Yet as one's cultivation realm rose, a cultivator would need ever more cultivation resources to advance, and the time required would grow ever longer.
A thousand years, for a Three Tribulation Loose Immortal, would likely only be enough to raise one's cultivation to perfection, provided resources were sufficient.
As for Tribulation Crossing Treasures, there might not even be a chance to find them.
And beyond that, there was even less need to mention it.
In contrast, the might of the Heavenly Tribulation was closely tied to a Loose Immortal's cultivation realm, increasing severalfold along with it.
For this very reason, the path of the Loose Immortal was also called the road of no return by cultivators of the Cultivation World.
No matter how one looked at it, continuing down this road would inevitably lead to a dead end.
Unless left with no other choice, very few cultivators would choose this path.
Thoughts flashed through his mind. Su Shi'er withdrew his gaze and immediately rose to his feet.
"My current cultivation has already reached the peak of First Tribulation Loose Immortal. Before breaking through my realm, continuing to cultivate will be of no use."
"Under normal circumstances, I could delay this second Heavenly Tribulation for several hundred years, then undergo it again when the thousand-year limit arrives."
"However... whether it is returning my consciousness to my original body or dealing with the crises lurking everywhere in this turbulent Cultivation World, both require sufficient cultivation and strength to resolve."
"Leaving distant matters aside, the Eight Directions Dragon Locking Formation trapping Heavenly Pond Mountain can be broken by using the tribulation lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation."
"Perhaps this formation can even offset a considerable portion of the tribulation lightning's power."
"The most troublesome matter now is that Fairy Yun Hua is still here