Chapter 1399: Chapter 1370: Nine Layer Heavens, Celestial Demon Beast
Li Chen received the information he wanted.
Faced with Li Chen’s power, the remaining White-Robed Guard finally dared not confront him any longer.
In just a few brief exchanges, one was already killed. He knew very well that the slain one’s strength was even slightly stronger than his own.
So, he didn’t feel he could be Li Chen’s match.
He was a Sky Approacher, but even those who approach the sky fear death, so without hesitation, he disclosed the information Li Chen wanted.
This place indeed was the Heavenly Gate Realm, yet many people habitually referred to it as the Heavenly Realm.
And the Heavenly Realm was far more complicated than Li Chen imagined.
This is a continent, but it is merely a part of the Heavenly Realm.
Li Chen raised his head, above him was the endless starry sky. The so-called Heavenly Realm spoken by the White-Robed Guard was only part of the true ‘Heavenly Realm’.
There are a total of 108 such Heavenly Continent throughout the starry sky!
Every Heavenly Continent connects with many ‘Lower Realms’, just like the Main World where Li Chen resided.
Even the Heavenly Realm Powerhouses have strict hierarchical distinctions.
Just as there are Eightfold Hells in Earth Level, there is talk of Nine Layer Heavens in Heavenly Level. It is divided into Mid Heaven, Xian Tian, Heaven Following, Higher Heaven, Zuitian, Kuo Tian, Xian Tian, Shen Tian, Ascended Heaven — these nine major realms.
The difference between each Heavenly Realm rank is even larger than the previous major realm differences.
Upon hearing this news, a sense of crisis instantly filled Li Chen’s heart.
He realized that although he was undefeated in the Main World and surrounding minor worlds, here, he was merely at the bottom tier?
As Li Chen was pondering, the White-Robed Guard turned his hand, letting a Jade Token fall into his palm, and crushed it instantly.
A flash of light was activated, flickering briefly.
Li Chen’s expression changed. Although he didn’t know what the White-Robed Guard did, he knew it absolutely wouldn’t be beneficial to him.
“Unsheathing the sword—even kill a man!”
“Swish—”
The face of the White-Robed Guard turned horrified, but after a flash of scarlet light, his body was completely torn apart.
Li Chen looked at the two bodies yet suddenly found rings similar in appearance on their fingers.
Apart from the rings, it seemed they had nothing else.
Thinking it over, Li Chen took off the two rings and quickly left.
Based on Li Chen’s speculation, the flash of light the White-Robed Guard had activated earlier must have notified someone; if he didn’t leave, once other powerhouses arrived, he might not be able to escape.
Stowing away the Red Moon, Li Chen dashed away into the distance.
Although unable to fly, Li Chen’s speed was incredibly fast. Within mere breaths, the cave was completely out of sight.
“So there are so many divisions in Heavenly Level.” Li Chen exhaled, a hint of battle intent flickered in his eyes.
He vaguely remembered, Ling Canghai once claimed to be a Mid Heaven Realm Expert?
This was told by other Kunlun Mountains experts upon hearing it.
“Mid Heaven, just the First Layer of Heavenly Level, is it that formidable?” Clenching his fists: “Seems like I need to break through to Heavenly Level quickly, otherwise, when more powerful cultivators appear, I might not even be as insignificant as an ant.”
Without pausing, Li Chen sprinted for a whole day and night, finally stopping in front of a rather desolate little mountain.
“I shouldn’t be chased here, right?” Breathing deeply, Li Chen’s body felt strained after fleeing at full capacity for a day and night. He glanced at the barren mountain before him, thinking no more, he walked right in.
“Old man, didn’t you claim to originally be from the Heavenly Realm? Do you know where this is?” Li Chen suddenly asked aloud.
Cang Ku’s elderly voice resounded: “There are 108 Star Continents in the Heavenly Realm. I don’t know which you are on. But when I entered your world from the Heavenly Realm initially, it was through Earth Prison Star Continent.”
“Earth Prison Star Continent? Are these channels directional?” Li Chen frowned.
“Not necessarily, some channels change frequently,” Cang Ku explained.
Li Chen’s face darkened: “If these channels aren’t directional, then how can I return in the future? That guard just said there are thousands upon thousands of channels on each Star Continent, if they aren’t directional, do I have to search every channel to find my way back?”
“Even if you search them all, you might not be able to return. Because if channels aren’t directional, perhaps during your search, the channels could change. Besides, between the 108 Star Continents, there are vast distances; you might not even reach another continent before the channel changes.”
Listening to Cang Ku, Li Chen’s face grew increasingly grim.
Knowing Li Chen wasn’t in a good mood, Cang Ku attempted to comfort: “Don’t worry. We don’t know if the channel is directional. If it is, we simply need to remember this place.”
Li Chen nodded, stopped speaking, and after hearing this message, he lost interest in conversation.
Walking boldly toward the barren mountain, Li Chen planned to rest here temporarily, and deal with other matters after resting. Just arriving in the Heavenly Realm, he knew nothing, and realizing the abundance of powerhouses here, coupled with the Old Ghost attached to him seemingly hiding things from him, he needed to be cautious.
“Roar!!”
However, not long after starting up the mountain, Li Chen heard a terrifying roar.
“What’s that?!”
Li Chen’s face changed; the next moment, a large dark figure lunged toward him.
Hardly having time to unsheathe his sword, Li Chen threw a punch at the dark figure.
“Boom!!”
True Qi exploded instantly, the dark figure was blown away, yet Li Chen found himself uncontrollably hit backward over ten steps.
“Crack!”
Behind Li Chen, a large tree shivered, its trunk fracturing.
At this moment, Li Chen finally saw what ambushed him.
A saber-toothed leopard-like beast nearly three meters long stood not far away, it glared coldly at him, saliva dripping incessantly from its sharp teeth.
“First Level Heavenly Demon Beast Cloud Patterned Leopard,” Cang Ku’s somber voice echoed in Li Chen’s mind.
“Heavenly Demon Beast? What’s that?” Li Chen frowned.
“Similar to the demon beasts you know, but Heavenly Demon Beasts have strength equivalent to Heavenly Level Experts, spanning nine levels. Even a first-level Heavenly Demon Beast is comparable to Mid Heaven Realm Experts.”
Hearing this, Li Chen frowned deeper.