Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

At this moment, in the Heavenly Palace of Xuantian State.

The banquet had ended, and Chen Qiu was seated alone in the Xuantian Throne with his legs crossed, cultivating with the mental method. It was time to leave the Vast Continent, as almost everything had been taken care of here.

It was time to burst forth towards a new location, and the Qi Tian Continent was his next target.

Only Xiong Gao remained by Chen Qiu's side.

"Sigh..."

After a cycle of the mental method, Chen Qiu slowly opened his eyes, gazing into the distance. His cultivation was still not deep enough; at this moment, he was like a stubborn child about to embark on a long journey, unable to calm down just before departure. Filled with unease and anticipation about the future journey, he could not settle his heart to cultivate peacefully.

Xiong Gao, who had been standing guard, saw Chen Qiu break from his cultivation. He hastily pulled out a small notebook from his bosom and started reading, "Master, before we leave the Vast Continent, based on the incidents we've encountered these past days at Chao Tian Sect, I have made some simple plans."

"There are still a few issues remaining."

"First, at the time of the throne battle, there was a third young master from the Qi Family, who claims to be from one of the strongest families on the Vast Continent. He launched a sneak attack on you, Master, but ended up permanently imprisoned by you somewhere. He hasn't escaped yet, and his family is likely a threat."

"Second, still at the time of the Xuantian throne battle, the forces that launched an attack on us all had Unification Realm experts backing them. They just happened not to be in Xuantian State at the time, traveling abroad. Now, with the travel restrictions lifted, these wandering experts who bear deep grudges are also a threat."

"Third, there's also that..."

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Chen Qiu, looking increasingly bewildered at the incessant Xiong Gao, did not interrupt him. After Xiong Gao had finished, Chen Qiu said with a complex expression, "It seems you hold grudges even more than I do."

"Master, you manage countless affairs each day; these petty clowns naturally escape your attention, but I fear the issues they leave unresolved might pose a threat to Chao Tian Sect, so I've kept them continually in mind, daring not to forget the slightest detail."

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu nodded lightly, "There's no need to go looking for them. If they come to us, we might as well kill them if it's convenient; I can't be bothered to waste time looking for these people."

"Understood."

Xiong Gao nodded heavily, and did not continue with his thoughts. Now that the Master had made a decision, he had nothing more to say.

Chen Qiu then looked at the cultivation panel above his Dantian.

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'Cultivation': Unification Fourth Layer (0.6%).

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He would stay in the Vast Continent for a month to deal with some remaining trivial matters, allow Fat Long to successfully seed among the Dragon Clan, and then he could head to Qi Tian Continent.

Getting to Qi Tian Continent was simple, only requiring a test which involved defeating a puppet at the peak of Unification cultivation.

This puppet's strength and cultivation were not exaggerated. It wasn't like those he encountered in Da Xia Country, which were virtually undefeatable by humans; this puppet's cultivation was reasonable.

That is, normal peak Unification cultivation.

However, few people managed to pass, not because the death rate is too high, but because not many dare attempt it. The realm of peak Unification isn't similar to the Foundation Establishment stage where you exchange blows back and forth; most of the time, a fight might allow only one or two moves.

After you make a move, either the enemy won't give you a chance to strike again, or the enemy will have vanished, leaving no chance for further attacks.

This mode of combat is significantly different from that of the Foundation Establishment stage.

In the Foundation Establishment stage, it's mostly physical fighting first, waiting for the opponent to exhaust themselves to catch a perfect flaw, then activating a spell for a fatal blow. Unification cultivation isn't so fancy; it starts with a Unification Killing Move right away. As there's only one chance to strike, it's naturally a heavy move employed, either you die, or I perish.

This results in, during battles at the Unification Realm, unless there is a clear dominance in strength, there aren't options for minor injuries. Even if one survives a battle, they are seriously wounded. In such a combative environment, even if there's a gap in strength, the stronger party might succumb to unexpected factors.

In other words,

Aside from cultivators like Body Cultivators who specifically train in defense, most Unification cultivators are in a state of attack overflow; a hit almost certainly spells instant defeat, and the biggest issue during combat is not how to hit the opponent, but how to avoid their Killing Move.

Due to these circumstances, over the years, few peak Unification experts have been willing to defeat the puppet to head to Qi Tian Continent.

After all, having cultivated to the peak of Unification realm only to perish in Qi Tian Continent would be too much of a loss. Generally, they wait until their life is nearly at its end to take the risk, seeking a breakthrough to Mahayana on Qi Tian Continent.

And what he needed to do was to head there in a month and defeat this puppet to proceed to Qi Tian Continent.

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Soon—

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

And outside the Heavenly Palace Gate sat an uninvited guest. This person had been waiting here for a month now, none other than the 'Bai Family Patriarch' from Qi Tian Continent. Half a month ago, the Bai Family Patriarch personally brought valuable gifts for a visit, only to learn that Chen Qiu was in seclusion, estimated to be another half a month before emerging, and decided to wait here instead.