Mu Chen sat at the bottom of the lake for half a day as he waited for the audience to disperse. Then, he quietly emerged and glanced around. Once heād confirmed that Su LingāEr had departed, he was relieved.
āIt seems that I canāt remain here any longer.ā
Mu Chen shook his head helplessly. Although heād managed to deal with Su LingāEr today, heād completely angered her. Once she recovered, sheād probably go on a rampage. When that happened, heād be in trouble once she appeared again.
Moreover, Mu Chen had already completed his Spirit Energy Fusion cultivation. There wasnāt any meaning to him cultivating at the bottom of this lake. Therefore, he needed to find another cultivation location, and prepare himself as he broke through to the Heavenly Fusion Stage!
As heād fought constantly against powerful opponents, Mu Chen was aware of just how large of a gap there was between the Spirit Stage and the Heavenly Fusion Stage. If it wasnāt for the fact that he possessed various techniques, he wouldnāt have been able to defeat all those enemies.
But even so, he could still faintly feel the powerlessness within him. Therefore, he needed to breakthrough to the Heavenly Fusion Stage as well. When that happened, it would be a lot easier for him to deal with an opponent at the Heavenly Fusion Stage.
If Mu Chen was at the Heavenly Fusion Stage, there would be no need for him to use the sort of means to deal with the situation that he had today. Although it might not be easy to defeat Su LingāEr, the latter wouldnāt be able to obtain the upper-hand against him, even if she were to use a Middle Rank Spiritual Artifact.
Therefore, it was necessary for him to advance to the Heavenly Fusion Stage.
As he thought about this, Mu Chen decided not to hesitate, and directly burst out from the lake. He then headed further into the depths of the Spirit Convergence Array. He needed to find another place to cultivate in peace.
Because Su LingāEr had come searching for him earlier, he mustāve left a few trails previously. Therefore, after the previous incident, Mu Chen was quite careful, and did his best to avoid other individuals. He focused specifically on moving throughout the calm mountains and forests.
After approximately half an hour, Mu Chen had finally decided on the place where heād cultivate. It was the summit of a hidden mountain. The summit wasnāt quite visible, and was covered with trees.
Mu Chenās figure descended and landed on the isolated summit. This place was relatively close to the depths of the Spirit Convergence Array. Therefore, the Spiritual Aura of the world was exceptionally dense. Spiritual Mist would emerge from time to time, and was quite a refreshing sight.
Mu Chen glanced around the isolated peak, before he drilled a cave into the edge of a steep cliff. He cleared up the place slightly, before he sat down cross-legged.
Once he sat down cross-legged, his expression gradually became dignified. He knew that it wasnāt easy to breakthrough to the Heavenly Fusion Stage, even if heād made preparations for it.
A clump of white gas was slowly exhaled from Mu Chen. He closed his eyes, and the Spiritual Energy fluctuations that were emitted from his body retracted slightly.
Mu Chen didnāt attempt to breakthrough to the Heavenly Fusion Stage immediately. This was because he knew that it was completely meaningless. Heād reached the peak of the Spirit Stage a while ago, and only needed an opportunity to breakthrough. But sometimes, it was this opportunity that stopped individuals from passing through the door to the Heavenly Fusion Stage.
He slowly cleared his mind of the thoughts of a breakthrough, and allowed his state of his mind to become calm. At the same time, he began to circulate the Great Pagoda Art, and to absorb the dense Spiritual Aura within the world.
At this moment, the Spirit that was sitting above Mu Chenās Spiritual Energy light wheel had also sat down cross-legged. It formed a few cultivation seals with its hands. The so-called Heavenly Fusion Stage was for one to fuse with both heaven and earth. However, the fusion wasnāt using oneās own body, but their Spirit.
Only by allowing oneās Spirit to breakthrough the shackles of the body, and by fusing with the heavens and earth, would one be able to manipulate the Spiritual Aura within the world and become a genuine Heavenly Fusion Stage powerhouse.
Mu Chenās Spirit gradually calmed down and entered a state of selflessness. His consciousness drifted around within his body, yet whenever it attempted to break through his body, it was hampered.
However, Mu Chen wasnāt anxious about this obstruction. He maintained a peaceful state of mind, and allowed his consciousness to drift around. He didnāt deliberately try to find a feeling to break through the restraints of his body.
He knew that he would only be able to break through the restraints of his body when that feeling emerged. Otherwise, it would be useless no matter how much he struggled.
Right now, there was no need for him to be anxious. He only had to wait quietly.
Just as Mu Chen was immersing himself in his cultivation, and was searching for the mysterious feeling needed to breakthrough the shackles of his body, Su LingāEr had returned to the island located at the center of the lake grumpily. She pushed open the door and ignored the gentle girl who was staring at her in surprise. She stomped up the stairs angrily, and rushed into her own room. Then, her petite body rolled around as she hammered her bed.
āBastard! Bastard! Bastard!ā
Su LingāErās face was completely red under her blanket. She grit her teeth as she cursed constantly. She still felt an occasional pain from her butt, causing her to feel slightly embarrassed.
