Inside the Black Sea.

Li Cheng颐 hadn't been injured for several seconds.

Even if he tried to cut himself, he found it difficult.

A major characteristic of Eternal Life was the enhancement of one's own hardness and internal pressure, far exceeding anything else.

Strength, speed, and recovery were secondary; the main focus was on hardness and internal pressure.

"Where is he?" He scanned his surroundings intently.

There was no sign of anyone.

The Black Sea was silent.

After waiting for several minutes, he was certain that his opponent had truly left.

*Huff!*

Exhaling a long breath, Li Cheng颐 launched himself upwards, heading back towards the surface of the Black Sea.

His human body had been blasted apart, and now the fragments were integrated into the blind spot, becoming one.

Since he couldn't descend, he had no choice but to bring the entire world's blind spot with him as he ascended.

In any case, his current body had gradually enveloped the entire Squirrel Blind Spot within its inner layers.

Indeed.

Because he had devoured too quickly, his body had completely consumed the blind spot and begun to engulf other substances within the Black Sea. Its actual volume had surpassed the original Squirrel Blind Spot.

As he struggled to fly upwards, Li Cheng颐 pondered a question.

'Why can't I even sense him?'

From beginning to end, his opponent had been in control. All he could do was stand his ground, endure all of his opponent's attacks, until finally, his opponent couldn't break through, and had to leave.

With these doubts in mind, Li Cheng颐 continued to accelerate his ascent.

As he gradually moved away from the depths of the Black Sea, he was able to use more and more of his power, and his flight speed increased.

The various abilities of his Flower Language swiftly regained their original power.

Before long, the teleportation gate of the Stilled Time of Silent Extinction City appeared before him.

Seeing the teleportation gate, Li Cheng颐 knew that he was safe.

Because it was very close to Silent Extinction City.

As long as he entered that teleportation gate, he could return to Silent Extinction City!

"Li Cheng颐!" Suddenly, a male voice came from the side.

Li Cheng颐 turned to see a red-haired Daoist, adorned with exquisite jewelry, his handsome face beaming with delight, approaching him.

"Zhou Lu?" Zhou Lu, one of the Three Stars of the Galaxy, was also an expert who had ignited his Divine Flame, and a disciple of Silent Extinction City.

"You succeeded!?" As soon as Zhou Lu approached, the smile on his face faltered, and his expression changed drastically. He had clearly sensed something.

"Yes, I was fortunate enough to attain sainthood…" Li Cheng颐 said with a sigh.

"..." Zhou Lu's face flushed red. He had only just ignited his Divine Flame. How long had it been? And he had already become a saint?!

He looked at Li Cheng颐 in front of him, feeling a sense of unreality.

He didn't seem that talented… how could he be so fast?!

"Brother Li… which path did you take?" he asked softly, his tone complex.

It was too fast, really too fast.

This speed was approaching the record for the fastest attainment of sainthood in the history of the Heavenly Gathering Pavilion.

In just a few months, he had jumped from the Divine Flame to sainthood… Was this the value of a nine-star Eternal Life?!

"I took the Path of Integration, really, it was too difficult," Li Cheng颐 sighed. "I'm sorry, I have important matters to discuss with my master, so I must take my leave!" He cupped his fist in salute.

"No need for ceremony, Brother Li is already a saint," Zhou Lu quickly returned the courtesy.

He had also found a blind spot world and was taking the first path to enlightenment.

Originally, he had been proud and ambitious, planning to take the path of creating a world to attain enlightenment, but he had failed.

He had only made a start when his world embryo was ravaged by monsters attracted from the Black Sea, resulting in huge losses.

In the end, he reluctantly chose the simplest path.

After a few months, he had barely prepared the groundwork and hadn't even started… and yet Li Cheng颐...

*Whoosh!*

With complicated feelings, he watched Li Cheng颐 rush into the teleportation gate and disappear in the blink of an eye. The ease he had carefully prepared was gone.

'A genius? Or is it the special nature of Eternal Life?'

According to the records, Eternal Life was indeed a forbidden system that developed extremely quickly, but it was also extremely dangerous.

Its nine-star danger made him hesitate back then, but now...

