304: Heart of the World

Zhang Wenli's Spatial Ring was also snatched away by an afterimage, which then swiftly departed from the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cave.

After traveling a great distance, the three Han Lis converged.

They exchanged looks, and then a person emerged from the ground out of thin air. This person was Han Li's true body; from beginning to end, he had never entered the Immortal Cave at all, having waited outside the entire time.

These three were all his Clones. He had sent them in partly to find an opportunity to wear down their strength and partly to see if there was a chance to directly seize the Dao Fruit.

However, it was clear that things had developed in the best possible way.

Originally, he had planned for these three Clones to go inside and look for a chance to deplete their strength, while he himself would set an inescapable net at the entrance to 'catch' them the moment they emerged.

But it seemed there was no longer a need for that.

With a wave of his hand, Han Li retracted the three Puppet Clones. These Clones were created at a great cost to his combat power.

However, their combat strength differed significantly from his main body. On the surface, they had a Middle Stage Earth Immortal cultivation, but in reality, they were only at the Early Stage Earth Immortal Realm.

Yet, their aura was almost indistinguishable from his own.

But even so, they were quite troublesome to create. Fortunately, he only lost one Puppet Clone this time, which was much better than he had expected.

Fighting openly was not Han Li's forte. Although his Revered Master had given him many Cultivation Techniques, his natural talent was dull, and his cultivation progress was truly worrying.

Unless absolutely necessary, he preferred to resolve matters using Formations and schemes.

Only when there was truly no other way would he rely on his own strength.

Immediately after, Han Li changed his appearance and vanished from the spot.

The events that occurred within the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cave today would be forever buried there, known to no one.

After leaving the Immortal Cave, Han Li immediately began searching for a place to consume the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and prepare for a Breakthrough to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit could allow almost anyone to break through directly to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, even a Mortal.

Of course, there was a crucial prerequisite: sufficient energy.

This energy came from items like Immortal Crystals. Breaking through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm required a massive supplement of energy from Immortal Crystals; otherwise, the Dao Fruit alone would not be enough to achieve a direct Breakthrough.

However, when Han Li had previously entered the Lower Realm with Su Chen, he had already broken through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, so he didn't require as many resources.

He had also accumulated quite a bit over the years, so it should be enough.

At the summit of Mount Wangyun.

After watching Han Li's maneuvers, Su Chen sat down and remained silent for a long time.

To be honest, Han Li... was hard to evaluate!

Very insidious!

His corpse-looting technique was very proficient, and his underhanded Moves were incredibly murky, making them impossible to guard against.

Who could have known that Han Li hadn't entered the Immortal Cave at all, but had only sent Clones inside?

The key was that Han Li had been pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger from the start, feigning to be a useless Earth Immortal, only to give them a massive shock later on.

Of course.

From Su Chen's perspective, Han Li appeared to be handling things with ease, but a single wrong step could have led to dire consequences.

After all, his cultivation was only at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, while there were two Half-Step Grand Unity Golden Immortals among that group.

But regardless, this Disciple's mindset was indeed remarkably steady and insidious.

Fortunately, through their contact over the years, Su Chen knew that Han Li's nature wasn't bad. He was just a normal cultivator, without an overly overflowing heart like some 'holy mother' figure, nor would he slaughter the innocent or squander others' lives at will.

At the same time, Han Li would remember the kindness of others.

Shaking his head, Su Chen withdrew his gaze. He was incredibly at ease regarding this Disciple, Han Li.

It would be hard for anything to happen to him!

You wouldn't even know if his true body was with you, and besides, he hid an entire major Realm from the get-go; it's simply impossible to guard against.

Soon, Su Chen looked toward Mu Qingling again, only to see her lying in a tavern drinking wine, her eyes narrowed as she watched the street.

This girl.

Su Chen shook his head with a smile. He had thought Mu Qingling would go through some proper tempering after leaving, but it turned out he had overthought it.

Next, the Su Family quieted down as everyone entered serious secluded cultivation.

This period of stability lasted for three thousand years.

During this time, Su Hongyuan and Su Qingtian both broke through to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Realm, while others were still circling at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.

After reaching the Immortal Realm, the speed of Breakthroughs only gets slower and slower. It was only with the help of Su Chen's vast resources that they could break through in three thousand years; without those resources...

...this time would likely have to be multiplied by more than twenty times.

"Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining four billion Immortal Crystals."

"Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining 8.5 million years of cultivation."

"Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining a Rank One Immortal Emperor Formation: Formless God-Slaying Formation."

The check-in notifications continuously rang in Su Chen's mind as ten thousand years slowly passed.

The influence of the Divine Court around the Black Gold Domain grew increasingly larger, even attracting the attention of the Northern Dark Empire, which sent people to investigate more than once.

Over these years.

Whether it was Su Anshan's Jinghong Organization or the development of the Divine Court, both were very rapid, including Lin Yimeng's Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce.

In the Black Gold Domain and the Heavenly Spirit Domain, the influence of the Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce even surpassed that of the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce, leaping to become the most popular chamber of commerce.

As for An Ruoxuan, after some twists and turns, she returned to the Black Gold Domain, though this time she wasn't in charge of the Treasure Hunting Chamber of Commerce, but the Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce.

Ever since the incident with the An Family, she felt an immense repulsion toward them.

Therefore, she later brought An Ye and Xiao Kui to the Xuantian Realm and completely defected to the Su Family.

"Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining Rank One Immortal Emperor Bodhi Mother Liquid."

"Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Rank One Immortal Emperor Supreme Fortune Technique."

"Detecting that the Host has completed a new achievement: Surviving for a Million Years."

"Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a special System reward: World Heart. This item can nurture a world within the body. This world will develop from the origin stage; the longer the time, the more powerful it becomes."

"Furthermore, this world has the potential to surpass the current Immortal Realm."

The System's cold voice rang in Su Chen's mind. His pupils suddenly constricted, and a look of slight solemnity appeared on his face.

World Heart?

Just as Su Chen was about to take it out to see what was going on, a prompt box from the System popped up.

"The World Heart has been bound to the Host and has no physical form. Please confirm if you wish to activate it?"

Su Chen did not hesitate much and directly said, "Activate!"

In the next moment, bursts of flowing light emanated from his body, making him appear extremely miraculous.

What is this?

The flowing light dissipated in an instant, and the System's voice rang out again:

"World Heart activation successful. The Host can sense it on your own. The World Heart is currently at Stage One: Mortal Realm."

"In this stage, it grows once every ten thousand years. The growth of the World Heart will also directly bestow World Power upon the Host. You are a world, and the world is you."

"What!?"

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