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Chapter 861 Watching Qiu Tu Make a Fool of Him? (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

To be honest, Qiu Tu hasn't really cultivated properly since he transmigrated.

His strategy for increasing his strength has always been to first recruit enough people, and then, after raising his cultivation level, he would start collecting resources to replenish his strength.

Therefore, since his transmigration, he has rarely cultivated or secluded himself for training. The few times he did do so were all for breaking through major realms. This resulted in him having very little cultivation experience. Consequently, he lacked confidence in this upcoming cultivation journey.

It was precisely for this reason that he tried every means to obtain more resources to help Zhao Ji improve and coax her out. After all, in his mind, the success or failure of this mission largely depended on his strength as a "true cheat code".

To his surprise, when he had gained enough allegiance from the subordinate gods and officially began his advancement, he discovered that his cultivation was going incredibly smoothly.

He simply sat on the bed, calmed his mind, and with his palms facing upwards, he immediately entered a state of ethereal tranquility. Every cell in his body opened its mouth, greedily breathing in the surrounding energy.

Immediately afterwards, the boxes of "Boundless Divine Crystals" beside him began to emanate pure cataclysmic power. This power carried a faint silver glow, like a flowing galaxy, forming a visible mist in the air. He slowly absorbed this energy into his body, and his strength began to increase rapidly.

The entire process proceeded almost without any obstacles, as if it were a natural progression. The smoothness of it all surprised even Qiu Tu.

It felt as if there were no barriers to entry for him.

Therefore, in just three simple days, with ample resources, Qiu Tu achieved the peak of the second-level God King.

Just as he was about to break through to the next major realm, Qiu Tu finally slowed down.

It took him three more days to break through from the peak of the second-level God King realm to the third-level God King realm.

Immediately afterwards, Qiu Tu faced a smooth road ahead.

In seven days, Qiu Tu successfully reached the peak of the third-level God King.

Five days later, Qiu Tu successfully broke through to the fourth level of God King.

Ten days later, Qiu Tu reached the peak of the fourth-level God King. He was only one step away from becoming a fifth-level God King.

However, it has now been a full 28 days since he went into seclusion. He no longer has time to make any further breakthroughs.

Qiu Tu knew that haste makes waste, so he didn't force a breakthrough. Instead, he slowly calmed his mind and began to solidify his foundation, gradually reducing his aura.

Qiu Tu originally thought that his breakthrough was so fast that his realm must be unstable, and that there might even be huge problems with his mental state.

During his cultivation, Qiu Tu worried more than once that he would suffer a shock to his Dao heart and a drastic change in temperament, just like Zhao Ji.

It was also during his cultivation that Qiu Tu suddenly understood why Mitchell and the Star Forging God King had given him such a huge opportunity, providing him with resources and allowing him to cultivate.

The reason is simple: cultivation is not like playing a game where you can improve just by having enough resources.

Cultivating too quickly is extremely dangerous. At best, it may damage the body and one's Dao heart; at worst, it may lead to death and the dissipation of one's Dao.

More importantly, while providing Qiu Tu with resources, the Star Forging God King and the others also gave Qiu Tu a high-pressure cultivation environment.

The condition for them to provide Qiu Tu with resources was that Qiu Tu had to accept the task of rebuilding the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb" intelligence network.

Infiltrating the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb" is extremely dangerous, so Qiu Tu must improve his strength as much as possible.

This means that Qiu Tu is prone to overexertion, which further increases the danger of his cultivation.

It can be said that Star Forger and his team used a calculated strategy:
If Qiu Tu wants to improve his strength as quickly as possible, then he must accept their mission.

After accepting the mission, Qiu Tu would be in great danger if he didn't diligently cultivate his skills while infiltrating.

However, if Qiu Tu tries hard to cultivate, the harder he tries, the more likely he is to get into trouble!

Even someone as talented as Zhao Ji suffered a mental imbalance due to cultivating too quickly and was forced to recuperate.

Therefore, in theory, the plan of the Star Forger King and his team is very effective.

Qiu Tu was also very worried while he was cultivating.

To his surprise, Qiu Tu's cultivation speed was extremely fast, but he did not encounter any problems.

At first, Qiu Tu thought it was because his cultivation level was too low and he hadn't reached an important level yet.

As a result, even after he broke through to the fourth level of God King, reaching the same realm as Zhao Ji, he experienced no problems whatsoever, neither physically nor mentally. He could feel that his mental state remained as stable as ever, even more resilient than before he began cultivating.

