Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 445: Unexpected Changes Along the Way
There is only a year left until the secret realm opens.
The Three Primordial Fruits are of great importance and have a profound impact on the path of immortality, so Liu Yu decided to take this year to investigate the situation personally.
Although he had never heard of this secret realm, the fact that Song Haocang knew about it suggests it may not be as secretive as imagined.
If one considers the entire Seven Nations Alliance and even Tian Nan, there are likely many cultivators who know the details.
When the time comes, a fierce battle for possession is inevitable.
Therefore, it is essential to scout the area beforehand, to familiarize himself with the surroundings of the secret realm and prepare an escape route.
After all, information obtained through hearsay is often distorted and exaggerated, and cannot compare to firsthand experience.
Without putting away the Wind Escape Boat, Liu Yu took out a meditation cushion, sat cross-legged on the yellow sand, and held two medium-grade spiritual stones in his hands to restore his magical power.
He quietly extended his spiritual consciousness and perception, spreading them around himself to capture any subtle movements.
If danger approached, he could instantly activate the "body guarding flame shield" with a thought to defend against any potential attacks.
After twenty-four years, there was no bottleneck from late foundation establishment to peak foundation establishment, so even though the magical power cultivated through qingyang skill was exceptionally pure, and he had to undergo "demonic fire refining essence," Liu Yu had still reached the peak of foundation establishment.
Moreover, his displayed cultivation level had also risen to late foundation establishment.
To outsiders, he was a second-rank alchemist under the guidance of a golden core master, so it was normal for his cultivation speed to be a bit faster than ordinary cultivators.
Most foundation establishment cultivators are stuck at a small realm, unable to progress for decades, which is often due to a lack of cultivation resources, but primarily because of the existence of bottlenecks.
As a true disciple and an alchemist, it was clear that Liu Yu would not lack elixirs to break through these bottlenecks.
With a bit of luck, breaking through in twenty to thirty years was quite reasonable.
In addition to his cultivation reaching the peak foundation establishment, his experience in "demonic fire refining essence" had also reached the eighth time, leading to significant improvement in strength.
Although he had not fought to the death against top foundation establishment cultivators, based on his observations and estimations, he felt that his strength would not be weaker than the "three heroes and four outstanding figures."
In fact, he had enough confidence to defeat them.
After all, he practiced three disciplines simultaneously and had unique advantages, with no significant weaknesses in any area.
In terms of qi refinement, he had already reached the peak foundation establishment level and had completed the eighth session of demonic fire refining essence, nearing the completion of the foundation establishment realm.
In spirit refinement, he could look down on others, with his spiritual consciousness reaching an astonishing twenty miles, a full double the range of an ordinary peak foundation establishment cultivator!
According to the principle that the stronger the spiritual consciousness, the more difficult it is to improve, the gap between them was far more significant than just double.
At this level, the power of the soul-searching technique "shock spirit stab" was incredibly impressive.
Furthermore, when using soul searching techniques against any foundation establishment cultivator, failure was almost impossible.
In terms of body refinement, Liu Yu had completed the "starry" stage years ago with the "nine star conjunction," entering the "bright moon" realm.
Now, twenty years later, his body cultivation level had reached the medium-grade second rank, comparable to the mid foundation establishment realm.