Dragon Devouring Cultivation

Chapter 424 Meeting
"He's here!" Li Zhen waved his hand to stop Principal Fang Qing's explanation and said calmly.

In the sky above Aoki University, a rift appeared in the void, and then a figure emerged from the spatial rift.

The newcomer's gaze swept over them and immediately spotted Li Zhen and Principal Fang Qing.

His appearance ignored the great formation of Aoki University, and the great formation of Aoki University did not react at all.

There are only two possibilities in this situation: either the person who came has extremely high authority, and the great formation of Aoki University has recognized the person's identity.

Secondly, the newcomer's cultivation level was too high, so high that even the great formation of Qingmu University could not affect him.

"You are Li Zhen?" Gong Cheng, the powerful being, appeared in front of Li Zhen in a flash and asked.

The reason he asked this question was because he could not sense Li Zhen's cultivation level, and he could not even observe Li Zhen's existence with his naked eyes.

"Who are you, and why are you trespassing on Qingmu University?" Li Zhen was in a bad mood. He had just been in seclusion for a hundred years and had little contact with people. He had just come out of seclusion and encountered such a thing.

"I heard that when Li Zhen was undergoing the fifth-order Heavenly Tribulation, his cultivation level directly reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he was called a great power. Therefore, I have come to see him. Quickly unleash your supernatural powers and reveal your cultivation level!" The great power Gong Cheng did not reply to Li Zhen's words, but instead gave a deep order.

When Gong Cheng, a powerful being, emerged from seclusion, he learned about Li Zhen, a newly promoted powerful being.

He didn't believe that Li Zhen could become a powerful being overnight while undergoing the fifth-order Heavenly Tribulation. There was no logic to it, and it was absolutely impossible.

Perhaps there are exceptional geniuses in the world, but no matter how talented a genius is, it is impossible for their cultivation to reach the level of a great being when they pass through the fifth-order Heavenly Tribulation. He thought that Li Zhen had special supernatural powers and deceived others.

Furthermore, their first meeting was not pleasant, and he was still unable to sense Li Zhen's cultivation level, which deepened his suspicions.

"Look if you want!" Li Zhen expanded his domain slightly, completely enveloping the great power Gong Cheng.

Gong Cheng felt that the world had changed drastically. Although the original will of heaven and earth rejected him, it was still able to tolerate his existence.

But at this moment, the will of heaven and earth was full of hostility towards him. The entire world sealed off the energy in the void, making it impossible for him to mobilize any external energy.

He knew that all of this was because of Li Zhen, and he could also sense Li Zhen's presence.

The aura of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was in no way inferior to his, and Li Zhen's methods were even more terrifying to him.

"Domain, you have found the path to Void Refinement!" Gong Cheng exclaimed in surprise.

"You do have some knowledge!" Li Zhen replied calmly.

"It's a misunderstanding. My name is Gong Cheng. I sensed something amiss when I heard about your matter, so I decided to test you. Please forgive my impetuousness!" Gong Cheng's attitude changed drastically at this moment, and he bowed as he spoke.

He spoke very quickly, afraid that Li Zhen might retaliate in anger.

He was already deeply regretful. Although Li Zhen's matter was indeed unbelievable, there were many ways he could have verified it without being so direct.

He was a powerful figure in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and given his status in the Immortal Kingdom, he had access to a lot of ancient information that was not open to the public, including information about the Void Refinement stage.

In terms of heritage, the Immortal Kingdom is just as ancient as the medieval world.

The Immortal Kingdom was unified long ago, and most of its cultivation techniques are publicly available, especially among the higher-ups. Even some family-inherited techniques can be accessed at a cost, which has made the Immortal Kingdom's heritage extremely well preserved.

Even ancient texts are not kept privately, but are collected by the Immortal Kingdom.

However, the most precious items are only available to a very small number of people.

Of the ancient ruins discovered in the Immortal Kingdom, at least 90% have been collected by the Immortal Kingdom, if not all of them.

Unlike the medieval world, where the four major sects fought for supremacy and various other forces competed, and even things like destroying the discovery of ancient ruins rather than letting them fall into the hands of other forces would happen.

"Fellow Daoist Gong, where did you get your information about the Void Refinement Realm?" Li Zhen didn't want to clash with the great Gong Cheng. Since the other party had yielded, he wouldn't hold a grudge. He asked.

"The Immortal Kingdom Library has an ancient collection room where all information about the Void Refinement stage is stored. Fellow Daoist, you can go there immediately if you wish to see it!" Seeing that his relationship with Li Zhen had eased, Gong Cheng, the Great Power, quickly explained.

