I Can Traverse Multiple Worlds

These various tribulations were the price they had to pay.

These tribulations varied, but for the most part, they all targeted the Divine Soul and True Spirit.

Failure to overcome them would, at best, result in a damaged lifespan and a muddled mind. At worst, one would be reduced to ashes, their body and soul obliterated.

Li Mutian looked at Wang Xiao and said calmly,

"I truly never expected that this world could still produce a being like you—nurtured by Heaven and Earth, never refined into an External Incarnation, and having grown to such a state!"

Wang Xiao looked at Li Mutian and replied,

"The strange and wondrous events in this world are as vast as the stars. If you live long enough, you’re bound to see a few."

Li Mutian sighed emotionally.

"Indeed. If you live long enough, you truly can see anything."

"I recall my days of conquest. The geniuses were innumerable, and experts were as common as clouds."

"Unfortunately, very few have survived to this day!"

After a pause, he continued,

"Now, I too see Death waiting for me just ahead. Ah, lifespan... lifespan... Without being able to ascend, no matter how strong one becomes, their lifespan will one day run out. How tragic!"

His tone was filled with desolation and unwillingness to accept his fate.

It was hard to believe such a lament came from an Emperor.

Wang Xiao knew that Li Mutian had very little lifespan left; otherwise, he wouldn’t have resorted to such a desperate and unorthodox method.

He was trying to use his own bloodline to perform a Reincarnation.

This was a technique that only heretics and demonic cultivators would use.

However, Wang Xiao wasn’t concerned with Li Mutian’s affairs. He asked directly,

"Your Majesty just mentioned the Creation by the gods in Ancient Times. What did you mean by that?"

He had a faint feeling that this matter might involve the secrets of ascension from this world.

He couldn’t afford to be unconcerned.

After all—

—his goal in cooperating with the Great Li Dynasty was to ascend and find a Tier Ten Cultivation Technique.

Li Mutian said,

"Heh, I knew you would ask about this. In truth, I have also been researching it for all these years."

After a pause, he continued,

"Do you know why there is only a chance to ascend to the Upper Realm when Heaven and Earth undergo a great change? And why only a select few are able to do so?"

A flicker of light passed through Wang Xiao’s eyes.

’So Li Mutian really does know the secrets.’

He said calmly,

"I would like to hear the details."

Li Mutian seemed eager to find someone to confide in, so he didn’t keep him in suspense and said directly,

"Over the years, I have traveled everywhere, exploring all sorts of ruins, and I have indeed uncovered some clues."

"Legend has it that in Ancient Times, Heaven and Earth were a formless Chaos. A supremely powerful Supreme Treasure was born, which split Heaven and Earth apart, dividing the cosmos into the heavens above and the earth below."

"Only then were all things and all spirits born, followed by the first, most primitive batch of living beings."

"The most powerful among these beings came to be known as gods, and they ruled over Heaven and Earth."

"In order to obtain that Supreme Treasure, the gods eventually waged a great war. In the end, they even created a new realm."

"That is the origin of the Underworld!"

"During this great war, the gods fell one after another, leaving only the strongest few."

"Then, for some unknown reason, these strongest gods left this world and traveled to an unknowable place."

"They left their Spirit Charm behind in this world. Through Cultivation, one can connect with the Stars in the sky and comprehend their Spirit Charm."

"The amount of Spirit Charm available every ten thousand years is limited. For every being that breaks through to the Fate-Knowing Realm, the available Spirit Charm decreases by ten percent."

"After ten thousand years, the Spirit Charm dissipates completely and then regenerates. This period of dissipation and regeneration is the time of the great change in Heaven and Earth."

"During this great change, the Underworld will resonate with the Stars in the sky, opening a corresponding passage between the two realms. Any being who has broken through to the Fate-Knowing Realm can use this passage to ascend to the Upper Realm."

"As for which Upper Realm one ascends to, that depends on which Spirit Charm one has comprehended."

"Of course, if one has not comprehended a Spirit Charm and tries to ascend by force, the only outcome is the annihilation of both body and Dao."

As Wang Xiao listened to Li Mutian’s explanation, his eyes shifted slightly.

He had never expected that the Underworld was actually a remnant from the great war fought by the gods of old.

’The so-called gods Li Mutian mentioned must be the strongest Tier Ten Life forms in this corner of the cosmos.’

