James continued his cultivation. The extent of the violent energies in this place suited him well.Hiss! A cold wind blew toward him. Following an uncanny growl, James stood up immediately and left the Time Formation. He looked toward the distance from the peak of the mountain he was on. A cloud of black mist could be seen. The mist transformed into different shapes, first resembling that of a human and then followed by an animal.James was slightly taken aback. “What’s that?” Emperor Jabari from the Celestial Abode answered him, “It’s a fiend.”“A fiend?” “Yes”. Emperor Jabari confirmed and elaborated on his answer, “This place was once a huge realm inhabited by many living beings. When they died, they left their soul sigils. These sigils continuously merged with one another, forming a fiend as time passed. In other words, what you see in front of you is an evil spirit.”James understood upon hearing the Emperor’s elaboration. Prior to this, the reason why the Sanctuary headed t
It turned into black gasses that floated in the air. James stared at these floating gasses. They gathered again and transformed back into the evil spirit.“How eerie.” James furrowed his eyebrows. This evil spirit was much harder to get rid of than he had thought. It was not destroyed even after being penetrated with such a complex sword technique. Staring at the spirit, he fell into deep thought.At this moment, the newly formed spirit charged at James. Its speed was so fast that it exceeded James’. Without a flaw, each attack inflicted new injuries upon James. Fortunately, his body was strong, otherwise, he would have given up long ago.He started thinking of ways to deal with the evil spirit. “Nothing I’ve tried is powerful enough to harm the evil spirit. Perhaps what I need to use is power without form.”An idea came to James. He held up the Crepe Myrtle Divine Sword and summoned the Elemental Sage Energy within his body. The Energy embedded itself into the Divine Sword, materi
James cultivated as he fought. His Sage Energy increased spontaneously. He could soon fully comprehend the Sword Moves from the Crepe Myrtle Divine Sword and even merge all of the Moves into one ultimate Move. Then, he realized he could no longer upgrade his sword techniques because he had reached the limit. Prior to this, the more Sword Moves he internalized, the stronger the power of his Moves. However, now that the power of the Moves was stagnant, he felt no difference even if he internalized more Moves.James was stupefied and decided to ask for an explanation from Emperor Jabari in the Celestial Abode. Emperor Jabari explained, “That’s because the power of your sword techniques is almost near the existence of the Path and can no longer increase. If you want to push your limits, then you have to first understand the power of the Path.”James understood immediately. Since the First Sword Realm had been completely exhausted, he had to go for the Second Sword Realm. However, since
Many a time, he was almost destroyed by evil spirits. Fortunately, he had Emperor Jabari on his side, allowing him to avoid such calamities.He started his journey in searching for the Desolateness among the planets. He stepped into many dangerous spots on his way, almost falling prey to dangerous formations. At times, some formations were so dangerous that even Emperor Jabari had to spend some time breaking them.In this eerily silent world, he moved forward, step by step.A thousand years had passed in the outside world. All this while, James had ascended through his ranks from the initial Sage Rank’s Twenty-Fifth Stage to the Thirty-Third Stage. He was now very close to attaining the Divine Rank and paralleling with the powerful figures of the rank. However, he had no luck in finding the Desolateness that Emperor Jabari told him about.Amid the bald massifs, he stopped to take a break and sat on a black rock.“Emperor, I’ve searched for so many years, but have still not found t
Melinda Yisroel, a powerful figure from the Reincarnation Pond and a prodigy. James came into contact with her once. However, this time, it seemed as though Melinda had a memory of her being picked up by the Lord of the Stardust Realm from the Pond. It was very likely that she remembered her past life, in which she was one of the most famous figures in the Primeval Age.This was all in James’ head though. As to whether it was true, James could not vouch for his thoughts.Melinda sensed James’ presence from the first second she stepped onto this abandoned planet. Now that they met, her gaze remained on him for a very long time. She was unable to hide her astonishment.After a few seconds, she collected herself and appeared right in front of James in a flash.“Why are you here?” She enquired provocatively.James stood up and looked at Melinda. This world was filled with so many violent energies that could not be resisted by common cultivators of the Divine Rank. Yet, here stood Meli
Then, he continued, “I have deciphered this ancient scroll and obtained clues about the Forsaken Land. To enter the Forsaken Land, we first need to find the entrance of the Desolateness.”“Haha…”Melinda laughed and said, “Not bad… The only records of the Forsaken Land are in Ancestral Script. I never thought you’d able to decipher the script even though you have yet to reach the Divine Rank. Incredible, indeed.”James never thought that Melinda would know about Ancestral Script. Based on the conversation, Melinda should know about the Forsaken Land and the entrance of the Desolateness.“Since you’re going to the Forsaken Land to acquire a weapon, you should know the entrance of the Desolateness. Can you show me the way?” James asked for he was rather intrigued by the Forsaken Land, a place where the Heavenly Path was absent. Since the Forsaken Land was a place that even the Heavenly Path of this universe could not administer, he was curious to see what it looked like.“You don’t
