Inviting these geniuses and using their power to perfect the rune formations was Chen Heng's initial goal.
In the days that he had invited these people over, he would also discuss the Dao with them in his spare time and interact with them one by one.
No matter what, for these geniuses to rise up in this world, apart from their own Fortune, their talent was also undeniable.
Perhaps in terms of accumulation, they could not compare to Chen Heng, but in other aspects, they would not lose to him.
Their thoughts and the books they had researched were treasures in a different sense.
Of course, on another level, through interacting with these people with Fortune, Chen Heng's understanding of Fortune had deepened. The Fortune Mark on his body had continuously changed, becoming more and more complex.
Of course, during this process, he needed to spend a lot of time.
However, Chen Heng did not lack time.
Enlightened Masters had a lifespan of 500 years, and after becoming a True Lord, their lifespan would continue to increase.
Right now, if there were no disasters, Chen Heng would be able to live for at least 1,000 years.
1,000 years.
Compared to this amount of time, the amount of time Chen Heng had spent was not much at all.
This was one of the advantages of high-grade cultivators. Their lifespans were long enough, and they had enough time to research what they wanted to research.
After becoming a True Lord, Chen Heng put aside his cultivation for now and began to focus on forging.
It was not that he did not want to continue to improve, but that he could not.
This piece of Heaven and Earth was too broken, and the spiritual opportunity was damaged. The stronger the cultivator, the more severe the suppression.
Even though Chen Heng had sensed this when he was a Enlightened Master, it was not too obvious.
However, after becoming a True Lord, his soul had become even more powerful, and Chen Heng could sense it.
At this point, he could clearly sense how damaged this world was. Even if he continued to cultivate, he would not be able to continue to improve.
Because it was broken, this world was suppressing the existence of cultivators. Low-level cultivators might not be affected too much, but powerful cultivators would be greatly affected.
Just as Song Qi had said in the past, those who could become Enlightened Beings in this world would most likely be able to become Perfected Monarchs in a normal world.
For someone like Chen Heng to become a True Lord in a broken world, he was a complete freak. It could be said that he had broken the norm.
As time passed, the Spiritual Opportunity in this world continued to flow away, and cultivation would become more and more difficult in the future.
The number of Perfected Beings that could still appear frequently now might become fewer and fewer in a few hundred years. They might even become legendary figures like the current Perfected Monarch.
Thinking to there, Chen Heng lightly sighed but could not do anything.
Compared to ordinary cultivators, the strength of a True Monarch was already extremely powerful. To mortals, they were like gods, possessing all kinds of inconceivable power.
The so-called moving mountains and filling seas, shaking mountains and rivers with a single thought, was only the most basic level.
But compared to the entire world, a True Monarch was still not enough.
It was impossible for a Perfected Cultivator to affect the world and repair the Spirit Opportunity of the world.
Otherwise, those Holy Lands wouldn't have had to move.
Time continued to pass.
Following this, groups of geniuses and top-notch Enlightened Masters were continuously invited by Chen Heng to chat.
Under the joint efforts of these people, the broken rune array was quickly repaired.
By now, it was 70% repaired.
Seventy percent complete might not seem like much, but in reality, it was already very good.
The rune array had been set up by the Holy Land that had opened up the passageway, and there were many things that even a True Lord like Chen Heng felt were quite profound.
If even a True Lord like him was like this, there was no need to even mention the Enlightened Masters and the weaker geniuses.
To be able to do this much was already quite good.
Even if he continued, it would not be very likely that he would be able to repair the rune array.
Chen Heng felt quite frustrated, but he could only slowly study it and do his best to perfect the rune array.
During this process, time gradually passed, and soon, another 50 years had passed.
Fifty years had passed, and the world had taken on a new look.
By now, most of the people who knew Chen Heng had disappeared and were buried in the ground, never to appear again.
Qi Yu's appearance had also changed, gradually becoming that of a middle-aged man.
The only thing that did not change was Chen Heng.
After 50 years, he did not seem to have changed much. He did not seem to have changed at all.
His appearance seemed to have solidified and was fixed to this appearance, never to change again.
This feeling was naturally wrong.
It was not that Chen Heng's appearance could not change; it was just that the speed at which it changed was very, very slow.
In terms of a True Lord's lifespan, he was still quite young and had a lot of time to spend. He would not age so quickly.
He would probably have to wait for a few hundred years for him to show signs of old age.
On this day, Qi Yu came to visit Chen Heng as usual. He put down the tea table and looked at Chen Heng with a hesitant expression.
"Have you decided?"
Looking at Qi Yu like this, Chen Heng lightly sighed and said, "That's right.
