The Four Extremes Secret Realm was the third secret realm of the Shrouding Method. It was immensely important and powerful, bringing about a crucial transformation.
Cultivation at this realm had already moved beyond the simple physical body. A cultivator needed to lodge themselves in the Void, imprint the unfeeling Great Dao, and comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.
What one cultivated was not merely oneself, but the Dao itself!
After entering this secret realm, so long as one's head and Primordial Spirit remained intact, injuries to the physical body were nothing.
Regrowing severed limbs and reconstructing a damaged body came easily. Moreover, attacks that were purely physical and devoid of the wonders of laws found it difficult to truly harm Four Extremes cultivators.
In the ten thousand years since the Emperor Qing's "passing," the Great Dao had hidden away, and the spiritual essence of heaven and earth had faded. Cultivation had become exceptionally difficult.
The Four Extremes Secret Realm already qualified one as an expert, a renowned senior figure within holy lands and aristocratic clans.
Qin Sheng's body was now seventeen years old. As a Mortal Body preparing to charge into the Four Extremes at such an age, he was undoubtedly astonishing—like thunder exploding from level ground, drawing countless eyes.
In truth, ever since Qin Sheng had advanced into the Dao Palace on Dragon-Pattern Peak and his five qi had surged into the heavens, alarming countless people, quite a few within Shaking Light Holy Land had begun paying attention to him.
Especially since Qin Sheng belonged to Dragon-Pattern Peak. Some of Shaking Light Holy Land's major figures knew exactly what that peak represented, and they were deeply wary of it.
Many influential figures wanted to determine whether Qin Sheng belonged to the Ruthless lineage or was simply a disciple of Dragon-Pattern Peak.
He had reached this stage after only two years since joining. Was he trying to turn the world upside down?
Ascension Immortal Pool.
This was one of Shaking Light Holy Land's treasured grounds. The spiritual essence of heaven and earth had materialized here, the laws of heaven and earth were clearer, and the pool water contained a divine power capable of stimulating potential and bringing about transformation.
One of Qin Sheng's breakthrough resources was a place in the Ascension Immortal Pool.
Mist curled over the pool, while immortal flowers bloomed along its banks. Qin Sheng sat cross-legged, quietly adjusting his condition.
His five Divine Treasuries had reached completion. He no longer needed to cultivate the Dao Palace and merely awaited the most perfect moment to transform.
Within mountain peaks and ancient halls throughout the holy land, many people were watching. They wanted to see what this genius, whose name they knew but whose face they had never seen, was truly made of.
Shaking Light Peak was the lineage of Shaking Light Holy Land's Holy Lord, the most orthodox lineage.
Yet the current Saint Son had come from Dragon-Pattern Peak and even belonged to the Ruthless lineage. Shaking Light Peak only had a Saintess, whose talent and strength were both inferior to the Saint Son's. This brought grave hidden concerns.
The Ruthless lineage had already hidden in the shadows and severely eroded Shaking Light Holy Land. If another Holy Lord from that lineage emerged, the entire holy land would likely change banners completely.
The Shaking Light Holy Lord sat within the hall. His gaze pierced through layer upon layer of space, his divine eyes blazing as he took in every detail of the Ascension Immortal Pool.
He was imposing, like a radiant heavenly god descending into the world, suppressing time and space as divine light illuminated the ten directions of heaven.
"Once Qin Sheng breaks through, send a disciple to test him." The Shaking Light Holy Lord's voice rumbled like the voice of a supreme god.
"See whether he truly belongs to that lineage, and assess his talent. If that lineage produces another peerless prodigy..."
The Ruthless lineage gaining another disciple was not truly a problem.
But how gifted that disciple was would be critically important.
Below him, a middle-aged man nodded. "I believe there is a high chance that something is amiss with him."
"How could a mere Mortal Body cultivate so quickly?"
"Let the facts speak," said the Shaking Light Holy Lord.
"Very well. I'll send Chen Han."
Yet all this turmoil, calculation, and plotting had nothing to do with Qin Sheng at this moment.
At a certain instant, Qin Sheng felt a sudden flash of inspiration, accompanied by a feeling that he could not hold it in any longer.
The time had come!
