Three months, to Qin Wentian, was merely a short nap.
During the ranking battle, he broke through to the ninth level of Yuanfu, and after numerous battles, his foundation was stabilized.
And now, after another three months of consolidation, the three Yuanfu within Qin Wentian's body were filled to the brim with Astral Energy, akin to a pool of water.
Qin Wentian lay on the arena platform, peacefully sleeping. Above him, the Purgatory Vermilion Bird Formation's spirit cascaded downwards, cascading down on him.
In the air, Little Rascal was there as well. Its body shimmered with a golden light, and its lips moved unceasingly, as though it was munching on something. After it was full, it would return to the arena platform and lie down beside Qin Wentian, quietly accompanying him in a nap. It was an exceptionally peaceful and tranquil scene.
The royal palace of Grand Xia was extremely vast, and although there were flames of hell everywhere, it wasn't difficult to find a place to rest. Other than Qin Wentian, the others were all in closed-door seclusion.
The ninth level of Yuanfu was a critical juncture for every cultivator.
At this moment, Qin Wentian's body twitched as he stretched lazily. Opening his eyes, he stared at the spirit of the Vermilion Bird Formation in the air as a hint of gentleness flashed in his eyes.
"Little Rascal." After mumbling in a low voice, Little Rascal climbed up and leaped into Qin Wentian's embrace. Qin Wentian hugged it as he rubbed its fluffy white fur. He smiled, "Don't ever leave me again."
"Yiyaya!" Little Rascal unceasingly shook its head, causing a gentle smile to appear on Qin Wentian's face. Sitting up, Qin Wentian felt that his body was in excellent condition. This nap was simply too comfortable.
"Wentian gege, you're awake."
A melodious voice drifted over. Qin Wentian turned his gaze over as he smiled at the beautiful silhouette walking over.
"Qing 'er, how's your cultivation recently?" Qin Wentian asked.
"Excellent, my Mandate of Saber has finally broken through to the second level. I'm preparing to condense my Astral Nova and attempt to breakthrough to the Heavenly Dipper Realm." Bai Qing sat down and laid beside Qin Wentian. She was akin to a mermaid, her posture exceptionally alluring. When she was young, she loved to lie down and chat with her Wentian gege.
At that time, she was innocent and carefree. She didn't have any worries at all.
"Are there enough Yuan Meteor Stones?" Qin Wentian asked. Wanting to break through to the Heavenly Dipper Realm wasn't an easy task. It required a long period of preparation, as well as sufficient Yuan Meteor Stones to condense an Astral Nova. Not only that, the prerequisite for breaking through to the Heavenly Dipper Realm was that the will of one's Mandate of Daos had to be at the second level, as well as one's state of heart. Not a single one of these conditions could be lacking.
However, for the top rankers of the Heavenly Fate Rankings this time around, they had all survived countless battles of life and death. Not only that, all of them had comprehended the second level of Mandates. As long as their cultivation base reached the same level, with sufficient resources and proper preparation, they should be able to succeed.
This was also the reason why since ancient times, demon-level geniuses of Grand Xia had always wanted to participate in the Heavenly Fate Rankings. Fighting against geniuses, the tempering of one's heart and tempering one's will would allow one to break through to the Heavenly Dipper Realm, stabilizing one's cultivation base, strengthening one's will, and strengthening one's mental fortitude.
After ranking on the Heavenly Fate Rankings, the success rate of breaking through to the Heavenly Dipper Realm was extremely high.
"That's enough, didn't we already find a lot of Yuan Meteor Stones?" Bai Qing smiled, "I wonder if I should first condense a single Astral Nova, or directly condense three Astral Novas?"
"Since you've already comprehended the second level of Mandates, you should naturally condense three Astral Novas. This way, when you break through to the Heavenly Dipper Realm, your combat prowess would be at an advantage." Qin Wentian laughed.
