Lu Changsheng returned to the Heavenly Sect in the North Region and immediately went to submit his task.
He handed the fiendish demon blood essence to the Deacon Elder in the Task Hall.
"Not bad. You completed the task so quickly, and it hasn’t even been a month yet."
"You are a seed disciple, so the rewards are doubled. You earn twenty thousand Contribution Points."
The Deacon Elder took the fiendish demon blood essence.
At the same time, Lu Changsheng’s Contribution Points increased to 28,000 points.
He could now exchange for two Dao Comprehension Pills again.
However, Lu Changsheng didn’t rush to make the exchange.
Instead, he returned to his courtyard.
He took stock of his gains from this journey down the mountain.
Three Dao Comprehension Pills, one "All Beings Manifestation" magic artifact, and twenty thousand Contribution Points.
Actually, it should have been four Dao Comprehension Pills.
Lu Changsheng had already consumed one Dao Comprehension Pill back in Qing City.
Looking at it this way, this trip down the mountain had been incredibly fruitful.
Of course, not every task yielded such abundant rewards.
This time could be considered relatively lucky.
Lu Changsheng needed to carefully plan how to use the three Dao Comprehension Pills.
He still had three Dao Comprehension Pills, but he had four Domains.
Should he use all the Dao Comprehension Pills on comprehending one Domain to reach the pinnacle, or should he divide them evenly among all his Domains?
This required serious consideration.
Lu Changsheng thought it over carefully. Every time he unleashed his Domain, it seemed slightly lacking and was overcome by his opponent’s Domain.
He was only able to suppress his opponents by relying on the number of his Domains.
Thinking of this, Lu Changsheng made his decision.
"Let’s focus everything on enhancing the Starry Sky Domain for now and see how far I can push it."
Lu Changsheng had three Dao Comprehension Pills.
Moreover, he could still exchange his Contribution Points for two more Dao Comprehension Pills.
That should be enough to elevate the Starry Sky Domain to an incredibly profound level.
So, Lu Changsheng waited until nightfall and then took the Dao Comprehension Pills in his courtyard to comprehend the Starry Sky Domain.
One day, two days, three days...
Three days later, Lu Changsheng had consumed all three Dao Comprehension Pills.
During these three days, he had fully immersed himself in comprehending the Starry Sky Domain.
As a result, the progress of his Starry Sky Domain reached approximately 57%. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NovᴇlFir(e).nᴇt
In truth, this was already very impressive.
Surpassing 50% was already a major accomplishment.
At this point, Lu Changsheng’s Starry Sky Domain could already be considered relatively strong.
However, Lu Changsheng wasn’t satisfied.
He spent another twenty thousand Contribution Points to exchange for two more Dao Comprehension Pills.
After consuming them, he trained for another two days.
By sheer force, he pushed the progress of his Starry Sky Domain to 75%.
Lu Changsheng noticed something very strange.
The speed at which his Domain progressed did not seem to slow down at all.
It was as if there were no bottlenecks.
Under normal circumstances, the progress of a Domain should become increasingly difficult as one advanced.
But for Lu Changsheng, there was no slowdown.
Every Dao Comprehension Pill could still improve the Starry Sky Domain by about 8% to 10%.
Lu Changsheng roughly understood the reason.
It was still due to Lu Changsheng’s incredibly high Comprehension.
Even the pinnacle of a Domain posed no real challenge to Lu Changsheng’s comprehension ability.
"If the efficiency of comprehending a Domain doesn’t decrease, then consuming three more Dao Comprehension Pills should bring my Starry Sky Domain to its pinnacle!"
A gleam of determination flashed in Lu Changsheng’s eyes.
He wondered what would happen when a Domain reached its pinnacle?
However, he still needed three more Dao Comprehension Pills.
To exchange for them would cost thirty thousand Contribution Points.
Currently, Lu Changsheng only had eight thousand Contribution Points remaining.
Unless he took on more tasks.
But for now, he wasn’t in a hurry.
While advancing his Domain was important—since progress in a Domain represented an increase in strength—
Lu Changsheng also hadn’t forgotten the true essence of the Divine Astral Realm.
It was Spiritual Power!
Only when his Spiritual Scale reached one hundred would he be able to unlock the brain domain and step into the Divine Storage Realm!
Previously, Lu Changsheng had been enhancing his Domains, which was equivalent to understanding the heavens and earth to strengthen his Spiritual Power.
But now, he held a mystical magic artifact, the "All Beings Manifestation."
It could immerse him in an Illusion Realm, allowing him to experience the myriad forms of life and thereby enhance his Spiritual Power.
Lu Changsheng brought out the "All Beings Manifestation."
He slowly unfurled the scroll.
There were words on the painting.
In essence, it served as a warning that once activated, this magic artifact would plunge its user into an Illusion Realm—
where they would lose their memories and live an ordinary person’s entire lifetime within the illusion.
As for what an ordinary lifetime might entail,
and what insights one might gain from it,
whether it would enhance Spiritual Power was ultimately uncertain.
It was essentially a gamble.
However, generally speaking, using the All Beings Manifestation almost always resulted in an improvement to Spiritual Power.
"The Illusion Realm corresponds to roughly three days in the real world."
"So I need to go into closed-door meditation for at least three days and ensure I’m not disturbed. Otherwise, the process would lose its effectiveness."
"This is the last time the All Beings Manifestation can be used, so I must make the most of it."
Lu Changsheng sat cross-legged inside his room.
Going without food or water for three days had no adverse effects on his body.
He held the All Beings Manifestation scroll in his hands.
This magic artifact was clearly crafted specifically for martial artists like himself.
By simply focusing his gaze on the scroll, the All Beings Manifestation naturally activated, drawing him into the Illusion Realm.
Lu Changsheng placed the All Beings Manifestation before him.
He fixed his gaze on the scroll without blinking.
Before long, Lu Changsheng felt the scroll in front of him transform into a vortex.
The vortex grew larger and larger, eventually swallowing him entirely.
Then, Lu Changsheng lost consciousness and was plunged into darkness.
However, the moment Lu Changsheng lost consciousness, he was already inside the Illusion Realm of the All Beings Manifestation.