Chapter 346: "No Problem!"

Chapter 346: "No Problem!"

Chen Qiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his consciousness flowed along the meridians to the tattoo on his wrist. The next moment—

A massive bronze statue shadow appeared behind him.

As long as he wished, this colossal bronze statue shadow could launch attacks at any time, and its offensive method was the "Heaven Realm." However, it could be activated multiple times, significantly enhancing his combat strength.

This "bronze statue" was the most basic "true body."

Once one's cultivation breaks through to the True Immortal stage, this true body shadow appears, and it is the same for everyone. This bronze statue shadow itself possesses no skills, and its attack method is the Heaven Realm. However, if one subsequently consumes celestial treasures to forge a different "true body," that true body will have additional special abilities besides the Heaven Realm as an offensive method.

Not bad.

He didn't activate his "true body" to attack, but he could clearly sense the power it contained.

His small world couldn't quite withstand the intensity of this power. If such a level of power were to explode within his small world, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At this moment—

He finally realized the vast difference between the True Immortal and the Fusion stage. With his current strength, he could effortlessly destroy a third-rank continent like the Heavenward Continent.

The heavenly tribulations of this level of continent were completely ineffective against such an attack.

The Rainbow Entries he had previously known about, which had a certain probability of instantly killing an Immortal Emperor at a low cultivation level, were merely theoretical. Even with his current cultivation, he wouldn't die from those entries, let alone an Immortal Emperor.

The increase in cultivation represented not only a rise in cultivation but also an improvement in various aspects like foundation and skills. The enhancement of strength was multidimensional, and as cultivation advanced, other dimensions would quickly catch up.

After checking his gains this time.

Chen Qiu didn't linger and immediately left his small world, returning to the Cao Tian Palace to continue his secluded cultivation.

He didn't even bother to obtain a rare "true body" for himself and settled for this basic version.

First, he wanted to raise his cultivation level.

This "true body" was already sufficient. Even if he replaced it with a rare "true body," the primary attack method would still be the Heaven Realm, and the additional special abilities would contribute almost nothing to his combat power.

This "Heavenly Dao Proclamation" resounded throughout all the continents belonging to the Sixth-Rank Immortal World, causing Chen Qiu's fame to skyrocket once more, and his cultivation speed increased accordingly.

The number of continents belonging to the Sixth-Rank Immortal World was not a small number.

Those who had heard of Chen Qiu's name before would have a deeper impression, and those who hadn't would remember it from this proclamation.

The leaders of various factions in the Tide Immortal Plane, upon hearing the proclamation, couldn't help but sigh. They knew that their senior had gone to the Sixth-Rank Immortal World and would definitely not be at the bottom.

He had just arrived at the Sixth-Rank Immortal World.

And he had already caused such a huge commotion.

Soon after passing through the Fourth and Fifth Rank Heavenly Tribulations, which were quite terrifying.

Time passed—

Ten years went by in a flash.

During these ten years, Chen Qiu, who stayed in the Cao Tian Palace, did only one thing: improve his cultivation and accumulate enough "Cultivation Cards." After ten years of cultivation, his cultivation had reached—

"Cultivation": Peak True Immortal (100.0%).

Just one step away from breaking through to the Golden Immortal stage.

During these ten years, he hadn't used a single "Cultivation Card," saving up all his cultivation for the breakthrough to the Golden Immortal stage, as the value of these cards would undoubtedly increase with higher cultivation.

According to Jiang Buying, after breaking through to the Golden Immortal stage, the time required to advance through each minor realm would be extremely long.

So, it was only natural to use the cards after reaching the Golden Immortal stage.

And now.

Chen Qiu, seated in the meditation room of the Cao Tian Palace, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, stood up, and headed towards the square. He activated the teleportation array and returned to the Extinction Immortal Realm. There were two things he needed to do after coming out of seclusion:

1. Undergo tribulation and break through to the Golden Immortal stage.

2. Forge the Green Imperial Banner into its complete state.

Over the years, the Zhongzhou City Lord and Badan should have collected many White Entries, which would be enough to complete his Green Imperial Banner.

