Chapter 476: True Spirit Nine Transmutations, the Method of Nine Blood Replacements!

Chapter 476: True Spirit Nine Transmutations, the Method of Nine Blood Replacements! (Seeking Monthly Votes!)

Guangning City.

Censorate Office.

In the study.

【Text Recognition and Literacy Experience Points +13】

【Text Recognition and Literacy Experience Points +15】

【Text Recognition and Literacy Experience Points +17】

【...】

Notifications kept appearing one after another.

Jiang Ning was completely immersed in the True Spirit Nine Transmutations, and his Text Recognition and Literacy Experience Points continued to increase.

After a long while.

He finished reading the golden parchment and slowly withdrew his gaze.

【This reading of the True Spirit Nine Transmutations increased Text Recognition and Literacy Experience Points by a total of 3147 points】

【Skill: Text Recognition and Literacy (Eleven Breakthroughs 12180/30000) (Character: Photographic Memory [Natural Dao])】

He glanced at his Panel and then closed it.

The accumulation of Experience Points was not yet halfway, so there was no need to pay too much attention.

Subsequently, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

The detailed reading just now had given him a lot of understanding about the True Spirit Nine Transmutations.

It was a method involving nine Blood Replacements.

Or rather, it didn't strictly specify how many times blood could be replaced.

It could be once, three times, five times, or even nine times.

The key was to stabilize the true spirit and comprehend the true self.

Each Blood Replacement was a process of the body transitioning from dormancy to rebirth, a process of comprehending the true self and finding the true spirit.

It was also a transformation of life.

With each Blood Replacement, each transformation, and each comprehension of the true self, one ultimately found the thread of true spirit inherent from birth.

According to the method described in the True Spirit Nine Transmutations:

When a person is born, it is a thread of true spirit that reincarnates.

The true spirit is the original self, the original source.

With each reincarnation and each cycle of rebirth, no matter how things change, it is always that thread of true spirit that determines everything.

The method of the True Spirit Nine Transmutations is to repeatedly stabilize the true spirit and comprehend the true self.

The most crucial part is stabilization.

And how to stabilize, according to the records in the True Spirit Nine Transmutations method:

It is to be overwhelmingly confident, or to say, invincible.

Only such instinctive confidence and an invincible heart can achieve this.

However, this point, in Jiang Ning's view, was the easiest for him.

At the same time, the information he learned from the True Spirit Nine Transmutations also clarified many of his previous doubts.

Or rather, he found an explanation.

For example, his past and present life.

Such belief, if viewed from the perspective of the true spirit theory:

It is all him.

All of it is that thread of true spirit.

As for the many reincarnation theories that have long been prevalent in this world:

This explanation also makes sense.

Past and present lives, separated by countless years, though different people, are yet the same person.

Because they are all the same thread of true spirit.

The same thread of true spirit, separated by countless years, forms different yet similar flowers.

Even flowers that retain memories from the past life.

At this moment.

His eyes suddenly sharpened, his gaze refocused, and he stared intently at the golden parchment in his hand.

In his line of sight, golden particles slowly began to scatter from the golden parchment, drifting with the air.

Bai Luoyu, who was drinking tea alone nearby, also noticed this scene.

Then.

In the two of their sights, the golden particles on the parchment scattered more and more, and the rate of scattering increased.

In a blink, it seemed to have turned into countless specks of sand, dissipating like smoke.

With a gentle breeze, there was no trace left.

If not for the fact that both of them had seen it with their own eyes, and Jiang Ning had memorized the text and left a deep impression in his mind, they might have doubted that the golden parchment they just saw was just an illusory reflection.

"This must be a confidentiality measure!" Bai Luoyu suddenly spoke.

Jiang Ning nodded: "It must be!"

He had also understood.

Clearly, it was a method he had not encountered before, to prevent the True Spirit Nine Transmutations method from leaking out.

After all, according to what Xiao Wuque, whom he had never met, had said, it was the path the Martial Saint had once taken.

This alone indicated the importance of the True Spirit Nine Transmutations method.

Afterward, he recalled the information in his mind once more, confirming that it was correct, and then he felt completely at ease.

Compared to the True Spirit Nine Transmutations, the Seven Stars Determining Fate was undoubtedly not an option for him.

Possessing such advantages, although the Seven Stars Determining Fate was not bad, combining the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, he had no need to settle for second best.

"Brother Jiang, was that just now a method of the Divine Human Master?" Bai Luoyu asked, curious.

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded and continued, "Brother Bai might have heard of it, the True Spirit Nine Transmutations!"

"True Spirit Nine Transmutations?" Bai Luoyu's eyes showed a look of confusion, and he slowly shook his head: "Brother Jiang has overestimated me. I have never heard of the True Spirit Nine Transmutations."

Then he added: "However, from the literal meaning, it should be a method involving nine Blood Replacements?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

"Yes!"

