Chapter 385: The Path of Divine Power, The Demon Prison of Wu Mo

Chapter 385: The Path of Divine Power, The Demon Prison of Wu Mo

The Qinghua Realm was undergoing earth-shattering changes, beginning with the introduction of pills into the repertoire of Condensation Realm warriors. It was common knowledge among warriors that pills could accelerate their martial arts cultivation and increase their chances of breakthroughs.

The art of artifact refining had also caught the attention of warriors, with almost all former blacksmiths turning to study and practice this new craft. As the knowledge of artifact refining spread, the biggest change was the significant increase in the power of the weapons wielded by the warriors of Qinghua Realm.

This led to a considerable boost in the overall strength of the Qinghua Realm, most evident in the improvement of the Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves within the Myongok Heaven's Prison. The weapons brandished by the warriors of Qinghua now exhibited over thirty percent more power than before.

The widespread use of pills also resulted in a significant reduction in casualties.

The most noticeable change was that a warrior who had been severely injured in battle, with no chance of survival in the past, could now recover sixty to seventy percent of their injuries in a short period of time after consuming a pill and return to the fray, fighting with renewed vigor.

Soon, a saying began to circulate throughout the Qinghua Realm: "The art of refining artifacts originates from the extraordinary Qimen, and the source of alchemy lies with the ethereal Ling Xiu."

Refining artifacts was associated with Qimen Fang Hao, while alchemy was attributed to the alchemy fairy, Su Lingxiu.

The names of Fang Hao and Su Lingxiu resonated throughout the Qinghua Realm, becoming objects of worship for the warriors. Any warrior who practiced refining or alchemy paid homage to Fang Hao and Su Lingxiu.

Gradually, the status of refiners and alchemists rose in the Qinghua Realm, and everyone aspired to become one of these esteemed craftsmen.

However, both refining and alchemy required natural talent.

Over the course of five years, the Qinghua Realm had transformed from a state of initial crisis and turmoil, on the brink of a successful invasion by the Myongok, to a new era of significantly enhanced martial power and the emergence of two unique types of warriors: refiners and alchemists.

One by one, the Myongok Heaven's Prisons were crushed, suppressing the arrogance of the Myongok and drastically reducing their chances of invasion.

All of this could be traced back to the opening of the Divine Bridge five years ago, when a transcendent figure had descended upon the realm.

As a result, the geniuses who had arrived from the Spirit Realm were highly valued and given preferential treatment in their cultivation. Naturally, these gifted individuals possessed exceptional talent, and their strength increased rapidly.

The names of Xu Yan and Meng Chong had long since become household names in the Qinghua Realm.

Not long ago, Xu Yan had engaged in a brief battle with a Blood Child in the Tianwu Sect's Heaven's Prison. Although he was ultimately defeated, he managed to retreat with ease.

The concept of the Sword Path also spread far and wide, carried by Xu Yan's growing reputation, inspiring every warrior who practiced the sword arts to pursue the true path of the sword.

Concepts like "clarity of the sword heart" and "comprehension of sword intent" became widely discussed.

Now, all warriors cultivating the sword path in the Qinghua Realm believed that without a clear sword heart, one could not be considered to have truly entered the threshold of the sword path.

Sword stances also gained popularity, and many sword cultivators began their training by mastering these stances, leading to significant improvements in their strength.

The saying, "In the realm of the sword, Xu Yan is supreme," had spread throughout the Qinghua Realm.

Meng Chong's title, "Heavenly God," naturally echoed through the Qinghua Realm as well, especially among those who revered brute force and physical cultivation. He was regarded as the pinnacle of physical cultivation and the guide for all body refiners.

This was because Meng Chong had imparted the "Heavenly Hammer's Hundred Refinements Technique" to the warriors, leading them onto the path of body refinement. Although it was not a pure physical martial art, it nonetheless carved out a new branch within the Tai Cang martial path.

Five years was not a long time for the strong, but for the Qinghua Realm, it brought about revolutionary changes.

Some powerful beings would emerge from their secluded cultivation after just a few years to find that the entire Qinghua Realm had become almost unrecognizable.

Discussions among warriors now revolved around formations, pills, sword stances, clarity of the sword heart, sword intent, and the crafting of spiritual artifacts.

Even muscular warriors were talking about how to cultivate their physical bodies and where to purchase pills to assist in their physical training.

Unlike in the past, when conversations upon leaving seclusion would focus on disturbances in the Heaven's Prisons and casualties, now there was rarely any mention of the prisons.

It felt as if, in just a few short years, the Heaven's Prisons had been completely pacified, bringing about a profound transformation.

In these five years, Li Xuan had reached the sixteenth page of the Tai Cang Book, just two pages away from completing it.

His understanding of the Daoist rules of the Tai Cang Realm had increased significantly.

"Five years," Li Xuan mused to himself. "The gains have been considerable."

Indeed, as his strength grew, time seemed to hold less significance for him.

In the blink of an eye, five years had passed.

During this time, the promotion of formations and alchemy, as well as the emergence of the Tai Cang physical cultivation path, had brought him abundant returns, further enhancing his strength.

