Peerless Dragon Sovereign-Chapter 660: Undercurrents in the Celestial Crossing Realm

After placing Jiang Meier into the Charm Dao Inheritance Space, Chu Nan's gaze gradually fell on Zhi Tianping.

In Chu Nan's heart, although Zhi Tianping's cultivation was merely at the Fourth Heaven, both his importance and trustworthiness far exceeded Jiang Meier.

If possible, Chu Nan hoped even more for Zhi Tianping to enhance his cultivation and reach the Ninth Heaven realm.

In the current situation, only a Martial Artist of the Ninth Heaven can turn the tide and assist Chu Nan in slaying countless powerful foes.

However, unfortunately, Zhi Tianping's aptitude is limited, and reaching the Fourth Heaven was already the result of accumulated effort.

To reach the Ninth Heaven seems nearly impossible.

Chu Nan even contemplated sharing the Power Dao Inheritance Space of the True Martial Holy Hall with Zhi Tianping, but his cultivation was too weak.

The inheritance space is fraught with dangers, and with Zhi Tianping's cultivation and talent, entering it would certainly lead to death with no way of returning.

Whether out of emotional consideration or due to Zhi Tianping's role as a link to the Zhi family, Chu Nan was unwilling for him to fall here.

"Currently, Zhi Tianping within the Ninth Heaven realm is already at his limit."

"If he wishes to continue growing stronger and play a role, the only path is to break through above the Cloud Sea Realm and reach the Guiyi State!"

The so-called Guiyi State is when the Inner Core and Cloud Sea unite, transforming into a Source Pill, completing an essential metamorphosis.

Once the Inner Core and Cloud Sea unite, the Inner Core, Yang Wheel, and Cloud Sea will completely disappear, transforming into Martial Arts Source Power, unleashing a force far more terrifying and astonishing than Spiritual Power.

Since it's condensed from the Inner Core and Cloud Sea, the new source power will be more compatible with the martial artist's Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills.

Upon reaching the Ninth Heaven of the Cloud Sea Realm, one can actually break through to the Guiyi State.

The Celestial Crossing Realm martial artists attempt to create the Ninth Heaven after reaching the Ninth Heaven of the Cloud Sea Realm because they cannot break through to the Guiyi State. It's a necessity to obtain greater strength.

Of course, creating the Ninth Heaven during the time when the two realms weren't divided was also a very common practice to strengthen the Cloud Sea and accumulate more before breaking through to the Guiyi State.

However, according to the Yin Yang Daoist, the Ninth Heaven cultivation method was the weakest way to strengthen the Cloud Sea.

Chu Nan also deeply experiences this, with the most obvious example being Lu Yao.

Lu Yao was born into the Endless Sky Sword Sect and is quite familiar with the Ninth Heaven cultivation method; however, Chu Nan never heard her mention that she cultivated the Ninth Heaven method.

If the Ninth Heaven cultivation method were truly powerful enough, why would someone with Lu Yao's talent not cultivate it?

Another piece of evidence that the Ninth Heaven cultivation method is ordinary lies with Chu Nan himself.

The seven-layer Cloud Sea he initially painstakingly crafted all transformed into Dao Pearls. Forced by the Yin Yang Daoist, he crafted the Yin Power and Yang Power dual Cloud Seas.

Though these are merely two layers of Cloud Sea, with one even merging into Chu Nan's Soul.

Chu Nan can clearly feel that this newly crafted Cloud Sea is, in essence, more terrifying and formidable than the combined past seven-layer Cloud Sea.

It is due to this Cloud Sea that he possesses combat strength at the peak of the Eighth Heaven.

Most frighteningly, Chu Nan can clearly feel that these dual Cloud Seas of Yin and Yang have considerable potential for growth.

Meaning, as long as he possesses enough Yin Yang Power, he can effortlessly reach the Ninth Heaven and even surpass the combat power of the Ninth Heaven!

Unfortunately, treasures containing Yin Yang Power lie within the space sealing the Yin Yang Daoist.

