Chapter 301: Breaking through the ninth level of Daoxuxuan Fairyland! |
Chapter 301 Breaking through the ninth level of Daoxuxuan Fairyland!
In the next hour, Gu An upgraded the Chaos Primordial Saint Art to the Grand Infinity Creation Art. Astonishingly, twenty million years of lifespan only advanced it by one level—but fortunately, it was to the Peak Perfection Realm.
At the same time, he awakened a divine ability: Infinite Clones!
Each of the five elemental spiritual energies could now manifest as a clone. While this ability wasn’t particularly powerful in combat, its strength lay in numbers—after all, five-element spiritual energy existed everywhere.
He kept going!
The Myriad Forms Qi Technique advanced to the Chaotic Myriad Manifestations Free Technique, then further to the Dao Manifestation Divine Mind Art!
Again, it cost twenty million years of lifespan. Though no new divine ability was awakened, the technique itself was a divine ability.
The Dao Manifestation Divine Mind Art, once mastered, freed him from all rules. With a single thought, he could suppress his cultivation level and aura, change his appearance—everything could be altered, and no one would be the wiser.
With this technique, Gu An no longer needed to pursue other transformation arts.
In the simulated cycles of reincarnation, Chu Lu had perished so quickly because he lacked this technique. Of course, blindly trusting Cheng Jialan was another reason.
By the time Gu An finished mastering the Dao Manifestation Divine Mind Art, another hour had passed.
Next up was the Celestial Star-Suppressing Infinite Sword, which he finally upgraded to the Eternal Infinite Divine Sword.
The Infinite Free Step finally evolved into the Step Through the Ages. This movement technique could even rewind time within a certain radius of where his feet touched, bringing the dead to life, and the living to nothingness.
Of course, it couldn’t grant immortality—it had limits, and was meant for combat.
The Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Body ultimately advanced into the Extreme Dao Illusory Body.
Gu An also upgraded Soul Search into the Grand Soul Imprisoning Immortal Technique, which cost five million years of lifespan.
The three supreme arts and divine abilities above each cost twenty million years of lifespan—sixty million total!
Including upgrades to physique and techniques, Gu An had already burned through 105 million years of lifespan!
And maintaining the Lifespan Barrier consumed a massive amount as well.
Even without a breakthrough, Gu An now felt unmatched in power.
Still—he had to play it safe.
He needed a breakthrough!
Gu An pulled up his status panel again, eyes fixed on the cultivation column.
At that moment, torrential rain poured over the entire ocean, with waves crashing and thundering endlessly. A Divine Sense from a Free Soaring Immortal was wildly sweeping the area.
Gu An paid it no mind. After all, this place was mostly full of wandering spirits and ghosts—beings rejected by the laws of heaven and earth. Life wasn’t easy for them.
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to invest another five million years of lifespan.
He wasn’t sure if investing one hundred million years in advance could bridge the gap between the Mystic Celestial Immortal stage and higher realms.
【You cultivated by absorbing spiritual energy for 30,000 years. Using your mastery of the Grand Infinity Creation Art, you attempted to break through to the Dao-Void Profound Immortal Realm. You began your tribulation, but failed to survive the Sixfold Fate Illusion Tribulation—breakthrough failed.】
【You cultivated by absorbing spiritual energy for 60,000 years. Attempted breakthrough... Failed again.】
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One tribulation every 30,000 years!
Gu An was overjoyed. Previously, attempting the Mystic Celestial Immortal realm took 60,000 years per attempt!
And then—an even greater surprise:
【You cultivated for 300,000 years. You began your tribulation, endured the Sixfold Fate Illusion Tribulation, and succeeded. Your cultivation broke through to the first level of the Dao-Void Profound Immortal Realm.】
【You cultivated for 500,000 years. Your cultivation rose to the second level of the Dao-Void Profound Immortal Realm.】
...
Only ten tribulations to succeed!
Fk yeah, I'm a monster!
Gu An was fired up. But as he read on, his smile slowly faded.
The time required for each level of the Dao-Void Profound Immortal Realm kept increasing.
【You cultivated for 4 million years. Reached the eighth level.】
【You cultivated for 4.7 million years. Reached the ninth level.】
【You cultivated for 5 million years. Attempted breakthrough to the Divine Mind True Immortal Realm. You failed the Heavenly Dao's Forty-Nine Illusory Tribulation—breakthrough failed.】
Still, reaching the ninth level of Dao-Void Profound Immortal in five million years—not bad at all.
But after that, it required 300,000 years per attempt. If he failed 100 times, that was 30 million years gone.
