Chapter 397: Bright Sun (For the Alliance Leader He)
Chapter 397: Bright Sun (For the Alliance Leader He)
Outside the palace.
Fang Xing's cultivation clone had a solemn expression as he continuously formed intricate hand seals.
Runes flashed and transformed into colorful restrictions, accompanied by a hint of silvery void power, sealing off the entire palace.
"My true self needs to undergo a long period of seclusion to fully digest the essence of a foreign demon god..."
"Perfect timing, as the main universe believes I'm secretly traveling through the Flame Luo Galaxy Cluster. It's normal to disappear for a while."
As for destroying the military communicator? It was inadvertently destroyed during the battle, or perhaps there was a suspicion of a tracking device, so it was destroyed... Then, maintaining silence is a good excuse.
Fang Xing felt that this time, he had hit the jackpot. Not only had he avenged his grudges, but he had also obtained the Destiny Law! It remained to be seen how much his true self could comprehend.
"However... Having too many law insights, will it affect future comprehension of the Great Dao?"
"But it doesn't seem to be a big deal. I can give birth to a child to expel it... Just like expelling pollution, how strange is that?"
"Is this a unique authority of the Creator, or some kind of ritual ability? For example, must one create an inner universe to transfer law insights to descendants?"
...
"Zhenjun."
Fire Dragon Zhenjun and Celestial Sword Zhenjun arrived together and immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing Fang Xing.
"From this day forward, this hall is restricted. Trespassers will be killed!"
Fang Xing calmly gave the order and then proceeded to his cultivation chamber.
Inside the chamber, a black palace the size of a palm was floating, none other than the 'Apex Demon Palace'! Although it was a sixth-rank treasure, Fang Xing never fully trusted treasures that could give birth to treasure spirits.
Even knowing that it would be useful in this battle, he would definitely not bring it.
Furthermore, he kept truly valuable items like the Myriad Transformation Cauldron with him and would never place them in the vast space of the 'Apex Demon Palace'.
After all, this treasure had a history of betrayal and was not trustworthy.
He struck out a law seal, and the black lotus base slowly bloomed, releasing astonishing sixth-rank spiritual energy.
The cultivation clone sat on it and began to cultivate the techniques from the 'Ethereal Sword Scripture', using his essence spirit to refine the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, replenishing his depleted cultivation and advancing his cultivation.
Time passed slowly.
In the void, silver flower petals seemed to appear, encircling and dancing around his true self...
Upon closer inspection, one would realize that each petal was formed from countless silver runes.
During his cultivation, Fang Xing's essence spirit reached far and wide, exploring the void.
He had already sensed the profound spaces above the void, resembling a layered cake structure.
There seemed to be an unknown and mysterious radiance piercing through layers of the void, transmitting its message!
Moreover, that radiance wasn't just one! Alas, it remained hazy and indistinct... Limited by his early-stage Incarnation cultivation, he couldn't directly absorb spiritual energy from the void.
After a long while, Fang Xing opened his eyes and sighed, "To obtain the ability of Refining the Void ahead of time is indeed challenging. Now, either my comprehension of space laws must advance further, condensing the heart of space, or my cultivation must improve. Only then can I directly draw spiritual energy from the void..."
Refining the Void ability allows one to draw spiritual energy from the void, an endless supply, regardless of location, without the worry of spiritual energy scarcity.
This doesn't mean that spiritual energy exists in the void of the main universe.
Instead, Refining the Void ability can draw upon the radiant power of a Great Dao from the depths of infinite space and time!
A strand of Great Dao power pierces through layers of space, transforming into infinite spiritual energy—a perpetual motion machine, an endless energy source.
This is the terror of the 'Great Dao'!
"At my current cultivation speed, with conditions like sixth-rank spirit veins, the 'Ethereal Sword Scripture', the 'Ethereal Void Scripture', and the 'Demonic Nine Strategies', it will likely take three to five hundred years to cultivate to the peak of early-stage Incarnation..."
