While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move 166
by adminSu醒 sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed. He was feeling and guiding the Yuan力 in his body. It was like a spring sprout bursting from the ground after being watered by the spring rain. The layer of Yuan力 armor that covered Su醒’s body also extended a few inches outward. This improvement was remarkable. Originally, Su醒 could only barely control the Yuan力 to wrap around his skin. But now, not only could he wrap it, but he could also feel the subtle differences in the Yuan力.
Su醒’s explosive growth in Yuan力 cultivation continued for several minutes before slowly calming down. Afterward, Su醒 stretched out his hands, sensing the invisible layer of power on them. It felt like wind, yet like fire. Like wind, it was formless, yet like fire, it was filled with destructive power.
Su醒’s heart moved, and a strand of Yuan力 detached from his palm. Su醒 then guided that strand of Yuan力 toward a piece of mountain rock several meters away. After a few breaths, the rock remained unchanged. At that moment, a gentle breeze blew, and the entire one-meter-tall rock was blown into fine sand.
“Tsk tsk… It’s not difficult to crush a mountain rock into sand with brute force…” “But the strength of Yuan力 lies in its formlessness!” “If I were in battle, I could silently inject Yuan力 into my enemy’s body. By the time they realized it, their internal organs would likely be shaken to bloody mush!” Su醒’s lips curled up slightly, obviously satisfied with the ability of Yuan力 to break from within.
With this ability to project Yuan力 externally, over a distance of several meters, even a Martial Emperor-level strongman could be silently assassinated! “Next, let’s try wrapping it around the spirit sword!”
Su醒’s heart moved, and the Ink Ice Sword appeared in his hand. He then guided the Yuan力 to completely cover the Ink Ice Sword. The Ink Ice Sword vibrated slightly, emitting soft hums. It seemed to be enjoying the Yuan力’s touch.
Su醒 briefly sensed the strength of the Ink Ice Sword. Its toughness had increased by a full double, and even the spirit within the sword was more abundant. If the Ink Ice Sword was originally a legendary weapon, then after being covered with Yuan力, it could likely reach beyond the legendary level in a short period of time!
When Su醒 retracted the Yuan力, the Ink Ice Sword returned to its original state. However, Su醒 could feel that the Ink Ice Sword had made an imperceptible improvement during those short few minutes.
“So that’s how it is, Yuan力 can be soft or hard…” “Using Yuan力 to nourish a magic weapon, transforming it into a Yuan器… is the process of Yuan力 transforming the magic weapon!” “The stronger the cultivator’s Yuan力, the longer the Yuan力 is wrapped around the magic weapon, the greater the improvement of the magic weapon!” Su醒 estimated that the soul-bound magic weapons of those body refining cultivators must have been nurtured for hundreds or even thousands of years by Yuan力 before they could truly become Yuan器, far surpassing ordinary magic weapons.
After Su醒 retracted the Yuan力, the spirit sword in his hand hummed faintly. Su醒 could feel the Ink Ice Sword seemed to be expressing its dissatisfaction, as if it wanted more Yuan力. “Don’t worry, once my Yuan力 gets stronger… I’ll feed you every day!” Su醒 whispered a few words to the Ink Ice Sword, and it stopped protesting.
“Tsk tsk, after this simulation, my strength has probably increased by almost 50%!” “If I want to make further breakthroughs, I must consider the Returning Void Realm…”
Su醒 muttered softly, his gaze falling on the simulation panel. On the afternoon of July 29, 2024 in the New Era, Su醒 began a new round of simulation as scheduled.
“Start simulation!”
【Ding! This simulation consumes 4700 energy points, leaving 15.04 million energy points remaining. No remaining simulation attempts.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Spending 1000 energy points to draw a Green Quality Innate Talent, 10,000 energy points to draw a Blue Quality Innate Talent, 100,000 energy points to draw a Purple Quality Innate Talent. Would you like to draw?】
“Draw a Purple Quality Innate Talent!” Su醒 murmured.
【Congratulations on obtaining the Purple Quality Innate Talent: Animal Friend!】
【Animal Friend: Purple Quality Innate Talent. You have an astonishing attraction and affinity for all animals and spirit beasts. You can easily gain the favor of animals and spirit beasts, and they will have a heartfelt trust in you. At the same time, you can understand the language of any animal or spirit beast.】
“Hmm? This talent… seems like an advanced version of the Level 10 Beast Tongue I drew before?” Su醒 raised an eyebrow, remembering the Level 10 Beast Tongue talent.
Back when he was first captured by Elder Dog and almost refined into a human pill, Elder Dog had taken out a very strange蛊虫. If Su醒 hadn’t been able to understand the language of the蛊虫, he might have been tortured terribly by it.
“Compared to the Level 10 Beast Tongue talent, the Purple Quality Innate Talent Animal Friend… seems to have the added ability to win the favor of animals?” “I just don’t know how strong the effect of winning favor is?” Su醒 pondered.
A talent that can gain the favor of spirit beasts is indeed good. If there is an opportunity to enter the Cultivation Realm in the future, maybe he can contract a spirit pet. If the descendant of Shennong is plant affinity, then Animal Friend is animal affinity, both belonging to the same category.
“However… I’m most urgent about pushing my cultivation further!” “Animal Friend can directly replace the Level 10 Beast Tongue talent… I can save money on talent expansion when the time is right, which is good!” Su醒 murmured.
