Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 644: What is the peak?

A moderate and peaceful voice sounded, and the man in white robe who looked like an immortal banished from the world and was standing next to Dao Ji turned his head to look at Dao Ji who was emitting a sharp sword intent, and spoke calmly.

Dao Ji seemed to remember something when he heard this, and quickly retracted his sword intent, clasped his fists and bowed to the man in white robes, saying:
"Daoji was impulsive. Please punish me, Master."

"You... that's all. With your personality, it's pretty good that you can do this."

The man in white robe said this with a hint of helplessness in his eyes. Although on the surface, his disciple gave people a polite feeling, as the guide and master who personally led the other party into the paradise, he could be said to be the one who knew best how difficult it was to change his disciple's temper.

First, he embarked on the path of the ultimate technique without saying a word, and then rushed into the execution ground at the second level without saying a word. Finally, he thought that after his setback in the execution ground, the opponent's edge would be restrained for once. But this time, the first sentence he said to him after coming back was that he felt that his sword intent was not sharp enough. He believed that if he could practice to the level of cutting the world with one sword in the execution ground, he would not be trapped there. He was almost so angry that he even lost the static skills he had practiced for twenty years.

"I'm sorry, I'm a poor teacher and made a fool of myself. I'm Bai Jue, the seventeenth generation head of the Three Thousand Gods Sect, and my Taoist name is Wu Zhen. I'd like to thank you for taking care of me, my disciple."

The peaceful voice fell, and the man in white robe said a few simple words, then turned to look at Xin Lailai and the other two in front of him, nodded slightly, took out three jade boxes, and said politely:

"The rules of the paradise are here. It is not convenient for me to express my gratitude. I can only give you a few of the little skills in the religion as a token of my gratitude. Please do not refuse."

As he spoke, a light breeze rose from the sleeves of the white-robed man, rolling up the three jade boxes in his hands and sending them to Xin Lailai, Ling Yuzi and the deceased. Xin Lailai looked down at the jade box in front of him, glanced at the item information displayed on the brand interface, and his breathing paused slightly.

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[The Art of Nourishing Qi (Knowledge Scroll)]

Origin: Sanctuary Paradise, Three Thousand Gods, White Zetsu

Quality: Level 4

Category: Knowledge/Special Items
Introduction: A knowledge scroll that records the "art of nourishing Qi". By reading its contents, one can learn and master the "secret method of nourishing Qi", refine one's own mana through the spiritual veins in the body, and obtain pure mana.

Rating: (None)
Price: 100000 park points
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"I have seen three of you. One has learned a lot, one is wandering, and one is haunted by evil spirits. So I simply picked these three techniques: nourishing qi, wandering, and clearing the mind. I hope they can be of some help to the three of you."

The man in the white robe said gently, stroking his long sleeves, and looked at Xin Lailai and the other two with a smile. Xin Lailai heard the words, calmed down, and bowed to each other with Ling Yuzi, and said in unison:

"Thank you Master Bai for the gift."

When he finished speaking, the taciturn Death Master also rarely performed a Three Thousand Gods-style ceremony towards Bai Jue and thanked him:

"Thank you."

Although the other party said that he had randomly picked out three secret techniques that they needed to learn to master and gave them, they were very familiar with their own situations and knew very well that although the three secret techniques given by the other party would not bring about a qualitative change in their effects, the direction targeted by each secret technique could be said to hit their vital points.

"Haha, after all these years, you're still the same, Old White. You like to give gifts to people you like."

A hearty laugh rang out. 04296 looked at this scene, laughed twice, and greeted the man in white robes. The man in white robes just smiled and said:

"Life is not easy. If we can make more good connections, we may be able to avoid more disasters in the future. Besides, since we are the ancestors, we should naturally find ways to provide some shade for the younger generations."

"Tsk tsk, only you can do such a thing. Come, brother, let me introduce myself. This is Lao Bai, the senior brother of the monster-like Yan Yi you all know."

