Chapter 119: Years of Cultivation

Thread by thread, the energy continuously seeped into Zhou Yang's body, driving his Life Gene Level to keep evolving.

This evolution is slow yet relentless.

With his eyes closed, Zhou Yang silently sensed, and a look of delight quickly appeared on his face.

"In just this short time, my gene intensity has nearly tripled, and it's still continuing!"

It should be noted that the Golden Horned Beast's Life Gene Level is only tenfold.

Moreover, the vast majority of the Human Race have Life Gene multipliers that never exceed threefold.

In other words, with his current Life Gene multiplier, he has already surpassed most of the Human Race!

"Yet the Universe is vast and full of wonders; even without Secret Techniques, there are many treasures that can raise gene levels, so we must not underestimate others."

At the very least, he knows that most Universe Masters, as well as many powerful Venerables and Immortals, have certainly used such treasures.

"I don't know how far the enhancement of the First Mainline Meridian Diagram can ultimately last, so I must quickly try to sketch the other Secret Pattern sections…"

Zhou Yang rapidly activated his cultivation method.

After the consumed Mental Power and Original Force recovered, he immediately mobilized all Spiritual Thought Power to observe the massive Secret Pattern Image's Second Mainline Meridian Diagram.

"Hmm?"

But right at the start, Zhou Yang vaguely sensed something amiss.

The Spiritual Thought Power consumed while observing the Second Mainline Meridian Diagram rose noticeably!

He struggled to wield Spiritual Thought Power to break the surrounding Dao Rhythm of the second diagram, swiftly observing and memorizing each Secret Pattern line within the image.

During this process, Spiritual Thought Power streamed away like water, and the consumption quickly exceeded half!

Fortunately, after using about seventy percent of his Spiritual Thought Power, he finally succeeded in fully memorizing the diagram.

With the Second Mainline Meridian Diagram also imprinted, the number of penetrated special acupoints in his body reached 72, and the speed of Life Gene Level enhancement surged dramatically!

He followed the proper procedure; once Mental Power and Original Force recovered, he again successfully imprinted the third mainline diagram onto his body.

This time, breaking the Dao Rhythm and observing the Secret Pattern routes consumed nearly ninety‑five percent of his Spiritual Thought Power!

"It seems that with the current Spiritual Power strength, I can only temporarily imprint these three diagrams!"

Zhou Yang gave it a brief try, and indeed, when he reached halfway through the fourth diagram, his Spiritual Thought Power could not continue and was instantly repelled.

Even the half‑observed Secret Pattern lines began to fade away.

"Really, not even a single opening for me to slip through!"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but give a wry smile.

He wasn't particularly disappointed.

The harder the Secret Pattern image is to perceive, the stronger it is, and the greater the opportunity he gains.

Moreover, he still has the trump card of 'Three Souls Nine Refinements'.

As long as he continuously runs 'Three Souls Nine Refinements', his Soul Strength will rapidly grow, and someday he will be able to decode and imprint all the Secret Pattern images!

He performed inner sight on himself.

Inside his body, a full 108 special acupoints flashed with dazzling light.

Strands of Jin Shu lines linked the 108 acupoints, forming three somewhat independent yet intricately connected mainline Meridian Diagrams.

Thread by thread, Cosmic energy was continuously drawn into Zhou Yang's body, flowing slowly along the three diagrams, eventually transmuting into a wondrous energy that propelled his Life Gene Level to swiftly metamorphose and rise.

"It looks like this boost should last for a fairly long period."

Zhou Yang exited the inner‑sight state and silently contemplated.

"To break through the Domain Lord Level Primordial Tongtian Mountain requires roughly the level of the sixteenth tier of the Tongtian Bridge; at full power I estimate I can reach at most the fourteenth tier, perhaps a bit stronger."

"However, the stretch between the fifteenth and sixteenth tiers of the Tongtian Bridge is a major hurdle, with difficulty soaring dramatically."

"Yet as my Life Gene Level rises and I cultivate 'Three Souls Nine Refinements', my Soul Power will surge rapidly, and my Law Perception speed will accelerate, so I estimate the time needed to meet the Tongtian Mountain requirement will be short."

Soon, he formulated a plan for his upcoming cultivation.

"Half of my consciousness will continue cultivating 'Three Souls Nine Refinements', while the other half will start comprehending the secret method my teacher prepared for me, especially the 'Life Evolution'; even a Venerable‑level master like my teacher highly esteems it, so it certainly won't be easy!"

"The day I break through the Domain Lord Level Primordial Tongtian Mountain will be the day I transcend to Realm Lord!"

In the dwelling within Chaos City.

Zhou Yang sat cross‑legged on the rooftop of his residence, beginning the longest period of devoted cultivation since his birth.

The three imprinted Secret Pattern diagrams continuously fortified and elevated his Life Gene Level.

Meanwhile, he kept cultivating 'Three Souls Nine Refinements' while also comprehending the auxiliary manuals that his teacher Kandeli prepared for him, rapidly boosting his Law Perception.

He even left a Doppelganger in Kandeli's cultivation mansion; when he encounters difficulties during practice, he can consult it at any time.

Anyway, the teacher idles all day guarding those 52 Chaos Monuments, so it's as good as keeping him company.

When his cultivation hits a bottleneck, he will contemplate a Chaos Monument, using this Human Race cultivation supreme treasure to push himself through a rapid breakthrough.

Time drifted slowly.

One year, two years, five years, thirty years… a hundred years.

Zhou Yang immersed himself in the fulfilling cultivation boost, seemingly forgetting the concept of time.

Yet during this period, many events quietly unfolded.

In his sixteenth year after entering Chaos City, the Primordial Secret Realm Universe Level Qualification Battle commenced.

Luo Feng, who consecutively obtained the Blood Luo World and Magic Sound God General Inheritance opportunities, swept through and defeated all opponents including Bolan, successfully advancing into the Primordial Secret Realm.

Soon after, Luo Feng broke through the Domain Lord Level and was dispatched as a Supervisor Envoy of the Qianwu Universe Nation.

In the same year, the former Earth's top figure, now alongside Hong, who practices under the Time Realm Lord, somehow blossomed like an old tree in spring, developing mutual affection with a woman from a powerful Immortal family of the Qianwu Universe Nation, yet they were beaten down by the opposing family and masters.

Later, to pass the opposing teacher's test, he even braved the eighteen Layers of Illusion Trial that even Seal King Immortals struggle to conquer.

Although the final outcome was contrary to his wishes, it nonetheless attracted the attention of the Axe Arena's higher‑ups, and soon he obtained a fate‑defying opportunity.

Shortly after, Luo Feng discovered on Earth the first metal slab recording the 'Nine Tribulations Secret Code', securing the most crucial early‑life opportunity.

Seventeen years later, Luo Feng began the first credit mission after attaining Domain Lord Level.

During it, he was invited to the Lasuo World where the Golden Horn tribe resides.

Here, he observed the Lasuo World's giant Beast God Statue for nearly two hundred years, successfully captured a trace of the Gold and Space Fusion Law's fluctuation, and initially set foot on the cultivation path of Law Fusion.

During this period, the Universe Level Qualification Battle reopened, Bolan rose to fight, and successfully fought his way back to the Primordial Secret Realm.

Then he did not hesitate, directly chose to break through the Domain Lord.

Cultivation without the passage of years.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yang in Chaos City has already spent nearly a hundred years.

And the outside world, due to a different flow of time, has already passed nearly three hundred years.

That day, Zhou Yang had just finished a brief retreat, yet received a piece of news from Babata's report.

"Luo Feng was detained in the Mulong Starfield."

(End of chapter.)