Having arrived at the Extinction Immortal Realm, Chen Qiu looked up at the clear sky above him. Since his cultivation progress was just full, without any overflow, the tribulation clouds didn't appear on their own when he didn't actively summon them.

After coming out, the first thing he did was to contact Badan and the others.

He then returned directly to the Tide Immortal Plane.

After a few hundred breaths.

Chen Qiu appeared in Zhongzhou City, and Badan and the others were on their way there. The first person he met was the Zhongzhou City Lord. The city had become even more bustling than before, and it was evident that it had expanded by an entire circle.

Even without any festivals or Ascension Assemblies, the streets were bustling with pedestrians.

What was once a city that only saw an influx of people during festivals had transformed into a tourist city with a constant stream of visitors.

In his own words, the commercial value had skyrocketed, and it had become a tourism city.

Almost all sect disciples would make a stop at Zhongzhou City during their travels. If they didn't visit Zhongzhou City during their journey, it would be like they hadn't traveled at all.

For the past twenty years, since the conclusion of that Ascension Assembly, Zhongzhou had independently hosted twenty consecutive Ascension Assemblies, each more successful than the last. It had become a fixed event in the Tide Immortal Plane, and every year, each faction would send their most outstanding disciples, led by the Great Elder or the Sect Master, to participate in the competition.

Even the more stubborn factions that initially refused to send their disciples eventually had no choice but to comply.

It was not due to any other reason.

It was solely because Zhongzhou City would release the "Celestial Prodigy Ranking" based on the performance of the Ascension Assembly, which held great authority as it lasted for an entire year. If your sect did not send disciples to participate, it would gradually fade from people's memories.

Once a sect's name is forgotten, it often signifies the loss of new blood.

"A total of 60,000 white entry slips!"

The City Lord of Zhongzhou City respectfully looked at Chen Qiu, who was seated before him, and said, "Senior, these are all the white entry slips I have been able to acquire over the past decade. Due to the extensive acquisition, in the Tide Immortal Plane, white entries have even surpassed green entries."

"This is a unique situation among all the Fifth Rank Immortal Worlds."

"Conducting trade with other Fifth Rank Immortal Worlds is quite challenging. I haven't found a suitable method yet. These 60,000 white entry slips are already the extent of my capabilities, and there may be even fewer in the future."

"Hmm."

After a brief silence, Chen Qiu took out a storage bracelet from his pocket and threw it over, saying, "You've worked hard. Later, I'll introduce you to a family, originally from the Third Rank Continent, the Heavenward Continent. I have a good relationship with this family, and they have extensive experience in cross-continental trade. They also have the ability."

"I will bring them to the Fifth Rank Immortal World, and then they will settle in Zhongzhou City. I hope you can take good care of them in the future."

"You can handle this matter. I will still need many white entry slips in the future."

"No problem!"

The City Lord of Zhongzhou City patted his chest and said solemnly, "Senior, rest assured, your people will be well taken care of here. The entire Zhongzhou City will give them the green light!"

Not long after, Badan also arrived, but he had even fewer white entry slips, only 20,000, which was less than the previous batch.

"Senior..."

Badan spoke softly, feeling a bit embarrassed, "This time, I only have 20,000. The Tide Immortal Plane has almost run out of white entry slips. I've sent people to the lower continents for acquisition, but it hasn't been going very smoothly. The Barbarians have no experience in trade, so this matter will take some time to develop."

"It's fine, take your time."

Chen Qiu also took out a storage bracelet and threw it over.

Then, he took another storage bracelet from the hands of an Enigmatic Buddha in a temple outside Zhongzhou City, which contained 40,000 white entry slips. These white entry slips were all collected by the Grinding Wheel over the past decade.

Altogether, there were 130,000 white entry slips.

It was more than enough.

It was enough to bring the Green Imperial Banner to its complete state. He first visited the Third Rank Continent and met with the White Family Patriarch, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. After discussing the matter, the White Family Patriarch was very excited and accepted the proposal. Only then did Chen Qiu bring the entire White Family to Zhongzhou City.

Professional matters should be handled by professionals.

