jdhmnovel Chapter 986 Cultivation Level Soars
Chapter 986 Cultivation Level Soars
The voice of the Black Profound Immortal was hoarse, as if sanded, and a trace of weariness, difficult to conceal, seeped from between the words, like an ancient bronze bell covered by a spider web, unable to produce a clear sound. For eleven consecutive chaotic eras, trillions of years of constant vigilance, his nerves had been taut like a fully drawn bowstring—even as a fifth-grade True Immortal, whose spiritual resilience far surpassed that of ordinary first- or second-grade True Immortals, he couldn't help but feel a weariness seeping into his very bones, as if every inch of his immortal bones was groaning under unbearable pressure. The tapping of his fingertips on the lotus petals slowed down, the force almost nonexistent, and the "tap-tap" sound carried a hint of powerlessness, like an old tree withered vines trembling in the wind, as if they might break at any moment.
"There's no such thing as a thousand days of guarding against thieves if you're a thief yourself..." Black Profound Immortal repeated this ancient saying in a low voice, a flash of chaotic divine light in his eyes. Then, his gaze fell on the protective barrier at the edge of the Obsidian Continent. The light screen was filled with a dark purple halo. For billions of years, this protective barrier had protected their peace like an impregnable fortress. But now it was like a heavy shackle from the underworld, trapping him and the entire Obsidian Clan within this continent. Even breathing was oppressive and suffocating, as if every breath was trying to break through invisible constraints.
During this time, he did try to take the initiative, even at the cost of using his connections and resources to invite the number one divination expert in the southern part of Cangling Sea—Tianyan Zhenxian—to deduce the whereabouts of the mysterious Zhenxian. Unfortunately, there was still no clue. The mysterious Zhenxian seemed to have suddenly sprung out of a crack in a rock, leaving no trace of the past or future. It was as if he had never existed in this ancient immortal realm, and no trace of him could be found at all.
"I hope it's the latter..."
After a long silence, Hei Xuanzhen sighed softly, his voice as light as a wisp of smoke, about to dissipate into the air as soon as it left his lips, revealing a deep-seated helplessness.
As for the burning flames of revenge that once raged, they had long been extinguished by the daily torment, reduced to ashes and buried deep within his heart, where even the touch caused him pain. He couldn't even see the shadow of that villain, knew nothing of his name or origin, so how could he possibly seek revenge? It was nothing but a self-deceiving delusion.
The next second...
Hei Xuan Zhenxian turned his gaze and looked apologetically at the group of Zhenxian ancestors who were still recovering from their injuries in Hei Xuan Tian. He nodded slightly as a silent apology, then slowly closed his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a gray shadow beneath them.
The nine-layered black lotus slowly sank according to his will, its petals closing slightly to partially conceal him, blocking out the view from the outside world and leaving only a silent shadow that blended into the empty palace, like an ancient and unchanging stone statue.
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Time flies like water, and in the blink of an eye, forty chaotic eras have passed.
After the Black Spring Ancestor and the Black Luo Ancestor recovered from their injuries and illnesses, their immortal light returned to its refined state, which slightly eased the pressure on Black Profound True Immortal's heart. With two fourth-grade True Immortals assisting him, he was finally able to catch his breath and no longer had to bear that taut string alone.
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Time flies, and another forty Chaotic Eras have passed.
Within the Black Profound Heaven, the three Third-Rank True Immortals successively recovered from their injuries, leaving only the Second-Rank True Immortals, Black Abyss and Black Wind, who were still recovering and consolidating their divine souls. The pressure on the Black Profound True Immortal was greatly relieved, and even the monitoring of the protective array was handed over to the Second-Rank True Immortals, Black Spring and Black Luo.
More than ninety chaotic eras have passed, and that mysterious true immortal has not made a move against them. Most likely, he saw that there was no opportunity to take advantage of them and gave up the idea of making a move. Otherwise, it would never have dragged on for so long.
The recovery of three Rank 3 True Immortals and two Rank 4 True Immortals is enough to further enhance the defense of their Obsidian Continent.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another ten Chaos Eras have passed.
Yunlong Immortal City, Jiuling Manor, in the meditation room.
His cultivation successfully broke through to the third-grade perfect True Immortal realm, and the flow of time also increased significantly, successfully surpassing the ratio of one to five thousand, reaching five thousand two hundred times, stretching the one hundred and one chaotic eras of the outside world into a long and arduous cultivation of nearly five cosmic eras.
The primordial immortal energy within the quiet room was already as thick as liquid gold, slowly flowing across the cold jade floor tiles, shimmering with a satin-like luster. Each drop of immortal liquid contained pure energy enough to make even a third-grade celestial immortal envious; with a gentle sway, it splashed up countless points of light, like shattered stars falling.
Su Mo sat cross-legged on a celestial artifact futon, his body suddenly erupting with dazzling golden light. His aura surged like an ancient beast awakening from slumber, multiplying at an alarming rate, impacting the Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Array on the walls of the meditation room. The illusory figures of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise on the array diagram simultaneously let out deafening roars, their celestial light reaching its peak before finally suppressing the overwhelming pressure that threatened to overturn the heavens and earth.
"Crack...knock..."
A series of subtle yet dense cracking sounds echoed within Su Mo's body, as the crystal walls of his billions of cells, the sea of cosmic energy, shattered simultaneously. Each cell was like a cosmic sea exploding, within which countless universes were born and destroyed, and new True Immortal rules were rapidly conceived and born in the chaos, radiating the essence of nascent Dao.
