novelraw Chapter 1628 - 1629: Emperor’s Gate!
Chapter 1628 - 1629: Emperor’s Gate!
Within the Spirit Turtle Sacred Realm.
Elder Turtle also looked up at the sky, squinted his eyes, and murmured to himself, "Good kid, just breaking through to the Extreme First Rank Human Emperor has already triggered such a phenomenon? Qi Refining, Refining God, Body Refinement—cultivating all three paths simultaneously is truly extraordinary. It cannot be judged by common sense!"
At this moment, Ling Feng was sitting cross-legged deep within the Spirit Turtle Sacred Realm, atop a floating platform, at a critical juncture. The Elemental Power within his body had reached a critical point, and he was on the verge of joining the ranks of the Extreme First Rank Human Emperor.
This location truly deserves to be called Elder Turtle’s cultivation treasure trove, directly channeling the Spiritual Spring of the Immortal Pond, washing and purifying the body daily, not only absorbing and exhaling vast amounts of nature’s spiritual energy each day but also refining his body daily to near perfection.
The enhancement effects from cultivating in this hot spring pool far exceeded Ling Feng’s expectations.
In just one short month, his cultivation had crazily soared from the Fourth Level of the Human Emperor.
Finally, on the last day of this month’s deadline, he reached the threshold of the Extreme First Rank Human Emperor!
The massive spiritual energy affected the air currents swirling around Ling Feng.
A giant gate, faintly visible, gradually took form from spiritual energy, standing atop Ling Feng’s head.
The giant gate soared ten zhang high, appearing blurred, with strange markings flickering faintly—mysterious and eerie.
To Emperor Strong, this giant gate was all too familiar; it was the Emperor’s Gate!
When a Martial Artist cultivates to the Limitless Emperor Level, they can initially condense the Emperor’s Gate, but only by knocking open the Emperor’s Gate they have condensed with their own strength can they ascend to the Great Emperor Level!
The Emperor’s Gate, it could be said, has already touched the threshold of the Heavenly Destiny Realm, and Ling Feng’s cultivation for a month in the Spirit Turtle Sacred Realm finally touched this threshold!
Yet, just as Ling Feng’s Emperor’s Gate was about to successfully form, an unforeseeable scene unfolded.
Thump, thump!
A surge of Qi Blood Power coursed through Ling Feng’s entire body, causing his flesh to tremble. The Qi Blood Power within him seemed to respond to some summoning, remarkably attempting to break out from his body!
However, this was not the worst.
The most dire part was the continuous thunderous roar in his mind, waves of piercing pain pouring down like a torrent.
A portion of his Divine Soul seemed on the verge of being separated from the entirety of his soul.
"Hiss!"
Even though Ling Feng was accustomed to enduring the agony of planting the Qi Refining Mixed Element Lock, the soul separation made him writhe in pain, groaning softly as sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.
"What exactly is going on?"
Ling Feng was silently astonished; his cultivation journey had been smooth and steady, and he had even deliberately slowed down his progress. Yet, when advancing to the Extreme First Rank Human Emperor, problems arose nonetheless.
Originally, he was about to succeed in gathering his Emperor’s Gate in one continuous effort.
But now, the Divine Soul and Qi Blood had undergone an uncontrolled transformation, leaving him utterly uncertain about what steps to take next.
While cultivating all three paths brought him immense strength, it also introduced many unknowns that ordinary Martial Artists couldn’t solve for him; he had to explore them step by step on his own.
Buzz, buzz!
The void trembled—even though the condensation of the Emperor’s Gate faced certain disruptions, it still successfully came to form. A towering golden door, over ten zhang high, hovered above Ling Feng, emitting an unparalleled terrifying aura.
One could imagine the dreadful Heaven and Earth Phenomenon that would occur when Ling Feng knocks open this golden door and ascends to the realm of the Great Emperor.
What he didn’t know was that outside the Spirit Turtle Sacred Realm, dense black clouds swirled and enveloped the heavens, nearly covering the entire East Spirit Immortal Pond.
At the instant the Emperor’s Gate appeared, the black clouds spun wildly. A massive golden Emperor’s Gate phantom, a hundred zhang tall, stood indistinctly within the cloud vortex.
