Chapter 948 - Refining the Autumn Blossom Fruits

Liao Changhong, who had been silent all this time, finally made his move. The colossal palm he conjured struck the spiritual array with devastating force, shattering it completely.

The glowing barrier shattered into fragments, scattering across the ground.

At that precise moment, Liu Wuxie reached out for the Winter Crystal Leaf, storing it in the interspatial ring without hesitation.

Since the laws outside made it impossible for those at the True Profound Realm to fly, Liu Wuxie dropped the moment the spiritual array shattered as the distorted laws surged in.

The crowd had long been waiting with their weapons ready to cut Liu Wuxie down. Aside from the heavenly tree's essence that had fused with him, the other treasures were unrefined in his possession.

Liu Wuxie wouldn't fear anyone in a one-on-one fight, but nearly two thousand cultivators surrounded him. Not to mention, there were also divinekin and assassins from the Black Plume Pavilion.

A frontal confrontation meant certain death for him, which was why fleeing was his only option. He had no chance against so many people unless he could break into the Spirit Profound Realm. His survival mattered more now, especially with the treasures he had collected.

Before he even touched the ground, the first wave of attacks had arrived.

"Soaring Dragon!"

Though he couldn't fly, he could rely on the Divine Dragon Phantom to gain a short burst of flight.

His true essence surged outward and manifested into a golden dragon, lifting him high above the ground.

By the time attacks arrived, Liu Wuxie had already transformed into a divine dragon, streaking across the horizon and vanishing into the distant skies.

Everything had gone according to plan, and he had anticipated every possibility. While Spirit Profound Realm cultivators could fly in this world, their speed would drop due to the distorted laws.

Liu Wuxie had bolted deeper into the uncharted zone. The deeper he went, the more perilous it became. No one knew what lay beyond in the uncharted zone.

"Damn it! Fuck!"

Many among the crowd collapsed to their knees in frustration with a strong urge to devour Liu Wuxie.

They could do nothing as they watched him vanish into the distance.

Four youths exchanged a glance and took out a strange compass.

"Liu Wuxie, I swear I'll kill you!" Liao Changhong roared. Overwhelmed by the sudden outburst of rage, he threw up blood, his face turning pale.

All the materials he had prepared had gone to waste.

Most importantly, he had unwittingly created the perfect distraction while working on the spiritual array, allowing Liu Wuxie to enter and monopolize the treasures.

If everyone had focused on Liu Wuxie, he would never have had the opportunity to enter the spiritual array.

The divine dragon manifested by Liu Wuxie flew for tens of thousands of miles before landing on the ground. Just the flight alone had consumed half of his true essence, and the consumption was terrifying. He now understood why even Spirit Profound Realm cultivators avoided flight unless necessary.

"That was close!" Liu Wuxie sighed. Despite the danger, the risk was well worth it.

"I need to find somewhere secluded to make my breakthrough," Liu Wuxie said, unable to contain the excitement on his face.

However, his delight was short-lived. His face became grim as the Black Plume Pavilion's assassins were relentless. They seemed to be able to find him no matter how he hid, even if he set up a spiritual array. He knew they would track him down soon enough.

On the contrary, the divine race posed a lesser threat as he would receive a warning in advance thanks to the ancestral tree.

He scanned the surroundings and saw only wilderness stretching in all directions. There wasn't even any vegetation, let alone a secluded spot.

In the distance, he saw burnt trees scattered across the mountain range; the exposed rocks were charred. This was a sign that this place had suffered a great blaze.

"I need to find somewhere safe to refine the Autumn Blossom Fruits before the assassins reach me," Liu Wuxie muttered under his breath.

Refining the Molten Flame Stone would take too much time, but if he moved quickly, he could at least refine the fruits within a day.

"Fiery, come out!" Liu Wuxie summoned his companion and handed it an Autumn Blossom Fruit.

However, Fiery didn't eat it; instead, it held it in its mouth.

"Take my clothes with you and run in the opposite direction. We'll meet back here in one month," Liu Wuxie said. Constantly being on the run wasn't the solution, and he could only buy time by misdirecting his pursuers.

"Got it!" Fiery's voice echoed in Liu Wuxie's soul sea.

Liu Wuxie had infused the clothes handed to Fiery with a stronger trace of his aura that would last for at least half a month.

By then, he was confident enough to refine the treasures to reach the pinnacle of the True Profound Realm. If everything went well, the Black Plume Pavilion's assassins would no longer be a threat to him.

Liu Wuxie patted Fiery on the rear, and the beast darted away with his aura.

