Limitless Cultivation: I Can Master Every Profession!

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From what he had already told her, Liang Yuexin had a vague idea of that being's strength, but after hearing his words now, she realized she realized she was still underestimating it, and a lot.

"If it's really as strong as you say, then… do we even have any chance of defeating it?" she asked, now understanding why that extermination squad, formed by Spirit Realm cultivators of every race had failed so miserably.

The strength of that being was terrifying, to say the least. How could they possibly fight it? And more importantly, if facing it was inevitable, how would they even survive?

Wouldn't it just be a futile battle at that point?

It wasn't that she didn't believe in her own strength or that of Zhu Rong, but she understood that no matter how powerful the two of them could become, it was obvious that it would take a lot of time, and that was exactly what both of them truly lacked.

If a Spirit Realm cultivator normally needed years just to make the smallest progress, then with their constitutions, they could achieve the same in a fraction of the time.

But the problem was that, as far as she knew, they didn't even have that little bit of time.

So what chance did they have of defeating that being?

"Normally, we wouldn't have a chance," Zhu Rong said, stopping her as she got lost in her thoughts.

"But my previous self… let's say he made some preparations for an eventuality like this."

"As far as I know, that being won't act personally for at least a few more years.

At least two years are certain in which it won't intervene directly.

Of course, the seeds it has already scattered across various parts of the three empires will start to sprout during this period, but compared to that creature, those are still manageable," he explained, beginning to elaborate further.

"The cultivators of the three empires can handle those creatures, so there's no need for us to personally intervene.

I plan to take advantage of this time to cultivate in seclusion and recover my previous cultivation base.

The flow of time inside this place is almost seven times faster than outside, so we have more than enough time to recover a large part of our original power," he said.

Liang Yuexin seemed to calm down a little after hearing that, but then another doubt arose in her mind, along with a sudden realization.

It was known that the total amount of Qi in the world was limited, and it was distributed among living beings differently according to their level of power and cultivation.

For example, if a cultivator ascended to the Spirit Realm, the total amount of Qi in the world would remain the same, but a significant portion of it would be contained within that cultivator. And the higher they advanced, the more Qi they would absorb.

This was one of the reasons why it wasn't possible to have too many Spirit Realm cultivators even after so many centuries, each of the three realms had only a small handful, roughly equal in number.

It was something that all cultivators understood once they reached the Spirit Realm and gained a deeper connection with their current plane of existence.

Cultivating rapidly for so many years sounded wonderful, but where would they get the enormous amount of Qi required to do so?

The advantage of the accelerated time worked only inside this place, but as far as she knew, this was just a small world. Even if there were only the two of them cultivating here, she doubted the amount of Qi present was sufficient.

She recalled the Qi flowers he had been planting recently; they were already starting to affect this part of the forest as the Qi concentration continued to rise.

It was clear his goal was to increase the total amount of Qi in the secret realm, yet there was only so much those flowers could produce.

Not to mention, planting them in every corner of the realm would take a huge amount of time.

Even if they succeeded, there was another issue, and it lay in the very nature of the Qi flowers.

They absorbed the Qi around them, purifying it and making it denser. But with the total amount of Qi in the secret realm being limited, there was only so much they could purify and condense.

So the question remained, how were they supposed to take advantage of the accelerated time if these fundamental problems existed?

The expression of relief that had appeared on her face for a moment was replaced again by one of panic and anxiety. Seeing this, Zhu Rong shook his head, stepped forward, and gave her a light tap on the forehead.

"Ow, hey! What are you doing?" she exclaimed, caught off guard by his sudden action.

She was a cultivator whose physical body was sturdier than that of any ordinary mortal cultivator, but that didn't mean she couldn't feel pain, especially when the one tapping her was the man standing before her.

"You don't need to worry about all that. I have my own ways to handle these issues. What you need to do for now is focus on cultivating and reaching the Spirit Realm. Once you've done that, I'll help you advance further," he said.

She wasn't satisfied with his answer, but she chose not to press the matter and simply nodded.

And so, the pleasant and peaceful dinner came to an end, with the two deciding on their next course of action.

Zhu Rong told her that he would be taking a short trip outside for a few days to deal with some matters, and then he would begin his closed door cultivation inside the secret realm.

Hearing that, she decided to do the same and left the secret realm with him.

***

Meanwhile, in another corner of Qiyan City, another family was in turmoil, this time, it wasn't the Liang or the Zhu family, but rather the Li family.

Since the day of the tournament incident, they had kept a low profile, and no major news about them had been heard in the past month.

No one bothered to think about what they had been up to all this time, not with everything that had happened recently, especially in the last period.

But just because no one was paying attention didn't mean nothing was happening with them.

In fact, it was quite the opposite.

After the tournament incident that left Li Duoji bedridden and completely defeated, his father, temporarily running the family while the patriarch remained in seclusion, was furious.

He knew his son's strength well, and considering his talent and the achievements he had reached at such a young age, he had been extremely proud and full of hope for a glorious future for the Li family.

When he heard about the tournament, he honestly hadn't cared much about it.

After all, one of the most influential families in the city, they too had received a certain number of slots to enter in the secret realm.

But his son still wanted to participate.

He later discovered it was because of that girl from the Liang family and her supposed fiancé, who would also be taking part in the tournament.

If it were just about the slots, his son didn't need to worry, the family had already secured one for him. So it was clear his son simply wanted to take care of that boy.

The father hadn't given much thought to the matter.

It was just a small rivalry among the younger generation, and based on the rumors he had heard about that boy, he didn't consider him important enough to bother.

So he waited calmly for the day of the tournament. But who could have guessed that the very tournament he hadn't even taken seriously would bring such a huge surprise?

When he heard that his son had actually lost to that boy, he was shocked.

But when he saw his son's condition, he nearly lost his sanity.

That brat had done this to his son? Impossible!

How could this be? His son was at the Fourth Stage, a level even mnay of the academy's instructors would struggle to handle. And yet, he had been utterly crushed by a student a year below him.

He couldn't believe it and protested openly, but unfortunately for him, all he received was a warning from the headmaster, who told him that if he kept causing trouble, his son's condition would be the least of his worries.

Realizing the headmaster wasn't joking, he didn't insist, at least not openly.

Instead, he decided to deal with that boy inside the secret realm and kill him with his own hands.

But luck seemed to be against him, because the secret realm had turned into a living nightmare for everyone, himself included.

He lost half of his men there, and if it hadn't been for the help they received at the very end, he would have died as well.

His revenge had turned into a complete disaster.

Yet not everything had gone wrong. He later learned that the boy had died inside the secret realm, and even the girl from the Liang family had ended up in a comatose state for some reasons.

Perhaps the heavens were finally delivering justice for him, and the thought lifted his spirits somewhat.

Still, he wasn't entirely satisfied.

Not yet.