However, her divine patterns were activated this time, and Ling Han was genuinely restrained.
“Sh*tty senior, don’t you want to take revenge?” he frantically shouted. “Don’t you want to return to the Genesis Tier? You saw just then, didn’t you? I also have astonishing secrets. I can help you forge a Five Element Body! However, the problem is that you’ll have to face the Immortal Tribulation 10 times more often!”
“What?!” There was a hint of pure shock in Notionless Saint’s voice, and he said emotionally, “Brat, is what you say true?!”
If he could live on, and if he could take revenge with his own two hands, why would he still refine his own fruits of cultivation in preparation for someone else?
“Of course it’s true! Release the technique on her first!” Ling Han shouted.
“Hehe, you really are one strange lad,” the Notionless Saint commented. “Fine, I’m interested to hear about your idea.”
Pa!
Empress Luan Xing suddenly stopped moving. However, she also lost all of her strength, and she immediately collapsed into Ling Han’s lap.
Ling Han had been busy trying to free himself from her embrace when she had been taking initiative just then. Now that she fell silent, he was able to clearly feel just how soft, just how hot, and just how supple her body was.
His mouth instantly became dry as a primal urge welled up inside him.
His feelings at this moment proved the saying to be true—a concubine was better than a wife, a lover was better than a concubine, and an unattainable lover was better than an attainable lover 1 !
He had rejected her when she had opened herself up to him, and now that it was all over, his heart became itchy with desire.
Ling Han hurriedly took a deep breath. He drew on all his willpower to place Empress Luan Xing aside, and he said, “Sh*tty senior, I’ll bring you to a place. Don’t resist.”
“Nonsense. I can forge Spatial God Tools myself, so of course I understand this concept,” Notionless Saint said. “However, the remnants of my soul have suppressed underground this entire time. It was suppressed using the power of heaven, and once it becomes exposed, I’ll be left with only two options—fuse it into someone else’s body, or have it dissipate and vanish. It’s impossible for my soul to return underground.
“So, you’d better not be lying to me. Otherwise, I’ll definitely kill you before I vanish!”
Ling Han waved his hand, and said, “Don’t worry, don’t worry. I won’t give you any reason to kill me.”
“Very well, I’m coming out now!” Notionless Saint was a decisive person, and the columns in the tower instantly lit up. A ball of white light hovered into Ling Han’s vision.
Ling Han released his divine sense and wrapped it around this ball of light.
Xiu!
He entered the Black Tower with the white ball of light.
Chapter 1128 - Immortal Tribulation
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“What?!” the white ball of light instantly cried out in astonishment after entering the Black Tower. Of course, this cry was actually just the fluctuation of one’s divine sense. Notionless Saint had lost his body long ago; as such, he wasn’t able to speak aloud.
“Brat, how is the space within your Spatial God Tool so huge? It’s almost like a genuine world!” If this Saint still had a physical body, he would definitely be flailing about in shock, excited to the point of almost fainting.
At this moment, Notionless Saint finally believed that Ling Han possessed the ability to help him reform his body and give him a second lease on life.
After all, he would need the Reincarnation Flower if he wanted to reincarnate. However, this flower would only bloom once every 10 billion years. It was tremendously difficult to obtain, even for Saints. Although there weren’t many Saints, the Immortal Realm was incredibly vast, meaning the absolute number of Saints was actually not all that low. That being the case, how intense would the competition for the Reincarnation Flower be?
However, he was stunned after seeing the space inside Ling Han’s Spatial God Tool.
He could also refine Spatial God Tools, yet even if he gave his best effort, he would only be able to refine one with an internal space equivalent to that of an imperial palace. If he refined one any larger, the space inside would become extremely unstable and face the threat of crumbling at any moment.
This had to do with the path that one traveled after reaching the “Genesis Tier”. Though they were all Saints, the gulf between those at the low extreme, medium extreme, and high extreme was basically insurmountable.
Ling Han led Notionless Saint to the Reincarnation Tree, and said, “Your divine sense won’t wilt here. In fact, it can even be nurtured. When I become more powerful, I’ll gather the power of the five elements and help you forge a new body.”
The ball of white light that was Notionless Saint wrapped around one of the branches of the Reincarnation Tree. He sensed it for a moment before exclaiming, “It’s true! My divine sense can actually be nurtured! Heavens! Could this… Could this be… a Reincarnation Tree?!”
Although the Reincarnation Flower was precious, it would at least bloom once every 10 billion years. In other words, it could be obtained within two generations of Saints. However, what about the Reincarnation Tree?
This was a peculiar tree that people regarded as something “not from this world”. Moreover, it needed a whopping 12 trillion years to reach maturity!
12 trillion years… What kind of concept was this?
Before a Reincarnation Tree, even Saints could only acknowledge that they were juniors. Their lifespan was not even one-tenth that of a Reincarnation Tree.
Notionless Saint’s voice trembled as he asked, “Brat, which Saint King’s inheritance and treasures did you receive?”
