CHAPTER 558: CHAPTER 516: CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE

Xu Lingjun dashed forward, carrying Carlos all the way.

The deeper he went into the Secret Realm, the more lush the surrounding jungle became...

After ensuring that Uther hadn’t followed,

Xu Lingjun finally slowed down and said, "Come out, you’ve been following me all the way. Do you really think we didn’t notice you?"

As his words fell,

a figure appeared behind Xu Lingjun.

Yun Che.

Han Xu Yang’s personal guard, although not well-known, his strength was undoubtedly the strongest Guiyuan Grandmaster among those Xu Lingjun knew.

He was even just a step away from the Creation Realm.

The Yun Family had been protecting the Han Family for generations.

Although Yun Che wasn’t famous, he was, in fact, one of those in the entire Great Xia Empire who received top resources and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, thus growing strong.

His strength and temperament were of the highest caliber.

Unfortunately, even Yun Che, who prided himself on staying calm no matter how dire the situation, already had a gaze full of shock and awe when looking at Xu Lingjun.

He had initially been worried about Xu Lingjun’s safety, which was why he had secretly followed him, intending to help clean up any mess should something unexpected happen...

After all, Xu Lingjun was too crucial to the Great Xia Empire.

They couldn’t afford to lose this young man.

But precisely because of this...

Yun Che truly witnessed Xu Lingjun’s power.

He also truly saw what a Creation Realm master was.

What surprised him even more was that Xu Lingjun could fight against Uther, a Creation Realm Grandmaster who had been famous for over fifty years and had retreated from the world for more than thirty years, to such an extent.

He was only in his twenties.

Only now did Yun Che understand why Xu Lingjun had spoken so casually about capturing a Grandmaster-level expert earlier.

His strength had already reached an astounding level...

Even Creation Realm masters couldn’t defeat him.

"Um..."

Yun Che felt awkward saying he was there to protect him.

Protect him how?

He couldn’t even enter the battle circle of those two just now.

So he could only mumble, "Your Majesty was worried you might need some help... so he asked me to follow you and show up when needed..."

"Hmm, it’s okay, you came at the right time."

Xu Lingjun casually tossed the still-unconscious Carlos to Yun Che and said, "This guy has already been knocked out by me. Please take him to Wang Qingya at the Zhanzheng Academy, and have her study what kind of transformation his physique has undergone. This way, it can serve as evidence and help us better understand what changes have occurred in our enemies."

"Understood!"

Yun Che caught Carlos.

He thought for a moment and then punched him hard on the neck again.

This time...

He was even more unconscious.

Yun Che took Carlos, carrying him like a backpack on his back.

He asked, "What about you?"

Xu Lingjun replied, "I plan to return to the Secret Realm. The mining of spirit stones there is at a critical stage and needs someone to guard it. Also, I intend to transmit the Techniques I’ve cultivated within the Secret Realm. Once I finish with this period, I’ll return to the Imperial Capital to see what the Zhanzheng Academy has achieved."

"Your Technique?"

Yun Che asked in surprise.

"Precisely, you haven’t entered the Creation Realm, have you?"

Xu Lingjun looked deeply at Yun Che and said, "Not entering Creation is the right choice. Do you know why Grandmasters who enter the Creation Realm are so secretive about this realm and won’t tell anyone how they successfully broke through?"

Yun Che exclaimed in surprise, "You know the truth about the Creation Realm?"

This was a problem that had troubled him for years.

For years, he had been seeking the Creation, but he had never been able to find a way. Even now, although he thought he had completely lost the chance to break through to the Creation Realm, knowing where he went wrong would at least fulfill his long-standing wish.

"I didn’t know before, but now, I know."

Xu Lingjun shook his head and said, "The Creation Realm is a mistaken path in the evolution of Martial Tao. Once you reach Creation, you’ve reached the limit... the road narrows, and understandably, no one wants to mislead others."

"What... do you mean?"

"In the cultivation of Martial Tao, you strengthen yourself from Qi Gathering, Transforming Truth, Hui Chuan, Dongxuan, Guiyuan... to the ultimate Creation Realm..."

Xu Lingjun shook his head and said, "This whole process involves changes within your own body. They believe Martial Tao is a path of self, training until one becomes a cosmos in themselves... but in fact, this path is wrong."

He thought for a moment and added, "Of course, it’s not entirely wrong, just that this realm is too profound. Let alone a hundred years since Martial Tao began, even after a millennium, understanding this realm would be too high, and you overlooked a critical reason."

Yun Che asked eagerly, "What did we overlook?"

"The participation of Spiritual Qi!"

Xu Lingjun said, "Although the path of Martial Tao seems like it’s always been your own effort, do you know that without the existence of Spiritual Qi, perhaps Martial Tao wouldn’t even exist? The strength of Martial Tao is based on the existence of Spiritual Qi. But when you reach the Creation Realm, your power is extremely strong, forming a world within yourself, completely isolated from external Spiritual Qi. Over the years, the external Spiritual Qi can no longer enter, and the internal Spiritual Qi can’t come out!"

He shook his head and said, "Upon reaching the Creation Realm, your power becomes completely solidified. Although it’s far superior to the Guiyuan Realm, once you break through to this realm, your power completely locks in place, progressing becomes extremely difficult, and the True Essence resides within for a long time, compressing and refining into a power exceeding True Essence, but in reality, this power destroys its future prospects."