Undoubtedly, the lower-rank continents produced more white entry slips, but since they were often smaller in area compared to the immortal worlds, the number of white entry slips in a single continent was not significant. These items had never been purchased in bulk; they needed to be acquired individually and simultaneously from multiple continents, making the entire process quite complicated.

It was indeed a challenge to have Badan, a simple-minded Barbarian, handle this task.

This matter was best left to the White Family.

The White Family had built their reputation on cross-continental trade. They had the ability, the means, and the experience. The only drawback was their lower platform, but with Chen Qiu's support, they could elevate their platform to a sufficient level. With his backing, the White Family would not face any difficulties in Zhongzhou City. In time, they might even become a well-established family in the city.

They might even become one of Zhongzhou City's oldest families.

After settling everything, Chen Qiu returned to the small world.

Taking a deep breath, he crushed multiple white entry slips one after another. Each white entry would transform into a green entry he didn't already possess and be inscribed on the inner wall of his dantian. This was why the price of white entry slips in the Tide Immortal Plane was higher than that of green entry slips. He still needed to acquire white entries.

After all, he might already have the green entries, and buying them would be useless.

But white entries were different. With each acquired white entry, he would definitely obtain a green entry he didn't already have.

After crushing 60,000 white entries, his Green Imperial Banner suddenly radiated a green light wave, and its interface underwent a dramatic transformation. He also became aware of the exact number of green entries.

88,888.

The number of white entries was 99,999.

The number of green entries was 88,888.

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Item Name: Green Imperial Banner

Source: None

Effects:

1. You possess all green entries, and the Green Imperial Banner will be in its ultimate state.

2. You can freely choose whether a specific green entry takes effect or not.

3. The ultimate state of the Green Imperial Banner is a unique item. Once obtained by one person, no one else will have the opportunity to acquire it.

4. All green entries you obtain in the future will transform into a random yellow entry you don't already possess.

5. Obtain the Yellow Imperial Banner.

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"Success!"

Chen Qiu narrowed his eyes as he looked at the effects of the Green Imperial Banner in its complete state. It was basically no different from the White Imperial Banner. He quickly browsed through all the green entries and blocked those with negative effects.

In the complete state, there was no need to self-destruct entries to block a specific entry, and he didn't have to worry about being affected by their negative effects.

He currently possessed an excessive number of basic entries.

It was impossible for him to remember the effects of every single entry, let alone find the perfect combinations and strategies from such a vast array of entries. For instance, an active-type green entry like "Malevolent Spirit Summoning" would be of no use to him.

After all, the combat power provided by these active-type green entries was negligible for him.

On the contrary, the passive-type entries were far more beneficial.

For example, when he unleashed his full-power attack, even he was unsure of how many entries were enhancing its power. However, one thing was certain—even if the enemy didn't die from the strike, they would be afflicted by numerous negative effects, such as drowsiness, poisoning, freezing, burning, dizziness, and more.

He scanned the entries with a glance.

There were quite a few entries that could add these negative effects to his attacks.

He quickly skimmed through all the green entries, mentally noting the names and effects of those that might be useful in the future. Then, he tentatively crushed a white entry slip.

The next moment—

This white entry should have transformed into a green entry he didn't already possess. However, since he owned all the green entries, it randomly became one of his existing green entries.

But due to the effect of the Green Imperial Banner, this extra green entry soon turned into a yellow entry he didn't possess.

"Perfect," Chen Qiu smiled. If he could upgrade the rest of the Imperial Banners to their complete forms, his white entry slips would be equivalent to rainbow entries.

All he needed to do was acquire enough white entry slips to collect all the entries, from green to rainbow.

Following the instructions of the Green Imperial Banner, he learned the location of the Yellow Imperial Banner. There were seven places in the Tide Immortal Plane where he could find it, and the closest one was only half an hour away.

This time, it wasn't in a market.

It was in a chaotic burial ground.

The long-sealed Yellow Imperial Banner was quietly stuck in a grave, and after using a strand of Heavenly Dao Fortune to wipe away the dust, the treasure's panel slowly floated before him.

"Treasure Name": Yellow Imperial Banner.

"Acquisition Source": None.

