A Qualified Cultivator

A Qualified Cultivator

A young man had arrived at Shaking Light Holy Land.

With a Mortal Body, he had broken through into the Four Extremes Secret Realm in the shortest possible time.

When he advanced, a mighty Heavenly Tribulation descended. Its scale was no less than that of the Shaking Light Saint Son, proving his peerless talent.

This news immediately spread throughout Shaking Light Holy Land and, through various channels, reached the other holy lands and aristocratic families.

The significance of a Four Extremes Heavenly Tribulation was simply too great to ignore.

Though Heavenly Tribulations were dangerous and terrifying, countless people were not even qualified to suffer through one.

Heavenly Tribulations did not strike trash.

Ji Family.

"He only has a Mortal Body. Once our Ji Family's Divine Body emerges, he will sweep aside all enemies. That Qin Sheng will merely become a stepping stone for the Divine Body."

"The Eastern Wilderness Divine Body is invincible and destined to reign supreme. There is no need to worry."

"Continue tracking the descendants of the Demon Emperor. Use that little demon girl as a stepping stone first, and make Haoyue famous throughout the Eastern Wilderness!"

Jiang Family.

"Shaking Light Holy Land has indeed produced many talents in recent years, but our Jiang Family is no weaker."

"Yifei possesses the bearing of a Great Emperor. These prodigies and freaks are merely dry bones upon the Emperor's path."

Purple Mansion Holy Land, the Wind Clan, Myriad Beginnings Holy Land...

Many top-tier inheritances learned of the news, each reacting differently.

Everyone paid close attention to the younger generations of the various factions. The future rulers of the Eastern Wilderness would emerge from among these youths.

Yet every holy land and aristocratic family had absolute confidence in their own prodigies.

Those geniuses outside Shaking Light were not afraid of Qin Sheng, whose fame had suddenly soared. Instead, they were filled with fighting spirit, believing themselves inferior to no one.

Avoid his edge?

What a joke! I alone am invincible!

No matter how impressive the rumors made you sound, unless you defeated me personally, I would not submit to you even if you were a True Immortal descended into the world.

I did not believe what I heard, nor would I acknowledge what I saw.

That was the spirit of us Shrouding the Heavens people!

In short, Qin Sheng's reputation in the Eastern Wilderness had reached a new height.

Dragon-Pattern Peak.

"From today onward, you are a Candidate Saint Son of Shaking Light Holy Land."

The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master announced Qin Sheng's promotion.

Previously, he had received the privileges of a Candidate Saint Son, but officially, he had only been a Core Disciple of Dragon-Pattern Peak. Now, he truly lived up to that title.

The ordinary, elite, and core disciple ranks were merely internal hierarchies within the various peaks and lineages.

A Candidate Saint Son, however, belonged to the hierarchy of Shaking Light as a whole and could directly receive the holy land's cultivation.

Defeating an existing Candidate Saint Son was the quickest path to rising through the ranks.

"Besides, your tribulation and breakthrough this time greatly bolstered the prestige of Dragon-Pattern Peak. I must reward you properly."

"I will not mention cultivation resources. The holy land will grant those to you later."

With a wave of his hand, the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master produced several items.

A cauldron, a pearl, and a divine talisman.

"The Imitation Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron is an exceptionally powerful weapon for you. It can safeguard your path," the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master introduced.

"The Heaven-Evading Pearl will conceal your true inner nature after you refine it. You will surely become famous throughout the Eastern Wilderness after this, and many great cultivators will be watching you. With this item, you need not worry about your identity being exposed."

"The Void-Escape Divine Talisman is a life-saving item. If you encounter danger you cannot resist, it can directly teleport you away."

It covered combat, concealment, and escape alike. The arrangements could not have been more thorough.

"Thank you for your gifts, Peak Master." Qin Sheng happily accepted the three treasures.

This was the treatment afforded to disciples of a holy land.

As long as you demonstrated talent, once your cultivation reached the proper level, your sect would naturally grant you all kinds of treasures.

Independent cultivators?

They were nothing more than roadside trash.

Ye Fan had struggled alone and acquired quite a few good things, but he was an exception among exceptions and could not represent independent cultivators.

A true independent cultivator would struggle even to obtain a suitable weapon or an appropriate scripture.

"Enough. Go now. You have only just broken through and need to consolidate your cultivation properly. Do not grow arrogant."

Inside his cave dwelling.

Qin Sheng refined the Heaven-Evading Pearl and the Void-Escape Divine Talisman, then studied the Imitation Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron.

"Extremity-level factions really love using their own Emperor Weapons as models to forge 'standard divine weapons,'" Qin Sheng silently mocked.

