Splitting the Heavens - Chapter 1008: Kou Chongxue’s Request and the Secret of the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm

“When do you plan to break through?” Kou Chongxue questioned.

“Since the advancement medicine is complete, I’ll advance as soon as possible…” Shang Xia muttered as if it was a matter of fact he would succeed.

A frown appeared on Kou Chongxue’s face. “Don’t you need to prepare?”

A chuckle left Shang Xia’s lips. “Disciple has been making the preparations since stepping into the grand completion stage of my Five Element Realm…”

“Heh, you seem really confident!”

Shang Xia chuckled in response, “Well, I only have 1 set of advancement medicine anyway. If I doubt myself, my chances of success will be lowered!”

Kou Chongxue nodded slightly and muttered, “In that case, there’s something else I need to tell you.”

“Is there anything that I still don’t know about?” Shang Xia gasped.

With his expression sinking, Kou Chongxue growled. “There’s a lot of shit you don’t know about. Do you know that with the current state of our Spirit Luxuriant World, a single continent can only withstand the growth of a single True Immortal?”

Shang Xia nearly jumped in fright. “That’s impossible! In the Spirit Abundance World, they have at least 2 True Immortals in each great power!”

Kou Chongxue wasn’t surprised by his reaction. He explained calmly, “That’s the meaning of possessing an Elysium. It can allow 2 or more True Immortals to be born in the same place.”

“What do you mean?” Shang Xia gasped.

“Our Spirit Luxuriant World has 15 continents in total, and that would mean that theoretically speaking, our world can hold a total of 15 True Immortals!” Kou Chongxue started his explanation.

“Wait a second, hold up…” Shang Xia unceremoniously interrupted Kou Chongxue. “Patriarch, this doesn’t add up, right? Our Azure Origin World had 13 continents, while the Azure Spiritual World had 11 continents. After the fusion of our worlds, we are supposed to have 24 continents! That would mean that our world should be able to support a total of 24 True Immortals. What do you mean by we only have 15 continents?”

Kou Chongxue expected Shang Xia to bring it up and he explained, “A single continent in our Spiritu Luxuriant World is only able to support the birth of a single True Immortal. Have you thought about the existing True Immortals?”

Shang Xia’s eyes narrowed slightly and thought back to what Kou Chongxue mentioned. “Are you talking about how an Elysium stole the spirituality of other continents like the border continents?”

Kou Chongxue nodded. “Exactly. When the Divine Capital Sect and the Eternal Palace established their Elysium, the Yong Continent couldn’t provide enough for both of them. The Eternal Palace used half the spirituality of the Yong Continent while plundering the spirituality of the Liang and Shu Continents. The Divine Capital Sect used the other half of the spirituality of the Yong Continent while stealing the spirituality of the Bing and You Continents…”

“As for the Xiangyang Elysium of the Yuanchen Sect, they set their sights on the Jiao Continent.”

“About the Northern Sea Elysium… They would have plundered the spiritualities of even more continents! With the exception of the Northern Sea Continent of the original Azure Spiritual World, they would have plundered the spirituality of at least 3 other continents…”

Shang Xia interrupted Kou Chongxue during his explanation. “Patriarch Kou, didn’t you enter the Martial Void Realm in the Jiao Continent back then?”

Realizing what Shang Xia was worried about, Kou Chongxue reassured him, “Relax, the world was ascending then and the World Origin Source hadn’t completed its transformation. The spirituality of the Jiao Continent was restored after my ascension and their control over the Jiao Continent didn’t affect me.”

Shang Xia heaved a sigh of relief.

However, Kou Chongxue didn’t stop there as he continued, “Actually, during my ascension, Liu Jingsheng physically cut off their connection to the Jiao Continent’s spirituality. The reason was that we were joining forces to deal with Dugu Yuanshan and Liu Jingsheng needed me to advance properly in order to ensure a chance of success. Also… After our world’s ascension, a single continent would be enough to support the birth of an Elysium. After the ascension, they no longer required the spirituality of the Jiao Continent.”

Shang Xia nodded in understanding. However, a new question surfaced in his mind. “A single continent can support the birth of an Elysium… Is that related to how many True Immortals we can produce?”

“I knew you would ask something like that! Right…” Kou Chongxue fell silent for a moment as he arranged his thoughts. “An Elysium is connected to a world, but it can also be said to be a world of its own. The source of an Elysium is connected to the World Origin Source, but it’s slightly different. You can think of it as a massive continent that is a part of our world, but is also separated from it.”

“So, that would mean that a True Immortal that is shackled to an Elysium…” Shang Xia gasped.

Kou Chongxue nodded slightly. “That would mean that even though an Elysium would be able to hold more than 1 True Immortal, only 1 of them would be able to advance with the help of the Elysium. If they wish to produce another True Immortal, they can’t rely on it…”

“That would mean that Lu Wuzi, Zhang Jianzi, Yifeng, Jiu Du, and Huang Jinghan would have to…” Shang Xia mumbled.

Before he could finish, Kou Chongxue added, “They have to attempt the breakthrough without relying on an Elysium. They won’t be shackled to one if they succeed. Since True Immortal Zhang and the rest have already fused their Void Origin to their Elysiums, unless something happens to them…”

Shang Xia interrupted once again, “That would mean that Lu Wuzi’s breakthrough to the Martial Void Realm wasn’t as easy as it seemed…”

“Lu Wuzi broke through in the Northern Sea Continent. If the Northern Sea Mystic Sect wishes to nurture another True Immortal, they would have to look for another continent to do so. That is also why Zhang Xuansheng went berserk that day…” Kou Chongxue explained.

