Chapter 2264: 156: Setting Out

Capítulo 2264: Chapter 156: Setting Out

A streak of cyan light sped through the Sea of Worlds, then suddenly halted.

Wang Ba’s figure emerged, his cyan sleeves fluttering slightly as his gaze fell upon the ruins of the Devourer’s Nest, now completely desolate, without a single World Eater remaining; his brows furrowed:

“It’s not here either.”

“And unable to determine the exact location…”

“Where on earth did Divine Corpse Six Fingers and Jiu Futu go?”

Divine Corpse Six Fingers was roughly at the early-stage of Tribulation Transcendence in terms of combat strength.

Jiu Futu was also at the early stage, and due to practicing the Corpse Immortal Technique, few could break his physical body even at the middle stage of Tribulation Transcendence.

Now, both had inexplicably vanished, and he couldn’t even sense their general direction.

“Were they taken away by Jiu Futu, or did the Northern Great Bodhisattva discover them earlier and take them too?”

Wang Ba felt a slight heaviness in his heart.

“This can’t be explained to Yu Yu.”

Whether taken by Jiu Futu or the Northern Great Bodhisattva, neither was good news.

The former might still be retrievable, but the latter was a distant hope.

“If it doesn’t work, I’ll have to check Zhang’s Ruins again.”

“If Jiu Futu really took them, he might return to the Ten Thousand Demon Palace…”

That possibility wasn’t very high; if Jiu Futu had really been daring enough to abscond with them, he surely wouldn’t dare return to his lair and wait to be pursued. Moreover, since Jiu Futu had once caused a stir at the Ten Thousand Demon Dojo with him, the cultivators at the Ten Thousand Demon Palace might no longer tolerate him.

Thinking this way, he became even more uncertain about where to start.

“Moreover… the situation of the Four Great Realms is still unknown.”

Thinking of Heavenly Monarch Chao, Wang Ba hesitated slightly.

With the mysterious disappearance of Divine Corpse Six Fingers and losing the ability to sense him, finding him again would not be an easy task.

Realistically speaking, even if Divine Corpse Six Fingers achieved completion and transformed into a Corpse-folding, it would be insignificant now in the early stages of Tribulation Transcendence.

“Forget it, I’d better go to the Cloud Sky Realm first!”

Wang Ba pondered briefly and finally made a decision.

With a thought, he unfolded the Yin Family’s map of the surrounding Sea of Worlds.

He was currently at the map’s most remote edge, bordering Zhang’s Ruins and the Cloud Sky Realm, forming a triangular shape.

There was still a significant distance to the Cloud Sky Realm.

The distance wasn’t the problem; the issue was that he was isolated, with no source of information and unsure whether the Supreme True Buddha and the Cloud Sky Realm had made any substantial progress during these past ten years.

If by accident he stumbled into the center of the conflict between the two great forces, even as an early-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, escaping would be difficult.

“Forget it, I can only take it one step at a time.”

He then took out an upper-grade Flying Dao Treasure from his sleeve.

Entering it, he summoned the Four Spirits, Fu Gui, and Wu Monkey King.

With his mind multitasking in four ways, he navigated the Dao Treasure towards the Cloud Sky Realm while nurturing Spirit Beasts, converting his eight-thousand-year understanding of the rules into substantial improvements in his Dao Domain, and continuing to refine the Silkworm Dragon Staff.

Thanks to his deep Primordial Spirit foundation, he could manage these energy-consuming tasks simultaneously, something others couldn’t maintain for long.

As the Flying Dao Treasure hurried through the Realm Sea, the other three tasks progressed methodically yet steadily.

Perhaps it was the excellent quality of the spirit materials given by Master Chao, or perhaps Wang Ba’s configuration was highly suitable, or maybe these divine beasts were already on the verge of a breakthrough after years of cultivation.

The Four Spirits quickly experienced small-level metamorphoses in a short amount of time.

The White Tiger was the first to break through, successfully entering the late-stage of the Seventh Tier.

Next were Fu Gui and Erya.

Only Ding Twenty-two, who inherited the late-stage foundation of Xuan Yuanzi’s Seventh Tier, had the most robust foundation; however, because of this, it did not make significant breakthroughs and remained in the late-stage of the Seventh Tier. Its state became increasingly perfected, almost touching the threshold of the Eighth Tier.

Despite this, the evident metamorphoses within such a short time made Wang Ba quite pleased.

The successive breakthroughs of the Four Spirits not only brought Wang Ba satisfaction but also relieved some of his mental strain.

The progress in the Dao Domain accelerated concurrently.

Despite his recent entry into the early-stage of Tribulation Transcendence, the rapid advancement of the rules allowed his progress in the Dao Domain cultivation to match that of those who had cultivated for many years in Tribulation Transcendence, reaching a fuller and more harmonious state. As soon as it caught up with the progression of the rules, with further adjustments, he would step into the middle-stage of Tribulation Transcendence soon.

However, compared to the Spirit Beasts’ cultivation and realm advancement, refining the Silkworm Dragon Staff was much slower than he anticipated.

By midway through his journey, he had only refined seven of the Innate Cloud Bans.

The difficulty felt more challenging than the Treasure Basin of Immortal Essence had once been.

“This Silkworm Dragon Staff must be one of the most unique within the Six Candle Stick of Tongyou. Who knows what effect it will have once thoroughly refined.”

Wang Ba contemplated, feeling a hint of anticipation.

After flying tirelessly for several years, the Flying Dao Treasure finally halted in front of a realm emitting a smoky purple brilliance.

“Zi Ying Realm…”

Wang Ba flew out of the Dao Treasure, standing in mid-air, and gazed at the realm surrounded by Chaos Origin Substance, recalling in detail the Yin Family’s records about this realm.