Within a World Lord World under Heavenly Pillar Mountain.
An extremely special cultivation ground had been built within this World Lord World, named Heavy Mountain Peak!
Heavy Mountain Peak was a cultivation ground painstakingly created by a World Lord Level expert of Heavenly Pillar Mountain who excelled in the Earth Origin Law. It was of considerable help to warriors and spirit readers in comprehending and improving their Earth Domains.
Heavy Mountain Peak itself was a fairly vast mountain range, with earthen-yellow currents permeating many parts of it.
At many locations within this mountain range, numerous experts were currently concentrating on comprehending the Earth Domain.
Most of these experts were Universe Level, a small portion were Domain Lords, and there were also some at Star Level, but not a single World Lord Level expert.
Not only were World Lord Level experts extremely rare within the Golden Lion Starfield, but they had all at least crossed the threshold of an Origin Law. Heavy Mountain Peak had merely been created by a World Lord Level expert, so naturally, it was unlikely to benefit experts at the same level.
In one area within Heavy Mountain Peak, a figure clad in earthen-yellow battle armor was quietly cultivating.
The aura emanating from him was relatively weak, clearly marking him as only a Star Level warrior, a relatively rare sight within Heavy Mountain Peak. He was none other than Lu Qingshan, who had been a First Grade Elite of Heavenly Pillar Mountain for several decades.
Over nearly thirty years, Lu Qingshan had not spent much time accumulating energy or improving his physical attributes, so he was still at Star Level Second Stage.
By contrast, Lu Qingshan could be said to have devoted enormous effort to cultivating his Earth Domain.
Aside from the cultivation assignments he had to complete as a First Grade Elite of Heavenly Pillar Mountain and some miscellaneous matters, Lu Qingshan could be said to have spent all his time, attention, and points on comprehending the Earth Domain.
A faint layer of earthen-yellow light was currently spreading around his body, resonating from afar with a peculiar fluctuation within Heavy Mountain Peak.
Even the earthen-yellow currents around him were constantly changing shape.
The Earth Origin Law was actually present at every moment in every region of the vast universe, manifesting in countless different forms. Ordinary earth and rocks, for instance, were merely common products condensed from Earth Origin.
Yet the Earth Origin Law contained within the earth and rocks of Heavy Mountain Peak was far denser than that in ordinary earth and rocks.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan was continually sensing and comprehending it, with all manner of flashes of inspiration flickering through his mind.
The boundless aura of the Earth Origin Law all around him, the peculiar fluctuations faintly permeating all of Heavy Mountain Peak...
To Lu Qingshan, this was like a treasure vault, continually deepening his comprehension of the Earth Domain.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, as Lu Qingshan sensed the familiar fluctuations of the Earth Origin Law around him, he faintly perceived something different.
So that was it! So that was how it worked!
At that moment, Lu Qingshan even felt his control over the surrounding space grow somewhat stronger.
After all, a domain was an energy-based means of exerting a degree of control over the surrounding space, produced when the Origin Force, spiritual force, will, and various other energies within the body reached an exquisitely harmonious state.
Now that Lu Qingshan's control over the surrounding space had strengthened, it naturally meant that his domain had grown more powerful and that he had successfully reached the Earth Domain second level.
Although his comprehension of the Earth Domain had only increased a little, advancing from the first level to the second was a fundamental breakthrough!
I finally broke through!
Sensing the power of his second-level Earth Domain, Lu Qingshan could not help feeling somewhat excited. After decades of arduous cultivation, I've finally reached the Earth Domain second level!
After all, back when Lu Qingshan had reached the Earth Domain first level, it had taken him more than three hundred years, along with the enormous threat posed by Demon God Meng Qi, before he had successfully done so.
By all rights, reaching the Earth Domain second level should have taken him at least five hundred years.
However, back on Xuanhuang Star, he had possessed no inheritances whatsoever, and he had also needed to spend half of each day accumulating energy and improving his physical attributes;
After gaining access to cosmic civilization, however, he had obtained precious inheritances such as the Thick Earth Secret Canon, as well as special cultivation grounds like Heavy Mountain Peak to aid his cultivation, so his cultivation speed had naturally increased considerably.
Moreover, he had not diverted any attention to accumulating energy over the past thirty years, making these thirty years of cultivation fully equivalent to sixty years in the past.
Successfully reaching the Earth Domain second level now could thus be considered a matter of water flowing into a channel once it was ready.
Only twenty-seven of Heavenly Pillar Mountain's First Grade Elites have reached the domain second layer!
Lu Qingshan thought to himself, Now that I've also reached the domain second layer, although I might not be able to break into the top thirty overall, getting into the top forty shouldn't be much of a problem!
After all, every First Grade Elite currently in the top thirty overall was at Star Level Ninth Stage.
Although the First Grade Elites ranked around thirtieth place had not reached the domain second layer, their performance in other areas far surpassed Lu Qingshan's, such as their mission results...
It was only because Trial Tower results carried relatively great weight in the rankings. Otherwise, even after reaching the domain second layer, breaking into the top fifty overall would have been extremely difficult given his previous performance.
If I remember correctly, today is the day the First Grade Elite rankings are recalculated!
A new thought soon flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind. There should still be a few hours left. I should go challenge the Trial Tower first. There ought to be enough time!
He had not fought hard for a higher ranking before because his strength had been insufficient. Even if he had competed with all his might, breaking into the top hundred overall would have been difficult. Comparing the time he would have wasted with the results he would have achieved, it would have been nothing short of throwing away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.
But now, things were completely different!
With his second-level Earth Domain, he only needed to spend a short while challenging the Trial Tower and improving his results there. Even if his mission results were relatively poor, he would still be able to break into the top forty in the overall First Grade Elite rankings!
Once he broke into the top hundred in the overall First Grade Elite rankings, not only would he be able to apply to use Moon God Tears, which were more effective than Star Essence, to accumulate energy, but he would even receive more points, allowing him to exchange them for more resources and treasures suited to his use.
When that time came, his strength would improve even faster!
With that thought, Lu Qingshan soon rose and left Heavy Mountain Peak, heading for the trial hall for First Grade Elites within Heavenly Pillar Mountain.