"What? Senior Brother! You’re going into seclusion again?!"
Everyone was gathered in the living room.
After hearing the news, Li Zixuan’s eyelashes trembled from within the crowd. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but her eyes suddenly dimmed, and she took a step back.
’An inexplicable reluctance welled up in her heart.’
A tide of loneliness washed over her.
After all, it hadn’t even been two years since Qin Yang last came out of seclusion.
She had barely seen her Senior Brother a few times, and in the blink of an eye, they were to be separated again.
And the higher one’s Realm, the longer the seclusion.
’Who knows how many years will pass this time...’
’Flowers bloom and fall. How long can I wait?’
Everyone in the room felt the same way.
They all fell quiet in unspoken agreement. The room was instantly silent. Only Liu Wushuang, his thoughts drifting, seemed to have realized something. He stepped forward and asked in a low voice:
"Young Master, could it be that you’re planning to..."
He paused, then added with some hesitation, "prepare to break through to a higher Realm?"
"Yes."
Hearing this, Qin Yang nodded, tacitly confirming his guess.
The entire Heaven-Blasting Gang was here now.
There was no need for him to hide anything.
"I’m preparing to cross the threshold of the Peak of the Celestial Venerable Realm. Perhaps within five years, I can attain its Dao Fruit."
Qin Yang said in a deep voice, "If all goes well, by the time I emerge, I should already be in the Divine Venerable Realm!"
The moment he finished speaking.
"What?!"
Everyone was instantly stunned.
The Celestial Venerable Realm was already an almost impossible goal for them, and the realm above it was even more unattainable.
That was the legendary Divine Venerable Realm!
Right now, Qin Yang was walking a Heaven-Reaching Road, one they could never hope to travel in their entire lifetimes.
Who was to say that one day he might not physically leap out of this world, tear open a black hole with his bare hands, and ascend to the Upper Realm?
’He’s just too powerful!’
At this thought, they all fell silent, not knowing how to respond. The shock in their hearts refused to subside.
Just then.
"Congratulations, Master! May you soon achieve Great Success in the Divine Venerable Realm!"
Li Qinghe stepped forward, cupped his hands with a grin, and broke the silent deadlock in the living room. "After you come out, if you have any new insights, don’t forget about your disciple, heh heh..."
At his words,
the others were jolted back to reality and quickly followed with their own congratulations:
"That’s right, Qinghe is right! The Young Master will definitely break through to the Divine Venerable Realm!"
"We offer our congratulations in advance for the Young Master’s success!"
"..."
"Alright, enough with the pleasantries. Everyone, go back to your Cultivation."
Qin Yang listened to them, then explained softly, "Also, there are some other changes. You should be able to feel them in a few days...
I have modified the Blood Spirit Array. From now on, the world’s Star Force will be much denser, and the difficulty of Cultivation for everyone will be greatly reduced. All of you can break through to the Grandmaster or even the Venerable Realm."
"But none of you should dare to slack off!"
With that, Qin Yang paused, looking up at the ten black holes in the sky. His gaze was deep and wary.
"Perhaps a great catastrophe will befall Earth Star in the future."
"All of us need to be fully prepared."
The moment he finished speaking.
Elder Li and the others’ expressions turned solemn. They clenched their fists, a heavy sense of duty suddenly rising in their hearts, and nodded in assurance.
"Don’t worry, Young Master. While you’re gone, we will absolutely break through to the Venerable Realm as soon as possible!"
"Yes, Young Master. Please go into seclusion with peace of mind."
"Senior Brother, I will work hard..."
"..."
"Good. In that case, everyone..."
Qin Yang pushed himself up from his knees and turned to walk back to his room.
"I’ll see you all in five years!"
Without looking back, he disappeared from their sight.
...
「After he went into seclusion.」
The Blood Spirit Array began to operate.
Star Force descended from the Celestial Vault Black Hole, finally blanketing the mortal world at a level that far surpassed any historical peak.
For a time, breakthroughs became a common occurrence all across Earth Star.
Those who had been stuck at the Innate Realm leaped into the Grandmaster Realm in a single stroke!
And those who were Grandmasters took another step forward, advancing toward the Venerable Realm.
The internet erupted with excited discussions about the situation.
[Never fought such a rich man’s war before! I don’t even need Spirit Medicine; breaking through is as easy as drinking water!]
[How come we haven’t seen the True Dragon Martial God in so long?]
[Everyone’s Realm is going up.]
[The requirements for Jianghai residency have gone up again, bros! Before, you could get in with the Postnatal Realm, but now even outsiders need to be in the Innate Realm!]
[Day 726 of missing the True Dragon Martial God.]
[Jianghai permanent residence permit, DM me, interested parties add 19*******]
[I heard from recent astronomical observations that the black hole seems to have gotten bigger again.]
Jianghai City, home to the Blood Spirit Array, boasted Star Force Spiritual Qi that far surpassed other regions. Countless Star Martial Artists made pilgrimages there.
Prosperous and flourishing, the city’s borders expanded outward as the flow of permanent residents surged. Mountains were cleared to build more of the city, occupying several peaks of the Da Li Mountain Range.
Densely packed skyscrapers shot up from the ground. Martial arts halls lined the streets. The ancient city walls were repeatedly renovated and raised by dozens of meters, and new districts were planned and built one after another.
After just five years of development, its prosperity was on par with the Imperial Capital!
And in terms of fame alone, the renown of Jianghai City and the Heaven-Blasting Gang was overwhelmingly dominant, reaching a point where they were household names across the globe.
...
「Time flew by.」
Unconsciously, the season turned to mid-spring.
On this day in the Da Li Mountain Range, the dense forests at the foot of the mountains were tinged with green. Clouds and mist rolled by, and tender shoots pushed through the gray earth, growing with abandon.
Yet, a lingering chill was wrapped in the breeze that swept through the woods, carrying with it flakes of frost.
It wasn’t until this breeze drifted into the area of the Ten Directions Sealing Demon Array that it dissipated.
’Five years, and he hasn’t come even once?’
The Beast God sat cross-legged within the Blood Sea Domain, his eyes tightly shut. He was calculating the days on his fingers, an uneasy feeling stirring in his heart.
A full five years...
Qin Yang hadn’t visited a single time. It was as if he had vanished without a trace, completely ignoring the Da Li Mountain Range, not even bothering to come and say a single word.
’It’s not that I miss his incessant chatter.’
’It’s just... who knows what that brat is plotting in the shadows?’
’He took my guidance. Don’t tell me he actually managed to create that great array?’
The Beast God’s brow furrowed slightly. He wanted to sense the Star Force Spiritual Qi of the outside world, but as soon as he reached out, the Golden Inscriptions of the Ten Directions Array pulsed.
Instantly blocking his hand.
"Damn it! It’s this damn array again!"
The Beast God snatched his hand back in pain, watching smoke slowly rise from it. He cursed venomously, "When I get out of here, I’ll definitely..."
Before he could finish his sentence.
Suddenly!
A deafening RUMBLE of thunder echoed out.
A streak of white lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating everything in the world.
Like the resounding chime of a colossal bell, it STRUCK the Beast God’s heart with a heavy blow, causing his eyes to fly wide open!
The deafening sound spread, causing the frost within a hundred-mile radius of the Da Li Mountain Range to fall to the ground in an instant. The life force of all things surged wildly.
It was as if they were welcoming the arrival of some untouchably supreme being!
"This is...?!"
Inside the array, waves of horror crashed through the Beast God’s heart as he stared in the direction of Jianghai.
"The aura of the Divine Venerable Realm?"
"Qin Yang... he actually broke through?!"