Chapter 145 : Chapter 145

Chapter 145: Breaking Through to the Mahayana Realm, Locked On by an Unknown Existence!

【You not only described to Xuanyuan Tianji everything you had encountered in the Southern Wilderness Divine Continent, but also told her all about the power structure of the Dongming Sea, as well as everything you had learned regarding the latest situation of the Eerie Immortal Race.】

【“Using flesh-and-blood prey in place of spiritual qi?”】

【After hearing all of this, Xuanyuan Tianji showed no interest in the situation of the Southern Wilderness Divine Continent.】

【What interested her most was the peculiar nature of the Eerie Immortal Race.】

【From what she had learned in the Dead Zone, the Eerie Insect Race cultivated by polluting the Heavenly Dao and then absorbing the contaminated spiritual qi.】

【But now, she found that the Eerie Immortal Race was even more terrifying. They actually cultivated by directly consuming the flesh and blood of the demon race and the human race.】

【These two races had not existed at all in the era when she was born, and Xuanyuan Tianji became more and more anxious to know what kind of upheaval had occurred in the Great Thousand World.】

【“Sigh!”】

【After letting out a long sigh, Xuanyuan Tianji told you that the only thing you could do at present was seize the time to cultivate. Only after breaking through to the Immortal Realm would you be able to learn more of the truth.】

【Immediately afterward, Xuanyuan Tianji gave you another piece of news. Every three years, the Qin Kingdom would hold an Academy Grand Competition, and the rewards were especially generous, with all kinds of top-grade spiritual herbs and medicinal pills for cultivation.】

【Xuanyuan Tianji told you that everyone who participated in this competition would receive a reward, while the top ten would receive even richer rewards.】

【“A scheme of the Eerie Immortal Race?”】

【When you saw Xuanyuan Tianji nod, she told you that during these past years of observation, she had noticed something. The cultivation resources in the Canglan Realm were extraordinarily abundant.】

【At first, Xuanyuan Tianji had been very curious. Why was it that in a Canglan Realm with an incomplete Heavenly Dao, cultivation resources could still be so abundant?】

【Even if the number of humans had decreased, the Eerie Immortal Race still needed to use resources too.】

【Only after you told her that the Eerie Immortal Race cultivated through flesh-and-blood prey did she understand everything.】

【The moment you saw Xuanyuan Tianji’s expression, you instantly understood the implication behind it.】

【In order to harvest flesh-and-blood prey on a regular basis, the Eerie Immortal Race distributed large quantities of cultivation resources to those talented humans so they could break through quickly, allowing them to continuously feast on flesh-and-blood prey.】

【“You mean... we should empty out all the cultivation resources in the Qin Kingdom’s treasury for ourselves?”】

【Xuanyuan Tianji shook her head.】

【Xuanyuan Tianji told you that she had thought of and even tried that idea before, but discovered that all those cultivation resources were tightly controlled by the Eerie Immortal Race. Even the weakest guardians were at the Tribulation Realm.】

【Xuanyuan Tianji told you that just because you could not do it now did not mean you would not be able to do it later.】

【“Once I break through to the Tribulation Realm, I’ll go rob the Qin Kingdom’s resources, and then we can just switch to another place to cultivate!”】

【Looking at Xuanyuan Tianji’s calm and breezy expression, the corners of your mouth could not help twitching.】

【The next day!】

【You once again entered seclusion to cultivate.】

【After so many years, your cultivation still had not made much progress and had remained at the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm.】

【You released your external incarnation and had it gather information and cultivate outside in your place.】

【Now that you had already cultivated the divine ability Heavenslaying to the second layer, if you wanted to reach the next stage, you would have to wait until the Tribulation Realm before continuing.】

【You had not expected the cultivation requirements for the divine ability recorded in the Taixu Sword Art to be so harsh.】

【“Could it be that, in ancient times, all the seniors of the Taixu Sword Sect cultivated incomplete versions of Heavenslaying?”】