"Mhm, that's what I'm thinking as well. However, the difficulty is still the same. I wonder if the Astral Novas I condense will be powerful or not." Bai Qing's eyelashes fluttered, as her beautiful eyes stared at Qin Wentian. "Wentian gege, when are you preparing to breakthrough to the Heavenly Dipper Realm? Your Astral Souls are so powerful, your Astral Novas would surely be stronger compared to others."
"However, the amount of energy required to condense my Astral Nova is also extremely high." Qin Wentian laughed. The more powerful one's Astral Soul was, the more terrifying the energy contained within the Astral Nova would be.
If an Astral Nova formed from an Astral Soul from the 5th Heavenly Layer collided with an Astral Nova formed from an Astral Soul from the 1st Heavenly Layer, under the circumstances that both parties were at the same level, the Astral Nova of the 1st Heavenly Layer would instantly shatter into pieces.
Correspondingly, the amount of Astral Energy required to condense the Astral Nova would also be extremely terrifying.
"As for time, I'll just let nature take its course. When I feel that the time is right, I'll start condensing my Astral Nova." Qin Wentian stared at the skies. Breaking through to the Heavenly Dipper Realm required an extremely long process. When he finally succeeded, he would be able to sense it. Let nature take its course, and when the conditions are right, success would follow.
"You better hurry up, Big Bro Chu Mang is already condensing his Astral Nova." Bai Qing giggled, her words causing Qin Wentian's expression to stiffen as a smile appeared on his face. Big Bro Chu Mang's temperament was extremely resolute, and he was also the one who stayed at the ninth level of Yuanfu for the longest period of time. It was only natural that he would be the first to attempt to breakthrough to Heavenly Dipper.
"I know, you too." Qin Wentian pinched Bai Qing's nose as he laughed, causing Bai Qing to roll her eyes.
Inclining her head, Bai Qing stared at the skies as a smile appeared on her face. "I still remember a few years ago, Wentian gege was teaching me how to form an innate link with the Heavens and Earth, condensing my first Astral Soul. Now, I'm already condensing my first Astral Nova. Wentian gege, we all have to work hard."
After speaking, she stretched out her hand.
Qin Wentian laughed, hooking his hand with Bai Qing's as he said, "Work hard."
"I'm going to cultivate then." Bai Qing stood up, turning her head back with a smile. After which, her silhouette flickered as she departed, as innocent and adorable as ever.
"Even if it's for the sake of all of you, I can't slack off." Qin Wentian murmured in his heart. Right now, he wasn't alone. He had many brothers who were accompanying him, all for the sake of their own fates.
He, Qin Wentian, had to rise up as well.
"In the Heavenly Fate Rankings, I possess the most dazzling Astral Soul. My Astral Nova will also be the strongest." Qin Wentian's eyes gleamed with sharpness, shooting straight up to the heavens. He closed his eyes and once again lay down on the arena platform. With a flash of light, the mountainous pile of Astral Soul Stones enveloped his body as his Astral Soul erupted forth. The light from the Yuan Meteor Stones floated in the air, frenziedly absorbing the energy within.
If others were to see this mountain of Yuan Meteor Stones, they would surely be incomparably shocked. Did a peak-level Yuanfu cultivator need so many Yuan Meteor Stones to condense his Astral Nova? Even for the Heaven's Chosen from the transcendent powers, they wouldn't be able to obtain so many Yuan Meteor Stones to break through to Heavenly Dipper.
Qin Wentian didn't want to condense an ordinary Astral Nova. Others used Astral Energy to condense their Astral Novas, but for him, Qin Wentian would compress his Astral Energy into Divine Energy, and then use the vast amount of Divine Energy to condense an Astral Nova that belonged solely to him. The amount of Astral Energy required to condense such an Astral Nova was tens of times, maybe even a hundred times more than what ordinary cultivators used.
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Spring passed and autumn came. Time was the most emotionless thing in the world. It would never stop just because it was waiting for you.
