64: Purple Cloud Immortal Realm

[In the ninety-second year,]

[After refining every strand of Spiritual Qi and consuming fifty foundation establishment pills, you finally succeeded in Foundation Establishment!]

[You were ecstatic!]

[Although your Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation was far inferior to your Heavenly Human Realm Perfection strength, this joy far exceeded the time you broke through to the Heavenly Human Realm.]

[Immortal Ascension, Dual Cultivation of Dharma Body—who wouldn't yearn for that?]

[However, when you learned that Zhong Linger had already achieved Core Formation, your mood instantly plummeted again.]

[You didn't expect that even after putting in all your effort, you still couldn't keep up with the footsteps of these geniuses.]

[You understood—women admire the strong; if you couldn't suppress her, she might develop other intentions.]

[If Zhong Linger became a Great Nascent Soul Cultivator two hundred years later, wouldn't you be in danger then?]

[You began to ponder your next plan: either continue in secluded meditation until Foundation Establishment Perfection, or find a way to break through to the Supernatural Power Realm.]

[You already had a fairly thorough understanding of the Supernatural Power Realm.]

[The main reason you hadn't acted was that breaking through to the Supernatural Power Realm was indeed somewhat dangerous.]

[But you were filled with longing for that Realm, and your heart was always eager to try.]

[Ultimately, you decided: charge for the Supernatural Power Realm first!]

[The Supernatural Power Realm is a massive leap in a Martial Artist's life level—transitioning from controlling one's own True Essence to initially perceiving and invoking the power of heaven and earth.]

[Because of this, the difficulty far exceeds any previous Realm.]

[Your strength would also see a qualitative improvement.]

[Of course, the difficulty of the Breakthrough also increased several times over.]

[For example, one of the mainstream methods is to take a "heavenly spirit pill" to break through.]

[But the hardest part is that the Materials for refining the "heavenly spirit pill" are extremely rare: you need a demon kings inner core, an enlightenment fruit, a void flower... none of which are easy to obtain.]

[Even if the Materials are all gathered, you still have to invite a master Alchemist to refine it, and this Alchemist must be at least a Golden Core Cultivator.]

[Because it must be continuously refined with Pill Fire for eighty-one days to form the pill. When the pill is formed, it will also attract a Pill Tribulation, and someone must act as a Protector; if they can't withstand it, all previous efforts will be wasted.]

[With such a painstaking and laborious task, few Golden Core Cultivators are willing to help.]

[However, once you break through to the Supernatural Power Realm, the benefits are very real—]

[The True Essence originally in your body will transform into higher-level "Origin Power," and you can also initially comprehend and master some minor divine abilities.]

[Divine abilities are different from martial skills; they involve the shallow application of Laws, possessing immense power and equally staggering consumption.]

[For example, the Physical Body Divine Ability "Heavenly Manifestation"—it allows one to transform into a giant hundreds or even thousands of feet tall for a short time, with strength and defense surging explosively; crushing a mountaintop with one step is no problem.]

[Next is the movement Divine Ability "Five Elements Evasion"—allowing one to initially escape into gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, traveling short distances or hiding one's form.]

[There is also the elemental Divine Ability "Thunder and Lightning Command"—which can summon small-scale lightning or heavenly fire to attack; its power is formidable, especially effective against evil arts and yin methods.]

[The special Divine Ability "Telepathy"—which can vaguely perceive the emotions and simple thoughts of those with a lower Realm than oneself; although it cannot directly read minds, it is still extremely practical.]

[There is even a "Restraint Divine Ability"—using Origin Power to draw upon the earth's Qi, forming a brief force field cage to trap enemies for a moment.]

[But note: performing divine abilities will consume a large amount of "Origin Power" and "Divine Soul Power."]

[Only as your Realm improves will these consumptions gradually become easier to bear.]

[Therefore, the strength of a Supernatural Power Realm Martial Artist is comparable to that of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.]

[The main difference is that Nascent Soul Cultivators usually have more trump cards and stronger Magic Treasures.]