Breaking through to the fourth level of God King was not a problem, not to mention that other cultivators who reached the peak of the fourth level of God King also had an incredibly smooth time.

This piqued Qiu Tu's curiosity.

Was it just good luck? Or was I truly gifted?

Although Qiu Tu himself couldn't guess the reason, it was a good thing nonetheless. So, after a moment of reflection, he once again entered a state of adjustment. He planned to stabilize his lower realm before leaving seclusion to carry out a mission at the "Destruction Royal Court."
While consolidating his realm, Qiu Tu couldn't help but think of Zhao Ji.

'I wonder what level Zhao Ji is at now, and whether she and Jasmine have reached an agreement.'

'I hope everything goes well.'

And at the same time.

Just as Qiu Tu was thinking about Zhao Ji.

At this moment, Zhao Ji was also chatting with Jasmine in the "Chaotic Realm".

Jasmine, "Are you sure you want to leave the 'Chaos Realm'?"

"The entire 'Ancient World' is currently in complete chaos."

"Qiu Tu himself is barely making ends meet; if you go with him on a mission, you'll only encounter danger."

Upon hearing Jasmine's words, Zhao Ji calmly retorted, "Even you know his future is uncertain, do you think he wouldn't know?"

"So, given his intelligence, why would he accept such a dangerous mission?"

After speaking, Zhao Ji paused for a moment, and without waiting for Jasmine's reply, answered her own question, "Because he knows that a world of great strife also contains great opportunities."

"For us newcomers, if we want to surpass you high-level god-kings, simply following the established methods of cultivation is useless; we must fight."

"So, even though there may be danger, I still have to go."

Perhaps because she was planning to separate from Jasmine, Zeki was unusually quiet today.

She said, "Besides, even if it weren't for him, I should still make a trip to the 'Royal Court of Destruction'."

Upon hearing this, Jasmine gave her a complicated look and said, "Your talent is truly astonishing." "With ample resources, you stabilized your mind in two days and cultivated from a fourth-level God King to the peak of a fourth-level God King in five days."

"If you hadn't killed too few 'Gods of Destruction' and absorbed too few 'Rules of Destruction,' you probably would have advanced to level five in just half a month."

At this point, Jasmine paused, then asked, "So... you're preparing to go to the 'Royal Court of Destruction' in order to advance to level five?"

Upon hearing Jasmine's words, Zhao Ji stood there, her eyes cold and deep. She said, "Actually, you should ask Qiu Tu."

In the past month, Qiu Tu's actions at the "God King Conference"—slapping Mitchell God King and Star Forger God King in the face and then supporting Ink God King—had already begun to spread quietly within the "Temple," so the two of them were already aware of it.

Zhao Ji said, "There were clearly six paths, so why did he ultimately choose 'destroy the royal court'?"

Upon hearing this, Jasmine blinked her large, watery eyes. "Because right now, the center of the vortex only contains the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' and the 'Destruction Royal Court.'"

"He can't go to the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb,' he'll definitely go to the 'Destruction Royal Court.'"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji nodded slightly, "That is the reason."

"But at the same time, he should also be trying to help me improve my strength quickly."

At this point, perhaps fearing that Jasmine would think she was love-struck, Zeji added another sentence.
"Of course. He helps me improve my strength, which will also better protect his safety and help him complete his mission."

As she said this, Zhao Ji gave Jasmine a deep look and then said, "After all, I have absorbed all the resources now, and I only need to kill enough Destroyers to advance to the fifth-level God King."

"And once I become a fifth-level God King, I will also have to find a way to launch an attack on higher-level God Kings."

"Therefore, if I could spar with a high-ranking god-king of the 'Path of Destruction' and witness their path, it would be entirely beneficial to me."

Upon hearing Zeki's words, Jasmine's smile vanished.

She looked at Zhao Ji with a hint of disappointment and said, "You've seen it yourself. Qiu Tu is setting you up step by step and using you."

"He seems to be helping you improve your strength, but he's actually deliberately luring you to accompany him to 'destroy the royal court.'"

"And once you go to the 'Court of Destruction' and increase your strength, if you want to advance to a high-level God-King, you will need to fight against high-level God-Kings."

"If Qiu Tu is exposed then, and the 'Destruction Tyrant' hunts him down, you'll be dragged into fighting him again."

"In this elaborate scheme, where is there even a trace of sincerity?"

