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Chapter 97: Breakthrough to the Eighth Layer of the Great Vehicle Realm!
Chapter 97: Breakthrough to the Eighth Layer of the Great Vehicle Realm!
As Gu An relished in the improvement of his cultivation, the spiritual energy in the Beihei Mountains once more began to sink, this time also stirring up a fierce gale as if a tempest was imminent.
Demons, cultivators, and ghosts alike scurried for cover, awaiting the end of this subsidence of spiritual energy.
Uncertain of what was transpiring, they could only pray for this calamity to pass swiftly.
In a certain valley, Li Xuandao had already commenced his tribulation transcendence.
A mass of thunderclouds hung suspended over the valley, maintaining a lower altitude than the clouds above, only slightly higher than the surrounding mountaintops.
This clump of tribulation clouds was amassing the might of the heavens, with tendrils of lightning writhing within, faintly visible and striking fear into the heart of any onlooker.
Li Xuandao stood on the array platform, channeling his energy, as golden dragon shadows coiled around him, causing his robes to flutter.
After a while, Li Xuandao abruptly opened his eyes and jerked his head upward. A heavenly thunderbolt suddenly cleaved through the clouds, striking down.
Boom!
The outermost array formed a barrier of light to withstand the thunderbolt. Before the light dissipated, a second and third thunderbolt struck, one after another, causing the valley to alternate between brightness and darkness.
Li Xuandao raised his hand, and a precious sword appeared in his grasp. As the sword emerged, it let out a dragon's roar, and its blade was enveloped in strands of bloody aura, as if countless evil spirits were howling and wailing within.
He drove the sword into the ground beside him and closed his eyes, his hands continuously manipulating seals as spiritual energy flowed from the array platform into the arrays in all directions.
One spirit stone after another flew out of his storage bag, swiftly covering the empty space on the array platform.
With his eyes still closed, he opened his mouth, and spirit pills flew out of their bottles, automatically entering his mouth, causing his aura to soar higher and higher.
A gale blew in the night sky, carrying with it the faint rumble of thunder. From high above, this valley appeared minuscule, nestled within the boundless Beihei Mountains, like a faint star in the night sky.
...
Time passed swiftly.
After an hour of cultivation, Gu An finally reached the first layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm and was now ready to challenge the ninth layer.
Upon attaining the Mysterious Heart Realm, his heart underwent a transformation, glowing with golden light and coursing with golden blood. Even a mysterious rune appeared on the surface of his heart, akin to some sort of imprint.
Gu An basked in the influx of spiritual energy while simultaneously sensing the rune on his heart.
In the depths of his consciousness, he gained some enlightenment.
Transcendent Divine Ability!
The Mysterious Heart Rune could nurture a divine ability unique to its bearer, but the time required for this cultivation and the strength of the resultant ability were unknown.
The type of divine ability cultivated depended on the practitioner's life experiences and the depth of their cultivation. Each person's cultivated divine ability would be distinct.
Gu An was immersed in this newfound blessing, unable to extricate himself. Through the Mysterious Heart Rune, he developed new insights into his myriad Taoist methods and began to organize the fruits of his cultivation.
At the same time, his cultivation realm continued to break through.
Second layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm!
Third layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm!
Fourth layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm!
Gu An abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the sky above the forest.
Below the night sky, a bolt of lightning appeared above the treetops. It didn't fall from the heavens but materialized out of thin air, lingering instead of vanishing in a flash. It writhed like a wriggling serpent.
What is that? Gu An furrowed his brows, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.
The lightning bolt began to split, generating several strands of lightning, and then the space between the lightning bolts suddenly tore open, revealing a black fissure.
A figure with disheveled hair leaped out, her pale skin illuminated by the lightning. From her figure, she appeared to be a woman, clad only in tattered rags that barely covered her modesty. Her clothes had clearly been torn recently.
Gu An sensed her aura and was secretly startled. He immediately sent out a lifespan probe.