"Usage Effect":

1. When you possess all yellow entries, this supreme treasure will regain its full power and possess supreme might. Before that, it has no effect.

2. If you already possess over 90% of the yellow entries, you will obtain one missing yellow entry each day.

Is acquiring white entry slips difficult? Not really.

Is collecting the series of Imperial Banners challenging? Not necessarily. Once you upgrade one Imperial Banner to its complete form, it will automatically guide you to the nearest one in the series.

The biggest challenge is acquiring all the white entries and upgrading the White Imperial Banner to its complete form. Only by upgrading one Imperial Banner can you learn this secret and plan accordingly.

Acquiring all the white entries and collecting ten million white entry slips are two entirely different matters.

There are nearly ten million white entries, and even if you acquire three million white entry slips, it's highly unlikely to collect all ten million. You might be able to gather around 90%, and then you can slowly obtain the remaining ones according to the effect of the White Imperial Banner.

However, the complete White Imperial Banner and Green Imperial Banner are unique items. Once one person obtains them, others cannot. Since Chen Qiu possessed both, no one else could.

Either no one was willing to try because they didn't know what they would gain, or they attempted but found the task too challenging and gave up.

Chen Qiu felt fortunate for choosing the "White Entry Slip Package" that day. He had hesitated for a long time, but now he realized how lucky he was. If he hadn't made that choice, he might have regretted it for a long time.

Especially since the Seventh Prince had given him an incredibly powerful entry:

"Entry Name": Abundance.

"Entry Level": Pink.

"Entry Effect": The more entries you possess, the stronger your spell power and cultivation-specific abilities will be.

Not only did his spell power increase, but his cultivation-specific abilities also became more potent.

With the enhancement of numerous entries, his cultivation abilities gained a terrifying boost.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find a suitable opponent to test his skills.

No one dared to provoke him, even though everyone knew he possessed supreme treasures. Killing Chen Qiu would bring instant wealth, but no one dared to challenge him.

After all, who in their right mind would offend someone who could withstand the Fifth Rank Tribulation and was constantly mentioned in the Heavenly Dao Proclamation? This made Chen Qiu antsy.

This was the downside of rapid power growth.

He knew he was powerful but had no way to gauge his strength against others.

Chen Qiu shook his head and put these thoughts aside. He flashed back to the Extinction Immortal Realm to face the tribulation.

The tribulation had to be faced in the Extinction Immortal Realm, as the Tide Immortal Plane's heaven and earth couldn't brew such a powerful tribulation.

Upon exiting his seclusion, Chen Qiu had another goal in mind—to advance to the "Golden Immortal" stage.

The exclusive ability of the Golden Immortal stage was still the "True Body," but it was now enveloped in a layer of golden light. Notably, his True Body maintained its quality of several hundred ranks.

This rank would undergo a qualitative leap once he fully integrated the "Seven-Colored Emperor Banner" in the future.

Furthermore—

The Heavenly Dao entries were composed of multiple entries, even those that no one had ever obtained. This implied that if he could raise all the Emperor Banners to their complete forms and possess all the entries, he would also have all the Heavenly Dao entry groups.

At that time, he would truly embody the might of heaven and earth, becoming a world unto himself.

"Hmm."

As Chen Qiu exhaled a turbid breath, his entire body slowly floated into the sky and hovered in the void. In an instant, the clear sky within a few hundred li transformed into a thick blanket of dark clouds.

Tribulation clouds instantly enveloped the entire sky, and fierce storms and rain rushed in.

Chen Qiu did not open the Heaven's Wisdom Umbrella, instead allowing the cold rain to patter on his face. The refreshing sensation made him feel quite comfortable. It was time to face another tribulation. Along his journey, most of his injuries seemed to come from these tribulations.

It had been a truly challenging path.

Within the tribulation clouds, countless flickering lightning arcs indicated to Chen Qiu that this lightning tribulation was far more powerful than the last. Apparently, the Heavenly Dao was still resentful that the previous "Cataclysmic Annihilation Thunder Tribulation" had failed to kill him, so it was now preparing a Sixth Rank Tribulation to put an end to him!

"So be it."

