In his cave dwelling, Qi Yuan turned around, his gaze falling on the porcelain bottle.

[Ascension Blood Insight Pill. Upon consumption, it can temporarily boost insight and enhance bloodline. There are several flaws. Modify them... and the effect could be increased threefold.]

Seeing this information, Qi Yuan lowered his eyes thoughtfully.

"This is good stuff, and it’s just what I need since my brain hasn’t been functioning well lately. I couldn’t even win an argument against Bullhorn Sister."

"When I get to theSupreme Truth Debate Conference, if I take this pill, I’m sure I’ll be much smarter."

Boosting his insight and bloodline to sharpen his mind temporarily—it really was a good thing.

"But... this pill could be optimized further..."

Looking at the pill, Qi Yuan decided to hand it over to one of his Nascent Souls for refining.

His gaze then fell on theTen Thousand Souls Bannerhe had picked up from Mo Na.

"This banner is against the natural order, but... the concept is quite ingenious."

Qi Yuan studied the banner and saw much within it.

This soul banner required gathering the souls of living beings to strengthen the banner. Once the banner was waved, it could shake the heavens and earth.

"What if I refine something similar... maybe aHuman Emperor Banner?"

Qi Yuan idly pondered.

Lately, he’d been thinking of crafting a creation treasure.

After all, Qi Yuan had been studying creation treasures for some time now.

Creation treasures are divided into many types: utility-type and combat-type.

Things like theGate of Supreme Truth, theWall of Supreme Truth, theDemon Well, and theBuddha Kingdomall fall under the utility-type category.

Combat-type creation treasures, however, are far rarer.

Many combat-type creation treasures are artificially modified or refined.

For aHeaven Yang God, having a combat-type creation treasure can greatly boost their combat power.

Of course, Qi Yuan was only thinking aloud.

Modifying or refining a combat-type creation treasure wasn’t a simple matter.

It required aGrand Supreme Truthlevel expert, immense luck, and countless years of effort to accomplish.

"For now, I should continue practicing theAncestor Blood Artto enhance my cultivation."

TheSupreme Truth Debate Conferencewas about to start, and Qi Yuan needed to urgently boost his strength.

If he ran into a powerful enemy without the ability to protect himself, he’d be in big trouble.

With this in mind, Qi Yuan waved his hand, summoning theAncestor Blood Spiritual Waterthat Purple Fate Xiaolu had collected for him.

It was bright red, like blood, with a faint iron smell.

"Why does it remind me of menstrual blood?"

Qi Yuan didn’t dwell on it, instead focusing on analyzing the data from his micro-scouting bugs to locate more of theAncestor Blood.

If he followed the standard cultivation path, Qi Yuan estimated it would take a century to reach perfection.

That century was calculated based on the conditions of the Sixth Heaven.

If he were in the Fifth Heaven or a world with a faster flow of time, it would take even longer than a century.

"A hundred years is too long."

Qi Yuan thought to himself.

"I’m still young, after all."

Even though he had spent a considerable amount of time in the game world, in reality, he was only in his early twenties.

"At this level, I’ve barely reached the Supreme Truth stage. I’m still too weak."

"I need to hurry up and increase my defensive abilities."

Qi Yuan sighed quietly.

His gaze fell back on theAncestor Blood Spiritual Water. The road to mastering theBlack Demon Ancestor Bloodwas long and arduous.

...

Over in Ghost Dominion Heaven.

Dark, eerie, and foreboding.

ASupreme Truthlevel expert appeared, with three heads: one resembling an old man, one a woman, and one a child.

These three forms were connected to this Supreme Truth expert’sDao.

The more they slaughtered a particular type of person, the more that head solidified into one of these forms.

"Greetings, Tianzun!"

TheHeaven Yang Godspresent bowed their heads, their faces showing deep respect.

TheThree-Headed Tianzunwas wild-eyed and exuded a terrifying aura.

He had once slain aHeaven Yang Godand was known for his remarkable battle prowess.

Among theSupreme Truthlevel experts in Ghost Dominion Heaven, he reigned supreme.

Most of theHeaven Yang Godspresent dared not even meet his gaze.

At this moment, their thoughts were conflicted.

After all, just moments ago, theGrand Supreme Truthfrom Black Abyss had killed one of their ownHeaven Yang Gods.

