Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 1793 - First-Level True Immortal Realm

Crossing the boundary of a major realm demanded a terrifying quantity of resources. The desolate world had undergone several transformations since Liu Wuxie had entered the Celestial Realm, and its expansion now seemed limitless.

The gateway to the True Immortal Realm manifested before him. The gathered blood transformed into a raging dragon and slammed into the barrier until it shattered, releasing countless True Immortal Realm laws into the Desolate World.

As fragments of the gateway scattered, Liu Wuxie's cultivation soared and rapidly approached the late phase of the first-level True Immortal Realm.

"How strange. The blood here contains such powerful energy that it should be enough for me to break through several levels at once," Liu Wuxie murmured.

Yet after he reached the first-level True Immortal Realm, his rising cultivation abruptly came to a halt, leaving him deeply perplexed.

No matter how much blood Liu Wuxie refined, his cultivation refused to advance. Instead, the energy continuously strengthened the Desolate World and tempered his physique. Every drop contained primordial energy, while every strand of laws possessed extraordinary power.

Even a Profound Immortal could refine the blood gathered here and advance an entire level without encountering any limits.

"Time to continue my breakthrough," Liu Wuxie murmured, unwilling to surrender. This opportunity was extraordinarily rare, and he naturally wished to charge directly into the Spirit Immortal Realm. Only upon reaching that realm could he contend with Profound Immortals.

Liu Wuxie pushed the Desolate Devouring Art to its absolute limit, but his cultivation remained immovable. Most of the liquid stored inside the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron had already vanished, bringing him close to tears. Unwilling to squander such precious blood, he stubbornly tried to break through.

"Hold on!" Liu Wuxie abruptly stopped the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron and turned his awareness inward, suspecting that something had gone wrong within his body.

"What's happening to my body?" Liu Wuxie discovered that his physique had absorbed all the blood pouring into him.

"I understand now! I cultivated the True Dragon Physique, and this mixture contains the blood of divine dragons and numerous ancient divine beasts. The True Dragon Physique is drawing all of it away," Liu Wuxie said. Having identified the cause, he mobilized the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron and deliberately channeled every drop of blood into his physique.

The True Dragon Physique began strengthening at a staggering pace, causing Liu Wuxie's body, already united with heaven and earth, to acquire even greater profundity.

Judging purely by physical strength, Liu Wuxie's physique now rivaled that of an eighth- or ninth-level True Immortal Realm cultivator. Even without mobilizing his immortal energy, he could rely solely upon his fists to kill ninth-level True Immortals.

The Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron continued consuming the blood with frenzied hunger, seemingly intent on draining the entire pool dry.

At that moment, several figures emerged in the distance, drawn here by the overpowering stench of blood.

"So much blood!" The sight of the vast blood pool stunned every newly arrived cultivator.

"That's primordial energy! This pool contains the blood of divine dragons! No wonder this place is called the Dragon Burial Mountain Range. Dragons truly appeared here in the past!"

More cultivators gathered around the pool before leaping into it, intending to harness the blood for cultivation.

Almost immediately, two powerful auras erupted from within the pool. By refining the blood, two cultivators had each broken through an entire level.

Imprisoned within the mysterious eyeball at the bottom of the blood pool, Liu Wuxie went unnoticed by every cultivator who entered.

"Damn it!" The blood possessed immeasurable value, and Liu Wuxie refused to stand by while others refined it.

As the mysterious eyeball's restraints weakened, Liu Wuxie regained access to a greater portion of the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron's power.

Liu Wuxie could now move again. A colossal black vortex erupted around him and swallowed the entire blood pool, causing the cultivators who had only just entered to glare furiously. They had barely begun enjoying its benefits when all the blood disappeared.

"It's the mysterious eyeball!" cultivators shouted.

With the blood pool drained, the eyeball lay completely exposed. Several cultivators immediately rushed toward it, each intending to claim it.

Most of the mysterious eyeball's power remained occupied with extracting the Ghost Pupil, leaving it vulnerable to the approaching cultivators. Worse still, every cultivator who had arrived possessed cultivation at the Profound Immortal Realm.

Within an instant, several Profound Immortals charged toward the mysterious eyeball.

"I have a divine pupil within me. If you're willing to merge with me, I won't mistreat you. After merging, the divine pupils will become even more powerful. With enemies closing in, I'm sure you don't want someone else to refine you," Liu Wuxie said. Sensing that the mysterious eyeball had developed a trace of spirituality, he attempted to communicate with it through his divine sense.

The mysterious eyeball's resistance weakened as soon as Liu Wuxie finished speaking. It knew that he was right. Merging would allow both divine pupils to grow stronger, while a solitary divine pupil possessed little power. That was precisely why it had gone to such lengths to capture Liu Wuxie and seize Ghost Pupil.

Should another human take control of it, the consequences needed no explanation. Judging by Ghost Pupil's aura, it had willingly acknowledged Liu Wuxie as its master.

Even so, the mysterious eyeball continued struggling in hopes of escaping. If it could leave the abyss, it could find another place and begin anew.

More experts arrived, and the instant they spotted the mysterious eyeball, they attacked without hesitation.

