Chapter 32: Is There Still Hope for the Immortal Platform in This Lifetime?

"PHEW."

Using Divine Sense for microscopic control, he forged a Flawless Spirit Platform.

The moment the Spirit Platform was forged, Su Han also emerged from that profoundly mysterious state.

Opening his eyes, two familiar faces filled with complex emotions appeared before him.

"Father, Mother, why are you here?"

Prince Jing and the Princess Consort exchanged a glance. They opened their mouths but seemed to have forgotten their lines, at a loss for words.

The Princess Consort looked at her son, her face showing a hint of caution. "Spirit Platform?"

Su Han nodded somewhat ashamedly. "Yeah, I suddenly had some insights just now, and inexplicably forged the Spirit Platform."

The Princess Consort was speechless.

Prince Jing was speechless.

Everyone was speechless.

So, what exactly was he ashamed of? He was already so incredible, yet he felt ashamed. How were those who had cultivated for over a decade and were still bitterly struggling at Foundation Establishment supposed to feel? He was actually embarrassed? Embarrassed my foot!

Fortunately, as a Prince and Princess Consort, they had strong hearts. While the others were still silent and at a loss for words, a satisfied smile had already appeared on Prince Jing's face.

"Good! Excellent. As expected of my son, your cultivation talent is truly extraordinary."

The Princess Consort's lips also curled up uncontrollably. "Little Han, well done. In a few days, your father and I will take you to the capital. This time, I want to see what those guys in the Imperial City have to say."

Sixteen years old! A sixteen-year-old Spirit Platform realm Cultivator!

While not unprecedented in history, he was at least one of the best among his peers. Most importantly, their son had only officially begun Foundation Establishment after his sixteenth birthday! From the start of Foundation Establishment to forging the Spirit Platform, less than ten days had passed.

Calculated this way, this speed could be considered terrifying.

Of course, although the two were proud and overjoyed, they hadn't let it go to their heads. Regarding their son completing Foundation Establishment in one day and how long he had truly cultivated—let that remain a secret, forever buried in their hearts.

Seeing the pride on his mother's face, especially hearing her say she was going to take him to the Imperial City to flex... er, to show off in a few days, Su Han's expression couldn't help but turn somewhat unnatural.

The Imperial City? It was best to avoid going there if possible, right?

Back when he was young and ignorant, he had bullied the younger generations of various major families quite a bit in the Imperial City. Even the Princes in the palace had almost all been beaten up by him and his Sister.

At that time, no one dared to do anything to him, but so many years had passed, and those brats had all grown up. Who knew if any of them were particularly vengeful? To avoid getting hit with a Brick or a Blunt Stick, it was better for him to stay huddled in Lingzhou City. When it came to showing off, Su Han had rejected the idea from the very beginning.

"Mother—"

Su Han had only spoken a single word when the Princess Consort interrupted him.

"So, Little Han, are you getting impatient as well? I still remember you had the reputation of being the Imperial City's little tyrant when you were a child. Hearing that we're going back to the Imperial City, are you eager to see your former playmates?"

Su Han fell silent.

He thought, "Eager? Impossible. I'm just afraid I'll be beaten to death if I go there. Besides, wasn't it just breaking through to the Spirit Platform realm? I was already at Foundation Establishment Perfection, just one step away from the Spirit Platform. Wasn't forging the Spirit Platform something that could happen at any moment? Is there a need to be so excited? If you knew that I not only forged the Spirit Platform but also gave birth to Divine Sense and opened the Sea of Consciousness before doing so... wouldn't you drag me straight to the Central State to show off?"

While criticizing her in his heart, Su Han didn't dare to disobey his mother verbally.

"Mother, I've finished what I came to do at the Ning Residence, and it wouldn't be proper to continue bothering them. If we have anything to discuss, it's better to talk when we return to the Prince's Residence."

Hearing her son's words, the Princess Consort glanced at Ning Xiaoning and the Ning Residence servants, who were standing respectfully to the side with constrained expressions, and she nodded.

"Let's return to the residence first."

When they arrived, Prince Jing and the Princess Consort had flown directly over. When they left, however, they walked out through the main gate, respectfully seen off by everyone in the Ning Residence.

They remained silent during the journey. After returning to the Prince's Residence, Su Han was taken straight to the secret chamber by Prince Jing and the Princess Consort.

"Han, tell your mother the truth. Was forging the Spirit Platform so quickly also due to the ancestor?"

Thinking of how her son had received the Foundation Establishment method from the ancestor and completed it in a single day, the Princess Consort subconsciously believed that his forging of the Spirit Platform this time was also a trick left behind by the ancestor.

Hearing the Princess Consort's question, Su Han pondered for a moment. He seemed to have quite a few unexplainable secrets. Since his mother thought so, he might as well just push the blame onto the ancestor. After all, when you have too many lice, they stop itching; when you have too much debt, you stop worrying.

If the ancestor knew he had such an outstanding descendant in this life, he would probably wake up laughing in his coffin, wouldn't he? So, just making him take the blame a few more times—the ancestor should be willing, right?

One.

Two.

Three.

