Cultivation is like sailing against the current; the higher the cultivation, the more difficult it becomes.
This was also true for Qin Hao on his path to the 100,000-fold gene level; although the 95,000-fold gene level was already very high, every step of improvement was extremely difficult.
It was precisely for this reason that Qin Hao decided to first perfect the Zhou Tian Star Array within his Sea of Consciousness, building a solid foundation step by step in preparation for the final breakthrough.
For hundreds of millions of years, Qin Hao was completely immersed in cultivation, visualizing the stars in his Sea of Consciousness until they reached 80,000, at which point the speed began to drop sharply.
After the speed decreased, Qin Hao did not force it but instead began to open up Divine Kingdoms for these stars within his divine body.
One by one, Divine Kingdoms began to form, each tens of millions of kilometers in size, some even reaching over a hundred million kilometers.
After the Divine Kingdoms were opened, the Star Gods in the Sea of Consciousness merged with the Divine Kingdoms, gradually forming a stable whole.
The fusion between the Divine Kingdoms and the Star Gods significantly reduced the pressure on Qin Hai's Sea of Consciousness.
"The foundation of cultivation lies in the cultivation of essence, qi, and spirit; excessive specialization in any one aspect will lead to an overall imbalance."
Qin Hao felt his own body and clearly understood the reason for the instability in his Sea of Consciousness.
All his spirit and soul were concentrated in his Sea of Consciousness, which placed enormous pressure on it.
However, the divine body and Divine Kingdoms could, to a certain extent, alleviate the pressure on the Sea of Consciousness, which is why Qin Hao decided to open up Divine Kingdoms to nurture the Star Gods.
The Star Gods and Divine Kingdoms, like Qin Hao's soul and his own Divine Kingdom, are unified and not completely independent entities.
One by one, Divine Kingdoms were opened within Qin Hao's divine body, appearing like luminous pearls.
Powerful divine power and rich laws made Qin Hao's Divine Kingdoms extremely strong.
Qin Hao was already skilled at opening Divine Kingdoms; from becoming Undying and opening a Divine Kingdom, to the formation of individual star Divine Kingdoms within, Qin Hao had opened Divine Kingdoms tens of thousands of times.
Now, opening individual Divine Kingdoms was also very proficient.
The laws represented by each star condensed, the corresponding divine power began to gather, and Divine Kingdoms continuously formed.
The environment within each Divine Kingdom was also completely different: some were dominated by rocks, with rocks, stone mountains, and various strangely shaped stones everywhere; some were entirely covered by forests, with the entire world ruled by lush green plants; others were oceans; seas of lightning...
These were all very normal, and there were also very strange Divine Kingdoms, with flames flowing like water, golden swords rapidly moving like light, and lightning that seemed to possess life...
Although these newly condensed Star Gods and Divine Kingdoms did not possess the powerful authority of the main stars, they were all Divine Kingdoms formed by various Fusion Laws, presenting extremely complex scenes, and each one was also very powerful.
However, no matter how familiar Qin Hao was with opening Divine Kingdoms, opening a large number of them still placed considerable pressure on him, and he also had to constantly ensure the stability of his divine power.
Continuously opening Divine Kingdoms while constantly absorbing chaotic airflow and converting it into divine power became Qin Hao's daily routine.
It took Qin Hao a hundred million years to condense the Star Gods, and it also took him a vast amount of time to open these Divine Kingdoms; after a hundred million years, Qin Hao's 80,000 Divine Kingdoms were completed.
After the Divine Kingdoms were opened, Qin Hao felt as if his Sea of Consciousness had lightened considerably, and he began to visualize new Star Gods.
It took Qin Hao another hundred million years to go from 80,000 to 90,000 Star Gods.
Then, for another hundred million years, Qin Hao continued to open Divine Kingdoms.
Repeating this cycle, it was already three hundred million years later when Qin Hao completed the visualization of 95,000 Star Gods and the opening of their Divine Kingdoms, at which point Qin Hao's strength had once again improved.
"Next is to advance to the 100,000-fold gene level; I wonder how long this will take," Qin Hao thought to himself.
This cultivation period was the longest he had ever spent in seclusion since his birth.
Fortunately, with the bonus from the Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space and the Jiang Lan Realm, Qin Hao could cultivate without worries, disregarding time and allowing for long periods of seclusion.
Even if it were truly hundreds of millions of years, in this Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space, it would only be a hundred thousand years, still a considerable amount of time before the arrival of the Jin World.
Thinking this, Qin Hao couldn't help but look at the Black Pattern Stone Pillar outside the secret room.
As the core of the entire space, Qin Hao was well aware of the Black Pattern Stone Pillar's uniqueness.
The powerful consciousness impact could affect the flow of Time Law and even the existence of Space Law; just these effects alone made the value of the Black Pattern Stone Pillar no less than a Supreme Treasure.
However, taking away this Black Pattern Stone Pillar was almost impossible.
It not only required withstanding powerful will attacks but also the ability to control the surrounding Time Law and Space Law.
Moreover, the area where the Black Pattern Stone Pillar was located was clearly an excellent place to comprehend Time Law and Space Law, where the interdependence of Time Law and Space Law was perfectly manifested.
If he weren't currently focused on comprehending the gene level improvement, Qin Hao would have thoroughly comprehended the surrounding Time Law and Space Law to promote the final Fusion Laws of the two.
Dismissing all distracting thoughts, Qin Hao continued his cultivation.
Qin Hao also knew that after three hundred million years of seclusion, it was inevitable that some distracting thoughts would arise.
It was precisely because Qin Hao's cultivation of his xinxing had never stopped that even the long years had not caused too much erosion to his mind, allowing him to remain clear and rational.
Do not assume that many powerful individuals cultivate for tens of thousands of years, or even dozens of epochs, at a time.
However, only a minority can truly achieve this.
Most need a long time to recover after each period of seclusion.
The fundamental reason is the difference in xinxing; over long periods, distracting thoughts, the passage of time, and even the influence of laws can greatly affect cultivators.
Furthermore, long-term exposure to and integration with laws, without strong xinxing and will, could lead to direct assimilation by the laws.
However, this only occurs under extreme conditions.
Most commonly, it leads to irritability, decreased cultivation efficiency, or even what is known as 'qi deviation,' like going mad.
The influence of xinxing is multifaceted, and thus, xinxing is one of the important conditions for becoming a powerful individual.
After his state of mind returned to tranquility, Qin Hao quickly re-entered cultivation.
This time, the improvement was no longer just simple Star God visualization and Divine Kingdom creation; it also involved driving the improvement of the gene level.
Divine power condensed, and Qin Hao's secret method, 'Evolution,' which he had not used for a long time, was once again unleashed, stimulating his divine body to continue evolving and his gene level to further improve.