Xu Yan had also broken through to the perfection of the Divine Power Realm a few days ago and was now preparing to accumulate a deeper foundation for the breakthrough to the Divine Countenance Realm.

Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu had both achieved great success in the Divine Power Realm, and Su Lingxiu had even attained enlightenment in the alchemy martial path, comprehending the method to break through to the Void Breaking Realm.

Li Xuan had reached the Void Breaking Realm in all three of his martial paths.

Fang Hao's Qimen martial path was also progressing rapidly, and with his further enlightenment of the future path of Qimen martial arts, Li Xuan's Qimen martial power had greatly increased as well.

Although it had not yet reached the level of the Void Breaking Realm, it was not far off.

In these five years, the Qinghua Realm underwent rapid and astonishing changes. First, large cities were protected by defensive formations, and teleportation formations were set up between major cities to facilitate travel.

With the evolution of teleportation formations, the distance that could be covered in a single teleport had increased to thirty thousand miles, greatly enhancing the convenience of travel for warriors, especially when providing support to crisis-ridden Heaven's Prisons.

As a result, the threat posed by the Myongok Heaven's Prisons was steadily declining.

Even when powerful beings suddenly left to suppress a Heaven's Prison, by the time the Myongok forces within the weakened prison reacted, the strong had already returned to their posts, leaving their enemies with no opportunity to strike.

This strategy proved successful time and time again, leading to repeated defeats for the Myongok.

"The Tai Cang physical cultivation path has some potential," Li Xuan thought with a smile.

The emergence of this path had come as a surprise to him.

Of course, the fact that physical cultivation originated from Meng Chong, his disciple and the fictional cultivator of the physical martial arts, played a role in this pleasant development.

Naturally, the emergence of the Tai Cang physical cultivation path brought him some benefits as well.

"Master, I've made a new spirit cake!"

Cai Ling'er held a plate of spirit cake as she approached.

Ever since she had activated the royal bloodline of the Sea Spirit Race, Cai Ling'er's strength had been rapidly increasing. In just five years, she had reached the mid-stage of the Condensation Heaven Venerable Realm.

Moreover, after activating her royal bloodline, Cai Ling'er had become even more beautiful and pure, exuding an air of royalty.

"Hmm," Li Xuan nodded.

In these five years, Jiang Buling had also made significant progress, although he had not yet resolved the unrefined qi in his spirit soul or entered the threshold of the Extreme Soul martial path.

However, he could now focus his spiritual consciousness without external stimulation, and the influence of the unrefined qi on him was gradually diminishing.

Li Xuan mused to himself.

The Divine Countenance Realm was indeed a mysterious and profound realm, and in these five years, Xu Yan had yet to fully comprehend its intricacies.

"He should continue his journey, exploring the wonders of the world and gaining new insights into the true essence of martial arts. I believe Xu Yan will be able to understand it in due time."

Li Xuan was not worried, as only five years had passed.

The higher the realm, the more enigmatic and challenging it became to comprehend, and the Divine Countenance Realm was a significant leap forward.

"I have gained a good understanding of most of the Tai Cang Dao Rules, and I can more or less determine the martial arts techniques for the realm beyond Divine Countenance.

"The Dao Rules are the foundation and source of the heavens and earth, governing their operation."

Li Xuan marveled inwardly.

The Heavenly Dao Rules were derived from the heavens and earth, and the Dao Rules were the very foundation that governed their existence. Without the Dao Rules, the heavens and earth would collapse and cease to exist.

"What lies beyond the Heavenly Dao Rules? Transcendence of the heavens and earth can't be the end, as martial arts have no limits."

Li Xuan had already begun contemplating the direction of martial arts beyond the transcendence of the heavens and earth, as well as the martial techniques that would accompany such a breakthrough.

"There's no need to rush. When I truly transcend the heavens and earth, I will naturally know how to proceed from there."

Li Xuan pondered for a moment.

"Wu Tiannan has cultivated the Heaven's Wave Palm, and the divine abilities you fabricated are spreading throughout the martial world. You have gained the path of divine abilities."

Suddenly, the Great Daoist Gold Book flipped open, and unexpectedly, a feedback appeared.

Li Xuan was taken aback. Wu Tiannan had actually cultivated a divine ability, and what delighted him even more was the feedback from the Great Daoist Gold Book.

The path of divine abilities meant understanding the true essence of divine abilities and grasping their fundamental principles. Mastering this path meant having the ability to create divine abilities.

"With the path of divine abilities, I can now create divine abilities like White Bone Reincarnation and One Thought Reincarnation!"

Li Xuan was overjoyed.

Now that he had mastered the path of divine abilities, his Divine Ability Manual was no longer a work of fiction.

Any divine ability he created from now on would be cultivable, and no matter how mysterious the ability, he would know how to bring it to fruition.

For example, he had always been thinking about divine abilities similar to White Bone Reincarnation, and now he had finally gained a true understanding of how to create such an ability.

"The Heaven's Wave Palm is indeed a minor divine ability, but it's still quite powerful."

