Having figured all of this out,
Misfortune rests upon fortune, and fortune upon misfortune.
He never imagined that in order to escape the Ram-headed King Lord's pursuit, by venturing deep into this Great Sea Celestial Phenomenon, he would inadvertently stumble into a treasure trove sealed away by heaven and earth.
Indeed, those dark currents within the Great Sea Celestial Phenomenon were undoubtedly treasures bestowed by heaven and earth — a marvel of creation, a grand achievement of the cosmos.
It had been only a few hundred years since his ascension to the Seventh Grade. Even though his Small World's conditions were superior to those of other Open Heaven Realm cultivators, and a World Tree sub-tree was anchoring his Small World with his cultivation speed far exceeding others, advancing to the Eighth Grade still felt impossibly distant.
He estimated it would take at least two thousand years, if not more.
Two thousand years — far too long for his liking.
Yet the Great Ruins Realm had been elusive since ancient times. His previous entry had been a stroke of incredible luck — getting in again would be no easy feat.
Moreover, even if he did manage to enter the Great Ruins Realm, would the World Tree actually give him a high-grade World Fruit?
That entity was as ancient as Mo itself — one of the oldest living beings in existence. If it refused,
Now, with the River of Time, he no longer had to worry about advancing to the Eighth Grade.
The only question was the time ratio between this particular River of Time and the outside world. The temporal laws around him were fairly dense, so he figured the ratio was no less than ten.
In other words, ten years here would amount to at most one year outside.
He could cultivate here in peace until the moment he broke through to the Eighth Grade.
At the Seventh Grade of the Open Heaven Realm, he was no match for the Ram-headed King Lord, though he could barely escape with his life. But if he advanced to the Eighth Grade, even if he still couldn't defeat the Ram-headed King Lord, the creature would have no way of threatening him again.
Were the resources in his possession enough to advance to the Eighth Grade?
His accumulated cultivation resources had been enormous — more than enough to advance to the Eighth Grade with room to spare. After all, over the years he had raided quite a few Mo Clan territories and confiscated vast quantities of supplies.
However, when Cang had previously requested resources to recover,
On top of that, in recent years, escaping from the Ram-headed King Lord had consumed significant amounts of Blue Crystals and Yellow Crystals, depleting his Yin-Yang elemental resources considerably.
His Five Elements resources were definitely sufficient.
But worrying about it now was useless. Whether it was enough or not, he would find out when the time came.
Channeling his power, a complete set of Yin-Yang Five Elements resources was rapidly refined, absorbed by
The speed at which Open Heaven Realm cultivators refined resources varied from person to person, the fundamental reason being the stability of the Dao Imprint condensed during the Emperor Venerable Realm.
The more stable the Dao Imprint, the faster the refinement.
Thus, even Open Heaven Realm cultivators of the same grade refined resources at different rates. A solid foundation meant faster refinement, which in turn meant faster growth. Over time, the strong naturally grew stronger.
The Dao Imprint
Moreover, with the foundation of a Seventh Grade Open Heaven cultivator, a complete set of Fifth Grade resources was consumed in just a few days.
Days of cultivation were always tedious and monotonous, but the real, tangible increase in power was exhilarating.
And so, no matter how dull and tedious it might be, cultivators were more than willing to enter seclusion for self-improvement, often remaining still for decades or even centuries on end.
Once immersed in the thrill of growing stronger, all sense of boredom faded away.
After about half a year, the wounds on
Only his Dragon Pearl still appeared riddled with cracks, but with past experience to draw on,
Another set of resources consumed,
His brows furrowed slightly.
He noticed something unusual.
Over these past six months, not only had he been refining resources to strengthen himself, but he had also been splitting his focus — using the temporal laws of the River of Time here to comprehend and verify his own cultivation in the Dao of Time.