142: Chapter 142 Advancement to Half-Step Void Refinement!

Having just finalized his plan to recruit a maid, Wang Yang stretched languidly and walked out of the main hall in a great mood.

However, the moment he looked up, the blinding, ten-thousand-foot golden light in the sky nearly blinded him.

"It's broad daylight; what kind of light pollution is going on up there?"

Wang Yang squinted, focusing his gaze to see three unimaginably huge golden scrolls floating above the Nine Heavens.

He scanned the contents of the lists, and his previously good mood instantly turned into speechlessness and annoyance.

"Has the Heavenly Dao lost its mind? What kind of cheap tabloid fiction is it making up here!" Wang Yang pointed at the Heavenly Dao Golden List in the sky and cursed unceremoniously.

"What kind of bullshit Half-step Void Refinement Great Perfection? After all my diligent cultivation over these past few days, I clearly just broke through to the eighth level of Soul Transformation! Is the Heavenly Dao blind or what? Forcing my cultivation level up just to set me up for a fall?"

The more Wang Yang looked, the angrier he got. He shifted his gaze to the second list: "And what is this 'Number One Spirit Treasure in the World', [xuantian void shuttle]? What the hell is this thing? I roam the Cultivation World relying entirely on my waist and my Invincible Domain; when have I ever used such a flashy transportation tool? Spreading rumors!"

What Wang Yang couldn't tolerate most was the third list, the [Top Ten Beauties in the World List].

"Ranking them is one thing, but this competence is just too poor!"

Wang Yang pointed at the sky, heartbroken. "Where is my wife, Chu Lingyue? She has the face of a top-tier Fairy from the Spirit Realm; how did she not even get her name on the list? And what about Ji Wushuang? Why was this little maid forced onto the list just to make up the numbers?"

"Wushuang's foundation as a maid is indeed top-notch, and her aura as the former Empress is also great. But she's busy cleaning every day, and I haven't even given her a god-level beauty preservation pill! While she is a beauty, saying she squeezed into the top ten in the world is a bit suspicious, like she's just being used to fill the quota! This fake list is not rigorous at all!"

After a highly professional and frantic rant, Wang Yang finally calmed down and called out to his cheat in his mind.

"System, what is going on with this lousy list in the sky? Is the Heavenly Dao so bored that it came to run free advertisements for me?"

[Ding! System prompt: This is not a free advertisement, but a vicious plot by the Heavenly Dao, which is desperate.]

The System's pleasant female voice carried a hint of coldness as it explained in detail:

[The host's Invincible Domain is growing larger, which is essentially forcibly seizing control from the Heavenly Dao of this world. If this were a normal world with a normal Heavenly Dao, it would have no self-awareness; as long as the host does not destroy the world, it would have no influence on you.]

[However, the Heavenly Dao Laws of this world were forcibly possessed and contaminated by an ancient Devil Head eight hundred years ago! Its current nature is that of a selfish and self-interested demon!]

[Because the authority of the Heavenly Dao is absolutely repelled by the Laws of the Invincible Domain, its power cannot enter at all. Seeing that more than half of its authority has been seized by the host, it can only use this 'Heavenly Dao Golden List'—which is a mix of truth and lies—to incite the greed and lust of Cultivators across the world, attempting to use the hands of all Cultivators in the world to besiege the host.]

"So that's it..." Wang Yang rubbed his chin, a flash of realization in his eyes. "No wonder Lingyue's name isn't on it. Because Lingyue has been staying in my Domain, this blind Heavenly Dao simply cannot see through my Domain; it can only make things up based on people who have shown their faces outside!"

[Ding! The host is correct. However, it does not know that the host is absolutely invincible within the Domain. No matter how many people it attracts, it is all in vain before the Invincible Domain.]

After listening to the System's explanation, Wang Yang looked at the seductive Heavenly Dao Golden List in the sky, his brows furrowing slightly.

"That may be true, and I certainly don't fear however many people come into the Domain..."

Wang Yang sighed. "But I can't really kill all the Cultivators in the world, can I? Those old Devil Heads who have committed countless evils—killing them is fine, I'll just consider it acting on behalf of the heavens. But if I really slaughter all the bewitched Cultivators in this Cultivation World, then this Human Realm will likely be completely ruined. Creating such massive karmic sin is a bit unfavorable."

To capture the bandits, first capture the king.

Wang Yang knew very well that the group of Cultivators outside, blinded by greed, were nothing more than cannon fodder used by others. The true culprit causing this Cultivation World to be so chaotic was the fake Heavenly Dao in the sky, which had been possessed by the evil Cultivator!

"It seems I need to work a little harder!" Wang Yang took a deep breath, his eyes becoming firmer than ever before.

"As long as I break through to the Half-step Void Refinement Realm as soon as possible and get the [pseudo-heaven opening axe] rewarded by the System, I can split that fake Heavenly Dao in the sky with a single axe!"

"By then, not only will I be able to resolve this farce that has spread across the world, but I can also forcibly split open the Ascension passage and use the [void refinement pill] to take Lingyue and the others with me to ascend to the Spirit Realm!"

Wang Yang was instantly filled with motivation.

Since he needed to enter the Half-step Void Refinement Realm as soon as possible, he naturally needed to engage in more interactive Cultivation!

With the incredibly glorious and grand excuse of "saving the common people of the world," Grandmaster Wang rubbed his hands together and headed straight for the side hall where Ji Wushuang was.

