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Chapter 652: Spiritless Origin, A Long Way Ahead
Chapter 652: Spiritless Origin, A Long Way Ahead
"Spiritless Island!"
Stepping onto this place that had once given him a splitting headache, Chu Ning no longer felt the same bewilderment and frustration as before.
Although his physical and magical energy were still unusable, his essence power was not restricted. Perhaps it was due to the resistance of his essence power.
Even his divine perception was now usable, a stark contrast to his previous state of being blind in both eyes.
Since he wasn't sure about the situation on Spiritless Island, Chu Ning had not brought Cen Zijin with him when he teleported from Northern Cold.
After examining the teleportation array that he had repaired before, Chu Ning took out several materials and began to rearrange them.
He wanted to fully restore the array so that even Cen Zijin could freely come and go in the future.
The next moment, he abruptly stopped in his tracks.
Then, he flashed out of the stone house.
"Fellow Daoist Turtle!"
Seeing the gray-robed elder in the valley, looking at this place with vigilance, Chu Ning couldn't help but exclaim in slight surprise.
It was Cangxuan Spirit Turtle, who had gone missing during the teleportation from Sky Curtain Continent almost two hundred years ago, and hadn't been seen since.
A hint of surprise also flashed across Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's face when he saw Chu Ning.
"So, it's Fellow Daoist Chu! I just sensed the presence of a Demigod Realm cultivator and thought it was a powerful being from Sky Curtain Continent.
I never expected it to be an old acquaintance!"
As Cangxuan Spirit Turtle spoke, his body shifted, and he reverted to his spirit turtle form.
Then, he lazily lay down on the ground.
At the same time, he said, "It seems like it hasn't even been two hundred years since we last met, and Fellow Daoist has advanced directly from the intermediate Nascent Soul stage to the Demigod Realm.
Such speed has made this old turtle take notice.
And the fact that you found this place means you must have known about this island before."
"Indeed, Fellow Daoist Chu happened to come to this island unintentionally when he first formed his Golden Core.
With my magical energy and divine perception completely suppressed, I suffered greatly.
If it weren't for a stroke of luck, allowing me to teleport to Northern Cold through this array, I wouldn't know how long I'd be trapped here.
It was here that I first came into contact with the power of the origin."
Chu Ning briefly explained his experiences on the island, then curiously asked, "Fellow Daoist Turtle, you've been here on Spiritless Island for over a hundred years, and I assume you've made great progress?"
Chu Ning could also roughly guess the reason for Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's appearance here.
It was likely that when he teleported to Northern Cold, the Demon Tyrant used the Gale Wind Dart to interfere with the teleportation.
Cangxuan Spirit Turtle must have then used the repaired teleportation array to reach Spiritless Island.
After sensing the power of the origin here, he decided to stay.
"Of course, there have been gains, but even a small harvest is an exaggeration."
There wasn't much emotion in Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's voice at this moment.
"At first, although I could sense the power of the origin here, I couldn't refine and absorb it.
Not being able to use magical energy was one thing, but even though my essence power was usable, I still couldn't refine this power of the origin.
After spending several decades exploring, I finally found the answer—the essence power cultivated within me is incompatible with this power of the origin."
"Oh?"
Hearing Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's words, Chu Ning was slightly surprised.
He had never felt the suppression and rejection of the power of the origin by his essence power before.
Why was it appearing in Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's case?
As Chu Ning pondered this, Cangxuan Spirit Turtle spoke again, "Later, I slowly realized that the essence power within me was not cultivated from the Primordial Energy and the power of the origin.
Instead, it was cultivated from the Primordial Energy of the Immortal Demon Realm, and for some reason, this power of the origin strongly resists the essence power cultivated from that Primordial Energy.
If I want to cultivate this power of the origin and merge it with my spirit energy, I can only abandon my previous essence power..."
Hearing Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's explanation, Chu Ning's heart stirred.
This statement seemed to align with what the Immortal Seeds had said before.
The power of the origin in this realm was suppressed due to the influx of Primordial Energy from the Immortal Demon Realm.
As the origin of power, having some resistance was probably normal.
In that case, the troubles Cangxuan Spirit Turtle faced might not exist for Chu Ning.
After all, his essence power had been cultivated from the power of the origin and spirit energy from the very beginning.
Of course, this needed further testing to confirm.
At this moment, Chu Ning didn't rush to try it out but instead asked Cangxuan Spirit Turtle directly, "Fellow Daoist Turtle, have you abandoned your previously cultivated essence power now?"