"Too slow, too slow!"
Fang Xing muttered, "If we add the fifth-rank pills and resources plundered from the Wuji Pavilion, it can probably be compressed to around two hundred years..."
"This is because the pills will be used up quickly. If there was an infinite supply of fifth-rank pills... With the assistance of the Great Sun Bodhimanda Spell to aid digestion, it would probably take about ten years."
"Unfortunately, even if I destroy the Ethereal Immortal Palace, I won't find so many fifth-rank resources. It's like a drop in the bucket..."
This was the limit of the Primordial Universe. How rare were fifth-rank pills?
Even the Incarnation-stage Zhenjun in sacred lands wouldn't consume them daily. Instead, they would use them when encountering cultivation bottlenecks.
Even so, the speed of cultivation left many Incarnation-stage Zhenjun in despair, causing them to abandon the orthodox path of Refining the Void and ascending to the Spiritual Realm.
There are those who immerse themselves in other arts, establish families, and spread their sect's teachings.
Or... they actively cultivate Void abilities, scour the Void for treasures, and even resort to unorthodox methods, attempting to cross the Void in their Incarnation bodies to reach the Spirit Realm!
Of course, this is extremely difficult and perilous!
Even with Fang Xing's current understanding of spatial laws and the assistance of the 'Apex Demon Palace,' a Sixth-Tier Void treasure, he doesn't dare guarantee his safe arrival in the Spirit Realm.
Unless... he finds some natural Void paths or 'Ascension Platforms' left behind by the Upper Realm.
"Ascension?"
"Once my cultivation reaches a higher level, the Primordial Universe will indeed struggle to meet my needs, but for now, it's still manageable... after all, it's a Great Realm that produces Refine Void cultivators."
The Primordial Universe is vast, incredibly vast!
The Vast Sea Cultivation Realm is just a part of the Primordial Universe and may not even be its center.
Even the Great Wilderness Cultivation Realm, considered a barbaric land, has only been explored to a fraction by numerous cultivators and the Ten Great Nascent Soul Sects.
"Resources are like water in a sponge; if you squeeze hard enough, there will always be more."
"For example, deep within the Great Wilderness Cultivation Realm, there are slumbering Incarnation ancient beasts... Killing them for their demon cores will definitely yield a batch of pills to enhance one's cultivation to the Divine Lord stage!"
"There are also other cultivation realms; by conquering them one by one and eliminating the Incarnation forces, you'll gain access to a batch of Fifth-Tier resources."
"Although it may seem like overfishing, it shouldn't be a problem to support my cultivation until I reach the completion of the Incarnation stage or even break through to Refine Void..."
"Furthermore, if I unify the Primordial Universe, introduce scientific concepts from the Main Universe, and construct various cultivation bases, perhaps I can produce an endless supply of Fifth-Tier spirit medicines, or even Sixth-Tier resources?"
Unfortunately, this continuous production might take a century or even a millennium.
The efficiency may be slightly higher than that of the Essence Soul Sword Sect's Sword Realm, but not by much.
A thousand years?
My main body has already reached the Martial Deity stage and possesses Refine Void power within a hundred years.
How can I possibly wait for a thousand years?
"It seems... that instead of cultivating spiritual power, I should focus on practicing various auxiliary spells and abilities, and then go to the Great Wilderness Cultivation Realm to hunt demons..."
"As a sword cultivator, I should be bold and diligent. What's the point of being a sword cultivator if all I do is meditate in the sect?"
Fang Xing's eyes turned cold.
The pace of solitary cultivation was too slow; he had to speed up! He touched the storage ring on his hand, and a bronze tripod appeared.
If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools! Since he had decided to continue his cultivation journey, he needed to pay attention to the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron.
He had been contemplating this cauldron for a long time, but without much progress.
However, he still made it a habit to study the cauldron's manual every day.
