Swallowing the Stars: Realm of Control

Chapter 40 1 year and 5 months

now.

The location where Luo Feng himself is hiding is in a stone cave on the edge of a small path leading from Maoshan Village to Santou Valley. Below is a cliff, which is Santou Valley, and above is another path leading to Santou Valley.

Often, the most dangerous place is the safest place.

Luo Feng felt the power transmitted back from his clone, and used this power to temper and cleanse the cells in his body.

This simple reinforcement, though not much, is still quite good.

"At this rate, a month is comparable to eating one or two Spirit-level Great Ferocious Beasts, which is not bad." Luo Feng was still accepting of this, as it was much safer than going out to hunt.

It should take about half a year to go from the eighth to the tenth level of Body Tempering.

Reaching the clone level might take longer, but with more time and effort, it's possible to reach that level in another six months.

……

The time that follows.

Luo Feng's clones spent almost all their time condensing liquid Qi, and when they got hungry, they could use Qi as their source of power without any problem.

Occasionally, I will go out to hunt for food.

A month has passed.

Luo Feng himself was very cautious and managed to get through it safely.

Adamost and the like did not seem to appear suddenly like last time.

The second month has passed.

The third month has passed.

……

Life was more stable and peaceful than Luo Feng had imagined.

One year and five months later.

Luo Feng's true form is powerful, surpassing the level of the tenth realm of body tempering perfection, and has truly reached the realm of clones. This was achieved in a much shorter time span than he had expected.

"Um?"

Having just refined that wisp of Qi, Luo Feng discovered that his body seemed to have encountered a kind of constraint and suppression from this world, unable to reach perfection again... or rather, unable to reach a higher level through direct tempering of Qi power.

He had accumulated a lot of Qi in his dantian, but he couldn't condense and strengthen it through his physical body, so he couldn't improve his physical strength any further.

The system he used to cultivate was completely ineffective and seemed utterly useless against the power here.

Or perhaps—

"Or is it because the power transferred from my clone is too low-level to allow me to advance to the next level?" Luo Feng frowned.

"What exactly are the rules of this world?"

"I can grow stronger through the Qi within my ferocious flesh, right? Only by absorbing even stronger Qi can my true form break through to the next level?"

"If that's the case, what about those who just came in and don't have clones yet?"

Luo Feng felt that it was reasonable for this realm of control to cut off all their paths.

If there's truly no way to grow through other means, and no clones, then that would be a disaster.

"Or is it that at this stage, we can try to recreate the clone? Or use methods of enslavement?"

Luo Feng quickly realized this.

He simply sat down cross-legged and tried to condense the mark of enslavement within his body.

really--

When he tried to do so, he felt a strange power of heaven and earth suddenly gather within his body, which startled him.

Power rapidly gathered within the body, and then...

Something resembling a slave mark condensed within his body, but when he tried to do a second one, he failed immediately.

There can only be one!

However, this thing seems different from the soul imprints he had previously condensed: "A soul?"

At this moment, Luo Feng sensed his soul for the first time.

A portion of his soul separated and merged into this mark. In an instant, this soul mark seemed to become his second soul. This feeling was very similar to that of the Qi Spirit Slave Mark.

Luo Feng sensed that his slave seal was affected by the clone and could not be used. If he wanted to use it, the clone would have to die.

"So, if that's the case, I can only have one clone here." Luo Feng frowned.

The good thing is that you can try and fail. If the first clone doesn't work, you can try the second one. However, if you want to try the second one, you have to start all over again.

but.

This one is much weaker than the Qi Spirit Slave Seal, at least from the sensory perspective.

Luo Feng had a feeling that if it were someone like Adamostel, his slave seal might not be able to succeed. To succeed, he would have to be someone even weaker.

Those who haven't yet reached the Awakening Realm might be able to succeed.

"so."

"My current clone is not good enough. I need to choose a clone with cultivation potential."

Luo Feng thought that this meant that the difficulty this world posed to them had once again refreshed their understanding. How many of the extraterrestrial visitors who came in would fall at this first step?

Choosing the right clone is not easy, and even for someone like him who is not very lucky, the first clone is of very limited help.

After taking the first step, there are still many unknown risks. It will probably be more difficult for him to grow from a weakling to a creator god.

This place, for them, is the real challenge.

"In other words, I need to kill Adamostel, take his place, and then find a gifted individual with the Heavenly Aperture."

Luo Feng pondered, thinking of the so-called mountain god, and all he felt was apprehension.

If it weren't for the Mountain God's demands, how could Adamostel have gone so crazy? And how could Adamostel have produced so many treasures?

Luo Feng was even worried that the "Mountain God" might come here in person. If he did, given the guy's strength, he would probably be in even greater danger.

Unless, the mountain god is subject to some kind of restriction, preventing him from coming here to take action.

"No, I can't take any chances. I need to find a new clone as soon as possible," Luo Feng thought to himself, shaking his head.

Based on previous events, Adamostel was able to find his clone, presumably by using some kind of bloodline or causal means, searching through the blood of Dano's wife and children.

Finding his true form is probably beyond their capabilities. Even the mountain god likely couldn't do it, or might not be able to come here for the time being, unless they possess divine sense abilities...

Now, the physical realm of the main body is comparable to that of the clone, which is more than enough to deal with those villagers and hunters on his own. The only problem is that mountain god.

As long as he can't be found through this clone, he'll be fine.

"This clone isn't that important, but the jade plate is. We need to get that jade plate back. If we want to refine the next clone, we'll still need those auxiliary tools."

……

While he was pondering, Luo Feng's clone cautiously made its way back to his main body.

It took nearly eighteen hours to finally bring his life and the jade plate out.