Duanqing Peak, inside the Peak Master’s Cave Dwelling.
Lu Li, who had just awakened his Innate Divine Ability, was still exploring the various profound mysteries of his newly acquired Dao Fruit Divine Ability.
He extended his five fingers and gently squeezed.
With the operation of the Heavenly Rotation of Creation, waves of earth-shattering gravitational force rose from the palm of Lu Li’s hand, forming a Gravity Sphere that floated in the air, emanating a constant suction force.
In his subsequent experiments, Lu Li discovered that even if he stopped channeling the Heavenly Rotation of Creation, the Gravity Sphere continued to function.
He even tried sending the Gravity Sphere further and further away, outside of his control range, and upon its return, the Gravity Sphere molded by the Heavenly Rotation of Creation was still running as before.
“As expected, it’s just like the demonstration in the game. Once I establish a field with this Divine Ability, the Gravity Sphere within the field becomes a natural phenomenon.”
Lu Li sighed inwardly, “But… there is still a time limit. It can only last for about two ke (thirty minutes), and then it dissipates right there.”
“If I pour in more spiritual power, the duration can be extended.”
“Hmm… If I combine this Divine Ability with the Sleeve World I just used, there should be even more marvelous uses…”
“It’s truly worthy of being the Heavenly Rotation of Creation. This ability… really is a Divine Ability of creation!”
My ability to alter and destroy the environment has skyrocketed!
And this Gravity Sphere seems to have applications in formation setups and arrangements.
If given enough time to set up the field, I can create an environment where I have overwhelming advantage—or one that has explosive power.
At the same time, Lu Li had a hunch that only after he truly reached the Yuanying stage would his Sleeve World become a complete Divine Ability.
Of course, Lu Li could feel that to maintain the Sleeve World as a storage space, it would continuously consume his spiritual power.
Lu Li thought to himself, “With my current spiritual power, it’s clear I can’t keep a large amount of materials stored in my Sleeve World Space for long periods.”
With a single thought, Lu Li decisively stopped the shrinking effect in his Sleeve World, and the desk inside the Sleeve World Space instantly returned to its original size, taking up considerable space.
Lu Li mused, “For now, shrinking objects for storage in the Sleeve World Space… seems suitable only for temporary use. If I want to store things for a long time, it’s best not to shrink them.”
“Sigh… The best use for this Sleeve World Space is still to enhance my combat prowess…”
With a thought, twenty-four Magic Artifact Spirit Swords shot toward him from all directions.
He simply flicked his hand, and the twenty-four Magic Artifact Spirit Swords, blending with the surrounding air, landed in Lu Li’s palm like twenty-four swimming fish, then were swallowed up by his Sleeve World Space.
Then, with his left hand above and right hand below, he opened the entrance of his Sleeve World Space at the left sleeve cuff and the exit at the right sleeve cuff.
Next, he accelerated the twenty-four Magic Artifact Spirit Swords using gravity, increasing their speed with constant acceleration.
He further pushed them, accelerating the swords to the verge of breaking apart.
At their peak, the twenty-four swords, moving at forty times the speed of sound, shot out and blasted a massive crater in the ground of his quiet chamber.
“Aside from offense, this set of Divine Abilities has clearly also greatly improved my defense.”
After all, as long as I have spiritual power left, I can block any kind of attack.
Suddenly, Lu Li’s gaze sharpened.
He used the Heavenly Rotation of Creation to manipulate the surrounding gravity, creating another Gravity Sphere, which he then stored into his Sleeve World Space.
Watching as the Gravity Sphere continued to operate inside the Sleeve World Space, even as its effect was multiplied, Lu Li thought, “In this way… I can use the Sleeve World Space to charge up in advance. If I spend several days gathering power beforehand, how many people at my level could take this move head-on?”
Those who say that early-stage Heaven-defying Divine Abilities lack combat power are just mundane fools who don’t know how to use them!
As a game player, Lu Li already had a certain understanding of all kinds of Dao Fruit Divine Abilities from the game, which was essentially like starting off with cheats.
After a simple study of his Divine Abilities, Lu Li next checked the rewards the System had given him.
[Ding! Main Quest: Exemplary Teacher. Completed.]
[Quest Reward: Random Earth-grade Magic Artifact]
[Reward: Stellar Myriad Law Sword]
Lu Li tapped lightly on the System panel, and a cracked white Spirit Sword fell into his hand.
