Chapter 1399 - 1399 302 Location of the Third Jade Piece_2

1399: Chapter 302 Location of the Third Jade Piece_2 1399: Chapter 302 Location of the Third Jade Piece_2 “This place is indeed not simple,” Gu Chen thought to himself.

He then took a step forward and walked out.

Boom!

Instantly, Gu Chen’s face changed.

An extremely immense sense of oppression acted upon his body invisibly.

Crack!

Every bone in his body and even his internal organs trembled slightly, indicating how massive the pressure was.

Even with Gu Chen’s physique, this sudden circumstance took him several moments to adapt and ease into.

“What a terrifying pressure,” Gu Chen frowned, while he glanced around.

Even he found it a bit strenuous with his physical strength; it was unusual that the other cultivators hadn’t exploded and died immediately.

“Could it be that the pressure here is formed based on strength, with different beings enduring differently according to their powers?” Suddenly, such a thought emerged in Gu Chen’s mind.

“If so, that would make sense,” Gu Chen thought to himself.

Otherwise, with his nine-turn complete body, there was no reason why other cultivators should experience the same as him.

Gu Chen then spoke out to warn the others, “Be cautious, there is a very terrifying pressure here that tests your physical endurance.

Everyone feels it differently based on their strength.”

Under Gu Chen’s guidance, Long Yi, Dongba, and others stepped forward and, unsurprisingly, their faces changed as well.

“It’s so difficult!” A genius from Qingyun Palace spoke, his face completely flushed red.

“It seems this path is indeed not going to be peaceful,” Gu Chen observed the golden palace floating in the distance.

At that moment, the half-piece of jade in his sea of consciousness even began to throb.

“This is…” Gu Chen’s heart shuddered, his eyes shining brilliantly as he stared at the golden palace at the horizon.

“Could it be that the third piece of jade is in there?” Gu Chen couldn’t help but think.

Originally, Situ Yin, the dean of Qingyun Academy, had informed Gu Chen that the third piece of jade was in the Holy Realm.

After entering, he had searched tirelessly but found nothing.

Just when he thought it was not meant to be, Gu Chen unexpectedly discovered something here.

Naturally, this made him somewhat excited.

Subsequently, the many geniuses and demon-like figures proceeded, gritting their teeth and enduring the omnipresent pressure as they moved forward.

Clearly, this was a test—if they couldn’t endure till the end, they would prove unworthy of witnessing the greatest opportunity of this place.

“Phew!”

However, when they had barely taken a hundred steps, a young cultivator couldn’t withstand the terrifying pressure anymore.

His body cracked open, and blood sprayed out.

This was naturally a sign that his physical tolerance had reached its limit.

If he continued, he would inevitably perish here.

Seeing this, the young cultivators clenched their teeth, pondered for a long time, and eventually, they chose to retreat.

There was no choice, no matter the opportunities or fortunes ahead, one must be alive to seize them.

Yet, there were beings who refused to believe in curses and fought to move forward only to ultimately explode with a bang, turning into a rain of blood.

This scene also made others feel a chill in their hearts.

As they continued to move forward, more and more cultivators withdrew from the test.

Even those from Qingyun Palace did the same.

When they had traveled more than eight hundred miles, only a few people from Qingyun Palace remained.

“I can’t hold on anymore,” Yun Zishu spoke up, sighing softly with regret.

At that moment, he was drenched in blood.

If it hadn’t been for the fact that he had followed Gu Chen and benefitted immensely from him, continuing on his journey only by consuming sacred medicine, he never would have made it this far.

“I’m at my limit too,” Zhen Yuan said a moment later.

To be honest, the fact that the two of them had made it this far was already commendable, far surpassing many cultivators.

Yet, not having reached the end, there was inevitably some regret.

“It seems our journey ends here,” Yun Zishu and Zhen Yuan said, their expressions somewhat somber.

Compared to the true monstrous geniuses, they still fell short in many areas.

Yet, the path of cultivation is just this cruel.

Wanting to advance rapidly all the way is very difficult; only a very few can manage that.

Millions, or even tens of millions of creatures cross the log bridge, but in the end, only one can succeed, leaving the rest as mere background.

“We can only accompany you this far, unable to witness you reaching the pinnacle,” Yun Zishu and Zhen Yuan said to Gu Chen at that moment.

“See you outside!” Gu Chen said, his expression resolute.

“Okay, see you outside!” Yun Zishu and Zhen Yuan smiled.

They were not the kind of people to dwell on things excessively.

After resigning themselves to this, they waved at everyone and smoothly withdrew, heading towards the back.

By now, the only ones left by Gu Chen’s side were Long Yi, Dongba, Gu Qingyan, and Princess Xidie.

Aside from him, the remaining four still possessed considerable strength and they continued onward.

After advancing more than a thousand miles, the invisible pressure suddenly increased, causing many cultivators’ bodies to crack open and blood to gush out in an instant.

At this moment, at least fifty thousand cultivators withdrew here, silently moving backwards.

Their expressions were very forlorn, as falling behind this time meant that catching up later would be truly difficult.

Using the walking range to gauge an individual’s strength and talent was indeed too cruel.

Those who had made it this far were all renowned monstrous geniuses from their respective forces or upper realms, even from many eras ago, but now they had to watch others surpass them, a feeling only they could understand.

Gu Chen glanced at Long Yi, Dongba, and the others, paying special attention to Gu Qingyan and Princess Xidie to ensure they were all unharmed before continuing on the path.

He knew that this test was about the limit of all creatures’ bodies.

Later, when they had walked more than fifteen hundred miles, the invisible pressure increased again, even causing Gu Chen to frown.

Because his physical strength was unparalleled here, he also faced the greatest pressure, enough to collapse an entire world.

Under such a weight, the pressure on Gu Chen alone can be imagined.

Therefore, their pace also became much slower.

After another hundred miles, the figures around suddenly increased.

This was where several blue stone paths converged.

The monstrous geniuses entering from all places would meet here, and those who could reach this point were all exceptional and outstanding.

At this moment, a man with a regal demeanor, a dragon-like grace, and radiant energy was standing here, his brow deeply furrowed.

He was Ning Yu Fei, a direct descendant of that ancient ancestor of the Heavenly Clan.

Not far from Ning Yu Fei stood a tall man with broad shoulders and a sturdy back, his entire presence imposing like a mountain.

He was the ultimate monstrous genius of the Purple-Gold True Behemoth Clan—Zi Lian!

The two of them noticed Gu Chen not far away at the same moment, recalling the grudges and entanglements between their races and him.

And Gu Chen too noticed these two immediately, as among all the peak monstrous geniuses, they were both exceptionally prominent and extraordinary.

“Hmph!”

Zi Lian snorted coldly, very assertive, and at that moment, he chose to make a move directly!