Practice begins with immortality

After returning to the room, Wang Bai hurried in, using his spiritual sense to set up some simple restrictions around him. He then walked directly to the cushion placed in the center of the room and sat down. He crossed his legs, his hands resting naturally on his knees, his eyes slightly closed, and he adjusted his state, instantly entering a state of cultivation.

After that, something strange happened. Wang Bo's figure gradually became blurred, and his presence became vague and erratic, as if he no longer belonged to this world, but had merged with the surrounding environment, making it difficult to grasp his true location.

Yet, within Wang Bo's body, a completely different and astonishing scene unfolded. It was a vast, boundless cosmic space, ablaze with twinkling stars and dazzling light. And at the very core of this universe, a vast sea of ​​stars, like a conglomeration of stellar suns, lay. This mysterious and magnificent sea of ​​stars was no ordinary object; it was the condensation of the entire power and true spirit of the beast Wang Bo had previously slain.

Wang Bai's current goal in cultivation was to completely refine this sea of ​​stars, which held terrifying power. More precisely, he wanted to use the "Soul Devouring Furnace" to devour everything from the beast!

Back in the lower realms, Wang Bai, with his unimaginably powerful, untold transformation, instantly dispatched the ferocious beast. He obliterated its consciousness, shattered its soul, and sealed its power within a formation, ultimately channeling it into his own inner world. In the process, Wang Bai gained a clear understanding of the beast's life form. This perfectly fulfilled the requirements for Wang Bai's gift, "Transformation," acquired during his physical sanctification. With this ability, Wang Bai would be able to transform into the form of an unrivaled beast at will, possessing its unique gift: Soul Devouring.

This is an extremely terrifying and overbearing innate ability, capable of unrestrictedly absorbing and devouring the true spirits of others. When Wang Bai unleashed his fetal transformation into a Qilin, this powerful innate ability unexpectedly interacted with another innate ability he already possessed—the Furnace Body. The two merged to form a completely new ability: the Soul Devouring Furnace!

This way, if Wang Bo succeeded in defeating his enemy in the future, he would be able to completely devour everything in his opponent. Furthermore, this Soul Devouring Furnace also served another important purpose: it helped Wang Bo gradually refine the immense power and powerful True Spirit contained within the beast.

You must know that the Beast King is no ordinary figure. He is a true Four Tribulations being, and among the many Four Tribulations experts, he is also a top-level super expert. The four ancient nations have Three Tribulations True Immortals, but if they encounter the Hou, a single blast of Golden Scale Divine Thunder will kill them all. The twelve levels of the Enlightenment Path are each a chasm. And in the Beast King's memories, he has devoured countless worlds like this. In most cases, the powerful within them will flee upon noticing its approach, and the remaining creatures will naturally be devoured by it.

According to Wang Bo's own calculations, if an ordinary immortal cultivator were fortunate enough to refine even a tiny fraction of the power and true spirit within the Yaoyang Star Sea, they would instantly ascend to the heavens, directly ascending to the status of a First Tribulation True Immortal! Unfortunately, for immortal cultivators, the prospect of withstanding the terrifying force emanating from a Fourth Tribulation powerhouse is simply unrealistic. Forcing them to attempt to refine such power is like asking a mortal to swallow gold and eat fire—a suicidal act! Only a freak-level being like Wang Bo could hope to refine this earth-shattering power.

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Five and a half hours later, Wang Bai's entire body seemed to be torn apart by a mysterious and powerful force. From head to toe, every inch of his skin began to crumble, and fine cracks spread rapidly like a spider web. And from within these cracks, a faint, scarlet-gold divine light gushed out, as hot and dazzling as magma surging deep beneath the earth.

The next moment, Wang Bai's eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened, and two rays of light shot out from them. Then, he slowly stood up straight, and at the same time, the terrifying cracks on his body healed instantly at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if the tragedy just now was just an illusory nightmare.

"Alas, I was too impatient..." Wang Bai muttered to himself, shaking his head. It turned out that all that had just happened was due to him speeding up the refining process a bit. Fortunately, it didn't lead to any serious consequences.

After all these twists and turns, Wang Bai gained a clearer understanding of his own situation. "It seems that compared to ordinary cultivators, my situation is indeed quite special. To achieve a breakthrough, the true spirit and immortal power required far exceed those of ordinary people. However, the power contained in this beast is more than enough to support me to successfully break through to the Second Tribulation True Immortal."

A Second Tribulation True Immortal, even within the Four Ancient Nations, would undoubtedly be considered a high-ranking existence. More accurately, no matter where they were, those with such strength were no weaklings. More importantly, Wang Boshen's Second Tribulation True Immortal status was not ordinary.

Because of this, Wang Bai had rejected those who had approached him to join a small group without hesitation. For him, joining a small group held no appeal at all; he could do without relying on others.

If Wang Bai were a normal Ascendant, he would definitely join that small group. But alas, he wasn't. The four power levels of immortal cultivators—A, B, C, and D—meant nothing to him. The one who had given them the tokens was the castle's garrison, a so-called A-level. While powerful compared to other Ascendants, he could defeat a dozen at once. But compared to Wang Bai, he was far too weak. Wang Bai could kill him with just one move.

Wang Bo joined the Jackdaw Legion because he was an ascended being. Failure to serve in the legion would have meant fighting the ancient nation of Sui Han. Facing a Triple Tribulation True Immortal, Wang Bo would undoubtedly be defeated without unleashing the Myriad Formation. Furthermore, he possessed the great secret of the Light Ball.

The second reason is that Wang Bai needs time. It will take more than a hundred years to completely analyze the Yiliantuo body technique. Before that, he needs a relatively stable place.

In fact, Wang Bai originally wanted to wait in the lower realm until the system completed the analysis before ascending, but unfortunately the rejection of the heavenly way became more and more intense, so he had to ascend.