This had left theHeaven Yang Godspresent feeling deeply unsettled.

Though they were strong, none could escape aGrand Supreme Truth.

Could this mean that Black Abyss was about to declare war on Ghost Dominion Heaven?

With noGrand Supreme Truthemerging from Ghost Dominion Heaven, theThree-Headed Tianzunwas effectively in charge.

They all wanted to know how theThree-Headed Tianzunwould respond to this situation.

"The Banner Lord says, after theSupreme Truth Debate Conference, we will wage war against several factions of Black Abyss!"

TheThree-Headed Tianzunspoke wildly.

The faces of theHeaven Yang Godspresent all twitched with shock.

This news had taken them completely by surprise.

Why had the Banner Lord suddenly become so bold?

Everyone knew that Black Abyss had greater overall strength than Ghost Dominion Heaven.

Declaring war over the death of a singleHeaven Yang Godseemed far too rash.

Clashes between these great powers happened often, but outright declarations of war were rare.

TheHeaven Yang Godspresent were no fools. They instantly sensed that something much deeper was at play, something far more complicated.

"As for the reason..." theThree-Headed Tianzunnarrowed his eyes. "Once theSupreme Truth Debate Conferenceis over, you’ll find out."

He looked at the assembledHeaven Yang Gods, his eyes filled with pity and regret.

For those at theHeaven Yang Godlevel, their cultivation granted them eternal life, impervious to the destruction of stars and worlds.

Unless they had powerful enemies or faced aRoot Demon Tribulation, they didn’t need to fear death.

Unfortunately... they were now facingLynia's Transformation.

Hearing the Banner Lord mentionLynia's Transformation, even theThree-Headed Tianzunshuddered.

Who could have imagined that, as powerful as aHeaven Yang Godmight be—capable of obliterating heavenly paths and devouring worlds—they were, in the end, nothing more than chess pieces?

"What..."

"What’s really going on?"

TheHeaven Yang Godsexchanged confused glances.

None of them knew aboutLynia's Transformation.

Generally, onlyGrand Supreme Truthexperts or certain unique beings were aware of such things.

"Waging war against Black Abyss might last for thousands, or even tens of thousands of years."

"Recently, Black Abyss has produced some impressive talents, particularly one named Black Sword and another named Blood Robe."

At the mention of Black Sword, even theThree-Headed Tianzun'sface grew somber.

Even the Banner Lord had singled him out, declaring that he must be killed.

Black Sword’s talent was second to none, but that alone wasn’t the issue—Sixth Heaven was never short of prodigies.

But… his bloodline was terrifying.

Especially with the top-tier bloodline of Black Abyss combined with monstrous talent—he would become an unstoppable force.

The Banner Lord even predicted that this individual had a chance of becoming aGrand Supreme Truthwho mastered theUltimate Truth.

This only made theThree-Headed Tianzunburn with jealousy.

There were fewer than tenGrand Supreme Truthexperts in all of Sixth Heaven who had mastered theUltimate Truth.

Ghost Dominion Heaven had manyGrand Supreme Truthexperts, but not one had ever mastered theUltimate Truth.

"When theSupreme Truth Debate Conferencebegins, Wu Gong, your task is to kill Black Sword!"

TheThree-Headed Tianzunspoke coldly, his eyes filled with killing intent.

The assembledHeaven Yang Godswere startled by this.

After all, Wu Gong Tianzun was aGreat Heavenly Position Yang God, just one step away from theSupreme Truthrealm.

He was participating in theSupreme Truth Debate Conferencewith a high probability of breaking through to theSupreme Truthlevel.

How long had it been since Black Sword entered theHeaven Yang Godrealm?

Was it even three thousand years?

In theHeaven Yang Godrealm, that was the equivalent of a rookie, and yet they were sending aGreat Heavenly Position Yang Godat him—a major show of respect.

"Understood." Wu Gong Tianzun spoke calmly, his face hidden behind a layer of mist, making it impossible to see his expression.

"As for Blood Robe..." theThree-Headed Tianzunglanced around the room, his tone relaxed. "Which of you would like to take this small merit?"

Killing Black Sword would be a great merit for Ghost Dominion Heaven, one even the Banner Lord would reward.

Blood Robe, however, was considered a minor achievement.

Blood Robe might be strong, but to theseHeaven Yang Gods, anyone who hadn’t reached theHeaven Yang Godlevel was insignificant.