Those at the Genesis Tier were referred to as Saints. Those at the low extreme were referred to as Small Saints, those at the medium extreme as Medium Saints, those at the high extreme as Great Saints, and those at the consummate level as Saint Kings. Although they were all Saints, each increase in minor level in the Genesis Tier was unbelievably difficult.
It could be said that most Saints would only ever reach the level of Small Saint, even up until their deaths. They would still be a long way off reaching the level of a Medium Saint.
Notionless Saint was one of these Small Saints—he was like a mere ant compared to a Saint King.
Ling Han smiled, and asked, “Senior, are you happy with this place?”
“Yes! Yes, of course!” Notionless Saint was over the moon with delight. He could finally take revenge for himself! After all, who would want to rely on others if they didn’t need to? Moreover, he could live on and even recover his past cultivation! This naturally delighted him even more.
“So, can you let us out now?” Ling Han asked.
“Of course!” Notionless Saint answered without any hesitation.
“Oh, that’s right. What’s Immortal Tribulation?” Ling Han suddenly asked.
Notionless Saint faltered for a moment before saying, “You negotiated with me without even knowing what Immortal Tribulation is?”
Ling Han smiled, and said, “There’s a Tool Spirit in this God Tool, and it informed me of such an existence. I merely repeated its words.”
Notionless Saint believed in Ling Han’s ability to give him a new lease in life even more upon hearing these words. This was because people would lie, but he had never heard of Spirit Tools lying before. He pondered for a moment, and said, “Saints have the ability to form new worlds. However, it’s also because of this that we invoke the jealousy of Heaven. As such, we’ll suffer from the so-called Immortal Tribulation once every 100 million years.
“This is a curse from heaven and earth, and it brings about great disasters, great illnesses, or even heavenly tribulation. It’s even possible that Saints will experience great misfortunes and come across assassins and such.
“
If you go into hiding and avoid an Immortal Tribulation, the next one that arrives after 100 million years will become even more terrifying. Moreover, Immortal Tribulations are never-ending. They’ll keep arriving until one doesn’t have the ability to resist them any longer. At that time, one will die, even if they still haven’t reached the end of their lifespan yet.
“Only by becoming stronger will one be able to continually dissolve the threat posed by Immortal Tribulation. Immortal Tribulation is like a whip that relentlessly pressures you to grow stronger.”
Ling Han was astonished. ‘Saints seem like towering figures who are invincible throughout the world, yet they actually have to suffer through such curses. No wonder there are so few Saints.’
After becoming a Saint, advancing forward another step was as difficult as transcending heaven. However, Immortal Tribulation would arrive once every 100 million years, regardless of whether one had grown stronger or not.
…If one hadn’t become stronger, perhaps they would luck out and pass an Immortal Tribulation. However, they would definitely be killed by the next one.
“So, cultivating is like rowing a boat upstream. If you don’t advance, you’ll be pushed back. If you’re pushed back, death will be your only fate.” Notionless Saint revealed the brutal truth about cultivation.
“If you forge a new body from the five elements, you’ll have to face Immortal Tribulation once every 10 million years,” Ling Han said.
“That’s a matter I’ll have to deal with after recovering my cultivation as a Saint. Anyhow, I’ve already experienced several Immortal Tribulations, so the first few won’t pose any danger to me.” Notionless Saint was brimming with confidence, and he continued, “I’ve already walked the path of a Saint once. When I recover to become a Saint again, I’ll definitely have the ability to kill those traitorous disciples after cultivating for another tens of millions of years.”
Ling Han nodded. Although a body forged from the five elements would cause Immortal Tribulation to arrive 10 times more often, that was still a period of 10 million years!
He still had yet to reach 50 in this second life, and he had only lived for 200 or so years in his previous life. Thus, a period of 10 million years seemed astronomical to him.
“Okay, Senior, let us go out first.”
Ling Han left the Black Tower with Notionless Saint.
This matter had been resolved more smoothly than he had expected. He had only hidden into the Black Tower because he hadn’t wanted to hurt Empress Luan Xing. As a result, he had exposed the secret of his peculiar Spatial God Tool. To his surprise, the ensuing series of events ended with him “obtaining” Notionless Saint.
Notionless Saint would nurture his divine sense in the Black Tower, so it was only natural that he would have to help Ling Han in return, right?
When Ling Han exited the Black Tower, he saw that Empress Luan Xing had already returned to normal. She was standing there by herself, and there was an indescribable sense of loneliness about her. This sight would cause one to develop an urge to embrace and free her from the loneliness.
The charm of this empress was tremendous.
Ling Han coughed as he composed himself, and said, “Your Majesty, we’ll be able to leave soon.”
There was a complicated look in Empress Luan Xing’s eyes as she gazed at him. Her mind was a whirlpool of thoughts.
Initially, she had already suppressed that faint thought in her mind and decided to kill Ling Han. However, who would’ve expected such a huge turn of events? Her cultivation had been suppressed, and she had ended up even weaker than Ling Han.
However, Ling Han hadn’t taken advantage of the situation to force himself onto her. This required immense willpower and restraint—she obviously knew just how charming she was.
