Chapter 491: The Fall of the Heavenly Calculator, the Tribulation Approaches
Chapter 491: The Fall of the Heavenly Calculator, the Tribulation Approaches
"This will save me a lot of effort."
Chen Mu muttered to himself as he observed the changes in experience on the system panel.
The fact that this cultivation method was displayed on the system panel proved that he could cultivate it. Therefore, he practiced without any hesitation, knowing that even if there were any mistakes, the system panel would forcefully compensate for them.
If this cultivation method couldn't be practiced through the system panel, it would have been much more troublesome. Perhaps he would have had to visit Xuan Tian Daizhu, Mo Zun, and others, one by one, to study and deduce this cultivation method together with them, in order to quickly find a way to refine his soul and temper his body. But now, it was no longer necessary to go to such lengths.
After a brief glance at the system panel, Chen Mu closed his eyes again.
One day,
Two days,
Three days,
...
Chen Mu secluded himself in the forbidden grounds of the Seven Mysteries Sect, his blood and energy surging as he cultivated.
Spring passed, autumn came, winter ended, and summer arrived. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two years had gone by.
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Xuan Tian Guan.
Xuan Tian Daizhu, clad in a Yin-Yang robe, sat quietly atop an ancient pine tree. The Yin-Yang forces revolved around him, and faintly, it seemed as if the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter were changing. It was as if the flow of time was transforming.
Ever since the Kunlun Debate, he had gained insights into numerous paths. After returning to Xuan Tian Dao Guan, he also secluded himself for cultivation. But now, after more than two years, he found it increasingly difficult to make any progress in the path of time. He felt that the intricacies of time were so complex, with countless threads crisscrossing, making it challenging to grasp them within a single thought.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Xuan Tian Daizhu slowly opened his eyes, gazing up at the sky with a hint of bewilderment.
"Time, soul... It seems that without a strong enough soul, no matter how much I ponder, I can't grasp the true essence of time. But to derive a method to cultivate the soul from nothing, even if I devote my entire life, I'm not sure if I can succeed."
Xuan Tian Daizhu sighed in his heart.
He had been well aware of the importance of the soul even before the Kunlun Debate, and after it, he had an even deeper understanding. However, despite this knowledge, he lacked the means to strengthen his soul.
A person's life force was limited, and he had already dedicated most of his life to pondering the path of time. Now, how much energy and time did he have left to derive a method to refine the soul?
It wasn't that he lacked talent, but rather, he was limited by the times.
Of course, heaven never completely blocks one's path. In the vastness of the Great Wilderness, there was always a glimmer of hope.
At this point, Xuan Tian Daizhu could only focus his efforts on pondering the path of time, striving to comprehend time and enhance his skills, hoping to gain more opportunities in his exploration of the Great Wilderness.
Xuan Tian Daizhu was certain that within the Great Wilderness, there must exist a method to refine the soul. However, opportunities came with risks. His strength, which seemed to be second only to Chen Mu in the Great Xuan World, allowed him to traverse the world with ease. But in the Great Wilderness, it was a different story. He had encountered danger several times during his previous explorations.
Just as Xuan Tian Daizhu was deep in thought,
Suddenly,
His eyes widened slightly, and he looked up at the sky.
The sky above was a vast expanse of blue, with gentle winds and light clouds. There were no visible changes, but faintly, a strand of invisible will seemed to rise, merging with the nine heavens and overlooking the myriad things in the world.
Heavenly Man Unity!
Xuan Tian Daizhu stood up from the ancient pine tree without a sound, took a step, and landed quietly. He walked over to where Tian Suzhi was in seclusion, and his gaze fell upon Tian Suzhi's figure, sitting with closed eyes beneath the pavilion.
At this moment, Tian Suzhi had transformed from his previous ragged and unkempt appearance. He now wore a clean white robe, his long beard flowing in the wind as he sat in the pavilion with an air of immortal elegance. A strand of energy rose from his body, merging with the heavens and earth, reaching the state of Heavenly Man Unity.
