Chapter 596: The Power of Primordial Divine Art (6K Two-in-One)

Chapter 596: The Power of Primordial Divine Art (6K Two-in-One)



"A Tenth Rank Golden Scaled Serpent!"

Chu Ning hadn't expected that after several years, White Spirit and the Earth Rhino Dragon would bring him such good news.

This Golden Scaled Serpent was rumored to have dragon bloodline and could be considered a Heaven-Earth Spirit Beast.

The essence spirit of such a high-ranked metal-attributed spirit beast would indeed be of great use to his Golden Spirit Sword.

"After nearly a decade of cultivation on the island, it's time to go out and explore."

Chu Ning stretched his body and then found the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle.

The Sacred Turtle, upon hearing Chu Ning's intention to venture out to sea, expressed his lack of interest, stating that he had already visited most of these seas and would rather relax on Purple Light Island.

At this moment, Chu Ning thought for a bit and then turned to the Earth Rhino Dragon, saying, "Then you can stay on the island. During this time, you can exchange cultivation insights with Senior Turtle."

As he spoke, Chu Ning also informed the Earth Rhino Dragon about the changes in the heavenly earth essence.

This Heaven-Earth Spirit Beast, whose lifespan was even longer than the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle, had also experienced the transformation of the heavenly earth essence, and it was even more profound.

Upon hearing this, the Earth Rhino Dragon became pensive.

When he learned that Chu Ning and the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle were searching for a way to advance to the Divine Transformation stage, he became very interested.

Having been away from the island for several years, he no longer had the desire to leave.

After Chu Ning handed over some Origin Stones to the Earth Rhino Dragon, the beast was momentarily stunned and said, "I've encountered these Origin Stones in many places within the Spirit Mountain.

Where these stones are present, the spirit energy becomes thinner, and if there are too many, there might be no spirit energy at all.

I always thought these stones were detrimental to cultivation, but I never imagined they might be the key to advancing to the Divine Transformation stage."

As he spoke, the Earth Rhino Dragon took the Origin Stones from Chu Ning's hand.

Then he asked, "Master, the essence spirit I divided has been nurtured; should I give it to you now?"

Chu Ning had intended to ask the Earth Rhino Dragon about this, but upon hearing his words, he inquired further.

"If I take this essence spirit from you now, will it greatly affect you?"

"It won't affect me much." The Earth Rhino Dragon shook his head at this moment.

"The real drain on my energy was when I divided the essence spirit."

After hearing this, Chu Ning nodded slightly.

"In that case, give me that essence spirit.

I'll refine it into the spirit sword, and it will need some time to nurture before it can unleash greater power."

As Chu Ning's words fell, the Earth Rhino Dragon immediately reverted to its original form.

Instantly, a figure identical to its own but much smaller flew out from its head.

Since this essence spirit was still under the control of the Earth Rhino Dragon, there was no need for Chu Ning to exert control as he had done with the other essence spirits he had collected.

However, at this moment, the Earth Rhino Dragon said, "Master, I need to sever the connection with this essence spirit. Otherwise, taking it away will cause some damage to my essence energy.

But once I sever the connection, this essence spirit might sense danger and try to escape.

Master, you should be on guard..."

"Good!"

Chu Ning opened his mouth and exhaled, and a yellow-hued spirit sword immediately flew out.

In the next moment, the Earth Rhino Dragon seemed to have cast some secret technique.

As his divine sense rippled around him, the essence spirit soared into the sky, attempting to flee.

But how could Chu Ning let it escape so easily?

With a wave of his hands, the essence spirit was instantly bound by an invisible barrier, struggling in vain to break free.

Chu Ning's yellow Earth Spirit Sword, already charged with power, was unleashed without hesitation.

The runes on the Earth Spirit Sword flickered, and the yellow glow intensified.

As the Earth Spirit Sword approached the essence spirit, Chu Ning quickly performed a series of hand seals to release the binding barrier.

The Earth Rhino Dragon's divided essence spirit felt the external binding force disappear, and it tried to escape once more.