【Only after cultivating Heavenslaying yourself did you realize how difficult it was. Just the second layer, which required fusing the True Intent of Destruction, was enough to stump a great many people.】

【So you guessed that the people of the Taixu Sword Sect had never cultivated Heavenslaying to its ultimate limit either.】

【That said, you could understand it. After all, cultivation conditions in the Dead Zone were harsh, so being unable to cultivate it to the limit was only normal.】

【Seventeenth year!】

【During this year, with the augmentation of your various talents, you could vaguely touch the threshold of the Mahayana Realm.】

【Then, you severed your connection with your external incarnation and devoted yourself wholly to cultivation.】

【Eighteenth year!】

【You successfully broke through to the early Mahayana Realm.】

【After breaking through to the Mahayana Realm, the Eerie Insects staged a comeback once more, but in the Canglan Realm, the threat of the Eerie Insects was clearly much weaker.】

【You suppressed them without the slightest effort.】

【After breaking through to the early Mahayana Realm, a long-lost smile appeared on your face.】

【“I’ve finally broken through to the Mahayana Realm!”】

【SWISH!】

【The instant the words left your mouth, your expression suddenly changed drastically.】

【In that instant, you felt yourself being locked onto by some unknown and terrifying existence.】

【This feeling came from a lock deep within your soul itself. For a moment, the hair all over your body stood on end, and cold sweat poured down your back.】

【You immediately got up and went to find Xuanyuan Tianji, asking whether she felt anything like this as well.】

【Hearing that, Xuanyuan Tianji looked at you in confusion.】

【“No!”】

【“What exactly is going on?”】

【After seeing that Xuanyuan Tianji had no such sensation, unease instantly rose within you.】

【You told Xuanyuan Tianji that the moment you broke through to the Mahayana Realm just now, you had felt this sensation of being locked onto.】

【You had no idea what had happened, or why your soul would feel such a thing.】

【BZZZ——】

【Immediately afterward, you and Xuanyuan Tianji both turned your gazes toward the depths of the Qin Kingdom’s imperial palace at the same time.】

【You and Xuanyuan Tianji saw several powerful auras rise into the air. Among them, the weakest was at the First Tribulation of the Tribulation Realm, while the strongest had clearly already reached the Immortal Realm.】

【As you looked at those figures in the distance, the unease in your heart grew even stronger.】

【Deep down, you had a strong feeling that those people were coming for you.】

【Sure enough, the next moment, you and Xuanyuan Tianji saw those figures flying rapidly in your direction.】

【“Run!”】

【You knew that the worst possible outcome had come to pass. You immediately grabbed Xuanyuan Tianji and used the Great Void Technique to flee toward the Endless Sea.】

【At the same time, your external incarnation escaped as well, taking Long Xinyue with it.】

【“They’re after you?”】

【Xuanyuan Tianji looked solemnly at the figures on the horizon.】

【You nodded and told Xuanyuan Tianji that although you did not know what had happened, you knew those people were coming for you.】

【“Do you really think you can escape?”】

【The next moment, a figure appeared in front of you and blocked your path.】

【You discovered that your body was now completely unable to move.】

【This time was completely different from what happened when you were in the Chuling Tribe. This time, the distance between you was too close. You simply could not escape the range of an Immortal Realm expert.】

【“Mmm~~~”】

【“What a fragrant aura. This is the aura of a True Dragon~”】

【“How delicious! It’s been so long since I last tasted such delectable flesh-and-blood prey!”】

【Then, you saw the Eerie Immortal looking at you with a mocking expression.】

【“Who would have thought? After all these years, another case of a rogue Mahayana cultivator has appeared.”】

【“What you don’t know is that the Canglan Realm was long ago placed under a curse by the Ancestor. Any human who breaks through to the Mahayana Realm will be locked onto!”】

【“You cannot escape!”】

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