bookandnovel Chapter 176 Martial Arts Primordial Spirit! Quasi-Emperor Domain! The Treasure Chest Exploded!
Chapter 176 Martial Arts Primordial Spirit! Quasi-Emperor Domain! The Treasure Chest Exploded!
Chapter 176: Martial Dao Primordial Spirit! Quasi-Emperor's Domain! The Treasure Chest Explodes!
Ordinary cultivators in the True Martial realm early stage typically use Heaven Grade low-grade and medium-grade martial techniques. Earth Grade martial techniques can no longer enhance their strength.
Although Han Li's cultivation level is only at the first level of the True Martial realm, his divine soul, spiritual awareness, true essence reserves, and other aspects are equivalent to a normal True Martial realm sixth level Martial King.
Not to mention Earth Grade martial techniques, even Heaven Grade low-grade martial techniques cannot enhance his combat power. Fortunately, with the support of his embryonic form of the All-Encompassing Martial Dao, most of the martial techniques he has mastered are at the Heaven Grade medium to high-grade level, and some are even at the Heaven Grade peak level, which can continue to enhance his combat power.
After the previous experiments, Han Li already has a clear understanding of his strength after the breakthrough.
With the support of the embryonic form of the All-Encompassing Martial Dao, all the martial techniques he currently masters have been upgraded by three grades, allowing him to unleash much stronger power.
The Divine Prison Finger and Seven Killings Blade are Earth Grade medium-grade martial techniques. With the support, they are comparable to Heaven Grade low-grade martial techniques. When Han Li cultivates them to perfection, he can unleash the combat power of a half-step True Martial realm seventh level.
The Sword Technique of Beheading Gods is an Earth Grade high-grade martial technique. With the support, it is comparable to Heaven Grade medium-grade martial techniques. When Han Li cultivates it to perfection, he can unleash the combat power of the True Martial realm seventh level.
The Five Elements Great Handprint is an Earth Grade high-grade martial technique. With the support, it is comparable to Heaven Grade medium-grade martial techniques. When Han Li cultivates it to perfection, he can unleash the power of a half-step True Martial realm eighth level.
The Profound Heaven Fist and Yin Yang Great Handprint are Earth Grade peak-grade martial techniques. With the support, they are comparable to Heaven Grade high-grade martial techniques. When Han Li cultivates them to perfection, he can unleash the combat power of the True Martial realm eighth level.
The Heaven-Sealing Sword Canon is an Earth Grade peak-grade martial technique. With the support, it is comparable to Heaven Grade high-grade martial techniques. When Han Li cultivates it to perfection, he can unleash the combat power of a half-step True Martial realm ninth level.
When using the Heaven Grade high-grade Divine Dragon Abyss Sword to display the Heaven-Sealing Sword Canon, its power can be further enhanced, comparable to the combat power of the True Martial realm ninth level.
The Six Harmonies and Eight Extremes Fist and Floating Tower Prison Seal are both Heaven Grade low-grade martial techniques. With the support, they are comparable to Heaven Grade peak-grade martial techniques. When Han Li cultivates them to perfection, he can unleash the peak combat power of the True Martial realm.
The peak of the True Martial realm, which is the perfection of the ninth level of the True Martial realm, is a special realm.
Each realm is divided into nine levels, further divided into early stage, middle stage, late stage, and peak stage. The first to third levels are the early stage, the fourth to sixth levels are the middle stage, and the sixth to ninth levels are the late stage.
Cultivating to the perfection of the ninth level is considered the peak stage. At this stage, cultivators are only half a step away from the next major realm, and there is another name for it.
For example, the peak of the Myriad Manifestations Realm is called the half-step True Martial realm, the peak of the True Martial realm is called the half-step Divine Origin Realm, and the peak of the Holy Abyss Realm is not called the half-step Heavenly Sovereign Realm or the half-step Emperor, but the Great Saint.
The Great Sage and the Heavenly Sovereign Realm may seem only half a step apart, but in reality, they are still far apart. Cultivators who reach the level of the Great Sage need to ascend to another realm and then ascend again in order to enter the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
This intermediate realm is called the quasi-emperor realm. To become an emperor, one must first become a quasi-emperor. This step has stumped countless Great Sages, not to mention the difficulty of advancing from quasi-emperor to emperor.
