Bexia didn't know how long he had been walking, but he had forgotten about time, forgotten about everything around him, even forgotten about himself. It seemed as though he had forgotten about the pain as well, until Huiyi woke up, lifted the wine cup, and the Waters of the Underworld ceased flowing. It was then that Bexia suddenly came back to his senses.
"You really surprised me by enduring it all!" Although Huiyi's tone was calm, she was genuinely astonished by Bexia's resilience. She knew this kind of pain all too well; she had endured it to get to where she was now, and she had no desire to experience that near-death feeling a second time.
"You can put down the mountain now, I've lost this bet!" Huiyi said as she jumped down from the mountain on Bexia's back, giving him a nonchalant glance.
"Have I not achieved a minor success yet?" Bexia replied.
"It's just a matter of time, and your control over your body has improved significantly. Achieving a minor success now is too easy!" Huiyi answered.
"I'll focus on achieving a minor success first!" Bexia looked at the Heavenly Mountain. By this point, he had already covered half the distance and could now barely bear the weight of the mountain with ninety percent of his strength. He was confident that he would achieve a minor success before reaching the Heavenly Mountain, and maybe even go further!
"Suit yourself!" Huiyi said indifferently, walking ahead of Bexia, sipping her wine as she walked with an air of carefreeness.
"Huiyi, can you tell me about the next levels of the Chaotic Power of Monstrous Strength?" Feeling a bit bored, Bexia couldn't help but want to chat with Huiyi to pass the time, even though he couldn't find common ground, so he asked in this way.
"I think you better learn less about it. It's not that I don't want to teach you, but my Chaotic Power of Monstrous Strength is a taboo of the universe. Each advancement will be met with extermination from the universe. This time you encountered the Thunder of Extinction, and next time, I reckon it'll be the even more terrifying Nine Elements Hurricane!"
"A taboo?!"
"Yes," Huiyi seemed a bit melancholic as she explained, "In the universe, there are forces that are not allowed to exist. If it only disrupts the natural laws within the world, it is called a minor taboo. If it goes against the rules of the universe, it's a taboo. If it violates the will of the universe, it's the power of the great taboo!"
"And my Chaotic Power of Monstrous Strength is the taboo power that balances the rules of the universe. The more profound you cultivate, the more rejection you will face from the will of the universe, and face even greater penalties!"
"Is that so? What difference does it make?" Bexia replied.
"Hahaha! Well said, indeed, it doesn't make any difference!"
"Since you're not afraid of death, I'll leave it all to you!" Huiyi took a big swig of wine, then continued, "The Chaotic Power of Monstrous Strength is not something we comprehend, but a bloodline inheritance within our Ghost Clan. I don't know since when we've had this method of cultivation…"
"The first realm is to bear the mountains with strength, focusing on balancing power both in form and substance!"
"The second realm is to move rivers with strength, focusing on balancing power immaterially and substantially!"
"The third realm is to carry the heavens and the earth, focusing on balancing power immaterially and insubstantially!"
"The fourth realm is to break laws with strength, focusing on resisting the laws of the universe, shattering the binding force of the laws of the universe, achieving invincibility against the laws!"
"The fifth realm is called limitless. I don't know how it's cultivated, but this existence is something the universe cannot tolerate. It's said that with the power of the limitless, one can crush a side of the universe to pieces!"
"Does such a realm really exist?" Bexia felt a bit frightened, as the ability to shatter the universe completely exceeded his imagination.
Not only Bexia, but even Huiyi, who had reached the fourth realm of power, felt incomparable fear and horror. The stronger one is, the more they understand the existence of such a realm!
Limitless...Limitless...that is the endless power of strength!
"This is the inheritance of our Ghost Clan bloodline. But even I don't know if it's true!" Huiyi said after a long pause.
"Besides power, there are other taboos, such as soul cultivation, which is also divided into five realms, but I'm not very clear about this method of cultivation. Only the highest level of battle is called 'Infinite'!"
"Infinite?!"
"Yes! Infinite!" Huiyi explained, "It's a completely opposite method of cultivation from power cultivation, seizing the source power of the universe's laws for oneself, integrating it into the soul, and constructing a soul dimension, achieving the form of the universe with the soul, and when the three thousand rule dimensions converge, one can have the infinite power of the laws, equivalent to the universe!"
"This kind of cultivation method is…" Bexia was deeply astonished. To form a universe with the soul, absorb three thousand rules into the soul, and merge the rule dimensions to become one with the universe, it was simply unimaginable!
"Are you surprised? I'm surprised too. The outside world only knows how to cultivate rules, and very few people will cultivate pure strength and soul. It's not just about not having a cultivation method, but more that these two methods touch the will of the universe, so they're sealed by the will of the universe!"
"It is indeed surprising!"
"I can only teach you the first four realms of power cultivation, I don't understand the last realm, so I can't teach you!"
"Even mastering all four realms is questionable, let alone the highest level!" Bexia chuckled, showing a bit of self-awareness.
"But if you're interested, you can go look in the Ruins of the Epoch. The farther back in time the ruins are, the greater the chances of finding taboos!" Huiyi said lightly.
