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Chapter 324: Water-Attribute Spirit Body, Collecting the Five Elements
Chapter 324: Water-Attribute Spirit Body, Collecting the Five Elements
In the Central Sea Region, ever since the tensions between cultivators and demons escalated, even Golden Core cultivators rarely ventured out alone. If they did, they usually traveled in groups to guard against possible demon beast attacks.
Things had improved slightly over the past two decades.
Although many human cultivators had fallen in Snow Mist Valley twenty-six years ago, the demon beasts had also suffered significant losses, especially the sixth- and seventh-stage beasts, which had been virtually wiped out.
This turn of events presented an opportunity for Golden Core cultivators, who began venturing into the islands and underwater caves of the Central Sea Region in search of heavenly treasures and spiritual plants. Many cultivators reaped abundant rewards during this time.
Trade in resources among the three major cities of Iceland Immortal City, Cold Rock City, and Sea Smoke City flourished and reached a pinnacle.
However, this prosperity was short-lived. As more Golden Core cultivators entered the Central Sea Region, the unclaimed treasures and spiritual plants were quickly depleted.
Unwilling to return empty-handed, cultivators began to eye the areas surrounding other demon beast caves. Naturally, this led to the hunting and killing of some demon beasts.
Some even ventured out to the outer seas, as several seventh-stage demon beasts had been slain there in the past.
After a relatively peaceful twenty years, the tensions between cultivators and the demon race began to stir once more.
On this day, three Golden Core cultivators were flying together in the Central Sea Region, closer to the Sea Cloud Basin, an area known for its numerous islands.
"That cave up ahead should be where the Flying Seagull birds nest, right? I wonder if the White Orchid Spirit Herbs inside have fully matured?" The youngest of the three, a scholar-like cultivator with a pale complexion, spoke up.
"Even if they're not fully mature, they should be close," replied the oldest of the trio, a elderly man.
"I discovered this place by accident a few years ago, but the White Orchid Spirit Herbs weren't mature then. Plus, the Flying Seagull bird is a seventh-stage demon beast, so I didn't bother with it. It should be ready by now, though, after all these years," the elderly man added.
Hearing the old man's words, the scholar-like cultivator smiled and said, "That's wonderful! The Illusion Spirit Sect is looking for those herbs, and they're offering a high price. If we can get our hands on them, we might be able to trade for some good items. Those major sects have far more resources than we do."
"Indeed," chimed in the third cultivator. "If that Flying Seagull bird tries to stop us, we can always kill it. A seventh-stage demon beast's inner core is worth quite a few spirit stones."
The three cultivators chatted as they swiftly made their way towards the island up ahead. Soon, they landed on it, but not long after, screams and shouts of surprise echoed across the island.
"An eighth-stage demon beast! How can there be an eighth-stage demon beast in the Central Sea Region?" The elderly man's voice was filled with shock as he fled, only to be pursued by a giant flood dragon. A brief struggle ensued, and the late-stage Golden Core cultivator was devoured by the beast, which possessed strength comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator.
News of an eighth-stage demon beast appearing in the Central Sea Region began to spread throughout the Northern Cold Territory.
Fearing for their lives, many Golden Core cultivators in the region refrained from venturing into the Central Sea Region, even when traveling in groups.
Strangely, the numerous Nascent Soul cultivators of the Northern Cold Territory collectively remained silent and took no action to hunt down or expel the eighth-stage demon beast from the Central Sea Region. This unusual behavior sparked much discussion and speculation among the cultivators.
After all, in the past, Nascent Soul cultivators would typically intervene whenever high-level demon beasts intruded into the Central or Inner Sea Regions. Conversely, when Nascent Soul cultivators ventured into the Inner or Central Sea Regions to hunt demon beasts, they would often face retaliation from the powerful sea demons.
As for battles between beings of the same stage, it simply came down to who had the higher cultivation level.
Chu Ning, of course, was unaware of these developments in the sea. He had been cultivating in seclusion on an island with hidden spirit veins in the Inner Sea Region for a full fifteen years.
At this moment, he was in his cave abode, gazing out at the sea through a large array while sipping a cup of spirit tea.
Floating in the tea was a single petal, half pink and half snow-white, shaped like a pair of mandarin ducks. It was the mandarin duck flower tea that Chu Ning had obtained from Zhen Ling.
After experimenting with growing the plant on the island, whether due to Chu Ning's exceptional Green Spring Art or the flower's natural adaptability to the island's soil, he had successfully cultivated it.
