As someone who was so afraid of death, just the thought that he could die at the hands of Zhao Ye was unbearable to Tian Yongheng.
Tian Yongheng actually didn’t go all out in the last simulation from the beginning because it was actually to test what Zhao Ye’s abilities were like and what was the Void Refinement Realm exactly.
Now that he had experienced it, he felt an urgent need to increase his strength as soon as possible.
He wanted to reach this pinnacle cultivation of the Qingyun Region as soon as possible!
With that thought in mind, he scrapped all his plans to visit the Turquoise Lake Sword Manor and decided to go into seclusion to cultivate.
...
8 years later.
Tian Yongheng checked his status panel while stabilizing his cultivation.
[Name: Tian Yongheng]
[Race: Mortal]
[Lifespan: 218/6,999]
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[Cultivation: Fourth Stage of Golden Core Realm.]
[Constitution: Five-Elemental Divine Spiritual Physique.]
[Bloodline: Jade Pure Bloodline (Descendant of the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning).]
[Innate Talent(s): Sword Heart, Primordial Meridians and Primordial Bones.]
My cultivation speed has somewhat quickened...is it because of the increase in Spirit Qi and Providence of the Eternal Peak?
The Providence and Spirit Qi of the Eternal Peak had already long surpassed the level of a Golden Core Realm faction and was on par with a top Void Refinement Realm power.
It wasn’t totally unexpected that his cultivation speed would increase.
At this moment, a system notification popped up in front of him.
[Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the Fourth Stage of Golden Core Realm.]
[Obtained a drop of Silver Cascade Holy Water.]
Finally!
With this drop of Silver Cascade Holy Water in my hands, I can create another Chosen One!
Upon seeing the reward for his breakthrough this time, he felt quite elated.
However, he did not waste any more time and went back to his cultivation again.
...
Another 13 years flew by in an instant.
Tian Yongheng reached the Fifth Stage of Golden Core Realm and cultivated all his skills to his current level.
This time, he also comprehended the heaven and earth while cultivating. For him, it wasn’t too difficult, instead quite easy, so he felt that he should comprehend the heaven and earth while cultivating to save more time.
He also obtained a Rank-5 Dharma Artifact from the system called the World Piercing Lance, a offensive polearm Dharma Artifact which was used by an ancient war deity, which he had refined some time ago.
At this moment, he was about to enter another simulation with Zhao Ye again.
And he would go all out from the beginning, using all his Dharma Artifacts and trump cards.
With these thoughts in mind, he entered the simulation.
3 months passed by like flowing wind, leaving no traces behind.
Tian Yongheng finally came out of the last simulation, his heart feeling somewhat at ease.
In the first few simulations, he was still defeated by Zhao Ye, albeit the time he could continue fighting increased little by little, and he finally won barely after an entire month in a single simulation.
Even though he was also near death by the end of the simulation, at least he now knew that he could defeat a top cultivator of the Ninth Stage of Void Refinement Realm.
He wondered how powerful the Nascent Soul Realm was, and if he could match it after breaking through another minor realm.
But he quickly discarded this possibility, as the difference between major realms was far greater than that of minor realms. The difference between the Ninth Stage of Qi Condensation Realm and the First Stage of Foundation Establishment Realm was more than all the First to Ninth Stages of Qi Condensation Realm combined.
One could only imagine how huge of a difference between such high realms like the Void Refinement Realm and Nascent Soul Realm will be. Probably more than the first few major realms up to the Golden Core Realm combined.
Now, he was fully ready to go out!
He sent a voice transmission to Yan Jingfei, asking her to be ready to head out in a few days.
Yan Jingfei’s cultivation had also increased tremendously in the past few years. She was already at the Fifth Stage of Innate Realm.
The average cultivation of the Eternal Peak disciples had increased up to the Foundation Establishment Realm, with very little disciples left in the Qi Condensation Realm and the Acupoint Opening Stage. There were even nearly a hundred disciples in the Acquired Realm.
The revenue of the Eternal Peak was also great, generating tens of High-Grade Spirit Stones every year.