She never expected that Mu Chen would actually do such an act!
āBastard, I wonāt forgive you!
Su LingāEr gritted her teeth. At this moment, she seemed like a tiny wolf, and she couldnāt wait to tear Mu Chen into pieces.
āWho canāt you forgive?ā
A gentle laugh resounded out. Su LingāEr hurriedly threw her blanket aside, and noticed Su Xuan chuckling nearby as she stared at her.
āNā¦Nothing.ā Su LingāErās face was bright red as she quickly responded. She didnāt dare mention that she was spanked by Mu Chen. It was far too embarrassing!
āDidnāt you say earlier that you would search for that freshman called Mu Chen? How is it? Did you find him?ā Su Xuan smiled.
āNā¦No, I didnāt find him.ā Su LingāEr shook her head. Although she gnashed her teeth to the point where they were about to shatter, she had to save herself a little bit of face.
Su Xuan stared at Su LingāEr for a moment. This was a bit strange. Just earlier, sheād been constantly muttering about how to trouble Mu Chen. Yet, right now, sheād acted quite honest.
āWhat happened to you?ā Su Xuan noticed that Su LingāErās posture was strange, and that sheād tilted her body. Her clothes revealed her graceful curves, but it all seemed somewhat unnatural.
Su LingāEr hurriedly sat up. However, once her butt made contact with the bed, a stinging pain emerged. Tears filled her eyes. However, she endured the pain as she cursed Mu Chen.
āIf thereās any problems, feel free to find your sister.ā Su Xuan felt that Su LingāErās actions were quite bizarre. However, she didnāt think much about it, and rubbed her sisterās head. Towards this sister of hers, she was always quite protective.
āI know. Hurry and leave. I can deal with my own matters. Isnāt that what you said, sister?ā Su LingāEr pouted. She would only say such words at this sort of moment.
Su Xuan shook her head as she left the room.
Once Su Xuan had left, Su LingāEr buried her face into her pillow and rolled around. An angry voice rang out from her clenched teeth.
āMu Chen, I wonāt forgive you!ā
Although Su LingāEr was filled with rage, she recovered on the following day. She immediately rushed back into the Spirit Convergence Array, and headed towards the lake. But once sheād arrived, she noticed that Mu Chen had already disappeared, and not even a trace of him could be found.
āBastard! Bastard!ā
In the sky, Su LingāEr stomped down with her foot. She was fully prepared today, and had brought another valuable Middle Rank Spiritual Artifact, as well as the scarlet whip with her. She planned on capturing Mu Chen and getting her revenge, yet, sheād never imagined that the cunning fellow would actually run away from this place.
āAHHHHH! I donāt believe that you can hide from me forever!ā
Su LingāEr swung her hands around angrily, and caused massive waves to form on the surface of the lake. The students, who were dizzy from the waves, had emerged from the lake. Once they saw that it was Su LingāEr however, they suddenly shrank back, and didnāt dare to say anything.
Su LingāEr ignored them and glanced around. Then, she rushed off in another direction. From her appearance, it seemed that she wouldnāt stop until sheād managed to capture Mu Chen.
While Su LingāEr was searching for Mu Chen angrily, the latter had been cultivating quietly and calmly within a cave. At this moment, Mu Chenās body was completely motionless, and even his breathing was quite weak. It was as if he was gravely injured and was about to die. However, if one were to sense carefully, they would notice that hidden underneath his current facade, was a burning and youthful vitality.
Mu Chen was currently experiencing the wonders of breaking through the shackles of the body. Everything in the outside world seemed to be blocked off by him. At this moment, he was completely immersed in his cultivation.
Time passed while Mu Chen continued this peaceful cultivation. In a blink of an eye, almost a month had passed.
During this month, Mu Chen had basically cultivated the entire time. He would utilize his Spirit to sense the world as he attempted to let it break through his bodyās shackles.
And under his calm state of mind as he cultivated, results had gradually emerged. His consciousness would drift around his body, yet it would occasionally break through his bodyās shackles. When it occurred, a mysterious, yet memorable feeling emerged within Mu Chenās heartā¦
After experiencing this feeling to a certain extent, Mu Chen finally opened his eyes. A profound feeling flashed through his black eyes.
He gently brushed aside the thin layer of dust on his clothes. At this moment, a faint Spiritual Mist had emerged atop his head. And within this Spiritual Mist, there was a palm-sized Spirit that slowly appeared. Then, it slowly sat down on Mu Chenās head.
In the instant that this Spirit had emerged, Mu Chenās body had trembled. The world in front of him seemed to have changed ā as if it had changed from being quite unfamiliar, to being quite close to himā¦
Bang!
All of a sudden, countless Spiritual Auras within the world swarmed over towards him. It was as if there was a stream of Spiritual Aura that had entered this cave. In the end, it entered Mu Chenās body as he sat quietly.
In that instant, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations emitted from him soared! Compared to before, it was many times stronger!