Chapter 157 : Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Immersive Cultivation of the Heavenly Secrets Art!

[Zhuge Qing looks at you with a puzzled expression.]

[According to his plan, although he also intends to search for the Heavenly Dao, now is definitely not the right time to do so.]

[Searching for the Heavenly Dao’s whereabouts is the ultimate goal of his entire life.]

[Zhuge Qing immediately senses that something unusual is going on, and he asks you why you suddenly want to search for the Heavenly Dao.]

[You do not choose to hide too many things from Zhuge Qing.]

[When it comes to finding the Heavenly Dao, you still need Zhuge Qing’s help.]

[You tell Zhuge Qing the truth about the Heavenly Dao of the Canglan Realm.]

["The Heavenly Dao of the Canglan Realm and the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Realm were originally one and the same. And the Canglan Realm we are in is also a part of the Upper Realm. You can call it the Dead Land!"]

["The Upper Realm is the true Canglan Realm!"]

["What?"]

[After hearing this, Zhuge Qing reveals a look of terror, something rarely seen from him.]

[What you say completely shatters his understanding of the world.]

[In Zhuge Qing’s view, the Upper Realm is the Upper Realm, and the lower realm is the lower realm. He had never imagined that the Canglan Realm was merely a part of the Upper Realm, and what shocks him even more is that the Heavenly Dao is actually incomplete.]

["Was this the result of your deductions?"]

[You fix your gaze tightly on Zhuge Qing and nod heavily.]

[Immediately afterward, you also tell Zhuge Qing the true objective of the Bizarre Insect Clan.]

["The Progenitor of the Bizarre Insects first invaded the Canglan Realm of the Upper Realm. After discovering that the Heavenly Dao had been polluted, the mighty experts of the Upper Realm forcibly severed a portion of the Heavenly Dao and cast it into the Dead Land. That is the Canglan Realm we now inhabit."]

["After that, the mighty experts of the Upper Realm sealed all the bizarre insects within the Dead Land and sealed off the only passage from the Dead Land to the Upper Realm. From that day on, the living beings in the Dead Land could no longer leave."]

["And that passage is the Void Realm within the Tianxu Forbidden Land!"]

[Hearing this, Zhuge Qing remains unable to recover from the shock for a long time.]

[What you have told him strikes him far too deeply, and it is difficult for him to digest it all at once.]

["This..."]

[Seeing Zhuge Qing in his current state, you do not hurry to continue. You intend to give him some time to process these things.]

[Three days later!]

[Zhuge Qing takes the initiative to come find you.]

["Since the Canglan Realm—no, it should be called the Dead Land!"]

["You said that the Heavenly Dao in the Dead Land and the Heavenly Dao of the Canglan Realm are one and the same, and that they were separated because of the bizarre insects. Then why was the Dead Land itself separated from the Canglan Realm of the Upper Realm?"]

[You look at Zhuge Qing, not expecting him to ask such a question.]

["I do not know!"]

["The truth behind this matter is tied to far too many things. It is not something we can know at our current level!"]

["Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing!"]

[This time, you are not deceiving Zhuge Qing. You truly do not know. Even the people of the Upper Realm do not know the truth.]

[Immediately afterward, Zhuge Qing asks you what your real reason is for being so eager to find the Heavenly Dao.]

[You tell Zhuge Qing your guess that the Heavenly Dao is repairing itself.]

["Logically speaking, when the people of the Upper Realm separated the Heavenly Dao and cast it into the Dead Land, they intended for this portion of the Heavenly Dao to slowly perish!"]

["However, what they did not expect was that not only did the Heavenly Dao not perish, it instead grew stronger by the day. By now, it even has the power to nurture numerous Sons of Destiny."]

["So, I suspect that the Heavenly Dao in the Dead Land wants to become a complete Heavenly Dao like the one in the Upper Realm, and to completely transform the Dead Land into a true Immortal World!"]

