Chapter 1716: Chapter 820: Divine Pearl Acquired, Breakthrough to the Sixth Realm!

Even though it was already summer, the Holy Mountain Tian Shan was still covered in white snow, with cold winds howling.

Chen Yuan stood in the void. With a thought, the great formations set by the three major families began to collapse and gradually dissipate.

As he expected, after Chen Yuan annihilated the three major families, he indeed found some key points of the great formations in their respective records and treasuries.

Among them, there was self-destruction...

If Chen Yuan had recklessly rushed in, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Fortunately, having previously viewed some of the core array eyes of the formations, with Chen Yuan’s cultivation, he couldn’t break them with a single thought, but it didn’t take much effort either.

According to the guidance of the Qi Fortune Altar, Chen Yuan understood that the Origin Heavenly Pearl was within the magma beneath the Holy Mountain Tian Shan, but exactly where it was couldn’t be predicted without investigation.

Moving lightly, Chen Yuan transformed into a streak of light and leaped directly into the crater. Upon entry, there was indeed nothing unusual, and it even felt rather cold.

But when Chen Yuan descended to a depth of about a thousand feet, he felt a surge of scorching heat, yet it didn’t harm him in the slightest.

An invisible transparent protective shield was cast before him, directly blocking the intense flames, and Chen Yuan continued to delve deeper.

Two thousand feet....

Four thousand feet....

Six thousand feet....

In just a short moment, Chen Yuan had ventured deep into the magma, where everything he saw was deep red molten rock flowing. What truly made Chen Yuan feel heavy was that just by penetrating six thousand feet, he felt a trace of discomfort.

This was somewhat unimaginable. One must know that Chen Yuan’s physical body was at the level of the Six Realms, the pinnacle of the world, and yet the temperature of mere six thousand feet of lava was enough to strain the rules shield in front of him.

It was enough to make him wary.

It also basically declared that the limit below the Six Realms was around six to eight thousand feet; any deeper, and even the power of rules couldn’t withstand it.

However, for him, it wasn’t enough.

Go deeper!

The Heaven and Earth Rules within his physical body surged instantly, once again endowing Chen Yuan with a layer of the rule shield. The unbearable heat wave vanished instantly.

Simultaneously, Chen Yuan’s divine thought scattered around the magma.

At this moment, he resembled a mobile radar, scanning for anomalies.

Nine thousand feet....

Ten thousand feet....

Fifteen thousand feet.....

Eighteen thousand feet.....

As Chen Yuan ventured to nearly twenty thousand feet, even his physical body rules felt immense pressure; the frightening lava temperature increased dozens of times.

Moreover, Chen Yuan also sensed the power of rules!

Subconsciously, he thought of the Origin Heavenly Pearl.

And twenty thousand feet, according to his estimation, was basically the limit of the Six Realms.

Now, he finally understood why the Origin Heavenly Pearl hadn’t been taken by the three major families; even if they had immortals, the lower depths were like a heavenly chasm to them.

They simply couldn’t venture deeper....

Letting out a breath, Chen Yuan wasn’t discouraged, nor did he stop here. Without obtaining the Origin Heavenly Pearl, returning was impossible.

The physical body rules of the inner world continuously condensed around him, and the primordial spirit rules of the outer world swiftly merged and gathered with them. In a flash, the rule power around Chen Yuan underwent a qualitative change.

Keep going!

Twenty thousand feet....

Twenty-four thousand feet....

Twenty-eight thousand feet....

Thirty thousand feet....

Advancing a further thousand feet, the dreadful lava temperature had reached a terrifying level, and the once faintly discernible rule power had materialized into substance.

And yet, there was still no sign of the Origin Heavenly Pearl.

Go on!!!

With gritted teeth, Chen Yuan pushed his power to the highest level, recklessly diving forward with sheer determination.

Upon reaching thirty-six thousand feet, the surrounding temperature bizarrely began to dissipate, becoming even lower than before. Moreover, the divine thought Chen Yuan sent out finally sensed a ripple of rule.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan cleared a path towards the mysterious area detected by his divine thought. In just a moment, he reached the target range.

What met his eyes was a peculiar space where the scorching temperature of the magma didn’t penetrate; instead, it was forcibly kept a hundred feet away.

Standing there was a jet-black stone tablet, with no engravings on its surface. At a glance, it appeared ordinary, if not for its inky color, almost indistinguishable from the scattered debris around.

At the center of the stone tablet was a groove, within which rested a transparent bead the size of a fist. Through the Heavenly Eye Pupil Technique, it could be confirmed.

This item... was the Origin Heavenly Pearl as indicated by fortune!

But even upon seeing the treasured pearl, Chen Yuan didn’t act recklessly. Instead, his expression grew more serious, deducing several points from it.

This stone tablet.... was not simple.

It seemed like.... the array eye of a grand formation, and the Origin Heavenly Pearl was its core.

Could the bottom of this magma... be suppressing a fierce beast?

Chen Yuan’s mind quickly lit up with this possibility.

With thoughts swirling, Chen Yuan found himself at a crossroads. Removing the Origin Heavenly Pearl might cause the formation to collapse, and then.... it might release something.

But if he didn’t remove it, not only would this journey be in vain, but it would also be difficult to contend with the Immortal Domain in the future.

After being silent for a long time, Chen Yuan pondered and decided to first investigate what was being suppressed. If it could be slain, that would be ideal, but if not....