The thirteenth tier of martial arts was called Realm King.
The reason Jiang He named it Realm King was because he believed that the thirteenth tier of martial arts was similar to Grand Luo in that it could destroy an entire realm.
Inside his farm.
Jiang He, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, shuddered. In the next split second, a rumble of Dao echoed from his body, and a frightening aura was awakening.
Behind Jiang He, a vast Grotto-Heaven appeared.
He had cultivated it when he ascended to the twelfth-tier of martial arts. Inside, space and time were overlapping, and there was a vague power that could destroy worlds.
But after Jiang He ascended to Realm King, the vast Grotto-Heaven began to collapse and reform.
The collapsing space kept condensing, turning into many stars.
These stars quickly formed a nebula, a galaxy … and finally, a huge star field.
"Eh?"
Jiang He, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, could not help exclaiming in surprise when he saw the change in his Grotto-Heaven. "My Grotto-Heaven actually developed a constellation? That … feels like a universe in my body! "
Jiang He naturally knew about the concept of a universe in his body, since many cultivation systems in novels took the path of a universe in their bodies.
Among them, the most famous was the 'Swallowing Star Sky'. When a martial artist cultivated, they directly went from the 'Star Traveller' to the 'Star Traveller', 'Domain Lord', 'Sector Lord', and other realms.
There was also Celestial Transformation, which cultivated the universe in one's body.
"Still, the ones I've read say that the cultivation of the universe in my body progresses from weak to strong, while I … cultivated an entire constellation directly?" In that very moment, an absurd thought suddenly occurred to Jiang He. "Would this constellation of mine slowly perfect into a complete universe as my cultivation improved? If that's the case, wouldn't I be the same as the main characters in novels like Hongmeng and Lin Meng? "
Jiang He's imagination ran wild.
After a long time …
He felt that his strength had risen to a limit, and only then did he slowly rise to his feet, bouncing where he was and practicing his left and right uppercuts against the air.
"My hunch was right. The thirteenth-tier of martial arts, the pinnacle of King, is definitely a match for Grand Luo-pinnacle … and when it comes to life-and-death combat, Realm Kings are stronger than Grand Luo!"
Martial arts were good at killing.
It was similar to the "sword deities" among the Immortal Cultivators.
Sword Immortals were known to be number one in killing in the same realm. However, if they were to fight against martial artists of the same realm, it was not certain who would be stronger.
Of course, immortal cultivators also had their own strengths.
Experts who had cultivated to the realm of Grand Heavenly Immortal possessed long lifespans. Besides their daily cultivation, they would also dabble in the Dao of Formations, Equipment Refinement, Alchemy, and various other Daos. If they were given the time to set up a grand formation and execute their techniques, martial artists of the same realm might not necessarily be able to defeat them.
"I am now a full-fledged Grand Luo and the pinnacle of the Thirteen Realms of the Martial Dao … with the two combined, ordinary Demi-Saints are no match for me, and I could even wrestle with some powerful Demi-Saints … but the Nether River Patriarch is not someone I can afford to provoke right now."
Collecting his thoughts, Jiang He turned towards a corner of the farm.
There was a faint halo of light there.
He could vaguely see a jade scepter hovering within, emanating a faint luster that shrouded an area of hundreds of Mu.
On the ground, Dumbo, Trumbo, the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers, Boa Hancock, Sora, Hu Mei, and the nine Wise Rock Monkeys were all sitting cross-legged. Beside them was the loli willow tree and the Cloudscraper Vine, which was curled into a ball.
Aside from them, there was also an immortal tower hovering.
Inside the immortal tower were the three hundred Golden Immortals and True Immortals who served Jiang He.
Their Immortal Dao aura had long since been masked by the aura of Deities. Even though a year had passed in the outside world, they had spent hundreds of years inside the Time Acceleration Array, and their progress in refining the Overdeity divinities differed.
Most of them had completely refined their Overdeity divinities, and were exuding profound divine might even as they sat cross-legged.
Only a small portion had yet to fully refine their Overdeity divinities, but they were not far from it, and their auras had already reached Greater Deity pinnacle.
