But the path of cultivation has never been a simple matter of adding numbers.

Between the Peak of Ninth-Grade and the King Realm, there is an extra minor realm called the Life Wheel Realm; between the Peak of Emperor Realm and the Emperor Realm, there is also an extremely crucial Life and Death Realm.

Similarly, between the Peak of King Realm and the Emperor Realm, there is also a threshold that must be crossed.

Chu Sheng had learned about this before. For Martial Artists or Demon Beasts who primarily cultivated Qi Blood, this minor realm was called the Golden Body Realm!

And for beings who primarily cultivated Mental Power, this realm was called the Soul Realm!

Chu Sheng’s current Qi Blood had already reached an extreme level of density.

Every drop of blood flowing in his body was as heavy as lead, containing extremely explosive Energy.

But without the tempering of the Golden Body Realm, this Energy was just scattered sand, unable to unleash its true power.

The secret of the Golden Body Realm lay in using the Power of a Law one had comprehended, treating it as a "flame."

Using the flame of Law to continuously forge one’s own physical body!

Once the golden body was successfully forged, the Martial Artist’s physical body would undergo a qualitative leap.

With every move, they could naturally wield the power of these Heaven and Earth Laws!

Of course, this was fundamentally different from the "Emperor’s Body" of an Emperor Realm expert, which was perfectly fused with a Law.

To use an analogy, if a Law were considered a lofty god.

The Emperor’s Body would be the god’s incarnation.

And the golden body would be that god’s most devout and trusted believer.

Although it couldn’t represent the god, it could borrow the god’s power!

As long as one’s Qi Blood broke the one-hundred-million mark and they successfully forged a golden body.

That would mean one had truly stepped through the threshold of the Martial Arts Emperor Realm!

As for the "Soul Realm" on the Mental Power side, the principle was exactly the same.

It also involved using a Law as a flame to continuously burn and temper one’s Mental Power.

This continued until the formless Mental Power was completely refined into the higher-level, more solid "Soul Power"!

For normal Cultivators, these two steps were as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Many people were stuck at the Peak of King Realm for their entire lives simply because they couldn’t comprehend a Law!

Or they couldn’t withstand the pain during the forging process, causing their efforts to fall short at the last second.

But was Chu Sheng an ordinary Demon Beast?

He didn’t need to painstakingly cultivate himself!

He only needed to spend one million Evolution Points, and the system could instantly complete the forging of his golden body!

Similarly, for another million Evolution Points, the tempering of his Soul Power could be done in a second!

Chu Sheng glanced at his current balance.

On his system panel, he had a grand total of 12,850,000 Evolution Points remaining.

After spending two million to break through, he would still have 10,850,000 left!

This meant... not only could he step into the Emperor Realm anytime, anywhere!

But he had also gathered the ten million Evolution Points needed for his next full evolution!

All the conditions were perfectly met at this very moment!

Chu Sheng lay prone on a shipping container, his six legs rubbing back and forth in excitement.

As long as he absorbed just a little more Qi Blood, he would immediately usher in an unprecedented, super-massive transformation!

But... he stopped himself just short!

’No, it’s best not to break through here!’

Chu Sheng’s mind was very clear.

Advancing from the Peak of King Realm to the Emperor Realm was definitely a massive leap in his level of existence.

The moment he broke through, his aura would surely erupt uncontrollably.

Even with a top-tier concealment Secret Technique like "Formless Myriad Phenomena," it would be impossible to suppress the intense fluctuations from the convergence of Heaven and Earth Laws! He would definitely be discovered by those five Sakura Ancient God incarnations!

As for undergoing his next full evolution...

That was even more out of the question!

Chu Sheng still remembered clearly. The last time he underwent a full evolution, the initial time given by the system was a full six months!

The only reason he was able to complete his evolution in just a few days was thanks to the acceleration from the mountain of Spiritual Artifacts, Magical Artifacts, and various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures in the Qin Family’s treasury.

Logically speaking, the national treasury of the Sakura Country was now absolutely the best place in the world for him to evolve.

Although he had already absorbed most of the Qi Blood and Spiritual Plant-type treasures over the past two days.

But the various Spiritual Artifacts, Magical Artifacts, Array Plates, and other such things stored here were as numerous as the hairs on an ox! Their quantity was more than ten times that of the Qin Family’s treasury!

Even if this full evolution were to take three to five years, as long as he used this massive hoard of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to accelerate it, he could probably complete it in an instant!

