Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!

The Youming Sea, its depths!

In the past, the sacred land had laid plans to assassinate Chen Pingping within the Youming Sea, but unexpectedly, Chen Pingping's strength was formidable; his true combat power had long surpassed the Divine King Realm. Moreover, when that one Sacred Soldier was unleashed, no one below the Divine King Realm could rival him. Within just a few exchanges, he had shattered the sacred land's murderous plot, but at a critical moment, an old crone launched a sneak attack, causing Chen Pingping to be gravely injured, his body plunging into the Youming Sea.

「Two years passed.」

He opened his eyes in the depths, seeing countless powerful Demon Beasts staring at him with their eerie eyes, yet not a single one dared to approach. Earth Chicken had been guarding him all along, and Mao Qiu was there too. The aura of the Spiritual Beasts suppressed the area.

He slowly recovered, his consciousness gradually clearing. As he recalled the final battle, his face suddenly darkened. The sacred land had dispatched nine Divine Kings, all in their late stages, to set up an assassination plot, revive the Supreme Divine Weapon, and some had even unleashed incomplete Divine Skills. If it had been anyone else, they probably wouldn't have survived.

CHIRP!

Mao Qiu blinked, its eyes filled with joy. After guarding him for two years, it finally saw Chen Pingping awaken.

Earth Chicken also looked towards him, its heart stirring. It had extensive experience and knew there was still a problem with Chen Pingping. The sacred land's assassination plot wasn't the key reason for Chen Pingping's two-year slumber, but rather the Power of Destruction within him. Back then, deep within Luo God Mountain, he had helped Zi Ji block a catastrophe. It was at that time that the Power of Destruction had remained in his body, forming a hidden ailment. After he was seriously injured and fell into a coma, it had thought Chen Pingping had completely eradicated it upon awakening. It never imagined...

Good grief!

He had actually suppressed the Power of Destruction!

"How long have I slept?" Chen Pingping asked.

CLUCK CLUCK!

Earth Chicken replied.

"Two years?" Chen Pingping frowned.

CLUCK!

Earth Chicken nodded.

Chen Pingping's face remained expressionless. After a long pause, he finally recovered, stood up, and left the deep-sea area, immediately taking out that one page of the Heavenly Book from his bosom. Despite being heavily injured in the sacred land's assassination attempt, at the crucial moment, he had seized the Heavenly Book and sunk into the sea with it.

The Heavenly Book was not large, like an ordinary book, with only one page. It was simple and unadorned, with no text or patterns, looking just like a discarded blank sheet of paper. But if you paid close attention, you could feel the fluctuations of the Heavenly Book's aura and its Divinity.

Eh?

A figure was approaching from afar; it seemed to be a woman.

Getting closer and closer.

He saw the figure clearly: it was Chen Shixian.

She also saw him, her expression changing. Especially upon seeing the Heavenly Book in Chen Pingping's hand, her demeanor became even more strained. She had been drawn here by the aura of the Heavenly Book, not expecting Chen Pingping to be waiting for her with a page of it in his hand.

Damn!

Chen Shixian huffed and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Chen Pingping called out. "What are you doing here?"

Chen Shixian raised her chin, looked at him, and bit out two words, "Passing by..."

"Have you broken through to King Tao?" Chen Pingping asked.

Chen Shixian stumbled, her exceptionally beautiful face darkening.

No!

But she didn't want to say it. After all, she was an Ancient Divine Body, a powerful being, one in tens of thousands. I definitely won't yield to this guy again! Hmph! A Divine Body should have its pride.

"Not yet?" Chen Pingping asked again.

Goddammit!

Chen Shixian lost her temper, drawing her sword at him and cursing, "Come on! Let's fight to the death!"

She had lost all hope of transcending the great tribulation for King Tao. Chen Pingping was too strong; she couldn't beat him. She had to find another path. But this guy's way of talking is infuriating—so blunt! I'm a delicate beauty, you know. Does he have to ask this question every single time? Doesn't he have any clue whether I've broken through to King Tao or not?

Chen Pingping propped up his chin, a knowing smile on his face as he said, "In ancient times, there was a peculiar method of cultivation."

Hmm?

Chen Shixian paused.

"When one has cultivated a realm to the extreme, one can achieve Perfection," Chen Pingping explained.

Supreme Mystery and King Tao represent a huge divide. Even in the world of Cultivators, there's a saying: "Without entering King Tao, one isn't truly cultivating." This illustrates the significance of the King Tao realm. But in ancient times, this statement wasn't entirely accurate. Many powerful Different Bodies would choose a realm to cultivate, pushing it to the ultimate limit, unlocking the Human Body Treasure, and bringing their physical body to the Transforming Realm. Upon reaching Perfection, they could also achieve Tao Verification and become invincible. However, this path was extremely difficult, often leading to one's demise, with little chance of unexpected survival.

Chen Shixian frowned, hearing about this form of cultivation for the first time, and asked, "How do you know about this?"

Of course, from reading novels!

Chen Pingping shrugged and replied with an air of mystery, "I've been to a mystical place where I saw many ancients. They showed me this method of cultivation, which you could try."

She remained silent, looking skeptical.

He continued, "Since you can't break through to King Tao anyway, why not give it a try? Besides, only Different Bodies and Divine Bodies can achieve this form of cultivation; ordinary Cultivators cannot even glimpse its threshold."

Seeing him speak so earnestly, Chen Shixian's reservations began to loosen as she considered the possibility of this cultivation method.

"By the way, this Heavenly Book..." Chen Pingping coughed. "COUGH. COUGH. How do I operate it?"

"Where did you get it from?"

"It was given by the sacred land!"

"They gave it to you?"

"Not exactly…" Chen Pingping said with a sly understatement. "I borrowed it before. Now, it's mine."

"It requires a special Secret Technique to operate, but the power consumption is massive, and a single person in the Divine King Realm can't do it alone."

"Will you help me with it?" Chen Pingping blinked.

"No!"

"..."

Chen Shixian laughed. So, even this guy needs help sometimes!

She held her head high and turned to leave.

Chen Pingping's voice followed from behind, "Hey, hey! Don't go!" He immediately hurried after her. "Help me out! You know I helped you on Luo God Mountain!"

At the mention of this, Chen Shixian became furious. "Did you help me?"

"I did help, right?" Chen Pingping replied sheepishly.

"Bullshit! You just passed by, casually chattering. Afterwards, a whole bunch of people chased me. Where were you?"

"..."

"You took all the opportunities for yourself, and I ended up with nothing," Chen Shixian gritted her teeth. "I was chased for more than half a month!"

"Why?"

"Ancient Divine Body."

She felt a surge of indignation. It was utterly suffocating. She was just an onlooker, did nothing at all, but because she was an Ancient Divine Body, a bunch of people had chased after her. She had barely survived and escaped. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.

Chen Shixian choked up. "It's all your fault!"

"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I was wrong…" Chen Pingping quickly admitted his mistake.

"I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it!"

"About the Secret Technique to operate that Heavenly Book…"

"There isn't one!"

She strode away.

Chen Pingping sighed. Resigned, he could only shamelessly follow her. The system had rewarded him with a multitude of cultivation methods, but it lacked the Secret Technique for operating the Heavenly Book. Chen Shixian was his best chance to learn it. He didn't want to miss out.

The two, one after the other, traveled for several days and left the Youming Sea region. Unexpectedly, a group of people was waiting for them there. Upon seeing Chen Shixian, they all smiled.

Chen Shixian's expression changed slightly.