Name: Lu Qingyang
True Identity: Tian Dao Xian Mu
Lifespan: Eternal Immortality
Realm: Seventh Stage Initial Phase (0/20 billion)
Heavenly Court: Sixth Stage (1309.58 billion / billion)
Heavenly Dao Origin: 570
Innate Divine Abilities: Heavenly Dao Foundation (Seventh Stage), Heavenly Dao Spirit Root (Seventh Stage), Heavenly Dao Spirit Eye (Seventh Stage), Heavenly Dao Domain (Seventh Stage), Heavenly Dao Extraction (Seventh Stage)
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Lu Qingyang's upgraded data was clear at this moment.
Stepping into the Seventh Stage.
The information interface was more refined than before, all values measured in billions.
However, these adjustments were minimal, almost negligible.
What truly caught Lu Qingyang's attention was the qualitative leap in his cultivation after advancing to the early Seventh Stage. Compared to when he was perfect in the Sixth Stage, his strength had more than doubled.
If he were to compete with his mid-Seventh Stage self, the current Lu Qingyang could easily slay him.
Furthermore, the transformation of his innate divine abilities.
Among them,
The Heavenly Dao Foundation rose from the Sixth Stage to the Seventh Stage. Lu Qingyang's daily guaranteed cultivation gain increased from three hundred to one thousand, while there was no significant change in spiritual energy enhancement.
Previously, in the abundant spiritual energy of the Qingyang Realm, Lu Qingyang could gain about eight hundred cultivation points daily through spiritual nourishment, but now it had risen to two thousand.
As for the Heavenly Dao Spirit Fruit, it changed from assisting cultivators below the Sixth Stage in breakthroughs to aiding creatures below the Seventh Stage in breaking through and randomly granting an innate divine ability. However, the required consumption of Heavenly Dao Origin increased from one hundred points to six hundred points.
Regarding the Heavenly Dao Spirit Eye, Lu Qingyang had not noticed any particular changes.
As for the Heavenly Dao Domain, its suppression effect decreased from limiting cultivators below the Sixth Stage to lesser realms, upgraded to affect cultivators below the Seventh Stage equally.
Undoubtedly,
Among several innate divine abilities, the improvement in the Heavenly Dao Domain was the most significant.
From suppressing those below the Sixth Stage to now suppressing those below the Seventh Stage, what seemed like only a difference of one stage was actually a watershed between True Immortals and Saints.
Finally, the Heavenly Dao Extraction.
This ability, similar to the Heavenly Dao Spirit Eye, showed no obvious changes, perhaps only that the memories extracted were more complete.
Surveying himself,
Lu Qingyang could only describe himself at this moment as having undergone a transformation.
Compared to his mid-Seventh Stage self, now stepping into the early Seventh Stage, he was already at a completely different level.
By the standards of the Immortal Realm, Lu Qingyang now equaled Dao Proving and Saintly Ascension, towering above all creatures, with anyone below Saints being mere chaff.
Soon after,
Lu Qingyang stepped into simulated combat.
This time, he intended to thoroughly test the results of his advancement.
The Divine Nocturnal Saint appeared, and with a wave of his hand, Lu Qingyang tore apart the heavens and earth with countless sword energies. As soon as the opponent's protective immortal light appeared, it was instantly annihilated, consumed entirely by terrifying power.
Instant kill!
A complete and utter instant kill!
In the face of Lu Qingyang breaking through to the early Seventh Stage, the Divine Nocturnal Saint found no opportunity to counterattack, instantly obliterated to the point of spiritual and physical destruction.
Immediately after,
Lu Qingyang fixed his gaze on the Left God's Seal.
Mid-Eighth Stage Quasi-Emperor!
This was the strongest entity Lu Qingyang currently saw.
Back when he was in the mid-Sixth Stage, he encountered the Left God's Seal and was killed in an instant. Now, having advanced to the early Seventh Stage, Lu Qingyang sought to glimpse the gap between himself and the mid-Eighth Stage Quasi-Emperor.
In an instant,
The Left God's Seal appeared in simulation.
The pressure of the quasi-emperor shook the void. With every gesture, terrifying sword energy surged like landslides and tsunamis, forcing Lu Qingyang to halt his breath.
"Boom—"
Lu Qingyang erupted with all his might, the sword energies of the Divine Sword Art like a tide, the formidable Sword Domain tearing apart the universe, sweeping towards the Left God's Seal.
The collision of two forces caused spatial collapse.
Lu Qingyang's expression turned grave. The mana within him surged madly, pushing the power of the Divine Sword Art to its limit. Each sword energy contained the power to destroy the world, enough to instantly kill a Seventh Stage Saint.
However,
Such terrifying power seemed insignificant in front of the Left God's Seal. With casual moves, the opponent effortlessly resolved Lu Qingyang's assault.
Ultimately—
The river of sword energies surged forth, and Lu Qingyang's soul was instantly destroyed.
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"Defeated!"
In the Heavenly Court of Ten Thousand, Lu Qingyang sighed lightly.
The strength of the mid-Eighth Stage Quasi-Emperor far exceeded expectations.
Currently, while Lu Qingyang could easily defeat those in the late Seventh Stage, he could only barely resist against the mid-Eighth Stage, utterly helpless.
Lu Qingyang realized that to truly contend with Eighth Stage powerhouses, he needed to advance to at least the mid-Seventh Stage.
The higher the cultivation, the more pronounced the differences between each stage, and the greater the difficulty of challenging higher levels. Lu Qingyang was well aware of this.
For instance, when he was in the mid-Sixth Stage, he could already compete with late Seventh Stage powerhouses. Now that he had entered the early Seventh Stage, facing mid-Eighth Stage powerhouses left him with little chance of victory.
However,
There are no absolutes.
With a supreme quasi-emperor technique in hand, Lu Qingyang might still have the strength to fight. After all, top-tier techniques have overwhelming advantages that allow cultivators to challenge higher levels.
Nevertheless.
The might of a quasi-emperor cannot be compared to that of a Saint. Even a Saint such as the Divine Nocturnal Saint would find themselves completely suppressed before a quasi-emperor.
If a Saint faced a quasi-immortal in this way, it would likely be the same for a quasi-emperor facing an immortal realm.
Considering this, Lu Qingyang thought to himself, "Even if there are no emperors left in the Immortal Realm, once my cultivation advances further and I can contend with the Left God's Seal or even suppress him, I believe there will be no one left in the Immortal Realm who can threaten me!"
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