"Interesting."
Jiang He did not disturb them, and instead watched carefully.
Among those who had refined their Overdeity divinities, dozens of them had auras stronger than Golden Immortal-pinnacle but weaker than true Grand Luo. They were around the same level as the White Sky God King who had once invaded Earth, and could overwhelm Golden Immortals or even fight Grand Luo, but could not defeat them.
Half of the others had auras equal to average Grand Luo, while some had auras stronger than average Grand Luo but weaker than true peak Grand Luo.
At the same tier, Overdeities were slightly weaker than Grand Luo.
Even so, there were some powerful beings such as the God of War, the Ocean God, the God of Fire, and the God of Sun who would not lose out to peak Grand Luo when they were alive. After inheriting their divinities, they would still be stronger than average Grand Luo even if they did not fully refine their divinities.
What pleased Jiang He the most was the change in Dumbo and the others.
Dumbo and the others had refined Zeus's Overdeity divinity.
Known as the Father of the Gods of the West, Zeus had long since surpassed other Overdeities in both cultivation and ability, and could even match Demi-Saints.
He was the God of Thunder, and his Overdeity divinity contained powerful thunderbolts.
Right now, Dumbo, Trumbo, and the others were wreathed in thunderbolts, and their auras were not much weaker than Jiang He's.
"After refining Zeus's Overdeity divinity, Dumbo, Trumbo, the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers, and Boa would be weaker than Demi-Saints, but stronger than most Grand Luo."
Jiang He was in high spirits just then.
He cultivated both martial arts and immortal arts, and his combat ability could match Demi-Saints. Moreover, he had a horde of Grand Luo pets, maids, and servants. Why would he be afraid of the Nether River Patriarch?
"As for the others, they would completely refine the Overdeity divinity in ten years … ten years is only a month in the outside world, and I could use that time to let Dumbo and the others learn more about the Overdeity tier, while I could earn another wave of Farm Points."
Jiang He left his farm and called out to a Chan Sect immortal maiden.
"Are you a Golden Immortal, Fairy?"
The immortal maiden appeared a little shy when she saw Jiang He, and nodded in acknowledgment.
"What about your mystic treasure? Could you show it to me? "
A flying sword flew out with a thought from the immortal maiden.
It flickered in immortal radiance — it was a premium-grade immortal weapon.
Jiang He accepted it and gently stroked it, saying, "A water-type premium-grade immortal weapon seems to contain some special power, and would buff water-type Dao techniques to a certain extent?"
"Remove the binding of this flying sword, and I'll help you refine it."
The immortal maiden panicked and quickly asked, "What are you doing, Lord Jiang He?"
Jiang He chuckled. "Are you afraid that I would embezzle your flying sword? To tell you the truth, other than dabbling in the Dao of Alchemy, I'm also an Artificer … The quality of this flying sword of yours is pretty good. If I refine it a little, it might be able to transform into my Acquired Spirit Treasure. "
To cultivators, a lifebound mystic treasure was basically half their life.
Still, considering that Jiang He was an important guest of the Chan Sect and that the many leaders of her sect were on good terms with him, the immortal maiden hesitated for a moment before removing the binding of the flying sword.
Jiang He took the flying sword and entered his farm.
He dug a hole.
After sprinkling some Living Soil of the Nine Heavens, burying it and watering it, Jiang He left the farm.
"You could chat with me for a while if you have nothing to do, fairy maiden. You could come back in an hour to retrieve your mystic treasure if you have something to do."
The immortal maiden did want to build a relationship with Jiang He, but did not dare to linger and said, "Farewell, Lord Jiang He."
She returned to her cave residence after leaving the yard, though she was very nervous and could not calm down no matter how hard she tried. A friend of hers from her sect came to visit, and when he saw her like that, he could not help asking about the reason.
The immortal maiden told him the whole story, and the friend could not help laughing. "You actually believed it?"
"I've heard about Jiang He's feats. He has cultivated for a very short time and is less than fifty years old, but he is already a full-fledged Grand Luo. His skill in pellet refinement is something that even the grandmasters of the Chan Sect would be ashamed of themselves … it is already unprecedented for him to be accomplished in pellet refinement at such a young age and such cultivation. How incredible would it be if he could refine items as well?"
