Chapter 518: Let the Demon Clan Prepare More

With his ultimate art as a foundation and having absorbed the 'Primordial Stone', Meng Chuan's physical body reached an astonishing level.

Meng Chuan mused, "At the Venerable level, my physical body should be considered among the strongest, comparable to pure-blood dragons and phoenixes at the same stage."

Among special lifeforms, dragons and phoenixes are held in the highest regard.

They are far stronger than creatures like Dark Peacocks.

Pure-blood dragons and phoenixes, in their youth (Venerable level), can transcend levels to battle Emperor-level perfectionists. In their adulthood (at Emperor-level perfection), they can even contend with Five-Tribulation Realm mighty figures. This represents the ultimate potential of special lifeforms.

While arts like 'Thunderfire Body Forging Art,' 'Dark Lightning,' and 'Thunderous Stride' might possess Five-Tribulation Realm mighty figure strength in certain aspects, they all come with significant flaws.

Only perfect 'Emperor-level ultimate arts,' along with adult pure-blood dragons and phoenixes, can truly rival Five-Tribulation Realm mighty figures.

How difficult is it to create one's own Emperor-level ultimate art?

Relatively speaking...

Pure-blood dragons and phoenixes are more commonly encountered.

Their innate talent is exceptionally strong, allowing them to unleash Five-Tribulation Realm combat power simply by relying on it, which is enough for them to roam freely in the outer realm. However, it's challenging for them to fully comprehend every aspect of their power at the rule level, making it even harder to break through to the Tribulation Realm. Yet, once they do achieve the Tribulation Realm, they can relatively easily ascend to the 'Five-Tribulation Realm.' This is because the profound rules they inherently master are already at the Five-Tribulation Realm level; by fully grasping their own being, they automatically become Five-Tribulation Realm mighty figures.

Therefore, the Tribulation Realm mighty figures produced by these two special lifeform races are typically at the Five-Tribulation Realm. However, for them to ascend to the Six-Tribulation Realm, the difficulty increases by more than a hundredfold.

As for the Seven-Tribulation Realm?

In a single era, it's not even certain that one Seven-Tribulation Realm being will be born from their entire race across the River of Spacetime.

"However, these two races both possess powerful divine abilities. My physical body might be comparable to theirs, but I haven't developed any formidable divine abilities." Meng Chuan thought. He found his past few divine abilities too weak. "If I had to name a divine ability," he continued, "it would be my incredibly sturdy body, comparable to a magic weapon."

The Primordial Stone is extremely sturdy, and Meng Chuan had acquired similar characteristics.

While not as outrageous as the Primordial Stone itself, it was still incredibly impressive.

Meng Chuan understood this: "If I encounter a powerful enemy, even if they can't destroy my physical body, they could capture me alive." Mere physical sturdiness wasn't enough; there were many ways to counter it in the outer void. For instance, after being captured, he could be thrown into the core of a 'Sun Star,' where his body would likely turn to ashes instantly in the face of the sun's divine flames.

He mused, "Although I've made significant progress this time, my other true body back home, without the Primordial Stone, is unable to achieve a breakthrough."

Meng Chuan then thought, "That's also good."

With one true body absorbing the Primordial Stone and the other not, he could compare them to better understand the stone's effects.

Meng Chuan had purchased all the treasures he desired.

In the following days, he began his long-term cultivation on Black Dragon Star.

Everything was as Meng Chuan expected; he was indeed different from ordinary Venerables. Even though he cultivated alone in the Myriad Flower Realm, the realm could only maintain a ten-fold time acceleration! It's worth noting that even Emperors with ten thousand years of lifespan could only achieve an eight-fold time flow rate in the Myriad Flower Realm.

With the Demon Prison permanently placed within it, the Myriad Flower Realm became Meng Chuan's long-term cultivation ground.

The ultimate art 'Endless Blade,' progressing from the mid-stage of the Cavern Heaven Realm to perfection, was inherently a gradual process, an accumulation of time. Now, guided by the complete ultimate speed rules contained within the 'Thunder Star Seed,' the flesh and blood of a Seven-Tribulation Realm Dark Peacock, and the 'Three Worlds Blade' art, coupled with daily consumption of spirit wines and fruits that aided his cultivation, his progress naturally advanced by leaps and bounds.

The 'Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent Movement Art' progressed even more smoothly.

Upon arriving at Black Dragon Star, the most precious classic Meng Chuan acquired was the illustrated classic 'Sword of No Self, No Form.' To date, this was the art that most perfectly aligned with his aspirations.

