Legend of Swordsman

Chapter 6475: Combat Strength Ranking

After hearing Black Prisoner’s speculation, Jian Wushuang took a deep breath.

It was still due to the influence of the Ancient Domain Star.

If they had used the Domain World Flying Boat, it might have taken tens of millions of years to travel.

“Let’s take our time flying!”

Anyway, with a clear target in mind and the necessary strength, there was no rush.

… As they passed through many universes, he would occasionally stop to purchase treasures.

Some items from the Dongtian Sect were useless to him, so he exchanged them for a substantial amount of divine crystals, which he used to buy items that were useful for himself in various universes.

For instance, he acquired a plan for cultivating the Gui Yun tree.

“Master, to pass the fourth Tribulation, the Origin Source power I need is roughly equivalent to a complete universe, and the divine power requirement is around thirty million.”

“This is the most conservative estimate. If you want to elevate my life level to reach the highest level of perfection, the amount of treasures required would be a hundred times more!”

Upon hearing this, Jian Wushuang rubbed his forehead.

By this time, the interior of the Ancient Domain Star no longer appeared desolate.

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Instead, Jian Wushuang had transformed it into a sunny, bright paradise.

Looking at this paradise, Gagarin found it somewhat terrifying.

Having been born in the Land of Chaos, he couldn’t bear to see such orderly beauty.

Jian Wushuang, however, thoroughly enjoyed this place to the point that he hadn’t even entered the Nine Prison Pagoda.

Now, the Nine Prison Pagoda was placed inside the Ancient Domain Star because Jiang Ni frequently came and went. Jian Wushuang simply left the Nine Prison Pagoda there.

Anyone could enter or leave as they pleased.

“I only spent less than a billion divine crystals to create this paradise. Do you know how many strong warriors could have been nurtured with that? Yet for you to pass the fourth Tribulation, you’ll need over ten billion divine crystals!”

Jian Wushuang couldn’t help but shake his head.

With that amount of resources, it would be better to cultivate Xiang Yang and Immortal Jiu Chen.

He wanted those two to quickly rise to demi-god status.

The Gui Yun tree consumed too much.

It devoured more treasures than even Black Prisoner.

The key issue was that the improvement from ordinary Origin Sources in the universes was minimal.

The Gui Yun tree also followed the divine power route, requiring divine power treasures.

They passed through dozens of universes, spending thousands of years in total.

Despite exhausting his wealth, Jian Wushuang still couldn’t make the Gui Yun tree break through.

Worse yet, after breaking through, its strength hadn’t increased significantly.

According to Gui Yun’s explanation, upon reaching the seventh Tribulation level, there would be eighteen vines.

At the ninth Tribulation, there would be thirty-six vines.

However, with each Tribulation passed, every vine would become much stronger than before.

“Are you telling me that you can only have thirty-six vines?” Jian Wushuang asked curiously.

“Of course not!”

Gui Yun tree replied, “The theoretical limit of the ninth Tribulation is thirty-six vines, but it is possible to push beyond that. However, the cost would surpass the expenditure required for me to break through to Universe God!”

“The main issue is that in the entire Starry Sky, there are very few useful Gui Yun leaves that also carry Origin Source power. Besides you, master, there are only ten other people. Among them, four are Star Spirits, while of the remaining six, three are Starry Sky Gods, two are Time-Space Gods, and one is a Universe God.”

It made sense—life forms with a power level a million times greater than ordinary beings wouldn’t be accessible to just anyone.

Jian Wushuang then asked, “Have the three Star Spirits who nurtured the Gui Yun tree to that level managed to break through to the Starry Sky level?”

“No.”

Gui Yun shook its head and said, “According to the information recorded in my innate secret techniques, after reaching the Starry Sky level, one becomes their own Starry Sky domain. Currently, in the entire Starry Sky, aside from the Ancestral Tree, only a branch of the Ancestral Tree that was cultivated by the Great High Priest has achieved the Starry Sky level. However, that tree stands on its own and did not acknowledge any master, so it doesn’t count.”