Although the Yin Yang Daoist is sealed, in his full strength, he is a Heavenless Realm powerhouse, a being standing at the peak of the lower realm, making Ninth Heaven martial artists seem like nothing more than ants and dust in his eyes. A single breath from him could crush countless Ninth Heaven martial artists.

Reaching the Heavenless Realm already qualifies someone for ascension to the middle realm!

As long the old monster remains in that space, Chu Nan dares not take a step inside.

"To possess the combat power of the Ninth Heaven, an alternative path must be sought~" Chu Nan sighed helplessly. If possible, he would want to break through to the Guiyi State now.

The same goes for Zhi Tianping. If he wishes to assist Chu Nan and exert a powerful effect, it would be best for him to break through to the Guiyi State.

The weakest Guiyi State is stronger than a Ninth Heaven martial artist. A Guiyi State martial artist can easily crush a Ninth Heaven powerhouse into dust with a single move.

Of course, breaking through to the Guiyi State with Ninth Heaven cultivation would naturally be stronger than Zhi Tianping breaking through with Fourth Heaven cultivation.

But the Celestial Crossing Realm has a restriction; all martial artists cannot step into that legendary realm.

And Chu Nan has some suspicions about the root cause of all this: the Cyan Demon of the Cyan Demon Mountain Range.

Before coming to the Southern Desert, Chu Nan was surrounded and attacked in the Cyan Demon Mountain Range by Huo Mingxian, Huo Jiantang, Ji Wudao, and others. At first, he had the absolute advantage.

But then, Huo Mingxian called upon the Cyan Demon, a being that surpasses the Cloud Sea Realm. Chu Nan even suspects that the monster's cultivation was above the Guiyi State!

If Kui Guang hadn't stepped in, Chu Nan would have had no resistance to the Cyan Demon.

From the conversation between Huo Mingxian and the Cyan Demon, Chu Nan vaguely felt that the greatest reason martial artists of the Celestial Crossing Realm couldn't break through to the Guiyi State was due to the Cyan Demon.

The Cyan Demon seems to have used some array to cover the entire Celestial Crossing Realm, preventing them from breaking through to the Guiyi State.

Yet Chu Nan could not even imagine what kind of array could prevent all martial artists in the Celestial Crossing Realm from breaking through to the Guiyi State, let alone why the Cyan Demon would do such a thing, which remains a tremendous mystery.

Before the division of the two realms, experts above the Cloud Sea Realm were everywhere across the two realms. After the splitting of the realms, the Endless Sea of Suffering became an insurmountable chasm.

Logically, a large number of experts above the Cloud Sea Realm should have stayed in the Celestial Crossing Realm, and it is even possible that Heavenless Realm martial artists remain there.

The most evident proof is that the Ancestor Sect's celestial Spirit Martial weaponry was left behind in the Celestial Crossing Realm.

It can't be that the holders of celestial Spirit Martial weapons were merely at the Cloud Sea Realm during the undivided period?

If those experts had a way to traverse the realms, why didn't they take their treasures and leave, and why didn't they return...?

At the very least, experts above the Cloud Sea Realm couldn't have died in the Celestial Crossing Realm.

The reason is simple: because the Cyan Demon, that monster, is still alive. Qiu Huang managed to survive from when the realms weren't divided until now, let alone those experts above the Cloud Sea Realm.

The division of the realms seemingly occurred due to Kui Guang's Dao Heart losing control, an unintentional action in his madness.

Yet upon deeper reflection, Chu Nan perceives a chilling coldness within this, and perhaps there is something unknown, something even Kui Guang doesn't know about.

And that unspoken truth might be the ultimate reason for the division of the two realms, the weakening of the Celestial Crossing Realm, and the disappearance of all the powerful figures.

The current state of the Celestial Crossing Realm seems simple. Yet after Chu Nan mastered the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall and reached the pinnacle strength of the Eighth Heaven, he vaguely felt that an invisible giant hand was manipulating it all behind the scenes.