Cultivation Online

Chapter 1669  Heavenly Physique

After reaching the eighth level, Yuan didnʼt pause and continued toward the ninth level. However, just as he was about to extend his arm into the ninth level, he suddenly stopped. His instincts had kicked in, warning him that he wouldnʼt escape with just a destroyed arm if he underestimated the ninth level.

ʼLetʼs ignore the ninth level for now…ʼ

Yuan took several steps back and sat down to cultivate in the eighth level.

”I guess heʼs not just bold and reckless.” Long Yejun laughed out loud after seeing Yuanʼs actions.

”He has good instincts.” The Sky Splitting Dragon smiled.

”You guys want to play a game? Letʼs bet on how long heʼll take to reach the ninth level and conquer the training ground.” The Baneful Dragon suddenly suggested. ”Iʼll start with five months.”

”Sounds fun. Iʼll bet a year.” The Sky Splitting Dragon confidently said.

”Then Iʼll go with six months.” Long Meihui said.

Long Yejun pondered for a moment before speaking, ”Iʼll bet heʼll conquer this place within three months.”

”What are we betting, anyway?” Yingzi asked.

”Good question. How about something we consider valuable? Even if itʼs only slightly.”

”Sure.”

”Then Iʼll bet a hundred meat skewers heʼll finish in a month,” Yingzi said.

”Meat skewers? What are those?” They looked at her with raised eyebrows.

The only person who knew what the meat skewers were, aside from Yingzi, was Long Meihui, who had experienced their deliciousness before.

”Itʼs food,” she calmly said.

”Food…? Howʼs that valuable?” The Baneful Dragon asked.

Long Meihui responded in Yingziʼs stead, ”I can vouch for their value. Theyʼre unlike anything youʼve ever seen or tasted before. I can still clearly taste them even though itʼs been a year since I had them.”

”Now Iʼm interested.” Long Yejun said with an intrigued smile.

”But I thought they belonged to Brother Yuan.” Long Meihui then inquired while looking at Yingzi.

”They do, but some of them belong to me,” she said.

”I see…”

A month and twenty days later.

[Progress: 100%]

”Finally…” Yuan stood up and immediately began walking towards the ninth level.

This time, his instincts told him that he had no problem withstanding the rainbow-colored lightning strikes in the ninth level. ”No way… is he already ready to conquer the training ground?” The Sky Splitting Dragon exclaimed in a shocked voice after seeing Yuanʼs actions.

”Slightly under two months… If he manages to conquer this place, itʼll be the Shadow Dwellerʼs win since she has the closest guess.” Long Yejun said.

After taking a deep breath, Yuan stepped into the ninth level. As the lightning strikes rained down on him, they rapidly changed colors, giving an odd scenery.

[Heavenʼs Final Judgement]

[Rank: Celestial]

[Description: The pinnacle of lightning mastery, a level no human has ever attained. A single strike shall split the heavens and obliterate stars!]

”Heʼs done it! The fourth Dragon Godʼs Descendant has actually managed to conquer the Sky Splitting Dragonʼs Tribulation in less than a year!”

The onlookers cheered loudly after witnessing history being made, causing the place to tremble.

”Unbelievable…” Long Meihui muttered in a dazed voice.

”Here.” The Baneful Dragon handed a treasure he deemed valuable to Yingzi after losing the bet.

The Sky Splitting Dragon and the others followed.

”Thank you.”

Yingzi tossed the treasures into her shadow without even inspecting them.

Sometime later, Yuan reunited with Long Yejun and the others. ”Congratulations, Brother Yuan! I canʼt believe you actually conquered this training ground in just a year!” Long Meihui congratulated him.

”Huh?” However, Yuan did not react in the manner they expected.

”H-how long have I been training...?” he asked in a shaky voice, his face pale with a look of terror as he sought confirmation.

”Well, it hasnʼt been a full year, but itʼs close.” The Baneful Dragon said.

”11 months and 20 days, to be exact.” Long Yejun confirmed.

”Fuck! I had been training for that long?!”

Yuan cried out in surprise, suddenly realizing that he had completely lost track of time.

”Iʼll be right back!”

Without explaining further, Yuan suddenly disappeared into thin air, dumbfounding everyone there.

”What the? Where did he go?” The Sky Splitting Dragon muttered with a dazed expression.

”I donʼt know, but heʼll be back soon,” Yingzi said.

Meanwhile, in the Nine Heavens, Xi Meili approached Meixiu and asked with a worried face, ”Still no news from Yuan?”

Meixiu shook her head in a dispirited manner.

”Itʼs been a whole year since he stopped all communication… What if something happened to him?” Xi Meili sighed out loud.

Yuan had been so absorbed in his training that heʼd forgotten to log off, missing his monthly update to the others for an entire year.

”Donʼt worry, Iʼm sure heʼs fine,” Meixiu reassured Xi Meili. ”The last time we spoke a year ago, he mentioned that he would stay in the Primal Expanse for at least another two years to revive Feng Feng. Heʼs probably just lost track of time while training. This isnʼt the first time itʼs happened, though it is definitely one of his longest absences.”

”I really hope thatʼs the case…”

At that very moment, Chu Liuxiang appeared before them like a ghost, a wide smile spreading across her face as she announced, ”Yuanʼs back!”

”What?! Really?!” Xi Meiliʼs eyes flickered with excitement and relief after receiving this news.

”Yes,” she reassured.

”What happened to him?” Meixiu inquired.

Chu Liuxiang chuckled and said, ”He said he was training and lost track of time. He also wanted to say heʼs sorry for making us worry.”

”As long as heʼs safe…” Xi Meili said.

Chu Liuxiang continued, ”Anyway, he returned to Cultivation Online immediately after telling me that. However, he said heʼll return as soon as possible to update us once heʼs done with his business in the Primal Expanse.”