The immortal sea was boundless.
Today, it has already been three years since Qin Wentian and the others entered the immortal sea.
Qin Wentian quietly lay on the boat, his heart was filled with no distractions, as though he had forgotten where he was.
This immortal sea was like the path of cultivation, there was no end to it. There would always be stronger cultivation bases waiting for him.
The immortal sea was also like the body of a human. Nobody knew the limits of the body, it was able to absorb immortal energy unceasingly, growing stronger and stronger.
And for those who cultivated in the immortal sea, it was like the immortal-foundation of stellar martial cultivators. It was unknown when they would be able to absorb enough immortal law energy and reach the other shore.
Qin Wentian laid there for a very long time. He seemed to have nothing to do, he would occasionally open his eyes and stare at the blue sky as a smile appeared on his face. Such a carefree and desireless life was truly comfortable and incomparably relaxed.
And at this moment, a strange feeling suddenly appeared. Before him, a mysterious Sacred Academy appeared in the immortal sea. At this moment, Qin Wentian had an intense feeling that as long as he willed it, he would be able to enter the Sacred Academy. The him now seemed to have already reached the other shore.
"This Sacred Academy seems to be somewhat different from the ones before." Qin Wentian thought back to the time when he saw the monk crossing the sea of bitterness in the Sacred Academy. The Sacred Academy before him seemed even more peaceful and tranquil, as though it was extremely ordinary.
"If one has no desires, there would be no path of cultivation. If one doesn't cultivate, how would one reach the other shore? This Sacred Academy, what sort of cultivation dao would it have?" Qin Wentian smiled and shook his head. After that, he closed his eyes and continued to lie there.
Gradually, that Shadow grew darker and darker before it finally vanished from Qin Wentian's sight.
Qin Wentian actually gave up on the chance to reach the other shore, to enter the Sacred Academy.
The reason why he did this was to verify something in his heart. Now, Qin Wentian had verified it. The Sacred Academy had indeed appeared in front of him.
It was extremely difficult to achieve a state of complete desirelessness. Qin Wentian wholeheartedly pursued the path of cultivation, how could he give up? It could be said that it would be extremely difficult for anyone in the Immortal Sea to achieve such a state. However, Qin Wentian managed to break through his own heart and did it.
"Why did you give up?" A voice appeared in Qin Wentian's mind, like the voice of the Heavenly Path.
Qin Wentian's heart trembled slightly, but he soon calmed down. Looking at the vast immortal sea, he slowly spoke, "I want to enter the Sacred Academy through cultivation, and not by doing nothing to enter the Sacred Academy."
No one responded. The voice seemed to come from nothingness and returned to nothingness as if it had never existed.
Qin Wentian was still in the Immortal Sea. He laid there with a smile on his face. The him right now was filled with vigor and the dejected state he was in earlier was completely swept away. This was because he knew what he should do.
Closing his eyes, Qin Wentian's entire body shone with immortal light as the energy of law energy started to circulate on his body. His body seemed to have been stimulated as a dazzling immortal light radiated from him.
"BANG!" The small boat shattered and Qin Wentian's body directly fell onto the surface of the Immortal Sea. He didn't even try to control his body and simply let nature take its course. However, Qin Wentian's body didn't sink into the sea and was still floating there.
Resplendent immortal law energy directly enveloped Qin Wentian's body. Qin Wentian's body was like a cocoon as it flowed along with the immortal sea. However, Qin Wentian didn't seem to care about that. The him right now only cared about his own cultivation.
Time flowed by, Qin Wentian had a strange feeling that as long as he willed it, the Sacred Academy would appear before him. However, it was as though he didn't know anything about it. He continued floating along with the immortal sea as the law energy grew stronger bit by bit. His body was tempered unceasingly as his immortal-foundation grew stronger.
Today, Qin Wentian's entire body radiated boundless light. His immortal-foundation was still perfect and flawless, but it grew even more resplendent and powerful. From the immortal sea, boundless energy gushed frenziedly into Qin Wentian's body, merging into his immortal-foundation. The energy of the immortal sea seemed to contain everything and could be used by Qin Wentian in his cultivation.
At this moment, with Qin Wentian as the center, his entire person was enveloped by boundless light. The immortal sea churned madly as boundless immortal energy flowed into his body, into his immortal-foundation, becoming nourishment for him to use.
In the immortal-foundation realm, the further one advanced, the more difficult it would be. The amount of energy required to break through to the next level was the stacking of all the previous levels. Hence, the amount of time required to break through to the next level would also increase exponentially.
Hence, the path of immortal-foundation was extremely difficult. If one had an immortal-foundation within a hundred years, they might need two hundred years to reach the second level, four hundred years to reach the third level, eight hundred years to reach the fourth level, and one thousand six hundred years to reach the fifth level … Until the end, over twenty thousand years before one could reach the ninth level of immortal-foundation!
Only those transcendent characters who established their immortal-foundation when they first established their immortal-foundation would be able to walk an extraordinary path.
When the immortal sea transformed into an immortal tempest for Qin Wentian to use, it was like he was transforming from a cocoon into a butterfly.
Time continued as usual. Within the immortal sea, time seemed insignificant. Today, in a certain location on the immortal sea, a boundless beam of immortal light shot out. Over there, a figure could be seen floating up from the immortal sea. This figure was none other than Qin Wentian.