Fail 200 times? 60 million years.
That was nuts.
Was the Divine Mind True Immortal Realm that intense?
The gap was too much.
Gu An didn’t dwell on it too long. After all, he’d never even heard of the Dao-Void Profound Immortal realm before, let alone something beyond it.
Heaven and earth’s spiritual energy surged into him again. The ocean’s energy suddenly sank violently, with the affected area expanding rapidly.
Uh-oh.
This commotion was a bit... too much.
Gu An was silently shocked. Was he about to trigger another catastrophe in the human world?
The spiritual energy required to go from Mystic Celestial Immortal stage to Dao-Void Profound Immortal, ninth level, was beyond anything Gu An had imagined. But the scale of this disturbance helped him judge the depth of the Heavenly Great Realm.
If his breakthrough affected the entire realm, it meant there were likely only a handful of Dao-Void Profound Immortals in all of Heavenly Great Realm.
Gu An absorbed his breakthrough fortune while observing the world.
The area affected by the energy drain kept growing. In less than the time it took to burn an incense stick, it had already surpassed the territory the Grand Cold Demon Sect had tried to wipe out—and it kept growing fast.
Time sped by.
An hour later, Gu An forcefully achieved the Dao-Void Profound Immortal realm.
No matter the realm, breakthroughs through evolution always happened within an hour.
The mysteries of this realm poured into his mind.
The Dao-Void Profound Immortal Realm allowed one to transcend universal laws, traveling across countless Grand Worlds.
These Grand Worlds were like the Heavenly Great Realm. Only at this level could one touch the barriers between universes. Of course, not all universes were easy to cross—some were stronger than others.
The power of a Profound Immortal could even grant sentience to all things.
At this stage, one had to start forming their Dao. The Dao was the culmination of cultivation—the manifestation of one’s will. It could be condensed into a Dao Aspect, used in battle to overwhelm all.
Gu An was utterly immersed in the fortune of this realm, unable to pull himself away.
Only when he reached the second level of the Dao-Void Profound Immortal Realm did his consciousness finally return.
He looked up. The universe no longer felt distant. His gaze and Divine Sense were now in perfect sync—he could even glimpse the edge of the cosmos.
There, he saw the Extinction Domain that Bai Ziya had spoken of—an utterly dark place exuding terrifying energy.
He dared not probe further.
Because inside, he sensed more than one presence that made even him wary.
Time passed again.
Gu An began sensing the approach of other cultivators. When he looked, he saw countless figures flying from the Sanctuary where the Holy Court resided—so many, it even surpassed the Grand Cold Demon Sect.
His breakthrough had alarmed the Holy Court!
No comparison—next to the Holy Court, the Grand Cold Demon Sect was a joke.
These incoming cultivators were all at least Scattered Immortals. Over five million, and still growing.
Five million Scattered Immortals—unbelievable!
He even sensed multiple Mystic Celestial Immortals and Free Soaring Immortals. Over ten Mystic Celestial Immortals, at least.
The Holy Court’s forces scattered across heaven and earth, protecting the various continents and islands.
The ocean surged with monstrous waves. The rapid sinking of spiritual energy shattered many continents.
Seeing the Holy Court move to protect the people, Gu An let out a sigh of relief—his opinion of them rose dramatically.
He didn’t want his breakthrough to cause mass death.
Seems the Holy Court’s support for the Grand Cold Demon Sect was just the Holy King’s personal decision.
If they became enemies in the future, regardless of personal grudges, based on what he saw today, Gu An would not wipe them all out.
Of course, if he could befriend the Holy Court, even better.
Cultivation didn’t always have to be about killing and fighting.
Sure, destroying the Grand Cold Demon Sect had its benefits—but it also brought danger. Look at this, the battle had barely ended and already Mystic Celestial Immortals popped up. He hadn’t even heard of that realm before!
What if he got too arrogant and someone stronger than a Divine Mind True Immortal showed up and slapped him to death?
Chu Lu’s story was a cautionary tale.
Of course, most of that was because he trusted the wrong person.
Gu An wanted to curse at him—“You murdered her whole family and still thought you could marry her?”
Sure, Chu Lu was a victim at first, but he should’ve stayed away from Cheng Jialan.
With the Holy Court stepping in, Gu An finally felt at ease.
He focused on enjoying the fortune of the Dao-Void Profound Immortal realm.
Now that he’d reached the ninth level of this realm, what could the Holy King behind the Grand Cold Demon Sect possibly do?
And if that Holy King was also Dao-Void Profound Immortal—then Gu An would risk everything for the next breakthrough!