“You are going into seclusion?” Su Qiannai was startled to hear Wu Tian say this.
“While cultivating is a good thing, what use is going into seclusion now?”
“Your talent is indeed extraordinary, but given the current situation, shouldn’t we be looking for shortcuts? Otherwise, where will we find so much time?”
Wu Tian smiled and said, “You are not wrong. It is indeed time to take shortcuts, and am I not already on my way?”
He continued, “I have obtained the demon seed of the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor. As long as I can absorb its energy, I believe my strength will definitely reach a higher level.”
“The Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s demon seed?”
Su Qiannai was slightly stunned, then thought of something and showed a surprised expression, “That’s right, isn’t the power of the Saint Dragon capable of devouring demon seeds?”
“The Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s strength has already reached the Great Perfection of the Five Spirits. Even if your absorption has some discount, it should be a significant improvement, right?”
Wu Tian nodded, “You are right. That is precisely why I need to go into seclusion.”
“Don’t worry, I can feel that the Saint Dragon’s fire has already suppressed the consciousness within the demon seed. Even the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor cannot interfere with me.”
Su Qiannai said, “So that’s how it is. Then go ahead. I will handle matters outside for you.”
“I hope to see a completely new you when you emerge from seclusion.”
Wu Tian smiled and then said nothing more.
After bidding farewell to the Twelve Heavenly Venerates, he went directly to a secluded spot to begin absorbing the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s demon seed.
His guess was not wrong. Under the purification of the Saint Dragon’s fire, the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s demon seed had indeed been completely suppressed.
In other words, when Wu Tian absorbed it, he only needed to absorb it, and did not need to fight against the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s consciousness as he had before.
This was undoubtedly a great thing.
After all, the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s immense strength had left a considerable shadow in his heart.
If his sea of consciousness were to be devoured by the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor, it was hard to say what terrible things would happen.
Wu Tian completely decomposed the demon seed, and then he was enveloped by a mass of demonic energy.
The energy density of this mass of black qi was astonishing. Just absorbing a wisp made Wu Tian feel a significant increase in his strength.
Thus, Wu Tian slowly absorbed the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s power in the secluded spot, and time passed slowly.
During this period, many changes had occurred in the world.
Due to the resurrection of the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor, the United States had been completely destroyed.
Such a major upheaval had caused a huge impact on the entire international community.
It was only at this point that everyone truly understood what kind of opponent they were about to face.
Therefore, the entire world began to announce policies targeting spiritual cultivators. Once someone was found to have the talent to become a spiritual cultivator, the authorities would spare no effort to cultivate them.
Although these nascent powers could not reach any astonishing level, spiritual cultivators were still spiritual cultivators. This power was not comparable to human technology.
A massive team of cultivators was being assembled at a good pace.
Thus, another ten years passed. One morning, Wu Tian slowly opened his eyes, and golden flames swept through his gaze.
His aura was very calm, without the astonishing intensity of his previous breakthroughs.
But this calmness was truly terrifying!
His body contained world-destroying energy, as if it would not make a sound, but when it did, it would cause heaven and earth to be turned upside down.
“Hoo…” He stood up, exhaled a breath of stale air, and then clenched his fist, saying, “It’s finally over.”
“I just didn’t expect that the power of this demon seed could elevate my strength to this extent…”
After sighing, he did not linger in the secluded spot. With a slight thought, he appeared inside the Demon Slaying Palace.
Looking up, he saw the towering Sky-Piercing Pagoda before him.
At this moment, the Sky-Piercing Pagoda was emitting a strong aura.
These auras were emitted by those cultivating within. It seemed that many more people had met the conditions for the Cultivation Alliance over the years, and the Sky-Piercing Pagoda was already at full capacity.
Not far away, Su Qiannai and the Twelve Heavenly Venerates were discussing something.
Wu Tian smiled slightly and took a light step, immediately appearing before everyone.
“Everyone, it’s been a while.” A light chuckle drifted through the air.
Su Qiannai and the others’ discussion immediately came to a halt.
And when they realized it was Wu Tian who had arrived, they immediately showed surprised smiles and quickly surrounded Wu Tian, “Wu Tian, you’ve emerged from seclusion?”
Wu Tian smiled and said, “I have not failed my mission. I have finally succeeded.”
Su Qiannai looked Wu Tian up and down and asked, “How do you feel now? Have you touched the threshold of the Five Spirits?”
Her question was very reasonable, as the amount of immortal energy required to advance from a Four Spirit Immortal King to a Five Spirit Immortal King was extremely vast.
Let alone touching the threshold of the Five Spirits, even if Wu Tian could reach the middle stage of the Four Spirits, it would be a very good outcome.
In response to Su Qiannai’s inquiry, Wu Tian smiled and said, “Probably… a little stronger than that.”
After speaking, Wu Tian casually released his aura.
This aura, although it had no impact, caused the entire Holy Domain to shake violently when it was released, as if it would collapse in the next moment.
The Sky-Piercing Pagoda also trembled violently, and the people inside were so frightened that they stopped cultivating, not knowing what was happening outside.
A few seconds later, Wu Tian retracted his aura and smiled, “How is it?”
At this moment, everyone showed a look of profound shock.
Su Qiannai’s eyes widened as she looked at Wu Tian, her gaze trembling as she said, “Five… Five Spirit Immortal King?”
“You’ve actually reached this level?!”
Wu Tian nodded, “It was just good luck. The Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s demon seed did not lose too much energy, so I successfully advanced.”
Everyone could not help but gasp.
What was this?
Originally, they thought that as long as Wu Tian’s strength improved, it would be a great piece of good news.
As for advancing from the Four Spirits to the Five Spirits, they had never even dared to imagine it.
But no one expected that Wu Tian would actually achieve such a feat. This kid… was he not too terrifying?
However, after the shock, a surge of ecstatic joy immediately welled up in everyone’s hearts.
After all, the stronger Wu Tian’s strength was, the better it was for them.
Having witnessed the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor, they knew that peak-level battles like that were essentially unrelated to them.
Everything still depended on Wu Tian.
Then, Su Qiannai asked again, “With your current strength, if you were to face the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor again, what chance of winning do you think you have?”