Chunibyo in Cultivation World

Beyond the twelve main peaks of the Sacred Land of Lingxu stretched a sea of forests that extended for tens of thousands of miles, and even its deepest reaches were still within the Sacred Land’s domain.

If someone were to venture into that depth now,they would discover a mass of dark clouds blanketing the heavens, layer upon layer, as the might of heaven and earth poured down.

Any cultivator who saw this scene would understand—

a mighty being was undergoing Tribulation Transcendence here, and not an ordinary one.

Beneath the heavenly tribulation, a man clad in a robe of Yin and Yang sat cross-legged in midair, eyes closed, a long sword upon his back.

His entire body exuded a steady, vast, and boundless aura.

In the distant skies, a group of cultivators were busily arranging formation arrays, taking out various heavenly and earthly treasures.

This man was Bai Muxu, who was here to transcend his tribulation. The Sacred Lord of Lingxu, along with more than a dozen old ancestors, were present, carefully setting up and studying the formations.

They were here to seek, through Bai Muxu’s tribulation, a possible way to break the Evil Demons’ seal that bound the world.

They all knew that above the tribulation level, one could not discern what method the Evil Demons had used to restrict cultivators of the Out-of-Body Realm and beyond.

Thus, they could only take another path—

to focus their efforts on the Spirit Transformation Realm, hoping to catch a glimpse of the invisible seal that restrained realms above Out-of-Body.

“Why hasn’t the heavenly tribulation descended yet? It’s been so long already.”

“I heard long ago that Bai Muxu has been continuously tempering himself in the Spirit Transformation Realm for nearly two hundred years. Otherwise, he would have broken through to the Out-of-Body Realm long ago.”

The Sacred Lord of Lingxu gazed at Bai Muxu in the distance, his face filled with worry.

Because this attempt did not merely represent their Sacred Land’s effort to test the Evil Demons’ seal—

it also involved Bai Muxu, this peerless genius.

If anything went wrong, the one most likely to ascend amidst the Evil Demons’ control of the world would perish here.

Just as he thought this, the Sacred Lord of Lingxu suddenly turned his head toward the outer forests—toward the twelve main peaks.

“An urgent matter? Requiring the Holy Lord’s personal order? What could be more important than Bai Muxu’s breakthrough right now?”

At that moment, he received a transmission from within the Sacred Land, and his expression turned grave.

Before leaving, he had already given instructions—if any emergency occurred within the Sacred Land that could not be resolved, they were to use the Sacred Land’s spiritual seal to convey the message.

“Could it be that another Sacred Land has attacked? Or perhaps... the Evil Demons?”

Thinking of this, the Sacred Lord became serious.

In his eyes, only these two matters would justify using the spiritual seal to contact him directly.

Seeing this, he immediately linked his divine sense to the message he had received.

Through the lingering power of the spiritual seal upon his soul, he quickly came to know everything that had recently occurred in the Sacred Land.

At first, the Sacred Lord thought it was either an attack from another Sacred Land or an invasion by Evil Demons.

He was calm and unshaken.

But when he finished receiving all the information—

his eyes widened in disbelief.

“This must be a joke! How could such a thing happen?”

“A Golden Core in just one year... and comprehension of a hundred Dao Intents?”

“I’ve lived this long and only comprehended three. I feel like my Dao heart is collapsing.”

“How did he even do that?”

“And they say he possesses a False Spiritual Root—no, a Five-Colored Heavenly Root that resembles a False Spiritual Root?”

Even after living for nearly ten thousand years, the Sacred Lord of Lingxu had never seen such a Heaven-Defying Genius.

Bai Muxu’s talent had already shocked him, but now they were saying Bai Muxu’s disciple surpassed even him?

How could he believe that?

And most of all—they said the disciple had a False Spiritual Root!

“What nonsense is this? If someone with a False Spiritual Root can cultivate to that level, then what have I been doing with my Golden Heavenly Root all these years? Have I taken the wrong path entirely?”

“This information must be wrong. That brat must have something like a False Spiritual Root—but not truly one.”

After learning of Li Tianwei’s situation, the Sacred Lord felt as though his Dao heart had shattered. Yet he quickly regained composure.

As for the report about Evil Demons infiltrating the upper ranks of the Sacred Land, he was not surprised at all.

It was even possible that among those present assisting Bai Muxu in transcending his tribulation, some were also Evil Demons. Compared to that, Li Tianwei’s matter was far more pressing.

“I can’t leave right now anyway.”

“If he truly possesses such heavenly talent, granting him the highest authority within the Sacred Land of Lingxu would not be excessive.”

“Since the council has already passed the resolution, I approve it.”

“Let’s just hope nothing goes awry.”

Regarding the sudden emergence of this extraordinary genius, the Sacred Lord of Lingxu did not hesitate.

After a brief contemplation, he approved the decision made by Daoist Master Lan Yu and the other Peak Masters and Elders to grant Li Tianwei the highest authority.

With this, Li Tianwei would possess the highest status and privileges within the entire Sacred Land of Lingxu.

Whatever Li Tianwei required, the entire Sacred Land would move to provide.

The Sacred Lord still remembered that the last person to receive this authority was Bai Muxu himself, who had then established Heaven’s Gate Peak and requested the Sacred Land’s full support in breaking through to the Out-of-Body Realm to probe the Evil Demons’ methods.

For that, the Sacred Land had spent nearly half of its resources, and even summoned more than a dozen self-sealed old ancestors—including one in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

“Let’s hope he succeeds,”

the Sacred Lord murmured, gazing at Bai Muxu in the distance.

——

After the Sacred Lord approved the resolution through the spiritual seal, the Grand Hall atop the main peak of the Sacred Land of Lingxu was filled with Peak Masters and old ancestors, each watching the others carefully.

Now that they knew the Evil Demons had infiltrated among them, all had sworn to monitor one another and forbidden anyone from leaving the main peak without permission.

They would wait until the Sacred Lord and the old ancestors who were assisting Bai Muxu returned before making further decisions.

Of course, one person was exempt from this rule—Daoist Master Lan Yu.

It was almost certain that Lan Yu was not one of the Evil Demons; otherwise, he could have easily joined forces with the three Sacred Lands’ assassins in the Forbidden Land of Taixu to kill Li Tianwei outright.

Why would he have brought him back to the Sacred Land instead?

Soon, the spiritual seal floating above the Grand Hall began to glow softly. Through the connection, the Sacred Lord’s response was transmitted.

At the same time, a stream of five-colored light slowly emerged from the seal. Seeing this, Lan Yu immediately rose and extended his hand to receive it.

“The Sacred Lord has approved the order. In that case, I will deliver this spiritual essence to Li Tianwei. From this moment, he holds the highest authority within the entire Sacred Land of Lingxu.”

“With it, the grand array of the Sacred Land will also protect him, and he may command all the current resources of the Sacred Land.”

After Lan Yu spoke, the elders and old ancestors beneath the dais all nodded slightly.

“In that case, I shall go to Heaven’s Gate Peak.”

Seeing that no one objected, Lan Yu quickly departed from the Grand Hall.

The remaining Peak Masters continued maintaining their mutual vigilance.