04296 listened to the words of the man in white robe, smacked his lips and complained, then pulled Xin Lailai over, put his arm around her shoulders, and introduced her in the direction of the man in white robe with a smile:
"Let me tell you, this guy was the first one among our class to become the strongest. At that time, he was invincible and he stepped on the heads of an entire army of the strongest abyss creatures. Even a hot-tempered guy like Lao Yan was convinced by him."

"Daoist Ritian, you are overpraising me. I am only slightly better than Daoist Yan because of my age."

"Nonsense! Lao Yan himself said that he has just established a foothold in the super-top field, and you have almost stepped half a foot into the top realm. I don't think it's an exaggeration even if you are officially promoted tomorrow."

"By the way, Old Bai, tell me the truth. When do you plan to sprint to the semi-extreme realm? Then I can go over and have a drink with you!"

"This... well, if Daoist Fellow Ritian is talking about the Taiyi realm, to be honest, I have already achieved this realm before next week."

"Only one week? Really? Then I'll...wait? What did you just say?! You've already reached the pinnacle?!"

A voice full of surprise came out from 04296's mouth, and he suddenly opened his eyes wide and spoke in disbelief, his voice seemed to lift up the entire box.

"What the hell, what did I just hear? Ritian, you said Lao Bai has reached the ultimate state?"

"Oh my god, is this true? When did you achieve the breakthrough, Old White?!"

At that moment, several figures that Xin Lailai had never seen before rushed out from the side room on the right side of the box and gathered in the direction of 04296 and the man in white robe.

"Hey, Lao Bai, please tell me something. Is what they said true? Have you really reached the ultimate state?"

The leader, Yan Zun, had his eyes as wide as copper bells, and his two big hands as wide as Xin Lailai's thighs grabbed the opponent's shoulders and shook him continuously.

"Ahem...Fellow Daoist Yan, please be patient. I am right here. If you have any questions, just ask me directly. There is no need to get so excited."

"Haha, forgive me, I was a little excited when I heard that someone in our generation finally reached the extreme realm!"

The white-robed man who was shaken out by the sonic boom coughed lightly and warned, and the red-haired man also reacted, smiled awkwardly, and quickly let go of his hand.

"It's okay. After all, Fellow Daoist Yan follows the path of extreme yang, so it's inevitable that he is more generous than ordinary people. Besides, I have no intention of hiding the fact that you have been promoted to Taiyi."

The man in the white robe smiled slightly, glanced at the familiar people who gathered around him, and said in a gentle tone:

"However, this place is after all a place of fireworks, and it is not convenient to verify the Taiyi realm. If you are sure of the truth, why don't you follow me to another pavilion first?"

"no problem!"

"Let's go together. It's a rare opportunity for us to get together. I'd like to see what you look like after reaching your ultimate state, Old Bai!"

"Haha, I feel the same way. It's a rare opportunity to see the skills of our Great White Golden Immortal, so of course I have to seize the opportunity!"

"What is Bai Da Jin Xian? He should be called Bai Da Tai Yi! Haha!"

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Taoists. Now, please follow me."

A series of voices of different sounds rang out from the box, and the man in white robe waved his sleeves, and an invisible space wave spread out, taking him, 04296 and several other strong men away from the spot. Only Xin Lailai and the others were left standing there, looking at the box that suddenly became quiet. After looking at each other, the silence was broken by Xin Lailai's laughter:

"It seems that we are the only ones left here?"

"It seems so. Several seniors here have moved to another place with our master."

Dao Ji looked around the box which had become much quieter, nodded, and then seemed to remember something, his eyes lit up, and he spoke:

"In that case, why don't you ..."

"Cough cough!"

Before Dao Ji could finish, a light cough suddenly sounded out of nowhere, and a somewhat illusory figure appeared from behind Dao Ji, looking down at him, which made Dao Ji look stern. Under the gaze of Xin Lailai and others, he changed his words very naturally:

"Why don't you follow me to the side room? Senior Uncle Yan Yi has already prepared delicious food and is waiting for you there with the other two fellow Taoists."

