185: Chapter 185 The one-year period has come to an end, ascend the Heavenly Ladder!

One month later, Zhang Yang broke through to the Ninth Level of the Divine Ruins Realm.

Two months later, Zhang Yang successfully fused myriad Laws into a single fist,

evolving a fist technique uniquely his own from countless Martial Skills.

Three months later, leveraging this state of Epiphany,

Zhang Yang finally sublimated his comprehension of countless Laws into a Dao Domain.

Zhang Yang looked inward at the Dantian within his body.

The profound infant opened its eyes, made a grasping motion with its illusory hand,

and a Blade of the Dao, condensed from the power of the Dao he had comprehended, materialized!

Zhang Yang gazed at the nine heavenly dao chains, pondered for a moment, then waved his hand, dissipating the Blade of the Dao into nothingness.

"Now is not the time yet!" Zhang Yang muttered to himself.

Shaking his head, Zhang Yang used the Heavenly Eye Supernormal Ability to observe heaven and earth with his Physical Body.

His entire body entered a minor state of Epiphany, and his two Yang Spirits also perceived heaven and earth.

As the two merged into one, the Realm of his Dao Domain, which he had just sublimated to, began to slowly grow!

Even without the System's simplification,

Zhang Yang could now increase his comprehension of the Dao at a speed surpassing that of ordinary people.

"Currently, it should be at the first layer of Dao Principles. At this rate, it would likely take nearly a hundred years to break through to the second layer!"

Zhang Yang thought to himself. A span of 100 years,

to break through from the first layer of Dao Principles to the second, might seem slow,

but compared to Martial Artists of the Central Continent, it was already incredibly fast.

For Dao Severing Realm Martial Artists of the Central Continent, achieving this without one or two thousand years was simply unthinkable.

Zhang Yang forcibly restrained himself from severing the heavenly dao chains to undergo the first turn of his profound infant!

He had a premonition that as long as he severed one heavenly dao chain,

after the first turn of his profound infant, he would be able to simplify his comprehension of Dao Principles!

At that time, his progress would skyrocket!

Increasing by a hundredfold or more!

...Finally, the one-year deadline was approaching.

At the peak of Qingling Peak, Zhang Yang's eyes snapped open!

"Finally, the time is almost here!" A glint of sharp light flashed in Zhang Yang's eyes!

The one-year deadline had finally arrived! It was time to challenge the Heaven Ladder!

"Now, within the Four Books of the Martial Scripture, the foundation is fully laid, and the directions are all clear!"

"After ascending the Heaven Ladder! It will be time to collect Heaven Rank mid-grade Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques!"

Zhang Yang thought to himself. Currently, Heaven Rank mid-grade Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques in the Central Continent were almost exclusively circulated among Dao Slaying Realm Experts. Not a single trace was recorded in the outside world!

To obtain Heaven Rank mid-grade Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques was both difficult and simple.

You only needed to prove you had comprehended a Heaven Rank mid-grade Martial Skill or Cultivation Technique,

you didn't even need to have Dao Severing Realm cultivation.

"My name stone has finally turned rainbow-colored. Now, I only need a single thought to achieve the Venerable King Realm!"

Zhang Yang checked his Sea of Consciousness and nodded slightly.

He had been lingering at the Ninth Level of the Divine Ruins Realm for several months,

and the Bottleneck to break through to the Venerable King Realm was almost non-existent for him.

As soon as he finished ascending the Heaven Ladder, he could instantly break through to the Venerable King Realm!

"As for the Physical Body!"

Zhang Yang looked at the five elements clones within his Cave World and nodded slightly.

During this period, the energy accumulated by his five elements clones had almost reached its limit.

He only needed to complete the first turn of his profound infant after ascending the Heaven Ladder to undergo a metamorphosis!

"If the metamorphosed five elements clones merge into one and return to myself..."

"I estimate my Physical Body should be able to reach the level of the fourth transformation!"

"At that time, with the First Rotation of the Profound Infant plus the Fourth Transformation of the Physical Body, even among Dao Slaying Realm Experts, I should be considered a true powerhouse!"

