Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 562 - 560: Where is the Way Forward?

Earth Immortal, to possess such monumental power, just a glance makes him feel like a lone leaf boat amidst a storm.

It is not a power of the same latitude, Lu Ren is very sure, even if he reveals and unfolds the Ancestral Witch Incarnation, he absolutely cannot resist the opponent, perhaps he would be defeated within a few rounds.

Claiming to possess power comparable to an Earth Immortal, but ultimately not being an Earth Immortal, cannot contend against the true might of the Earth Immortal Realm.

How to progress to Earth Immortal?

Lu Ren pondered as he looked up, only then did he realize that under the extreme power he had unleashed just now, a massive crater had appeared where he was, fifty miles deep and nearly five hundred miles in perimeter.

Returning to Earth, Lu Ren hastily arranged to meet Zhang Tongxuan and Ji Quanzhen.

"Only ten years left?"

Zhang Tongxuan's calm face belied the tension shown by his clenched fist and bulging veins on his arm, indicating he was far from relaxed.

Ji Quanzhen was even more anxious, pacing back and forth, rubbing his hair in frustration.

"Ten years, only ten years, not enough, it's simply not enough, we don't even have time for anything, nowadays a single normal cultivation seclusion could take two to three years.

Ten years, ten years is but a snap of fingers, gone in a blink, too short, too short!"

Ji Quanzhen suddenly sighed; having switched to practicing the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill, his physique has started down the path, but it takes time to recover his prior cultivation.

To him, ten years, if he disregards everything to elevate his realm, is merely barely stepping into the Seeking Truth Realm.

Seeking Truth Realm, if the Immortal Gods of the Mythical Era descend, he wouldn't even qualify as cannon fodder.

Zhang Tongxuan was silent for a while, then asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Lu Ren solemnly said, "I need to go seek opportunities in the Exotic Realm, preferably a world where time flows faster than the present, there I can have enough time to prepare thoroughly. If I progress to Earth Immortal Realm, the current crisis will naturally be resolved."

Zhang Tongxuan smiled wryly, shaking his head, "Do you think stepping into Earth Immortal Realm is so easy? Even in the thriving era of the Mythical Era, those who became Earth Immortals could be counted on fingers, while below, the cultivators numbered in hundreds of billions, the number achieving Human Immortal state was countless, but those who achieved Earth Immortal were exceedingly rare."

The Mythical Era's prosperous epoch of Immortal Path cultivation was not merely confined to this one planet, its influence extended vastly across the entire starry sky.

The Celestial Court of that time didn't just have one South Celestial Gate, there were gates in all directions, entrenched at the pinnacle of the void, accessible from the four regions.

Simply put, Spiritual Officials of the Celestial Court crafted four wormholes using treasures, enabling entry from distant places into the Thirty-Three Heavens of the Celestial Court.

Indeed, Lu Ren couldn't casually boost himself with skill points; after taking down Great Shizhi and Bai Sheng, he acquired five points from each of them, a total of ten, plus a surplus of 7 points from before, altogether 17 skill points now, needing just 3 more points to advance the World Honored One's Heart Sutra of the Unity of Heaven and Man stage to the next tier.

Currently, relying on the World Honored One's Heart Sutra of the Witchcraft Path, he has reached the Peak of Human Immortal, even breaking through limits under the nourishment of the Ancestral Witch Incarnation, steadily transforming himself transcendently.

He had long surpassed the ordinary strength of the Peak of Human Immortal.

If time weren't pressing, Lu Ren wouldn't need to seek opportunities in the Exotic Realm; simply following the steps of cultivation, perhaps in a thousand years, he would naturally step into the Earth Immortal Realm.

But now there are only ten years...

He pondered for a moment and said, "Rather than awaiting doom, it's better to find opportunities, maybe there is a slim chance."

The few fell silent for quite a while, Ji Quanzhen and Zhang Tongxuan both had tried entering Exotic Realms naturally opened in the present world, their dangers indescribable; some peculiar rules of Exotic Realms could easily bring about one's demise.

Feeling the gloomy atmosphere and the restless emotions, Lu Ren smiled, "Actually, it's not all pessimistic, at least I still have a trump card that can be effectively used to attack and defend against an Earth Immortal."

Although the Ancestral Witch Incarnation was wielded freely by Lu Ren, to fully exert its power, he himself needed to elevate his level of strength.

Being able to showcase even a fraction of the power is already quite good, considering the Thick Earth Ancestral Witch was top-tier even among Earth Immortals.

Ji Quanzhen suddenly said, "Why don't we relocate?"

Lu Ren's expression shifted, "What do you mean?"

"Since this place has been confirmed as the Enlightenment Land, with the cycles of tide and cosmos convergence, this peculiar condition indeed presents conditions for an Enlightenment Land.

Such a strategic place is entirely a dead end for us, maybe we can abandon this place, build a mega-scale home mothership, and head towards the neighboring Large Magellanic Supergroup, after all, even if Immortal Path can rise, it's just ruling over the Milky Way Galaxy."

Moreover, even at the peak of the Mythical Era, the force range of Immortal Path was just a fraction of the Milky Way Galaxy."

Saying this, Ji Quanzhen was full of disdain, "Instead of struggling in a tiny corner, it's better to courageously set out for the depths of the starry sky."

"Also, through the reverse-engineering study of the Great Transposition Array recently, the Celestial Craft Department has successfully created a jump engine that can leap super long distances by combining technology and Immortal Path Array Mark, coupled with the prowess of us individuals, enough to safeguard the journey, spending thousands of years to reach the destination."

Seeing Ji Quanzhen getting more excited and enthusiastic, even the nearby Zhang Tongxuan who had a great interest in modern disciplines was tempted.

Lu Ren was speechless, "If you had said this fifty years ago, maybe we still had a chance, but now, I think going into the Exotic Realm is more practical, a home-size starship, even if everything is set aside, it would take Huaxia a dozen years to build one."

A splash of cold water awakened these two, clearly part of the Extraordinary Sequence, yet yearning for science fiction, wanting to fly into uncharted deep space.

After a while, Zhang Tongxuan said, "Now that the Wasteland Exotic Realm has been mostly governed, we can retreat there."

Ji Quanzhen nodded heavily, "Good idea, just cover the passage, maybe we can counterattack one day."

While they were eagerly discussing, they noticed Lu Ren always with a serious expression, silent, asking, "Lu Ren, what do you think?"

Lu Ren hesitantly said, "I'm not sure whether moving entirely into the Wasteland Exotic Realm is good or bad, considering it harbors some very bizarre entities." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

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