The Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation is powerful. If other Immortal Skills are astonishing applications of the Law, the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation is the foundation of all methods, capable of directly enhancing one’s origin and expanding one’s own little world.

In fact, Zhang Kui had vaguely sensed this.

Since stepping into the starry sky, he had seen many Immortal-level cultivation techniques relying heavily on slaughter and plunder, such as the Star Beasts and Star Gods devouring the vitality of living beings, Immortal Path hunting for the laws of Star Beasts, and Deceitful Immortal Path absorbing the Underworld’s peculiarities... It’s a blatant cosmic dark jungle where competition is fierce, and Star Space is filled with an unending killing intent.

There are self-reliant cultivation methods, but they mostly require time and patience, building one’s foundation step by step. In this chaotic age of Heavenly Dao, the whole cosmos is madly competitive. If you don’t quickly enhance yourself through plunder, surviving past tomorrow is uncertain.

Even when he first became Immortal, if not for cultivating "Exporting Primordial Yang" and relying on the Void Domain for plunder, he might have long become someone else’s prey.

But Zhang Kui knew, this was merely drinking poison to quench thirst, and the Disaster Qi Cultivation Skill of the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch in the Netherworld Realm further awakened him.

For the method of plundering the Power of Laws of the Disaster Beasts, it’s a step away from advancing to a Starry Sky Dominator, but even then, after death, strange and ominous events immediately occur.

This is definitely not normal. After death, one doesn’t return to heaven and earth, and it seems that these laws absorbed and swallowed have developed their own consciousness, as if an unseen dark hand manipulates, trapping all beings in Star Space like a cage, sinking into a heavenly killing calamity.

This idea caused Zhang Kui to feel a chill down his spine.

If guessed wrongly, why would heaven and earth be like this?

If guessed correctly, what is the dark hand’s purpose?

The mists shrouded everything, leaving Zhang Kui without a clue. However, he knew that to break the deadlock, the only way was to leap out of this chessboard, with Celestial Gang and Earthly Fiends as his reliance.

As a method from a previous life, the Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation is pure and righteous, completely different from this world’s methods. It involves breathing in and out the Nine Breaths and absorbing Innate Qi to condense one’s unique Tao Rhyme.

However, this method, although powerful, has a fatal weakness: it is time-consuming and lasts for a long period. Once cultivated, one enters a state of selflessness, with one inhale and one exhale equaling one breath, and one breath equaling one year. Nine breaths make up one full cycle, which counts as one practice session.

Once this practice session occurs, it takes nine full years. Just thinking about it made Zhang Kui’s scalp tingle. Although after becoming Immortal, one’s lifespan is immeasurable, the chaos of the heavenly calamities is such that by the time he emerges from seclusion, humanity might have already turned to cosmic dust. Thus, he hesitated to cultivate.

But now, the time was ripe. The Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty had gained the power to protect itself. The Desolate Ancient Battlefield was deadlocked and couldn’t be broken momentarily, and the Red Pigeon Race’s army wouldn’t arrive for at least five years.

More importantly, he had obtained the mysterious Immortal King Tower, which, by burning the evil beings suppressed within, could alter the flow of time.

Now, the time flow had been slowed by tenfold. One practice session of his took less than a year outside, avoiding any irreversible consequences.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui immediately formed a hand seal, gradually entering the profound and selfless state. It was an unprecedented experience, where all things of heaven and earth seemed to turn to void.

During his Mortal Realm, he cultivated the Golden Core Path, ultimately transforming the Golden Core into the Yin Yang core, stabilizing his own little world, which had been slowly rotating for years with no changes.

But now, even within the little world, changes occurred to the Golden Core. Yin and Yang reversed, and Tai Chi transformed into Infinite. The Acquired reverted to Innate, with the black and white slowly becoming transparent, even turning into chaotic void.

As the Golden Core changed, Zhang Kui, sitting with closed eyes and crossed legs, also became chaotic and blurred. If someone were beside him at this moment, they would only see a blank space and would forget upon turning their head.

Whoosh—!

Suddenly, Zhang Kui exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

A black-green wave of filthy light poured from his mouth, writhing like a living creature in mid-air, further corroding the hall’s stone slabs with a sizzle upon landing.