Upon hearing Jasmine's words, Zeji remained silent for a full two seconds.

Two seconds later, she looked at Jasmine and said, "It's fine as long as I'm willing."

Having said that, she didn't want to continue the conversation. So she turned and walked outside, saying, "I'm going to cultivate some more. I'll come out once Qiu Tu finishes his seclusion."

Listening to Zhao Ji's words and watching her departing figure, Jasmine's expression was somewhat complicated.

She watched Zhao Ji walk further and further away until her figure disappeared around the corner of the courtyard, and finally let out a soft sigh.
After sighing, she couldn't help but turn back to look at the courtyard where Qiu Tu was.

As a high-ranking god-king, her perception was much more acute than that of an ordinary god-king.

Therefore, she could sense that Qiu Tu's aura was becoming more concentrated and weaker.

This indicates that Qiu Tu has finished his cultivation and is now consolidating his realm.

"Should we be able to clear customs in two more days?"

'Let's see what you've done to deserve bewitching Xi Yue!'

Time flies, and another two days have passed.

On the 30th day, Qiu Tu agreed to the departure and mission agreed to the Dark God King and Elena.

These days, the "love-hate relationship" between Qiu Tu and the God King Mo Se and God King Mitchell has spread throughout the upper echelons of the "Temple - West Branch".

Consequently, everyone also learned the specific details of the mission Qiu Tu was about to carry out.

Therefore, on the 30th day, many God-Kings were secretly watching Qiu Tu, wanting to see how much progress his strength had made after 30 days of seclusion, and whether he could shoulder the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the intelligence network. From time to time, some God-Kings could be seen pretending to pass by casually, or probing and checking the area around Qiu Tu's courtyard with their spiritual power.

Just as everyone was watching, Qiu Tu finally emerged from seclusion.
However, his exit from quarantine this time was different from the past.

In the past, when he emerged from seclusion after cultivation, there were often unusual phenomena in the sky, with his aura fluctuating and swaying. Anyone could tell at a glance that he had successfully broken through.

This time, however, everything was incredibly calm.

There were no unusual phenomena, no fluctuations in energy, nothing at all.

In fact, if the defensive array covering Qiu Tu's courtyard hadn't been broken, none of the God-Kings who were watching Qiu Tu would have noticed that he had actually emerged from seclusion.

This somewhat unexpected result clearly caught everyone off guard.

Some of the God-Kings were a little worried: Could it be that the time was too short this time, and Qiu Tu's foundation was not solid enough, so he did not even advance a single realm?
During this period, Qiu Tu created too many legends in the "Temple - West Branch". In everyone's mind, he is a miracle-creating machine.

Therefore, even knowing that there are thresholds at every step above the God-King level, and that it's not so easy to advance, is still difficult.

However, many people still believe that Qiu Tu might create a miracle.

Even if I can't advance to the peak of the third tier, I can at least reach the third tier, right?
Just when everyone was expecting Qiu Tu to pull off something big, he seemed to have made a huge mistake. This inevitably disappointed many of the god-kings who were loyal to Qiu Tu.

Of all the God-Kings, the happiest were the Star Forger God-King trio and Jasmine.

In order to find out about Qiu Tu's situation, the three members of Chongshi deliberately put aside their official duties today and gathered together to drink tea while waiting for Qiu Tu to emerge from seclusion. The three of them sat in the main hall of an "Execution Department" and waited silently.

As a result, when Qiu Tu emerged from seclusion, there were no unusual phenomena in the heavens and earth, nor did his aura fluctuate violently. The old face of the Star Forging God King even relaxed a little.

He said, "It seems my guess was right. He must have stopped at the peak of the second-level God King."

To be honest, of the three, the Heavy Stone God King knew Qiu Tu the best. So, discovering that Qiu Tu hadn't even advanced to the third-level God King level was somewhat disappointing.
He shook his head slightly, then said, "It seems I did overestimate him."

"However, this is normal. After all, there are thresholds to reach above the God King level, and you've put too much pressure on him, forcing him to cultivate."

"Given his unbalanced mindset, it's understandable that he got stuck at this level."

And at the same time.

Jasmine was also chatting with Zhao Ji.

Qiu Tu's cultivation progress was mediocre, but she was clearly overjoyed. So, she crossed her little feet, looked at Zhao Ji, and said with a grin, "Looks like Qiu Tu's progress this time wasn't so smooth."
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(End of this chapter)