Chapter 94: Breaking Through to the Inscription Realm

"Didn't you say I don't understand your limits? I just want to stay by your side and see where your limits are!" The Witch rubbed her butt, her eyes gleaming as she spoke to Shi Jian. She was certain that Shi Jian was not as proper as he appeared. What proper person hits someone's butt? Shi Jian frowned, preparing to suppress The Witch again. However, The Witch sensed his intention, bit her lip, turned around, bent over, and offered her hips, saying seductively: "Be gentle!" Shi Jian was speechless and abandoned the idea of continuing to attack, afraid of making The Witch enjoy it too much. He flicked a finger, conjured a mountain-sized beast claw, and threw it in front of The Witch. "Zhulu Academy doesn't keep idlers. If you want to stay, then work! I need a cook!" Seeing that he didn't attack again, The Witch revealed a triumphant smile. Little brat? Isn't he still under my thumb? However, her smile lasted only a second before vanishing. She stared bewildered at the mountain-sized beast claw. Me, the dignified Witch, cooking for you? A cook? A look of indignation flashed across The Witch's face. "I'll do it then!" This beast claw was from a Formation Realm King, after all. It would be of great benefit to one's cultivation. You want me to cook for you? I'll eat you into poverty! "You may withdraw... Bring the food over when it's ready!" Shi Jian said calmly, treating The Witch completely as a servant. "Hmph!" The Witch snorted, put away the beast claw, and then walked out of the palace. She built a residence on the mountain peak where Shi Jian was located and settled down. Leaving The Witch behind was not a sudden whim for Shi Jian. Both The Witch and Yue Chan were successors of Upper Realm great sects. They possessed methods from the Upper Realm. If Shi Jian were to go to the Upper Realm in the future, he might need The Witch and Yue Chan's assistance. Shi Jian began preparing for his breakthrough to the Inscription Realm. He had reached the peak of the Spiritual Realm, and it was time to step onto the path of the Inscription Realm. Shi Jian started attempting to engrave runes within his body. He had long ago determined this path: to engrave the Original True Understanding and the Great Five Elements Technique within his body for the breakthrough. Later, he would engrave formations such as the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the Cosmic Star Dou Formation, and the Twelve Capital Heavenly God Fiend Formation onto his Cave Heaven. At that time, his Cave Heaven would be able to form terrifying formations. When the Cave Heaven appeared, ten thousand formations would strike! Shi Jian couldn't even imagine how strong he would be then. Strands of runes appeared on his body surface, densely packed like tattoos. This was the superficial appearance. Inside his body, whether in his flesh and blood or his internal organs, there were identical patterns! These runes flickered, emitting dazzling light. The Inscription Realm was where one truly came into contact with the original mysteries of bone texts. Stepping onto this path meant no longer borrowing runes from various Vicious Beasts and fierce birds. Instead, one would begin to engrave their own runes within their body. Of course, what was called one's own runes was merely a simple combination, not a groundbreaking creation. This realm was extremely difficult; engraving runes within the bones and Cave Heaven of one's body not only required a deep understanding of runes but also demanded a sufficiently strong Physical Body. Otherwise, the body would be unable to withstand these runes. However, these were not major problems for Shi Jian. With his strength, breaking through to the Inscription Realm was a very natural progression. Having cultivated the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, his Physical Body was incredibly powerful, allowing him to engrave runes however he wished. Having cultivated the Original True Understanding, his comprehension of runes was profound. He would not engrave them incorrectly. Dense runes were all engraved within the bones and internal organs of his body. Shi Jian first began by engraving the Original True Understanding. The Original True Understanding described the most original runes between heaven and earth. Shi Jian had already fully comprehended the Original True Understanding, so he quickly completed its engraving. The real difficulty for him was the "Great Five Elements Technique." If the Original True Understanding could directly interpret the Dao, then the Great Five Elements Technique was the Dao itself. It was extremely difficult to engrave the Great Five Elements Technique onto one's body. However, during the process of him engraving the Great Five Elements Technique, the previously engraved Original True Understanding played a significant role. The Original True Understanding explained the fundamental runes of all things, which naturally included the Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth. The Five Elements runes had already been engraved onto Shi Jian's body. Using the Five Elements runes from the Original True Understanding as a foundation, he expanded and interpreted the Great Five Elements Technique. This way, Shi Jian's engraving of the Great Five Elements Technique became much simpler! However, this was a relatively long process. Shi Jian spent nearly a month engraving the Original True Understanding and the Great Five Elements Technique onto his body. He glowed all over, his entire potential unleashed, with various runes densely covering his body surface and interior, his aura powerful and surging! Shi Jian officially entered the Inscription Realm. The Inscription Realm was divided into four sub-realms: Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Perfection. Cultivators had a consensus that within these four sub-realms, each small step forward required years of time. This was a foundational realm, and the time spent in each small realm was comparable to a past major realm. This was also why there were no young marquises. Even