Perfect World: Start by traveling to the Wuwang Mansion

Chapter 323 The shackles are gone, the physical body has reached its peak!
"You are the first cultivator to arrive here in the last million years. The fact that you were able to find this place means that we are destined to meet."

"As for me, just call me Suwen. I am but a wandering soul and do not deserve to be called a senior."

Although Shi Qingyun couldn't discern the woman's background, her demeanor and words revealed her extraordinary origins and showed her great respect.

The woman, as if she had truly said, had not seen any living beings here for a long time, and she pulled Shi Qingyun aside to discuss the Dao.

Instantly, a rich Daoist aura permeated the entire island, and the power of the Great Dao scattered across every corner of the island.

Shi Qingyun was also eager for this, as he was worried about how to explore the path of the Immortal King.

Although his cultivation was profound, he still lacked a thorough understanding of the mysteries of the Immortal King realm. His discussions with Suwen were able to quickly fill in the gaps in his knowledge.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Shi Qingyun slowly awoke, his aura becoming more and more composed, and seemingly more and more terrifying.

Although he hadn't made much progress in his realm over the past ten years, he had grasped half of the mysteries of the Immortal King, not only stabilizing his realm but also deepening his understanding of the Great Dao.

Although Su Wen was only a wisp of primordial spirit at this moment, his remaining insights into the Great Dao were still an invaluable treasure for him.

Shi Qingyun immediately stood up and landed on Phoenix Ridge. Looking at the huge island, he surged with immortal power and reached out his hand to grab the island.

In an instant, the vast island shrank smaller and smaller in his hands until it transformed into a precious pearl, which he placed into his inner universe.

This was the result of his discussion with Suwen. He placed her in the universe within his body to nurture her, and once he found some treasures to reshape her body, he would help her be reborn.

Boom——

As the island was taken away, the huge void beneath their feet immediately caused the waters of the Boundary Sea to overflow and quickly fill the pit.

Just as Shi Qingyun was undergoing his tribulation, the aura he emitted had already been detected by Yu Tuo, who was desperately searching for his whereabouts.

"Kid, I've finally found you!"

He immediately rushed towards Shi Qingyun's location, his eyes filled with killing intent, while An Lan's primordial spirit was asleep.

Although Shi Qingyun's attack failed to kill him completely, it severely injured him. He was filled with thoughts of revenge for his best friend's fate.

Meanwhile, Shi Qingyun, who had spent ten years in Phoenix Ridge, had only been in the outside world for a little over a month.

"It's time to go and fight those Celestial Kings and see how strong I am now!"

Thinking this, he began his training as he headed towards the direction of the Nine Heavens.

His imposing presence as a quasi-immortal king quickly attracted the attention of some people, who then revealed greedy expressions towards Shi Qingyun.

However, only a few months after he left, several major battles had already taken place, and after these battles, Shi Qingyun had a clear understanding of his own strength.

You can overpower ordinary Celestial Kings, but killing them would be quite difficult.

The main reason is the power of the Immortal King's primordial spirit.

In the cycle of life and death, an ordinary immortal king's physical body can be destroyed with a single punch, but if his primordial spirit remains intact, his physical body can quickly recover.

When facing a supreme immortal king, he can exchange a few blows with him, but most of the time he is in a state of running away.

Although they couldn't defeat a top-tier immortal king, they couldn't kill him, as he possessed supernatural powers that could reverse life and death.

With his ability to escape by reversing Yin and Yang, even a supreme immortal king couldn't stop him if he wanted to run away.

On a black sand beach, the corpse of a true immortal lay on the shore, its bright red blood flowing out as the waters of the boundary sea continued to pound against it, carrying it into the distance.

On this beach, a great battle is about to begin.

Holding the sword, Shi Qingyun stood proudly in mid-air, the Yin-Yang Millstone slowly rotating behind him, exuding an aura comparable to that of a Celestial King.

Opposite him stood a Celestial King, his entire body shrouded in black mist, his face dripping with thick black blood, and holding a large sword covered in black hair.

Seeing the Immortal King's puppet-like behavior, his expression turned somewhat grim, and he guessed that he must have been corrupted by dark creatures.

I just don't know how he got here.

Without further thought, the giant millstone behind him sped away, responding to his will.

It pierced through time and space, shattered cause and effect, and landed on the head of the corrupted immortal king.

