Chapter 135: Chapter 135 Breakthrough to the Nine Layers of Nirvana Realm!

Gu An did not use Divine Sense to probe the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators inside the Book Collection Hall. Divine Sense could not be used for life span detection, and using Divine Sense would be meaningless. If the other party practiced some kind of Miracle Skill and could detect higher-level spying, it would cause unnecessary trouble.

Returning to the Mystic Valley, Gu An went upstairs and took out the map scroll and the book given by Xu Lu.

The book was called the Chronicles of the World. It detailed the general situation of various places, and the information about all regions on the map could be found in this book.

Gu An carefully studied it, looking for a suitable place for a breakthrough.

From the map, the Nine Dynasties only occupied one-tenth of the continent. Outside was the land where demons roamed, various mountain ranges, and rivers with terrifying names, such as Demon Shadow Peak, Demon Bone Mountain Range, Human Head Ghost Forest, and Falling Immortal River.

After much deliberation, Gu An decided to go to the Demon Land for his breakthrough.

The Demon Land was full of spiritual energy.

And since ancient times, the Demon Land had no maritime dangers.

This map was the best proof, as the Supreme Elder had traveled the entire continent.

As night fell, Gu An set off quietly and headed east, slightly north.

Holding the map, Gu An used the Limitless Freedom Step to traverse quickly through the night. Soon, he left the Taicang Dynasty.

In less than twenty steps, Gu An crossed the Nine Dynasties’ land and entered the Demon Land.

He felt the increase of Demon Energy, Demonic Qi, and ghostly energy in the world. In his Divine Sense’s range, there were evil presences everywhere.

Looking out, the mountains and valleys were shrouded in thick mist, and those towering mountains appeared like giant demons, looming and terrifying.

Gu An sensed the life force, almost all were demons.

Occasionally, he could catch a glimpse of cultivators who were hiding and had set up formations to conceal themselves.

A little over an hour later.

Gu An arrived at Heavenly Phoenix Mountain, a towering mountain range that stretched over tens of thousands of miles. According to the Chronicles of the World, in ancient times, a Phoenix once descended upon this mountain and gave birth, hence the name Heavenly Phoenix Mountain.

Heavenly Phoenix Mountain was occupied by demons. When the author of the Chronicles of the World passed by this place, he was attacked by a Great Demon comparable to the Unification Realm.

Perhaps the spiritual energy in Heavenly Phoenix Mountain wasn’t the most abundant, but it was not a place that couldn’t be visited.

Gu An used his Divine Sense to cover the entire Heavenly Phoenix Mountain and sensed three Unification Realm Great Demons. The number of demons exceeded a million, and the number of unrefined demon creatures and demons was countless.

This mountain alone had so many demon creatures. No wonder it would form a tribulation of demons.

Gu An landed in a forest halfway up the mountain. He sat beneath a tree and directly activated the Life Span Barrier.

Following his gaze, the sparse forest with the demon mist billowing looked like waves under the night wind, eerie and terrifying.

After watching for a while, Gu An withdrew his gaze and then pulled up the attribute panel.

Looking at his 2.38 million-year life span, Gu An felt a pang of heartache.

This breakthrough, who knows how many times he would fail? It was estimated that it would cost him several years of effort.

But he had no choice. Staying alive was the most important thing!

First, let’s use 100,000 years to calm the nerves!

With a thought, Gu An invested his life span into his cultivation level.

[You have invested 100,000 years of life span to evolve cultivation.]

[You have cultivated in Qi Absorption for 4,000 years. You used your Great Accomplishment in Primordial Earth Immortal Skill to forcefully impact the Nirvana Realm and began the tribulation crossing. You did not withstand the Innate Five Elements Divine Thunder Tribulation and failed to pass the tribulation.]

[You have cultivated in Qi Absorption for 8,000 years. You used your Great Accomplishment in Primordial Earth Immortal Skill to forcefully impact the Nirvana Realm and began the tribulation crossing. You did not withstand the Innate Five Elements Divine Thunder Tribulation and failed to pass the tribulation.]

…

Good grief!

Four thousand years for each tribulation crossing?

No wonder the Nirvana Realm was the first major obstacle of the Immortal Path Nine Tribulations!

As the notifications came quickly, Gu An’s expression did not change.

100,000 years of life span went to waste!

Let’s do another 100,000 years!

The evolution cultivation began again!

Gu An raised his eyebrows slightly.

All failed!

Try another 100,000 years!

Gu An refused to give up. As he started the third 100,000 years, his expression gradually turned sour.

All failed!

Gu An’s face darkened as he invested the fourth 100,000 years.

The continuous failure notifications irritated his mind. Fortunately, this time it succeeded. Seeing the success notification, the gloom in his heart was swept away, and a smile appeared on his face.

[You have cultivated in Qi Absorption for 74,000 years. You used your Great Accomplishment in Primordial Earth Immortal Skill to forcefully impact the Nirvana Realm and began the tribulation crossing. You withstood the Innate Five Elements Divine Thunder Tribulation and succeeded, breaking through to the First Layer of the Nirvana Realm.]

[You have cultivated in Qi Absorption for 77,000 years. Your cultivation level rose to the Second Layer of the Nirvana Realm.]

[You have cultivated in Qi Absorption for 80,000 years. Your cultivation level rose to the Third Layer of the Nirvana Realm.]

[You have cultivated in Qi Absorption for 83,000 years. Your cultivation level rose to the Fourth Layer of the Nirvana Realm.]

…

[You have cultivated in Qi Absorption for 98,000 years. Your cultivation level rose to the Eighth Layer of the Nirvana Realm.]

Nirvana Realm Eighth Layer!

