Walker Of The Blue Sky

Chapter 163: Ch 163: Cosmic Cultivation Realms

Somewhere within the border, there was a place where dark clouds were gathered, rumbling with thunder and lightning.

The people who were aware of this place named it the Lightning Domain. The Lightning Domain was separated into seven layers, and if someone could cross all seven layers of the Lightning Domain, they could obtain the inheritance of an ancient powerhouse.

It was rumored that the Lightning Domain was formed after an ancient force named the Ancient Lightning Divine Hall was shattered during the battle of Gods.

Qin Huxiao, who entered the border a day earlier than Emrys, was standing in the fourth layer of the Lightning Domain. Looking at the fierce bolts of lightning continuously striking the ground from the sky without any sign of stopping, Qin Huxiao could not help but ask, "What exactly is the Ancient Lightning Divine Hall?"

About more than a week ago, Qin Huxiao obtained the inheritance of an ancient powerhouse, and his strength rose in a short period of time. Many people were present when Qin Huxiao obtained the inheritance, but none were aware that when Qin Huxiao left, he left with the remnant soul of that ancient powerhouse. It was with this remnant soul’s guidance Qin Huxiao came to the Lightning Domain.

At first, his only goal was to obtain the Sunfire Heartseed, but after learning that another inheritance, much stronger than what he had obtained previously, was located somewhere within the Lightning Domain, he could not ignore it anymore and directly entered the Lightning Domain.

As for the Sunfire Heartseed, although this treasure is important, it is not as important as the inheritance of an ancient Cosmic Force.

He at least wanted to give it a go and see whether he could obtain the inheritance of Ancient Lightning Divine Hall or not. If he could, his strength would rise in a short period once more. But if he could not, it wouldn’t matter. He already has the qualification to walk the path of the Cosmic Cultivation System after obtaining the first inheritance.

After hearing Qin Huxiao’s question, the remnant soul whose name was Mo Ang, said, "Back then, the Ancient Lightning Divine Hall that fell here used to be one of the branches of a super force called the Ancient Divine Palace. I won’t tell you about the Ancient Divine Palace yet. As for the Ancient Lightning Divine Hall, it was controlled by a Starborn Ascendant."

"Starborn Ascendant?" Qin Huxiao was confused.

Mo Ang nodded its transparent head silently, explaining, "Starborn Ascendants are what we used to call Gods."

"A God?" Qin Huxiao’s face stiffened and he didn’t know what to say for a long time.

Mo Ang stopped for a few seconds before continuing, "If you could enter the depths of the Lightning Domain, I think you would be able to obtain the inheritance of the Ancient Lightning Divine Hall. From then on, you can at least become a God."

After saying this, Mo Ang hides inside a small bead hidden in Qin Huxiao’s pocket. This was the Lightning Domain, and lightning was a fatal threat to a soul, mainly a remnant soul like him that was on the verge of dissipating.

"Could there really be a God in this world?" Qin Huxiao was astonished. He was a powerhouse back in his world, however, even there no one dared to claim they were Gods.

"Senior Mo, how were you compared to a Starborn Ascendant?" Qin Huxiao could not help but ask.

"I... I was still an Exalted Cosmic Master back then, far from the Starborn Ascendant." Mo Ang’s voice was somewhat melancholic as he spoke.

"A Cosmic Master!" Qin Huxiao was unwilling to accept this. After obtaining Mo Ang’s inheritance, Qin Huxiao knew that a person has to climb the Twelve Steps of Foundation Building before ascending to the rank of a Cosmic Apprentice. Cosmic Apprentice was divided into realms. They were Ordinary Cosmic Apprentice, Enlightened Cosmic Apprentice, Exalted Cosmic Apprentice, and Supreme Cosmic Apprentice. Every realm was further divided into three stages, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

In simple words, Cosmic Apprentice is a big domain where cultivation was divided into four realms. These are called the Four Realms of Cosmic Apprentice.

Only after a person becomes an Advanced Supreme Cosmic Apprentice can they ascend to the Realm of Cosmic Master. Unlike Cosmic Apprentices, Cosmic Master was divided into three realms, they are Enlightened Cosmic Master, Exalted Cosmic Master, and Supreme Cosmic Master. Most importantly, there is no substage of these three realms.

