"Tianhuang, how can I restore you to your former glory and restore the divine power you possessed when you were in the hands of your master?"
Cao Ya pondered in the context of "Perfect World".
In this life, when he ventured into the Kunpeng Nest in the North Sea in the lower realm, he gained the favor of Tianhuang and was taken in as a disciple in place of the deceased female Kunpeng.
That's why this halberd has always been with him.
The Ten Fierce Women Kunpeng is Cao Ya's mentor from a different generation.
The mysterious and secret techniques, such as the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, were of considerable help to him.
Naturally, once Cao Ya becomes stronger, he will try to repair the Heavenly Desolate Halberd, which has been broken into three pieces.
As one of the Ten Ancient Fiends, the Heavenly Desolate Halberd was a powerful weapon that, at its peak, almost surpassed the level of a True Immortal!
After thinking for a while, Cao Ya couldn't help but smile bitterly.
There was no other way. The Heavenly Desolate Halberd was once the divine weapon of the female Kunpeng in the ancient immortal era. It followed this one of the Ten Fiends in battles against immortal beings in other realms. Later, it was attacked by a joint attack from true immortals of the immortal realm and traitors. After a series of bloody battles, it finally exploded.
Because it is imbued with various powerful immortal energies, including those of the level of a female Kunpeng, Cao Ya might be able to barely match it if he unleashed his full power.
But he wasn't skilled in weapon forging, and what if something went wrong along the way...
"Well, among the others, some of me have studied the art of weapon crafting and have achieved some skill, but not to such a profound level."
"At most, it's just at a five-star level..."
[Perfect World] Cao Ya scratched his head, looking quite troubled.
This divine weapon is the pinnacle of true immortals, comparable to the weapon of a quasi-immortal king.
The corresponding system space division represents the ultimate level of the five-star peak, almost touching the six-star level!
It should be noted that even his own combat strength, combined with the various physical systems, is slightly inferior.
Not to mention their expertise in weapon crafting alone.
"Well, we'll see what happens next. After many epochs, before my master passed away, he did his best to erase the fierce aura left on the Heavenly Desolate Halberd by many great enemies of the immortal path. After being nurtured for hundreds of millions of years, the Heavenly Desolate Halberd has healed itself. This kind of immortal weapon has a very strong self-healing function."
Cao Ya felt somewhat regretful.
So far, most of those who have studied weapon crafting are among the few who have reached or even surpassed the world's limits.
Those who have not yet reached the end of their spiritual practice are still diligently cultivating.
Compared to cultivation, weapon crafting, alchemy, and formations must definitely be ranked after cultivation.
Cultivation skills are definitely the most important thing.
Therefore, his weapon-refining skills are indeed present and not very low, reaching the five-star level, but not quite at the peak of the five-star level, at most hovering around the middle to high level.
To restore the Heavenly Desolate Halberd, one still needs some skill.
"Simply recovering and reaching the peak of the five-star level, which is the ultimate True Immortal level in the [Perfect World] universe, is not enough."
Cao Ya whispered, "If we could take it a step further and push the Heavenly Desolate Halberd to the level of a six-star Immortal King, that would be truly amazing!"
In fact, in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths today, there are no Immortal Kings, let alone True Immortals.
Only various Immortal King artifacts and True Immortal artifacts remain in the world.
The Immortal Realm reigns supreme, plundering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, while the Other Realms, eyeing them covetously, frequently raid their borders and launch fierce attacks on the desolate frontiers, only to be blocked by the armies of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Countless cultivators perished at the borderland imperial pass.
From Immortal Kings and True Immortals to ordinary cultivators, they may not even reach the Divine Fire Realm.
In the universe of "Perfect World," the realms at the mortal level, such as Blood Transport and Cave Heaven, all hover around the first and second stars.
The Divine Fire Realm represents becoming a god, and the subsequent True God Realm, Holy Sacrifice, Heavenly God, and Void Path are three-star levels.
"Slay Me" and "Escape One" are both four-star skills.
The Supreme Realm and the True Immortal Realm are five-star levels.
Immortal Kings and Quasi-Immortal Emperors are six-star beings, while the ultimate Immortal Emperor is naturally a seven-star super being.
However, the realm beyond Immortal King is still too far from Cao Ya's reach.
His combat prowess, at its peak, is comparable to that of a supreme immortal.
In reality, Cao Ya from [Perfect World] is only at the initial stage of the Supreme Realm. He is not even considered an invincible Supreme, let alone a True Immortal.
If we disregard the power of other systems, Cao Ya's individual attack is inferior to that of Meng Tianzheng, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly God Academy, and Wang Changsheng of the Wang family, a family of immortals.
The latter two were considered the strongest and most supreme beings of this era, and could be called invincible!
They are all beings with the potential to attain immortality!
However, due to the dark curse, no one in the nine heavens and ten earths has become an immortal.
