Chapter 7: Leaving the Divine Mansion

With the 'Sword World' at its core, he reshaped his divine power.

The level of divine power underwent another leap—this was a breakthrough in the level of life.

"Boom~~~" Ji Ning's entire body suddenly scattered, instantly condensing a full hundred crystals—divine power crystals, divine crystals! Surging chaos force swirled around him, rapidly beginning to condense one divine crystal after another...

The Dao Tree was the core of a Chaos Immortal's Dao.

The divine crystal was the core of a World God's Dao.

Of course, if one cultivated both divine and qi paths, they possessed both cores.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~" One divine crystal after another condensed and came into being. Each crystal required sufficient Sword Dao insights; the 'Sword Dao insights' contained in different divine crystals were all different. Thus, the more Sword Dao insights, the more divine crystals.

Ordinarily, upon just breaking through, one could condense several hundred divine crystals.

After consolidation, one reached a thousand crystals, which was typical for a World God.

Reaching ten thousand divine crystals indicated a high level of insight, marking a top-tier World God.

Thirty-six thousand crystals meant perfection in the World realm.

Finally—

Ji Ning completed the process in one go, condensing a full twenty-one thousand one hundred ninety-two divine crystals. This matched the height of his Dao Tree and was within his expectations. Because he had merged seventeen clones, the 'divine power' within his divine crystals was purer than that of an ordinary World God's divine power.

"Condense!"

The over twenty thousand divine crystals scattered around suddenly converged toward the center, merging into one to form a figure.

It was a youth in white robes.

"Now that I'm breaking through and chaos force is available without limit, I should first fill the Azureflower Space." Ji Ning's brow manifested the Azureflower Mark, and he sensed the Azureflower Space within his sea of consciousness.

In his sea of consciousness, an azureflower swayed, more vivid and beautiful than before.

Within the azureflower lay the vast Azureflower Space. When Ji Ning's divine power and dharma power attempted to enter, they were likewise transformed into the same mist, whose contained might made Ji Ning tremble—it was far stronger than when he was a Ancestral God.

After a moment...

The mist condensed into a droplet, and Ji Ning felt a slight pressure within the Azureflower Space.

When he was an Ancestral God, thirty-six droplets had been the limit.

"I wonder how many I can condense now." Ji Ning continued condensing, his divine power and dharma power frantically absorbing chaos force from outside. During a breakthrough, chaos force was supplied infinitely! As long as the cultivator could absorb it, they could absorb to their heart's content; when absorption ceased, everything naturally stopped.

...

"Why so long?"

"How can Ji Ning absorb so much chaos force?"

Su Youji, the Boundless World God, the spirit of the Ten Thousand Gods Mansion, and even A Luoyi and Fu Kai outside were all astonished by how long Ji Ning absorbed chaos force.

They did not know that the rate at which chaos force surged into Ji Ning's body had nearly reached a limit, and the total amount absorbed was far more than they imagined.

...

One hundred and eight droplets!

This was the limit the Azureflower Space could currently bear. Each droplet contained energy so vast that it nearly consumed all of Ji Ning's divine and dharma power to condense. In other words, the power absorbed by the Azureflower Space alone was over a hundred times what Ji Ning normally absorbed when breaking through to the World realm!

Of course, during a breakthrough, some cultivators absorbed slowly to better experience the feeling, so the time was relatively longer.

Ji Ning absorbed at maximum speed. Su Youji, the spirit, and the others only felt it took a bit long, unaware of how much Ji Ning had actually absorbed.

...

"This feeling..."

Standing within the Five Thousand Sword Dao Hall, Ji Ning's face showed shock. He gently clenched his fist. Boom~~~ Between his fingers was the power to easily crush a chaos star.

"The Azureflower Mist Force is this strong?"

"This is..."

Having become a World God, and with the seventeen clones of the Taowu Eighteen Divine Demons merged, Ji Ning's strength was comparable to a half-step Daolord.

But when Ji Ning mobilized the Azureflower Mist Force, a world-shaking change occurred. The Azureflower Mist Force flooded his body like rain into parched earth, filling it with vibrant vitality. The sheer power coursing through him shocked even Ji Ning himself.

