Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

When Jiang Chen emerged from the Inheritance Space, he found himself in the Celestial Pride War Hall.

He spotted the Celestial Fate Daoist at a glance.

Jiang Chen respectfully cupped his fists in greeting. "Jiang Chen greets you, Senior!"

"Young man, did you obtain the Divine Blood Inheritance?" the Celestial Fate Daoist asked with a broad smile.

His gaze seemed to penetrate everything. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Jiang Chen was taken aback for a moment before replying, "Yes. This junior was fortunate enough to obtain that drop of Divine Blood!"

"Mm-hmm."

The Celestial Fate Daoist nodded, stroking his graying beard with a profound and mysterious air. "Already promoted to the Heavenly Destiny Realm Ninth Stage? You must have refined about one-thousandth of the Divine Blood. It seems your absorption speed is quite decent. Keep up the good work, and strive to refine the rest of the Divine Blood and condense the Divine Crystal within five years. Only then can you truly become a Divine Son and compete with the true prodigies of the Qiankun Continent!"

Hearing the Celestial Fate Daoist’s words, Jiang Chen’s expression turned a little strange.

’One-thousandth?’

’I’ve already used up all the energy from the entire drop of Divine Blood!’

’What am I supposed to keep working on?’

’And as for that Divine Crystal...’

Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up. With a sweep of his Divine Thought, a transparent, peanut-sized crystal landed in his hand. "Senior, is this the Divine Crystal you were talking about?"

The ancient character for "Hong" on its surface was exceptionally bright.

The Celestial Fate Daoist: "..."

The smug, confident look on his face vanished completely, replaced by profound shock and disbelief. His eyes widened as he stared at Jiang Chen. "Y-y-you’ve already condensed the Divine Crystal? H-how is that possible? As far as I know, since the Divine Blood first appeared, the fastest Divine Son took a full four months to refine it. It’s only been three months for you, and you’ve already condensed the Divine Crystal?"

The Celestial Fate Daoist felt his mind reeling in chaos.

’This is simply incomprehensible!’

’Unimaginable!’

Recalling how he had just confidently told Jiang Chen to redouble his efforts and strive to refine the Divine Crystal within five years, the Celestial Fate Daoist’s face burned hot.

It felt as if he had been slapped across the face dozens of times.

The takedown was just too clean and decisive!

"Since you’ve condensed the Divine Crystal, you have officially become a Divine Son. Jiang Chen, from now on, you are privy to some of the secrets of the Qiankun Continent. The entire Qiankun Continent is divided into six major regions: the five continents of the East, West, South, North, and Celestial Vault, and the central continent of Zhongzhou. The five continents are relatively small, each comprising only a hundred domains. But Zhongzhou, as the core of the Qiankun Continent, is incomparably vast, containing a thousand domains!"

The Celestial Fate Daoist gave a bitter laugh and looked at Jiang Chen as if he were some kind of monster. With a complicated expression, he continued, "Zhongzhou is the heart of the Qiankun Continent, and it is where the Martial Dao is most prosperous. At the very core of Zhongzhou, there is a Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak. No one knows exactly how tall this Divine Peak is. It’s only known that a powerhouse at the Peak of the Union Palace Realm once spent a hundred years trying to climb it, yet never reached the summit!"

Jiang Chen sucked in a sharp breath.

’A powerhouse at the Peak of the Union Palace Realm spent a hundred years and still couldn’t reach the summit?’

’Don’t tell me the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak actually pierces the Celestial Vault?’

He stared intently at the Celestial Fate Daoist, waiting for him to continue. The Daoist explained, "In truth, how could the common folk know? The Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak is not endless; it does have a summit. However, half of it is normally situated in an Otherworldly Space. You can see it there with your eyes, but no matter how you climb, you can never reach the top!"

"Every thousand years, the part of the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak within the Otherworldly Space will open for one year. During this time, anyone holding a key can ascend the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak and enter the Mistaken Storage at its summit," the Celestial Fate Daoist said, smiling at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen paused, pointing at the Divine Crystal in his hand. "Senior, are you saying that this Divine Crystal is the key to the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak?"

"That’s right!"