"Mm."
Qi Yu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he did not say anything. However, his expression became more and more resolute.
"Looking at the time, it's about time for you."
Chen Heng fell silent for a moment before smiling, "If you want to go, then go.
It wasn't easy to get to this point; if you don't try, you won't be satisfied. "
Looking at Qi Yu in front of him, he smiled and said.
Decades ago, with Chen Heng's full support, Qi Yu's cultivation had reached the peak of Enlightened Master, and he was only a step away from True Lord.
Now, after decades of training, Qi Yu was just like Chen Heng back then and had reached that threshold.
As long as he was willing, he could try to break through at any time.
Qi Yu had long since made his decision, and he had come to Chen Heng to tell him about this.
Chen Heng had no reason to stop him.
For people like them, as long as they had made a decision in their hearts, they would unswervingly walk down that path. They would not change anything because of the words of others.
It was just that looking at Qi Yu's departing figure, Chen Heng could not help but sigh.
In actuality, Chen Heng did not think much of Qi Yu's attempt.
This was not the same as it had been decades ago.
After such a long time, Qi Yu's Fortune had long since been used up. He was no longer someone favored by heaven's will and was no different from others.
This world's environment was quite harsh, and without the help of heaven's will, directly trying to break through to True Lord was an incredibly dangerous thing.
Moreover, Qi Yu did not need Chen Heng.
He did not have Chen Heng's patience as someone who had been reborn. There were many flaws in his foundation, and there were many areas that could be improved.
This meant that his foundation was lacking, and his chances of success were much lower.
However, it was impossible to wait for Qi Yu to refine these foundations until they were completely perfected before attempting it.
If he really wanted to polish his foundation step by step until it was perfect, then it would be hard to say how much time he would have to spend.
Perhaps it would take another 100 years.
Qi Yu couldn't afford to wait that long.
As such, he did not have Chen Heng's Heaven's Will, nor did he have Chen Heng's solid foundation.
One could well imagine the success rate of this plan.
It was just that Chen Heng could not say anything.
He had already advised Qi Yu and said everything he needed to say. However, he was unable to sway Qi Yu's heart.
Since that was the case, Chen Heng decided to respect his opinion and agreed to his request.
Soon, a few months later, in front of a lake, another commotion happened.
The Spiritual Qi from all directions continued to gather and boil. Boundless Spiritual Qi scattered in all directions, and it was exceptionally dense.
The power contained within surpassed that of an Enlightened Master and reached an even more terrifying level.
This scene was quite similar to when Chen Heng had broken through back then.
It was just that this time, the roles had been reversed.
Chen Heng was wearing a simple and elegant white robe as he sat by the stream, waiting for the final result.
Under his gaze, a series of voices reverberated in front of him. The spiritual vigor that filled the sky danced and eventually condensed into many seals that were inscribed with divine patterns.
A tall and straight figure stood there, doing his best to balance the power within his body, taking in the spirit qi from all directions, breaking through the barrier and reaching a whole new level.
It was none other than Qi Yu.
Right now, he was at the center of the spirit qi vortex, enduring immense pain as he tried his best to balance the surrounding power.
Explosions continuously sounded out from all directions; this was the sound of spirit qi exploding out.
Qi Yu could not help but give a low roar as countless runes appeared all over his body, giving off a unique and powerful energy.
Imperceptibly, it seemed to affect the surrounding heaven and earth, causing the entire region to stagnate.
Chen Heng could not help but frown.
Something was not right.
If everything had gone smoothly and he had successfully broken through, the situation should not have been like this.
The commotion was so great that it meant that Qi Yu's situation was not right. He could not completely calm down the rampaging spirit qi, so he could only use such a violent method to disperse it.
Ahead, ripples spread out.
Bang!!
A terrifying explosion sounded out, and it was incredibly loud.
The spirit qi tide became more and more berserk, and it seemed to have gone out of control.
In the center, a figure was flung out, flying far into the sky.
It was none other than Qi Yu.
In the air, his face was incredibly pale, and he looked incredibly wretched.
There, he had been affected by the spirit qi tide, and his entire body continuously exploded. It seemed that he was about to explode.
If there were no accidents, he would be affected by the spiritual energy that was overflowing from all directions and explode into pieces. Not even a complete corpse would be left behind.
It was just that at that moment, Chen Heng finally acted.
He slowly stretched out his hand, and a bit of divine power spread out, covering the heavens and earth.
The violent and boundless power attacked, and the world was directly locked down. The violent scene from before was directly calmed down, as if there was an invisible and untouchable hand controlling everything, and it seemed exceptionally easy.
