Chapter 641: Mid-Stage of the Empty Void Realm, Cen Zhe Arrives

If one fails to distinguish between primary and secondary.

Merely supplying vast resources to allow the dantian small world to expand infinitely and let its rules evolve freely, thereby forcibly pushing up Ye Qingxuan's cultivation base.

Perhaps the drawbacks would not be apparent in the short term.

But over time, as the self-evolving rules within the dantian small world grow more numerous and stronger, Ye Qingxuan's control over the dantian small world will gradually weaken.

This process, while it can accelerate Ye Qingxuan's strength growth in the early stages,

will, in the later stages, once the dantian small world grows to the limit of Ye Qingxuan's control,

place Ye Qingxuan, even as the World Lord, in an awkward predicament within the world system, unable to unleash the full power of his own dantian small world against enemies.

Therefore, before Ye Qingxuan breaks through to the Mahayana realm and before he comprehends the Five Elements rules to perfection, he suppresses the self-growth of the Five Elements rules within his dantian small world.

He would rather his own power grow more slowly than lose even a shred of control over his dantian small world.

The same applies to any beings that might be nurtured within the dantian small world.

If too many beings are nurtured within the dantian small world, they too will become a shackle on Ye Qingxuan's control of his own power.

Therefore, before reaching a certain level, Ye Qingxuan strictly limits the nurturing of beings within his dantian small world.

For the sake of his future Dao path, he cannot afford any laxity, not even a shred of wishful thinking.

The two seem complex, but the distinction is simple: the growth process of a world born externally is mainly to transform all things, nurture and carry more beings, making the world system more vast and its beings more flourishing.

Whereas Ye Qingxuan's cultivation of the Fortune Cultivation·Self Dao and the opening of his dantian small world are mainly to accelerate the growth of his own cultivation base and power, not to open a true world to sustain all living things.

The two have fundamentally different distinctions.

Only after Ye Qingxuan grows to a certain level, able to ignore the drawbacks brought by the free evolution and growth of the dantian world,

will Ye Qingxuan completely lift the restrictions on the dantian world, allowing it to evolve freely and even nurture beings.

Once this is understood, one must maintain absolute control over the dantian small world one has opened at all times, rather than blindly pursuing the expansion of the dantian small world and letting its rules evolve autonomously.

Then, after cultivating the Fortune Cultivation·Self Dao he opened, the cultivator will not stray onto a wrong path, gradually moving closer to a true world system.

Time trickled away drop by drop.

Under Ye Qingxuan's refinement, streams of Eighth-Rank Five Elements Essences transformed into clusters of Five Elements Primordial Qi, merging into his dantian small world.

One month later, when Ye Qingxuan's dantian small world expanded to a certain level, the aura around him surged dramatically.

Once the aura stabilized again, Ye Qingxuan slowly opened his eyes and smiled calmly, saying:

"After many years, my cultivation base has finally risen to the Mid-Stage of the Empty Void Realm."

His rule realm had long surpassed his spiritual power realm.

Previously, he was limited by the slow rise of his spiritual power cultivation base, so he had been unable to advance his cultivation base to the Mid-Stage of the Empty Void Realm for so long.

But after years of day-and-night cultivation and the gradual completion of his spiritual roots,

plus the sacrifice of the Empty Void Realm Green Demon Clan corpse earlier and the newly opened dantian small world, his cultivation speed surged once more.

Finally, today he completed the last blueprint of the Early-Stage of the Empty Void Realm, successfully breaking through his spiritual power cultivation base to the Mid-Stage of the Empty Void Realm.

After breaking through his cultivation base, Ye Qingxuan was about to continue his seclusion to refine the remaining Five Elements Essences.

But he suddenly noticed the disciple token flashing at his waist.

After probing it with his spiritual sense, Ye Qingxuan discovered it was a message from his master, Cen Zhe.

It turned out that during his seclusion, the 'Origin Seed' auction held in Zhongzhou City had successfully concluded a few days ago.

And three days ago, his master Cen Zhe had already returned to the Profound Heaven Sect with the resources from the Green Demon Realm and the Green Demon Clan corpse obtained from the Origin Seed auction.

At that time, since Ye Qingxuan had not responded, Cen Zhe had not immediately come to the Qingxuan Fortune Land to see him.

With a thought, Ye Qingxuan sent a reply to his master Cen Zhe.

He then stepped forward, his figure slowly vanishing from the spot, arriving at the stone pavilion outside.

Not long after appearing in the stone pavilion, Cen Zhe had already appeared before him, eyeing Ye Qingxuan with a light smile:

"You brat, were you in seclusion for cultivation a few days ago?"

Seeing Cen Zhe's figure, Ye Qingxuan bowed slightly and then replied:

"Replying to Master, this disciple was indeed in seclusion for cultivation and only just emerged from seclusion."

Hearing this, Cen Zhe nodded approvingly:

"Excellent. The long immortal path requires cultivators to accumulate bit by bit in daily life."

"After creating such extraordinary inheritances as the three Fortune Cultivation paths, you can still endure the patience to lie low and cultivate within your Fortune Land."

"Your achievements at such a young age are also inseparable from this trait of yours."

"Even I, your master, am probably far inferior to you in aspects other than cultivation base nowadays."

Hearing his master's praise, Ye Qingxuan shook his head slightly and said:

"Master overestimates me; this disciple is humbled!" "Among the myriad worlds of the heavens, countless surpass this disciple; I am still far from there!" "The myriad worlds of the heavens?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Cen Zhe could not help but chuckle and shake his head slightly.

He never expected that Ye Qingxuan, before ascending, had already set his sights on the myriad worlds of the heavens.

Even he, and the many Mahayana experts of the Earth Mystery Realm, had their sights limited only to the Earth Mystery Realm itself.

