Chapter 284

Wow, the Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect... Elder Fu Xue has broken through to the seventh realm!

Great, now our Beidou Hall has added another seventh-realm member!

Elder Fu Xue and Elder Fu Yue have a joint attack technique; this time the Heavenly Dao Battlefield will likely be swept clean by us!

With Fu Xue's breakthrough, in the Grand Void Secret Realm, the cultivators of Beidou Hall all felt quite exhilarated.

The seventh realm is an absolute mainstay force across the entire Lan Xing.

Actually, the most important thing is the Heavenly Dao Battlefield.

The highest realm in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield is the seventh realm.

There are many geniuses at the seventh realm; the greater our chances of victory in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield, the more cosmic origin Lan Xing gains at this ancient road node.

Do not underestimate the cosmic origin.

That is something that can continually cause a spirit star to undergo qualitative change.

The stronger the origin of a spirit star, the greater the benefits its cultivators enjoy.

For example, cultivation speed increases, the number of geniuses born each year grows, the difficulty for strong ones to comprehend heaven and earth decreases, and the combat power boost they gain on the spirit star becomes stronger.

The protection they receive during tribulation also becomes stronger.

In short, there are too many benefits.

Even for ordinary people, the stronger the spirit star, the greater the benefits.

For example, average lifespan increases, the chance of producing geniuses in their descendants rises, and their physique is strengthened imperceptibly.

After the advent of the high martial era, humanity as a whole is also continually evolving.

Present-day ordinary people, if placed in the old era, would each have physiques comparable to Olympic champions.

That is why Fu Xue's breakthrough this time is so cause for joy.

【Fu Xue broke through to the seventh realm; you have gained sixty times Fu Xue's harvest.】

On the other side, Lu Xun welcomed Fu Xue's return.

"Finally broke through?"

Lu Xun felt delighted.

He hurriedly darted into the cultivation chamber and activated all formations and restrictions.

Fu Xue's return from breaking through to the seventh realm is absolutely extraordinarily fierce.

Like Ran Bing, her breakthrough to the sixth realm in her previous life let Lu Xun obtain a demon pill comparable to the seventh realm, with demonic power likewise being authentic seventh-realm level.

Fu Xue's breakthrough to the seventh realm will definitely be even more potent.

It just depends on what the specific return is like.

After all, each realm of the martial path is different.

Within his body, the returning heat flow began to appear, spreading rapidly along his limbs and bones.

First to be strengthened was Lu Xun's body.

This is a bodily constitution return.

Every breakthrough of a martial cultivator is accompanied by bodily strengthening.

After Fu Xue broke through to the seventh realm, she naturally also had bodily strengthening.

This strengthening was returned to Lu Xun sixtyfold.

Lu Xun's bodily strength began to increase rapidly.

This increase is all-around, from bones to blood to skin to the five viscera and six bowels.

Meanwhile, as the returning heat flow strengthened his body, another stream of returning heat entered his dantian, entering the qi sea within.

This stream brought an enhancement of the qi sea.

Breaking from the sixth to the seventh realm likewise brings a sublimation of true qi quality.

Now, this sublimation is also returned to Lu Xun sixtyfold.

Next, a third stream of heat entered Lu Xun's brain, beginning to strengthen his soul and enhance his martial will.

This is the return of martial will.

With each realm advancement of a martial cultivator, his martial will is strengthened.

After being returned sixtyfold to Lu Xun, his martial will began to continually rise.

Originally, his martial will was not weak.

After this surge of enhancement, Lu Xun's martial will will reach an astonishing level.

Immortal Dao primordial spirit, martial will.

Martial will is extremely important for a martial cultivator.

For example, breaking illusion and slashing the void lets martial arts fear no divine soul attacks, illusion techniques, or mental storms of mages, indeed any soul-level attacks.

Inner demons, heavenly demons, and the like will pose no threat whatsoever to a martial cultivator.

Again, for example, burning battle intent ignites the heavens; will like fire, blood boiling, battle fervent; the more dire the situation, the greater the earth-shaking combat power that can erupt, with an indomitable heart overcoming strong foes.

Moreover, a single thought can calm the soul; will can take form.

Even,

Martial Dao reaches the divine!

In short, martial will is far too important for a martial cultivator.

Besides the third heat stream, a large amount of information surged into Lu Xun's brain.

This pertains to comprehensions of the power of heaven and earth, the heart of heaven and earth, and the Dharma Aspect of heaven and earth.

Once Lu Xun obtains this knowledge-type return, it is as if he innately knew it.

For example, like the return of sword intent; once it returns, Lu Xun will know it.

It only needs a little practice, and it's no different from what Lu Xun learned himself.