Originally, there was no quasi-emperor realm between the Great Sage and the Emperor. However, some predecessors discovered that the difference between the two realms was too great and blocked the path for countless Great Sages. As a result, the quasi-emperor realm was created.
It is much easier to first become a quasi-emperor and then attempt to become an emperor than to directly cross from the Great Sage to the Emperor. Crossing directly from the Great Sage to the Emperor is extremely difficult, but if one first becomes a quasi-emperor and then tries to cross into the Emperor, it becomes much easier, more than ten times easier.
"A half-step to Martial Emperor, I am truly strong."
Han Li stood up and looked at his hands, never before feeling them so powerful.
He is only at the first level of the True Martial realm, yet he possesses the peak strength of the True Martial realm. Although it is only the ordinary peak of the True Martial realm, if this were to spread, who would dare to believe it? It would surely cause a great sensation.
Han Li feels that this is normal. He has the ultimate martial dao, as well as the King Grade True Pill. His true essence, divine soul, and spiritual awareness are comparable to the sixth level of the True Martial realm, not to mention that he has also mastered many Heaven Grade high-quality and top-quality martial techniques.
Heaven Grade high-quality and top-quality martial techniques are martial techniques at the level of the Divine Origin Realm. Han Li has cultivated them to perfection, which greatly enhances his strength.
"I wonder if my strength can rise to the level of the Divine Origin Realm and compete with those Martial Emperors after I stimulate my divine sense?" Han Li pondered this question with his hands behind his back.
Han Li feels that the hope is not great.
Although he has never seen a Martial Emperor of the Divine Origin Realm, he has recently come into contact with information in this area and has recorded the strength of Martial Emperors of the Divine Origin Realm.
To cross from the peak of the Myriad Manifestations Realm to the True Martial realm, one needs to condense the true meaning of martial dao into a True Martial Pill, becoming a True Martial King.
To improve one's cultivation as a True Martial King, one must continuously refine the True Martial Pill, refining it to the point where it becomes unified, reaching the peak of the True Martial realm.
To cross from the peak of the True Martial realm to the Divine Origin Realm and become a Martial Emperor, one needs to use the True Martial Pill as the foundation, nourish it with True Martial Essence, combine it with the divine soul, and cultivate a martial dao Primordial Spirit together.
Once the martial dao Primordial Spirit is formed, one's strength will skyrocket. Every movement can harness the power of heaven and earth, transforming it into one's own power. One can pluck stars and seize the moon, and a single strike can shatter a planet.
When one reaches the Divine Origin Realm, their spiritual awareness will evolve into divine consciousness, undergoing a qualitative change. The power of divine consciousness can attack and kill enemies, and it can also materialize into weapons. If it is combined with one's own refined weapon, its power will greatly increase.
Achieving the Divine Origin Realm.
Even a newly promoted Divine Origin Realm Martial Emperor is far from being comparable to a peak True Martial Realm Martial King. With just a casual palm strike, they can easily kill multiple ordinary peak True Martial Realm experts.
Han Li estimated that the gap in strength between the peak True Martial Realm and the Divine Origin Realm Martial Emperor was probably more than just ten times. It could be dozens of times, or even hundreds of times.
After some consideration, Han Li felt that a tenfold increase in power after activating his divine sense should be considered top-tier in the peak True Martial Realm.
Even among the peak True Martial Realm experts, there is a significant difference in strength. Factors such as the grade of their cultivation techniques and martial skills, the level of their mastered martial skills, whether they possess divine weapons, whether they have secret techniques that can unleash explosive power, and the quality of their refined martial dao true pills, all contribute to their overall combat power.
Han Li smiled and no longer dwelled on this issue. Instead, he focused his attention on defense and speed.
The Divine Steps of the Nine Heavens is an Earth Grade superior martial skill. When empowered, it is comparable to a Heaven Grade intermediate martial skill. Han Li had cultivated it to the state of perfection, allowing him to possess the speed equivalent to the fifth level of the True Martial Realm even before his breakthrough. Now, he has further improved, reaching the speed equivalent to the eighth level of the True Martial Realm.
