Beyond the Ultimate Realm, the Domain of Gods

Before long, the countless stars in the night sky vanished, and the horizon took on the pale white of a fish's belly. A whole night passed in the blink of an eye.

Imperial Peak, Heavenly Hall.

Xiao Yun, floating in midair, was now enveloped in golden radiance. His entire body looked like a bronze statue, golden light spilling from him in every direction.

Di Tian stared blankly at Xiao Yun before him, his face filled with shock. "Golden light from the flesh—this is the mark of having reached the ultimate realm of Body Refinement!"

Uncle Fu, who was still refining the bronze cauldron beside them, froze at those words. Then he said in astonishment, "Does that mean the Young Master has already forged an unsurpassed foundation and has no need for the Foundation Establishment liquid?"

Di Tian nodded, his face full of admiration. "Nine levels in a single day—what peerless talent! The spiritual energy of heaven and earth pouring into his body, the power of the stars tempering his flesh, have already pushed his body to the ultimate realm of Body Refinement. Naturally, he no longer needs the acquired tempering of Foundation Establishment liquid."

Uncle Fu could not help looking dejectedly at the bronze cauldron before him. "So I worked all night for nothing?"

He had spent so long urging the Samadhi True Fire to refine it, only for all that effort to have been in vain.

Di Tian smiled faintly. "How could acquired Foundation Establishment liquid compare to an unsurpassed foundation forged by the power of heaven and earth? With such a foundation, Xiao Yun's future is beyond imagining!"

Looking at the now-completed Foundation Establishment liquid, Uncle Fu gave a bitter smile. "The heavenly treasures within were gathered by you, Master, over a hundred years. They are simply priceless. Are we just going to waste them?"

"There's no use keeping them anyway," Di Tian said indifferently. Then his eyes shifted, and he smiled. "Give them to you. Your lifespan is running short as well. Why not take in a disciple, someone who can keep Xiao Yun company?"

Uncle Fu was moved by those words. Like Di Tian, he had reached the limit of his lifespan and had indeed long considered taking a disciple.

Cultivators were all the same. When death drew near, they wanted to take in a disciple and pass down everything they had learned in their lives, leaving behind something to hold on to.

"Very well!"

After pondering for a moment, Uncle Fu felt it would be far too regrettable to waste such excellent Foundation Establishment liquid. He nodded and said, "The Chaos Holy Land has just opened its gates to accept disciples and recruited a batch of new ones. I'll go choose one."

Di Tian nodded.

Uncle Fu then rode away on a cloud from Imperial Peak.

Just then, Xiao Yun opened his eyes. Watching Uncle Fu depart, he asked curiously, "Master, why did Uncle Fu leave?"

Di Tian looked at Xiao Yun with delight and smiled. "Disciple, you cultivated the Chaos Scripture to the ninth level in just one day and directly reached the ultimate realm of Body Refinement through the power of heaven and earth. Naturally, you no longer need this Foundation Establishment liquid.

Ah Fu felt it would be too much of a pity to throw it away, so he is going to select a disciple from among the newly recruited disciples, someone to inherit all he has learned in his life."

Xiao Yun suddenly understood. Yet when he lowered his head to look at his own body, he found it somewhat unbelievable. Had he really already reached the limit of the Body Refinement realm?

According to his master, once one reached the ultimate realm of Body Refinement, one could possess a hundred thousand jin of strength.

"Do I have that much strength now?" Xiao Yun could not help looking forward to it. I became a superhuman in just one day.

At that moment, he truly felt as though endless power flowed through his body, every inch of him brimming with strength.

Di Tian did not know Xiao Yun was letting his imagination run wild. He continued, "Disciple, now that you have reached the ultimate realm of Body Refinement, your next step is to comprehend the tenth level of the Chaos Scripture, begin actively absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and enter the next cultivation realm—Qi Gathering!"

Xiao Yun smiled faintly and said confidently, "Rest assured, Master. I won't need three days to comprehend the tenth level of the Chaos Scripture!"

