Void God Realm Ten Thousand Layered Mountain

Void God Realm—Ten Thousand Layered Mountain

The purple radiance quickly faded. Shi Jue could feel his body growing stronger every moment, and the strengthening was remarkably gentle, like a steady trickle of water.

"Liu Shen, how long will it take to completely absorb this mass of Tribulation Liquid?" Shi Jue gauged the pace and found it somewhat slow.

"At the fastest, seven years. At the slowest, ten. Your body is simply too weak right now. This rate is the most suitable—it will not cause your body to burst from being overfilled," Liu Shen said.

Shi Jue: "..."

Seven years at the fastest. He would be ten by then, while Shi Hao would have already broken through to the Ten Heavenly Passages, whereas he had yet to open even a single Heavenly Passage.

The pace was rather pathetic. Shi Hao would definitely laugh at him for a long time when that happened.

"Is there any faster way?" Shi Jue rubbed his nose. Ideally, he wanted to finish absorbing it all within four or five years and reach the extreme limit of the Blood Moving Realm.

"Yes. I had not intended to tell you this so early, but there is a mysterious Void God Realm, a wondrous world within. In its central region stands a Ten Thousand Layered Mountain, where gravity ranges from one to ten thousand times normal gravity. There, you can absorb the Tribulation Liquid within your body faster. At most, it will take six years.

"At the same time, once your strength reaches one hundred thousand jin, you should be able to reach the area with one thousand times gravity. That is only a rough benchmark. So, are you willing to go?" Liu Shen asked calmly.

"Of course. I definitely cannot miss out on a place like that," Shi Jue said firmly.

He knew about the Void God Realm, but the Ten Thousand Layered Mountain had never appeared in the original plot. Still, that was normal. The Void God Realm was so vast that it was impossible to know every place within it.

The Void God Realm had initially been used to imprison those tainted by darkness, but it later evolved into a special world. Its waters ran deep; even crippled Immortal Kings existed within it.

"Very well. Normally, cultivation in the Void God Realm is carried out through one's spiritual will—one could also call it the Primordial Spirit. After tempering one's spiritual will, the insights are brought back to the physical body, allowing both to transform together. For example, cultivating a Precious Technique inside is equivalent to learning it once in the outside world, though what one gains is more in the way of experience.

"However, you are cultivating your body. If only your spiritual will enters, the effect will be extremely limited. I will send your physical body inside. Such cases have been rare throughout history. Likewise, you will be restricted to that area."

"Go tell them now. Until you reach your goal, I will not bring you out."

Liu Shen spoke sternly. Shi Jue nodded. If he wanted to live longer, then he had to give it his all when the time came.

"Liu Shen, I want to go too."

Hearing that Shi Jue was about to go somewhere interesting, Little Dot could no longer sit still. He babbled as he ran over to Liu Shen.

"There is no need to rush. Once you break through to the Heavenly Passage Realm, I will naturally take you there." Liu Shen's attitude did not change. She firmly refused.

He had not even entered the Blood Moving Realm, had barely mastered any Bone Script, and had yet to merge it with his flesh and blood. It was still far too early. Shi Jue's situation was simply special, and that place suited him better.

"That's right, Shi Hao. Don't let me leave you too far behind by the time I come back," Shi Jue said jokingly.

Not long ago, Shi Hao had learned his own name from the Old Clan Chief, though for now, he was still accustomed to the clanspeople calling him Little Dot.

"That won't happen!" Little Dot declared confidently.

He had already regarded Shi Jue as both a rival and a good brother. Even if Shi Jue truly surpassed him, he would not grow jealous. He would only chase after him and surpass him.

"Let us go, then. Begin the journey to the heavens!"

Liu Shen's voice was gentle and calm, yet filled with immense majesty. Four shimmering green willow branches suddenly surged upward like Order Divine Chains, shattering the heavens and forming a hazy Gate of Laws in the sky. Luminous mist swirled within the gate, as though it led to a mysterious land.

The next moment, Shi Jue found his body floating toward that Gate of Laws. In the blink of an eye, he passed through it and vanished from the sight of everyone in Stone Village.

After passing through the Gate of Laws, Shi Jue saw a black mountain whose summit could not be seen. It seemed to have been forged from black Divine Gold, vast and majestic, ancient and desolate.

Like layer upon layer of steps, the black mountain tapered upward. By rough estimate, it had ten thousand tiers. Every step was two meters high and immensely broad, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

"So this is the Ten Thousand Layered Mountain?" Shi Jue said in repeated amazement.

The higher he looked, the more he felt that even the air was warping and sinking beneath the terrifying gravity.

"That is right. At the core of the Ten Thousand Layered Mountain lies a weapon left behind by some powerful expert. After the Void God Realm evolved it, this Ten Thousand Layered Mountain came into being. The first step has one times gravity, and the gravity increases step by step as you ascend," Liu Shen's voice said. Her true body remained in Stone Village; Shi Jue carried one of her willow branches with him.

"Liu Shen, for those who cultivate the body, a place like this should be a sacred ground. Why is there no one here?" Shi Jue asked in confusion.

"If this mountain appeared in the outside world, then as you said, it could become a treasured land sought after by body cultivators. However, the Ten Thousand Layered Mountain happens to be located in the Void God Realm, where people enter with their spiritual will. That is the awkward part—physical bodies are not the same as spiritual will.

"The vast majority enter with only their spirits, so naturally they will not neglect the essential for the trivial," Liu Shen explained.

Shi Jue immediately understood. This place was for grinding experience. Whether one fought or practiced Precious Techniques, everything would ultimately be fed back to the physical body through the spirit.

The Ten Thousand Layered Mountain had almost no effect on tempering one's spirit, so it truly had appeared in the wrong place.

Besides, how many factions could enter and leave the Void God Realm as freely as Liu Shen?

"For the next few years, you will cultivate here. The pressure of gravity will allow you to absorb the sealed Tribulation Liquid inside your body more quickly, thereby laying your foundation.

"Once every month, I will take you out for one day to replenish the food for the following month."

Liu Shen spoke sternly. Since Shi Jue had chosen this path himself, he would not be allowed to give up halfway.

"Mm, I understand!" Shi Jue nodded solemnly, his shiny bald head flashing brightly enough to catch Liu Shen's eye.

"Do not worry about ordinary injuries. The Tribulation Liquid within your body contains vast life force and will repair them. The expenditure will not be too great, and it can even accelerate the absorption rate.

"Still, you must adapt little by little. If you are injured too severely, a large portion of the Tribulation Liquid will be spent on healing you."

Shi Jue did not find her nagging. As the Ancestor Spirit, Liu Shen's horizons were incomparably vast; naturally, they were not something he could compare to.

He had originally intended to start with one times gravity and proceed gradually. Rome was not built in a day, and cultivation was no different.