Chapter 905 - Fourth-Level True Profound Realm

While the immortal rune hadn't granted Liu Wuxie an immediate breakthrough in cultivation, its benefits far surpassed even advancing ten levels in succession.

Moreover, it transformed Liu Wuxie's physique and allowed him to possess an immortal root. This meant he had surpassed ninety-nine percent of cultivators in the True Martial Continent.

In addition to transforming his true essence, it had increased his combat strength by more than tenfold. Advancing a level couldn't have brought such a dramatic change, yet an immortal rune had made it possible.

"My physique has grown stronger, and I can confidently face someone at a high-level Spirit Profound Realm!"

Liu Wuxie grinned, eager to test his newfound strength.

But he soon pushed aside the thought and turned his gaze to the hexagonal stone. Its glow had faded after the immortal rune was extracted, and now it resembled nothing more than a blue gem resting in his palm.

"Let's forge the Water Suppression Stele first!"

Liu Wuxie unleashed demonic flames with a flick of his finger. He also summoned the Divine Heavenly Dipper Flame, preparing to forge the Fire Suppression Stele.

Water belonged to yin, and fire belonged to yang. When combined, they embodied the balance of yin and yang. Forging a single suppression stele was challenging, but refining the two suppression steles together could achieve an unexpected effect.

He divided his attention between fire and water to achieve perfect harmony. If the water element was too powerful, it would overpower the fire, and vice versa.

After absorbing the immortal rune, his true essence was comparable to the higher level of the Spirit Profound Realm. With steady hands, he began forming seals, dissolving various materials, and merging them into the suppression steles.

The suppression steles could take on any shape, like how the Metal Suppression Stele took the form of a longsword. For the Water Suppression Stele, he condensed it into the shape of a water droplet, and for the Fire Suppression Stele, he forged it into a blazing flame, using the Divine Heavenly Dipper Flame as its core foundation.

Two days passed without him knowing, and the Suppression Steles' forms began materializing. The next step was engraving spiritual runes and injecting them into the steles.

The Divine Heavenly Dipper Flame flickered and released an intense heatwave that melted the surrounding reefs. On the other hand, the Water Suppression Stele released an overwhelming tidal force.

The ocean responded violently to the tidal force—the waves surged and crashed against the shore, as though trying to swallow the Water Suppression Stele. Liu Wuxie was well aware that the stele would inevitably attract countless oceanic demonic beasts the moment it was completed.

Two divine dragons manifested in the sky when the suppression steles finally took form on the third day. They were a fire and a water dragon, intertwining with opposing energies, clashing together.

Thunderclouds began to converge in the sky, and lightning flashed, threatening to destroy the two dragons as if the heavens forbade their existence.

"Come!"

Liu Wuxie summoned the water and fire over with a wave. In the next second, a powerful outburst of elemental force surged into his body, and his heart and kidney palaces trembled in response, eager to devour them.

The Divine Heavenly Dipper Flame rushed into his heart while the blue droplet of water energy surged toward his kidneys.

When they merged into his internal organs, Liu Wuxie steadied his mind and circulated the Desolate Devouring Art.

Space in the surroundings began to collapse, and vast amounts of laws poured into the two organs, helping him to broaden his meridians.

As soon as the Fire Suppression Stele embedded itself into his heart, a searing pain erupted in his chest. It was so intense that it nearly made him falter.

Liu Wuxie took a deep breath. He knew he couldn't afford to be distracted now. He had to open the two gates in his organs, or the consequences would be disastrous if he failed.

In stark contrast, the integration of the Water Suppression Stele into his kidneys came with no pain at all. It felt like a gentle stream flowing into him, soothing and calm. The difference between the two elements was clear; one burned with intensity, the other eased like a soft tide.

Dividing his focus, Liu Wuxie mobilized his true essence, simultaneously guiding the two suppression steles toward the gates within his organs.

Due to the transformation brought on by the immortal rune, Liu Wuxie's true essence had become dozens of times stronger, manifesting as a torrent of steel surging toward the Heart and Kidney Palaces.

The sheer impact of the true essence shook his entire body. He was thankful for his powerful physique; otherwise, he would have been shredded into pieces.

Blood trickled from the corner of his lips, but he refused to back down and channeled more true essence. The two gates had appeared with a vast universe behind them.

If he could unlock these gates, he would finally complete the cycle of the five elements. Time was slipping away, and the longer he delayed, the more unfavorable the outcome would be. He had to open both gates, no matter the cost.

This time, the true essence he mobilized was even stronger than before.

With a loud rumble, it coursed through his meridians, giving off a faint golden glow as it contained a wisp of the immortal rune's power.

He felt as though every cell in his body had come alive. The Desolate Devouring Art also pulsed violently and accelerated its absorption of the surrounding spiritual energy.

