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Chapter 490: Secret Art: Void Rift
Chapter 490: Secret Art: Void Rift
As the thought crossed Chu Ning's mind, he slashed his right hand forward.
Suddenly, a black rift appeared in front of him.
The rift wasn't large, only about the width of a person, and it lasted for a very short time, disappearing after just a moment.
However, any Golden Core cultivator who witnessed this scene would surely be stunned.
Because any Golden Core cultivator would be able to recognize it and know of its terror.
It was a spatial rift!
Seeing the spatial rift appear and disappear in an instant, Chu Ning smiled faintly.
This was the secret art he had obtained two years ago when he had perfected the third layer of the second volume of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique—the "Void Rift"! It allowed him to manipulate spatial forces and create a rift in space.
Just like the Void Finger and Void Escape techniques, this spatial secret art couldn't be directly mastered.
It required constant practice and reinforcement.
Over the years, Chu Ning had been cultivating this spatial rift technique in addition to his regular cultivation of the Refining Spirit Technique.
The duration of the rift's appearance had improved from instantly disappearing to now being able to maintain its form for a brief moment.
And this duration and size of the spatial rift were already sufficient to cause harm to cultivators.
Chu Ning imagined using this technique during a battle with an opponent, suddenly creating a spatial rift in front of them.
Even if they had powerful spiritual sense and dodged immediately, it would still be enough to throw them off balance.
If used unexpectedly, it could even directly swallow them up.
"This secret art is truly too powerful! It far surpasses the scope of Nascent Soul cultivators.
I suspect it's not one of the inherent secret arts of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique, but rather a reward from the proficiency panel."
The thought crossed Chu Ning's mind.
The second volume of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique was different from the first. The first volume included various offensive and defensive secret arts, while the second volume's inherent secret arts were focused on prolonging one's lifespan.
According to the three layers of the nine transformations, each transformation increased lifespan by ten percent, and after the ninth transformation, lifespan would double.
At this moment, Chu Ning's lifespan was undoubtedly the longest among Nascent Soul cultivators.
Moreover, his age already gave him an advantage over other cultivators.
"Even without considering my current cultivation and secret arts, just this prolonged lifespan would be enough to outlast all late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators."
Chu Ning smiled again.
After organizing all the gains from his breakthrough to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, Chu Ning turned his attention back to his proficiency panel.
His expression turned serious as he examined it.
[Five Elements Chaotic Technique (Heavenly Mid-Grade), Fourth Layer (500,000/500,000)]
[Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique, Second Volume, Third Layer (220,000/220,000)]
[Refine Spirit Technique, Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)]
Having maxed out the proficiency of his qi, body, and spirit cultivation techniques was undoubtedly a good thing.
However, it also brought about a new dilemma: what should he cultivate next?
For over two decades in the Nine Lotus Sect, ever since he formed his Nascent Soul, Chu Ning had never stopped seeking information about cultivation techniques.
For example, he wanted to know if there were any concrete leads regarding the Five Elements Chaotic Technique being derived from an Immortal-grade manual.
He also wanted to find out if the legend about the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique having a total of three volumes was true, and if so, where the third volume could be found.
Additionally, he sought to discover if there were any higher-level techniques for spiritual sense cultivation.
Unfortunately, whether it was through Chu Ning's interactions with numerous Nascent Soul cultivators in Yunxiao City or through the investigation of sect records after the conquest of the Heavenly Alliance, he had gained no new information in these regards.
Without access to other cultivation techniques, Chu Ning could only continue cultivating the few techniques he already possessed.
With enough time and effort, he might even have a chance at advancing to the late-Nascent Soul stage.
However, such a pace was far from satisfying to Chu Ning.
In fact, he had already planned for his subsequent cultivation long ago, but he hadn't acted on it until he broke through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.
That plan was to go to the Celestial Curtain Continent.
According to the jade slip he had obtained from Shen Meng Shang Ren, the continuation of the Refine Spirit Technique should be found there.
Moreover, according to the cultivation world's legends, all cultivation in the other continents originated from the Celestial Curtain Continent.
This cultivation technique, which dated back tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, was most likely to be found on the Celestial Curtain Continent if it still existed.
Additionally, Chu Ning still had many precious materials and treasures that were scarce on the Western Alliance Continent, such as the Lightning Fire Staff, the Black Tortoise Shield, and the Beast Spirit Ring.
The Celestial Curtain Continent was vast and prosperous in cultivation, making it more likely that he could find what he needed there.
Furthermore, at Chu Ning's current stage, he also had to consider the so-called "immortal seed."
The Heavenly Thunder Sect referred to it as a "demon seed," but what was it truly—an immortal seed or a demon seed?
Whether it was for future advancement to the Spirit Transformation stage or for guarding against extraterritorial heavenly demons, Chu Ning needed to find a way to gather more information.
"It seems that I'll have to go to the Celestial Curtain Continent sooner or later, but there's no need to rush for now.
For the time being, I'll focus on consolidating my recent breakthrough and strengthening my spells."
As Chu Ning pondered, he walked out of his cultivation room.
Outside, in the spiritual herb garden, Cen Zikin and Bailling were examining the various spiritual plants and herbs.
When they noticed Chu Ning's emergence, their eyes lit up with delight.
"Husband, have you broken through?"
A month ago, Chu Ning had entered seclusion, stating his intention to break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Now, seeing his surging aura, they naturally understood what had happened.
