After a long silence, Lie Xiao suddenly stood up, his eyes seeming to burst into flas.
"At this point, there's no choice but to fight with everything we've got. The leader of the Evil Scorpion Tribe has already contacted once and revealed his rebellious intentions. Our Fiery Holy Ant Tribe is not the first to be suppressed; other large tribes also harbor discontent. As long as we unite, it is not impossible to overthrow the tribal kingdom and reshape the world!"
With these words, he strode out of the shrine, beginning to make urgent preparations for rebellion.
Chu Xuan observed quietly, lost in thought.
Lie Xin's death had been expected. After all, many years had passed since then. It was natural for Lie Xin to pass the leadership of the Fiery Holy Ant Tribe to Lie Xiao and for Lie Chen to assist him in the King of Myriad Insects' Palace. However, the current situation was clearly far from clear-cut.
"The Monarch of Myriad Insects is not simple. I rember he once suppressed the Fiery Holy Ant Tribe before—during that ti, Lie Xin suffered severe injuries and his vitality was greatly damaged. And now, he's acting again, clearly trying to push the Fiery Holy Ant Tribe to the brink of destruction."
Chu Xuan clicked his tongue in amazent. The workings of the mind had little to do with cultivation or realm. Whether it was Blue Star, Soul Star, or the Cave World, there were always individuals of extraordinary wisdom.
Nascent Soul cultivators and even Deity Transformation experts, though mighty, were not immune to foolishness. Thus, Chu Xuan never underestimated the intelligent life of these three worlds.
"I will not intervene in this battle. Let's see how Lie Xiao handles it. Even if the Monarch of Myriad Insects wins, the shard of the mirror should fall into his hands."
Chu Xuan did not mind switching hosts, nor did he have any intention of aiding Lie Xiao. Letting go of the desire to help others and respecting their fate was the best approach. It was beneficial for both others and himself.
With that thought, Chu Xuan withdrew his spiritual sense and focused entirely on body refinent.
...
Ten years later
Chu Xuan's body refinent realm naturally reached the forty-first level! At that mont, the roar of a giant beast resounded from his body, shaking the heavens above! Endless blood energy erupted from his pores, swiftly forming the ethereal image of a giant beast.
Its long trunk seed capable of curling up the starry heavens. Its massive hooves appeared as though they could crush mountains and rivers. The beast's sharp teeth were primal and wild, as if they could pierce through any defense. The people on Blue Star heard this earth-shattering roar and rushed out in a frenzy to witness the spectacle.
"Wow, what a fierce monster! It looks like an elephant, just... a bit bigger."
"Is that really 'a bit'? It's clearly a billion tis bigger! It must be so kind of immortal's technique. Immortals are truly amazing."
"Coach, I want to learn that!"
...
Inside the Water Curtain Cave.
Chu Xuan exhaled softly, retracting the image of the dragon-elephant. This was the new ability granted by reaching the forty-first level of body refinent.
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Vitality Shaping!
In simple terms, it ant condensing his vitality into various forms to combat enemies. At present, however, it could only manifest as visualized objects.
Having practiced both the Giant Elephant Body Refining Technique and the Thousand Refinents Dragon Elephant Technique, Chu Xuan's initial visualizations were of the giant elephant and the dragon elephant.
Naturally, the first forms he could condense were the giant elephant and the dragon elephant. As his cultivation continued to advance, he would be able to condense various other shapes, each with its own unique utility.
"Thousand Refinents Dragon Elephant Technique has reached its bottleneck. If I can't comprehend the next stage of the technique, my cultivation will hit a wall."
Chu Xuan felt a bit troubled. Body refining techniques were far too scarce. Reaching the forty-first level was akin to entering a new realm, and naturally, new techniques were required.
He wondered if the Enlightennt Institute on Blue Star might offer him so surprises. With that thought, Chu Xuan stepped out of the Water Curtain Cave and summoned the Mirror, soaring into the sky.
The Black Blade headquarters had relocated several tis, and as a result, the Enlightennt Institute had moved as well. However, with a sweep of his spiritual sense, Chu Xuan quickly pinpointed the academy's location.
The Enlightennt Institute was by far the most luxurious and imposing building on Blue Star. It was the sacred ground that geniuses across Blue Star yearned for.
People traveled from all corners of the world, putting in great effort just to beco a mber. Many, unable to gain entry, settled just outside the academy, building hos and starting families.
As Chu Xuan gazed down, he could see that the towering academy was surrounded by densely packed hos.
"Property prices around the Enlightennt Institute must be the highest on Blue Star…" Chu Xuan thought, silently scoffing.
Concealing his figure, he strode purposefully into the academy. The academy's proud defense systems seed like toys in his eyes. The Enlightennt Institute was still divided into the Martial Hall and the Qi Hall, just as he had set it up before.
The Martial Hall also had sub-departnts: the Body Refining Technique Court and the Body Refining Martial Arts Court.
The Qi Hall operated in a similar manner, with the Qi Refining Technique Court and the Qi Refining Spell Court.
However, to his surprise, in addition to the Martial Hall and the Qi Refining Hall, two new halls had been established: the Weapon Refining Hall and the Beast Refining Hall.
With a sweep of his spiritual sense, Chu Xuan quickly discovered that the Weapon Refining Hall focused on creating weapons suited for body refiners, while the Beast Refining Hall was dedicated to researching ats that body refiners could consu.
Moreover, Chu Xuan noticed that the Martial Hall was clearly much more prosperous than the Qi Refining Hall, which was now barely functioning, with only a handful of mbers left.
After all, Chu Xuan had shared many body refining techniques with Blue Star, enough to help them reach the twentieth level of body refinent at least. But the qi refining techniques he had passed on were few in comparison.
Of course, given Blue Star's environnt, it would be incredibly difficult for anyone there to reach the twenty-first level of body refinent. Unlike Chu Xuan, who had the Psionic Cube to continuously supply him with demonic beast flesh rich in life energy, they did not possess such a convenient resource.
This was likely the very reason the Beast Refining Hall had been created—to develop ats suitable for body refining.
"So many years have passed. The leaders of the Enlightennt Institute must have changed over and over again," Chu Xuan mused. "Yet progress remains slow."
He sighed lightly. The Enlightennt Institute, ho to Blue Star's brightest minds, had not yielded the expected results. In other words, while they did produce results every year, those results were of little use to Chu Xuan. After all, their potential had been locked.
It was like a farr imagining the life of a king, assuming he had only ever used golden hoes. Body refiners at the twentieth level could scarcely fathom what it would take for a body refiner at the fortieth level—or even higher—to cultivate and unleash their full power. But it wasn't their fault.
"I just so happen to have one hundred pounds of Purple Star Rhinoceros at. Since I don't need it, I might as well gift a few pounds to so of the body refiners here. They should be able to reach higher levels quickly."
Chu Xuan mused thoughtfully. It was normal for a farr to be unable to imagine a king's life. But what if the farr's rank were raised slightly, his vision broadened, and his wealth increased a bit? Could he then begin to imagine the life of a king?
With that thought, Chu Xuan appeared above the Enlightennt Institute. A powerful aura swept through the surroundings.
In that instant, no matter what the academy's students were doing, they instinctively turned their eyes to the sky. They looked toward the figure cloaked in black, whose presence seed to blot out the very rays of the sun.
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