Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 1010 - 617: Advancement_2

"You don’t understand!"

The man shook his head, his voice grave, "He is ambitious and will not be content to be a subordinate. If we cannot tame him or suppress him with an overwhelming force, others like him will inevitably harbor similar ambitions, threatening the foundation of the academy and even our Zhou Family. How can we allow this to happen?"

"This..."

The woman, upon hearing this, came to a realization.

Talent, although rare, was not lacking, especially for an Ancient Cultivation Family like theirs.

With the system of the Heaven-Connecting Academy, they had recruited a large number of talents and built the academy into a powerful group centered around their family.

Therefore, some precedents simply couldn’t be set, some lines couldn’t be crossed!

Otherwise, it would undoubtedly lead others to follow suit, destabilizing the foundation of their family and the Heaven-Connecting Academy, even causing division within the academy.

Thus, it was impermissible, absolutely impermissible!

Previously, the Ninth Campus had tried to mend relations and win him back.

But he remained utterly unresponsive. With his attitude so clear, what reason did the Heaven-Connecting Academy have to be polite toward him anymore?

This visit was to deliver the ultimate ultimatum!

Either he returns to the academy and becomes a living example or stands as a dead lesson to others, an enemy of the academy—there would be no other choices.

Just...

The woman frowned, her expression worried, "Now that he is unmatched at the First-Order and could even leap to strengths in the Second Order, not to mention the safety protection period given by the Sky-reaching Tower, are you sure the academy can really capture him?"

"Of course!"

The man’s expression was indifferent, unflustered, "Previously, our family did not place enough importance on him, leaving the matter to a disorderly mob, allowing him the opportunity to grow and expand. This time, with me here, such mistakes will not be repeated."

"This..."

The woman’s gaze sharpened, "Are you personally going to take action, brother?"

"Why need I exert myself?"

The man smiled enigmatically, and without further words, he shifted his gaze towards the bustling Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion behind them.

...

Meanwhile, in the Territory World.

Inside the Taiping Temple within Yellow Sky City.

Doffing his battle armor and dressed in plain clothes, Xu Yang sat on a meditation cushion, surrounded by flickering lighting arcs, cultivating Taoism.

For how long this went on, lightning and arcs suddenly converged, all absorbed into the cultivator’s flesh.

The cultivator sat tranquilly on the cushion, eyes closed, his aura ethereal as if his spirit traversed beyond the heavens.

Only when a noise sounded did his eyes open, revealing a face weathered by time.

"You have completed a spell cultivation!"

"Your Physical Strength +1, Intelligence +1, Charm +1, Mana Value +100!"

"You have realized the special skill—Heavenly Thunder Tempering!"

"You have realized the special skill—Heavenly Core Orthodox Law!"

"You have realized the special skill—Five Thunder Boom!"

Heavenly Thunder Tempering: A method of Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation, drawing upon the natural thunder to temper the physical body and Primordial Spirit (With each circulation, it enhances certain Physical Strength, Intelligence, Charm, and Mana values)

Heavenly Core Orthodox Law: With human will, align with Heaven’s Heart, command thunder, known as Heavenly Heart Five Thunder Righteous Skills (Thunder damage increased by 200%, immune to all thunder-type attacks)

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Five Thunder Boom: Five Thunders Bombarding Spell, Heavenly Punishment and Earthly Destruction (Using Curse Spell to draw the worldly five thunders, attacking the target’s body and soul from afar, causing damage worth five times the caster’s Intelligence, consuming ten times the Intelligence in Mana Value)

...

Listening to the notifications from the Sky-reaching Tower, Xu Yang revealed a faint smile.

In a year’s time, having unlocked the Mana attribute, he endured and practiced intensely in this Taiping Temple. Eventually, he "transferred" part of his original cultivation skills and divine magic here, developing these three Thunder Series skills.

Heavenly Thunder Tempering needed no introduction—an early Divine Skill enabling Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation, effectively enhancing his combat capabilities.

Heavenly Core Orthodox Law and Five Thunder Boom were his signature abilities, capable of commanding thunder and deploying mighty Taoism and Curse Spells.

With these three skills unlocked, his strength increased significantly. Coupled with Divine Equipment and numerous heroes and Civilization Units, within the First-Order, he was absolutely invincible.

What is absolute invincibility?

It means that no matter what methods or tactics are employed, no one could match him—not even a grand force like the Heaven-Connecting Academy founded by Ninth-Order Immortal God Lords. Within the First-Order, they had no choice but to retreat.

With this combat power, he had reaped many benefits in a year and also attracted many enemies. Not to mention the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss; even within the Sky-reaching Tower itself, there were those who eyed him greedily, waiting for him to advance to the Second Order when his safety period ended, to swarm over him seeking revenge and thus completely eradicate him.

But that was not a concern. This effect was exactly what he wanted. Without unearned wealth, one cannot be rich; without nighttime grazing, horses wouldn’t get fat. If no one brought opportunities directly to his door, how could he rapidly advance?

With his current resources, moving from an invincible First-Order to an invincible Second-Order was just a small leap.

Now he was prepared to make that small leap.

Inside the Sky-reaching Tower, there was an unverified rumor: the faster the advancement, the greater the benefits, possibly even earning the favor of the Sky-reaching Tower and a subtle Qi Fortune.

Coming from an orphan background, Xu Yang had little contact with others, making it hard to determine the truth of this rumor. But there is never smoke without fire, so advancing quickly was still imperative.

He had delayed for a year, using that time to accumulate substantial resources, fully ready to handle the post-advancement situation.

Insufficient as it was, "’Every man has his scheme, and I have my ladder over the wall.’", in this past year, facing the absolutely invincible him, the First-Order lords of the Demon Abyss could not withstand him, but they also weren’t entirely without countermeasures.

They directly adopted guerrilla and defensive tactics. As soon as Xu Yang approached, they would retreat back into the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, later seeking opportunities to counter-attack his territory. If the counterattack failed, they would buy world fragments and rebuild their territories. In short, they avoided direct confrontations with Xu Yang.