Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 286 Cultivation Holy Realm

The immense power of bloodlines intertwined and boiled, surging and turbulent.

"First, I will refine the Infinite Bloodline. This is the bloodline among the nine that is most compatible with me!"

The nine bloodlines—Life, Destruction, Time and Space, Chaos, Formation, Treasure Refining, Infinity, Water, and Fire—are all independent, and each can be refined to the semi-primordial level.

At that time, every move Shen Mu made would be equivalent to a combined attack from nine and a half Hunyuan beings.

If it reaches that point, Shen Mu can attempt to use the power of his bloodline for ultimate awakening, transcend the shackles, and become a high-level Primordial Lifeform.

Although this method of breakthrough is the most common, once you can break through, the speed at which you comprehend the Great Dao of the Soul will increase many times over.

After his divine body had fused with the nine bloodlines, Shen Mu took the lead in refining the endless power of the bloodlines and using it to refine his own infinite power.

A vast and boundless power surged forth, and Shen Mu's divine body underwent a frenzied transformation in the process.

Of course, this is only a transformation of the divine body; the bloodline system does not significantly enhance the soul and can be largely ignored.

Boom!

A vast wave emanated from Shen Mu's divine body, which had completely transformed into the most extreme state below the advanced Hunyuan level.

With the power of his pure divine body, Shen Mu could unleash a peak attack, instantly annihilating a mid-stage God Emperor and easily suppressing a late-stage God Emperor.

As Shen Mu completed his transformation, the Gate of Infinity also dragged him into a completely new world.

……

Boundless darkness enveloped this world.

The moment Shen Mu arrived in this world, the surrounding scenery became completely illusory, and then a spacious and ancient hall appeared before him.

At the four corners of the hall, the ancient pillars exude a mysterious glow, and the intricate patterns on the ground seem to tell the story of the vicissitudes of time.

In a corner of the hall, a mysterious magic circle emitted an eerie light, and Shen Mu stood in the center of the magic circle.

Just then, a hunched old man dressed in a black robe appeared quietly. His figure floated slowly toward Shen Mu like a ghost, a faint smile on his face.

The hunched old man in black robes spoke, "Welcome to this sacred realm of cultivation. I am the spirit of this Ascension Guidance Hall."

A sacred realm of cultivation?

Shen Mu was helpless; he had indeed taken Dongbo Xueying's script and been sent to a similar world.

Seeing that Shen Mu did not respond, the artifact spirit continued, "The Ascension Reception Hall is specifically responsible for receiving cultivators who ascend from different worlds."

"This world has many names, such as the 'Sacred Realm of Cultivation,' the 'World of Despair,' and the 'World of Exile.' Here, even high-level Chaos Origin life forms find it difficult to survive, but for cultivators, it is much easier to achieve the realm of high-level Chaos Origin."

"You should have noticed the difference in this world by now."

Shen Mu nodded slightly: "There is no fundamental Dao, only the primordial rules that govern all worlds."

"Indeed, no matter which world you ascended from, you need a certain amount of time to adapt here... You're lucky, you must have devoured some naturally occurring chaotic life forms, and your bloodline contains complete rules."

The spirit nodded slightly and said, "If an ordinary bloodline cultivator or an enlightened being from another system came to this world, their strength would likely drop significantly."

For Shen Mu, this can be considered a significant drop in strength.

The structure of the divine body and soul collapsed once again, just as it had when it first ascended to the Great Thousand Worlds.

However, as the artifact spirit said, Shen Mu possesses the power of nine primordial rules, among which the power of infinity has been refined to the level of half-primordial.

This is the complete Hunyuan rule, unaffected by anything, still allowing Shen Mu's divine body to maintain the strength of a perfect God Emperor.

However, his soul didn't receive this treatment. Shen Mu used his understanding of the infinite rules to stabilize his soul's structure, maintaining its strength at the mid-stage of the God Emperor realm.

"This is a map of the sacred realm of cultivation!"

As the spirit finished speaking, a vast map was laid out.

There are five places on the map that are flashing with light; those are the five gathering places of cultivators.

Only within these settlements can cultivators live and practice safely. Once they leave these settlements, danger lurks everywhere, with countless naturally occurring, primordial beings constantly hunting them down.

Unlike the Great Thousand World, which is dominated by cultivators, where naturally born beings are prey.

In this realm, everything is completely reversed.

Shen Mu inquired, "Are there many naturally occurring chaotic life forms in this realm? Are there any Dao of Mind or Dao of Soul?"

