Chapter 356: You Lost

Twelve days!

The collapse of the Altar Heavenly Road lasted for a full twelve days.

Xu Jin, Ning Yuchan, Ji Hongli, and Hou Yunzhang cultivated inside the Altar Heavenly Road for twelve days.

Li Zhen, Cui Zhongguang, and others envied them for twelve days.

Before the Altar Heavenly Road completely dissolved, Cui Zhongguang, Li Zhen, and others had long been waiting outside, their expressions quite complex.

They were waiting here, actually due to an obsession.

They wanted to see how much cultivation Hou Yunzhang and Ji Hongli had actually improved.

In essence, they still hoped that the cultivation of these few people wouldn't improve too high.

Otherwise, the higher these people's cultivation improved, the more they would regret it in the future.

Especially Li Zhen.

Whoosh!

When there were only the last two meters of the Altar Heavenly Road left, it collapsed ahead of time, and the core Star Pivot Array inside also crumbled inch by inch.

Xu Jin, Ning Yuchan, Ji Hongli, and Hou Yunzhang, who were in deep cultivation, all slowly opened their eyes.

Others were fine, but the excitement in Hou Yunzhang's eyes was indescribable.

Only those who experienced it personally knew what he had gained.

Not only did his cultivation improve significantly, but in the process of this cultivation, Young Master Qi constantly cast a mysterious star art on him, allowing him to only rest for an hour and a half and then cultivate for a whole day; this improvement in cultivation felt like more than the improvement in the past four or five years.

At this very moment, Hou Yunzhang's Middle Shang Xinggong cultivation had already reached the peak of Fifth Tier, Ninth Layer, a full two and a half small realms higher.

Just sensing the improvement in the cultivation aura emitted by Hou Yunzhang, Li Zhen's heart felt incomparably bitter.

But on his face, he still had to squeeze out a smile and bow to Hou Yunzhang repeatedly!

Before going in, Hou Yunzhang was Fifth Tier, Seventh Layer, his cultivation one tier lower than his.

In just twelve days, Hou Yunzhang was already at the peak of Fifth Tier, Ninth Layer, while he was still at Fifth Tier, Eighth Layer.

This one and a half tier cultivation gap, regardless of resources, just talking about time, he would need about two years of bitter cultivation.

Not to mention those massive resources.

However, what Li Zhen didn't know was that it wasn't just Hou Yunzhang's Middle Shang Xinggong cultivation that improved; the improvement in his Lower Shang Xinggong cultivation was the greatest.

Since breaking through to the Fifth Tier, Hou Yunzhang had mainly cultivated the Middle Shang Xinggong, and his Lower Shang Xinggong cultivation had always remained at Fifth Tier, First Layer.

This time, with the help of the Altar Heavenly Road, Hou Yunzhang improved his Lower Shang Xinggong cultivation from Fifth Tier, First Layer to Fifth Tier, Fourth Layer in one breath.

Making his combat power soar significantly!

Compared to Hou Yunzhang, Ning Yuchan's cultivation improvement wasn't high.

Ning Yuchan's cultivation was only Fifth Tier, Third Layer before the battle, and at this time, her cultivation barely reached the peak of Fifth Tier, Fourth Layer.

But what Li Zhen didn't know was that Ning Yuchan's Lower Shang Xinggong cultivation also reached Fifth Tier, Fourth Layer.

Not only that, Ning Yuchan also borrowed the massive star power here to successfully strengthen her Golden Source star pattern from the second layer to the third layer.

The power of metal-type star arts improved significantly again.

Ji Hongli was about the same.

Ji Hongli's cultivation improved from Fourth Tier, Fourth Layer to the peak of Fourth Tier, Sixth Layer.

It felt like the improvement range was about the same as Ning Yuchan's, but in reality, Ji Hongli successfully made up for the arrears, improving her Lower Shang Xinggong cultivation from Fourth Tier, First Layer to the peak of Fourth Tier, Sixth Layer as well.

After a period of time after the war, when Ji Hongli inscribed the star patterns on the newly added Star Cores, her combat power would be able to soar significantly!

By comparison, Xu Jin's cultivation improvement was the least conspicuous.

His Middle and Lower Shang Xinggong cultivation only improved from Fourth Tier, Seventh Layer to the peak of Fourth Tier, Eighth Layer.

It was the smallest improvement range among the four.

But whether the true strength improvement was large or not, only Xu Jin knew.

In twelve days, Xu Jin's Primal Spirit Fetal Light's linear radiation distance increased from 8.1 meters to 8.7 meters.

Under such circumstances, Xu Jin's spirit cultivation improved again, not to mention that his cultivation speed and the speed of strengthening star patterns had both improved.