"Allow this old one to do it."Great Joy Tianzunstepped forward, smiling. "Even the smallest meat is still meat."

"Very well." TheThree-Headed Tianzunnodded.

He had originally considered sending a fewMythicrealm experts to kill Blood Robe, but that seemed too risky.

"To be safe, I will lend each of you a clone of theTen Thousand Souls Banner. Use it to pull both of them into the strange realm and kill them there!"

TheThree-Headed Tianzundecreed.

With theHeaven Yang Godsmaking a move, along with a clone of theTen Thousand Souls Banner, it would be easy to kill the two prodigies in the strange realm.

Black Abyss would never expect Ghost Dominion Heaven to retaliate so quickly, let alone declare war.

...

"Hard, hard, as hard as ascending to the heavens."

Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

Then, he suddenly realized something.

"These old sayings are outdated. It’s probably pretty easy to ascend to the heavens now, right?"

And the saying, “Never seen a pig run, but surely eaten pork,” should be updated to: “Never seen a pig run, but surely eaten pork before.”

"After all my hard work, along with a bit ofBlack Demon Ancestor Blood, I’ve finally reached the eleventh level of theAncestor Blood Art."

Over the past period, Qi Yuan had followed Purple Fate Ancestor’s advice and stayed within Black Abyss.

However, with so many Nascent Souls at his disposal...

After gathering information from his micro-scouting bugs about the locations ofBlack Demon Ancestor Blood, Qi Yuan sent his Nascent Souls out to collect it.

Now that theBlack Demon Ancestor Bloodhad been consumed, Qi Yuan had finally reached the eleventh level of theAncestor Blood Art.

At the ninth level, hisMyriad Dao Martial Godstrength was already comparable to theSupreme Truthrealm.

Now, at the eleventh level, his combat power had risen to terrifying levels.

But Qi Yuan knew he was still far from aGrand Supreme Truth.

"However, if I encounter aGrand Supreme Truthnow... I should at least be able to escape, right?"

Qi Yuan mused.

The gap between theSupreme TruthandGrand Supreme Truthwas massive.

The higher one climbed, the greater the disparity between minor levels, sometimes even greater than the difference between major realms below.

"I need to grasp anUltimate Truth. Without it, I won’t feel safe."

Qi Yuan thought to himself.

However, his foundation was still too weak.

After all, he was only at thePurple Palacelevel.

His current realm wasn’t enough.

Even if he managed to comprehend anUltimate Truth, he probably still wouldn’t be able to match those veteranGrand Supreme Truthexperts from Taihuang Palace.

"If I fought the one from Taihuang Palace, I’d lose, but I could win an argument with Bullhorn Sister."

With that thought, Qi Yuan's mood brightened.

Grasping anUltimate Truthwas still very valuable.

Once hisMyriad Dao Martial Godstrength reached a level comparable to theGrand Supreme Truthrealm, combined with his mastery of theUltimate Truth, he figured he could go toe-to-toe with theGrand Supreme Truthexpert from Taihuang Palace.

"I need to ask Purple Fate Ancestor just how powerful aGrand Supreme Truthreally is."

Qi Yuan pondered.

At this point, he still didn’t have a clear understanding of the power of aGrand Supreme Truth.

Luckily, Purple Fate Ancestor had mentioned that Qi Yuan could consult him when he reached the ninth level of theAncestor Blood Art.

"Old Deng, are you there?"

Qi Yuan deactivated all his formations and called out to the air.

Silence. No response.

"Old Deng, I’ve reached the ninth level of theAncestor Blood Art!"

Still no response.

"Oh, wait, it’s not Old Deng, it’s Purple Fate Ancestor!"

Suddenly, Qi Yuan realized he hadn’t addressed him correctly.

Maybe the guy didn’t hear him.

In an instant, time and space seemed to freeze, and Purple Fate Ancestor’s eerie voice drifted over: "What do you want now?"

"Didn’t you say I could find you once I reached the ninth level? I’m at the ninth level now!"

"Ninth... level?" Purple Fate Ancestor gulped.

Last time... wasn’t he still at the seventh level?

And that was less than a year ago.

Hmm... I guess that’s understandable.

"What do you want?" His heart trembled, but he tried to act nonchalant.

