High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

A myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind as Su Jie opened his personal martial arts panel:

[Host]: Su Jie

[Extreme Foundation Establishment, Ten Meridians at their Peak, Heavenly Martial Bone, Level 19 Peak Soul Power.]

Base combat power: 5000 stars; Actual base combat power: 6000 stars (20% bonus for Extreme Foundation Establishment users)

[Martial Arts Heart (Purple): Power control and comprehension increased by 250%! Mental resistance greatly enhanced, soul power cultivation speed increased by 100%, and perception of the power of heaven and earth improved!]

[Martial Vein Divine Power - Reflection of All Heavens (Fragment): Manifests illusory images of all heavens, temporarily increasing all attributes within the range by 100% and generating a powerful mental deterrent.]

[Immortal Martial Bones (0.1% Fusion): Additional Combat Power Bonus: 10000 Stars, Indestructible, Significantly Increased Negative Resistance;]

[Arsenal of All Realms: Can be used to exchange Martial Arts Achievement Points for resources from all realms. (Current Martial Arts Achievement Points: 5 million)]

Battlefield of the Heavens: Access granted (but insufficient combat power to explore).

[Inventory: Law Fragment; Time Realm Entrance Ticket; Time-Space Dao Eye; Unknown Nebula Crystal; Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Sect Prospective Disciple Token]

"My soul power is now at the peak of level 19, and I should be able to fuse with the Time-Space Dao Eye. However, it's definitely not suitable right now since I'm in the secret realm. I'll wait until this secret realm ends before considering it."

With a thought, Su Jie focused his mind on the crystal that Chen Xiaoyu had given him, which seemed to contain a tiny nebula inside.

He had kept this item in his system space since he obtained it, without studying it carefully. Now was the perfect time to ask it about it.

"System, what exactly is this crystal? Will it help me break through my soul power barrier?"

The system responded:

This item is called the "Soul-Suppressing Stone." It is a rare and precious artifact, formed by chance from the core of a cosmic nebula after countless ages of sedimentation. It can stabilize the sea of ​​consciousness, calm turbulent soul power, and suppress the invasion of external evils.

"Soul-Suppressing Stone... What a treasure!" A glint flashed in Su Jie's eyes. He hadn't expected that the item Chen Xiaoyu had given him when she was dealing with Chen Mingyang's belongings was so precious.

Thinking about it, that little girl will be almost sixteen years old soon. When she starts cultivating, I will definitely repay President Chen Mingyang for saving my life that day!

Just then, an extremely faint yet indescribably ancient and majestic thought, as if traversing millennia, suddenly resounded directly from the depths of his consciousness:

"Those who come after me, please...please help me!"

Su Jie was shocked! This was definitely not the chaotic remnant will of those in the secret realm. Although this will was weak, it carried a sense of oppression originating from the source of life!

"Who are you?" Su Jie immediately responded with his soul power, his vigilance rising to the extreme. The purple light of his martial arts heart flowed, and he began to visualize the phantom of that hair in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"I am... Jiang Hengyu." The thought was broken and intermittent, yet it carried a weight that made one's soul tremble.

The Martial Ancestor of the True Martial Realm? Su Jie's pupils constricted sharply. Hadn't he already perished completely?

"Don't be surprised. A Celestial Realm warrior can transform into a Saint Soul once their Soul Power reaches level 30. In my final battle with that extraterrestrial monster, my body shattered, and my soul nearly collapsed as well, leaving only a few remnants of my Saint Soul essence, which have been entangled and eroded for ten thousand years..."

As this remnant soul's will was transmitted, fragmented images and information flooded into Su Jie's mind:

Ten thousand years ago, Martial Ancestor Jiang Hengyu broke through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, triggering a celestial phenomenon. Its light was like a torch in a dark forest, revealing the cosmic coordinates of the True Martial Realm and attracting three Celestial Phenomenon Realm demons who were wandering in other realms of the nearby star field!

Three evil spirits sought to enslave this world. To protect their home, Jiang Hengyu led all the Divine Treasure Realm warriors of the True Martial Realm in a desperate resistance. Relying on their home advantage and unwavering will, they paid a heavy price, with all their Divine Treasure Realm warriors dying in battle, and finally defeated two of the extraterrestrial evil spirits.