During his breaks from cultivation, Chu Ning would occasionally admire the sea view and sip his mandarin duck flower tea, finding great contentment in these simple pleasures.
However, he knew that this peaceful period of cultivation would not last forever. Soon, he would have to leave the island once more.
"First, I'll break through to the third layer of the Five Elements Chaos Technique and advance to the late Golden Core stage, then I'll pay a visit to Iceland Immortal City," he decided, his attention turning to the cultivation proficiency levels in his mind.
Five Elements Chaos Technique (Mid-Tier Heavenly Grade): Second Layer (99,878/100,000)
Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique: Second Volume, Second Layer (60,840/90,000)
Refine God Technique: Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)
For the past fifteen years, Chu Ning had primarily focused on cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Technique. Now, he was close to perfecting the second layer.
With just a short period of seclusion, breaking through to the next level wouldn't be difficult.
Chu Ning had a vague idea of what his next talent might be, but he decided to wait until after his breakthrough to confirm it.
After finishing the last sip of mandarin duck flower tea, Chu Ning called out to Bailling.
"I'll be secluding myself for a few days. Keep an eye on the formation, and don't let anyone disturb me," he instructed.
"Yes, Master," Bailling replied with a smile.
After advancing to the fifth rank, she had gained the ability to take on a human form, which allowed her to manipulate formations.
Chu Ning handed her a control flag, then proceeded to the cultivation chamber with a sense of reassurance.
Once inside, he took out a bottle of Snow Crystal Spirit Herb Essence and poured a drop into his mouth.
The essence melted instantly, and a rich spiritual energy surged within him.
Chu Ning immediately began circulating the Five Elements Chaos Technique, drawing upon the spiritual energy within the hidden spirit vein and refining it into his body.
Under the combined influence of the heavenly spiritual herb and the abundant spiritual energy, Chu Ning's aura became increasingly robust.
Unbeknownst to him, the proficiency of the Five Elements Chaos Technique in his mind was gradually increasing with each passing moment.
Chu Ning took one drop of the spirit essence every five days, and after consuming three drops, half a month had passed.
He continued to meditate, his eyes closed, as his body's momentum accumulated to an incredible degree, as if it were about to explode with power at any moment!
Chu Ning remained focused on cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Technique, oblivious to the passing time.
Then, at a certain moment, the accumulated momentum within him suddenly burst forth!
"Master has broken through!"
Outside the cultivation chamber, Bailling sensed the astonishing momentum emanating from within and her eyes lit up.
However, she remained silent, knowing that Chu Ning would be taking advantage of this breakthrough to absorb and refine as much spiritual energy as possible, solidifying his newfound realm.
Indeed, as Chu Ning felt his aura surge with the advancement to the late Golden Core stage, the spiritual energy in the cultivation chamber fluctuated violently.
He continued to circulate the Five Elements Chaos Technique, drawing the spiritual energy from the hidden spirit vein into his body.
This was one of the advantages of having a small spirit vein to himself. In other places, such intense fluctuations and consumption of spiritual energy from a spirit vein would surely attract the attention of other cultivators.
Absorbing and refining a large amount of spiritual energy in a short period could even potentially lower the grade of the spirit vein.
But Chu Ning had no such concerns here.
The Inner Sea was already relatively sparse in spiritual energy, and he intended to make the most of this opportunity to absorb as much as he could from the spirit vein.
Time passed, and another half a month went by as Chu Ning remained seated in meditation.
Finally, when he felt that his late Golden Core stage cultivation had stabilized, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Late Golden Core stage!"
Feeling the robust state of his spiritual power, Chu Ning couldn't help but smile.
He then turned his attention to the cultivation proficiency levels in his mind.
Five Elements Chaos Technique (Mid-Tier Heavenly Grade): Second Layer (100,000/100,000)
Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique: Second Volume, Second Layer (60,840/90,000)
Refine God Technique: Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)
After a quick glance at the proficiency levels, Chu Ning scrolled down to view his newly refreshed talents.
1. Significantly enhance the perception of water-attribute spiritual energy, and improve the cultivation speed of water-system techniques and spells; can be superimposed with Yin Wood Spirit Body, Wu Fire Spirit Body, Xu Soil Spirit Body, and Geng Gold Spirit Body. Cultivating the Wood-Fire-Soil-Metal-Water Five Elements techniques and spells is equally effective.