Back then, they fought fiercely over some treasure and ultimately all left this world.

’A treasure that could make Tier Ten Life forms come to blows must be a top-tier Marvel, at the very least.’

’It might even be an Immortal Object on the same level as the Chaos Cyan Lotus!’

Wang Xiao couldn’t help but ask,

"Is comprehending the corresponding Spirit Charm truly the only way to ascend to the Upper Realm? Is there no other method?"

The foundation of his Cultivation was already set; there was no way for him to start over.

Besides, he had previously cultivated the techniques of various sects and had never discovered the existence of this so-called Spirit Charm.

’It seems that one must meet certain conditions to comprehend this Spirit Charm.’

’It’s intrinsically linked to this world’s cultivation system.’

’For example, before breaking through to the Fate-Knowing Realm, the Cultivators of this world need to perform Fixed Star and Gathering Star.’

’In other words, they rely on the Stars in the sky for their cultivation.’

Wang Xiao guessed that these Stars were, in all likelihood, where these Tier Ten Life forms resided.

Through some special means, they had distributed their power for the Cultivators of this world to comprehend.

If one didn’t practice their Techniques, it would be natural to be unable to sense the Spirit Charm they left behind.

Li Mutian said,

"I can already tell that your aura is completely different from the Cultivators here. You must have been born with it, yes?"

Wang Xiao admitted freely,

"Correct. I have not cultivated the Magic Technique of any other being."

Li Mutian said,

"Therefore, it will be incredibly difficult for you to ascend to the Upper Realm without the aid of a Spirit Charm. Unless, of course, you reincarnate and start your cultivation anew."

Wang Xiao shook his head.

"That’s impossible."

Li Mutian said,

"I know you wouldn’t agree. After all, who could abandon their hard-earned Cultivation? Especially a being like you, favored by Heaven and Earth, born and nurtured by nature itself."

After a pause, he continued,

"Therefore, I found another way to ascend to the Upper Realm without relying on Spirit Charm."

"And that is to follow the example of the gods of Ancient Times and create a new realm."

"Only by accomplishing the same magnificent feat as the gods of old can you open a passage between realms with your own power and ascend to the Upper Realm."

Wang Xiao furrowed his brow.

"With my current strength, I’m afraid that’s impossible."

In fact, he felt that if what Li Mutian said was true, those Tier Ten Life forms hadn’t established the passage between realms by their own power alone.

They had relied on the treasure they fought over back then!

Li Mutian said,

"Of course. If creating a new realm were truly that easy, someone would have done it long ago."

"I might have been the first to try, and I wouldn’t have waited until now, only to fail my tribulation!"

Wang Xiao couldn’t help but ask,

"It is said that the great change of Heaven and Earth occurs once every ten thousand years. Why has Your Majesty not ascended to the Upper Realm after all this time?"

After all, Li Mutian had a lifespan of nearly one hundred thousand years.

He should have encountered the great change of Heaven and Earth many times.

Yet he had never ascended, instead dragging things out until he could no longer withstand the tribulations.

There was definitely something strange about it.

Li Mutian gave a bitter smile.

"Do you think I don’t *want* to ascend? The truth is, the passage between realms that corresponds to our King’s Dao no longer exists!"

"I suspect that, in all likelihood, the god who originally left behind the King’s Dao Spirit Charm has already fallen."

"Therefore, a passage between realms can no longer be constructed."

"My current situation is the same as yours. If I want to ascend to the Upper Realm, I must learn from the gods of Ancient Times and create a new realm!"

Wang Xiao asked,

"How exactly is it done? Does Your Majesty know?"

Li Mutian said faintly,

"Of course I know. However, the prerequisite for achieving this is to defeat every expert in the world above the Fate-Knowing Realm!"

Wang Xiao’s brow furrowed.

"Why? Is creating a new realm somehow related to the experts above the Fate-Knowing Realm?"

Li Mutian’s voice suddenly grew hoarse and deep.

"Of course it’s related. But before I defeat them all, I must ask you to do me a favor."

"What favor?" A glint flashed in Wang Xiao’s eyes.

"Lend me your body!"

Li Mutian’s aura suddenly surged.

RUMBLE—

The next moment, a brilliant golden dragon tore through Space and lunged violently at Wang Xiao!