Chapter 348: 355. Chapter 345: Death World, Heaven-Stealing Thief

355. Chapter 345: Death World, Heaven-Stealing Thief

"At my level and stage, no matter which world I am in, it is already considered a kind of limit.

"Wanting to improve further is harder than ascending to heaven; any casual breakthrough is measured in units of hundreds of thousands of years..."

Saying it this way actually underestimates the passage of time and age.

Normally, upon reaching Zhang Xuan's strength and realm, hundreds of thousands of years is merely a very short period of cultivation, not even worth mentioning as a breakthrough.

Only a monster among monsters like Huang Tiandi could continue to make breakthroughs after reaching the Immortal King realm within hundreds of thousands of years.

Other figures would be extremely delighted to see even a little progress after millions of years of cultivation.

This is not determined by the individual alone; the heavens and earth are the same.

Reaching this level, one is already approaching the ultimate point of a path of cultivation.

Every step forward, every bit of progress requires spending immeasurable time and infinite energy.

No one can easily advance in this regard; someone like Zhang Xuan, who reached the Quasi-Immortal King level in a very short time and then, after stabilizing slightly, stepped into the Immortal King Realm, can be said to be rare in the world.

Even Huang Tiandi could not achieve such an exaggerated degree.

Reaching this step is already the most brilliant and stunning level in history, and even in periods without historical records, it can be called unparalleled.

It is precisely because Zhang Xuan possesses the Chat Group and can access different worlds, borrowing the essence of different worlds, that he is able to sublimate on this foundation and reach an unprecedented realm.

The Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art in the Zhetian World, along with the overall world environment of "ten thousand years is too long, I only strive for the day," allowed Zhang Xuan to soar into the sky in the shortest possible time, with an incomparably solid foundation.

And the cultivation methods in the Yishi Zhizun Shijie gave Zhang Xuan the possibility and opportunity to transcend the heavens and earth.

Using the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art as a lead, and the Eight-Nine Profound Art and Tathagata Golden Body from the Yishi Zhi Zun World as materials, they together allowed Zhang Xuan to become a unique Other Shore practitioner in the Zhetian Universe and world.

The Origin of the Saint Body and the various Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors served as materials, and even the many dead Gods and Demons in the Shenmo Lingyuan of the Shenmu World, including the Origin of the bodies of Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and others who died in ancient times, served as firewood for Zhang Xuan's growth.

This is the most uniquely endowed environment and material between heaven and earth, which no one can compare to or match.

And for the Zhetian World, following the Time River, passing through the Mythological Era all the way up, crossing into the Chaotic Ancient Era, and borrowing the connections of an Other Shore practitioner to sublimate into the Chaotic Ancient Era is also a rare occurrence in the world.

After all, in the Yishi Zhi Zun World, the Other Shore is the limit.

After all, the strongest in their heaven and earth have already transitioned to that point, while Zhang Xuan reached the Other Shore within the Zhetian World.

In the Zhetian Universe, he is the strongest, but not the strongest on the entire Time River.

He can still follow the Time River all the way forward to the Chaotic Ancient Era, and can even follow the Chaotic Ancient Era to look toward the Immortal Ancient Era, and then go toward the even more ancient and distant Emperor Fall Era before the Immortal Ancient.

There are no barriers or obstacles along the way; in the Yishi Zhi Zun World, if an Other Shore practitioner wants to be stronger, they must transcend and become a Dao Fruit.

After becoming a Dao Fruit, perhaps one must continue to climb and move forward in another brand-new world.

But Zhang Xuan does not need to do so.

He only needs to keep moving forward along the Time River until he reaches that ultimate, primordial point.

This is Zhang Xuan's shortcut, and it is also a path that only he can walk.

Of course, this path is not a shortcut for the vast majority of people, because only when the actual realm is raised can one cross over, with no limits along the way.

There is no need to transcend the world.

If the strength and realm are not up to par, one cannot pass at all and will be beaten to death directly.

For example, the many Immortal Kings in the Foreign Realm now, such as that Chi Wang.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan took another shortcut here.

Using the cultivation methods of the Yishi Zhi Zun World to enlighten other worlds, and then merging those other worlds into the Chaotic Ancient Era.

Merging them into the Nine Heavens and Shi Di, thereby making the world he controls larger and stronger, and at the same time using this to improve his own strength and realm.

Merging the Shenmu World was a stroke of genius; even as Zhang Xuan looks at it, he feels that such a move and action is very astonishing.