"With the Azureflower Mist Force enhancing me, in terms of strength and speed, I should be no less than a Daolord of Life and Death," Ji Ning mused. "What is the origin of these Nine Chaos Seals? Their might is too terrifying."

This technique provided a powerful boost to Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals.

Its enhancement for World-level cultivators was undiminished.

That was too heaven-defying. Those who mastered the Thousand Bodies Scripture at the World level had a divine body comparable to a newly broken-through Daolord of Life and Death. Ji Ning's 'Azureflower Mark' was no less miraculous than the Thousand Bodies Scripture.

"The Three Pure Daoist said he found it in the chaos. It seems my second true body should search thoroughly in the chaos outside the Three Realms to see if I can find the original Nine Chaos Seals." Ji Ning felt that such a heaven-defying technique must have an extraordinary origin. Since his second true body was already in the chaos outside the Three Realms, he could freely wander and explore when idle.

He had broken through.

His second true body had also broken through, with the Azureflower Mist Force enhancement. Its strength was nearly identical to his main body, lacking only an Eternal Divine Weapon.

"Forget it."

"The endless chaos is full of mysteries."

"The Thousand Bodies Scripture, the Nine Chaos Seals... such heaven-defying things, though rare, do exist. I have been blessed with great fortune, but I must not become arrogant. There is always a higher mountain; the Ten Thousand Gods Daolord could even pursue and kill Eternal Emperors." Ji Ning quickly calmed his surging emotions.

In the endless territories, there were too many heaven-defying beings.

The Eternal Clan fed on Daolords of Life and Death.

The Damos Daolord ranked among the top three in deduction among all Daolords in the endless territories. Compared to such heaven-defying powers, though he now had some strength, he had no capital for arrogance.

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"Gurgle gurgle gurgle~~~" By the boiling lava shore, the Fire Fairy Su Youji waited.

"It should be my master breaking through."

"Once my master breaks through, we should leave, right?" Su Youji anticipated.

"Su Youji." A voice sounded, and above the lava a figure condensed—the barefoot girl. "Come, it's time to leave."

"Has my master broken through?" Su Youji quickly asked.

"Yes." The girl nodded.

Then space twisted, directly teleporting Su Youji away.

"Huh?" Su Youji's vision shifted. When everything cleared, she found herself standing on the vast plaza before the divine mansion, where the Life-and-Death Millstone battle had taken place.

"Master." Su Youji immediately spotted the white-robed youth standing not far away.

Ji Ning stood there, a sword strapped to his back, his aura vigorous—the aura of the World realm.

"Congratulations, Master." Su Youji said joyfully, "This Ten Thousand Gods Mansion truly is our blessed land. Both Master and I broke through to the World realm here."

"Yes, a blessed land." Ji Ning thought of the Five Thousand Sword Dao Hall, which had been immensely helpful to him.

"Senior." Ji Ning looked at the spirit girl beside him. Though the spirit had no cultivation, she had lived for eons—far longer than many Daolords of Life and Death—and within the Ten Thousand Gods Mansion, even a Daolord could be easily killed by her. It was only proper to address her as senior.

"Please send Su Youji and me to the Giant Rock Forest area of the Mist Sea." Ji Ning said.

"You're going to the Mist Sea first?" The girl was puzzled.

"Yes." Ji Ning nodded.

"You can also consolidate your strength in the Mist Sea." The girl nodded. "Go." She pointed into the distance, and space around Ji Ning and Su Youji twisted like a vortex, sweeping them away and vanishing.

...

Mist filled the Mist Sea region of the Ten Thousand Gods Mansion.

On a barren patch of land, ripples of space appeared, and Ji Ning and Su Youji materialized.

"Hmm." Ji Ning clearly sensed the fluctuations of the 'Snowsilk Diagram' and smiled. "That insect beast is hiding in the Giant Rock Forest. It's been several thousand years, and it's still hiding there."

The Giant Rock Forest was a dangerous place.

But now, Ji Ning was utterly fearless. His original main purpose in coming to the Ten Thousand Gods Mansion had been that Snowsilk Diagram.

"That insect beast was scared by you, Master. If not for the interference of the Huqiao World God and the other, it might have lost its life long ago. It knows we have a tracking method, so of course it dares not come out easily." Su Youji said.