[Stellar Myriad Law Sword: Earth-grade Magic Artifact.]
[Forged from Tai Wu Geng Gold, it is one sword when whole, and myriad stars when scattered.]
[Though it appears fragile, it is in fact extremely troublesome to deal with.]
[Once this sword shatters, every fragment becomes an extraordinarily tiny Profound-grade Spirit Sword. The more fragments, the more swords there are. If the opponent can’t destroy them all in one go, they will eventually be worn down to death by countless tiny swords.]
Staring at the white Spirit Sword in his hand, Lu Li’s eyes lit up.
“Ah… what a treasure! What a treasure! System, you do have a bit of conscience~”
Just as Lu Li praised the System, the System panel popped up again, as if to assert its existence.
[Ding! Side Mission: Earnest Guidance 3. Please guide your disciple Gu Qingkong in cultivation, and raise her to mid-stage Zhujishi.]
[Reward: Cultivation base increases by one minor realm.]
[Time limit: None]
[Ding! Side Mission: Earnest Guidance 2. Please guide your disciple Shang Baiyu in cultivation, and raise him to mid-stage Zhujishi.]
[Reward: Cultivation base increases by one minor realm.]
[Time limit: None]
[Ding! Side Quest: Branching Out—Continued. Please recruit two more high-quality personal disciples for Duanqing Peak.]
[Current progress: (1/2)]
[Reward: Cultivation base increases by one minor realm.]
[Time limit: None]
Looking at the string of System pop-ups, Lu Li suddenly had a bad premonition.
[Ding! Main Quest: Leading by Example. Please reach the Yuanying stage within one year to serve as a model and leader for your disciples.]
[Quest Reward: Random Heavenly Treasure]
[Failure Penalty: Soul Annihilation]
[Quest countdown: 364 days 23 hours 59 minutes]
Seeing the familiar blood-red countdown in front of him, the smile on Lu Li’s face instantly froze.
The joy and relaxation he had just felt were smashed to pieces by this sudden time-limited quest.
As expected, System, you really are up to no good!
Forget it…
Since the advancement is over, it’s time to head outside and take a look!
Wouldn’t want Baiyu and Qingkong to worry!
With that, Lu Li put away the Stellar Myriad Law Sword and strode toward the cave entrance.
At this time, outside the gate of Duanqing Peak, cultivators of Xuling Sect who had sensed the pressure from Lu Li’s breakthrough had already gathered, those who were not in seclusion and still walked the world.
These cultivators were mostly Zhujishi or Jindan stage, and among them were even two or three Yuanying stage old monsters.
These visiting cultivators were basically sect elders, even Peak Lords and the like.
Faced with the news of Lu Li’s imminent breakthrough, these elders and senior brothers and sisters came rushing in.
Gong Shangyu and Gu Qingying, the two little ones who had hidden their real identities, immediately put on faces full of worry.
Gu Qingying cranked the Cognition Modification Barrier on herself and Gong Shangyu to the maximum, fearing that the surrounding elders might notice something.
At this moment, the heavens and earth suddenly changed, and with Lu Li’s cave dwelling as the center, spiritual energy within a ten-mile radius surged violently.
Spiritual energy rapidly gathered above Lu Li’s cave dwelling, and soon a vortex a hundred meters wide formed.
The vortex continued to expand—two hundred meters, three hundred meters, finally stopping at five hundred meters.
Seeing this, Sect Leader Yan Changkong of Xuling Sect immediately gave orders, designating the fifty-mile radius around Lu Li’s cave as a forbidden area, not allowing any threat to Lu Li’s breakthrough.
The Zhujishi immediately dispersed to set up defenses, leaving only a few Jindan True Persons and Yuanying Zhenjun, as well as Lu Li’s two disciples, to remain at the scene.
Moments later, Lu Li, having completed his breakthrough, walked out of the cave dwelling.
As soon as he exited, he was greeted by a flood of congratulations from his fellow sect members across the mountain.
“We congratulate Chongyang Zhenren on forming the Jindan! Congratulations to Duanqing Peak for a promising successor!”
“Heaven’s will is vast and mighty! Our Dao shall prosper!”
Facing the flattery from his sect members, Lu Li nodded in return, “Thank you, fellow Daoists, for your kindness. I, Lu Li, have lived up to the sect’s expectations and succeeded in my Dao. From now on, I shall spare no effort to spread the prestige of our Xuling Sect!”