Chapter 1349: Another Provocation From Gu Ming

The profundity of primal chaos encompassed the profundities of life and death. The two were completely different profundities that had entirely different effects. The primal chaos energy was a result of the fusion of the five elements. Or to be precise, the five elements were energies that came into existence from the separation of the primal chaos energy.

As for the primal inception energy, it contained the five elements and the four other energies. Thus, it was without a doubt an even higher level of existence than the primal chaos energy, as it was the purest form of energy.

That was also why Xiang Shaoyun's primal inception energy also shared the properties of primal chaos energy and encompassed the powers of life and death. The primal inception energy was the reason why all the plants within his astral cosmos sea were growing so healthily.

At that realization, Xiang Shaoyun finally understood how the crystal's fusion with his astral cosmos sea had benefited him. His astral cosmos sea could very well transform into an actual world. That was akin to the power of creation. If that truly happened, it would be a miraculous feat.

Next, Xiang Shaoyun tried something different. He deprived a plant in his astral cosmos sea of primal inception energy. Soon, the plant started withering. And when he started nourishing the plant with primal inception energy again, it slowly came back to life.

That was proof that the primal inception energy encompassed the profundity of life. As for the profundity of death, he still had no idea how to make use of it. Perhaps he needed to first deepen his mastery over the profundity of primal chaos.

After spending some time researching the primal inception energy, Xiang Shaoyun did not discover anything new. He then took out the storage ring he had received as the reward for his performance in the Devil Hunting Expedition and started taking out the contents.

Apart from the saintforce token, he had not touched anything in the storage ring. It was time for him to sort out the ring's contents. He found that the reward was quite generous. There were 100 million high-grade spirit crystals, a saint-grade herb, a saint-grade armor, and a saint-grade technique. Countless people would go crazy over these items.

However, Xiang Shaoyun remained calm. After going through all the items, he had his attention on the saint-grade technique. Saintfire Pillar Technique, a fire elemental saint-grade technique. With this technique, one could form a powerful pillar of flame to suppress one's opponents. Full mastery of this technique would allow one to unleash nine fiery pillars at the same time, suppress a massive area, and unleash boundless destruction.

As someone who was about to enter the Heaven Battling Realm, a battle technique like this was what Xiang Shaoyun needed the most. He started cultivating it without any hesitation. With the Light of Wisdom, he was able to easily cultivate any technique. As he cultivated, the time to leave the Saintforce Realm had finally arrived.

A crack opened in the air, and a powerful repelling force appeared. One cultivator after another was ejected from the Saintforce Realm. Many cultivators were roused from their meditation and started groaning in indignation.

"It has been a year already? Why is it so fast? I haven't even reached the Heaven Battling Realm!"

"What a pity. With the energy density in the realm, if I could spend 10 years inside, I could probably become a Great Saint."

"I'm a tiny bit away from second-stage Heaven Battling Realm. Can I get like six more months inside? This is so annoying."

"I saw a saint-grade herb earlier and was just about to harvest it when I was ejected. My heart is aching from the loss."

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As the period of one year had ended, everyone in the Saintforce Realm had to leave regardless of whether they were willing or not. A thousand cultivators had entered, and each had benefited greatly. About two-thirds of them had entered the Heaven Battling Realm, with the rest still stuck as Sovereigns.

Most of those Sovereigns had already reached the limits of their potential. No amount of energy density could help them reach a higher realm of cultivation. Of course, there were also some who had entered the Saintforce Realm with a lower cultivation level. Thus, it wasn't odd that they had yet to break through. Even so, they had still benefited greatly and reached peak Sovereign Realm.

As a whole, the Saintforce Realm trip had ended in a satisfactory manner. It was time for the cultivators to return to where they came from.

After leaving the Saintforce Realm, the first thing Xiang Shaoyun wanted to do was to meet up with his people. He wanted to see just how much they had grown. But before he managed to find them, someone came to challenge him.

"Xiang Shaoyun, come and accept your death," a voice filled with bloodlust rang out.

When Xiang Shaoyun looked over, he saw that the challenger was Gu Ming. Gu Ming had actually reached second-stage Heaven Battling Realm. He had grown considerably. It was no wonder that he had the confidence to come looking for trouble.

"Get lost if you don't want to die," said Xiang Shaoyun with no trace of politeness.

"You're telling me to get lost? Are you stupid? I'm a second-stage Saint now. You're only a ninth-stage Sovereign. No matter how incredible you are, you won't be my match. Get on your knees and kowtow to me. Swear that you won't get near Devil Concubine ever again. I will consider sparing your life. Otherwise, you will personally experience the strength of a Saint," said Gu Ming.

Along with the growth of his strength, his confidence had also grown massively, giving him the courage to provoke Xiang Shaoyun. His shouts caused the surrounding people to stop what they were doing; they wanted to see just how this was going to end.

"Gu Ming, you're courting death!" Devil Concubine rushed over and berated him.

"Devil Concubine, do you know how much I love you? A pretty boy like this is not worthy of you. After eliminating him, I'll personally visit your sect and ask for your hand in marriage. I am the only one worthy of you," said Gu Ming as he looked at Devil Concubine, who seemed even more beautiful than before.

"You? Eliminating him? You're too naive. He is my man. Even without being a Saint, he can slaughter you like a dog," said Devil Concubine confidently.

Devil Concubine had not reached the Heaven Battling Realm either. She was stuck at peak Sovereign Realm, a step away from her next breakthrough.

"Very well. Let me see just how he is going to slaughter me," said Gu Ming. He then casually threw a golden palm at Xiang Shaoyun. The palm carried a destructive might and tore space apart as it advanced.

Of the 1,000 cultivators who had entered the Saintforce Realm, Gu Ming was among the strongest. The surrounding people could clearly feel the prowess behind his attack. Xiang Keren, Xiang Feidian, and Xiang Chenxi also saw what was happening. Instead of trying to help, they were all sneering, looking at Gu Ming with sympathy.