Chu Ning smiled and nodded at this.
"It went rather smoothly. I've officially reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage."
As he spoke, Chu Ning's gaze swept over Cen Zikin and Bailling.
"Zikin, you're approaching the peak of the late Golden Core stage, and Bailling has reached the peak of the seventh rank. It seems it won't be long before you both break through as well."
Upon hearing this, Cen Zikin smiled. Since coming to the Nine Lotus Sect, her cultivation speed had indeed increased significantly.
In just over forty years, she had advanced from barely breaking through to the mid-Golden Core stage to now being close to the peak of the late Golden Core stage.
This was partly due to her innate talent as a heaven spirit root, as well as the extremely compatible cultivation technique she practiced, the Xuan Water Divine Art.
Additionally, since coming to the Nine Lotus Sect, she had first cultivated with the Frostbite Elixir and then with the support of the Black Tortoise Shield.
Cen Zikin's cultivation progress could indeed be described as remarkable.
Bailling, on the other hand, sighed softly and said:
"With your help, Master, and the Spirit Nurturing Fruit, I'm sure it won't be long before I can condense my Nascent Soul.
But I've been at the seventh-rank peak for almost two years now, and I still haven't felt the arrival of my tribulation to take form."
Although Bailling could now take form, she still yearned to reach the eighth rank and undergo a true transformation.
Firstly, her current form was not her true form but rather an illusion created by a high-level mystical art.
It was only because this art was so advanced, and Chu Ning usually prevented Bailling from appearing before higher-level cultivators, that her true nature had not been discovered.
Secondly, just as cultivators experience a significant leap when advancing from the Golden Core to the Nascent Soul stage, the transition from the seventh to the eighth rank represented a huge advancement for spiritual beasts as well, bringing about a qualitative improvement in strength.
Hearing Bailling's words, Chu Ning also felt a bit helpless.
He had never heard of a method to help spiritual beasts undergo their transformation.
After some thought, Chu Ning said to Bailling:
"How about this, I'll send a message to the Spirit Beast Sect.
The Spirit Beast Sect has a long heritage, and when we conquered the Beast Taming Peak of the Heaven Extremity Alliance, Shen Tu Ping also brought back many of the Beast Taming Peak's traditions.
I can ask him if there are any good methods."
"Thank you, Master!"
Bailling was extremely grateful and thanked Chu Ning repeatedly.
"You two chat here, I'll go find the sect master."
Now that he had broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, it was only right that he inform Yu Changle out of courtesy and respect.
After all, this was a significant event within the sect.
With that, Chu Ning left Tianlan Peak and flew towards Jiuxiao Peak.
For nearly two decades, Chu Ning had focused solely on cultivation, and Yu Changle had kept his word, never disturbing him with sect affairs.
So even though they were in the same sect, it had been over twenty years since Chu Ning had last seen the others.
Flying directly to Yu Changle's cave abode on Jiuxiao Peak, Chu Ning was surprised to find that he wasn't there. Feeling slightly puzzled, Chu Ning released his spiritual sense to scan the area.
He directed his spiritual sense towards the Nine Lotus Peak's discussion hall.
Knowing Yu Changle's temperament, he figured that if he wasn't cultivating, he would be handling sect matters.
After over ten years of cultivation and breaking through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, Chu Ning's spiritual sense range had expanded to four hundred miles.
With this strength, he was no weaker than many well-known late-Nascent Soul cultivators.
Naturally, he could easily reach the discussion hall on Nine Lotus Peak.
As he swept his spiritual sense through the area, Chu Ning indeed sensed Yu Changle's presence, and there was also a guest with him.
Without delay, Chu Ning flew towards Nine Lotus Peak.
In the discussion hall of Nine Lotus Peak, Yu Changle sensed a familiar spiritual sense sweep over him, causing him to pause in his conversation, and his expression changed slightly.
The next moment, he realized that the spiritual sense belonged to Chu Ning, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
At the same time, the middle-aged cultivator sitting across from Yu Changle also sensed the spiritual sense and turned to look at Yu Changle with a curious expression.
Noticing the middle-aged cultivator's gaze, Yu Changle smiled and explained:
"Brother Jiang has been secluded for too long and is feeling restless. He wishes to travel and explore, but I'm afraid I'm tied up with sect matters and can't accompany him.
As for Chu Ning, he has been in seclusion for over twenty years since returning from Yunxiao City."
The person sitting across from Yu Changle was none other than Jiang Cheng, who had once been renowned as the first Golden Core cultivator of the Yunxiao Alliance, a title that was later taken by Chu Ning.
Yu Changle and Jiang Cheng had been friends since their youth and had always maintained a good relationship, despite their competition.
Although Jiang Cheng had come to ask about Chu Ning, upon hearing Yu Changle's explanation, he asked tentatively:
"So Chu Ning has been in seclusion for over twenty years? Was that his spiritual sense earlier...?"
"Indeed, that was Chu Ning's spiritual sense," Yu Changle nodded, his gaze shifting towards the hall's entrance.
"My disciple hasn't left seclusion for many years, so he must have something important to see me about."
Jiang Cheng nodded in understanding.
"It has been a long time since I last saw Chu Ning. I assume his cultivation has progressed significantly."
As the two men spoke, Chu Ning's figure appeared outside the discussion hall.
(End of Chapter)
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