“The Great High Priest!” Jian Wushuang took a deep breath. This individual was indeed a formidable figure.

He was likely a character on par with the most supreme existences.

His efforts must have drawn upon the power of the entire Starry Sky.

Originally, Jian Wushuang had entertained the fantasy that, once he recovered, he could also cultivate Gui Yun to the level of Universe God.

At that time, the Gui Yun tree was already able to threaten the Time God.

After hearing the Gui Yun tree’s response, Jian Wushuang no longer held such doubts.

“I’ll improve myself first!”

“If you can’t reach Universe God level, then I will slowly cultivate you to the limits of a Universe Master!” Jian Wushuang declared.

The Gui Yun tree, overjoyed, responded, “Thank you, Master! I will continue to comprehend the rules within the innate secret techniques and strive to quickly discover the method to increase the number of main vines!”

“Hmm,” Jian Wushuang took a deep breath and nodded.

Once it reached the peak of Universe Master, the Gui Yun tree might not be any weaker than a Seven-Star Universe God.

Who knew if the heavens contained a Seven-Star Universe God?

When he first entered, he had remained at his peak strength.

At that time, he hadn’t sensed any colossal beings, such as a Nine-Star Universe God.

However, after all these years of experience in this place, he suspected that the heavens might be hiding a super being from the God-Eye Clan.

Back then, some of those demonic creatures had battle power equivalent to a Seven-Star Universe God.

He couldn’t afford to be careless.

Until he mastered the Origin Source, or at least until he returned to his peak, his primary fighting force still relied on the Gui Yun tree.

Next came Hei Qiu.

Following them were Immortal Jiu Chen and Xiang Yang, both of whom could quickly become powerful demigods.

In terms of talent and potential growth, apart from the Gui Yun tree, it would likely be Jiang Ni.

However, Jiang Ni needed more time to grow.

Even after merging with the Dao, he would still need to cultivate the Origin Source he had fused with.

It was unlike Immortal Jiu Chen and Xiang Yang, who could directly absorb the Origin Source. After all, they had much more experience.

Their realms were also higher.

They could absorb the Origin Source directly to reach the absolute peak and then immediately control the universe without needing to undergo any Tribulation.

But Jiang Ni, a youngster who had lived only over ten thousand years, couldn’t be rushed like that.

It would waste his talent.

In truth, Jiang Ni’s cultivation speed was already quite decent. In just a few thousand years, he had raised the Death Origin Source to the Great Perfection stage.

Even with time acceleration, which amounted to tens of thousands of years, it exceeded Jian Wushuang’s expectations.

Now, Jiang Ni only needed to perfect the Origin Source before he could begin preparing for Dao fusion.

Speaking of Dao fusion, both Xiang Yang and Immortal Jiu Chen had remained inactive.

Jian Wushuang could sense that both had reached a critical moment.

Naturally, he wouldn’t disturb them.

So, he simply waited patiently, awaiting their success.

Time passed day by day.

The Ancient Star Domain finally approached the cosmic secret realm.

From afar, the secret realm appeared as an enormous void landmass, with eight divine mountains floating above it.

The divine mountains had no roots, suspended above the landmass.

Each divine mountain was surrounded by dozens of planets.

“How much longer until we arrive?” Jian Wushuang asked.

Hei Qiu immediately responded, “It will take ten more days. If the lord is in a hurry, I can teleport the Ancient Star Domain there instantly!”

“No need,” Jian Wushuang suddenly turned his gaze toward the Nine Prison Pagoda.

Two figures walked out of the Nine Prison Pagoda simultaneously.

It was Xiang Yang and Immortal Jiu Chen.

Both had successfully merged with the Dao at the same time and had already reached the Great Perfection stage.

“You two finally made it. I was beginning to think you’d fail!” Jian Wushuang chuckled wryly.

Xiang Yang, however, was brimming with excitement.

“Brother Wushuang, I’ve missed you so much all these years!”