Another question formed in Shang Xia’s mind. “Would the size and foundations of the continent affect the breakthrough?”

“Of course it would.” Kou Chongxue replied immediately. “The Liang and Bing Continents that had their spirituality obtained by the Eternal Palace and Divine Capital Sect might have received the blessing of our world after its ascension, but that doesn’t mean that their spiritualities have been fully restored. As such, those continents are unable to support the birth of another True Immortal. The Shu and Qing Continents possess stronger foundations, and even though their spiritualities had been plundered, it’s possible for them to recover. On the other hand, the Yan Continent is far too small and weak. It wouldn’t be able to support the birth of a True Immortal.”

“What about our You Continent?” Shang Xia asked.

“Right, I was getting there.” Kou Chongxue sighed. “Originally, our You Continent suffered the heaviest damage among the border continents that had their spiritualities stolen. However, due to the efforts of our institution, we managed to restore a good portion of the continent. The spirituality of the continent has been slowly recovering. With the portion of the Manyu Continent we brought back, the Azure Ascension World’s Will gave us a larger blessing back then. When we came back from the Azure Flame World back then, I gave a portion of the world origin in the Stellar Cauldron to the world and the spirituality of our continent is much stronger than the Yan Continent. We should be able to support the birth of a single True Immortal.”

“Do you wish for me to use the foundations of our You Continent to break through?” Shang Xia asked.

Kou Chongxue nodded slightly. “Even though our foundations aren’t exceptionally solid, it should be more than enough to ensure your smooth advancement. Also, it’s not impossible for us to continue strengthening our foundations in the future…”

Shang Xia understood what Kou Chongxue meant. “Do you mean that we can strengthen our continent by hunting other worlds and obtaining their world origin?”

“Exactly! Actually, I was planning to do that in the first place, but the situation with the Spirit Abundance World was too pressing and I had no choice but to break through with the spirituality of the Jiao Continent…” Kou Chongxue sighed. “However… I still hope that you can break through using the spirituality of our You Continent. In the future, I, and the entire institution, will fully assist you in strengthening the foundations of our continent.”

After he spoke, Kou Chongxue even started to cup his fists in Shang Xia’s direction.

Hastily retreating to the side, Shang Xia yelled, “Stop, stop, stop! Patriarch Kou, there’s no need for that! Actually, I would have benefited greatly by using the spirituality of our You Continent to advance!”

The You Continent was the foundation of the Tongyou Institution in the first place, and Kou Chongxue spent his heart and soul into it…

The institution wished to strengthen the foundation of their continent, Kou Chongxue wished to restore the spirituality of the You Continent, and Shang Xia needed to use the spirituality of the You Continent to break through so that he could elevate the martial dao of the You Continent to a whole new level. Their actions wouldn’t harm each other’s plans, and they would be able to carry it out simultaneously!

Of course, breaking through to the Six Direction Realm in the You Continent had its limitations. If Shang Xia wanted to go further along the path of cultivation, he would have to continuously strengthen the spirituality of the You Continent.

The Tongyou Institution would have to establish the Tongyou Elysium in the future, and they would affect the spirituality of the You Continent in the future. With the creation of the Tongyou Elysium, they would further strengthen the spirituality of the You Continent, which might clash with Shang Xia in the future.

With the successful formation of the Tongyou Elysium in the future, they would also be able to nurture another True Immortal. Even though that expert wouldn’t be able to leave their world and would only be seen as a gatekeeper, one had to admit that experts who were shackled to their Elysiums possessed extraordinary combat strength if they were fighting in their world. They would most likely be stronger than experts of the same level.

They would definitely be given the important task of ensuring their faction wouldn’t be suppressed by any other powers.

Once Shang Xia truly entered the Six Direction Realm, he would most likely affect the True Immortal nurtured by the Tongyou Elysium in the future…

Fuck it! At worst, we’ll just swallow the rest of the Bing Continent’s spirituality when the time comes…

That was the solution Kou Chongxue had come up with. Actually, to prevent any accidents from happening to Shang Xia’s breakthrough, he was already prepared to shift the spirituality of the Bing Continent.

After thinking for some time, Kou Chongxue asked, “Alright. Now, it all comes down to the most important decision. When do you plan to break through?”

The best place for seclusion in the You Continent was naturally the Tongyou Paradise. It was connected to the World Origin Source of the Spirit Luxuriant World and it could provide enough world origin Shang Xia needed.

However, Shang Xia had no reason for that. He made his preparations a long time ago. He stored an astronomical amount of world origin in the Heavenly Lake Elysium back then.

When Lou Yi was attempting to advance to the Martial Void Realm, the Heavenly Lake Elysium shrank by a third! Lou Yi wasn’t the person causing the change in the Heavenly Lake Elysium, Shang Xia was!

After a moment of contemplation, Shang Xia muttered, “I’ll do it in the central region of the You Continent. It’s where our continent is connected to the battlefield between the two worlds that existed back then and a portion of the land from the Manyu Continent. I can use the chance to further solidify the foundations of our world.”

Kou Chongxue nodded slightly. “I will protect you from above the heavenly screen. Even though no one will try to mess with you at this point in time, we can’t be too careful.”

Several days later, on a hill thousands of miles east of Tongyou City, Shang Xia lowered his gaze and no longer stared at the star twinkling in the sky. Making precise calculations of the time, he ingested the first of six portions of his Six Direction Heaven Restoration!

The next second, resplendent rays of five colored light stained the ground beneath him!