[Upon hearing this, Zhuge Qing instantly understands your true intention.]

["The problem lies with the Progenitor of the Bizarre Insects?"]

[You look at Zhuge Qing and smile faintly.]

["Exactly!"]

["The Progenitor of the Bizarre Insects also wants that power. He is contending with the Heavenly Dao for it. Whoever wins will obtain the Heavenly Dao’s power within this Dead Land."]

[You tell Zhuge Qing that you suspect the Heavenly Dao and the Progenitor of the Bizarre Insects are currently locked in a delicate balance, and that the Heavenly Dao wants to break that balance, so it has split off a portion of its power to give rise to Sons of Destiny.]

[You tell Zhuge Qing that if the Sons of Destiny fail, then in the long struggle ahead, the Heavenly Dao will gradually fall into a disadvantage and ultimately be devoured by the Progenitor of the Bizarre Insects.]

["Are all of these your guesses?"]

[You nod, indicating that everything above is your speculation based on the results of your deductions.]

[You tell Zhuge Qing that as for what the truth really is, only by finding the Heavenly Dao’s true body can you learn the real answer.]

[After hearing this, Zhuge Qing gives a bitter laugh.]

["Let us first cultivate the Heavenly Secrets Art. The prerequisite for uncovering all of this is to cultivate the Heavenly Secrets Art to the ninth layer!"]

[Starting the next day, Zhuge Qing and you devote all of your attention to cultivating the Heavenly Secrets Art.]

[At this moment, you suddenly regret having neglected the cultivation of the Heavenly Secrets Art before.]

[Previously, when you cultivated the Heavenly Secrets Art, you had always done so with a go-with-the-flow attitude. At the time, you felt that with Zhuge Qing around, there was no need for you to devote much attention to it.]

[But now that the time has truly come when the Heavenly Secrets Art is needed, you realize just how important it is to cultivate it.]

["There really is never enough time..."]

[The good news is that for the time being, your Divine Power, Heavenslaying, and your Chaos Immortal-Demon Art no longer need cultivation. Only after reaching the Tribulation Stage will you be able to continue cultivating them.]

[The bad news is that for the time being, you also cannot continue refining the Taixu Ancient Dragon Blood Essence within your body.]

[In the fifth year, the Secret Realm you are staying in becomes desolate, and you relocate to another Secret Realm to continue cultivating.]

[But you feel that this wastes too much time and makes it hard to concentrate, so Zhuge Qing and you find a Secret Realm on your own and begin cultivating there.]

[During this period, your External Incarnation also successfully breaks through to the Mahayana Realm.]

[The tenth year!]

[You have already cultivated your Heavenly Secrets Art to the seventh layer, while Zhuge Qing’s Heavenly Secrets Art has long since reached the eighth layer, yet he remains unable to enter the realm of the ninth layer.]

[At this time, you go to Zhuge Qing and plan to have him attempt a deduction.]

[After hearing this, Zhuge Qing agrees helplessly.]

[Seven days later!]

[Zhuge Qing walks out with a dejected expression.]

["I cannot deduce anything at all!"]

["Still not enough... It seems the Heavenly Secrets Art really must be cultivated to the ninth layer!"]

[You are not surprised by this result.]

[Immediately afterward, the two of you continue your closed-door cultivation of the Heavenly Secrets Art.]

[The fifteenth year!]

[Your Heavenly Secrets Art had already broken through to the eighth layer in the twelfth year, but like Zhuge Qing, you have remained stuck at the eighth layer, unable to break through to the realm of the ninth layer.]

[At this moment, a grave expression appears on Zhuge Qing’s face.]

["It seems we cannot continue burying our heads in cultivation like this!"]

["If we want to break through to the ninth layer, then even cultivating for a thousand years may not necessarily allow us to step into that realm!"]

["Do you know how to break through to the ninth layer?"]

[You look at Zhuge Qing with a face full of anticipation, hoping that he has a way to break through to the ninth layer.]

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