Path of Absolute Transcendence

Kai left the place sneakily after the centipedes went away. He was careful the entire time to avoid them.

Soon, he left the capital and arrived at the lush forest.

'Phew! Although I got the fragment, I wasted a lot of time to acquire it.'

But Kai wasn't sad about that since he acquired a Tier 5 treasure as a bonus.

'Now, it's time to check about the baby' Kai grinned and took the treasure from the storage ring.

As soon as he took it, an overwhelming amount of life energy suffocated him. Kai used his willpower to suppress it to avoid the attraction of possible predators.

After that, he used his willpower to infect it carefully.

The Tier 5 treasure in Kai's hands was a white root. It didn't look aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but it excluded a fragrance that attracts and captures everyone's mind.

'I think I hit the jackpot!' Kai jumped in happiness.

He roughly found out about the properties and attributes of the treasure in these hands. The reason he was so happy was because it aligned with his plan.

"I should name it Genesis Root." He didn't know the actual name of this root, so he just gave it, since calling it treasure sounds weird.

The genesis root has creation as its main attribute and life as its secondary. When Kai inspected the Genesis root using his willpower, he saw something similar to the creation of a universe, so he concluded that it has a creation attribute.

The life attribute can be found because it was excluded by a crazy amount.

'Now I can create my variant physique using this.'

Since the Genesis fruit has created energy inside it, the possibility of creating a variant physique is pretty high, and the mutation can also be reduced due to the life energy present in it.

'Now, I only need to escape this place, and after that, I can advance to the divine realm'

Kai won't be able to break through here in Abyss World because Qi wasn't present here. Although he had more than nine thousand peak-grade spirit stones, Kai didn't want to use them.

It was not because he was petty; he didn't want to take risks at this crucial point in his life. He wasn't sure that the spirit stone would be enough for him to successfully break through, and he didn't want to experiment with it.

'Now, I need to look for the next fragment. I hope it wasn't in the hands of someone like Sebastian.'

Kai didn't want to face someone similar to Sebastian ever again. He wasn't afraid of schemes or plotting; he didn't want to face an opponent with an overwhelming advantage in cultivation.

The next fragment is in the northeast direction, which was near him since he is in the north.

Kai didn't fly this time for travel. He saw a lot of birds similar to the Peng he encountered in the secret realm, and he didn't want to face them unnecessarily.

Although it will take some extra time to reach his location, Kai is okay with that.

Kai went inside the forest; it wasn't weird like Whispers of Echo, and he didn't see any weird trees inside like Whisper Trees.

'I finally encountered a normal forest in this world for the first time.' He signed and continued walking.

On his way, he didn't encounter any troubles, and it was a smooth journey. After a week of traveling, the fragment resonated for the first time.

'I found it pretty quick; it seems luck is on my side.'

He immediately followed the direction of the fragment. But he didn't let his guard down for a single second. Every time he encountered a fragment, it was with someone, so he didn't believe that this would not be acquired by someone.

Soon, Kai arrived at the location, and he wasn't able to speak after seeing his destination.

A colossal mountain, its peak veiled in celestial mystery, is unable to be seen from the bottom. The naked eye beholds naught but ethereal veils of cloud, swirling and twirling like celestial fairies in a cosmic ballet. Their delicate forms pirouette around the summit, whispering secrets to the heavens.

'I think I've never seen a beautiful mountain like this before; even the Shrine Mountain won't hold a candle against this.' He wondered about it and smiled.

'Should I climb it or just fly to the peak?' Kai began to pound. He didn't know about the predators present on the mountain since the clouds were completely blocking his vision.

But he pretty much knew that the fragment must be at the top, based on his guess.

After thinking for a moment, Kai decided to climb the mountain.

There are two reasons for that. First, he wanted to relax his tense body and mind. Kai has been constantly fighting for his life or training ever since he arrived here.

He didn't even relax his nerves for a moment due to his cautious behavior, and secondly, he didn't want to climb the mountain due to abnormal weather near the clouds.

There were lightning strikes from time to time, and even snow fell. So, he knew something abnormal must be in the cloud, so he didn't want to provoke it.

With a deep sigh, Kai began to climb the mountain. He didn't sense the presence of beasts or dragons near him.

So he relaxed a bit and saw the scenery around him. It was a field full of plants and flowers.

The gentle breeze that blew against his face, the fragrance of flowers, and the sounds of small insects that were like a melody—everything made Kai relax his spirit and let his guard down.

'Maybe I should rest here for a bit and travel after that.' Kai suddenly changed his decision and decided to sleep here.

He arrived near a tree and leaned against it. After that, he closed his eyes and went for a small nap.

As soon as Kai closed his eyes and entered the dream world, the gentle garden that looked like Eden began to change.

The harmless and cute flowers that even captured Kai's heart began to change; their petals enlarged, and soon they became a three-meter-high monster.

Its roots also expanded and crept in Kai's direction. It doesn't happen to a single flower, but almost every flower does the same thing as the first one.

The most surprising part of it was that Kai wasn't even aware of anything that was happening around him; he slept like a person who hadn't slept for a month and was unaware of the entire surrounding area.

But Kai's character wasn't like that; from the moment he arrived in this world, Kai hadn't let his guard down for a single second, even during his sleep. It wasn't in his character to sleep like this.

Suddenly, a huge root broke the ground and appeared above it. Soon, more of them appeared. After a moment, a huge flower appeared from it.

"It seems our plan was successful; I had to thank you guys for that. Since you did your job without fail, I will reward you generously." The huge flower communicated with all the other flowers.

The rest of the flowers didn't take the compliment from the huge flower; they just bowed their heads in silence.

The huge flower was a Tier 3 dryard known for its illusion and hypnotism. It is called Deathbloom; it was named Death because most people won't make it out alive after encountering it.

It slowly crept towards Kai, and the other Tier 2 and Tier 1 Deathbloom made way for it. They didn't even try to escape with Kai.

The innate ability of Deathbloom was bloodsucking. They were able to increase their cultivation just by sucking the blood of other creatures, so it was surprising that the others didn't try to steal Kai from it.

But their ability also has a major disadvantage: they can't suck any beast or human-like their desire.

If they sucked a monkey-type beast for the first time, the Deathbloom must only suck monkey-type beasts for their entire lives.

If they didn't do that, they wouldn't be able to advance in their cultivation like this huge one that looked like a leader of their gang.

This Deathbloom that approached Kai already devoured many types of beasts and had already lost hope of breakthroughing into Tier 4, so now its only hobby was to kill and suck everyone that appeared on this mountain.

All the beautiful scenery and fragrances that Kai saw and smelled were produced by the Deathbloom; he fell into its trap without much knowledge.

Soon, it appeared before Kai and made a vine from its stem. It directly plunged towards Kai, and he was still sleeping without any care about his life.

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Due to a personal situation, I wasn't able to release the bonus chapters as promised. But to compensate for that, I will release extra chapters with the bonus this week. Please forgive me for the delay, and thank you for your patience.

By the way, don't forget to shower me with powerstones and golden tickets.