Chapter 1584: The Great Sage's Realm

The Spirit Awakener's soul left his physical body. He gathered the supreme spirit stones and spirit-rich treasures given by Xing Jiansheng, then concentrated and rapidly circulated the cultivation technique within him.

His soul body visibly expanded.

With his State of Mind reaching the pinnacle of a 9-star Master Teacher, his cultivation became more focused, and the Spirit Awakener's soul advanced at a faster pace. Previously, it had taken him an hour to advance one minor level, but now he could do so in just over half an hour.

After an unknown period, his eyes snapped open. The space before him seemed to tear apart, accompanied by a resounding roar.

With a gentle tear from his Spirit Awakener's soul, dark rifts appeared within a ten-meter radius, as even space itself could not withstand his immense power.

"It's a pity," he thought. "Soul Transference hasn't reached the perfect level, making it difficult to cultivate!"

His eyes were filled with regret.

Lu Chong had passed on the inheritance he received from the ancestral land to him, and this secret art, Soul Transference, was naturally part of it. Unfortunately, it had too many flaws, and his current strength was slightly insufficient to cultivate it.

Otherwise, like his disciple, if his soul could traverse space, his combat power would surely advance further.

Of course, the Spirit Awakener's soul was only used as a last resort, as the Master Teacher Continent still held great reverence for this profession.

To be honest, if Master Yang hadn't appeared at the end that day and addressed him as "Senior Brother," not only would the Master Teacher Pavilion not have compensated him, but both the Poison Hall and Spirit Awakener professions would have faced severe consequences.

His soul body returned to his physical body.

Zhang Xuan stood up. With a slight movement, he felt a surging power within him, many times stronger than before.

He flicked a finger.

*Rip!*

A large section of space in the courtyard tore open, annihilating all items caught within it.

"Although this is nowhere near the power I had after merging with the Hall Master Token," he mused, "ordinary Saint 9-dan cultivators are no longer my match! Even that Grand Elder of the Glacier Palace, You Ruoxin, I can now contend with through my own strength!"

He smiled faintly, a look of satisfaction on his face.

This cultivation session brought significant progress to both his true qi and Spirit Awakener's soul. With both combined, even a Half-Grand Saint might not be able to resist him. By his estimation, he had already reached the pinnacle of power in the world.

"It's also time to enhance the power of the Infernal Azure Dragon and the Blazing Kylin Beast..."

These two sacred beasts had sacrificed much to protect him, especially the Blazing Kylin Beast, which had been captured by Elder Zhang Wuchen this time and suffered considerable injuries. If Zhang Xuan hadn't changed his identity and become the Zhang Clan's young genius, it might even have been killed.

Since the Grand Elder was imprisoned, the sacred beasts had naturally returned to him.

He released them and bestowed a few 9th-tier pills upon each.

After consuming the pills, the Kylin Beast's injuries quickly and completely healed. Although its power didn't make another breakthrough, it became significantly stronger, appearing ready to break through the shackles of Saint 9-dan and ascend to a higher realm at any moment.

As for the Azure Dragon, with the 9th-tier pills and Zhang Xuan's assistance, it also advanced directly from early Saint 9-dan to the pinnacle in less than a night!

It was not much weaker than the Kylin Beast.

After completing these tasks, it was already broad daylight. As he pushed open his door and stepped out, he saw his father, Xing Jiansheng, already in the courtyard.

"The ancestral worship has begun... let's go!"

After greeting him, Xing Jiansheng noticed that his son's strength seemed to have changed again since yesterday. His eyes lit up. "Your cultivation..."

Yesterday, he had appeared to be only at the early stage of the Void-Amassing realm, but after just one night, he had already reached the pinnacle. The power radiating from him was incomparably mighty; even a Saint 9-dan expert might not be able to defeat him.

"Just a fortunate breakthrough..." Zhang Xuan smiled.

"Fortunate?" Xing Jiansheng's mouth twitched.

Yesterday, when fighting him, Zhang Xuan's power had been even greater than his own. He had initially thought it was his true strength, but after their interaction, he knew Zhang Xuan had relied on a secret art. He had worried that Zhang Xuan's cultivation would diminish after using the secret art, but it seemed he had worried for nothing!

Not only had it not diminished, but it seemed to have made even greater progress!

He truly had no idea how Zhang Xuan cultivated.

Xing Jiansheng, feeling a surge of emotion, looked at him again. "Give me a punch. I want to see how strong you are without relying on secret arts!"

"Alright!"

Knowing that his father's strength far surpassed his own without using the Hall Master Token, Zhang Xuan had no hesitation. He took a deep breath and threw a powerful punch.

*Boom!*

The air before him exploded. Tumbling waves of air surged forward as Xing Jiansheng raised an eyebrow and clenched his power in his palm.

As the force dissipated, he involuntarily took a step back, his eyes filled with shock.

"This level of power is not much weaker than a 'Seeing God, Not Bad' expert..." Xing Jiansheng couldn't help but exclaim.

"'Seeing God, Not Bad'?"

Zhang Xuan looked at him, confused.

"Now that your cultivation has reached this level," Xing Jiansheng explained, "you should know that Saint 9-dan is not the end of cultivation; above it is the Grand Saint realm!"

"Yes," Zhang Xuan nodded.

Master Yang had mentioned this to him before, but not in much detail.

"Warrior 9-dan, Mortal 9-dan, and Saint 9-dan all have nine levels, but the Grand Saint realm only has four!"

Xing Jiansheng continued, "The first level is what I just mentioned, 'Seeing God, Not Bad'!"

"Upon breaking through the Saint realm, cultivators become even more powerful. However, both their primordial spirit and physical body reach their limits and can easily separate. 'Seeing God, Not Bad' actually means 'seeing God and knowing the true self,' repairing the primordial spirit and physical body that are about to separate, making them free from illness and calamity, more in tune with nature, and merging with nature! When cultivation reaches this realm, one's lifespan increases by another 500 years, reaching 1500 years."

Ordinary Saint realm experts only have a lifespan of a thousand years. Even some powerful experts who might live a bit longer by chance wouldn't exceed that by much. However, upon reaching the Grand Saint realm and the 'Seeing God, Not Bad' stage, one can alleviate internal aging, extending their lifespan to 1500 years.

Don't underestimate five hundred years; the world changes, and countless experts are born.

"'Seeing God, Not Bad' involves deeper cultivation techniques, different from ordinary Saint realms. Each level of the ordinary Saint realm is divided into four minor levels: early, middle, late, and pinnacle. However, each of the Grand Saint's four major levels contains six minor levels!"

"These are early, middle, late, pinnacle, perfection, and grand perfection!"

"These six are progressively more difficult; some people spend hundreds of years just to advance one. The demand for spiritual energy is also immense. It is precisely for these reasons that progress after breaking through Saint 9-dan becomes increasingly difficult!"

"Your punch just now possessed power comparable to the early stage of 'Seeing God, Not Bad'," Xing Jiansheng continued. "While not extremely high, among the younger generation, you are already strong enough to roam the world with no one able to contend against you!"

Zhang Xuan nodded, his heart filled with curiosity. "'Seeing God, Not Bad' is the first realm of Grand Saint, what about the second?"

"The second realm is the Golden Body realm!"

Xing Jiansheng said, "'Seeing God, Not Bad' means the spirit is enlightened and self-aware. 'Golden Body, Untainted' means divinity exists eternally. Upon reaching this realm, earthly fire and icy water can no longer cause harm, and ordinary injuries can easily recover without the need for pills. Your student, Yuan Tao, if his Dragon-Rhinoceros bloodline is fully activated, can achieve this realm!"