But at that moment, a powerful devouring force emanated from the Earth Spirit Sword.

Just as the essence spirit began to move, it was forcefully pulled by this devouring force.

Then, despite its struggles, it was directly swallowed into the Earth Spirit Sword.

Witnessing this, the Earth Rhino Dragon couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

He had seen the formidable power of these Five Elements Spirit Swords before.

But he never imagined that a single spirit sword could have such a restraining effect on an essence spirit.

This essence spirit, though split from his own, retained formidable power due to the significant loss of his lifespan, comparable to the essence spirit within his body.

"Master, your cultivation and abilities are truly off the charts."

At this moment, the Earth Rhino Dragon glanced at Chu Ning, who was observing the Earth Spirit Sword, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He also looked at the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle lying on the other side, its massive turtle head turned to observe the situation.

"Now, you've even found the path to advance to the Divine Transformation stage.

Although I've lost an essence spirit and consumed a significant portion of my lifespan, it might not be a bad thing for me.

Perhaps I can truly find the way to advance to the Divine Transformation stage."

As the Earth Rhino Dragon was thinking, the essence spirit was devoured and entered the Earth Spirit Sword.

The yellow glow gradually subsided, but the runes on the sword's body continued to flicker, indicating that the array within was still active.

Upon seeing this, Chu Ning immediately cast several spells onto the sword.

"The Essence Spirit within this sword is also strong, but it is no match for the Earth Rhino Dragon's Essence Spirit.

Thus, it now faces the fate of being devoured.

From now on, the Earth Rhino Dragon's Essence Spirit will naturally dominate within this sword."

Chu Ning was familiar with the process, having witnessed the Blue Luan Essence Spirit devour the Green-Eyed Ironwood Wolf in the Wooden Spirit Sword.

At this moment, as Chu Ning executed his spell, the original beast's Essence Spirit flew out from the Earth Spirit Sword.

The Earth Rhino Dragon's Essence Spirit began to take control of the sword.

Immediately, a suction force erupted again, drawing in the original Essence Spirit.

Feeling the two Essence Spirits merging and devouring each other, Chu Ning gradually calmed down and retrieved the Earth Spirit Sword.

This sword would naturally need some time to nurture before it could unleash its full power.

"Let's go and take a look at the Tenth Rank Golden Scaled Serpent," Chu Ning said to White Spirit as they prepared to leave.

The two of them flew off, heading southwest towards Purple Light Island.

Along the way, White Spirit shared some of her recent experiences with Chu Ning.

After staying in the Cultivator City for two to three years, the Earth Rhino Dragon joined some loose cultivator teams and traveled around, completing various tasks.

With their cultivation base, even when they disguised themselves as Foundation Establishment or Golden Core Cultivators, there was no real danger.

This time, they had come to an overseas immortal island to pick a Spirit Fruit, but unexpectedly encountered a Tenth Rank Golden Scaled Serpent.

The serpent immediately recognized their identities and spoke rudely to White Spirit, leading to a confrontation.

With White Spirit's guidance, Chu Ning's flight speed was slightly faster.

After a month, the two arrived in a sea area filled with abundant Spirit Energy.

"This place is indeed rich in Spirit Energy, making it an ideal place for cultivation.

However, there are no islands within a ten-thousand-mile radius, so it's only suitable for Spirit Beasts.

Hmm? That Golden Scaled Serpent has discovered us."

Soon after Chu Ning's words, a golden escape light sped towards them from a distance.

As the golden light approached, it revealed a middle-aged man wearing a golden long robe.

It was clearly the transformed form of the Tenth Rank Golden Scaled Serpent.

His narrow, sharp eyes fixed on White Spirit, then shifted slightly to Chu Ning.

He let out a light laugh towards White Spirit.

"When you fled before, I thought you were going to find some powerful backup.

And all you brought was a Mid-stage Nascent Soul human cultivator?"

No wonder the Golden Scaled Serpent laughed.

If the Earth Rhino Dragon had appeared, he would have been more cautious.

But now, facing just a Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, he didn't take it seriously.

However, the serpent soon realized how naive this thought was.

