The Great Huan military camp lay south of Jade Emperor Peak, the main peak of the Mount Tai Mountains.
Ever since the surprise attack on the Great Chu Forbidden Guard several days earlier, in which nine True Immortals-including Kong Wu-had been slain, Huan Emperor Xiao Ying had remained in the camp, cultivating in seclusion after leading the Great Huan Imperial Guards and the other troops back.
Beyond overseeing the camp and deterring enemies with his presence, Xiao Ying's main purpose in personally holding the camp was to study the Five Extremes Emperor Scripture and advance through its corresponding cultivation stages as quickly as possible.
The greatest drawback of the Cosmic Star Tribulation was that none of the thousands of disciplines and myriad arts it encompassed could advance beyond the level of its core, the Cosmic Star Tribulation itself. Even the Five Extremes Emperor Scripture, with its clear, complete system leading straight to the Immortal Emperor realm, remained subject to that restriction. Moreover, whether because of the world's limitations or his own insufficient cultivation, Xiao Ying had never been able to discern what lay in the next realm. It was as though his eyes were blindfolded, leaving him unable to see the path ahead.
Yet the advantages of the Cosmic Star Tribulation were equally obvious. Mastering it was like commanding the Celestial Starry Void, while its thousands of disciplines and myriad arts were the countless stars within. Once he commanded that starry void, understanding and mastering its stars naturally became much easier. Thus, after the Five Extremes Emperor Scripture was incorporated into his celestial system, Xiao Ying's cultivation progressed at astonishing speed. As long as he comprehended a given stage, he could cultivate to that stage without slowly building up the corresponding magical power. It was like seeing the road clearly