Xuan Tian Daizhu looked up at the sky, and he seemed to see a glimpse of Tian Suzhi, formed by the power of heaven and earth, bowing to him. Then, Tian Suzhi ascended into the sky, soaring straight towards the clouds.
Xuan Tian Daizhu, the master of the Xuan Tian Dao, knew that Tian Suzhi had just entered the Celestial Being realm and needed to undergo the baptism of the unity of Heaven and Man.
He stood quietly by the side with a smile on his face, waiting patiently.
And so it went.
After an unknown period, the ethereal sense of unity between Heaven and Man within Tian Suzhi became increasingly profound and mystical, eventually reaching a state of complete fusion with the universe. He had truly crossed the threshold of the unity of Heaven and Man!
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Tian Suzhi, on your achievement of the Celestial Being realm," Xuan Tian Daizhu said with a smile, sensing the transformation.
However.
After completely surpassing the Celestial Being threshold and cultivating to the Celestial Being realm, Tian Suzhi did not immediately respond to Xuan Tian Daizhu. Instead, a sense of tranquility rose within him, making him feel as if he had reached the realm of 'Omniscience'. He couldn't help but peer into the depths of the universe.
It was at this moment that he unknowingly touched something.
Boom!!
In just a fleeting moment, the heavens and earth underwent a dramatic change.
The vast clear sky instantly transformed into a sea of dark clouds, turning everything pitch-black as if concealing all things. Amidst this darkness, a streak of lightning-like color appeared, resembling a crack in the void, and with a thunderous sound, it struck fear into the soul.
"This is..."
Xuan Tian Daizhu looked up at the sky, sensing the drastic changes in the universe, and his expression changed. Although he didn't know what had happened, he had a vague premonition that something was amiss.
As expected, in the next moment, the backlash of the universe's drastic changes centered on Tian Suzhi's body and spread towards Xuan Tian Daizhu. Even though Xuan Tian Daizhu tried to interfere at the first moment, it was already too late, and he couldn't stop it.
Whoosh.
Tian Suzhi's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open.
His entire body seemed frozen, as if struck by lightning. A blood-red crack appeared on his forehead and spread down, eventually covering his entire body with dense cracks, making him look like a shattered porcelain figurine.
"Not good."
Xuan Tian Daizhu's face paled, and he quickly flashed over to Tian Suzhi's side. He merely glanced at Tian Suzhi, and a hint of horror appeared in his eyes.
With his clear line of sight, he could see that the blood-red cracks were not only on the surface of Tian Suzhi's body but also spreading to its interior, covering his muscles, skin, and five viscera six bowels.
It could be said that at this moment, Tian Suzhi's entire body was in pieces, barely holding together.
What had Tian Suzhi, who had just cultivated to the Celestial Being realm, seen that caused him to suffer such a terrifying backlash? Xuan Tian Daizhu's heart trembled with uncertainty. He quickly flipped his hand and took out a green pill, which contained a rich and potent life force. It was the world's healing pill, the Return Heaven Pill, which he intended to give to Tian Suzhi.
However.
Facing Xuan Tian Daizhu's action, Tian Suzhi remained unmoved. He stared at Xuan Tian Daizhu with slightly faded eyes, subtly stopping Xuan Tian Daizhu's attempt to help. Then, with some difficulty, he opened his mouth.
"Senior Brother... be careful... great tribulation..."
Each word he uttered caused the cracks on Tian Suzhi's body to spread further, and golden threads of blood continuously seeped out from within. His entire body looked like a blood-soaked person, appearing extremely terrifying.
After uttering these eleven words with difficulty, the spreading cracks completely covered every corner of his body.
Tian Suzhi struggled to keep his mouth open, trying to say another word, but he couldn't make a sound. Finally, the vital energy maintaining his body completely dissipated, and in an instant, his body shattered and disintegrated into pieces of flesh and blood.
The newly cultivated Celestial Being, Tian Suzhi, had perished.
Xuan Tian Daizhu watched as Tian Suzhi's body disintegrated, and even his refined soul, which had entered the Celestial Being level, completely shattered and vanished. For a moment, Xuan Tian Daizhu stood in silence. After a long while, he slowly straightened his body.
