Chapter 369 - Threaten

Blood surged in each meridian like a rushing river, producing a robust rustling sound. Through fifty days of tempering, Liu Wuxie's body had reached a flawless state. He focused on using spiritual energy to transform his body, tempering even the smallest meridian.

Cracking sounds came from the world in his dantian as it began to expand rapidly. The abyssal realm, snowy mountain, and volcano had doubled in size.

The mysterious tree covered the sky, firmly occupying the center of this world. The Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron had long become one with this world, an inseparable part of it.

"Prepare to make a breakthrough!" Liu Wuxie's true essence was like a stallion rushing through his strengthened meridians with a force comparable to the pinnacle of the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

The Heavenly Dao Book flashed within his golden soul sea, and the Ghost Eye had evolved to an incredible level. Liquefied spiritual energy began to flow underground, filling the black cultivation chamber.

"What's going on? Why does it seem that the spiritual energy has become thin?" Complaints echoed from the other cultivation chambers. The underground spiritual vein had limited spiritual energy, and Liu Wuxie's excessive absorption left less for everyone else.

Enraged roars could be heard coming from the surroundings. Many people were in the critical moment of making a breakthrough and had no choice but to make up for the decreased spiritual energy with spirit stones.

Liu Wuxie was immersed in his world, and his divine sense sank into his body to examine every inch of his bones, which were covered in spiritual runes.

"What terrifying bones. When I reach an immortal level, each bone of mine can probably be forged into a peerless, immortal artifact," Liu Wuxie muttered.

His body had transcended the category of ordinary humans, resembling a formidable weapon or even an entire world unto itself. Even his hair was etched with spiritual runes.

Everything seemed normal outside, but Liu Wuxie discovered small passages deep within his hair, filled with his true essence. His hair had formed its own space, a phenomenon he had never encountered before.

As the aura he gave off grew stronger, a crack appeared on the bottleneck to the ninth level of the True Core Realm.

His true essence manifested into a golden dragon, charging at his bottleneck. The gate shattered, with his true essence pouring into the new world. His true essence began to purify, increasing the speed of drawing spiritual energy from underground.

The two hundred thousand spirit stones around him exploded, converted into pure liquified spiritual energy, and poured into his body. His cultivation began to rise, heading straight for the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

The world in Liu Wuxie's dantian began to transform with traces of heavenly dipper power pouring into the world in his dantian.

Converting his true essence into heavenly dipper power was a gradual process, something that could be accomplished over time.

Thanks to the Desolate Devouring Art, Liu Wuxie's conversation speed was breakneck. In the blink of an eye, the world in his dantian began to be filled with heavenly dipper power, and it was a few hundred times stronger than ordinary true essence.

This was the power of the Heavenly Dipper Realm that the True Core Realm couldn't compete with.

The two hundred thousand spirit stones were exhausted but couldn't satisfy his need. He took out another hundred thousand spirit stones and converted them into spiritual energy to fill his dantian.

The speed of Liu Wuxie's ascension gradually slowed down. He spent three days before stopping in the pinnacle True Core Realm, just one step away from the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

Although he hadn't yet reached the Heavenly Dipper Realm, his true essence had already been nurtured into Heavenly Dipper power.

Even an ordinary fifth-level Heavenly Dipper Realm cultivator's heavenly dipper power might not be as powerful as Liu Wuxie's, and his true essence was a few hundred times stronger than others.

Ordinary people had a normal dantian, but Liu Wuxie's dantian was an entire world.

Liu Wuxie's speed of absorbing spiritual energy gradually slowed down, but he wasn't in a hurry to leave his seclusion because he was still converting heavenly dipper power.

Ten days passed in a flash, and Su Ji stomped his foot in anger outside.

Duan Hong came out twice during this period and raged at the sight of the closed cultivation chamber. In addition to Duan Hong, there was another young man beside him.

The strongest batch of outer disciples had a five-day rotation, but it had already been ten days. This meant it was long past Duan Hong's turn.

"What's going on? Why are you two waiting outside? Who's inside the cultivation chamber?" A white-clothed man came over from the distance. Today was his turn to use the black cultivation chamber, and this also meant Liu Wuxie had been in the cultivation chamber for eleven days.

Hearing his voice, Duan Hong and the youth beside him turned around to see the white-clothed youth with respect on their faces.

"Senior Brother Shao Wendong, I'm afraid you've come in vain today. The black cultivation chamber has been continuously occupied, and we've been waiting for ten days. Yet, the person inside still hasn't come out," the other youth said. His name was Wen Haoran, a disciple of the Profound Inscription Peak who had been waiting here for five days after Duan Hong.

"Who's inside?" Shao Wendong demanded, a hint of murderous intent in his voice. It was his turn to use the cultivation chamber, and with only ten days left until the competition, this seclusion was supposed to be his final training session before the competition.

"A person called Liu Wuxie!" Duan Hong stepped forward, and the murderous intent on his face had yet to dissipate.

