Chapter 186: Primordial Heaven Continent, Central Palace

Chapter 186: Primordial Heaven Continent, Central Palace

Three statues, each several dozen zhang tall, stood atop a circular base.

There was a statue of him, battered by countless thunderbolts, a statue of him soaring above the raging sea with a benevolent expression, and another statue with its back to the darkness, embracing the light. Each statue here was a highlight of his journey.

Or, to be more precise, they were memorable moments along his cultivation path.

Chen Qiu took a deep breath and gazed at the Rainbow Clause embedded in his Nascent Soul, which was engraved with the words "Daily Check-in." He muttered, "Let's get something good."

"Check-in."

The next moment!

"Today's check-in successful."

"Check-in location: Vast Continent, Central Palace of the Primordial Heaven Continent."

"Check-in reward: 'Ascension Token of Divine Transformation.'"

". . ."

Chen Qiu's spiritual sense probed the token in his hand, and his mouth unconsciously widened in shock as a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

What about this?

The effect of this token was simple; as its name suggested, it could upgrade his Soul Transformation Realm by one rank without any cost. If he had a Ninth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm, using this token would allow him to advance to the Tenth Rank!

But the problem was that his goal had always been the Twelfth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm, and he had already met many of the requirements for it. It could be said that everything was ready, except for the right opportunity. If he added this Ascension Token to his Twelfth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm...

That would be...

A Thirteenth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm?!

". . ."

Chen Qiu looked at the Ascension Token in his hand, his eyes filled with shock. Could there be such a thing as a Thirteenth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm? Shouldn't such a thing not exist? It seemed to be beyond the normal limits.

Soul Transformation Realm, when three ranks higher, would be an absolute suppression.

Within three ranks, it would be a partial suppression.

If he had a Thirteenth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm, then even a Tenth-Rank Realm would be absolutely suppressed in his presence. As soon as a Tenth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm was activated and encountered him, it would be crushed into dust.

Indeed, it was powerful!

"What a treasure."

After a while, Chen Qiu finally recovered from his shock and carefully placed the token into his Heavenly Path Ring, unable to hold back a smile. It was truly a valuable item, and he had a premonition that the Thirteenth-Rank Soul Transformation Realm would be one of his strongest techniques.

Moreover, he also had a "Soul Transformation Domain Token," which would allow him to possess an additional Soul Transformation Realm, essentially a secondary Soul Transformation Realm.

This secondary Soul Transformation Realm did not require separate materials; it shared the same materials as the primary Soul Transformation Realm, except for special materials like "Millennium Stupa" and "Million Vengeful Souls," which were required for different realms.

Most importantly—

The secondary Soul Transformation Realm was of the same rank as the primary one.

In other words, when he stepped into the Soul Transformation stage, he would possess two Thirteenth-Rank Soul Transformation Realms.

"This is truly amazing."

Chen Qiu nodded in satisfaction, then, as usual, he walked to the back of the Heavenly Palace and peered through the crack in the door, looking outside to see if there was anything new.

When he checked in just now, the location displayed was:

"Vast Continent, Central Palace of the Primordial Heaven Continent."

This meant that his current location was no longer the Primordial Heaven Continent but the Vast Continent, a name he had never heard of before. He was inside the Central Palace of the First-Rank Primordial Heaven Continent.

So, the Primordial Heaven Continent here also had ranks.

And it was First-Rank.

Clearly, this Vast Continent was of a higher rank than the Primordial Heaven Continent. Was it a Second-Rank continent?

Perhaps the people he had seen entering through the door in the Heavenly Palace the last time were from the Vast Continent? Countless questions flashed through his mind.

But soon, he pushed all these doubts aside for the time being, believing that he would find the answers when he became the strongest in the Primordial Heaven Continent. His current focus was to become the most powerful.

This "Heavenly Palace" was likely the most unique place in the entire Primordial Heaven Continent.

Or perhaps...

This was the most unique place that people from the Primordial Heaven Continent could visit, as the Heavenly Palace itself was no longer within the boundaries of the continent.