"The Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron is a Mystic Mansion treasure... It is said to contain the power of laws, with limitless might, capable of creating or destroying everything."
"Understanding the laws is one thing, but knowing how to apply them is another!"
"It's like how I've reached the third stage of the Fire Law, the Proficiency level, and can condense the Flame Heart... But when I instinctively unleash its power, it's not as powerful as when I use the Inferno Eighteen Spears!"
"The amplification provided by the Black Death Number only grants me the foundational power of the Tenth Stage. Using the death law power of the mech feels even weaker than when I wield the spear!"
"Once you've reached the stage of condensing the heart of the law, you should be able to initially manifest the power of the rules."
As Fang Xing waved his hand, threads of crimson flame rule power coiled around his fingertips and even the rusty sword.
"Very good... Next, I'll integrate the techniques of the Inferno Eighteen Spears into my sword techniques!"
The Inferno Eighteen Spears is a spear technique, significantly different from the art of sword assassination.
Fortunately, both techniques express the laws through weapons, and as long as the law remains unchanged, modifying the application should be feasible.
This is a more effective way to enhance combat power than cultivating Incarnation spells or refining Fifth-Tier treasures! Once Fang Xing finished modifying his sword techniques, he prepared to go out and hunt Fifth-Tier demon beasts.
'Perhaps I can also pay a visit to the Ethereal Immortal Palace...'
'Hmm, the purification pills of the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron... That should also be an application of rule power—the Purification Law? Does such a law exist? Or perhaps in the Spirit Realm, there are different names, like 'Heavenly Purification' or 'Pure Origin'?'
...
Several days later.
Ethereal Immortal Palace.
Within the grand and majestic Heavenly Palace.
The master of the immortal palace was speechless, stroking the feathers of the phoenix beside him.
Below the throne, in the first seat to the left, sat a disheveled old beggar, dressed in colorful clothes, holding a roasted chicken leg, and eating it with grease dripping from his mouth.
"Beggar Immortal Zhenjun, Yin Sheng!"
The master of the Ethereal Palace spoke with a smooth voice, carrying a hint of authority, as he raised a jade cup.
"Hehe... Drink."
Beggar Immortal Zhenjun mumbled, gulping down the divine wine, leaving a greasy residue on his lips.
After satisfying his hunger and thirst, the old beggar wiped his mouth with his greasy sleeves and slumped ungracefully on the seat, "Little Jade, I've had my fill of food and drink today, but why are you two still not showing yourselves to this old beggar? Is it because you look down on me, this old beggar?"
The Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun was known for his eccentric personality and unpredictable temper, often disguising himself as a beggar to travel the mortal world.
When he had visited the Ethereal Immortal Palace before and met the young Palace Mistress, he had been equally impolite.
The Ethereal Palace Mistress raised an eyebrow and calmly replied, "It's unfortunate timing, Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun. Both of my senior uncles are currently in seclusion, cultivating a divine ability."
"Hehe... That's not what I heard. Could it be that you were humiliated by Dark Whale Zhenjun and Fang Yun Zhenjun, and now you're too embarrassed to face your fellow cultivators?"
The old beggar rolled up his sleeves angrily, "You two are being too polite. I feel like we're old friends. If you just say the word, I'll immediately help you regain your face. How about it?"
"There's no need for that. The Ethereal Immortal Palace and the two Zhenjuns from Death Island, we've become acquainted through conflict..."
The Ethereal Palace Mistress directly refused.
How could a Divine Transformation Venerable be so easily manipulated? This old man was the top cultivator in the Bright Sun Cultivation Realm, and without exceptional cunning and skill, he wouldn't have achieved such a position.
The Bright Sun Cultivation Realm was also located within the Primordial Universe, separated by a vast distance from the Vast Sea Cultivation Realm, with the terrifying Xuanming Sea as an additional barrier.
Only a few ancient teleportation arrays could connect the two realms.