"I'll lead the way!" he said, tearing open space and creating a spatial rift. He gestured to Li Zhen, who wasn't worried about anything amiss. He dared to venture into spatial turbulence, and besides, having mastered spatial magic, he was second to none in the human world when it came to spatial manipulation.

He entered the spatial rift and reappeared in a large hall.

Gong Chengda followed behind him, also entering the spatial rift and disappearing from Aoki University.

Principal Fang Qing was left staring blankly as the two powerful figures nearly came to blows at Qingmu University. After a moment, she finally exhaled a breath of stale air.

Then her eyes filled with joy, and Gong Cheng's great attitude made her realize Li Zhen's strength.

Even the veteran powerhouse Gong Cheng treats Li Zhen with such respect, and Li Zhen is a member of Aoki University, and has not even left Aoki University yet, which undoubtedly enhances the strength of Aoki University.

All seven top universities have produced Nascent Soul cultivators, but the cultivation levels of the seven Nascent Soul cultivators are roughly the same, at the early stage of Nascent Soul.

Gong Cheng, on the other hand, was an ancient monster who had lived for over two thousand years. He had encountered an incredible opportunity, which allowed him to raise his cultivation to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm in just two thousand years. His lifespan had increased several times due to his attainment of the Great Power.

As for how long Gong Chengdeng's lifespan is, only Gong Chengdeng himself probably knows.

Gong Cheng's current age has exceeded the lifespan limit of a normal divine lord.

He was also the cultivator in the Immortal Kingdom who was most likely to ascend to immortality in the last few thousand years, of course, before Li Zhen appeared.

"This is the Ancient Collection Room, and that cabinet contains information about the Void Refinement stage!" Gong Cheng, the great power, pointed to one of the bookshelves and introduced.

The materials displayed here come in many forms, including normal jade slips, ancient jade slips which are very simple and of better quality, as well as those made from spiritual materials such as shells and leaves, and those engraved on iron and stone.

This was still the usual method. Li Zhen saw the object carrying the Xuan Turtle Stele, which was huge and almost reached the top of the hall.

He sensed a spiritual energy emanating from this object, which must be a legacy item.

Once the spirit makes contact with it and passes the test, it can obtain its contents.

Li Zhen only glanced around briefly. He had only one goal in coming here: information on the Void Refinement stage.

Now that he has reached the pinnacle of the Nascent Soul stage, even the most exquisite cultivation techniques and scriptures are just ordinary things to him.

With his abilities, he could easily create new high-level cultivation techniques, secret methods, and even supernatural powers based on his understanding of the rules.

There are very few items related to the Void Refinement stage; there are only five in total, and all of them are broken.

His consciousness entered the jade slip that was only half intact. Because of the special methods used to make jade slips in ancient times, the contents of this damaged jade slip could still be viewed.

Of course, it was only because the great power Gong Cheng brought Li Zhen here that he could use his divine sense to view the original document. Otherwise, he could only view the copied material.

The contents of the jade slip were incomplete, but one-third of the contents remained, including a mention of the Refining Void Realm.

After examining the tattered jade slip, Li Zhen then looked at the remaining four items.

Although there wasn't much information about the Refinement of Emptiness realm, it was still a significant gain, allowing him to understand what the Refinement of Emptiness realm was.

What caught his attention most was not the content of the Void Refining Realm, but rather the immortal spiritual energy he obtained when undergoing the Ascension Tribulation. This energy did not come from the Upper Realm, as there was no immortal spiritual energy in the Upper Realm. Immortal spiritual energy was a wisp of spiritual energy that came from a higher immortal realm during the ascension.

Before ascending to the Immortal Realm, even if one reaches the Upper Realm, the ascension is the only opportunity to come into contact with the Immortal Spiritual Energy.

Each ascension tribulation yields only a wisp of immortal spiritual energy, enough to strengthen one area.

Someone like Li Zhen, who survived the 'world-destroying thunder' during the fifth-order Heavenly Tribulation, has never appeared before.

After reading this, he couldn't help but think that he might become a cultivator who would obtain two strands of immortal spiritual energy when he ascended to the upper realm.

Because he has already obtained a wisp of immortal spiritual energy to strengthen his dragon heart, he should be able to obtain another wisp of immortal spiritual energy when he ascends, provided he passes the tribulation of ascension, at which point he can strengthen it once more.

(End of this chapter)