One must know, even as an Immortal Body, with heaven and earth forming inside him, and Spirit Charm flawless, he could still expel so many impurities.

More terrifyingly, this ominous black-green light continued to surge, seemingly wanting to return to Zhang Kui’s body.

Buzz!

Just as the ominous black light was about to rise into the air, the hall of the Immortal King Tower suddenly began to buzz, and a mystical, transparent-colored flame leapt up, completely igniting the black light.

It was a flame of Tao Rhyme unseen by anyone before, containing the Time Law. Just like the nameless terror in the Eastern Star Realm that could devour time, this flame could actually burn time.

In the blink of an eye, the black light vanished completely, equivalent to being wiped from the river of time, never existing in this world.

And throughout this entire process, time was completely frozen, undetected, unseen, and with the black light’s time erased, this event was as if it never happened.

It’s a higher-level terrifying power, beyond even Zhang Kui’s awareness when alert.

Of course, he wasn’t concerned about these things. In a trance, he deeply inhaled once more, losing himself in selflessness.

Whoosh—!

This immediately triggered cosmic phenomena.

In the dim Star Space, the Celestial Essence Star Realm—wrapped in a silver lotus-like glow—suddenly burst forth in brilliance. The All Heaven Star Array rumbled into operation, a myriad of starlight brightened starkly, surging madly towards the Celestial Essence Star Realm with the explosive Spiritual Qi of Star Space.

"What happened?!"

The Starships, cruising through Star Space, instantly panicked, as if hit by a countercurrent, igniting the core of the Yin Yang True Fire with a thunderous roar within the cabins.

Within the Celestial Essence Star Realm, a similar celestial phenomenon unfolded. Suddenly, a cascade of Spiritual Mist descended from the firmament, resembling a Milky Way falling from the Ninth Heaven, mostly converging at the peak of Kunlun Mountain, though half also merged into the Star Realm.

"Heavenly gift!"

Cultivators’ eyes shone brightly, and without a word, they sat down to cultivate cross-legged.

"Quick, quick, quick, everyone sit and cultivate!"

In the Divine Dynasty Academy, instructors, their eyes red with urgency, issued orders for the bewildered children to practice the guiding skills of Earth Demon Skill.

Elder Huayan, Gu Ziqing, Huo Yu with Double Pupils... One by one, the high-ranking members of the Divine Dynasty who were in seclusion emerged from their caves, and even those at the Immortal Level rushed back at lightning speed, staring in uncertainty towards Kunlun Mountain.

"What happened?"

"The Sect Leader is in seclusion, surely cultivating a world-shaking supreme technique. Such divine phenomena are truly unimaginable..."

The upper ranks of the Divine Dynasty immediately responded.

"Recall everyone immediately, and rotate guards on the Ancient Starry Path. This is an unprecedented opportunity that must not be missed!"

Indeed, the scene within the main hall of the Immortal King Tower was even more astonishing, as pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi transitioned from virtual to real, transforming into a vast ocean to flood the entire hall, while Zhang Kui, embodying chaos, stood like a Sea Eye, swirling and devouring the sea of Spiritual Liquid.

To be honest, this was a sight no one could have anticipated.

The Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation method, despite its profound mystique, involves a slow process of inhaling and exhaling the vast Spiritual Qi of the starry sky. Upon entering the Immortal King Tower, the flow of time changed, effectively accelerating by ten times, causing this extraordinary phenomenon.

Zhang Kui spent a year breathing in and out, which equates to thirty-six days in the outside world, leading to a terrifying infusion of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for a full eighteen days.

This was a grand event!

Cultivators of all levels gained significant benefits, the Immortals stabilized their Little Worlds, over ten thousand cultivators broke through their realms, and countless ordinary citizens of the Divine Dynasty underwent Enlightenment. Even babies born during this period directly experienced Enlightenment, possessing extraordinary Spirit Charm.

After the descent of Spiritual Qi ended, many were reluctant to leave.

"Ah, getting used to this Immortal Realm sight, it’s a bit hard to adjust. How wonderful it would be if it could be like this every day..."

"Wishful thinking! Have you heard? It’s the grand scene caused by the Sect Leader’s cultivation. It might never happen again, so be content with this opportunity!"

