Great Strides in Strength

After who knows how long, Gulanxiu awoke from his slumber. He slightly sensed his current power and couldn't help but say excitedly, "My base strength has increased fivefold again, meaning I now have twenty-five times the gene level. Even among the Human Race's Universe Venerables, this gene multiple isn't low!"

After all, the initial gene level of the Human Race was only onefold, and raising it was extremely difficult. Many Universe Venerables only managed to boost their genes to around tenfold using Beast God blood.

This was because the Human Race, as a peak race, had treasures like Beast God blood. The Venerables of smaller races might not even reach tenfold genes.

And this Green Bud actually had such an ability.

Gulanxiu focused his mind on the Green Bud, and in an instant, his perspective shifted. His mind simulated every scene within a ten-thousand-meter radius centered on him.

He could clearly see the servants of Liu Manor bustling about, Liu Jiang diligently practicing his blade, Liu Li sitting cross-legged cultivating and accumulating cosmic primal energy, and Liu Qingyuan with Shui Rou...

Gulanxiu instantly withdrew his vision. No peeking at impropriety! But even so, he was still excited, because under that vision, Liu Qingyuan was completely unaware.

"Haha! I've gained the Heavenly Eye ability!" Gulanxiu murmured to himself. "I wonder if the next time this Green Bud blooms, it can let me break the hundredfold limit!"

He couldn't help but think this way. After all, both transformations of this seed had raised his gene level by fivefold, and the bud state was clearly a transitional form. Based on past patterns, there would be another boost when the bud bloomed. If it was another fivefold increase, that would be 125 times the gene level, breaking the Original Universe's hundredfold limit for ordinary life. He didn't know if the Original Universe would restrict it. Vaguely, Gulanxiu felt that the universe's limit wasn't so easy to break!

"I wonder if I can fuse Bloodfall Crystals now. If I can become a Blood Warrior, my strength would increase a bit!" Gulanxiu said as he cut his arm again and pressed in a Bloodfall Crystal.

The Bloodfall Crystal fused into Gulanxiu's bloodline once more, and the familiar scene reappeared. A flash of green light in his sea of consciousness, and the Bloodfall power that had merged into his body was intercepted and devoured again.

Though his fantasy of becoming a Blood Warrior was shattered once more, Gulanxiu's mood was still excited. This meant the energy of the Bloodfall Crystal was still useful to the bud. As long as he obtained enough Bloodfall Crystals, he could make the bud advance again.

Thinking this, Gulanxiu pressed the Bloodfall Crystals he had obtained from killing Zhalisi into his body one by one.

The upgraded bud absorbed Bloodfall Crystals at a greatly increased speed. In just a few minutes, it consumed all of Gulanxiu's remaining one hundred and twenty-seven Bloodfall Crystals. Yet despite absorbing so many, the Green Bud showed almost no change in appearance.

Gulanxiu couldn't help but smile wryly and say, "You've got quite an appetite! At first, you were full after eating just a few thousand Cosmic Level Chaos True Spirits. Then, only a hundred Bloodfall Crystals made you advance again. Now, over a hundred Bloodfall Crystals down, and you haven't changed at all. I wonder how much energy you need this time!"

Even so, Gulanxiu was already very satisfied. Although Bloodfall Crystals were a restricted resource, they weren't too rare on the Bloodfall Continent. Basically, every Domain Lord had one or two, and Realm Lord level experts had dozens or even hundreds!

The Bloodfall Continent had over ten million worlds, each with at least one Realm Lord. Add to that the lofty Immortal Temple, and the Bloodfall World's reserve of Bloodfall Crystals was surely an astronomical number. While not infinite, obtaining even a portion would be enough for the Green Bud to advance.

Of course, getting Bloodfall Crystals required one prerequisite: strength.

With Gulanxiu's current strength, obtaining a large number of Bloodfall Crystals was very difficult.

"Let's not think about that for now. First, let's cultivate and see how much my training speed has improved!" Gulanxiu muttered to himself.

Then he closed his eyes and began to comprehend the laws.

In an instant, Gulanxiu felt the difference. His perception of the laws was far stronger than before. Besides the Earth Law and Space Law, which he was best at, he even had vague insights into the remaining eight laws.

Moreover, his soul's computational ability had greatly improved. The previously obscure and difficult rhythms of various laws were now being unraveled by him one by one.

Gulanxiu immersed himself in cultivation, utterly entranced.

"So this is what it feels like to be a peerless genius? This feeling is too good. I wonder what level my comprehension is among the Human Race's geniuses, and how I compare to Bolan from the original story!"

For the next period, Gulanxiu was completely absorbed in this feeling of high-speed cultivation.

Even when Liu Jiang and Liu Li invited him to tour Danyang City, he refused. Women would only slow down his blade-drawing speed. Cultivation was what truly brought joy!

Gulanxiu's attitude completely reassured the Liu family. In their eyes, a martial fanatic like Gulanxiu was almost certainly not an enemy sent to scheme for their family fortune.

Otherwise, Liu Li had already sent certain signals, and Gulanxiu shouldn't have ignored them.

But Gulanxiu's attitude also left them at a loss. After all, in their view, Gulanxiu seemed to have no hobbies besides cultivation, making it hard for them to win him over by catering to his tastes.

Another three months passed. One day, Liu Qingyuan, who was rarely seen, came to the courtyard where Gulanxiu lived.

A flicker of doubt passed through Gulanxiu's eyes. What did Liu Qingyuan want by coming to him for no reason?

But before Gulanxiu could speak, Liu Qingyuan said first, "Brother Jia! Have you been living comfortably in my manor lately?"

Gulanxiu quickly replied, "Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Liu. I've been very comfortable these days!"

It had to be said that Gulanxiu's forms of address with this family were quite messy. From the first time they met, Liu Qingyuan had called Gulanxiu "younger brother," and Gulanxiu followed suit by calling him "older brother."

Liu Li had always called him "Brother Jia," and after Liu Jiang got familiar with Gulanxiu, he also called him "Brother Jia!" Though it was confusing at first, they got used to it over time.

Liu Qingyuan continued, "Brother Jia, I've noticed you've been in seclusion lately. Are you having any difficulties in your cultivation? I've been at the Domain Level for over a hundred thousand years and have some insights. Perhaps I could give you some guidance!"

Gulanxiu was taken aback by Liu Qingyuan's words. Liu Qingyuan wanted to guide him in cultivation? What a joke! If he could guide Gulanxiu, he would have broken through to Realm Lord long ago.

Of course, he couldn't say that. Gulanxiu quickly replied, "You're too kind, Brother Liu! My cultivation is going smoothly. I have no difficulties!"

Liu Qingyuan pressed on, "That shouldn't be! With your mastery of the domain, you should have broken through to Domain Level long ago. I thought you would break through during your stay at my manor! Is there a problem somewhere?"

Gulanxiu was startled by Liu Qingyuan's words. On the Bloodfall Continent, countless cultivators dreamed of breaking through realms. Yet here he was, with all conditions met, still stuck at Cosmic Level 9 without advancing. It did seem incomprehensible.