Central Palace.

The word 'central' seemed to imply that this palace was the very core of the Primordial Heaven Continent.

As usual, there was nothing unusual outside the door crack. After observing for a while and seeing no movement, Chen Qiu left the Heavenly Palace and returned to Dragon Island.

West of Quzhou, deep in the ocean, on Dragon Island.

At this moment, Chen Qiu was seated cross-legged atop the highest peak of Dragon Island, fiddling with the Ascension Token of Divine Transformation in his hand, and he began to eagerly anticipate the arrival of the "World of Conflict" version.

According to Old Man Cao, after the "World of Conflict" version arrived, there would be stores that used Virtue Points and Sin Points, where various Soul Transformation Realm totems could be purchased. However, the prices were unknown.

Chen Qiu currently had a whopping 87.9 billion Virtue Points. Even though he had spent a significant amount of Virtue Points to view other people's entries, it had hardly made a dent in his total. No matter what was available in the Virtue Points store, he was confident he could afford it.

If he couldn't afford it, then no one on the Xuantian Continent could.

With 87.9 billion virtue points, he could choose any Soul Transformation Realm Domain Totem he wanted. The only consideration was which two Soul Transformation Realm Domains would be most suitable for him, and he was inclined towards those that had a synergistic effect with the Lightning Decision, such as enhancing its power.

Speaking of which, the old man Cao, located in the heritage site of the Great Xia Kingdom, had calculated the contents of the World of Conflict version. With such abilities, this was akin to revealing the secrets of the Heavenly Dao, and there must be corresponding consequences.

Unless the deduction of lifespan from revealing the Heavenly Dao was countered by the near-immortality of the heritage site, creating a bug.

This was the Divination Cultivator's chosen land.

Sitting in the heritage site, he continuously divined without concern for lifespan deduction, as long as he didn't leave the site, he wouldn't die.

Back then, in the Nascent Soul Battle Strength Rank Secret Realm, he encountered a Foundation Establishment Apex Array Cultivator with decent strength from the Void Observation Sect. After some time, he should visit this sect and see if he could bring back a Formation Cultivator Heaven's Pride to free the old man Cao.

This was a promise he had made.

However, he wasn't sure how to return to the Great Xia Kingdom. He only knew that the entrance was sealed at the top of the Endless Snow Mountain Range north of Quzhou, but he had no concrete ideas on how to get back.

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it and looked at the three Entry panels floating above his Dantian, ready to choose an Entry and continue his cultivation.

Reaching the Nascent Soul Apex was the top priority.

"Cultivation greatly increased, officially entering the seventh layer of Nascent Soul."

"Please choose one of the three random Entries within ten breaths."

1:

"Entry Name": Human Infant Unity.

"Entry Grade": Blue.

"Entry Effect": Your Nascent Soul can cast spells, activate Spirit Treasures, and open Soul Transformation Realms to perform the same offensive actions as your main body, but the attacks will share the cost of spiritual energy with your main body.

2:

"Entry Name": Spellcaster's Bane.

"Entry Grade": Blue.

"Entry Effect": All spells will deal less damage to you, but any attack other than spells will deal more damage.

3:

"Entry Name": Four-Four-Four-Four.

"Entry Grade": Yellow.

"Entry Effect": On your 4th, 44th, 444th, 4444th, and 44444th witnessing of dusk, you will respectively obtain a random Spirit Treasure of Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, and Essence Refinement stages.

Chen Qiu raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at the second and third Entries, and quickly chose the first one. The first Entry was the most suitable for him and extremely beneficial!

When the Nascent Soul leaves the body to attack, it cannot cast spells.

By choosing this Entry, his Nascent Soul could escape a hundred li away and then fully activate the Lightning Decision above the enemy's head, while he could sit in place and kill the enemy from a distance with a single thought.

This enhanced his long-range attack capabilities.

But for him, the most important aspect of this Entry was that the Nascent Soul could open Soul Transformation Realms. His two Soul Transformation Realms couldn't be opened simultaneously, but with this Entry, he could open one realm with his main body and another with his Nascent Soul.