"No!"
Cangxuan Spirit Turtle let out a light sigh.
"It's not that easy to make such a decision. To be honest, the reason I faced multiple Demigod Realm cultivators without fear in Sky Curtain Continent but didn't want to take action was..."
Because of the Essence Power I cultivated within my body, I can suppress them.
But over the past twenty thousand years, the Essence Power within my body has gradually diminished.
I haven't even had time to cherish it, and now I'm being asked to give it up completely. It's truly difficult to make a decision."
Chu Ning couldn't help but fall silent after hearing this.
He understood Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's reasoning, and it wasn't just the Spirit Turtle; Chu Ning believed that any cultivator or spirit beast would feel the same in this situation.
It's important to know that the Essence Power within Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's body is non-regenerative once it's consumed.
Cangxuan Spirit Turtle continued, "So for the past hundred years, I've been trying to see if I can achieve the best of both worlds.
Unfortunately, I still haven't found a suitable answer until today."
After speaking, he lifted his massive turtle head and looked at Chu Ning.
"Chu Daoyou, you've cultivated to the Demigod Realm and have come here. Are you preparing to attempt the final fusion of the two powers to cultivate Essence Power?"
Upon receiving Chu Ning's affirmative answer, a hint of joy appeared in Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's aged voice.
"Chu Daoyou has exceptional talent. If you can comprehend it, you'll definitely be faster than the old turtle.
The old turtle can also benefit from your success."
Hearing this, Chu Ning immediately smiled and said, "Then next, let's cultivate and strive to attain enlightenment as soon as possible."
Chu Ning then asked Cangxuan Spirit Turtle, "Turtle Daoist, you've been here for over a hundred years and must have explored the outside world. Have you discovered anything?"
"They're all ordinary people or low-level cultivators of Primordial Power. There's nothing particularly worth seeing."
Cangxuan Spirit Turtle replied leisurely.
"I've also found some cultivation methods from them, but they don't seem to help me much.
Does Chu Daoyou want to start with them?"
Chu Ning shook his head.
"The cultivation methods on this island aren't particularly advanced. They're just some remnants left by the Nine Evolution Master.
I've experienced them before and wasn't interested.
However, since I've been to this island before, I'm curious if there have been any changes or if I can meet any old acquaintances.
Turtle Daoist, I plan to go outside and take a look. Are you interested in coming with me?"
"Forget it." Cangxuan Spirit Turtle lazily sprawled out.
"The old turtle is too lazy to move."
"Then, I'll go and take a look." As he spoke, Chu Ning utilized his Essence Power to directly employ Void Escape, leaving the valley.
Chu Ning's Essence Power wasn't suppressed by the Primordial Power here, and he had control over spatial power.
When he executed the escape technique, there was no difference from the outside world.
In the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared without a trace.
Cangxuan Spirit Turtle watched Chu Ning's departing figure, slightly raising his turtle head, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
After a long while, Cangxuan Spirit Turtle lazily sprawled out again.
"It seems that Chu Ning Daoyou has already cultivated some insights into Primordial Power, and I even felt the fluctuations of Essence Power just now.
This indicates that he can combine Primordial Power and Spirit Energy to cultivate Essence Power.
Therefore, he no longer has any reservations about using Essence Power."
As he thought this, a hint of envy flashed in Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's giant eyes.
However, there was also a hint of hesitation and doubt, but faintly, a hint of determination also emerged.
"If Chu Daoyou truly succeeds in cultivating Essence Power, I should also make a decision soon."
Cangxuan Spirit Turtle continued his intense internal struggle, while Chu Ning had already flown out of the valley and was flying through the air.
When he told Cangxuan Spirit Turtle that he wanted to see the changes outside and meet old acquaintances, it was just an excuse.
Chu Ning had spent five years on Spiritless Island, but most of his time was spent in the valley.
He had little interaction with the outside tribes, and the few acquaintances he had met once might not still be alive after such a long time.
However, during his previous time on Spiritless Island, Chu Ning's actions were restricted, and he hadn't truly explored the entire island.
Chu Ning also wanted to take this opportunity to search for more information and insights about Primordial Power.
Chu Ning's figure circled above the entire Spiritless Island and eventually returned to the so-called Hundred Beasts Mountain.
"This place is called Hundred Beasts Mountain because there are more Primordial Beasts here.
