69: Chapter 69 Breakthrough to Immortal Emperor

Cao Yang sent back Xu Xinyue, who had finally managed to stabilize her emotions, and sat in the courtyard to think.

The twin sisters, Hong Yi and Hong Er, were quietly massaging Cao Yang's shoulders.

Cao Yang began to reflect on what he had seen and heard during his trip out with Xiao Lingxue. In the cities of the Southwest Immortal Desert, Immortals were everywhere, and Immortal materials were not rare in various places. Yet, in such a vast territory spanning hundreds of billions of miles, it could barely support the cultivation needs of a single Immortal King.

He hadn't spent over ten thousand years in seclusion like other Immortals, nor did he often use external objects to Cultivate; each time, the System simply added to his cultivation base directly.

For most people, after reaching the Realm of True Immortal, even after ten thousand years of seclusion, they might not make any progress. Cultivation is truly an act of defying the Heavens!

Especially after witnessing the difficulty Immortal King Zhenjiao had in becoming an Immortal King, Cao Yang couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion as he pondered.

Cao Yang shook his head. He was someone with an Invincible System; how could he compare himself to them?

Besides, he was only in his teens; what was he doing acting all old and world-weary?

He immediately thought silently in his heart: "System, aren't you an Invincible System? Why does it take such a long time to fuse cultivation now? Little brother, are you losing your touch?"

"Beep. Host, do not slander this System. It is you who wanted to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, which is why it took time," the System said with dissatisfaction.

"What? System, do you mean that if I don't undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, I can instantly raise my cultivation base just like before?" Cao Yang realized something was wrong and hurriedly asked.

"Beep. Host, most of the time, that is correct."

"Then when are the minority of times?"

"Beep. Like when you broke through from Mortal to Immortal."

"Do you mean that when I broke through to Immortal King last time, if I had masked the Heavenly Dao and not undergone the Heavenly Tribulation, I could have instantly reached Immortal King?"

"Beep. Yes."

Cao Yang: ...

"System, then what Realm can I break through to with my remaining cultivation base?" Cao Yang asked after a moment of silence.

"Beep. Host has over 700,000 years of Genius cultivation base remaining, which can break through to the Early Stage of Immortal Emperor."

"What about after I upgrade my Chaotic Immortal Body?"

"Beep. Host, you can break through to the Middle Stage of Immortal Emperor," the System returned to its mechanical voice.

"Has my combat power increased?" Cao Yang continued to ask.

"Beep. You can now defeat Prodigies by crossing two major Realms instead of one."

Damn it, this System—if I don't ask, it really doesn't say anything. Clearly, sometimes it feels like it has a hint of intelligence.

"System, first mask the Heavenly Dao and upgrade my Physique by one level," Cao Yang thought in his heart.

"Beep. 1,000 check-in attempts have been spent."

"Beep. Congratulations, Host. Chaotic Immortal Body has been upgraded to Chaotic Divine Body."

After the System's voice finished, Cao Yang clearly felt that some shackle in his destiny had shattered, and he felt much closer to the Void Realm.

"System, use the remaining cultivation base to break through the Realm."

"Beep. 790,000 years of ordinary Genius cultivation base have been deducted. Realm Breakthrough beginning."

As the System's voice ended, Cao Yang felt as if his body had merged into the world, and his Realm began to break through:

Immortal King Early Stage

Immortal King Middle Stage

Immortal King Late Stage

... Immortal Emperor Early Stage

Immortal Emperor Middle Stage

Cao Yang felt as though he had passed through countless epochs. He opened his eyes, but in reality, less than a breath of time had passed.

Cao Yang felt that his own power was indeed formidable. He scanned his body with his Immortal consciousness and discovered a small black-gold sun on his forehead. With a thought, the small sun faded into his skin.

His true spirit and Inner World had also undergone significant changes. There was a small black-gold pattern on his true spirit, and his Inner World had grown more than ten times larger, already producing many first-tier living beings.

It is worth mentioning that the Small World placed in his Inner World had actually merged into the Inner World, becoming a Secret Realm.

