Chapter 280: The Sage's Ninth Heaven

Chapter 280: The Sage's Ninth Heaven

December 3rd, 2024

On this day, the entire Nine Provinces trembled.

All the common folk instinctively looked up towards the sky, and the cultivators within the Nine Provinces also felt a peculiar sensation.

A phantom of a green lotus appeared in the sky, covering the land of the Nine Provinces. The enormous lotus had three leaves that unfurled, visibly transforming at a speed perceivable to the naked eye.

"Boom!"

The lotus leaves grew, and in no time, six petals blossomed.

Each petal was as vast as a star, adorned with incredibly profound Dao patterns, and an awe-inspiring pressure descended, instilling a sense of reverence in everyone.

"Six-Leaf Lotus!"

"The Divine Might Dynasty has ascended!"

Most cultivators' faces changed, and their hearts trembled as they witnessed the emergence of the Six-Leaf Lotus.

A Six-Leaf Lotus!

The Fortune Empire!

If it were merely a matter of the Fortune Empire ascending, it wouldn't have shocked them to this extent.

However, the issue was that the Divine Might Dynasty had only been established for a little over a decade, and within such a short time, it had directly ascended to an empire. Such a rapid pace was unheard of.

Other empires would have required centuries of accumulation before achieving such a feat.

After all, ascending to an empire required not only territorial expansion but also an immense accumulation of heritage and culture.

Now, the Divine Might Dynasty, in just over a decade, had directly ascended to an empire, an unexpected development.

But those who had a deeper understanding of the Divine Might Dynasty knew that its rapid ascension was closely tied to the flourishing of the Martial Court in recent years.

With the annihilation of the Ancient Waste Holy Land, the Divine Might Dynasty's heritage had significantly increased.

Eventually, the Martial Court was established across the realm.

The path of cultivation had become thoroughly popularized.

Moreover, within Guangyang Prefecture, a Sage-grade spirit vein was nurtured, gradually spreading its aura, blessing not only the prefecture but the entire Nine Provinces.

Although a single Sage-grade spirit vein couldn't directly cause a surge in the aura of the entire Nine Provinces, its appearance undoubtedly brought about numerous benefits.

However, the primary reason for the Divine Might Dynasty's ascension was the prosperity of the Martial Court and the current peace and prosperity of the Nine Provinces.

"Three days from now, we shall perform the Heaven Worship Ceremony!"

In the imperial palace, at the moment the Six-Leaf Lotus condensed, Gu Yang immediately issued the order.

...

Three days later, at Nine Sun Mountain.

The Heaven Worship Ceremony took place on a high platform.

As the imperial capital relied on this mountain, Gu Yang regarded it as a symbol of the Divine Might Dynasty.

Therefore, this Heaven Worship Ceremony was held at the summit of Nine Sun Mountain.

With the experience of the previous ceremony, this one proceeded more smoothly. A grand procession led the way, officials from all over the realm gathered, and countless sects flocked to witness the figure on the high platform.

Then, an imperial eunuch began reciting the prayer for the Heaven Worship Ceremony. Gu Yang, adorned in an emperor's robe, burned incense. As the incense was inserted into the ancient cauldron, wisps of blue smoke rose, ascending into the sky without dispersing.

Soon, the smoke transformed into a Six-Leaf Lotus, its phantom covering the sky and blocking out the sun. In the Nine Provinces, ancient cauldrons soared into the sky, and the majestic might of heaven suppressed the numerous hidden evil spirits, causing them to crumble instantly.

"Boom!"

Purple qi surged, and heavenly phenomena emerged.

An immense power descended from the void, landing on Gu Yang.

In an instant, Gu Yang's aura surged.

Seventh Divine Transformation Realm!

Eighth Divine Transformation Realm!

Ninth Divine Transformation Realm!

...

First Dao Palace Realm! In a short time, Gu Yang's Nine Heavens Heavenly Scripture rapidly broke through, and in the blink of an eye, he advanced from the Sixth Divine Transformation Realm to the Dao Palace Realm.

The Dao Palace within his dantian opened, and his essence spirit condensed. An unprecedented surge of power emerged from Gu Yang's physical body, and his divine consciousness expanded, effortlessly covering the entire Nine Sun Mountain.

Through his divine consciousness, Gu Yang could clearly perceive the subtle expressions of everyone, a feeling that brought a smile to his face.

"Dao Palace Realm!"

"This is the power of the Dao Palace Realm!"

"Indeed, cultivators at this level are beyond the reach of the Divine Transformation Realm. With the birth of their essence spirits, they can effortlessly overwhelm those in the Divine Transformation Realm in all aspects!"

But that was not the main point.

After the Divine Might Dynasty ascended to an empire, the officials and generals received a boost from the empire's fortune, enhancing their strength to varying degrees.

...

Guangyang Prefecture, Xing'an County.

Su Guangdao's body suddenly trembled, and a powerful aura burst forth. His cultivation broke through the barriers of the Master Realm, reaching the Grand Master Realm.

However,

It didn't stop there.