The artifact spirit scoffed, "You think you can forge the bloodline of a naturally born, primordial being?"

"This realm doesn't grant the privileges of those supreme rules; even devouring a naturally born chaotic life form cannot plunder its bloodline."

"As for the exact number of naturally occurring chaotic beings, I don't know, because my history is far less ancient than that of the powerful beings in this world."

"However, I am aware that the strongest being born with a chaotic origin is located at the core of the entire world, in the endless abyss. If you approach that place, you will probably perish in an instant."

As the spirit spoke, Shen Mu suddenly felt a sense of hunger.

The hunger wasn't intense at first, but it grew stronger over time.

The artifact spirit sensed Shen Mu's state: "It seems you have sensed the special rules of this realm."

"This rule is not the supreme rule, but the ironclad rule of survival created by a truly supreme being."

"Don't think that just because you're a half-Chaotic Origin Lifeform, you can defy the rules here, even if you're a high-level or world-class Chaotic Origin Lifeform!"

"Under these rules, the more powerful a creature is, the more it needs food, otherwise its hunger will grow stronger and stronger until it eventually starves to death. Ordinary food is useless. To fill one's stomach, there is almost only one option—to kill those naturally occurring chaotic beings and eat their flesh."

"Even low-level innate Chaos Origin life forms are no different from true Chaos Origin powerhouses in terms of energy level; they just cannot unleash their own power. Only by eating their flesh can they survive."

At this moment, Shen Mu could already feel the changes in himself. His divine body was rapidly dissolving, not because it was attacked from the outside world, but simply because his own physiological functions were being consumed too much and the damage was being amplified countless times.

It's countless times in the literal sense; it's impossible to count how many times it is.

With Shen Mu's divine body at the semi-primordial level, the energy contained in a single drop of divine power is comparable to that of the entire primordial universe.

But in just a short while, the energy Shen Mu consumed was equivalent to countless primordial universes.

At this rate of consumption, Shen Mu's divine body will completely self-annihilate within a few years at most, and will no longer be able to directly absorb external energy to replenish it.

"It's late at night now, so you can stay in the Ancient Reception Hall for one more night. I will teleport you away after dawn."

The spirit pointed to the five major gathering places of cultivators on the map, which were all large cities.

"You can choose any of the five major settlements. I will then teleport you to a place not far outside the city. You will need to enter the city yourself."

"This is also a test. If you die at the hands of a naturally born chaotic being before you even enter the city, you can't blame anyone else."

Shen Mu waved his hand: "Let's teleport now. I choose Thunder Pool City. Let's not waste time."

"You seem very confident, just as you wish."

"Finally, let me warn you: over 90% of those who ascend perish en route before even reaching the gathering place."

As the spirit spoke, it gently waved its hand, enveloping Shen Mu and teleporting him to a desolate wilderness.

……

In the endless wilderness, with weeds dozens of feet tall, Shen Mu's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Is that Leichi City?"

Looking into the distance, Shen Mu saw a vast city, with endless lightning swirling around its walls, radiating pure lightning-like energy.

In the next instant, Shen Mu's figure transformed into a dazzling rainbow light, flying towards the city at an extremely fast speed.

However, this speed is far from comparable to Shen Mu's flight speed in the Great Thousand Worlds.

Even in the vast world, with a single thought, Shen Mu could tear through space and time, connect different places, and instantly reach any corner of the boundless world.

"Someone is watching me."

Unconsciously, more than one gaze was fixed on Shen Mu.

After achieving the advanced level of Hunyuan, Shen Mu's perception of will far surpassed that of the past. The gaze of any strong person would contain their own will.

"open!"

The invisible domain of will spread out, but it could only perceive a range of millions of miles around. Keep in mind that this was a will at the semi-primordial level.

"This is... a naturally formed Chaos Origin life form at the semi-Chunyuan level."

In Shen Mu's perception, dozens of naturally occurring Chaos Origin beings at the semi-Chaos Origin level swept over.

"court death!"

Shen Mu snorted coldly and unleashed the Great Origin Technique. His vast will surged forth, and these aggressive Chaos Origin beings instantly felt a powerful force of will crashing down on their souls like a tidal wave.

These ordinary Chaos Origin beings possessed a will far inferior to that of the peerless geniuses among lower life forms. In the blink of an eye, the wills of more than forty Chaos Origin beings within Shen Mu's domain fell into a coma, but their souls did not collapse.