It can be called an earth-shattering feat, yet it was silent and soundless; the entire Nine Heavens and Shi Di were sublimated in this process.

The World Tree is still growing continuously, growing faster and faster.

The entire Shenmu World has turned into a peculiar halo, becoming a peculiar location, connected as one with that World Tree, becoming a peculiar location outside the Nine Heavens and Shi Di and outside the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

No one can reach this area; this is the most mysterious location.

Dugu Baitian and the Demon Lord walk within the Nine Heavens and Shi Di.

Of course, Zhang Xuan has already informed both of them about the relevant taboos, and both have some understanding of this.

The two only occasionally look out beyond the Border Pass, but have no intention of going beyond the Border Pass.

For them, there is not that much curiosity beyond the Border Pass; the current broken Nine Heavens and Shi Di are enough for them to digest and absorb for a long time.

Even the fact that they have not yet broken through to the Immortal King Realm is not because their strength and realm are insufficient.

It is because they want to build a more solid foundation, and after adapting to this heaven and earth environment, they will attempt to break through.

To complete this step and achieve this point will not be too difficult; it will be very easy.

At the very least, Zhang Xuan feels that the whole process will not be too difficult; it will be very easy.

Those who were once invincible in one world will also adapt to the rules in a very short time after coming to a higher-level world, and then achieve a higher level.

Zhang Xuan lets others not go beyond the Border Pass, but his gaze looks out beyond the Border Pass, where invisible rules are covering that location.

In the past, he was still a bit unable to do this, but now the Shenmu World has merged into the Nine Heavens and Shi Di.

His strength and realm are truly in a soaring stage; the worlds are still digesting between each other, but his personal strength and realm have already improved.

He has steadily stepped into the Immortal King Realm and is moving toward the giants of the Immortal King level.

After all, a Multiverse that can nurture Immortal King-level figures has been swallowed, just as if a powerful cultivator had swallowed an Immortal King directly.

His whole person is radiating a powerful force and bearing from the inside out.

The many powerful techniques left over since the Immortal Ancient Era seem to have had their mysterious veils lifted before Zhang Xuan; the most supreme divine arts and techniques all have sublimations in his hands.

And the many divine arts and techniques in the Shenmu World have been completely opened up to him.

His strength and realm are rising with the tide in such a stage, standing out from the crowd.

Shi Hao, Shi Yi, and other top-tier geniuses walk freely between heaven and earth; Zhang Xuan has not interfered too much.

He had always believed that flowers could not be raised in a greenhouse; aside from providing the necessary cultivation methods to the two of them or other top-tier geniuses, he would not interfere with anything else.

At the very least, regarding Shi Hao's current cultivation path, he did not have much that he could interfere with.

If he continued on normally, Shi Hao would naturally be able to become a supreme Immortal Emperor.

He had already forged his own path, and all Zhang Xuan could do was make his journey a bit smoother.

Most of Zhang Xuan's attention was still focused on other figures.

Shi Guan Wang, Liu Guan Wang, Shi Yi, Tianzi, Kunpengzi, the descendant of the True Dragon, the Heaven-Horned Ant, the Nine Netherworlds Mastiff...

This group of the most peerless figures in this world were the ones who truly needed some guidance so they would not stray onto other divergent paths.

As for the significance of this group of people, it was simply to live on, to walk toward the peak, to walk toward a summit.

It would be enough as long as they did not die in battle at the most critical moments.

And what Shi Hao needed to supplement was his foundation in the early stages; with Zhang Xuan's help, his foundation would be firmer, perhaps for the final decisive battle against the many quasi-Immortal Emperors.

He would not need his son, nor would he need the bloodlines of Shi Yi and the others to merge into his body to sublimate him.

A Covering the Sky for one person, a Perfect World for a group of people.

Zhang Xuan did not wish for such a path to appear.

He hoped that many figures could have a normal, standard ending.

At the very least, not like it was now.

As for improving his strength, Zhang Xuan did not want to be slow at all.

His speed was already very fast, fast enough to exceed everyone's imagination, but he still felt it was not enough; it was still too slow.

"The idea of letting the Shenmu World sublimate and merge into this world can still be maintained.

"It's just that there is not much meaning in merging other worlds; only high-level worlds have meaning..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan could not help but sigh.

None of the other high-level worlds were easy; each one was extremely terrifying and difficult to handle.

Whether it was the world of Ascension After, or Chang Sheng Jie, or even World of Immortals.

As it stood, none of them were easy; it was completely impossible to do.

