King of Ten Thousand Years

「Captain’s Room.」

Yan Lihui, who was at the helm, felt the startling True Essence fluctuation.

”The quality of that Spiritual Essence Crystal Stone is extraordinary.”

Yan Lihui sighed, feeling a pang of envy.

At the same time, he also sensed Luo Tian’s aura gradually rising.

’Is he trying to break through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer?’

Yan Lihui was shocked.

The path of Martial Arts was like swimming against the current; the difficulty increased with every step.

When he first met Luo Tian, his cultivation had been at the Earth Element Realm First Layer. Now, less than three months later, Luo Tian was already attempting to break through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer.

Such a cultivation speed was truly astonishing.

’The geniuses from the three Overlord Level factions in the Broken-star Realm are probably no better than this.’

Yan Lihui sighed.

Of course, it was still too early to say for sure. After all, Luo Tian hadn’t actually broken through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer yet.

Failing to break through to a higher realm was a relatively common occurrence at the Earth Element Realm.

「In another room.」

Yi Jingwen also sensed that Luo Tian was attempting to break through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer.

A bitter, ashamed expression appeared on her face.

Before Luo Tian had even entered the Earth Element Realm, she had already been at the Peak of the First Layer. Now, he was on the verge of breaking into the Second Layer, while she was still a step behind.

However, Yi Jingwen soon came to terms with it.

’Luo Tian is the King of the Celestial Pride of the Dongchen Continent. We were never on the same level to begin with, so what’s the point in comparing myself to him?’

Yi Jingwen swallowed the Blood Corpse Flower and began her Cultivation.

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With the help of the high-grade Spiritual Essence Crystal Stone, Luo Tian’s cultivation speed increased dramatically.

Breaking through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer was not a problem.

Luo Tian estimated it would take three days at the minimum, and seven or eight days at most.

However, he used his Divine Vein Cold Power to freeze the vast and condensed True Essence within his body, and then slowly refined and absorbed it.

After all, this powerful True Essence belonged to someone else.

Hastily absorbing and refining it would make his own True Essence chaotic and impure, affecting his potential.

「Inside the Qi Sea Primordial Pool.」

The light-cyan True Essence slowly rotated. When wisps of cyan-purple light flowed into the Primordial Pool, the pool’s color did not change, maintaining its original state.

’The Celestial Essence Water Condensation Technique is also exceptional at removing impurities and assimilating new energy.’

Luo Tian once again marveled at this powerful Cultivation Technique.

Even a Celestial Level Technique would have difficulty completely removing the impurities from the faint True Essence left behind by a Martial King and perfectly fusing it with one’s own True Essence.

The Celestial Essence Water Condensation Technique, however, excelled at this.

During the cultivation process, Luo Tian’s Cultivation Technique was also improving.

「Ten days later.」

Luo Tian cultivated the first layer of his Celestial Essence Water Condensation Technique to the Great Achievement Realm, further increasing his cultivation efficiency.

「Half a day later.」

The Primordial Pool in his Qi Sea expanded in size, and his True Essence became even more condensed.

Luo Tian’s cultivation also reached the Earth Element Realm Second Layer!

’I did it!’

Luo Tian exhaled, a pleased expression on his face.

If he were still on the Dongchen Continent, this news would have probably spread across the entire continent.

But in the Outer Void, it was nothing to be proud of.

The new disciples of the three Overlord Level factions all started at the Earth Element Realm. The Sea Demon Palace’s new genius back then, Wu Ye, was at the Earth Element Realm Third Layer.

The road ahead was long. He had to keep moving forward and climb to even greater heights.

’There’s still over sixty percent of the energy left in the Spiritual Essence Crystal Stone!’

Luo Tian put the item away.

After his cultivation breakthrough, he walked out of his room to check on the situation.

”While you were in seclusion, we ran into a pirate gang!”

Yan Lihui slowly explained.

The overall strength of that pirate gang wasn’t that strong, but it had a Middle Tier Earth Element Realm martial artist in charge.

Yan Lihui had detected them in advance. He pushed the Void Ship to its maximum speed and activated the cannons, damaging the enemy’s ship and allowing them to escape successfully.

