Chapter 586: The Mystery of the Immortal Seed (Part 2)

Chapter 586: The Mystery of the Immortal Seed (Part 2)



"It's me!"

Once again, a calm voice emanated from the transparent seed ahead.

Chu Ning suddenly realized and instinctively prepared to use the secret technique that Cangxuan Sacred Turtle had just imparted to him.

But at that moment, the Immortal Seed spoke again.

"There's no need to rush into action. I won't run away; otherwise, I wouldn't have lured you here."

Chu Ning paused slightly upon hearing this.

"You lured me here? Why?"

As soon as Chu Ning finished speaking, a light curtain suddenly appeared before him.

When Chu Ning saw the content on the light curtain, his heart skipped a beat.

【Five Elements Chaos Art (Heaven Rank Middle Grade), Fourth Layer (500,000/500,000)】

【Nine Transformations Body Refining Art, Volume Two, Third Layer (220,000/220,000)】

【True Spirit Art (13,800/640,000)】

Chu Ning was no stranger to this information, as it was exactly what he had seen on the panel in his mind.

The words below were also very familiar to him.

【Chaos Spirit Body:

1. Greatly increases the cultivation speed of Essence Energy and all attribute magical techniques;

2. Significantly enhances the comprehension speed of the fundamental laws of divine abilities.】

Chu Ning's expression became slightly complicated as he read the content on the light curtain.

He had a vague guess.

At that moment, the light curtain flickered and disappeared, leaving only the Immortal Seed within Chu Ning's line of sight.

Before Chu Ning could ask a question, the Immortal Seed spoke again.

"You must have guessed correctly. Indeed, your refreshed spiritual body is related to me.

To be precise, it was given by me."

Chu Ning suppressed the shock in his heart, and the momentary fluctuation in his expression had vanished. He looked at the Immortal Seed with a calm gaze.

"You brought me here, and it's not just to tell me this, is it?

Do you have something you want me to do?"

Chu Ning's voice was calm, but his heart was not without a ripple.

Before this, he had always thought that his refreshed panel was due to his crossing over.

He never imagined that all of this was also related to the greatest secret of this world—the Immortal Seed.

If this 'cheat' was given by the other party, did it also mean that they could take it back? A strong sense of crisis suddenly overwhelmed Chu Ning.

He was prepared for the possibility that all of this might happen.

If so, he would not hesitate to take action.

Since all of this already belonged to him, no one could take it away, not even the Immortal Seed!

"Indeed, you are worthy of being someone who crossed over from another world. Your reaction is even calmer than I imagined."

The Immortal Seed spoke slowly.

However, its words caused Chu Ning's heart to sink once again.

The Immortal Seed even knew that he had crossed over from another world.

Could it be that his experiences were manipulated by the one behind this treasure? As Chu Ning pondered this, the Immortal Seed suddenly changed the topic.

"You should have felt the existence of Essence Energy, Spirit Energy, and Primordial Power.

You should also know that this world has experienced two major changes in Heavenly Qi. Aren't you curious about the reason behind all of this?"

Chu Ning's gaze remained fixed on the Immortal Seed.

"Could all of this be related to you?"

"Indeed!"

The Immortal Seed replied.

"Tens of thousands of years ago, I was not in this world, but in the Immortal Demon Realm, where I was born.

The Immortal Demon Realm is the place where cultivators ascend, as you might have guessed."

Chu Ning nodded slightly. As a traverser, even without the Immortal Seed's explanation, he could make an educated guess.

"The birth of the Immortal Seed from the heavens is a good thing, as it signifies the abundance of Heavenly Qi.

All cultivators can benefit from it and cultivate faster.

However, from the day I was born, the Immortal Demon Realm was destined for chaos."

Chu Ning was not surprised by this.

Just looking at how many cultivators coveted the Immortal Seed in this world, he could guess that if the Immortal Seed had been born in the Immortal Demon Realm, the cultivators there would surely fight for it.

The Immortal Seed continued to speak.

"The moment I was born, I was actually in a state of slumber, unconsciously absorbing Heavenly Qi.

