Breaking Through the True God Realm

Two hours later, the Blood Mist Mountain Range in southern Azure State was no longer the same as it had once been.

This had once been where the Blood Spirit Sect's mountain gate stood. The mountain range had been shrouded in blood-colored mist year-round, and the air had been thick with the stench of blood and killing intent.

The Blood Spirit Sect's disciples cultivated by using essence blood as a catalyst. Countless cultivators' bones had piled up inside and outside the mountain gate, and even the vegetation between the mountains had been tinged with a faint dark red.

But now, the entire mountain range had been reduced to ruins.

The towering Blood Jade Palace had collapsed into shattered fragments, while charred traces of Sword Qi remained among the ruins of the Palace Halls.

The blood pool that had once nourished evil spirit herbs had also dried up completely. The blood-colored runes beside the pool had been smoothed away by Sword Qi.

Most of the blood-colored mist in the mountains had been dispersed, revealing the exposed black rocks below. Aside from the stench of blood, the air now carried a sharp, acrid smell of burning.

The Blood Spirit Sect's upper echelons, from the Primordial Core Realm all the way to the Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, had all perished beneath Bai Ye's Sword Qi.

Those bloodthirsty cultivators who had depended on the Blood Spirit Sect had either been shredded by Sword Qi or fled in panic, leaving behind only chaos strewn across the ground and proclaiming the complete destruction of this evil force that had committed atrocities for thousands of years!

Bai Ye's figure appeared in the Forbidden Zone behind the Blood Spirit Sect.

Unlike the Forbidden Zones of other sects, this place had no Spirit Vein to nourish it. There was only a gloomy Blood-colored Altar covered in twisted runes. Dark red bloodstains that had yet to dry remained on the ground, clearly showing that a bloody sacrifice had been conducted here not long ago.

Several Blood Puppets refined into unfinished products had been piled inside the stone chamber deep within the Forbidden Zone. Crimson light flickered in the puppets' eyes, yet they were unable to move beneath Bai Ye's pressure.

"System, sign in."

Bai Ye spoke calmly.

"Ding! The host has been detected signing in at the Blood Spirit Sect's Forbidden Zone. A super reward has been triggered!"

"Congratulations, host. You have obtained the Saint-grade Top-tier Secret Technique—Blood Puppet True Scripture!"

A streak of blood-colored light surged into Bai Ye's Sea of Consciousness. It was the complete content of the Blood Puppet True Scripture.

This secret technique was extremely evil. It required cultivators' essence blood and souls as catalysts to refine living people into Blood Puppets devoid of all independent consciousness and capable only of slaughter.

A Blood Puppet's battle strength could rival that of its creator. It could even continuously evolve by devouring essence blood!

It could truly be called an incomparably evil secret technique.

Bai Ye swept a glance over the secret technique in his Sea of Consciousness, his brows drawing together slightly.

He had no interest in such an evil method that harmed others for one's own benefit. He casually pressed the secret technique's imprint into a corner of his Sea of Consciousness, then turned and walked toward the Blood Spirit Sect's treasury.

The Blood Spirit Sect's treasury was equally gloomy.

Blood-colored crystals had been embedded in the treasury's inner walls, illuminating the roomful of treasures.

There were mountains of Blood-colored Spirit Stones. This was a special kind of spirit stone containing killing intent, and it had to be refined before it could be used.

Countless Blood Spirit Pills refined from cultivators' essence blood.

Several Heaven Tier Spirit Weapons tainted with the stench of blood, as well as a Saint-grade spirit herb radiating dense killing intent—the Sacred Blood Soul Grass.

Bai Ye raised a hand and collected all the treasures into his storage ring.

Although these things tainted with killing intent were of little use to him, who would ever complain about having too many resources?

After finishing everything, he activated the Movement Character Secret. His figure transformed into a streak of pale golden light as he silently returned to the Azure Cloud Sect.

Bai Ye did not alarm anyone and went straight back to the Bamboo Courtyard on Night Cloud Peak.

He set up a Concealment Array and began counting the spoils plundered from the three great forces.

There were tens of millions of Top-grade Spirit Stones, countless spirit herbs ranging from the Subordinate Third Rank to the Ninth Rank, and an innumerable number of Spirit Weapons.

There were also plenty of pills, talismans, Cultivation Method Manuals, and more. The harvest was far beyond his expectations.

Bai Ye sorted out some of the resources he had no use for and planned to hand them over to the Azure Cloud Sect and the Bai Family, thereby repaying the sect and Lineage for their kindness.

Just as he was sorting through the Skywind Dynasty's treasury, his Primordial Spirit suddenly stirred slightly.

It was a Mysterious Black Tortoise Shell pressed beneath the Spirit Vein Pearl.