Elders and disciples were dumbfounded.
That Emperor’s Gate was familiar to anyone ascending to a Great Emperor level, but to see such a grand, extravagant Emperor’s Gate was truly a first!
If this Emperor’s Gate were knocked open, the outbreak of the Heavenly Tribulation might just decimate the entire East Spirit Immortal Pond!
Within the Spirit Turtle Sacred Realm.
Ling Feng refocused his mind—even though his Emperor’s Gate had successfully condensed—his flesh and Divine Soul’s vibrations grew increasingly violent!
Whoosh—
Ling Feng gritted his teeth, enduring indescribable pain as time ticked by slowly.
Finally, something inside seemed to shatter, and a torrent of Qi Blood Power rushed madly out of his body!
Buzz, buzz!
Accompanied by trembling in the void, that torrent of Qi Blood Power, like spiritual essence, began to form a giant gate!
In the blink of an eye, another blood-colored giant gate, ten zhang high, stood majestically to the left of the first Emperor’s Gate, emanating a dread-inducing aura.
And outside in the sky, the blood-colored door a hundred zhang tall spanned the horizon, standing alongside the first golden Emperor’s Gate!
"What, a second Emperor’s Gate?"
Many Elders watching were horrified, staring blankly at the Heavenly Vault.
In the common understanding of most people, there was only one Emperor’s Gate.
Yet Ling Feng condensed two Emperor’s Gates in one fell swoop. What does that signify?
Soon, without waiting for their reactions, the clouds above didn’t scatter but spun even more frantically!
Behind the grand, towering golden and red gates, a third giant gate’s image began to take shape!
This was a jet-black giant gate.
Compared to the other two gates, the black giant gate appeared far more eerie, instilling a sense of dread.
At this moment, the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor, meditating in the depths of the East Spirit Immortal Pond, couldn’t help but open his eyes.
Looking up at the Sky Dome with its three giant gates, Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor murmured, "This is the Three Imperial Sects! Qi Refining, Body Refinement, Refining God—cultivating all three paths and simultaneously condensing the Emperor’s Gates. There’s never been a genius in the Eastern Spirit Domain simultaneously condensing three Imperial Sects!"
With Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s insight, he naturally understood the implications of these three gates.
While most Martial Artists only condense a single Emperor’s Gate to breakthrough to the Great Emperor Level, some gifted prodigies can cultivate two paths simultaneously, knocking open two Emperor’s Gates—this cannot be compared to regular Great Emperors.
Take Hui Yue Saintess for example; she cultivated both Qi Refining and Refining God and once condensed two Emperor’s Gates.
Indeed, the more Emperor’s Gates one condenses, the stronger the talent—however, similarly, knocking open multiple Emperor’s Gates poses a challenge and a difficulty only one who experiences it can truly understand.
Generally speaking, after a Martial Artist knocks open their Emperor’s Gate, they are nearly exhausted, and facing their personal Heavenly Destiny Emperor Tribulation requires prayers just to keep their life intact.
Opening two Emperor’s Gates doubles the difficulty, and simultaneously, the power of the Heavenly Destiny Emperor Tribulation doubles. Under such circumstances, the chance of falling increases multiple-fold.
Ling Feng, however, has surprisingly condensed three Emperor’s Gates, implying he needs to knock open three Emperor’s Gates consecutively, then face a far more terrifying Emperor Tribulation...
Or perhaps, he might never be able to knock open all three Emperor’s Gates simultaneously throughout his life.
After all, Hui Yue Saintess once attempted it sixteen times before successfully opening two Emperor’s Gates in one shot. Though she succeeded in crossing the tribulation, she nearly faced death—that was surely the closest brush with death Hui Yue Saintess ever had.
"No wonder even Elder Turtle couldn’t resist vying for this child; he is indeed gifted. But if he can’t knock open three Emperor’s Gates, he might never breakthrough to being a Great Emperor in his life."
Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor shook his head slightly, closed his eyes again, entering a realm of nihility and self-forgetfulness.
At present, during a tumultuous season, as Sect Leader, he feels tremendous pressure. If he can breakthrough to the Half-Saint Realm, even if war breaks out with the Blood Shadow Alliance, there’s a better chance of victory.