NOVEL WEB Chapter 242: The Advancement Plan
Chapter 242: The Advancement Plan
The Goddess of Nine Heavens said, “Step one: I’ll find a way to get you five sets of cultivation resources for the Divine Source Realm and five sets for the Return to the Void Realm.
Step two, you give me the divine laws of the Divine Kingdom.
Step three, once I master the Divine Laws of the Divine Kingdom and have the highest level of strength like my senior sister, I can take control of the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands. At that point, I’ll strip my senior brothers of their titles as Nine Heavenly Holy Sons and make an exception to appoint you as the Son of the Nine Heavens.
The fourth step is that we’ll become Dao Companions.
Step five, you can do whatever you want.”
This was a huge pie she was drawing… Xu Lian almost choked. As O had said, he couldn’t trust her junior sister too much. Her junior sister was ambitious, eager to control the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands, and once she did, she might expand and wage wars?
Xu Lian suddenly had an idea. Since the Goddess of Nine Heavens was drawing him a pie, why not turn the tables and draw her a pie instead? He could get some benefits first.
Xu Lian nodded. “Alright, let’s work together step by step… How about this? First, you get me five sets of cultivation resources for the Divine Source Realm and five sets for the Return to Void Realm. After I’ve cultivated for thirty to fifty years, we’ll move on to the second step. How does that sound?”
Xu Lian had already collected enough Void God Flowers, the resources needed for the Divine Source Realm.
However, it wouldn’t hurt to have five more sets of Void God Flowers. He could save them for the women in his life and use them later for their cultivation.
The Goddess of Nine Heavens rolled her eyes. “Steps one and two need to be taken together! I’ll find a way to get you the cultivation resources for the Divine Source and Return to the Void Realms, and you will give me the Divine Laws of the Divine Kingdom. Both steps at once!”
“Five sets of cultivation resources for the Divine Source and Return to the Void Realms in exchange for my Divine Laws of the Divine Kingdom? You say I’m dreaming, but I think you’re the one who’s dreaming,” Xu Lian said regretfully. “It seems that we are not on the same page… This is doomed to fail.”
With that, he plunged into the void and left.
The Goddess of Nine Heavens was stunned for a moment, then her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. “Senior Sister gave him the immortal bone left behind by the Divine Clan’s supreme powerhouse?”
She grumbled unhappily, “Senior Sister is so biased. She wouldn’t even let me borrow the Immortal Bone to comprehend its mysteries, but she gave it to him. Does our thousand-year bond as sisters mean less than a stinking man?”
Xu Lian returned to the ancestral land of the Divine Clan.
With nothing else to do, he spent his time taking care of his children. He had over twenty children, all around one year old or just a few months old.
Apart from childcare, he focused on helping Tao Qian, Dou Qianxue, and Yu Qingyao with their first pregnancies.
He had already gathered enough Void God Flowers for the fifth to ninth stages of the Divine Source Realm and had seven progression points in reserve. He could advance to the Return to Void Realm at any time and catch up with the middle and older generation of powerhouses.
Unfortunately, Pei Zhaoxi and the others had relatively weak bloodlines. If he advanced his cultivation now, his own bloodline would strengthen, making it difficult for Pei Zhaoxi and the others to match him. This would lead to difficulties in having children, which would affect his ability to gather progression points in the future.
As the painting elder had said, the stronger the bloodline, the harder it was to have children. He had to consider this potential problem.
Therefore, he decided to pause his advancement and focus on having more children while his cultivation level was still relatively low and it was easier to conceive.
“I currently have seven progression points, enough to reach the Return to Void Realm. Beyond that is the Return to Truth Realm. What comes after the Return to Truth Realm? How many progression points will I need in total?”
He needed to know the answer to this question.
He took out the purple jade token and activated the communication function. “O, I need your advice.”
The Goddess of Time replied, “What is it?”
Xu Lian asked, “About the cultivation realms. What comes after the Divine Source Realm, the Return to the Void Realm, and the Return to the Truth Realm? How many realms are there before you reach the highest realm? Is there anything beyond the Supreme Realm?”
The Goddess of Time said, “Back in Green Bamboo Town, when your cultivation was still low, I told you only up to the Return to Truth Realm. Now that you’ve reached the Divine Source Realm, it’s time for you to learn about the higher levels of cultivation.
The Return to Truth Realm is what is commonly referred to as the ‘Great Power’ stage, though it’s only the beginning. Great Power’ is a general term that includes all the realms from the Return to Truth Realm to just below the Sage Realm.
Between the Return to Truth Realm and the Sage Realm, there are three major realms: the Nine Tribulations Realm, the Unity Realm, and the Origin Tracing Realm.
Beyond the Origin Tracing Realm is the Sage Realm, also known as the Quasi-Supreme Realm.
Above that is the true Supreme Realm.
As for what lies beyond the Supreme Realm, it is the path to immortality, also known as the Ascension Staircase. There is no clear division, and it’s hard to define.
Throughout history, it’s unclear if anyone has ever reached the top of the Ascension Staircase. Even the most powerful members of the Divine Clan, the founders of the Divine Kingdom, and the legendary ancestors of ancient sacred lands who tried to create a heavenly realm all failed.
Especially in this current era of strangeness, every step beyond the Divine Kingdom on the Ascension Staircase is fraught with danger.
All the Supremes of this era are trapped below the Ascension Staircase. Even if someone manages to take a step or two, their fate is uncertain.”
Xu Lian listened silently, doing the math in his head.
Above the Divine Source Realm are the Return to Void Realm, Nine Tribulations Realm, Unity Realm, Origin Tracing Realm, Sage Realm, and Supreme Realm.
He already had enough progression points for the Divine Source Realm. For the above six great realms, assuming each great realm has nine levels, that’s a total of fifty-four levels.
In other words, he needed to have fifty-four more children in order to gather enough progression points to advance to the Supreme Realm.
Fifty-four children might sound like a lot, but he had already built a solid foundation, with over twenty women having a favorability level of 90 or higher. On average, each woman would only need to have two more children, which was simple and easy.
Of course, beyond the Supreme Realm, he would still need to climb the Ascension Staircase and improve his skills and items.
To be safe, he planned to work hard for a few more years and prepare one hundred progression points. Was that too much?
With over twenty women at a favorability level of 90 or higher, he wasn’t worried about the progression points. The real challenge was gathering the resources.
“I’ll work hard for a few more years, gather enough progression points, and then figure out the resources later.”
Xu Lian could only take things one step at a time. Even the Supremes were struggling. How could he see the end from the beginning?
First, set a small goal… gather one hundred progression points!
Spring passed, fall came, and time flew by.
Ten months later, Pei Zhaoxi and the others gave birth.
Xu Lian gained eighteen progression points, and then Pei Zhaoxi and the others began their recovery and cultivation, while the other women started their second pregnancies.
Another ten months passed, and he gained another dozen or so progression points.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
For three years, Xu Lian had been “in seclusion” in the ancestral land of the Divine Clan, rarely leaving.
[Name: Xu Lian]
[Realm: Divine Source Realm, Fourth Stage]
[Skills: Nine Elements Escape Technique, Four Symbols Battle Tactics, Great Desolate Dragon Grasping Technique, Sacred Spirit Record (Complete Immortal Technique), Breaking Wind Sword Technique (Volumes 1-3)…]
[Items: Skull (Immortal Bone), Sword of Destruction (Not Equipped)]
[Note: You currently have 57 progression points, ready to be used.]