Chapter Nine: Opening the Chakra Three Thousand Zhang, The Power of the Earthly Immortal Realm

The silkworm cocoon enveloping Chu Tianchen gradually peeled away. As it fell, the blocked meridians throughout his body slowly began to clear. Within just a few minutes, all his meridians were completely unblocked.

Suddenly, the knowledge of the first volume of the "Nine Dragons Devouring Heaven Technique" surfaced vividly in his mind. Sitting cross-legged inside the cocoon, Chu Tianchen abandoned his previous cultivation methods and began practicing the "Nine Dragons Devouring Heaven Technique."

Since it was the Dragon Emperor’s spiritual legacy, it took him only a few hours to fully comprehend the technique.

Above the massive purple-gold silkworm cocoon, a deafening dragon roar suddenly echoed through the air.

In the next moment, Chu Tianchen felt his first chakra begin to expand.

A long-lost smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Having once reached the Divine Communication Realm, he knew all too well what this chakra expansion signified.

He was about to open his first chakra. Five years from now, he would once again embark on the path of martial cultivation.

He continued circulating the "Nine Dragons Devouring Heaven Technique," while the primordial energy within the giant cocoon surged wildly, condensing into a vortex of energy that flowed into his first chakra.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his meridians, followed by an intense and rapid expansion—ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet...

In just about a quarter of an hour, Chu Tianchen’s first chakra had expanded to several dozen feet.

Yet he sensed this was only the beginning.

Having awakened his bloodline power anew, reborn, and embraced the eternal Dragon Emperor’s legacy, his understanding of the martial way had been revolutionized.

Ordinary martial artists usually expanded their chakras to about thirty or fifty feet.

Those who could reach a hundred feet were hailed as prodigies.

When Chu Tianchen had opened his first chakra before, it had already reached 120 feet, earning him the title of a peerless genius in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Among the tens of millions of martial artists in the Great Qian Dynasty, only a handful had chakras that exceeded a hundred feet.

Those who unlocked such vast chakras invariably reached the level of Martial Dao Grandmaster.

Yet, from a young age, his grandfather Chu Qingcang had told him that while a hundred-foot chakra was considered genius within the Great Qian Dynasty, it was commonplace in the vast world.

Some had chakras stretching hundreds of feet, and terrifying prodigies could reach even a thousand feet.

Back then, Chu Tianchen had been deeply shocked and inwardly doubted his grandfather’s words. He thought his grandfather was afraid he’d become arrogant upon reaching a hundred feet, so he deliberately tempered him with such warnings.

But now, after inheriting the eternal Dragon Emperor’s legacy, his comprehension of martial cultivation had been completely refreshed.

A thousand-foot chakra? The eternal Dragon Emperor himself had opened chakras tens of thousands of feet wide!

Chu Tianchen frantically circulated the "Nine Dragons Devouring Heaven Technique," absorbing all the primordial energy inside the cocoon. Even the surrounding energy was drawn in continuously.

After another quarter of an hour, his first chakra had unmistakably reached a hundred feet!

One hundred fifty feet, two hundred feet, three hundred feet, five hundred feet... a thousand feet!

After five or six hours, Chu Tianchen’s chakra had expanded to a thousand feet in diameter—ten times more formidable than before.

The amount of primordial energy it could contain was simply terrifying!

And this was far from over.

Several more hours passed, and night fell. The forest around was engulfed in darkness.

Occasionally, the roars of ferocious beasts echoed, yet none dared approach the massive silkworm cocoon. Above it, the aura of a true dragon seemed to coil, instilling fear and reverence in all the beasts.

At this moment, on the shores of Jade Water Bay, the cocoon shattered, revealing a figure—none other than Gu Ming.

Now fully healed, Gu Ming’s cultivation had also advanced from the seventh to the ninth tier of the Heavenly Martial Realm.

He glanced at the towering purple-gold cocoon, shimmering intermittently in the dark sky, but dared not approach. Instead, he quickly found a hiding spot.

His wounds had healed, and he assumed Ye Nichang’s condition was similar.

Moreover, he sensed faint traces of the Heavenly King aura emanating from inside the cocoon.

In other words, Ye Nichang had already stepped into the Heavenly King Realm. Approaching now would be tantamount to suicide.

Inside the giant cocoon, Chu Tianchen’s chakra continued to expand.

It finally slowed when the chakra reached three thousand feet.

Sensing this change, a rare smile appeared on Chu Tianchen’s face—this sensation was exquisitely wonderful.

Another reason the expansion ceased was that all the primordial stones supporting his cultivation had been consumed. Without their support, further expansion was impossible.

But for now, it was enough.

He was already looking forward to unlocking the second gate of the Purple Cloud Divine Pattern. He wondered what revelations the second volume of the "Nine Dragons Devouring Heaven Technique" would bring.

And what would it be like when all nine gates were opened, as the eternal Dragon Emperor had spoken? Nine great Dragon Emperors assembled—would this be the true might to devour the heavens?

Chu Tianchen touched the ancient ring left to him by his mother.

“I will definitely open all nine gates!”

He vowed silently.

Now that he understood the way of formations, given time, he was certain he could achieve it.

Just as he prepared to break free from the cocoon wrapping his body, the purple-gold threads on the cocoon suddenly began to twist and turn.

The cocoon wasn’t simply falling away—it was blooming outward.

Seeing this, all the surrounding beasts fled in terror.

They sensed the terrifying power contained within those purple-gold threads.

Chu Tianchen furrowed his brow, clearly realizing the gravity of the situation.

Next, the towering cocoon began to stretch outward like a blossoming flower.

A dreadful force radiated in all directions.

Wherever it spread, it shattered everything. All beasts caught in its path were instantly reduced to ashes, and the vegetation was destroyed utterly.

Hidden in the shadows, Gu Ming’s eyes widened as he sensed the overwhelming power approaching. He released the full might of his ninth-tier Heavenly Martial Realm aura and fled desperately.

“What kind of power is that? A Martial Dao Grandmaster? The Myriad Phenomena Realm? No, I’ve witnessed the power of the Myriad Phenomena Realm—it cannot compare to this destruction.”

“Could it be the Lord Realm? No, although I’ve never seen a Lord, I’ve read about their power in books.”

“Could it be the Earth Immortal Realm? Impossible!”

“This little Great Qian Dynasty could never harbor an Earth Immortal!”

“Even in the vast world, the Earth Immortal Realm is as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.”

Gu Ming’s heart was filled with shock.

He hastened his escape, knowing that if struck by this force, death was inevitable.

Once the purple-gold threads fully bloomed, they suddenly surged inward toward Chu Tianchen’s body one by one.

Boom!

In an instant, Chu Tianchen’s aura exploded wildly, surging upward with tremendous force!