Chapter 2082: Pushing Aside

At Shang Xia’s current level of cultivation, there was no need to mention putting together a world... Even nurturing a World’s Will would not be of much use.

Even the further growth of the Essence Luxuriant World or the refinement of the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field provided him with only the slightest gain.

Thus, even though he had brought back from his journey nearly the full accumulation of a Spirit World, along with vast martial inheritances for the Heavenly Field, Shang Xia himself would not partake in the blessing of the World’s Will. He chose instead to leave the benefits for others. At the very least, Yuan Qiuyuan, as the main participant and driving force in building the Azure Yue World, would gain enough to mend the backlash he had suffered from failing his breakthrough.

It would greatly shorten the time he needed to attempt another breakthrough to the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm.

Sun Haiwei, who had already become a high-level True Immortal years before, would likely reach the peak of the fourth tier by the time Azure Yue World was complete. Once it became the Spirit Yue World, her cultivation would definitely reach the fifth tier, the level of Returning to the Origin.

In addition, the Cai’s siblings, the former leaders of the Blizzard Pirates, Tian Mengzi, and others would certainly stand to gain a lot.

The majority of the mid to high-level cultivators would also share in some benefits from the establishment of the Azure Yue World.

As for the bulk of the survivors of the Essence Yue Heavenly Field, being able to preserve their cultivation and combat strength, or even most of it, was extremely fortunate. They dared not ask for more.

𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

When Shang Xia returned to the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field, he originally planned to take Chu Jia to the Void Mirage to see if more clues could be uncovered.

Yet as soon as he showed himself, he was discovered by Kou Chongxue. “Have you forgotten the Giant Ape King? Its advancement to become the Giant Ape Emperor is imminent. It needs the recognition and support of the Spirit Frost World’s Will. Their world can barely support a Sage. A forced advancement might shake the stability of the Heavenly Field!” Kou Chongxue spoke while urging Shang Xia to hurry to the Spirit Frost World. “Right now, I must stay here to stabilize our Heavenly Field. You must stay outside the Spirit Frost World during the process. You need to prevent the Giant Ape King from being trapped by the World’s Will, or from damaging it by forcing a breakthrough!”

Shang Xia slapped his forehead. He had indeed nearly cast aside the matter of the Giant Ape King.

The next second, he thought of his External Avatar and raised his eyebrows. “Why not get him to do it?” With a mere thought, he could sense his External Avatar’s location. At present, that fellow had already returned to Tongyou City and was greeting his acquaintances, showing his face in the institution to instruct students. He had even left behind many legends there.

With his current status, he was regarded as a living legend. It wasn’t just among the ordinary students of the Tongyou Institution, but even in the eyes of many instructors, teachers, and deacons, all of whom were mid to high-level cultivators.

In the Tongyou Institution, countless students saw a chance encounter with Patriarch Kou or with Shang Xia as the greatest fortune of all. Yet such encounters were rare and never to be sought deliberately.

Especially the latter. Often, years would pass without any sign of him. Only the high-level cultivators in the institution’s innermost circle might occasionally hear of his whereabouts, yet even they caught only fleeting traces.

Still, the fact that Kou Chongxue had not notified his External Avatar clearly had nothing to do with the fact that he was busy in the institution.

Kou Chongxue said, “The Giant Ape King’s problem is not something your External Avatar can solve. You need to do it personally.”

Helpless, Shang Xia told Kou Chongxue of his discoveries and suspicions about the Void Mirage, urging him to be cautious before hurrying off to the Spirit Frost World. When he arrived, he found the Spirit Ark, the Azure, hovering in the void around the Spirit Frost World. It was unable to pass through the heavenly screen, while the aura of the Giant Ape King was clearly emanating from within the Ark.

“What happened?” Shang Xia spoke when he appeared. He had not hidden his aura.

The Giant Ape King came out of the cabin immediately to greet him.

“I can feel it. The Spirit Frost World’s Will is rejecting me.” The Giant Ape King growled. After a pause, it continued, “Maybe because I’m at the edge of the seventh rank, my inner qi has already experienced a qualitative change. Since the transformation started outside my world, the World’s Will did not sense it in time. Now, it feels threatened by me.”

Shang Xia was not overly surprised. He asked casually, “Have you tried forcing your way in?”

The Giant Ape King shook its head.

Shang Xia frowned, his divine soul sweeping across the Spirit Frost World. In an instant, he learned everything about it.

“There are some...Oh? There are several beast kings working together to prevent you from entering the Spirit Frost World?” Shang Xia raised an eyebrow, understanding what was going on. A moment later, he released his aura completely, causing a horrifying pressure to crash down on the high-level beast kings. The spiritual beasts in the fourth and fifth ranks felt nothing, but those at the level of True Immortals felt like they were staring death in the face. They returned to their true forms as their roars and screeches filled the skies.

There was nothing but fear in them.

“Lord Sage, Sage Shang, have mercy...” A ranks six beast king dropped to its belly, its aura and inner qi shrinking into its body, barely withstanding that marrow-penetrating, soul-piercing pressure.

In a strained voice, it explained, “It is the World’s Will that rejects him. We merely feared that the Giant Ape King’s forced entry would damage the World’s Will...”

It was no lie, but neither was it the whole truth. For the high-level beast kings of the Spirit Frost World, the Giant Ape King was an existential threat. Before even reaching the seventh rank, it had already suppressed the entire spiritual beast population with its terrifying abilities. Now it had even won the favor and aid of two Sages of the Essence Luxuriant World. Should it truly become a beast emperor, the Spirit Frost World would bow beneath its might.

Thus, taking advantage of the displeasure of the World’s Will with the Giant Ape King’s transformed inner qi and the burden it placed upon the world, the rank six beast kings believed it was their final chance to expel it from their world.

Too bad for them, reality was harsher than they imagined. Both Sages of the Essence Luxuriant World were watching the situation closely. Even worse was the most mysterious and powerful of them both, Shang Xia himself, who had personally come to support the Giant Ape King.

“The Spirit Frost World's Will will not reject the Giant Ape King. Your world will not be harmed by it either. Not now, and neither would it when it becomes a beast emperor!”

As soon as his words fell, countless dim stars in the depths of the void began to flicker violently. The power of the stars pierced through the void, descending onto the Spirit Frost World. They gathered into radiant beams that pierced through the heavenly field as a solid passageway of starlight was formed. The massive Spirit Ark sailed smoothly along the luminous path into the Spirit Frost World, with no resistance. Not even the Spirit Frost World’s Will itself showed the slightest fluctuation.