The immortal maiden's friend was naturally a Chan Sect immortal as well.
He was a handsome male immortal who was a Golden Immortal, and he solemnly vowed, "I'm an item refinist as well, and I can refine superior-grade immortal items now. I'm quite knowledgeable in the art as well … anyone who can refine premium-grade immortal items is a grandmaster of item refinement, and any grandmaster of item refinement would not lose out to superior beings!"
"Every grandmaster of item refinement could refine acquired soul treasures, but the materials required to refine acquired soul treasures are extremely high, and it is not something that can be achieved with skill alone."
"As for what you said about refining a supreme-grade Immortal Artifact and transforming it into an Artificial Spirit Treasure … That's simply the biggest joke in the world. Not to mention an Equipment Refinement Grandmaster, even the best Equipment Refinement Masters in the myriad of worlds are probably unable to accomplish that. Unless it's a Saint!
The immortal maiden's expression dimmed and she became restless. It was fortunate that three hours was not long, and she soon rose to her feet and flew towards the yard where Jiang He was.
The male immortal item refinist followed her, saying flatly, "I'd like to see how Jiang He could refine a premium-grade immortal item into an acquired soul treasure in three hours!"
"Hmph! If he could really do it, I'll eat your sword while I'm kneeling, Junior Sister!"
Soon.
They arrived at the yard.
Jiang He was snoring soundly as he reclined on a deck chair.
He did not even notice the immortal maiden's arrival.
"Lord Jiang He, Lord Jiang He …" The immortal maiden called out a few times, and Jiang He only woke up with a start, rubbing his eyes and yawning. "Ah, I fell asleep … oh, oh, you're here?"
"Wait a moment. I'll get you an immortal item."
Jiang He entered his Farm in a flash.
A blue immortal sword was hovering in the air inside the Farm.
He reached out and plucked it.
[Ding!]
[+ 50 million Farm Points]
[Black Water Sword]
[Tier: inferior-grade acquired soul treasure]
[Sacrifice a drop of blood to use.]
"Not bad."
Jiang He was very pleased. "Planting a premium-grade immortal item earns me fifty million Farm Points. If I could plant thousands of premium-grade immortal items at once, wouldn't I easily earn hundreds of billions of Farm Points?"
At the same time.
The Celestial Court.
The Jade Emperor was having a sip of wine and enjoying the dance of several beautiful immortal maidens.
Outside, Lü Dongbin was requesting an audience.
With a wave of his hand, the many immortal maidens respectfully excused themselves from a side door, and Lü Dongbin soon entered the palace.
"You're here, Duke Dong Mu?"
"Quick, give me a seat … Duke Dong Mu, how's your purchase of the materials for the Dao Enlightenment Pellets?"
Lü Dongbin took his seat, and quickly rose to his feet when he heard the Jade Emperor's question. "Your Majesty, the materials for the Dao Enlightenment Pellets are extremely rare, and I've mobilized the immortals of the Eight Tribes to purchase them as much as possible. Even so, we've only managed to purchase a hundred thousand portions after a year."
"A hundred thousand portions would at most refine three hundred thousand Dao Enlightenment Pellets … and that's not counting the consumption in the process."
"Moreover, the Heavenly Palace does not have many Dao Enlightenment Pellets left. I've ordered someone to count them, and there are less than ten thousand."
The Jade Emperor flashed a pained smile. "Dao Enlightenment Pellets are extremely precious in the first place and difficult to refine, or it would not be so difficult to ascend to Grand Luo … I've obtained the recipe for the Dao Enlightenment Pellets, so send the pellet recipe, medicinal pellets, and medicinal herbs to the Hollow Jade Palace in a few days."
Accepting his orders, Duke Dong Mu was about to leave when the Jade Emperor added, "By the way, I've heard some rumors recently from the sects that migrated from the homeworld … I heard that Jiang He had massacred several sects on the homeworld, wiping them out at the slightest disagreement. Is that true?"
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