"Perhaps even my Revered Master won't be able to defeat me then!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang nodded slightly.

Although there weren't many conflicts among Dao Slaying Realm Experts in the Central Continent,

having sufficient combat power provided sufficient confidence.

"And there's my profound infant!"

Zhang Yang observed the area akin to his Dantian. Ever since sublimating Laws into a Dao Domain,

some mysterious patterns, faintly swirling with Dao rhyme, had appeared on Zhang Yang's profound infant.

Zhang Yang's profound infant was the true profound infant formed from a dao rhyme golden core!

Once his comprehension of Dao Principles reached a certain level, the profound infant would undergo a metamorphosis!

At that time, he might obtain another new ability!

..."The time has finally come!"

Meanwhile, in the main peak of the Nourishing Heart Lineage,

dozens of Dao Slaying Realm Experts stood in a row, their moods tinged with a hint of excitement.

Even though they had lived for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years,

this past year felt like the slowest period they had ever experienced.

"Indeed, the time has finally come! Whether the rumors are true, and the ascending heaven ladder truly contains cultivation methods for the Due Realm, depends on this attempt!"

The Master of Xiaoyue Tower, one of the three towers of the Central Continent, sighed with emotion.

"For hundreds of thousands of years! This time should be the most hopeful one!"

Another Ninth Level Dao Severing Realm expert said, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"If Zhang Yang cannot do it, then I cannot think of anyone else who could pass the ascending heaven ladder and reconnect the severed path of Martial Artists!"

"If he truly fails, I'm afraid we will have to rely on our own efforts!" said the Revered Master of Azure Wolf Tower.

"Zhang Yang has arrived! Let's go, take him to the Heaven Ladder's Small World!"

Wu Tian, the Sect Master of Wuling Sect, looked at Zhang Yang approaching from afar and revealed a smile.

The many Dao Slaying Realm Experts nodded slightly, feeling an unprecedented sense of nervousness.

After all, Zhang Yang's attempt to ascend the Heaven Ladder this time concerned all the Dao Slaying Realm Experts present!

If Zhang Yang truly failed to obtain the subsequent cultivation methods from the Heaven Ladder,

then it meant they would likely have to remain at the Dao Severing Realm for hundreds of thousands more years!

Having exhausted all thoughts for change, the martial path of the Central Continent had stagnated for far too long!

Regarding this, many Dao Slaying Realm Experts had already formulated a certain idea.

That was to merge myriad sects into one entity.

They would create an academy that collected all Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills.

Whether in the Central Continent or within various Small Worlds,

they would send people to test aptitude. Anyone whose aptitude met the standard could enter the academy!

Those whose aptitude did not meet the standard would enter a secondary academy!

Gather all the geniuses of the Central Continent!

Then, with abundant resources, let them compete, igniting a great era of contention!

Cultivate more fellow practitioners, and ultimately, with the support of these countless geniuses and fellow practitioners,

open up the subsequent path for Martial Artists, which might not necessarily be the Due Realm!

This was a plan many Dao Slaying Realm Experts had devised over the past year.

If Zhang Yang failed to obtain the subsequent cultivation methods,

they would truly consolidate the entire Central Continent into a single entity!

"Esteemed Seniors, I have arrived!"

Seeing the dozens of Dao Slaying Realm Experts before him, Zhang Yang smiled slightly and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Mm! Let's go!"

The many Dao Slaying Realm Experts looked at Zhang Yang, smiled slightly, nodded gently, and then.

In an instant, everyone present arrived within a Small World.

Looking at the distant Heaven Ladder, Zhang Yang felt a surge of eagerness to try.

For millions of years, not a single person had been able to reach the top of the Heaven Ladder. Zhang Yang truly wanted to give it a try now!

"Go on! Disciple!" Xin Buxiu came to Zhang Yang's side, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile.

Zhang Yang nodded, walked to the base of the Heaven Ladder, looked up, and gazed at the ladder that seemed to have no end.

Zhang Yang understood that the Heaven Ladder manifested in this Small World was merely an external appearance.

Only by truly stepping onto it could one comprehend the true mysteries of the Heaven Ladder.