Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 1361 - Soul Return to Home

Chapter 1361 - Soul Return to Home
As Liu Wuxie delved deeper into dao, faith energy converged on him from the void and burrowed straight into his soul sea. The faith pool roared to life as an immense flood of faith energy surged in, filling it to the brim.
The more he spoke, the more the faith pool expanded. It started as a mere pool before swelling to the size of a lake. From there, it slowly became as big as an ocean. At first, only a few strands of faith energy flowed within it, but they gradually multiplied until tens of thousands churned inside.
As even more faith energy gathered, the Great Conversion Mythical Art stirred restlessly at the edge of full awakening.
Time slipped by as everyone sank into their own comprehension, entering a selfless state of meditation. Each of his words rang like a bell, echoing beside their ears again and again.
Elder Madman's aura swelled stronger and stronger as he made three breakthroughs in succession, rising to the pinnacle of the Heaven Profound Realm. He even showed faint signs of touching the Transcendent Realm.
Ever since the True Martial Continent evolved into the True Martial Star, its landmass expanded significantly, with once-deserted mountain ranges stretching even farther than before. A terrifying tide of spiritual energy also surged up from the depths of the ground, further perfecting the laws of the True Martial Star.
As the True Martial Star's laws grew closer to perfection, it wouldn't be surprising for cultivators at the Transcendent Realm to appear. The spatial laws in particular continued to refine themselves, becoming even more solid and unyielding.
When the faith pool finally reached saturation, Liu Wuxie's Great Conversion Mythical Art manifested as hazy phantoms hovering within his soul sea. The sight made Hei Kui, Lu Liang, Ruan Ying, and the others feel even greater respect for Liu Wuxie.
The Conversion Dao Art had long bound their soul seas, and as Liu Wuxie comprehended the Great Conversion Mythical Art, their faith in him deepened yet again, which constantly gave rise to new faith laws that flowed toward him.
The preaching lasted for six whole hours, and Liu Wuxie only stopped once everyone entered a state of comprehension. Above them, countless currents of energy intertwined in the sky as more than half of those present made a breakthrough in their cultivation.
When Liu Wuxie swept his gaze across the crowd, he saw that his four wives had already risen to the pinnacle of the Heaven Profound Realm, just one step short of the Transcendent Realm. He formed seals and sent wave after wave of pure energy into their bodies.
They had received a baptism of pure yang energy during the day, and Liu Wuxie refined their foundations once more at night. Their cultivation soared as a result, racing straight toward the Transcendent Realm.
He left the rest of the time to them; how far they could go from there would depend entirely on their own fortune. He could only help them summon the gateway to the Transcendent Realm, and whether they could pry it open would come down to their own effort.
When his gaze fell on Elder Madman and Liu Xiucheng, both of them stood on the verge of breaking through to the Transcendent Realm. Liu Wuxie took out large quantities of spiritual herbs and poured their medicinal power into the two men.
Their meridians had long since calcified, and at their age, it was anything but easy to push through to a new realm. Under the constant nourishment of the spiritual herbs, however, their auras climbed steadily higher, and they even pulled slightly ahead of the four ladies.
Next, he turned to his parents, his in-laws, Bi Gongyu, and the others, letting them receive the same nourishment of spiritual herbs. Although they did not manage to step into the Transcendent Realm, every one of them advanced to the pinnacle of the Heaven Profound Realm.
Tian Xing, Yi Xuan, Mu Tianli, Miao Jianying, and the rest profited tremendously as well. In particular, Qiao Bian had started his attempt to make a breakthrough into the Transcendent Realm.
"Brother Qiao, let me lend you a hand," Liu Wuxie said as he took out a pill and crushed it, sending its energy directly into Qiao Bian. He also made sure not to neglect his three senior brothers and fellow martial siblings, such as Mu Yueying.
Late into the night, Elder Madman finally opened his eyes, and a flash of insight flickered within them as he quietly felt out his new realm. More people awakened as time went on, and they all grew excited upon sensing their new cultivation base.
None of them rushed to their feet; instead, they remained seated to consolidate their breakthroughs and continue to comprehend.
When dawn broke, everyone emerged fully from their meditation.
"Master Liu, please accept my bow!" Many people rose to their feet and gave Liu Wuxie a deep bow. They even began addressing him as "Master Liu," the most respectful form of address they could offer.
"Master Liu!"
"Master Liu!"
"Master Liu!"
As an uproar spread through the crowd, Liu Wuxie knew that everything he had done was worth it. He could clearly feel an endless stream of faith energy pouring into him from them.
"Have you noticed? The True Martial Continent seems to be different now. The spatial laws and spiritual energy have become denser than before." Many people gradually realized the changes to the True Martial Continent. Though they couldn't quite describe it in words, the True Martial Continent had clearly become far more suitable for cultivation than it had ever been before.
"That's all. You can all disperse now," Liu Wuxie said softly. He still had urgent matters to attend to, and the upper echelons of the Dragon Emperor Academy had probably already arrived at the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy by now.
"Thank you, Master Liu!" Everyone left in small groups of three to five. Many of them had long-standing feuds with one another, but after receiving Liu Wuxie's guidance, they all let those grudges go with a smile.
Compared to the dao of heaven and earth, their petty disputes were nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
A gentle peace settled over the True Martial Star.
In the span of a single night, more than a dozen experts at the Transcendent Realm were born. Xu Lingxue and the other three women rose to their feet, having climbed all the way from the fifth-level Heaven Profound Realm to the Transcendent Realm, and the change felt nothing short of a dream to them.
Liu Wuxie had already explained the cultivation realms of the astral domain to them the previous night, and they knew that after the Transcendent Realm came the Origin Conversion Realm.