As the millstone turned, the entire world trembled. In the next moment, the Immortal King and his surrounding world were pulled into the millstone.

ka ka ka-

As the millstone turned, heaven and earth were turned upside down, yin and yang flowed in reverse, and the boundary sea rose and fell endlessly.

Golden specks of dust drifted down from the large millstone and landed on the black sand beach, shimmering with light.

"Without a primordial spirit, it is nothing more than a puppet."

Shi Qingyun thought to himself, "If it weren't for the fact that the Immortal King's primordial spirit could have tracked its trajectory and thus avoided it before it used this move, I would have been able to do so."

Otherwise, with the rotation of the Yin-Yang Millstone, even a Celestial King's body could be obliterated.

As the Yin-Yang Millstone continued to rotate, Dao patterns began to float out and fall into the air for him to observe.

It was by chance that he had a sudden inspiration and threw the body of the immortal he had previously picked up at the dam into it, which resulted in the immortal's insights from his previous life being extracted.

Those Dao patterns transformed into streams of light and fell into his mind. He absorbed the Dao principles within them and transformed them into nourishment for his own Yin-Yang Dao.

However, this Immortal King's body is different from the True Immortals he had picked up or killed before. The Dao patterns transmitted to it are not only more rudimentary, but also more profound.

He sat cross-legged on the black sand beach, with a large millstone spinning behind him. A faint line of blood appeared in the middle of the originally chaotic millstone.

The deathly aura emanating from it was so intense that just one glance felt like falling into hell, with countless wronged souls constantly devouring one's primordial spirit.

Shi Qingyun sat cross-legged on the black sand beach, while a small sword with a chaotic color shot out from his sleeve.

They flitted around him happily, like a bird freely enjoying its own sky.

However, while traversing around, they were not idle, retrieving corpses from the boundary sea and throwing them back into the ocean.

After his blood was spilled on the body during his previous tribulation, his inner consciousness slowly revived.

It has already surpassed the category of quasi-immortal king artifacts and become a true immortal king artifact.

The spirit within Fanxing's body was also revived with Shi Qingyun's help.

They also incorporated the corpse of a Celestial King into the stars, directly elevating its grade to the level of a Celestial King artifact.

The Daoist essence surrounding Shi Qingyun grew increasingly dense, and the immortal aura emanating from his body also became increasingly powerful.

Just sitting there, the Great Road seemed to tilt to one side, as if it were the origin of the world, giving one a sense of being far beyond reach.

Since he broke free of his shackles, his physical body has been constantly cultivating and improving, and although the improvement is slow, it is endless.

Although his cultivation level had not yet truly reached the Immortal King realm, his physical body was already progressing towards the pinnacle of the Immortal King level, and his understanding of the Great Dao was also rapidly and continuously improving.

Within his body, his primordial spirit descended into the vast universe, surrounded by various great Dao principles, constantly refining and tempering it.

At this moment, his cultivation and physique have surpassed those of ordinary Immortal Kings, but his primordial spirit is still at the Quasi-Immortal King level. If he wants to truly break through to the Immortal King level, his primordial spirit is the most important.

However, the improvement of the primordial spirit cannot be accomplished overnight; it requires time to gradually refine it. Therefore, Shi Qingyun could only draw upon the myriad Great Daos to temper it.

Under the constant hammering of various Great Daos, ripples continuously rose and spread across the golden primordial spirit figure's body.

Each time a Dao Dao is transformed into a Dao hammer and strikes down, specks of golden light will burst forth.

While Shi Qingyun was still cultivating, Jiutian was also caught in a wave of breakthroughs.

In a certain part of the starry sky, a massive tribulation of lightning was roaring.

Within the lightning tribulation, a handsome man was fiercely fighting against someone who had emerged from the tribulation.

Outside the lightning tribulation, many cultivators gathered to observe.

"Tsk tsk tsk, how many times is this in the last ten years? I don't know why, but since ten years ago, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth seems to have been revived, making cultivation easier."

"Indeed, those geniuses who went into seclusion have all entered the ranks of the Supreme."

"It's a pity, we old guys don't know if we'll ever have another chance to improve further."

"Indeed, especially those three thousand Dao states, the Dao essence is so rich and the Dao principles so clear, tsk tsk tsk."

"That's right, especially Shidu Prefecture, which is showing signs of becoming the most prosperous place for cultivation."