Looking at this favored disciple before him, who, even now famous throughout a realm, still wore a calm expression and remained unperturbed by events, Cen Zhe was filled with countless emotions.

During this Origin Seed auction, although the Profound Heaven Sect did not participate in the bidding,

Cen Zhe was personally present and witnessed the fierce competition throughout the Origin Seed auction in the auction house of Zhongzhou City.

Watching the many great powers of the Earth Mystery Realm compete and bid crazily for the Fortune Cultivation paths created by their disciples,

Cen Zhe felt immense pride, yet also a sense of growing old.

Just as the many great powers of the Earth Mystery Realm had realized,

after the three Fortune Cultivation paths develop for some time in the Earth Mystery Realm, they will inevitably influence the current power structure of the major factions in the Earth Mystery Realm.

After Fu, Xiu, and San Dao develop in the Earthly Profound Realm for some time, they will inevitably influence the current balance of power among the major forces of the Earthly Profound Realm.

And as the founder of the three paths of Fortune Cultivation, how could his unassuming disciple be an ordinary mortal?

When he manifests in the future, what great impact could this disciple of his have upon the Earthly Profound Realm? Carefully studying the disciple before him and sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations around Ye Qingxuan that were far more active than usual, Cen Zhe's gaze sharpened as he exclaimed in surprise:

"You broke through your cultivation base during this seclusion? Mid-stage Void Emptiness Realm?"

Ever since Ye Qingxuan's cultivation base rose to the Void Emptiness Realm and the Minor Divine Art: Deceiving Heaven advanced further,

unless Cen Zhe employed a special technique, he could no longer penetrate Ye Qingxuan's true cultivation level.

However, through their previous communication, Ye Qingxuan had already revealed to Cen Zhe that his cultivation was at the early stage of the Void Emptiness Realm.

Thus, upon sensing the active spiritual energy fluctuations around Ye Qingxuan, even without seeing through Ye Qingxuan's true state, Cen Zhe guessed he had already broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Emptiness Realm.

In response to Cen Zhe's inquiry, Ye Qingxuan did not conceal the truth.

While nodding slightly, the spiritual power fluctuations of the mid-stage Void Emptiness Realm flashed briefly around Ye Qingxuan.

Learning that Ye Qingxuan had indeed broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Emptiness Realm, Cen Zhe could not help but nod and say, "This is excellent!"

Recalling the intense bidding scene at the Source Seed Auction, Cen Zhe smiled slightly and added:

"Hehe, that young man probably still doesn't know that the path of Fortune Cultivation you founded is now stirring up a storm throughout the entire Earthly Profound Realm."

"Especially after the Source Seed Auction concluded, the detailed introduction to the three paths of Fortune Cultivation you founded has spread under the Alliance's deliberate guidance."

"I fear the Earthly Profound Realm is once again witnessing a storm caused by you."

"According to information gathered by the Profound Heaven Sect in recent days, cultivators in the various states of the Eastern Region have already taken action; whenever they have time, they run everywhere, intentionally or unintentionally investigating the one hundred and eight Fortune Cultivation inheritances you arranged in the Earthly Profound Realm."

Speaking to this point, Cen Zhe suddenly thought of something, looked at Ye Qingxuan strangely, and asked:

"You young man, don't tell me those one hundred and eight inheritances haven't been arranged yet?"

After all, not much time had passed since Ye Qingxuan founded the new path of Fortune Cultivation, so it was no wonder Cen Zhe suddenly thought of this.

Sensing Cen Zhe's gaze, Ye Qingxuan shook his head calmly and said:

"Master, rest assured! Except for the Endless Sea, the Fortune Cultivation inheritance disciples in the nine regions of the Earthly Profound Realm have already been arranged; ten Fortune Cultivation inheritances have been set up in each region."

Hearing this, Cen Zhe looked deeply at Ye Qingxuan and said with profound meaning, "You young man, though you usually show no signs of your abilities, your methods are truly numerous."

On the surface, Ye Qingxuan had been cultivating in seclusion within the Profound Heaven Sect.

Yet he managed to bypass the Profound Heaven Sect and silently arrange numerous Fortune Cultivation inheritances across the nine regions of the Earthly Profound Realm.

Moreover, the time spent was shorter than he had expected.

All signs indicated that Ye Qingxuan's hidden methods were far from simple.

But Cen Zhe had no intention of probing deeper, so he did not ask directly at that moment.

Hearing his master's words spoken with profound meaning, Ye Qingxuan smiled slightly and said:

"Master, rest assured; in a while, you will know what method I used."

Once the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven of Fortune advances to the eighth tier and can split into eight world gates; and after his cultivation base breaks through to the Tribulation Crossing Realm,

he plans to begin implementing his scheme to use the world gates condensed by the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven of Fortune to connect eight of the nine regions within the Earthly Profound Realm.

At that time, he naturally intends to reveal this plan to his master, Cen Zhe, to gain the support of the Profound Heaven Sect.

Hearing this, Cen Zhe paid it no mind and said casually:

"It is good that you have arranged most of the Fortune Cultivation inheritances!"

"I just wonder which lucky ones among the hundreds of millions of cultivators in the Earthly Profound Realm will obtain the one hundred and eight Fortune Cultivation inheritances you left behind in the Earthly Profound Realm."

[Yesterday, an urgent matter arose, and I failed to request leave, resulting in an unexcused absence for the day. Waaah, I've lost my perfect attendance for this month!

Since it was an unexcused absence, yesterday counts as one chapter owed to everyone, and today serves as the author's make-up for yesterday.

Waaah, my perfect attendance! Next time, I dare not use up all my leave requests at the beginning of the month. Sobbing... (Chapter End)]