He gave the ancestor three seconds to object, and the ancestor didn't jump out to refuse. Therefore, he took it as tacit consent that the ancestor agreed to be his scapegoat.

With this in mind, Su Han nodded.

"Yes, I was only able to make such rapid progress because of the legacy left by the ancestor. Mother, you also know that back then, the ancestor was an invincible powerhouse just beneath a Celestial Being. It's just a pity that the inheritance the ancestor left behind has many restrictions and is only applicable to me..."

Regarding her son's answer, the Princess Consort chose to believe it without a shadow of a doubt.

Prince Jing, who hadn't spoken since coming in, exchanged a glance with the Princess Consort and looked at his son with a gratified expression.

"Being able to receive the ancestor's inheritance is your Creation, but Han, you must remember not to be arrogant and complacent. The Spirit Platform is only the starting point of cultivation. You still have a long way to go. In the future, if there's anything you don't understand in your cultivation, come ask me. Asking your mother is fine too. For the time being, your mother and I can still provide you with some help."

Su Han nodded. As it happened, he really did have some doubts he wanted to ask about.

"Father, you're a Divine Sea realm Cultivator, right?"

Hearing his son ask about his cultivation, Prince Jing couldn't help but reveal a bit of pride on his face.

"That's right. My current cultivation is at the middle stage of the Divine Sea realm, and I'm not far from the late stage. Your mother also successfully broke through to the middle stage of the Divine Sea realm before the New Year festival. Therefore, regarding cultivation at the Spirit Platform realm and even the Divine Sea realm, your mother and I can still provide you with some help."

Su Han nodded.

"Then, Father, what does your Sea of Consciousness look like? I have forged the Spirit Platform now, and the Divine Sea is within reach, but I still don't know much about the Divine Sea realm. The hallmark of a Divine Sea realm Cultivator achieving Perfection is having Divine Thought like a sea. So, is a Divine Sea realm Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness also as boundless as an ocean?"

Hearing Su Han's question, both Prince Jing and the Princess Consort couldn't help but laugh.

"Little Han, this is a complete misunderstanding of the Divine Sea realm." Before Prince Jing could answer, the Princess Consort spoke up in amusement. "The so-called Sea of Consciousness is just a broad term. In reality, how could a Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness truly be as boundless as an ocean?

"For ordinary Divine Sea realm Cultivators, it's already quite good if their Divine Sea can be like a small lake. Even for certain geniuses, their Divine Sea is only as vast as a great river or a large lake. As for a boundless Sea of Consciousness with Divine Thought like a vast ocean—such peerless talents were said to be seen only occasionally during Ancient Times when cultivation flourished."

Seeing that Su Han still looked a bit confused, the Princess Consort continued, "Think about it. The hallmark of a Divine Sea realm Cultivator achieving Perfection is having Divine Thought like a sea. But if the Sea of Consciousness truly were as boundless as a vast ocean, aside from those true peerless talents whose one day of cultivation equals months or even years for others, ordinary Divine Sea realm Cultivators probably wouldn't be able to fill their Sea of Consciousness with Divine Thought even if they exhausted their entire lives.

"Therefore, the Sea of Consciousness isn't just 'the bigger the better.' Even though a solid foundation is important, if the foundation is too deep to ever break through to the next realm in one's lifetime, it is ultimately futile."

Su Han was utterly speechless. He thought, "Why... do I feel like something isn't quite right?"

"M-Mother, do you mean to say that for a Divine Sea realm Cultivator to break through to the next realm, they must fill their entire Sea of Consciousness with Divine Thought?"

The Princess Consort nodded, taking it as a matter of course. "Yes. If Divine Thought doesn't fill the entire Sea of Consciousness, how can one achieve 'Divine Thought like a sea' and microscopic control? If one cannot control oneself down to the finest detail, how can one unlock the hidden Human Body Treasure and forge the stairway to immortality step by step?"

Su Han was utterly speechless.

For a Cultivator to enter the Immortal Platform, their Divine Sea must reach Perfection. The hallmark of Divine Sea Perfection was having Divine Thought like a sea and microscopic control. The interpretation of "Divine Thought like a sea" was that the Divine Thought Power must permeate the Sea of Consciousness, filling every corner to achieve microscopic control over oneself.

In that case...

Subconsciously sinking his awareness into his Sea of Consciousness and looking at his universe-level expanse, Su Han fell into a long silence.

An ordinary Divine Sea realm Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness was the size of a small lake. A genius's Sea of Consciousness was the size of a large lake. A peerless, monstrous talent's Sea of Consciousness was like a vast ocean.

A vast ocean could only occupy a portion of a planet, and a planet, when placed in the entire universe, could only be considered a slightly larger speck of dust.

Therefore...

Calculated like this, his Sea of Consciousness should be *n* to the power of *n* times larger than that of an ancient peerless Divine Sea realm Cultivator. It was *n* to the power of *n+1* times larger than a current Divine Sea realm genius. It was *n+1* to the power of *n+1* times larger than an ordinary Divine Sea realm Cultivator.

Don't ask him what *n* was; he didn't know either.

He just wanted to ask one thing now: With such an absurdly screwed-up Sea of Consciousness... was there any hope of reaching the Immortal Platform in his lifetime?