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Chapter 1077 - Chapter 1077 Chapter 679 Somethings Not Quite Right

Chapter 1077: Chapter 679: Something’s Not Quite Right Chapter 1077: Chapter 679: Something’s Not Quite Right By the time his thoughts emerged from the chaos and regained clarity, Jiang Hui realized that, before he knew it, a whole sixty-year period had passed.

For a cultivator, this naturally wouldn’t be considered much.

But if you consider the mortal world, the seas could have turned to mulberry fields; who knows how many vigorous young men could have become white-haired elders.

Tsk, tsk, tsk…

Indeed, once embarking on the path of cultivation, the years are as deep as the sea; no wonder everyone wants to attain immortality, breaking through the mundane as if chopping firewood.

Nevertheless, trading a sixty-year period for this moment of sudden enlightenment is a rather worthwhile deal.

In the past, let alone mere decades, even a thousand years could pass without guarantee of such enlightenment. This time was pure happenstance; witnessing the Old White Turtle carrying the Immortal Elixir back and then having the Kings from the Burial Domain come visiting, had unexpectedly led to a moment of clear realization.

Once again, he felt the increase in experience points, and it wasn’t a small amount.

However, the amount of experience points he now needed was astronomical, so the Golden Finger no longer displayed specific numbers; instead, keeping pace with the times, it switched to a progress bar. Thus, Jiang Hui did not know the exact amount of the increase.

The progress bar would show the newly added portion in a slightly lighter color every time there was an increase, and only after Jiang Hui examined it with his Divine Sense would it blend into the same color as the original progress bar.

That turned out to be rather convenient.

This time in retreat, the progress bar had grown roughly one-fiftieth of its total previous length. To be honest, that was quite a lot. The journey ahead is long, the path is obstructed and lengthy; comrades still need to work hard.

Dusting off the damp clay from his buttocks, Jiang Hui walked out of the stone cave at a leisurely pace.

Outside the cave, countless flowers were blooming vibrantly, splashed with vivid purples and reds, and the air was filled with the moist scent of soil mixed with the fragrance of wildflowers.

Breathing in a big breath of fresh air, Jiang Hui thought for a moment, then headed straight for the huge turtle.

He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but when he had looked at that stalk of Immortal Elixir, he had felt as if there was a world hidden within it. However, the Elixir was hindered by a fuzzy layer of energy, and with the distance being too far, he couldn’t see clearly. Plus, at the time, his mind was struck with enlightenment and he urgently needed to retreat, so he didn’t delve into it. Now that the retreat was over, he planned to go and have a proper look.

Halfway there, he suddenly remembered that a group of Burial Kings was still waiting outside the domain.

“Sixty years, not too short, but definitely not too long; it should be enough,” he muttered silently to himself, then immediately looked towards the direction where the group of Burial Kings had set up camp.

It wasn’t in the starry sky.

The universe was lonesome, dark, bleak, and boundless, akin to the Boundary Sea. Even Kings preferred not to float ceaselessly within its vastness.

The group of Burial Kings had moved to a vastly huge ancient life star.

The shape of that life star was somewhat similar to Saturn of the previous life, but it was much larger, and instead of being wrapped in a ring of meteorites, it was enveloped in thunderstorms that seemed to pierce the heavens. Storms and exaggerated thunderbolts marked the star’s interior as well.

In the same vein, it was not a place fit for ordinary beings.

The thunderstorms were immensely fierce; even a Celestial God wouldn’t be able to withstand them and would instantly be blasted into plasma and evaporate.

Of course, for a bunch of beings who had stepped into the King’s Domain, these thunderstorms were no more irritating than a comfortable tickle.

His gaze penetrated the impenetrable curtain of thunder to see the scene inside clearly. Jiang Hui was slightly stunned and his mouth twitched.

Dammit.

Those Burial Kings had all fallen asleep.