He looked down at the shattered flesh and blood on the ground, then raised his head to gaze at the sky, where the dark and oppressive clouds seemed to weave together streaks of black lightning, hinting at the arrival of a terrifying calamity.
What had Tian Suzhi seen? Was the great tribulation his own? Was the path to survival in the Great Wilderness?
Xuan Tian Daizhu remained silent, his eyes filled with gloom.
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Seven Mysteries Sect.
At the Spirit Profound Peak.
In the Purple Bamboo Grove, Xu Hongyu sat with her long hair tied back and draped over her shoulders, looking as youthful as she did in the past, but with added maturity and intelligence. She was seated in a bamboo hut, her eyes slightly closed, as the vital energy within her body brewed and converged. Streams of potent blood energy gathered from her skin, muscles, and bones, and then accumulated in her five viscera six bowels, before surging up her spine and rushing towards the Marrow Gate at the top of her head.
Assaulting the Marrow Gate!
This was not Xu Hongyu's first attempt to break through to the Grandmaster realm. Since Chen Mu's return from the outer sea, over the past four years, she had made four attempts to assault the Marrow Gate, and this was her fifth try.
The vast and powerful blood energy gathered like a pillar, surging towards and into the Marrow Gate.
Mind Gate, Body Gate, and Heaven-Earth Gate! These were the three stages of assaulting the Marrow Gate, different from Chen Mu's experience. For Xu Hongyu, the Body Gate, which had been like paper to Chen Mu, was extremely challenging.
Xu Hongyu's innate talent fell short of the true disciples of major sects, even compared to Meng Danyu. Despite Chen Mu's later acquisition of numerous heavenly spirit treasures to aid her in consolidating her foundation, her accumulation in the Five Viscera Realm could only barely approach the level of an ordinary true disciple.
However, her cultivation in the Six Bowels Realm was a different story. Thanks to the many precious items Chen Mu had brought back from the Great Xuan court treasury, her foundation in this realm was more thoroughly refined, not inferior to that of an average true disciple.
Now, with various factors aligning and her past four attempts at breaking through the Marrow Gate, after a difficult and challenging breakthrough, she suddenly passed through the Body Gate, reaching the Mind Gate.
The Mind Gate and the Body Gate were completely different.
Xu Hongyu, at this stage, passed through with remarkable ease, not even exerting much effort.
This was because, with Chen Mu's dominance over the world and his unmatched power, her mind had become tranquil and content. Additionally, her past obsessions and wishes had all been fulfilled, and with the addition of Chen Yao, her clever and adorable daughter, her heart's desires were completely satisfied. Furthermore, Chen Mu had brought back rare spirit treasures from the Great Xuan treasury, including a third-grade Soul Lotus, which aided in strengthening her soul core. As a result, her foundation in the soul aspect was even more profound than that of her physical body.
With both the Mind Gate and the Body Gate passed, the final challenge was the Heaven-Earth Gate.
She had struggled at this stage in her previous attempts.
At this moment, after calming her mind and spirit, Xu Hongyu focused her mental power and charged towards the final barrier of the Marrow Gate.
Now, after enduring five attempts, Xu Hongyu finally broke through the Marrow Gate!
Achieving the Grandmaster Realm is a significant advancement for any martial practitioner in the world. After all, even those who cultivate the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Realm are still considered ordinary, while Grandmasters are often as rare as dragons, with only a handful of them born in Jade Province, which nurtures millions of commoners.
Xu Hongyu's cultivation of the Grandmaster Realm not only signifies a substantial increase in strength but also, more importantly, an extension of her lifespan.
Although the Five Viscera Realm can grant a lifespan of over a hundred years, and with the aid of secret arts to preserve vital energy and celestial treasures that enhance longevity, one can live up to 130-140 years at most. This pales in comparison to the Marrow Washing Sages, who can typically live up to 150 years.
Currently, neither Chen Mu nor Xu Hongyu has reached 50 years of age. With this breakthrough, Xu Hongyu's lifespan has only increased by a third.