[If a Nascent Soul Cultivator holds multiple Magic Treasures, they might indeed gain the upper hand—after all, each Magic Treasure is equivalent to a Divine Ability for them.]

[However, friction rarely occurs between Supernatural Power Realm experts and Nascent Soul Cultivators, as neither side is willing to take risks lightly.]

[Moreover, both sides possess escape divine abilities; truly wanting to kill the other is not that easy.]

[Having made up your mind, you immediately went to find Zhong Linger and asked her to introduce you to that master Alchemist.]

[You keenly sensed that Zhong Linger seemed a bit hesitant.]

[However, she eventually smiled readily and said, "Her name is Fairy Zhiyun, at Zhiyun Pavilion. Go find her yourself; just mention me."]

[You nodded and immediately set off for Zhiyun Pavilion.]

[This Zhiyun Pavilion is a place that specializes in selling medicinal pills; the foundation establishment pills you used for your previous Breakthrough were bought here.]

[Upon arriving at Zhiyun Pavilion, Fairy Zhiyun politely invited you to a private room on the top floor for a detailed discussion.]

[Knowing your purpose, she spoke directly: "You should be clear about the rules, right?"]

[You nodded: "I understand. I will prepare the Materials myself, and in addition, I will pay one hundred thousand Spirit Stones plus agree to three of your conditions."]

[Fairy Zhiyun smiled slightly: "Good, since you're so straightforward, I won't say more. Come find me again once you've gathered all the medicinal ingredients."]

["Fairy, won't you first tell me what the three conditions are?" you asked curiously.]

["I haven't thought of them yet; it won't be too late to talk about it after you've gathered the ingredients," she laughed.]

["I know the other ingredients can be bought, but the demon kings inner core, enlightenment fruit, and void flower—these three don't seem to be available in the city. Do you know where they come from?" you continued to ask.]

["The void flower comes from the Void Abyss, but Void Cracks appear randomly there, and one could be sucked in if not careful. Once you fall into the Void Turbulence, you won't survive unless you are a Void Refining Stage expert," she explained.]

["The enlightenment fruit comes from the Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree, which only exists in the Canglan Holy Land. Fortunately, the Canglan Holy Land holds a Genius Competition every hundred years, and the top three are rewarded with Heavenly Dao Fruits."]

["The demon kings inner core comes from the Rakshasa Demon Domain, which is boundless and is the territory of the Yao Race. However, operating in the peripheral areas is relatively safer."]

[You were a bit dazed and asked, "What is the relationship between the Rakshasa Demon Domain and the Zixiao Immortal Domain?"]

["A hostile relationship," she replied calmly.]

["The Zixiao Immortal Domain is primarily inhabited by the Human Race."]

["The Rakshasa Demon Domain is the territory of Yao Beasts."]

["There is also the Haotian Demon Domain, which is the territory of the Demon Race."]

["The junction of these three domains is an unknown area, said to be called the Chaos Sea."]

[You smiled helplessly.]

[It was only later that you understood—with your Heavenly Human Realm cultivation, trying to fly out of the Liu Clan Immortal Family's territory would probably take thousands of years.]

[It turned out that the Liu Clan Immortal Family's ancestral land was not ordinary but an independent world—a complete Star Continent.]

[This Star Continent is exceptionally large, said to be three light-years across—about twice the size of the Solar System.]

[After this entire world was unified by the Liu Clan Immortal Family, it became their exclusive ancestral land.]

[From then on, all families on this Star Continent submitted to the Liu Clan, becoming their subordinates.]

[And forces like the Liu Clan that rule a Star Continent actually number over nine thousand in the Zixiao Immortal Domain.]

[The Zixiao Immortal Domain is not only boundlessly vast but also home to countless large and small forces, too many to count.]

[However, there are only five strongest forces in the entire Zixiao Immortal Domain: the Canglan Holy Land, the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace, the Wuji Immortal Sect, the Kunlun Dao Academy, and the Xuanyuan Immortal Clan.]

[One can imagine just how large the Zixiao Immortal Domain is—it is simply boundless!]

[It is said that even a Mahayana stage Cultivator, flying with all their might for their entire life, could not fly out of this immortal domain.]