”Before, flying the Purple Scale Race’s flag had some effect, but as we get farther and farther from the Earth and Water Realm, it has no effect anymore.”

So, Yan Lihui had removed the Purple Scale Race’s emblem.

”To reach the Tai Yuan Domain, it will take at least five or six years...”

Yan Lihui estimated.

In that time, who knew how many dangers they would encounter.

Although the chaos was less severe deeper in the Broken-star Realm, the pirates there were also much stronger.

The Seven Great Legendary Thief Gangs were almost all entrenched inside the Broken-star Realm, and rarely wandered the edges.

”That long?”

Luo Tian frowned.

The Sea Demon Palace, Barbarian King Hall, and Tai Yuan Sect were the three great Cultivation Sacred Lands of the Broken-star Realm—places that countless martial artists from its many realms dreamed of entering.

Luo Tian felt a certain longing for the Tai Yuan Sect.

He also needed to go to the Tai Yuan Domain to rendezvous with his Master, Mu Yunshi.

The spot that allowed him to leave Dongchen had been given to him by his Master, and he still had to help his Master with a task.

”Do you know where it’s best to gather information?” Luo Tian asked.

’In this vast void, who knows where Ye Feng and Cheng Wanli are.’

”For gathering information, besides the three great Cultivation Sacred Lands, there’s the ’Martial City Spirit Hall’. As long as you pay a sufficient price, you can buy any information you want from the ’Celestial Net’.”

”The nearest Martial City Spirit Hall will take over two months to reach.”

Yan Lihui explained while recalling the map information.

”Martial City Spirit Hall, Celestial Net?”

Luo Tian was slightly surprised.

Back on the Dongchen Continent, the Celestial Net’s powerful intelligence-gathering capabilities had been astonishing.

He just never expected to find a Celestial Net in the Outer Void as well!

’Qi Yuntian once said that the true masters of the Celestial Ring Alliance came from the Outer World. Perhaps the Celestial Net on the Dongchen Continent is just an imitation of this one.’

Luo Tian quickly figured it out.

In other words, the ”Celestial Net” of the Martial City Spirit Hall that Yan Lihui mentioned was the real deal.

”Alright, then let’s head to the nearest Martial City Spirit Hall first.”

Luo Tian made his decision.

After that, he returned to his room, planning to continue his seclusion.

Just as he reached his door, he sensed a strong fluctuation of True Qi coming from Yan Xiaoxia’s room not far away.

’Did she break through to the Spirit Sea Realm Sixth Layer?’

Luo Tian determined.

After all, Yan Xiaoxia’s original cultivation had only been at the Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Layer.

With her illness cured and her Yang Flame Body awakened, the Yang Flame Power accumulated in her body was converted into her own strength, and her cultivation began to advance by leaps and bounds!

In just over two months, she broke through to the Spirit Sea Realm Sixth Layer.

At this moment, the Red Lotus Sword in Luo Tian’s Storage Space trembled slightly, giving off a faint sensation.

「Back in his room.」

Luo Tian went into seclusion to consolidate his newly broken-through cultivation.

Occasionally, he would also practice the Void Yin Sword Technique.

Back when he was hunting Demon Beasts in the Celestial Extreme Mountain Range, Luo Tian had practiced this Swordsmanship and had just crossed the threshold.

He could not yet fully execute the First Technique of the Void Yin Sword Technique, ”Shadowless Form.”

「Inside his room.」

Luo Tian followed the Void Yin Sword Technique’s instructions, practicing the sword forms. He used only a sliver of True Essence to avoid damaging the Void Ship.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

In the room, an icy sword light slowly swept past, flickering in and out of sight, sinister and cold.

At a glance, it sometimes felt childish, and at other times, unfathomably profound.

Luo Tian was immersed in the Swordsmanship, practicing it over and over.

「One month later.」

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The Ice Trace Sword in Luo Tian’s hand suddenly reflected a dim, dark light, causing the surrounding light to instantly darken, as if night was about to fall.

The Ice Trace Sword merged into the darkness, flickering erratically, even disappearing.