But the problem was... his evolution now would attract a Celestial Tribulation!

Chu Sheng hadn’t forgotten the lightning tribulation he encountered in the Qin Family’s treasury last time.

That thing was completely unreasonable.

Once it descended, it would directly lock down the surrounding Space.

His [Boundless Wings] would be rendered useless, making it impossible to use Instant Teleportation to get out.

If he triggered the Celestial Tribulation here and the Space was locked down.

The five Ancient God incarnations below would immediately rush down the moment they sensed a disturbance.

At that point, it would be a five-way pincer attack—they’d have him trapped.

’Where could I possibly run?’

Chu Sheng was very self-aware.

Even if he successfully advanced to the Emperor Realm and his strength underwent an earth-shattering transformation.

He wasn’t arrogant enough to think he could fight a true Emperor Realm expert.

An Emperor Realm being was one who had grasped the rudiments of Divine Thought, possessed an indestructible Emperor’s Body, and could unleash a true Emperor Domain!

It was a trinity of ultimate terror!

They were on a completely different level from those half-baked Life and Death Realm cultivators he killed back in the Capital City.

’A single Emperor Domain crashing down on me would leave me without even a chance to fight back.’

’So, I definitely can’t evolve right here.’

Chu Sheng made his decision.

’But... I can’t just leave behind all these Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts that can accelerate my evolution...’

Without these items, he couldn’t afford to wait for months or even years to evolve.

’Since I can’t evolve here, my only option is to move the items.’

’Fill up the Primordial Grotto Heaven first, then use Boundless Wings to teleport the rest away?’

’Move them to a completely safe place and then evolve slowly?’

The thought had just appeared in Chu Sheng’s mind when he immediately dismissed it.

’It’s too unrealistic.’

’The Boundless Wings can indeed teleport objects.’

’But its carrying capacity has nothing to do with my own realm or the strength of my Mental Power.’

’It’s only related to the user’s level of comprehension of the "Space Law"!’

Chu Sheng glanced at his system panel.

His Comprehension of Space Origin was currently only at 15,000 points.

The rating was still just "Initial Glimpse."

’With this level of Comprehension, the weight I can carry each time is extremely limited.’

’And the Magical Artifacts in this national treasury filled several hundred specially-made, heavy-duty shipping containers!’

’If I really had to rely on the Boundless Wings to move them, taking a little at a time, I’d have to make several hundred trips back and forth!’

’Never mind whether I’d die from exhaustion.’

’Tearing open Space so frequently for teleportation, even if "Formless Myriad Phenomena" could hide my aura... the accumulated spatial fluctuations would definitely alert those five Ancient Gods.’

Chu Sheng scratched his head in frustration.

’This is getting tricky.’

’Evolving on the spot would cause too much of a commotion, but moving everything is also not an option...’

’Don’t tell me I have to give up on all these Top-Grade resources?’

’This is pure torture for a mosquito!’

’Eh? Wait a minute...’

’Celestial Tribulation?’

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Chu Sheng as he carefully recalled his previous experience.

’The reason the Celestial Tribulation had been triggered during my last evolution in the Qin Family’s treasury... wasn’t because I’d done anything heinous or wicked.’

’It was because my aura after evolving was too unique and didn’t belong to this world’s Cultivation System at all.’

’As a result, I was misjudged by the "Forbidden God Law" that covers Blue Star.’

’The Forbidden God Law thought some god that didn’t belong to this world was about to descend, so it sent down a Celestial Tribulation to obliterate me.’

’What if...’

As Chu Sheng followed this train of thought, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

’What if I could find a way to bypass this damned Forbidden God Law?’

’Wouldn’t I be able to avoid the Celestial Tribulation entirely?’

’Or, to take a step back...’

’Even if I can’t avoid the Celestial Tribulation, is there a way to undo the spatial lockdown it causes?’

’As long as the Space isn’t locked down, I can, before the Celestial Tribulation descends and before those five Ancient Gods below have time to react... use Instant Teleportation and get the hell out of here!’

’Perfect!’

So the question was, how could he avoid the Celestial Tribulation, or rather, bypass its spatial lockdown?

Did he even need to ask?

The supreme expert who had set up the Forbidden God Law was right there in his Primordial Grotto Heaven... Of course he was going to ask her!

Chu Sheng didn’t hesitate for a moment.

His consciousness instantly sank, entering directly into the Primordial Grotto Heaven.