During this period, Shen Qian did several things.

The first is to hone the power of the newly formed clone, namely the power of the stars obtained after forging the crown of kings and nobles.

Because the clone before sinking did not cultivate step by step from the bottom to the present, but ascended to the top in one step with the help of the power of the "Hundred Herbs Classic". Although it has been tempered by several rare materials, making the clone's foundation very solid, it still needs a long time to hone it in order to fully master this high-level power.

Fortunately, Shen Qian was no ordinary person, and his progress was extremely fast. It is estimated that he will be able to fully control the power of his clone in one or two months at most.

This is already considered extremely fast. According to Shen Qian's inquiries, it normally takes several years for a strong person to break through to the King level. This is thanks to the system's long-term, devilish training of Shen Qian, coupled with Shen Qian's own accustomedness to the high pressure of chaotic elemental energy, which greatly shortened the time.

After gaining initial control over the dissipated star power, Chen Qian once again ordered a top-level ultimate martial arts simulator through the channels of military warriors, and conducted a simple combat power test.

Of course, in order to have a place to put this large machine that occupies an area of ​​tens of square meters, Chen Qian had to spend nearly 3 billion to buy a large flat in the underground city.

With the dual recommendation letters from Marquis Wu Ding and Wu Wei, Chen Qian easily obtained permanent residency.

Although it seems simple, the joint recommendation of two top-tier kings is something that even a typical peak-level cultivator might not be able to obtain...

In short, these events were just interludes. After obtaining the current highest version of the ultimate martial arts simulator, Shen Qian once again examined his own strength.

The test results for the clones were extremely surprising.

With just the power of the stars and the existence of the domain, the clone's combat power has already exceeded 400,000!

During the last pre-dive test, the clone's combat power was only a few hundred thousand...

This once again shook Shen Qian's resolve to continue venturing into forbidden territory.

Golden Immortals are just ordinary kings and nobles who cultivate the Heavenly Ladder Path, while the progress of the former clone in this regard is approximately zero.

In other words, Shen Qian's clone was only equivalent to someone who had just broken through to the level of a King or Marquis.

Even so, ordinary peaks of mountains and seas can only be looked up to.

After buying a house in the city center, and through his daily interactions, Shen Qian has gotten to know many martial artists from the mountains and seas, greatly expanding his social circle.

As far as he knew, their combat strength within the mountains and seas was...

Those who have surpassed 200,000 are barely qualified to apply for a monument to be erected at "Forest of Mountains and Seas".

His true form, in the latest test, had a combat power of 98,000.

An embarrassing number that just barely broke 100,000.

But Shen Qian knew that this was a level of combat power that only ordinary people at the ninth level of the Mountain and Sea Realm could possess.

The enormous gap created by this contrast made abandoning forbidden territory and directly ascending to the ranks of kings and nobles a tempting prospect, a temptation that one had to think twice before even considering it.

Because he clearly knew that with his terrifying martial arts foundation, even if he didn't continue to break through the three restrictions, as long as he could step into the King and Marquis realm, he would be far stronger than his clone, and his combat power might easily exceed 500,000 to 600,000.

It feels like I could take on ten of my current self...

But before sinking, it was just a thought.

Leaving aside my current combat strength, which doesn't include the system, the "Ten Directions Creation Body", the Time River Conch, or the "Emperor's Appearance" that I might use... Uh, I didn't realize I already had so many trump cards.

The image of Jiang Huan battling Tianning Gong with his mountain and sea-like body, even forcing the opponent to retreat in a sorry state, lingered in Shen Qian's mind.

The pinnacle of mountains and seas is comparable to a top-tier king or marquis. What if one were to break through the ranks of king or marquis at the pinnacle of mountains and seas?

Does that mean I can directly challenge the Emperor...?

He also has an advantage that Jiang Huan cannot match: he is very likely to break through the nine forbidden realms simultaneously in the three areas of spirit, Yuan power and physical body. This is a premonition that will naturally arise after reaching a certain level.

The basis for this difference is likely due to the "Ten Directions Creation Body".

Therefore, Shen Qian does not need to break through the King and Marquis level. As long as he can reach the end of the mountains and seas in the shortest time, then perhaps all the Kings and Marquises will be a joke in front of Shen Qian.

The Strongest Mountain and Sea in History.

To achieve this, Shen Qian did not give up his rigorous training of his main body while honing the power of his clone.

Besides the daily lightning strikes and the torment of his mental energy with ancient immortal and demonic scrolls, Shen Qian was also constantly compressing his own Yuan Power.

Three days ago, he successfully built up his Yuan Power to the level of the second level of forbidden realm.

Under the rich golden halo, the transformed elemental power split into two extremely faint colored halos. With the enhancement of the chaotic attribute, although it could not compare to the quality of the power of stars, the difference was within the expected range that could be made up for with the naked eye.

Perhaps it was during the transition from the sixth to the seventh level of prohibition.

After successfully breaking through the second barrier in Yuanli, Shen Qian no longer suppressed the restlessness within his body. He swallowed three bottles of high-grade Yuanli potion from the Mountain and Sea within a day. With the help of the extremely rich spiritual energy environment of the underground city, he successfully broke through to the third level of the Mountain and Sea realm.

Normally, the recommended dosage of advanced Yuanli Elixir is "at most once every six months," but for Chen Qian, who has no bottlenecks, this restriction simply does not exist.

...Even though he was still in excruciating pain from his ruptured meridians, he had to rely on the system to maintain his dignity before he could successfully complete the breakthrough.

But this is just the daily life of a cheater, and Chen Qian didn't feel any shame about it.

After finishing another day of daily cultivation, he had a meal with several powerful cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realms at a "European-style restaurant" in the neighborhood, chatting and boasting, before returning to his apartment.

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