Before this, there were also beings similar to Meng Tianzheng and Wang Changsheng, such as the Demon Lord, Ye Qianyu, Mu Wudao, and the Ice Lord. They were all invincible in the Supreme Realm, accumulating countless millennia of experience, attempting to become immortals, but were thwarted by an ominous force and tragically perished.
It's even possible that they possess a dark body!
Cao Ya knew very well that the [Perfect World] universe was corrupted by darkness because of some unfortunate corpse Immortal Emperor, which could pollute all living beings, and even powerful immortals were prone to corruption.
This is the ultimate disaster that countless interfaces will face!
Of course, for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, before this, the threat from other realms was the most pressing crisis.
Otherwise, their homeland would be breached, foreign lands would invade, ravage the land, and slaughter all living beings, just like at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era. Only a few survivors would remain, and most living beings would be wiped out. The world would change drastically as a result, the environment would change, and many races would be unable to adapt and would perish directly.
If that's the case, the threat of darkness won't even come into play.
It was gone before it was even sold out!
"First, we must repel the alien realm and protect the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Then, we must defeat the dark tide and even suppress the several quasi-Immortal Emperors at the edge of the Boundary Sea who have long been corrupted and fallen by darkness... including that seven-star Immortal Emperor..."
Cao Ya sighed inwardly.
In the original timeline, the pressure Shi Hao faced was immense; only by actually experiencing it can one truly understand.
Countless calamities came one after another, leaving almost no time to catch one's breath.
Most importantly, Shi Hao was even more isolated and helpless than Cao Ya. Moreover, he lacked intelligence and needed to figure things out on his own to develop a strategy. In such an unknown situation, he was also vulnerable to being ambushed.
Now, Cao Ya is facing the same disaster. Putting everything else aside, Shi Hao is someone we can look forward to growing up and fighting alongside.
Moreover, among the many versions of myself within the system space, quite a few originated from six-star or even seven-star universes.
There is hope for all of them to advance to the level of Immortal Emperor, which is comparable to the Immortal King at the six-star to seven-star level. However, it is too difficult to become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor at the peak of the six-star level. None of the Cao Ya have much confidence in that. At that time, with the superposition of various divine powers, there may be a certain probability that they can rival the giants of the Immortal King.
Although he felt heavy-hearted and under great pressure, Cao Ya believed that he could still see some hope.
Now, Shi Hao has also come to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, one of the Ten Lands, the Three Thousand Dao States, for training. He has joined the Heavenly God Academy of Boundless Heaven and is valued and cultivated by the Grand Elder Meng Tianzheng.
Such talented disciples are not limited to Shi Hao; they also include Cao Yusheng, Tianjiao Yi, Shi Guan Wang, and the Wei family's Four Phoenixes.
However, among this group of talented disciples, Shi Hao's performance was more outstanding after various trials.
Cao Ya knew all too well that in this chaotic ancient era, only Shi Hao could transcend everything and quell the darkness and turmoil.
For figures like the Ten-Crown King to reach the pinnacle of power, they need to obtain infinite time before entering the timeline of the [Sacred Ruins].
How could a seven-star Immortal Emperor be attained so easily?
The future ten-time champion was able to attempt a breakthrough in the great battle, but was interrupted by the Immortal Emperor at the end of the road and failed, which is enough to show how terrifying the ten-time champion is.
They all need a Celestial Emperor at the end of the road to take action!
He is only inferior to Shi Hao.
"If there really was a me, who traveled to the [Sacred Ruins] universe..."
Cao Ya shook his head, deciding not to think about it anymore.
The calamities of the universe in 【Sacred Ruins】are equally difficult.
In the world of "Perfect World," the black blood of the universe was once the master of all heavens, ruling over billions of universes and breaking through the limits to attain the status of Immortal Emperor. However, at this time, the heavens cracked open, and black blood dripped down, polluting the Immortal Emperor and causing him to fall.
His name is no longer known; all that is known is that he was either the Corpse Immortal Emperor or the Dark Immortal Emperor.
The black blood is one of the strange sources that have emerged in the [Sacred Ruins] universe. In addition to the black blood, there is also gray mist and other things.
They are all seven-star level strange energies!
It can even corrupt an Immortal Emperor!
"Although the source of the anomaly is lurking in the shadows, plotting something sinister," Cao Ya muttered to himself, "the anomaly race is immortal, and only emerges once every long period of time to reap the rewards of countless universes and destroy the heavens."
"Right now, my goal should be to stop the enemy from entering foreign lands."
"After that, it's time to suppress the Black Calamity and cleanse the end of darkness! Hmm, this already requires the power of an Immortal Emperor."
"Ultimately, if we're going to confront the source of this strange phenomenon... ordinary seven-star level immortal emperors, which are just average level immortal emperors, are no match for it."
Fortunately, the next two steps are not urgent for the time being.
"Especially that last, bizarre crisis!"
"After all, black blood is inherently strange. The outbreak of the dark calamity already indicates that a strange race has begun to reap the rewards of the infinite universe."
