Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 1615: Chapter 1617: Difficult, Difficult, Difficult

The four city lords fell silent when they heard Lu Xiaobu’s question.

You could even feel they almost stopped breathing.

”What’s the matter, everyone?”

Lu Xiaobu raised an eyebrow and asked, ”Is it really that terrifying?”

”Alas!” Liu Funing sighed heavily, ”If it were before, when we weren’t under your command, if you asked, we would surely tell you, and perhaps even give you some travel expenses.”

”But given the current situation, we don’t want you to know. We don’t want you to go!”

”What do you mean? Is it really that terrifying?” Lu Xiaobu was stunned.

He realized they were worried he’d die!

This was a bit strange indeed.

They had all seen his power, and even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn’t faze him.

Why did they all fall silent once this was mentioned?

”Alas, we’ve been pondering over it, but we can’t stop you, so we might as well tell you!” Qi Jiatong sighed.

They had actually discussed it beforehand and agreed that as long as Lu Xiaobu didn’t ask, they wouldn’t bring it up.

After all, their lives were in his hands; if Lu Xiaobu were to drop dead, they would lose their newly acquired Divine Body along with their lives.

But just a few minutes after their discussion, Lu Xiaobu asked!

”In reality, people from small worlds cultivate much faster than those from the main world!” He Quwu spoke up.

”This is because the original worlds are small and barren, so once they enter the larger world, their cultivation speed becomes incredibly fast, like a sponge absorbing water.”

”That includes me.”

”What? You’re from a small world too?” Lu Xiaobu raised an eyebrow at He Quwu.

”Yes, I am!” He Quwu nodded, with a slightly bitter smile, ”There’s no need to detail which small world I’m from, definitely not comparable to the famed Demon Realm!”

”I happened to arrive here by chance and was fortunate enough to be taken in; then I charged forward recklessly in my cultivation to my current state!”

Listen to his words, charged forward recklessly, sounds like he didn’t suffer much.

”Isn’t that good?” Lu Xiaobu raised an eyebrow, ”Does this mean anyone coming from a small world can become a master?”

”Of course, as long as you’re not overwhelmed, like a vessel that can’t hold anymore.” He Quwu nodded.

”That makes sense, continue.” Lu Xiaobu nodded. He agreed, if you can absorb, great; if not, it leads to an explosion.

”From Qi Refinement to Golden Core, it’s really smooth but once you reach Golden Core, problems arise!” Liu Funing interjected.

”Before Golden Core, it’s mostly internal cultivation, but after Golden Core, you bridge heaven and earth; you should feel this.”

”After Golden Core, rather than cultivating oneself, it’s more about cultivating your connection with this world.”

”As such, those not belonging to this world will face struggle at every step, whether you’re a Divine Body or not, it’s unbelievably difficult!”

”No, it’s not just difficult!” He Quwu waved his hand, ”It’s impossible. You’re from this world and don’t understand, so don’t talk nonsense!”

”Young Master, let me tell you, if you’re not from this world, reaching Golden Core Early Stage and hoping to normally cultivate to mid-stage Golden Core is a dream; you can’t do it, even if you’re beaten to death, the barrier between heaven and earth can’t be broken!”

”Then how did you cultivate to Golden Core Late Stage?” Lu Xiaobu asked.

Yeah, if it’s unbreakable, how did you break through?

”That’s what I’m about to explain. You know this world is divided into many islands, and as long as you’re at the core of an island, you can leverage the core’s influence to successfully break through,” He Quwu said.

”That’s simple,” Lu Xiaobu raised an eyebrow, ”Just find a core to cultivate; can I just dig a hole from the ground? Hu Nanshan, come on, start.”

”Pfft!”

Hu Nanshan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

He thought, do you want me to die here!

Why did I get such a useless divine skill, all sorts of matters big or small become my responsibility!

”Young Master, don’t joke; think, how could that work?” He Quwu smiled bitterly.

”There’s only one entrance to each island’s core, managed by a dedicated organization called God Slaying.”

”Not allowed to go?” Lu Xiaobu raised an eyebrow.

”It’s not that it’s forbidden; every year, it’s opened once, but there are only three slots, requiring fierce competition,”

”Other small worlds can compete, but those from the Demon Realm are killed on sight!”

”That’s why we stopped you; we didn’t want you to know about it, because if you die, we’re finished too!”

He Quwu smiled bitterly, despite not wanting to talk about it, it finally got revealed.

”Are they strong?” Lu Xiaobu tilted his head, ”Nascent Soul?”

”Higher.”

”Out-of-Body?”

”Even higher.”

”Divine Separation?”

”Ah!” He Quwu nodded.

”Damn!”

Lu Xiaobu, upon hearing this, also felt a bit anxious.

The places set up for breaking through to Golden Core had Divine Separation Stage guards!? Are they plotting to kill people!?

”In some places, there are even stage guards beyond Divine Separation. Some from Transcedence Tribulation Stage even take pleasure in guarding these cores!” Liu Funing added.

Lu Xiaobu understood.

Of course, earlier it was mentioned that after Golden Core, cultivation involves bridging one’s connection to the world. Who wouldn’t want to be near the core for that?

Truth be told, Lu Xiaobu also felt a bit anxious.

Even with abilities transcending levels, there must be limitations; can a Golden Core face Divine Separation? Can it withstand a sneeze from them?

Now he understood why those Heavenly Dynasty veterans always stirred trouble for a while and then vanished.

If one isn’t initially identified as from the Demon Realm, they can stir trouble. But once discovered, Divine Separation Stage cultivators will swarm and strike against you, a Golden Core; who can withstand it?

Of course, there have been successes; otherwise, there wouldn’t be such vigilance against the Demon Realm.

”Do those with Divine Separation Stage interfere with ordinary matters?” Lu Xiaobu asked again.

If these guys have nothing better to do and decide to stroll around suppressing my attempts for power, casually killing me, that would be terrible.

”No, actually they’re not involved; the highest mainstream appearance is the Nascent Soul Stage. It’s an unwritten rule that after Out-of-Body Stage, they shouldn’t interfere, and these guys seclude themselves for years, so they don’t bother,” Qi Jiatong shook his head.

”Oh, that’s good then.” Lu Xiaobu nodded, ”You can go attend to your own matters. I need to think about this.”

”Sure thing, just a word of advice, your ability for level transcending combat is already enough, try not to take this path,” The group advised worriedly, then left.