Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 1248: Chapter 94: Gift (Part 2)

If it were only this, he could easily sweep through.

If the strongest foundation were the eighteen realms, he would not sense the Starry Sky Palace and the Destiny Palace’s inherent mystical aura while outside.

Su and others continued forward.

Finally, they reached a palace and stopped.

“This is the final place.”

At this moment, Wang Sheng’s gaze was also entirely focused on the palace.

The palace was not a closed structure; on the contrary, it was open on all sides. At its center, there stood a divine statue, seemingly welcoming the worship of the heavens from all directions.

The statue was extremely abstract, its shape appearing to constantly change.

Wang Sheng knew that this was actually the manifestation of the Dao.

However, with his sight, he could directly see through to the essence.

The Dao upon the statue was greatly distorted; it was certainly not a normal presentation of the Dao.

Most crucially, hidden within the statue was an extraordinarily mysterious force.

This force was something that even made him slightly wary.

“A force that could threaten my true form… the Corrosive Fate Dao?”

He concealed his Divine Thought even deeper.

Entering the Destiny Palace, he indeed gained some harvest.

Of course, he could directly see through to the essence, while Su and the others could discover nothing.

In their eyes, it was simply an ordinary divine statue.

At this time, the Thirteen Realms Supreme responsible for guiding them introduced with a touch of fervor: “This is the core of our Destiny Palace, the image of the Destiny Venerable Sovereign. Whenever a cultivator of the Destiny Palace reaches a certain realm, they can receive gifts from the image of the Destiny Venerable Sovereign. Do you know what these gifts represent?”

Su and others naturally shook their heads.

They had just entered and knew nothing at all.

The Thirteen Realms Supreme continued:

“Cultivation is endless, you are all in the Tenth Realm, and above that are the Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and even higher realms. But actually, there’s a secret among cultivators, reaching Fifteenth Realm, wanting to advance further is extremely difficult, you could even say it’s basically impossible to reach the Sixteenth Realm.

You all should know of the Primordial Ancestry, in fact, even the progenitor of cultivation, failed to break through to the Sixteenth Realm, sitting in the Fifteenth Realm and passing away.”

This secret left Su and the others momentarily stunned.

The status of the Primordial Ancestry in the Primordial Ancestor World is evident just by the world’s name.

The words of the Thirteen Realms Supreme before them could be considered extremely sacrilegious.

Of course, there’s a wealth of information as well.

The pioneer of cultivation in the Primordial Ancestor World actually passed away in the Fifteenth Realm.

If this were to spread, the entire Primordial Ancestor World would be in turmoil.

Because the entire Primordial Ancestor World thought the Primordial was exploring deeper into the stars, seeking the end of cultivation.

Who knew he had already passed away.

Upon hearing this hidden information, Su and others had somewhat dazed expressions, it was hard for them to accept, you could say it directly shattered their worldview.

Yet the Thirteen Realms Supreme continued: “Though difficult to accept, this is the truth. The Primordial Ancestry passed away, never having found the path beyond the Fifteenth Realm. Of course, he remains the ancestor for pioneering the path of cultivation in the Primordial Ancestor World.”

“Then where did the Sixteenth Realm and even higher realm cultivators currently in the Primordial Ancestor World come from?”

“That’s the reason I brought you here. The gifts from the statue are the key to breaking through to the Sixteenth Realm, Seventeenth Realm, and even higher realms. Those who receive the Destiny Venerable Sovereign’s gifts have the opportunity to reach higher realms.” The Thirteen Realms Supreme guiding them exhibited an enthusiasm unsuited to his realm, seemingly eager for gifts.

“Receiving gifts is necessary for breakthroughs?”

Su and the others understood why the Destiny Palace and Starry Sky Palace held such a transcendent status.

The key to breaking through high-end realms was in their grasp, how could other powers compete?

“Then how did those in the outside world break through to the Sixteenth Realm?” Someone asked.

It’s known that although there aren’t many Sixteenth and Seventeenth Realm cultivators outside, they do exist.