Of course, although they were called "standard," the power of such imitation Emperor Weapons was beyond question. They were absolutely among the finest weapons of their level.

As long as they replicated even a trace of the divine essence of an Emperor Weapon's Dao patterns, they became terrifying beyond measure.

Qin Sheng was quite satisfied with this Imitation Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron. It could greatly increase his combat power.

"Once one reaches the Four Extremes realm, a cultivator's combat power consists of factors such as foundation, secret arts, weapons, and comprehension of laws." Qin Sheng pondered.

One's foundational combat power was determined by factors such as scriptures, physique, and bloodline.

Under equal conditions, someone cultivating a Saint Scripture could hardly compare to someone cultivating an Emperor Scripture in terms of physical body, magic power, and Primordial Spirit.

Without some extraordinary opportunity, a Mortal Body's foundational combat power could not surpass that of a special physique or a Great Emperor bloodline.

"After cultivating the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, my foundation is already beyond that of ordinary Mortal Bodies. With the combat power multiplier from the Infinite Land as well, this is actually one of my strengths."

"Even if Ruthless's methods cannot be used freely, Shaking Light's inherited profound arts are not weak. They are completely sufficient at my current stage."

"As for comprehension of laws, there is even less need to mention it. I exist simultaneously across many worlds, and the different laws of heaven and earth in each world converge and collide. My accumulated foundation exceeds what ordinary people can imagine."

Comprehension of laws also determined the power a cultivator could unleash when employing secret arts.

The higher one's realm, the greater the influence of comprehension on combat power. At that point, it became a contest of aptitude.

Foundational combat power provided the baseline, while comprehension of laws surpassed one's limits. These were the two most important aspects of a cultivator.

"As for weapons, now that I have this cauldron, I am no weaker than any genius from a holy land or aristocratic family. If I am pushed too far, I still have the Swallowing Heaven Devil Canopy."

After carefully reviewing his circumstances, Qin Sheng nodded in satisfaction.

"I am already a qualified cultivator!"

Having come alone to an alien planet and achieved so much, Qin Sheng was quite satisfied.

But satisfaction did not mean he was content, nor was he willing to stop here.

On the contrary, his drive had only grown stronger!

"First, I'll cultivate secret arts such as the Great Dao Treasure Bottle and raise them to the limit of what I can currently master."

He had only just obtained Ruthless's secret arts and still needed time to comprehend them. He could not use them often, but he could not afford not to know them.

Having just broken through, with profound arts in hand and the Great Dao laws available for comprehension, Qin Sheng still had a period of rapid growth ahead of him.

Douluo Continent.

After Qin Sheng advanced into the Four Extremes realm, his body here also gained countless insights.

Viewing heaven and earth from a different position naturally brought different realizations.

Only after seven days and seven nights did Qin Sheng awaken from this realization.

His spirit surged, and his Soul Power solidified the surrounding space. He underwent an indescribable transformation, with faint golden light invisible to ordinary people spreading around him.

"As long as I have sufficient power of faith, I can now condense a complete Godhood and ascend to the God Realm." Qin Sheng murmured inwardly.

His comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth had already met the standard. Unfortunately, only three years had passed since he had wiped out the Holy Spirit Cult.

Although Qin Sheng's name had spread widely, the faith he had gathered was still insufficient to condense the Godhood he wanted.

"Gods are ranked high and low as well. I do not want to hastily condense a weak Godhood and ascend."

Qin Sheng raised his head to look at the sky. In the God Realm, the five God Kings stood supreme, while beneath them were First-Level Gods—the Main Gods.

The title itself made clear that First-Level Gods were among the upper ranks of the God Realm.

Below them were Second-Level Gods, Third-Level Gods, and Divine Officials who did not even possess Godhoods. Naturally, Qin Sheng would never consider becoming one of them.

"Becoming a god independently is an opportunity to ascend in a single step. The First-Generation Angel God and the Sea God once leaped from Soul Masters to First-Level Gods, directly entering the upper ranks of the God Realm."

"But if I hastily become a Third-Level God first, raising my Godhood's rank later will become countless times harder."

"I need the power of faith. More power of faith."

The higher the rank of the Godhood, the greater the amount of faith power required.

Given Qin Sheng's circumstances, his ambitions could naturally not be low. He intended to ascend to the God Realm to become an "emperor"!

At that moment, Qin Sheng's expression shifted slightly. He sensed an attraction coming from a spatial layer beyond Douluo Continent.

"What is that?"

Qin Sheng left Blazing Spirit Academy and arrived before a mighty pass.

"Jialing Pass?"

The god war ten thousand years ago had erupted and ended here.

Qin Sheng carefully sensed the source, locked onto the precise location of that attraction, then directly blasted open space.

He saw holy light.

(End of Chapter)