Two different Soul Transformation Realms would directly stack!

He wondered if the small Nascent Soul born from his Nascent Soul could also use this Entry effect. If so, and if he were lucky enough to acquire another Soul Transformation Realm Token in the future, he could have three Soul Transformation Realms.

The third Soul Transformation Realm could be opened by his small Nascent Soul.

At that time—

He could directly smash down three Soul Transformation Realms, and if nothing unexpected happened, they should still be three 13th-rank Soul Transformation Realms. He wondered who could withstand such a bombardment.

As for the second Entry, Spellcaster's Bane, it was useless to him. Perhaps it would benefit Body Cultivators who could withstand the bombardment of spells and rush to tear spellcasters apart.

The third Entry, Four-Four-Four-Four, was actually quite good. Witnessing dusk 44,444 times would take a little over a hundred years, meaning he could obtain a guaranteed Essence Refinement-grade Spirit Treasure after a century.

The Essence Refinement stage was the highest cultivation level on the Xuantian Continent.

The strongest cultivators on the continent were at the Essence Refinement stage.

With just a hundred years, he could obtain an Essence Refinement-grade Spirit Treasure. This was a very high-value Entry among the yellow-grade ones, as even a Core Formation cultivator's lifespan would be sufficient for this.

The only issue was that Essence Refinement-grade Spirit Treasures could only be activated by Essence Refinement cultivators. Those who obtained such treasures would not have the cultivation to use them, and they would likely never reach that cultivation level in this lifetime.

They could only be traded.

However, when trading with Essence Refinement cultivators, survival was always uncertain.

Although this Entry had good value, it was useless to him. In a hundred years, he might have already reached the Essence Refinement stage, so why would he need this Entry?

Chen Qiu took a deep breath, calming himself before turning his gaze to the Nascent Soul in his hand. He took out a Celestial Spirit Fruit and fed it to the soul. Ao Tian, aware of his need for any high-grade and rare Celestial Materials, provided him with a Storage Ring containing the fruit.

Legend has it that during ancient times, the Phoenix Clan favored this spiritual fruit. However, with the decline of the Phoenix Clan, the Celestial Spirit Fruit gradually became extinct.

In the entire Profound Heaven Continent, only the Phoenix Clan cultivates the Celestial Spirit Fruit, a skill unique to their race.

Soon, the Nascent Soul's abdomen began to writhe, and it pulled out a token.

Supreme Celestial Retrace Token.

"An old friend," Chen Qiu murmured, tossing the token in his hand. This token allowed him to reselect a rejected Entry at the Nascent Soul stage. Just yesterday, he had asked Ao Tian if there was such a token in the Dragon Clan Treasury, but Ao Tian firmly denied its existence.

The Dragon Clan cannot use Entry Scrolls, so they have never collected such items, including Retrace Tokens.

However, one thing is clear: the Supreme Celestial Retrace Token is the limit. After advancing to the Divine Transformation Stage, there are no more Retrace Tokens suitable for that stage.

This token arrived just in time.

When he breaks through later, he can choose an additional beneficial Entry, or even select one as a self-detonation Entry if there are no good options.

After completing these tasks, Chen Qiu sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a Primordial Soul Dao Cultivation Pill from his pocket, and swallowed it. Closing his eyes, he began to cultivate, circulating his cultivation method.

Time passed swiftly, and before long, twelve hours had flown by.

Chen Qiu slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the starry night sky above and exhaling a turbid breath. At this moment, his cultivation had reached—

- Cultivation: Fifth Layer Nascent Soul (22.2%).

Finally, he had broken through to the Fifth Layer of the Nascent Soul stage.

During the day, Ao Tian had approached him with a worried expression, informing Chen Qiu of his plan to search for a few Spirit Treasures in the Profound Heaven Continent that could withstand the Thunder Tribulation. After all, Chen Qiu's Sin Points were extremely high, totaling 2.9 billion, placing him at the top of the Sin Points Ranking in the Profound Heaven Continent.

