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Chapter 397: Perfection in the Third Layer, Late Golden Core Peak
Chapter 397: Perfection in the Third Layer, Late Golden Core Peak
In the cultivation room, Chu Ning immediately began to practice according to the cultivation method of Xu Kong Dun.
However, after a few attempts, he stopped again.
Even though he had cultivated the Xu Kong Finger and gained some understanding of spatial power, he still found it extremely challenging to cultivate at this moment and had no idea how to proceed.
Chu Ning was not in a hurry and took his time experimenting.
When he felt clueless, he would cultivate the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique and the Five Elements Chaos Technique instead.
He also cultivated the Xu Kong Finger to sense the power of space.
Three months passed in this manner.
"I have a vague understanding, but I'm still quite far from being able to truly perform the Xu Kong Dun secret art.
This is one of the most challenging divine arts I've ever come across."
As Chu Ning walked out of the cultivation room, he couldn't help but feel amazed.
However, when he thought about the mysteries of spatial power, he felt that it was only natural for it to be difficult.
During this period, Chu Ning had spent most of his energy on comprehending the Xu Kong Dun, but he also cultivated the Five Elements Chaos Technique and the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique frequently.
His progress had improved somewhat.
However, after cultivating the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique to the third layer of the second volume, his proficiency had reached a new high.
This progress was just the beginning, and Chu Ning glanced at the proficiency levels.
【Five Elements Chaos Technique (Heavenly Mid-Grade), Third Layer (101,800/200,000)】
【Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, Volume Two, Third Layer (562/220,000)】
【Refine God Technique, Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)】
The second volume, third layer of the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique consisted of the seventh, eighth, and ninth derivations.
The seventh derivation had a proficiency of 50,000, the eighth derivation had 70,000, and the ninth derivation had 100,000, bringing the total proficiency of the third layer to 220,000.
It was even higher than the third layer of the Five Elements Chaos Technique.
Moreover, refining the body was relatively slower than refining qi, even with the help of the Snow Crystal and spiritual herbs.
It would undoubtedly take a significant amount of time.
"The priority now is to ensure the cultivation of the Five Elements Chaos Technique and then contemplate the Xu Kong Dun."
With a firm decision in mind, Chu Ning walked out of the cave abode and was surprised to find that Cen Zikin was not inside.
He walked out into the medicinal garden and checked on the Purple Source Fruit.
Upon noticing that quite a bit of the original stone within the formation had been consumed, he immediately replaced it with a new one.
"After all, this fruit has absorbed spiritual energy for several decades, and even with the help of the original power inherent in the seeds, it still needs time to fully fuse the original power and spiritual energy."
Chu Ning muttered to himself, then left the medicinal garden.
After taking care of the other spiritual plants, Cen Zikin returned to the cave abode.
"Hey, you're out of seclusion?"
Cen Zikin's face lit up with a hint of sweetness when she saw Chu Ning.
Chu Ning walked over and gently held her hand.
"Where did you go? I missed you so much when I didn't see you after coming out of seclusion."
"I don't believe you," Cen Zikin said, but her eyes betrayed her joy.
Chu Ning laughed, "You should believe me. I was just about to fly up to the sect and shout for you."
"Don't be ridiculous," Cen Zikin quickly replied.
"At most, next time I go out, I'll leave you a sound transmission talisman or ask Bailling to keep an eye on you."
Chu Ning nodded in agreement.
Cen Zikin continued, "I just went to the Pill Refining Pavilion. The Nine Lotus Star Ship is almost done being refined, and Elder Ge asked me to help set up the formation."
She added, "Elder Ge actually wanted to invite you as well, but I told him you were in seclusion.
However, in the end, you'll probably still need to go. I went with the formation pavilion's elder to take a look, and one of the main formations is quite complex. It seems like only you can set it up."
Chu Ning nodded.
"After this seclusion, I'll have some time to cultivate normally. I'll go take a look when I'm free."
As Chu Ning had said, his cultivation in the following days returned to a normal routine.
He cultivated the Five Elements Chaos Technique and the Xu Kong Dun every day, and every other day, he would cultivate both techniques together to improve his body refinement progress.
As for the Nine Lotus Star Ship, with Chu Ning's help, the final assembly and formations were completed.
The Nine Lotus Sect now possessed a large-scale treasure once again.
With Chu Ning's improvements and adaptations from the Lei Huo Sect's formations, the power of this treasure was even greater than before.
After discussing within the sect, it was decided that Cen Zikin would be the most suitable person to wield this treasure.
While the treasure was crafted by the Pill Refining Pavilion, bringing out its full power relied more on the formations aboard the ship.
A Golden Core cultivator who was also a formation master would be the best candidate to maximize its potential.
There were three cultivators in the sect who met these criteria: Chu Ning, Cen Zikin, and He Feng from the Formation Pavilion.
Chu Ning was the strongest in terms of individual strength, but using him to drive this treasure would be a bit of a waste.
As the elder of the Formation Pavilion, He Feng's primary responsibility was to maintain the grand formation protecting the sect in case of any unforeseen events.