At this moment.

There was a commotion outside the study door, and footsteps approached from a distance.

A moment later.

Zhao Yu Long and Shen Wenyuan appeared before Jiang Ning and the other person.

It was clear that their private conversation had ended.

Shen Wenyuan glanced at Jiang Ning, then at the red wooden box on the tea table.

"Inspector Jiang, have you finished your research?"

"I have!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"Then, Inspector Jiang, have you made your decision?" Shen Wenyuan asked again.

"I have!" Jiang Ning replied.

"Good!" Shen Wenyuan nodded, not pressing further.

Instead, he changed the subject: "Since that's the case, your Class D Great Merit will be considered used, is that acceptable?"

"No problem!" Jiang Ning nodded, feeling deeply satisfied.

Acquiring the True Spirit Nine Sheddings, a technique that involves nine blood changes, was already very satisfying for him.

Not to mention, he had also gained the Seven Stars Destiny, another technique involving seven blood changes.

Although he couldn't use it, he had only glanced at it once, but that one glance was enough to make him remember it thoroughly.

It increased his knowledge and experience.

Moreover, it brought him a significant boost in Experience Points.

The two blood-changing techniques, in just that short moment, had boosted his Experience Points for the skill of reading and writing, equivalent to the improvement he had gained from reading Daoist and Buddhist texts for three days.

Not long after.

After a brief exchange, they left the Capital Inspection Bureau, leaving behind several scrolls of their work reports.

It was now the sixth hour of the morning, not far from noon.

Skill: Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique (Mastery 9833/10000)

Outside the Capital Inspection Bureau, Jiang Ning glanced at his Panel and bid farewell to Bai Luoyu and Zhao Yu Long with a bow.

The two of them were going to the best tavern in town for a light drink, to taste the Nine Heavens Tower and the Jade Dew.

On the way here, Bai Luoyu had repeatedly mentioned these two terms.

The Nine Heavens Tower was the best and busiest tavern in Guǎngníng Chéng, while the Jade Dew was its signature drink, worth one gold coin per ounce.

It was said that this wine was once the nectar of the heavens, beyond the reach of mere mortals.

So the two of them were already yearning for the Jade Dew.

However, for Jiang Ning, it held little attraction.

Though he enjoyed fine wine, it was only a preference, not an obsession.

Compared to drinking and reveling, the time was now close to noon, the best time for him to practice the Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique.

With the True Spirit Nine Sheddings, he was just one step away from perfection, and he had no mood to drink with Bai Luoyu and Zhao Yu Long.

At the same time.

At the entrance of the Capital Inspection Bureau.

"I finally understand why Brother Jiang's martial path has advanced so quickly!" Bai Luoyu sighed, watching Jiang Ning walk away.

Zhao Yu Long said, "It is precisely because of this that Inspector Jiang has reached his current position!"

"That's true!" Bai Luoyu nodded, his voice filled with emotion.

Then he shook his head and said, "But such a monotonous life, where is the fun in it? I wouldn't be able to persist!"

"Perhaps this is Inspector Jiang's fun!" Zhao Yu Long smiled.

On the other side.

After bidding farewell to the two, Jiang Ning quickly walked toward the Bamboo Listening Pavilion, which belonged to the Spring Wind Tower.

At the end of the sixth hour of the morning.

Jiang Ning had already returned to his residence.

A gentle breeze blew, and the green bamboo rustled.

Jiang Ning looked at the sundial in the courtyard.

Heh—

He exhaled deeply, slowly adjusting his state.

When the sundial's needle shifted, marking the arrival of noon.

Jiang Ning inhaled deeply, drawing in a strand of red light from the Great Sun.

The red light, like a fiery snake, entered his nostrils and flowed into his organs.

In an instant.

His five organs and six viscera felt as if they were boiling in a cauldron.

They churned and roiled, searing with intense heat.

Every inch of flesh in his organs seemed to scream in the red light.

Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique Experience Points +1

Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique Experience Points +1

Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique Experience Points +1

...

As time passed, the Experience Points for the Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique continued to grow, getting closer to perfection.

At the end of the noon hour, as the sundial's needle shifted, about to point to the seventh hour of the morning.

Jiang Ning had refined the last strand of red light.

Heh—

As he exhaled the turbid air from his abdomen, a wave of heat surged, distorting his vision.

Skill: Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique (Mastery 9967/10000)

He looked at his Panel.

Seeing the change in Experience Points, he nodded in satisfaction.

Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven points, just thirty-three points away from the ten thousand needed for perfection.

Just as he had predicted.

Tomorrow, he could take the final step, and the Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique would reach perfection.

And tomorrow, he would also step into the third rank, achieving the status of a Heavenly Master.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench his fist, feeling a surge of excitement.

He had stayed at the fourth rank for too long, too long.

Now, the final step to achieving his goal was within reach.

Afterward.