The higher the Sin Points, the more powerful the Thunder Tribulation would be.

Advancing from the Nascent Soul to the Divine Transformation Stage required enduring the tribulation, and Ao Tian was concerned that Chen Qiu might not survive it.

The Dragon Clan had always relied on the Reverse Scale to overcome the tribulation and had no need for Spirit Treasures to withstand it.

However, Chen Qiu politely declined the offer.

While his Sin Points were high, his Virtue Points were even higher. Long ago, when he was still in the Great Xia Kingdom, he had obtained an Entry called Virtue Bodyguard, which had a simple effect: the more Virtue Points one had, the less damage they would sustain from the tribulation.

With 8.79 billion Virtue Points boosting his defenses, Chen Qiu was confident that the tribulation brought on by 2.9 billion Sin Points wouldn't be able to kill him.

Chen Qiu then turned his attention to the panel floating above his Dantian, shrouded in clouds.

- Cultivation Surge: Officially entering the Fifth Layer of the Nascent Soul stage.

- Please choose one of the three randomly generated Entries within ten breaths.

1.

- Entry Name: Spirit Stone Protection.

- Entry Grade: Blue.

- Entry Effect: All damage you receive will not harm you, but it will consume the Spirit Stones you carry. If your Spirit Stones are depleted, any damage you take will cause double the injury.

2.

- Entry Name: Rob the Rich to Help the Poor.

- Entry Grade: Blue.

- Entry Effect: Inflict more damage to those with more Spirit Stones than you and less damage to those with fewer Spirit Stones, with an upper limit of 200% and a lower limit of 1%.

3.

- Entry Name: Revenge the Kind.

- Entry Grade: Blue.

- Entry Effect: The more goodwill a person has towards you, the greater the damage you can inflict upon them.

"What nonsense is this?" Chen Qiu furrowed his brows as he examined the three Entries. None of them were what he desired, and not only were they of no help to him, but they also had negative effects.

The first Entry was out of the question; he would rather endure some damage than deplete his Spirit Stones.

He had worked hard to accumulate those Spirit Stones; it wasn't easy. It's just a matter of healing from the injury, and even if he gets hurt, he can recover. But if his Spirit Stones are gone, how exhausting it would be to acquire more.

The second Entry was even worse; most people probably had fewer Spirit Stones than him, making it akin to putting handcuffs on himself. Only the third Entry was somewhat suitable, although it was useless, at least it had no side effects.

It was a Demon Cultivator's Entry.

Normally, it would be difficult for anyone to harm someone who held goodwill towards them.

Unless there was a significant conflict of interest, and even then, only a cold-blooded person could take such an action.

While this Entry was of no use to him, at least it had no adverse side effects.

It could be used for self-detonation later.

If no choice is made within ten breaths, a random Entry will be selected from the three, and there will be no option to reject it. In a situation where all three Entries are useless, it's best to choose the one with the least detrimental side effects.

Without further thought, Chen Qiu continued his cultivation, taking out a Primordial Soul Dao Cultivation Pill and swallowing it. With a burst of effort, he broke through to the Apex of the Nascent Soul stage.

Another twelve hours passed.

Chen Qiu sigled deeply, sitting cross-legged on a mountain peak. With a glance, he could see numerous Mock Heaven Sect disciples diligently cultivating in various corners of Dragon Island, but when he extended his Divine Sense, he couldn't detect Ao Tian's figure.

Where had Ao Tian gone?

At this moment, his cultivation progress had reached—

- "Cultivation Level": Ninth Layer Nascent Soul (42.3%).

Finally, he had entered the ninth layer of the Nascent Soul stage.

He looked towards the panel floating above his Dantian, shrouded in clouds.

- "Cultivation Progress": Nascent Soul Stage, Ninth Layer.

"Please choose one of the following three random entries within ten breaths."

1:

"Entry Name": Homeless Wanderer.

"Entry Level": Blue.