It was the size of a palm, its surface covered in fine cracks. Its color was dull, and it looked no different from an ordinary piece of scrap stone.

If Bai Ye's Primordial Spirit had not already reached the Tribulation Crossing Realm and become as refined as glass, he would have been unable to detect that faint trace of Divine Realm aura deep within the Tortoise Shell.

"What is this...?"

A strange glint flashed through Bai Ye's eyes as he reached out and picked up the Tortoise Shell.

The Tortoise Shell felt icy cold in his hand and was incomparably hard. When his fingertip slid across the cracks, he sensed an ancient and obscure aura.

He circulated his Primordial Spirit and cautiously probed into the Tortoise Shell.

Deep within the cracks, an extremely faint fluctuation of Divine Power was faintly coiled. This fluctuation was more magnificent than any power he had ever seen, carrying an imposing majesty that looked down upon all living beings.

To investigate it, Bai Ye mobilized a trace of Divine Realm Power from his Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivation and slowly injected it into the Tortoise Shell.

The next second.

Buzz—!

The Tortoise Shell suddenly erupted with brilliant golden light!

The Divine Power fluctuation within the cracks instantly exploded, enveloping the entire Bamboo Courtyard in a golden curtain of light.

Bai Ye felt his Sea of Consciousness roar. A massive stream of information surged into his mind like a tide, accompanied by a phantom resembling a Star Chart.

Countless points of light were marked on the Star Chart, ultimately converging on a mysterious valley in western Azure State. Beside it were three ancient seal characters: Dust Star Valley.

Only after a long while did Bai Ye finish digesting the information. An unconcealable shock appeared on his face. "A Divine King Level Inheritance?"

According to the information, this Mysterious Black Tortoise Shell was a token left behind by a Divine King before his fall in ancient times.

The coordinates of his inheritance Secret Realm had been sealed within the Tortoise Shell.

The Divine Realm was divided into five major realms: True God, Heavenly God, Divine Venerable, Divine King, and Divine Emperor.

The Divine King Realm was a full two levels above the True God Realm. Even in the Upper Realm, such a person was likely a top powerhouse capable of stirring up storms.

How could a place in the lower realm like the Heaven Heavenly Profound Continent actually conceal a Divine King's inheritance?

"The information may not be true. Perhaps it exaggerated things."

Bai Ye calmed down and thought to himself, However, Dust Star Valley isn't far from the Wild Domain. Once I break through to the True God Realm, I can go there and investigate.

He carefully placed the Mysterious Black Tortoise Shell into the deepest part of his storage ring and suppressed the turmoil in his heart.

For now, the most important thing was still to break through to the True God Realm!

Time passed like a white colt flashing past a crack. In the blink of an eye, sixty years had gone by.

Throughout these sixty years, Bai Ye had remained in secluded cultivation on Night Cloud Peak.

With the treasuries of the three great forces as support and the cultivation environment of the God Transformation Tower as aid, he steadily charged toward the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

During this period, he never once missed his daily sign-in, obtaining quite a few pills and spirit materials that assisted cultivation.

The Azure Cloud Sect had also developed rapidly during these sixty years.

With Bai Ye's secret assistance,

three new Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses had appeared!

The number of Profound Comprehension Realm elders and disciples had also doubled!

Among the younger generation of disciples, quite a few exceptionally talented individuals had emerged as well.

In a mere sixty years, the Azure Cloud Sect's true strength had once again risen into the ranks of Azure State's top forces!

However, the sect's upper echelons had temporarily chosen not to reopen the mountain gate.

They were preparing to bide their time and amaze the world with a single brilliant feat when the day came!

On this day, deep within the Azure Cloud Mountain Range,

a brilliant bolt of lightning shot into the sky, instantly ripping apart the clouds!

Bai Ye stood suspended in the air, dressed in a blue-gray robe. His hair danced in the wind, while faint Chaos Qi and lightning coiled around him!

When his eyes opened and closed, it was as if stars were being born and extinguished and thunder was roaring. He resembled a Chaos Divine King looking down upon all living beings!

He had just survived the ninth tribulation!

The ninth tribulation was more terrifying than the first eight combined.

Golden law power had been mixed into the purple divine lightning, nearly crushing his Dao Body to pieces!

But relying on the might of his Innate Chaos Dao Body, the profundity of the Chaos Sword Canon, and sixty years of accumulation, he had ultimately succeeded in surviving this terrifying tribulation!

His cultivation had officially entered the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm!

"Peak Tribulation Crossing... I'm only one step away from the True God Realm."

Bai Ye sensed the surging Divine Realm Power within his body, his heart filled with boundless emotion.

