Chapter 536 - 401: Another Breakthrough! Great Dao Dominator Realm
Within the Golden Root Source World, Gold Root Beasts varied in strength. The ones Xu Qing had encountered in the first two days were all Level 1, with power equivalent to the peak of the Eighth Realm.
However, because this was the Golden Root Source World, the Gold Root Beasts were empowered, and their defenses were boosted accordingly, making them difficult to kill.
Starting on the third day, once Xu Qing began searching on his own, he ran into a Level 2 Gold Root Beast.
The Level 2 Gold Root Beast was even more powerful, having reached the level of a Pseudo-Immortal. Naturally, it was much stronger than a Level 1 Gold Root Beast and even harder to kill.
But it didn’t matter.
Since Xu Qing had broken through to the Master Realm First Layer Heaven, his strength had increased significantly. Whether it was a Level 1 or a Level 2 Gold Root Beast, it was a matter of a single sword strike.
However, killing a Level 1 Gold Root Beast didn’t require him to use the Great Dao Sword Technique, whereas killing a Level 2 Gold Root Beast did, if he wanted to guarantee a one-hit kill.
Time flew by.
「Seven days later.」
"Time Treasure Tower."
BOOM!
Somewhere in the Golden Root Source World.
Xu Qing faced a terrifying Level 5 Gold Root Beast. Its power was immense, enough to rival an Undying Immortal, and it resembled a colossal True Dragon.
Therefore, Xu Qing unhesitatingly summoned the Time Treasure Tower and used his Great Dao Sword Technique. After a few rounds of combat, he annihilated the terrifying Level 5 Gold Root Beast.
"Huu..."
Xu Qing beckoned with his right hand, and a streak of light shot through the air—a Golden Root Source Token Fragment—and flew into his hand.
"This is the seventieth one."
Xu Qing took a deep breath.
Apparently, as time went on, the Gold Root Beasts Xu Qing encountered grew progressively stronger. He had slain Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 Gold Root Beasts.
However, no matter how strong the Gold Root Beast was, killing one would only yield a single Golden Root Source Token Fragment.
Most importantly, just yesterday, Xu Qing had unexpectedly encountered a Level 9 Gold Root Beast. This particular beast had a humanoid form, was utterly terrifying, and possessed sentience.
One could say that such an existence was so terrifyingly powerful that Xu Qing couldn’t possibly fight it. It had likely reached a level comparable to the Three Great Immortals.
Therefore, an existence like that could only be challenged by the most ancient of the Forbidden Immortal Life.
Or perhaps, the Ancestral Dragon from the Divine Beast Realm could fight it.
Fortunately, the Level 9 Gold Root Beast hadn’t noticed Xu Qing, so he had only glanced at it from a great distance before quickly leaving.
Not long after, Xu Qing faintly heard the sounds of battle behind him. It was possible that some other terrifyingly powerful being was fighting the Level 9 Gold Root Beast.
’I’m still thirty-eight fragments short.’
Xu Qing mused to himself, ’I hope everything goes smoothly from now on. I can’t afford any trouble. I need to gather all one hundred and eight fragments as quickly as possible, form the complete Token, leave the Golden Root Source World, and head to the next Root Source World.’
Furthermore, from the seventy fragments, he could absorb 10,000 True Points from each one.
With a thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things.
SWISH!
The basic information for his Carefree Sword Dao appeared in his mind.
...
[Carefree Sword Dao LV19: 693,747 / 40,000 True Points (Upgradable!) (...)]
...
Clearly, Xu Qing had already accumulated nearly 700,000 True Points.
"Excellent."
A smile spread across Xu Qing’s face as he murmured thoughtfully, "I should upgrade as soon as possible. I ran into a Level 9 Gold Root Beast yesterday. If I hadn’t slipped away so fast, I would’ve been in real danger."
"I’ll increase my strength first. That way, if I really run into trouble, I’ll at least have the power to escape."
"Upgrade Carefree Sword Dao!"
Xu Qing commanded.
