Transcendent Realm!

Fang Yun (3): "Damn, Cai Ge is getting stronger and stronger. You're about to soar into the heavens."

Cai Yonglong (1): "Not quite, not quite. Only when I break through to the Transcendent Realm can I be called a true powerhouse!"

Wang Ping (66): "The Transcendent Realm? What kind of realm is that?"

Wang Ping was rather curious.

He now knew that above the Innate Realm was the Spirit Origin Realm, but he did not know what realms lay beyond the Spirit Origin Realm.

After all, the strongest in Xia Kingdom was only at the Spirit Origin Realm. The other two major nations were probably at the same level.

Fang Yun (3): "Wang Ping, we aren't even from the same world. What are you asking that for?"

Wang Ping (66): "I'm just curious."

Cai Yonglong (1): "The realms I currently know are Body Tempering, Houtian, Innate, Spirit Origin, and the Transcendent Realm. Of course, while the Transcendent Realm is the highest, I believe there should be higher realms. It's just that my current level is too low for me to come into contact with them."

Cai Yonglong (1): "If the Innate Realm is about washing the sinews and cleansing the marrow, shedding the foulness of the body and generating Innate True Qi within, then the Spirit Origin Realm is about compressing and tempering that Innate True Qi into liquid Spirit Essence, causing its power to surge dramatically."

Cai Yonglong (1): "As for the Transcendent Realm, this major realm is quite interesting. It encompasses three realms: the Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Embryo Realm, and Soul Nurturing Realm."

"Among them, the hallmark of the Spirit Sea Realm is expanding one's dantian and forming a Spirit Essence Ocean. One's strength undergoes a complete transformation, making it very difficult to be killed by someone of a lower realm. After all, there's a saying: all beneath Transcendence are ants."

"As for the Spirit Embryo Realm, the Spirit Essence Ocean nourishes the body, making the flesh stronger and better adapted to the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth. This realm can improve one's cultivation aptitude and brings great fortune. Those exceptionally gifted or possessing special cultivation techniques can condense a Spirit Body at this realm, which may eventually form a Spirit Clan."

"Lastly, the Soul Nurturing Realm opens the Soul Palace and nourishes the soul. One can use Spiritual Sense to inspect the surroundings and initially communicate with the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to aid in battle, causing one's strength to skyrocket."

"Some powerful Soul Nurturing Realm cultivators can also store and nourish their Lifebound Spiritual Artifacts within their Soul Palaces, growing alongside them and unleashing immense might."

Fang Yun (3): "Amazing. Fuck, I really want to go to a world like that too. o(╥﹏╥)o."

Wang Ping (66): "Spirit Bodies in other Xianxia Worlds are basically inborn, but here they can actually be condensed by oneself and even passed down to one's descendants. This Spirit Embryo Realm is really interesting."

Wang Ping's gaze flickered. His heart was far from calm, and he now had a relatively clear understanding of the cultivation path ahead.

Otherwise, relying on Chi Village alone, he might have some chance of breaking through to the Spirit Origin Realm, but he would definitely have no hope whatsoever of reaching the Transcendent Realm.

After all, Great Xia did not have a single Transcendent Realm expert. Naturally, Chi Village could not possibly know the secrets of the Transcendent Realm.

Cai Yonglong (1): "It truly is interesting. So once someone becomes a Spirit Embryo Realm expert, they can propagate a powerful Spirit Clan. Before a Spirit Clan, ordinary geniuses simply aren't worth mentioning. ┓(`)┏."

Cai Yonglong (1): "Speaking of that, I'm reminded of the descendants of Spirit Clans in my sect. Every single one of them became True Disciples with ease. If I didn't have a Golden Finger, by the time I broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm and became a True Disciple, I'd probably be rubbed into the ground by them."

Fang Yun (3): "What's there to be scared of? You're Cai Ge, a man destined to be invincible."

Cai Yonglong (1) @Fang Yun (3): "Go play in the mud! My Golden Finger isn't the kind that lets people become stronger easily. I'm under plenty of pressure, okay? Luckily, not every Spirit Clan descendant can awaken a Spirit Body. Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to take first place in the Inner Sect Competition."

Fang Yun (3): "Cai Ge, you've changed. You're no longer that confident, invincible man I looked up to. You've turned into a wimp. I've decided I'm not your fan anymore. Evil grin.jpg."

Cai Yonglong (1): "Hm? Who are you calling a wimp? Where's my blade!?"

"Ding, Zhang Tao (72)'s Death Replay has been recorded."

At that moment, the system's voice rang out. Everyone turned their attention to it and silently opened it to watch.

Wang Ping also opened the video and activated fast-forward mode, watching only the key parts.

Very quickly, he learned the whole story.

The Zhang Tao in the video was clearly still just a high school student and had failed to notice anything unusual about the old man's family.

In truth, ever since Zhang Tao entered the old man's home, the family had kept glancing at his backpack stuffed full of supplies. The old man's descendants even swallowed from time to time.

Clearly, they had long since set their sights on him.

In the end, after telling Zhang Tao to eat some thin porridge and rest, they began discussing matters cautiously.

Their conversation was straightforward. Seeing Zhang Tao's delicate skin and tender flesh, they believed he had to be the child of some wealthy merchant or powerful noble, and that he must be carrying valuable things.

And now that famine had struck, they were nearly unable to lift the lid off the cooking pot.

In order to survive, even if he was the child of nobility, they would still make their move.

The result was that while Zhang Tao was distractedly chatting in the Chat Group, the old man's family pinned him down and slit his throat. In the end, they covered his mouth and even chopped off his entire head—swift and decisive.

Before long, the group became lively.

Fang Yun (3): "That's why I said there's danger everywhere after transmigrating, but some people just won't listen. Well, he's dead now—got his head chopped right off. ┓(`)┏."

Zhang Jun (70): "Nothing more to say. Going lurk."

Cai Yonglong (1): "Tsk, high school students are still too naive. Any adult with some experience could see that this family meant him no good."

Wang Ping (66): "Not every high school student is that naive. We can only say that this Zhang Tao was a little too naive. Still, once he entered that house, even if he had been more careful, he probably couldn't have escaped death."

Cai Yonglong (1): "Indeed. During a famine, human nature is at its most terrifying. People can even exchange children and eat them, much less kill an outsider. Perhaps even if this family hadn't killed him, the other villagers would have made a move. If nothing unexpected happens, not only will the food in his backpack benefit this family, but he himself will probably be eaten too."

Chen Yao (71): "...I thought I was unfortunate enough. Looks like I'm actually quite lucky."

Fang Yun (3): "Oh, the girl has surfaced. How are things on your end? Did you get sliced into pieces? o(*￣︶￣*)o."

Chen Yao (71): "..."

Wu Jun (20) @Fang Yun (3): "Brother Fang, I'm begging you, stop being so twisted and be a decent human being. (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻."