Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 320 Before Ascension

On an uninhabited island near the Abyss Continent in the endless sea.

Zhou Yang, who was sitting cross-legged in the temporary cave, slowly opened his eyes.

He gently moved his hands and feet, like a giant who had created the world, turning over and waking up from a deep sleep. As he stretched his hands and feet, it seemed as if the whole world trembled with his movements.

These past few days, he has been constantly absorbing and refining the Primordial Spirit Wine, and his entire body has undergone an incredible transformation.

In his perception, the whole world had changed.

The previously vague and obscure laws of "Heavenly Dao" have now become exceptionally clear.

The fluctuations of various primordial laws—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, darkness, lightning—enveloped him completely like an ocean. With each breath he took, endless insights into these laws automatically flooded into his consciousness, continuously elevating his soul's realm.

In just half a month, his soul realm had actually risen from a level comparable to a fifth or sixth-level Celestial Immortal to the level of a Profound Immortal!

That's right. Before ascending to the Immortal Realm, Zhou Yang's soul realm had already broken through to the Profound Immortal level, and even reached an extremely profound level of the Profound Immortal Realm!

Most importantly, this improvement in realm was merely an "additional benefit" brought about by the tremendous transformation of his body; the transformation at the level of life itself was what truly brought him boundless joy!

Although he still has a human form, strictly speaking, he can no longer be classified as 'human'.

His level of life has far surpassed that of humans, even exceeding the so-called "immortals" and "perfect genes," reaching an unimaginable supreme level!

He even had a faint urge to break free from some kind of cage and escape into a wider world!

"Incredible, absolutely incredible! Less than a third of a cup of Primordial Spirit Wine has allowed me to reach such a level!"

Zhou Yang waved his hand and stored the remaining two-thirds of the Primordial Spirit Wine in front of him into his dantian space.

He had already reached the peak of the Heng Zhou (Great Completion) realm, and during the process of refining the Hongmeng Spirit Wine, he broke through to the next realm of the "Stellar Transformation" technique—the Dark Zhou.

At the moment of his breakthrough, he sensed his time of ascension.

One and a half months.

I will stay in the mortal realm for at most another month and a half, after which I will be absorbed by the Heavenly Dao Laws and ascend directly into the Immortal Realm!

"A month and a half. That's plenty of time."

Zhou Yang murmured softly, his figure gradually disappearing into the cave.

After he disappeared, the temporary cave dwelling was also squeezed and destroyed by some invisible force, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into ruins and disappeared completely.

Ziyang Gate is located in the eastern part of Qianyuan Continent, very close to the "Meteorite Sea".

Ziyang Sect was originally one of the top ten powerful sects among the countless cultivator sects on Qianyuan Continent. In the recent "Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion" incident, the sect leader, True Person Mingxu, was fortunate enough to follow the envoy of the Immortal Realm into the Immortal Mansion Secret Realm "Nine Heavens" and luckily passed the first level of the Nine Heavens, obtaining a low-grade divine artifact as a reward.

After presenting the divine artifact to the celestial envoy "Chu Liang", True Master Mingxu received a Yellow Dragon Pill from him and used it to break through to the Twelfth Tribulation Loose Immortal realm. In addition, he was rewarded with a set of "top-grade immortal artifacts" by the celestial envoy, making True Master Mingxu a top expert in the entire Qianyuan Continent and even the Three Mountains and Seas region.

As a result, the entire Ziyang Sect gained immense prestige, and it began to show signs of rivaling the Jingyang Sect, the most powerful sect among the immortal sects.

At this moment, in a secluded and unique pavilion on Mount Tai, the highest of the nine peaks of the Ziyang Sect, Master Mingxu was chatting casually with his wife, Master Mingyu.

"Junior sister, after taking the Yellow Dragon Pill, my cultivation level has nearly reached the peak of the Twelfth Tribulation Loose Immortal realm. Moreover, the pill's effects are still working. Once it's fully absorbed, I might be able to ascend directly into the Immortal Realm."

Master Mingxu looked at his wife with some reluctance, "I've heard that the Immortal Realm is rife with fighting and chaos, far surpassing the mortal realm. I don't know what the outcome will be for me on this journey. My only worry is for you and Xuan'er."