"I want to know... how strong is aGrand Supreme Truth? For example... where do you rank among theGrand Supreme Truthexperts?"

Qi Yuan asked seriously, staring at Purple Fate Ancestor.

"Cough, cough, why do you ask that?" Purple Fate Ancestor turned his head. "Among theGrand Supreme Truthexperts, I’m ranked in the third tier."

"Top three? Pretty strong. How many tiers are there?"

"...Three tiers."

"Okay, so you’re last. Doesn’t seem too impressive, does it?"

"Hmph, I could crush you easily." Purple Fate Ancestor’s temper was surprisingly good.

Of course, this was only towards Qi Yuan.

Nobody else in Purple Fate Heaven would dare speak to him like this.

"The third tier consists of people like me who have survived threeRoot Demon Tribulationsand possess an auxiliary creation treasure," Purple Fate Ancestor explained.

"Root Demon Tribulation?" Qi Yuan was hearing this term for the first time.

"Any Supreme Truth expert seeking to further their strength must undergo theRoot Demon Tribulation."

"It’s a terrifying ordeal—partly related to one’s mental state, but also not entirely. It’s chaotic and without any discernible pattern."

"As for theRoot Demon Tribulation, you can think of it like the lightning tribulation or heart demons that cultivators faced in ancient times." When Purple Fate Ancestor mentioned theRoot Demon Tribulation, a heavy look appeared in his eyes.

After becoming aGrand Supreme Truth, he had already undergone threeRoot Demon Tribulations, and he wasn’t confident about surviving the next one.

If he did survive, there was a chance he’d die.

"So, aGrand Supreme Truthis ranked based on how manyRoot Demon Tribulationsthey’ve overcome?"

"Yes and no." Purple Fate Ancestor explained, "For example, takePenglai Tianzun, who’s only gone through oneRoot Demon Tribulation. My cultivation is greater than his, yet when we fight, I can’t even scratch him."

"Overcoming the tribulation increases one’s cultivation, but it’s not the decisive factor."

"The decisive factor is the quality of one’s creation treasure and the grade of theirSupreme Truth."

Penglai Tianzunwas a newly ascendedGrand Supreme Truthfrom Black Abyss.

Qi Yuan listened attentively. This was important information.

"However, if I were aGrand Supreme Truthwith an attack-type creation treasure, I could injure him." Purple Fate Ancestor’s expression turned complicated. "That’s what separates the second-tierGrand Supreme Truthexperts—attack-type creation treasures are extremely rare."

Attack-type creation treasures were often refined byGrand Supreme Truthexperts who had mastered theUltimate Truthafter countless years of effort, usually with great fortune.

Currently, Black Abyss had only twoGrand Supreme Truthexperts who possessed attack-type creation treasures.

"The first tier, as you may know, consists of those who have mastered theUltimate Truthand possess attack-type creation treasures."

"They... can killGrand Supreme Truthexperts!" Purple Fate Ancestor’s tone grew serious.

Qi Yuan fell into deep thought after hearing this: "I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"What if aGrand Supreme Truthwho’s mastered theUltimate Truthdoesn’t have an attack-type creation treasure? And what if aGrand Supreme Truthdoesn’t have any creation treasure at all?"

"Which tier would they belong to in that case?"

"AGrand Supreme Truthwho’s mastered theUltimate Truthbut hasn’t managed to obtain an attack-type creation treasure? They’d have no dignity left, and they’d be better off dead. Such a person doesn’t exist." Purple Fate Ancestor was speechless.

While attack-type creation treasures were rare,Grand Supreme Truthexperts who had mastered theUltimate Truthwere typically the ancestors of powerful factions. How could they not get their hands on an attack-type creation treasure?

As for auxiliary creation treasures, even some of the factions in the Fifth Heaven and higher had them. Why would aGrand Supreme Truthhave trouble obtaining one?

"SoGrand Supreme Truthexperts are that fragile?" Qi Yuan’s eyes lit up. "Say I had aGrand Supreme Truthas an enemy. If I organized a daily harassment campaign against him, and mobilized an army of trolls, could I make him die of embarrassment?"

With so many Nascent Souls at his disposal, if he could flame the one from Taihuang Palace to death, it would be quite entertaining.

"Get lost..." Purple Fate Ancestor was thoroughly speechless.

Does this guy even understand what I’m saying?

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