a Prodigy like Heavy Pupils would only cross this threshold after reaching adulthood! However, Shi Jian broke through this realm with ease. Breaking through to the Inscription Realm, Shi Jian was in a great mood. He summoned The Witch, who had been lingering there. "Has there been any news from the Upper Realm? Has the passage been opened? Have any Heavenly God Realm experts come down?" Shi Jian inquired about the situation in the Upper Realm, feeling a bit restless. Having broken through to the Inscription Realm, his strength had advanced further. Now he was itching for a fight. He urgently wanted to find someone to spar with and test his strength. "You've broken through to the Inscription Realm." The Witch looked at him in surprise. She had been staying here for the past month, occasionally teasing Shi Jian. She naturally knew that he was in the process of breaking through to the Inscription Realm. Now Shi Jian was asking about the situation of Heavenly God Realm experts... Clearly, he had broken through. His confidence had grown. Shi Jian nodded slightly; he wasn't afraid of his breakthrough news being exposed. His theoretical strength and his actual strength differed too greatly. It was impossible for others to infer his combat power based on his realm. Shi Jian himself didn't even know how strong his combat power was. Upon receiving a confirmed answer, The Witch's eyes became somewhat hazy. A nine-year-old Inscription Realm expert, with combat power potentially comparable to a Heavenly God Realm expert? This was simply terrifying. If someone had told her such a thing a month ago, The Witch would have stomped him underfoot and then spat on him. Even fabricating myths didn't go this far. It was too outrageous. However, after spending a month with Shi Jian, The Witch deeply felt Shi Jian's power. Shi Jian gave The Witch the feeling of an iceberg in an extremely cold region. You could only see the part of him that was exposed on the surface. More of him was hidden beneath the surface of the sea. You simply couldn't imagine how powerful he was. Just the part he revealed on the surface was enough to make you sigh in admiration. "The various forces in the Upper Realm are already jointly working to open the world passage, but the world passage is not so easy to open. Even if they invest resources regardless of cost, it will take at least three months to open the passage!" The Witch gritted her teeth: "I really don't recommend you confront them head-on. I believe you have Heavenly God-level combat power, but even if you kill the Heavenly Gods who descend, what then?" "If you can kill Heavenly Gods, can you kill True Ones?" "True Ones?" Shi Jian stroked his chin, pondering seriously. Don't tell me, don't tell me. He was confident he could slaughter Heavenly Gods now, but the True One Realm... He hadn't tried, so he really didn't know. But it should be possible to fight, right? The Witch looked a bit helpless seeing him ponder seriously: "Even if you can kill True Ones, what about Heavenly Gods? Void Dao? You still need time to grow, right!" "Resources in the Lower Realm are limited; you can only grow to the Supreme Realm at most." "You will have to go to the Upper Realm sooner or later..." The Witch stepped on her jade feet and walked in front of Shi Jian, then hooked his chin. "Little brother, how about you go into hiding and join my Heaven-Severing Sect? It wouldn't be too late to seek revenge after you achieve Supreme status, or even Immortal Ascension in the future?" There was a certain anticipation in The Witch's eyes. Shi Jian didn't expect her to still be trying to win him over. He pushed The Witch's hand away, then grabbed her neck instead. "A Sin Blood Fierce Beast, your Heaven-Severing Sect dares to take me in? Perhaps your Heaven-Severing Sect was one of the accomplices in slandering my Shi Family!" After her neck was grabbed, The Witch not only didn't panic but a blush appeared on her face instead. "The Heaven-Severing Sect doesn't dare to take you in, but I'll take you in? If you disguise yourself as my attendant, who would know your true identity?" Shi Jian looked at The Witch, afraid she would lick his hand, and quickly withdrew his hand. This was M! It took me one second to guess the SM attribute. You try it too! He looked at The Witch with a half-smile: "You've been my servant for so long, do you want to rebel and become my master?" The Witch seemed a little regretful when he withdrew his hand, but then she became serious again: "I'm being serious with you. With your talent, surpassing those Longevity Families and Remnant Immortal forces is only a matter of time... Why contend for a moment?" "If you're not satisfied, kill all the Heavenly God powerhouses they send down, and then feign death! Then slowly collect your debts when you reach the Upper Realm!" The Witch's suggestion was indeed good. This was also the path Shi Hao took in the original work: die once, then take on the name Desolate, and dominate the Upper Realm. But that was due to circumstances. With Willow Deity backing him, it was those Longevity Families and Remnant Immortal forces who should be worried. Why should he hide his identity? If he came and still followed Desolate's old path, wouldn't his arrival be pointless? "Your suggestion is very good, don't suggest it next time!" Shi Jian said indifferently. Seeing Shi Jian's demeanor, The Witch knew that Shi Jian hadn't listened to anything, and could only smile helplessly: "Then little brother, you must be careful. When you reach the Upper Realm, don't let others collect your corpse, I'll be sad..." "As a servant, if I die, you'll definitely have to be buried with me... Before I die, I'll definitely kill you first, and then give you a grand funeral!" Shi Jian unhesitatingly kicked The Witch out of the palace. The Witch, who had no power to resist, touched her numb butt as she looked at the closed palace door, stomping her foot in anger... After dealing with The Witch, Shi Jian opened the chat group. A crucial message had just flashed in the chat group: Xiao Yan's Three-Year Agreement had arrived!