The Tribulation Crossing Realm was the final realm of the mortal level. After surviving nine tribulations of lightning, one only needed to ignite divine fire and condense Divine Origin to ascend to True God, causing one's lifespan to soar to one hundred thousand years and truly enter the ranks of the Divine Realm!

He focused and looked into his Sea of Consciousness. The system's sign-in prompt appeared right on schedule.

"You have not signed in today. Would you like to sign in?"

"Sign in." Bai Ye silently recited in his heart.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing your thirty-thousandth sign-in. An ultimate super reward has been triggered!"

"Congratulations, host. You have obtained a True God Ninth-Rank Pill—the Profound Heaven Divine Fire Pill!"

A completely scarlet pill appeared out of thin air in Bai Ye's palm.

Faint golden flames coiled around the pill's surface, radiating a majestic holy aura and scorching heat.

The instant the pill appeared, the surrounding air ignited, and even space rippled faintly.

Bai Ye probed it with his Spiritual Sense, and wild joy instantly flashed through his eyes.

The Profound Heaven Divine Fire Pill was a top-tier True God Ninth-Rank Pill, containing pure divine fire power and Divine Realm laws!

After a peak Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivator consumed it, they could directly ignite divine fire, condense the Divine Origin Aperture, and break through to the True God Realm without any risk, with a one-hundred-percent success rate!

"Talk about timely rain!"

Bai Ye sat down cross-legged without hesitation and adjusted himself to his best condition.

Then he placed the Profound Heaven Divine Fire Pill into his mouth. The pill melted upon entry, and a scorching yet gentle divine fire power instantly swept through his entire body, surging along his meridians toward his dantian and Sea of Consciousness!

Boom—!

Almost the instant the pill was refined, boundless thunderclouds gathered in the sky!

The thunderclouds were deep purple, interwoven with golden divine-fire patterns. They covered the entire Azure Cloud Mountain Range and even spread across most of Azure State.

The energy within the thunderclouds was violent to the extreme, more than ten times stronger than the Tribulation Crossing Realm's heavenly tribulation!

This was the True God Tribulation!

Countless cultivators and mortals were terrified to the extreme upon witnessing this scene!

"What kind of tribulation lightning is this?! How can it be so terrifying?!"

A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator abruptly awoke from secluded cultivation, stunned beyond measure by the True God Tribulation!

Bai Ye rose to his feet and faced the terrifying divine tribulation above his head.

The medicinal power of the Profound Heaven Divine Fire Pill had now fully erupted.

A golden divine-fire shield rose from within his body, firmly enveloping him.

Rumble—!

The lightning of the True God Tribulation descended and smashed into the shield, only to be instantly devoured by the divine fire and transformed into energy that nourished his Dao Body.

Bai Ye closed his eyes and guided the divine fire power, striking at the barrier of the True God Realm!

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul began to transform. Chaos Qi and divine fire intertwined as the Nascent Soul gradually expanded, becoming a hundred-zhang-tall True God Dharma Form!

The Dharma Form wore Chaos Battle Armor and held the Dragon Slaying Sacred Sword. Its eyes were like the sun and moon, while lightning and divine fire coiled around its body, radiating holy pressure that looked down upon all living beings!

At the same time,

within his dantian, his Dao Body completely transformed under the tempering of divine fire and lightning. His flesh, bones, and meridians all fused with Divine Realm laws, becoming an indestructible divine body!

A faint golden light shimmered across the surface of the divine body, making it indestructible!

It could even autonomously absorb the essence of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to nourish itself!

Its effects were comparable to those of a Saint-grade spirit herb!

At the final moment,

above his dantian, a tiny aperture slowly opened. It was the Divine Origin Aperture!

This was the core mark of a True God Realm cultivator.

Pure Divine Origin flowed within the Divine Origin Aperture. Through the Divine Origin Aperture, the spiritual power in his body could continuously transform into Divine Power of a higher level!

Divine Power was more than a hundred times purer than spiritual power. It also contained Divine Realm laws, and even the slightest trace could draw upon the power of heaven and earth, possessing boundless might!

Crack—!

As the final bolt of True God lightning descended, the True God Dharma Form casually cleaved it apart.

Bai Ye abruptly opened his eyes, divine light blazing within them. The True God Dharma Form shot into the sky, circled once through the clouds, then slowly merged into his body.

The first level of the True God Realm!

He had succeeded!

Bai Ye sensed the indestructible divine body and surging Divine Power within him, as well as the True God Dharma Form in his Sea of Consciousness. A relieved smile curled up at the corners of his mouth.

From an ordinary Inner Disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect to a powerhouse of the True God Realm today,

he had walked through a century of time and finally stepped into the true domain of the gods!