This is akin to a secret realm leveling up. Li Qingyun clearly felt that the entire [Green Lotus Realm] had expanded by more than double its original size, skipping the evolutionary process entirely and becoming a small planet.
The Enlightenment Tree he had separated was also flourishing, integrating with the entire world. Dao rhymes continuously emanated, nourishing this nascent world, which now had day and night, sunlight and rain.
Li Qingyun stared blankly at Chu Yang, "This... is it finished evolving directly?"
Chu Yang patted his shoulder and said, "Keep it up, I believe you have great potential, but creation is a difficult process. The higher the Dao fruit, the slower its maturation. However, with your [Creation Green Lotus], there shouldn't be too many problems. You are now ready to ascend to immortality at any time."
After speaking, Chu Yang left.
Li Qingyun scratched his head. He looked up at the sky. When the thought of ascending to immortality surfaced in his mind, it felt as if he could sense the thunder tribulation in the sky stirring.
However, he suppressed it. Such a spectacle would be a grand gift to the God-Slaying Clan on the battlefield.
With less than a year remaining until the war begins, all cultivators on Blue Star became tense.
Ao Qi was now giving his all, looking at the ten elite units before him.
These individuals were at least at the Void Refinement realm. Their potential wasn't as immense, nor was their individual combat capability as strong, but they were the most outstanding individuals in the cultivator army.
Each unit comprised one hundred people, totaling one thousand across ten units.
They were all battle formation users.
The first unit was called the Five Elements Sword Team. They practiced the techniques of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, and all of them were already at the Soul Transformation realm. These were the people who had gone on trials with He Guangxin, and they were now formidable powerhouses in their own right.
Having originated from the cultivator army, they returned to serve as instructors, training other cultivators.
Later, as the scale gradually formed, they were finally gathered by Ao Qi to form a small unit with immense explosive power.
Although the [Five Elements Sword Formation] could only accommodate cultivators at the Soul Transformation realm at its peak, with Chu Yang's [Upgrading], its destructive power was completely transformed. The concentrated sword intent could slay peak Grand Ascension cultivators.
Their leader still used a celestial artifact as his weapon.
Currently, cultivators on Blue Star were characterized by their extravagance.
The magical treasures, cultivation techniques, and other heavenly materials and earthly treasures that Chu Yang could bestow upon them were truly excessive.
The second unit was known as the Thunder Gang Team. They were exclusively lightning-attribute cultivators, practicing the battle formation called the "Heavenly Thunder Armor Formation." When the formation was activated, it converged into a set of armor with unparalleled defense and respectable offensive capabilities. However, this unit was a notch below the Five Elements Sword Team. Their highest-cultivated members were at the Soul Transformation realm, with most of them being at the Void Refinement realm.
Their usual training ground was the [Thunderstorm Bamboo Forest], a time-accelerated secret realm. For practical combat, they went to [Apocalypse Reenactment]. Overall, they could easily deal with an ordinary Grand Ascension realm cultivator.
However, the Grand Ascension realm belonged to the high-end battlefield, a place typically for solo cultivators. These cultivator armies were mainly responsible for the battlefield below the Soul Transformation realm.
Wang Teng and his peers had watched footage of these cultivator armies in battle, and their comment was: if nothing goes wrong, they will slaughter their way through!
The God-Slaying Clan was not as terrifying as most people imagined. Although they were formidable invaders, if you proved to be more powerful than them, they too would become fearful.
In addition to these, there were the "Blood Demon Team," "Green Light Team," "White Tiger Team," and so on.
These were all elite units of the cultivator army. Many of them possessed excellent potential, but they had abandoned individual heroism. All their cultivation techniques and spell arts were dedicated to their respective teams, which meant their individual combat capabilities would not be excessively extraordinary.
Ao Qi looked at He Guangxin standing beside him and sighed, "I heard Li Qingyun is close to ascending. What about you?"
He Guangxin, being from the cultivator army, would usually visit his junior disciples' training sessions during his leave, occasionally sparring with them.
On the battlefield, he was the Blood Fiend Sword Demon, feared by the God-Slaying Clan. However, here, he lacked that aura, appearing like an ordinary cultivator.
"Ah, Senior, my potential is not as high as Li Qingyun's or Daoist Bai's. But I feel it's close."
He Guangxin was currently at the mid-Grand Ascension stage. He could absorb the malevolent energy from the battlefield to strengthen himself, so his cultivation speed was not slow. Coupled with his decent comprehension, he had been able to keep pace.
"Have you decided whether to condense your Dao fruit?"
A trace of malevolence flashed in He Guangxin's eyes, and then he nodded, "I will walk the path of extreme slaughter."
Sword cultivators, from the moment they comprehended sword intent, could no longer turn back. They could only press forward on this path.
To kill to stop killing was He Guangxin's path.
As for Luo Xiaowei, also a sword cultivator, his sword intent was the polar opposite of He Guangxin's.
Luo Xiaowei's path was: as long as I live, humanity will not suffer hardship!
Having reached the Grand Ascension realm, if they ever doubted their sword dao, they could easily fall into a state of qi deviation.
...
Wang Teng sat before the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor, earnestly listening to his teachings.
"...We body cultivators, after becoming Saints, will next also aim to become Immortals. This step is the same as for spell cultivators. Therefore, before condensing your Dao fruit, you must possess unparalleled confidence in the path you are about to take. Never doubt yourself. You are excellent; at the same cultivation level, I was already no match for you. Therefore, do not walk the path I have walked; you should achieve even greater heights."
Wang Teng fell into contemplation. Relying on his [Immortal Golden Body] and years of combat experience, he had just defeated the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor, who was at the same Saint realm. This left him in a state of confusion. It turned out he no longer needed to struggle; he could pass in one go.
The Dragon Blood Battle Emperor said calmly, "When I condensed my Dao fruit, I walked the path of 'blood qi.' At that time, I firmly believed that as long as my blood was strong enough and my blood qi was vigorous enough, I could kill any enemy. To that end, I consumed a lot of blood qi, including the blood qi of dozens of Saint realm powerhouses, all of whom were my enemies..."
Wang Teng swallowed hard. It seemed the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor was not an easy person to get along with either.
"Therefore, when I fought, my blood qi was almost infinite. I possessed extremely strong recovery abilities, powerful close-quarters combat skills, and excellent endurance. I am telling you this only so that when you decide to condense a Dao fruit, you consider your future. Will it be like mine, or will you surpass me..."