But I was still discovered by many powerful cultivators with profound abilities.

To fight for the chaotic space of my birthplace, the Immortal and Demon Realms clashed.

And so, I was awakened from my slumber."

The Immortal Seed's tone remained as ancient and calm as if it were talking about something unrelated to itself.

"Thus, I began to shatter the void to escape from the Immortal Demon Realm, seeking a place to hide.

Until I inadvertently arrived near this world, which also drew Spirit Energy into it.

This is the reason why, tens of thousands of years ago, Spirit Energy suddenly appeared in this world."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning finally understood.

"So, the first batch of cultivators, including Ninth Derivative Ascendant, suddenly felt the presence of Spirit Energy because the Immortal Seed had come near this world."

As Chu Ning thought about this, he couldn't help but ask, "If you hadn't appeared, would it mean that Spirit Energy would never have appeared in this world?"

"That's not necessarily the case."

The Immortal Seed replied slowly.

"The distance between this world and the Immortal Demon Realm is too vast, which is why I chose to come here.

You can understand that this place is the fringe of the Immortal Cultivation World.

If it weren't for my intervention, even after tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, perhaps spiritual energy might have appeared."

Chu Ning nodded slightly.

If what the Immortal Seed said was true, then all the cultivators in this realm were indeed beneficiaries.

Chu Ning's heart now held a hidden guess, and he curiously asked, "You said you were only near this realm before, and then you guided the Heavenly Earth Essence Energy into this realm.

So, the subsequent changes in spiritual energy and the appearance of Essence Energy are related to your entry into this realm?"

"What you said is correct!" The Immortal Seed continued.

"Although I hid well in the void, I still couldn't escape the search of the two mighty powers of the Immortal and Demon realms.

I was forced to hide in this realm.

In the process, the Essence Energy channel I opened allowed the Immortal Cultivation World's Essence Energy to directly enter this realm.

It also enabled cultivators in this realm to directly refine the Immortal Cultivation World's Essence Energy and even advance to the Divine Transformation stage."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning immediately asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

"What is the relationship between the Immortal Cultivation World's Essence Energy, spiritual energy, and Primordial Power? And why is there such a significant difference when cultivators cultivate Essence Energy and Magical Power?"

"I knew you would have this question."

The Immortal Seed replied calmly.

"Actually, you should have already felt it. The so-called Essence Energy is the combination of spiritual energy and Primordial Power.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, what exists is Heavenly Qi, not the spiritual energy that cultivators in this realm cultivate."

A hint of confusion flashed in Chu Ning's eyes, but he didn't rush to ask.

Instead, he waited for the Immortal Seed to continue.

As expected, the Immortal Seed began to explain further.

"Normally, under the restrictions of the Heavenly Laws, when the Heavenly Qi of the Immortal Cultivation World enters a mortal realm like this one, it is influenced by the power of the lower realm. Only spiritual energy can enter.

If cultivators want to cultivate Essence Energy and advance to the Divine Transformation stage, they need to merge with the Primordial Power of the mortal realm they reside in.

The cultivation path in this realm should have developed in this direction under normal circumstances.

However, because I entered this realm, breaking the restrictions of the realm's power and opening the Essence Energy channel, Heavenly Qi was able to enter."

"The cultivators in this realm benefited for a second time," Chu Ning sighed inwardly.

If what the Immortal Seed said was true, then those cultivators who advanced to the Divine Transformation stage before were indeed beneficiaries of the Heavenly Qi from the Immortal Cultivation World.

Otherwise, they would have had to follow the path that the Ninth Derivative Ascendant initially researched.

Only by creating a method to merge spiritual energy with the Primordial Power of this realm could they truly advance to the Divine Transformation stage.

"This has both advantages and disadvantages for the cultivation path in this realm."

The voice of the Immortal Seed sounded again, and Chu Ning immediately refocused his attention, listening intently.

"The advantage is that within the tens of thousands of years after the spiritual energy awakened, numerous cultivators in this realm ascended to the Immortal Cultivation World.

This is extremely rare among all mortal realms.