Xiao He rejoices for Xu Hongyu, who is now focusing on the Heaven-Earth Body Perfusion. Chen Mu, after a brief moment of relief, sighs slightly. Reaching this stage is the limit of his ability to assist her.
It's important to know that Chen Mu stands at the pinnacle of the Martial Dao, having absorbed the thousand-year foundation of the Great Xuan World. However, aiding others in their breakthroughs remains extremely challenging. Assisting someone in reaching the Marrow Washing Sage Realm is already the limit; pushing Xu Hongyu to the Blood Replacement Realm with external force is impossible, even with all the spiritual resources of the Great Xuan World.
The only possible way to help is with the Crimson Birth Fruit from the Seek Tree Heavenly Spirit Clan, whose grade Chen Mu cannot determine. This rare spiritual treasure not only significantly aids in refining the physical foundation but also the soul core.
The one Chen Mu used was the last fruit ripened by the Seek Tree's methods.
Such spiritual treasures are hard to come by.
"Never mind," Chen Mu thought, deciding not to dwell on it. Perhaps when he enters the Divine Realm, he might obtain a similar treasure, but for now, it's too far-fetched to consider.
As Chen Mu watched Xu Hongyu undergo the Heaven-Earth Body Perfusion, he casually waved his sleeve, summoning the Heaven-Earth Locking Dragon Array of the Seven Mysteries Sect. A strand of refined Earth Pulse Power, guided by Chen Mu, flowed into Xu Hongyu's body.
While he couldn't interfere with the Marrow Gate breakthrough, he could lend a hand with the Heaven-Earth Body Perfusion.
"Focus on refining your martial body," Chen Mu said calmly, his voice echoing in Xu Hongyu's mind. Xu Hongyu's heart relaxed as she concentrated on controlling her body to endure the tempering process.
With Chen Mu's guidance, the refined Earth Pulse Power, infused with heavenly energy, coursed through Xu Hongyu's skin, muscles, and bones, refining them layer by layer and reaching every meridian and acupoint.
The martial body cultivation, which typically takes half a day, was completed in less than an hour with Chen Mu's assistance, and Xu Hongyu finally achieved success, her cultivation reaching perfection!
Chen Mu waved his sleeve, and the surging heavenly energy dispersed. The Earth Pulse Power he had summoned returned to the ground, flowing back into the earth's pulse.
The Purple Bamboo Grove soon became quiet again.
In this tranquility, Xu Hongyu slowly opened her eyes, exhaling a final breath of turbid air. Her skin was crystal-clear like jade, flawless and radiant, indicating the successful cultivation of her martial body and her entry into the Marrow Washing Sage Realm!
"Husband," Xu Hongyu said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Chen Mu approaching from a distance.
Chen Mu smiled warmly at her and said, "You've finally passed this hurdle."
Xu Hongyu's eyes shone with gratitude. "Thank you, husband. Without your help, I might not have even entered the Five Viscera Realm in this lifetime, let alone achieve the Marrow Washing Sage Realm."
Just as they finished speaking, congratulations came from outside the Purple Bamboo Grove.
"Congratulations, little sister. You've reached the Grandmaster Realm."
The voice carried a hint of pride, belonging to Chu Jing Su, the current peak master of Spirit Profound Peak.
"Congratulations," Meng Dan Yun's voice echoed from another direction.
"Congratulations," came another voice from a more distant location, belonging to Liu Tong, the master of the Lesser Profound Peak.
"Congratulations," a deep and powerful voice resonated from the Great Profound Peak, the voice of the sect master, Qi Zhiyuan.
Within a short time, congratulatory messages poured in from various directions within the Seven Mysteries Sect. Xu Hongyu's breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm and the commotion of the Heaven-Earth Body Perfusion had naturally caught the attention of the sect's elders.
The Spirit Profound Peak echoed with congratulations, causing the disciples to look up towards the peak.
"I'm here, thank you all, seniors," Xu Hongyu said, first glancing at Chen Mu and then smiling as she spoke with a clear voice, expressing her gratitude to the elders of the Seven Mysteries Sect.
(End of Chapter)
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