Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1516 - Second-Level Earth Immortal Realm

Chapter 1516 – Second-Level Earth Immortal Realm

News of an ancient ore vein on Heavenly Azure Star had only circulated within the smallest circles. Aside from the first-tier sects, the second-tier sects sat there in a daze, because it was the first time they had heard anything about it.

“Elder Wu Hen, stop teasing us already. What is the last stone?” the Scarlet Cloud Gate’s sect master asked urgently. They wanted to know what the stone was, not where it came from.

“Everyone, please take a look,” Elder Wu Hen said. He stopped keeping everyone in suspense and slowly rotated the stone in his hand, revealing a thumb-sized hole. Someone had carved the stone by hand, and once they lifted the restriction, everyone could see the interior at a glance.

“The Primordial Indigo Aura!” countless people cried out in shock upon seeing what lay within.

With the previous restriction in place and the cut facing downward, it made sense that no one could see it.

“The Heavenly Azure Star’s ore vein actually produces the Primordial Indigo Aura?!” Countless people gasped. The Heavenly Azure Star lay abandoned, so anyone had the right to mine it.

The Skybrim Pavilion had moved ahead of everyone and excavated many raw stones that contained the Primordial Indigo Aura.

“Why would the Skybrim Pavilion tell us that the Heavenly Azure Star produces Primordial Indigo Aura when they could’ve monopolized it?”

Many people couldn’t understand the meaning behind the Skybrim Pavilion’s action, and restlessness spread as they began planning a trip to Heavenly Azure Star themselves.

The Primordial Indigo Aura was far too precious for a Quasi-Immortal to ignore, because refining it could accelerate the conversion of immortal energy. On top of that, it could help condense the immortal laws.

“Too many sects have already been there for secrecy to matter. The news will spread either way. By revealing it, the Skybrim Pavilion gains goodwill, and after their long excavation, latecomers can only collect the remnants.”

Many people immediately saw through Elder Wu Hen’s intention.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Elder Wu Hen, announce the starting bid already!” the Nine Palace Manor’s manor lord urged. Impatience rippled through the crowd because no one could withstand the temptation of the Primordial Indigo Aura for long.

“Calm down. This year’s auction is a little special. I know that everyone wants the Primordial Indigo Aura, and to accommodate everyone, we plan to break the tradition for the final item and sell it in a dispersed format,” Elder Wu Hen said.

“What’s a dispersed format?” Everyone looked confused, and no one could figure out what Elder Wu Hen was trying to do.

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Inside the Heavenly Deity Monument, a thousand years slipped by while only fifteen minutes had passed in the outside world. During that span, Liu Wuxie finally finished refining the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill, and the moment it settled, a powerful aura burst from him and swept across the entire eternal world.

Terrifying ripples gathered as Liu Wuxie’s true essence swelled within his body, roaring like a primordial beast. Immortal energy from the Heavenly Deity Monument poured into him with ferocious force, helping him condense the laws within his body. As his aura climbed in succession, it finally drove his breakthrough to the first-level Earth Immortal Realm.

The energy contained in the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill was so terrifying that it nearly tore through Liu Wuxie’s body.

“This won’t do. My body can’t hold on much longer,” Liu Wuxie murmured to himself as yin-yang energy started shuttling through him. The Great Yin-Yang Mythical Art, the Great Light Mythical Art, and the Great Darkness Mythical Art pressed toward one another and began to merge. The Great Death Mythical Art and the Great Curse Mythical Art also fused bit by bit, while his Great Frost Mythical Art folded into the Great Five Elemental Mythical Art.

That fusion left him with only two actual trump cards: the Great Five Elemental Mythical Art and the Divine Eternal Fist. The Great Curse Mythical Art still lacked enough power, so he could only use it against weaker opponents.

The Dragon-Grasping Hand had already reached its peak with all of the Nine Heavenly Dragon Forms comprehended. When he unleashed all the forms at once, it would not fall short of the Great Five Elemental Mythical Art.

Alongside the Gate of Darkness, the Divine Purgatory Palace, and the Heaven-Severing Strike, his overall strength had undergone a drastic transformation, even if that evolution cost him a few mythical arts along the way.

The few complete immortal runes within the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill followed and entered his body as well. They weren’t ancient immortal runes, yet they were countless times stronger than the ones he had obtained in the past.

Cracking sounds echoed through the desolate world as it expanded under the immortal runes’ transformation. His immortal energy rose with every passing moment, but so did his true essence. Liu Wuxie nearly cried at this sight. At this pace, he couldn’t tell when he would finally convert all of his true essence into immortal energy.

“Lingxue, come in,” Liu Wuxie called out as he opened the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron and brought Xu Lingxue into the Heavenly Deity Monument.

“Wuxie, what’s wrong?” Xu Lingxue asked when she saw Liu Wuxie in pain. With her current cultivation at the Heaven Gaze Realm, she was likely stronger than Liu Wuxie.

“My physique is about to collapse. I need your help,” Liu Wuxie said as he stripped away his clothes and exposed the cracks spidering across his body.

He pulled Xu Lingxue into his arms, helped her remove her clothes, and lifted her into mid-air, like two clouds entwined. This was no simple cultivation, but a clash of souls and heavenly dao.

