Chapter 169
"Buzz!"
Consciousness transformed into a sword, assuming myriad forms.
As the sword's radiance swept across the sky, countless sword energies converged in an instant, piercing through the protective true essence of the Sage of the Divine Firmament like the dawn's light, severing his head in an instant.
The head fell to the ground.
The Sage fell.
Lu Qingyang withdrew from the simulated battle, pondering repeatedly the scene of the recent fight, still sighing inwardly.
"Still not enough, it's still a step away from true instant killing!"
Lu Qingyang furrowed his brow.
Since mastering the Art of Divine Transformation to a profound level, and spending another four and a half years, he had finally elevated it to its peak.
Undeniably.
The power of the Art of Divine Transformation at its peak was astonishing. Even at Lu Qingyang's cultivation level of the mid Sixth Stage, he could defeat a late Seventh Stage Sage of the Divine Firmament.
However, regrettably, Lu Qingyang could only achieve defeating the Sage of the Divine Firmament.
To achieve instant killing, however, remained out of reach.
Since reaching the peak of the Art of Divine Transformation six months ago, Lu Qingyang had been searching for weaknesses in the Sage of the Divine Firmament, refining his own strength to the limit, yet still unable to achieve instant killing.
At most.
It was merely slightly shortening the time to defeat the Sage of the Divine Firmament.
There existed an insurmountable gap between instant killing and defeating.
For this reason.
Lu Qingyang had to abandon his goal of achieving instant killing of the Sage of the Divine Firmament when he was in the mid Sixth Stage cultivation. Now, defeating a late Seventh Stage was already his limit.
"Since that's the case, then it's time to consider advancing cultivation!"
With a thought.
Lu Qingyang's gaze turned to his own attribute panel.
...
[Name: Lu Qingyang]
[True Self: Celestial Daoist Mu]
[Lifespan: Immortal]
[Realm: Mid Sixth Stage (300 million/400 million)]
[Heavenly Court: Sixth Stage (130.9 billion/billion)]
[Celestial Dao Origin: 2360]
[Talents: Celestial Dao Constitution (Sixth Stage), Celestial Dao Spiritual Fruit (Sixth Stage), Celestial Dao Spirit Eyes (Sixth Stage), Celestial Dao Domain (Sixth Stage), Celestial Dao Acquisition (Sixth Stage)]
...
At this moment, his cultivation value had surpassed 310 million, still lacking 90 million for the late Sixth Stage.
As for the accumulation of Heavenly Court incense, it had also exceeded 100 billion, reaching 130.9 billion.
However, to ascend to the Seventh Stage Heavenly Court required ten trillion faith. Lu Qingyang currently only accumulated slightly more than one-tenth of it.
In comparison, what had truly increased dramatically was his Celestial Dao Origin.
Two eight-stage superior techniques, each containing a thousand points of Celestial Dao Origin. Combined, they amounted to two thousand points. Along with scattered accumulations over the years, Lu Qingyang's total Celestial Dao Origin had surpassed two thousand.
The conversion ratio between Celestial Dao Origin and cultivation value was one to one million.
With over two thousand points of cultivation value, if converted entirely, it would amount to over twenty billion.
Previously, Lu Qingyang had been immersed in the study of the Art of Divine Transformation, never utilizing Celestial Dao Origin to enhance cultivation. Now that both the technique and his own strength had no room for improvement, the only viable option was to break through cultivation.
And so.
With a slight movement of his mind, he converted ninety points of Celestial Dao Origin into cultivation value, instantly filling the gap of ninety million cultivation value.
"Boom——"
The Celestial Tree of Heaven trembled incessantly, a powerful aura surging out from its body. Its roots deeply rooted in the soil below, the tremors gradually subsided after a long time.
Looking at the attribute panel again, Lu Qingyang had already advanced to the late Sixth Stage.
From the late Sixth Stage to the perfect Sixth Stage, the required cultivation value was seven hundred million. Without hesitation, Lu Qingyang directly consumed seven hundred points of Celestial Dao Origin to complete the advancement.
In the blink of an eye.
His cultivation had reached the perfect Sixth Stage.
"Another step forward, and I'll enter the early Seventh Stage!"
Lu Qingyang felt the surging power within his body, and his heart couldn't help but surge with excitement. After a long absence of breakthroughs, today he crossed several realms in one go, the exhilaration from the surge of power making it easy to get lost in.
However.
Lu Qingyang's will was firm after all, and soon suppressed this emotion.
Next, he glanced at the attribute panel again.
Above the perfect Sixth Stage, the required cultivation value to advance to the early Seventh Stage was ten billion.
Ten billion cultivation value!
Equivalent to a thousand points of Celestial Dao Origin.
After two breakthroughs, Lu Qingyang had not yet accumulated enough Celestial Dao Origin to reach one thousand points. The remaining thousand points plus were enough to support him through this breakthrough.
With a thought, a thousand points of Celestial Dao Origin turned into nothingness, and ten billion cultivation value surged into his body, beginning his transformation from the late Sixth Stage to the early Seventh Stage.
"Boom——"
The breakthrough this time was far greater than any before.
The terrifying aura surged out from the Celestial Tree, instantly putting the entire Hundred Thousand Heavenly Court under great pressure. Immediately after, the aura broke through the constraints of the Hundred Thousand Heavenly Court, spreading towards the entire Qingyang Realm.
At this moment.
All cultivators in the Qingyang Realm felt the terrifying aura. Looking towards the source of the aura, none could conceal their deep awe.
"This aura emanates from the Hundred Thousand Heavenly Court. Could it be that the Lord of the Nation has made another breakthrough?"
In the Imperial Capital of the Immortal Empire, Yang Yan, who was handling state affairs with other elders, stopped his movements, his face filled with astonishment.
In this aura, he felt an oppressive force akin to divine punishment, causing both his spiritual power and soul to tremble, as if there was an impulse to kneel and worship.
It must be noted.
In recent years, Yang Yan had diligently cultivated, and now he was no longer an ordinary person. His cultivation had already advanced to the late Fifth Stage, just a step away from the perfect Fifth Stage.
Despite such strength, if faced with the overwhelming pressure from Lu Qingyang's breakthrough, Yang Yan still felt insignificant and powerless, illustrating the terror of this aura.
Not only Yang Yan was shocked, but the other elders handling state affairs alongside him showed the same amazed expression.
Eastern Region!
Western Region!
Southern Region!
Northern Region!
Lu Qingyang's breakthrough pressure swept across the four continents, and regardless of their cultivation level, all strong individuals felt almost the same as Yang Yan when sensing this pressure.
Ten Thousand Qing Ancient City.
Lu Wanqing cast his gaze towards the direction of the Hundred Thousand Heavenly Court. The calm lake in his heart stirred up huge waves at this moment.
"Father has made another breakthrough. I wonder what realm he has reached this time..."
The depth of Lu Qingyang's cultivation had always been a mystery to Lu Wanqing.
Even though he had now broken through the barrier to the late Sixth Stage and advanced to the early Sixth Stage, he still could not fathom Lu Qingyang's true strength.
At this moment.
The pressure from the breakthrough swept across the entire Qingyang Realm, its vast momentum unimaginable.
Regarding this, Lu Wanqing felt only awe and joy.
In his view, the stronger Lu Qingyang became, the greater the benefit to the entire Qingyang Realm. After all, over the years, news had frequently spread in the Heavenly Court chat group, and countless powerful people from the Immortal Realm had emerged like spring bamboo shoots after a rain, something that all people in the Qingyang Realm knew well.
In this context, the life of cultivators living in the Qingyang Realm also felt immense pressure