From the conversation alone, Cody immediately knew that James had reservations about him. He smiled and said, “To be honest with you, I don’t mean any harm. I only know that your wife is the greatest fighter on Earth who can even defeat Herculeans. However, her strength will only attract unwanted attention. Besides, there are descendants of some ancient orthodox factions in certain Sealed Realms who have been given strict orders to annihilate everyone who has the Supreme Spiritual Root on Earth.” “But why?”James asked, puzzled. “Why would they want to do such a thing?” Cody explained, “That’s because they were the ones who went after Earth’s traitors long ago. They were worried that those who have the Supreme Spiritual Root would pose a threat to them in the long run.” James had a rough understanding of the historical context. However, not even Marcello from the Demonic Realm knew about the specifics. Believing that Cody would not know much either, he chose not to question him
Since Cody only recently arrived on Earth himself, he did not yet have the time to investigate the cultivators from the other Sealed Realms. “What about your world?” James asked. “You mean the Ethos Realm?” Cody smiled and said, “I consider myself rather knowledgeable about the affairs of the Ethos Realm.” James listened intently. Cody explained, “My master told me that only those below a hundred years old are eligible to compete for the providence that would soon appear on Earth. That could only mean that the cultivators here are younger than that. “In the Ethos Realm, the strongest amongst the younger generation should be…” After thinking for a moment, he continued, “He should be at the Mage Rank and have already cultivated his Yogacara.” Upon hearing this, James was stunned. The Mage Rank? Were the Outsiders that terrifying? To reach the Mage Rank, he would have to cross the Supernatural’s Nine Inner Gates, the Herculean’s Six Layers, and the Immortal Ascension’s N
James nodded and said, “By the time I arrived, the Celestial Abode had been taken away by someone else. I have no idea where it is right now either.” “Is that so?” Marcello looked at James doubtfully and said, “My investigation shows that the Celestial Abode changed hands the moment you annihilated the Son of Heaven. Could this really be a coincidence?” James glanced at him and said, “Why? Do you think I have the Celestial Abode?” Marcello said, “Why are you so defensive? I’m not your enemy. Even if you own the Celestial Abode, I’ll simply offer you my congratulations.” “I don’t have it.” James shook his head. He had to be on guard at all times. “In any case, let’s not dwell on this matter any longer.” Marcello changed the subject and asked, “I heard that Magnus Quinnton, the Son of Heaven’s senior, has challenged you to a duel. Do you plan to meet him in battle?” Upon hearing this, James’ expression turned grim. After some time, he nodded slightly and said, “I don’t have
After he met Cody and Marcello, James now knew that more and more Outsiders had arrived on Earth. Some among them had even reached the Mage Rank. When faced with such an opponent, he would be instantly killed no matter how strong his physical strength was. Putting aside the Mage Rank, he could not even defeat Magnus. With a heavy heart, he entered the woods surrounding Mount Bane. Then, he found a secluded spot and entered the Celestial Abode. Upon entering the Celestial Abode, he hurriedly walked to the main building to look for the Spirit Tool. “Spirit Tool, where’s Sophie?” he asked. The Spirit Tool said, “She’s currently training the army you brought here.” “Why can’t I sense her presence?” “That’s because you are weak. You may be the master of the Celestial Abode, but there are many places you can’t sense inside. Sophie is different. Although she’s not the Celestial Abode’s master, the late Emperor Jabari gave her many special prerogatives. Thus, she’s can enter certai
”Huh?” James and Sophie looked at him. The Spirit Tool continued, “Long ago, the late Emperor Jabari won a bet with the Grand Patriarch of the Divine Ape Race and obtained a powerful cultivation method. After cultivating it, he obtained enormous power. “Sacrilegious Ascension?” Sophie exclaimed and asked, “Spirit Tool, are you referring to Sacrilegious Ascension?” The Spirit Tool said with a smile, “Indeed.” James was dumbfounded. He could not understand what Sacrilegious Ascension was. He looked at Sophie puzzledly and asked, “Sophie, what’s Sacrilegious Ascension?” “You won’t be able to cultivate Sacrilegious Ascension with the limited time you have. Why don’t you ask Magnus to postpone the battle for a month? you’ll have enough time then. “For each day that passes in the outside world, three months pass in the Time Chamber. This means that a month in the outside world is about ninety months in the Time Chamber. I believe you’ll have enough time to increase your stren
James managed to secure a month of cultivation in the Time Chamber, which was equivalent to seven and a half years in the outside world. After securing Magnus’ promise, James left Bane City and entered Mount Bane. After finding a secluded spot and scanning his surroundings to ensure no one was trailing him, he removed the ring from his finger. Then, he tossed the ring to the ground, which immediately turned into a house the size of a fist. In an instant, he disappeared and entered the Celestial Abode. After entering the Celestial Abode, the house shrunk in size once more and buried itself beneath the soil. Even passers-by would not be able to discover the Celestial Abode. James immediately headed to the City Lord’s Mansion and looked for Sophie. “How did it go?” Sophie looked at James and asked, “Did Magnus postpone the battle?” “Mhm.” James nodded and said, “Yes, he did.” “Good. Follow me, then.” Sophie and James headed to the Time Chamber. The Time Chamber’s court
Sophie said, “I’ll give you three years to cultivate your physical body and increase your rank. As for the remainder of your time here, you’ll cultivate Sacrilegious Ascension.” “Sure.” James nodded. Sophie was powerful, so he obeyed her wishes. “You should begin first. I’ll go get you some spiritual berries.” After she spoke, she turned to leave. Meanwhile, James sat in a lotus position on the ground and began cultivating. Catalyzing his cultivation method, the Empyrean Spiritual Energy of the entire Celestial Abode gathered in one place. Then, they entered James’ body, which refined them into the purest form of energy. Soon, Sophie returned with a handful of berries that contained Empyrean Spiritual Energy. Each of them was much greater in energy than the silver berries James had. In Sophie’s words, these berries were considered fifth-rank berries, just right for James. James also learned that Empyrean Berries had a ranking system. After the ninth-rank, the spiritual
Sophie managed to increase the spatial pressure in the Time Chamber. Even though James was already a Herculean and had great physical strength, he could not withstand the pressure. His body could automatically rejuvenate by itself, but he consciously suppressed the Demonic Energy inside of him to prevent it from healing his body. He wanted to use the Novenary Golden Body Siddhi to nourish his body. So, on the one hand, he suppressed his Demonic Energy, and catalyzed the Novenary Golden Siddhi on the other. Empyrean Spiritual Energy entered his body and circulated throughout his organs, healing his gravely injured body. As his injuries recovered, his physical strength increased as well. This was a specialty of the Novenary Golden Body Siddhi. Each time he recovered, his physical strength would increase. In essence, his strength would only increase as long as he was not annihilated in a single strike. “Hmm…” Upon sensing his physical strength increase, Sophie praised him, “I di