Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 275

Chapter 275: Heavenly Merit

"Do you have to go?" Xiang Yu asked inside Li Yao’s spiritual sea. He thought to himself that they had quite a number of enemies, and they were all so powerful. Li Yao going out, especially now that many people recognized her as a spirit, wouldn’t that just make her an easy target?

[Well, she doesn’t really have to go. But if she doesn’t, she’ll probably lose her spirit status,] the empress said.

"Then so what? She already has other forms. Do you really need the spirit form? It’s not even that strong," Xiang Yu spoke with concern.

Li Yao also nodded in agreement. She didn’t want to go either and wanted to hang out with senior brother more. She felt as though every time she lost sight of him, something dangerous would happen.

The empress sighed deeply. [It’s not that simple. The spirit form might not be the strongest, but the status as a spirit is really important.]

"How so?" Xiang Yu asked.

[Well...let me explain the other path of cultivation,] the empress began. [The normal path is the one I told you before, where after reaching the peak of soul and body integration realm, you undergo an immortal tribulation and ascend as an immortal if you succeed.]

[The other path...] She explained that once someone reached the peak of soul and body integration realm, they could undergo the immortal tribulation, but the change here was that they could use an immortal treasure or some other means to stop the ascension. When they successfully underwent the tribulation and evaded ascension, they entered the tribulation transcendence realm.

Although this realm wasn’t as strong as a true immortal, it was still several magnitudes stronger than the soul and body integration realm. In this realm, the cultivator could always choose to ascend at any moment and would directly enter the immortal realm without needing another tribulation.

[Think of this realm like building a stronger foundation for when you eventually ascend,] the empress explained. And after advancing in this realm to its peak without ascending, a person undergoes the mortal world tribulation - not to be confused with the immortal tribulation. After undergoing the test of the mortal world, the cultivator is then awarded the Mahayana realm, also known as the perfect being.

The Mahayana realm, at its peak, represented the absolute pinnacle of the mortal world. They could dominate the mortal world completely, move at the speed of light, jump to space and explore other worlds with ease. Although a tribulation transcendence being could also do similar things, it was at a limited range since they weren’t at the level of a Mahayana realm cultivator.

At its peak, a Mahayana realm cultivator could be considered half-step immortal. [With that kind of foundation, you’ll be even stronger when you break through to the immortal realm, at least a few times stronger than someone who ascended at the soul and body integration realm,] the empress explained.

[As to how all this is related to the spirit status, well... a spirit is considered a possession of the world. This means that you belong to this world and won’t need a treasure to stop the ascension. You can continue roaming free in this world even if you become an immortal,] the empress explained.

[This means that you can build the strongest of foundations before finally ascending,] she concluded.

Xiang Yu thought to himself that this made sense. If she became an immortal, she could continue protecting them without being forcefully ascended to the immortal realm. Besides, they had already agreed with the other sect masters to fight the demons anyway, so it wasn’t like anything had changed.

Actually, he preferred this sort of arrangement. If you ascended normally, you were just a beginner in a hardcore survival map, facing unknown dangers and powerful enemies. But if you became an immortal and remained here, you were essentially in creative mode. You could then use this time to build up your strength and ascend on your own terms when you were truly ready.

The empress then turned to look directly at Xiang Yu with interest. [Won’t you go too? There are many other benefits to hunting the demons,] she asked.

...

"Who? Me?" Xiang Yu asked, looking behind him as if there might be someone else the empress was addressing.

[Of course you, who else?] the empress spoke with exasperation.

"Senior brother is going too? It’ll be like a date!" Li Yao instantly jumped up in excitement.

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