In the days that followed, Wang Xu became extremely busy.

Three million times perception strength was still insufficient to contend against the pinnacle Initial Celestial God Realm. A true pinnacle Initial Celestial God Realm could easily reach five million times perception strength.

Five million times perception strength would be unimaginably terrifying when ascending the Celestial Ascension.

No matter from which angle you attack, he can instantly react and effortlessly subdue you.

Your extreme movements, in front of such a person, would appear as slow-motion playback, and you'd barely touch the hem of his clothing in vain.

This is the formidable aspect of perception strength.

In the world of perception strength, a difference of even one time is a significant gap.

Unless you possess strong skills to cover this flaw, otherwise in others' eyes, you are just fish on a chopping board, at their mercy.

Therefore, Wang Xu must continue to burn his soul, enhancing his perception strength.

But his spirit medicine had long been exhausted.

The Li Long Soul Reviving Ginseng was gone, and his entire fortune was spent, leaving Wang Xu entirely empty-handed.

He could only choose to complete Divine Sect tasks to acquire more Primordial Stones and spirit medicine.

"Wang Xu!"

Sister Xin Wan entered the pavilion with a face of joy, but found it empty.

"Wang Xu isn't here?"

Sister Xin Wan then went to the Shen Yi Sect Repair Pavilion, but still did not see Wang Xu.

"Where did he go? How come he didn't even say a word?"

Sister Xin Wan sighed and temporarily left.

Meanwhile, Wang Xu was on the way to executing a Divine Sect task.

To save time, Wang Xu chose a task with a five-star difficulty level, which was extremely challenging, only achievable by those of the Celestial God Realm.

Receiving the task was effortless. Regardless of the difficulty, any Divine Gate Disciple could take it on freely.

However, if the task is not completed within the time limit, one would be docked task merits and would not receive any additional rewards.

Therefore, whether it's Divine Gate Disciples or Star Sect Disciples, they are especially careful when selecting tasks, trying to choose within their capability range.

Wang Xu was no different, being of the Celestial God Realm, choosing Celestial God Realm tasks was within his power.

Luckily, accepting the tasks did not need to be publicized; only upon completion would any details emerge, otherwise, the matter might immediately draw everyone's attention.

On the journey, Wang Xu did not continue seated cultivation, but took out several high-tier secret techniques, using his strong comprehension to crazily patch them.

The more secret techniques patched, the closer Wang Xu would get to the Chaos Secret Technique.

As long as he collected enough merit points, Wang Xu could once again enter the Six Flavors House to obtain new Chaos Secret Techniques.

Just like that, Wang Xu seized every minute, completing Divine Sect tasks, patching secret techniques, earning Primordial Stones and spirit medicine as rewards, and then investing them all into purchasing Top-Grade spirit medicine.

Three months later, Wang Xu finally gathered all the Top-Grade spirit medicine and conducted the second soul burning.

"Perception strength, four million times!"

This time the progress was noticeably slower than before.

There was such progress only after the previous soul burning and the eruption of his spiritual consciousness.

However, this progress was within Wang Xu's expectations.

Without Divine Medicines like the Li Long Soul Reviving Ginseng, the improvement in perception strength would indeed be much slower, but at this pace, Wang Xu was confident he could reach five million perception strength before ascending the Celestial Steps, or even exceed five million, surpassing Ning Haotian.

...

As time progressed, not only did Wang Xu become busier, but the entire Imperial Extreme Divine Sect also entered into a tense atmosphere.

This time, the Celestial Ascension would require participation from both Divine Gate Disciples and Star Sect Disciples.

In the Celestial Ascension, life and death were not considered, and these disciples, for survival, and to shine brightly on the Celestial Steps, seized every opportunity to cultivate.

Every time Wang Xu returned to the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect, he would encounter numerous disciples breaking through their realms with a bang, all preparing for the Celestial Ascension.

"Even ordinary disciples have such awareness, surely Ning Haotian and others are also improving their strength."

Time was not reserved for Wang Xu alone; as he progresses, others were also advancing.

Ning Haotian might still have five million times perception strength now, but if he breaks through to the peak Initial Celestial God Realm, achieving eight million times perception strength, and qualified to compete for the first step, then Wang Xu would be in the most passive situation!

Therefore, Wang Xu seized every moment, daring not to slack off at all.

"Wang Xu, your merit points have already reached the condition, you can enter the Six Flavors House to repair Chaos Secret Techniques."

At the Repair Pavilion, Wang Xu once again had the opportunity to obtain Chaos Secret Techniques.

This time, Wang Xu did not let it slip. Utilizing his strong comprehension, coupled with the powerful deciphering ability of the Mechanical Ancient Eye, he frantically patched the Chaos Secret Techniques.

After seven days, Wang Xu brought out three Chaos Secret Techniques from the Six Flavors House.

Physical Body Secret Technique "Cyan Dragon Eight Stone Body."

Sword Secret Technique "Heaven-Shaking Inquiry Blade Technique."

Body Technique Secret Technique "Thunder Move Thousand Shadows Step."

Although there were only three Chaos Secret Techniques, they were crafted after Wang Xu's frenzied patching, refining, and the fusion of You Ji, to finally forge these Chaos Secret Techniques.