He understood Senior Huang Yong's intentions in creating the art all too well.

It felt as if they were conversing across time and space.

Practicing this sword art was like painting. After three years of cultivation, 'Sword of No Self, No Form' broke through to the Heaven and Earth Realm! Another twelve years passed, and 'Sword of No Self, No Form' reached the mid-stage of the Heaven and Earth Realm. By this time, Meng Chuan had completely mastered the fourth illustration in the classic. He then integrated these insights into his own 'Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent Movement Art.' With sufficient accumulation, and after another eight years, he finally elevated the 'Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent Movement Art' to the Heaven and Earth Realm!

Upon its initial breakthrough to the Heaven and Earth Realm, this movement art was no less effective than having mastered the four illustrations of 'Sword of No Self, No Form,' and it aligned even better with Meng Chuan's own inclinations.

Although cultivating 'Sword of No Self, No Form' felt like conversing with Senior Huang Yong, and he understood the other party's intentions,

he and Senior Huang Yong were still fundamentally different.

Senior Huang Yong used heaven and earth as his canvas, embodying a more poetic and artistic sensibility, and was more inclined to follow the flow.

Meng Chuan, however, possessed a character forged by the war-torn years of Cangyuan Realm – unyielding and soaring, intent on breaking through all shackles. This was precisely why he created the 'Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent Movement Art' and 'Endless Blade.'

Cangyuan Realm.

On the city wall of Jiangzhou City, Meng Chuan, with white hair flowing over his shoulders, sat drinking wine. The soldiers on the surrounding walls couldn't detect him at all.

While one of Meng Chuan's true bodies was in long-term seclusion within the Heaven and Earth Great Hall, and another was cultivating in the outer realm, his Primordial Spirit Avatar was much more at ease.

It couldn't be helped.

The world of his homeland could only perceive the rules of heaven and earth! No matter how much he cultivated there, he was still limited to cultivating only those rules.

How could it compare to the vastness of the outer realm? The outer realm had no suppressions, allowing for a clear perception of the immense rules of time and space. Only such an expansive world could nurture various special lifeforms and produce Tribulation Realm mighty figures. His homeland was indeed more amiable to mortals, but the stronger one became, the more difficult it was to make further progress.

Gulping down his wine, Meng Chuan tilted his head back.

The autumn wind rustled bleakly.

"Ten years have passed," he murmured.

"Ten years have passed since my true body ventured into the outer realm, and I still haven't found a longevity treasure," Meng Chuan murmured. "However, I'm increasingly confident in defending my homeland now, without needing Qiyue to awaken and fight desperately."

Longevity treasures are wondrous items that defy the rules of time and space; as soon as they appear, they are claimed by powerful Tribulation Realm beings.

He likely needed to become a Tribulation Realm mighty figure himself to have any hope of collecting them.

"Hm?" Meng Chuan sensed something and looked into the distance.

Having obtained the Myriad Flower Realm and cultivated within it for thirty-seven years, his strength had naturally improved significantly.

Having created the Emperor-level art 'Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent Movement Art,' his perception of the void was now unrivaled in Cangyuan Realm. With a single thought, he remotely noticed two points in the void above the South Sea and North Sea.

Above an island over twenty thousand li from the mainland in the South Sea, a demon king covered in yellow fur, wielding an axe, fiercely chopped at the void. A single chop made the world membrane twist and tremble, and two chops completely split it open, revealing the membrane of the 'World Gap.' It continued to chop relentlessly, eager to quickly blast open a path through both layers of world membrane, exclaiming, "Faster, faster, faster! We must enter the World Gap before humans can stop us!"

At the same moment, on the edge of the North Sea, above the ocean, a demon king with a scaled tail, black energy flowing from its right claw, tore open the human world's membrane with three consecutive strikes, then ripped towards the World Gap membrane.

This scaled demon king was equally anxious: "We must be quick! If humans intercept us, we're dead. But Brother Han Lie and I are attacking from the North and South Seas simultaneously; humans shouldn't be able to stop us within just one or two breaths."

Meng Chuan sat on the city wall, took another sip of wine, and remained exceptionally calm and at ease. "Are the demon race trying to map the connection points again?" he mused, "And send in a Five-Layer Heaven demon king army from the World Gap?"

A figure flashed and appeared on the city wall; it was Meng An.

"Father!" Meng An exclaimed urgently. "The demon race is bombarding the world membrane, trying to enter the World Gap. We must stop them!"

"Don't rush, let the demon race prepare a bit more," Meng Chuan said calmly, glancing at his son.