Chapter 443 - 231: Breakthrough to the 8th Order, First in the Milky Way Galaxy
Wang Xiao felt the majestic power surging from the Gray Lotus Seed, but he didn’t refine it immediately.
After all.
His current body had already gone through Heaven Shattering.
The shattered Grotto Heaven had long since transformed into Blank Runes and merged into his Great Daoist Nascent Soul.
Therefore.
Even if he strengthened his physical body and Great Daoist Nascent Soul now,
his Grotto Heaven would not change in any way.
Wang Xiao planned to save the Gray Lotus Seed. After his time travel ended and he returned, he would try absorbing it with his original body.
He aimed to make his original body’s Grotto Heaven break through its limit of one light-year!
For the remaining five hundred years,
Wang Xiao prepared to do three things.
The first was naturally to practice the complete Cutting the Three Corpses Technique and strive to slay all his True Self Worms.
The second was Void Transformation, breaking through to become a Tier Eight Life. With the experience of breaking through to Tier Eight, he could save a lot of time after he returned.
The third was, of course, to use the method for breaking through to Tier Nine that he had just obtained to deduce a Cultivation Technique for reaching Tier Nine that was best suited for himself.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Just as Wang Xiao was silently making his plans,
Primordial Void, Xu Muying, and the other Daoist Lords flew over from a distance.
They looked at the permanent spatial rift before them, which stretched for millions of miles and could no longer heal, and were secretly amazed!
’What kind of power could inflict such damage upon Heaven and Earth?!’
It couldn’t even heal itself anymore.
Although they could also tear through space using their Divine Techniques,
the space would quickly recover.
However—
They had a feeling that the spatial rift before them would never heal, not even after hundreds of millions of years, or perhaps even longer.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, are you alright?!"
"Master Wang, what about the Celestial Emperor? What was the outcome?!"
The group of Daoist Lords looked at the vanished Buzhou Mountain and Celestial Court, gathering around Wang Xiao.
From thousands of miles away, they had only been able to feel that world-destroying power erupt in an instant.
They had no way of knowing the specific result.
However.
When they saw Wang Xiao, they couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
’Whether the Celestial Emperor is dead or alive, Wang Xiao must be the victor.’
Wang Xiao put away the Chaos Cyan Lotus and clasped his fist.
"Thank you all for your help just now. I have killed the Celestial Emperor. From now on, you can all cultivate in peace. There will be no more threats."
He paused.
Then he continued:
"The blockade on this part of Heaven and Earth has also been broken. With your strength, you can now go outside of this world to look around and seek opportunities."
It wasn’t that these Daoist Lords and Saints lacked the ability to travel the starry sky.
It was just that the Celestial Emperor, in order to harvest the Life Seeds they had refined, had used the power of the Chaos Cyan Lotus to lock them within this corner of Heaven and Earth.
Now.
The Chaos Cyan Lotus had been subdued by Wang Xiao. Although it hadn’t been refined yet, he could still undo the Seal.
"Outside of Heaven and Earth..."
Hearing this, the eyes of the Daoist Lords lit up.
Among them, aside from Xu Muying, almost all had lived for more than fifty thousand years.
For them, there was indeed nothing left in this world worth exploring.
Perhaps.
There might be opportunities outside of Heaven and Earth that could help them break through.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wang!"
Primordial Void clasped his hands sincerely.
"Thank you, Master Wang."
"Master Wang, words cannot express our gratitude for this great kindness."
The Daoist Lords all clasped their hands and thanked Wang Xiao.
They knew that if it weren’t for Wang Xiao, they would have likely been wiped out in one fell swoop when the numerous Immortal Gods descended upon the mortal realm!
They might not have even gotten the chance to see the Celestial Emperor’s face!
Wang Xiao said in a calm tone:
"There’s no need for thanks. Fellow Daoist Xu and I have matters to attend to. Please, go on your way."
He glanced at Xu Muying, then grabbed her hand, tore open space, and quickly departed.
