Orbs of light passed by Lu An, with so even emitting a very strong "extre" aura.
However, Lu An resisted the temptation and continued to float forward.
That direction seed to have sothing with an endless attraction for him.
In this Extre Secret Realm, Lu An had an advantage others didn't: he had previously entered the extre state.
Others entering this secret realm could only judge which orb suited them and which orb was closest to the "extre" with their eyes.
But the orbs in this realm were countless, varying in size and color, with no discernible pattern.
It was clear that the probability of selecting the desired orb for comprehension was extrely low.
Nonetheless, people were still very eager about this secret realm because even if they selected an ordinary orb for comprehension, it would still let them understand the existence of the extre.
Thus, they could cultivate in that direction and gain significant benefits.
Even if those who absorbed this orb's comprehension ultimately failed to reach the extre state, they could eliminate one path that didn't work.
As ti passed, Lu An's sense of direction grew stronger.
Soon, he saw a blood-red orb floating in the air.
The size of this orb was no different from the others, but the faint "extre" intent it emitted startled Lu An.
He no longer hesitated and imdiately moved towards the orb.
When he reached the orb, the feeling was at its strongest.
Lu An licked his lips and reached out to grasp it.
As soon as he touched it, his sea of consciousness suddenly roared, as if it was about to explode.
Then his body began to convulse violently, the intense tearing sensation nearly making him collapse.
Fortunately, he had been warned by the Old Beggar beforehand, so he was sowhat prepared.
He endured the severe pain and received the comprehension of the extre path.
The blood-red orb gradually shrank and flowed slowly into his body.
His mind was filled with spiritual light, and his understanding of the extre deepened.
"My na is Ye Gu. I am fortunate to have glimpsed the path of the extre during the Qi Refining stage. I am grateful!"
"To reach the void and maintain stillness. All things grow and I observe their return. All things are nurous and return to their roots..."
"Knowing the constant becos accommodating, accommodating becos public, public becos king, king becos heaven, heaven becos extre, extre becos the path, and the path becos eternal. Death does not bring calamity..."
A realization rose in Lu An's heart.
"Extre is the path, and the path is eternal... Could it be that extre is not the final form?"
Before he could think more, his body suddenly experienced a change.
His body alternated between swelling like a balloon and shrinking like a dead corpse.
His magical power and soul also seed to undergo so change, with so unknown white substance erging.
Lu An endured the intense pain, but his eyes flashed with a glint of clarity.
The white substance that appeared out of nowhere was sothing he was very familiar with—it was the "extre" that had previously existed in his soul.
Now, this "extre" substance reappeared in his body.
More importantly, the previous headache did not reappear.
This also ant that the three extres within his body—the soul, body, and magical power—had achieved the balance that the Old Beggar had ntioned.
Once the blood-red comprehension was fully absorbed, Lu An suddenly shouted, and his body emitted an extrely powerful wave of energy, transforming him as if he were a different person.
Before he could fully sense his new power, the three extres in his body seed to attract each other and slowly moved towards the dantian.
The three elents fused together, forming a new substance that floated above the dantian.
This substance then ford a vortex in the dantian, and a terrifying suction force erupted.
The surrounding orbs seed to be summoned and surged towards Lu An.
Lu An's face turned pale with fright. Wasn't it said that only one spiritual light comprehension could be obtained? He had already absorbed it; why hadn't he been transported out yet?
Looking at the continuously approaching orbs, Lu An darted around.
But the orbs kept gathering more and more, until they cornered him with no way to escape.
Inadvertently, an orb touched him, and the previous intense pain struck again.
Then the comprehension from this orb appeared in his mind.
"My na is Yan Wanxiong. After over seventy years of cultivation, I have never been able to break through to Foundation Establishnt but unexpectedly walked the path of the extre."
"I thought I would soar to great heights from then on, but the path to the extre is difficult to find, and it turned out to be a mistake."
"My na is Ji Zixiao. I entered the path of the extre through martial arts. My physical body has reached its peak and I have glimpsed the true aning of the extre. However, my soul power has occupied space, and recently I have been increasingly forgetful. It won't be long before I might even forget my own na. Alas..."
...
Orbs of light entered his body, so successfully reaching the extre state, while others failed and fell.
Along with them were insights from ancestors on the application of the physical body, true qi, and soul.
Lu An's face was contorted with pain as he felt the various insights. With the continuous influx of orbs, his mind was on the brink of collapse.
Fortunately, he had previously experienced the Jade Coffin Secret Realm and was familiar with this sensation; otherwise, he might not have been able to endure it.
After an unknown amount of ti, the orbs seed to have decreased significantly, and Lu An's expression had beco numb.
After experiencing so many thoughts of predecessors, his soul seed to have been purified and beca even more resilient.
"Whew—"
He slowly opened his eyes, his deep gaze scanning the surroundings like a black hole.
The area was empty, with no orbs floating in the air.
"Who knows how much ti has passed. From my own experience, it seems like it has been a thousand or even ten thousand years."
But he knew this was clearly an illusion.
If ti had really passed for so long, with his Qi Refining stage cultivation, he would have turned to dust long ago and wouldn't have lived to this point.
However, the improvent was imnse. Not only did he gain the experiences of predecessors who successfully reached the extre, but also the failures, which were nurous.
With both combined, his understanding of the extre had reached an astonishing level.
Lu An's eyes flashed with a glint of brilliance as he murmured:
"I wonder what changes will occur if I consu all the comprehensions from the Foundation Establishnt Secret Realm after breaking through."
He didn't rush to break through. Instead, he found a quiet place, lay down, and fell into a deep sleep.
He slept through the night, and when he woke up again, all his previous fatigue was gone, and his spirit was restored to its best state.
"If I don't break through now, when will I?"
He sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a Foundation Establishnt Pill, and swallowed it, beginning his cultivation.
...
As days passed, outside, Ji Xidong was growing increasingly anxious.
He had sent Lu An and the Old Beggar into the secret realm, and nearly half a year had passed without any news from them. How could he not be worried?
The day the Extre Secret Realm would open was approaching, and if they did not co out by then, with all the major families gathering, they would likely face a dire situation.
"Enough. Overthinking won't help. I'll investigate further."
He pondered for a mont and hurried towards the teleportation array.
Halfway there, he suddenly felt sothing was off. Why were there so many soldiers on the road?
He stopped one of them to inquire, but the soldier, clearly impatient, drew his sword and shouted:
"Who dares to obstruct my county guard's actions?"
Ji Xidong's face darkened. How dare a re soldier speak to him like that.
Just as he was about to reprimand him, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the distance.
"Friend Ji, wait!"
The person who ca forward was the Foundation Establishnt cultivator, Li, who had been guarding the secret realm earlier.
"Old Li, what's going on? Why is the county guard in such a hurry?"
"Don't ntion it, Brother Ji, co with quickly!"
"There's been a sudden appearance of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Extre Secret Realm. Without warning, he attacked the realm's guards. The county lord is already engaged with him."
Ji Xidong was greatly shocked and then realized sothing, hastily asking:
"Do you know where this person ca from or any distinguishing features?"
"No one knows where he ca from. He looks like the Old Beggar. If the county lord hadn't personally tested him and confird his Nascent Soul status, we would have thought he was a fraud."
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