He sighed lightly. This would allow him to complete the set of tribulations from First Rank to Sixth Rank. There were nine ranks of tribulations, and the Ninth Rank was the highest. If his breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor stage followed the same pattern, his tribulation would be the Ninth Rank Tribulation, completing the set from First to Ninth Rank.

This also suited his collecting obsession.

Without further thought, he calmly waited in the sky for the lightning tribulation to descend.

This grand scene once again attracted numerous spectators, especially those who were in seclusion within this area. They had no choice but to come out of seclusion as the thunder rumbled right at their doorstep.

Soon, they realized that the person undergoing the tribulation looked somewhat familiar.

Wasn't this Chen Qiu, who had faced the lightning tribulation ten years ago?

After Chen Qiu's last tribulation, it had caused a huge sensation in the Extinction Immortal Realm. Through investigations, they learned that Chen Qiu had come from the Tide Immortal Plane, where he was in a completely invincible state.

He had withstood the Third Rank Tribulation at the peak of his tribulation resistance.

He had utterly defeated a Peak True Immortal while at the Eighth Level of Earth Immortal.

Upon his arrival in the Extinction Immortal Realm, he had displayed his invincible prowess. Initially, everyone thought that such a powerful being would stir up a storm of bloodshed in the Extinction Immortal Realm. During that time, all families instructed their disciples to remain well-behaved. However, in the ten years that followed, not a single person had seen Chen Qiu.

To everyone's surprise, when Chen Qiu reappeared, he had already reached the Peak True Immortal stage and was preparing to face another tribulation.

Undoubtedly, his cultivation speed was astonishing.

No one in the Extinction Immortal Realm had ever seen anyone advance from the initial True Immortal stage to the peak in just ten years. However, this was not the most important thing.

What they wanted to know was—

Was Chen Qiu truly a person who lived only for cultivation?

A normal person, upon reaching the True Immortal stage, would surely take some time to rest. In other words, they would want to flaunt their achievements for a while before continuing their cultivation, especially since they had no pressure from limited lifespan. Yet, Chen Qiu showed no signs of stopping after his breakthrough; instead, he immediately went into seclusion again.

Was he really not interested in dominating the Extinction Immortal Realm, leaving behind his legacy, or establishing his own family?

Could he be another cultivation maniac obsessed with advancing to the Immortal Emperor stage?

From what they could see, this seemed to be the case.

Moreover, Chen Qiu had not taken a partner or had any offspring, indicating that he had no intention of leaving behind a legacy or establishing his own family.

"Hmm."

Jiang Buying, holding a large ladle, exhaled deeply as he hovered in the air with a complex expression, gazing at Chen Qiu in the distance. During Chen Qiu's ten-year seclusion, Jiang Buying had also been busy. He found a restaurant and worked as a chef for ten years.

After all, he didn't need to cultivate, so he might as well find something to do.

He had never been a chef before, but he was curious about the profession. Perhaps due to his genius, he quickly became adept at it.

As he looked at Chen Qiu, his eyes were filled with concern.

From the aura emanating even before the tribulation formed, he could clearly sense that this was the might of a Sixth Rank Tribulation. He wasn't worried that Chen Qiu couldn't withstand it; given Chen Qiu's previous relaxed demeanor, a Sixth Rank Tribulation wouldn't be a problem.

What concerned him was Chen Qiu's tendency to face tribulations of the highest rank.

At this rate, Chen Qiu's Immortal Emperor Tribulation would undoubtedly be the Ninth Rank Tribulation!

This was a significant problem.

There were nine ranks of tribulations, but to date, no one had ever survived the Ninth Rank Tribulation. It wasn't that no one had successfully passed through it; rather, no one had ever triggered the Ninth Rank Tribulation. Even the former sect master of the Mock Heaven Sect, during his Immortal Emperor Tribulation, had faced only an Eighth Rank Tribulation.

Moreover, that Eighth Rank Tribulation was the only one of its kind in that era.

The strongest tribulations others had faced were only Seventh Rank Tribulations, which the former sect master of the Mock Heaven Sect had easily surpassed.

He was the unparalleled strongest in that era.

(End of Chapter)

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