Thud!
At the bottom of the cliff, a deep, cold pond splashed high.
Liu Mu dragged his broken body out of the cold pond, gasping for air.
"Hahahaha!!"
"There is truly no path to despair!"
"It seems even the heavens are unwilling to take my life!"
"Mere Lu Yuan, what can he do to me!"
Liu Mu laughed maniacally, feeling the exhilaration of surviving a calamity.
At the same time, he secretly swore in his heart that in the future, he would definitely tear Lu Yuan into ten thousand pieces to vent his hatred for being pushed off the cliff.
Immediately after.
Not far from the bottom of the cliff, an Immortal Cave, artificially carved out, attracted Liu Mu's attention.
The Immortal Cave was deeply embedded in the mountain, with weeds growing thickly in front of its entrance, as if no one had visited for a long time.
"Someone lived here?"
Liu Mu was half-believing, half-doubting. Enduring the pain, he straightened his body and limped towards the Immortal Cave.
...
Soon, Liu Mu entered the Immortal Cave.
He was not hindered by any Restriction Formation.
What met his eyes was a space that was neither too big nor too small.
Hundreds of luminous stones were embedded in the surrounding walls, emitting a brilliant light, preventing it from appearing dim.
In the exact center of the Immortal Cave, a figure sat cross-legged.
Its body was shriveled, its blood and essence completely gone, without a trace of life.
"Senior?"
Liu Mu mustered his courage and tentatively called out.
After finding no response, he gradually fumbled his way closer.
It was not difficult to discover that the owner of this corpse must have been an extremely powerful Cultivator during his lifetime.
Otherwise, it would have long turned into withered bones, and its Physical Body would not have remained so intact.
Liu Mu searched around and finally found a Storage Ring on the corpse.
He immersed his Divine Thought into it to take a look.
Inside were many bottles and jars, Magic Treasures, and some unknown ancient scrolls of Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities!
Seeing this, Liu Mu couldn't help but be overjoyed.
As the saying goes, "Great calamities lead to great blessings."
This saying was not false at all.
How could the Cultivation Techniques and profound arts left behind by such a powerful expert at the place of his demise be ordinary items?
They must be extremely high-grade, superior ultimate techniques!
"Lu Yuan, oh Lu Yuan, you didn't expect this, did you!"
"Forcing me off the cliff has instead given me a great Opportunity!"
"When I finish Cultivating and return, I will be promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple."
"By then, crushing you will be no different from crushing an ant!"
Liu Mu could hardly conceal his joy, muttering excitedly to himself.
And just at this moment.
Outside the Immortal Cave, a figure followed the sound and approached.
"Oh, you really aren't dead."
Lu Yuan peered in, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"What!!"
Hearing the voice, Liu Mu was instantly scared out of his wits.
He shot up from the ground like a startled bird.
His face turned pale, and he was terrified to the extreme.
He never imagined that Lu Yuan would be so cautious.
He would even follow down a thousand-zhang cliff to investigate.
"It looks like the Immortal Cave of a powerful expert."
"Thank you for guiding the way for me."
Lu Yuan smiled profoundly.
Then, without another word, he leaped forward to attack.
...
After a few breaths.
Calm was restored inside the Immortal Cave.
Even Fan Yun and Qin Ping, who were at the Bitter Sea Realm Great Perfection, were no match for Lu Yuan in a single exchange.
As for Liu Mu, who was only at the eighth level of the Bitter Sea Realm, his fate was naturally self-evident.
He was instantly slain by Lu Yuan in a few moves.
He died with extreme unwillingness and resentment.
Lu Yuan picked up the Storage Ring and opened it to look inside.
His gaze then fixed on the corpse, flickering slightly.
This person must have been a Cultivator of the Nirvana Realm during his lifetime.
He chose this place to enter seclusion and face death.
Cultivators of this Realm, although only one step away from becoming a god.
But it has become an obstacle for countless powerful experts before achieving transcendence.
Because, in every layer of the Nirvana Realm.
The Physical Body, Divine Sense, and magic power all need to undergo nine cycles of decay and nine cycles of stillness transformation.
A slight carelessness could lead to death and the obliteration of the Dao.
Evidently, this was the fate of the Immortal Cave's owner.
In order to transform himself.
The resources in the Storage Ring were basically all used up.
However, he still couldn't escape the fate of falling.
Subsequently.
Lu Yuan opened the bottles and jars in the Storage Ring.
As he expected, they were all empty.
Even the most powerful spiritual Magic Treasure was dim and colorless.
Its internal artifact spirit had also perished.
It had been dead for at least several hundred years.
However, the Artifact Refining Materials capable of refining a spiritual Magic Treasure were by no means ordinary.
Even after the passage of time, it still possessed a terrifying sharpness, making it a good, handy weapon.
"Dragon Elephant Golden Body Art...."
"Heavenly Thunder Finger....."
"Purple Firmament Sword Canon....."
"..."
Lu Yuan flipped through those several Cultivation Techniques and profound arts of not low grade.
Except for the Cultivation Technique that was not suitable for him to Cultivate.
The others, however, could all be put to use.
He possessed the Chaotic Body, capable of Innately evolving myriad laws.
There was almost no difficulty in Cultivating them.
It could also be considered a considerable Opportunity!
As for the spoils of war from Liu Mu, there was nothing to say; he was a pauper.
It seemed he had exhausted his savings to hire assassins, not even having a few catties of source stones.
Immediately after.
Lu Yuan walked out of the Immortal Cave, sat cross-legged by the cold pond, and prepared to Cultivate.
With a wave of his hand, over a thousand catties of source stones flew out and spread across the ground.
Then he circulated the Chaos Law and began to devour and refine!
In an instant.
The majestic Heaven and Earth Qi transformed into visible torrents of energy, madly surging into Lu Yuan's body.
His body rumbled, powerful vital force circulated, as vigorous as the scorching sun, and surging essence continuously nourished his body, strengthening his Physique!
...
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
Lu Yuan naturally Cultivated to the Bitter Sea Realm Great Perfection.
His Physical Body was formidable, and his Divine Power was vigorous.
Coupled with the solid foundation laid by the Dao Scripture Cultivation Technique, he had almost Cultivated this Realm to its extreme, making him incredibly powerful.
Between the opening and closing of his arms, he possessed at least hundreds of thousands of catties of immense strength, far beyond what ordinary Bitter Sea Cultivators could compare to.
"It's time to advance to the next Realm."
Lu Yuan's eyes flickered as he muttered to himself.
He then took out the two Spirit Nurturing Pills, and Chaotic Qi emerged, rapidly refining them.
Time flowed by; Lu Yuan remained motionless, sitting like a withered tree.
His Bitter Sea gradually grew, with raging waves rolling and lightning intertwining, as if it was about to connect with Heaven and Earth, completely sublimating.
After an unknown amount of time.
Lu Yuan awoke from his deep Cultivation, a look of joy appearing on his face.
"Spirit Nurturing Realm, Breakthrough!"
Possessing the Chaotic Body, he had almost no Bottlenecks in his cultivation.
This was true in the early stages, and it would also be true in the Late Stage.
The myriad Dao not suppressing his body was truly not just an empty boast.
Even in the Age of Dharma Decline where Great Emperors proved the Dao, he could still advance courageously and diligently.
It was too Heaven-Defying, truly one of the most powerful Physiques in Cultivation history!
Immediately after, Lu Yuan did not pause for a moment. He took out those profound arts and Divine Abilities, circulated the Chaotic Origin, and began to deduce and comprehend them!