He still had four opportunities for enlightenment. That was enough for him to cultivate the Chaos Scripture to the thirteenth level.

Di Tian: "..."

Looking at the confident Xiao Yun before him, Di Tian was speechless. It had taken him fifty years to cultivate the Chaos Scripture to the tenth level, while this boy wanted to do it in three days...

Of course, having personally witnessed Xiao Yun reach nine levels in one day, Di Tian had no choice but to believe in Xiao Yun's confidence.

Still, Di Tian shook his head and said to Xiao Yun with a serious expression, "Disciple, you have misunderstood. I want you to suppress your cultivation for now and not rush to comprehend the tenth level of the Chaos Scripture."

"Uh... Master, why? Shouldn't cultivators press forward with courage and vigor?" Xiao Yun asked, his face full of confusion.

Di Tian smiled bitterly. "That is advice for those with poor talent, so that they will cultivate diligently. But you are different, Disciple. Geniuses like you cultivate at an astonishing speed, so if you wish to forge a more solid foundation, you must often suppress your cultivation and ensure that every realm you reach is pushed to its theoretical limit."

Xiao Yun suddenly understood. So it was still about forging his foundation. He immediately nodded. "I understand, Master. Then I won't break through for the time being."

Di Tian was somewhat speechless. His disciple truly was confident. As expected, comparing people only made one furious. He continued, "Disciple, although you will temporarily suppress your cultivation, you can practice some combat techniques and continue drawing out the potential of your physical body. That way, you can surpass the ultimate realm and enter the legendary forbidden domain."

"Surpass the ultimate realm? The forbidden domain?" Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment, then asked in bewilderment, "Master, isn't the ultimate realm of Body Refinement already the limit? Can it still be surpassed? And what is this forbidden domain?"

Di Tian explained, "A hundred thousand jin of strength is merely the theoretical ultimate realm of Body Refinement, as well as the limit that super geniuses can attain. However, some monstrous talents with special physiques can still surpass that ultimate realm, reaching a hundred and ten thousand jin, a hundred and twenty thousand jin, or even higher. This is the forbidden domain."

Xiao Yun asked curiously, "Master, throughout the history of the cultivation world, just how much strength could the limit of the Body Refinement realm possess?"

Di Tian smiled faintly. "A hundred thousand is the ultimate realm; double it, and it becomes a forbidden level. Each forbidden level doubles, and nine forbidden levels make a god. Our Chaos Holy Land's founding ancestor, the Chaos Great Emperor, once reached one million jin of strength in the Body Refinement realm and entered the Nine Forbidden Levels Domain. This realm is also called the Divine Forbidden Domain, meaning a domain that only 'gods' can set foot in."

Xiao Yun was somewhat speechless. So after all that, the Body Refinement realm could reach one million jin of strength. He had only completed one-tenth of it so far and was still far from the peak.

What he did not know was that ordinary people could enter the Qi Gathering realm once they reached seventy or eighty thousand jin of strength. Even some super geniuses only reached the hundred-thousand-jin ultimate realm.

Only monstrous talents with special physiques could catch a glimpse of the forbidden domain.

Moreover, the Body Refinement realm was ultimately only a cultivator's first realm. No one was willing to waste too much time in this realm.

But since Xiao Yun now knew this, he was determined to reach the peak of the Body Refinement realm.

At once, Xiao Yun looked at Di Tian with a determined expression and said, "Master, if our founding ancestor's Chaos Body could do it, then I can do it too. But how should I continue increasing my strength?"

Di Tian smiled faintly. He was very pleased with Xiao Yun's drive. Though he did not believe Xiao Yun could reach the level of the Chaos Great Emperor, surpassing the ultimate realm should not be a problem.

Thus, Di Tian said with a smile, "If you wish to continue increasing your physical strength, cultivation techniques alone will no longer suffice. This is already the ultimate realm. Only by practicing combat techniques can you continue drawing out your own potential. Besides, the strength you possess now is, in the end, merely strength. Only through combat techniques can you turn your strength into combat power."