Walking beside Wang Xiao, Xu Muying said:
"Broken Monk, you got some pretty good stuff, didn’t you? These Daoist Lords are all sharp as a tack. You didn’t mention it, and they didn’t dare to ask."
She knew well that these Daoist Lords had counterattacked the Celestial Court.
One reason was their unwillingness to be threatened by the Celestial Court, and the other was to seek a method to break through the Saint Realm.
Although Daoist Lords were stronger than ordinary Saints, they were still within the category of Saints.
But Celestial Emperor Ji Chengdao had clearly broken through the Saint Realm and reached a higher Realm!
Since Wang Xiao had defeated the Celestial Emperor, he must have also grasped the method to break through the Saint Realm.
However.
These Daoist Lords, daunted by Wang Xiao’s immense strength, naturally didn’t dare to ask too many questions.
Wang Xiao didn’t hide it:
"I did indeed obtain an unimaginable treasure. However, right now, only I can use it."
Xu Muying and the other Daoist Lords, without the protection of the Book of Space-Time, would probably have their Self-Enlightenment Light twisted just by coming into contact with the Chaos Cyan Lotus, turning them into someone like the Celestial Emperor.
Xu Muying asked:
"The Cultivation Technique for breaking through the Saint Realm, did you find it?"
Wang Xiao said:
"Yes. In the world I’m from, the Realm above the Saint Realm is called Tier Eight. And above Tier Eight, there’s Tier Nine."
"However, that’s as far as it goes. I don’t know the Cultivation Technique for what comes after Tier Nine!"
"Come back to Fengdu City with me for now. Once I have perfected the subsequent Cultivation Technique, I will pass it on to you!"
The Cultivation Technique he obtained from the Meteor was a perfect match for the Cultivation in this world.
The method to break through the Saint Realm was simply a matter of changing Heaven Shattering to Broken Pill.
After that, there wasn’t much of a difference!
However.
To ensure Xu Muying could have a better breakthrough,
Wang Xiao naturally had to deduce and perfect this Cultivation Technique a bit more!
The reason he was only passing it to Xu Muying for now
was naturally because Wang Xiao hoped that Xu Muying could become the number one person in this world in the future.
After all—
Although he could come back again after returning to his own time, it certainly wouldn’t be very frequent.
He didn’t want Xu Muying to encounter any danger after he left.
A light flashed in Xu Muying’s beautiful eyes:
"Alright. I still have some room for improvement in the Saint Realm. By the time you’ve perfected the Cultivation Technique, I’ll probably have reached the peak of the Saint Realm!"
Wang Xiao nodded and had Xu Muying return to Fengdu City first.
He, on the other hand, sent his Divine Thought sweeping out, searching for the core of this Heaven and Earth according to the method for Slaying the True Self Worm.
According to the description in the Cutting the Three Corpses Technique, the Self-Enlightenment Light of those who have passed away will immediately gather at the core of Heaven and Earth.
Afterward.
Heaven and Earth would knead this Self-Enlightenment Light together like a ball of dough, then completely erase all the information within it, turning it back into a light cluster devoid of any information.
After these light clusters fly into the mortal realm, they will once again give birth to all living things!
Wang Xiao took out his Life Seed. It contained a large portion of the planet’s consciousness, which would allow him to more accurately find the place where the Self-Enlightenment Light gathered.
「One month later.」
"Found it!"
Wang Xiao’s eyes twitched slightly. He had finally found the gathering place of the Self-Enlightenment Light, tens of thousands of li north of Buzhou Mountain!
This vast Self-Enlightenment Light would accumulate for a considerable time. Only after it reached a certain level would Heaven and Earth instinctively cast it into the mortal realm!
’The final cut. Let’s begin!’
Wang Xiao let out a breath, sat cross-legged in the center, and began to connect to his mind.
The Self-Enlightenment Light was hidden deep within his mind.
A moment later.
Wang Xiao formed a Seal with his hands, and his Self-Enlightenment Light instantly plunged into the core area.
RUMBLE—
In that instant,
he felt as if his own Self-Enlightenment Light had entered a turbulent river.
A torrential wave of information rushed towards him, making him feel as if he would lose himself in an instant.
