Chapter 467: Spirit Condensation
Chapter 467: Spirit Condensation
Time flows like water, and several years pass in the blink of an eye.
In the Immortal World, on Death God Island.
Fang Xing's cultivation clone sat cross-legged, his face radiant with divine light, indicating that he had adjusted himself to a state of utmost perfection in essence, qi, and spirit.
At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes:
"I've grasped the essence of Spirit Condensation!"
His primary cultivation method was naturally the Ascension Legacy of the Primordial Soul Sword Sect—the Spirit Void Sword Scripture! However, after unifying the Qianyuan Immortal World, any sect that had produced Ascended cultivators, either faced annihilation or submitted and offered their foundational legacy scriptures in surrender.
Fang Xing's cultivation clone focused on the Spirit Void Sword Scripture, integrating it with the Ethereal Void Scripture, the Ascension Scripture, and the Six Dragons Essentials, among other Spirit Condensation legacies. With these, he had no more doubts about the Spirit Condensation stage.
He formed sword incantations with his hands, and as his primordial spirit moved slightly within his body, strands of innate energy descended, transforming into countless golden seal scripts.
These golden seal scripts then merged into the flying sword that housed his primordial spirit, pushing this sword to continuously ascend in rank.
As Fang Xing's Soul Transformation reached perfection, his Flying Sword of Destiny, originally a fifth-rank perfect artifact, was now infused with various treasures, reaching the pinnacle of this world. At this moment, as it absorbed the countless golden seal scripts, the Rusted Iron Sword suddenly emitted a resounding boom.
At the tip of the sword, a wisp of shattered void appeared, and the power of the void was refined into the sword body!
The silver-white void power and the golden seal scripts merged together, forming a two-toned, gold and silver Taiji pattern. The Rusted Iron Sword let out a boom, forcefully breaking through to the sixth-rank!
The fifth rank was a Soul Transformation treasure, and the sixth rank was a Spirit Condensation treasure, capable of easily drawing upon the power of the void and refining it.
Almost at the instant the Rusted Iron Sword broke through, the power of the Spirit Void Sword Scripture within Fang Xing's body transformed, radiating gold and silver hues, and he effortlessly advanced to the Spirit Condensation stage!
"Indeed, it's as simple as water flowing into a channel..."
Fang Xing sighed, silently savoring the power of Spirit Condensation.
His primordial spirit had fully entered the Dao Layer, endlessly absorbing spiritual energy and even the mysterious Immortal Aura, replenishing his lifespan.
In theory, as long as he kept absorbing spiritual energy, he could remain 'immortal'!
"This state... is not true immortality for Spirit Condensation cultivators, but rather a characteristic of the 'Immortal Dao'... A mere wisp of the power of the Dao from the 'Immortal Dao' can grant the recipient eternal life!"
According to rumors, immortals were naturally immortal, and they could even ascend with their pets and servants, 'enlightening' others and even animals to eternal life!
"However... this immortality is not 'self-achieved immortality,' but rather like a vine relying on a tree. Once they can no longer absorb the Immortal Aura radiated by the 'Immortal Dao,' they will surely perish... Moreover, there are hidden dangers."
Fang Xing's eyebrows furrowed as he already felt the world's rejection.
Compared to the Soul Transformation stage, the pressure from this small world on Spirit Condensation cultivators was immense.
He even sensed the gathering of heavenly tribulations from the outside world.
"According to the information from heaven and earth... Even if I overcome the tribulations, they won't disappear. Instead, they will gather again and continue to gather... Until I'm struck dead or driven away!"
Fang Xing's face twitched, "No wonder Spirit Condensation cultivators choose to ascend. Staying here forcefully would surely lead to death..."
As for the heart demon tribulation of Spirit Condensation?
He still didn't sense it.
"Heavenly Tribulation?"
Fang Xing laughed, and the Rusted Iron Sword emitted a sword cry, flying out of the cave abode and into the skies above Death God Island.
At this moment, the spiritual energy on Death God Island, and even in the entire Vast Sea Immortal World, was in turmoil.
