Chapter 15: The Convergence of Grotto-Heavens, the Manifestation of the Divine Ring!

"No need, I have already found a place for my seclusion."

Zhu Chen directly declined the Fire Emperor's kindness.

The safest place in the Fire Kingdom was the Saint Emperor's Secret Chamber; what place could possibly be safer than that?

"You brat, don't tell me you're planning to go to the secret chamber inside the Fire God Tree?"

At that moment, Xiao Hong, standing on the Fire Emperor's shoulder, suddenly thought of something and hurriedly spoke up to warn him: "There is something very dangerous hidden in there. You'd better not go there for your seclusion."

Zhu Chen naturally knew that Xiao Hong was referring to the Third Killing Array.

However, he was not worried about this.

Both the Third Killing Array and that ancient battlefield were sealed by the golden coffin that entombed the Saint Emperor of the Fire Kingdom.

As long as he did not touch that golden coffin, nothing would happen.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Zhu Chen nodded to the Fire Emperor and Xiao Hong, then spoke no more. He immediately turned and flew into the roots of the Fire God Tree, vanishing from sight.

"Tch~, you're just a seven or eight-year-old kid, what do you know about knowing what you're doing?"

Xiao Hong pouted in dissatisfaction.

That being said, a rare trace of worry appeared on its avian face.

Zhu Chen and Huo Ling'er had once visited the ancestral lands of the Fire Kingdom; one could say it had watched him grow up since childhood, and it did not want to see anything happen to the boy.

"Zhu Chen has been steady since he was a child; he should know what he is doing."

The Fire Emperor was quite at ease regarding Zhu Chen.

He cast a deep gaze toward the direction where Zhu Chen had disappeared, then turned to look at Xiao Hong and asked in a heavy voice, "Since you've come out of the ancestral lands this time, does it mean something major is about to happen in the Desolate Region?"

"Yes."

Speaking of this, Xiao Hong's expression suddenly became solemn.

It turned its head toward the direction of the Stone Kingdom and said, "The vast Cangmang Mountains in the Desolate Region have recently been filled with raging fires and bird cries piercing the nine heavens. This is a sign that an exotic treasure is about to appear in the world. I want to go and take a look. If I can snatch that treasure, it might help with the boy's future cultivation."

The Fire Emperor's gaze tightened slightly. "Do you need my help?"

Xiao Hong shook its head. "No need. Zhu Chen needs someone to guard him during his seclusion, so you should stay here to protect his cultivation. A mere exotic treasure is something I can obtain quickly with my abilities."

Having said that, it flapped its small fleshy wings and flew into the sky.

"—Chirp!"

However, at the very moment Xiao Hong vanished into the sky, a loud phoenix cry rang out.

Its body instantly transformed into a majestic Vermilion Bird, as large as a mountain range, draped in crimson fiery wings.

"An exotic treasure appears just as a great tribulation is about to rise... I wonder if it is a blessing or a curse..."

The Fire Emperor sighed as he watched the direction where Xiao Hong had flown off, then turned and returned to the Fire Emperor Palace.

However, he left a wisp of his divine sense behind.

Should anything happen here, he could arrive at the first possible moment using only that wisp of divine sense.

...

At the same time.

Inside the Saint Emperor's Secret Chamber within the Fire God Tree.

Zhu Chen had already begun his cultivation.

He had his clone sit cross-legged in meditation, beginning to communicate with heaven and earth to absorb the spiritual energy of all things to temper his physical body.

As for himself, he found a random corner, sat on the ground, and began to comprehend the order and laws of this world.

In the Perfect World, if a cultivator wishes to open a Cave Heaven, they must open a space within or outside their body, known as a Cave Heaven.

A Cave Heaven can be a passage, a pure land, or a world, used to communicate with the boundless void and seize the creation of heaven and earth.

The more Cave Heavens one possesses, the higher the cultivator's cultivation level.

As Zhu Chen entered a state of comprehension, a golden phantom of a Cave Heaven soon began to slowly coalesce at the center of his brow.

The moment this Cave Heaven fully manifested, the aura of Zhu Chen's cultivation underwent a qualitative change.

At this moment, Zhu Chen finally opened his Cave Heaven Divine Ring and successfully stepped into the Cave Heaven Realm!

However, it wasn't over yet.

After the first Cave Heaven had fully manifested, a golden divine ring phantom gradually appeared on his forehead as well.

"Open!"

With a loud shout from Zhu Chen, the divine ring phantom began to solidify rapidly, finally appearing completely before him.

The second Cave Heaven had manifested!

If it were anyone else, being able to open two Cave Heavens in one breath while breaking through the Blood Moving Realm would surely bring ecstatic joy.

But Zhu Chen could not feel happy at all right now.

Shi Hao could open three Cave Heavens in one breath.

Yet he could only open two.

Did this not mean he was inferior to Shi Hao?

"It seems it's still not enough without the Original True Interpretation."

Zhu Chen sighed with some frustration.

The Original True Interpretation was the carrier of the Great Dao, containing profound explanations and understandings of the essence of cultivation, the laws of heaven and earth, and the ultimate truths of the Dao.

The reason Shi Hao could open three Cave Heavens in one breath while breaking through the Blood Moving Realm was because he practiced the Original True Interpretation.

If he also practiced it, his cultivation speed would surely become faster.

"—Bang!"

"—Bang!"

Just then, the two Cave Heaven Divine Rings circling him suddenly began to shake violently.

It was as if an invisible force was pulling at them, attempting to tear them away.

"How can this be?"

Zhu Chen's expression changed drastically.

He looked around and finally fixed his gaze on his Flesh Dao Clone.

He could feel that these two Cave Heavens he had just opened had actually formed a mysterious connection with this clone.

"Is it because of the Pangu Essence Blood?"

Zhu Chen's eyes flickered, as if he had understood something.

This clone was formed from the half-drop of Pangu Essence Blood that had been separated from his body.

And since these two Cave Heavens were also things condensed from within his body, there was bound to be a certain connection between the two.

"Since you want to build a connection, then I shall let you build one..."

Zhu Chen snorted coldly and decisively released his control over the Cave Heavens, letting them fly toward the clone on their own.

Unsurprisingly, having lost their restraint, the two Cave Heavens merged into the clone's body almost instantly without any resistance.

But very quickly, Zhu Chen sensed something was wrong.

"Strange, the Cave Heavens have already merged into the clone's body, so why is my connection to them still there? And..."

He formed hand seals, attempting to communicate with the two Cave Heavens.

In the next second.

The two Cave Heavens that had merged with the clone actually reappeared before him once again.

However, these two newly manifested Cave Heavens were no longer golden.

They were an eerie red, like blood.

Furthermore, two dazzling divine rings were bestowed upon the outside of the Cave Heavens, and the two Cave Heavens were tightly connected, as if they were one.

"Cave Heaven Divine Rings, this..."

Zhu Chen was overjoyed.

Shi Hao's Cave Heavens only refined divine rings after undergoing several transformations.

He hadn't expected that these two Cave Heavens, which he had only just opened, would already possess divine rings.

Moreover, the aura emanating from these two blood-colored Cave Heavens was countless times stronger than the golden Cave Heavens he had just opened.

More importantly, through this fusion of Cave Heavens, he discovered that the clone seemed to have become something similar to a Primordial Spirit.

He could directly place the other into his own Cave Heaven world.

Even though the entity resided within the Cave Heaven world, it could still absorb the spiritual energy of the outside world to temper its physical body.

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(End of Chapter)