This information was everything that people who had passed away had ever experienced.
At this moment, Wang Xiao sensed all of it!
’This power is truly terrifying. Without a sufficiently strong conviction, I would be assimilated almost instantly!’
Wang Xiao’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He calmed his mind, formed a Seal with his hands, and remained unshaken in the midst of the torrential flood of Wisdom Light.
Immediately,
his Self-Enlightenment Light seemed to transform into a vortex, gradually drawing in the surrounding torrent of Wisdom Light and condensing it!
「Sixty years later.」
BUZZ!
A dazzling divine light suddenly soared into the sky, transforming into a long saber that illuminated Heaven and Earth.
On the saber, countless images seemed to flicker and flow.
This was the Self-Enlightenment Light condensed from all who had died over hundreds and thousands of years.
Now,
it had been condensed by Wang Xiao into a Wisdom-Slaying Saber!
CLANG!
The Wisdom-Slaying Saber slashed down fiercely at Wang Xiao.
The next moment,
Wang Xiao felt countless Corpse Worms appear within his Self-Enlightenment Light, only to be completely annihilated!
His Self-Enlightenment Light was like a dusty mirror, the dust gradually being wiped away, becoming brighter and brighter!
At this moment,
all his worries and obsessions seemed to vanish without a trace in an instant.
In their place was an unprecedented sense of peace and detachment.
’Respond to things with true constancy, and with true constancy attain your nature; always respond, yet always remain still, always be pure and tranquil...’
A sliver of understanding arose in Wang Xiao’s heart.
He felt as if his Self-Enlightenment Light had experienced ten thousand lifetimes of reincarnation, and there was nothing left that could shake or wear it down!
The Great Daoist Nascent Soul, the physical body, and the Self-Enlightenment Light were originally isolated from each other.
But after slaying all his True Self Worms, the three seemed to have become one, constantly resonating with each other.
’Perhaps I can take the final step and achieve Tier Eight!’
Wang Xiao knew that he could now undergo Void Transformation and break through to become a Tier Eight Life.
He sat cross-legged. His physical body, his Great Daoist Nascent Soul, and his Self-Enlightenment Light had all ascended to their absolute peak!
His entire being was like a great sun, shining its brilliant light everywhere!
His Great Daoist Nascent Soul suddenly flew out from his body, bursting with a dazzling light.
The next moment,
an immense energy, as if splitting the heavens and opening the earth, surged out from the Great Daoist Nascent Soul.
Immediately after,
the Great Daoist Nascent Soul began to dissolve, transforming into countless microscopic particles.
Looking closely, within each particle was a Blank Rune formed from his Grotto Heaven!
The countless particles suddenly surged into his physical body, fusing with every single one of its cells.
Wang Xiao felt as if his body was being completely torn apart. At this moment, even his Self-Enlightenment Light was in a frantic upheaval, and his True Spirit was on the verge of being extinguished!
Fortunately, he had already completed the Cutting of the Three Corpses, allowing him to withstand the full force of this torrential impact.
Almost instantly,
Wang Xiao felt an immense power, contained within countless Blank Runes, filling every one of his cells!
At this moment,
each of his cells seemed to have become an independent entity, capable of infinite replication!
Even if his physical body were to be destroyed, as long as a single drop of blood remained, he could be reborn in an instant!
At the same time,
he could also feel the movements of the Star Systems outside this Heaven and Earth, and could even comprehend and understand the laws governing their motion!
’So, this is a Tier Eight Life. Not only can you achieve Blood Rebirth, but you also break free from the shackles of Heaven and Earth and can sense the movements of Star Systems!’
Wang Xiao let out a soft breath.
His accumulation was sufficient, so his breakthrough to a Tier Eight Life didn’t cause any major fluctuations. Everything had come to fruition naturally.
Moreover,
with his current strength, even ordinary Tier Nine Lives like Gu Tiandu might not necessarily be his match!
As long as he could successfully break through to a Tier Eight Life after he returned,
then it would be no exaggeration to call him the number one in the Milky Way Galaxy!