Chapter 913 - 404: Dataless

"Medicine Pill Method, Body Cultivation Method, Hundred Refinements Core Formation Method..."

One secret technique after another flashed before Chu Xiu’s eyes as his vast divine sense quickly browsed through them. But the more he looked, the heavier his expression became.

Actually, his situation was relatively good. Whether a golden core was shattered or self-destructed, as long as it was fragmented, it would release immense energy. With the Flawless Golden Core cultivated by Chu Xiu, the energy unleashed would definitely not be less than a million-scale nuclear explosion!

Being in the midst of it, even if Chu Xiu wasn’t blown to smithereens, he would suffer severe damage to his vitality again, requiring a lot of time and resources to reshape his physical body.

However, the Law of Destiny caused the golden core to directly turn into a fragmented state, a condition Chu Xiu couldn’t comprehend, where the strength remained yet he couldn’t mobilize it.

Still, if Chu Xiu deliberately shattered it, the path to reconstruction could be considerably eased, not requiring a total restart.

It’s like demolishing a house for rebuilding; some precious materials can always be reused to an extent.

But...

"Every method for reconstruction results in a golden core whose grade definitely drops significantly!"

"Don’t even mention the Flawless Golden Core... it’s difficult even to form a Middle Grade Core!"

The more he searched, the more unsightly Chu Xiu’s expression grew.

After being silent for a long time at the original place, Chu Xiu clenched his teeth, still unwilling to give up!

He widened the search scope, even researching some evil cultivation methods that skip the Core Formation stage and directly form a Nascent Soul.

However, without exception, all required extremely challenging prerequisites, and their effects were still far from satisfactory.

"Even the best-looking among them at most aids in forming a Nascent Soul, yet there’s no hope for Divinity Transformation..."

"Some methods, despite having impressive effects, are mere theoretical guesses with no practical possibility..."

Eventually, in silence, Chu Xiu once again browsed through the normal cultivation paths provided by Zhu Jiu and Xie Xuanzhao.

According to the usual ascension trials, upon entering demigod, it enters a prolonged phase of experience accumulation.

In this tier, even gaps between small levels become pronounced, and leveling up becomes exceptionally challenging.

In Chu Xiu’s impression, the so-called "Strong Demigod" is merely around Level 5 demigod strength.

Ascending to Level 9 demigod generally requires hundreds of years of accumulation for stability.

Of course, in the Abyss, constant monster slaying and adventuring, or like the Celestial Kings with abundant resources from a civilization, can greatly shorten this time.

Chu Xiu believes all the Celestial Kings have long reached full level.

But full level is far from the endpoint.

Reaching Level 9 demigod is known as "Perfect Demigod." Although experience points are full at this stage, in the Ascension Sequence, one is merely at the starting point.

By cultivating the Ascension Sequence or the professions’ original paths, both basic attributes and divine techniques and arts can continue improving.

It’s like how it’s not difficult for Chu Xiu to reach full level, relying on his strong power to slay more monsters to achieve it.

But mastering Great Freedom Celestial Demon Body, Subduing Ghosts and Slaying Souls Yama Scripture, etc., to perfection is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

To push all personal attributes and skills to their limits is what makes one a "Peak Demigod."

This step typically requires thousands of years of cultivation after reaching perfection!

And this is merely personal growth. To advance towards the divine path, one must comprehend rules!

Specifically divided into sensing rules, borrowing rules, and merging rules into three steps.

The most conventional means is to seek rule fragments for understanding and merging.

However, due to the vastness of rules, this step is extremely challenging, so much so that even the average Peak Demigod’s lifespan of five thousand years isn’t enough!

Hence, the Peak Demigods from advanced civilizations risk life for performing various chores for gods, hoping to earn a "Seed of Rules."

With "Seed of Rules," much time can be saved. However, this path is equally not much easier—earning "Seed of Rules" among Peak Demigods happens for approximately one in ten thousand, with this probability increasing only slightly for weaker and lower-tier gods but never exceeding one in a thousand.

A Supreme God like the God of Destiny might grant it once in every ten thousand or even a million cases, which is no exaggeration!

Even the Civilization Envoys have a low ratio of earning "Seed of Rules." This time, those like Zhu Jiu and Xie Xuanzhao, who came, actually possess certain familial backgrounds, not ordinary Civilization Envoys.

And even upon obtaining the "Seed of Rules," an extremely long road lies ahead.

Sequence Nine is easily attained, with most people comprehending it through years of retreat.

But subsequently, every level of improvement becomes like an insurmountable chasm, the difficulty of progression can’t be counted by years. Most Peak Demigods can’t reach Sequence Eight before their lifespans run out!

Comprehending Sequence Eight is just the entry point for Divine Envoys, thereafter are higher sequences and more advanced progression routes...

Even reaching Sequence Seven, elite Divine Envoys with lifespans exceeding ten thousand years are merely slightly more valuable consumables in the eyes of True Gods. To gods with endless life, the strongest of demigods are but fleeting fireworks.

Only those who crush contemporaries at every stage, relying on ultimate talent and effort, get a glimpse of becoming a sub-god.

In the information Zhu Jiu provided to him, he candidly revealed that even with his talent, he didn’t dare to dream of deityhood—becoming a sub-god was still distant! Being able to advance his sequence to Sequence Seven, becoming a standout among Divine Envoys, was already satisfying.

This is why Mao Qi is so attentive to Chu Xiu. Born in an advanced civilization, possessing both opportunities and inherent class solidification, if Chu Xiu can become a New God, merely a droplet of benefit from his fingertips could suffice to achieve her class ascension.