Without thinking further, Zhou Lu turned and continued towards the blind spot he had chosen for his path to sainthood.

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Inside Silent Extinction City.

Li Cheng颐 leaped and landed lightly.

He first went to find True Lord Qian Yan to ask about the whereabouts of his senior brother, Xuan Yunzi.

After all, it would be easier to get to his master's place if his senior brother led the way.

"Xuan Yunzi? That guy has gone to guide new recruits. After all, his job is to protect promising seedlings." True Lord Qian Yan was lying on a bamboo chair, with his legs crossed, picking his nose in a slovenly manner.

Once this guy got familiar with someone, he would reveal his true colors, completely disregarding his image.

After picking, he wiped it on his Daoist robe and turned his head to look at Li Cheng颐.

"Weren't you going to find the world for your path to enlightenment? How come you're back so soon?"

Instantly, his expression changed. His pupils stared intently at Li Cheng颐, and he stopped speaking.

"What… what path are you on?"

"What path?" Li Cheng颐 looked blank. "What do you mean, True Lord?"

"You've only been gone for a few months, right?" True Lord Qian Yan jumped down from his chair, put his hands behind his back, and circled Li Cheng颐.

"Is this the value of a nine-star danger rating??" He was shaken, his eyes filled with shock, as if he had seen something completely incomprehensible.

"Is there a problem?" Li Cheng颐 asked nervously. "Oh right, I'm here not because of this, but because I was attacked!"

"Attacked? You're a saint and you were attacked? How? Did you bring back his corpse?" True Lord Qian Yan said speechlessly.

He knew how strong Eternal Life was. Anyone who dared to attack a saint in this forbidden system had to be prepared to fall.

"I didn't win." Li Cheng颐 shook his head and sighed, "The other party was extremely strong. After realizing that they couldn't kill me, they took the initiative to retreat. I couldn't catch them."

"So, you want to ask the city to investigate?" True Lord Qian Yan asked.

"Can't I?"

"Of course not! Aren't you okay? Do your own thing. Even kids in kindergarten know that. The ancestors will take care of you if you die." True Lord Qian Yan said lazily.

He looked at Li Cheng颐 a few more times and shook his head.

"You really did succeed. Even though Eternal Life itself is fast, this is too fast. Tsk tsk…"

"What do you mean, True Lord? Isn't faster better?" Li Cheng颐 narrowed his eyes.

"Other things being faster is naturally good, but with your system… the faster it is, the more dangerous it is." True Lord Qian Yan had clearly seen geniuses who had been killed by the Eternal Life system in the past.

He held up a finger.

"Back then, almost none of those who chose this system reached sainthood in more than ten years. But the faster they became saints, the faster they died. One of the fastest became a saint in just a year and a half, and then lasted three years before he was gone."

"Can you say something positive, True Lord?" Li Cheng颐 was speechless.

"The good news is… you don't need to look for Xuan Yunzi. A more suitable master has arrived." True Lord Qian Yan pointed out the window.

Li Cheng颐 followed his gaze and saw a team of Daoists in Daoist robes, belonging to Silent Extinction City, walking slowly along the street, closely following a tiger-headed, human-bodied Daoist in purple robes.

The crowd looked respectful, constantly asking questions and seeking guidance from the tiger-headed Daoist.

"That is…?" Li Cheng颐 sensed an extremely strong and exaggerated special fluctuation from these people.

The fluctuation was extremely strong. There were a dozen Daoists, each like a black hole, wantonly devouring all nearby aura.

"You don't even recognize our City Lord? That's her original form!" True Lord Qian Yan was speechless.

He waved his hand impatiently. "Go quickly. Ask any questions you have, and you can have her open the door to see your master. It won't be easy to meet her again if you miss this opportunity."

Li Cheng颐 nodded and jumped out of the window without another word.

*Poof.*

The dull thud drew the attention of the Daoist team.

A few people turned to look at him, but didn't pay much attention.

There were quite a few saints in Silent Extinction City. It wasn't rare.

The City Lord of Silent Extinction City, who was walking at the front, looked over with interest.

