing and apologizing profusely, completely ignoring the pain in his body.

The disciple Chai Hui called Brother Su was named Su Xing. He was a Second Level Disciple of the Thick Earth Hall and, more importantly, a formidable expert ranked 395th on the Dragon and Tiger List!

Su Xing looked at Chai Hui’s pale face and asked, "What happened to you?"

Upon hearing the question, Chai Hui started wailing, "Brother Su, it was all that despicable villain, Shen Haoran! I ran into him in the Celestial Essence Hall just now. I wanted to challenge him, but he refused. Then, when I wasn’t looking, he launched a sneak attack and severely injured me!" Chai Hui put on a look of righteous indignation as he complained.

"He really did that?" Su Xing’s brow furrowed.

"Yes, they both saw it!" Chai Hui said, pointing at his two underlings.

At Chai Hui’s signal, the two disciples hurriedly nodded. "That’s right! Brother Chai only wanted to challenge Shen Haoran, but he resorted to a sneak attack! How can a vile person like that be allowed to stay on the Dragon and Tiger List? He’s a disgrace to every disciple on it! Brother Su, you must avenge Brother Chai!"

"Hmph! Utterly arrogant!" Anger flashed in Su Xing’s eyes as he listened. He and Chai Hui were from the same hometown, and their families were close. Furthermore, Chai Hui’s older brother was a good friend of Su Xing’s and had even saved his life once. Before they came to the Five Elements Sect, Chai Hui’s brother had specifically asked Su Xing to look after him. For someone to bully Chai Hui like this... Su Xing would naturally not let the person get away with it!

"Let’s go! I’ll get justice for you!" Su Xing declared, storming menacingly back into the Celestial Essence Hall.

Seeing that Su Xing was going to stick up for him, Chai Hui sneered to himself. ’Hmph, Shen Haoran, your triumph will be short-lived!’

He then followed closely behind Su Xing, heading back into the Celestial Essence Hall.

"Hey, why is Chai Hui back? Wasn’t he badly injured by Shen Haoran?"

"Look who’s in front of him. Isn’t that Su Xing? He’s ranked somewhere in the three hundreds on the Dragon and Tiger List."

"So Chai Hui actually called Su Xing to get revenge for him?"

"Looks like it. I heard Chai Hui’s brother saved Su Xing’s life once, so Su Xing is really protective of him. Chai Hui has done who knows how many wicked things while hiding behind that connection!"

"Su Xing is too loyal. To think he’d tolerate Chai Hui’s outrageous behavior!"

"Tch, he’s just repaying a debt. Su Xing owes his life to Chai Hui’s brother, after all!" Murmurs of discussion filled the hall.

"Where is Shen Haoran!" Su Xing roared upon entering the main hall.

"He went to a Profound Level Cultivation Room to cultivate!" Chai Hui answered quickly.

Hearing this, Su Xing frowned. According to Sect rules, no one was allowed to disturb a disciple during their Cultivation. Violators would be sent to the Law Enforcement Hall for punishment. ’That would cost me at least a month’s worth of cultivation resources!’

"Come on. We’ll wait for him at the Profound Level Cultivation Rooms," Su Xing snorted. "A new Tier One Spirit General like him won’t be able to last long in a Profound Level room anyway!" With that, he led Chai Hui deeper into the Celestial Essence Hall.

The crowd followed Su Xing to the outer area of the Profound Level Cultivation Rooms. While ordinary disciples were forbidden from entering the Profound Level rooms, they were still allowed to hang around the periphery.

Su Xing stood bolt upright outside Shen Haoran’s Cultivation Room, his eyes closed, waiting for him to emerge. But his wait stretched on for five long days...