174: Ji Yi's situation

After Ji Ping'an's promotion, Ji Wu and his family continued westward.

In the starry sky, a completely dark expanse, a region once occupied by the Demon Race but now forgotten.

On Black Hole Star, a figure sat cross-legged on the ground, utilizing the powerful gravity of Black Hole Star to Cultivate his Physical Body, while also comprehending the Law of Devouring and the Law of Earth.

This figure was none other than Ji Yi. Ji Yi successfully survived on Black Hole Star. Although he almost died before, how could he, as a Son of Destiny, die so easily?

When Ji Yi first fell onto Black Hole Star, the immense impact nearly knocked him unconscious.

The powerful gravity pressed down on Ji Yi. He activated "Zhe" character secret to recover from his injuries, but the strength of his Physical Body was simply insufficient to withstand the gravity of this place.

His newly repaired Physical Body was again on the verge of collapse, and even the Spirit Mansion, Divine Palace, and Primal Palace within him began to crumble.

The Desolate Cultivators residing in his Spirit Mansion felt as if the end of the world had arrived. Huge cracks began to appear in the sky of the Small World, and even the ground beneath their feet started to tremble, with fissures appearing everywhere. This Small World was in grave danger.

As the Small World within him shattered, Ji Yi's Physical Body would also shatter. Immense pain tormented Ji Yi, who was already on the verge of unconsciousness. The light emitted by his Primordial Spirit was dimming, and if his Primordial Spirit plunged into darkness, given Ji Yi's current situation, he might never wake up again.

Ji Yi forced himself to stay conscious and continued to activate "Zhe" character secret to recover from his injuries, but this was merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause. The Spirit Medicine he carried was limited, and so was his vitality.

Fortunately, at this moment, he faintly heard a System message in his ear: "Host has arrived at Black Hole Star. Would you like to sign in?"

"Sign in." Ji Yi had already developed a conditioned reflex to this phrase.

"Sign-in successful. Congratulations, Host, you have received The 'Jie' Secret!"

The 'Jie' Secret, one of the Nine Secrets created by the most powerful Emperor in the past, can increase the Physical Body by ten times.

The enhancement of the Physical Body is an all-encompassing improvement. Ji Yi forced himself to stay conscious and activated The 'Jie' Secret. His Physical Body's strength, defense, endurance, and recovery power all increased tenfold.

With his Physical Body's strength increased tenfold across the board, he could finally withstand the gravity of this place. Although Ji Yi needed to continuously consume Spiritual Qi and blood Qi to maintain the operation of The 'Jie' Secret, he could temporarily sustain this consumption.

The immense pain was alleviated, and Ji Yi's dimming Primordial Spirit finally began to stabilize.

Of course, activating The 'Jie' Secret only allowed Ji Yi to barely survive on Black Hole Star; he currently didn't even have the strength to move a single finger.

But as long as he didn't fall into an unconscious state of oblivion, there was hope. Ji Yi simply lay on the ground.

It took him a full three months to successfully activate the Cultivation Technique, "Ancient God Nine Refinements." The difficulty of mobilizing his blood Qi under the powerful gravity was no less than a normal person dragging a two-hundred-pound rock while walking.

Initially, it was hard for Ji Yi to even get his blood Qi to circulate, but having gone through so many things, Ji Yi's Dao Heart was already as firm as iron. Such difficulties were not enough to make him give up.

He constantly tried, gritting his teeth every day, pushing the circulation of his blood Qi with all his might.

From being able to move his blood Qi, he slowly progressed to being able to move it for a certain distance within his blood points and Meridians.

Day after day of persistence, the distance the blood Qi circulated continuously extended. After three months, Ji Yi was finally able to get his blood Qi to complete a full cycle.

With his blood Qi circulating, and with the cooperation of the gravity here and the residual medicinal power of the Half God Medicine within him, Ji Yi's Physical Body began to strengthen.

One month, two months, three months... Ji Yi lay on the ground like this for half a year.