In the blink of an eye, seven months had already passed since the start of the Heavenly Fate Rankings. The Great Solar Chen Clan and the other transcendent powers had surrounded the ancient kingdom of Grand Xia, attempting to break through it several times. However, all of their attempts ended in failure, and there were even some who were injured and almost lost their lives. No one else dared to attempt to break through the Purgatory Ancient Formation again. However, they didn't give up on their encirclement. As long as Qin Wentian didn't die, they wouldn't be able to rest easy.
This genius who should have died after the end of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, had actually managed to preserve his life because of the ancient formation left behind by Grand Xia. Now that he was hiding inside, not daring to come out, there was nothing they could do.
The discussions regarding the Heavenly Fate Rankings in the nine continents of Grand Xia gradually lessened, but there would still be people who would occasionally come to the outskirts of the Grand Xia Ancient Formation. However, they could only stare at it from afar because the Great Solar Chen Clan and the other transcendent powers had already sealed off the area. Even a housefly wouldn't be able to fly out of the ancient kingdom.
They didn't believe that Qin Wentian would be able to hide inside and cultivate forever.
If one didn't come into contact with the outside world, their cultivation would eventually reach a bottleneck. Even if they managed to break through to Heavenly Dipper, they would still die if they exited the ancient formation.
After Chen Wang came out alive, he immediately broke through to Heavenly Dipper. The Heaven Chosen of the Great Solar Chen Clan had broken through to Heavenly Dipper, allowing his severed arm to regrow. His arm was shattered by Qin Wentian, but Qin Wentian's strength was limited, he didn't have the strength to truly erase the vitality of his severed arm. After Chen Wang broke through, he could still rely on his high cultivation base to regrow his arm.
Not only Chen Wang, many of the surviving rankers on the Heavenly Fate Rankings were also attempting to break through to Heavenly Dipper. There was no doubt that Shi Potian had also stepped into Heavenly Dipper.
Stepping into Heavenly Dipper meant that they had stepped into another level. From now onwards, their vision would no longer be limited to Yuanfu, they would be able to set their sights on an even higher level.
However, there was still a knot in their hearts that hadn't been resolved. And that knot was none other than Qin Wentian.
During this half a year, many major events had occurred in the outside world.
For example, Yang Fan's death in the Moon Continent. Although the Star-Seizing Manor couldn't say anything, they were still enraged. Since they couldn't kill Qin Wentian, they decided to vent their anger on the White Deer Institute.
Because, they had personally witnessed the siblings Bailu Jing and Bailu Yi being extremely close to Qin Wentian. Not only that, the White Deer Institute also had an ambiguous relationship with Qin Wentian back then.
The White Deer Institute in the Eastern Region of the Moon Continent was suppressed, and they had no choice but to relocate, leaving the Moon Continent.
In one of the nine continents located at the borders of Grand Xia, a major event also occurred. The grudge between the Greencloud Pavilion and the Nine Mystical Palace actually erupted. Both sides were in a state of mutual hostility, as though a war could break out at any moment.
Not only that, in the other regions of the Grand Xia Empire, the relationship between the transcendent powers was even more subtle than before, and conflicts would erupt frequently.
However, Qin Wentian had no idea of all this. He was still lying there, unaware of the flow of time, unaware of the changes in the outside world.
"How long has it been?" Ouyang Kuangsheng stared at Qin Wentian as he asked the others around him.
"About three months. That fellow actually used so many Yuan Meteor Stones, how ruthless." Fan Le murmured. The pile of Yuan Meteor Stones around Qin Wentian was being depleted at a terrifying rate. His Astral Souls erupted forth unabashedly, transforming the Astral Energy within the Yuan Meteor Stones into Astral Energy before absorbing it into his body. Within his Yuanfu, a terrifying roar thundered out, shaking the eardrums of those who heard it.
"I wonder how long this breakthrough would take."
The crowd mused silently as they dispersed. They couldn't forget their own cultivation!
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