For this, Wang Xu had fully patched all the Chaos Secret Techniques in the Six Flavors House, regardless of relevancy, and all the realizations gained became a part of these three Chaos Secret Techniques.

With these three Chaos Secret Techniques, Wang Xu's strength rose to another level.

The efficiency of completing tasks naturally became swifter.

...

One year later

The fourth soul burning began.

"The last soul burning brought my perception strength to four million eight hundred thousand times, just a step away from five million times. This time, it should be able to surpass five million times in one go, surpassing the pinnacle Initial Celestial God!"

Wang Xu pondered deeply while immersed in the primordial liquid.

The agony of soul burning surged, twisting Wang Xu's features once more.

This bout of burning lasted for three whole days.

All Top-Grade spirit medicines were depleted, and the primordial liquid turned into clear water devoid of Primordial Qi.

Wang Xu's gaze sharpened.

The entire world suddenly froze, barely a trace of change was discernible.

"Five million three hundred thousand times!"

Finally, Wang Xu's perception strength surpassed five million times, achieving parity with the peak Initial Celestial God.

Yet, the monumental weight within Wang Xu's heart did not lessen in the slightest but grew increasingly heavier.

During his last task submission, Wang Xu heard that the internal disciples of the seven major Star Sects had each experienced significant strength gains, thoroughly preparing for this Celestial Ascension.

Particular mention was made of Ning Haotian, who was in the spotlight.

Ning Haotian had been in seclusion for years, continuing cultivation even after his brother's murder, highlighting his madness.

This madness finally paid off recently.

Ning Haotian broke through to the peak Initial Celestial God Realm in one leap, reaching the absolute peak Initial Celestial God Realm.

The perception strength of the absolute peak Initial reached eight million times, widening the gap vastly compared to Wang Xu's five million times.

"Less than two years remain..."

Wang Xu had less than two years left.

As his perception strength increased, Wang Xu's progress slowed significantly; raising perception strength by three million times within two years would be extremely challenging.

But regardless, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, Wang Xu would never give up!

...

No sooner had the soul burning respite ended than Wang Xu immediately accepted the Divine Sect's task and departed.

Two months later, Wang Xu returned to the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect, covered in blood.

The difficulty of this task surpassed the previous ones; Wang Xu, in pursuit of more Primordial Stones, risked his life, suffering numerous Supreme Law-inflicted wounds, which were excruciatingly slow to heal.

Fortunately, the higher the task difficulty, the richer the rewards Wang Xu received.

After arduously utilizing Top-Grade spirit medicines to repair his physical body, Wang Xu chose tasks of the same difficulty again.

Thus, Wang Xu returned to the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect every two months, each time more battered and miserable than before.

Meanwhile, Wang Xu stopped using Secret Techniques and opted to return to the most basic force control and attack skills.

During travel, every second was seized for cultivation, honing his power control to perfection.

During Wang Xu's time away on tasks, Han Qing'Er and Senior Sister Xin Wan came to the pavilion to look for him.

But they came up empty-handed every time.

No one knew where Wang Xu had gone or what he was doing.

A year later, Wang Xu returned to the pavilion.

"Soul burning!"

The seventh soul burning session.

The fifth and sixth sessions had taken place during task execution, but this time, with no tasks to accept, Wang Xu used the free days for soul burning.

As the soul burning commenced, Wang Xu's face was no longer pale with pain as before and appeared relatively calm.

After enduring so much soul burning agony, Wang Xu had become somewhat numb to the pain. More accurately, he had grown stronger; his soul's resilience had gradually increased, allowing him to tolerate the burning more.

"Seven million two hundred thousand times!"

Wang Xu staggered weakly out of the water tank, with perception strength remarkably reaching seven million two hundred thousand times.

"There's less than a year left."

Thinking of this, Wang Xu wasted no time and headed to the task hall to accept a task, promptly leaving the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.

"Wang Xu!"

Upon hearing Wang Xu had returned, Senior Sister Xin Wan rushed over joyfully to see him, but the pavilion was as empty as ever. "Has he left again? What exactly is Wang Xu doing?"

...

Dong~~~~

The melodious sound of the Copper Bell echoed throughout the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.

"Ten days remain until Celestial Ascension!"

All disciples were on edge.

As time flowed, the Celestial Ascension arrived in the blink of an eye. Most disciples were ready to show their skills, intending to excel on the Celestial Ascension.

The less confident disciples faced it pessimistically, ready to concede and withdraw from the Celestial Tier at a moment's notice.

"... No, we're missing a crucial spirit medicine, and the effect will significantly decrease!"

In the pavilion, You Ji frowned.

"There's no time left; let it be without one spirit medicine. As long as it enhances perception strength, it'll do!"

Wang Xu said earnestly.

The task was completed, and the reward obtained, yet he found himself unable to gather all Top-Grade spirit medicines, lacking the most crucial one.

Though aware the effect would diminish greatly, Wang Xu had no choice.

With only ten days remaining till the Celestial Ascension, his perception strength was merely seven million nine hundred thousand, not yet reaching eight million!

"Wang Xu boy, get out here for me!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to support it by voting with recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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