Chapter 2

"Where is this?"

The world spun dizzily. When Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, his expression was filled with shock. Because the place he now found himself in was actually a vast, boundless void space!

Within this void space, thousands of stars twinkled, like a gorgeous painting of a river of stars.

He could sense the ancient fluctuations emanating from this space, as if it were a pure land of the Immortal Realm, permeated with an archaic, sacred, primordial aura.

Within this ancient space, Lu Changsheng was like a mayfly, utterly insignificant. He carefully examined this space, and soon realized that this should be the space inside that golden tripod!

For a lowly handyman disciple like Lu Changsheng, this was far too inconceivable—that within that small golden tripod, there could actually be such a vast space!

Hum—

And at that moment, a violent fluctuation suddenly came from the depths of the space.

Immediately after, Lu Changsheng watched in shock as, deep within the void space, strands of ancient golden runes began to condense and take shape.

"Those are..."

Lu Changsheng focused his gaze and saw that not far ahead, countless tadpole-sized golden characters were densely suspended in midair.

These golden characters were like ancient incantations, exuding an eternal, weathered aura, as if they contained some kind of mystical power.

Boom!

Lu Changsheng stepped closer, but unexpectedly, these golden characters surged like a torrent, rapidly drilling into his brow.

"Ah!"

Lu Changsheng clutched his head, letting out a pained roar. He felt as if his skull were splitting. These golden characters burst into his mind, gradually forming an ancient scripture.

After a while, this splitting headache receded like a tide.

"Heaven Swallowing Creation Art!"

Lu Changsheng's pupils contracted.

Within his mind, an ancient cultivation art had actually emerged!

"I wonder what rank this Heaven Swallowing Creation Art is? How does it compare to my Azure Origin Art?"

Lu Changsheng was both startled and delighted.

Lu Changsheng was merely a handyman disciple of the Lingxiao Sect. The art he cultivated was called the Azure Origin Art, and its grade was only Yellow-tier first-grade.

In the martial world, cultivation arts could be divided into Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow tiers, each further divided into first through ninth grades.

Due to his lowly status, Lu Changsheng could only cultivate the lowest-grade art.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng vaguely sensed that this Heaven Swallowing Creation Art was far more powerful than his Azure Origin Art.

However, he had no idea that this Heaven Swallowing Creation Art was one of the top-tier Emperor Scriptures in the Immortal Realm!

Let alone the lower realm—even if placed in the upper realm of the Immortal Domain, it would be enough to drive countless emperors into a frenzy of competition!

But how could Lu Changsheng, a mere handyman disciple, understand the extraordinary nature of the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art?

After pondering for a moment, Lu Changsheng immediately sat down cross-legged. He intended to comprehend and cultivate this Heaven Swallowing Creation Art!

With a solemn expression, following the scripture in his mind, his hands instantly formed seals like lightning. And as the seals circulated, suddenly, dazzling light runes burst forth from Lu Changsheng's body!

Hum!

Countless Dao runes swirled around him, and all kinds of astonishing phenomena emerged. There were blooming Dao lotuses, ancient sacred bronze palaces, and countless holy symbols and beast silhouettes.

Lu Changsheng joyfully discovered that a mysterious power was cleansing his body. His flesh and blood became translucent, his bones became smooth as jade, and his entire being seemed to be undergoing a rebirth!

"This is..."

Even more shocking, Lu Changsheng found that within his Dantian, a pitch-black hole had actually appeared!

This black hole was surrounded by chaotic energy, writhing like a terrifying gaping maw.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

At that moment, the black hole in his Dantian erupted with suction force. Instantly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was drawn in from all directions, frantically sucked into his Dantian.

Hiss!

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was stunned into near idiocy. In the past, when he cultivated the Azure Origin Art, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was extremely slow.

But this black hole was like a heaven-devouring mouth, crazily devouring the spiritual energy of the world. The amount of spiritual energy it swallowed in this single minute was even greater than what Lu Changsheng had absorbed through months of bitter cultivation!

"Such a domineering art!"

Lu Changsheng was shaken to his core.

Only now did he understand why this art was called the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art.

This cultivation speed was practically as ferocious as swallowing the heavens!

Generally speaking, the higher the grade of a cultivation art, the faster the absorption of spiritual energy, and the shorter the time needed to break through realms.

Clearly, the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art was far more powerful than the Azure Origin Art!

As time passed, the black hole devoured a massive amount of spiritual energy, and Lu Changsheng's aura continued to climb.

Boom!

Third Level of Qi Condensation!

Boom!

Fourth Level of Qi Condensation!

Boom!

In just a single hour, Lu Changsheng had broken through to the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation!

In the world of martial arts, the cultivation realms could be divided into Qi Condensation, Core Condensation, Divine Palace, Transcendent, Pháp Kiếp, Heaven Merging, Heaven Transformation, Heaven Piercing, Martial King, Martial Marquis, Martial Venerable, and so on...

Before long, Lu Changsheng slowly ceased his cultivation, and the black hole within his Dantian returned to stillness.

"Ninth Level of Qi Condensation!"

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, stunned and almost unable to believe it. He had cultivated at the Lingxiao Sect for over a decade, yet had only reached the Second Level of Qi Condensation, always regarded as the bottom-tier waste of Labor Peak.

However, after cultivating the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art for just a single hour, his realm had skyrocketed to the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation!

This was utterly inconceivable!

Lu Changsheng rejoiced inwardly, never expecting that by a twist of fate, he had obtained such a tremendous opportunity!

With the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art, his future cultivation would surely progress at lightning speed.

Perhaps, in time, he could shed his identity as a labor disciple and ascend to become an Inner Disciple of the Lingxiao Sect!

"How do I get out?"

At that moment, Lu Changsheng frowned.

Yet, the moment this thought surfaced in his mind, the surrounding void spun and twisted. By the time he came to his senses, Lu Changsheng found himself back in his dilapidated hut.

The golden cauldron had appeared in the palm of his hand.

"What a treasure!"

Lu Changsheng held it as if he had found a priceless gem.

He knew that this divine cauldron was certainly no ordinary artifact.

But then, Lu Changsheng suddenly recalled that the woman in the red dress had left the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron with him before she departed, and she would likely return to reclaim it someday.

Lu Changsheng was puzzled. Just who was that woman in the red dress?

And what exactly was this Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron?

Lu Changsheng speculated that the woman in the red dress had likely been pursued because of this divine cauldron, and from her words, she seemed to hail from a place called the Immortal Realm.

Snapping back to reality, Lu Changsheng realized that the sky had long since brightened.

"Lu Changsheng! You useless piece of trash, get the hell out here!"

Just then, a loud shout rang out from outside the dilapidated hut...