Chapter 277: Immortal King, King Among Immortals!
Three days later.
Chen Qiu placed everyone within the small world, then set off alone towards the central state of the Vast Continent. There, after passing an assessment by defeating a Puppet at the peak of Divinity Transformation, he could officially set foot on the Third Grade Continent.
Accompanying him was the Bai Family Patriarch.
"Bai Family Master."
Chen Qiu, leaning on the Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella, softly said, "What are the conditions for moving from the Third Grade Continent to the Fourth Grade Continent?"
The conditions for coming from the Xuantian Continent to the Vast Continent were either one hundred billion merit points or a breakthrough in Cultivation to the peak of Divinity Transformation. He had come during a change in the Heavenly Dao version, and now the requirements had changed to defeating a Puppet, which was somewhat similar to Da Xia Country's.
"Very simple."
The Bai Family Patriarch said seriously, "One only needs to break through to the Mahayana Realm to be automatically drawn to their superior Continent."
"Hmm?"
Chen Qiu raised an eyebrow and looked at the Bai Family Patriarch, "In that case, Bai Family Master, your Cultivation should already be sufficient, right? Why do you still stay in the Qi Tian Continent, which isn't considered a particularly wonderful place?"
A contaminated Continent, rife with demons and ghosts, was of course not suitable for long-term habitation.
"Alas," the Bai Family Patriarch sighed somewhat embarrassingly, "It's indeed simple to go to the Fourth Grade Continent, but how to live there afterward is a problem. "
"The Bai Family has always been a top power in the Qi Tian Continent, I do not wish to bend my back upon arriving at the Fourth Grade Continent."
"I've been accumulating my strength over the years, preparing to gather more foundation before moving to the Fourth Grade Continent, so that I'll have some confidence upon arrival."
"Hmm."
Chen Qiu nodded slightly and didn't say anything else, just stepped into the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm that was always open to anyone.
...
A moss-covered plaza.
There sat a Puppet that seemed long asleep, its body covered in dust. Sensing someone's entry, it didn't waste any words; amid a creaking sound, it stood up, and the Spiritual Energy in the air began to fluctuate violently.
A battle was about to erupt.
The next moment—
"Boom!!"
Amidst a tempest, numerous bolts of Heavenly Thunder enveloped the Puppet. After the thunder dissipated, Chen Qiu looked at the debris on the ground, felt a mysterious pulling force shroud him, and passed the assessment successfully.
The Puppet at the peak of Divinity Transformation died in one blow, without any difficulty.
"..."
Chen Qiu was silent, not speaking. He thought that since the beginning, he seemed to have only this one Attack Method. Was it too limited? He should develop more methods of attack. Then, he didn't resist the pulling force any longer.
Quickly!
His body vanished on the spot, and when he reappeared, he was standing alone in a wasteland somewhere in the Qi Tian Continent. Even if this place was a wasteland, the concentration of Spiritual Energy wasn't weak.
The Bai Family Master was not by his side; they had not traversed the same passage.
He had taken the path of advancement, while the Bai Family Master had taken the path of homecoming.
Qi Tian Continent!
He, Chen Qiu, had finally arrived officially!
Chen Qiu looked into the distance at the clouds on the horizon, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. He was extremely looking forward to the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm in a little over ten days; having obtained such a high-grade Unification Killing Move, he had not yet had the chance to enjoy a thorough battle. He hoped this time, the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm would satisfy some of his desire to fight.
The desire to battle is etched into a man's bones, especially when you have acquired a new weapon.
Every man holding a cleaver has an urge to try it out on something, whether it's a tree or a rock, just to swing it and give it a try.
It's instinctive, hard to suppress.
Conquest is also intrinsic to men.
However, before all that, he needed to find an area rich in Spiritual Energy, a feng shui treasure site suitable for his upcoming retreat.
Before heading to the Qi Tian Continent, he had already communicated with the Chao Tian Sect disciples and others.
He told everyone to select an entry when breaking through in Cultivation, and even if they ended up with an entry they didn't want, it was fine—the Bai Family had ways to remove entries, of course, only those that can be removed. If it is clearly stipulated that it cannot be removed, then even the Bai Family had no choice.
This could greatly alleviate the distress of body mutations.
For a regular Cultivator, a body mutation is not just a matter of appearance; if there's no matching entry, the overall combat strength, potential ceiling, and even lifespan can be affected.
Of course, one could simply allow the entry to hover above the Dantian during the three choices, ignoring it, so there would be no worry of having to remove it later.
But not all entries in the Qi Tian Continent are of the mutant type; one could say that most are, so there's at least a chance to test one's luck for entries that do not lead to mutations.
"Sigh..."
Chen Qiu took a deep breath. He had arranged everything for what lay ahead. The Seven-colored time-limited entry "Luck is Coming" still had nearly a year before it expired. He planned to break through to the Mahayana Realm before the entry expired, and then proceed to the Fourth Grade Continent.
Only...
It seemed a bit slow. The nature's Spiritual Energy of the Third Grade Continent was indeed rich, but it was far from comparable to that of the Fourth Grade Continent, and all the opportunities were not as abundant as in the Fourth Grade Continent either, and it was another contaminated Continent. He personally preferred not to stay on this continent for too long.