He recalled the memories of the True Spirit Nine Sheddings, the scenes from the morning once again appearing in his mind.

After careful reflection, he confirmed that there were no oversights.

The True Spirit Nine Sheddings, a blood-replacement technique for Grandmasters, was different from most other blood-replacement techniques, which required specific external environments.

For example, the Four Seasons Return to the Origin technique required the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—to complete the four blood replacements.

If one were to achieve the rank of a Heavenly Grandmaster using the Four Seasons Return to the Origin technique, even on his body, it would take a full year at the very least.

Perhaps like the Seven Stars Destiny technique for Grandmasters.

It also required different environments.

One environment involved selecting a period of time either at sunrise or noon to complete the blood replacement under the influence of the Sun Star.

Then, the second blood replacement would be completed under the influence of the Moon Star.

Subsequently, the five environments representing the Five Elements—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—would be used to complete the remaining blood replacements.

In total, seven blood replacements would be needed to complete the cultivation method of the Seven Stars Destiny.

The order of the Moon, Sun, and Five Elements could be interchanged.

However, for the True Spirit Nine Sheddings, it was completely different.

The True Spirit Nine Sheddings sought not the external, but the internal.

No environment was necessary; one only needed to explore within oneself.

Each blood replacement was a process of stabilizing the true spirit and realizing one's true self.

Not seeking externally, but internally.

In the next moment.

He opened his eyes and slowly rose to his feet.

"Master!" Seeing Jiang Ning's movement, Lvyi, who had been silent under the tree, immediately stood up.

"Let's go! I'll take you to the Nine Heavens Tower to try some fresh dishes!" Jiang Ning said.

At this moment, he was in high spirits.

The path to the Third Rank was right before him, within reach.

But it wasn't the work of today.

With nothing else to do and the fatigue from the journey, his meals had been poor.

He decided to go to the Nine Heavens Tower to taste some delicious food and reward himself.

Previously, he hadn't traveled with Zhao Yu Long and Bai Luoyu because he needed to return to absorb the essence of the Great Sun and advance his cultivation of the Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique.

But now, it was different.

After completing the absorption, he had no more important matters for the day.

He also didn't want to continue grinding experience in other skills.

All he needed to do was wait for noon the next day to complete the absorption of the Great Sun essence, and he would step into the Third Rank and become a Heavenly Grandmaster.

Thus, he suggested going to the Nine Heavens Tower.

At the same time.

When Lvyi heard Jiang Ning say they were going to the Nine Heavens Tower, her eyes instantly brightened.

Then, she looked conflicted. "Master, the food is already prepared; we just need to heat it up!"

"If we don't eat it, it will all go to waste!"

Jiang Ning smiled. "It's fine, we can eat it later tonight!"

"Besides, your master isn't the type to worry about such a small amount of money."

"Furthermore, since we're already in Guǎngníng Chéng, how can we not take a look around?"

"I want to see what the famous Jade Flower Dew tastes like!"

Hearing this, Lvyi nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with excitement.

"Alright, as you wish, Master!"

After that, the two of them tidied up briefly and set out.

The Nine Heavens Tower.

It was located in the eastern district of Guǎngníng Chéng.

Unlike Dongling City and Luoshui County.

Guǎngníng Chéng, as the capital of Guangning Prefecture,

did not have the inner and outer city divisions like Luoshui County, nor the east and west district divisions like Dongling City.

Instead, Guǎngníng Chéng was divided into four major districts: east, west, south, and north.

The Nine Heavens Tower was located in the center of the eastern district.

The Spring Wind Tower was also similarly situated.

The eastern district was the economic center of Guǎngníng Chéng.

All the major restaurants, dining establishments, and inns were located in the eastern district.

Therefore, the distance between the Spring Wind Tower and the Nine Heavens Tower was not far.

The newly established Capital Inspection Bureau was also located in the eastern district.

When Jiang Ning and Lvyi arrived at the Nine Heavens Tower, it was already past the noon hour, around the second watch of the afternoon.

This time was well past the usual meal hours.

But as soon as they reached the entrance, they witnessed the bustling business of the Nine Heavens Tower.

Not only was the noise from the first-floor hall loud, but there was also considerable activity on the second and third floors.

Clearly, the customer flow was substantial.

"Sir, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time visiting the Nine Heavens Tower?"

As Jiang Ning stepped into the Nine Heavens Tower, a quick-eyed and nimble servant ran up to him.

He wore a square headband and had a towel draped over his shoulder.

"First time!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"Would the guest like to try our signature dishes on the first floor or prefer the quieter second or third floor?"

Jiang Ning glanced around, and the first floor was quite noisy.

"Let's go to the third floor!" he said casually.

"Sure thing, sir, please follow me!" The servant nodded repeatedly.

Then, he led the way for Jiang Ning, calling out, "Two guests, this way to the third floor!!"

Chapter end