"The one who earned thirty-eight thousand points?" Even Shao Wendong knew of Liu Wuxie's existence, as his feat was widely known to everyone in the sect. With so many points, it was enough for him to stay in the cultivation chamber for a month.

"That's him!" Wen Haoran nodded. He had only heard of Liu Wuxie's name recently. He was out training until recently when he noticed many people discussing Liu Wuxie, which he learned after some inquiry.

"How long has he been inside?" Shao Wendong's voice grew colder. Duan Hong was usually domineering, but he stood obediently beside Shao Wendong.

"Today is the eleventh day!" Duan Hong replied honestly.

Su Ji and others had long retreated to the distance, unable to withstand the suppression of Shao Wendong's aura.

"Can you contact him?" Shao Wendong continued to ask. Typically speaking, there were ways to contact the person inside the cultivation chamber, such as knocking or using divine sense.

"We tried, but he ignored us!" Wen Haoran smiled bitterly. They had tried multiple methods over the past few days, but Liu Wuxie remained unresponsive.

"Everyone has a weakness, and he's no exception. Haven't you two considered another way?" Shao Wendong's face showed clear displeasure. These people were unworthy to be alongside him; after so many days, they were still helpless against Liu Wuxie.

"Are you suggesting we capture someone close to him and force him to leave the cultivation chamber?" Duan Hong's eyes lit up as he asked tentatively.

"How you do it is your business, but I want this cultivation chamber emptied tomorrow," Shao Wendong said and left. Such matters were beneath him as he had reached the third level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm. He had made two breakthroughs in a row, and there were rumors that he had an extraordinary encounter on his trip outside.

It was rare to see someone in the third level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm among outer disciples. Shao Wendong would've already advanced to an inner disciple if not for the competition.

He was the top contender for the competition, with a high chance of winning and advancing into the inner sect as the champion.

Duan Hong and Wen Haoran stood there, exchanging glances, seeing the same answer in each other's eyes.

"You, come here!" Duan Hong called out. Su Ji and his other lackeys ran over quickly.

"Senior Brother Duan Hong, what orders do you have?" Su Ji said with a flattering expression. Duan Hong would become an inner disciple in a few days, so he naturally had to get on his good side.

"Go investigate who has a close relationship with Liu Wuxie and bring him here. If Liu Wuxie refuses to leave the cultivation chamber, kill his friend." Duan Hong's eyes shone with murderous intent. He was convinced that Liu Wuxie had at least a few friends in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and he could threaten Liu Wuxie as long as they captured one.

"Leave it to us. We'll ensure it's properly done!" Su Ji was already losing his patience and wanted to get Liu Wuxie out so he could find a cultivation chamber for himself.

After making arrangements, Duan Hong and Wen Haoran left for the other cultivation chambers. Such minor matters didn't require their concern, and it was better to let Duan Hong’s lackey handle them.

Weng Li was cultivating in a certain courtyard in the Terrain Summit Peak. He had been in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion for two months and finally reached the sixth-level True Core Realm.

He came from the mundane world with scarce resources and had not received any systematic training since childhood, so he had a slim chance of standing out in the cultivation world.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Su Ji and three youths barged in. They had found this courtyard after learning that Liu Wuxie had a close relationship with another cultivator from the mundane world.

"Who are you guys? Why did you come here?" Weng Li glared at Su Ji's party.

"Do you know Liu Wuxie?" Su Ji asked coldly. Su Ji didn't regard Weng Li highly, considering he was only at the sixth level of the True Core Realm.

"You guys are friends with Brother Liu?" Weng Li asked with a frown. Even if they were friends with Liu Wuxie, it wasn't pleasant for them to barge into his courtyard by breaking the door.

Weng Li already knew Liu Wuxie had managed to obtain over thirty thousand points, but he never sought the latter out. After all, despite being from the mundane world, they didn't have much relationship.

"You're the one we're looking for then. Take him!" Su Ji gave the order. The three people behind him grabbed Weng Li by his shoulders and carried him out.

Weng Li couldn't resist as the four were in the pinnacle True Core Realm. This meant Weng Li could only be forcibly taken away.

The four carried Weng Li through the mountain paths and reached the cultivation chamber area. Weng Li had no right to be here because he had only completed one mission in the past two days, thus earning twenty points, which he had exchanged for spirit stones.

Weng Li was thrown in front of the cultivation chamber. Blood trickled down his forehead, and Su Ji kicked him before he could wipe it. It didn't stop there because Su Ji stepped on his chest, rendering him immobile.

"You go inform Senior Brother Duan Hong while I force Liu Wuxie out," Su Ji ordered another person to notify Duan Hong. He turned to the black cultivation chamber and yelled, "Liu Wuxie, I know you can hear me. Your friend is in my hands, and you have ten breaths to come out, or I'll kill him!"

Su Ji's voice echoed loudly. Although the cultivation chamber was sealed, sounds could still be heard from inside when they reached a certain volume.

Liu Wuxie's ears twitched, catching sounds from outside. The Ghost Eye penetrated through the gate, and he captured everything outside.