After
Even Long Yuyin had already advanced to the Fifth Life realm. If he didn't hurry up and cultivate to keep pace, he'd really be left far behind.
Nie Li entered the Myriad Miles River and Mountain Scroll.
Inside the scroll, floating divine pools hovered in the air, already taking shape. It wouldn't be long before they started producing spirit stones in a steady stream.
Nie Li glanced toward the Feather Flame Goddess in the distance. The golden flames wreathing her body had grown even more intense, resembling a mass of golden fire clouds in the sky. He couldn't tell what level her cultivation had actually reached. The Feather Flame Goddess was still in the midst of her secluded cultivation, and Nie Li didn't want to disturb her.
As for the Golden Egg, this little fellow had already grown to more than twice its original size and was still doing nothing but eating, sleeping, eating, and sleeping. The Myriad Miles River and Mountain Scroll was practically paradise for it.
Nie Li steadied his mind and began cultivating. He no longer absorbed spirit stones the way he had before — instead, he directly extracted the spirit stone essence.
The Heavenly Dao force contained within spirit stone essence was countless times purer.
A single piece of spirit stone essence was worth a thousand ordinary spirit stones. Ordinary cultivators could never afford such a luxury, but for a wealthy man like Nie Li, it was hardly a concern.
After absorbing the power from three pieces of spirit stone essence, Nie Li's cultivation recovered to the Third Life realm. But he kept bringing over more pieces to continue absorbing.
For the next stretch of time, Nie Li's life soul remained in an unstable state. He had no intention of venturing to the Great World, choosing instead to focus peacefully on cultivating and strengthening himself.
Time flew by. Five days later, after consuming several dozen pieces of spirit stone essence, Nie Li's cultivation finally broke through into the Fourth Life realm. He condensed his fourth life soul, which was black in color.
Red, blue, yellow, black. What color would the fifth life soul be?
Even Nie Li was a little puzzled.
But after reaching the Fourth Life realm, Nie Li didn't stop. He continued cultivating.
Meanwhile, in the Great World,
With a divine pool as a base, they could recruit even more powerful fighters. They weren't short on money — as long as talented individuals with real strength showed up, the compensation they could offer would be at least several times what other factions provided.
They were cultivating inside the divine pool when one of their subordinates came rushing over.
"Master Bei, there's a force called the Ancient Jade Alliance. They say they want to pledge themselves to us!"
"The Ancient Jade Alliance? What's their background?" Lu Piao furrowed his brow and turned to Gu Bei. Ever since coming to the Great World, Lu Piao had finally grown a good deal more cautious.
"A minor force in the Great World. Around sixty-something members, mostly at the Destiny realm," Gu Bei said. "But they don't have any entanglements with other factions." After arriving in the Great World, Gu Bei had gone through and catalogued every faction, large and small. Thanks to his remarkable memory, he had at least some knowledge of every group with a name in the Great World.
"Did you ask them why they want to join us?" Gu Bei pondered for a moment, then asked.