Chapter 387: Breakthrough (1/2)

Chapter 387: Breakthrough

Time passed quickly and quietly like a running creek.

The raging demon Qi that had covered the mountain ranges in the Realm of a Thousand Devastations had already scattered and dissipated thanks to the sealing of the spatial rift and the purging of the starlight.

Nie Tian had already spent half a month sitting atop that mountain peak.

During this time, as the sectmasters of the Yang Sect and the Yin Sect, Li Muyang and Xing Huanyue never left Nie Tian’s side, but rather guarded him silently.

However, even though Nie Tian had exhausted all methods, he hadn’t been able to get the scrolls they desired out of the bellies of the mountain peaks.

Later, he had suspected that it might be his poor cultivation base that was stopping him from succeeding, so he refocused on practicing cultivation and tempering his spiritual sea with all kinds of materials.

About ten days passed. Practicing silently, he suddenly had a feeling that the vortexes of spiritual power within his spiritual sea had all reached their breakthrough points.

Then, as soon as he sensed that his spiritual power had built up to the critical point, he made the breakthrough smoothly with the help of his spirit jades, not encountering any obstacles in the process.

With Li Muyang and Xing Huanyue there, he couldn’t find a safer location.

Therefore, with a peaceful mind, Nie Tian successfully entered the late Heaven stage two days later, and another vortex of spiritual power appeared in his spiritual sea, making the total rise to six.

After making a minor breakthrough in his cultivation, he could feel that subtle but noticeable changes had happened to his spiritual sea, soul, and fleshy body.

Shortly thereafter, he once again sent his seven Heaven Eyes into the bellies of the mountain peaks, hoping to find a way to get them out of there.

However, he soon discovered that even though he had entered the late Heaven stage, there was still nothing he could do to secure the three items left there by the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

Therefore, he went back to building up his strength.

During this period of time, people from the Yin Sect and Yang Sect would come and meet Xing Huanyue and Li Muyuang from time to time to discuss important matters regarding their sects.

The two of them would usually have brief discussions with them before urging them to leave, fearing that they might affect Nie Tian’s cultivation.

These two Soul realm experts, who were among the top Qi warriors throughout the Domain of the Falling Stars, showed great patience. It seemed as if they were even willing to wait there for decades for Nie Tian to secure those two scrolls.

Two more months passed.

Nie Tian was still cultivating devotedly. Whenever an idea popped up in his head, he would try it out without any hesitation.

He no longer hung onto the profound use of the Fragmentary Star Incantation and star power.

Rather, he tried to derive enlightenment from the Flame Spirit Incantation and contemplate the possible use of his flame power, flesh power, and wood power. He even attempted to infuse these types of power into his Heaven Eyes in order to find a viable way out of the bellies of the mountain peaks.

However, the numerous attempts he made only allowed him to gain deeper understandings of those different types of power.

The three miraculous items still didn’t move a bit, or show any changes because of his efforts.

Even still, Li Muyang and Xing Huanyue seemed patient enough to keep waiting.

After all, those two scrolls were simply too important for them.

The two of them already had a good idea of what those scrolls were. Before, they had assumed that their predecessors had lost them long ago, and they never thought that they had actually been in the bellies of those mountain peaks this whole time.

The discovery of the scrolls made them so wild with joy that they were willing to put many important matters on hold just to wait for Nie Tian to solve the mystery and get the scrolls out.

Even though they still had plenty of time and patience, Nie Tian’s patience gradually wore out as he failed over and over again.

One day...

Nie Tian smiled bitterly after failing another time. He turned to the two and said, “Senior Li, Senior Xing, I’m afraid... I won’t be able to get those scrolls out of there any time soon... Well, my grandfather and aunt are currently taking shelter in the Realm of a Hundred Battles. I haven’t seen them for a long time, and I miss them quite a bit.”

Li Muyang didn’t try to mask his disappointment as he said, “Yeah, I’ve figured that.”

“I’m guessing only when I’ve refined the second fragmentary star mark, entered the Worldly realm, and transcended my psychic power into soul power, will I be able to solve the mysteries within these mountain peaks.” Nie Tian pointed at his only chest and continued, “I’ve only refined one of the fragmentary star marks. The second and third are branded on my chest, but I’ve still got to merge them with my flesh and blood. Perhaps that’s why I can’t figure out a way to fulfill your hopes now.”

“We don’t blame you for it.” Li Muyang nodded with an understanding expression on his face. “If you want to go to the Realm of a Hundred Battles, I’ll arrange for someone to take you there. As for your family, if you want, you’re welcome to bring them back to the Realm of a Thousand Devastations.Both the Yin Sect and the Yang Sect will be happy to take them in.”

“I think I’ll make a decision after I meet with them,” Nie Tian replied.

“Okay.” Li Muyang rose to his feet. “Not a word has come from the Heaven Palace Sect. I don’t know what their plans are, and I didn’t take the initiative to approach them. But considering you’ve turned them down, you’d better be careful. I’m afraid...”