Beams of light descended and sealed every escape route around the mysterious eyeball. Its situation worsened by the moment, and the opportunity to flee had already passed. Only two choices remained. It could merge with Liu Wuxie or fall into someone else's hands.

Merging with Liu Wuxie promised greater strength, whereas capture would force the mysterious eyeball to start over from nothing.

While the mysterious pupil hesitated, radiance poured from the Heavenly Dao Book and wrapped gently around it, caressing its surface. The sensation made the mysterious eyeball feel like a newborn child returning to the safety of the womb.

The Heavenly Dao Book thoroughly transformed the mysterious eyeball, and the blood stench emanating from it gradually disappeared.

Liu Wuxie abruptly sat upright, though the fissure across his forehead had yet to heal. Ghost Pupil, however, had stopped pulsing and finally returned to tranquillity.

At that moment, a terrifying aura swept across the pool. A Divine Immortal had arrived and extended a hand toward the mysterious eyeball, intending to seize it by force.

The mysterious eyeball struggled violently, yet it could not escape the Divine Immortal's grasp. Its abilities lay in creating illusions and manipulating immortal beasts, making it almost powerless against a Divine Immortal.

Several more Divine Immortals arrived and immediately joined the struggle. As they fought over it, the mysterious eyeball shook more violently.

Liu Wuxie continued communicating with the mysterious eyeball, urging it to abandon its resistance and enter his upper dantian. Once it did so, it would become part of him.

Ye Linghan also emerged among the gathering crowd and charged toward the mysterious eyeball without hesitation. She had no interest in claiming it. All she wanted was to rescue Liu Wuxie.

"I'm here! I'll save you!" she called out. Tears blurred her vision as she hacked desperately at the eyeball with her sword.

The Divine Immortals had already restrained the mysterious eyeball, and attacks from an Origin Immortal could never break their restrictions. As the eyeball slowly shrank, Liu Wuxie felt its interior compressing around him.

"Let's prepare to merge!" Liu Wuxie said, sensing that the mysterious eyeball had finally accepted his proposal.

The greatest problem now was escaping the countless pursuers after completing the merger. Liu Wuxie immediately activated Ghost Pupil and surveyed his surroundings, discovering seven to eight hundred experts watching the mysterious eyeball like starving predators.

The mysterious eyeball continued shrinking as it gradually entered Liu Wuxie's upper dantian.

Meanwhile, Ye Linghan refused to stop attacking it. The laws restraining the mysterious eyeball began breaking beneath her relentless assault, infuriating the Divine Immortals.

"We'll kill you if you interfere again," a Divine Immortal roared before striking Ye Linghan with his palm. The blow hurled her through the air and forced a mouthful of blood from her lips.

Liu Wuxie could perceive everything occurring outside, yet none of those surrounding him could see into the mysterious eyeball.

Suddenly, a refreshing sensation spread from Liu Wuxie's forehead, and the world within his vision became increasingly clear.

"This is the Eye of Insight!" Liu Wuxie instantly recognized the Divine Pupil. He had never expected it to be the Eye of Insight, otherwise known as the Divine Tribulation Pupil, which could perceive all things and glimpse into both the past and future.

However, recklessly prying into the future would provoke the wrath of the heavens, which explained the origin of its name. After all, no one should ever reveal the secrets of heaven.

As Liu Wuxie's vision continued to transform, countless previously hidden details came into view, including traces of profundity within the Divine Immortals' attacks.

"Divine Tribulation Pupil, how can we escape this place?" Liu Wuxie asked.

The moment Divine Tribulation Pupil sent a strand of energy into Liu Wuxie's upper dantian, profound shock seized it. Even if Liu Wuxie refused the merger now, Divine Tribulation Pupil would willingly force its way inside. Never had it encountered such a powerful upper dantian, especially one accompanied by a soul sea stronger than that of ordinary people.

Under normal circumstances, the upper dantian was small and stored mental energy rather than soul energy. Mental energy possessed far greater purity and could perceive things inaccessible through conventional means.

Once Divine Tribulation Pupil sent part of its energy inside, Liu Wuxie could visibly sense his mental energy expanding.

"I understand now! Divine Tribulation Pupil relied upon mental energy to control the will of those immortal beasts!"

Except through methods such as the Conversion Dao Art or other soul-manipulating immortal arts, soul energy could not control immortal beasts or humans. Mental energy worked differently, for it could penetrate an opponent's upper dantian and forcibly alter their will.

Divine Tribulation Pupil didn't respond, but Liu Wuxie had already discovered the answer. Mental energy represented his only path of escape.

Dense mental energy flooded Liu Wuxie's upper dantian, flowing like liquid mercury. Despite his experience as an Immortal Emperor in his previous life, the explosive growth of that energy left him astonished.

As his mental energy strengthened, Liu Wuxie's consciousness became clearer, his thoughts sharpened, and his soul energy grew purer.

A daring plan gradually took form within Liu Wuxie's mind. Since escaping hundreds of experts directly was impossible, he would create chaos and disappear amid the resulting confusion.

"Linghan, leave quickly!" Liu Wuxie sent his voice directly into Ye Linghan's soul sea through mental energy. This was mental communication rather than divine sense transmission, which would generate soul energy fluctuations that powerful experts could detect and intercept.

Mental energy, however, possessed neither form nor substance. No one could perceive the message, much less intercept it.