Asura Mad Emperor

Logically speaking, Qinchuan, having transmigrated through nine lives, emerged from battlefields in each life, bearing countless karmic forces on his shoulders, not fearing the backlash of these karmic forces.

However, he was unaware that by peeking into the karmic forces of others, he was already contravening the Heavenly Dao, even going beyond the scope of the Heavenly Dao. Thus, what backlashed against him wasn't karmic force, but another mysterious Dao, a Dao transcending the Heavenly Dao.

"Hahaha, this kid, I want to see how he breaks the situation!"

"With such a vast amount of karmic force, this kid is bound to die." Once Qinchuan falls, no one will be able to restrain him anymore. Medicinal Spirit was extremely excited, showing none of the gravity and composure expected of an elder.

Qinchuan's Divine Sense surged, True Qi ran wildly, his body burst out with an overwhelmingly unbeatable pressure, trying to suppress this vigorous aura with all his might.

But that mysterious backlash Dao was too terrifying; currently, his Emperor Soul was still asleep, and the True Qi and Divine Sense of his physical body seemed like a small boat in the vast ocean in the face of this breath, with waves rolling. The wooden boat was in great danger of capsizing and being submerged.

At that moment, the Emperor Soul within his sea of consciousness seemed to perceive something, suddenly opened its eyes, shooting out a blazing and bright golden light, its body radiating with divine radiance, halo streaming, unleashing a strong suction force.

Under that powerful suction force, the surging karmic backlash was continuously sucked into the Emperor Soul.

After devouring the majestic karmic force, the Emperor Soul once again fell into a deep sleep.

The scene returned to tranquility, the fierce storm raised by the karmic force also suddenly ceased, as if it had never happened, while the aura on Qinchuan was climbing, showing clear signs of breakthrough.

Qinchuan and the Emperor Soul within his Divine Sense were one and the same, but as of now, he had not fully awakened, he was not yet able to control it completely.

During the moment when the Emperor Soul devoured the endless karmic force, he had an insight.

Within that boundless karmic force, there was also a breath of a mysterious Dao mixed in.

It was not the breath of the great Dao; it seemed to subtly accord with the Heavenly Dao. He did not have full mastery over the Heavenly Dao, but he could distinguish at a glance that the mysterious Dao was not the Heavenly Dao.

In the world, there are three kinds of Dao: the Great Dao, the Heavenly Dao, the Immortal Path.

Since it was neither the Great Dao nor the Heavenly Dao, could it be the legendary—Immortal Path?

In that instant, Qinchuan had a realization, his suppressed realm roared into motion, as if some shackles had been unlocked, and his aura began to climb continuously.

"Damn, how... how... how is this possible?"

"Where did that karmic force go? Did he suppress it?" At this moment, Medicinal Spirit poked its head out, staring dumbfounded at the scene before it, speaking in a stutter.

"Such a majestic karmic force, even I, as a karmic being, wouldn't dare to withstand it forcibly. Not only did this kid suppress it, but he is also showing signs of a breakthrough?"

This was indeed beyond his comprehension.

Ji Huo'er and Ding Hao felt a secret relief seeing Qinchuan safely get through this ordeal.

The aura on Qinchuan continued to rise, breaking through as if drinking water, smooth and unhindered without the slightest obstruction.

This kind of breakthrough, leaping several stages in succession, was routine for Qinchuan, but Ji Huo'er and the others had never seen such a feat before.

Watching Qinchuan's aura surge from the Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm to the Sixth, then breaking through from the Sixth to the Seventh, and from the Seventh to the Eighth, finally halting at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Martial Realm, he was just a step away from reaching the Dao Palace Realm.

"If I could have comprehended that mysterious Dao for just a moment longer, perhaps my understanding of the Heavenly Dao would have broken through as well."

Qinchuan reflected in amazement. He hadn't expected that an impromptu awakening would bring such a harvest, allowing him a glimpse of the legendary Immortal Path. But this comprehension was fleeting and was suppressed by the Emperor Soul.