Hearing his words, Mingyu Zhenren's mood also slightly somber, but she still forced a smile:

"Senior brother, there's no need to worry about us. In this mortal realm, a Twelve Tribulation Loose Immortal is already at the top. We have the protection of the Ziyang Sect, so there won't be any danger. But senior brother, there are many experts in the Immortal Realm. After you ascend, you must be extra careful and it would be best to find a senior sect in the Immortal Realm to seek protection as soon as possible."

True Person Mingyu patiently instructed her husband, "Besides, Xuan'er has decent aptitude. If all goes well, he may be able to reach the Great Perfection and ascend to the Immortal Realm in a few thousand years. At that time, our family will naturally be able to reunite in the Immortal Realm."

"Haha, junior sister is right!"

Upon hearing about his son, Master Mingxu felt a slight surge of excitement.

My child, who is less than 30 years old, has already passed the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and reached the Void Realm.

With the resources left behind by himself and the Ziyang Sect, he believes that if things go smoothly, he may have the hope of achieving great success within a thousand years.

Mingxu Zhenren pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and took out a set of azure-blue immortal artifact armor.

"Junior sister, the envoy descended to the mortal realm this time and bestowed upon me a complete set of top-grade immortal artifacts. This is the top-grade immortal artifact battle armor among them. Keep it safe and secretly. Except when you and Xuan'er are undergoing tribulation or encountering a life-or-death crisis, you must never show it to anyone!"

"Senior brother, no! The Immortal Realm is fraught with danger!"

Master Mingyu tried to refuse, but Master Mingxu stopped her by raising his hand.

"Junior sister, you must listen to me on this matter. You will face the eleventh and twelfth tribulations of the Loose Immortal Tribulation, and Xuan'er will also have to undergo the Nine-Nine Tribulation. No matter which one, they are extremely dangerous. If you have this top-grade immortal artifact battle armor, you should be able to ensure that you are safe."

Master Mingxu laughed heartily, "I'm looking forward to your reunion in the Immortal Realm. Besides, once I arrive there, obtaining immortal artifacts will be much easier, so you don't need to refuse me."

"Okay then."

Mingyu Zhenren was not a person who hesitated. Hearing her husband say this, she put away the azure battle armor immediately.

After a brief silence, Master Mingyu spoke softly:

"Senior brother, is there any news about Yang'er?"

"not yet"

Upon hearing this, Master Mingxu's eyes darkened slightly.

"As you know, that period coincided with the most intense competition for the Immortal Mansion tokens. Not to mention me, all the elders and disciples in the sect were being secretly watched by the Demonic Sect and even some people from the Immortal Sect. Anyone who went out alone would be ambushed and killed. I couldn't possibly send all the experts in the sect out to run errands for our private matters."

As Master Mingxu spoke, he kept sighing, "After the Immortal Mansion Secret Realm ended, I personally followed Qiying to the place where Yang'er underwent his tribulation, and explored the surrounding area of ​​millions of miles, but I did not find any soul aura similar to his. Either he left that area, or..."

He didn't continue speaking, but Master Mingyu already understood what he meant.

Even for ordinary Void Realm cultivators, their activity area is roughly within a million miles. Unless there are special circumstances, they will not easily go far away.

Their missing child, with a damaged innate essence, even if he could cultivate, how high a realm could he reach in thirty years? His presence hasn't been detected within millions of miles; it seems... it seems...

Master Mingyu felt a slight pang of pain in his heart upon thinking of this.

Strictly speaking, it was their decision that harmed the child; they owed him far too much.

"It's also possible that my investigation wasn't thorough enough. I've already asked the Sect Affairs Hall to issue a mission and send out more sect disciples to help with the search. Perhaps good news will come soon."

Master Mingxu comforted him.

"Hmm, hopefully we'll get some good news."

Master Mingyu was also looking forward to it.

Just then, the couple, who had been somewhat downcast, looked up as if sensing something. They saw the air in the previously empty hall ripple slightly, and then a tall figure in a black robe appeared before them.

(End of this chapter)