Chapter 691

The moment the energy touched, death was imminent. Zi Chen's mind went blank.

The two extreme energies exploded with a loud bang. Zi Chen felt that his body was being torn apart by this energy.

Then, he lost consciousness.

The destructive force produced by the collision of two completely opposite energies was unimaginable. Even a cultivator's self-detonation of his elemental core was not as terrifying as this energy.

Zi Chen's fate was sealed at this moment. The terrifying aura produced by the collision of the two energies would explode until nothing was left of him. Not even his bones would remain.

Fortunately, he had already fainted. Even if he died, he would not feel any pain.

However, something strange happened again.

Just as Zi Chen's body was about to be torn apart by the destructive energy, the Lei Yuan in Zi Chen's Abdomen vibrated.

It was unknown whether the Lei Yuan had been stimulated by the power of the laws, or the destructive energy produced by Zi Chen's Abdomen's self-detonation had triggered it. In any case, the Lei Yuan moved. After a tremor, it moved from Zi Chen's Abdomen to Zi Chen's Abdomen.

It was like teleportation. It disappeared on one side and appeared on the other.

The Lei Yuan entered Zi Chen's Abdomen. At this moment, the destructive aura produced by the collision of the two extreme energies had just spread out in Zi Chen's Abdomen. It was also at its most terrifying moment.

The Lei Yuan entered Abdomen. A silvery light swept out in all directions. Under this silvery light, the space in Abdomen seemed to have fallen into eternity. The destructive energy stopped in an instant, as if it had been immobilized or time had stopped.

The entire destructive storm came to a standstill in an instant. Even the power of the natural order came to a standstill.

While everything was still in Zi Chen's Abdomen, the Lei Yuan was absorbing the stationary destructive energy in Abdomen.

At this moment, the Lei Yuan seemed to have turned into a bottomless pit, crazily absorbing the energy in Zi Chen's Abdomen.

The energy produced by the collision of two extreme energies was extremely terrifying. However, under the devouring of Lei Yuan, this energy became extremely obedient and allowed Lei Yuan to absorb it.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the destructive energy in Zi Chen's Abdomen had been completely absorbed by Lei Yuan. Except for Lei Yuan, Zi Chen's Abdomen was empty. Lei Yuan had saved Zi Chen from the danger of exploding.

After absorbing the Destruction Energy, Lei Yuan did not return to the heart. Instead, it quietly floated in Zi Chen's Abdomen. It looked like a silver elemental core.

Inside the Thunder Yuan, the extreme Yin and extreme Yang were like two swimming dragons colliding with each other. They wanted to fuse, but they also wanted to see who was better.

The current Lei Yuan was like a silver elemental core, but also like another Abdomen, trapping the ultimate energies within and allowing them to torment each other.

The destructive energy continued to wreak havoc, but it was unable to break through the lightning element. The firmness of the lightning element was simply unimaginable.

As for Zi Chen, he was still in a deep coma.

Two days after Zi Chen's departure, Shangguan Feixiong brought Shangguan Yue 'er and Shangguan Bingxi back to Chaos City. When Shangguan Feixiong found out that Zi Chen had gone to undergo the tribulation, he could only let out a helpless sigh.

With two types of extreme energies, it was almost impossible for him to break through to the Primal Core Realm.

Shangguan Yue 'er left reluctantly. At the same time, she begged Wang Xian' er to send her a message if Zi Chen returned successfully.

It would take a few days to travel from the Chaotic Lands to the Barbarian Lands, and then to the Ruins, where Zi Chen was going to undergo the tribulation. In addition to the time needed to calm down and adjust his state of mind, as well as the time needed to go through the tribulation, even if Zi Chen was special, he would be able to return in a month.

This was the estimated time that Zi Chen would return after successfully breaking through to the Primal Core Realm. The latest was a month. Of course, it could be earlier.

After careful calculation, they all agreed that the possibility of Zi Chen returning early would be after the tenth day.

Ten days passed quickly, and it was time for Zi Chen to return early. Everyone was a little absent-minded. They sent people out to check if Zi Chen had returned.

Of course, he didn't.

Not to mention the tenth day, Zi Chen didn't even appear on the twentieth day.

Time passed day by day, and Zi Chen still hadn't returned. Everyone became very anxious. Wang Xian 'er even locked herself in her room and refused to see anyone.

Soon, the expected time for Zi Chen's return came. Thirty days was the latest time for Zi Chen to return after successfully breaking through to the Primal Core Realm. If he didn't return after this time, Zi Chen might be in danger.

On this day, Wang Xian 'er walked out of her room and left the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion alone. She waited on the path that Zi Chen had to pass by on his way back.

From dawn to night, until the sun rose the next day, Wang Xian 'er still didn't see Zi Chen.

"Maybe he was delayed by something." Wang Xian 'er comforted herself and waited for another day.

Then, day after day, Wang Xian 'er waited at the same spot for ten days, but there was still no sign of Zi Chen.

Zi Chen had already left for forty days. If he had successfully formed his Aurous Core, he would have returned long ago. It was abnormal that he hadn't returned yet.