After contemplating for some time, he still could not figure anything out. To get the answers he wanted, he could only increase his strength and reach the Grand Emperor Rank. However, that was too difficult. Even the greatest prodigies could only reach such a rank after tens of thousands of years. Meanwhile, the time needed for ordinary cultivators was counted using the measurement unit of ‘Epoch’.An Epoch was approximately 4.9 billion years, and a cultivator that could reach the Grand Emperor Rank in an Epoch was already considered a demon.“Grand Emperor, are we still going to search for the Desolateness and the entrance of the Forsaken Land?’ James asked.After brief contemplation, Emperor Jabari said, “You heard Melinda. Even if you find the Desolateness, you might not be able to enter the Forsaken Land. Our priority now is to comprehend the Path and cross into the Divine Rank as soon as possible. After reaching the Divine Rank, your training will finally come to a close.”Hea
With the Sword Path, the Elemental Path, and the Yin and Yang Path, James now had eight. The final one would be Curse Magic, which was both a Supernatural Power and a Path.There were tens of thousands of Curse Characters inside his body, which built the foundation for cultivating the Curse Path. Besides, Curse Magic was so terrifying that even Grand Emperors were fearful. Thus, he did not wish to give them up. If he cultivated them all, there would be nine in total.“Should I cultivate them?” James scratched his nose and murmured.Guessing James’ thoughts, Emperor Jabari said, “You can cultivate them all at once. However, to my understanding, even a prodigy is only able to cultivate four Ousias at any one moment. Since you plan on cultivating nine, the Heavenly Tribulation you’ll encounter will be terrifying. However, since you’ve overcome even the Ancestral God Tribulation, I don’t think you’ll have any problem dealing with the Heavenly Tribulations. Regardless, cultivating nine O
The sky was a brilliant blue, accented by white clouds. Vast plains stretched out with rolling peaks, rivers, and seas crisscrossing the expansive land, while an aura of Spiritual Energy permeated everything. This was a new world, brimming with life and vitality, existing independently from the myriad realms.Countless cultivation resources awaited discovery here. Unending adventures beckoned the brave, and limitless opportunities awaited those with exceptional talent.This was the new world James had created, based on the Forty-Nine Daoisms and merged with his own Daoism, to resolve the Leere Tribulation and save countless beings across the myriad realms.In this world, there was no powerful Heavenly Path, no hierarchy of races, no strict rules or oppressions, and no fate governing everything. Instead, actions were judged by karma. Fortune and misfortune, as well as success and failure, were determined by karma.Though it adhered to the principle of survival of the fittest and res
“No wonder,” Lord Goyo finally understood after an extended contemplation.He distinctly remembered that back at the Yin’s Void, Jacopo, the incarnation of Waitara Path’s Soremsia, had abruptly ordered him to move all foundations out of the Dark World. In hindsight, everything now made sense. It was likely that Jacopo had foreseen all of this.Realizing this, Lord Goyo felt a chill run down his spine as cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Despite doubting Jacopo’s identity as an incarnation of Waitara Path’s Soremsia, he had followed his advice. Otherwise, the consequences would have been disastrous.Snapping back to reality, Lord Goyo looked down at the Yang governor and Gladwin from his elevated position.“You fool, do you realize your mistake?”The Yang governor and Gladwin looked up simultaneously, their faces full of fear.“Lord Goyo, I truly didn't notice this. I had no idea when the Dark World was separated.”“Lord Goyo, there is something fishy about this. If James has
At the peak of Mount One in the myriad realms, the Yang Governor, disguised as James, descended with Gladwin. Both looked deathly pale, as if they had just escaped a life-threatening disaster. They were filled with panic.They stopped simultaneously upon arriving beneath a massive platform in a grand dojo.“We need to sort this out first,” the Yang Governor glared fiercely at Gladwin. “Who's going to explain this later, you or me?”Gladwin swallowed nervously. “Of course, it should be you.”“Why should it be me?” the Yang Governor scoffed. “Haven't you always claimed to be Lord Goyo's top confidant and meddled in our alliance's affairs? Now you're chickening out when there's a major issue?”Gladwin's face twitched. “This has nothing to do with cowardice. It's your duty as the leader of the Path Guardian Alliance.”The Yang Governor laughed in exasperation. “You've always been the one gathering intelligence across the myriad realms, boasting that you're better than Yegor from Skyn