What weighed on her mind the most was naturally the events that had occurred just then.
She had been manipulated by a Saint, and as a result, become like a beast in heat. She had actively thrown herself at Ling Han, and had even forcefully pushed him down. Yet, Ling Han had actually “guarded his chastity” even under such tremendous temptation.
Was there something wrong with Ling Han’s manhood?
Impossible!
She had tangled with him just then, and she could clearly feel the ferocious nature of his “weapon”. It had definitely been raring to go, and it had definitely been prepared to attack her. Moreover, she had seen the lust glimmering in Ling Han’s eyes.
However, he had restrained himself. In fact, he had even chosen to expose the secret of his Spatial God Tool, if only to protect her purity.
The empress had to admit that she was moved.
Chapter 1129 - Returning to the Joint Peace Planet
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ever since being “groped” by Ling Han, the empress had naturally viewed him as a perverted, vulgar, and shameless scoundrel. However, after spending close to two years together, she realized that Ling Han’s conduct was nothing short of “noble”.
The restraint that he had shown at the end even more so required overwhelming willpower and resolution. Moreover, he had even exposed his precious treasure in order to protect her purity. It could be said that his conduct was blindingly noble!
Could she still kill Ling Han?
Of course not! That would be repaying kindness with hatred!
In fact, Empress Luan Xing rejoiced slightly in the fact that she had been trapped with Ling Han, and not some other man. If it were another man, she would have definitely lost her purity and chastity already. Just thinking about such a possibility made her shudder and feel a strong sense of lingering fear.
Moreover, in order to ensure that he received a disciple, Notionless Saint would have definitely made her copulate several times. This was even more terrifying.
In a sense, Ling Han was a big benefactor of hers. In fact, she owed him so much that she wouldn’t be able to repay him this entire lifetime!
The problem was, the memories of her kissing, hugging, and intertwining with him were all seared into her mind as well. How could she relax upon recalling these events? There was a heavy burden on her, and it was her goal to become the strongest cultivator in the world.
There was a blemish in her dao heart now, and this would potentially affect her future cultivation. What could she do about this?
How could she not be worried?
In the end, she could only reply with a soft “Mm-hm”. This was her way of saying “I know”.
Ling Han could understand her difficulties to a certain degree. However, he wasn’t female, after all, and he was more so not Empress Luan Xing. Perhaps he could only understand less than one percent of what she was feeling at the moment.
“Your Majesty, let’s pretend the events of these past few days never occurred. What do you say?”
Empress Luan Xing was riled up upon hearing this.
Only she could say that!
‘You touched me, kissed me, and embraced me, yet you want to pretend none of that happened with a mere few words?’
If Ling Han knew of her thoughts, he would definitely shout that he was being wronged… because it was in fact this empress that had touched him, kissed him, and embraced him, okay?! If it hadn’t been for his strong willpower, there was even a strong possibility that she would have f*cked him!
‘Unfaithful man!’ Empress Luan Xing scolded in her mind.
However, she instantly chided her own thoughts. Was this man worthy of being her husband? No way! She humphed, and said, “Or else? Perhaps you wanted to remember them and have more fantasies about me?”
‘Ahhhh! She’s truly not cute at all. She’s far too haughty!’
Ling Han sighed in his mind. Being beautiful indeed gave one the right to be whimsical. Although she had thrown a barb at him, he couldn’t dislike her no matter what. He nodded in his mind. He definitely had to keep his distance from this stunning beauty. Otherwise, he would genuinely lose himsel
f to her.
Ling Han and Empress Luan Xing both remained silent and lost in their own thoughts. Meanwhile, under the manipulation of Notionless Saint, a starship surprisingly appeared within the large tomb!
Although Notionless Saint had been severely wounded, and even had his Saintly Origin stolen, he had still been a Saint, after all. He had made many preparations before his death, this hidden starship being one of them—he had prepared this for his future disciple.
However, it was possible for him to live a second life now, so of course he took this starship out to use now.
This was a small starship, and it was only fitted with a small number of defensive formations. These formations were used to deal with meteoroids or black holes that suddenly appeared in the galaxy. They didn’t possess any offensive ability.
The starship was too small, after all, so it was impossible to carve too many formations onto it.
Nothing could have been done about this. Notionless Saint had only prepared this in the moments before his death, so what time did he have to make things perfect?
He returned to the Black Tower after summoning the starship. Only his divine sense was left right now, and he had even refined his own Saintly might. Thus, it was impossible for him to stay alone in the outside world for too long. Instead, it was necessary for him to attach himself to external objects such as the Reincarnation Tree. Not only would this allow him to live on, but it would even allow him to live on better.
This was a Godly tree that required 12 trillion years to grow—could its effects not be spectacular?
Relying on the preparations that he had left, it was still possible for him to suppress the Heavenly Body Tier elites in this large tomb. In fact, it was even possible for him to suppress weaker Eternal River Tier elites. Once he left this large tomb, however, he would merely be a damaged soul—a damaged soul that had refined his own Saintly might, no less. In other words, he would pose absolutely no threat.
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