After the council ended, Ian Song (Carefree Prince, reborn Human Emperor) said to Victor Ye (Black Tortoise City Lord), "Brother Ye, I have a personal matter to handle and will need to leave Black Tortoise City for a few days!"
Victor Ye quickly replied, "Do you need any help? If the Black Tortoise Army or I can assist, just say the word!"
It could instantly cover a hundred li—about fifty kilometers.
Leaving the three Fox Clan princesses at the City Lord's Mansion, Ian Song departed from Black Tortoise City.
After a day's flight, Ian Song arrived in a stretch of wilderness. Scanning the area, he picked out a small mountain, drew his sword, and carved out a cave. He flew inside, sealed the entrance, set up a concealment formation, and finally sat down to cultivate.
After meeting Victor Ye, Ian Song scanned his cultivation arts and techniques, analyzing them with his Qi Luck System.
Victor Ye's cultivation art was called the Law-Aspect Formula. When mastered to perfection, it could reach late Nascent Soul realm.
Over the past few days, Ian Song had already corrected this technique, upgrading it to a Deity Transformation-grade method. With five million Qi Luck, he could directly advance to early Deity Transformation realm.
If he tried to break through in the City Lord's Mansion and leaked his aura, it might arouse Victor Ye's suspicion. That's why Ian Song chose to leave Black Tortoise City and make his breakthrough in the wild.
With a thought,
Five million Qi Luck was deducted, and immediately, Ian Song felt pure energy flooding into his body from the void, rapidly boosting his cultivation.
An hour later, Ian Song's Nascent Soul underwent a qualitative change, breaking through to mid Nascent Soul realm.
Three hours later, his cultivation rose again to late Nascent Soul realm.
This world is different; there are quite a few differences in cultivation methods and realms.
In this world, the Deity Transformation realm is essentially a fusion of the Out-of-Body and Soul-Split stages found in other cultivation systems.
Once you reach Deity Transformation, your Nascent Soul can leave your body and you can even split off avatars.
Ten hours later,
Shanyang City, frontier outpost of the Ying Dynasty.
The City Lord of this Yellow-grade city was Zack Zou, an early Nascent Soul cultivator. With the amplification from his City Lord's Seal, his strength within Shanyang City could barely reach the upper tier of the early Nascent Soul realm.
That day, in a hidden chamber within the City Lord’s Mansion, Zack Zou was secretly plotting with a man and a woman.
With a thought, Ian Song's Nascent Soul flew straight out of his body.
Freed from the constraints of the physical body, the Nascent Soul moved even faster.
It could instantly cover a hundred li (about fifty kilometers).
At the same time,
He could also use his Nascent Soul to control artifacts, unleashing even greater power.
Immediately after,
Ian Song's gaze fell upon several other manuals.
One was a divine ability called Soul-Shattering Hand. Once mastered, it could inflict extremely severe damage to an enemy's soul. Fusing this ability required three million Qi Luck.
After Ian Song improved it, the ability became even more powerful—capable of instantly killing enemies of the same realm.
The second manual was the Ten-Thousand-Sword Art, a sword spell that required 2.89 million Qi Luck to fuse.
The third manual was the Divine Escape Art, an escape technique that needed 1.9 million Qi Luck to fuse. This art was used for fleeing and burned blood and vitality as fuel.
To be honest, Ian Song wasn't impressed by this escape art, so he simply discarded it.
After fusing the Ten-Thousand-Sword Art and Soul-Shattering Hand, Ian Song felt his Qi Luck was running low again. He'd need to collect more soon.
Once his cultivation was complete, Ian Song erased all traces from the cave and flew toward Black Tortoise City.
When Victor Ye learned Ian Song had returned, he hurried over to ask if everything was settled, looking quite eager.
"Thanks for your concern, Brother Ye. It's all taken care of!" Ian Song said.
"That's good!"
Ying Dynasty frontier city, Shanyang City.
The City Lord of this Yellow-grade city was Zack Zou, an early Nascent Soul cultivator. With the boost from his official seal, his strength inside Shanyang City barely reached upper early Nascent Soul realm.
On this day, in a secret room of the City Lord's Mansion, Zack Zou was conspiring with a man and a woman.