Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 35 Nine Lives and Nine Deaths
"I'll have to collect the body."

Amidst the ravaged battlefield, Qi Zhe shook his head as he looked at the corpses of several Yao Guang disciples. After putting away his stone club, he began to loot the battlefield.

Now that he had killed these people, Qi Zhe was also thinking about what to do next. If the corpses were not handled properly, the matter would inevitably cause more trouble once it was exposed.

As far as Qi Zhe knew, although the Yao Guang Holy Land was vast, not every disciple left behind a soul lamp. Often, due to insufficient cultivation and weak soul, the soul lamp could not be lit.

Qi Zhe was certain that these people would not be able to leave behind any soul lamps. Even if they died, they might not be able to cause any trouble. But no matter how important it was, Qi Zhe had to be careful.

"good."

Qi Zhe rummaged through the corpses of these people and soon pulled out a bunch of odds and ends, a dozen or so pieces of source material, four or five weapons, and nothing else.

These corpses, of course, could not be left alive. As Qi Zhe pondered, he flicked his palm and created a fire. Orange flames rose from his palm and he then threw them onto the corpses.

A crackling sound rang in his ears as Qi Zhe gazed at the corpse in the flames, which gradually turned into ashes and then disappeared into the mountains as a divine rainbow.

The vast Eastern Wilderness is actually full of cultivation sects. There are often many powerful forces within a radius of tens of thousands of miles. You may encounter cultivators from other sects while walking around.

Besides these, there are other forces on this land, such as major chambers of commerce and auction houses. These forces are often headed by important figures, and their tentacles reach every corner of the Eastern Wilderness.

Qi Zhe had been wandering around since leaving the vicinity of Yao Guang Holy Land, looking for a place to obtain some Origin, and inquiring about Origin information along the way.

Although the Southern Region is incredibly prosperous, with countless lineages and cultivators, its source resources are actually very limited, far less than those of the Northern Region.

Qi Zhe traveled through several cities and visited several major merchant guilds. He concluded that Origin was very precious in the Southern Region, and the Origin circulating in the market was extremely expensive. Apart from those major powers, very few forces would offer it up.

"This is a rare commodity!" Qi Zhe sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat conflicted but not overly troubled.

He currently has no plans to go to the Northern Region. He only wants to cultivate quietly until he reaches the Four Extremes Secret Realm before leaving the mountain. Since he can't gather enough source materials, he doesn't plan to continue. He is going to find a secluded place to cultivate in seclusion.

The southern land is covered with mountains, and one often has to cross one after another. Qi Zhe has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles since leaving the Yao Guang Holy Land, and now he stands on a high mountain looking into the distance.

Dark clouds loomed over the distant horizon, accompanied by relentless winds and torrential rain. Lightning bolts struck from the sky, ravaging a mountain range. Even a distant glance sent chills down one's spine.

"Is someone undergoing tribulation?" Qi Zhe vaguely saw figures flashing in the lightning, seemingly cultivators undergoing heavenly tribulation, and was speechless for a moment.

Cultivation is a heaven-defying act. After reaching a certain level, one will inevitably encounter heavenly tribulations that obstruct the path. Cultivators who can trigger heavenly tribulations are often exceptionally talented and their achievements far surpass those of ordinary people.

Qi Zhe was naturally aware of all this. He looked at the distant heavenly tribulation with a sense of realization, and after a moment he said, "It has nothing to do with me."

Whoever was undergoing tribulation in the distance was none of Qi Zhe's business. He didn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he turned around and walked down the mountain.

After lingering in this place for many days, Qi Zhe returned to his cave and began to continue his cultivation and enlightenment. Day by day, he approached the peak of the Other Shore Realm, and many insights arose in his heart.

The Other Shore Realm is the final realm of the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm. Cultivators at this realm often have a lifespan of several hundred years. Once they reach the innermost level, they can use all sorts of wonderful techniques, making them far superior to cultivators at the Other Shore Realm.

