Translator: CinderTL
Chu Ci, Xuan Zhu, Xu Yu, and Wu Gang immediately accessed the interface of the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List.
Each of them widened their eyes, staring intently at the name at the very top of the list.
Li Chunjun!
Those three words, and the Divine Sense fluctuations that had etched them onto the list, were so familiar!
It wasn't just a coincidence of names.
It was the same man who had fought alongside them on the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield not long ago, slaying four Divine Spirit Envoys and over a thousand Divine Spirits on Continent 6!
Their hopes shattered.
After personally sensing that familiar Divine Sense fluctuation, they were utterly defeated.
Golden Core!
Li Chunjun had been a Golden Core cultivator all along!
It was he who had unleashed that peerless strike, instantly obliterating over a thousand Servitors!
It was he who had charged through the encirclement of Divine Spirits, treating those comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators as mere obstacles!
It was he who had faced the ambush of Divine Spirit Envoys head-on, unleashing seven domineering sword strikes in succession to slay them!
And it was he who had turned the tables on the two Divine Spirit Envoys who had tried to drag him down with them using Divine Power, achieving a crushing counterattack!
At that moment, whether they were Nascent Soul Dao Prodigies like Chu Ci and Xuan Zhu, or ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators like Xu Yu and Wu Gang, they all felt their scalps prickle with goosebumps.
Overwhelmed by the shock of these revelations, their minds struggled to process the information.
Only one thought echoed in their minds:
It was him! It was him! It was all him!
Li Chunjun!
A Golden Core cultivator!
"So, all along, we Nascent Soul True Lords who pride ourselves on being geniuses have been suppressed by a Golden Core Great Cultivator?"
"A Nascent Soul Sword Master's performance is actually inferior to a Golden Core cultivator's?!"
"Number one on the Star Glory List! Number one on the Star Glory List! I always thought that Sword Prodigy Li, though exceptionally talented, was only a step ahead of me. With the right opportunities and fortuitous encounters, I might have caught up to him in the future! But now... I realize how shallow I've been. Catch up to Sword Prodigy Li? I'm not worthy!"
Even Chu Ci, a Dao Prodigy, began to question his life.
The atmosphere in the arena seemed to freeze, unable to restart for a long time.
Xu Yu, who cultivated the Dao of Invincibility, felt her Dao heart teetering on the brink of collapse.
A Golden Core!
Li Chunjun was actually a Golden Core!
She, a Nascent Soul True Lord cultivating the Dao of Invincibility, was inferior to a Golden Core cultivator!?
Even though Li Chunjun was the number one Golden Core cultivator on the Star Glory List, this revelation still dealt a crushing blow to her martial Dao!
After a long moment...
A sudden realization flashed through her mind.
Li Chunjun...
How could someone so powerful, who could slaughter Nascent Soul True Lords like weeds, still be considered a Golden Core cultivator!?
No Golden Core cultivator could possibly achieve such feats!
He must be the reincarnation of a Great Power!
Perhaps he was a Void Refining cultivator who had been reborn!
If she had lost to a reincarnated Void Refining cultivator...
It made perfect sense!
Xuan Zhu, Chu Ci, and others received the news.
Zhao Yu Pan, Yuan Hai, Liu Feng, Dong Xuan, and their group also learned of it.
At this moment, they were already en route to Blue Star.
However, Blue Star was currently under lockdown. Even if they reached it, they might not be able to enter.
Moreover, traveling to Blue Star without a Star Gate was far from straightforward, a journey that would take considerable time.
The news of Li Chunjun's ranking on the Star Glory List, while initially shocking, only strengthened their resolve to follow him.
Besides Zhao Yu Pan's group, Su Fang, an enforcer from the Multiverse Hegemony War Committee overseeing the Blue Star lockdown, and Chang Feng, captain of the Void Warship, also saw Li Chunjun's name on the Star Glory List.
Simultaneously, smiles spread across the faces of the two Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.
Next, they would wait for Li Chunjun and Sword Prodigy Li to fully absorb the insights gained from the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List before presenting their gift from the Wu Ji Sect and the Chiyang Sword Sect.
Unfortunately, their power structure differed from that of the Immortal Alliance.
Otherwise, they wouldn't hesitate to carve out all of Blue Star as Li Chunjun's personal territory, making him its Lord.
After all, how much was a Lesser World really worth?
Some Lesser Worlds, with poor transportation and scarce spiritual energy, could be purchased for as little as tens of thousands or even a few thousand Spirit Crystals to serve as sect territories.
The news of Li Chunjun's rise to the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List had already caused a sensation in the outside world.
However, Li Chunjun, completely absorbed in his cultivation, remained oblivious.
At this moment, he was pouring all his energy into comprehending the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method.
This cultivation technique was notoriously difficult to master.
And this "extremely difficult" assessment didn't come from just anyone—it came from the greatest achiever in the Profound Yellow Great World: the Profound Yellow Supreme!
If even the Supreme Sovereign considered the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method challenging, just imagine how incredibly difficult it must be to cultivate!
Even though Li Chunjun's Life Level had long reached the point where he could cultivate Mind Power, he still found himself struggling to make progress with this technique.
Three days... ten days... half a month... a month... two months...
A full two months!
Li Chunjun remained stuck at the entry level of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method, unable to advance even an inch.