2. When using water-attribute spells, the effect of trapping enemies is doubled.
Hidden Divine Ability Talent:
When cultivating water-attribute techniques, there is a certain probability of awakening the Ice Spirit Root. 】
"Ren Water Spirit Body!" Chu Ning smiled as he looked at his newly refreshed spirit body.
He had previously guessed that after cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Technique to the perfect second layer, he might refresh a water-attribute spirit body.
And indeed, his prediction came true.
With the refreshment of the Ren Water Spirit Body, he had now truly collected all five elemental spirit bodies!
"Now, cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Technique will be the true and complete version!"
Chu Ning's eyes shone with excitement.
The authentic Five Elements Chaos Technique emphasizes the generation of the five elements, with an endless supply of magic power.
Once cultivated successfully, not only will the thickness of magic power be doubled compared to before, but it will also be more nimble in usage and quicker to recover.
After this thought flashed through his mind, Chu Ning's gaze turned to the introduction of the Ren Water Spirit Body.
The first talent was as expected, similar to the previous four spirit bodies, and could be superimposed.
However, Chu Ning was slightly puzzled as to why each attribute spirit body was still described separately, even though he had now collected all five.
Shaking his head, he looked at the second talent.
"Trapping enemies?"
He murmured softly, and Chu Ning realized that he didn't seem to have any such spells.
During the Qi Refining stage, he had learned the Bramble Art, a wood-based trapping enemy spell, but it didn't have any enhancing effects.
"The Yin Wood Spirit Body focuses on breath, the Wu Fire Spirit Body on offense, the Xu Soil Spirit Body on defense, the Geng Gold Spirit Body on breaking restrictions, and the Ren Water Spirit Body on trapping enemies.
Each of these spirit bodies has a different area of expertise. Looks like I'll have to find an opportunity to learn a water-based trapping enemy spell."
Chu Ning smiled faintly and turned his attention to the hidden talent.
Ice Spirit Root!
This was a mutated spirit root of the water spirit root, so it wasn't entirely unexpected.
However, the hidden talent didn't mention what conditions needed to be met to refresh the Ice Spirit Root.
Chu Ning could only explore and find out for himself.
After reading through the introduction of the Ren Water Spirit Body, Chu Ning began contemplating his cultivation plan for this breakthrough.
First, he needed to cultivate the third layer of the Five Elements Chaos Technique and transform the previous wood, fire, soil, and metal-attributed magic power further.
He needed to cultivate water-attributed magic power and perfect the Five Elements Chaos Technique.
This step might be more challenging than when he broke through to the middle stage of the Golden Core and cultivated the second layer.
After all, at that time, Chu Ning had refined three strands of Geng Metal Qi, and that metal-attributed magic power was not transformed from his own but directly refined from the Geng Metal Qi.
But now, Chu Ning didn't have any water-attribute heavenly treasures in his possession.
Next, he would start refining the Water Spirit Sword.
He had gathered all the necessary materials for it fifteen years ago during his trip to the Divine Sound Valley.
However, after experiencing the increase in power from the Gold Spirit Sword that was imbued with the beast soul, Chu Ning also looked forward to enhancing his Water Spirit Sword.
"Before refining the Water Spirit Sword, I should try to find a suitable water-attribute demon beast to hunt.
But before that, I need to complete the conversion cultivation of the Five Elements Chaos Technique!"
With his plan in mind, Chu Ning decided not to leave his seclusion yet.
He took out a drop of Snow Crystal Herb, intending to consume it and start cultivating to transform his magic power into a water attribute.
With new heavenly spiritual energy entering his body to supplement it, the transformation would be faster.
But at this moment, an idea struck Chu Ning, and he turned his attention to the Gold Spirit Seed that had been in his dantian for a very long time.
"Gold begets water. If I refine this Gold Spirit Seed and transform it into water-attributed magic power, will it be easier?
The reason I couldn't refine this Gold Spirit Seed before was because my magic power wasn't strong enough. Now that I've advanced to the late Golden Core stage, I should give it a try!"
With that in mind, Chu Ning put the Snow Crystal Herb he had taken out back into his storage bag.
He channeled his magic power and began to wrap it around the Gold Spirit Seed in his dantian.
Then, he operated the Five Elements Chaos Technique and started attempting to refine it.
As soon as Chu Ning activated the technique, a strand of extremely pure spiritual energy emanated from the Gold Spirit Seed.
"As expected, I can refine it now!"
Chu Ning was delighted and immediately began refining without hesitation, quickly operating the technique.
(End of Chapter)
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