This was the effect of refining the immortal rune, which elevated the Desolate Devouring Art. Even the Heavenly Dao Book now bore an imprint of an immortal rune.

"Breakthrough!" Liu Wuxie roared, and his true essence surged like a raging tide, coursing through his meridians before arriving in his Heart and Kidney Palaces.

His consciousness sank deep into his body, focusing on the changes occurring within the two gates. The gate of the Heart Palace was adorned with intricate runes, and engravings of flickering flames danced across its surface.

As for the Kidney Palace's gate, there were ripples that resembled tides.

This time, the impact was ten times stronger than before. Liu Wuxie collapsed to the ground with blood seeping from his pores.

The two gates groaned, and visible cracks began spreading across their surfaces.

"I need to keep going!"

Liu Wuxie forced himself upright as there was no time to rest. He had to strike while the iron was hot and open the two gates simultaneously.

Summoning the remaining one-third of his true essence, Liu Wuxie launched his final assault. He knew it would be troublesome if he failed, as he would have depleted all his reserves of true essence.

Liu Wuxie's true essence surged forth, transforming into a golden divine dragon that thundered through his meridians. At the same time, he retrieved a vast number of spirit stones and hurled them into the desolate world, using their energy to replenish his rapidly depleting true essence as he pressed onward.

At this point, he could only entrust his fate to the heavens.

The resonant cry of a dragon echoed from within Liu Wuxie's body. Images of divine dragons also appeared above him, looking vivid like actual divine dragons.

Countless oceanic demonic beasts gathered around the island, but none dared set foot on it. The island itself was engulfed in chaos, filled with the roars of dragons and tigers, while thunderclouds rumbled overhead, casting a scene of apocalyptic grandeur.

The surrounding sea churned violently, with waves rising and crashing as the demonic beasts bobbed anxiously in the water.

Crack!

The two gates shattered under the overwhelming might of the divine dragon's force. In that instant, starry skies unfolded before Liu Wuxie's consciousness, and the fire and water droplet shot forward, merging seamlessly into the Heart and Kidney Palaces.

As they entered, his body jolted as though something had been unlocked deep within him. The five starry skies formed into a pentagonal formation, connecting each other. The five elements had formed a complete cycle within his body.

Then, an overwhelming outburst erupted from Liu Wuxie, pushing his cultivation toward the fourth-level True Profound Realm.

Refining the two suppression steles and the five elemental cycles allowed him to make a smooth breakthrough. However, his breakthrough didn't stop there and sped toward the fifth level.

Ever since his immortal root had awakened, Liu Wuxie's cultivation speed had increased exponentially. With the continual evolution of the Desolate Devouring Art, his ability to absorb spiritual energy had reached terrifying levels.

He had already devoured all the spiritual energy within a ten-thousand-mile radius.

"Not enough! This true essence and these laws aren't enough for me to reach the fifth level!" Liu Wuxie growled, his eyes sharp with urgency.

He needed more—more spiritual energy, more laws—to complete his breakthrough.

"Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron, devour!" he commanded, casting his gaze toward the surrounding oceanic demonic beasts.

Their bodies pulsed with potent laws, and many of them had reached the Spirit Profound Realm, which was perfect fuel for his advancement.

He summoned the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron. It instantly transformed into a swirling black vortex, pulling in the surrounding demonic beasts before they had time to react.

In the blink of an eye, the cauldron had devoured more than a hundred demonic beasts. They were converted into liquid spiritual energy flowing in the cauldron, with demonic flames surging to refine their laws.

Demonic Purgatory Chains extended out from the cauldron into the ocean and captured the demonic beasts who tried to escape.

As the ocean churned violently, dozens of demonic beasts were captured and dragged into the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron, forming a terrifying scene.

Liu Wuxie effortlessly refined the Spirit Profound Realm demonic beasts that were typically rare and difficult to encounter.

In the Southern Province, laws restricted humans from making a breakthrough to the Spirit Profound Realm, but the laws in the ocean were only second to the Central Plains. Thus, the ocean could give birth to countless demonic beasts in the Spirit Profound Realm.

If these demonic beasts could invade the land, they would become humanity's nightmare. After absorbing hundreds of oceanic demonic beasts, the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron returned to Liu Wuxie's body with all the laws and liquid spiritual energy pouring into the desolate world.

This allowed his stabilized cultivation to rise once more. He circulated the Desolate Devouring Art to absorb the five elemental laws from the surroundings.

A faint layer of runes that resembled bridges appeared on his internal organs.

"The Five Elemental Bridge is finally formed!" Liu Wuxie murmured.

He could now effortlessly wield the five elements, with the five starry skies supplying an endless stream of elemental power.

"Continue!" Liu Wuxie roared, and the gateway to the fifth-level True Profound Realm appeared before him.