However, when he excitedly pushed open the door of the side hall, he found it empty, not even a ghost in sight.

"Hmm? Where did this maid go to clean?" Wang Yang raised an eyebrow and directly activated the "Gods Eye View" of his Invincible Domain.

His vast Divine Sense instantly enveloped the entire main Peak of Cangwu Mountain. Upon seeing this, he was instantly amused.

Good heavens, it turned out that including Chu Lingyue, all eleven stunning beauties were currently gathered in the Sect Master's main hall!

Wang Yang flashed, directly crossing the Void Realm, and appeared outside the door of the Sect Master's main hall.

Before he even went in, he could hear the chirping of orioles and swallows coming from inside.

Inside the hall, the atmosphere seemed somewhat strange.

The usually dignified and steady First Mistress Ye Qingcheng was currently knitting her delicate brows, looking at the golden list in the sky with eyes full of worry:

"Although my husband's strength reaches the heavens, this Heavenly Dao Golden List is clearly aimed at setting us up for a fall. Wealth moves people's hearts, and with god-level beauty preservation pills and such divine objects, I fear all the Cultivators in the world will be incited. The Hehuan Sect is about to become the target of public criticism; I fear something big is going to happen."

Meanwhile, Lin Xiaowan, who was completely carefree, was pulling on Liu Ruyan's hand, hopping around excitedly and cheering: "Wow! Sister Ruyan, look! I'm actually one of the top ten beauties in the world!"

However, the little girl's eyes rolled, and she looked with confusion at Chu Lingyue, who was sitting to the side drinking tea. "Huh? That's not right. Sister Lingyue is so beautiful, she's basically a Fairy descended to earth; why isn't she on the list? This Heavenly Dao must be blind!"

Chu Lingyue put down her teacup, a helpless smile appearing on her stunningly beautiful face. "Perhaps it's because I've been in seclusion for too long."

In the corner of the hall, Ji Wushuang, dressed in a black and white maid outfit, was huddled there, trembling.

She was about to cry!

She was clearly just a maid who hadn't even eaten a staple meal and relied on cleaning and picking up scraps every day; how did she inexplicably end up on this "Top Ten Beauties in the World List"?

Getting on the list was one thing, but she had actually pushed down Chu Lingyue, the legitimate peerless powerhouse!

If this made Lady Lingyue and the Sect Master unhappy and they slapped her to death, what would she do?

Just as Ji Wushuang was trembling with fear, the door of the hall was suddenly pushed open. Wang Yang strode in.

"Husband!" The women all stood up to greet him.

Wang Yang smiled and comforted the worried Ye Qingcheng, then walked straight to the trembling Ji Wushuang in the corner.

"S-Sect Master, this list really has nothing to do with me. This servant absolutely has no improper thoughts..." Ji Wushuang's legs went weak with fear, and she hurriedly tried to kneel to explain.

However, before she could kneel, Wang Yang stretched out his strong hand, domineeringly wrapping it around her slender, willow-like waist, and forcibly pulled the former Fire Cloud Empress into his embrace!

"What are you afraid of?" Wang Yang looked down at her panic-stricken beautiful eyes, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth. "Since that blind Heavenly Dao put you on this list of beauties, today, I will make this title of 'beauty' real for you!"

Hearing this, Ji Wushuang trembled all over, a roar exploding in her mind, her face filled with disbelief and ecstasy.

But immediately after, Wang Yang whispered in her ear: "But you must remember, you have always been a maid, and in the future, you will still be a maid! Do you understand?"

"This servant... this servant understands! Thank you, Master, for your grace!" Ji Wushuang's eyes turned red with excitement, and she completely let go of all her dignity, collapsing softly into Wang Yang's arms.

"Hahahaha! Good!" Wang Yang laughed loudly, his gaze sweeping over the eleven exquisite beauties in the hall. At this moment, the [Great Sun Immortal Kidney] inside his body let out an unprecedented, terrifying roar!

This was an unprecedented "large-scale academic seminar on Cultivation."

It was also the most arduous effort Grandmaster Wang had made for the peace of the entire world!

In the following days and nights of seclusion, Wang Yang was like an indefatigable, invincible war god.

He shuttled back and forth amidst eleven completely different styles of Dao.

The fusion of ice and snow, the illusion of the fox demon, the submission of the Empress, the profound cooperation of the Mahayana Stage Fairy's Clone...

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing a deep interaction with Ji Wushuang, obtaining 500,000 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing a deep interaction with Chu Lingyue, obtaining 500,000 points!]

...

The System's point notification sounds were flooding his mind like a rainstorm!

And the Pure Yang Essence within Wang Yang's body, under the intersection and feedback of these eleven strands of top-grade primordial yin, ushered in an extremely terrifying quantitative change!

Boom—!

I don't know how much time passed, but the Meridians inside Wang Yang's body let out a dull, thunderous roar. The cultivation barrier that had been stuck at the eighth level of Soul Transformation shattered instantly, and he stepped directly into the Peak of the ninth level of Soul Transformation!

[Ding! Host's cultivation Breakthrough detected!]

[Congratulations to the host! Successfully broke through the Great Perfection of the ninth level of Soul Transformation! Formally promoted to: Half-step Void Refinement Realm!]

[Domain radius increased by 1000 kilometers!]

[Ding! Main mission completed! Mission reward: One-time use xuantian spirit treasure [pseudo-heaven opening axe] has been issued!]

Wang Yang had finally reached the pinnacle in the Human Realm!