Chapter 6689 The True Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell
“Heavens, it’s Long Chen!”
Long Chen’s arrival instantly caused an uproar in the Starry River Treasure Pavilion. His name had long since spread to every corner of the Starry River Palace.
It was a name that inspired fear.
All on his own, he had challenged the Heaven Rankings and stripped the accumulated points from all disciples. Now, the disciples could only rely on their basic rations to enter the Starry River Treasure Pavilion. That was barely enough to get what they needed.
For Heaven Ranking disciples in particular, the fall was brutal. Having grown accustomed to their wealth, they could barely survive the sudden poverty. And all of it traced back to one person.
Long Chen.
As Long Chen handed his tablet to an Elder, he said, “I wish to buy the Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell!”
The Elder recognized Long Chen and didn’t argue. He swiftly deducted the required points, returning the tablet along with a new one.
“This tablet is the key to the cultivation space for the Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell. You have three days inside. Once time is up, the cultivation space will expel you,” the elder explained and even pointed out where to go. “If you feel like you gain some insight, you can immediately enter seclusion next door at the Dao Comprehension Pavilion. If not, you may purchase a new key at the same cost.”
Indeed, when one’s strength reached a level that others could only look up to in despair, dissatisfaction no longer mattered. No matter how unhappy they were, they had to endure it.
Long Chen nodded and went off. There was a transportation formation there.
As he arrived, a man exited the formation.
This man had a fair and clear complexion. Contrary to the rest of the Starry River Palace’s disciples, he had a delicate pill furnace embroidered on his chest in golden thread.
That man eyed Long Chen and snorted. Although he didn’t say anything, contempt radiated from his eyes.
Long Chen ignored him. Had the man spoken, he would have been slapped senseless.
Once that person left, Long Chen turned to a nearby disciple and asked, “What was that fellow doing?”
The disciple jumped in fright and hastily replied, “He is from the Starry River Pill Hall! His status is extremely high, and even Heaven Rankers are very courteous to him.”
“Thanks!”
He was slightly surprised. Before stepping into the transportation formation, he had already decided to visit the Starry River Pill Hall later.
The formation flashed, and Long Chen appeared before another gate.
There were hundreds of disciples here, and the scent of blood still clung to them. They had clearly just returned from a bloody battle.
These people were talking, but when Long Chen appeared, they instantly fell silent. All of them glared at him.
“You are Long Chen?”
One large man with sideburns walked over. His aura was powerful enough to rank amongst the top ten of the Heaven Rankings.
Hostility filled his eyes as he sized Long Chen up.
Long Chen glanced at him once and said coldly, “If you don’t want to die, scram.”
One look from Long Chen froze that man where he stood.
Then, Long Chen walked right by him and put the new tablet in a notch in the gate. Divine light enveloped him, and he vanished.
“Senior Apprentice-brother Qi Luo, what happened?”
Everyone else was startled.
Qi Luo was always domineering and wild. But he was scared stiff just like that?
When they went over to Qi Luo, they realized that he was covered in sweat, looking traumatized.
“I’m fine. I was injured while studying a divine ability just now. I need to rest!” Qi Luo made up a random excuse and left, leaving behind a group of dumbfounded disciples.
My Soul Peering Eyes were instantly broken by him! What a terrifying fellow!
Qi Luo walked into the transportation formation and couldn’t help but look toward the gate. He shivered.
When he had met Long Chen’s gaze, it felt as though he had fallen into endless darkness. His soul froze under an invisible pressure. A single thought from Long Chen would have been enough to annihilate his Yuan Spirit.
He hastily vanished from everyone’s view.
...
Long Chen appeared in an astral space.
A figure formed of starlight emerged before him.
The figure slowly spread his arms and formed hand seals. As he did, star diagrams appeared behind him, constantly shifting and interweaving.
“Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell!”
With the final seal, the figure shouted. A giant astral bell materialized.
This astral bell was many miles tall, and the immense astral energy exuding from it caused Long Chen’s pupils to contract.
Then the bell rang.
Again and again.
With each ring, it shrank, yet its aura surged crazily. By the seventh ring, Long Chen felt like the entire astral space was on the verge of collapse.
The giant bell had shrunk until it was only ten meters tall.
Suddenly, the bell disappeared, along with that figure. However, the star diagrams remained, continuously evolving.
Long Chen muttered, “I see. So this is the true Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell. Li Tianbi’s was most likely a simplified version. With every ring, the bell’s astral energy multiplies, so Li Tianbi had to increase its size in order to keep control of it. Without that little trick, he wouldn’t be able to use it. Hmm, only Divine Sovereigns can control it.”
Through this display, Long Chen came to understand its mysteries. After all, he had already copied and imitated the Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell before.
Li Tianbi had used a simplified version, and that was what Long Chen had replicated at the time.
Though Long Chen’s technique had been inferior, his vast astral reserves allowed him to force the bell into submission. As a result, his copy had been stronger than the bell Li Tianbi had condensed with everyone’s help.
Now that Long Chen had seen the complete version, he instantly grasped it. Actually, this technique would be displayed three times, but there was no need for Long Chen to see it anymore.
Long Chen formed hand seals. Astral energy erupted from his body, shaking the space as a massive bell started to take shape.
“Three breaths just to complete the hand seals? What idiot would stand still and wait for that?” Long Chen complained, shaking his head.
Then he paused, remembering how he himself had waited for Li Tianbi to finish. He had just cursed himself.
Long Chen muttered, “If I have that kind of time, I might as well use Star Meteor. Its power would be even greater.”
Disappointment surfaced in his eyes. This fundamental flaw made the Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell largely useless to him.
“Hold on a moment...”
His gaze suddenly landed on the star diagrams in the surrounding space.
A thought struck him.
“Perhaps... I can carve them onto my Supreme Bone.”