Chu Ning didn't say much; with a wave of his hand, countless thunder lights appeared in the air.

The power emanating from the silver thunderbolts instantly caused the Golden Scaled Serpent's expression to change slightly.

White Spirit, standing nearby, also showed a hint of surprise.

"Hmm? After a few years, the power of your Thunder Movement Across the Eight Directions seems even stronger?"

Chu Ning was currently using the first layer of the Primordial Divine Art to control the Thunder Movement Across the Eight Directions.

Although he could previously use the Thunder Spirit Root to cast this technique, the first layer of the Primordial Divine Art he created inherently incorporated thunder cultivation.

As such, the power of the Thunder Movement Across the Eight Directions was naturally stronger.

Silver thunder arcs descended like silver snakes, converging towards the Golden Scaled Serpent's head.

The Golden Scaled Serpent's expression shifted slightly, and a golden long spear appeared in his hand.

As the golden spear danced, golden serpent shadows flew out.

The golden serpents and silver snakes intertwined, but in the next moment, the golden serpent shadows disintegrated.

The Golden Scaled Serpent, a Tenth Rank Spirit Beast, had used a treasure to cast a spell, yet it couldn't withstand Chu Ning's Thunder Movement Across the Eight Directions.

Seeing this, the Golden Scaled Serpent snorted lightly.

then swept the golden spear across, creating a large golden light that spread around him.

Instantly, the silver snakes were scattered, and not a single silver thunderbolt could get close.

Chu Ning calmly continued to execute his spell.

The countless silver thunderbolts gathered in the sky, but they no longer appeared silver.

As the thunder power accumulated, they transformed into a golden color.

Above the Golden Scaled Serpent's head, they formed a golden thunderball.

In the next moment, it directly struck downward.

Although both were golden, the golden thunderball was even more ferocious than the Golden Scaled Serpent's golden spear.

The Golden Scaled Serpent, upon seeing this, flashed towards Chu Ning in an attempt to dodge the golden thunder strike while attacking him.

However, despite his speed, he couldn't outpace the thunder light.

When the Golden Scaled Serpent was fifty zhang away from Chu Ning, the golden thunderball had already struck.

Seeing this, the Golden Scaled Serpent had no choice but to wield the golden spear again.

The golden spear's light intensified, and in the next moment, it flew out of his hand, directly piercing the golden thunder in the sky.

Two differently colored beams of light collided in the air.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, the golden light in the sky exploded.

The light on the golden spear dissipated, and it shot back towards its owner.

At the same time, the golden thunderball above also exploded, transforming into countless golden thunder lights.

The golden-scaled serpent roared as it dove towards Chu Ning, its body shimmering with golden light, transforming into a hundred-zhang-long giant serpent. It opened its mouth wide and sprayed out streams of golden light, blocking the descending golden lightning.

"Human cultivator, if this is all you've got, then die!" it roared, its voice echoing across the sky. The serpent's tail, now grown to an enormous size, lashed out with a strange, golden glow, aiming at Chu Ning from an odd angle.

The distance between them had been a hundred zhang, but with the serpent's transformation, it was now reduced to just fifty zhang. Its massive body moved with incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, its tail reached Chu Ning.

Chu Ning stood his ground, neither dodging nor evading. He raised his left hand, summoning a surge of green spiritual flame that met the golden light head-on. Simultaneously, he thrust his right fist forward, unleashing a powerful strike.

The golden-scaled serpent, witnessing Chu Ning's audacity, narrowed its eyes with a chilling glint. But the next moment, it was stunned by what happened. The green flame in the air suddenly dispersed, enveloping and neutralizing the golden light of its attack. In an instant, its powerful assault dissipated into scattered green sparks and vanished.

At the same time, Chu Ning's right fist landed on the serpent's tail, unleashing a devastating force that penetrated its body. The serpent, so proud of its dragon lineage, found itself unable to resist such power. As the force entered its body, even the circulation of its spiritual energy began to slow down.

