238: Daoyuan, unknown realm

"This time, its form was no longer golden light; instead, after absorbing all the surrounding Spiritual Qi and Dao Essence, it formed a profound and mysterious seal that suppressed directly down upon the middle-aged man!"

"Hmm? You do have some skill, indeed."

"But thinking you can snatch things from me, Wei Qian, relying on just this? You are not qualified!"

Having said that, divine light flared brilliantly above Wei Qian's head, and beams of resplendent light emerged, heading straight to meet the seal!

"Boom!!!"

Sounds of collision erupted between the two, yet in less than three seconds, the light emitted by Wei Qian was completely annihilated!

"Hmm?!"

He was stunned for a moment, then immediately pushed Ning Zhou forward without hesitation to meet the seal!

"My Lord?! No, ah!!!"

Following a scream, Ning Zhou was reduced to ashes the instant he made contact with the seal, leaving not a ripple behind!

"What on earth is this?!"

A cold light flashed in Wei Qian's eyes, and then, making a decisive choice, he turned and ran!

However, something that filled him with despair happened.

No matter how Wei Qian tried to escape, the seal would always firmly follow him.

Even escaping into the Void Realm was no exception!

"Go!"

In this desperate situation, Wei Qian could not care about anything else and immediately punched his own chest, spewing out three large mouthfuls of his essential blood!

A strange small tripod appeared out of thin air, merged with the three mouthfuls of essential blood, and instantly erupted with monstrous blood-red light.

"Hmph, still trying to run."

With the enhancement of various talents, your speed was not weak at all, and you immediately attacked repeatedly, sending out several strikes.

Although these attacks were difficult to injure Wei Qian, they still delayed his speed.

In an instant, the distance between Wei Qian and the seal closed again!

The aura of death rushed straight to his crown, making Wei Qian's soul tremble in terror.

In order to avoid being caught by the seal, Wei Qian spat out three more mouthfuls of essential blood; his face was devoid of color, and he accelerated again, trembling.

But who would have thought that the seal also suddenly accelerated, swallowing him whole!

"You brat, how dare you?!"

Wei Qian roared repeatedly.

However, no matter what he did, he could not shake off the seal!

A terrifying suction force emerged from the seal, like dozens of Taotie Vicious Beasts, biting Wei Qian and holding him firmly in place!

Finally, Wei Qian was afraid!

He wailed continuously, begging you to spare him, but the seal had already devoured more than half of his body!

When the seal from Fatal Strike dissipated, only a puddle of rotten flesh remained in the field.

"This Dao Essence is truly miraculous; after absorbing it, the attack unleashed by Fatal Strike is completely different from before."

You muttered to yourself, then moved forward, beginning to rummage through Wei Qian's remains.

However...

After changing its form, the damage range caused by Fatal Strike was simply too large.

Unlike the previous golden light, the current seal would also annihilate everything carried by the target, and even Wei Qian's Storage Pouch had disappeared without a trace!

"Damn it, after absorbing the Dao Essence, this Fatal Strike looks intimidating, but it actually has an added drawback!"

"I wonder if this is a blessing or a curse..."

You sighed heavily, then began to ponder Wei Qian's origins based on the memories you had soul-searched.

But who would have thought that whether it was the Qingchi Sect Disciple you soul-searched earlier or the few unlucky ones in Qingyun Market, none of their memories contained a Cultivator named Wei Qian.

Even before he stated his name, even Ning Zhou was only forced to obey his orders and did not know his true identity.

"It seems this person is not simple."

You said to yourself.

To guard against sneak attacks from the powerful Cultivators under Wei Qian, you immediately left Qingyun Market and headed north.

122,010 years.

You traveled over mountains and rivers, rushing all the way, and finally arrived at a magnificent mountain range.

This place was called the Mystic Cloud Mountain Range, and the most powerful force in the vicinity, Mystic Cloud Mountain, was located right here.

This place not only possessed abundant Spiritual Qi and Dao Essence, but it was also extremely safe.

If you could Cultivate here for a long time, it wouldn't be long before you could Cultivate to the Peak of Dao Transformation and get a glimpse of the subsequent Cultivation Realms.

You spent a large amount of spiritual items to grease the wheels and finally figured out the connections in the upper echelons of Mystic Cloud Mountain, exchanging them for a leisurely position as an Outer Sect Deacon from the Mystic Cloud Mountain Grand Elder.

Although this position had no real power, it enjoyed the same treatment as other Deacons.

Not only could you Cultivate peacefully within Mystic Cloud Mountain, but you could also exchange accumulated contribution points for various treasures.

You began to Cultivate peacefully within Mystic Cloud Mountain.

123,500 years.

Your Cultivation successfully reached the sixteenth level of Dao Transformation.

And at this point in time, Glorious Evolution ushered in its final transformation.

Your body was sublimated.

At this time, all parts of your body had completed their transformation; although they were all different, they each possessed an extremely powerful ability.

125,000 years.

Your Cultivation reached the seventeenth level of Dao Transformation.

127,000 years.

Your Cultivation reached the eighteenth level of Dao Transformation.

130,000 years.

After polishing your Cultivation to Perfection, you began your Breakthrough!

The whole process was like a fish in water, very successful.

And you could clearly feel that you had reached a new Realm!

It was just that what this Realm actually was...

You could not say.

Because in the memories you soul-searched, the Realm after the Dao Essence Realm was the Dao Body Realm.

After a Cultivator reached this Realm, their Dao Essence would automatically condense into a Dao Body.

The Dao Body was linked to the Cultivator themselves and possessed the same strength as the main body, able to assist the main body in battle.

But at the moment you successfully achieved your Breakthrough, the Dao Essence in your body had no reaction, and naturally, it was impossible to condense that so-called Dao Body.

Furthermore...

You also discovered something extremely terrifying.

After successfully achieving your Breakthrough, you could not Cultivate!

The Spiritual Qi and Dao Essence you had just absorbed would always leak out of your body.

No matter how hard you tried to absorb them, they would only stay in your body for a short while.

This discovery made your scalp tingle.

But no matter how you researched it, you could not discover what kind of change had occurred in your body.

In the end, you could only attribute the root cause to the difference in your path of Cultivation.

And it was precisely because of this that you were unable to continue Cultivating in this world.