Primordial Era: I, Yuan Hong, am solely focused on stability; humanity remains clear-headed

Chapter 261 Immortal Barrier, Saint-Level Defense!

Putting aside other matters, besides Yuan Hong himself, his close associates, such as Jingwei, Pingxin, Meng Po, and others, or his future subordinates, may also try to break through to the Saint realm through the Primordial Purple Qi.

The value of this item is beyond doubt and will never depreciate.

However, Yuan Hong, holding so much Primordial Purple Qi, found it difficult to feel any joy in the harvest. After all, there was too much of it, and it was too easy to obtain, even easier than purchasing goods.

Moreover, the rate at which Primordial Purple Qi is generated will be even faster, with one wisp being generated every five years...

Yuan Hong shook his head, deciding to ignore it for the time being and looking at the fourth layer of restrictions.

The fourth level is the ability to make wishes, which involves the laws of destiny.

By infusing one's own essence and blood, one can fulfill desires corresponding to one's level. The greater the desire, the more terrifying the amount of essence and blood required.

This ability has also been enhanced, but it is not a numerically quantifiable ability, so it is not easy to describe.

At least, the upper limit of this ability has increased, and Yuan Hong is also more in control of it. He won't be easily drained of his energy and can adjust it at will.

Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of using this capability has also improved significantly.

The fifth layer of restrictions, "Breaking Through the Void," is essentially the ability to randomly teleport, making it a fantastic escape skill. The enhancements are similar to the fourth layer, both resulting in improved cost-effectiveness.

Moreover, Yuan Hong was probably able to control the essence and mana that were extracted from him before he used it.

It won't be completely random. If it were to completely drain itself one day, severely damaging its foundation, there would be nowhere to turn for help.

After quickly reviewing the previous restrictions, Yuan Hong looked at the newly opened sixth restriction.

This restriction is called the "Immortal Barrier".

As its name suggests, once this restriction is activated, the Chaos Pearl will release a barrier containing immortal power, which acts as a defensive barrier to protect Yuan Hong.

Similar to the "Storing the Dao Strike" technique, it involves pre-infusing power so that it can be unleashed at crucial moments, with effects far exceeding one's own strength.

However, the Path of Storage is offensive, while the Immortal Barrier is purely defensive.

However, after a careful examination, Yuan Hong was taken aback, and then his face lit up with ecstatic joy.

"The strength of the Immortal Barrier... Holy crap, this is a steal!"

"This is far more powerful than the ability to store energy channels..."

Yuan Hong was somewhat excited; the strength of this immortal barrier was beyond his imagination.

Primordial Saint level!

That's right. Once activated, it can immediately release a defensive light barrier at the level of a Primordial Saint to protect oneself.

Good heavens, this is a Saint-level defense. How can a mere Quasi-Saint level nobody like him be able to use it?

This is much more substantial than any attack that's a hundred million times stronger!

After all, if one had to quantify it numerically, Yuan Hong didn't know exactly how many times the difference was between the Quasi-Saint Perfection realm and the Saint realm.

However, he is more inclined to believe that it cannot be quantified with numbers at all, because it is not even in the same order of magnitude...

Even if he were to strengthen his power a hundred million times or more, he still couldn't compare to a true saint!

The advancement of cultivation realm is not simply an increase in quantity. However, when the difference in minor realms is not significant, quantity can be used to make up for it.

However, hoping to reach the Saint realm by simply multiplying one's abilities is still a bit too far-fetched.

It's not hard to imagine what it means that Yuan Hong has now obtained the immortal barrier of the sage realm.

At the very least, he now possesses an absolute ability to protect himself. Below the Saint realm, no one can kill him, not even a Quasi-Saint!

Of course, given his own strength, he wouldn't be afraid of other quasi-saints anyway, and if he couldn't win, he could easily escape.

The true purpose of the Immortal Barrier is actually to be used when facing a saint.

Although sages generally need some face, and Yuan Hong wouldn't be so stubborn as to cause trouble for a sage, it seems unlikely that he would confront a sage directly.

After all, even if Yuan Hong were to attack a disciple of a sage outside, the Chaos Pearl would conceal the secrets of heaven and transfer the cause and effect, so there was no need to worry about being exposed.

But as the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Especially now, during this period of great calamity, we must be even more cautious, for a slight misstep could lead to death.

Just like the Star Demon God's Primordial Spirit that he had suddenly encountered before, Yuan Hong would never have imagined it even if he were beaten to death.

Next, it would probably take the power of a saint to bring him to his death!

So here's the question: what if, during the Great Tribulation, while he's engaged in a normal battle with others, a sage suddenly has a brain fart and decides to slap Yuan Hong? How would he handle that?

While he could certainly use the Chaos Pearl to break through the void and escape instantly, the prerequisite was that he wouldn't be instantly annihilated by a saint...

Yuan Hong really didn't have much confidence that he could withstand a single palm strike from a sage.

Although the chances of this happening seem small, since Yuan Hong doesn't reveal any key identities and doesn't have any deep-seated hatred with those sage lineages, they wouldn't dare to attack him and lose face as a sage.

But the key point is that without the backing of a sage, Yuan Hong would not be taken seriously by the sage at all. If the sage sensed anything amiss, he might actually take action against him...

In any case, without a sage to restrain them, the sages wouldn't care about anything at all.

Yuan Hong was especially afraid that the two Western Saints would come knocking on his door one day, wanting to take him to the Western Paradise.

If you place your hopes on their integrity, then Yuan Hong has lived so many years in vain.

Furthermore, he can't reveal his powerful backer, Houtu, because that would greatly increase the probability of him getting into trouble, or even make an accident inevitable...

In the case of independent cultivators, there is only a certain probability. This probability is fundamentally due to the eons of karma, with calamities and causes arising everywhere.

Now that Yuan Hong has obtained the ability of the Immortal Barrier, there is no need to worry too much.

The Immortal Barrier is at the Saint level; it can at least withstand a Saint's attack!

As long as he can ensure that he is not instantly killed, he can continue to activate the Star-Breaking Escape Technique and escape directly!

"The combination of the Immortal Barrier and the Void-Breaking Technique is the perfect life-saving skill."

"The Chaos Pearl is incredibly powerful; it greatly enhances my ability to survive..."

Yuan Hong was overjoyed. It could be said that the Immortal Barrier had greatly increased his margin for error in future actions, allowing him to face dangerous situations with greater composure.

For a quasi-saint to be able to withstand the attack of a saint and successfully escape is probably a myth.

As for the crisis under the rule of sages, that's even less of a concern.

Once the Immortal Barrier was released, no matter how many times the other contemporary Quasi-Saints attacked it, it was to no avail; they could not shake the barrier in the slightest!

From then on, most so-called crises probably didn't matter to Yuan Hong.

(End of this chapter)