Hunyuan Body Refining

After Zhu Ang left, Bai Muye carefully studied this Tier 5 weapon, only to discover that he could not yet fully unleash its complete power. To wield it perfectly, he would need at least a trace of world power—something only a World Lord possessed.

He entered the Virtual Universe to simulate the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear and set up several opponents. Only after familiarizing himself with the weapon's usage did he leave, feeling satisfied.

During the last battle, Xiao Si had devoured quite a few World Lords and Domain Lords. Although he couldn't perform a deep fusion yet, he had quickly browsed through all of them, and as usual, there were no surprises.

"You said before that once I reached the Domain Lord rank, I could start practicing that body-refining secret technique. Can I start now?"

Within the Singularity, Bai Muye asked with great anticipation.

"You could, but..." Xiao Si hesitated, "you haven't prepared a large amount of energy. If you make a mistake during practice and your genes collapse, what will you use to recover?"

"..." Bai Muye had forgotten about that, though even if he remembered, it wouldn't matter—he had no money.

"Then give me the secret technique first so I can study it. If I understand it thoroughly, the chance of making a mistake will be lower."

"Also," Bai Muye suddenly remembered, "actually, I don't need to prepare it myself. If you devour more energy during future battles, wouldn't that work?"

"Uh... I suppose so."

"Haha, exactly! Come on, give me the secret technique to look at first."

"I can leave enough energy for your recovery, but if I do that, your future cultivation won't be as fast..."

"As long as it's faster than normal cultivation, that's fine," Bai Muye chuckled. "This works out perfectly. Don't be fooled by Zhu Ang's good attitude; that's only because I'm under his command. The stronger I am, the more beneficial it is for him..."

"However," he turned serious, "if my cultivation speed is abnormally fast without any treasures, and I level up after every battle, don't you think he'll get suspicious? By then, it might not just be him—even that Army Lord might be unable to resist coming to investigate..."

"There is some truth to what you say," Xiao Si muttered. "You humans have such dirty minds..."

One of its roots reached over, a golden light emerging from the tip. The light quickly expanded, displaying a text imbued with a faint pressure before Bai Muye's eyes.

Just as he was about to say he couldn't understand it, the countless golden characters suddenly surged forward like a collapsing wall, squeezing directly into his consciousness.

Even with the soul of a first-tier Domain Lord, Bai Muye was briefly stunned by the impact of the characters, only regaining his senses once all the text had autonomously organized itself into a secret technique within his mind.

All the characters of the secret technique combined into an incredibly exquisite pattern of secret runes, appearing as if they were naturally formed, leaving one filled with admiration at the mere sight of them.

Immersed in the perfect artistic conception of these secret runes, Bai Muye remained silent for a long time.

"This Hunyuan Body Refining Technique is something I obtained by chance in the Infinite Hunyuan Space. It's a pity that this kind of body-refining secret method can only be practiced by flesh-and-blood lifeforms; plant-based lifeforms like me cannot..."

Xiao Si said with no small amount of regret, "If I could practice it, maybe I wouldn't even need to reincarnate. I could have cultivated directly to a realm comparable to a Lord..."

Bai Muye withdrew his spirit from the secret runes. Although he didn't recognize the script, as long as he poured his consciousness into it, he could naturally understand the meaning the text intended to convey.

"The leap between the stages of this secret technique is too huge, isn't it?"

The Hunyuan Body Refining Technique was divided into nine levels. Completing the first level increased life genes tenfold, the second level a hundredfold, the third a thousandfold, the fourth ten thousandfold, the fifth a hundred thousandfold, the sixth a millionfold, the seventh ten millionfold, the eighth a hundred millionfold, and completing the ninth level granted an infinite divine body!

It was a true infinite divine body, not one with a cap like the hundred-thousand-fold variety. Once the ninth level was achieved, as long as one's heart and will could control it, the divine body could be as large as one desired!