The Celestial Fate Daoist slowly turned and stepped onto a Flying Carpet, and Jiang Chen followed him onto it. "You should know that across the Qiankun Continent, there are a hundred thousand Trial Worlds just like this Celestial Fate Ancient Realm. Within each world, a single drop of Divine Blood is nurtured. Only by obtaining this Divine Blood, refining it, and acquiring the Divine Crystal can one gain the qualification to ascend the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak. These people are known as Divine Sons!"

"Jiang Chen, a Divine Spirit’s secret hoard is hidden atop that Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak. It is said to be related to the greatest secret of the Qiankun Continent. Whoever obtains this hoard can become a Divine Spirit!"

"That is why countless powerhouses throughout the Qiankun Continent will stop at nothing to obtain Divine Blood and condense a Divine Crystal."

"This Celestial Fate Ancient Realm of ours is among the weakest of the hundred thousand Trial Worlds. Since its birth, you are the only prodigy to have emerged, obtained the Divine Blood, and become a Divine Son. You will have the chance, the next time the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak’s hoard opens, to go and fight for it!" The Celestial Fate Daoist stared intently at Jiang Chen, his eyes filled with excitement.

Jiang Chen frowned, lost in thought.

He was processing the information the Celestial Fate Daoist had just revealed.

He had heard too much shocking news today: the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak that a Union Palace Realm expert couldn’t summit in a hundred years, the one hundred thousand Trial Worlds like the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm, the Heaven-Reaching secret hoard, the Divine Blood, the Divine Sons, and more...

If any single piece of this information got out, it would be enough to shake the world!

The Celestial Fate Daoist continued, "Jiang Chen, you have now condensed the Divine Crystal and become a true Divine Son. The next time the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak opens will be in five years. I hope that before the eighth day of the twelfth month, five years from now, you can make your way to the Heaven-Reaching Ancient City in Zhongzhou to participate in this trial for the secret hoard!"

Jiang Chen was silent for a while.

The secret hoard within the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak was indeed a huge temptation.

It held the secret to becoming the strongest in the Qiankun Continent!

For any Martial Artist, this was an irresistible temptation. However, his most pressing concerns right now were resolving his trouble with the Ten Great Dynasties and then finding his father, Jiang Taixu.

It had been several years since they parted in Yandu City, and he hadn’t heard any news of his father since.

Jiang Chen looked at the Celestial Fate Daoist and said, "Rest assured, Senior. In five years, I will definitely go to the Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak in Zhongzhou. But for now, I need to exchange for some treasures to improve my strength."

"No problem."

The Celestial Fate Daoist nodded with a warm smile. "You became a Divine Son in my Celestial Fate Ancient Realm, so you can enjoy a fifty-percent discount on all treasure exchanges this time."

"Fifty percent off?"

Jiang Chen was stunned, then a look of excitement crossed his face. This meant he could exchange for even more Cultivation Resources.

And so...

The Celestial Fate Daoist opened the list of treasures.

With a massive amount of points and the fifty-percent discount, Jiang Chen directly exchanged for three Celestial-Tier High-Level Martial Skills: the Water Attribute Martial Skill, *Fish Dragon Nine Swords*; the Wind Attribute Sword Skill, *Divine Wind Celestial Fury*; and the Earth Attribute Sword Skill, *Thick Earth Sword Technique*, as well as the Divine Thought Master exclusive Martial Skill, the *Five Thunder Secret Technique*.

The three Sword Techniques and the *Five Thunder Secret Technique* were worth three billion points.

He then exchanged for some materials to craft the Spirit-Slaying Sword and the Spirit Medicine for the Third-Revolution Tyrant Essence Pill, which cost a total of one and a half billion points.

In a show of extravagance, he also exchanged for a full forty Spirit Nurturing Divine Fruits, which cost one billion points after the discount.

His more than five billion points were completely spent!

Jiang Chen returned to the Inheritance Space once more. Looking at the mountain of Cultivation Resources before him, a brilliant divine light erupted in his eyes. ’As soon as I’ve finished refining all of you and my strength has been comprehensively enhanced, it will be time for me to return to the Saint Martial Sword Sect!’

A fiery battle intent erupted from his eyes like a raging inferno...

[Fifth Chapter of the day is done! One more to go. I’m gritting my teeth and writing as fast as I can! Thanks for all the recommendation ticket support, everyone! I’ll get back to writing and have the next one out ASAP!]