A vast quantity of Source fell into the Ascension Immortal Pool. Surging spiritual essence of heaven and earth swept in every direction and shot into the clouds, only to be restrained by Dao Patterns so that none of it would dissipate and go to waste.
Qin Sheng devoured the spiritual essence of heaven and earth like a whale. His Primordial Spirit reflected the Void, and every pattern and chain came within his perception.
The laws of heaven and earth!
The Void rippled, emitting a strange attraction that filled one with the urge to merge with it.
Qin Sheng's flesh turned crystalline, gleaming with divine radiance. His hair danced in the air, blooming with a faint glow, and his entire body was flawless like beautiful jade.
A boundless amount of spiritual essence of heaven and earth tempered his physical body, beginning his transformation.
His pores opened, essence flowed, and every inch of flesh, along with his organs and bones, became divine.
At this moment, Qin Sheng appeared exceptionally dazzling, like an immortal exile in the mortal world, on the verge of transcending the Sea of Bitterness.
Though he possessed a Mortal Body, his Origin had already undergone many transformations and was extraordinarily remarkable.
Now, his blood and qi rushed into the skies like a roaring True Dragon. The sight was immensely shocking, leaving many observers stunned.
"A Mortal Body can possess such vast blood and qi? Unbelievable."
"His foundation is far too deep. He is absolutely a once-in-an-age genius!"
"It doesn't seem inferior in the slightest to when the Saint Son broke through. Our Shaking Light Holy Land has produced another young dragon!"
"Such terrifying phenomena... could he truly be from that lineage?"
"..."
It was daytime, and the great sun hung high overhead. The Ascension Immortal Pool displayed its divine wonder.
Great Sun Divine Essence was drawn down, cascading over Qin Sheng and washing his body, guiding him toward holiness.
The vitality within his flesh grew ever more vigorous. His life force was like an ocean, endlessly surging, causing the immortal flowers beside the Ascension Immortal Pool to grow continuously, a hundred years passing in an instant.
The fluctuations of his Primordial Spirit were as vast as the blue heavens, forming an absolute domain that controlled everything.
Qin Sheng's attainments in the Primordial Spirit were this terrifying as well, further shocking those onlookers.
Compared to mana and the physical body, the Primordial Spirit was the hardest to improve and the most important.
Someone who had yet to formally enter the Four Extremes possessed a Primordial Spirit so powerful it defied belief. It was truly earth-shaking.
Qin Sheng circulated the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art. It was an Extreme Dao scripture whose power and mysteries were impossible for outsiders to measure.
The Four Extremes Secret Realm was also an immensely important milestone for this ancient scripture.
Many special physiques, including the Sacred Physique, entered their stage of minor completion in the Four Extremes Secret Realm. That showed just how special this realm was.
The Heaven Devouring Demonic Art evolved a Chaotic Body, and advancing into the Four Extremes would also bring a crucial improvement.
One could see Qin Sheng's skin splitting open, with a layer of divine substance flowing beneath it.
His bones were also continuously shattering and reforming. It looked horrifying, yet it was an enormous blessing that countless people could only envy.
It was not only his physical body. Qin Sheng's Primordial Spirit was also forming a cocoon, sinking into a wondrous state of the Great Dao.
His entire being was transforming, being reborn.
This was a complete rebirth.
Shedding his "mortal flesh and ordinary bones," he forged a "Dao-Body Immortal Embryo"!
Well, since he cultivated the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, it should be called forging the prototype of a "Demonic Embryo"...
However, Qin Sheng felt that this was simply the world slandering an immortal art.
How could there be a "Demonic Embryo"? It was definitely an "Immortal Fetus."
Got a problem with that?
Then go to the Desolate Forbidden Land and find Ruthless. Let her tell you exactly what kind of fetus it was.
Then she could send you off to reincarnate!
This rebirth was incredibly brutal, but Qin Sheng's vitality never faded.
He had consumed a Divine Elixir, and before attempting his breakthrough, he had also refined the essence of special substances extracted from the Emperor's Daoist Arena. He was now at the height of his undying vigor.
"Let the storm come even fiercer!"
Rumble!
Thunder suddenly erupted in the sky as dark clouds gathered.
Qin Sheng looked up at the heavens. A suffocating aura blanketed everything, as though the Firmament had become enraged and sought to destroy the world.
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