The Heaven's Wave Palm was one of the minor divine abilities he had fabricated, and it was also one of the abilities that Xu Yan had already comprehended. With a single palm strike, it could create waves of energy that rippled endlessly, dealing considerable damage.

"Divine abilities can now be cultivated through the Tai Cang martial path as well, although for now, only minor divine abilities are within reach. Some truly major divine abilities are still out of reach for the Tai Cang martial path, but it can still enhance its overall power.

"I had thought that Xie Tianheng would be the first to cultivate a divine ability, but I never expected it to be Wu Tiannan.

"This fellow truly lives up to his reputation as the Child of Fortune from the Inner Realm. His talent and fortune are remarkable. I wonder who his martial guide is and what their status and strength are."

Li Xuan couldn't help but marvel at Wu Tiannan's fortune, just as he had expected after learning about his background.

At the same time, he felt a curiosity about Wu Tiannan's martial guide for the first time.

"I should quickly finish writing the Divine Ability Manual and aim for three thousand divine abilities."

Li Xuan had made up his mind.

He planned to create a variety of divine abilities, including major and minor ones, to make up a total of three thousand.

In the following days, Li Xuan continued to memorize the Tai Cang Book's Dao Rules while also working on creating divine abilities.

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"Now that I've perfected my divine abilities, it's time to accumulate a deeper foundation. Although I've acquired quite a few heavenly treasures, I lack some special ones. I doubt I'll be able to find them in the Qinghua Realm, so it's time to venture into other realms."

On top of a mountain, Xu Yan opened his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He had gained new insights into how to further enhance his foundation at the Divine Ability Realm, and he knew that finding a special heavenly treasure would be crucial for making his breakthrough to the Divine Image Realm even more powerful and unique.

With this in mind, Xu Yan moved, vanishing from his original spot. He was on his way to visit the Tianwu Sect's Sect Master to inquire about the locations of certain heavenly treasures with unique effects.

The Tianwu Sect's Sect Master received Xu Yan warmly and without any of the arrogance one would expect from one of the three strongest beings in the Qinghua Realm. He treated Xu Yan as an equal, as Xu Yan was, after all, a disciple of a transcendent being.

"The heavenly treasures Brother Xu seeks should be thick, dense, solid, and pliable... I'm afraid such treasures are not available in the Qinghua Realm. However, they may be found in the Nine Mountains Realm.

"The Nine Mountains Realm gets its name from the nine towering mountains within its borders. It's a vast realm, and it is known for producing a type of heavy metal. Perhaps you will find the thick and dense treasures you seek there."

After hearing Xu Yan's request, the Tianwu Sect's Sect Master fell into thought for a moment before replying.

As an Immortal Sovereign, he had a vast amount of knowledge and experience. While he may not have been familiar with every one of the thirty-six realms, he certainly knew a lot about the neighboring Nine Mountains Realm.

"The Nine Mountains Realm?"

Xu Yan nodded. He thought of Feng Yan, the Immortal Sovereign from the Nine Mountains Realm.

"The Nine Mountains Realm is filled with numerous mountains and dense forests, and it is home to a variety of spirit beasts and divine medicines. In fact, there are more of these resources in the Nine Mountains Realm than in the Qinghua Realm. Aside from the Underworld Prison, there are other heavenly prisons in the Nine Mountains Realm, one of which contains a treasure known as the Ten-Thousand-Catty Floating Lotus. It's a tiny floating lotus, yet it weighs ten thousand catties, and strangely enough, it floats on water.

"You might want to look for it, as it could be what you're seeking."

The Tianwu Sect's Sect Master thought for a moment before mentioning a treasure unique to the Nine Mountains Realm.

Xu Yan asked curiously, "What is the name of the heavenly prison in the Nine Mountains Realm?"

Having been in the Divine Realm for several years, Xu Yan had learned quite a bit about heavenly prisons. The Divine Realm faced threats from more than just the Underworld, and as such, there were different classifications of heavenly prisons.

"I believe it's the Wu Mo Prison. Since it's not a large heavenly prison and doesn't pose a significant threat, it hasn't garnered much attention."

The Tianwu Sect's Sect Master thought for a moment before answering.

"Thank you, Sect Master Tianwu. Farewell!"

After obtaining the information he needed, Xu Yan bade farewell and prepared to set off for the Nine Mountains Realm to investigate the Wu Mo Prison.

"Safe journey, my friend!"

Xu Yan left the Tianwu Sect and made his way directly to the realm gate, which was the fastest way to travel to the Nine Mountains Realm.

The realm gate was located at the junction of the three major powers: Dayu, Wanlei, and Tianwu. They had jointly established a grand city called Qinghua City at this junction.

The realm gate was a special portal for quick travel between the thirty-six realms of the Divine Realm, formed by the Heavenly Dao Rules and similar in nature to the Spirit Realm's portals.

Passing through a realm gate would instantly transport one to another realm.

The Nine Mountains Realm derived its name from the nine towering mountains that dominated its landscape.

The nine mountains were vast beyond imagination, and each one was home to a heavenly prison, indicating the presence of powerful forces within the realm.

(End of Chapter)

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