Chapter 1713 - 869: Revenge Attempt Again_2

Chapter 1713: Chapter 869: Revenge Attempt Again_2

"But correspondingly, the consumption will also be frighteningly fast. To forge these four Daoist Rhythm and cultivate the ’Thirty-Six Cave Heaven Divine Technique’ in the future, all will consume vast amounts of Spiritual Energy and resources..."

Resources are something he must constantly strive for on his journey in Martial Arts.

"The immediate priority is to break through to the Sect Realm! Only by stepping into the Sect Realm can one truly utilize the power of the Dao Body and have the foundation to stand amidst the upcoming turbulence!"

His gaze sharpened and he hesitated no longer. He took out a remaining Golden-winged Roc Essence Blood Pearl and suspended it in mid-air before him.

Instead of swallowing it like a typical Martial Artist, he used his own pure True Qi and formidable spiritual power, like peeling layers from a cocoon,

to thread the purest strands of Spiritual Energy and Bloodline Power from that crimson golden blood pearl, gradually absorbing them into his body, guiding them to his Elixir Field and Qi Sea, and assaulting the invisible barrier that had long hindered him between the Heavenly Martial Realm and Sect Realm!

This process seemed slow, but was in fact highly efficient, avoiding energy waste and shocks.

Before long, when the power within the Essence Blood Pearl was stirred to a certain extent—

Boom——!

The entire crypt seemed unable to bear the sudden burst of energy, causing the walls to tremble slightly! Centered around Gu Sheng, a formidable Spiritual Energy storm formed and rapidly spread, transforming into a visible milky white Spiritual Energy tornado with a diameter exceeding several feet!

The vast Spiritual Energy found its outlet and fiercely surged into Gu Sheng’s Heavenly Spirit!

Crack!

A crisp sound of shattering porcelain emanated from deep within him!

The extremely solid Heavenly Martial Realm barrier, under the massive energy infused with the Golden-winged Roc’s Sect Realm peak essence, shattered like paper!

The Sect Realm is achieved!

However, the breakthrough didn’t stop there! The energy contained within the Essence Blood Pearl was simply too vast!

His cultivation soared frantically as if riding a rocket!

First Level of Sect Realm!

Second Realm!

Third Level!

Fourth Level!

...

Advancing swiftly with unstoppable momentum!

Finally, when the Essence Blood Pearl’s light completely faded and turned into fly ash, the rampant power within him gradually calmed down.

Gu Sheng carefully sensed his own realm, his brow slightly furrowed.

"Peak of Seventh Level of Sect Realm...?"

He had initially estimated that with the Life Essence Blood of a Sect Realm peak Golden-winged Roc, combined with his profound accumulation and newly forged Dao Body, he should at least have reached the Eighth Level of Sect Realm, maybe even touched the threshold of Ninth Level.

"I didn’t even reach the Eighth Level..."

A faint regret surfaced momentarily, but upon carefully introspecting, perceiving the vast ocean of refined pristine True Qi in his Elixir Field and Qi Sea and meridians, this regret vanished in an instant, replaced by an understanding and astonishment.

"Ah... it’s the ’Nine Dragon Heaven and Earth Technique’!"

The mysterious Cultivation Technique he practiced, extremely profound, one of its greatest features is that within the same realm, the total amount of True Qi it can absorb and refine far exceeds ordinary martial artists by several times, even more! This means that with each minor realm breakthrough, the Spiritual Energy and energy accumulation required is also several times that of martial artists of the same level!

"It appears I only broke through to the peak of Seventh Level of Sect Realm, lower than expected.

But the current total quantity, purity, and explosive power of my True Qi, perhaps... far surpass my previous life’s entry into the King Realm!"

Understanding this point, Gu Sheng’s eyes flashed with intense brilliance!

"This ’Nine Dragon Heaven and Earth Technique’, indeed defies the heavens! It does not pursue rapid elevation of realms, but solidifies the foundation at each level, pursuing invincibility at the same rank, and even the absolute strength to battle above one’s rank!"