"It's a pity that the essence of that mysterious Dao is too defiant of the heavens, awakening even the sealed and slumbering Emperor Soul. Now, suppressed deep within the Emperor Soul and aiming to be devoured and suppressed once more, I'm unable to make it resurface with my current realm, unless the Emperor Soul completely awakens."

While he was still sighing inwardly, he was unaware that his successive breakthroughs had already shocked everyone speechless, their eyes widened and jaws dropped.

Before entering the Spirit Martial Great Tomb, most cultivators were at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Martial Realm, with Qinchuan being the exception at merely the Fifth Layer, and even talents from various sects looked down on him.

Just two days into the Spirit Martial Great Tomb, Qinchuan had broken through to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Martial Realm, catching up with the rest. From the Fifth to the Ninth Layer, a total of four minor realms, even the most stunning martial arts prodigy of the Ancient Kingdom, Gongsun Liu, had taken a whole four months.

Yet for Qinchuan, it took only two days, which astonished Ling Xian'er and the others.

How could Ling Xian'er, Ji Huo'er, and others who prided themselves on their brilliance hold any face now?

In fact, how could Ling Xian'er and others know about the martial foundation Qinchuan had mastered so thoroughly? Had it not been for him deliberately suppressing his cultivation level, he would have already reached the Dao Palace Realm and stepped into the ranks of cultivators.

It was that flash of the mysterious Dao essence that had triggered the vast Innate True Qi within his body to operate uncontrollably, propelling him all the way to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Martial Realm before he repressed it again.

Ji Huo'er even murmured to herself, "What kind of Spiritual Medicine did big brother eat to have such a rapid surge in cultivation?"

She thought it was due to Qinchuan consuming Spirit Fruits, which led to his sudden progress. Little did she know it was the depth of Qinchuan's own foundation. If an ordinary martial artist were to ingest Spirit Fruits indiscriminately, they would likely be dead from the backlash of limitless karmic forces.

Especially the Medicinal Spirit the size of a palm, it was as if it had seen a ghost: "This kid is not human!"

"Right, this must be an illusion, it definitely is an illusion. This isn't some lair of gods and demons; this is an Illusion Realm. To think that I, being born and raised as the spirit of all things, could also be affected by an Illusion Realm."

"No, I must leave this Illusion Realm as soon as possible!"

As he said this, the old man started to control the Divine Pillar, hopping towards the exit, attempting to flee, wanting to escape the Illusion Realm in pretense, but in truth, seeing that Qinchuan was unharmed, he wanted to run away.

Just then, Qinchuan's aura calmed down, and his eyes suddenly opened, shooting a blazing light towards the Divine Pillar. With a simple beckoning of his hand, he said, "Come back."

The Divine Pillar flew back into Qinchuan's hand on its own, and without saying a word, he directly retracted it into the Black Lotus.

The Medicinal Spirit still did not understand the terrifying aspect of Qinchuan, hence it didn't harbor thoughts of following him. As long as Qinchuan took it by his side, after some time, the Medicinal Spirit would realize what sort of terrifying existence it was following, and even if he wanted it to go, it probably would not want to leave.

Seeing Qinchuan regain clarity, Ji Huo'er wiped the shock and envy off her face, bounding forward energetically, she coyly said, "Big brother, can we now collect these Spiritual Treasures?"

Ji Huo'er's eyes were sparkling and full of life, smiling radiantly with a pair of adorable little fangs showing, playful and cute. Forget the overwhelming karmic forces, forget the sudden surge in cultivation; after coming to her senses, nothing was more important than the abundance of Spiritual Treasures on the ground.

In her eyes, the ground wasn't covered in Spiritual Treasures but in the sparkling glow of Purple Mysterious Crystals!

However, just as she finished speaking, suddenly a gloomy and cold voice echoed from afar.