With the inheritance of an Exalted Cosmic Master, Qin Huxiao could have cultivated all the way to this realm. In fact, there is also a possibility of him becoming a Supreme Cosmic Master.

At first, Qin Huxiao was very satisfied with the inheritance he obtained. But after learning that there might be an inheritance of a God at the depth of this Lightning Domain, his appetite grew stronger in an instant. He now wanted to obtain this inheritance as well.

Unfortunately, it was not easy to advance within the Lightning Domain. There were seven domains, and he was unable to advance any longer after stepping into the Fourth Layer. If he wanted to move even deeper, he had to first increase his strength.

Currently, he was already a Ninth Step Warrior, and it was all due to the inheritance of this Exalted Cosmic Master he obtained unexpectedly.

During his advancement to the fourth layer, he was injured heavily. The first thing he needed to do was recover from these injuries.

With the Spatial Ring, there was no need to worry about food and drink. Qin Huxiao simply went into seclusion here to recover from his injuries right in the Fourth Layer.

Stalk after stalk of spirit herbs was swallowed by Qin Huxiao into his stomach, refining them to recover from his injuries.

Just like that, three days passed.

After refining all the spirit herbs he obtained in the Layer 1 area, Qin Huxiao’s bones began to emit popping sounds, as if beans were being fried. His entire body was overflowing with golden light. His injuries had already completely healed.

After a series of fierce battles and continuous fleeing, Qin Huxiao’s strength had once again improved a little. He was now one step closer to the Tenth Step Warrior.

Within his abdomen, grey fog was becoming denser and denser. However, it was still far from enough to step on the Tenth Step.

"Perfect body cultivation is not easy to come by, and breaking through is even more difficult. When you break through to the Tenth Step, there might be some changes. You will realize at that time that the Tenth Step is not as simple as other steps, it is a step that brings qualitative changes within a warrior’s body. Most importantly, the tenth step is also the step where you lay the foundation of condensing the Cosmic Essence Bead during the advancement from the Twelfth Step to Ordinary Cosmic Apprentice. That’s why, before you break through to the Tenth Step, you have to be prepared in advance."

Mo Ang warned Qin Huxiao.

After recovering from his injuries, Qin Huxiao remained sitting cross-legged for another few hours to completely stabilize his state of mind. After making all the preparations, he took out a lotus.

This was an Ice Lotus Spirit Flower, a treasured herb sealed by Mo Ang before his death. Now, Qin Huxiao has benefitted.

The Ice Lotus Spirit Flower had been in a sealed state for an unknown number of years. Now that it was unsealed, a brilliant light immediately exploded along with a marvelous fragrance that spread in the surroundings.

Fortunately, this was the Fourth Layer of Lightning Domain where no one dares to come normally. Otherwise, countless Beasts and even Abyssals would have come to fight and kill just to obtain the Ice Lotus Spirit Flower.

Every lotus petal of the Ice Lotus Spirit Flower was crystal clear and exquisite. It was like a perfect ice sculpture without any flaws.

The Ice Lotus Spirit Flower was like a piece of solid ice, it was cold to the touch and crystal clear. It emitted a rich Cosmic Energy. As soon as it appeared from the solid ice, the Cosmic Energy began to dissipate. Even the air turned cold.

Qin Huxiao took a deep breath and prepared for the breakthrough.

"Kachha!"

With a grey light in his hand, a lotus petal shattered and turned into a ball of rich cosmic energy. Qin Huxiao took a big breath and the cosmic energy was pulled into a line and was sucked into Qin Huxiao’s nose.

As the cosmic energy entered his nose, he experienced a cool and very comfortable sensation. As it entered Qin Huxiao’s stomach, it turned into a cool energy and flowed into his meridians.

"Hummm~"

A humming sound resonated within his body. Qin Huxiao’s entire body started to glow with a blue light. The Cosmic Cultivation Technique he obtained from Mo Ang started to circulate constantly within his body. Before long, the cool energy was completely absorbed by his body.

This much happened with only one petal. There were still dozens of petals remaining.

Qin Huxiao did not stop. He continued to repeat the same process over and over again. Just like that, time started passing.

The next day, Qin Huxiao opened his eyes and starlight flashed. If anyone could observe, they would see a total of ten star patterns within the depth of Qin Huxiao’s eyes.