As mentioned many times before, the 10th level of the Divine Extinction Realm is what the people of the Abyss refer to as the Divine Limit Realm. It is also known as the most difficult stage in cultivation, as beyond it lies the True God Realm.
Just like his main body, Yun Wuji's Heretic God Body can also fight against those at the 10th level of the Divine Extinction Realm while at the Divine Master Realm if he opens the Hell Monarch Gate.
Honestly, Yun Wuji felt that the additional Divine Limit Realm was completely unnecessary. It was merely a single level from an already existing realm, separated and given a grand name for no real reason. It served absolutely no purpose. The difference between each of the nine levels within the Divine Limit Realm was so small that it made no sense, especially when advancing from one minor realm to the next was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
If those at the Divine Master Realm are pathetic for creating the so-called Half-Step Divine Extinction Realm just to comfort themselves, then the ones at the Divine Limit Realm are even more pathetic for inventing an entire realm to do the same.
"I can sense the aura of a Divine Master from you, but your power clearly... Really, even your counterfeit body is a freak," Shenwu Qing stared at the newly formed abyss in astonishment before suddenly asking, "You broke through twice in a row. What pill did you take earlier?"
"It's something I invented long ago called the Level Up Pill. I'll give you one when the time is right," Yun Wuji explained casually, then added, "It's a second body, not a counterfeit body. Show some respect to the Heretic God's inheritance."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever, this big sis doesn't care," Shenwu Qing waved her hand dismissively. Since she couldn't have sex with that body anyway, she truly had no interest in it.
"Let's resume your training. This time, you need to fight a beast at your level while resisting my pressure for ten minutes. We still have six hours left today, so try to finish before that," Yun Wuji said seriously, choosing not to continue that topic.
Others might be overjoyed after achieving a breakthrough, but to him, the feeling was far too insignificant. His main body had already reached and surpassed the battle strength of this one, making the effects of this breakthrough nearly meaningless, especially since he had no devious plan to put it to use.
"Ehh? Ten minutes?! That's too much!!" Shenwu Qing's eyes widened in horror. Over the past few months, her personality had subtly changed in many ways. In the past, no matter how harsh or unreasonable the training was, she would never have voiced a complaint. Growing up from infancy under Shenwu Yanye's strict and unforgiving upbringing, she had been conditioned to never refuse an order.
When Yun Wuji first started helping her with training, she would subconsciously agree to whatever he said, never daring to talk back, as if driven by a conditioned reflex. It was only after some time that she began to let go of that habit and step out from the shadow of that terrifying woman.
"I don't care. Don't waste time. If you can't do it, your snu snu time will be cut in half until you succeed." Yun Wuji shook his head with a nasty grin. He had long experience in teaching others, having trained many who became incredibly powerful by Primal Chaos's standards. Heck, he had even taught the reincarnation of the Ancestral Goddess. 'Hmm, if I put this on my resume, I bet everyone would hire me,' he thought.
[Duke Long's resume: I killed Red Lotus!]
"No! Not that!"
"You can't do this to me!"
...
Thousands of kilometers away from Yun Wuji's house, sand and dark Abyssal Dust blew through the air. Hua Qingying tossed a storage ring to the man facing her. "Is this enough?" she asked.
Holding the storage ring, Yun Wuji projected his senses into it. What greeted him were thousands of swords in all forms and shapes, each immensely powerful. If any of them were thrown into the Primal Chaos, except for those wielded by forces with strong inheritances or Divine weapons passed down from the True Gods, they would ignite a bloody storm for it.
"Yeah," Yun Wuji said, putting away the storage ring and nodding faintly. After being beaten by him four times, when Hua Qingying came seeking him again, he exposed her motive and told her that if she showed enough sincerity, he wouldn't mind giving her pointers to advance her sword attainments.
At that time, she asked him what he wanted in exchange. He told her he liked swords, all sorts of swords. Since then, whenever she came to see him, she would bring a new batch of swords as tuition fees.
Defeating her.
Showing her the Heaven Breaker Sword.
Leaving strands of his sword intent in her wounds.
This was, of course, part of Yun Wuji's plan. From the beginning, he knew that Hua Qingying had only two obsessions in this life. One was the sword, and the other was Hua Caili. Her obsession with swords was so intense that she had gone so far as to nearly sever all her emotions in pursuit of the ruthless way of the sword.
Annoying and provoking her with words while showing her a level of swordsmanship she had never believed existed made her want to seek him, while at the same time curbing her arrogance.
