Practice begins with immortality

On Tianding Peak, amidst the clouds and mist, a hidden cave loomed. This cave was Wang Bai's place of retreat.

At that moment, Wang Bai sat upright on the stone bed within the cave, his eyes closed, his mind absorbed in his inner self. After a moment, he opened his eyes and called out softly, "System, bring up my control panel." His voice was quiet, but it carried clearly into the surrounding space.

Only a crisp response was heard: "Yes, master." Then, a ray of light flashed, and a light blue panel slowly appeared in front of Wang Bai.

This system panel was carefully crafted by Wang Bo based on his own situation. Its purpose was to visualize the originally abstract and intangible results of his cultivation so that he could better understand his own progress.

As Wang Bo's mind turned, the light blue panel gradually became clearer. The first thing that came into view was his personal information:

"Name: Wang Bai"

"Cultivation: Late stage of Refining Void (Crystallization degree of the boundary core 99%)"

Then comes the techniques and skills:

"Gongfa: General Principles of Practice"

"Skills: Alchemy, Formation, Weapon Refining, Talisman Making, Swordsmanship... (A bunch of skills omitted below)"

Seeing this, Wang Bai couldn't help but nod slightly to express his satisfaction.

You know, the path to immortality is difficult and arduous, and the further you advance, the more difficult it becomes. It's not uncommon for many cultivators to be stuck in a small realm for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, unable to break through.

However, Wang Bai, who possessed a six-foot-tall primordial spirit, skipped the early stage of refining the void and directly advanced to the middle stage of refining the void since he entered the realm of refining the void.

Later, by chance, he obtained a huge and extremely pure world source power. After some refining and absorption, he successfully stepped into the threshold of the late stage of refining emptiness.

Later, Wang Bai discovered that the system, after multiple iterations of computing power, also had the ability to absorb spiritual energy to aid his cultivation. Although it only sped up his speed by 5-7%, over time, like a drop of water wearing away a stone, it provided a significant boost.

Apart from that, there is the Eight Desolate Realm. The spiritual power of the entire world is available for him to take. Such a huge amount of resources has always been enjoyed by him alone, so his cultivation speed is naturally fast.

"Well, that's good. Next, continue to practice and strive to break through to the perfection of the Refining Void Realm in ten years, and then work on breaking through to the Fusion Realm."

Looking at the boundary core in his inner world, Wang Bai made up his mind. Only these last two steps remained to reach T0 and conquer the heavens.

When the primordial spirit and the crystallized core merged perfectly, an unprecedentedly powerful force suddenly emerged: an inner world unfolded within them, capable of devastating destruction even with a single drop of blood. This was the state of fusion. At this level, the inner world became indestructible. As long as the inner world survived, the cultivator achieved immortality. Such power made them undeniably Tier 1 beings in the universe.

The fusion realm lacks clear sub-realms; it's distinguished solely by the amount of energy contained within and the strength of the magical abilities mastered. Yet, across this vast universe, there's a widely held saying: "Once you enter fusion, you become a fellow cultivator." This means that once you reach fusion, you become a fellow cultivator like those who have already reached it.

As for T0-level experts, they are undoubtedly those who have transcended the tribulation. They are detached from the world and will not come into the world unless necessary.

Strictly speaking, however, transcending tribulation isn't a specific state in the truest sense; it's more of a special state. Whenever a calamity strikes, for a cultivator of the combined body, it presents both a life-or-death crisis and a precious opportunity for testing.

If they could successfully survive this catastrophe, the fusion cultivator's energy levels would be further refined and elevated, and their status would be significantly elevated. At that point, both their mana and status would be incomparable to those of ordinary fusion cultivators who hadn't experienced the baptism of the catastrophe. It's no exaggeration to say that annihilating these fusion cultivators who hadn't yet transcended the catastrophe would be as easy as pie in the sky, as effortless as taking something from a bag.

When Elder Zhui Tian attacked, he had casually wielded his power as if strolling in the garden, capturing all of the Ji family's powerful combined cultivators as if they were just a bunch of defenseless chickens. Whether or not he would ultimately kill them depended entirely on Elder Zhui Tian's own whim.

Even if we put aside the improvement after surviving the tribulation, those who can survive the disaster are already the top existences in the fusion. They have lived for a very long time, have accumulated a lot of experience, and have amazing means.

But Dujie didn't dare to guarantee that he could be invincible in the world. After all, the world is very big, boundless, and it is hard to say whether there might be a peerless strong man hiding in some corner.

So, why does Wang Bo think that by entering the fusion state he can become a T0 existence in the universe?

Of course, it is the law that is formed by the fusion of various laws and almost represents "existence".

Wang Bai had to admit that this thing was truly an incredible thing and it was not something that a living being could create.

And with this law, the gap between Wang Bai and other cultivators is like that between the Trisolarans and primitive people.

In addition, he also has magical powers such as the Law of Heaven and Earth, and the light ball that gives him these powers. This is the only existence he does not understand. With it, it can be said that there must be existence in this world that can defeat Wang Bai, but no one can kill Wang Bai.

Therefore, only when they are combined can Wang Bo be at ease and at ease.

Then there was the matter of the Demon Realm. He would definitely fight for the Ancient Ancestor Dharma Eye. But the Demon Realm definitely had ancient demons who had transcended tribulations. After his own breakthrough and fusion, he felt confident.

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And so, nine years passed.

One day, Wang Bo had an idea and began to make the final breakthrough.

Half a year later, the core space in Wang Bai's inner world was crystal clear at this moment, like a crystal gem.

This also shows that Wang Bai has now broken through to the realm of perfect refining emptiness.

"Very good. Next, I just need to adjust my state and wait for the opportunity to break through."