Their souls and bodies merged seamlessly, erasing all sense of division. In that instant, Liu Wuxie and Xu Lingxue were one, their memories, souls, and bodies overlapping in a way that made separation feel unreal.

Liu Wuxie read through Xu Lingxue’s memories, and the latter saw him as well.

“Wuxie, you…” Xu Lingxue was left dumbfounded when she learned that Liu Wuxie was the reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor.

“Don’t speak,” Liu Wuxie said. The sound of dao rang across the eternal world’s skies.

Xu Lingxue’s cultivation began to climb as the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill, the Ancestral Tree, and the Desolate World nourished her. She broke through to the second-level Heaven Gaze Realm, her physique strengthening as she delved deeper into the profound mysteries of heaven and earth.

Then the laws of the Heaven Gaze Realm fed back into Liu Wuxie, further enhancing his physique and repairing the desolate world. As their harmonization deepened, Liu Wuxie’s physique rose to the level of the Heaven Gaze Realm.

Their hearts connected as husband and wife, and that connection sharpened their comprehension of the profundities. They resembled two yin-yang fishes rotating in mid-air, with yin-yang energy circulating endlessly through their bodies.

Liu Wuxie sank into that state entirely, and Xu Lingxue forgot where she even was as she immersed herself as well, wishing the moment would never end.

Xu Lingxue could feel that her cultivation still had a long way to go.

Suddenly, primordial power surged through them, and they collided like two thunderbolts of yin and yang. Countless thunderbolts wrapped around them as the clash intensified.

With an abrupt loud rumble, Xu Lingxue’s cultivation soared again, reaching the third-level Heaven Gaze Realm.

Liu Wuxie’s cultivation stopped at the second-level Earth Immortal Realm as the cracks on his body began to heal. In sheer physique, Liu Wuxie was now even stronger than Xu Lingxue.

“Wuxie, bring them in as well and help them reach the Heaven Gaze Realm,” Xu Lingxue said after reaching her current limit. A year had passed without them knowing, and she had reached the third-level Heaven Gaze Realm while the other three women continued to struggle at the Quasi-Heaven Gaze Realm.

From the look of it, Liu Wuxie’s true essence still had not reached its limit. Xu Lingxue felt content that Liu Wuxie had thought of her first, and she held that special place in his heart.

Since Xu Lingxue’s soul had fused with Liu Wuxie, she naturally gained the ability to control the Heavenly Deity Monument as well. With a wave of her hand, she opened the Heavenly Deity Monument and brought Vanya in instead of the other three women.

“Lingxue, what are you…?” Liu Wuxie froze, expecting Xu Lingxue to bring in the other three women.

“Vanya has loved you, and we’ve all seen it with our own eyes,” Xu Lingxue said, caressing Liu Wuxie’s cheek with a tender gaze. She had convinced herself time and time again to make a room for another woman in her husband’s embrace.

Vanya was a pure elf, open and unguarded with her emotions. Over time, Xu Lingxue and the other women had also grown fond of her.

Along with her adorable appearance, Vanya had become a source of joy for the Heavenly Dao Society, bringing endless laughter wherever she went.

“Don’t speak. I can feel your love for me,” Xu Lingxue said, covering Liu Wuxie’s mouth to stop him from speaking any further.

Then she left the Heavenly Deity Monument, and when she turned around, two tears slid down her cheeks.

Vanya looked bashful when they brought her into the Heavenly Deity Monument.

Xu Lingxue walked over to her and said, “Young Sister, this is all I can do for you.”

She left the Heavenly Deity Monument after finishing her speech, leaving Vanya and Liu Wuxie alone in the eternal world, with their awkwardness hanging heavy between them.

In the end, Vanya mustered all her courage and walked toward Liu Wuxie. She said, “Big Brother Liu, I like you.”

The elven race never hid their feelings, and she hovered before Liu Wuxie once she finished speaking.

Liu Wuxie sighed at the sight of her. Vanya was an elf, and even he had to admit that she was stunningly beautiful, yet the moment still became another clash of souls and heavenly dao.

At first, Vanya couldn’t get used to it, but she gradually relaxed and immersed herself in that state. This time, magic and true essence intertwined—two completely different laws that refused to fuse smoothly at the beginning.

However, once she opened her heart, magic and true essence began to merge, and that fusion would allow Vanya to cast spells with greater ease in the future.

Since time did not flow in the eternal world, Vanya’s cultivation rose over the past few days until she reached the Heaven Gaze Realm, and only then did she let go of Liu Wuxie.

Liu Wuxie’s cultivation had already stopped at the second-level Earth Immortal Realm, and he couldn’t easily advance any further because the Nine Cauldron Divine Pill had little energy left to draw from.

“Big Brother Liu, I have already reached my limit,” Vanya said after she reached her current limit, because her body could no longer withstand it.

After his breakthrough into the Earth Immortal Realm, Liu Wuxie’s body underwent a drastic transformation, and the unity with heaven and earth finally began to manifest. He closed his eyes as the surrounding laws washed over their bodies like flowing water.

The desolate world grew even more brilliant and colorful, and a gentle rain washed over it.