286: Mysterious golden light, the solution

In just a few moments, Cultivators within your Inner World had already reached the Undergoing Tribulation Realm.

Although they still harbored animosity, they did not continue fighting. Instead, they focused entirely on Cultivating, hoping to gain an overwhelming advantage.

The 164,000th year.

“Bang!!!”

A massive explosion echoed throughout the world.

Even you, who were in seclusion, were suddenly startled awake.

“What is that…?”

You narrowed your eyes and began to scan the Void Realm outside of the Upper Heavens with your Divine Sense.

However, all you could see were faint golden lights interspersed within the endless Void Realm.

They streaked across the Void Realm like meteors, surging in all directions.

Although you didn't know what these things were, the Qi they contained was quite extraordinary.

You immediately ordered your subordinates to intercept the golden lights.

But just then, you saw a familiar face.

That Divine Court cultivator known as Old Sun!

At this moment, he was desperately rushing towards the Upper Heavens, his eyes filled with terror.

“Senior! Senior, help me!”

“Damn it…”

A cold glint flashed in your eyes.

You immediately understood that this person must have provoked an unmanageable existence and wanted to divert the disaster.

You wanted to stop him from entering the Upper Heavens, but it was already too late.

The moment Old Sun sent out his plea for help, a Crisis Awareness alert suddenly arose.

It was extremely violent, causing your heart to palpitate.

And…

An alert of this magnitude meant that even if all the energy of the entire Upper Heavens were combined, it would not be enough for a Fatal Strike to annihilate the opponent!

Without the slightest hesitation, you immediately dismissed all your Cultivators, telling them to stay as far away from you as possible.

You, on the other hand, stood still, watching Old Sun and the Cultivators chasing him.

A few breaths later.

Old Sun arrived not far from you.

But before he could say anything, he was captured by a suddenly appearing shadow.

It was then that you clearly saw the Cultivators chasing Old Sun.

Each of them had a flickering figure, as if integrated with the Void Realm.

Their Qi was even more bizarre.

They were clearly in front of you, yet in your perception, you never detected their presence.

“Yin Liu, Yin Qi, go and destroy this person and this world!”

“Yes!”

Two responses rang out.

And the next moment, ripples like flowing water emanated from the Void Realm around you.

They surged towards you, carrying boundless Killing Intent.

But…

They couldn't harm you in the slightest!

This was the power of Overcoming to Subdue!

Ever since your cultivation reached the 13th layer of Dao Tribulation, you could ignore all attacks within the 24th layer of Dao Tribulation.

And although the Qi of these two was strange, ultimately, neither of them had exceeded the 24th layer of Dao Tribulation!

“Clang! Clang! Clang!!!”

Several sounds of metal clashing echoed through the heavens and earth.

You stood there, allowing the two of them to attack you.

Your composure in every movement startled everyone present!

“Cap… Captain, this!”

Yin Liu and Yin Qi trembled as they looked at the captain.

And your gaze met his.

You remained calm and composed.

The nonchalance in your eyes seemed to indicate that you didn't take this matter to heart at all.

But you knew your current predicament well.

Caught between a rock and a hard place!

While Overcoming to Subdue allowed you to ignore the attacks of these strange Cultivators, this captain was clearly not among them.

His strength had already exceeded the 24th layer of Dao Tribulation.

Although you still had the God of One-on-One Battles as your reliance, when facing so many Cultivators, the room for maneuver was simply too small.

Therefore… you could only use this method to bluff him!

Thus, time passed little by little.

And countless thoughts flashed through the captain's eyes.

However, not knowing your true depth, he ultimately did not make a move against you. Instead, after ordering his subordinates to capture Old Sun, he slowly departed.

“What strange Cultivators…”

“With so many of these people, there must be an existence behind them that is no less powerful than the Divine Court.”

“And those golden lights just now, they are probably also related to these two factions.”

You watched their departing figures, deep in thought.

After confirming that the group of Cultivators had left, you immediately boarded your flying ship and began searching for traces of those golden lights in the vast Void Realm surrounding the Upper Heavens.

Several days passed quickly.

And you finally found the first wisp of golden light.

It had lost its former divine mystery, but the Qi it contained was still powerful.

You immersed your mind in it, trying to sense its existence.

However, the result greatly disappointed you.

The golden light had now become a pure energy. Although it was still helpful to you, compared to its former state, it was undoubtedly inferior.

“Alas, it seems this item has lost its effectiveness.”

After a long while, you sighed softly.

Then you turned your flying ship around and returned to the Upper Heavens.

The 164,500th year.

With the help of the Divine Cultivation Method, your cultivation quickly reached the 14th layer of Dao Tribulation.

However, the hidden dangers it had previously left behind also emerged.

Treating the symptoms, not the root cause!

When the Cultivators in your Inner World Cultivated to the Peak, they once again started conflicts.

And this time… it was even more intense!

Although you had been helping both sides, their population had been continuously dwindling over the years.

If this continued, the time it would take for you to Breakthrough to the 15th layer of Dao Tribulation would likely be extended indefinitely.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Having enjoyed the rapid advancement speed of the Divine Cultivation Method, you could no longer accept the turtle-like pace of the past.

“It seems I can only continue to reduce the world's restrictions on them…”

You shook your head gently.

While doing so might temporarily alleviate their conflicts, what would happen if you completely lifted all restrictions in your Inner World?

At that time, it would inevitably cause an even more terrifying backlash.

As the high-level Cultivators in your Inner World reached higher and higher Realms, it became too easy for them to slaughter low-level Cultivators and Mortals.

At that time, if you were to be even slightly inattentive, tens of thousands of lives could perish.

And you, you must completely solve this problem before the backlash arrives.

For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through your mind.