"..." Xin Lailai looked at this scene with a slightly tense expression, while the little white saint girl who was following Ling Yuzi blinked her eyes, as if she was curious about how the serious-looking big brother in front of her could change the words so naturally.

I didn't expect Dao Ji to have this side. Should we say that there is always something that can defeat something else?

"Speaking of which, Brother Daoji, according to what Brother Ritian just said, could it be that your master is...?"

"Well, when my master came back this time, he encountered a space storm. After clearing the way with everyone else, he unexpectedly gained some insights, and thus entered the Taiyi realm a week ago."

Dao Ji nodded slightly and admitted it. Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai looked up at the slowly disappearing shadow behind Dao Ji, with a touch of emotion and yearning in her eyes.

The realm of Taiyi.

According to the Three Thousand Gods Sect, the complete name of the realm should be "Taiyi Golden Immortal", and if it is matched with the system in the Star Realm, its name in the Star Realm should actually be "Extreme Realm Supreme", or in other words -

"Half-step to the Peak"

Yes, Half-Step Peak is not just a simple description, but a very real realm, at least in this era.

In other words, this realm was born in this era.

According to what Xin Lailai learned from various books and biographies, the division of the strongest level within the star realm has actually changed many times.

Taking their era as an example, before the Second Era, the definition and requirements for the strongest within the star realm were actually higher than those in the Third Era before the first great invasion of the abyss.

At that time, the strongest person not only had to be promoted in the ceremony, but also had to reach a certain level in physical attributes and various abilities to be qualified to call himself the real strongest person. Otherwise, he could only call himself a pseudo-strongest person.

When the Third Era arrived, because the overall strength of the star realm was in a period of weakness at that time, a large number of peak powerhouses and strongest people fell due to the turmoil of the previous two eras, and the void became difficult to pass due to the influence of the abyss.

The strongest who were once called pseudo-strongests have regained the supreme status in some remote areas due to the gap in information exchange and the fall of the strong ones above. As a result, the standards and cognition of the strongest within the star realm have gradually declined to a relatively low level, to the point where the weak strongest may not even be able to defeat some sufficiently powerful abyss creatures.

Of course, this phenomenon ended after the first great invasion of the abyss. Today, people's standards and requirements for the strongest have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the early Third Era. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the highest in three eras.

This is also the reason why in history books, the number of the Strongest exceeded 2,000 in the middle of the White Night Era, which was one of the symbols of its prosperity, because the new Strongest in that era was indeed more valuable than the top Strongest in the early Third Era.

To put it more intuitively, in the early days of the Third Era, if the understanding of the new Supreme in the Astral Realm was that they would be chased away by powerful Absolutely Strong Abyss Creatures, then the minimum requirement for the new Supreme in the middle of the White Night Era was to be able to fight his way in and out of the army of Absolutely Strong Abyss Creatures seven times.

This is why 04296's killing of a newly promoted strongest agent with his extremely powerful body attracted so much attention. Even though this was a record that was due to a lot of coincidences and could not be replicated a second time by himself, being able to do such a thing in this era is a feat that is enough to attract the attention of countless strongest people.

As for the title "Half-Step Peak", it is a concept that was born at the end of the White Night Era.

Before the White Night Era, because the Star Realm had only gone through three epochs in this era, there were actually quite a few vacancies at the top of the strongest ranks.

Therefore, the strongest peak at that time was a realm that anyone could reach as long as they met the minimum standards. The difference in strength within it was also ridiculously large. A weak peak was not even a match for a truly powerful peak. It was a realm that only had the name of "peak" but not the reality.

But with the arrival of the White Night Era, affected by the invasion of the abyss, the number of peak powerhouses at that time also experienced a blowout growth. Various geniuses that emerged one after another and the veteran powerhouses who risked their lives filled up the peak seats that had not been filled in hundreds of thousands of years in the past in just less than a thousand years.

then……

——The first strongest person to be pushed down from the top position was born.

It was not that he was vacated after being killed by someone, nor was it that he fell after suffering a serious injury, but that he was pushed off the throne at the top by someone.

