Chen Jiu became a guardian disciple but didn’t rush to leave. After all, both he and Master He Shan were tasked with bringing back a Divine-level secret technique for the Divine Beings, but they only needed to return before the war broke out. Both had planned to leave before the twenty-year deadline. Before departing, they naturally wanted to cultivate thoroughly on this Red Dust Island!
Red Dust Island was a sacred cultivation land!
Once they left the Xia Clan’s world, they wouldn’t be able to return, so they needed to seize every moment.
Chen Jiu, having mastered the ‘Divine Heart of Solitude,’ chose a Divine-level secret technique focusing on the physical body called ‘Celestial Vault.’ This was a secret art capable of developing the body to an inconceivable degree. When cultivated to the peak, the entire body could transform into an endless river of stars! Except for being slightly inferior to ‘Ten Thousand Calamities Primordial Scripture’ in terms of survival abilities, it surpassed it in every other aspect.
However, this Divine-level secret technique was extremely difficult to enter and even harder to cultivate. Only those who specialized in physical cultivation through ‘Divine Heart of Solitude’ could barely enter its path.
…
Of course, neither Chen Jiu nor Master He Shan, despite having learned a Divine-level secret technique each, could match Dongbo Xueying. This was because after Chen Jiu mastered the Divine Heart and secret techniques, it became extremely difficult for him to improve further in strength—perhaps even impossible to advance for ten thousand years.
To achieve complete mastery of the Divine Heart and further enhance strength, one needed to comprehend other Divine Intentions at the Divine Heart level and integrate them into one’s own Divine Heart, allowing it to continue evolving and improving. The ultimate goal was to attain the ‘First-Rank Divine Heart.’
Dongbo Xueying was different.
His strength was rapidly increasing, with all three of his Intentions constantly improving, as he still had some distance to go before reaching the Divine Heart level.
“Shua shua ~~~”
Inside Dongbo Xueying’s cultivation domain, within a vast courtyard, the leaves of a large tree had already turned yellow. The wind blew, and the leaves fell.
The white-robed figure of Dongbo Xueying moved through the surrounding space, appearing and disappearing intermittently.
In his hand, a long spear pierced into the void.
“Tearing!” “Tearing!” “Tearing!”
Suddenly, dark cracks appeared in the surrounding void, extending far into the distance.
“Finally reached perfection.” Dongbo Xueying emerged from the void, his eyes gleaming with joy. “After eleven years of cultivation on Red Dust Island, I’ve finally perfected the last two moves of this spear technique. It is now complete.”
“My strength has improved to the point where there’s almost nowhere further to advance,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes showed a trace of melancholy. “Eleven years, and my progress has exceeded my expectations.”
Eleven years.
Free from the meddling of Voodoo! The soul nurtured by the Ten Thousand Calamities Primordial Body had grown even mightier! The cultivation environment on Red Dust Island was nothing short of extraordinary. Dongbo Xueying had made relentless progress, elevating all three of his Intentions from the initial third-tier realm to the “pinnacle of the third tier,” teetering on the brink of their utmost potential. To ascend beyond… he would need to attain the Divine Heart realm.
“Divine Heart?” Dongbo Xueying frowned.
All three of his Intentions had reached the peak of the third tier, yet he had no premonition of mastering the Divine Heart in any of them.
Clearly, this step would be difficult to take.
Masters like He Shan and Chen Jiu had reached the peak of the third tier many years ago, and only after undergoing trials and accumulating experience, pushed by the challenges of the Red Stone Mountain, had barely managed to break through. In fact, in the Divine Realm, many failed to make this leap.
As for the future, if all three Intentions could reach the Divine Heart realm, Dongbo Xueying hadn’t yet decided which ‘Primordial Divine Heart’ to forge. But for now, there was no need to dwell on it—reaching the Divine Heart realm was the most important thing.
“The spear technique secret art is perfected! The Intentions have reached their peak!” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes gleamed with determination. “I hope this time I can pass the sixth level!”