Xu Jin's speed of strengthening star patterns was already fast, and the massive star power in the Altar Heavenly Road, which was nearly inexhaustible, could make the speed of strengthening star patterns even faster.

In the last nine and a half days, Xu Jin mainly strengthened two star patterns, one was the Fire Source star pattern, and one was the Lei Yuan star pattern, both of which were main combat star patterns.

The Fire Source star pattern was strengthened to the second layer, and the Lei Yuan star pattern was strengthened to the third layer.

It is worth mentioning that until he strengthened the Lei Yuan star pattern to the third layer, Xu Jin suddenly understood the later realms, especially the origin of the word "Tower" in the Sixth Tier Cloud Tower Realm.

Under introspection, the Lei Yuan star pattern strengthened to the third layer by Xu Jin was layered, like a three-story thunder tower standing up, thunder flashing, extremely terrifying!

Whether a Fifth Tier powerhouse strengthens star patterns or not affects combat power, but not cultivation.

But if one hasn't strengthened a star pattern, one cannot break through.

Xu Jin had read extensively in the National Dao Academy's library and had a roughly complete understanding of the cultivation system.

Many cultivators would only start strengthening star patterns after their cultivation reached the peak of Fifth Tier, Ninth Layer.

Firstly, the efficiency and speed are faster, and secondly, the cost-performance ratio is higher.

This is also one of the reasons why many cultivators are stuck at the peak of Fifth Tier, Ninth Layer for many years and cannot break through.

But Xu Jin, who was still at the Fourth Tier, had already built a tower and strengthened the Lei Yuan star pattern to the third layer.

But the combat power of thunder-type star arts didn't directly triple in theory.

It should have increased by two times on the original basis.

Strengthening the Lei Yuan star pattern from the first layer to the second layer is equivalent to 1+1, and strengthening to the third layer is equivalent to adding another 1, it is not doubling!

But even so, if one could strengthen the Lei Yuan star pattern to the seventh or eighth or ninth layer, the power improvement would also be very terrifying.

One is one, the other is eight!

"Young Hero Qi, the Domain Lord has an order: if you come out of the Altar Heavenly Road, if it is convenient, please return to the Domain Lord's manor at the first opportunity; he has important matters!" Military Advisor Ji Xiuchuan said.

"Oh? Then I will return now."

"The starship is already prepared."

Not long after, Xu Jin, Ning Yuchan, Ji Hongli, Hou Yunzhang, Li Zhen, and others, who had just come out of the Altar Heavenly Road, boarded the starship and then returned to the Domain Lord's manor at full speed.

On the way back, Xu Jin had time to take stock of his harvest. Compared to strengthening the star patterns to the third layer, the improvement in combat power from the World Origin obtained before was actually a larger portion.

It is a pity that there was no thunder-type one.

But the fire-type and earth-type, two parts and three parts of World Origin, were equivalent to twenty and thirty fire-type and earth-type heaven and earth star will, and that improvement increase was absolutely very large.

Xu Jin felt that if he went all out at this time, he could kill a Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer alien without using Flowing Shimmer.

Even with the blessing of the Fourth Tier earth-type Law, holding the Fish Screen Golden Bell, he should be able to take a wave of concentrated fire from six Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer powerhouses.

If the previous battle were to happen again, he wouldn't need to use a single emblem to win!

He believed that Ning Yuchan and Ji Hongli's combat power had also improved significantly.

Regardless of cultivation, both of them obtained two parts of World Origin Will, equivalent to twenty heaven and earth star will.

If according to the Arena's data, both of their gold-type and wood-type Law power had reached the Third Tier.

While pondering, time flew by.

Half an hour later, after the starship arrived at the Domain Lord's manor, Xu Jin went straight to see Domain Lord Ji Cheng.

"Young Hero Qi, the Grand Master has an urgent message to convey to you."

While speaking, Domain Lord Ji Cheng handed a jade talisman to Xu Jin.

And just as Xu Jin arrived at the Domain Lord's manor, in the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven that had previously been separated from the Huashi Star Domain by the Altar Heavenly Road.

In the pleasantly surprised eyes of the Holy Envoy Ju Zhang, an Altar Heavenly Road extending from a certain star domain instantly connected to the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven!

The moment the connection succeeded, the star power in this star domain instantly gushed into the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven, and at the same time, the majestic and magnificent Great World Origin aura of the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven began to fuse with this star domain that had successfully connected.

In an instant, heaven and earth changed.

Holy Clan envoy Ju Zhang was overjoyed!

He had sent out thirty envoys, and so far, twelve envoys had survived, and this Fifth Tier Qinggu Star Domain was the first to succeed in connecting and start fusing with the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven.

