Novel Full Chapter 1288 117: Malice
The eighteen realm cultivators of the Primordial Ancestor World ultimately gathered together.
They aimed to converge all their powers, attempting to break through the boundary of the eighteenth realm and enter the nineteenth realm.
Facing a higher realm, the power of a single cultivator is ultimately limited.
The leaders were the Master of Destiny Hall, the Palace Master of the Starry Sky Palace, and the first one to break through the eighteenth realm from the Lifeless Sect.
“Our utilization of the power of the Grand Way has reached a considerable degree, yet achieving complete mastery of the Grand Way seems still very distant, perhaps even hopeless,” said the Master of Destiny Hall, revealing their predicament.
To master the Grand Way, one naturally needs to start with the Grand Way, but no matter how much they’ve done, they still have no way to advance.
It’s as if there’s a barrier ahead, difficult to cross.
“It’s the same for us at the Starry Sky Palace. The path forward is arduous. Breaking through the current eighteenth realm, or even just advancing further within the eighteenth realm, is difficult.”
From the Lifeless Sect, the earliest cultivator to break through the eighteenth realm named Kong Ying, who had benefited from the Starry Sky Palace, breaking through to the seventeenth realm, saw the leaders of the Starry Sky Palace and the Destiny Hall speak and said, “We cannot compare to the seniors, have not achieved great rewards, but using this method can indeed enhance the foundation of the eighteenth realm, perhaps this direction is feasible.”
The late breakthrough of the Lifeless Sect into the eighteenth realm resulted in not accumulating much foundation.
Therefore, their strength was indeed less than that of the Destiny Hall and the Starry Sky Palace’s eighteenth realm, but progress was easier.
Originally, this was not something that could be spoken of.
Yet under the current unique circumstances, it turned out to be a good thing.
As expected,
Following Kong Ying’s words, the Master of Destiny Hall and the Palace Master of Starry Sky looked at him, “Are you serious?”
“Naturally, it’s not just my personal feeling; after our Destiny Hall’s eighteenth realm tried to explore the path, our foundation has improved, and our power has increased a bit.”
This was not something necessary to lie about; it was easy to verify.
A slight smile appeared on the faces of the Palace Master of Starry Sky and the Master of Destiny Hall, usually calm and indifferent.
“This is good news; since this direction can increase power, at least it shows our actions are not a waste.”
“Since this is the case, continue exploring, but we need to change our methods. The approach of each of our three forces exploring individually and then exchanging experiences may not be aggressive enough.”
“Then have everyone unite to explore, use the power of all eighteen realms to attempt controlling a Grand Way as a pathfinder. If successful, everyone can benefit.”
The Master of Destiny Hall and the Palace Master of Starry Sky made the decision.
Kong Ying had no objections, saying, “Agreed!”
Thus, the three top forces in the Primordial Ancestor World, already gradually united, utterly united as the foundation of the eighteenth realm.
Below them, there was even contention.
But in the face of breakthrough, such contention was entirely ignorable.
The three forces, now altogether twelve eighteen realms, united.
“Since we need to gather strength and attempt to master a Grand Way, we must choose wisely.”
“All Grand Ways lead to the same end, theoretically indistinguishable in terms of strength, but the difficulty of initial mastery varies, and we cannot achieve the powerful unity of all paths in the short term. Therefore, we need to find the easier to master Grand Way early on, so we can quickly see the results.”
What was important now was seeing some outcome.
Only this could decide whether to continue onward.
After discussion, they ultimately decided to choose the Water Grand Way from the Five Elements.
The Five Elements encompass everything, in the present world as specific things.
It is easier for them and lower realm cultivators to master.
“The Water Grand Way should be most mastered by Shui Yue from the Lifeless Sect, right?”
Everyone’s eyes turned to the figure behind Kong Ying.
Shui Yue, even before joining the Lifeless Sect, was renowned for the Water Grand Way in the seventeenth realm, and upon breaking through to the eighteenth realm in the Lifeless Sect, had never abandoned it.
The eighteen realm present were well aware.
“If so, shall we focus our main efforts on Shui Yue, concentrating our power on Shui Yue to lead, Shui Yue, would you be willing?”
Of course, choosing this way was because the Lifeless Sect was considered neutral in terms of influence.
“Certainly, it may bring unforeseen risks, but likewise, it can bring enormous opportunities.”