Meanwhile, Liu Wuxie slipped into a crack between two rocks, hidden yet still able to see the outside clearly.

Moments after Liu Wuxie vanished, the four assassins of the Black Plume Pavilion arrived.

"He stopped here briefly," said one of the assassins after sensing the lingering aura.

"Over there!" another pointed in the direction Fiery had left.

The four gave chase and vanished in Fiery's direction.

"Fiery, you have to hold on." Liu Wuxie muttered, coming out from the crack. He prayed silently, hoping Fiery could buy him enough time.

He turned and raced toward the scorched mountain range. That was also an uncharted zone, with no one there.

He found a cave and took out array flags to set up a spiritual array in the surroundings, spanning several hundred meters in radius.

Even if the Black Plume Pavilion's assassins found their way there, it would still take them time to break through.

Liu Wuxie's mastery of spiritual arrays had increased after studying the Four Seasons Mirage Array.

There was no time to tidy up the cave or unfurl a clean blanket to sit on.

As time was precious, he executed the Desolate Devouring Art, which formed a swirling vortex of spiritual energy above the cave.

He took out the four Autumn Blossom Fruits from his interspatial ring, unsure how many he would need to make a breakthrough.

Each fruit was about the size of an infant's fist, its skin shriveled with age. But beneath the shriveled surface, the flesh was crimson, brimming with energy.

Most importantly, these fruits contained the laws of the sacred ground, allowing him to resonate with local laws and advance more smoothly during his breakthrough.

Before parting with Fiery, he had left an imprint on it that would be activated in times of danger.

Everything seemed safe, and Liu Wuxie tossed a fruit into his mouth. Unlike the sweet taste recorded in legends, the fruit was sour.

When he swallowed the fruit, the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron appeared of its own accord and devoured some energy.

This was nothing new, as the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron would devour a portion of the treasure each time.

With the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron's help, the Autumn Blossom Fruit was converted into countless laws and liquified essence.

"Pour it into the desolate world!" Liu Wuxie directed the liquified essence and laws into the desolate world.

With a loud rumble, the desolate world began to expand as the spatial laws were further completed.

It was mainly the process of the laws of this world merging with the laws of the True Martial Continent to create stronger laws. Like the True Martial Continent, the sacred ground was an incomplete world, but when combined, they were closer to perfection.

As a surge of power returned from the desolate world, Liu Wuxie's cultivation began to rise. He was about to make another breakthrough when he had just reached the sixth-level True Profound Realm.

The heavenly tree's essence still lingered in his body. Whenever he made a breakthrough, the elements gradually refined his body, reshaping his constitution and purifying it of impurities.

One fruit alone had pushed him to the brink of another breakthrough.

He picked up the second fruit, peeled it, and swallowed it whole. After giving one to Fiery, he had four fruits for himself.

The Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron worked again, but it absorbed less energy this time and returned most of it to Liu Wuxie. When the liquefied essence and laws were poured back into the desolate world, waves rippled across the world.

"What terrifying laws!" The Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron had taken half of the fruit's energy previously, so Liu Wuxie hadn't felt the full might of the fruit. This time, the cauldron returned the full power of the fruit, along with all the laws it contained.

The sacred ground is on a higher level than the True Martial Continent. This world must've given birth to experts surpassing the Heaven Profound Realm.

Liu Wuxie focused on his breakthrough as he concluded.

As his breakthrough loomed, a violent wave of true essence rampaged through his meridians, pushing him toward the seventh-level True Profound Realm.

The gateway to the next level appeared older and more weathered than before. The gate was adorned with ancient glyphs that Liu Wuxie didn't recognize.

He had already been shocked when he had first seen the desolate characters. The characters had likely appeared when the universe was formed, but he didn't know when, and he also didn't know if heaven and earth had a lifespan.

As Liu Wuxie's cultivation rose, his surging aura shook the loose rocks within the cave.

They were swept up into the air, only to be pulverized into powder before they could even reach his head.

Liu Wuxie's true essence also stirred a mighty gale in the cave, flinging stones like arrows against the walls.

He soon noticed something odd. After absorbing the laws of this world, he discovered that his true essence had undergone a drastic transformation. The purity had increased, and even the laws felt more complete. This discovery was a pleasant surprise.

"Now!" Liu Wuxie roared, channeling his true essence and hurling it at the gate.

The tidal shockwave swept over, producing a rumbling sound that roared in his ears, and a moment later, the gate to the seventh-level True Profound Realm trembled.