As for getting her to give him the swords as a price, that was just something he gained along the way. His strength had grown explosively in the past, and Hong'er and You'er could not keep up with him at all. Be it the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword or the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword, both felt far too weak for him to use.
He needed swords to increase the strength of the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword, and who in the entire Abyss had the largest collection of swords other than the Heaven Breaker Divine Kingdom?
So while seducing Hua Qingying, he might as well squeeze some benefit out of it and feed his little, cute Hong'er.
"Follow me," Yun Wuji said, then turned and flew south. Hua Qingying said nothing, following behind him, her eyes locked on his with a complex gaze.
After a short journey, they arrived at a rocky mountain. He sat on a cliff and patted the spot beside him. "Come sit."
"..." Hua Qingying stared at him with cold eyes. She remained silent and unmoving for a long while. Sensing that he had no intention of speaking, she finally walked over and sat next to him, leaving a distance of about a meter between them.
"What do you think of my personality?" Yun Wuji suddenly asked, looking ahead.
Without waiting for her reply, he continued, "You must think I am arrogant, narcissistic, and especially annoying."
He added, "And handsome."
"..." Hua Qingying's face twitched slightly. Why did he have to include that last part?
"I take it that you agree with my words. Hmm, to think that the famous Sword Immortal, known for her coldness, thinks I am handsome," Yun Wuji said, glancing at her with a narcissistic and teasing smile. He sighed pretentiously. "Sigh, what can I do? My handsomeness is just too outrageous sometimes. Even I get jealous of myself when I stare in the mirror."
"...Shut up!" Hua Qingying's face twitched again, her hand clenching tightly. She could not stand his shamelessness and shouted. Even if he really was that handsome, he had to be so freaking narcissistic!
"Many people think I am overbearing, unreasonable, shameless, and annoying, but I feel I am just a carefree man doing whatever my heart tells me," Yun Wuji said, acting as if he had not heard her. He looked ahead and spoke slowly. "By following my heart, I have never regretted any of my actions, even if I failed. Without any mental obstacle impeding me, I have never experienced a bottleneck in my cultivation or in my sword attainments."
"Bullshit! Isn't it all because of your frightening genius?! What do you mean by following your heart or never regretting any of your actions?! That is absolute bullshit!" As soon as she finished speaking, Hei Xiaolian immediately exposed his blatant lies.
"Shh, can't you see I am entering my bullshitting mode?" Yun Wuji replied, maintaining his carefree expression.
"..." Hua Qingying listened to his words with a serious expression. Over the past few months, if there was anyone who had occupied her mind constantly, it was Yun Wuji. Whenever she was alone, she would stare into the distance, wondering how someone like him could exist. What kind of experiences had brought him to such heights, and how could he manage it with that kind of disposition?
For the first time in her life, the sharp eyes that had seen only infinite swords, the eyes that belonged solely to the Sword Immortal, were focused on a single man. It was not just her eyes. Her mind was occupied by him even more than by her swords.
After interacting with him multiple times, she had begun to understand him. He was so free in his actions and seemed to do whatever he wanted. He was completely contrary to her way.
She had sealed her heart and cut off almost all her emotions for the sake of her sword. This had allowed her to surpass all her ancestors and reach the highest level in the way of the sword. However, that belief was overturned after meeting the man before her.
So...
The ruthless sword art that forsakes all desire and emotion...
Could it be wrong...
"Are you trying to tell me that my ruthless sword art is wrong?" Hua Qingying asked, staring at Yun Wuji and speaking calmly despite her turbulent emotions.
Bringing her here and talking about himself so suddenly, it was easy to guess what his goal was.
"Yes and no," Yun Wuji said, shaking his head lightly. He suddenly turned to her and stared seriously. "I do think that the so-called ruthless sword is just a flawed shortcut to attain certain achievements in the way of the sword, just like people who seal their hearts to cultivate Ice Profound arts."
"Forsaking all emotions and desires, while your goal is to achieve a higher level of strength, is in itself contradictory. To truly be free of desires and emotions, you would not even have the desire to pursue strength in the first place."
"So to me, all arts that rely on severing emotions and desires are nothing but scams."
What he told her this time was not bullshit. He truly believed that all these arts were among the greatest scams in cultivation history. Yun Wuji suddenly added, "Besides, you are not really following the path of the ruthless sword..."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't care so much about another person, even placing your own life above hers."
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