The sky, clear and bright, suddenly divided into nine layers.
There were nine layers of heaven, and within each layer, a heavenly tribulation brewed.
This was the Triple Nine Heavens Tribulation of the Spirit Condensation stage!
...
"This..."
Within the Ethereal Immortal Palace, Fairy Qiong and the two Soul Transformation Venerables gazed at the celestial anomaly, all of them involuntarily gasping in shock. "Mingen Island Lord... His Spirit Condensation has succeeded, and he has already triggered the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation."
Gu Venerable sighed, "If he fails, there's no need to mention it. But if he succeeds... he will ascend to the Spirit Realm."
"One of the two venerables of Death God Island has already left... Fortunately, there's still that Fang Yun..."
"Even so, outsiders may not remain peaceful... The Immortal World has just calmed down, and now it's about to descend into chaos again..."
Mentioning this, Fairy Qiong's expression became the most complex.
As Fang Xing's bedmate, she had her suspicions.
If her guess was correct, once the Mingen Island Lord ascended, the Immortal World would likely face a great calamity.
...
"The Triple Nine Heavens Tribulation, the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation?"
Fang Xing held his sword and laughed heartily, "Come then... Let me witness it!"
His human and sword merged as one, transforming into a white dragon, charging into the first layer of heaven.
Within this layer, countless purple-green-colored dragon-like creatures filled the space.
Each of these creatures carried a pressure that could rival Soul Transformation Venerables, and they were the Myriad Wind and Thunder Dragon Tribulation!
"Slash!"
Fang Xing's sword light flickered, and countless sword shadows separated, refining the sword into countless strands.
The myriad silk threads turned, carrying the might of breaking through all laws, easily piercing through the countless Wind and Thunder Dragons.
The Wind and Thunder Dragons that were slain instantly dissipated, leaving behind not even a trace of Wind and Thunder power.
Within the originally raging Thunder Sea, a clear space was carved out!
Each realm of a Sword Cultivator was actually cumulative, and now every strand of sword silk that Fang Xing separated and refined carried the might of piercing through the heart of the Wind and Thunder Dragons, targeting their weak points, and then carrying the power of annihilation.
This sword technique had reached a level that could astonish heaven and earth and move deities to tears.
Even the Tai Bai Sword Immortal and Chu Kuangtu, who were on the ground, couldn't help but shed tears, as if they were witnessing the deity of their faith.
"The first heavenly tribulation is broken."
Fire Dragon True Monarch murmured.
Following Fang Xing's destruction of the Ten Thousand Sects, they had collected a vast number of scriptures, and their insights had greatly expanded: "The Triple Nine Heavens Tribulation... It's related to wind, fire, and ice... The tribulations Lord Mingen has overcome are of the Wind and Thunder Affiliation. The first three tribulations are of wind and thunder, the middle three are of ice and thunder, and the last three are of fire and thunder, the most ferocious..."
As they discussed, Fang Xing swiftly moved with his sword, breaking through two tribulations and entering the fourth heavenly tribulation.
A freezing cold that could freeze eternity appeared, merging with the thunder to form a bizarre and unpredictable ice and thunder.
It originated from the heavens and emanated from his heart, even seeming to freeze the sixth-stage Rusted Iron Sword that Fang Xing controlled with his primordial soul. For a moment, the sword light slowed down.
But in the next instant—
At the tip of the Rusted Iron Sword, a silver-white force of the void flashed by, shattering the void.
The frozen void shattered, and the sword light rapidly divided, consecutively slaying the ice and thunder dragons.
At the same time, he opened his mouth slightly, and a purple-green flame flew out, continuously scorching the ice and thunder. It was the Purple-Green Divine Flame!
In the blink of an eye, Fang Xing pierced through the sixth layer of heavenly tribulation! He made it look effortless, and he even had strength to spare, causing the observing cultivators to feel that the Soul Condensation Tribulation was no more than this.
A deafening roar!
