Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Sect disciples are not allowed to enter the Heavenly Abyss!

"Lu Chen, quickly tell your teacher, what lies within the Abyss of Heaven?"

Zhu Chongjiu’s eyes were shining with a light that Lu Chen had never seen before.

Even when he saw Zhu Chongjiu’s long spear, there had not been such a sparkle.

Lu Chen was puzzled but remained composed. He had prepared his explanation for his time in the Abyss of Heaven before leaving the imperial city, and now was the perfect time to share it.

He omitted the battles with other cultivators and the breakthrough in his realm, and naturally, he did not mention the missing array, the deep pit within, Li Qingyao, or Lu Tianren.

As for the conflicts with the Xuanji Sect Master, Chen Gaoshang, Yan Zhiyi, and others, he portrayed them as Loose Cultivators.

His narration lasted for a full hour, and Zhu Chongjiu listened with rapt attention, his interest unappeased.

"Master, do you have any obsession with the Abyss of Heaven?"

Lu Chen suddenly asked.

"There are rumors of a supreme treasure within the depths of the Abyss, but nobody knows what it is," Zhu Chongjiu sighed and said, "Because a great figure once declared, ’Enter the Abyss without permission, and you shall die!’"

"Really? Such a thing happened?"

Lu Chen was shocked, involuntarily recalling how Lu Tianren was bound in that pit, those chains that even Li Qingyao at the Core Formation Stage could not break.

And the need to ward off the Bloodthirsty Demon insects day and night.

"That great figure... who are they?"

"Why do third-rate sects need the permission of second-rate sects to send people to the Abyss of Heaven?"

Zhu Chongjiu countered with a question, but he knew that Lu Chen, a Loose Cultivator fresh from the Abyss, was unlikely to be aware of this information. Without being too secretive, he said, "That person is above the second-rate sects, and their realm... is above the Nascent Soul!"

"Above the Nascent Soul!"

Lu Chen gasped in astonishment, a realm he dared not even imagine!

It is said that when a Nascent Soul reaches its later stages, it will attract heavenly tribulation!

Nine bolts of tribulation lightning descend from the sky.

Surviving that, one can instantly become an immortal!

Whether it’s true or not, Lu Chen had only heard rumors.

Regardless, the Nascent Soul was a realm beyond his reach, let alone anything above it.

Take these sects for example, their sect masters are at the Nascent Soul Stage.

It was no wonder then that the declaration of that great figure alone made countless cultivators sigh in helplessness at the prospect of the Abyss.

But on the other hand...

The Xuanji Sect Master...

If she went to the Abyss, she certainly did so covertly. He wondered if Qingyun Sect would become aware of it and if it would bring trouble.

When Lu Chen remained silent, Zhu Chongjiu naturally assumed he was startled and chuckled, saying, "You lad, your luck really is quite something. As a Loose Cultivator, usually, no one bothers you. But now that you have joined the Casting Gear Pavilion, you are henceforth forbidden from entering the Abyss."

This undoubtedly served as another reminder to Lu Chen.

He was planning to re-enter the Abyss. How else would he save Li Qingyao and Lu Tianren?

Moreover, Li Qingyao had also told him how to anticipate the reopening of the Abyss!

Could it be that when the time came, he would have to betray the sect to enter the Abyss?

For a moment, Lu Chen’s thoughts seemed to be ensnared in a deadlock!

"Master, I will certainly need to learn the ways of Artifact Refining," he said.

Knowing there was no immediate solution, the most urgent task was to master the Artifact Refining Techniques as quickly as possible and then find a way to approach Qin Yaotiao at the Hehuan Sect!

"Mm, I always felt you had a talent for Artifact Refining," Zhu Chongjiu said, pleased with Lu Chen’s response. He nodded solemnly and advised, "You must take care not to let cultivation distract you from what’s important!"

The so-called important matter naturally referred to Artifact Refining.

Lu Chen was inwardly bemused; if not for the need to break those chains, he would have preferred going to the Heavenly Pill Pavilion.

After all, it’s easier when there are Spiritual Medicines available but you can’t refine them.

"Master, rest assured, although I still need to cultivate in my free time, lest... Li Chengming and those people come looking for trouble again!"

Zhu Chongjiu saw that Lu Chen still had the same attitude and knew he could not persuade him at the moment, so he simply said, "Just make sure it doesn’t interfere with your Artifact Refining. I gave you a book on the basics of Artifact Refining; have you looked at it yet?"

Lu Chen’s expression stiffened; he had not, as he had been preoccupied with absorbing the Spiritual Power from the Earth Fire into his Spiritual Fire.

"Ah, these disciples of the eldest senior brother, truly lawless... No rush, take a look at it now and share your thoughts," Zhu Chongjiu thought Lu Chen might have been interrupted by Li Chengming and the others, so he didn’t press further and instead accompanied Lu Chen in studying the basics of Artifact Refining.

As Lu Chen turned the pages, he quickly became immersed in the content, even making smart deductions, convincing Zhu Chongjiu even more of Lu Chen’s innate talent for Artifact Refining, filling him with joyful surprise.

After three full days and nights without stepping outside, they finished the entire book on the basics of Artifact Refining!

At that moment, Lu Chen, with the Mysterious Iron Spear in hand, stood before the pit of Earth Fire.

He was preparing to temper the Mysterious Iron Spear once more!

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