The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings - Chapter 877 - Chapter 877: Chapter 827: The Relics of Cave Heaven, Zhu Houji's Decision, Zhao Baiyang's Dejection

Chapter 877: Chapter 827: The Relics of Cave Heaven, Zhu Houji’s Decision, Zhao Baiyang’s Dejection

Within Tiandu of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, Zhu Houji, with a crown upon his head and clad in the Emperor Robe, toyed with a piece of Sanbao Jade Ruyi in his hand. It was a gift they had gathered the blood of strong Demon Race individuals for Pei Xuanjing once upon a time, and, even when the task was complete, Xuanjing did not take it back, but left it as a gift to them.

Even though it was merely a projection and replica of the Sanbao Jade Ruyi, a magical object of divine spirit authority from Xuanjing’s Taoist Skill Way of Enlightenment, it was flawless and radiant, with spiritual lights and a tricolored aura flickering constantly, exuding an indescribable mystery, as if it were an embodiment of the Tao itself.

“Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest, is it really so difficult to surpass?” Zhu Houji’s complexion was rather unsightly, and his cold voice echoed through the Great Hall.

At his level, a simple gesture could induce changes in his surroundings, causing the atmosphere in the entire Great Hall to suddenly turn chilly and extremely oppressive.

Supreme Strong!

He had been trapped at this level for quite some time, especially since many Spirit Realm Eightfold Cultivators had continuously broken through to the Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest, while he had been stuck for a long time, causing Zhu Houji’s normally calm heart to become agitated.

If it were someone else, not having broken through to the Strongest Realm in such a short time wouldn’t cause much concern. After all, Zhu Houji had been cultivating for nearly three hundred years, and as the Emperor of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, he was enjoying the Power of Faith from the incense beliefs of all his people.

After the Heaven and Earth Ascension, Divine Tao Path Cultivators received unprecedented enhancement, and the strength of the Great Ming’s populace signified Zhu Houji’s power, so even if he hadn’t been cultivating for very long, his current practice of the Divine Tao had already compensated for his foundation, qualifying him for a breakthrough to the Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest.

Unfortunately, Zhu Houji had been stuck at the peak of the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm for decades without making a breakthrough, which clearly left him quite dissatisfied. For him, if he was still unable to ascend to the Strongest Realm now, it would mean falling behind, an extremely dangerous prospect for him and the entire Great Ming Divine Dynasty.

The existence of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty was already a point of contention among various forces. With the emergence of True Immortals and the Heaven and Earth Ascension, they would certainly want to redistribute interests. The Great Ming Divine Dynasty, which didn’t even have a Strongest Realm, might have to waive a significant part of its interests to pacify discontent, even under the protection of Pei Xuanjing, which Zhu Houji was unwilling to see.

Even though he considered himself qualified to contend with the Strongest under the complete activation of his divine position, with Qi Luck added, and wielding the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, a Human Path Treasure, it still wasn’t enough.

The forthcoming era was one dominated by True Immortals, where Strongest Realm beings could only be vassals, and their will would no longer rule over Heaven and Earth. He needed to break through, not necessarily to ascend to the True Immortal Realm, but at least to reach the peak of the Strongest Realm, so that in a full strength clash, he would not be utterly defenseless against the will of a True Immortal.

Bai Qicang, whom Pei Xuanjing had praised as capable of fighting immortals despite his mortal flesh, his level and power represented Zhu Houji’s ultimate pursuit.

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“It seems that to find a way to break through, one must truly enter that Cave Heaven relic,” concluded Zhu Houji with a flash of determination in his eyes, making his decision.

When he was cultivating the methods left behind by the ancient human race’s common master, he had discovered clues related to the Cave Heaven relic left by the ancient human race’s common master. It was the safeguard they had left for the human race, meant to establish the existence of the Human Race Heavenly Court.

Previously, Zhu Houji had continuously sent people to search for these Cave Heaven relic clues. Sadly, even before the Heaven and Earth Ascension, they had not yet found them. Initially, he thought that after the Heaven and Earth Ascension, this Cave Heaven relic would be even more concealed, but unexpectedly, just when he was about to give up, he received news that the existence of the Cave Heaven relic had been found.

“It seems that I must personally make the trip this time,” thought Zhu Houji. He had been very lucky to have come this far smoothly, but as it was difficult for a supreme strong one to advance, if he himself was unable to break through after a long time, then he could only choose to enter this Cave Heaven relic to seek the things left by the ancient human race’s common master, to help himself break through.

At least in the clues he had obtained, among the things the ancient human race’s common master had left in the Cave Heaven relic, there were several God Objects that apparently could help a cultivator at Spirit Realm Eightfold ascend to Supreme Strong. Moreover, these were divine objects specifically for human race kings, which would not pose any obstacle to his future cultivation.

After making his decision, Zhu Houji did not hesitate and left safeguards within the Great Ming Divine Dynasty. Leading a part of the powerhouses, they departed from the Great Ming Divine Dynasty quietly and entered the Cave Heaven relic.

In truth, when he set out, he had also initially invited Pei Xuanjing. However, Pei Xuanjing of the Shenxiao Mountain was still in the midst of transformation and had rejected this invitation.

After all, if it had been before Pei Xuanjing’s ascension, Pei Xuanjing might have had great interest in the Cave Heaven relic, wanting to see what the ancient human race’s common master had left behind.

But now, having ascended to True Immortal, for Pei Xuanjing, many things in the world were actually of little help to his cultivation. His subsequent cultivation needed to rely on his own advancement, and external forces other than simulators were meaningless.

After all, in this world that had lasted for thousands of years, the strongest existence had always been the supreme strong, and there had never been a True Immortal born. Pei Xuanjing and those other ascended True Immortals had stepped out of the cage left by their predecessors and were beginning to forge their own immortal paths.

“True Immortals suppressing Heaven and Earth, and even though we have set foot in the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm, the true peak is still far beyond our reach,” Zhao Baiyang looked up at the sky, gazing at the stars in the firmament. Although it was a vast and infinite galaxy, Zhao Baiyang could not feel even a trace of it, instead, he felt oppression and shackles binding him.

Indeed, even if one counts the cultivation undertaken before the revival of Heaven and Earth, the current state of Zhao Baiyang and the others, who have been cultivating for less than five hundred years, would in any era be considered outstanding individuals, with a future full of infinite potential.

However, Zhao Baiyang and his peers did not take any pride in their level of cultivation. Instead, the stronger they became, the greater the pressure they felt.

Even now, if he were to unleash his full power and the few from the Outer Alliance were to act together, they would stand no chance against those Supreme Strong ones who had risen after Heaven and Earth Ascension, likely to be suppressed after a fierce struggle.

Yet, those Supreme Strong who could easily suppress them, and against whom they could hardly contend, are not even close to the ultimate peak in this world. They couldn’t even secure a position just below the top tier. How could such a reality not cause a man of great ambition like Zhao Baiyang to feel utterly disheartened.