Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 265 Willpower and Cultivation

The islands of the Illusionary Sea test both willpower and the strength of consciousness.

The oppressive aura on the island directly attacks the consciousness of those attempting the challenge, causing Bai Yang to feel an overwhelming mental pressure every time he lands on the island.

A mental attack is an illusion that makes people fall into it without realizing it.

In a grove of trees on the sixth island, Bai Yang, his forehead and face covered in sweat, was struggling to keep going.

"No matter how much pressure I face from this kind of attack of mental intensity, I can gradually adapt to it with the help of my cultivation techniques."

[Hardware] is not a problem.

But this illusion that erodes one's will is so subtle and pervasive; I'm at a huge disadvantage when it comes to software.

At this moment, Bai Yang had gradually fallen into a very deep illusion.

He felt like he had returned to Earth and had actually become an ordinary 996 young man again!

The disparity in strength and status between the two worlds almost caused him to lose his will.

His thoughts became somewhat blurred, and for a moment he couldn't distinguish between the two worlds, or which was real and which was fake.

Even the entire world that was devoured might just be a pipe dream.

His entire body began to move involuntarily toward a dark and terrifying huge cave deep in the dense forest.

Something in that cave was making eerie, chilling noises from time to time.

He knew in his heart that something was wrong; this must all be an illusion.

But I just can't get out of this uncontrollable situation!

Just as he was about to reach the entrance of the dark cave, Bai Yang's subconscious made a final stand.

"Purify!"

A white, flame-like halo suddenly erupted from his body!

It swept across all directions!

The unidentified objects in the cave also suffered some of the attack.

The entire cave suddenly began to shake violently, and a piercing scream rang out.

The attack power of the entire island's illusion suddenly weakened.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Bai Yang immediately jumped backward and moved far away from the cave.

At the same time, the [Spiritual Embryo] was activated to its fullest potential!

Under the long-term suppression of the illusion on the sixth island, his final struggle bought time for this cultivation technique.

Bai Yang felt a cool sensation in his mind; he had broken through!

The [Spiritual Embryo] has reached the 16th level!

The original illusion instantly became riddled with errors under this level of consciousness.

Bai Yang easily shook it off, and the seventh island in the distance began to slowly rise on its own.

He flew over the sea for a short rest and did not immediately go to land on the island.

"The illusions of this world are too difficult to deal with. They don't even need someone to oversee them; you can directly use the other person's own memories."

My past life is my deepest secret, and also my most vulnerable point.

But in this world, there really isn't any particularly good way to improve one's willpower.

Bai Yang has now obtained some of the most effective ones.

After calming himself down, he flew toward the seventh island.

And as expected, they failed on this island, which even the realm lord might not be able to pass through.

"If one's consciousness is strong enough, but one's willpower is insufficient, one cannot exert much power."

I need to be especially wary of this type of psychological attack from now on.

Bai Yang had anticipated his own shortcomings, so he wasn't dissatisfied with them.

Conquering the first six islands earned him a reward of nearly five thousand points.

This is the speed at which most geniuses earn points.

The next day, a spaceship landed on his estate.

A huge nutrient tank was moved into the cultivation room of his mansion.

"Your Highness Baiyang, only one-third of the precious nutrient solution stored in this nutrient tank is enough to help a first-tier Cosmic-level cultivator advance to the ninth tier," a young woman in white robes said respectfully.

"Just in case, we prepared extra."

Thank you.

Bai Yang greatly admired Virtual Universe Company's extravagant spending habits.

This nutrient solution must be extremely high-grade, and it's simply not available for purchase outside. Even if it were, he probably couldn't afford it.

As for how he uses the extra items once they're in his hands, that's his business.

After the handover was completed, the staff quickly bowed and left the manor.

Bai Yang dismissed everyone around him and began the advancement process.

The nutrient chamber lid opened automatically, revealing a pale purple liquid that filled about one-fifth of the chamber's volume.

This liquid contains an invisible chill, at least minus eighty or ninety degrees Celsius.

Bai Yang took off his clothes and went straight into the cabin to lie down.

The strange substance began to seep into his body along his skin, penetrating his muscles, bones, membranes, and internal organs.

He sensed it for a moment and understood that the entire body evolution process would take about three months.

The remaining liquid was more than enough for him to analyze.

During this period, his body naturally couldn't do anything.

So his consciousness left his body and entered the virtual universe.

Start by checking out the introductions to the various courses that geniuses in the original area can audit.

He only glanced at it a few times before losing interest.

These open classes aimed at a large number of people are really not as effective as lectures given by individual teachers.

He noted down the times of several courses on the laws of light, preparing to attend them later.

Then I clicked on the [Cultivation] section and started looking for cultivation tasks.

This will be his main goal for the next hundred years.

Cultivation missions are divided into five levels based on their degree of danger: 'Safe Level', 'Normal Level', 'Difficult Level', 'Dangerous Level', and 'Extreme Level'.

Among them, the mortality rate for dangerous missions is as high as 50%.

In dire situations, the mortality rate can reach as high as 90%!

Due to the extreme danger of the missions, members of the Primal Realm can only accept a maximum of 3 missions of the "Desperate Situation" level.

Dangerous missions can be accepted by members of the Primordial Realm up to 15 times, but by members of the Primordial Realm up to 10 times.

He first looked at the dangerous missions and quickly found the mission objectives that he cared about most.

NO.9: Dragon Tower Star (Primordial Secret Realm of Virtual Universe Company)

NO29: Prison Battlefield (Glory Secret Realm of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance)

NO36: Blood Luo World (Primordial Secret Realm of Virtual Universe Company)

"As expected, Dragon Tower Star is the most dangerous."

Secondly, there's the werewolf Croft, the source of his strength—the prison battlefield.

The Blood Luo World appears to be the lowest at first glance.

There must be a hidden cosmic sovereign in the Immortal Temple of the Blood Luo World, otherwise there would be no need for the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master to personally suppress him for so long.

The possibility of not having immortal-level combat power in the other two locations is also extremely low.

Although he died several times in the simulation, Bai Yang still preferred to go to this place first because of his mysterious connection with the dragon race.

"Let's see if we can make another breakthrough. We'll decide where to go first, and then we'll make a decision after our bodies have completed the advancement in three months."

Later that day, Star Guardian told him that someone had visited him in the virtual world.

"Bai Yang, someone is looking for you outside the Yuxiang Mountain Manor."

"Who is it?"

"He claimed to be Venerable Xuechen!"

(End of this chapter)