After completing the technique, Luo Tian felt a significant drain on his energy and retracted his sword.

The room brightened once more.

He saw that all around his room, the floor, walls, and furniture were covered in dense, neat cut marks.

”Hm?”

Luo Tian’s face filled with astonishment.

He had deliberately restrained the power of the sword technique. During his practice just now, he couldn’t see the sword striking the surroundings with his naked eye.

’Even I couldn’t see it clearly. An enemy would have an even harder time.’

Luo Tian’s heart trembled.

As a trump card, this Swordsmanship would be incredibly effective for a surprise attack.

After finishing his sword practice, Luo Tian prepared to switch rooms and continue cultivating the Celestial Essence Water Condensation Technique to consolidate his cultivation.

Just then, Yan Lihui’s grave voice rang out, ”Enemies are here!”

”Enemies?”

Luo Tian, Yi Jingwen, and Yan Xiaoxia all walked out of their rooms.

”It’s the Purple Scale Race’s men!”

Yan Lihui’s face was grim.

Hearing it was the Purple Scale Race, Luo Tian relaxed slightly. The Undead Thieves were undoubtedly a much greater concern for him.

’The Purple Scale Race is really persistent, chasing us all the way out here.’

Luo Tian’s face darkened slightly.

’All I did was steal one Void Ship. I even helped them defeat their rivals once.’

’There’s probably another reason for this pursuit.’

「Behind them.」

A purple Void Ship, about the same size as Luo Tian’s, was rapidly approaching.

On the bow of the ship stood six Earth Level Martial Artists, including two at the Middle Tier Earth Element Realm.

”Luo Tian, Yan Lihui, we’ve finally found you!”

Among the six, Zi Shan’s ferocious face revealed his excitement!

The Purple Scale Race had dispatched three teams in total. When they encountered the Chaotic Wind Flow, they split up.

The team Zi Shan was in did not take the risk and chose to go around the Chaotic Wind Flow.

The Purple Scale Race members were somewhat surprised to see Luo Tian’s Void Ship; they hadn’t expected him to successfully navigate the Chaotic Wind Flow.

Meanwhile, their other two teams had become completely unreachable.

One thousand meters... eight hundred meters... five hundred meters.

The distance between the two Void Ships slowly closed!

”Luo Tian! I was kind enough to take you in, and the Purple Scale Race treated you with sincerity! Yet you killed our people and stole our Void Ship! If you obediently kowtow and admit your mistake today, I might just spare your pathetic life!”

On the bow of the ship, Zi Shan’s face was arrogant as he sneered triumphantly.

Yan Lihui observed the enemy’s formation, and his expression turned grim.

A total of six Earth Element Realm cultivators, including two at the Middle Tier Earth Element Realm!

On their side, there were only three Earth Element Realm cultivators. The gap was too large.

Yan Lihui and Yi Jingwen both looked toward Luo Tian. ’What should we do now? Will Luo Tian surrender?’

”Heh. What a joke. We’ll see who’s begging for mercy!”

Luo Tian showed not the slightest fear, sneering with a look of disdain.

He was utterly disgusted by Zi Shan’s vile nature.

Zi Shan had rescued him only because he coveted Yi Jingwen’s beauty.

And he had helped the Purple Scale Race win the martial competition. In comparison, Luo Tian’s help to the Purple Scale Race was greater.

Furthermore, Luo Tian had deduced that the Purple Scale Race was going to make a move against him, which is why he fled with Yi Jingwen.

”Second Young Master, what’s the point of wasting words on this bunch of ungrateful thieves?”

A man in a Blood Robe said.

”Allow me to capture these thieves!”

A purple-haired old man’s True Essence erupted from his body. A gale whipped around him, and a purple radiance spread in all directions.

SWOOSH!

The purple-haired old man and the man in the Blood Robe led the charge!

These two were the Purple Scale Race’s two Middle Tier Earth Element Realm cultivators.

The man in the Blood Robe was at the Earth Element Realm Fourth Layer, while the purple-haired old man was at the Earth Element Realm Fifth Layer.