After breaking through to the Grand Mastery Realm, Su Guangdao's cultivation continued to rise, and in the blink of an eye, he entered the Divine Transformation Realm.

"The first level of the Divine Transformation Realm, the Divine Might Dynasty is promoted, and I pay my respects to His Majesty's blessings!"

Su Guangdao stood up and bowed towards the direction of Nine Sun Mountain.

With his status, he naturally didn't have the qualifications to pay respects at Nine Sun Mountain.

What Su Guangdao didn't expect was that with the Divine Might Dynasty's promotion to an empire, he would also benefit from it.

On the other side.

At Nine Sun Mountain.

South Peak's body trembled, and his cultivation directly advanced from the first level of the Divine Transformation Realm to the fifth level.

Looking at the other officials, everyone's cultivation had improved to varying degrees.

The officials who came to Nine Sun Mountain were at least fifth rank or higher, and now, every single one of them had at least reached the Divine Transformation Realm.

Those like South Peak, who were already at the Divine Transformation Realm, had their cultivation enhanced even further.

Watching the officials break through, the cultivators from other forces couldn't help but feel envious.

This was the benefit of the Fortune Empire's promotion; as long as one held an official position, they could receive the blessing of fortune and make a breakthrough in their cultivation.

This aspect.

Was something other sects didn't possess.

However.

This was just one of the benefits of the empire's promotion; subsequently, the officials' positions would receive the empire's fortune blessing, and their cultivation would also be aided as if by divine intervention.

Therefore.

Many forces would arrange for Heavenly Prodigies to join the empire as officials, hoping to take advantage of the empire's fortune and use this opportunity to cultivate, thus breaking through to higher levels.

Only some deeply rooted forces would not need to do this.

After all, with the resources at their disposal, nurturing Heavenly Prodigies was not a problem, so there was no need to rely on imperial positions for advancement.

Moreover.

Imperial positions were precious, and it wasn't easy to obtain such a position.

Imperial positions were scarce, unlike those in a dynasty, so it was worth assisting a dynasty from its very beginning in the hope of gaining benefits when it eventually became an empire.

But the problem was, it was no easy task for a regular dynasty to become an empire.

Some dynasties might take hundreds of years to ascend, which was already considered quite impressive, while many more might never truly ascend to the status of an empire, even until their demise.

So.

Seeing the officials' breakthroughs, these forces could only feel envious and had no other thoughts.

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"Your descendant, Gu Yang, has founded the Divine Might Dynasty, which has been promoted to an empire, achieving the 'Unparalleled Emperor' achievement (can only be triggered once)!"

"Reward: 10,000 Enhancement Points!"

"Reward: 3 Dao Palace Direct Ascension Pills!"

"Reward: Imperial Armament Embryo!"

"Your descendant, Gu Yang, has broken through to the seventh level of the Divine Transformation Realm!"

"Reward: 700 Enhancement Points!"

"Reward: 100 Divine Blood Pills!"

"Reward: 100 Nourishing Spirit Pills!"

"Your descendant, Gu Yang..."

"Your descendant, Gu Yang, has broken through to the first level of the Dao Palace Realm!"

"Reward: 900 Enhancement Points!"

"Reward: 100 Nourishing Spirit Pills!"

"Reward: 100 Enlightenment Pills!"

"Reward: Perfect-grade Sage Cultivation Technique, 'Nine Turns Primordial Technique'!"

...

In the Gu family's residence, Gu Qingfeng felt the promotion of the empire's fortune and saw the information panel constantly updating.

When he saw the rewards for the empire's promotion, Gu Qingfeng's pupils constricted.

10,000 Enhancement Points!

An Imperial Armament Embryo!

Compared to these two rewards, the previous Dao Palace Direct Ascension Pills seemed somewhat insignificant.

Gu Qingfeng was no stranger to these direct ascension pills; the Grand Mastery Ascension Pill had allowed him to break through to the peak of the Grand Mastery Realm.

Obviously.

The Dao Palace Direct Ascension Pill served the same purpose.

However.

In Gu Qingfeng's eyes, the Dao Palace Direct Ascension Pill wasn't of much use, as the ninth level of the Dao Palace Realm was no different from an ant to him.

In contrast.

The 10,000 Enhancement Points and the Imperial Armament Embryo were what truly caught Gu Qingfeng's attention.

Especially the latter.

The mention of an Imperial Armament made it hard for Gu Qingfeng to ignore.

Then.

The rewards for the Dao Palace Realm followed.

A Perfect-grade Sage Cultivation Technique—Nine Turns Primordial Technique! Gu Qingfeng's thoughts stirred, and the technique transformed into a stream of light, entering his mind. As vast amounts of memories appeared, his physical body's vital energy also trembled and transformed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

Gu Qingfeng's body shook, as if heavenly thunder was rumbling, creating a terrifying commotion.

Fortunately, after becoming a sixth-rank Formation Master, Gu Qingfeng had set up formations around the Sharpening Blade Hall to prevent his cultivation from causing too much noise.

Otherwise.

This breakthrough would have been even more astonishing than the empire's promotion.