Among them, the teleportation array in the Vast Sea Cultivation Realm was naturally controlled by the Ethereal Immortal Palace.
And the ancient teleportation array in the Bright Sun Cultivation Realm was located in the Blazing Sun Palace, where the Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun resided.
However, activating the ancient teleportation array not only consumed a significant amount of resources but also posed a dangerous level of void pressure.
Without a grasp of void power, a Divine Transformation Venerable wouldn't be able to teleport.
It had always been used by Divine Transformation Venerables for their travels.
This Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun had already visited the Vast Sea Cultivation Realm before, but his return indicated a hidden agenda.
"Forget it... It seems like you two are determined not to meet this old beggar."
The Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun pulled out a wine-red gourd from his waist and took a big gulp of the spirit wine he carried. With a smile, he looked at the Ethereal Palace Mistress, "Little Jade, you should know why this old beggar came... Those immortal sects in the Upper World are extremely interested in the Mystic Mansion Treasures. Where exactly are those treasures?"
"During our last trip to the Essence Soul Sword Sect, we lost Feather Zhenjun..."
The Ethereal Palace Mistress spoke calmly, "Only when the two Zhenjuns from Death Island return, and one of them immediately breaks through to the Divine Transformation stage..."
She stopped there, leaving the rest unspoken.
"It seems like those two indeed gained the most benefit... Sigh."
The Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun sighed, "Dark Whale Zhenjun is one thing, but that Fang Yun Zhenjun, suspected to be a Body Cultivation Venerable, even killed Meng Daoyou. This old beggar's bones might not be enough for him to break... Even if the Upper World Quest is great and the immortal sect rewards are abundant, it might all be in vain..."
At this moment, the Ethereal Palace Mistress paused as if she had received a message through divine sense. With a smile, she said, "Please, Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun, have a few more drinks... I wonder what rewards the immortal sects in the Upper World have offered?"
"Hehe, the things that make us Divine Transformation Venerables risk our lives are few and far between."
The old beggar spoke casually, "It's nothing more than a few Boundary Breaker Talismans and the coordinates of a Void Channel."
As he spoke, a glimmer of spiritual light seemed to flash in his eyes.
After a long while...
The hall was filled with scattered cups and plates, but the Sage Beggar Immortal Zhenjun was nowhere to be seen. The Ethereal Palace Mistress stood in silence, clapping her hands.
Several maids immediately entered the hall and carefully cleaned up.
The Ethereal Palace Mistress rose and walked deep into the immortal palace, arriving at a jade pavilion.
Inside the pavilion, the Dark Whale Zhenjun and the Ascended Zhenjun sat facing each other, playing a game of chess.
"That old monster left?"
The Dark Whale Zhenjun held a white chess piece and spoke casually.
"Of course he left. If it were in the outside world, he might have killed us... But within the immortal palace, with the help of the sixth-stage grand formation, we need not fear a Divine Transformation Venerable."
The Ascended Zhenjun placed a chess piece.
"As expected, the Mystic Mansion Treasures have caused nothing but trouble since their appearance. All sorts of demons and monsters are coming out of the woodwork."
The Dark Whale Zhenjun sighed, "People die for wealth, and birds die for food. It's as simple as that!"
"But... Among Nascent Soul cultivators, our talents are exceptional, but among Divine Transformation Venerables, we're just ordinary."
The Ascended Zhenjun smiled bitterly, "It's already a stroke of luck for us to cultivate to the Divine Transformation stage in this lifetime. The Advanced Divine Transformation stage is like a moon in the water or a flower in the mirror... If we had a Void Channel, along with Boundary Breaker Talismans and a few void artifacts, we might be able to attempt to sneak into the Spirit Realm! Once we reach the Spirit Realm, with its abundant resources, our chances of Numinous Transformation would undoubtedly increase significantly."
The Dark Whale Zhenjun sighed and fell into deep thought...
(End of Chapter)
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