The speed of the eighth level of the True Martial Realm is extremely fast. In the span of a breath, one can traverse a distance of five hundred thousand miles, and in two breaths, one can cross the entire Yuanzhou region.
In terms of defense, Han Li possesses the Indestructible Golden Body, an Earth Grade superior martial skill. When empowered, it is comparable to a Heaven Grade superior martial skill. He has cultivated it to the state of perfection, allowing his defense to reach the level of the half-step True Martial Realm ninth level.
If he were to unleash his ultimate move and summon the Indestructible Golden Body to envelop himself, he would have the defense of the ninth level of the True Martial Realm in a short period of time.
After sorting out his own strength, Han Li was in a good mood. He opened the system panel again to check how many years of cultivation he had left.
358 years!
Looking at this number, Han Li wondered if he should use it to break through to a higher realm in one go.
After reaching the True Martial Realm, it takes a considerable amount of time to advance to the next small realm. A cultivator with a third-grade aptitude would normally have to cultivate for fifty years to advance to the second level of the True Martial Realm, and the time required increases as one progresses further.
Aptitude, medicinal pills, and opportunities are the three important factors that affect the time spent in cultivation and breaking through to the next realm.
Han Li asked the system and found that his current cultivation would not be enough to advance to the mid-stage of the True Martial Realm. He still had a long way to go.
With a fourth-grade aptitude, it would take him one hundred years of cultivation to advance from the first level to the second level of the True Martial Realm, one hundred and fifty years to advance to the third level, and two hundred years to advance to the fourth level.
He currently only had 358 years of cultivation. If he wanted to advance to the third level of the True Martial Realm, he still had 108 years left. To advance to the fourth level, he would need another 92 years.
"It's too difficult," Han Li's face darkened, and he smiled bitterly.
But thinking about it, it made sense. The probability of a cultivator with a fourth-grade aptitude advancing to the True Martial Realm is already low. Wanting to continue advancing in the True Martial Realm would definitely require even more time.
Han Li checked again the cultivation required to reach the ninth level of the True Martial Realm and the peak of the True Martial Realm, and he almost went into despair.
For a cultivator with a fourth-grade aptitude to reach the ninth level of the True Martial Realm, it would take 2800 years, and to reach the peak of the True Martial Realm, it would take 3000 years. However, a True Martial Realm cultivator can only live for two thousand years.
Generally speaking, a cultivator with a fourth-grade aptitude can only advance to the True Martial Realm, and it is almost impossible for them to reach the ninth level.
Even for a cultivator with a third-grade aptitude, it would take 1400 years to reach the ninth level of the True Martial Realm and 1500 years to reach the peak of the True Martial Realm.
Most True Martial Realm cultivators with a third-grade aptitude find it difficult to reach the peak of the True Martial Realm. It requires some opportunities to help shorten the cultivation time before considering advancing to the Divine Origin Realm.
"Ah~" Han Li sighed. He knew that this information was somewhat one-sided.
The cultivation time given by the system is calculated based on the standard of a cultivator's diligent cultivation, without using any spirit pills to enhance cultivation, and without seeking opportunities outside.
Normal cultivators would search the world for spirit pills to enhance their cultivation and constantly explore relics and secret realms in order to obtain opportunities and quickly improve their cultivation.
Han Li, on the other hand, simply lay flat and didn't even cultivate. If he wanted to quickly advance his realm, he had to accumulate the corresponding cultivation. Each year of cultivation for him was equivalent to a True Martial Realm Martial King's year of diligent cultivation.
After some thought, Han Li sighed again and gave up on the idea of continuing to advance his realm.
The cultivation required to advance in realm with a fourth-grade aptitude was too much. It would be better to wait until his aptitude reaches the third grade before advancing. Besides, it would only take a few more months.
With his current combat power, he could be considered invincible in the Profound Domain. Only the Divine Origin Realm Martial Emperor of the Great Ancient Dynasty could suppress him.