“Because they’re all cultivators who received gifts. The Destiny Venerable Sovereign laments the hardships of breakthroughs, so at intervals, gifts are given to allow breakthroughs.”

Of course, though credited to the Destiny Venerable Sovereign, it’s certain the Starry Sky Palace is involved too.

Otherwise, they couldn’t stand on equal ground with the Destiny Palace.

The Supreme, responsible for guiding, clearly didn’t want to elaborate: “Alright, I brought you here to tell you that joining our Destiny Palace is your greatest fortune. In fact, you still have a long way to go before receiving gifts, if you want gifts from the Destiny Venerable Sovereign, then cultivate well, the Destiny Palace will provide everything for cultivation.”

“Of course, if there’s nothing else to do, you can also come here to worship, perhaps you could earn the favor of the Destiny Venerable Sovereign?”

Clearly, he said the last sentence casually, not really expecting anything.

After speaking, he led Su and others away, assigning them positions.

Su and the others were quiet, obviously digesting the information they just acquired.

In one day, it could be said their worldview changed.

Wang Sheng was also digesting this information.

Earlier, he hadn’t truly discovered that cultivators within the Primordial Ancestor World needed the so-called “gifts” to break through the Sixteenth Realm; they couldn’t do it themselves.

“No, perhaps it’s not that they can’t do it themselves, maybe no one has yet broken through without gifts, with a much simpler method mastered, why seek the harder way?”

Whether there’s a problem with this method is unknown, but the cultivators of the Primordial Ancestor World surely understand, without this method, they couldn’t even glimpse the Sixteenth Realm’s scenery.

Better to take a gamble.

For them, it’s definitely an acceptable affair.

Of course, for him, he surely wanted to know the truth about enhancing strength.

Because this might be the closest chance to understand the Corrosive Fate Dao’s power.

“Is this the power left by the Corrosive Fate Dao, or a portion of its essence? If it’s merely pure power, it’s useless to me. A clone also possesses the Corrosive Fate Dao’s power, but if it’s the essence, I could attempt to seize it.”

If he were to obtain the essence of the Corrosive Fate Dao, he could dive deeper into understanding it, knowing when to act would be most suitable.

Therefore, this statue’s gifts, if they are the essence, he would definitely act.

Even if it alarms the snake, it’s worth it.

But he couldn’t be certain.

“Let Su confirm this.”

Su had entered the Destiny Palace, even he had to admit, Su had strong talent, achieving the Fifteenth Realm was definitely within reach.

Of course, self-cultivation required too much time.

“Looks like I need to find a way to assist.”

With his help, along with the resources of the Destiny Palace, paired with Su’s inherent aptitude, breaking through to the Fifteenth Realm would certainly be easier.

In fact, if not for fearing that forced improvement might prevent Su from receiving gifts, he would have considered hastening it.

Thus, he opted for a more cautious approach.

Hence, Su began his cultivation within the Destiny Palace.

Wang Sheng’s Divine Thought never left, constantly observing.

Of course, he wasn’t idle.

Besides self-cultivation, he also found a Sixteenth Realm.

“In Starry Sky Palace and Destiny Palace, one can’t act recklessly for now. But within the Primordial Ancestor World, perhaps some research can be attempted.”

Although Starry Sky Palace seemed like it might be aligned with him.

In this situation, he couldn’t easily trust and remained vigilant.

Thus, he did not directly rush to the Starry Sky Palace seeking clues.

Yet he was intrigued by the “gifts” enabling breakthroughs to the Sixteenth Realm.

And conveniently, there’s one outside, so it’s not his fault.

“Grab a cultivator who’s been to the Starry Sky Palace!”

He arranged one, Su for the Destiny Palace.

While for the Starry Sky Palace, though no arrangements, there was a hidden move.

The conditions there were similar to the Destiny Palace, breakthroughs to the Sixteenth Realm were also reliant on gifts.

He wanted to probe what the gifts truly entail.

From a risk perspective, the Starry Sky Palace was certainly more fitting, at least overtly part of his side.

Of course, ideally without being discovered…