novelhk Chapter 232 The Reward of the Fourth Nirvana
Chapter 232 The Reward of the Fourth Nirvana
Chapter 232 The Reward of the Fourth Nirvana
Suk had no intention of showing off in front of these natives, so he put the statue back before leaving.
Without alerting anyone, they went straight to the entrance where they had entered the Thunder Abyss.
Ten guards clad in black armor stood before a cave entrance. Each of them was a Hengxing-level expert, what this world called a "Saint." However, guarding this place year after year was incredibly tedious, so only five of them remained on guard, while the other five either closed their eyes to rest, cultivate, or occasionally chatted.
The light around Suk's body distorted, and his aura was completely concealed, so the guards didn't notice him when he got close.
"Eternal level?" Suk glanced at it with a smile.
Instantly, his psychic power materialized and directly invaded the souls of the guards before him.
Generally, "hypnosis" is the easiest method, followed by forcibly destroying or erasing parts of a memory. The most difficult is analyzing and searching for memories—even a master of the soul can easily erase someone's memories. However, it is extremely difficult to analyze and obtain all the mysteries within a person's memories.
Generally, a difference of three major levels (such as between an immortal and a cosmic level) is required to search for the complete memories of a powerful individual.
Suk is a ninth-level Domain Lord, while these people in front of him are only at the Eternal Star level, with the strongest being only at the fifth level. The difference is too great, but hypnotizing them is very easy.
After being hypnotized, the ten black-armored guards obediently made way for Suk without saying a word, and he went in. Then the guards returned to their original expressionless state.
Continue along the seemingly bottomless passage, and when you emerge from the cave, a breathtaking scene unfolds before you: "Rumble—"
The place that was once the abyss has been covered by endless lightning serpents, and the abyss below is completely invisible. Countless lightning bolts intertwine and collide, producing a roar like ocean waves. A terrifying pressure sweeps in from all directions, making people's souls instinctively feel uneasy and fearful, as if they were a lone boat on a boundless sea of storms, ready to capsize at any moment.
"Such a powerful pressure." Suk's expression changed, and there was a hint of disbelief in his eyes. The feeling he got from these lightning bolts was even more terrifying than that of those immortal gods.
However, these forces are all dormant and concealed, without erupting, so they are difficult to perceive directly.
Suk silently observed the endless, wandering lightning, thinking to himself, "Let alone a cosmic level being, even a World Lord would be helpless if struck by a single bolt of lightning."
They would probably all be reduced to ashes in an instant.
Witnessing this scene, Suk completely gave up the idea of forcibly exploring.
"Under normal circumstances, one would have to wait for an opportunity that comes only once every 100,000 years to enter the Stone Gate."
He glanced around.
"Where's the stone gate?"
The towering portal that once floated above the abyss rift had been submerged by the terrifying sea of lightning.
"That being in the darkness said that once I reach the fourth Nirvana perfection, I can come over, without having to wait 100,000 years." Suk thought for a moment, closed his eyes, and began to silently meditate and cultivate the Six Nirvana.
[Sixth Nirvana: 1%/Fifth Nirvana, Talent Comprehension +4].
Suk didn't know if this would work, he just wanted to give it a try.
As Suk began to meditate, a strange, muffled sound suddenly came from within the sea of thunder.
Then, with a series of rumbling sounds, bolts of lightning, seemingly influenced by some unseen force, began to rapidly travel, gradually opening up a passage. At the end of the passage was a black stone gate, tinged with gold, thousands of meters high and hundreds of meters wide, with some pictures carved on it.
It exudes an air of mystery.
"It really worked." Suk smiled and flew towards the passage.
As Suk approached, the stone gate suddenly lit up, its majestic light instantly becoming dazzling. The entire sea of lightning in the abyss seemed to boil, especially the first to fourth images on the stone gate, which shone with the strongest light and a faint fluctuation that Suk could clearly sense. This scene seemed familiar to Suk.
Then a mysterious, invisible force enveloped Suk, and as space slightly distorted and fluctuated, the white-haired youth vanished into thin air in the next second.
It was still that boundless, mysterious darkness, from which the figure of a white-haired youth appeared.
Seeing the familiar darkness, Suk actually breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ah, it's you, amazing little guy." A voice suddenly came from the darkness, cold and emotionless like a machine.
"My lord, I have returned." Suk bowed respectfully to the darkness before him.
There was a moment of silence in the darkness, then the sound came again.
"It's truly unexpected that you actually succeeded. I originally thought that the one who would reach the fourth Nirvana perfection would be..." The voice in the darkness paused, "In countless years, you are the first person to completely succeed in cultivating the fourth level of the Six Nirvanas! And what surprises me even more is that you only took a few hundred years." The voice from the darkness carried a hint of amazement. "You are far, far stronger than the first cultivator. He still hasn't reached the fourth Nirvana perfection."
Su Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "May I ask, sir, was the first cultivator Emperor Gu Lei?"
"Emperor Gulei? Heh—that's quite a fancy name, but on this small planet, 'Emperor' it is." The being in the darkness chuckled. "The Emperor Gulei you're talking about, his real name is Zaborge. He was the first native genius of this era to receive the Stone Gate's inheritance. However, he was quite talented and successfully cultivated to the first stage of Nirvana perfection. He was fortunate enough to obtain some precious treasures left behind by his master. Later, he left Gulei Star and went to the outside world. But according to the rules, he cannot reveal any secrets of this place, nor can he interfere with the normal evolution of the planet."
"He's not dead yet?" Suk couldn't help but ask.
"He has become immortal; unless something unexpected happens, he will not die," the being in the darkness replied.
Immortal? Suk was surprised. Emperor Gulei had actually become an immortal being, which was very unexpected.
"He should still be among your human race. If you're lucky, you might encounter him again," the being in the darkness said.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Now that you've cultivated to the fourth stage of Nirvana perfection, you can receive a reward according to the rules left by the master."
Suk could feel the gaze of the being in the darkness. As the words fell, three beams of light suddenly flew out of the darkness at an astonishing speed and hovered in front of Suk.
Suk's gaze fell upon the items, and he found two of them to be very familiar.
A small purple fish, its entire body translucent and enveloped in starlight.
A small, vibrant green tree.
Aren't they just two of the three things I chose the first time?
Again?
Suk's lips twitched slightly.
"Sir, this is..."
The being in the darkness said, "Oh, you mean those two? You don't need to choose, they're all for you. Those two are just extras, they're not valuable and useless to someone who has already comprehended the laws. Watch closely, the real reward is the third one."
Suk was relieved and looked toward the third beam of light.