He just needs to focus on cultivation for a few months, and nothing unexpected will happen. By then, he will be promoted to the third-grade qualification and his realm will be elevated.
At that time, he will have accumulated more cultivation and can break through to the fifth or sixth level of the True Martial Realm. In this way, his combat power will inevitably reach the Divine Origin Realm, comparable to a Martial Emperor.
Previously, he was eager to advance his realm and break through to the True Martial Realm in order to capture the Demon Queen more securely. Now that he has reached the peak of the True Martial Realm, he is completely capable and there should be no unexpected events.
Han Li does not believe that the Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan would go through so much trouble to come to the Xuan Domain and take away the Demon Queen. Moreover, would the Demon Emperors really dare to enter the territory of the Human Clan?
"Don't rush, don't rush, I can endure it," Han Li silently recited.
After breaking through to the True Martial Realm, his lifespan increased by a thousand years. He already has over 2750 years of lifespan, and if he takes some longevity pills, living for over three thousand years is not a problem.
He still has three thousand years. With the current development of the Han Family, it is more than enough to not only advance to the Divine Origin Realm, but even to the Universal Truth Realm.
Gathering his thoughts, Han Li dismantled the formation and left the sleeping chamber, arriving at the peak of the Chengdao Peak.
He decided to go to the Li Family later. Right now, he had one more thing to do, which required the help of the auspicious energy of the Chengsheng Mountain and the Chengdao Peak. That is...
Open the treasure chest!
After the system upgraded to version 2.0, the treasure chest function appeared, and a free treasure chest was refreshed every year.
Taking a deep breath, Han Li prepared to open the treasure chest, silently reciting various phrases to increase his luck, praying to get something good.
Now that he is in the True Martial Realm, he can obtain items ranging from Earth Grade low-quality to divine-grade top-quality. Han Li doesn't care about Heaven Grade medium-quality or below, and only pays attention to Heaven Grade top-quality.
If he could obtain a divine weapon, even if it was a low-grade divine weapon, Han Li would be very surprised. The higher the grade of the divine weapon, the happier he would be.
After preparing, Han Li opened the treasure chest page, and a virtual screen appeared in front of him, visible only to himself.
In the center of the screen, there was a treasure chest with colorful lights, very eye-catching and tempting.
"Open!"
Han Li silently recited in his heart, and the treasure chest immediately emitted golden light, slowly opening. It took a full ten seconds to completely open.
"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for obtaining the treasure from the treasure chest: [Chongming Palace]!"
After hearing the system prompt, Han Li raised an eyebrow. Chongming Palace? What level of treasure is this?
With a thought, a delicate and majestic palace appeared, only the size of a palm. Han Li picked it up and observed it, finding many formations and runes engraved inside and outside the palace. It was obviously a good item.
He opened the system panel and checked the attributes of Chongming Palace, and the corners of his mouth gradually curved upwards as he muttered, "I'm really lucky. Even the goddess of luck wants to play with me."
Chongming Palace: a low-grade divine weapon, a flying, defensive, and offensive treasure, with flying as the main function, followed by defense, and then attack.
The power of Chongming Palace was fully unleashed. Its flying speed was comparable to the peak of the Divine Origin Realm, its defense was comparable to the eighth level of the Divine Origin Realm, and its attack was comparable to the fourth level of the Divine Origin Realm.
"It's a pity that with my current strength, I can't fully unleash even one percent of Chongming Palace's power," Han Li sighed.
As a low-grade divine weapon, the power of Chongming Palace was indeed extremely strong, but it also required a massive amount of energy. At least the mid-stage of the Divine Origin Realm was needed to fully unleash its power.
Han Li's true essence was equivalent to the sixth level of the True Martial Realm, and he couldn't even unleash one percent of its power. Even so, Chongming Palace could still erupt with formidable power.
After some attempts, Han Li found that with his current true essence, if he activated Chongming Palace normally, its speed could reach the third level of the Divine Origin Realm, close to the fourth level of the Divine Origin Realm.
In terms of defense, it was comparable to the second level of the Divine Origin Realm, but the attack was lacking, only at the peak of the True Martial Realm.
