Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 998: Chapter 45: The New Saint Emperor and the Shift in the Situation

The Newborn Land and the Old Land theoretically belong to the same starry sky, with all rules being the same except those related to cross-border wars.

Resentment emerged in the Old Land Starry Sky, and Wang Sheng had to be cautious as well.

It’s highly possible that the Newborn Land might also experience resentment for similar reasons, and if that resentment reaches a certain level, it could become troublesome for him.

Wang Sheng didn’t need to personally handle the monitoring; the people from the Source Star would take care of it.

The matter of resentment was quickly learned by Feixian Star and the Shattered Star Sacred Land. Although he was already paying attention, he felt rather helpless upon receiving the news again.

The pressure from the Devouring Sect was already significant.

There were still internal affairs that needed attention.

If not handled properly, they could all turn into tremendous troubles.

Yet, it couldn’t be left unchecked; every faction dispatched a considerable number of personnel.

Huangtian was also aware of the situation and specially went back to arrange matters before returning to the battlefield.

Overall, the resentment hasn’t caused any major disturbances thus far, at least none that threaten the safety of the starry sky.

All eyes remain focused on the battlefield.

War Era, Year 15.

After returning to the Source Star for a few years, Zhu Xiao successfully refined the body of an Eleventh Realm Saint from the Parasitic Race and advanced to the Eleventh Realm through a wave of energy.

She became the first cultivator on the Source Star, aside from Wang Sheng, to reach the Saint domain.

This news quickly spread among the top cultivators on the Source Star.

It stirred up much envy and jealousy.

“The Eleventh Realm… she’s only been cultivating for a few centuries, less than a thousand years, this speed is truly fast, almost abnormally so.”

The Eleventh Realm, even in today’s Old Land Starry Sky, is considered a top-tier expert.

Apart from a very few cultivators, those who break through to the Eleventh Realm usually endure countless millennia, even tens of thousands of years at the Tenth Realm before achieving the breakthrough.

And those who break through are in the minority; the majority of Tenth Realm Great Venerables remain trapped in this realm their entire lives, unable to complete even the path of the Tenth Realm, let alone advance to the Eleventh Realm.

“Apart from Zhu Xiao, the Shopkeeper, and Huang Tian’s Leader, those powerful figures who emerged from the earliest times of the Source Star all have terrifying talents. Even though they’re still some distance away from the Eleventh Realm, the Eleventh Realm poses no obstacle for them.”

On the Source Star, many Tenth Realm cultivators originated from other worlds.

Only Zhu Xiao, Huangtian, Huang Yue, Long Lie, and a few others are native powerhouses from the Source Star.

The cultivation speed of powerful figures from other worlds does not match that of the native powerhouses of the Source Star.

It’s no wonder they are envious.

“It’s only natural, as they have cultivated alongside the True Saints. The speed of True Saints’ cultivation is terrifyingly fast, and although others may lag slightly behind, they are still beyond comparison to us.”

“Their cultivation methods have been built step by step from weakness, perfectly suited to them. Unfortunately, when we first started cultivating, we didn’t have the assistance of the Virtual World, and our cultivation techniques were mostly derived from others. While not bad, they still fall short compared to those created independently.”

The advantage of the Virtual World becomes apparent once again.

Cultivators who can carve out their paths through the Virtual World naturally have faster cultivation speeds.

So, every time these matters are discussed, other powerhouses on the Source Star feel immensely envious.

They simply lack such fortune.

Being born in the same era as the True Saints means they can’t dominate everything, but they can still embark on a grand path.

Zhu Xiao’s breakthrough boosted the morale of the Source Star’s cultivators. They are also striving with all their might in cultivation. Even if they cannot attain an opportunity like Zhu Xiao’s to swiftly break through the Eleventh Realm, they can at least accumulate enough foundation. When the Source Star ascends next time, perhaps they will find it easier to break through.

While Zhu Xiao’s breakthrough might be said to have boosted the morale of the Source Star’s cultivators, someone else’s breakthrough invigorated the spirits of the entire Conquest Sect.

War Era, Year 20.

Four years after Zhu Xiao’s breakthrough to the Eleventh Realm, an anomaly descended in a world within the Conquest Sect’s domain. An aura reaching the Saint Emperor level emerged, drawing the attention of all cultivators above the Ninth Realm in the vicinity.

The Saint Emperor-level aura naturally needed to be reported to the Central Star.

They feared that someone from the Devouring Sect had found a way to infiltrate.

Upon receiving the news, the gaze of Wang Sheng and the other three top Saint Emperors also fell on this Star Domain.

“Is this… a breakthrough?”

Wang Sheng, although unfamiliar with such anomalies, had perceptive insight and could naturally see that a strong figure was attempting to break through to the Twelfth Realm.

However, he didn’t understand why a breakthrough to the Twelfth Realm would cause such an anomaly.

When he broke through, it seemed like nothing happened.

Long Yue, addressing his question, replied, “Indeed, someone is breaking through to the Saint Emperor level. This is good news. Although a newly broken-through Saint Emperor may initially lack a bit of foundation, youth is their greatest asset. Learning a secret technique or two is enough to give the Devouring Sect a hard time.”

“Indeed, in this era, a Saint Emperor breakthrough is good news. It’s been almost a million years in our starry sky without a Saint Emperor arising. I once thought the starry sky not only influenced the upper limits of cultivation but might have even restricted breakthroughs to the Twelfth Realm. Now it seems the time had not yet come.” Yuanhua Saint Emperor sighed, his tone filled with a hint of envy.

A newly born Saint Emperor has a lifespan of at least a few million years.

In a manner of speaking, they live longer than anyone present here.

Who wouldn’t envy that?

He’s strong, and even in prolonging his lifespan past tens of millions of years, he’s still in a good position.

Didn’t you see the other Saint Emperors almost pop their eyes out?

This is something many Saint Emperors care deeply about.

After sighing, curiosity arose.

“I wonder which Saint is breaking through this time. It seems to be someone not known to us among the familiar cultivators.”