How did the return split?

Lu Xun couldn't help but feel a bit strange.

The return's heat flow split into several strands, each strengthening Lu Xun in a different way.

This situation is very rare.

Could it be because I'm still at the Fourth Realm, unable to break through to the Fifth, while when Fu Xue broke through to the Seventh Realm she gained some things I can't possess... so the return was dispersed?

Lu Xun guessed.

This situation wasn't too unexpected for him.

The things cultivated in the First Realm of martial arts differ; Lu Xun's martial arts are still at the Fourth Realm, and some of the things Fu Xue returned with are too advanced.

That's why it was dispersed.

Then, can I break through to the Fifth Realm?

Lu Xun worried.

He suppressed it, fully digesting the system's return.

The return has only just begun.

This time the return's heat flow gave Lu Xun an extraordinarily huge feeling; perhaps other changes will follow.

Crack—crack~

Lu Xun's body made a "crack—crack" sound, as if growing; this is the change brought by a sudden increase in bodily strength.

Hum~

His qi sea shuddered, and more gang qi surged within.

Lu Xun's martial arts cultivation began a new round of improvement.

Originally, after Murong Wan broke through to the Fourth Realm, Lu Xun's martial arts cultivation surged all the way to the peak of the Fourth Realm, even breaking through the limit to reach the twelfth layer of the Fourth Realm.

His Fourth Realm twelfth layer contains far too much value compared to other geniuses.

Because Lu Xun broke through the limit in each of his previous realms.

Otherwise, how could the qi quality of an ordinary Fourth Realm twelfth layer compare to that of the Six Realms?

Now, Lu Xun's martial arts cultivation rises straight to the thirteenth layer of the Fourth Realm.

Then it wouldn't stop.

Fourteenth layer, fifteenth layer, sixteenth layer, seventeenth layer... of the Fourth Realm.

So fast.

This breakthrough speed is too fast.

A few minutes are enough to break through one layer.

If this speed were spoken of, it would scare a bunch of people to death.

This is the Fourth Realm!

Not to mention after the tenth layer of the Fourth Realm, even before the tenth layer, breaking through one layer of the Fourth Realm also requires a lot of time.

But with Lu Xun?

A few minutes and he went up one layer.

Even though Fu Xue's breakthrough was mainly in the Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect, the increase in qi was merely incidental.

But after the sixtyfold return, for Lu Xun it was also more than imaginable.

And while his martial arts cultivation kept rising, Lu Xun's martial arts will likewise surged wildly.

Martial arts will actually has its own specific levels.

In the current cultivation system, martial arts will is divided into nine layers.

Like true intent, the correspondence between martial arts will and realm isn't that strong.

There is no fixed correspondence of one realm to one layer.

It mainly depends on the individual.

For example, the first layer of martial arts will is to illuminate the mind and see nature, equivalent to initially glimpsing the threshold.

When the will is initially formed, in battle the mind and spirit remain steady, not easily swayed by fear or panic; even against strong foes one can stay calm and respond, and also be immune to ordinary charm techniques.

Don't think just because it's the first layer; some martial artists who have smooth sailing and are overly successful may reach the Third Realm without even breaking through the first layer of will.

The second layer of martial arts will is iron-blooded and unyielding.

Iron-blooded and unyielding: a hundred battles without breaking, will like iron, fighting spirit boiling; the heavier the wounds, the stronger the fighting spirit.

The third layer is to shatter illusions and cut the void; upon reaching this layer, combined with the pupil aperture divine ability, soul attacks of the same realm pose no threat to martial artists, and one can see through enemies' illusions at a glance.

The fourth layer is will taking form; martial arts will can briefly manifest, such as phantom swords or ferocious tigers, to shock enemies, even causing their minds and spirits to collapse.

The fifth layer is to still souls with a single thought, overwhelming all beings; relying solely on will one can kill invisibly.

Above the fifth layer, each higher layer is more fearsome than the last.

Generally speaking, martial artists of the Sixth and Seventh Realms mostly have their will stuck at the fourth or fifth layer.

There are also some exceptional ones whose will may reach the fifth layer or higher.

This is because martial arts will is extremely special; before the Sixth and Seventh Realms, few people specially cultivate it.

Ordinary martial artists, if they want to cultivate it, don't even know where to start.

The will of martial arts is not the same as the primordial spirit of immortal cultivation.

The primordial spirit has a complete set of cultivation methods.

Will, however, depends more on oneself.

Now, under this wave of return from Fu Xue, Lu Xun's martial arts will has risen too fast.

In the past, his martial will should have been judged to be at the fourth layer.