"System, check my panel," Cao Yang thought silently in his heart.

Host: Cao Yang

Realm: Immortal Emperor Middle Stage

Physique: Chaotic Divine Body, Void-Breaking Immortal Eye

Cultivation Technique: Supreme Scripture of Swallowing Void and Evolving Chaos

Treasures: Hong, Seven Peak Immortal Emperor Puppets, 3 Peak Immortal Emperor Puppets (Hong Yi, Hong Er, Hong Liu), one team of Immortal Lord Puppets (no intelligence), 10 exclusive Realm enhancement cards for handmaidens, King-level void spaceship (Immortal Artifact, can withstand Early Stage of Immortal Saint)

Divine Ability: Ice Field (Ice-attribute energy can increase combat power by 5 times, can suppress the strength of those not higher than himself by 3 major Realms by three layers), Heaven-Shattering Palm (Imperial-grade top-tier Immortal technique)

Race: Human

Heavenly Dao Luck: 200 strands

Heavenly Dao Karma: 50 strands

Remaining cultivation base: 57,000 years of Genius cultivation base

Conquest Targets: Xiao Lingxue (99%), Su Xuan (99%), Ouyang Liuli (97%), Mu Wanying (89%), Hua Xinyu (89%), Fu Xiaoya (90%), Liu Yiran (95%), Hu Shan Tutu (95%), Liu Caiyi (80%), Xu Xinyue (90%)

Conquests Completed: 6

Check-in Attempts: 1296

According to the System, with my current strength, I should be able to contend with the Middle Stage of Immortal Emperor. If I add my Divine Ability, Ice Field, I might be able to fight against the Late Stage of Immortal Emperor. However, this is only a theoretical speculation; the situation in actual combat will be more complex, and I will still need to adjust my strategy based on the strength and tactics of the specific opponent.

The increase in favorability from Third Senior Sister Hua Xinyu and Fourth Senior Sister Fu Xiaoya might be because they witnessed my formidable strength and heroic performance.

In the Immortal Realm, the strong are often respected and admired, and my invincible demeanor undoubtedly left a deep impression on them. In addition, there may be other factors influencing their emotional changes, such as shared experiences and mutual understanding.

However, the fact that Fourth Senior Sister Fu Xiaoya successfully conquered herself is indeed somewhat unexpected.

This kind of plot development makes one sigh at the wonder of fate.

Hmm, my Heavenly Dao Luck has increased again. It seems First Senior Sister is doing quite well outside!

Right, I still have the corpses of two Immortal King-level Yao Beasts, don't I?

These are good things; how should I handle them?

The key is that there are two growing Minor Thousand Worlds inside, and there are many living beings within them.

"Damn it, these two trash Immortal Kings are truly not good people. They actually imprisoned so many living beings in their Inner Worlds!" Cao Yang scanned them roughly with his Immortal consciousness and cursed inwardly.

These living beings added up to about a million or more, while there were not many living beings in his own Inner World. This behavior was simply imprisoning others, no different from captivity! This was an utterly atrocious act that cut off the path of cultivation for others!

Cao Yang was furious. He immediately called Xu Buli over and dumped all the million living beings from the two Minor Thousand Worlds outside Giant Stone City, leaving Xu Buli responsible for arranging a place for these living beings to live.

At this moment, several more Immortal Lords arrived outside Giant Stone City, including Immortal Lord Feng Lei and Immortal Lord Qin Feng.

They had originally seen Immortal King Tianwu and his group rushing towards Giant Stone City and hurriedly followed, but due to the gap in Realm, they failed to catch up in time, let alone report the situation to Cao Yang in advance.

Now that they had finally arrived at Giant Stone City, Cao Yang told them via voice transmission that they could return and continue handling their affairs.

As they spread the news that Immortal King Tianwu had been killed by Immortal King Xuan Yang, the entire Southwest Immortal Desert learned of the formidable strength of Immortal King Xuan Yang, sparking widespread discussion and heated debate.