The last demon perished together with Jiang Hengyu, its body disintegrating and even its holy soul being shattered.

However, the Celestial Realm Saint Soul already possessed a trace of immortality. The fragmented origins of both souls did not immediately dissipate, but instead remained intertwined, eroding, and obliterating each other in this core battlefield for tens of thousands of years!

The Martial Ancestor's will was to protect, while the Demon's will was to devour and escape.

To this day, both of their remnant souls have weakened to the extreme, roughly equivalent to the level of level 23 soul power, and have fallen into a final stalemate.

With his last remaining will to protect, the remnant soul of the Martial Ancestor managed to seal the remnant soul of the evil spirit in this place.

"It wants to break free. If its remnant soul is allowed to escape and find a vessel, then the True Martial Realm will have no power to resist and will be enslaved for eternity..."

The remnant soul of the Martial Ancestor, filled with deep weariness and urgency, declared, "I sense that your soul power has reached the peak of level nineteen, an unprecedented foundation. Help me to completely annihilate it..."

"In return, I can help you refine that demon's remnant soul to break through to level 20 in soul power!"

The amount of information was enormous! Su Jie was shocked and instantly understood the truth about the "Land of a Thousand Stars' Slumber" and the reason why no one in the True Martial World had dared to break through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm for ten thousand years!

This is not a simple secret realm for inheritance, but a prison! A sealed battlefield that has lasted for ten thousand years!

Helping the Martial Ancestor means facing the remnant soul of an extraterrestrial demon with soul power comparable to level 23, a risk that cannot be estimated. But the reward is equally astonishing—an opportunity to break through to level 20.

Su Jie's eyes flickered as he quickly weighed the options. The words of the Martial Ancestor's remnant soul might not be entirely true, but they were logically consistent, and the pressure emanating from the level of life itself was undeniable.

However, for Su Jie, who possesses the strongest martial arts system in the heavens, the so-called extraterrestrial demons are just celestial phenomenon realm martial artists from other realms. If what the Martial Ancestor said is true, then wouldn't Su Jie also be an extraterrestrial demon?

Su Jie's mind raced. The request and reward from the remnant soul of the Martial Ancestor were indeed substantial. Just as he was about to agree, another completely different, chilling thought suddenly pierced through him like a venomous snake, forcefully resounding in his sea of ​​consciousness!

"Hehehe... Jiang Hengyu, you old ghost, you still want to find helpers even when you're about to die?"

This intent was highly corrosive, causing Su Jie's soul to feel a chill.

"Kid, don't believe this hypocrite! You think he's really protecting this world? Ridiculous!!"

"Ten thousand years ago, I and two other fellow Daoists followed the strange phenomena and discovered this world."

"We do not seek to destroy this world, but merely to control it and guide it into our 'Black Fiend Realm,' to jointly cultivate the Great Dao! The resources and techniques there are far beyond what this remote little world can offer!"

"It's Jiang Hengyu! Driven by selfish motives, he's unwilling to be subservient to others and even more reluctant to relinquish his supreme position in this realm! He actually incited all the Divine Treasure Realm warriors to obstruct the path under the guise of 'protecting their homeland'!"

They dragged the top forces of the entire True Martial World down with them, just to preserve his transcendent status and so-called 'freedom'!

"He is the true culprit behind the break in the transmission of the True Martial Arts world's top-tier skills and its stagnation for millennia!"

The remnant soul of the extraterrestrial demon's tone shifted, now carrying a condescending allure and threat:

"Listen up, you ant! I come from the Black Fiend Realm, a Middle Thousand World that is countless times more powerful than your crumbling True Martial Realm!"

My ancestor was a powerful being at the [Weaving Law Realm], surpassing even the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, wielding the power of laws and possessing boundless supernatural abilities!

"If you know what's good for you, help me destroy Jiang Hengyu's stubborn remnant soul and control this realm together with me. Once I recover some of my power, I can take you back to the Black Fiend Realm!"

"With your qualifications, I can recommend you to become a disciple of the Ancestor, his last disciple! At that time, the resources, cultivation techniques, and status you'll enjoy will be incomparable to anything this poor, remote place can offer!"