The disadvantage is that the entry of the Immortal Cultivation World's Essence Energy completely suppressed the Primordial Power of this realm.

After the spiritual energy awakened, the Primordial Power should have awakened as well, and as the number of cultivators increased, the Primordial Power would have become stronger.

This is the rule of Heaven!"

"However, the Primordial Power in this realm didn't have enough time to fully awaken and grow. The entry of the Immortal Cultivation World's Essence Energy suppressed it, preventing it from growing.

Even after the Essence Energy channel was sealed by the joint efforts of the Immortal and Demon realms, and Essence Energy disappeared from this realm, the Primordial Power could only retreat to a corner.

The entire Nine Transformation Realm has never had a cultivation method that could merge with the Primordial Power to cultivate Essence Energy."

Chu Ning fell silent for a moment.

This was undoubtedly like overdrawing the future of cultivation in the entire Nine Transformation Realm.

The earliest group of cultivators certainly benefited, but the result was that no Divine Transformation cultivators have appeared in the past two decades.

Chu Ning's gaze returned to the Immortal Seed.

"Since the Immortal and Demon realms discovered the Essence Energy channel and even sealed it, why are you still here?"

"Due to the restrictions of the Heavenly Laws, cultivators above the Divine Transformation stage in the Immortal Cultivation World cannot enter mortal realms.

As for those below the Divine Transformation stage, they naturally couldn't take me out of this realm."

The Immortal Seed paused slightly after saying this.

"I only learned this after waking up from my slumber. In fact, after entering this realm, I fell into a deep sleep due to excessive consumption.

Of course, the Immortal and Demon realms were unaware of this.

They kept guarding the Essence Energy channel, fearing that I would escape again.

They even arranged for numerous cultivators below the Divine Transformation stage to enter, but because I was in a deep sleep, these Nascent Soul stage cultivators couldn't sense my existence.

Until twenty thousand years ago...

It was probably around this time, but it's been too long, so the exact timing is unclear."

Hearing the Immortal Seed's explanation, Chu Ning's heart stirred slightly. He was no stranger to the time point of twenty thousand years ago.

After that, the Immortal and Demon realms finally realized that I had fallen into a deep sleep due to excessive consumption.

So, after arranging the last wave of cultivators, they jointly sealed the Essence Energy channel.

Sure enough!

Chu Ning sighed inwardly. And this explained why no cultivators had advanced to the Divine Transformation stage and ascended in the past two years.

Even without the Immortal Seed, he would still be able to find out.

After the Essence Energy channels were sealed, due to the influence of the world's power, only ordinary Spirit Energy could enter this realm.

Moreover, the Primordial Power of this realm had not fully awakened and permeated the entire world.

Not even a method to combine the two energies existed, so no cultivators could cultivate Essence Energy anymore.

Consequently, no one could advance to the Divine Transformation stage and ascend.

At this thought, Chu Ning suddenly realized something amiss.

He asked in confusion, "Even with the Essence Energy channels sealed, this realm's Essence Energy should still exist.

Is it possible that not a single cultivator on the verge of breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage has used this last bit of Essence Energy to achieve the breakthrough?"

"Logically, there should be, but they all perished!"

The Immortal Seed's voice carried a hint of sorrow.

"Initially, a large number of cultivators from the Immortal and Demon paths entered this realm, naturally looking down upon the mortal realm cultivators.

They attempted to rule this realm to find my whereabouts.

This is what you refer to as the invasion of Foreign Devils.

It incited resistance from the cultivators of this realm, ultimately leading to a series of great battles.

The war lasted for nearly a century.

Most of the cultivators from the Immortal and Demon realms were killed in that war, with only a small portion surviving.

The cultivators of this realm suffered even greater casualties, and with the drastic changes in the Heavenly Qi, the entire cultivation world in this realm began to decline."

Hearing this, Chu Ning fell silent for a moment.

So, the so-called Foreign Devils were not just from the Demon Dao, but also from the Immortal Realm.

Chu Ning looked at the Immortal Seed with renewed confusion.

