Forbidden Domain

Wang Xuan didn't need to prepare anything. He simply took the "six old items" and added the "one new item" and set off, driving with ease.

The six old items naturally refer to "Pi Pi Flag Stake Cover Soil" (a type of tea plant), while the new item refers to the First Immortal Tea that has been placed in the Nurturing Life Furnace for more than half a month. This time, on the road to breaking through the barrier, we must also plant it.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

He felt as if he were traveling through time and space at an incredible speed; the speed was beyond description. After leaving the Life Land, he felt as if he were traveling through the Great Universe.

The Misty Land was deep and dark; if the Red Mist did not appear, the entire world was devoid of light, vast and silent.

When Wang Xuan first came here, he was apprehensive, unsure of what lay ahead, and deeply fearful of the unknown world. Now, however, he is as calm as an old well, undisturbed.

"It's even faster than last time! In just twenty days, I've already caught a glimpse of the Life Pool!" Wang Xuan exclaimed in surprise. This was truly the ultimate speed.

The sky and earth were pitch black and vast, and he felt as if he had traversed a depleted Great Universe, with time shortened considerably compared to before.

In an instant, he arrived at the pool and saw the rough pool filled with rich silver immortal liquid, which instantly cleansed and sublimated his primordial spirit.

When he first came here, it took him a year and a half, but the time was gradually shortened, especially after he planted the medicinal herbs.

"It has truly become a vine." He admired his achievement. Beside the Life Pool, there was an earthen mound with the first Heavenly Medicine Nine Tribulation Heavenly Lotus that he had planted with his own hands.

Now, it has completely mutated. Its leaves are still white, but now there are nine leaves. Its vines are two meters long and covered with dark red thorns, like a dragon crouching on the mountaintop.

"Perhaps it should be called the Nine Tribulation Heavenly Vine." Wang Xuan was very satisfied. The place was full of vitality, with many pearl-like dewdrops on the nine silver leaves, which exuded a spiritual fragrance.

Wang Xuan examined it carefully and said, "It's quite interesting. The dew on the leaves actually has a divine glow and a strange fragrance, which is different from the silvery substance in the pool."

He thought it was pretty good; there was enough water to brew tea, even if the amount was small. But who cared? As long as it was enough to brew the tea and fruit.

Then he took out the First Immortal Tea and a large amount of life soil from the Silver Animal Hide scroll between the two hides.

He began planting trees, piling soil, digging holes, planting them, sprinkling soil, and watering them by the silvery pool... all done in one go, showing he was already a skilled worker.

There's nothing special about Tianyao; just plant it like any other ordinary flower or plant. In fact, it's easier to grow than other flowers and plants, and it has an extremely strong survival ability.

Prior to this, the Immortal Tea Tree had been placed in the Nurturing Life Furnace for more than ten days, where it was nourished and full of vitality, showing no signs of withering after being separated from the spiritual soil.

Now, the tree is full of lush greenery, and although the Small Tea Fruit of various colors are sparse and few in number, they are bright enough, gold, silver, purple... a dazzling array of colors, sacred and peaceful, and growing well.

"Time flies like an arrow, Heng Jun, may you rest in peace. You've gone far away, and I couldn't even burn some paper money for you, so I can only take care of your remaining tree. Don't worry, I'm here, it won't die, it will become True Medicine sooner or later."

Wang Xuan paid his respects with a sorrowful expression, and then decisively picked a tea fruit to brew tea in celebration of Heng Jun's death.

He used the lid of the Nurturing Life Furnace as a vessel for brewing tea, and surprisingly, the concave shape was just right. He collected the fragrant dewdrops from the Nine Tribulation Heavenly Vine and used the Red Substance contained in the God Slaying Banner as fire to start brewing tea.

The fragrant aroma of tea wafted up as Wang Xuan took a bath in the pool, then sipped the First Immortal Tea. A series of flashes of inspiration swept through his mind, leaving him feeling clear and serene.

However, he still failed to break through the barrier, but he was not in a hurry. If a single tea fruit could allow someone to step into the forefront of mythology, this tea tree would have been smashed into pieces and divided up cleanly long ago.

"There's tea, but not enough suitable water." Wang Xuan glanced at the pool. He came here to bathe every time, but he really wasn't used to it and couldn't bring himself to drink it.

"Next time will be better. The First Immortal Tea has many leaves. If the tree is covered with dew, then we can brew it however we want."

Wang Xuan set off, regardless of whether it would be effective or not, he still wanted to find the Red Substance first and prepare for the same hellish training as before.

Unfortunately, it was all just self-inflicted suffering with no effect whatsoever. The gold and Silver Animal Hides, riddled with holes, burned him to the point of near death.

"I'm wasting my time," he sighed, knowing that the Eleventh Stage was different and wouldn't be so easy to get into.

"I'll try practicing some extraordinary skills, like the Golden Cicada Technique, the Ant King Dragon Chapter, the Butterfly Transformation Method..." Wang Xuan practiced those scriptures that could change the Essence of Life here.

This time, he absorbed wisps of Red Substance and practiced those transformation techniques. The effect was simply... insane. He was tormented to the point of almost losing his mind.

"Does this Red Substance represent destruction? I'm practicing it here with scriptures that represent new life, it's truly torture!"

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he ran back to the Life Pool to recuperate. His skin immediately cracked, and he shed his primordial spirit embryo, which made his spirit more resilient.

However, the so-called barrier, the Eleventh Stage, remains unbroken and shows no sign of opening.

"Practice again!"