"Merging all the Daos of the heavens into one body, and even merging many world Universes into one; from this point of view, I am not like the Ruthless Great Emperor, I am more like the Emperor."

Zhang Xuan could not help but shake his head when he thought of this.

"Of course, now it should be said that the Emperor and the Ruthless Great Emperor are like me."

He now stood at the upper reaches of the Time River; the Ruthless Great Emperor and the Emperor were the ones imitating him.

He was the true and genuine pioneer of the path.

"Which world should I break through from next?"

Zhang Xuan's first choice was the world of Ascension After; after all, the overall environment in the world of Ascension After was quite harsh, and the conditions were difficult.

Many of the Ancient Human Race lived in dire straits, and the appearance of the Light and Dark Thirteen Main Gods was very infuriating; anyone would want to beat them up once they had the strength, and Zhang Xuan wanted to.

But Zhang Xuan evaluated it.

The world of Ascension After was, at any rate, a Tier 11 world.

The Light and Dark Thirteen Main Gods within it were all Ten-Tier existences that had reached the Main God level.

In a one-on-one fight, Zhang Xuan believed he was not inferior to any of those existences.

He could beat up any single Main God; that kind of rigid Main God was not necessarily his match.

But the Main Gods in the world of Ascension After had always been bound by honor and disgrace; that is to say, if the Light Thirteen Main Gods and the Dark Thirteen Main Gods were to take action, they would all take action together.

Light and Darkness had always maintained a dynamic balance, each wanting to suppress the other, but neither had the means to do so; there was a line of balance.

If Zhang Xuan appeared and wanted to kill a Light Main God or a Dark Main God alone, the entire group of Dark Main Gods would take action.

Because once they were missing one person, they would fall into a disadvantage in the confrontation between Light and Darkness.

Therefore, if one wanted to go to the world of Ascension After to confront the Main Gods, one would often have to fight thirteen at once.

Zhang Xuan did have that confidence and conviction.

But he felt that this step was a bit too exaggerated and unnecessary.

"In the future, I will definitely beat them like Laozi beating his son, but for now, there is no need to take such a risk!"

Zhang Xuan even suspected that there was a Balance Law existing in the dark in that world.

It gave birth to a figure like Fengyun Wuji precisely to keep the whole world in a dynamic balance, using Fengyun Wuji to suppress all who refused to submit.

But all the Main Gods were puppet-like existences; in a strict sense, they were all some kind of machine.

They were tools, and he suspected that if he went over, he would be targeted by the whole world and suppressed by that Balance Law existing in the dark.

Therefore, after thinking it over, Zhang Xuan voluntarily gave up this idea.

He flipped through the Chat Group; currently, the mood on Fengyun Wuji's side was quite stable, whereas the other, Xiao Chen, seemed not very stable.

Xiao Chen had sought his help many times, but Zhang Xuan had not paid much attention to it.

Now that he thought about it, going to the world where Xiao Chen was located could also be worth a try.

"I didn't dare to go before because the Main God level figures roughly correspond to the stage from Great Emperor to True Immortal, while those who walked the Stone Man King path above the Ancestor God...

"Are probably constantly approaching the Immortal King, moving toward the Immortal King Realm...

"For me, Chang Sheng Jie and the related worlds are also a supreme treasure trove..."

If Zhang Xuan remembered correctly, there were countless figures in the entire Si Wang Shi Jie walking the Stone Man King path.

It was a pity that their path was not yet clear and transparent; one person after another stepped onto that path, but none of them walked through it.

They died one after another in the Si Wang Shi Jie, and the Dead City in each Si Wang Shi Jie was a supreme powerhouse who had walked from the Ancestor God path toward the Stone Man King path.

It could be said to be the most essential part of the world, but unfortunately, they all died on the path of growth.

Then they turned into one ancient city after another, just lying there quietly in the Si Wang Shi Jie.

Others might not have much use for this kind of supreme substance, but Zhang Xuan had great use for it.

After all, every Ancestor God possesses the power to fight across worlds, and those who have walked the path of the most supreme Ancestor God can even directly sacrifice a Multiverse.

The life essence of those who died as Wu Ming is all within that city; if it were to be swallowed by Zhang Xuan, it would be a tremendous boost for the entire Shi Jie.

"To me, this can be considered a form of recycling waste, allowing the entire energy to continue circulating—the rich leading the poor, as they say; only by not forgetting one's original intention can one continue to move forward."

Zhang Xuan whispered with a smile, then took a step and stood once again upon Long Dao.

(End of this chapter)