The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 814: Chapter 764: The Limit of Heaven and Earth, Not of Oneself

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Nowadays, under the push of numerous supreme strong practitioners, the plan for the merging of the two worlds is proceeding steadily. Everyone is clear that, barring any accidents, once the two worlds are merged, the Great Ming World, having integrated the Sky Wasteland, will certainly be able to ascend again. At that time, when creation descends, it will be a blessing for all beings between Heaven and Earth.

Even for powerhouses like Zhu Houji, although they are aware that after the merging and ascension of the worlds, various forces will be unable to resist clashing to snatch this creation, they have Pei Xuanjing, a supreme strong practitioner, and the top-tier force of the Witch Deity Teaching as collaborators.

Others might need to worry, but Zhu Houji and Wu Shijiu had no need for such concerns; those forces would not seek to provoke them as initial targets.

As long as they have the time to assimilate what they’ve gained, that would be sufficient for them to amass enough power to protect their interests.

In Zhu Houji’s opinion, Wu Shijiu actually does not need to rush things; since he has now reached this step, he can wait for the worlds to merge and ascend, potentially breaking through to become a supreme strong practitioner when creation graces him.

“It is precisely because creation will descend then that I cannot break through at that time,” Wu Shijiu said in a deep voice.

Seeing Zhu Houji’s confusion, Wu Shijiu explained, “Before making this decision, I personally visited the Taoist Academy and asked for the Master’s avatar to descend for a consultation on a matter.”

“Hmm?” Zhu Houji raised his brows and looked at Wu Shijiu, waiting for him to continue.

Initially, Zhu Houji thought that Wu Shijiu had made the decision on his own, but it now appeared that there were other reasons involved.

And concerning his Mentor Pei, Zhu Houji was even more curious about what had happened to make Wu Shijiu so resolute.

Wu Shijiu did not hold back from Zhu Houji, as after so many years of being together, they had become both mentors and friends.

“I asked the Master one question,” he said, with a trace of reminiscence in his eyes, “I asked him, ‘If after the merging of the two worlds and the ascension of Heaven and Earth, the creation descends and I break through then, how would it differ from breaking through the realm now?’”

Wu Shijiu was of course aware of Zhu Houji’s meaning; the creation from the ascension of Heaven and Earth, not to mention he now had the support of a supreme strong practitioner, even as a lone Spirit Realm Eightfold powerhouse, he would be fully qualified to share in it when it descended.

He also understood the difference between breaking through now and waiting for the ascension of Heaven and Earth to continue his breakthrough; maybe at that time his chances would improve slightly.

However, when he was hesitant and sought advice from Pei Xuanjing, he quickly made a resolve, which was to break through as soon as possible.

“Is the gap that big?” Zhu Houji’s expression changed slightly.

Even before Wu Shijiu had spoken Pei’s answer, Zhu Houji’s wisdom allowed him to guess; otherwise, why would Wu Shijiu make such a fuss?

“Indeed, it is not a small gap; it’s like heaven and earth apart,” Wu Shijiu replied.

He still remembered Pei Xuanjing’s original answer: if one steps onto the realm of supreme strong practitioners before the ascension of Heaven and Earth, then Wu Shijiu still has a chance to climb to the peak ranks of this world. However, if one waits until after the ascension to break through, even with the increased chances due to the descending creation, success would still not grant access to the peak.

Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest represent cultivators who have undergone constant transformation to reach the zenith, the pinnacle existences between Heaven and Earth, and they are not far from the Immortal Path. According to Pei Xuanjing, at the level of Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest, their power has reached the world’s limits.

If the deductions of those supreme strong practitioners were not mistaken back then, that is to say, the supreme strong practitioners seem to have reached their pinnacle, which is actually not their own limit, but rather due to the world’s limit.

Equal with Heaven!

This was how Pei Xuanjing described the state of the supreme strong practitioners: as Heaven and Earth ascend, extending the limit of the world, the already world-limited supreme strong practitioners will naturally rise as well. Their power and realm will also be elevated accordingly.

Of course, Wu Shijiu still expressed a doubt: if all supreme strong practitioners are in a state of being equal with Heaven, at the world’s limit, then why is there a difference in strength among them, with some overlords among the supreme strong practitioners able to suppress their peers in the same realm?

“Being equal with Heaven is a state that signifies the world’s limit,” Pei Xuanjing smiled as he explained at the time, “however, this is not the limit for all supreme strong practitioners. For most, indeed, it is not their only limit, but they can only exhibit so much power due to the World’s restrictions. But for a subset of supreme strong practitioners, it is different; they elevate their own power and push the world to create a bulge, raising their power further— this is the true power of the overlords among the supreme strong practitioners.”

Pei Xuanjing’s understanding was straightforward: if the world’s ceiling is B-grade, then these Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest’s power is B-grade, and even if they have potential, they can only exert B-grade power due to the World’s constraints. As the world grows, their power will also increase.

But the overlords among the supreme strong practitioners are different. Although the world’s limit is indeed B-grade, these overlords enhance themselves and forcefully raise their power to B-plus or even B-double-plus level, whether in a sustained state or bursting the mode. This status demonstrates that their power can transcend the world’s limit, enabling them to truly suppress peers of the same level.

The choice for Wu Shijiu now was between two states: if he breaks through before Heaven and Earth ascend, it means he’d reach a state equal with Heaven. As Heaven and Earth ascend, he would also ascend.

However, if Heaven and Earth were to ascend from B-grade to A-grade, admittedly the difficulty of breaking through to supreme strong practitioner would lessen, yet even if he broke through, he could not compare to those previous supreme strong practitioners.

Upon understanding this, Wu Shijiu naturally refused to waste time. He had spent many years and paid a great price to chase the chance to stand at the very peak, to no longer be threatened.

If he missed this opportunity, even after the ascension of Heaven and Earth, he would still not be able to stand at the very peak, remaining in the second tier—such vast expenditures of effort would have been meaningless.

“So, according to Mentor Pei’s view, although after Heaven and Earth ascend, the prospects for future cultivation are more extensive, for most cultivators, even though their strength increases, their status does not but rather diminishes?” Zhu Houji voiced the conclusion he had arrived at in his heart.

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