After a long while, Gu Qingfeng's boiling vital energy gradually subsided, and his muscles, like those of a coiled dragon, returned to normal. His skin glowed with a divine light, but it soon faded from sight.

"What a remarkable Nine Turns Primordial Technique!"

"This cultivation method is far more profound than the Saint Chapter of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Scripture!"

Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes, and a glimmer of essence light burst forth. He was surprised by the power of the Nine Turns Primordial Technique.

This cultivation technique not only enhanced his cultivation but also tempered his physical body, transforming it to a level comparable to a Sacred Weapon.

Nine Turns, Nine Refinements!

It forged the human body like a supreme treasure.

If he cultivated this technique in the usual way, it would be no easy task to truly master the Nine Turns Primordial Technique.

After that, Gu Qingfeng took a look at his attribute panel.

...

Name: Gu Qingfeng

Age: 64/7000

Realm: Ninth Level Holy Person Realm

Martial Arts: Heavenly Pulse True Scripture (Second Layer), Heaven Sword (Perfected), Great Wilderness Fist Scripture (Perfected), Divine Sun Scripture (Perfected), Ancient Heaven Sword (Perfected), Purple Apex Dao Canon (Perfected), Wind Parting True Scripture (Uninitiated), Nirvana Dao Scripture (Great Grandmaster Second Layer), Celestial Phoenix Divine Art (Uninitiated), Nine Heavens Heavenly Scripture (Saint Chapter First Layer), Divine Thunder (Perfected), Northern Dipper Dao Sutra (Perfected), Nine Turns Primordial Technique (Perfected)



Enhancement Points: 17172

...

"Ninth Level of the Holy Person Realm!"

"Physical Body Comparable to a Sacred Weapon!"

"Even without using the techniques of the Heavenly Pulse True Scripture, my current strength should be able to rival those in the Great Sage Realm!"

"But I'm not sure about the ninth level of the Great Sage Realm. I wonder where my current strength stands in comparison."

Gu Qingfeng pondered.

As for Xuan Yu Great Sage, the only one he had ever crossed paths with, to be honest, Gu Qingfeng no longer considered him a worthy opponent.

After all, even if Xuan Yu Great Sage was powerful, he had only just entered the Great Sage Realm. It wasn't worth mentioning.

Gu Qingfeng had now advanced to the ninth level of the Holy Person Realm, which was completely different from his previous half-step into the Holy Person Realm.

Moreover, Gu Qingfeng wondered if, by harnessing the power of his two Heavenly Pulses, he might even rival a Sage King.

After that, Gu Qingfeng glanced at the Nine Heavens Heavenly Scripture and then focused on the Heavenly Pulse True Scripture.

Currently, the Nine Heavens Heavenly Scripture was only at the first layer of the Saint Chapter. Even if Gu Qingfeng invested all his enhancement points into it, it wouldn't be enough to bring this cultivation technique to the Perfected level of the Saint Chapter, let alone break through the Saint barrier and advance to the Great Sage Realm.

However, if he couldn't advance to the Great Sage Realm, then even with the Nine Heavens Heavenly Scripture, Gu Qingfeng's strength wouldn't increase by much.

At the very least, it couldn't compare to the Heavenly Pulse True Scripture.

"It's time to condense the Third Heavenly Pulse!"

Without hesitation, Gu Qingfeng consumed his enhancement points and advanced the Heavenly Pulse True Scripture to the third layer.

As the Heavenly Pulse True Scripture broke through, the third Heavenly Pulse condensed within Gu Qingfeng's body. The entire process was smooth and effortless, without any setbacks.

Many of the intricate and incomprehensible aspects of cultivating the Heavenly Pulse True Scripture that he had encountered before were now crystal clear.

"Boom!"

Gu Qingfeng's body trembled slightly, and he unleashed the power of the three Heavenly Pulses, a force that was many times greater than that of the ninth level of the Holy Person Realm.

Three Heavenly Pulses.

Threefold Amplification! But it's important to understand that this amplification is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

The threefold amplification, when accumulated, was enough to trigger a tremendous qualitative change.

At this moment, Gu Qingfeng felt like he could tear apart the heavens and earth with a mere wave of his hand, and his punches and kicks could shatter the primordial chaos and create a new world.

However, he knew that this was just an illusion caused by the sudden surge in his power.

Nevertheless, the breakthrough to the third layer of the Heavenly Pulse True Scripture gave Gu Qingfeng an extra ace up his sleeve.

Before, Gu Qingfeng wasn't confident in facing a Sage King, but now, with the three Heavenly Pulses unleashed, he was ready to take on even a Sage King-level powerhouse.

For a brief moment, Gu Qingfeng wanted to find a Sage King-level expert to spar with.

But soon, he suppressed his impulse.

Then, with a thought, a piece of wood-like object emitting a holy aura appeared before Gu Qingfeng.

This object was the Imperial Armament Embryo mentioned in the information panel.

When Gu Qingfeng's divine consciousness landed on the Imperial Armament Embryo, corresponding information immediately surfaced.

(End of Chapter)

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