Chapter 382
According to the witches, they initially attempted to lead the academy leader into dark magic, but the leader resisted at the last moment. The witches then chose to destroy the leader’s foundation and escape.
Susu informed Li Su that in the Demon Saint Palace, some saintesses practiced the techniques of cultivators, completely transforming into cultivators.
This made it difficult to distinguish them, but finding suitable candidates was a challenging task, as many turned to demonic cultivation due to poor spiritual roots.
The news about the Demon Saint Palace’s recent silence raised suspicions. They supposedly paid special attention to Li Su after an immortal spiritual root appeared in his descendants.
However, the lack of activity over the years seems questionable, suggesting they have already taken action. This time, the representative sent by the Demon Saint Palace was not a saintess practicing demonic techniques but a normal cultivator.
There was a possibility that this person had already infiltrated Li Su’s surroundings without his awareness. Not overly concerned, Li Su believed that as long as he maintained absolute strength, the infiltrator wouldn’t pose a threat.
The other party’s ability to conceal themselves indicated that they hadn’t made a move yet. Despite the speculation, Li Su invested more time cultivating relationships with the concubines he had taken in recent years.
If any of them were Demon Saint Palace saintesses, he wanted to ensure they bore more children. His days became notably comfortable.
One day, after waking up from a nap, Li Su made an unexpected discovery. During a dream journey through the Great Dream Record, he explored a strange place.
Is this the Spirit Realm? Li Su pondered.
The dream location might be the Spirit Realm mentioned by the sect master of the Returning Origin Sect—a realm between the cultivation world and the immortal realm. Housing failed ascendants and wandering cultivators.
In Li Su’s dream, the place was filled with various dangers, with powerful and ferocious beasts continuously roaming. With just a roar, some of these beasts could overturn rivers and mountains for thousands of miles, and their strength might rival those in the fusion state. Li Su spent considerable time in this dream but didn’t encounter any human figures in that realm.
After waking up, Li Su had another dream, but he didn’t dream of that realm this time. His mastery of the Dream Travels through the Great Dream Record was still at the entry-level, and dreaming of the Spirit Realm this time was likely rare. Thinking about it, Li Su began to miss the sect master of the Returning Origin Sect.
Even though many of his concubines had lived for thousands of years, the impression they gave Li Su still carried a strong sense of youthfulness. Even the Peak Master Dieyun was no exception. In Li Su’s eyes, they remained ‘little sisters.’ Only the sect master of the Returning Origin Sect gave Li Su the feeling of an elder sister.
There was a different experience with her. After spending over a decade in such comfort and contentment, one day, Li Su finally welcomed another wave of great rewards. With the arrival of this wave, Li Su successfully reached the perfect stage of the fusion state. “Finally, perfection,” Li Su exclaimed.
After absorbing the cultivation rewards, Li Su’s entire aura significantly changed. Now, when he stood there, he gave off the feeling as if he had reached the pinnacle of the world. If he didn’t restrain his aura, even someone of the same height standing before him would inexplicably feel a sense of looking up at him.
After reaching the perfect stage of the fusion state, some cultivation rewards still hadn’t been fully utilized. He couldn’t add more since he had reached perfection, so these cultivation gains were stored. After carefully sensing the changes in his strength, Li Su once again turned his gaze towards the system panel.
At this moment, the system panel displayed the requirements for crossing the tribulation. After reaching the perfect stage of the fusion state, Li Su could use the Heavenly Heart to trigger Heaven and Earth, bringing forth the Five Calamities of Heaven and Man. The Calamity of Form was the first calamity among the Five Calamities of Heaven and Man. The difficulty of this calamity was already immense. The stronger one was the greater the difficulty.
Like what happened with the sect master of the Returning Origin Sect, who tens of thousands of years ago, caused the North Sea to boil, resulting in countless casualties and injuries among the beings in the North Sea, damaging the harmony of the heavens, such actions would indeed increase the difficulty. The duration of the Calamity of Form in the Five Calamities of Heaven and Man varied from person to person. Although the calamity was continuous, it came in waves, with each wave stronger than the previous one. Different individuals faced a different number of waves.
The number of waves would only be known once the Five Calamities of Heaven and Man were triggered. “Heavenly Tribulation Energy,” Li Su muttered. He understood how to overcome the Five Calamities of Heaven and Man. All his cultivation could be accumulated into Heavenly Tribulation Energy, allowing Li Su to use this energy to overcome each wave of the calamity.
The Five Calamities of Heaven and Man each had a specific duration. As Li Su learned from the sect master of the Returning Origin Sect, the maximum duration for the Calamity of Form was ten thousand years. It became insurmountable if one could not overcome it within this time frame. In the case of the sect master of the Returning Origin Sect, it took a little over five thousand years to overcome the first calamity.
Her time frame was within the normal range, giving her the advantage of better preparation. If someone could not wait for such a long duration, they could drive the Heavenly Heart and make the calamity arrive more forcefully. However, very few people chose to do this unless they were experienced individuals like reincarnated immortals.
They experienced their first calamity in less than a thousand years. In Li Su’s case, it became—If he wanted to cross the calamity faster and shorten the time, he needed more tribulation energy. If he followed the normal timeline, the required Heavenly Tribulation Energy would continuously decrease. The more he shortened the time, the more the required Heavenly Tribulation Energy would exponentially increase. The specific duration and the corresponding amount of Heavenly Tribulation Energy needed to overcome the calamity would be provided in the system after Li Su triggered the Five Calamities of Heaven and Man.
It seems quite straightforward, Li Su thought. Indeed, this method of overcoming the tribulation was relatively simple. Compared to others, there was almost no danger involved. All that was needed was to accumulate enough Heavenly Tribulation Energy.
Of course, there was still some danger, as Li Su had to bear the final Heavenly Tribulation himself. The shorter he made the duration of the Calamity of Form, the more formidable the Heavenly Tribulation he would face. However, this method of overcoming the tribulation also made the process more relaxed and enjoyable for Li Su.