Chapter 1612: Perfection Stage of the 24 Continents

During Shang Xia's recent passage through the Spirit Tip World, he learned from Guan Ziqing about an ancient ruin, and the people of the Spirit Tip World had even attempted to locate it in the void with the help of Xin Lu.

Thinking of this, Shang Xia immediately looked at Xin Lu and asked, "What do you think?"

Xin Lu clearly understood what Shang Xia was referring to and replied, "It is indeed possible that it's the location of that ruins, but to confirm it, we would need to survey the site. After all, the Spirit Tip World was quite secretive about it, and I didn't get more specific information from them."

"Then, you'll need to put in more effort next! As for him..." At this point, Shang Xia suddenly pressed his hand on Yuan Qiuyuan's shoulder.

Yuan Qiuyuan was startled and instinctively wanted to dodge, but before he could move, his shoulder sank, and he was immediately immobilized.

A surge of dense, unbelievable primal energy flowed from his shoulder, spreading instantly throughout his body like a flood, yet it surprisingly did not affect the inner qi contained in his dantian.

During this process, Yuan Qiuyuan’s fate dippers instinctively resisted, but against Shang Xia's Six Direction Inner Qi, all resistance melted away as quickly as snow meeting boiling water.

If Shang Xia had harbored any ill intentions at that moment, he could have obliterated Yuan Qiuyuan's years of martial cultivation with just a thought.

Even so, apart from the inner qi in his dantian, Yuan Qiuyuan's entire body was cleansed of all other foreign qi by Shang Xia.

Under these circumstances, although Yuan Qiuyuan still retained his cultivation level, it would likely take him several months to fully recover. However, he would no longer be threatened by the foreign Star Qi.

"Ah... You... This..." Xin Lu realized what Shang Xia was doing and couldn't help but speak out to stop him, but it was already too late.

"It's okay..." Yuan Qiuyuan suddenly spoke, his voice sounding exceptionally weak.

"How are you able to speak?!" Xin Lu scolded, looking at Shang Xia with dissatisfaction, seeking an explanation.

"That cleaned out all the foreign energy in his body, and the risk of starlight assimilating his origin qi has also been eliminated. With a single pat on the shoulder, Little Shang seems to have given him a complete rebirth.” Ge Qingzhu couldn't hide the astonishment in his voice.

This technique seemed almost miraculous to Ge Qingzhu, but what amazed him even more was Shang Xia's powerful ability to harmonize and control his inner qi and his delicate handling that could get rid of other types of energies in other people.

Even Ge Qingzhu, who cultivated the high-quality Green Lotus Origin Qi, admitted he couldn't achieve what Shang Xia did, even if his cultivation reached Shang Xia's level in the future.

Xin Lu finally realized what had happened and exclaimed with delight, "Does this mean that Little Yuan no longer has to worry about being assimilated by the starlight and can soon unleash his Star Observing arts again?"

Yuan Qiuyuan's normally reserved and stoic face showed a rare hint of exhilaration.

Shang Xia smiled and nodded but still cautioned, "Even so, you still need to control yourself and not try to push yourself too far."

Taking another look at Yuan Qiuyuan, Shang Xia suggested, "You might also want to focus more on your cultivation. If you reached the Martial Void Realm, you wouldn’t need to worry about the backlash from the power of starlight. In fact... You might have become a rank six Grand Stargazer.”

Yuan Qiuyuan bowed his head in response to Shang Xia's lecture.

Seeing this, Shang Xia turned to Xin Lu and said, "It looks like you'll need to share more of the burden from now on!"

Afterwards, Shang Xia received more news about the LSpirit Luxuriant World and surrounding worlds from Ge Qingzhu, and relayed the news of what happened at the Essence Yuan World and the alliance of the major factions.

Ge Qingzhu, sensing Shang Xia's urgency, couldn’t help but frown. "Where do you plan to head to this time?"

Shang Xia thought for a moment and mumbled, "The Essence Xing World is definitely a no go. I've messed around with them several times now and I’m afraid the Sages there are keeping an active lookout for me. The Spirit Tip World should be safer and I might be able to confirm the presence of the ancient ruins... However, that might take too long. Nevermind. I’ll pass through the Essence Ming World from Star Beast Nest No.1!”

After bidding farewell to Ge Qingzhu and the others, Shang Xia once again quietly left the Elysium and rushed to the heavenly screen. He looked down at all 24 continents.

Feeling no need to conceal his presence, the other Elysium True Immortals quickly detected his presence.

Zhang Xuansheng and Yang Taihe, who were both fourth tier Elysium True Immortals, appeared above the heavenly screen first, following by the third tier Li Jidao. Finally, the somewhat suspicious Liu Jingsheng, Lu Wuzi, and Zhang Jianzi arrived.

With that, with the exception of Ge Qingzhu, the other 6 Elysium True Immortals arrived.

They remained silent as they quietly watched Shagn Xia staring at their world.

"Of our 24 continents, 22 of them has already reached a state of perfection. The only ones left are the Xu Continent and Xing Continent.” Shang Xia retracted his gaze from the plane world, turned around, and continued to the Elysium True Immortals, "Of our world, 8 of the 9 Elysiums have already been built, and the Jianmen Gate is bound to succeed...”

Pausing for a moment, Shang Xia continued while emphasizing each word. “That is to say, the ascension to an Essence World is right before our eyes!”

As soon as Shang Xia's words fell, the several Elysium True Immortals trembled in unison as they stared at him with complex gazes filled with confusion, surprise, envy, caution, and bewilderment.

Li Jidao seemed about to say something but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Shang Xia could guess that all of them were not at peace with their thoughts, but he saw no need to appease them and continued, "Zhuo Gudao of the Star Origin Dao Field now has the combat power to contend with a third star Martial Emptiness Realm cline. The Spirit Mammoth World and the Spirit Abundance World might attempt an ascension to an Essence World at any time. We can’t lag too far behind. If our world fails to catch up, the next ordeal we face might be the end...”