"But for nearly ten thousand years, it seems that 'Foreign Devils' have still appeared in this realm."

"Perhaps, after the cultivators from the Immortal and Demon paths perished, the two paths didn't obtain my news.

So, ten thousand years ago, another group of cultivators entered.

However, without the Essence Energy channels, the number of cultivators who came to this realm was even smaller.

It's not that easy for cultivators from the higher realms to enter the mortal realm.

This time, they no longer sought to rule this realm directly but spread a message that caused chaos in this realm."

Chu Ning's heart stirred, and he asked, "Is this the news that spread ten thousand years ago about refining the Immortal Seed to advance to the Divine Transformation stage?"

"Indeed!"

The Immortal Seed confirmed Chu Ning's guess.

"By then, I was no longer asleep, and the cultivators from the Immortal and Demon paths found many major cultivation sects to cooperate with, using some secret techniques to finally locate me, which led to another round of disputes."

Chu Ning understood the situation; the destruction of the Thunderfire Sect ten thousand years ago probably occurred during this period.

So, he asked directly, "Indeed, initially, the two cultivators from the Thunderfire Sect were also chosen by me to receive exceptional talent, just like you.

Unfortunately, they hadn't grown strong enough. Even though I intended for them to bring me back to their sect, they inadvertently leaked the information, which led to their sect's misfortune."

Chu Ning was surprised by this revelation.

"Are you saying that Venerable Thunderbolt and Firecloud Master also received your favor?"

"Favor? That's probably how you'd put it in your world. If you're referring to the talent I casually bestowed upon them, then yes."

The Immortal Seed's response startled Chu Ning.

Previously, when learning about the Thunderfire Sect, Chu Ning had been amazed by the rise of Venerable Thunderbolt, Firecloud Master, and the sect itself.

He never imagined that the Immortal Seed had also played a role in their success.

Chu Ning couldn't help but ask, "Just how many cultivators have you granted exceptional talent to in this realm?"

"Not as many as you imagine," the Immortal Seed replied.

"Less than two dozen, and many of them were naturally talented. I merely enhanced their abilities.

In the past ten thousand years, the only one I truly supported with great effort is you."

Chu Ning's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, but his heart was filled with doubt.

The Immortal Seed seemed to see through Chu Ning's thoughts and spoke again, "You know your own exceptional talent, and it's impossible for there to be a second person in the entire cultivation world with such constantly refreshing and enhancing abilities.

To achieve this, I expended a tremendous amount of energy and can no longer support a second person.

I occasionally create Spirit Seeds to benefit cultivators."

Chu Ning nodded slightly, believing this statement.

At least, up until now, he had never heard of or encountered anyone with talent comparable to his.

However, Chu Ning's heart was filled with vigilance as he asked, "So, my entire cultivation journey has been arranged by you?"

"You give me too much credit!"

The Immortal Seed let out a soft sigh, and this was the first time Chu Ning felt a fluctuation in its tone.

"The rules of the world are not something I can change. If I truly had such power, I wouldn't be in this situation.

Initially, I granted you the talent to constantly refresh and enhance your abilities, as well as the ability to master some secret techniques.

Apart from that, your cultivation path, various opportunities, and dangers are not within my control.

Even your arrival at the Nine Transformation Spirit Mountain was not within my control.

I could only guide you to meet me here when you arrived.

Upon hearing the Immortal Seed's words, Chu Ning felt slightly relieved.

If it had only given him a golden finger, that would have been fine, but if every move he made was under the other party's arrangement, it would be too terrifying.

However, Chu Ning also understood that the Immortal Seed's words might not be entirely trustworthy.

But thinking about it, most of what it said was probably believable.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Chu Ning asked again, "Why did you choose me?"

"Because you are also not from this world."

There was a hint of curiosity in the Immortal Seed's voice.

"When you first crossed over, I couldn't even sense any causal connection between you and the Immortal Cultivation World.

Moreover, the information in your memory was also something I had never encountered in any cultivator.

So the talent I gave you is based on the way you perceive it."

Hearing this, Chu Ning couldn't help but glance at the Immortal Seed.