[Lu Lingjun (Union of Heaven and Man Realm, Ninth Layer): 1989/2750/3700]
A monster nearly two thousand years old!
This was, without a doubt, the oldest person Gu An had ever encountered! Moreover, her cultivation in the ninth layer of the Union of Heaven and Man Realm was comparable to that of Lu Baitian!
Who was this person, and where did she come from?
Lu Lingjun hovered in the air, and the black fissure behind her began to shrink, quickly vanishing along with the lightning.
She took out a set of blue Taoist robes from her storage ring and covered her exquisite body. Then, she took out a belt and tied it around her waist.
Gu An was so shocked that he forgot about the impropriety of her state of undress; he was desperate to know who this woman was and where she came from.
Lu Lingjun's long hair billowed in the wind, revealing a delicate and perfect face, her brows furrowed with confusion.
One of her hair strands fell and transformed into a white snake, coiling around her shoulder.
Gu An sent out another lifespan probe:
[White Spirit Demon Emperor (Union of Heaven and Man Realm, Eighth Layer): 4678/6280/8300]
A Union of Heaven and Man Realm demon pet?
Who exactly was this woman?
The White Spirit Demon Emperor hissed, her voice light and ethereal: "Such rich spiritual energy. It seems our ascension was successful. The legends were not mere fiction!"
Ascension? Gu An was stunned. These two words carried a lot of weight.
Lu Lingjun knit her brows, her voice soft: "When I was passing through just now, the might of the heavenly thunder was truly terrifying. It nearly reduced me to ashes. I flew toward the weakest point of the thunder and ended up here. Judging by the richness of the spiritual energy, it is indeed denser than the mortal realm, but to confirm our ascension, we must explore further."
The White Spirit Demon Emperor looked into the distance and said, "The spiritual energy here is sinking, and in the distance, I sense the aura of another being in the Union of Heaven and Man Realm. It seems our ascension was indeed successful. In the mortal realm, we traveled for two hundred years, traversing every corner of the land. In the demon tribe, there was only me who had reached the Union of Heaven and Man Realm, and among humans, there were no more than five. Only in the legendary Great Heaven and Earth, where the spirits dwell, would one encounter beings in the Union of Heaven and Man Realm so readily."
"The Great Celestial World?" Gu An's curiosity piqued upon hearing this.
It seemed that these two individuals hailed from a weaker realm than their current one.
The vastness of the world was unknown, and the Nine Dynasties were merely a corner of this continent. What lay beyond the oceans remained a mystery, and Gu An certainly didn't believe that the Great Vehicle Realm would be the pinnacle of power on this continent, let alone the ultimate strength of this world.
Immortals and gods were but legends, vague and elusive, yet the cultivation world in this realm was expansive.
Aside from marveling at the sheer size of the world, Gu An also breathed a sigh of relief.
He had initially thought that a powerful force had descended upon the Nine Dynasties, in which case, his current cultivation at the ninth layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm would be insufficient.
These newcomers, a human and a demon, had no backing in this realm, and it would likely take them some time to integrate and establish themselves.
Lu Lingjun and the White Spirit Demon Emperor were unaware of Gu An's presence below them. They spread their spiritual senses, confirming that there were no humans or demons within a radius of five hundred li, before daring to engage in such an unprotected conversation.
After chatting for a while, they flew southward.
In their opinion, the human qi was the heaviest in the south, while the north was overwhelmed by demonic qi.
Oh no.
I hope they don't go to the Tai Xuan Gate.
Gu An silently prayed.
From their conversation, Gu An suspected that the reason they had successfully ascended was due to the benefits of the lifespan barrier.
If the lifespan barrier could ward off tribulations, it could naturally weaken the heavenly thunder, which would also explain why they had landed right on top of Gu An after tearing through space.
Gu An's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He never expected that there would be ascenders from another world, and those who could break through from one realm to another were undoubtedly formidable characters. With their means, they would likely continue to dominate in this new world.
No!
The ninth layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm is unstable!
