Chapter 281 - Chapter 281: 281 Divine Ape Transformation Seventh Layer (1/2)

Chapter 281: 281 Divine Ape Transformation Seventh Layer

“No, it’s not really accurate to call it a bottleneck,” Gu Yang said.

With Gu Yang’s high martial arts cultivation level, he quickly realized where the problem lay.

His strength was so formidable that both his physical body and mana far exceeded that of normal individuals at his cultivation level. Consequently, the path to achieving the state of the Unleaking Realm was more challenging for him than for others.

Had he chosen to follow the path of the Nascent Soul, he would not have had this problem. With his powerful Original Spirit, he would quickly reach the intermediate stage of Nascent Soul.

However, to achieve the Unleaking Realm, he needed to unlock the secret potential within his body and cultivate it into the Unleaking State.

The stronger the physical body, the more difficult this process becomes.

After cultivating the true Phoenix form, Gu Yang’s physical strength reached a level comparable to an Ancient Divine Beast. Even Red Sun who had already attained the Unleaking State, was beaten down by him.

This meant that attaining the Unleaking State was destined to be several times harder for Gu Yang than anyone else.

“Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens” was ambiguous about how to attain the Unleaking State.

Gu Yang seriously suspected that it was intentional.

The origins of this technique were dubious to begin with.

The purpose of Saint Chao Yang spreading this technique was to create “batteries” for her master.

Although he hadn’t found any hidden traps within the technique so far, it was reasonable to expect that some parts may have been omitted or manipulated.

Seeing that Saint Chao Yang had suddenly stopped giving him that Spirit Fruit, he suspected that she didn’t wish for him to break through to the Unleaking Realm.

Unfortunately, Wu Er was not around, and Divine City was too far away, so he had no one to ask for advice.

“It seems like I can only rely on myself,” he decided.

Knowing that “Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens” was unreliable for attaining the Unleaking Realm, he did not harbor any wishful thinking.

As long as he knew the problem, he had a way out.

Checking the balance in his system, he had four hundred and twenty-four points, and launched the simulation once more.

“…You, accompanied by Ling Ling, rush to Divine City as fast as possible and seek advice from the President of the Literature Academy on how to attain the Unleaking State,” said the simulation.

“At the Academy, you also encounter Wu Er and Pei Qianlan and ask Wu Er for advice.”

“You then go to Water Moon Cave Heaven, find Dao Sect Leader Wen Jue, and ask for his guidance. Soon after, the four Nascent Soul cultivators from Ancient River Sword Sect catch up to you.”

“You join forces with Wen Jue and kill all four Nascent Soul cultivators, incurring the wrath of Ancient River Sword Sect’s Ancestor who deals a heavy blow to Wen Jue with a single sword strike. You fend him off with a Celestial Decline, then flee in the form of the Phoenix.”

“Desperately fleeing, you arrive at Sky Ruins. Months pass and you take refuge in a Space Fragment where you find the remains of a Candle Dragon whose eyes have been gouged out.”

“From the Candle Dragon’s corpse, you successfully extract a drop of Essence Blood. However, the Space Fragment collapses before you can escape and results in your demise at the age of twenty-three.”

As expected, Saint Chao Yang had not yet arrived in this world at this time, thus making Divine City still safe.

Gu Yang sighed in relief, his aim in launching the simulation was to seek advice from President of the Literature Academy and Wen Jue. Encountering Wu Er was an unexpected blessing.

Even better was the fact that he managed to find the remains of a Candle Dragon in the Sky Ruins, from which he managed to extract a drop of Essence Blood.

With this experience, he would know to look for the Sky Ruins in Water Moon Cave Heaven next time.

“The simulation ends, you may choose to keep one of the following:

“One, your Martial Arts Realm at age twenty-three.”

“Two, your Martial Arts experience at age twenty-three.”

“Three, your wisdom of life at age twenty-three.”

“I choose Two,” Gu Yang said immediately.

Suddenly, Gu Yang’s mind was flooded with numerous experiences in martial arts and memories of several battles.

The most important of these were the suggestions given by the President of the Literature Academy, Wen Jue, and Wu Er.

That was how to attain the Unleaking state!

Opening his eyes, Gu Yang felt a bit confused.

The three people he consulted had given him dramatically different pieces of advice.

The president suggested that if he could comprehend the Swordsmanship in his mind, attaint the Unleaking state would be a breeze.

Wu Er, on the other hand, suggested a do-or-die situation, suggesting that he could make a breakthrough by stimulating all his potential in such a moment.

However, Wen Jue advised him to settle his karma, stating that after becoming unburdened, he would find the opportunity for breakthrough,

Gu Yang could understand the suggestions made by the President as well as Wu Er.

But he couldn’t figure out what Wen Jue meant. What did becoming unburdened have to do with unlocking the hidden potential within his body?

However, having run so many simulations, he still hadn’t managed to comprehend that Swordsmanship technique imparted by the President.

Furthermore, he had countless experiences of do-or-die situations.

In his view, neither of these two suggestions seemed to work.