Archean Eon Art

Chapter 548 Cultivation Years

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

Ever since his son, Meng An, headed to the outer realm, Meng Chuan’s true body in the outer realm’s Ancient Magus River Zone had been cultivating in the Chaos Hole’s depths for a long time. He cultivated in a region where time flowed 70-fold faster. Although he could stay in a region where time flowed 80-fold faster with his greatly enhanced body and Essence Soul, the region where time flowed 70-fold faster placed a smaller burden on him. It was much more suitable for long-term cultivation.

In fact, cultivating in a Chaos Hole’s depths would affect one’s Essence Soul and mental state. Weak Tribulation Eminences didn’t dare to cultivate in a Chaos Hole’s depths for too long. However, Ancestral Master Archean Eon had never mentioned this in his dossiers. This was because Ancestral Master Archean Eon knew very well that the Chaos Hole’s influence was an external one.

A harsh environment could temper one’s mind. If one’s mind could withstand a Chaos Hole’s influence, it would only improve further. If one couldn’t even withstand a Chaos Hole’s influence, their achievements would be limited.

Meng Chuan had originally been affected for over 300 years before breaking free of the Chaos Hole’s influence. After painting ‘Backbone,’ his Essence Soul had improved greatly. The Chaos Hole’s influence on my mental state is a form of tempering to the present me. My mind will only become stronger. Due to the fact his mind could be strengthened, Meng Chuan liked to cultivate in the Chaos Hole.

Powerful swords needed to be tempered and sharpened. Suitable tempering only boosted one’s cultivation.

In reality, Meng Chuan had been cultivating in the Chaos Hole for over 200 years despite only three years passing outside.

His fourth Essence Soul Tribulation had finally descended.

The first three Essence Soul Tribulations were separated by a year at least. Therefore, Meng Chuan reached the Essence Soul Third Tribulation realm at the fastest speed possible.

After the third tribulation…

Every tribulation was separated by 100 years at least.

As for Meng Chuan, 200 years passed since he transcended the third tribulation before the fourth Essence Soul Tribulation finally descended upon him.

My fourth Essence Soul Tribulation didn’t arrive in the shortest time possible.

This means that my Essence Soul is probably at the Fourth Tribulation realm. It still hasn’t reached the Fifth Tribulation realm yet. Meng Chuan understood this point. If one’s mind, Essence Soul World, and various aspects had reached the Fifth Tribulation realm, the fourth tribulation would arrive in the shortest time possible. Of course, he also understood the general level of his Essence Soul because of his experiments at Heaven and Earth Great Hall.

Only when the fourth Essence Soul Tribulation descended upon Meng Chuan did he truly understand why Tribulation Eminences were afraid of Heavenly Tribulations.

He transcended the first three tribulations very easily. However, the fourth tribulation made him suffer quite a bit.

Boom!

His sea of consciousness had long transformed into an Essence Soul World.

In the Essence Soul World, there were grasslands, deserts, flowers, birds, and beasts. There were also battles between beasts, as well as living beings surviving inside…

Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul transformed into a person sitting cross-legged in the middle of the world.

On this day, fire descended from the sky.

The flames descended upon the Essence Soul World in his sea of consciousness, burning a 50-kilometer radius around his Essence Soul.

Boom!

There was no way for Meng Chuan to escape the tribulation. The flames burned every inch of his Essence Soul, preventing any Essence Soul thoughts from escaping.

He could only sit cross-legged and silently resist.

Boundless pain filled his consciousness. This was the highest level of pain Meng Chuan had ever experienced. The flames burned every Essence Soul thought, causing them to collapse in terrifying pain. New Essence Soul thoughts were born after every collapse.

Fire of the heart. Burning my Essence Soul is also a way to temper my heart. Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul sat cross-legged in his sea of consciousness’s Essence Soul World. Despite the pain spreading, his heart remained as cold as ice.

He had experienced too much since he was young. His willpower and mind were already extremely strong.

The flames burned for three days; however, Meng Chuan felt like the flames had burned him for an eternity.

Whoosh.

The flames receded.