In fact, this mountain should be more appropriately named Primordial Mountain, as the Primordial Power of the entire Spiritless Island emanates from this mountain.
Moreover, the valley where the Nine Transformations Elder settled was merely the place where the Primordial Power was the most concentrated on the surface.
Below this Primordial Mountain, there should be the source of the Primordial Power!"
Chu Ning felt the dense Primordial Power of the entire mountain, deep in thought.
Because he could clearly sense that the Primordial Power here was like the Spirit Energy between the heavens and earth in the outside world, but it was suspended and had no root source.
Therefore, Chu Ning suspected whether there was something like the Spirit Vein in the outside world here.
To maintain this Primordial Power.
Moreover, after cultivating the Primordial Power for such a long time, Chu Ning could vaguely sense that the root source should be at the bottom of this great mountain.
However, even at this moment, he couldn't truly perceive the exact location of the root source.
Chu Ning almost had the urge to dig into the ground to find out, but after thinking about it, he temporarily suppressed this idea.
After all, he had just arrived on the island, and even if he wanted to search, there was no need to rush.
More importantly, if his understanding of the Primordial Power hadn't reached a certain level, even if he found the root source, what could he do?
Thinking thus, Chu Ning returned to the valley.
The Cangxuan Spirit Turtle saw Chu Ning return and immediately asked curiously:
"Chu Daoyou, have you already cultivated Essence Power with the help of the Primordial Power?"
Chu Ning nodded slightly.
"I cultivated the Essence Power by practicing the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Art together with my own technique.
However, this Essence Power is not well-rounded, and I can't unleash it outside my body.
I came here to figure out how to directly integrate the Primordial Power into my technique without dual cultivation."
Hearing Chu Ning's words, the Cangxuan Spirit Turtle sighed again.
"With the same technique, you can cultivate Essence Power, while I have thousands of years of cultivation experience.
Speaking of which, it's really enviable for me.
It also means that I must make a decision!"
As he spoke, a glint of determination flashed in the Cangxuan Spirit Turtle's giant eye.
The next moment, the Essence Power in its body surged, overflowing outside its body.
Chu Ning silently watched as the Cangxuan Spirit Turtle began to eliminate the Essence Power within its body, while he returned to the stone house.
He also started his cultivation.
Cultivating the Chaos Immortal Art and the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Art simultaneously, the difference was that before, he absorbed the Spirit Energy from the outside world and then used the Primordial Stone to cultivate the Primordial Power.
But now, Chu Ning absorbed the Primordial Power here and consumed a pill he had refined earlier for cultivation.
Essence Power and Magical Energy slowly condensed within his body, and Chu Ning carefully felt that the current cultivation was slightly different from the previous one.
"Although there is no difference in the Essence Power cultivated by both techniques, there is still a subtle difference in the details.
When cultivating in the outside world, the refinement of Spirit Energy was the main guiding force, but on this island, without Spirit Energy, even though the grade of the pill I consumed was not low, the Primordial Power has become the leading force at this moment."
After completing his first true cultivation on Spiritless Island, Chu Ning's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
He was glad that the recent cultivation proved that the Primordial Power here was extremely pure and could fully support the cultivation he desired.
Moreover, Chu Ning even had a vague feeling that the refinement speed of the Primordial Power during the recent cultivation was somewhat restricted.
Consequently, it also affected the speed of the Chaos Immortal Art's refinement and absorption of the pill.
The purity of the Primordial Power was not an issue, which meant only one situation.
That is, the effect of the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Art in refining the Primordial Power has already fallen behind the effect of the Chaos Immortal Art in refining Spirit Energy.
This was completely opposite to when he cultivated the Five Elements Chaos Art and the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Art before.
It meant that his Chaos Immortal Art had reached a sufficiently high level.
At least, it had surpassed the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Art, the First Technique of the Heaven-Derived Realm.
His concern was that merging the Essence Power seemed far more difficult than he had imagined.
Even though he now had Essence Power within his body, Chu Ning didn't sense any help from this Essence Power in refining the Primordial Power during the dual cultivation.
Therefore, Chu Ning now faced two challenges: one was how to integrate the cultivation of Primordial Power into the Chaos Immortal Art.
The other was how to improve the cultivation speed to match the absorption and refinement speed of Spirit Energy.
Chu Ning muttered to himself, and his attention then fell on the Life Seed within his body.
(End of Chapter)
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