Li Jidao could no longer hold back and asked, "Does True Immortal Shang plan to forcibly push our realm into a state of ascension?”

Shang Xia looked deeply at Li Jidao and said solemnly, "Yes!"

Li Jidao was about to speak again but was interrupted by Yang Taihe. "What does Patriarch Kou think about this, does he need to come back?"

Shang Xia shook his head in response. "The 3 World Alliance cannot do without Patriarch Kou right now. My return has already put great pressure on him, but my return naturally represents his attitude about the matter.”

Zhang Xuansheng wore a serious expression and he mumbled, “True Immortal Shang, it looks like you already have a way to become a Sage?”

Shang Xia shot Zhang Xuansheng a glance before nodding slowly. "Yes!"

The Elysium True Immortals stirred again. Zhang Xuansheng and Yang Taihe seemed to have guessed Shang Xia's next move and they revealed bitter smiles.

Shang Xia, ignoring the various thoughts of the Elysium True Immortals, continued, "The Xu Continent and Xing Continent must complete their expansion of their land as soon as possible. My You Continent and the Jiao Continent will split off 1,000 miles of land to supplement them.”

After speaking, Shang Xia no longer spoke, just watching the actions of the Elysium True Immortals.

Zhang Xuansheng couldn’t help but force a chuckle, "My Northern Sea Continent is also willing to cede 1,500 miles of land to expand the territory of the Xing Continent."

Yang Taihe and Li Jidao, having already reached an understanding, sighed, "We’ll deal with the rest of the expansion of the Xu Continent.”

After looking at Yang Taihe and Li Jidao, Liu Jingsheng thoughtfully added, "My Jing Continent will provide some world origin to the Xu Continent."

Zhang Jianzi of the Heavenly Star Palace and Lu Wuzi of the Ice Essence Sect followed suit. "The Xing Continent’s insufficient reserves will also be supplemented by us."

Shang Xia couldn't help but smile. "With everyone working together like this, all 24 continents of our world will finally reach a state of perfection!”

Though Shang Xia was happy, the expressions on the faces of the Elysium True Immortals as they looked at each other were not particularly excited.

Zhang Xuansheng cleared his throat and said, "True Immortal Shang, even if all 24 continents are complete and the 9 Elysiums are ready, and you have a good chance of reaching the next level, it doesn't necessarily mean that our world’s ascension will definitely succeed."

Yang Taihe also spoke up, "Exactly! After all, our world barely became a Spirit World 30-odd years ago. Our accumulations are just too shallow. Not to mention other factors... Just in terms of True Immortals alone, we have 20 or so... A Spirit World can support up to 36 True Immortals and we are far from that number!”

Li Jidao continued, "Moreover, the distribution of True Immortals is also not reasonable. To date, there are only 4 high-level True Immortals, with me being the only third tier True Immortal. The rest are second tier and below...”

At that point, Li Jidao stopped speaking, unable to help but shake his head.

Liu Jingsheng also added, "The accumulation of world origin is the most fundamental, yet it's also the most critical! Even if all 24 continents reach the state of perfection, that's merely the minimum requirement for advancement to an Essence World, and the accumulation in the World Origin Source connected to each continent is the same! The advancement to an Essence World isn't accomplished overnight; this process might need to continue for several years or even longer, and the World Origin Sources of the various continents might not last until then."

Since the topic had been broached, Liu Jingsheng simply laid it all out, "In fact, speaking of foundation, the truly reliable continents in our Spirit Luxuriant World that can support the ascension process all the way to the end are the Northern Sea Continent, You Continent, Jiao Continent, Yong Continent, and Yu Continent. Even the Yi Continent and Jing Continent might not be able to hold on the whole way, not to mention the other states."

Liu Jingsheng's words actually resonated with many of the Elysium True Immortals present.

Facing the grievances of several Elysium True Immortals, Shang Xia was also well-prepared. He laughed and said, "Since everyone has had their say, let me propose a solution!"

Seeing the uncertain expressions of the Elysium True Immortals, Shang Xia smiled and continued, "It's true that our realm's accumulation of world origin is insufficient, but this is something you need not worry about. Leave it to me."

As others prepared to speak, Shang Xia interjected, "As for how to resolve it, that's my own business. Since I dare to make such a promise, I can naturally achieve it. However, I must say in advance, the benefits brought by the world ascension... I believe everyone here has deeply experienced it. The rapid expansion of my Tongyou Institution’s strength in recent years, as well as the advancement of Patriarch Kou and my cultivation levels, have been witnessed by all of you. Once our world completes the ascension, the benefits that follow need no explanation."

Looking at the diverse expressions of the Elysium True Immortals, Shang Xia continued to strike while the iron was hot, "As for the insufficient number of True Immortals... This is indeed a problem, but the quota of 33 positions for True Immortals is there, first come, first served. Whether they can catch up with the world ascension is key. After all, as True Immortal Liu said, even if we start the process of ascension, it won't happen overnight.

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t's about who can seize the opportunity to break through!"

With that, Shang Xia again emphasized, "Haven't you noticed? Most of our world’s True Immortals have already left. Isn’t this an opportunity for those still in our world to avoid the battle of resources?”

The departure of most of the world’s True Immortals inherently meant a decrease in the Elysiums control over various continents.

Although there were also many Martial Extermination and Martial Dipper Realm martial artists who left with the fleet to the Spirit Abundance World, there were still many experts with potential in their world. Particularly, those from the powerful Holy Lands. There might also be talented wandering experts.

After all... Those who left on the Star Ships mostly came from the Elysiums...