[Name: Lu Qingyang]
[True Form: Immortal Tree]
[Lifespan: 16 years/]
[Cultivation Level: Peak Third-Tier (/Can Advance)]
[Heavenly Court: Second-Tier (/)]
[Abilities: Ancient Tree Roots (Third-Tier), Immortal Tree Spiritual Root (Third-Tier), Immortal Divine Fruit (Third-Tier), Immortal Divine Whisper (Third-Tier), Insightful Vision (Third-Tier), Heavenly Court Domain (Third-Tier)]
"Today, I can finally break through!"
Lu Qingyang examined his own interface and saw that the one million cultivation points required to break through to the fourth tier were now fully accumulated.
Since the appearance of the Heavenly Court chat group, it had been over half a year.
On average, the believers contributed over 100,000 cultivation points per month.
This amount was astonishing.
Without external assistance, it would have taken Lu Qingyang over 200 years of arduous cultivation to reach the fourth tier.
Thanks to the power of numerous believers, Lu Qingyang managed to compress those 200 years into less than a year.
Naturally,
it wasn't just the accumulation of cultivation points; the lifespan of Lu Qingyang's Immortal Tree had also increased from fifteen to sixteen years.
However, for a lifespan measured in thousands of years, this one-year change was insignificant.
Without hesitation,
Lu Qingyang decided to break through immediately.
With a single thought, the entire range of the hundred thousand mountains seemed to tremble slightly.
The once three-thousand-meter tall Immortal Tree rapidly grew taller at a visible rate.
Three thousand five hundred meters!
Four thousand meters!
Four thousand five hundred meters!
Five thousand meters!
...
Six thousand meters!
The Immortal Tree soared into the sky, standing six thousand meters tall, with countless branches and leaves spreading like a giant umbrella, covering the heavens and the earth, almost obscuring the sun, moon, and stars.
Vast amounts of spiritual energy from all directions madly surged toward the Immortal Tree, converging into a sea.
At this moment of spiritual energy convergence, it seemed as if an immortal in a green robe, with a majestic figure, stood atop the Immortal Tree, overlooking the mortal world like a god.
This scene,
caused all believers to feel a sense of connection, as if they could see the Immortal Tree and that towering figure even from thousands of miles away.
In an instant,
the alliance was shaken.
At this moment, Lu Qingyang's existence was crucial to the future of humanity. Outside the hundred thousand mountains, it was already heavily guarded.
However, compared to the initial precautions against anomalies in the mountains, the stationed cultivator army was now more focused on preventing anyone from intruding into the hundred thousand mountains and disturbing the Immortal.
The commotion caused by Lu Qingyang's breakthrough immediately attracted the attention of the alliance.
Since the Eighth Alliance bordered the hundred thousand mountains,
everyone in the region could clearly see the Immortal Tree's form and feel the vast and awe-inspiring aura.
"That Immortal's cultivation is becoming even stronger. Is this breakthrough to the fifth tier?"
Ji Xuan gazed toward the hundred thousand mountains, his deep eyes full of seriousness and a hint of imperceptible reverence.
Since Lu Qingyang had slain nine fourth-tier monsters, Ji Xuan had considered his cultivation to be at the late fourth-tier, if not at the peak.
Now, with such a grand breakthrough, it was highly likely that he was stepping into the legendary fifth tier.
A fifth-tier powerhouse,
something unprecedented in the current alliance and even in the entire Yan Realm.
The immense pressure that felt as vast as the sea made Ji Xuan feel a sense of awe and a deep yearning.
This was the supreme power, the ultimate goal of all cultivators and evolvers.
"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Court market is currently only at the second tier, and it's uncertain when the third-tier market will appear, let alone the fourth tier."
Ji Xuan sighed lightly.
He had already reached the peak of the third tier, and to break through, he needed either a stroke of luck or the emergence of the fourth-tier market.
However, the current predicament was that the Heavenly Court market was stuck at the second tier, and the timing of the fourth-tier market's appearance remained unknown.
For now, Ji Xuan could only wait for the right opportunity, steadily recovering lost lands for humanity.
Although no fourth-tier strongman had emerged among humanity yet, with the appearance of the Heavenly Court chat group, the alliance had seen explosive growth over the past half year.
Nearly ninety percent of the native wild cultivators had entered the first tier through these techniques.
Some outstanding individuals even broke through their limits, advancing to the second tier.
It might be due to the mysterious blood rain that once drenched the beings of Yan Realm.
Regardless, the problem of rare cultivators described in ancient records, where only one in a million could succeed, seemed not to apply to the beings of Yan Realm.
In fact,
while the top-tier combat power of the alliance had not seen significant changes, the middle and low-tier combat power had experienced explosive growth.
Compared to the time before the Heavenly Court chat group, the overall strength of the alliance had increased at least tenfold.
This was no exaggeration.
Imagine,
before the Heavenly Court chat group, having one hundred thousand wild cultivators among two million ordinary people was considered rare.
In reality,
the number was far fewer than one hundred thousand.
Now, however, things were different. With over two million people joining the Heavenly Court chat group, even the most average individuals could smoothly step into the first tier within just half a year.
Thus,
the rapid enhancement of the alliance's overall strength was evident.
Now, the alliance only lacked a fourth-tier powerhouse to oversee, enabling them to launch a counteroffensive and reclaim lost lands.
As the main trunk of the Immortal Tree surged, its roots extended with thunderous speed.
In an instant, Lu Qingyang's domain expanded to a radius of two thousand miles.
Compared to before the breakthrough, the area increased fivefold.
Although this two-thousand-mile domain still couldn't completely cover the hundred thousand mountains, the most ancient and mysterious mountains in the world, whose vastness was unmatched,
Lu Qingyang estimated that even if his Heavenly Court domain expanded tenfold, it might still not encompass the entire hundred thousand mountains.
However,
after breaking through to the fourth tier, Lu Qingyang felt an unprecedented surge of power, several times stronger than when he was at the peak of the third tier.
This clearly showed
the vast gap between the peak of the third tier and the early fourth tier.
If compared to his past self, Lu Qingyang was confident he could easily defeat his former self without much effort.
Next,
Lu Qingyang's gaze turned to his updated interface.
[Immortal Name: Lu Qingyang]
[True Form: Immortal Tree]
[Lifespan: 16 years/]
[Cultivation Level: Early Fourth-Tier (0/)]
[Heavenly Court: Second-Tier (/)]
[Abilities: Immortal Tree Spiritual Root (Fourth-Tier), Immortal Divine Fruit (Fourth-Tier), Immortal Divine Whisper (Fourth-Tier), Insightful Vision (Fourth-Tier), Heavenly Court Domain (Fourth-Tier), Command Wind and Rain (Fourth-Tier)]
"Command Wind and Rain!"
The interface showed both old abilities fading and new ones emerging.
Lu Qingyang first focused on the newly appeared ability, Command Wind and Rain.
As his gaze touched upon this ability, the relevant information instantly emerged.
[Command Wind and Rain: As an Immortal, you can control the wind and rain, harnessing the power of the heavens to confront powerful enemies. When used within the Heavenly Court domain, its power increases even further.]
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