novelraw Chapter 397 - 386: Return of the Strong, Breakthrough to the Great Emperor Realm!
Chapter 397 - 386: Return of the Strong, Breakthrough to the Great Emperor Realm!
The Immortal King Sect’s Mahayana will soon emerge.
This news, of course, did not leak out.
However, the Celestial Demon Sacred Land is advancing aggressively, and the Righteous Sects are retreating step by step, with countless cultivators already fallen into the hands of the Celestial Demon Sacred Land.
Many Mortal Dynasties, fearing annihilation by the Celestial Demon Sacred Land, have already preemptively pledged allegiance, hoping to gain its protection and ensure their survival.
As for these Mortal Dynasties, the Celestial Demon Sacred Land naturally accepts them all.
But.
This does not come without conditions.
Every Mortal Dynasty that pledges allegiance to the Celestial Demon Sacred Land must sacrifice one-tenth of its population as a token of loyalty.
This news naturally caused resistance from many royal cultivators.
However.
The Celestial Demon Sacred Land’s methods are ruthless.
Any Mortal Dynasty that falls to the Celestial Demon Sacred Land is slaughtered completely, with no one left alive.
In comparison.
Nowadays, just sacrificing one-tenth of the population can ensure the stability of a dynasty; naturally, those in power know which choice to make.
Although some oppose this, these opposing voices are swiftly suppressed.
If it were a true Mortal Dynasty, such measures would easily cause public unrest.
But this is the cultivation world.
Even Mortal Dynasties have cultivators in command.
In the face of absolute power, civilian rebellion is simply unrealistic; any disobedient individuals are all slain.
After all, most cultivators in a Mortal Dynasty have the same interests, and thus make the same choices.
One dynasty sacrifices one-tenth of its population.
Ten dynasties sacrifice the equivalent of an entire dynasty’s population.
The Taiyuan Realm is vast.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of large and small Mortal Dynasties, excluding those that have been annihilated. Now, there are over a hundred that have voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Celestial Demon Sacred Land.
In such circumstances.
A large number of mortals are sacrificed, and their essence blood is refined into Blood Pills, all delivered into the hands of the Blood Transformation Ancestor.
At this moment.
Within the Celestial Demon Sacred Land.
The aura from the Blood Transformation Ancestor is indistinct, seemingly reaching some profound stage, as if he would undergo a complete transformation at any moment, breaking through the limits of the Tribulation Stage and formally advancing to the Mahayana Stage.
This transformation seems easy, but to truly break the barrier of limits is not so simple.
The closer one is to breakthrough.
Every step of transformation becomes especially difficult.
Now in front of the Blood Transformation Ancestor are dozens of Blood Pills floating in the air, each filled with a rich aura, as if just breathing in would connect to the cultivator’s internal blood qi power.
Some of these Blood Pills come from the Mortal Dynasties’ sacrifices, while the rest are refined from other cultivators slain by the Celestial Demon Sacred Land.
"Accumulated for months, a total of thirty low-grade Blood Pills and three mid-grade Blood Pills, taking them all at once shall hopefully impact the Mahayana Stage!"
Seeing things to the final stage, the Blood Transformation Ancestor felt a faint excitement.
Thirty-three Blood Pills!
That is all his foundation now.
The reason for not refining them earlier, but saving them to refine now, is to use the power of a large number of Blood Pills to directly help himself overcome the bottleneck of the Mahayana Stage.
Calming his mind.
The Blood Transformation Ancestor opened his mouth and instantly swallowed all the Blood Pills into his body.
As the massive power of the Blood Pills erupted, even he, at the full Tribulation Stage, almost couldn’t withstand the power, risking loss of control over the Blood Pill energy and his own demise.
Fortunately.
The Blood Transformation Ancestor’s strength is sufficiently powerful to barely control the force of the Blood Pills.
This terrifying blood qi power, like a great flood, is directly directed by him to impact the bottleneck of the Tribulation Stage, attempting to break through it.
...
Two months’ time.
Fleeting like a finger snap.
In the silence of the Blood Transformation Ancestor’s pursuit of the Mahayana Stage, the entrance to the Ancient Secret Realm appeared once again, and streams of light shot out, throwing out all cultivators who had entered the Ancient Secret Realm by the force of the realm.
"It’s over!"
Master Huan Yu gazes indifferently, glancing at the others briefly before tearing through the void to depart.
He has no intention of confronting other cultivators.
More importantly.
He has obtained his opportunity in the Ancient Secret Realm over the years and reached the pinnacle of Void Refining; now he must return to the Wenda Sect for his Tribulation Crossing.
To cross the tribulation outside invariably carries significant risks.
More importantly.
Reckless Tribulation Crossing.
Might very well expose his secret identity.
Should the matter of his ninth reincarnation come to light, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the entire Taiyuan Realm, no one hopes for another Daoist Taiyuan to emerge.
If a strong figure from the ninth reincarnation were to appear, all sects under heaven would certainly unite to attack. In such circumstances, Master Huan Yu naturally would not expose himself.
Given the current situation.
Only by breaking through to the Tribulation Stage can he gain the ability to influence the overall situation.
Seeing Master Huan Yu leave, many cultivators gave him a glance but made no move.
As an ancient Reincarnation Mahayana, and with Master Huan Yu’s skills in disguising appearance, they cannot possibly recognize his true identity.
Another point is.
Master Huan Yu exudes the aura of a Void Refining pinnacle.
Such a terrifying strength would be at the sect leader level in top-tier sects; no one would rashly tear skin with such a powerful figure.
Of course.
The real main reason.
Is because compared to a stranger at the Void Refining pinnacle, the cultivators present have a common target to deal with.