Moreover, this realm is also when the strange phenomena begin to emerge in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm. Most cultivators are also separated from geniuses at this realm. Whether or not strange phenomena begin to emerge distinguishes the mediocre from the geniuses. Now, various strange phenomena are emerging in Qi Zhe's Sea of ​​Wheels. The Heavenly Palace and the portal are faintly visible above the Sea of ​​Bitterness. Even in the pitch-black Sea of ​​Bitterness, there are white points of light like stars twinkling.

Qi Zhe's consciousness roamed in the waves of the sea of ​​suffering, feeling the meaning of the other shore that permeated the entire secret realm of the sea of ​​reincarnation, and vaguely touching the divine meaning of transformation.

The Other Shore Realm is a transformative realm. For cultivators who have reached the Other Shore, the Other Shore transforms from a single point of light into something omnipresent, with the Other Shore being everywhere within the Sea of ​​Samsara.

Now, the power of the other shore is subtly mobilizing Qi Zhe's origin, causing the signs of transformation and prosperity to faintly appear.

In the third month after Qi Zhe entered the Other Shore Realm, the opportunity for transformation quietly arrived, and a special aura began to emerge around him.

"It's starting." Qi Zhe, who had been sitting cross-legged on the stone platform for many days, suddenly opened his eyes and threw out the dozen or so source stones he had saved.

These sources varied in size and were few in number, but there was still a pound or two of them. However, they could only be considered as an add-on to this transformation. The thirty spiritual herbs were now the foundation of Qi Zhe's transformation.

"Crunch." Qi Zhe took out a Crimson Blood Ginseng from the Jade Bottle, opened his mouth and took a big bite, as if he were gnawing on a radish.

With that one bite, the pure medicinal power and boundless life essence of the Crimson Blood Ginseng flowed into Qi Zhe's sea of ​​consciousness, instantly causing surging waves in the sea of ​​suffering.

The illusory portal and the celestial palace began to intertwine with lightning, and countless white light spots rushed out of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, then transformed into steps that began to connect the portal and the celestial palace above the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

"This is quite astonishing!" Qi Zhe looked at the strange phenomenon's spontaneous transformation with a shocked expression, marveling at its unique nature.

However, at this moment, Qi Zhe also felt the beginning of his transformation. His blood and qi were surging, and divine light began to emerge from his body, soon engulfing the entire cave.

At this moment, divine power surged within the cave, and Qi Zhe was submerged by numerous divine lights, as if he were an innate deity, and even his entire body began to become crystalline.

His internal organs were flashing with divine light, and all his bones were creaking. Qi Zhe sensed everything around him and was amazed that this transformation was even more astonishing than he had imagined.

"If it's this amazing every time, how much improvement will there be after nine consecutive transformations?!" As Qi Zhe exclaimed in amazement, he felt his consciousness begin to become hazy, and he felt a kind of fatigue as if he was about to fall into a deep sleep.

After sensing his own condition, Qi Zhe retained the last bit of consciousness in his drowsy state, and his body naturally entered the deepest level of transformation.

As Qi Zhe's transformation continued day by day, he instinctively consumed spiritual herbs to replenish his essence, experiencing a cycle of prosperity and decline.

As Qi Zhe's body underwent the transformation from decay to prosperity, it gradually turned gray and lost its previous crystalline and divine appearance. He sat cross-legged on the Dao stone like a piece of rotten wood.

This transformation from immense power to utter desolation and decay lasted for seven days, only gradually ending on the eighth day.

"It's far from over!" Qi Zhe's consciousness gradually returned, and as he looked at the changes that were beginning to occur in his body, he once again recalled the old cultivator's warning.

The transformation of ordinary cultivators cannot be stopped midway. Most people need to undergo nine transformations in a row, experiencing nine lives and nine deaths, to complete this transformation.

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