Now he quickly reached the fifth layer, then kept pushing upward, breaking through a series of minor realms, and directly entered the sixth layer.

This layer of will is called Martial Dao Profound Mystery; relying solely on will can stir the might of heaven and earth.

By this time, Lu Xun's cultivation had already surged to the forty-first layer of the Fourth Realm.

This breakthrough of the limit is simply incredible.

"Should be almost at the limit, right?"

Lu Xun's main concern now is still whether he can break through to the Fifth Realm.

"How come it's gone?"

But after surging to the forty-first layer of the Fourth Realm, this heat flow was exhausted.

"That's right,"

Fu Xue's breakthrough this time mainly involved the breakthrough of the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form.

The increase in True Qi is secondary.

Being able to let Lu Xun break through his limit this much is already quite good.

As for True Intent, there's hardly any change.

Lu Xun's own True Intent had already met the standard; without the limitation of True Intent, his cultivation could surge upward.

Soon, the heat flow that strengthened the body was also exhausted.

Even the heat flow of martial will was soon completely consumed.

These three heat flows are not the main ones.

"Good fellow, there's still such a huge heat flow!"

After the three heat flows were exhausted, Lu Xun felt an even greater heat flow.

This heat flow accounts for more than seventy percent of a single return!

However, these heat flows have not yet entered the body; looking at this, could they be stored by the System?

Lu Xun knows the function of this heat flow.

This is the System's return after Fu Xue broke through to the Seventh Realm and condensed the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form.

Since the System has divided the return, this greatest heat flow should be able to help Lu Xun condense the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form.

However, Lu Xun's current martial realm has not yet reached the Seventh Realm, so this heat flow has not entered his body.

"Don't!"

Lu Xun felt depressed.

Even after all this, he still can't break through to the Fifth Realm?

Does he really have to wait for Murong Wan to break through before he can?

When will Fu Xue's this return be given to him?

"【The host at least needs to open the Godstore Gate to obtain this return, thereby obtaining the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form in advance.】"

At this moment, the System gave the answer.

"Opening the Godstore Gate allows one to obtain the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form in advance?"

Lu Xun's eyes lit up.

The fifth realm of martial cultivation is the Godstore Realm.

This realm requires connecting the body's 108 secret apertures to thereby open the body's Godstore.

The Godstore is also called the Secret Treasury.

Once opened, a martial cultivator can further explore their potential, equivalent to possessing the source of power, and their strength will undergo a qualitative change.

The Third and Fourth Realms have a great influence on the Godstore Realm.

The better the secret apertures are opened in the Third Realm, the stronger the True Intent, making the breakthrough to the Fifth Realm stronger.

"Wrong, System, Fu Xue broke through to the Seventh Realm, her inner Godstore should have been strengthened as well; since the return is dispersed, why isn't there this?"

Lu Xun did not understand.

If the return of the strengthened Godstore arrives, it should allow Lu Xun to break through to the Fifth Realm.

"【That's because the System hasn't yet reached the Fourth Realm's limit; this System aims to forge the strongest host, and each realm must reach its current limit before a breakthrough can occur.】"

The System gave the answer.

Alright.

Now it's troublesome.

Even without obtaining the greatest return, Lu Xun's strength has greatly increased under the effect of several heat flows.

Now, even without using Babala's Binding Spell, Lu Xun can defeat and even kill a Sixth Realm cultivator.

"But,"

his realm still hasn't broken through to the Fifth Realm.

Without breaking through to the Fifth Realm, having formidable combat power yet being unable to participate in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield.

What to do about this?

"【Murong Wan broke through to the second layer of the Fourth Realm, and you obtain sixty times her gains.】"

Just as Lu Xun was worrying, suddenly Murong Wan contributed a return to him.

"Wow!"

Lu Xun was so happy he almost jumped up.

Murong Wan's return this time is also extremely timely.

The sixtyfold return directly caused Lu Xun's martial cultivation to rise by one layer, breaking through to the forty-second layer of the Fourth Realm.

Eh, it only just reached the forty-second layer of the Fourth Realm.

There's no way; Murong Wan is only at the second layer of the Fourth Realm, the gap with Lu Xun's current realm is too great—even sixty times over, it's impossible to rise much higher.

Even reaching the forty-second layer of the Fourth Realm is only because Lu Xun himself is not far from that layer.

But after Murong Wan's return, finally, that massive heat flow split off another stream that entered Lu Xun's body.

「Finally, at the limit? 」

Lu Xun reacted.

The forty-second layer of the Fourth Realm should be the current limit.

So, Fu Xue's gains in the Divine Treasury were returned.

「Now we can break through to the Fifth Realm! 」

Lu Xun focused his senses.