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Sovereign of the Three Realms · Chapter 1688

Chapter 1688: Peak of the Emperor Realm

January 17, 2020 · 5 min read · 1,042 words

Life in the Eternal Sacred Ground turned out to be surprisingly pleasant. The place was vast, yet during this period, only a handful of apprentice disciples could be found within it.

The other apprentices were all away training outside. As a result, the only apprentice disciples remaining at the Eternal Sacred Ground were and Yan Qingsang.

For the two of them, it felt like a fish returned to water.

After refining the Emperor Ascension Pill, had officially begun taking it. He was now pushing toward the peak of the Emperor Realm.

Time waited for no one, and he believed this was the optimal window.

He had a premonition that in one year's time, at the Eternal Divine Kingdom's Convention of Genius Swordsmen, that man might come out of seclusion. The pressure of time was immense.

Still, a full year afforded considerable room to maneuver.

He estimated that within a single month, his odds of breaking through to peak Emperor Realm were quite high. Even if he couldn't complete it in one month, he wouldn't be far off.

Meanwhile, under 's guidance, Yan Qingsang had buried himself in cultivation, refining countless details along the way.

In truth, Yan Qingsang's martial cultivation wasn't low at all — he was already at the peak of the Emperor Realm, even a notch above 's current level.

But in terms of actual combat strength, five Yan Qingsangs would probably still not be 's match.

The reason wasn't a lack of talent on Yan Qingsang's part. It was his understanding of the martial Dao that fell short. His foundational knowledge of the martial path simply wasn't deep enough.

had identified the core issue: Yan Qingsang had received too few resources from his family, leaving many aspects of his martial knowledge rough and incomplete.

What set out to do was help Yan Qingsang polish those weak spots.

In truth, turning Yan Qingsang completely inside out within a single month was unrealistic. But with 's vast experience from his previous life, he could pinpoint the problems in Yan Qingsang's martial foundation and refine the details — which amounted to something close to a total transformation.

As the days passed, Yan Qingsang himself could clearly feel the results. They were nothing short of remarkable.

He exclaimed in astonishment time and again, and without question, the improvement did wonders for his confidence.

Over the course of that month, Zi Che Min visited several times. Each time, he was extremely pleased to see both and Yan Qingsang hard at work.

This was precisely the scene he most wanted to witness.

His expectations for , in particular, were very high. His greatest worry had been that the young man's extraordinary alchemy talent would hinder his martial progress.

Now it seemed that worry had been entirely misplaced. The young man's diligence and work ethic far exceeded anything he had imagined.

When comparing to the geniuses of the Myriad Abyss Island, his greatest disadvantage was that he had transmigrated into this world into a host body that was already over a decade old.

That meant his cultivation time was a full dozen years shorter than that of other geniuses. This was precisely why was still pushing for peak Emperor Realm while the top talents of Myriad Abyss Island had already reached the Celestial realm.

Had been given those extra dozen years, he could have crushed any young genius on the Myriad Abyss Island without breaking a sweat. On that point, he had never once doubted himself.

Time flew like an arrow.

Within the one-month window, more than twenty days had already slipped by.

With the help of the Emperor Ascension Pill, the spiritual energy within 's body surged like dragons and tigers — immensely abundant, fiercely powerful, as though it might shatter the ceiling of the supreme Emperor Realm at any moment and burst straight into the peak.

This was the sign of an imminent breakthrough.

's mind was perfectly calm. With the breakthrough so close, his spirit had grown purer and more tranquil. In this sacred moment, his heart was as still as water, without the faintest ripple.

Having reached this point, everything felt inevitable.

But who could truly understand the hardship it had taken to get here?

Boom, boom, boom!

Meridian after meridian was forced open. The spiritual energy in his body swelled wildly, as though he had an inexhaustible supply — like a flood on the verge of breaking through a dam, wildly ferocious.

Suddenly, a warm current surged through 's dantian sea of purple. The warmth spread through his entire body in an instant, flowing through every limb and every bone.

This sensation of bliss — had experienced it countless times before, yet none had ever made him feel quite as exhilarated as this one.

Peak Emperor Realm. He had finally crossed the threshold.

Perhaps for the geniuses of Myriad Abyss Island, peak Emperor Realm was nothing especially impressive. But for , it was a monumental step.

Having lost over a decade of cultivation time compared to his peers, the fact that had caught up was no small feat.

Most importantly, he hadn't been on Myriad Abyss Island for long at all. The vast majority of his training had taken place in the human territories, where spiritual energy was comparatively thin. Had he transmigrated directly into Myriad Abyss Island, there was no question that his cultivation would now stand above — or at the very least on par with — every top-tier genius there.

After the breakthrough, could clearly sense that the seal within his sea of consciousness had grown far more active. Many signs that had never appeared before were surfacing one after another.

had a powerful premonition that the secret hidden within that seal would be revealed the moment he broke through to the Celestial realm.

He looked forward to it with great anticipation.

Though he had spent many years on the , the memories of his million years in his previous life still held an irreplaceable place in his heart.

End of chapter 1688