Before him, the Shadow of the Sacred Academy appeared, seemingly beckoning Qin Wentian to enter.
As long as he was willing, he would be able to enter the Sacred Academy.
However, Qin Wentian only smiled when he saw the Sacred Academy. He didn't do anything until the Sacred Academy vanished completely.
"Why don't you enter?" Another voice rang out in Qin Wentian's mind. Standing on the boundlessly vast immortal sea, Qin Wentian seemed extremely tiny and insignificant. It was like a single wave would be able to engulf him.
However at this moment, Qin Wentian stood straight with a smile on his face as he calmly stared ahead.
"I want to ask a question." Qin Wentian spoke, as though he was speaking to the void.
After a moment of silence, there was no reply. But after that, another voice rang out, "What question?"
Upon hearing this reply, the smile on Qin Wentian's face grew even wider. At this moment, he was even more certain of his thoughts.
"If there's a dao in the immortal sea, would this immortal sea still be a sea?" Qin Wentian asked. Another period of silence. All of a sudden, a terrifying storm manifested on the immortal sea. Loud rumbling sounds rang out as a gigantic wave swept towards Qin Wentian. This gigantic wave condensed into a demonic form, resembling a terrifying gigantic beast. With a loud roar, it lunged towards Qin Wentian, wanting to devour him.
That terrifying gigantic beast seemed as though it could devour everything, easily engulfing Qin Wentian within. But at this moment, Qin Wentian simply stood there, not moving at all. At the moment of imminent peril, the Shadow of the gigantic beast stopped. This gigantic beast was like a malevolent-looking fish. Its gigantic body was right in front of Qin Wentian as it stared coldly at Qin Wentian. "If there's a dao in the immortal sea, why isn't it a sea?"
"It's formed from the dao, where are the laws of the world? Where would there be a sea?" Qin Wentian stared at the gigantic beast before him. His expression was as calm as ever, as though he had already seen through everything.
He tried many different methods to cross the immortal sea, and all of them succeeded. Many speculations appeared in his heart.
Finally, Qin Wentian guessed that this immortal sea was actually formed from the dao, formed from the laws of the world.
The immortal sea wasn't a sea, it was formed from the laws of the world.
"You are very intelligent." That greater demon spoke, as though he acknowledged Qin Wentian's words. Since Qin Wentian has already comprehended it, he naturally wouldn't deny it.
"It's just that you used two methods and wasted a lot of time. Why didn't you enter the Sacred Academy on your first attempt?" That greater demon continued, "Since entering the Sacred Academy is your purpose, why are you wasting time?"
"Such powerful laws can be used for cultivation. Why would I miss it? After entering the Sacred Academy, I might not have such an opportunity again. I used a short four years to step into the third-level of immortal-foundation, why would I waste time?" Qin Wentian smiled as he replied.
"Your comprehension abilities are very strong." That greater demon spoke again. "Since this is the case, why didn't you enter the Sacred Academy when it appeared again? Do you intend to continue using the immortal sea to cultivate?"
Qin Wentian shook his head. This time around, he was able to break through to the third-level of immortal-foundation. Although he borrowed the power of the immortal sea to cultivate, it was also related to his previous cultivation. Many years ago, he had already broken through to the second-level of immortal-foundation and was stuck at this level for quite some time. Right now, he had just broken through to the third-level. It was impossible for him to forcefully raise his cultivation base to the fourth-level of immortal-foundation.
"I'm already in the Sacred Academy, where else do I need to go?" Qin Wentian spoke. As the sound of his voice faded, the eyes of the greater demon narrowed as he stared at Qin Wentian.
"Swish ~" A sound rang out. The greater demon transformed back into the immortal sea and vanished from sight. The immortal sea turned calm once more.
Qin Wentian stood on the surface of the immortal sea. Gradually, he discovered that the scene before him was changing. The boundlessly vast immortal sea was gradually transforming into land. He lowered his head, it was no longer the sea beneath his feet, it was the ground instead.
In just an instant, everything vanished. Qin Wentian stood on the ground, it was like the immortal sea had never existed before.
The immortal sea was boundless because there was no immortal sea in the first place.
"Hu …" Qin Wentian drew in a deep breath as a smile flickered in his eyes. In truth, he wasn't as confident as he appeared to be. This in itself was a bold conjecture.
Since Qin Wentian felt that the immortal sea had a Dao and was formed from the laws of the immortal sea, there was a possibility that it was something that didn't exist.
Now, his conjecture was verified. His bold conjecture seemed to be correct.
On the ground, only he stood there. There was no one else. Up ahead, the surroundings were incomparably quiet, like a desolate land. There were no signs of human habitation here, it was like an extremely ancient secret realm.
"Where is this?" Qin Wentian frowned. The Sacred Academy? Why wasn't there a single person here? This place seemed like an extremely ancient castle with many secrets hidden within.
"Weren't you very confident earlier?" That voice rang out in Qin Wentian's mind once more. He glanced at his surroundings as he cursed in his heart. Could this person be intentionally messing with him?
However, since he was already standing on the ground, Qin Wentian still believed that his conjecture was correct. That person once said that everyone had their own innate techniques on the path of crossing the immortal sea. Since their paths were different, they would be sent to different places.
His path of crossing the immortal sea was to seek the truth, to see through the void. The immortal sea wasn't a sea, hence, he might have chosen a path alone!
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