Their massive bodies were strewn haphazardly across the crystal-red, marrow-like glowing ground. The sound of their snores was thunderous, more piercing than the storms, incessant, shaking the mountains and peaks as if they could collapse at any moment.

“That sleeping quality!” Jiang Hui frowned helplessly, then turned his gaze away and headed straight for the back mountain.

Besides feeling somewhat speechless, he didn’t have any other thoughts.

The practice method of the Burial Priest lineage might be seen as an unprecedented shortcut, since they could increase their cultivation strength even while sleeping, but the side effects were also plain to see, just like now.

In this world, there is no perfect method, especially after reaching the Emperor Realm, where one can perceive this most clearly.

Like the Immortal Ancient Method and the Law of Life that were popular before the era of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

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The mountain peaks in the village were continuous and fluctuating, spreading across the vast land like the spine of a giant dragon.

Over several peaks,

lay the region inhabited by the Old Turtle and The First Spiritual Root of the Lower Realm.

At this moment, the Old Turtle was prostrate on the ground, its head and limbs retracted into its massive turtle shell, covered with dried mud that made it blend perfectly with its surroundings, resembling the paramount of mountains, seeming just like an inanimate object.

However, Jiang Hui could feel a vigorous life force within the Old Turtle, even more expansive and powerful than it was sixty years ago, surging and tumultuous.

Perhaps in a few tens of thousands of years, it would be able to break through to the Supreme Realm and ascend to the Immortal Seat.

With a single step, Jiang Hui appeared next to that Spiritual Root.

In just sixty years, The First Spiritual Root of the Lower Realm had grown even more vigorous, its root tendrils extending into the void like Horned Dragons, each one seeming capable of penetrating the void and connecting to All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, exuding a dazzling and brilliant light.

“Adult!” Feeling Jiang Hui’s presence, the tiny person with closed eyes, in the midst of seclusion on the Spiritual Root, hurriedly opened its eyes and respectfully said, all the while incessantly eyeing the Old Turtle with an air of wanting but hesitating to speak.

“Adult, I don’t know what’s wrong with this Old Turtle. After its return, it fell into a deep slumber, impervious to thunder and unwakeable by the wind. Although it seems normal, I always feel something is off!”

“Is that so?” Jiang Hui nodded slightly, his gaze then returned to the Old Turtle again. He closed his eyes in concentration, carefully sensing the Old Turtle’s condition, and suddenly opened his eyes the next moment, a flash of cold light shimmering in them.

That Immortal Elixir was indeed strange!

Within it was a Cave Heaven!

Jiang Hui stepped out and landed on the turtle shell that was as large as a mountain.

The Immortal Elixir was considerably huge, its roots and stems as thick as Horned Dragons, at least several thousand meters tall, exuding a sense of superiority.

He touched the gem-like flower bud with his hand slowly, and in an instant, a slightly cool sensation accompanied by a moist power transmitted from his fingertips.

But the next moment, a strong suction force fiercely emanated from the Celestial Exquisite Fruit, as if it wanted to suck Jiang Hui whole into it.

“Interesting!”

Jiang Hui remained unfazed, just the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, making no resistance, simply allowing that force to pull him along.

And then, darkness.

When Jiang Hui opened his eyes again, he found himself in a hazy and chaotic space. It wasn’t pitch black around him, but he also couldn’t see his hand before his face as if shrouded in mist, it had a feeling of the world’s inception.

He looked around and in the hazy surroundings, a point of light hung in the void.

It was similar in appearance to the Celestial Exquisite Fruit on the Old Turtle’s back, only more dazzling, like a brilliant star, its radiance unstoppable even by the surrounding chaos and haze.

It seemed this fruit was the true Celestial Exquisite Fruit.

Yet, Jiang Hui noticed a difference.

The leaves and fruit of this one bore no veins or patterns engraved with the Heaven and Earth Laws.

Just then, a soft voice suddenly resounded beside Jiang Hui’s ear: “Destined person, you have finally arrived.”