“Nico, actually…”After careful consideration, James decided to tell Nico the truth about his strength.“What is it, James?” Nico looked at James earnestly.James said sheepishly, “Actually, my cultivation base is very weak. It’s precisely the rank your Divine Sense is detecting. I’m only at the Divine Rank.”“Huh?” Nico was startled by the revelation.James explained. “My body was destroyed once in the past, and my current body was reformed using a Grand Emperor’s Natal Demonic Lotus. As such, my physical body possesses great strength.“There’s also a Ninth Heaven Grand Emperor living within my Celestial Abode. By borrowing some of his strength, I can call forth the power hidden within my physical body.”After hearing the explanation, Nico immediately understood James’ circumstances. Nico grinned and said, “That’s alright. I’m sure you’ll become the universe’s strongest cultivator with your potential and treasures. Although you’re weak right now, I’ve given my word to follow
James sat in a lotus position on a mountain range within the Azure Realm and was immersed in his cultivation. There was a lack of vegetation around the mountain range, and the only thing that could be seen were a number of black boulders.Nico stood to the side and watched James protectively.James had already cultivated his Sword Path Ousia, Curse Ousia, and the five Elemental Ousias. In total, he had seven Ousias.At that moment, he was trying to cultivate the Yin and Yang Ousias.He had learned Heavenly Transformation and also knew Thea’s Demonic Transformation.Additionally, he had already cultivated Heavenly Power and Demonic Power.Both powers reached the peak of the Sage Rank’s Thirty-Third Stage.James sat within a Time Formation and concentrated on grasping the Paths. Gradually, his understanding of the two Paths grew deeper.At that moment, he had reached the Consolidation stage.Heavenly Power and Demonic Power in surged throughout his body.Heavenly Power gather
If anyone else had known James’ aspirations, they would definitely have been flabbergasted.People who could form a second Ousia were already considered prodigies. It was rare for people to be capable of forming a third Ousia. Those who could develop a fourth Ousia were among the best of the best.Cultivating nine Ousias was an astronomical achievement.Yet, James wanted to cultivate a tenth one and break the universe’s record.Even Ancestral Gods could not surpass the limits set by the Heavenly Path.300 years had passed since James had entered the Azure Realm. He had been wandering around the planet all this time and stopping only occasionally to cultivate. James and Nico encountered many dangers along the way.Fortunately, Nico was powerful enough to deal with them.“Where do we go next, James?” Nico looked around, pointed ahead, and said, “That’s the only place we haven’t been to yet.”James stood up and looked in the direction pointed by Nico.The area ahead of them w
James said solemnly, “We might’ve gotten lost. Emperor Jabari mentioned it’s easy to lose your way in the Dark World. It’s impossible to accurately perceive time and get a hold of your surroindings in the Dark World.”Nico asked. “Then what should we do now? Should we turn back or keep going forward?James fell into deep thought. Even a powerhouse like Emperor Jabari got lost in the Dark World and only left after spending thousands of Epochs there.If the two of them were to lose their way in the Dark World, they might never be able to make it out.“Let’s turn back,” said James.He still had other important things to do and did not want to get trapped in the Dark World for too long. If he were to get lost, humans would go extinct by the time he found the exit.“Alright.” Nico nodded. The two turned back and tried to go back the way they came. However, they were still surrounded by dark mist even after walking for a long time.“There’s something wrong, James. We’ve been traveli
Emperor Jabari was trying to divine the area and find materials to rebuild his body.However, the Extrapolation Path was from the Illuminated World, so its power was weakened significantly in the Dark World.He could only estimate the rough direction of the materials and not their specific location.He was still weak from the previous battle, and the Illuminated World’s powers were almost completely useless in the Dark World.“James, I can only divine a rough estimation of where the materials might be. Keep going forward. I can’t tell you for how long you’ll need to keep advancing though. You’ll have to get closer to it for me to pinpoint its location.”Emperor Jabari’s voice came from the Celestial Abode.“Alright.” James nodded.He turned to Nico and said, “Let’s keep going forward.”Along the way, Emperor Jabari had to keep observing their surroundings and guiding James toward the material.James continued to proceed in spite of the darkness and had no idea how long had pas
“Then what should I do?” asked James.Emperor Jabari replied, “There’s nothing we can do for now. In the past, I, too, captured many evil spirits in the Dark World and forced them to hand over their cultivation methods.“After acquiring various cultivation methods from those evil spirits, I discovered their cultivation methods were only suitable for their kind. They weren’t meant to be cultivated by living beings with physical bodies.“However, after obtaining so many of them, I discovered something. If you give me some time, I might be able to create a suitable cultivation method for living beings.”James thought awhile and asked, “You’re a soul fragment now, right? Theoretically, you’re also considered an evil spirit, so why don’t you cultivate in the Dark World?”Emperor Jabari said, “I’ve considered that but dismissed the idea. If I were to cultivate in the Dark World, I wouldn’t be able to return to the Illuminated World.”“I see.” James now had a better understanding of the
The dark surroundings were illuminated and looked no different from the outside world.A palace appeared in their sight.White light spots continuously emerged from the palace.The lights from the palace lit up the surroundings.The light spread out and devoured the darkness, brightening up the place. However, the light did not spread far and only remained within a few kilometers’ range.Beyond the few-kilometer range, the world was still shrouded in darkness.James and Nico advanced toward the black palace.Soon, they arrived at the palace gate.James said thoughtfully, “This must be the palace we saw just now.”Nico nodded. “Most likely.”James looked at the palace. The palace gate was more than thirty meters high. There were some bizarre characters engraved on it. Additionally, the palace was also surrounded by black energy.However, white lights constantly emerged out of the black energy.“Do you recognize the words, Nico?” asked James.Nico looked at them for a whil
Nico shook his head. “I don’t know either. I thought I was well-versed in this universe. However, after coming here, I now know there’s still a lot more for me to learn.”“No way!!!”Suddenly, a voice exclaimed from inside the Celestial Abode.Immediately afterward, James’ ring emitted a white glow, and a silhouette appeared.The silhouette was Emperor Jabari’s remnant soul.Emperor Jabari walked straight ahead. He stood before the hall and stared at the wall.James stood up and asked, “Why did you come out, Emperor Jabari?”Emperor Jabari did not respond.Nico also stood up, looked at the blurry silhouette in front of him curiously, and thought, ‘Is this the powerhouse in James’ Celestial Abode?’James walked over and followed Emperor Jabari’s gaze.He looked at the strange patterns and characters on the wall. The engravings were unique and incomprehensible.“What are you looking at, Emperor Jabari?” asked James.Emperor Jabari remained silent and stood in place observing