From the Seventh Layer to the Eighth Layer of the Nirvana Realm, it took 5,000 years of life span. Gu An immediately invested another 4,000 years of life span, successfully reaching the Ninth Layer of the Nirvana Realm!

There was no other way. Now Gu An was used to not seeing any numbers other than nine in minor realms.

After reaching the Ninth Layer of the Nirvana Realm, he could once again accumulate his life span in peace.

Boom!

The Earth Spirit Energy surged into Gu An’s body, shattering his robes instantly. He raised an eyebrow and continued to endure the violent spiritual energy body refining.

Unlike previous breakthroughs, this time, Gu An felt pain.

Nirvana was a transformation of the body and soul, so a little pain was understandable.

At the same time, a flood of memories about the Nirvana Realm surged into his mind.

As Gu An began to devour nature’s spiritual energy, the spiritual energy of the entire Heavenly Phoenix Mountain started to sink. This phenomenon was so intense and sudden that all the demons were startled.

Gales howled, ravaging Heavenly Phoenix Mountain. Roars and cries echoed throughout the world, deafening and terrifying.

…

North Sea Mountain, deep into the night.

In the forest, a dozen Supreme Sect disciples sat around a campfire. Zhen Qin turned her head to look at Sage Xuan Miao, who was meditating under a nearby tree. She thought for a moment and then walked over.

“Senior, do we really not need to set up a formation?” Zhen Qin asked cautiously.

They were all disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall. While carrying out a mission on the Taicang Dynasty border, they were attacked by demon cultivators from the Ephemera Sect. They were all trapped in a magic artifact and brought to the North Sea Mountain. Fortunately, Sage Xuan Miao saved them. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Sage Xuan Miao, with his eyes closed, calmly replied, “No need, if any Ephemera Sect demon cultivators come, I will kill them.”

After the Underworld Fox Demon’s incident, he harbored an immense hatred for the Ephemera Sect.

He believed that the Underworld Fox Demon came from the Ephemera Sect. Otherwise, why would it have taken the Ephemera Poison and informed him of the Ephemera Sect’s imminent attack? It was clearly scheming against him.

Zhen Qin hesitated but held back.

Wasn’t he using them as bait?

Though she was puzzled, she chose to remain silent.

With their Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation levels, it was difficult to survive in the North Sea Mountains. They needed Sage Xuan Miao’s protection. Sage Xuan Miao was not from the Supreme Sect and had no obligation to protect them. At this time, she could not afford to offend him.

Zhen Qin returned to her previous meditation spot to continue cultivating.

The other Law Enforcement Hall disciples began whispering among themselves, discussing the Ephemera Sect.

With the world in chaos, the Ephemera Sect’s troubles this time far exceeded the past. These disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall felt the pressure, fearing they might perish in this catastrophe.

“Do not worry. This area is under the protection of the Mountain God. Once I recover from my injuries, I will send you back to the Taicang Dynasty.”

Sage Xuan Miao’s voice echoed, drawing the attention of all the disciples.

A male disciple curiously asked, “Mountain God? What Mountain God?”

Sage Xuan Miao replied, “Naturally, the Mountain Immortal. As for its location, I will not tell you.”

The disciples looked at each other, thinking Sage Xuan Miao was acting strange. Had he injured his head?

Even Zhen Qin thought Sage Xuan Miao had a problem with his mind.

For a moment, the forest fell into silence.

…

Heavenly Phoenix Mountain, the forest shook like turbulent waves, the ground lightly trembled, spiritual mist sank while demon mist rose, creating the illusion of dragon shadows thrashing everywhere, a spectacular sight.

Gu An, sitting under a tree with his bare body, completed the breakthrough after an ancient hour of settling. Finally, he reached the Nirvana Realm!

Upon achieving the Nirvana Realm, his spiritual power transformed into mana, and his primordial spirit underwent a metamorphosis!

Gu An’s Mystic Heart was already covered in runes, about to hatch his own unique divine skill.

He had an idea to create a divine skill based on his cultivation technique.

His absorption of nature’s spiritual energy did not slow down and continued. It would take some time to reach the Ninth Layer of the Nirvana Realm.

He opened his eyes, frowning.

A demon was flying towards his forest location, currently a hundred miles away. If the demon did not change its direction, it would likely intrude on his Life Span Barrier.

“Hope the heavens bless you. If you intrude, even if you and I have no enmity, you will die.”

Gu An thought silently, then closed his eyes.

He disliked unnecessary killing. This included demons; if they birthed spiritual wisdom, randomly slaughtering them felt like accumulating bad karma.

However, if any life threatened him, he would not hesitate to be ruthless.

Time continued to pass.

Another ancient hour went by.

Gu An’s cultivation had reached the Sixth Layer of the Nirvana Realm. The howling winds began to weaken, not because his spirit energy absorption had slowed, but because the spiritual energy of Heavenly Phoenix Mountain was nearly exhausted. Now, the Life Span Barrier was drawing in spirit energy from more distant regions.

A few miles away.

On a hillside, a red figure was advancing.

The demon mist in the sky dispersed, revealing the bright moon. Under the moonlight, a red-clothed woman moved forward with disheveled hair, barefoot, and staggering as if she might collapse at any moment.

Her long hair was a mess, with some strands stuck to her face by blood, only revealing her bright eyes.

Her gaze was downcast, looking extremely weak.

“I can’t fall down… I need to rest in the forest ahead…”

The red-clothed woman murmured to herself, her vision blurring.

She wobbled forward, taking half an hour to cover the few miles. Once she entered the forest, she collapsed into a patch of grass, unable to get up again.

She was now less than a hundred yards from Gu An’s Life Span Barrier.