Chapter 1596 - 1592: Fusion

Chapter 1596: Chapter 1592: Fusion

The Elephant Beast stared intently at the cliff.

Through its unique pupil skills, it observed the connection between the cliff and the Grotto Heaven.

If the connection between the cliff and the Grotto Heaven were harmed, Chu Zhiyuan would immediately stop.

Under the Heavenly Sword, this cliff was like tofu, being gradually shaved layer by layer.

After thirteen swords, the Elephant Beast suddenly said, "That’s enough."

The Heavenly Sword halted, hovering in mid-air.

At this moment, the original diameter of thirty meters of the mountain peak had been reduced to about ten meters.

Previously irregular on the east and west sides, now it was neat, with both sides steep and straight.

Chu Zhiyuan floated to the top of the cliff, then down about ten meters, stopping beside the entrance of the cave.

The Heavenly Sword followed his descent, halting slowly beside the cave, its tip tracing the entrance.

The Elephant Beast stood on his left shoulder, its eyes forming into coins, fixed intently on the cave.

The golden lines grew increasingly bright.

Chu Zhiyuan infused his spiritual power into the Elephant Beast to assist it.

Both the Divine Eye and Super Sense were far inferior to the Elephant Beast when inspecting the Small Cave Heaven and this cliff.

The golden lines shooting from the Elephant Beast’s eyes became increasingly brilliant, like the light of a blade.

Suddenly, it turned into a white light, circled in the air, and returned to Chu Zhiyuan’s left shoulder.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

He saw the marks the Elephant Beast had traced around the cave.

Its small and adorable claws held the power to cleave stone.

The claws left a deep mark, a foot deep, clear and distinct on the mountain.

He examined the scope of the marks and said with a smile, "This should do it!"

His current ability was not enough to encompass an entire cliff.

Otherwise, there would be no need to painstakingly dig out the whole Dragon Mountain, he could just encompass it in his Inner Universe.

The ability to devour had its limits, so the cliff was reduced as much as possible.

Yet, there was concern about damaging the Grotto Heaven.

Therefore, they proceeded with extreme caution to avoid thwarting their efforts.

Fortunately, the Elephant Beast was present to see the condition of the Grotto Heaven.

This was the unique formation talent and the wonder of its pupil skills.

Once the Elephant Beast fully activated its pupil skills and marked the range, his heart was set.

This range was only about ten meters.

The Heavenly Sword trembled softly and then silently sliced through the cliff.

Like a hot knife through butter, it sliced through effortlessly, then returned to his front.

He grabbed the sword hilt, sheathed the sword, and smiled.

With a flick of the blue robe’s left sleeve.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Large chunks of crushed stone flew up, falling along the steep cliff face.

Soon, only a ten-meter-diameter stone sphere remained before them.

Smooth and round, it resembled a stone ball falling from the sky, embedded at the top of the cliff.

The cliff was now ten meters shorter than before, and the stone on top had been removed.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at the Elephant Beast, "No problem?"

The Elephant Beast raised its head high, wagging its tail firmly, "No problem!"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly, face earnest, stepping up to press the stone sphere.

The Elephant Beast wagged its tail gently, looking proud.

Chu Zhiyuan pressed both palms against the stone sphere, causing his blue robe to swell slowly.

In the next moment, the ten-meter-diameter stone sphere disappeared suddenly.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

The Elephant Beast’s tail paused and then swung vigorously, increasingly haughty.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, maintaining his original posture, unmoving.

A quarter-hour later, Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes.

The Elephant Beast curiously asked, "Didn’t break anything, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

"And how were the gains?" the Elephant Beast hurriedly asked.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "The gains are immense, go inside and take a look."

In the next moment, the Elephant Beast disappeared.

It entered the Inner Universe, landing on the Dragon Tree, promptly noticing the change.

The air became crisp and sweet, and its pores opened all over, indescribably wonderful.

The aura of the Dragon Tree was also more dense, almost lulling it to sleep.

It looked around in surprise.