Subsequently, in the seventh layer of heavenly tribulation, fire and thunder raged, transforming into a crimson thunder dragon.
Its scales were lifelike, and its eyes were filled with divine splendor, carrying a hint of the might of a Great Enlightenment True Spirit!
It seemed like the images of powerful beings from the heavenly tribulation's memories were being perfectly simulated here.
The Soul Transformation Venerables, who had previously thought that the Soul Condensation Tribulation was no big deal, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
They knew that if they were to face this Soul Condensation Tribulation, they might not even be able to withstand a single claw of the Fire and Thunder True Dragon.
"The Fire and Thunder Dragon? It can indeed bring death to ordinary Soul Condensation Cultivators..."
Fang Xing murmured, taking out the Two-Yi Ring.
This ring had a quasi-seventh-class rank, and it was the token given to him by the Soul Condensation female cultivator who had descended from the heavens.
After infusing it with Soul Condensation power, the Two-Yi Ring burst forth with dazzling spiritual light, and one of the Primordial Two Instruments Magnetic Divine Lights sealed the five elements, resembling a divine sword that instantly beheaded the Crimson Thunder Fire Dragon.
Fang Xing waved his sleeve, and the Two-Yi Ring hovered before him, surrounded by the Purple-Green Divine Flame. With his sword, he consecutively broke through the eighth and ninth layers of fire and thunder tribulations!
In an instant, he passed through the nine layers of tribulation, overcoming the Triple Nine Heavens Tribulation with ease!
"Hmm?"
After overcoming the ninth layer of fire and thunder tribulation, Fang Xing sensed that his Purple-Green Divine Flame had devoured a large amount of thunder and fire and was undergoing evolution.
It seemed that with a little more refinement, it would become a sixth-stage spiritual flame.
At this moment, a stream of immortal light descended from the Great Void, like a guiding light, allowing Fang Xing to see a set of coordinates in the Great Void—infinitely distant yet seemingly within reach.
"Ascension Radiance, Guiding Immortal Light? The coordinates of the Spirit Realm are naturally stored within."
Fang Xing silently sensed that although he could use void secret techniques to temporarily seal the Ascension Radiance, the repulsion of this realm would increase with every passing moment.
It wouldn't be long before the second wave of Soul Condensation Tribulation arrived! It would be unending, relentless!
"No wonder Soul Condensation powerhouses all want to ascend... I can delay it briefly, but it seems there's nothing else I can do..."
Fang Xing had no disciples, no close friends or relatives; those who needed to be taken care of had already been settled.
At this moment, he didn't bother to stay and show off. With a pull of his sword light, the Ascension Radiance descended, enveloping him entirely, and he flew out of the world, entering the Spirit Realm...
"Lord Mingen... has ascended after Soul Condensation."
Fire Dragon True Monarch and Tai Bai Sword Immortal stared blankly at this scene, feeling both envious and worried. Thousands of words were left unspoken, and in the end, only a sigh escaped their lips.
...
In the Great Void—
"So, this is the function of the Ascension Radiance? It allows me to briefly enter the Illusory Layer and achieve the effect of teleportation?"
"Is this a fixed-coordinate teleportation?"
Fang Xing's true body entered the Illusory Layer, and in the blink of an eye, he understood this 'Ascension Mode': "It's quite ingenious... But it's a bit rigid and fixed, hmm, no, with this method... the teleportation fluctuations will definitely be captured. If the higher realm builds something like an 'Ascension Platform,' it's like walking into a trap... Oh, the Soul Condensation female cultivator who searched my soul knew that the Spirit Realm doesn't currently have this technology..."
"Ascending cultivators will appear randomly in the Spirit Realm..."
"However, these fluctuations can still be captured, and then the approximate location can be determined..."
Although Fang Xing was aware of this, he didn't struggle. Instead, he wore a smile, anticipating a good show, ready to fish for information.
After all, he had nothing in the Spirit Realm, and he was waiting for someone with a connection to come and provide him with intelligence, spirit stones, and maps...
(End of Chapter)
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