Ji Yi tried to lift his arm. With his entire body's muscles almost tearing, he succeeded. Ji Yi saw hope; if he could move, then everything was possible.

With the cooperation of these two aspects, Ji Yi's Physical Body improved rapidly. Another half a year passed, and Ji Yi could already lift both arms and both legs.

On this day, Ji Yi finally managed to support his Physical Body and sit up. It took him a full one year and two months to achieve this step.

Sitting cross-legged, not only had his Physical Body strengthened during this time, but his Primordial Spirit in the Primal Palace had also greatly enhanced over this past year.

The pain in his Physical Body constantly tempered Ji Yi's Primordial Spirit. A treasured sword, after undergoing tempering, always radiates astonishing light. Ji Yi's Primordial Spirit now emitted light several times brighter than before.

The strengthening of his Physical Body alleviated the pain in Ji Yi's Primordial Spirit, and his Primordial Spirit began to have spare capacity, starting to comprehend the Law.

The Law of Devouring here was almost visible. As Ji Yi's Primordial Spirit perceived it, the mysterious veil of the Law of Devouring was unveiled by Ji Yi, and he made rapid progress in the Law of Devouring.

The highly compressed earth here also gave Ji Yi a different understanding of the Dao of Earth. Earth nurtures all things, and it can also easily destroy all things.

In Ji Yi's Sword Dao Small World, some stars began to meet their end. Huge explosions erupted, illuminating several star Systems.

Stars collapsed, and one by one, dark star Systems appeared in the starry sky, with each black hole emitting violent devouring power.

Ji Yi's Sword Dao Small World gained a new type of celestial body, and thus became one step closer to completion.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky. Ji Yi's Primordial Spirit Cultivation was also about to be promoted to Saint.

It was still the most terrifying Lightning Tribulation, but for Ji Yi, whose strength had greatly increased again, it naturally wouldn't be difficult for him.

The Thunder Sea poured down on him. Although he wanted to leap into the thunderclouds to absorb the power of the lightning, he was unfortunately willing but unable.

After Undergoing Tribulation to Saint, Ji Yi's strength increased again. A wisp of Immortal light began to appear on Ji Yi's Primordial Spirit. When the Primordial Spirit is covered in Immortal light, it means a Cultivator has begun Immortal Ascension.

Ji Yi tried to stand up. Although he was shaky, Ji Yi succeeded. He tried to take a step, but as soon as he barely managed to lift one foot, the supporting foot could not bear the weight, his leg buckled, and he almost knelt.

He propped himself up with his hands on his knees and slowly straightened his body again. This time, Ji Yi slowly dragged one foot across the ground and moved it forward, then slowly brought the other foot up. In this way, Ji Yi took a small step on Black Hole Star, but it was the result of a big step forward in his Cultivation.

Ji Yi sat down cross-legged. In his current situation, exploring this Black Hole Star was simply a waste of time, although he was very curious as to why Emperor had left The 'Jie' Secret here.

Emperor, a being who successfully achieved Immortal Ascension, might even be a major figure in the Immortal Realm now. After all, those with Heaven-Defying Aptitude in the Major Thousand Worlds also have Heaven-Defying Aptitude in the Immortal Realm.

His Cultivation might not progress as fast as the Prodigies of the Immortal Realm, but that was due to limited conditions. Given the same conditions, he would definitely soar to great heights.

Everything has its pros and cons. Although Cultivators from the Major Thousand Worlds might lag behind Immortal Realm Cultivators in terms of Realm, Cultivators in the Major Thousand Worlds only undergo one Lightning Tribulation when they achieve Immortal Ascension.

However, Cultivators in the Major Thousand Worlds begin Undergoing Tribulation from the moment they become Saints, gaining six more opportunities than Immortal Realm Cultivators. Even if their Aptitude was similar at birth, with a difference of six opportunities, when both are Immortals, the Aptitude of Cultivators from the Major Thousand Worlds is still a notch stronger than that of Immortal Realm Cultivators.