And so he practiced various scriptures and tried sword techniques. His Dao Slaying Sword, was like a rainbow and thunder, and also like a vague trace of the Great Dao. He performed it with unparalleled skill.

He was certain that his combat power had improved, but he hadn't broken through in terms of realm; he was still stuck here, still at the Ten Stages.

He then deciphered the scriptures and the path to breaking limits that he saw in the ancient spaceship and began to practice them.

For example, he spent half a year in this Misty Land, practicing swordsmanship to the point of madness, then to godhood, and finally transformed into a sword.

He transformed himself into an indestructible divine sword, releasing the light of his soul. With a single slash, the silent land, which resembled a vast universe, resounded, as if billions of sword lights were flying past and whistling through it!

"What's the problem?" Wang Xuan felt that he had mastered many scriptures and was becoming more and more confident, but he just couldn't break through this so-called barrier to his realm.

He traveled back and forth between the Red Substance and the Life Pool, from practicing the Feather Ascension Fist to the True Form of the Stone Slab Scripture, and then to the physical techniques recorded in Zhang Daoling's five pages of Golden Book.

Finally, he even began to cultivate the Primordial Spirit Coffin Great Method of the Demonic Cultivation lineage, and also dabbled in the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique of the Demon Race.

Wang Xuan absorbed the strengths of various schools of thought and developed his own Unique Techniques skills, which sometimes made him exclaim, "I am truly too strong!"

Unfortunately, I still couldn't get into the Eleventh Stage; I couldn't cross that threshold.

"This is forcing me to go to the meteorite crater. If I don't try to get closer to the real source and don't think of other ways, I may not be able to set foot in the Eleventh Stage in the short term."

Wang Xuan frowned, but he wasn't discouraged. How long had he been cultivating? If he could so easily reach the Eleventh Stage and achieve it in one fell swoop, that would seem abnormal.

However, that ultimate destination was too dangerous. Every time he went to come into contact with the ever-blooming demon flower, he narrowly escaped death and faced immense danger.

Wang Xuan set off with his Old Five Items "Pipi Flag Chisel Lid." Although the road ahead was difficult, he had no choice but to go.

It only took him six days to get from the Life Pool to the crater, a much shorter time than before.

Although it wasn't his first time here, he was always awestruck every time he saw the massive meteorite lying across the landscape, as if severing two worlds.

It resembles a giant volcano, suspended upside down in the sky, with the crater pointing downwards, where the road lies, as if it were about to pierce through the heavens.

"The ninth section, I haven't named it yet. When I first came here, I was caught in an illusion, a great dream, only to realize that everything was an illusion."

Wang Xuan named the ninth section "Empty Illusion".

"The Ten Stages signifies surpassing the limit. The name of this minor realm doesn't need to be changed; it's this one—Breaking Limits!"

Wang Xuan prepared names for each of his minor realms in the Human World. The first Ten Stages were complete: Mist, Burning Lamp, Life Soil, Gathering Herbs, Path Setting, Calamity Transformation, External Sensation, Pioneering, Emptiness and Illusion, Breaking Limits.

He entered the mine he had dug and found the Cactus Heavenly Medicine. Nourished by the purple substance, it grew well there.

"Growing from near-real materials, no doubt about it, fattened up, let me have a taste."

Wang Xuan noticed that the crystal-clear Cactus had turned a faint purple, which was different from before, and it seemed to have a more vibrant life force.

He used Iron Stake to poke off a small piece of leaf pulp, removed the thorns, and it melted in his mouth, sweet and fragrant, with a rich, almost real, surging sensation.

However, when the medicinal properties reached the Eleventh Stage, they were still shaken apart and shot out from Wang Xuan's body.

Wang Xuan was certain that if he hadn't been trying to break through this special Eleventh Stage, he could have directly advanced many stages in other minor realms!

"As expected of the most cutting-edge field in mythology, it was considered a forbidden zone, difficult to even reach. Now it seems it really is difficult; even a small piece of celestial herb leaf is not enough!"

Wang Xuan was certain that even if one consumed the celestial medicine at a higher Great Realm, it would still be effective and could still enhance one's strength. However, when faced with special obstacles, all medicinal properties and various methods would be blocked!

"No matter what, I'm going all out today. I have to find a way to advance. It's too dangerous outside. There are scarlet eyes watching me in the darkness, trying to take away my physical body. I have to become stronger to scare them!"

In the end, Wang Xuan still went to venture onto the Meteorite Road. On the way, he began practicing the mental cultivation method left behind by a severely Mental Illness patient, almost hypnotizing himself.

"In this world, there is only one me. All things in heaven and earth, every blade of grass and every tree, are scenes in my heart. The Universe Sea of Stars and the All Stars are cells, impurities, and traces of life within my body. From ancient times to the present, everything is neither false nor true; I merely took a nap. The eternal night was only caused by me closing my eyes for a moment..."

Wang Xuan, dressed in animal skin clothing, Imperial Banner and carrying a canopy, charged forward into the mysterious meteorite crater road, like a streak of light piercing the extraordinary night sky.

Burning heat, chest tightness—he felt like he was about to die. The Red Substance he was touching was almost real; tiny, crystalline particles were falling, bright red, translucent, and shimmering.

"Wake up! Wake up now! How long are you going to sleep in this eternal dream?" a voice shouted, calling him to wake up.

Wang Xuan suddenly opened his eyes in his daze, and then he saw Fang Yuzhu beside him, her fingers glowing as she touched his forehead. He also saw the Demon Lord Yanyan wiping his face!

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