A terrifying natural disaster had been suppressed by someone before it had even begun.
Following this, Chen Heng stretched out his hand and grabbed Qi Yu in the air. He carefully used his own spirit qi to nourish Qi Yu's body and preserve his life.
In the end, Chen Heng's breakthrough had failed.
Just as Chen Heng had expected, because his foundation was not perfect and he had used up all of his Fortune, Qi Yu's ascension quickly failed and came to an end.
Chen Heng had acted in time to prevent him from dying, but he was unable to restore him to his original state.
After failing to break through, his Spirit Root had been destroyed, and his cultivation foundation showed signs of collapsing.
In the following days, his cultivation would definitely regress, and in the end, it would regress to a certain extent, and he might even become a mortal.
Fortunately, Chen Heng had acted in time to stop this.
He used his magic power to cast magical arts, and with many spirit pills and spirit medicines, he was able to stabilize his cultivation and prevent his power from continuously falling.
In the end, he managed to maintain his Enlightened Master level, but compared to before, his strength had greatly fallen.
This was to be expected.
If an ordinary person failed in the process of ascension, it would already be considered good if they could survive and barely keep their lives.
To be able to maintain some of his cultivation was even more fortunate.
Compared to those who had failed in the past, Qi Yu was able to maintain his Enlightened Master cultivation and was not reduced to a mortal.
To him, this was already a fortunate thing.
After failing to break through to True Lord, Qi Yu was unable to recover.
Because he had burned his lifespan to break through to True Lord, he had used up a lot of it. After 100 years, he could not hold on any longer and died.
Chen Heng could only sigh in response.
100 years later, his only disciple had died, but he was still very young and did not look much different from before.
It seemed like he still had a long lifespan. He would probably have to maintain his current appearance for a long time to come.
Of course, as time passed, there were some slight changes.
Over the 100 years, some geniuses had grown up, and some were like Qi Yu, choosing to break through to True Lord.
However, those who tried to do so all failed in the end without exception.
Some of these people died on the spot, just like in Chen Heng's previous life. However, some were lucky enough to survive and did not immediately die.
Despite this, these people were all crippled. Not only did their cultivations greatly fall, but they also most likely did not have any chance of advancing. Even their lifespan had been greatly reduced, and they did not have much time left.
Compared to these people, as the only True Lord in the world, Chen Heng seemed even more extraordinary and powerful.
Over the past 100 years, Great Chen's prestige had grown to a new level.
Even in the entire Domain, it was the most powerful faction, and it had strength that other sects could not compare to.
Chen Heng continued to work hard.
After 100 years, his cultivation had not increased, but his attainments in the Way of Divine Runes had greatly increased.
Right now, perhaps he was not the number one blacksmith in the Eastern Continent, but he was one of the top blacksmiths.
This was purely in terms of skill.
If he were to take into account the bonus brought by his cultivation base, then he would definitely be the number one blacksmith in the Eastern Continent.
After all, even though skill was important, the bonuses from cultivation were also quite evident.
Between two blacksmiths of the same level, the one with higher cultivation would have an advantage and would be able to refine more powerful magic tools.
Time gradually passed.
Chen Heng silently cultivated within the palace, reading through the records he had gathered, trying to understand this world as much as possible.
As the geniuses worked hard, the rune formation from back then was continuously perfected.
By now, it was 80% complete.
However, at this level, it was already the limit.
It was simply too difficult to perfect it further, and even Chen Heng could not do anything about it.
In actuality, this was indeed the case.
In the next two hundred years, prodigies from the outside world continued to appear, but there wasn't much progress in the inscription formation. It remained at the same level as before.
Moreover, during these 200 years, Chen Heng had discovered something else.
As time passed, the spirit qi in this world quickly dissipated.
Even though it was not obvious in the short term, it was something that could not be ignored in the long term.
Even though the density of the spiritual energy in the central plains of the Eastern Continent hadn't changed much, there were some remote places where the spiritual energy was extremely thin.
This was the case for the experts in this world.
200 years ago, there had been many Enlightened Masters, but after 200 years, there were fewer and fewer new Enlightened Masters.
This was not because the number of geniuses had decreased but because the world's suppression had increased.
Now, as the spirit qi in this world continued to dissipate, this world became more and more unsuitable for cultivation.
Perhaps, after a few more years, even existences like Enlightened Beings would become extremely rare.
Right now, Chen Heng could already foresee such a scene in the future.
And now, he was ready to try to leave.
He had stayed here for several hundred years, and he had prepared a lot of things.
If he continued to stay here, it would not be of much help.
Rather than staying here and wasting his time, he might as well try to leave and explore the world.
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