He wondered how such a system could exist in the Immortal Cultivation World.

It turned out that all of this was the talent bestowed upon him by the Immortal Seed based on his own perception.

As Chu Ning digested the various pieces of information he had obtained from the Immortal Seed, he contemplated for a while before asking, "What do you want me to do?"

"After you ascend to the Divine Transformation, take me back to the Immortal and Demon World!"

The Immortal Seed's reply caused Chu Ning's face to show surprise.

"Return to the Immortal and Demon World? Aren't you worried that cultivators from both paths will target you?"

"I am worried! But without the absorption of Heavenly Qi, I can only slowly disappear from this world."

The Immortal Seed's voice had regained its calm.

"It seems that the grandmasters of the two paths have cast an ultimate curse secret technique on me, preventing me from breaking through the void again.

Unless I return to the Immortal and Demon World to absorb more Heavenly Qi and become stronger, I can't think of any other way.

In fact, in the past two thousand years without the absorption of Heavenly Qi, coupled with my previous escapes and concealments, as well as bestowing talents upon you, I have already consumed a significant amount.

If it weren't for your coincidental appearance, I might have fallen into the hands of those outside today."

Listening to this, Chu Ning couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

It seemed that after the Immortal Seed entered this world, its situation without the absorption of Essence Energy was indeed not ideal.

Otherwise, the Immortal Seed would have been able to escape through the void from the Immortal Cultivation World, and even the grandmasters of the two paths couldn't do anything about it.

But now, even the six Demigod Realm cultivators outside made it feel threatened.

However, Chu Ning's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he spoke up, "In that case, what's the point of you bringing me here?

I don't even need to mention the distant future. Without Essence Energy and a cultivation method that can merge the two powers, it's impossible for me to advance and ascend.

As for the immediate future, you just said that many Demigod Realm cultivators have arrived outside.

Even if I can't handle a single one of them, I can't help you."

"No, you can help me!"

The Immortal Seed spoke with certainty.

"You possess the Void Tear Secret Technique, which can tear open space and allow me to escape into it.

They don't want me to break through the void, but once I truly enter the spatial rift, I can naturally escape far away.

It's just that I can't leave this world."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning spoke calmly, "So when you rewarded me with the Void Tear Secret Technique, you had already thought of this, right?"

"That's right. The Void Finger, Void Escape, and Void Tear were originally a set of secret techniques in the Immortal Cultivation World, which I added to your talent rewards."

The Immortal Seed admitted directly.

"I did think about asking for your help one day."

After hearing this, Chu Ning's eyes flashed with anticipation.

"Since that's the case, why didn't you include the Immortal Rank Treasury Secret Technique in the refresh rewards?

Let me have the opportunity to cultivate and merge the complete Essence Energy in the future to advance to the Divine Transformation and ascend."

Chu Ning looked at the Immortal Seed with high expectations, but the other party's answer was slightly disappointing.

"I've said that I can't break the rules of the world.

I can bestow upon you the secret techniques that the Immortal Cultivation World has come into contact with as rewards, but I can't create techniques out of thin air.

For mortal world cultivators to truly break free from the world's power and ascend?

Unless there's a situation like before, where the Essence Energy channel is destroyed, breaking the world's power, and using Essence Energy to cultivate and advance to the Divine Transformation and ascend directly.

Otherwise, to advance to the Divine Transformation and ascend, one can only merge Primordial Power and Spirit Energy to cultivate Essence Energy!"

"And in this matter, I can't help you; it's up to you."

"The outside world's belief that refining the Immortal Seed can lead to the Divine Transformation is merely because these people blindly believed what the cultivators from the two paths said.

Even true immortals from the Immortal Cultivation World wouldn't dare to directly devour and refine the Immortal Seed; they still fantasize about using it to advance to the Divine Transformation.

If they truly tried to refine me, they would only end up with their bodies exploding and dying."

After hearing this, Chu Ning's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

He realized that the path of creating his own cultivation technique, as he had envisioned before, was far more important than he had imagined.

Of course, it would also be more challenging.

(End of Chapter)

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