Free Web NovelChapter 120: Opening the Hidden Treasures
After cultivating the Worldbreaker Physique Art, Caelum’s body no longer contained a Soulbound Core like that of an ordinary Soulbound cultivator.
Even after reaching the Transcendent Realm, he would not be able to separate his soul from his body like normal Transcendent cultivators.
Nor could he rely on possession and rebirth.
None of that mattered.
The divine ability to regenerate from a single drop of blood far surpassed both methods.
More importantly, it rendered all soul-based attacks completely ineffective.
It was an astonishing power.
With his essence, energy, and spirit now unified, the next step was opening the hidden treasures of the human body.
Thump. Thump.
The sound of his heartbeat echoed through Skyreach Monastery like distant thunder.
Running the Worldbreaker Physique Art, Caelum quickly located one of the hidden treasures within his body.
Without hesitation, he gathered his power and shattered the seal restraining it.
The hidden treasure opened.
Buzz!
A manifestation of the hidden treasure appeared across his right arm.
The instant it was unlocked, the power sealed within erupted outward.
Not only did it strengthen his physique, but it also gave birth to a new divine ability.
The power resonated with heaven and earth.
An invisible force of suppression swept outward.
For a moment, it nearly drove Skyreach Monastery into the depths of the earth before Caelum swiftly restrained it.
Suppression.
That was the divine ability granted by this hidden treasure.
Only now had Caelum truly begun cultivating the Worldbreaker Physique Art.
From this point forward, every layer he advanced within the Soulbound Realm would allow him to open another hidden treasure.
In other words...
By the time he reached completion, he would possess three hundred and sixty hidden treasures.
Even the first Worldbreaker Physique who created this technique could never have imagined such a thing.
After all, Soulbound Realm cultivators normally stopped at Layer Twelve.
Opening twelve hidden treasures was already considered the limit.
Three hundred and sixty was simply absurd.
From that day onward, the attendants noticed a dramatic change in their Heir Apparent.
He no longer spent every day in seclusion.
Instead, he constantly collected flowers, grasses, and various plants, tinkering with them for reasons nobody understood.
Caelum scattered a layer of Primal Essence over a patch of ordinary plants.
They immediately absorbed it.
Subtle traces of intelligence began appearing within them.
"As I thought."
He studied them carefully.
Only ordinary plants gained intelligence after absorbing Primal Essence.
Spirit herbs merely improved in grade.
They never developed awareness.
He had no idea why.
Nor did he care enough to investigate.
Compared to spirit herbs that simply enhanced medicinal effects, these ordinary plants produced far more interesting results after being nurtured.
Bladeleaf was the perfect example.
At this point, it was far stronger than a Sovereign Relic.
Holding a fishing rod, Caelum sat quietly beside the lotus pond.
With every breath, his cultivation continued to rise.
All he needed to do was open new hidden treasures whenever his realm advanced.
The State of Effortless Freedom handled the cultivation process automatically.
Ripples spread across the water.
A fish slowly swam past his hook.
After inspecting the bait, it casually turned away and left.
Half a day had passed.
Caelum had not caught a single fish.
The attendant looked at the increasingly intelligent flowers and grasses.
"Heir Apparent, shall I bring some spirit herbs for you to plant instead?"
"No need."
Caelum replied, "Spirit herbs are of little use to me."
A moment later, sword energy flashed through the air.
A young man descended atop a flying sword and landed within Skyreach Monastery.
It was Wyatt, disciple of the Grand Elder of Voidcrest Peak.
A fishing rod rested in his hand.
He sat beside Caelum, attached bait to his hook, and began fishing as well.
Ever since Caelum stopped spending all his time in seclusion, Wyatt had become a frequent visitor.
With his inner demon gone, he genuinely acknowledged Caelum as Skyspire Order’s Heir Apparent.
Originally, he had hoped to exchange pointers with him.
Caelum ignored him.
Wyatt persisted.
Over time, the two became familiar with one another.
Lowering his voice so as not to scare away the fish, Wyatt asked,
"Heir Apparent, when will you finally spar with me?"
"No interest."
Caelum replied lazily.
"Why don’t you challenge the other disciples? Why keep bothering me? Besides, you’re not my opponent."
A Soulbound cultivator speaking so confidently to a Voidwalker cultivator.
Only Caelum could say such a thing and sound completely believable.
"That much I already know."
Wyatt was remarkably self-aware.
"I just want to know what it feels like to lose to you. If we never fight, I’ll always regret it."
Among the younger generation, he had never seen anyone more terrifying than Caelum.
The man had survived heavenly tribulations shortly after joining the sect.
He could battle opponents across multiple major realms. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Someone like that was beyond reason.
If Wyatt never crossed swords with him, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
He doubted another person like the Heir Apparent would ever appear.
To live in the same era as him was both a tragedy and a blessing.
A tragedy because every genius of the age was destined to be overshadowed.
A blessing because Wyatt would witness the rise of someone whose name would echo throughout cultivation history.
Ignoring Wyatt’s persistence, Caelum turned toward the attendant.
"Any recent developments outside?"
The attendant considered for a moment.
"The violet qi phenomenon from before was indeed the birth of a Dao Physique. Several months ago, cultivators from Stormpeak Citadel located its owner and brought them into the sect."
"A secret realm has reportedly appeared above the Endless Sea of the Eastern Expanse. Some say it is an immortal mountain from overseas, once inhabited by immortals. Many cultivators have gone there seeking opportunities."
"Major changes have occurred in Highmoor Province of the Western Expanse. An entire province transformed into a deadly forbidden zone overnight. Countless cultivators perished within it, though some obtained extraordinary inheritances."
"Fragments have fallen from the sky at Sky’s End in the Northern Expanse. Rumors suggest they may be the remains of an immortal..."
The great age had truly begun.
Strange phenomena were appearing everywhere throughout Celestial Arc Realm.
As for the so-called immortal remains at Sky’s End, they were most likely the corpse of an immortal who had died during the Imperial Calamity in the Infinite Realms.
By sheer chance, the remains had fallen into Celestial Arc Realm.
Otherwise, immortals rarely died such miserable deaths.
Even within the Infinite Realms, immortals stood above the masses, gazing down upon countless lives.
They did not perish easily.
A gentle breeze swept past.
An endless sea stretched beyond the horizon, unchanged since time immemorial.
Caelum sat at the bow of a lone boat, fishing line cast into the Sea of Transcendence.
Without realizing it, the Secret of Transcendence once again resonated with heaven and earth.
The next moment, he found himself within the Sea of Transcendence.
The same solitary boat.
The same endless sea.
Aurelius still leaned against the side of the vessel, wine jug in hand.
He looked exactly as he had the last time.
As though countless ages had passed without changing him in the slightest.
This time, Caelum felt no surprise.
While fishing, he gazed into the river of time flowing beneath the Sea of Transcendence, hoping to retain more of the universe’s hidden truths.
The river washed over him.
As before, the memories quickly fragmented.
Aurelius was no longer surprised by Caelum’s appearance.
Across countless ages, he suspected there was only one person besides himself capable of entering and leaving the Sea of Transcendence at will.
"The Sea of Transcendence doesn’t have any fish," Aurelius said.
"No harm in trying."
Caelum kept his eyes on the water.
"What if I actually catch something?"
"Then it’s probably one of the wine jugs I threw overboard."