The Tribulation Fire burned his Essence Soul for three entire days. It was painful torture, but it also tempered his Essence Soul. As a result, Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul had become much stronger. He absorbed Outer Realm Essence Crystals to replenish his strength; he realized that his Essence Soul’s strength had reached a new peak.

“This is only the fourth Essence Soul Tribulation. How terrifying is the fifth Essence Soul Tribulation, which is supposed to be more than ten times harder?” Meng Chuan muttered. “Cultivation in the Tribulation realm is indeed difficult.”

Only by creating an Imperial Lord-level paramount technique could one rapidly advance to the Fifth Tribulation realm. Even so, Meng Chuan felt that it was becoming harder and harder for him to advance.

After creating an Imperial Lord-level paramount technique, he was considered the most monstrous genius in the River of Spacetime. However, even he began finding cultivation difficult as he approached the Fifth Tribulation realm.

It was obvious how difficult it was for ordinary Tribulation Eminences—who were groping in the dark—to reach the Fifth Tribulation realm. Even the proud Emperor Roc had long become a Fifth Tribulation Eminence’s follower. He hoped that his cultivation path would be smoother with an expert’s guidance.

In the same era, two to three river systems gave birth to a Fifth Tribulation Eminence on average. This ratio also proved the difficulty of cultivation.

After winning the war, Meng Chuan had cultivated in the Chaos Hole’s depths for over 200 years. After spending more than 30 years, Meng Chuan raised his Infinite Saber to the Heaven Earth realm’s middle stage. As he had previously been stuck at a bottleneck, he had created quite a few saber moves. His accumulated insights were sufficiently profound, which was why Infinite Saber could reach the Heaven Earth realm’s middle stage so quickly.

After spending more than 180 years, he finally raised his Infinite Saber to the Heaven Earth realm’s late stage. Strictly speaking, not long after transcending the fourth Essence Soul Tribulation, Meng Chuan’s Infinite Saber reached the Heaven Earth realm’s late stage.

“You want to confirm your strength again?” The white-robed elder looked at Meng Chuan, who was inside Heaven and Earth Great Hall.

Meng Chuan nodded. “Yes.”

“Make your move.” The white-robed elder pointed at the cyan pillar. “You know the rules.”

Meng Chuan held his breath and waited.

Ever since his Infinite Saber reached the Heaven Earth realm’s late stage, he had gained more confidence. His body had also become stronger thanks to using Infinite Saber as his foundation. He wasn’t far from becoming a perfected Primordial Imperial Lord.

Father only has less than half a year left. It’s time to make a decision. Meng Chuan placed his right hand on his saber’s hilt.

Nothing seemed to have changed.

Whoosh

A saber mark appeared on the cyan pillar. Meng Chuan’s drawing of the saber couldn’t be seen. Neither could its trajectory be seen, but the saber mark sliced through layers of runes on the pillar.

Meng Chuan’s pure speed had reached 60% of light speed. This speed was very terrifying for Tribulation Eminences. When he accelerated the time flow around him, the speed of his saber was unimaginable. Even a planet that was tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter could be completely destroyed with a single strike. However, he had condensed all his might into the seemingly ordinary saber mark

“Instantly penetrating seven layers of runes?” The white-robed elder looked at Meng Chuan in surprise.

Meng Chuan stared at the white-robed elder. “How is it?” Although it seemed easy, Meng Chuan had already used all his physical strength.

The white-robed elder looked at Meng Chuan in surprise. He smiled and said, “This strike of yours has reached the Fifth Physical Body Tribulation realm.”

Fifth Physical Body Tribulation? Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up.

There was a difference between Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences and Physical Body Tribulation Eminences. Physical Body Tribulation Eminences were more skilled at close combat. They were also more skilled at direct attacks. Their bursts of strength were even greater than that of Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences.

“You can only be considered to have reached the Fifth Tribulation realm’s threshold,” reminded the white-robed elder. “One is considered to be at the Fifth Tribulation realm if they can penetrate seven to nine layers of runes. You can only be considered to reach the Fifth Tribulation realm’s threshold.”