Although it was a bit regrettable that he couldn't fully unleash the power of the divine weapon, Han Li was still very happy. Chongming Palace greatly increased his ability to withstand risks.
If he encountered a Divine Origin Realm Martial Emperor, as long as they were not in the mid-stage or above, even if he couldn't defeat them, he could escape into Chongming Palace.
"Should I open another one?"
Looking at the empty treasure chest page, Han Li was somewhat tempted.
He obtained a low-grade divine weapon, Chongming Palace, with his first treasure chest opening. This shows that his luck is extremely good, at least at the level of a lucky person.
Having such good luck, it would be a waste to not open more treasure chests. Opening several more divine weapons can greatly enhance his strength.
Just hesitating for a moment, Han Laozu decided to open another treasure chest to test the waters.
"Refresh~"
With a thought from Han Li, he expended five years of cultivation, and the treasure chest page once again displayed a chest, still surrounded by colorful lights, looking fancy and particularly attractive.
"Open."
With a silent thought in his mind, the treasure chest bloomed with golden light and slowly opened.
"Ding~ Congratulations to the owner for obtaining the treasure from the chest: [Extreme Ice Scripture]!"
Upon hearing the system prompt, Han Li blinked his eyes and felt that something was off.
Extreme Ice Scripture?
It seems like it's not very powerful.
Han Li silently opened the system panel to check, and his face gradually turned dark, feeling the urge to curse.
This Extreme Ice Scripture is indeed disappointing, just a high-grade Earth Grade technique, of no use to his strength at all.
Its only purpose is probably to be thrown into the family treasure vault for the future generations, the family's guests, protectors, and others to exchange.
Looking at the empty treasure chest page in front of him, Han Laozu fell silent, struggling in his heart, whether to gamble again.
It was probably just an accident earlier.
Han Li didn't believe that his luck was so bad. Maybe this was setting the stage for the second opening of the treasure chest?
"Phew~"
Taking a deep breath, Han Laozu's thought moved, and fifty years of cultivation disappeared, refreshing another treasure chest.
"Open~"
Without hesitation, Han Li directly opened the treasure chest, ignoring the fancy opening animation.
"Ding~ Congratulations to the owner for obtaining the treasure from the chest: [Empty Void Pill]!"
Han Li's face completely darkened, casually closing the treasure chest page. Looking at the Empty Void Pill in his hand, he felt an immense heartache.
Gamblers don't have a good ending!
He shouldn't have harbored any illusions and tried to gamble, only to end up with something like this.
The Empty Void Pill is a fourth-grade pill, and it is also very difficult to refine. It can help a Soul Refining Realm cultivator break through to the Empty Void Realm, which is very useful.
But for Han Li, it really is disappointing. The value of the Empty Void Pill is comparable to that of a top-grade Earth Grade treasure, but he had to spend a full fifty years of cultivation.
"As expected, opening treasure chests is a pit." Han Li couldn't help but complain.
Learning from experience, Han Li decided not to easily open another paid treasure chest in the future, only opening one per month would suffice.
Sighing, Han Laozu's figure disappeared from the peak of Chengdao Peak. After putting the Extreme Ice Scripture into the family treasure vault, he left and returned to the Li Mansion.
There was only one Empty Void Pill, and Han Li hadn't decided who to give it to yet. Among his wives, there were several Soul Refining Realm cultivators, all of whom needed the Empty Void Pill.
Looking down from the Chongxiao Tower, Han Li gazed at the Great Qianjing City, gradually calming his mind.
"Fortunately, one Empty Void Pill can create a master of the Empty Void Realm. Although it cost fifty years of cultivation, it can be considered barely not losing out." Han Li's face was calm as he muttered to himself.
In reality, his heart was bleeding. When his aptitude reached the third grade, fifty years of cultivation would have been enough for him to advance to the True Martial Realm Second Heaven.
But the outcome was already predetermined, so Han Laozu could only console himself and forcefully avoid losing out.
After opening three treasure chests and consuming fifty-five years of cultivation, he now only had 303 years of accumulated cultivation.
(End of this chapter)