"Some people have heard that the Cloud Emperor broke through to that indescribable realm, and the Great Dao fed back to him, which is why such a magnificent sight was created."

"..."

The heavenly tribulation roared for three days and three nights. As the tip of the lightning sword weakened, a blood-soaked man slowly emerged from the tribulation.

As Qin Hao felt the terrifying aura emanating from his body, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, eased somewhat, and his eyes immediately blazed with intense fighting spirit.

Years ago, geniuses like the Emperor and the Immortal had already taken the lead in reaching the Supreme Realm. Compared to them, his progress was lagging behind.

"Just wait, I, Qin Hao, will not be inferior to anyone!"

After looking around, he turned and disappeared from the spot.

In Shidu Prefecture

Compared to its previous barrenness, since the rains fell from the sky and golden lotuses sprouted from the ground ten years ago, the entire Shidu Prefecture has been completely transformed.

While it may not be a case of finding a precious medicine every ten steps, it's close enough, with abundant vital energy and plentiful natural treasures.

It attracted countless cultivators, and the Cloud Palace, as the ruler of Shidu Prefecture, reaped the vast majority of the benefits.

Many cultivators joined the Cloud Palace, causing its power to surge once again.

On the top of the Star-Picking Tower, the witch sat cross-legged, watching the people coming and going below, amidst the ethereal atmosphere.

A gentle smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

Since the Great Dao was revived ten years ago, the anxiety in her heart has eased somewhat, though she doesn't know if it's related to Shi Qingyun.

But a voice in my heart kept telling me that it was all thanks to him, so my worries about him lessened a bit.

After such a long period of seclusion, his cultivation level successfully reached the Supreme Realm, making him the third Supreme Powerhouse of the Cloud Palace.

Just as she was observing the turbulent changes in the world, Chen Xuan's figure stepped out of the void and appeared behind her, respectfully speaking to her:

"News has come from the borderlands that a foreign army has suddenly gathered, seemingly intending to break the agreement and launch an attack on the Nine Heavens."

Upon hearing this, the witch was not surprised; on the contrary, she felt it was a bit late.

In the past decade, so many geniuses have reached the Supreme Realm. If those foreign cultivators weren't foolish, they would immediately launch an attack to cut off the Nine Heavens' continuous increase in strength.

Perhaps it was because the news of the Jin family's annihilation hung over the heads of those traitors, preventing them from secretly colluding with foreign lands.

After all, as a family that once lived forever, now only three cats and three dogs remain. Such a tragic end is still very intimidating.

"Mo Li, one of the nine geniuses of his generation, has also made a name for himself in the borderlands."

"It seems those from other lands cannot wait any longer."

"But after sharpening the sword for so long, it's time to draw it!"

As the witch finished speaking, Chen Xuan slowly retreated. He had come here to discuss matters with her.

Since her ideas align with the agreed-upon outcome, there is no need to ask any further questions.

As the Cloud Palace mobilized its troops, the various sects seemed to be on the same wavelength, gathering their cultivators and preparing to head towards the borderlands.

The five-hundred-year agreement was broken, but fortunately, the Nine Heavens side was prepared in advance and knew that the five-hundred-year agreement was just a ploy by the foreign side to deceive the Nine Heavens.

Several hundred years passed in a flash, and the great war between the two sides was about to begin once again.

Our gaze returns to the Boundary Sea.

Shi Qingyun, who was closing his eyes, slowly opened them. Behind him, the Yin-Yang Millstone emitted specks of rosy light.

It blocked the gaze of a blood-red eye that suddenly appeared in the sky, and sensed that familiar aura.

They immediately learned who the visitor was—Yu Tuo.

He exhaled a deep breath of stale air, and his figure instantly appeared in the void. He slowly stretched out his hand, his immortal power surging.

Suddenly, a blood-red rune appeared in his hand, ripples spreading across it in an eerie way.

"You've finally arrived! It really is you, Yu Tuo!"

"I'm really looking forward to our big battle!"

Shi Qingyun clenched his fist, and the blood-red runes on his palm shattered instantly, turning into specks of blood light that dissipated into the air.

Yu Tuo, who had just sensed Shi Qingyun's aura, suddenly paused, realizing that the mark he had left inside the other person's body had been destroyed.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes; he knew perfectly well that Shi Qingyun had deliberately lured him here.

"court death!"

With a thud, his figure shattered the void and sped away into the distance.

(End of this chapter)