Splitting the Heavens-Chapter 1778: Breakthrough Wave and the Starlight Clone

Setting aside Huang Jinghan, whose advancement to the level of Dao Harmony was pretty much set in stone, along with Song Zhen and Xiao Yugang, who were both on the brink of breaking through, the other third tier True Immortals would also receive immense benefits once the Azure Qing World completed its ascension and the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field began to take shape.

No one could deny that there were immense benefits to anyone who participated and witnessed the ascension of a world.

Every world ascension brought with it a sweeping surge in the cultivation levels and combat strength of those who had taken part.

It was especially true for a rare case like the Essence Luxuriant World. In less than 100 years, they pushed themselves from a mere Azure World to an Essence World, where most cultivators experienced 2 major leaps in their cultivations.

And the higher one’s cultivation level, the more valuable such leaps became.

In fact, other than third tier True Immortals, even more first and second tier True Immortals were on track for further breakthroughs.

Since the moment the Essence Luxuriant World completed its ascension, the number of Martial Dipper Realm cultivators breaking through to the Martial Void Realm only continued to rise, and the number of newly advanced first tier True Immortals was increasing at an astonishing pace.

The wave of breakthroughs brought about by the ascension had not yet passed. Once the Azure Qing World became a Spirit World, a similar wave would soon follow, and with the early framework of the Heavenly Field forming, yet another wave might soon arise across both worlds.

In fact, at the end of the recent session in the Essence Luxuriant Palace, a True Immortal even jokingly suggested that with the growing number of True Immortals, it might be time to raise the admission standards for the Essence Luxuriant Palace to only admit those with special identities or unique abilities.

After leaving the Essence Luxuriant Palace, Shang Xia returned to the Tongyou Elysium. He went back to the Talisman Pagoda to continue his development of his rank seven martial art and secret art.

Thanks to the blessing from the World’s Will, he had already taken a major step in perfecting his martial arts. Even in terms of practical combat, beyond his use of the Crimson Soul Tablet, Star Fire, and his Starlight Point, he already found a way to make them into a unique rank seven martial art inheritance.

In addition, with Chu Jia’s help, Shang Xia managed to refine a meteorite into its pure essence. It was still a weapon embryo that he had been nurturing in the World Origin Source in the You Continent. Back then, Shang Xia was struck with a stroke of inspiration after noticing the Talisman Seed. He didn’t know if it was due to the superior quality of the essence or the changes due to the transformation of the World Origin Source, but the weapon embryo was in an extremely strange state. It might really be possible for him to forge a Sacred Artifact! freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

He couldn’t stay in seclusion for too long. A familiar aura forced him away, and he turned to stare to the northeast in shock. It didn’t matter how far it was, or the protection of the formations on the Talisman Pagoda. No one could stop his perception.

In the Northern region of the Ji Continent, along with Hai Yuanyuan’s essence, inner qi, and soul merging into one, Shang Xia easily detected her breakthrough to the level of Inner Fusion. With that, she became the Tongyou Institution’s newest second tier True Immortal.

Shortly after that, in what seemed like a response to her breakthrough, another surge of energy began to transform in the same direction. In fact, the heavenly phenomenon that was triggered was even greater.

Finally, Chu Jia stepped through the gates of the Martial Void Realm. She was the fourth True Immortal of the Tongyou Institution to have broken through after the world ascension. She joined the ranks of Yuan Qiuyuan, Shang Bo, and Yan Ming.

It was only then that Shang Xia realized Tongyou Institution had 9 True Immortals or stronger existences.

And that wasn’t all. If they counted the True Immortals under his command or those who worked for the Tongyou Institution, like Gao Qin, Youshang, Song Zhen, and Zhu Nang, it would only serve to tell how strong the institution was.

Shang Xia was not ignorant of the structure of other Essence Worlds. Even with a Sage presiding over their faction, it was rare to see a force with more than a dozen True Immortals.

For instance, Yan Yu’s faction in the Essence Du World. According to what Shang Xia had learned, even though the Liuzhang Sect dominated the world, they had 7 True Immortals.

Shang Xia looked toward the heavens, deep in thought. Perhaps even their World’s Will had sensed the impending danger as the Star Curtain neared its collapse and gave greater blessings to everyone in their world.

While he was deep in contemplation, his Origin Star Avatar arrived in the space around the Spirit Abundance World.

The moment he descended, he felt the void around him feeling extremely congested.

He was reminded of what Zhang Xuansheng and Yang Taihe had said earlier in the Essence Luxuriant Palace. The small region of space contained an Essence World, 2 Spirit Worlds, and one of the Essence Worlds that contained a Dao Field. At least 3 distinct Worlds’ Wills were constantly vying for space and energy. Seeing it for himself now, he found their assessment entirely accurate.

Just as his Origin Star Avatar was about to leave, he suddenly froze. He shifted into a state of high alert.

Ahead, in the void, several dozen miles away, starlight condensed into a humanoid form. A figure composed entirely of starlight appeared before him with a smile on his face. "You’ve finally arrived. I’ve been waiting a long time."

There was a trace of warmth and expectation on the figure’s face, as if certain that this encounter was inevitable.

Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar narrowed his eyes. The starlight around him seemed to bend subtly toward the figure. His voice remained flat and emotionless. "Star Origin Lord?"

The figure smiled and nodded. "I am merely a Starlight Clone. Though I admit it bears some resemblance to the form you created with your Origin Star Robe. But in essence, it is quite different."

As he spoke, his aura began rising rapidly. It climbed from the initial Martial Emptiness Realm to the peak of the first star. Soon, it surged to enter the second star, and it didn’t stop there. Soon, it reached the third star.

Only then did his aura stabilize, though there remained a lingering resonance, one that hinted he could raise his cultivation again at will.

While Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar carefully observed this transformation, he couldn’t help but feel that the Star Origin Lord was showing off.

"So? Have you figured out how to hide your Life Star? How to keep it from being discovered, and becoming your fatal weakness?" The Star Origin Lord’s Starlight Clone smiled confidently, as though he already knew the answer.

Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar’s expression shifted slightly, not out of concern, but simply to conceal the strange feeling growing in his heart.