These cellular seas expanded outwards at a visible speed, their energy channels intertwining to form a golden net covering the entire body, with runes of the Primordial Boundless True Immortal Scripture flowing through each channel.
Deep within his sea of consciousness, the hazy, mysterious light trembled slightly. As the light swirled, a torrent of energy that would make even a fifth-grade True Immortal tremble surged forth from Su Mo's natal sea of consciousness, flowing into his limbs and bones like a bursting dam, nourishing every inch of his flesh and blood.
His Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body is rapidly transforming towards the fourth rank, his bones and muscles emitting a clear, resonant sound like jade striking against each other, and his skin and flesh gleaming with a glass-like luster.
After nearly five cosmic eras, having devoured all the second- and third-grade True Immortal level natural treasures, as well as most of the fourth-grade True Immortal level natural treasures, Su Mo's Primordial Boundless True Immortal Scripture finally reached the third level of perfection.
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An hour later.
"Bang... Bang..."
A series of dull explosions resounded in the center of Su Mo's natal sea of time, as pieces of fourth-grade True Immortal level natural treasures were shattering.
These spiritual materials, once the envy of even a fourth-grade True Immortal, were now like ice blocks thrown into a furnace, instantly transforming into streams of extremely pure primordial energy, flowing into his natal sea of cosmic energy like a flowing river. His natal sea of cosmic energy, already expanded to be more than a thousand times larger than the cosmic sea of his birthplace, now seemed to be infused with a violent life force. The chaotic energy at its edges was constantly pushed aside, and the boundary of the sea of cosmic energy expanded outward at a visible speed, evolving into new universes along the way, each universe shimmering with the unique radiance of a fourth-grade True Immortal's rules.
"Om..."
A resounding buzz suddenly echoed within Su Mo's body, piercing his very soul. The shackles of the perfected third-grade True Immortal realm shattered like thin ice, and his cultivation surged forth like a flood bursting its banks, breaking through the bottleneck and rushing wildly towards the fourth-grade True Immortal realm. The True Immortal power flowing through his meridians became increasingly condensed, displaying a deep purple-gold color, each flow carrying a terrifying power capable of annihilating everything.
Deep within the sea of consciousness, the runes of the Primordial Mysterious Female True Immortal Scripture began to recombine. The third perfect halo slowly dissipated, and the outline of the fourth array emerged in the chaos, adorned with countless profound True Immortal rules like stars.
Inside the quiet room, the Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Array shone brightly. The Azure Dragon phantom spewed sweet dew to nourish the array patterns, the White Tiger phantom lashed its claws to tear apart the overflowing pressure, the Vermilion Bird phantom refined the colliding energy with flames, and the Black Tortoise phantom shrank into a tortoise shell shape, protecting the entire quiet room completely. The True Immortal rules on the array diagram flowed rapidly, resonating with the surging laws within Su Mo's body, emitting a "humming" resonance.
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Another hour has passed.
The holy light of the Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Formation, which had once been so dazzling that it blinded people, gradually dimmed like the receding tide. The outlines of the four symbols—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—became blurred, with only a faint golden light remaining at the edge of the formation diagram, like ashes that had been burned out.
The terrifying pressure emanating from Su Mo, which had made even a fifth-grade True Immortal tremble with fear, rapidly receded like a flood that had exhausted its strength after a dam broke, eventually settling into a bottomless, heavy force, like a silent deep sea, calm on the surface but concealing a turbulent power beneath.
After absorbing the last thirteen fourth-grade True Immortal level natural treasures and two fifth-grade True Immortal level natural treasures, the True Immortal power surging within his body finally stabilized completely, anchoring steadily at the fourth-grade Perfect True Immortal realm, his aura perfectly harmonious and without any further fluctuations.
His natal cosmic sea has expanded to an unimaginable size, more than ten thousand times larger than the cosmic sea where he was born. However, the cosmic heart at the center of his natal cosmic sea has been further condensed, with a diameter of more than a million cosmic years. It is not even as large as a large universe. In this vast natal cosmic sea, it is like an inconspicuous grain of sand.
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After a few breaths, Su Mo slowly opened his eyes. A flash of purple-gold divine light first appeared in his eyes, then settled into a deep, calm stillness, though a trace of the excitement of his recent breakthrough lingered deep within them. He slightly moved his fingers, feeling the surging True Immortal power within his body, which made him reveal a hint of intoxication.
“Powerful…” he murmured to himself, the purple-gold True Immortal power swirling around his fingertips trembled slightly, tearing out tiny spatial cracks in the air.
With his cultivation at the peak of the fourth rank, coupled with the simultaneous breakthrough to the early stage of the fourth rank of the Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body, he had no doubt that he could confront the Black Profound True Immortal head-on.
Not to mention that he also has 1,500 illusory spirit bodies to assist him. Once he sets up the Thousand Gods Formation, he will be able to fight even a seventh-grade True Immortal.
After a long while, Su Mo finally suppressed the turmoil in his heart and calmed down completely.
The next second...
The intoxication on Su Mo's face vanished instantly, replaced by an icy chill, as if the cold wind of December had suddenly swept into the quiet room.
A chilling killing intent flashed across his eyes like a sharp blade suddenly drawn from its sheath, so fast that it was impossible to catch, yet it caused the remaining primordial immortal energy in the quiet room to frost over, condensing into tiny ice crystals that reflected the cold light in his eyes.
"Now that they've broken through, the end of the Obsidian Clan... is about to come."
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