The naturally born Chaos Origin beings of this realm are truly powerful to the extreme, with both their physical bodies and souls comparable to those of high-level Chaos Origin beings, but they are unable to unleash their full potential.

But at that moment, a ferocious behemoth, its entire body gleaming with a silvery light, suddenly appeared. This behemoth was tens of meters tall, its scales resembling cold armor, shimmering with a chilling light, and its eyes like burning flames, releasing a terrifying aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

It is the king among these primordial beings, with its physical body, soul, and will all reaching the primordial level, and even faintly exuding a powerful force that surpasses that of a semi-primordial being.

"Such pure, limitless power... By consuming you, I will surely become even stronger!"

The silver behemoth erupted instantly, its speed reaching extreme, directly sending Shen Mu flying.

"Give me the town!"

Shen Mu's willpower could only greatly reduce the beast's combat power, but it could not make it completely unconscious, nor could it even harm its soul.

"Let's fight! Let's see who's stronger!"

The boundless power surged forth, condensing into countless spears that shot out instantly.

A powerful surge of energy instantly swept across the entire area.

Meanwhile, on the city walls of Thunder Pool City, two powerful figures remained on high alert. On one side of the wall, they sensed the fluctuations of battle approaching from afar; instantly, a powerful energy ripple erupted from that area.

A powerful figure, his gaze sharp as he locked onto the source of the disturbance, said in a deep voice, "Judging from that commotion, there must be a great battle between powerful beings."

Another powerful figure had double pupils in his eyes, piercing through the endless void, and his expression was slightly solemn.

"That's a Soul-Devouring Beast King going berserk. His opponent is a young man in white robes whom I've never seen before. He's not from the city, so he must be someone who has recently ascended."

Upon hearing this, the first powerful figure immediately said, "We finally have a new ascendant; we can't let him perish like this."

In this realm, the number of cultivators is very small. Faced with hundreds of millions of chaotic beings, they can only survive by sticking together for warmth.

Before long, a group of figures rushed out like lightning. Brilliant lightning erupted from the walls of Thunder Pool City, empowering them, and then they shot towards Shen Mu.

Meanwhile, Shen Mu was also engaged in a fierce battle with the silver behemoth.

Although the terrifying will could not directly render the opponent unconscious, it interfered with reality and, when applied to Shen Mu himself, unleashed power that subtly surpassed the level of a perfected God Emperor.

Boom!

The silver behemoth clashed head-on with Shen Mu, and the earth-shattering shockwaves from each collision swept in all directions.

"This newcomer... is amazing!"

"Can bloodline cultivators be this powerful?"

"No, it's a combination of both. This newcomer's attack contains profound mysteries of the rules; it's not just simple bloodline power!"

While the five were on their way, they were also observing Shen Mu.

Just moments later, the stream of light carrying the five people floated in the sky, forming a huge thunder pool.

"Brother, I'm here to help you!"

The leading man had prominent features, including a pair of dragon horns and his body was covered in crimson scales, with intense heat emanating from him.

Besides this man, the other four transformed into an endless ocean, a towering tree, a Vajra body, and a giant rock beast, respectively, forming a kind of Five Elements formation that instantly enveloped the area.

The instant the formation was completed, a terrifying pressure was applied to the silver behemoth, causing its strength to decrease by another 30%.

On the other hand, Shen Mu's punches and kicks were bursting with the power of the five elements, greatly increasing his strength!

"Good day, thank you all!"

Shen Mu's eyes instantly erupted with the will of a high-level Hunyuan level, condensing into a divine needle that shot into the soul of this Hunyuan life form.

For a split second, the ferocious silver behemoth froze.

For a powerhouse of this level, a mere instant is far too long.

Shen Mu didn't need to say anything; the five powerful figures who came to support him unleashed their respective treasures and instantly dismembered the dazed silver behemoth!

"Hurry, the fluctuations just now were too great; they might attract other Chaos Origin life forms!"

The leading man quickly spoke, and the Thunder Pool ship rapidly expanded, sucking Shen Mu in as well. It transformed into a dazzling stream of light and sped towards Thunder Pool City.

On the Thunder Pool Boat, the leading fire dragon man breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Shen Mu.

"Brother, what's your name?" The man with the fire dragon was very polite, because the power Shen Mu had just displayed was even comparable to the combined strength of the five of them.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu quickly transmitted his voice, "My name is Origin, and I just ascended to this world!"

The man smiled and introduced himself: "My name is Crimson Dragon God. Welcome, Origin Brothers, to Thunder Pool City."

(End of this chapter)