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Carefree Sword Dao LV20: 653,747 / 80,000 True Points (Upgradable!) (Cultivation Breakthrough: You have further comprehended the root essence of the Great Dao, condensing your second Dao Root Seal—also known as the Dao Dominator Seal—and have stepped into the Dominator Realm Second Layer Heaven.)]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Carefree Sword Dao LV21: 573,747 / 160,000 True Points (Upgradable!) (Cultivation Breakthrough: You have condensed your third Dao Dominator Seal and have stepped into the Dominator Realm Third Layer Heaven.)]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Carefree Sword Dao LV22: 413,747 / 320,000 True Points (Upgradable!) (Cultivation Breakthrough: You have condensed your fourth Dao Dominator Seal and have stepped into the Dominator Realm Fourth Layer Heaven.)]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Carefree Sword Dao LV23: 93,747 / 640,000 True Points (Cultivation Breakthrough: You have condensed your fifth Dao Dominator Seal and have stepped into the Dominator Realm Fifth Layer Heaven.)]
...
In a short amount of time, Xu Qing had spent hundreds of thousands of True Points to raise his Carefree Sword Dao by four consecutive levels, from Level 19 to Level 23.
As the level of his Carefree Sword Dao rose, Xu Qing’s Cultivation and Realm naturally rose and broke through as well. In less than half a minute, he had advanced from the Dominator Realm First Layer Heaven to the Fifth Layer Heaven.
Naturally, Xu Qing’s strength had also increased immensely.
"Huu..."
Xu Qing opened his eyes, carefully sensing his current state. Along with the rise in his cultivation, he could clearly feel the surge in his own strength.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!!!
At that moment, the commotion from Xu Qing’s breakthrough was so great that it attracted three Gold Root Beasts—and they were all Level 6.
One must understand that in all his time here, the highest-level Gold Root Beast Xu Qing had killed was only Level 5, yet now three Level 6 beasts had appeared.
"Huu..."
Xu Qing showed no intention of retreating. He took a deep breath and, with a thought, gripped his Carefree Sword as the Time Treasure Tower materialized, radiating the immense Power of Time Immortality.
One could see that these three Gold Root Beasts were a Golden Root Dragon, a Golden Root Phoenix, and a Golden Root Source Qilin, all appearing before Xu Qing in the form of Divine Beasts.
It was important to note that a Level 5 Gold Root Beast’s strength was at the absolute peak of a being who had achieved Immortality once. A Level 6 Gold Root Beast, on the other hand, was infinitely close to an existence that had attained the power of the Two Great Immortals.
Thus, their strength was vastly greater.
Of course, Xu Qing’s own strength was nothing to scoff at. Before his breakthrough, he could easily suppress and kill a Level 5 Gold Root Beast. Now that his Cultivation and Realm had advanced, he was naturally even stronger.
Therefore, it was not impossible for Xu Qing to slay these three Level 6 Gold Root Beasts.
"Kill!"
BOOM!
Xu Qing’s eyes burned as his Battle Intent surged. He raised his hand and slashed down with his sword, unleashing Dao Sword Qi that filled the area. However, the Golden Root Dragon roared, breathing out a torrent of Golden Root Source Dragon Breath that blocked all of the Dao Sword Qi.
BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!
In an instant, the Golden Root Phoenix attacked. With a beat of its wings, it stirred up a vast storm. This wasn’t the power of wind, but the power of the Golden Root Source, which formed a tornado that swept toward Xu Qing.
"Suppress!"
BANG!
With a wave of his left hand, Xu Qing sent the Time Treasure Tower flying. It appeared in the sky, stretching across the Void and suppressing the vast storm unleashed by the Golden Root Phoenix.
Countless streaks of light flashed as the Power of Time Immortality destroyed the storm.
THUD! THUD!
The next moment, the Golden Root Source Qilin appeared above Xu Qing, treading on auspicious clouds. It stomped down with its colossal hoof, as if the very sky were collapsing.
"Hongmeng Purple Lotus!"
BUZZ!
With a thought, Xu Qing unleashed the incomplete True Technique, manifesting a Hongmeng Purple Lotus that shot up from above his head. The Golden Root Source Qilin’s hoof stomped down on it.
BANG!
The collision produced a violent explosion.
At the same time, countless purple vines shot out from the Hongmeng Purple Lotus. They moved with incredible speed, rapidly climbing up and, in the blink of an eye, completely binding the Golden Root Source Qilin.