That was the first thing he asked after surviving a monumental battle. James patted his shoulder. "The twenty thousand men…" "As long as it's broken," Wyot interjected, staring into the emptiness. "It's a pity the Dark World is gone forever."James wanted to respond, but the other survivors gathered around them. After the battle and the aid of the path source, they had ascended to Path Emperors, becoming top powerhouses in the myriad realms.James nodded, then waved his hand, summoning a path pearl that gleamed with holy light. The light and aura it radiated were enough to make any living being kneel before it.Just as James was about to act, Wyot knelt on one knee, followed by his warriors.James frowned. "Wyot, brothers, you have the right to stand…""We will not be Deified until the Leere Tribulation is broken!" Wyot declared loudly, clasping his fists. His warriors did the same."We will not be Deified until the Leere Tribulation is broken!"Their voices were unified, echo
Then, the Formation of Perception shook violently. When he snapped out of it, he realized that the twenty thousand Doom Race warriors led by Xezal had almost all perished.Among the remaining ones, three were losing their bodies. Hastily, James tossed three path sources into the formation, but it did not stop their bodies from crumbling."Move them out, quickly," urged Zella. "They're under immense pressure inside."James waved his hand and broke the Formation of Perception.Xezal and his remaining warriors—just three of them—appeared in the void. They were tattered and covered in blood. Their hair was unkempt, and they were barely recognizable. These were heroes who had experienced hell.Though wobbling, they stood in battle stances. Their valiance and undying will moved James. He turned his hand and covered them with four path sources, then told them to sit and heal."That's the Doom Race for you. The fact that they survived this titanic battle says a lot about their talent," Z
"Fourth, I have left some treasures for the Yaneiri Clan. They should be enough to establish yourselves in the new world. Fifth, do not be Deified. Never, ever do that. You must keep the Yaneiri Clan safe."Wynton's body contorted, plunging him into further pain. Cracks spread across his skin. "You owe me, James! You owe my clan!" he roared for the last time in his life before crumbling into dust.The light strips that imprisoned him shattered as well, and purple flames lunged at James' light wall, the shockwaves splintering it into fragments before rampaging toward the inconsolable Zella.James flew to Zella, scooped her up, and they took off. The shockwaves from Wynton's self-destruction rapidly spread, obliterating the surrounding formations.But that wasn't the end. Once freed, the shockwave rippled across the Dark World, annihilating everything in its path. Countless universes met their demise.Meanwhile, James protected the remaining Doom Race warriors within the formation,
Wynton was hysterical, but James merely shrugged. “Wynton, they say the last act people do before they die is to be kind. I see none of that in you, and you lost to me.”“And so what?” Wynton roared. “You’re just luckier than me, James! You have a Yin governor as your wife, and she has your back all the time! You would never have come this far otherwise!”James smiled. “Keep going.”“I know you don’t want to owe me any favors.” Wynton glared at him angrily. “You gave me three free attacks to repay me for sparing you in the River of Time.“Now, I’ve given you your children’s past selves back, and you owe me once more. You’re waiting for my terms, aren’t you?”James looked resigned.“Wrong,” Wynton sneered. “I won’t ask for any promises, nor will I give you any chance to repay this debt. Now, you shall owe me a favor you can never repay!”James sensed something was wrong and was shocked. “Wynton!”Wynton, imprisoned, began to burn, flames flickering and licking his body. He roare
"That’s…" The sight of that token filled Wynton with shock. "Y-You’re working with the Shadowborns?""Will you give it to me?" James shot him a threatening look.Wynton shivered, taking a deep breath. Then, a flash of purple light burst forth, and a brilliantly shining mirror flew out from the top of his head.James released Wynton and grabbed the mirror. It resonated with the token, and both items shone blindingly, responding to each other.'It’s true,' James thought. 'The Shadowborn token the master gave me before he left can sense the Nothingness Path Mirror. But why?' Questions swirled in his mind."That mirror will do nothing for you," Wynton said. "I can’t control it, so you can’t either. The only one who can is the Yin governor."He looked at James. "And she’s cleaved in two. Unless you can merge them together, the mirror will not work. However, with just your wife’s half-self, finding Wuia’s current and future selves will be a nigh impossible task."James tucked the mirr
James remained silent. He couldn't muster a response. Now, he finally understood why the Leere Tribulation had been orchestrated and the role his wife played in it.He had initially thought that by destroying the past version of Wuia concealed within the River of Time, he could hurt Wuia. Even if he couldn't stop the Leere Tribulation, he could at least delay it.With more time, he planned to gather additional clues and eradicate all three versions of Wuia, permanently solving the problem. However, his conversation with Wynton had changed his plans.Wynton observed James standing in silence and smirked. "Of course, there's a way to do this."James furrowed his brow.Wynton, brimming with glee, continued, "Kill your wife and the Light Heavenly Path. If they vanish entirely, Wuia will never obtain the Void Spiral. Even if the Leere Tribulation materializes and he returns, his strength will be no greater than before his reincarnation. You'll have enough power to fight him."That was