The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2216: Chapter 2216: What’s Behind That Wall?

There are many exciting things at the Festival of Immortals, but they have nothing to do with Carson Flores.

Carson Flores is just a passerby; once he’s dealt with his own matters, the remaining hustle and bustle, gossip or otherwise, has nothing to do with him.

Before the Festival of Immortals had completely ended, Carson Flores left Tianyu City with Selah Ellison Venerable One.

They headed towards Mingxiang Valley, half a month’s journey away from Tianyu City. It is called Mingxiang Valley because the spiritual energy here is extremely dense. A retreat here clears the mind and facilitates communication with the Heavenly Dao, leading to realizations.

Throughout history, countless cultivators have attained immortality in Mingxiang Valley or advanced to Great Land Supreme. Some powerful individuals attempted to claim the valley for themselves, but Myriad Immortals Palace forbade anyone from occupying it, thus making this place an exceptional site for immortal cultivation, enlightenment, and realm breakthroughs for all cultivators.

Currently, Carson Flores is only at the late celestial immortal stage, still some distance from Great Perfection, but Carson possesses a large quantity of Moxian Crystal, so achieving Great Perfection in cultivation is just a matter of time.

Carson’s journey to Mingxiang Valley was driven by the hope of gaining insights and advancing to Great Land — akin to stepping into a new domain. Before that, the world remains closed to you.

To successfully break through, you must first perceive the world of this new realm, and only then can you attempt to find a door to enter it. Once the door is found, the next step is to try to open it.

Once the door fully opens, and you step inside, you succeed in the breakthrough, gaining new abilities to embrace a new world.

Carson Flores currently has not reached Great Perfection, thus is unqualified to sense the new world beyond Great Land Supreme, let alone find the door.

Carson hopes to gain some insights in Mingxiang Valley; even if he doesn’t break through or open the door, at least he could sense the new world beyond Great Land.

Countless cultivators at Great Perfection of Heavenly Immortal spend their lives unable to sense where the new world is. They are like explorers trapped outside, forever missing the chance to touch the new world.

Carson and Selah journeyed leisurely like celestial couples; two weeks later, they arrived at Mingxiang Valley.

Despite its name, Mingxiang Valley is actually a basin surrounded on three sides by towering peaks, with only one entrance between two cliff-like mountains, hence referred to as a valley.

Upon entering Mingxiang Valley, Carson immediately sensed the presence of many cultivators scattered throughout the valley, their figures concealed by small protective formations, providing them a quiet meditative cultivation environment.

The valley has no owner, so anyone can stay in unoccupied areas, temporarily setting up a retreat to cultivate.

Carson felt many gazes on him but remained indifferent; in public places, isn’t it normal for people to look at you?

Flying straight through the valley, Carson finally found a platform on a cliff ledge, not large but flat, evidently left from previous usage.

”This spot is nice.”

Selah Ellison Venerable One glanced around and smiled, pointing to a distant boulder: ”Alright, you stay here, I’ll head up to that boulder.”

”Okay!”

Not being overly polite with Selah, Carson directly placed a futon on the platform and set up a small protective formation around it before settling down on the futon.

Carson retrieved the Moxian Crystal, quietly beginning his cultivation.

Soon enough, Carson noticed the peculiarities of Mingxiang Valley; during cultivation, his mind was incredibly clear, as if breathing pure oxygen, extraordinarily lucid. Under such conditions, the speed at which he absorbed and refined the spiritual energy from the Moxian Crystal was one to two times faster than before.

Carson was delighted; this speed of cultivation confirmed Mingxiang Valley is indeed a blessed place.

However, considering such mystical attributes, wouldn’t all cultivators flock here?

With another thought, Carson realized he was overthinking it.

Though his absorption speed from the Moxian Crystal indeed increased, the prerequisite is having such enhancement items. The spiritual energy in the valley’s air was not unusually potent, meaning without items like Moxian Crystal, cultivation speed remains the same as elsewhere.

In that case, who would specially come here to cultivate?

As for twice the absorption speed, cultivators have long lifetimes; do they really lack a bit of absorption time?

What they lack are treasures that can enhance their power!

Carson calmed his mind and began cultivating.

He sat for three months.

Without any obstruction, Carson smoothly reached Great Perfection of Heavenly Immortal but then got stuck.

Carson breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew the formation, and decided to check on Selah Ellison Venerable One’s status while sharing his good news.

Selah Ellison Venerable One did not use the Moxian Crystal; she just sat cross-legged atop the boulder, contemplating the path of space.

Sensing movement from Carson, Selah Ellison Venerable One opened her eyes, dismantled the formation, and smiled at Carson: ”Why have you emerged from your retreat?”

Carson shrugged, ”I’m stuck, can’t cultivate anymore.”

Selah Ellison Venerable One’s eyes showed delight, ”Great Perfection reached?”

”Yes.”

Carson nodded, describing to Selah Ellison Venerable One his feelings: ”I can vaguely sense something beyond that barrier, but the barrier feels like it’s wrapped around my five senses, preventing me from accurately perceiving what’s behind...”

Selah Ellison Venerable One’s eyes widened slightly: ”You can feel something new?”

Carson nodded: ”Yes, like a sixth sense; I know there’s something behind the wall. I can’t accurately describe what it is, but I’m sure I can sense it.”

Selah Ellison Venerable One smiled: ”That’s a good sign! To perceive the new world beyond Great Land, this feeling is the first step. You first need to confirm its existence, as such perception is highly subjective. The realm beyond Great Land is like a new world that others can’t see or feel.”

”Once you confirm its presence, continually perceive it and see clearly what it is; this process is the breakthrough’s enlightenment. The barrier will gradually thin during the process, and what you sense will become increasingly distinct until it fully emerges before you!”

”To have such perception immediately upon reaching Great Perfection, you’re already ahead of most cultivators. After all, most spend their lifetimes unable to sense anything beyond the wall. To them, the wall is all they see. As to whether there’s a garden, rock, or lake beyond the wall, they remain completely unaware.”

”No doubt about it, you’re the one I chose; truly one in a million!”