After securing Han Jue's promise, Sitting Mountain Guest departed without ceremony.
He couldn't fully discern Han Jue's true intentions, but he'd grasped enough, Han Jue possessed knowledge of something secret. Whether this stemmed from another God King's machinations or connections to the Origin Continent remained uncertain.
Has he obtained an inheritance from the Origin Continent?
Sitting Mountain Guest dared not draw conclusions. He would proceed cautiously, one step at a time. As a God King, patience was his greatest virtue. Even if this reincarnation cycle failed to produce an exceptional successor, countless cycles remained ahead.
"Luo Feng, it's time to go back," Han Jue said with a smile. "I promised Xu Xin I'd bring you home safe and sound. You've kept her worried long enough."
"I understand. Thank you, Han Jue." Luo Feng nodded solemnly.
He knew many people worried about him, his parents, Xu Xin, his child, Teacher Zhenyan... Even Han Jue, though he never voiced it aloud, had rushed to his side the moment danger arose.
"Han Jue, the position of Earth's lineage leader..." Luo Feng began, but Han Jue cut him off with a dismissive wave.
"I've never been heavily involved in Earth's affairs anyway. I've delegated those responsibilities to others. It's just a title, what difference does it make whether you or I hold it? We're both working for Earth's benefit. Besides, neither of us will have time to actually manage Earth. It'll all be handled by subordinates. We just need to grow stronger and occasionally resolve any major problems Earth encounters."
Luo Feng understood. It was merely a nominal position. It wouldn't affect anything, least of all their relationship.
"Where are you headed next?" Han Jue asked.
"I plan to return to Earth first, then visit my teacher, and afterward explore the cosmic mysteries," Luo Feng replied.
Han Jue nodded. Just as in the original timeline.
"Then I'll take you back."
Earth
Han Jue's true body remained in seclusion here.
After more than a thousand years of cultivation, Han Jue's true body had successfully refined the fifth, sixth, and seventh hells of the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body, achieving a 63-fold physical amplification, a level comparable to some Universe Overlords.
Han Jue's base strength stood at 25,600 times the power of a World Master. After refining the seventh hell of the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body, this soared to a terrifying 1.6 million times the power of a World Master!
The deeper one progressed into the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body, the longer each stage required. During these thousand years, though his Star Stream Sea clone remained stationed in Primal Chaos City, his true body occasionally borrowed the Six Eyes to comprehend the laws. His progress in the Origin Law of Wind remained equally rapid, only a hair's breadth away from complete comprehension.
At most, another two to three thousand years would pass before Han Jue fully comprehended all eight lower-level Origin Laws. At that time, he would choose to break through to Immortality.
Though it was regrettable he wouldn't directly comprehend the fundamental laws of space and become a Universe Venerable, this path avoided the possibility of the Six Eyes' evolutionary changes being overwritten during the breakthrough to Immortality.
Once he achieved Immortality and possessed the more convenient Immortal Divine Power, Han Jue's strength would grow even faster than it did now. At that point, the Star Stream Sea clone could also accelerate raising its life gene level to approximately 6,000 times.
Then the Star Stream Sea clone would possess Universe Venerable-level combat power without even relying on the Five Evolutions Wild Sword!
So next...
Having ceased cultivating the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body, Han Jue prepared to leave Earth and enter seclusion in Primal Chaos City.
Because Luo Feng intended to completely resolve matters on the extraterritorial battlefield, Han Jue's energy clone would remain there temporarily.
Though Han Jue couldn't intervene directly, his presence served as a powerful deterrent.
What followed was Luo Feng's personal show.
Those alien Immortal Kings who had previously provoked Luo Feng were systematically hunted down and killed by him through various means, making the name of Blade River King resound throughout the Sixth Battlefield once more!
Of course, the reappearance of Star Sea King overshadowed Luo Feng's prowess, making those Limit Immortal Kings hesitate to act recklessly.
However, seeing that Han Jue refrained from intervening, and with confirmation from their own clan's powerhouses, some dared to attack powerful figures from the human faction.
Unfortunately for them, Luo Feng could still act.
Blade River King!
After this series of battles, Luo Feng chose to depart.
Afterward, Luo Feng returned to Earth to learn about its current state. The Earth's leader title had been transferred to Luo Feng, but this caused minimal stir.
Everyone believed Han Jue simply no longer wanted to manage affairs and had chosen Luo Feng as the nominal leader. No one truly believed Luo Feng had become Earth's actual leader, given the vast difference in their strength.
The outside world remained unaware that Blade River King was actually Luo Feng.
After returning to Earth, Luo Feng departed for Primal Chaos City, intending to visit his teacher before heading to Ice Prison Planet in the Wuhua Secret Realm to search for the third fragment of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual!
Time flowed onward.
Han Huan, Han Xi, Hong, and Lei Shen also gradually left the extraterritorial battlefield and returned to Primal Chaos City for secluded cultivation.
This time, Han Huan and Han Xi truly broke through to Immortality faster than Han Jue!
The moment they achieved Immortality, they immediately possessed Immortal King-level combat power. After a period of refinement, reaching Peak Immortal King wouldn't pose a problem, and even Limit Immortal King wouldn't stop them.
Breaking through to Universe Venerable might prove challenging, but they remained young with ample time ahead. Additionally, with the [Analysis] talent secret technique brought by the Six-Eyes bloodline, the Universe Venerable level wouldn't become an insurmountable barrier.
After breaking through to Immortality, the siblings decided to return to the extraterritorial battlefield for further training.
This time, they wouldn't operate together on the extraterritorial battlefield. Though when combined they could already kill high-level Immortal Kings, and even Peak Immortal Kings wouldn't dare provoke them, this wasn't the optimal training method.
Solo training, facing life-and-death crises, only this path would forge true strength!
This was their conviction.
Primal Tongtian Mountain, World Master Level
Han Jue breezed through it with almost negligible effort.
After all, Han Jue had already created the prototype of a Peak Universe Master-level secret technique. The World Master-level Primal Tongtian Mountain, corresponding to the 20th level of the Tongtian Bridge, presented no particular difficulty.
After casually claiming the 100 billion points reward, Han Jue's consciousness withdrew from the Virtual Universe.
Now, his comprehension of the Origin Law of Thunder stood only one thread away from completion!
At that moment, he would fully comprehend all eight lower-level Origin Laws!
Han Jue could already feel the primordial core of his inner world stirring with anticipation.
Next...
The breakthrough to Immortality!