"You four stay here while I head to the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy," Liu Wuxie said. The four women needed time to consolidate their cultivation, as they had just made their breakthroughs.
"Alright!" the four women replied, nodding.
With that, a large group set out for the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy, accompanied by many upper echelons of the Heavenly Dao Society. After all, this meeting would not only determine the life and death of the True Martial Continent, but the future construction of the interstellar teleportation array as well.
More than a hundred people sat within the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy's main hall, and many ancient beings had appeared for this gathering.
The grandmaster occupied the main seat, with three elderly men seated beside him; one of them even wore the robes of the Dragon Emperor Academy, and he should be that academy's grandmaster.
The two elderly men seated in the very middle radiated an unimaginably vast aura.
The moment Liu Wuxie stepped into the hall, his gaze immediately fell on the two elderly men, and he murmured, "Void Realm..."
"Disciple Liu Wuxie pays his respect to the grandmaster and all the seniors present," Liu Wuxie said, cupping his fists together as he walked into the main hall. After all, the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy was the place that had nurtured him.
"Wuxie, we already knew what you've done in the astral domain. I hereby represent everyone here to thank you for what you've done," the grandmaster said as he rose to his feet and bowed deeply to Liu Wuxie. That bow carried his gratitude for all the sacrifices Liu Wuxie had made for the sake of the True Martial Continent.
"Grandmaster, you're being too polite. It's simply what I ought to do," Liu Wuxie said as he stepped forward and helped the grandmaster back to his feet.
"Wuxie, let me reintroduce you. This is the ancestor of my Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy, Elder Zhen Yi. And this is the ancestor of the Dragon Emperor Academy, Elder Miao Renfeng," the grandmaster said in introduction.
"I pay my greetings to the elders," Liu Wuxie said as he bowed to the two of them. He knew the two strands of divine sense from yesterday must have come from these elders, and that they had also resolved the crises the True Martial Continent had faced throughout the years.
"Wuxie, how is the Heavenly Dragon Sect doing?" Elder Zhen Yi asked, his eyes soft with emotion. Back in that ancient battle, he had been only an ordinary elder, and he had later vanished along with the True Martial Continent.
"It's doing well. The Heavenly Dragon Sect remains as one of the top superpowers in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain," Liu Wuxie answered without hesitation.
He knew well the state these two were in, having clung to life with every breath for hundreds of thousands of years in the hope that they might live to see the day they returned to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain.
Though the Void Realm granted a long lifespan, tens of thousands of years was still its limit. Over the ages, they had no idea how many life-extending pills they had consumed until now.
Upon hearing that the Heavenly Dragon Sect remained standing firm, the two elders quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of their eyes.
When everyone learned that the Thousand-Faced Saint was still alive and had even become Liu Wuxie's subordinate, they all grew emotional, feeling that fate had honestly toyed with them.
"Wuxie, just tell us what needs to be done next," Zhen Yi said. Everyone present stood ready to support Liu Wuxie without the slightest hesitation, no matter what he chose to do.
"The Han Clan will be responsible for constructing the interstellar teleportation array, and I estimate that it will take three years to complete. But I'm more concerned about the True Martial Continent's safety now," Liu Wuxie replied, his brows tightly pinched together.
He had already arranged everything related to the interstellar teleportation array, but the sudden appearance of the blood clan was not a good sign.
By all rights, Liu Wuxie ought to bring Elder Zhen Yi and Elder Miao Renfeng back to the astral domain with them so they could finally return to their roots.
However, the sudden emergence of the blood clan had forced him to reconsider, as the True Martial Star still desperately needed their protection.
"Liu Wuxie, I know what you're thinking. Don't worry about it. Our old bones can still hold out for a few years, and you can leave the True Martial Star in our hands. We won't let other races invade it," Elder Zhen Yi said. He naturally understood Liu Wuxie's difficulties and took the initiative to shoulder the duty of guarding the True Martial Star.
After all, they had already waited this long, and they did not mind waiting a few more years.
"Invasion from other races? Has our True Martial Continent run into some crisis?" many people asked in shock. Most of them still had no idea what had just transpired.
"Just yesterday, the True Martial Continent was invaded by members of the blood clan, but Liu Wuxie had discovered them in time and wiped them out. But it won't be peaceful in the next few years," Miao Renfeng explained, leaving everyone stunned.
Many people in the world still had no idea that the True Martial Continent had already evolved into the True Martial Star.
"I'm relieved with two seniors guarding the True Martial Star. Please tell me if there's anything you need from me," Liu Wuxie said. He felt genuinely grateful that these two had volunteered to remain behind to protect the True Martial Star, but he could not let them guard the planet for nothing.
"Many disciples in the two academies come from the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, and I hope that you can bring some of them back with you, along with the remains of their ancestors. Let their souls return home," Elder Zhen Yi said.
That was his only request—to bring a portion of their lineage back to their origin.
"You don't have to worry about that; I already have plans for that," Liu Wuxie said. The main reason he had called them here was precisely to bring them back to their homeland.
Everyone then began discussing the finer details, and the two academies agreed to send people to assist the Han Clan, doing everything they could to ensure the successful completion of the interstellar teleportation array.
A thunderous
rumble
suddenly echoed across the sky, as if heaven and earth themselves were collapsing. Zhen Yi and Miao Renfeng both shot to their feet at once, worry etched deep between their brows.
"The sky cracked open again. Someone has come through," Miao Renfeng said. He had not expected invaders to arrive so soon.
Liu Wuxie executed the Ghost Eye, and his gaze pierced billions of miles into the distance. There was no place on the True Martial Star that the Ghost Eye could not reach, especially now that he had become the planet lord. In this world, he was no different from a god.
"The divine race..." he murmured.