Cao Ya pondered that the Black Calamity and the source of the strange phenomena were not yet extremely urgent. Moreover, without the strength of a Seven-Star Immortal Emperor, there was no point in trying to contend with them. Overthinking it was pointless.
The most urgent task at present is to fight against the alien realm and prevent the immortals and immortal kings from breaking through!
As various thoughts flashed through his mind, Cao Ya let out a sigh of relief, as if trying to expel all the pressure he felt.
Only after meeting him in person did they realize how desperate it was for Shi Hao from another timeline to ultimately sever all ties with the heavens and the sea of boundaries.
"Perhaps, in the future, my cultivation progress will slow down, and it will be extremely difficult to reach the Immortal Emperor realm. I will still have to rely on Shi Hao to quell the Black Calamity and strike at the source of the strangeness."
"But before that, at least for now, I am still qualified to support a piece of the sky in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths at the level below the Six-Star Immortal King!"
"And what if my progress catches up with it..."
Cao Ya felt heavy-hearted, and unconsciously stroked the Heavenly Desolate Halberd with his palm.
The divine weapon trembled slightly, as if sensing Cao Ya's solemnity.
It believed that the threat from other realms was the reason why Cao Ya, despite her formidable combat power comparable to that of a top-tier immortal, and almost identical to her original master, the female Kunpeng who was one of the Ten Ancient Fiends, was still under immense pressure.
After all, in the ancient era of immortals, there were not only true immortals and quasi-immortal kings in the nine heavens and ten earths, but there were also several true immortal kings.
In the end, however, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were still defeated, suffering heavy casualties.
Indeed, even a supreme immortal cannot save the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths or suppress foreign lands.
However, in any case, in an era where immortality was forbidden, Cao Ya's achievement of reaching the peak of true immortality through a different path was already a positive development.
The Heavenly Halberd trembled, comforting Cao Ya.
The choice of this successor was not ill-considered.
The old master would be pleased to know this.
Cao Ya smiled, but did not tell Tianhuangji about the Black Calamity and the source of the strangeness.
There's no need to make such a big fuss and let everyone know about this secret.
That will only lead many people to despair!
"Let's take it one step at a time. The invasion of foreign lands is the most pressing issue," Cao Ya muttered to himself.
"Yes! The other realms are the true enemy of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!"
Suddenly, a voice spoke up, and then an old man with a sage-like appearance, kind eyes, white hair and a youthful face stepped in, his brows furrowed and looking worried.
Cao Ya stood up and greeted the Grand Elder of the Heavenly God Academy.
This person was none other than Meng Tianzheng.
Cao Ya inquired about the reason for the Elder's visit and why he looked so worried.
Meng Tianzheng sighed, "There's been some unusual activity at the border imperial pass."
Upon hearing this, Cao Ya also frowned.
The borderland imperial pass is special, with the Heavenly Abyss standing in the way, blocking the immortals and immortal kings from other realms. Only those below the immortal level, including supreme beings, can cross realms to conquer the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
There are no true immortals in this world. If we only consider the Supreme Beings, Meng Tianzheng and the others can barely put up a fight. The reason it is only a "barely" fight is that the number of Supreme Beings in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is far less than that in other realms!
Previously, when the foreign lands were attacked, they were mostly led by supreme beings. Various types of people, including those who had mastered the art of escape, self-destruction, and the void path, came together to train and kill geniuses from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, hoping to break the spines of those geniuses.
If things were still like this, Elder Meng Tianzheng wouldn't be so worried.
This is because such behavior has occurred countless times throughout history.
"Could it be..." Cao Ya said, raising his hand to put away the Heavenly Desolation Halberd.
Meng Tianzheng smiled wryly and said, "You're right. According to news from the front lines, the immortals from the other realm seem to have come in person and revealed their forms. They are currently intimidating the Imperial Pass, but they are wary of Tianyuan and have not made a move."
At this point, Meng Tianzheng's expression turned serious, and he said worriedly, "But if an immortal from another realm dares to approach, it must be because they have some understanding of the existence of the Heavenly Abyss. What if... the immortal king from another realm truly understands the secrets of the Heavenly Abyss and can cross realms without injury..."
Meng Tianzheng thought to himself that he had no fear of any supreme being from another realm, not even an imperial or royal family, and that he could kill them.
But even the most powerful supreme being cannot match the immortals.
Let alone the immortal king.
The immortals of other realms are in the True Immortal Realm, and the Immortal King is naturally in the Immortal King Realm.
Unlike the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the path to immortality in other realms has not been severed, nor will any calamity or ominous invasion occur when one advances to the level of an immortal, causing direct death or inexplicable disappearance.
Another era has begun. The accumulation of billions of years and the strength of this alien realm are undoubtedly more terrifying than those of the ancient immortal era!
"Due to the unstable situation at the border imperial pass, I received a message that I should join the various supreme beings who are guarding the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to rush to the border, take up residence at the imperial pass, and defend against attacks from foreign lands," Meng Tianzheng said.
Cao Ya's expression tightened.
Has it really come to this?
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