Although the upper ranks of the Divine Dynasty also regretted this, they could only proceed with the next step, repositioning the Divine Dynasty Fleet and the talents.

However, just as each squad set out, Kunlun Mountain once again triggered divine phenomena, with an overwhelming influx of starry Spiritual Qi, even more intense than before!

"Quick, call everyone back!"

The upper echelons of the Divine Dynasty and all cultivators were elated and bewildered, wondering why the Sect Leader hadn’t informed them in advance of such a tremendous boon—could it be some form of test?

As the third Spiritual Qi Frenzy descended, some immediately discerned a pattern and made corresponding arrangements, setting eighteen days as a milestone to alternate between cultivation and managing various affairs.

Good news came incessantly.

During the fourth Spiritual Qi Frenzy, hundreds who were stuck at the Peak of Mahayana and Half-Immortal Realm seized the chance to refine their mana purely and break through to ascend to Immortal status in one fell swoop.

These were the venerable seniors of various Forbidden Lands from the Celestial Essence Star era and members of the Immortal Path Alliance who defected after its dissolution, following a renewed path. Their prospects were initially slim, with many having lost hope and preparing to reincarnate for a new attempt, but now with this opportunity, they were overjoyed.

The upper echelons of the Divine Dynasty were inexplicably delighted, for with these fresh forces, the Divine Dynasty’s power increased manifold, allowing for more confident arrangements in the future.

By the seventh Spiritual Qi Frenzy, Elder Huayan and others broke through to the Immortal Level. These venerated figures of the Divine Dynasty originally needed to spend extensive time accumulating their foundation but soared amidst Riding the Wind.

After the large-scale emergence of the two waves of Immortals, only a scattered few remained, as these individuals were already at the Peak of Mahayana, just one step away from their breakthrough.

Dragon Demon Wu Tianya and Rakshasa Insect Mother were both amused and exasperated.

"It’s been nineteen days, and the Spiritual Qi Frenzy hasn’t appeared."

"Nine times, who could have thought this Spiritual Qi Frenzy would persist nine full times, had we known, we should have dulled our cultivation and re-cultivated the new Immortal Path, saving so much time."

"Sigh, why didn’t the Sect Leader inform us earlier? Had arrangements been made, all of us at the Immortal Level would have converted to the new Immortal Path..."

As the crowd discussed, Zhang Kui also concluded his cultivation, opened his eyes slowly, feeling as if he had awoken from a grand dream, his Divine Soul transparent, with mana surging turbulently within, and even Qi of Chaos pervading his Little World.

"What a marvelous Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation!"

Zhang Kui couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. Such vast Spiritual Qi was not merely for absorption but for reconstructing his Little World anew, enhancing the Tao Rhyme Law, akin to Bone Transformation.

After probing the outside situation with a Divine Thought, he was further elated, pondering and uncovering the profound mysteries of how his own cultivation could benefit the entire Divine Dynasty.

Glancing at the Immortal King Tower, the eerie demon corpses suppressed in the Netherworld Purgatory had already consumed nearly half, equivalent to freezing time three times.

Although he felt a pang of heartache, compared to the gains, it was insignificant.

Zhang Kui pondered, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Since there are such divine effects, why not have one more round?"

Soon, the Taishi True God of Kunlun Mountain released news: the second Spiritual Qi Frenzy is about to commence, and this time, it will also last nine times!

The entire Divine Dynasty erupted with excitement, and this time arrangements were even more leisurely.

All from the Immortal Path converted entirely to the new Immortal Path!

The Ancient Starry Sky Route was guarded by newly ascended Immortals, with all talents returning for closed-door cultivation to break through their realms!

All mortal cultivators, except those on guard duty, returned to the Celestial Essence Star Realm...

Finally, with everything in place, a new round of Spiritual Qi Frenzy arrived as expected, ushering the Divine Dynasty into an era of seclusion for all.

In the main hall of the Immortal King Tower, Zhang Kui, sitting cross-legged with closed eyes, suddenly changed his expression, an endless killing intent arising between his brows.

Within him, the Power of Laws swallowed in the past began transforming into horrifying abnormalities and ominousness!