As long as one star domain was fused, the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven would be able to completely integrate into this world.

As long as one star domain was connected and fused, the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven would no longer be water without a source, no longer a tree without roots, everything was possible!

And he would also expand his ambitions and complete the heavy trust of the clan!

With the massive star power gushing into the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven, the cultivation of the Holy Clan envoy Ju Zhang inside the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven was the first to break through.

As if unsealed, his cultivation directly improved from the peak of Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer to the Seventh Tier, and then soared all the way to the peak of the early stage of the Seventh Tier before stopping.

It wasn't just envoy Ju Zhang; the cultivation of the over a hundred subordinates of envoy Ju Zhang inside the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven also started to break through one by one.

Directly breaking through from the peak of Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer to the Seventh Tier, and then continuing to improve.

However, their improvement range was not as large as envoy Ju Zhang's.

Only a few dozen people improved to the peak of the early stage of the Seventh Tier in one breath.

Other subordinates only broke through to the Seventh Tier.

At the same time, the cultivation of envoy Ju Seventeen, who had returned from the Qinggu Star Domain, also started to soar, directly breaking through from the peak of Fifth Tier, Ninth Layer to the Sixth Tier.

And among the seven Sixth Tier aliens behind Ju Seventeen, four Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer alien kings improved to the Seventh Tier amidst constant fluctuations in their aura.

"Ju Seventeen, you have merit in connecting the star domain.

From this moment on, you are bestowed the name Ju Sheng! Rewarded with one Seven-Star Spirit Treasure!"

Ju Seventeen, no, it should be Ju Sheng, who had just returned from completing the mission, was pleasantly surprised and knelt on the ground to thank him.

Being bestowed a name meant that he had changed from an insignificant cannon fodder to a true confidant beside the Young Master!

The future was limitless.

"Qinggu King, you were the first to submit and have merit; from today on, you are the City Lord of Qinggu City, rewarded with one Seven-Star Spirit Treasure." Ju Zhang said.

The Qinggu King of the Qinggu Star Domain was overjoyed; he was satisfied with breaking through to the Seventh Tier, but didn't expect to get a Seven-Star Spirit Treasure.

He wanted to bow as usual, but Ju Sheng, who was kneeling on the side, suddenly pulled him, signaling him to kneel.

The Qinggu King was stunned for an instant, somewhat unwilling.

But at this very instant, the gaze of envoy Ju Zhang suddenly became incomparably sharp, golden light swirled on the golden horn, instantly emitting infinite pressure.

As his gaze condensed, it was as if the whole world was pressing toward him, directly making the Qinggu King somewhat unable to breathe.

The next instant, under the pressure of envoy Ju Zhang's golden horn, under the gaze of his eyes, and under the gaze of nearly a hundred Seventh Tier experts behind Ju Zhang, he knelt on one knee extremely helplessly to accept the reward!

Extremely helplessly, the other three kings of the Qinggu Star Domain also knelt to accept the reward extremely helplessly!

There is still a difference between being a king and being a dog!

Watching the four kneel and submit, envoy Ju Zhang nodded with satisfaction, retracted the pressure on his golden horn, and then said in a deep voice, "Qinggu."

The Qinggu King was stunned, still somewhat unaccustomed.

Under the guidance of envoy Ju Sheng, he said busily, "Subordinate is here."

"The Qinggu Star Domain has started to fuse with the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven! In one day, it will completely fuse and stabilize. From today on, you will be the Ten-Thousand-Man Commander of the Qinggu Army!

Within three months, I want you to train a Qinggu Army of at least ten thousand people, for me to mobilize, and those with the lowest cultivation cannot be lower than the Fourth Tier!"

"This..." The Qinggu King hesitated, "My Lord, the Qinggu Star Domain is afraid it doesn't have so many Fourth Tier experts."

"There will be soon! After fusing with the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven, the cultivators in the Qinggu Star Domain who are stuck in bottlenecks will break through in large numbers."

"Subordinate obeys!"

And the moment the Qinggu Star Domain successfully connected with the Holy Clan's Ancestral Land Cave Heaven.

Not only did the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven and this star domain shake violently, but the stars in the entire current world's starry sky suddenly flickered in an incomparably strange way.

At the same time, the leaders of all parties in the current world looked at the starry sky in shock.

But they couldn't see anything.

Above the starry sky of this world, a helpless sigh suddenly sounded!

A helpless sigh that no one in this world could hear.

But outside this world, that is, in the vast and brilliant stars outside this starry sky, someone heard this sigh.

Responding to this sigh was a magnificent and vast voice.

"Jidao, you lost."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 357 =====