HPDBC Chapter 227 The first stage, Refining the Heart_1
Chapter 227 The first stage, Refining the Heart_1
After Gu Chen came into contact with the deep and dark vortex at the entrance of the Tower of Heavenly Reach, his vision went black in an instant. Following a dizzying whirl, when his sight returned, he found himself in a quiet chamber.
At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on a cushion with a small table not far away. On the table was an incense burner, from which thin wisps of smoke curled and drifted.
"Spatial teleportation?"
Before entering, Wang Jiuzhi had already given Gu Chen a brief overview of what to expect at the first challenge of the trial tower from the Pure Yang Martial Sect, so Gu Chen remained relatively calm.
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He had only heard of such marvelous formations. If spatial teleportation was possible, then the existence of storage rings seemed likely to be real as well.
Of course, Gu Chen knew that even in the ancient times, spatial rings, or space artifacts, were extremely rare. In more recent times, space artifacts had completely disappeared; not to mention seeing one, Gu Chen hadn't even heard of them.
Items like the Tower of Heavenly Reach, were undoubtedly extremely important even to the Pure Yang Martial Sect, and very likely transcended the category of divine weapons.
"What exactly is the ultimate realm of martial arts, the Heaven-Man Stage, like?" Gu Chen looked around the quiet chamber, pondering to himself.
Even more so, he wondered whether martial arts truly reached an end after the Heaven-Man Stage, with no more paths to follow?
Why did the ancient era disappear? What caused the end of an era with such a flourishing and glorious martial arts tradition?
Not to mention other sects or forces, why did a top power like the Pure Yang Martial Sect, from the ancient era, vanish without a trace?
A series of questions suddenly emerged in the depths of Gu Chen's heart.
At that moment, the grand voice rang out again: "Talent evaluation complete, first challenge, Heart Refinement, begins."
Gu Chen looked up, wanting to know the source of the voice, but other than himself, there was no other living creature in the quiet chamber.
"An artifact spirit?" A thought suddenly emerged in Gu Chen's mind.
But in the next instant, before he could ponder any further, an invisible force appeared in the quiet chamber, drifting by like a gentle breeze, brushing past Gu Chen.
"Hiss!"
Suddenly, Gu Chen felt a surge of intense pain, and his complexion turned deathly white.
This pain did not originate from his physical body, but from his spirit, or perhaps his soul.
The invisible force surging within the quiet chamber seemed to slice through Gu Chen's soul, tearing it into countless pieces. This indescribable pain was more terrifying than dismemberment; even with Gu Chen's will, he sat there drenched in sweat, his expression fierce, grinding his teeth in agony.
No wonder so many warriors couldn't withstand even the first round. Only those with extremely tenacious minds endured.
The warriors who participated in the Pure Yang Martial Sect's trial this time would surely see many eliminated in just this first challenge.
Even in the ancient times, the Pure Yang Martial Sect was among the top-notch forces, and its disciples were all martial prodigies with extraordinary talent, outstanding figures of the ancient era. However, the Pure Yang Martial Sect believed that talent alone was not enough.
Martial artists must seek within themselves; to achieve something in the martial way, they needed unwavering determination, ready to face any difficulty.
Without such tenacity, even the highest of talents would have limited future achievements.
Particularly at the Grandmaster realm of the Innate Stage, after breaking through the profound gates of heaven and earth, one must resonate with the will of heaven and earth. Martial artists with a weak will would be instantly overwhelmed by the surging might of the world in a moment's time—light cases resulted in idiocy, severe cases in immediate death.