Long ago, Ling Tian had learned that increasing the degree to which a Small World became a universe did more than strengthen a cultivator by making their Origin Power purer. It also greatly affected their mental control and the power of the various secret arts they used, and could even have a huge impact on their cultivation speed. That was why, despite having so many things to do—especially growing his 108 Small Worlds—and cultivating in a defiant manner, his realm advanced faster than Chi Xue and the others': his Small Worlds had become far more universe-like than theirs.
Knowing this, Ling Tian had placed great importance on making his Small Worlds more universe-like. Now he understood clearly that this process was also directly related to becoming a saint. The Eastern Emperor Bell had said as much: the more universe-like a cultivator's Small World became, the easier it was for them to become a saint. Once Ling Tian's Small Worlds had fully become universes, he would naturally be able to break through and become a saint.
For that very reason, he was even more focused on making his Small Worlds more universe-like. Fortunately, improving his mental control—and thereby purifying his Origin Power—could speed up the process. More importantly, Ling Tian and the others had always been able to absorb the blended aura of the Creation Divine Tree and other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. This aura, which came closer than any other to Primordial Chaos Qi, could greatly increase the degree to which a cultivator's Small World became a universe.
Because Ling Tian had attached such importance to the process and deliberately worked at it, he had made good progress. By now, more than ninety percent of his Small Worlds had become universe-like. In other words, he only needed to transform the final