"What kind of attack is this? Why does it suppress my spiritual energy?" the serpent thought in shock. It tried to retract its tail, but to its surprise, it felt Chu Ning's grip tighten around it. Despite its immense strength, it couldn't break free.

"Is this a Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?" it wondered, finally realizing something was amiss.

Before it could react further, the serpent felt itself being flung away by a powerful force, its body uncontrollable. It couldn't even defend against the descending thunderous light.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The thunderous roars filled the air as countless silver arcs of electricity struck the serpent's body, causing it to let out agonizing roars.

Chu Ning, standing in mid-air, didn't move a muscle, his stance unwavering. However, a hint of amusement crept into his eyes.

"The Primordial Divine Art not only enhances the power of Thunder Movement Across the Eight Directions, but as my magical power grows, so does the might of the Dark Yin Blue Flame. And when the Nine Transformations Body Refining Art's third volume drives the essence energy within, even a tenth-rank spirit beast like this is helpless against it!" Chu Ning thought, recalling the punch he had just delivered. It wasn't just a simple application of the Heavenly Trigram Fist Secret Technique from the Nine Transformations Body Refining Art; he had infused it with essence energy.

The results were indeed formidable. When he infused essence energy, even this powerful spirit beast couldn't move its tail, which Chu Ning had grabbed.

"So, those half-god cultivators were fortunate not to have attacked the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle. If it had used its essence energy, even the two half-god cultivators from Tianyi Sect and Ten Thousand Demons Sect might have faced a tough battle. Unfortunately, although I've cultivated essence energy, it's probably not as refined as the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle's. After all, it directly absorbed heavenly essence to cultivate it. My essence energy is far from reaching such perfection."

As these thoughts flashed through Chu Ning's mind, the golden-scaled serpent finally realized something was wrong. A cultivator who could severely injure it with a mere gesture was no ordinary Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Could this person be a transformed half-god cultivator?" it wondered, its eyes filled with doubt and surprise. Having just recovered from the heavy blow, the serpent's body flickered, returning to its previous form—the golden-robed middle-aged cultivator. It then transformed into a beam of golden light and attempted to flee.

Chu Ning smiled slightly at this sight. With a wave of his hand, the white spirit, who had been watching from a distance, materialized on his shoulder. Chu Ning then used the Lightning Escape Technique to pursue the serpent.

The Primordial Divine Art's Lightning Escape Technique was faster, easily catching up to the golden-scaled serpent. The white spirit, now in its true form, smiled and transmitted a message to Chu Ning, "Master, are you waiting for the serpent to escape into its cave abode?"

Chu Ning nodded slightly and replied through a mental message, "This serpent has cultivated in this sea area for many years, so its cave abode should have some treasures. Since we're here, we shouldn't return empty-handed. We might as well see if it has any companions. If so, we can capture them all in one go and eliminate future troubles."

The golden-scaled serpent, of course, could guess Chu Ning's intentions.

But a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he flew off in a certain direction.

After flying for several hundred li, the dragon suddenly plunged straight into the sea.

Chu Ning didn't hesitate and followed him into the seawater.

"Hmm?"

Initially, Chu Ning wasn't surprised, but after traveling a thousand zhang into a giant cave, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He had discovered that the Spirit Energy was becoming weaker the deeper they went.

However, this lack of Spirit Energy didn't seem like a scarcity but rather as if it was being suppressed by some force.

And he was all too familiar with this situation.

"Could it be that there's Primordial Power here too?"

Chu Ning's heart filled with joy as he sensed the abundant Primordial Power ahead.

Chu Ning became even more delighted.

Finally, after passing through a curtain of water, they arrived at a massive cave.

Not only was there not a trace of Spirit Energy here, but there wasn't even any seawater.

At this moment, the Golden Scaled Serpent, taking advantage of Chu Ning's entry into the cave, once again reverted to its original form, blocking the entire curtain of water.

Staring at Chu Ning, its two giant eyes were filled with a chilling intent.

"I don't care if you're a Mid-stage Nascent Soul or have some other cultivation level. As long as you've entered this place, you're at my mercy!"

