Time rewound, back to the beginning of the battle.

"What's going on? Where am I? Who's controlling my body?!"

Jiang Chen had just thought about circulating his Inner Qi, but found that he was completely unable to mobilize his inner strength!

As Jiang Chen experienced turbulence in his state of mind, darkness enveloped his vision, and when he reopened his eyes, he found himself in a realm of utter darkness.

Before him, however, appeared something like a window.

Through the window, he saw his own body battling Wang Ming and two others, yet he could only watch as a bystander, unable to control his body at all!

"Boy, come here!"

A flash of golden light appeared, and a bright glare suddenly caused Jiang Chen's eyes to hurt. He quickly shut his eyes.

When the brightness faded, Jiang Chen opened his eyes and shockingly found himself standing in front of a palace from the memories of his dreams, with the second ancestor Jiang Wuwei right in front of him.

"Greetings, Second Ancestor!" Jiang Chen quickly bowed in greeting.

"Rubbish!"

Jiang Wuwei's face was laden with intense rage, as he glared furiously at Jiang Chen: "I once worried you might be taken advantage of by Ning Bufan during your breakthrough to the Venerable Realm as you were condensing your Divine Soul, but I still had confidence in you. After all, you are the heir of my elder brother, a Dragon Descendant!"

His voice paused, and Jiang Wuwei grew even more angrily indignant: "But I never expected, that due to the faltering of a Martial Artist's heart, you would actually allow Ning Bufan to seize the opportunity and escape! You truly bring shame upon the Jiang Family, and upon the legacy of the Dragon Descendant!"

"I..."

Jiang Chen's complexion shifted slightly, and a guilty sentiment surged in his heart.

But then, he sensed something amiss and looked up at Jiang Wuwei: "Second Ancestor, wasn't it the Heart Demon that arose during my breakthrough? How could it be Ning Bufan?"

"Of course, it's..."

Jiang Wuwei began to speak angrily, but stopped abruptly mid-sentence.

His eyes conveyed a complex expression as he gave Jiang Chen a profound look, sighing lightly: "A Martial Artist's heart follows one's own will. The stubbornness within your heart can only be broken by yourself to reconstruct the heart of a Martial Artist. Enough! Return from whence you came! Whether you can overcome this obstacle depends on yourself!"

Swish!

A golden light shone, and Jiang Chen suddenly felt his body being lifted, he hurriedly called out: "Second Ancestor..."

But before he could finish speaking, Jiang Chen found himself back in that dark space once again.

"Blood Fiend Sword Technique First Form, Blood Dyeing the Skies!"

A loud shout echoed, and Jiang Chen hurriedly looked toward the window, just in time to see the Blood Venerate controlling his body and slashing out with a saber.

"This... This is not the Blood Evil Blade Technique! It's not the Blood Evil Blade Technique I comprehended!"

Jiang Chen's expression changed, and he furrowed his brows tightly: "What is happening? The blade technique he's using is completely different from what I've comprehended, but..."

Thinking, Jiang Chen's mind flickered through scenes like a movie, revisiting the first time he encountered a member of the Blood Blade Sect and all the encounters until the last encounter.

"This... could it be..."

A light of realization dawned in Jiang Chen's eyes: "That's it! It must be this! The people from the Blood Blade Sect have always been leading me to believe that the Cultivation Technique I'm practicing is the Blood Fiend Demon Art practiced by the Blood Venerate. But in fact, it's not. If it was, why wouldn't any of the members from the Blood Blade Sect know the Blood Evil Blade Technique? Even the Sect Leader doesn't practice it, this simply doesn't make sense!"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "But why... why would they do that?"

"Heart Demon? Haha! Haha... So you've always thought I was this kid's Heart Demon? Haha... How utterly ignorant you are! Since when does a Dragon Descendant harbor a Heart Demon... If it wasn't for my subtle guidance..."

The voice of the Blood Venerate once again came through the window, and Jiang Chen's eyes fiercely changed: "A Dragon Descendant without Heart Demons? Is the Blood Venerate deliberately guiding... Could it be... the Blood Venerate is trapped within that palace, and although it's unclear where the palace is, it's definitely not in a place in the real world; otherwise, I couldn't have suddenly entered it, which means..."

A conjecture surfaced in Jiang Chen's heart, and his body suddenly emitted strands of faint aura.

Swish, swish!

Suddenly, two ethereal dragon shadows appeared in the dark space, one golden, one blood-colored.

Yet, Jiang Chen seemed completely unaware of the appearance of the two dragon shadows!

"It seems this kid has come to an understanding!"

The golden dragon shadow said, laughing softly.

The blood-colored dragon shadow coldly stated: "You're too reckless! Intentionally opening the Soul Origin Gate, allowing that damn Ning Bufan to get out, are you not afraid he will really take over this kid's body?"

"With us here, who can erode this kid's soul and seize his body?"

The golden dragon shadow smiled gently: "The obsessions in this kid's heart must be resolved quickly, or else, if we wait until he makes a breakthrough to the Soul Refinement Realm, it's only going to be more troublesome."

"This foolish boy, his mind is far too naïve. He actually believed the guidance of that damn Blood Blade Sect!" The blood-colored dragon shadow expressed dissatisfaction as if scolding a metal that has failed to turn into steel.

The golden dragon shadow said with a profound meaning: "It seems that a certain Dragon Venerate in the past also because..."

"Shut up!"

The blood-colored dragon shadow's expression changed, and he glared fiercely at the golden dragon shadow.

The golden dragon shadow smiled and did not continue.

Humming!

All of a sudden, the faint aura around Jiang Chen converged, and he slowly opened his eyes, showing a face full of bewilderment: "Here... is this the depths of my soul? What... what's going on?"

"Wait! Depths of the soul! That aura just now..."

Jiang Chen's eyes suddenly lit up: "The aura I felt just now was the Soul Power, very similar to the ethereal aura felt when the Venerable Realm is exerted. This means an increase in the Venerable Realm is about uplifting the Soul Power, using Soul Power to manipulate Heaven and Earth Vital Energy!"

The blood-colored dragon shadow, secretly observing on the side, was somewhat startled upon hearing this.

"Did... did this kid get the focal point wrong? Shouldn't he be quickly finding the crux of his inner conflicts? Why has he started to comprehend cultivation?"

The blood-colored dragon shadow showed a face full of astonishment.

The golden dragon shadow gave a wry smile: "I did not expect this either, this kid... is somewhat too unfathomable!"

"So that's how it is, it seems that I'm not far from breaking through to the Venerable Realm!"

Jiang Chen's expression brightened, and he looked up at the window, his eyes suddenly revealing a confident light: "I was wrong! The cultivation technique I practice is not the Blood Venerate's; there's no need to fear to become the next Blood Venerate, that blood-thirsty lunatic."

"As for the Soul Devouring Group... after dealing with the Soul Devouring Group for so long, when have they ever had the upper hand over me? I was worrying unnecessarily!"

"What of their powerful influence? Just give me time, and I will fear no one!"

Jiang Chen stood up suddenly, his body exuding an unstoppable momentum!

The two dragon shadows in the sky exchanged smiles and gradually disappeared.

"Have you figured it out? Then come on over!"

Jiang Wuwei's voice once again sounded, followed by a flash of golden light.

Jiang Chen helplessly curled his lips and closed his eyes.

PS: The fog wrapped around Jiang Chen is gradually lifting, and a breakthrough is also close!

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