He had been stuck at the sixth level of the Ascending Cloud Tower for over three years.
Now, with the final two moves of his spear technique perfected, he believed his strength had improved significantly. But this would be his final attempt! If he failed again, he wouldn’t be able to enhance his strength in the short term.
…
From the outside, the cultivation domain of a guardian disciple appeared as an ordinary courtyard. However, upon entering, the space expanded dramatically!
Dongbo Xueying stepped out of his cultivation domain and headed toward the Path of Heart Inquiry.
He still walked up the stone steps of the Path of Heart Inquiry, step by step! Cultivating the heart required constant polishing; stagnation meant regression. Dongbo Xueying walked this path nearly ten times every day.
“Boom boom boom ~~~” A sense of weariness spread throughout his soul.
Yet his soul faintly radiated light.
Step by step.
Passing the first section, ascending to the second, the weariness grew more intense and overwhelming, nearly drowning his entire soul. As Dongbo Xueying continued forward, he finally fell from the stone steps, plunging into a deep sleep, landing in the lake below, splashing countless waves. Lying on the lake’s surface, Dongbo Xueying smiled, rose, and continued his second attempt.
Again and again, completing all ten trials!
Dongbo Xueying calmly walked toward the Ascending Cloud Tower, gazing up at the nine-story pagoda.
…
Inside the sixth floor of the nine-story pagoda.
Dongbo Xueying climbed the wooden stairs and stepped inside. The sixth floor was a grand, circular, open chamber. Seated in the center with legs crossed was an elderly man with a flowing white beard, upon whose lap rested a slender black sword. The blade bore no sheath and radiated no imposing aura.
“Two months have passed, have you made any progress?” The old man with the white beard grinned. “Kid, if you haven’t improved, don’t waste your time anymore.”
“Senior, I’d like to try again,” Dongbo Xueying said.
“Alright.”
The old man with the white beard stood up.
Buzz!
Suddenly, from the old man as the epicenter, ripples surged outward in all directions. These waves permeated every dimension—whether tangible, spectral, or within the Void, even resonating with the very fabric of particles themselves. Furthermore, these unseen undulations carried a force of ‘harmonic resonance.’ Even a sovereign like You Lan, should they stand within the old man’s proximity, would unravel beneath the cataclysmic tremor of these waves.
This was a terrifying secret art used by the old man.
Within the affected range,
ordinary newly ascended gods would be easily destroyed.
Yet Dongbo Xueying stood there, completely unfazed. His Ten Thousand Calamities Primordial Body could easily withstand it. He grinned and said, “Senior, I’ll begin.”
“Go ahead.” The old man with the white beard was quite arrogant.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, Dongbo Xueying vanished into thin air.
“Hidden himself?” The old man with the white beard grinned. The countless waves around him swept in all directions. But gradually, his expression changed.
“How is this possible!”
The waves, which had spread throughout the entire open circular space, suddenly became even more refined, almost imperceptible to the naked eye. The old man scrutinized carefully, using every detection method at his disposal.
“Gone!”
The old man was somewhat shocked and couldn’t help exclaiming, “Kid, have you mastered the Void Divine Heart?”
In his view, mastering the Void Divine Heart meant one became as one with the Void itself, making one’s concealment abilities even more terrifying than at the third-tier realm. Even without the main body acting, a ‘Void True Body’ could possess strength rivaling the main body. This was why experts with the Void Divine Heart were known as the most terrifying assassins.
“You should have only recently reached the peak of the third tier, right? Without any accumulation, you’ve reached the Divine Heart realm without any hesitation?” The old man couldn’t believe it.
“Junior isn’t that capable. My Void Divine Intention has only recently reached the peak of the third tier, and I haven’t even had a hint of the Divine Heart realm yet! I’ve just perfected this secret art of the Void Divine Intention, which is why I can reach this level.” Dongbo Xueying’s voice echoed through the surrounding void. At this moment, Dongbo Xueying felt even more confident. The old man couldn’t detect him, and his chances of winning had increased by at least thirty percent.
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