Tian Yongheng felt that it was time to open the gate of the Eternal Peak to the outside world again.
But that would be work for later. Right now, he needed to go to the Turquoise Lake Sword Manor.
...
Meanwhile, at the same dark, demonic cave abode, Qiao Lan was cultivating in a corner before she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the entrance to the cultivation room of her master, Kong Junyu.
At this moment, the entrance suddenly opened and Kong Junyu emerged from the inside, his presence sweeping across the entire valley where the cave abode was located in, even spreading outside of the valley.
"Master, have you..." Qiao Lan couldn’t help but ask, her voice slightly fearful but expectant.
Before she could finish speaking, Kong Junyu’s voice reverbated throughout the entire cave abode.
"Yes, I’ve broken through to the Void Refinement Realm."
Hearing his affirmative words, Qiao Lan quickly bowed down and cupped her fists, "Congratulations to the master for his breakthrough.
Breaking through a major realm in less than a hundred years, not to mention that master started his cultivation not more than 2,000 years ago and is already at the Void Refinement Realm, he is truly a peerless genius with no equals." She praised him nonstop, which Kong Junyu simply ignored.
He had met with multiple Void Refinement Realm cultivators before, but right now, he could say for sure he was far stronger than all of them and crush them like ants.
Which meant that he could fight on par with cultivators of the Fifth or even Sixth Stage of Void Refinement Realm.
At this moment, he truly felt invincible.
"Master, there’s something else I’d like to talk about." Qiao Lan suddenly asked, her face back to being emotionless and voice calm.
"Hm? Talk." Kong Junyu said, sitting down on a chair he instantly summoned out of nowhere.
Refining the void, manipulating the space, this was the Void Refinement Realm!
"Master, lately, there have been many cultivators persecuting your subordinates, and one of them was even captured by those cultivators of the righteous path, specially after the incident at the Thousand Petals Hall. However, we can’t take any rash actions because quite a lot of those cultivators are forces of the Qingyun Sword Sect.
What should we do about this matter?" Qiao Lan asked with a straight face, inwardly fearing Kong Junyu’s reaction.
Kong Junyu never liked to be belittled or be treated as weaker than someone. He believed that he was the greatest.
That’s why he did not put even Void Refinement Realm cultivators in his eyes back when he was at the Golden Core Realm, pushing him into quite a few almost life and death situations with them.
However, he somehow escaped unscathed all the time, which served to fuel his arrogance even more.
"Heh..hahahaha!"
Suddenly, his laugh echoed throughout the cave abode, sending chills through Qiao Lan’s entire being.
"Ha...Qingyun Sword Sect? What are they worth to me? Sooner or later, I will bury the Qingyun Sword Sect, no, not just the Qingyun Sword Sect, but the entire State of Fengzhou and even the Eastern Continent will be under my feet! I’m destined to conquer all beings!
It’s only a matter of time before I reach the Nascent Soul Realm, Qiao Lan, just watch as I crush all those righteous bastards! Bear witness to my world domination!"
Listening to his words, Qiao Lan showered praises of all kinds over him on the outside with a straight face, but she was terrified yet dumbfounded inwardly.
However, she didn’t dare say or even think anything wrong about him.
After a few minutes, Kong Junyu finally calmed down, asking, "Ahem, is there anything else?"
"Yes, master. What should we do with the Heavenly Spiritual Root of the Thousand Petals Hall?" Qiao Lan asked, inwardly relieved that her master was back to normal.
"Oh, I almost forgot about him. Bring him here for me to take out his Spiritual Root. My Dual-Elemental Spiritual Roots have quite slow cultivation speed. I need the Heavenly Spiritual Root." He replied, as if talking about something normal.
Qiao Lan didn’t question him, and without any further ado, stood up to go to Liu Yufang and bring him to Kong Junyu.
At this moment, Kong Junyu’s expression suddenly turned cold, his blood red eyes glinting with malicious intent as he stood up and brought his hand upward in the shape of a palm.
*Boom!*
The roof of the cave abode was instantly shattered, debris falling down as multiple figures could be seen floating above in the clear sky.
"We’ve found him."