How powerful is a Divine Body?
That's a puzzle, because she had never truly made a move. However, everyone knew that below the Destiny Realm, she was invincible.
Just eighteen years old.
She had only cultivated for two years.
If given another two years, what level would she reach?
People barely dared to imagine.
"How old are you?" Chen Pingping suddenly asked.
Just a paltry hundred thousand years or so.
Guang Xiaoyu blinked. "Eighteen. Still young."
"The gap is too wide," Shi Yi said, rendered speechless. "Just go back! Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing to be crushed by a Divine Body?"
"Impossible!" Guang Xiaoyu's eyes were firm. "I... uhm, I, since starting my cultivation, have never been defeated. A mere Divine Body? I will surely crush her under my heel."
She was very confident.
After all, she had lived for over a hundred thousand years. If she couldn't even handle an eighteen-year-old brat, then she, the Demon Emperor, might as well discard this old face of hers.
Shi Yi immediately shut up.
Normally, relying on his status and the Green Wolf's power, he acted arrogantly in the imperial city, bullying the weak and looking down on everyone. Who would have thought this young woman before him was even more arrogant?
Forget it, forget it!
Shi Yi glanced at the Earth Chicken and said, "Shall we head out together?" He trusted the Green Wolf's judgment.
The two didn't refuse. Traveling back to the imperial city with the Prince of Stone Country would save them a lot of unnecessary trouble.
After leaving the ancient town, Shi Yi was about to introduce his mount to them, but... the Green Wolf howled and fled without looking back.
Shi Yi's mouth fell slightly open.
"Is this your mount?" Guang Xiaoyu's eyes darted around. "It looks quite impressive."
"..."
"How about you try mine?" Guang Xiaoyu said with a giggle. "My old ox may be slow, but it's steady."
And in fact, the Spiritual Beast Lao Huang would not allow anyone other than its master and Guang Xiaoyu to ride on its back.
Shi Yi tried several times but eventually gave up. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, walking is good for the body."
「A few days later.」
Chen Pingping asked, "Are you really sure you want to challenge the Divine Body?"
Guang Xiaoyu nodded. "Yes."
"Activate One Qi Turns into Three Clarities. Let me see what level your cultivation has reached," Chen Pingping said.
Shi Yi, standing nearby, immediately showed surprise.
He believed the Green Wolf's judgment: that Earth Chicken was likely a Spiritual Beast. But he also trusted his own judgment: Chen Pingping before him was just a mortal. There was no fluctuation of aura from him, his Dantian hadn't even been opened; he was as still and silent as a mountain.
Yet now, he was actually going to offer Guang Xiaoyu cultivation advice?
Something wasn't right.
Shi Yi watched the two of them closely.
Guang Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then activated One Qi Turns into Three Clarities.
Her meridians, bones, limbs, Dantian, and Zhou Tian circulation were all normal. However, what left Chen Pingping speechless was that beneath the One Qi Turns into Three Clarities, she was also cultivating the Nine Revolutions Demon God Skill.
This young woman had forcefully fused two completely different cultivation techniques. Deep within her Dantian, the Demon God Skill lay hidden.
Although it defied common sense, it was still worth a try.
Chen Pingping observed for a while. Her aptitude was a bit lacking, but her intellect was decent. He said, "With your current strength, even if you cultivate for a few more years, you probably won't be able to defeat the Divine Body."
Guang Xiaoyu rolled her eyes. My senior brother actually doubts this Emperor? Hmph, detestable mortal senior brother!
She seriously doubted whether her senior brother truly understood *her* cultivation.
"The Divine Body's current realm is the Sixth Heaven of Condensed Soul. Judging by her speed, she should be able to enter the Destiny Realm by next year," Chen Pingping said. "Add to that the King Tao Divine Weapon in her possession, the high-level Demon Beast she recently subdued, and the 'Rising Moon Above the Sea' phenomenon. All things considered, you hold no advantage."
Shi Yi was stunned for a moment.
Guang Xiaoyu also looked surprised. Senior brother actually knows so much about a Divine Body. Could it be... he secretly investigated her? Or does senior brother fancy this Divine Body? Not bad, not bad at all. Once a person has a dream, they will strive forward.
She felt gratified.
Chen Pingping continued, "So, what you need to do now is improve yourself in every aspect: realm, speed, and strength. Don't just chase after Attack Skills. The foundation of a Divine Body is dozens, even hundreds of times more solid than that of an ordinary cultivator."
That seems to make a lot of sense.
Guang Xiaoyu was somewhat perplexed.
She had once been an unparalleled genius, blessed with immense Fate Energy. She obtained whatever she desired, and her cultivation realm had soared rapidly. Various special physiques like the Different Body, Attribute Body, Sword Dao Body, and even the Divine Body itself, were trivial in her eyes. By her early twenties, she had already swept aside a multitude of powerful adversaries, truly reigning supreme. She never expected that reincarnation would reduce her to an ordinary cultivator, revealing an entirely different vista on the path of cultivation. She even began to doubt: did that invincible self of hers truly exist? Or was senior brother just spouting nonsense?
"Although ordinary cultivators are far less powerful than Divine Bodies, if their foundation is solid enough, something interesting happens when the Divine Body hits a bottleneck. The gap between you will slowly start to level out," Chen Pingping looked at her. "At that time... you and the Divine Body will be the same."
"Will a Divine Body hit a bottleneck?" Guang Xiaoyu questioned.
"Yes!"
「A few more days passed.」
As Chen Pingping expounded on cultivation, Guang Xiaoyu's mindset transformed. It shifted from initial arrogance to questioning, then incomprehension and partial understanding, until finally, she became completely immersed in her senior brother's discourse.
She was overcome with an indescribable sense of awe.
In her past cultivation, she had been so outstanding that almost no one dared to lecture her on the Tao. Thus, she had always believed the path she followed was the true Supreme Path. Consequently, even after becoming invincible, she always felt something was missing in her heart. No! It should be called a bottleneck. Powerful Divine Bodies have bottlenecks, and so did she; hers was just insignificant because it appeared after she became invincible. Looking back now, she realized how much she had missed during that period of invincible cultivation. Her Demonic Cultivation Skills always possessed a flaw, preventing her from reaching the Transforming Realm. This flaw meant that for a hundred thousand years, she had been unable to advance to a deeper realm. Now, her mortal senior brother's words had jolted her awake as if from a dream. She realized that another path on the journey of cultivation was also crucial, and perhaps even more fascinating.
Guang Xiaoyu took a deep breath, her expression as she looked at her senior brother changing. "Senior brother, I understand. You mean I should take each step carefully and steadily, right?"
"No!" Chen Pingping shook his head. "I mean you should just build a solid foundation."
"Is there a difference?" she asked, surprised.
Of course, there's a difference! What you just described is how ordinary people cultivate—far too slow and tedious. Besides, with me around, you still want to take that path?
Chen Pingping curled his lips and said, "Starting from now, I will train you. Your first task: see that mountain range over there? Taking down a few ferocious beasts barehanded shouldn't be a problem, right? You're not allowed to use your powers. Go!"
"Ah?"
Guang Xiaoyu froze, baffled. Isn't this Physical Cultivation? What does it have to do with building a foundation?
But Chen Pingping didn't explain. She hesitated, wanting to speak yet holding back, her heart full of doubt. Ultimately, she decided to give it a try.
Nearby, Shi Yi was confused. "Can doing this really defeat a Divine Body?"
After listening to Chen Pingping for several days, Shi Yi's perception of him had been completely overturned. But now... Chen Pingping's latest words made him think this fellow was just an ordinary mortal after all.