It was not until then that the powerful people in the star realm realized that the top seat... was not something that could be secured once and for all.

When all the seats are occupied, if there is another super-top powerhouse who wants to break through to the peak, he will not be unable to break through simply because the seats are full, but will embark on a road called "The Road to the Peak" from the origin level, where he will see the "Marks of Origin" left on the thrones by the peak powers when they were promoted to the peak.

Those "origin marks" were left on them by peak powerhouses at the moment they broke through the peak. In other words, what was recorded in them was not the state of those peak powerhouses after they were promoted to the peak, but their peak state during the super-top and strongest period.

This also means one thing -

If one could defeat these peak strong men present here at their most prosperous state during their super-top and strongest period, he would be able to knock their "Origin Mark" off the throne and replace it with his own "Origin Mark"!
So, the iteration began.

One by one, the 'weak' peaks who had only sat on the throne of the peak by meeting the minimum standard of the peak seat were squeezed out, and one by one, stronger and more potential super-top strongests took their place. The standard of the strongest peak began to change. The image that the weak peaks were not a match for the strong peaks began to disappear. The gap between the peak strongmen began to narrow, until...

——The birth of the 'uncrossable mountain'!

At first it was an attempt that no one cared about.

It was caused by an accident that no one took seriously.

When the rising star known as the "Last Silver Moon" fell under the "Origin Mark" left by the most powerful peak powerhouse at the time in the "Origin War" witnessed by the Void Tree, no one cared about his failure this time. Instead, some people sneered at him for overestimating his own abilities, leaving the weaker "Origin Mark" alone and insisting on challenging the most powerful "Origin Mark" at that time.

But when it failed in its challenges again and again, people gradually realized that something was wrong.

The challenger who was not supposed to be qualified to be at the top gradually began to display the majestic aura that only those at the top had.

The physical attributes that should have been easily detected by top-notch detection equipment began to show more and more question marks.

The battle, which should have ended in a evenly matched situation at most, began to show a clear imbalance of strength.

Then, when the figure known as the "Last Silver Moon" set foot on the "Road to the Peak" for the 49th time, the first true "Half-Step Peak" in the Star Realm was born.

He did not have the peak ability that a peak powerhouse should have, nor did he have the peak position that a peak powerhouse should have, but he relied on his own incomparably powerful and terrifying accumulation and potential developed to the extreme. He forcibly digested the strongest power in his body without the help of the peak position and transformed his own physical attributes into the strongest attributes in the true sense.

——Not at the peak position, but having the peak body.

This is the first "Half-Step Peak" born in the Star Realm, the first one to surpass the "Super Top Strongest", but cannot be called the "Strongest Peak", and can only be called the "Ultimate Strongest"!
This is a feat that is almost impossible to replicate.

Because the "Last Silver Moon" who achieved this step is an 'ultimate being' that can't be found in many places in the entire starry sky. He chose to break through to become the strongest being with the 'ultimate technique' that not many extremely strong people dare to try even now.

This is a feat that shows the way forward.

It was precisely because of this step of "The Last Silver Moon" that countless geniuses after the White Night Era saw a further direction, and that the system of the Star Realm, which had already reached its limit, was opened up to a limit beyond the limit, pointing the way forward for the geniuses of the "Golden Age".

And when the "Last Silver Moon" stepped onto his own throne, and single-handedly pushed down many of the peak powerhouses present, the first "insurmountable mountain peak" was born.

From that moment on, the definition of the word "peak" in the star world completely changed.

Only those who have reached the ultimate realm and truly stood above the absolute strong are qualified to ascend the throne.

Only by transcending common sense and truly standing on top of the mountains and overlooking everything, can one be qualified to be called the peak.

Within the Three Thousand Gods Religion, this level is called "Daluo".

In the extremely distant era when the agents of the Heavenly Dao lived, this state was called "Domination".

In this era of suffering from the invasion of the abyss, when billions of sentient beings can only pray in despair, and in this era when the abyss race is rampant outside the realm, people have only one recognized name for this level:

--"peak"!
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(End of this chapter)