He thoroughly comprehended the strength of this Cultivation Technique. Although the training pace seems slow and its resource consumption is higher, in the long term, this advantage of exceeding common True Qi amounts will grant him overwhelming endurance and explosive power when confronting opponents of the same level!

Moreover, broader and sturdier meridians and a more expansive Qi Sea mean he can endure and command more of nature’s Spiritual Energy and Origin Power!

"If that Longevity Ancestor... truly has flaws or his strength is not flawless... with my current peak of Seventh Level of Sect Realm, yet comparable or even surpassing ordinary Ninth Layer of Sect Realm in True Qi amounts, combined with the power of the Dao Body, Fate Inheritance, and numerous trump cards... it’s not impossible... to counterattack!"

Gu Sheng slowly opened his eyes, hiding the brilliance within. The slightly violent fluctuations of True Qi due to the recent breakthrough were forcibly suppressed by him into calmness.

He rose to his full height, feeling the unprecedented fullness of power surging like a sea within him.

"The Secret Realm has been open for nearly three days, according to Situ Qingfeng, the limit of 24 hours will soon expel everyone."

He calculated the time, not daring to linger any longer.

He tried moving his limbs but found that due to the rapid increase in strength, mastering it perfectly was temporarily difficult.

"Crack!"

The exceedingly hard, neither gold nor jade, ground underfoot unexpectedly cracked just slightly from the Qi Force unintentionally emitted!

Gu Sheng frowned.

"A surge in strength is naturally good, but without fine control, it might become a flaw. I must swiftly familiarize myself with this new body and power."

He recalled the revelations from deciphering the tomb’s star phenomena earlier—Fate’s other Supreme Treasure left behind was located in the southern hall.

"Almost two days have passed; I don’t know if someone has already seized it..."

A sense of urgency welled up.

Without hesitation, he moved and sped toward the tomb’s exit.

Upon departing, he consciously controlled his power, but during the initial steps, he still left two deep footprints showing the power wasn’t completely reined in.

However, as he rushed out of the main hall and stepped onto the shadow-filled passage, something peculiar occurred.

He had been fully on guard, prepared to handle the attacks of those tricky shadows.

Yet, those originally wandering pitch-black figures in the passage, upon sensing his aura, did not attack, instead retreating into the shadows at the sides like encountering a predator, even faintly transmitting a sentiment of fear and submission.

Gu Sheng was momentarily stunned, then suddenly understood, his gaze involuntarily fell onto the invisible imprint on his finger related to the Life-controlling Yin Disc which had hidden itself.

"Is it because of it..."

His mind comprehended, yet his steps did not halt.

And more astonishingly, as he continued forward, the speed of adapting to his soaring strength was immensely rapid. On the passage floor, the footprints he left changed from initially deep to gradually shallow and then to barely discernible...

Within just over a thousand steps, as he was about to reach the end of the passage and return to the grand main hall where the bronze tablet was first triggered, his steps had become light and precise, leaving no trace on the floor!

In a brief period, he had initially mastered the abrupt power gain!

Re-entering the expansive main hall, Gu Sheng’s gaze swept over, finding the shadows in the passage still avoided him by a distance, not daring to approach.

His growing suspicion became clearer.

"These shadows possibly truly originated from Martial Artists who, throughout countless ages, from ancient to more recent times, sought the demise location of Fate only to ultimately perish and transform here.

They were absorbed by the Secret Realm, becoming part of the protective mechanism, while the Life-controlling Yin Disc seemed to inherently suppress and dominate them."

His gaze fell upon the center of the hall.

There, the ancient bronze tablet previously radiating mysterious starlight now lost its splendor, turning mottled, riddled with cracks from the ages, as if ready to collapse entirely at any moment.

Gu Sheng stepped forward, gently touching the tablet.

Crack...

Like weathered rock, the entire bronze tablet shattered instantly at his touch, dispersing into inconspicuous fragments and dust.

Within those fragments, a palm-sized, pitch-black Compass, resembling the Heavenly Destiny Star Disc yet exuding a starkly different cold, dead aura, quietly revealed itself.