The World-Stabilizing Divine Pillar and the Highest Cultivation
After he received a million times the cultivation points as a return, the system told him that after years of grinding and exhausting himself, he had finally achieved his wish and was going on vacation.
He also said he would rush back after he remarried and formed dao companion Mark.
So he wanted to ask the system how much cultivation level he should aim for to be right at the threshold of the world's collapse, but the system didn't respond.
He could only gradually increase his cultivation level, but now that he heard Wu Ciren's explanation, he understood the specific meaning of what the system meant.
So it turns out that if someone in this world surpasses the cultivation level of this World-Stabilizing Divine Pillar, the World-Stabilizing Divine Pillar will collapse, causing the two merged worlds to crumble violently?
If that's the case, then he can simply keep an eye on this World-Stabilizing Divine Pillar and extract his cultivation step by step. As long as the World-Stabilizing Divine Pillar shows even the slightest change, he can stop and cease extracting cultivation, thus avoiding the collapse of the Cangyun Continent.
Theoretically, it's possible!
Once he has sufficient cultivation strength, he will no longer be afraid of how others use Divine Crystal to improve themselves, and he will be unafraid of any challenges from others.
The margin for error will be higher.
Now, when I encounter someone even stronger, I have to assess their cultivation level before asking for help. Although it's not a big problem, it still makes me feel a little uneasy.
"Let's collect this Primordial Heart-Returning Vine first, then go check out that area!"
Lu Qing'an's lips curled up, and his gaze returned to the Primordial Heart-Returning Vine.
This ancient Primordial Heart-Returning Vine, over a hundred million years old, radiates a lustrous purple-gold aura. Its body is as thick as an infant's wrist, and its surface is covered with fine, scale-like patterns, each leaf engraved with the natural essence of Tao.
The vines did not climb haphazardly, but instead took root straight in the scorched soil of the battlefield ruins, with three heart-shaped leaves at the top drooping slightly, like a shy maiden standing with her robes drawn up.
The edges of the leaves are dotted with silvery glints, and a small bud is curled up at the tip of the vine, like a timidly clenched fist, so docile that one cannot bear to touch it.
The entire vine was shrouded in a layer of misty, chaotic air. Occasionally, when it trembled, it would emit a clear, chiming sound, as if it were gently greeting the heavens and earth.
"This Primordial Heart-Returning Vine, which is hundreds of millions of years old, seems even more docile than the one we obtained last time?"
Yes, it's the feeling of being well-behaved!
The last Primordial Heart-Returning Vine still had some thorns, but this one has a much stronger sense of age and an extremely rich aura. Logically speaking, this Primordial Heart-Returning Vine should be even more intimidating.
"Do you also sense that something is wrong with this Primordial Heart-Returning Vine?" Wu Ciren transmitted his voice to Lu Qing'an at this moment.
Lu Qing'an: "Something is definitely not right, but the year I sensed is correct. That makes it even more suspicious."
"That's right! Also, there aren't any remnant souls around here!" Wu Ciren had already controlled her clone puppet to take two steps back behind Lu Qing'an. She didn't want anything to happen to her clone puppet, otherwise, if she encountered any dangerous places in the future, there would be no clone puppet to help her explore.
Lu Qing'an smiled and said, "Then I'll take a good look at what's going on with this thing."
He flew directly downwards.
Just as he was about to make a move, suddenly, the ground several feet away from the Primordial Heart-Returning Vine exploded, and amidst the flying dirt, an extremely astonishing cold light flashed by, rushing towards Lu Qing'an at lightning speed.
Its speed is so fast that even Peak Great Emperor Realm expert would not have a chance to resist and would be killed in one blow!
However, in Lu Qing'an's eyes, the attack, which came as a sneak attack, moved at a speed that seemed to be in slow motion, as slow as a tortoise.
He gave a cold laugh.
"Oh, it's you."
Yet another Heavenly Dao Puppet!
However, this Heavenly Dao Puppet is clearly different from the Heavenly Dao Puppet he took away before!
The two Heavenly Dao Puppet he had taken away earlier were roughly half of his previous strength.
Now, this Heavenly Dao Puppet's cultivation and strength are three times that of him back then!!
Even if Xiao Qingyi and his group arrived now, they might still die with resentment when faced with the attack of this Heavenly Dao Puppet!
"How could this Heavenly Dao Puppet be so powerful!" Wu Ciren exclaimed in shock.
"Something's got something." Lu Qing'an stared intently at the Heavenly Dao Puppet flying towards him. In the blink of an eye, a barrier instantly enclosed the Heavenly Dao Puppet.
The Heavenly Dao Puppet's sneak attack caused a tremor within the barrier, but that was all; the barrier remained completely undamaged.
It perfectly withstood this powerful blow.
Lu Qing'an closed the barrier, imprisoning the entire Heavenly Dao Puppet. He flew closer and carefully examined the Heavenly Dao Puppet.
"Wait, is this Divine Crystal?"
He raised an eyebrow and spotted a green Divine Crystal at the center of the Heavenly Dao Puppet's back!
This Divine Crystal, about the size of a fist, emitted a light that connected to the body of the Heavenly Dao Puppet, causing the puppet and the Divine Crystal to merge together.
"Something's not right, the timing doesn't match up." Lu Qing'an stroked his chin.
The Divine Crossing Flying Ship was shot down on the Cangyun Continent not for very long, but the Battle Ruins of the Immortal-Demon War have existed for hundreds of millions of years.
Wu Ciren needed to use special methods to open a passage to get him inside.
Even if the Divine Crossing Flying Ship crashes and a Divine Crystal falls nearby, one should not be able to enter this place.
Unless, of course, someone else manages to enter this place and happens to have brought a Divine Crystal with them, leaving it behind inside.
"Did you bring in Divine Crystal?" Lu Qing'an turned to look at Wu Ciren and asked.
Wu Ciren shook his head repeatedly.
With something this good, how could she possibly stay here!
"Do you think it's possible that someone else managed to get inside and happened to leave behind Divine Crystal here?" Lu Qing'an asked.
Wu Ciren blinked and said, "The probability is probably not high. I'm probably the only one in the entire Cangyun Continent who knows how to get in here!"
"Then I think I know what's going on." Lu Qing'an suddenly narrowed his eyes, a cold smile playing on his lips, and looked down at the Primordial Heart-Returning Vine.
He considered another possibility.
When he and Liu Xiyue went to collect a fire-attribute Divine Crystal, the fire-attribute Divine Crystal was the size of a human head. The Divine Crystal had developed sentience and was able to escape into the void.
Furthermore, the Divine Crystal will also allocate a portion to strengthen surrounding objects, such as Divergent Flame and man-eating flowers, using them as its guardians to protect itself!
Everything happening now is a perfect replica of what happened that day!
It's highly likely that someone didn't bring the Divine Crystal into this place, but rather that a large Divine Crystal fell near the entrance, and that this Divine Crystal developed sentience and discovered a passage that allowed one to infiltrate this battlefield ruins.
So he came in, and for his safety, he controlled a Heavenly Dao Puppet, separated a portion of his crystal, and merged it into the Heavenly Dao Puppet to serve as a guardian and protect himself!
His gaze settled on the Primordial Heart-Returning Vine.
He felt something was off about the Primordial Heart-Returning Vine!
Could it be that the Divine Crystal is hidden beneath, or perhaps, through the Primordial Heart-Returning Vine, it has merged with the Primordial Heart-Returning Vine itself?