The mountain forest seemed to grow more lush, the greenery more vibrant and deep.

Although not yet reaching the atmosphere of the Divine Domain, it far surpassed before.

It realized immediately that this world had undergone a major transformation.

It flew up, moving through the forest, feeling the changes.

In one breath, it flew dozens of miles, discovered birds unseen before, and Strange Beasts in the forest.

Everything indicated that this place was more alive, resembling a true Grotto Heaven.

It darted out excitedly, appearing on Chu Zhiyuan’s left shoulder, exclaiming, "This is an evolution of the Grotto Heaven?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.

"Have you gained immensely?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said, "Irreplaceable gains!"

The Elephant Beast shook its head, "A bit regrettable that there was no further progression."

It thought with this Grotto Heaven, Chu Zhiyuan could directly rise to the next level.

By then, he could maneuver freely in the Divine Domain.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head, "Just a bit more, need to slowly comprehend."

This time, he simply and brutally incorporated the Small Cave Heaven into his Inner Universe.

But this wasn’t accomplished overnight; it’s a gradual process.

Like placing a bucket of water into a well, with the bucket’s water slowly merging with the well, instead of flipping the bucket to pour it in all at once.

"Can you ascend to a higher level?"

"Almost," Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

He felt his insights were constantly improving, already glimpsing the Eighth Transition.

Although distant, once seen, it’s not that far.

If he could completely merge the Small Cave Heaven into his Inner Universe, reaching the Eighth Transition might not be impossible.

The Elephant Beast said, "Hurry up, I see this place becoming increasingly unstable."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

Along the way, he encountered several Venerables and even a Spirit Venerable.

Having one Spirit Venerable within a thousand miles was already astounding density.

Luckily, this Spirit Venerable was only at the Third Transition.

This has already made him highly vigilant.

This time it was Third Transition, but next time? Sixth, Seventh, even Eighth or Ninth Transitions could be possible.

When paths cross, cultivation is the determining factor.

Currently at the Seventh Transition, if he encounters a Ninth Transition Spirit Venerable, even with Divine Essence, and Divine Clan Martial Arts, he might not prevail.

If the sensing method couldn’t be acquired promptly, the only option was quickly elevating cultivation.

The sensing method was a long way off, so the most practical solution was to promptly elevate cultivation in response to potential changes.

Through the observation of the Divine Eye, the future of the Divine Domain was fraught with battles, with masters from the Thirty-Six Heavens converging, conflict upon conflict.

Can he quickly improve his cultivation to emerge unscathed from this chaos?

"Let’s go," Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "we owe thanks to you."

The Elephant Beast snorted, head held high.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Are you going to utilize the Dragon Tree for Purifying?"

Tit for tat, the Elephant Beast, having assisted so much, deserved reciprocity.

The Elephant Beast snorted, "I want to utilize the Dragon Qi for cultivation."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I also have Dragon Qi."

The Elephant Beast replied, "The Dragon Tree is best."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, nodding.

Practicing the Heavenly Dragon Introduction, it stirred the Sky Dragon, forming the Heavenly Dragon Bloodline.

But in the eyes of the Elephant Beast, it wasn’t a True Dragon; its benefits were less than the Dragon Tree.

Chu Zhiyuan and the Elephant Beast vanished with a flash, returning below Dragon Mountain the next instant.

He arrived at the pit, continuing to dig mud and stones with the Dragon Tree.

He continued conversing with the Elephant Beast.

Standing on his left shoulder, the Elephant Beast’s eyes occasionally squinted into golden lines.

Chu Zhiyuan noticed that as mud and the Dragon Tree entered the Grotto Heaven, it hastened the small Grotto Heaven’s fusion, allowing his insights to rapidly accumulate.

This accumulation was incredibly rapid, making the Eighth Transition seem ever closer.

Suddenly, he appeared in his courtyard at the Heavenly Sword Branch, calling out, "Brother Huang, please come in."

Outside the courtyard, Huang Zhengyang waited quietly, and upon hearing this, opened the door and entered.