Chapter 319: Immortal Qi?

After exiting the Lan family Scripture Hall, no one noticed Wu Hong's existence. Then, she changed her aura to resemble the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Soon afterward, she felt the powerful constraint around her being lifted. From now, she can use a little more of her power in this world.

'This world seemed very repulsive of foreign cultivation system. I wonder why?' She did not find the answer to this question in her memory. So, Wu Hong decided to check it out if she has the chance.

Wu Hong's next destination was Buxiu Continent. The place she was currently at was nothing but the sea region with limited resources and few cultivators. The true center of this world was the Buxiu Continent where immortal families and sects reigned supreme.

After searching around, she learned that if she used her current strength to fly there, it would take her a few hundred years to arrive. And that is only if she will not be attacked by sea beasts and flying demonic beasts.

So, Wu Hong decided to find another method which was to hire people who had the means to travel there. After looking around, she learned that the Blue Spirit Chamber of Commerce was the only power in the sea that could travel to the Buxiu Continent.

Unfortunately, the price was exuberant, and not many people could afford it. In the end, she had to calculate the secrets of heaven to discover a few spirit veins in uninhabited islands. With these spiritual stones, she was able to afford the ticket.

As Wu Hong boarded the ship of the Blue Spirit Chamber of Commerce, she was a little annoyed. With her strength, she doubted anyone in this world was truly her match.

Unfortunately, all her strength was restricted, limiting her means of doing things. For example, if she was not limited, she could either break the space to arrive at her destination or fly there.

At worst, she could even refine a Flying Treasure to get there. Unfortunately, this method did not succeed. Even after using the refining method of this world, the level of treasure she could use was only slightly faster than her peak flying speed.

Her next plan was to control the higher-ups of the Blue Spirit Chamber of Commerce and use their Long-Distance Transmission Array. Unfortunately, as soon as she started using her soul, she felt the warning of Heavenly Dao.

In the end, out of frustration, she was forced to use the "legal" means to arrive at her destination. So, after going through many Transmission Arrays, she arrived at her destination in just three months.

As soon as she stepped on the Buxiu Continent, Wu Hong did not waste any time. She quickly found the information about the most powerful sects around with a Golden Core cultivation method.

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The Flying Sword Sect is one of the most powerful sects in the mortal world with connection in the Spirit World. They can receive messages from there and also get some scarce resources from the higher realm.

Inside their library, the invisible Wu Hong was reading not only their cultivation method but also all the information they had about the upper realm. She wanted to be prepared this time so as not to waste her time.

After she was done, she began to stimulate the aura of the Golden Core Realm. In fact, with her realm and understanding, Wu Hong could have created a way to break into the Golden Core on her own.

Unfortunately, even if she did so, it will not be the same as this world's method because she did not have a deep understanding of the laws that governed this world. If she managed to gather dozens of cultivation techniques, maybe she would glimpse about the laws of Heaven and Earth of this world, then she could create the method of her own.

Regrettably, this path would take too long.

So, after getting what she wanted, she flew to a deserted mountain, created a fake core in her Divine Sea. As soon as she was done, clouds gathered in the sky, then Thunder Tribulation descended on her.

After going through a catastrophic tribulation by the standards of this world, the path to the Spirit World was opened and she ascended.

Wu Hong soon found herself standing on a platform. She first noticed the increase in spiritual qi between Heaven and Earth, then looked around to see many people looking at her with eager eyes.

She was not disturbed by this fact as she knew the reason that they were here.

One of the people looking at her muttered out loud: "What a powerful Dao Foundation. Her core is at least a 7th Grade, maybe more."

"What do you know?" replied another person. "I have met a peerless genius with the highest grade of core, and I honestly feel that she is better than her."

"Better than a 9th Grade core? Does such a thing exist?"

Wu Hong looked at these people calmly. The reason her fake core is so powerful is that she followed Wang Wei's example in the previous timeline.

Once he reached the Golden Core Realm, he developed a way to break the core and re-condensed. The process lasted nine times, with each time being a 9 ninth-grade core. 

This method allowed him to go beyond the limit of this cultivation system.

When people learned about this fact, they were first shocked and jealous since this core gave Wang Wei the ability to fight Soul Transformation Realm cultivators. But soon, many people sneered at him because a core like this was impossible to break and nurture a Nascent Soul.

So, although Wang Wei had terrible battle prowess, he would be stuck in the Golden Core for the rest of his life. And after 500 years, he would die.

Unfortunately, he proved the whole world wrong. Using the Good Fortune Flame from his second life, he managed to nurture a unique and powerful Nascent Soul.

Many of these people in front of the Ascension Altar are here to recruit geniuses from the mortal world. And with Wu Hong's talent, the majority of top sects and families wanted to recruit her.

In the end, she chose to enter the branch of the Flying Sword Sect that was located in the Spirit Realm. With the help of the guide, she quickly traveled to the main location of the sect.

Many of the Elders and Supreme Elders were happy to have another genius amongst their peers, so they happily welcomed her,

However, on the same day that she arrived, Wu Hong quickly infiltrated the library of the Flying Sword Sect and secretly learned about their cultivation techniques.

She learned about how to break through the Nascent Soul, the Soul Transformation Realm, and finally, the Earth Immortal Realm and ascend to the Immortal Realm.

However, a few things quickly caught her attention about this world's cultivation system.

The first thing is the drastic change of lifespan increase. A Golden Core cultivator can live for 500 years, Nascent Soul for 2000 years, and Soul Transformation for 5000 years.

However, Earth Immortals can live for 10 million years. This kind of lifespan can only be achieved by a few Quasi-Emperors back in the Myriad Emperor Worlds.

Another thing that caught her attention was the fact that to break into the Earth Immortal Realm, understanding the laws is not necessary.

From Wu Hong's understanding, in the Endless Void, all cultivation systems are divided into Nine Grades or Tiers, with the tenth grade being the Emperor Realm.

Additionally, by the 7th Grade, most cultivators start to comprehend the law. Some of them do it earlier, but the majority will do it by the 7th Grade. However, this Immortal System does not.

As Wu Hong watched the cultivation technique, she muttered: "To reach the Earth Immortal Realm, you have to use your soul to capture a ray of Immortal Qi between Heaven and Earth and baptize the souls and body."

She paused for a moment.

"Immortal Qi? How is that possible?"

From what she knows, Immortal Qi is required for Supreme Realm Powerhouses or Tier 9 cultivators to become Immortal Venerable. And only Great Emperors can use their powers to take Immortal Qi from the higher dimension and refine it to be suitable to be used.

So, how could this world have Immortal Qi?

Without hesitation, Wu Hong began to investigate. She did not think that this world had Immortal Qi, otherwise, Wang Wei from the previous timeline would have told her–unless the changes done to this timeline have such a far-reaching effect.

She closed her eyes to enter deep meditation. Shen then controlled her Primordial Spirit to resemble the Divine Soul of Soul Transformation Realm cultivators of this world.

Finally, she began to try to capture a ray of Immortal Qi between heaven and Earth. A few minutes later, she opened her eyes and muttered:

"So, that's how it is." 

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The next few days are Christmas Eve and Christmas, so do not expect any chapters. If I have time and am in the mood, I might release one. But please do not expect anything. 

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