As Chu Ning surveyed the surroundings, he heard the Golden Scaled Serpent's words and responded calmly, "Are you referring to the inability to use Magical Power?"

"Correct!"

The Golden Scaled Serpent proudly replied.

"This place possesses a mysterious power. Under its suppression, neither cultivators nor Spirit Beasts can utilize their Magical Power..."

Just as it finished speaking, the Golden Scaled Serpent seemed to realize something was amiss. It looked at Chu Ning, and a hint of confusion flashed in its eyes.

"How can this person remain so calm when his Magical Power is unusable?"

At that moment, Chu Ning's voice reached its ears.

"The Skylid Continent indeed has Primordial Power, but the Primordial Power here is not particularly strong.

It seems to be a remnant from the past, and no new Primordial Power has gathered or been born here."

Primordial Power?

The Golden Scaled Serpent's eyes flickered with confusion as it looked at Chu Ning once more.

How does this person seem to know the name of this power?

"Pretentious!"

The next moment, the Golden Scaled Serpent coldly snorted, no longer paying attention to why Chu Ning was acting so strangely.

Its massive body rushed towards Chu Ning in the underwater world.

At the same time, it opened its huge mouth, as if it wanted to swallow Chu Ning whole.

But just then, the Golden Scaled Serpent was astonished to see Chu Ning's figure flicker and disappear from his original spot.

"Teleportation? How can he teleport when Magical Power is unusable here?"

As the Golden Scaled Serpent was puzzled, Chu Ning had already flashed to the edge of the water curtain.

The two had essentially switched positions.

At the same time, Chu Ning punched towards the serpent's body, striking it!

Instantly, the formidable destructive power that the Golden Scaled Serpent had felt before once again penetrated its body.

Primordial Power could suppress the use of pure Magical Power, but it couldn't suppress Essence Energy.

Chu Ning, at this moment, circulated the third volume of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Art, harnessing the power of Essence Energy, not only allowing him to directly use Void Escape.

But also unleashing a punch with tremendous offensive power.

Previously, on the sea's surface, the Golden Scaled Serpent could resist this destructive force with its Magical Power.

But now, it could only rely on its Physical Body to endure the attack.

"Boom!"

Despite the Golden Scaled Serpent's formidable Physical Body, it couldn't withstand the destruction of the Essence Energy, and it immediately fell, crashing heavily onto the ground.

Chu Ning followed closely behind, delivering another punch.

The giant serpent, which had just attempted to get up, struggled on the ground for a moment before becoming weak and feeble, unable to move.

Chu Ning immediately stopped paying attention to the Golden Scaled Serpent.

After surveying the thousand-zhang-deep underwater cave before him, he began picking up Origin Stones while carefully investigating the area.

After half a day of searching, Chu Ning finally finished examining the cave.

"This cave is much larger than the Primordial Power caves in Snow Mist Valley and Green Mountain Spring Bottom.

Unfortunately, this cave doesn't have the Primordial Power whirlpools like those two places.

So, while there are many Primordial Stones, there are no Primordial Water Droplets.

Moreover, after I take away these Primordial Stones, the Primordial Power here will become extremely weak.

I'm afraid it won't be able to produce many more Primordial Stones."

As Chu Ning was thinking this, the Golden Scaled Serpent, which had been lying motionless on the ground, suddenly flew out as a golden serpent shadow, rapidly escaping towards the outside of the water curtain.

After Chu Ning took away all the Primordial Stones, the Primordial Power here became very weak, and it was already unable to suppress the Spirit Energy.

As the Spirit Energy from outside the cave entered, the Golden Scaled Serpent felt its power recovering slightly, and its Essence Spirit immediately abandoned its Physical Body, attempting to escape.

Seeing this, Chu Ning glanced at it indifferently, unhurried.

With a casual strike, he completely severed the life force of the Golden Scaled Serpent's Physical Body, which still had a faint breath.

Then, he collected the giant corpse of the Golden Scaled Serpent into his Storage Bag.

Only then did he leisurely transform into a ray of light and follow the Golden Scaled Serpent out of the water curtain.

(End of Chapter)

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