I'll have to put off improving my divine abilities for now and focus on reaching the Great Vehicle Realm first!
Even with their terrifying methods, Lu Lingjun and the White Spirit Demon Emperor probably won't be able to reach the Great Vehicle Realm in a hundred years, right?
Gu An immediately brought up his attribute panel.
Although his cultivation was still in the process of advancing, he intended to start spending his lifespan.
He could continue absorbing spiritual energy later.
As usual, he decided to go big and invest ten millennia worth of lifespan.
【You have invested ten millennia worth of lifespan into cultivating your cultivation base】
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for a millennium. With your profound mastery of the Pre-Heaven Earthly Immortal Art, you forcefully attempted to breakthrough to the Great Vehicle Realm and began your tribulation. However, you were unable to withstand the Primordial Five Elements Divine Tribulation and failed.】
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for three millennia...】
...
Failing the tribulation every two millennia made Gu An feel a bit anxious.
Even though the amount of lifespan consumed during evolutionary cultivation was more than what would be spent during actual cultivation, it still highlighted the difficulty of breaking through to the Great Vehicle Realm.
The Tai Xuan Gate had existed for thousands of years, and there were no records of anyone reaching the Great Vehicle Realm in the library!
Gu An was prepared to invest a second ten millennia worth of lifespan.
After all, the lifespan spent was just a number, and it would only become real cultivation progress after it was converted.
Failure!
Failure!
Failure!
The final result was as he had expected—the first ten millennia of lifespan had gone down the drain.
With a dark expression, he invested another ten millennia worth of lifespan.
The prompts kept appearing, and the repeated failures numbed his heart, causing his blood pressure to rise.
How could a Great Master at the ninth layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm be so easily agitated?
But Gu An couldn't help but feel frustrated at this moment.
Finally!
Gu An saw the word "success" and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, a smile spreading across his face.
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for eighty-seven millennia. With your profound mastery of the Pre-Heaven Earthly Immortal Art, you forcefully attempted to breakthrough to the Great Vehicle Realm and began your tribulation. You endured the Primordial Five Elements Divine Tribulation and succeeded. Your cultivation base has broken through to the first layer of the Great Vehicle Realm.】
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for eighty-eight millennia, and your cultivation base has broken through to the second layer of the Great Vehicle Realm.】
...
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for ninety-four millennia, and your cultivation base has broken through to the sixth layer of the Great Vehicle Realm.】
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for ninety-six millennia, and your cultivation base has broken through to the seventh layer of the Great Vehicle Realm.】
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for ninety-nine millennia, and your cultivation base has broken through to the eighth layer of the Great Vehicle Realm.】
【You cultivated by absorbing qi for one hundred millennia, and your cultivation base has improved.】
Eighth layer of the Great Vehicle Realm!
Two hundred millennia worth of lifespan!
Gu An felt a sense of relief, glad that he had succeeded.
The consumption after successfully passing the tribulation was quite satisfactory, indicating that the improvements to his spirit root and cultivation technique had been effective. He still remembered that from the first to the ninth layer of the Union of Heaven and Man Realm, he had invested a total of eighteen millennia worth of lifespan, and from the fifth layer onwards, each layer required three millennia.
It was worth noting that cultivating in the Great Vehicle Realm would undoubtedly be more challenging, and the fact that he could shorten the time required meant that the previous enhancements to his spirit root and cultivation technique had been beneficial, and these effects would continue to influence him in reality.
At this moment, Gu An regained his confidence.
Setting aside the question of who the strongest person in this continent was or how vast the lands beyond the oceans were, he could already walk proudly throughout the Nine Dynasties.
At the ninth layer of the Union of Heaven and Man Realm, Lu Baitian could pressure the demons of the Great Qing Empire into not daring to invade. The Great Qing Empire wasn't a pushover among the Nine Dynasties, and even if there were stronger existences in the other dynasties, they should only be at the Mysterious Heart Realm at most.
(End of Chapter)
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