Once involved, Shui Yue naturally would not refuse.
The twelve eighteen realm cultivators, using a secret technique, temporarily focused their power on Shui Yue.
Shui Yue then used this power to try to strengthen the mastery of the Water Grand Way.
“How is it?”
“There are gains, I can feel I can use more of the Water Grand Way’s power. Next, I will try to master it.”
Previously, they had attempted mastery.
Now they just needed to repeat prior steps with greater power.
Perhaps due to the increased strength, Shui Yue indeed felt a different aspect from before.
Such occurrences naturally were observed by Wang Sheng.
“Using powerful force to forcibly invade the Water Grand Way is a good concept, and indeed could succeed.”
The cultivation direction of mastering the Grand Way was not wrong.
It was just that the eighteen realms of the Primordial Ancestor World are too brutal.
However, such brutal methods also had potential for success.
Therefore, these eighteen realms felt they had gained something.
“Is this a repeat of what happened before, yet why is ‘Xu’ unaware of it?”
He had already seen Xu’s memories.
He was sure that Xu’s memory had absolutely no events concerning this.
“Perhaps never involved, or maybe…”
Wang Sheng wanted to throw Xu’s True Spirit into the Mother River.
He believed that Xu’s True Spirit might have more significant memories deleted.
“Let’s see…”
The Mother River, since its creation, has been growing.
Even without the death to reveal True Spirit, there are ways to see some information.
Yet the results disappointed him.
“Truly, nothing clear… so the key lies with these eighteen realms.”
Maybe the fact that Xu never reached the eighteenth realm itself is an indication.
Of course, Xu was still very special.
This was a cultivator who had awakened his memory using the Grand Way.
Having obtained no clues from Xu,
He did not further interfere with these eighteen realms.
All twelve eighteen realms proceeded smoothly.
Pooling all their strength, constantly invading the Water Grand Way.
As time passed, some results began to emerge.
They discovered, Shang Yue’s cultivation was improving.
This has already verified one matter.
Not only this, their strengths were subtly improving.
This change brought them great joy, they then worked even harder to transmit power.
“Is it going to succeed?” the Master of Destiny Hall felt hopeful.
“I feel the bottleneck loosening.”
The ones transmitting powers felt very joyful inside.
Yet at this time, Shang Yue spoke up saying, “I encountered resistance!”
“Resistance?” The eighteen realms present were taken aback.
“Yes, the process of mastery encountered obstruction, like encountering a huge stone ahead, and profound malice, as though it is real and tangible malice.” Shang Yue shared his perception.
“Resistance to erosion, could it be the Grand Way’s instinctive resistance, since mastering the Grand Way itself is against the world?” guessed the Palace Master of Starry Sky.
The Master of Destiny Hall spoke, “Possibly, utilizing the power of the Grand Way already demands enduring countless hardships, now wanting to master it must be even harder, the Grand Way may lack consciousness, but as the fundamental rules of the world, it surely wouldn’t be easily controlled, naturally filling us with malice.”
“Since so, should we proceed, the world’s malice isn’t anything pleasant.”
“Continue,” said the Master of Destiny Hall directly, “we’re at this point, how could we give up so easily, having seen results, we must try to the end, never give up.”
This statement was agreed upon by the other eighteen realm cultivators.
Having experienced its benefits, they could no longer abandon it.
Even if it ultimately failed, they must attempt then decide.
By now at their realm, the world’s malice couldn’t stop them.
As long as it doesn’t directly kill them, it remains a minor concern.
Receiving the answer, Shang Yue naturally continued attempting.
Due to resistance and malice from the Grand Way, he divided his power.
Yet still couldn’t be halted from advancing.
He invaded deeper into the Water Grand Way.
It appeared he truly was going to forcibly master the Water Grand Way.
However, unbeknownst to them, that as they continued their efforts.
In the starry sky above, fate once more shook.
Wang Sheng witnessed the entire process.
Yet even then, he was somewhat perplexed.
“Why does an internal event in the Primordial Ancestor World affect the entire starry sky?”
The starry sky had already been unstable.
Now the situation was more precarious.
He saw the barrier between the stars, already fragile, begin to crack.
Yet he focused not on these but on the malice within the Water Grand Way.
“Is the malice within the Grand Way something ancient or only recent?”
He knew well that the malice couldn’t be the Grand Way’s instinct.
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