"That's how it's supposed to be. It's simple at the start, but the further you go, the harder it gets, and the energy and resources required will become higher and higher..."

"If you truly cultivate this secret technique to the Great Completion stage, not to mention anything else, just in terms of defensive capability alone, you could be called immortal and indestructible..."

"I really hope to go out and fight right now..."

Bai Muye rubbed his hands together, thinking with murderous intent. He was truly stimulated by this secret technique. He didn't need much; if he could just successfully cultivate the fifth level, a hundred-thousand-fold life gene increase should make passing through the reincarnation cycle a non-issue.

After practicing for a few days, at Zhan Qiu's summons, their squad held their daily gathering. Zhan Qiu and the other members were shocked by Bai Muye; they hadn't expected him to have broken through after only a few days of absence.

Upon hearing of Zhu Ang's arrangements, not only was Zhan Qiu overjoyed, but the other members were also very happy. This meant the squad now had two Domain Lords. Although Bai Muye was only a first-tier Domain Lord, given his strength, he wouldn't be intimidated when facing ordinary early-stage Domain Lords.

The disc-shaped spacecraft flew through the Black Meteor Mountain Range, where some mountain peaks soared into the sky while others were as low as millstones.

Between the peaks, there were deep pools or lakes in some places, but whether they were pools or lakes, the water within them was all black.

At the top of a mountain range several dozen kilometers high, the spacecraft slowly descended into the air not far from the summit.

"Everyone, exit the spacecraft."

Dongluo's cold voice spread throughout the ship, and all the warriors flew out of the spacecraft under the lead of the World Lord.

"Captain, do we have a target?" Feng Yi asked via telepathy, "But the Army Lord didn't specify a target..."

"There is no target." Zhan Qiu shook his head, "We can't just stay in the spacecraft forever, waiting for the Army Lord to find targets for us..."

This situation was normal. Dongluo wasn't a nanny; how could she constantly find suitable opponents for these Domain Lords and Universe Rankers while also ensuring she could block the enemy's Immortal-level combat power?

"This is the right way," Bai Muye whispered via telepathy, "otherwise, how could it serve as a tempering experience for us?"

Having browsed through Tan Youming's memories, he had long anticipated this situation.

In most cases, they would operate within a certain area until they encountered another team. If they were allies, they could act together or go their separate ways.

If they encountered an alien race, then it went without saying—a battle was inevitable.

There was also a crucial point: the detectors possessed by different Immortals were not the same. Generally speaking, the Immortals of the four peak races would have slightly better detectors, but as Immortals below the rank of Marquis, there was a limit to how good they could be.

The main reason was that good detectors were simply too expensive.

But if they encountered an alien Immortal with a better detector than their own, the problem would be significant. It was possible for the enemy to surround them before they even realized it, which could result in the enemy destroying the ship and everyone inside while the warriors were still on board.

Even if an Immortal or World Lord could survive such an attack, the Domain Lords and Universe Rankers would likely be buried along with the ship.

Dongluo left the spacecraft and waved her hand, storing the ship into her World Ring.

"Everyone, stay connected to the Virtual Universe at all times. Report immediately if you discover any enemy activity."

She gave the customary order before hovering high above the clouds, admiring the pitch-black scenery.

Zhu Ang and the other World Lords dispersed on their own to explore the surrounding territory, while the Universe Rank members moved in squads led by their Domain Lord captains.

Once the ten thousand-plus people spread out, they didn't actually occupy much space, but all the captains were seasoned veterans who controlled their distance and speed, ensuring they never strayed too far from the main force.

Bai Muye and Zhan Qiu led the other nine Universe Rank members, flying slowly as they exchanged messages from time to time, with Zhan Qiu mostly imparting his experience to Bai Muye.

Two days later.

"Hm?" Bai Muye and Zhan Qiu turned their heads at almost the exact same moment. Fluctuations rippled from the distance on their right, and simultaneously, a voice echoed throughout the entire team:

"Encountered an alien squad!"