Then, at a certain moment, a vague connection sparked in his mind, reminding him of the vast, boundless cosmos he had seen from the Void Warship.
The cosmos, and the intricate workings of the human body—how remarkably similar they were!
Especially the neural network representing the brain—how strikingly similar it was to the Great Dao Network he had glimpsed!
The moment Li Chunjun grasped this truth, the barrier that had stalled his progress in the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method for two months and three days shattered completely.
The heart of Heaven is my heart!
My heart is the Cosmos!
In the next instant, Li Chunjun felt his mind resonate with all things in the world, the vast expanse of the Cosmos, and the starry sky.
It was as if...
He had contained the boundless, infinite Cosmos within his own heart.
At that moment, he understood the true meaning of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method's first characteristic: Mind Resilience.
When the realization that the heart of Heaven is my heart, my heart is the Cosmos filled his mind, no external force or object in the world could easily shake his resolve or influence his emotions.
His mind was evolving towards perfection, becoming flawless and impenetrable.
Though the description "Mind Resilience" might seem unremarkable, it was...
Just as the difficulty of this cultivation technique was pointed out by the Profound Yellow Supreme, the characteristic of Mind Resilience was also named by him.
In the Profound Yellow Supreme's view, he might have several methods to break through a cultivator's state of mind. However, at Li Chunjun's current level and circle of influence, this characteristic granted him near-immunity to any mental attacks, influences, or harm.
Li Chunjun had a premonition: when he reached the third layer of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method, even if he failed to comprehend the Spatial Laws, it wouldn't harm or affect him in any way.
At most...
He'd need to rest and try again.
Having mastered the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method and completed the first stage of Mind Power transformation, Li Chunjun didn't waste time and immediately began cultivating the second layer.
This layer...
involved achieving perfect balance between one's mind and body and the external world through the principle of "Heavenly Heart is My Heart, My Heart is the Cosmos."
Cultivators who reached this stage might not see their cultivation base increase, but they would undergo a fundamental change in their Life Essence.
They could exchange their own energy with Cosmic Energy, allowing them to sustain life and even cultivate on a planet devoid of spiritual energy—though this wouldn't apply to artificially sealed worlds.
As Li Chunjun pondered this profound principle, the deeper exploration and utilization of Mind Power on his physical strength caused the Flaming Phoenix Bloodline within him to surge with intense heat.
This unusual sensation brought him a sudden realization.
Now, if he wished, Li Chunjun could easily unlock the fourth transformation of his Flaming Phoenix Power.
Moreover, with the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method's potential, given enough time, he could even unlock the fifth or sixth transformations hidden within his body—no longer a mere fantasy!
However, time was of the essence during this period of sudden enlightenment, so Li Chunjun didn't immediately immerse himself in bloodline cultivation.
In fact...
After spending over two months completing the second level of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method, pushing his Mind Power into the second realm, he had to force himself to stop.
"This is too difficult!"
The Heavenly Heart Eternal Method was simply too challenging!
He could no longer suppress his life transformation.
If he hadn't already mastered the first level of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method, his Life Level transformation would have begun long ago.
Having reached the second level was already his limit.
If he continued to delve into the third level of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method, he would be forced out of this profound state before he could even complete the method, as his Life Level would reach 31.
"There's not enough time!"
Li Chunjun thought to himself.
The terrifyingly stable state of his condensed Mind Power led him to a clear conclusion.
Nine days!
Only nine days left!
And mastering the third layer of the Heavenly Heart Eternal Method would take at least a hundred days.
Weighing the pros and cons, Li Chunjun instantly made the decision most beneficial to himself.
With a thought, the Destruction Sword Intent, Void Sword Intent, and Great Void Destruction Sword Intent surged forth simultaneously.
The three Sword Intents intertwined, each enhancing and nurturing the others, growing in power together.
At the same time, the Great Dark Heaven, Void Flicker, and Grand Ruins Sword Intent Mystical Powers continuously circulated within him, gradually converging towards the Great Divine Ability: Void Heaven Flash.
He hadn't cultivated these three Mystical Powers, but their profound mysteries constantly simulated and evolved in his mind, rapidly progressing from beginner to minor mastery, then to major mastery, and finally to perfection.
Finally, after all three Mystical Powers reached perfection in his mind, they merged into one.
The myriad mysteries of Void Flicker flooded his consciousness, drawing upon his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to initiate a transformation of his physical form.
With a thought, Li Chunjun swiftly produced Spirit Crystals, scattering them around his body.
Countless streams of energy converged, replenishing his Essence, Qi, and Spirit as they underwent rapid transformation.
He was about to...
Ascend in a single bound!
Leaping directly from Core Formation Perfection, through Early, Mid, and Late-Stage Nascent Soul, all the way to Nascent Soul Perfection!
If anyone else dared attempt such a feat, it would be certain suicide.
But Li Chunjun was different.
His Life Level had reached 30!
His foundation was so profound that even Nine Tribulation True Monarchs couldn't compare.
With a sufficient foundation, his sudden enlightenment had already addressed the shortcomings in his cultivation realm. Coupled with the vast number of Spirit Crystals he carried, he had enough resources to sustain the continuous consumption of energy required for such a rapid advancement.
Breaking through to Nascent Soul Perfection in one go was now within his grasp!
(End of the Chapter)
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