"I won't cry. I believe that you're still alive."

On the eleventh day, Wang Xian 'er returned to the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion. However, she still thought that Zi Chen was still alive.

Seeing Wang Xian 'er return alone, everyone naturally understood what had happened. Suddenly, they were all in low spirits.

"Zi Chen must be alive," Wang Xian 'er said with certainty.

Looking at the stubborn and even paranoid Wang Xian 'er, everyone nodded and chose to believe her. It had only been forty-one days. Perhaps Zi Chen had encountered some other matters after breaking through to the Primal Core Realm, which delayed his return.

Everyone had all sorts of reasons to believe that Zi Chen was still alive.

However, when the second forty-one days came, Zi Chen still didn't appear.

Zi Chen had disappeared for a total of eighty-two days. In these three months, he could have gone through eight or ten Heavenly Lightning Tribulations, let alone one.

Everyone had bad guesses in their hearts. Time had mercilessly shattered all the reasons why they had guessed that Zi Chen wouldn't return. Other than Wang Xian 'er who still believed that Zi Chen was still alive, the others weren't so optimistic.

"I believe that Zi Chen must be alive." Every time Zi Chen was mentioned, Wang Xian 'er would say this with certainty.

Everyone nodded. What else could they do besides nodding?

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. Zi Chen still hadn't appeared. In this year, the Liu Clan and the Qin Clan had sent resources twice.

Wang Qiong asked them about Zi Chen, but both of them shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know anything. Moreover, through Wang Qiong, they also found out why Zi Chen had left the last time.

"Zi Chen is indeed alive. Although I don't know why Zi Chen hasn't returned after so long, I can feel that he is still alive."

After a year, when everyone thought that Zi Chen was dead, Longhu, who had returned, firmly believed that Zi Chen was still alive.

"What? Longhu, you're sure that Zi Chen is still alive?"

"You said that you can sense Zi Chen's vitality. Is that true?"

Wang Qiong and the others were shocked when they heard that.

Longhu was brought out by Zi Chen from the ancient battlefield. When he was hatched, he absorbed Zi Chen's blood. It was said that he had some kind of contract with Zi Chen. Wang Xian 'er believed it based on her instincts. Everyone wasn't optimistic, but Longhu's words carried a lot of weight.

"I'm sure that his vitality is still alive," Longhu said with certainty.

"That's great. As long as Zi Chen is alive, he will definitely return one day." Everyone's mood instantly turned for the better.

After Wang Xian 'er heard that, she personally asked Longhu about it. She was afraid that it was a lie made up by Wang Shan to make her happy.

"Zi Chen's vitality has never disappeared, but it's not strong either. He's in a strange state," Longhu said honestly.

"Then can you sense his location? Can you bring me to him?" Wang Xian 'er begged.

Longhu shook his head, "I can only sense his vitality and that he's still alive. As for his specific location, I can't sense it."

Although she couldn't find Zi Chen, Wang Xian 'er was satisfied when she heard that Zi Chen was still alive. Her face glowed again.

Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion, Heavenly Barbarian Hall.

Once again, it was time for the half-yearly gathering. Everyone arrived early.

Tyrant, Wang Shan, Zhang Haotian, Wu Mo, Wu Liu, and the Devil Ape were all present. Wang Qiong sat on the side seat of the Pavilion Master.

Ever since Zi Chen left to undergo his tribulation, they had already gathered six times in total for this half-yearly gathering.

In other words, Zi Chen had disappeared for three years. In these three years, the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion had developed very smoothly. The Devil Ape had also successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation and reached the Nascent Core Realm.

Other than that, Wu Mo, Qin Xing, Qin He, and Miao Kong had also successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation and reached the Nascent Core Realm.

"It's been three years, and there's still no news about Zi Chen." Tyrant was the first to speak. It had been three years since Zi Chen left the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion.

The Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion had already embarked on the path of development. There wouldn't be any problems in a short period of time. Everyone had gathered for half a year, and the topic of discussion was almost always Zi Chen.

Breaking through to the Nascent Core Realm took at least a few hours, and at least a few days. There was almost no situation like Zi Chen, who had disappeared for three years. If Longhu hadn't been so sure that Zi Chen was still alive, they would have thought that something had happened to Zi Chen.

"The three forces sent back news two days ago. They had already entered the depths of the ruins, and they didn't find anything."

Wang Qiong said, "However, Longhu said that although Zi Chen's life aura is strange, it has always been very stable. I don't think anything has happened to him."

The gathering was quickly dismissed. They only needed to know one thing, and that was whether Zi Chen was still alive.

As long as he was alive, he would return one day.

Very quickly, the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth gatherings began and ended. Zi Chen had disappeared for a total of five years. After five years of majestic development, the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion had also encountered some small problems.

Fortunately, Wang Qiong had a sense of propriety. These small problems were nothing. In these five years, Wang Qiong had only held two auctions.

"Sir, you were looking for me?" Wu Liu walked into Wang Qiong's room.

"Did the Qin Clan send the elixirs on time?" Wang Qiong asked.