"Li Cheng頤?" she asked in a gentle voice.

"Cheng颐 greets the City Lord." Li Cheng颐 quickly stepped forward and saluted.

"I know what you want to do. Don't worry. All obstacles and troubles are just embellishments on the road ahead," the City Lord of Silent Extinction City said with a smile.

"You mean…" Li Cheng颐 was stunned. He hadn't even said what he wanted to say.

"Eternal Life is extremely dangerous. Next, you must complete the dimension improvement within the time of the Seal Completion. If you cannot complete it, you will surely die. Compared to this danger, any opponent or enemy is just a trivial matter. Your real enemy is yourself," the City Lord said simply.

"Thank you, City Lord! But this disciple still wants to…" Li Cheng颐 hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly saw the City Lord raise her hand and point.

*Poof.*

In an instant, his whole body spun around, and everything around him turned into countless chaotic color blocks, spinning rapidly.

Then, the color faded, leaving only black and white.

Then, everything suddenly stopped.

*Huff!!*

He suddenly woke up.

Looking around, he was already inside his master, Heavenly Mystery Child's, humble world.

"I haven't finished talking yet…" He shook his head speechlessly, feeling a little dizzy.

He actually wanted to ask about the First Flower Emperor, but he couldn't even say a complete sentence just now.

Fortunately, he had finally entered and could report directly to his master.

Rolling off the wooden bed in its usual place, Li Cheng颐 opened the door and walked on the dirt drawn with black and white lines.

He turned his gaze, looking for the location of his master, Heavenly Mystery Child.

Before long, an old figure planting rice seedlings in the field came into his view.

It was Heavenly Mystery Child.

"Master!" Without another word, Li Cheng颐 rushed forward and bowed his head.

"Master, do you know that your disciple was almost killed just now?" His expression was tired, and his voice was solemn and low.

Heavenly Mystery Child finished planting the last seedling, straightened up, clapped his hands, and looked at Li Cheng頤.

"You want to ask what method the person who attacked you used? Right?" Heavenly Mystery Child said with a smile.

"Master is perceptive." Li Cheng頤 quickly lowered his head.

"That's a dimension." Heavenly Mystery Child didn't hide anything.

He slowly walked back to the edge of the field with Li Cheng颐, and sat down on a low wooden stool.

"Do you know what is needed to go from sainthood to dimension? How to achieve it?" he asked calmly.

"This disciple's forbidden system has records, but I cannot speak about it," Li Cheng頤 nodded.

The restriction of forbidden knowledge was one of the most basic rules of the Black Sea, which could not be changed. Even if he could say it, Heavenly Mystery Child wouldn't be able to hear it.

"It doesn't matter, it's all pretty much the same, the differences aren't great." Heavenly Mystery Child shook his head. "The so-called Dimension Demon Gods were actually a path that the first saints stumbled upon in the early days when they were looking for the enemy's weakness."

He reached out his hand, and naturally a cup of hot tea appeared. He took a sip.

"The first saints were indestructible, their holy bodies were incomparably strong, much stronger than the current saints. Any mutual killing would only be a meaningless activity that wasted time. Until later… some saints discovered a new method."

"What method?" Li Cheng颐 asked quickly.

"A method that can break the indestructible holy body." Heavenly Mystery Child said with a smile.

"Is it dimension?" Li Cheng頤 asked.

"Exactly." Heavenly Mystery Child nodded. "Create an additional dimension that belongs to oneself. This dimension does not exist in the myriad things of the Black Sea. It is unique and reshapes everything from its own perspective. In this dimension, everything has another complete logical definition. And in a dimension that the saints have never come into contact with, the so-called indestructible holy body is just a joke."

Heavenly Mystery Child stroked his beard and smiled.

"So, that's why, since you have no weaknesses, then we will create one. If you are extremely strong, then I will compete with you to see who is weaker. Of course, it is actually impossible to have such a comparative dimension. Because doing so would also make the Dimension Demon Gods themselves a joke. This master is just giving an example."

Thank you to Yuan Yi for the 10,000 point reward. I wish everyone a happy new year, good health, and a new look in the Year of the Dragon.

(End of this chapter)