Thus, Cen Zikin, a Golden Core cultivator with proficiency in formations, became the best choice to pilot the ship.
Chu Ning agreed with this decision. He had been involved with the ship from the beginning and knew that even with just a Golden Core cultivator, if the power of multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators could be gathered, it could unleash attacks on the level of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Its defensive capabilities were even stronger.
All these preparations by the Nine Lotus Sect were made with caution, anticipating potential dangers.
The conflicts between the Demon Path Sect and the Celestial Extremity Alliance continued to escalate, and the other major alliances on the Western Alliance Continent were also stirring, to a greater or lesser extent.
Although the Cloudsoar Alliance was biding its time and watching the situation unfold, they had not yet committed to joining any alliance.
However, it was uncertain how long they could maintain their neutrality.
What brought some relief to the Nine Lotus Sect was that despite the preparations they and the other sects of the Cloudsoar Alliance had made, the escalating conflicts between the Demon Path Alliance and the Celestial Extremity Alliance did not result in increased pressure on the Cloudsoar Alliance for quite some time.
During this period, the sects within the alliance were able to grow and strengthen themselves, albeit with some apprehension.
Time flew by, and ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Tianlan Peak, Cave Manor.
Chu Ning and Cen Zikin sat facing each other, sipping spiritual tea and chatting about a jade box that lay between them.
"Lingming Fruit? A spiritual fruit that aids in Nascent Soul condensation."
Cen Zikin's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the fruit in front of Chu Ning. She had never heard of such a heavenly treasure before.
"I obtained two of them by chance in the Northern Cold Region. I might consume one of them soon, and this other one is for you."
Hearing this, Cen Zikin's attention shifted from the fruit to Chu Ning, her eyes shining with delight.
"Are you about to reach the late Golden Core peak?"
"It should be a matter of one or two months," Chu Ning smiled.
He quickly scanned the cultivation proficiency levels in his mind.
【Five Elements Chaos Technique (Heavenly Mid-Grade), Third Layer (198,000/200,000)】
【Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, Volume Two, Third Layer (45,562/220,000)】
【Refine God Technique, Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)】
The third layer of the Five Elements Chaos Technique was almost at the perfection stage, and according to Chu Ning's calculations, reaching perfection in the third layer would coincide with him attaining the late Golden Core peak.
This timing was slightly slower than what Chu Ning had anticipated.
If he had cultivated the Five Elements Chaos Technique at a normal pace, without dual cultivation, it would have taken him about five years to reach perfection in the third layer.
However, while dual cultivation accelerated his cultivation progress, it also sped up the refinement of the dual spirit plants.
A portion of the refined spirit plants, along with their original power, had fused and settled in various parts of Chu Ning's body.
In just two years, both spirit plants had been completely refined.
Chu Ning had initially planned to reach the late Golden Core peak after fully refining the Golden Spirit Plant, but even with the addition of an incomplete Wood Spirit Plant, he had not been able to meet his goal.
Chu Ning had anticipated this to some extent and had considered stopping dual cultivation to reach the late Golden Core peak first.
However, after some thought, he decided to continue with dual cultivation.
Although the effects of dual cultivation were slightly weaker after the complete refinement of the spirit plants, it still benefited him.
The progress of the Five Elements Chaos Technique had also slowed down to some extent, as some of the absorbed spiritual energy was being used for fusion.
Yet, Chu Ning remained unwavering in his decision.
He had a hunch that the fusion of spiritual energy and original power held a hidden secret and opportunity.
And the trade-off for this was a delay of a few years in reaching the late Golden Core peak.
Hence, it was only now that he mentioned the Lingming Fruit to Cen Zikin.
This was because Chu Ning intended to make a breakthrough to the late Golden Core peak in one go and then face the challenge of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.
Whether or not to consume the Lingming Fruit immediately would depend on how he felt when he reached that stage.
Knowing that Chu Ning possessed such a precious treasure and that he was close to attaining the late Golden Core peak filled Cen Zikin with anticipation for his future cultivation progress.
At this moment, Chu Ning himself felt a sense of peace and calm.
He had encountered and fought against countless late Golden Core cultivators, and he knew that while it seemed like a single step away, many cultivators, like the Black Sha Old Demon, Stu Yan, struggled their entire lives without ever reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
Thus, in the next month or two, Chu Ning continued his cultivation as usual.
He did not specially seclude himself but maintained his daily routine of cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Technique and occasionally choosing to dual cultivate every other day.
Two months later...
【Five Elements Chaos Technique (Heavenly Mid-Grade), Third Layer (200,000/200,000)】
【Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, Volume Two, Third Layer (46,162/220,000)】
【Refine God Technique, Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)】
Looking at the cultivation proficiency levels in his mind, a smile appeared on Chu Ning's face.
"Late Golden Core peak!"
He had perfected the third layer of the Five Elements Chaos Technique and officially reached the late Golden Core peak!
At the same time, Chu Ning was curious to see what other changes would occur now that he had collected all five attributes of the spirit bodies.
What new talent refresh would the perfection of the third layer of the Five Elements Chaos Technique bring?
(End of Chapter)
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