"Entry Effect": Every night at midnight, you will be teleported to a random location on the continent. If you are in a special place like a Heavenly Dao Secret Realm or a Mini Universe at midnight, you will be immediately teleported to another random location upon exiting the special place. Additionally, you will receive three Medium-grade Spirit Stones each time you are teleported at midnight.

2:

"Entry Name": Lone Warrior.

"Entry Level": Blue.

"Entry Effect": If there is only one other living being within a hundred li radius of you, the damage you inflict upon them will be significantly amplified.

3:

"Entry Name": Grand Funeral.

"Entry Level": Blue.

"Entry Effect": When you die, a heaven-shaking phenomenon will occur across the entire continent to bid you farewell.

"Hmm," Chen Qiu pondered for a moment before selecting the second entry, "Lone Warrior." He then used a Supreme Celestial Retrace Token to choose the third entry, "Grand Funeral."

The second entry wasn't too bad; it could synergize with the "Death Match Battle" entry.

The effect of the "Death Match Battle" entry is to pull an enemy into a small space for a one-on-one duel. In this small space, the "Lone Warrior" entry can be triggered, making it quite useful for challenging opponents of higher cultivation levels.

As for the third entry, "Grand Funeral," it doesn't seem very useful. But since the Heavenly Path Rewind Token would be wasted if not used, and it can't be used after reaching the Soul Transformation stage, it's a good idea to use it without any side effects. It can serve as a self-destruct mechanism.

If he really dies, at least he'll go out with a bang.

However, Chen Qiu felt that renaming this entry to "Grand Unification" would be better. If the entire Profound Heaven Continent exploded upon his death, it would be more impactful. Instead of letting his enemies witness his funeral, he could give them a funeral as well.

Six more hours passed.

The sky had brightened, and the sun was now shining.

Chen Qiu's cultivation progress had reached—

- "Cultivation Level": Ninth Layer Nascent Soul (100.00%).

This meant that his cultivation had finally reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, the Grand Completion. Next, he could prepare to break through to the Soul Transformation stage. There were only eight or nine days left until the arrival of the "World Chaos" version. After its arrival, he would create two more Soul Transformation Domains to achieve perfection.

Creating a Soul Transformation Domain and breaking through to the Soul Transformation stage are not simultaneous processes. One can choose to create their Soul Transformation Domain while breaking through, or break through first and then create their domain afterward.

It's different from the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, where the grade is fixed upon breakthrough, unless one uses special means like the monk Kongming, who somehow managed to elevate his Golden Core grade. Otherwise, the grade cannot be improved.

However, this also means that grades improved through other means are ineligible for the Heavenly Continent Proclamation and do not receive corresponding rewards.

The grade of the Soul Transformation Domain, on the other hand, can be gradually improved as long as one gathers enough materials.

It's entirely possible to create a lower-grade Soul Transformation Domain, even a second or third-grade one, immediately after breaking through to the first layer of Soul Transformation. One can then slowly upgrade their domain by collecting materials over time.

In fact, most Soul Transformation cultivators follow this approach.

Chen Qiu took a deep breath, sat cross-legged again, and began to cultivate his heart method. After several days of effort, he raised his cultivation from the fifth layer of the Nascent Soul stage to the peak of the Grand Completion. His cultivation had progressed too quickly, and he needed a few days to consolidate his cultivation realm.

Then, he prepared to face the Thunder Tribulation.

Three days later, Chen Qiu slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the rising sun on the distant sea. He stretched his limbs and yawned before heading to the beach with renewed vigor. He planned to eat something before facing the tribulation.

There were six days left until the arrival of the "World Chaos" version.

And sixteen days remained until the end of his "Tenfold Cultivation Speed" effect.

Just as he reached the beach, he saw Ao Tian approaching with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Brother, can't you find another place to face the Thunder Tribulation?" Ao Tian asked.

"With your 2.9 billion Sin Points, I fear Dragon Island will suffer the same fate as Evil Province."

"How about we change locations?"

"Or we could delay the tribulation until after the arrival of the World Chaos version. Then, we can face the tribulation and go on a robbing spree together."

(End of Chapter)

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