Open up and break into another world

"Do you understand why I mentioned 'Cosmic Cleansing'?"

"Is it because... the 'Kunpeng Nine Transformations' are related to 'Cosmic Cleansing'?" Xu Ming asked, not entirely sure.

"That's right!" Grand Lord Kunpeng nodded. "Not all 'High-Ranking Heavenly Supremes' and 'Grand Lords' can escape the Cosmic Cleansing! In fact... the Cosmic Cleansing, besides restarting a new cosmic era, is mainly to eliminate heretics in the universe! Once deemed a heretic by the will of the universe, then even with 'Creation Stones' and 'Reincarnation Stones,' it's absolutely impossible to escape the Cosmic Cleansing!"

"And if you learn the true 'Kunpeng Nine Transformations,' then... you will definitely be regarded as a heretic by the will of the universe!"

Grand Lord Kunpeng looked at Xu Ming and said calmly, "Therefore... I only existed in the real universe during the 'Second Cosmic Era'! Eternal Grand Lord only existed during the 'Fourth Cosmic Era.' Now, in the Fifth Cosmic Era, you can no longer see Eternal Grand Lord in the real universe!"

"I've explained the situation clearly to you! Now, do you still want to learn it?"

Grand Lord Kunpeng smiled, waiting for Xu Ming's answer.

Xu Ming was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I might already be considered a heretic by the will of the universe!"

"Hmm?" Grand Lord Kunpeng was slightly stunned, then chuckled, "Impossible! It's not like anyone is qualified to be considered a heretic by the will of the universe!"

Although what remains in the Land of Inheritance is just a wisp of Grand Lord Kunpeng's remnant thought; however, this remnant thought still retains Grand Lord Kunpeng's pride.

Being regarded as a heretic by the will of the universe is actually something to be proud of!

Imagine, if you were just an ant, would you be qualified to be considered a heretic by the will of the universe? No way! The will of the universe probably wouldn't even bother to glance at you!

For example, those Grand Lords in the real universe have not been regarded as heretics by the will of the universe!

Therefore, as Grand Lord Kunpeng said: It's not like anyone is qualified to be considered a heretic by the will of the universe!

Being considered a heretic actually shows that the will of the universe values you, and even... treats you as an existence on roughly the same level!

Grand Lord Kunpeng looked at Xu Ming and smiled, "Although your strength is not weak, and you can even crush 'Top-Tier High-Ranking Heavenly Supremes,' you must be relying on some external force!"

How discerning was Grand Lord Kunpeng's insight? Even as just a wisp of remnant thought, he could see that "Time Reversal" was not Xu Ming's own strength, but relied on some external force.

"Of course, even if you didn't rely on external force, your strength would still reach the High-Ranking Heavenly Supreme level! And your cultivation is not even at the Heavenly Supreme realm yet, but only at the 'Earth Supreme' level!" Grand Lord Kunpeng said with absolute certainty. After all, in front of him, the Sealed Universe Cauldron couldn't help Xu Ming conceal his cultivation. "With the cultivation of an Earth Supreme, yet possessing the strength of a 'High-Ranking Heavenly Supreme,' it has to be said, it's heaven-defying! However... when I was at the Earth Supreme cultivation level, my strength was no weaker than yours now!"

Grand Lord Kunpeng smiled.

"Hmm?" Xu Ming was shocked upon hearing this—he originally thought that even looking across the five great "Cosmic Eras," it was impossible for anyone to compare to him in terms of the same cultivation level; after all, Xu Ming was able to have his current strength because of the many fortuitous encounters and methods gathered in one body!

And Grand Lord Kunpeng actually said with absolute certainty that when he was at the Earth Supreme cultivation level, his strength was no weaker than Xu Ming's now! It must be known that with the pride of a powerhouse like Grand Lord Kunpeng, he would never deign to tell lies!

"When I was at the Earth Supreme cultivation level, I once killed a 'Top-Tier High-Ranking Heavenly Supreme' with my bare hands!" Grand Lord Kunpeng added.

Bare hands?

Killed a "Top-Tier High-Ranking Heavenly Supreme"?

That is to say... when Grand Lord Kunpeng was at the Earth Supreme level, his strength had already reached the "Half-Step Grand Lord" realm!!

"But even so, when I was at the Earth Supreme level, I wasn't qualified to be regarded as a heretic by the will of the universe! As for you..." Grand Lord Kunpeng adopted a lecturing posture, "Xu Ming, your strength is indeed not weak, but to be regarded as a heretic by the will of the universe, you're still far from it! Besides... if you were really regarded as a heretic by the will of the universe, with your current strength, how could you possibly escape the pursuit of the will of the universe?"

"This..." Xu Ming was somewhat unable to refute for a moment.

"This..."

Grand Lord Kunpeng couldn't speak for a long time.

"How is this possible?"

"Using the divine body as the 'Real Universe,' opening up eight great 'Illusory Universes' in the heart... this is completely the same as the structure of the entire real universe!"

"How could the will of the universe allow such a technique to exist?"

"How could the will of the universe allow you to cultivate such a technique!?"

"Even if you hid in the small universe of some Grand Lord, it would be impossible to cultivate such a technique!"

Although he kept saying impossible, the shock in Grand Lord Kunpeng's eyes had already indicated that he had accepted this fact!

What Grand Lord Kunpeng didn't know was that the reason why Xu Ming was able to cultivate the 'I Am the Universe' technique was actually because of the 'Severing Mortal Dust' that he cultivated in the earliest stages of his cultivation. 'Severing Mortal Dust' has an extremely strong shielding effect on the will of the universe; even the will of the universe can only sense that within the entire cosmic range, someone has cultivated a heaven-defying technique, but it cannot determine who exactly cultivated it!

Of course, when the "Cosmic Cleansing" arrives, if Xu Ming fails to reach the strength of Grand Lord Kunpeng and Eternal Grand Lord, he will probably be unable to escape the fate of being cleansed!

"This kind of technique..." Grand Lord Kunpeng exclaimed in admiration, then quickly steadied his mind, "You have indeed already been regarded as a heretic by the will of the universe! It's just that, if I'm not mistaken, the will of the universe should not have truly discovered you yet; however, when the Cosmic Cleansing arrives, you will still be unable to escape this calamity!—I originally wanted you to think carefully about whether to cultivate the 'Kunpeng Nine Transformations' in the 'Fifth Cosmic Era'; now it seems, there's no need to consider it, just cultivate it directly!"

As he spoke, Grand Lord Kunpeng couldn't help but add, "You are just a heretic!"