Afterward, Su醒 set his goals for this simulation.
“It would be best if I could take my grasp of Yuan力 to the next level…” “Of course, in addition to Yuan力, I should also start learning the protective罡气!” “After that, I’ll ask about the secrets of breaking through to the Returning Void Realm and look for the ultimate place…” Su醒 closed his eyes and reviewed these goals in his mind, then officially began the simulation.
【In the Spirit Field Paradise, you realize you are in a simulation.】
【Suddenly, the spirit chickens in the distance start squawking, their eyes looking at you with deep adoration.】
【You can hear them constantly calling you “Chicken Brother, Chicken Brother,” as if you are their leader.】
【You understand that this is the Animal Friend talent at work.】
【At this time, you feel something strange about the soil under your feet. It turns out that the灵蚯蚓 you planted before are expressing their love for you.】
【You comfort the灵蚯蚓 and hope they will evolve into earth dragons soon.】
【The灵蚯蚓 are instantly motivated and burrow back into the Spirit Field, diligently fertilizing and loosening the soil.】
【After your Yuan力 reaches the external release level, you can start trying to cultivate protective罡气.】
【So, in the following period of time, you wait for news from Jin Cong Xue while trying to cultivate protective罡气.】
【The difficulty of cultivating protective罡气 lies in extending the Yuan力 to a distance of one foot, about thirty centimeters, from the surface of your skin.】
【And this is something you’ve already achieved. So, you try to control the Yuan力 to a distance of three feet from your skin.】
【After that, you follow the method of protective罡气, slowly shaping the Yuan力 into a fully enclosed shield to protect you.】
【The entire practice process consumes a lot of Yuan力.】
【You can only practice for two hours a day, and your Yuan力 will be exhausted. You have to wait for the Yuan力 to recover before you can continue.】
【But you are surprised to find that practicing protective罡气, this Yuan力 divine power, can maximize the squeezing of your Yuan力, even faster than your previous cultivation.】
【One month later, Jin Cong Xue contacts you, telling you that the mining area副本 has been finalized, and the Taro Association has added four more mining area副本.】
【You are overjoyed upon hearing this, but you are cautious and continue to stay in the capital city to observe the reaction of the Great Summer military.】
【During this time, you visit the Luo Tian Great Assembly副本.】
【After obtaining the permission of the副本 administrator, you successfully enter the Luo Tian Great Assembly副本.】
Su醒 saw this and his heart moved, murmuring:
“Use immersive simulation function! Duration 24 hours!”
【Ding! You have successfully used the immersive simulation function, costing 2.4 million energy points, leaving 12.54 million energy points.】
As the simulation’s prompt sounded, Su醒’s vision changed. The next second, Su醒 appeared in the familiar hall.
“Good disciple, go to the back mountain and call your Shennong uncle to attend the Luo Tian Great Assembly…”
It was still Niu Rulie standing in front of Su醒, instructing him. But this time, Su醒 didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he asked:
“Master, your disciple has something unclear. Regarding the matter of nourishing a magic weapon into a Yuan器…”
Niu Rulie nodded slightly upon hearing this, not urging Su醒 to go to the back mountain, but said:
“You are the disciple with the best comprehension I have ever taught. Before the age of one hundred, you have already cultivated Yuan力 to the third stage, the external release level!” “Even I, in my younger years, was far inferior to you!” “Do you know the classifications of weapons for our cultivators?”
Before Su醒 could answer, Niu Rulie continued:
“The magic weapons of cultivators, from lowest to highest, are charm weapons, magic weapons, treasure weapons, spirit weapons… and even the legendary immortal weapons!” “Generally speaking, the initial forging of a magic weapon, its foundation and material, have already determined its level, and it is very difficult to change it afterward.” “But our body refining cultivators’ Yuan器 are different!”
“Body refining cultivators, what we cultivate is the flesh, the Yuan器!” “As long as the Yuan器 is nurtured by you long enough, even the lowest-grade charm weapon can become something that surpasses immortal weapons!”
After saying that, Niu Rulie roared, and a illusion, crimson-red, Heaven-Opening Axe appeared behind him. Niu Rulie stretched out his hand and grabbed the illusion giant axe, which transformed into a solid form in his hand. The axe was a full three meters long, entirely red, emitting a strong smell of blood and the burning sensation of flames.
Su醒 was a full three meters away from the crimson axe, yet he could feel being oppressed by a powerful aura, even feeling a sense of breathlessness.
Niu Rulie brandished the axe in front of Su醒, and the powerful aura emanating from it even caused the birds in the sky to fall from their heights.
After a few minutes, Niu Rulie put away the axe with a light shout. The axe returned to its illusion form and disappeared within Niu Rulie’s body.
Su醒 was so shocked by this that he couldn’t speak. And Niu Rulie looked proudly at Su醒, saying:
“Good disciple, isn’t my skill pretty good?” “Just now, that is my Yuan器, the Heaven-Opening Axe!” “Hahaha… of course, I named this axe because I wanted it to be awesome!”
Pausing, Niu Rulie’s eyes flashed with a trace of reminiscence as he said:
“I still remember when I first joined the Luo Tian Sect, that was more than two thousand years ago, wasn’t it?” “At that time, I was still a Qi Refining cultivator… and later I accidentally walked the path of body refining…” “After that, when I realized Yuan力, I nurtured this axe, which I used to chop firewood daily.” “Yes, you heard right! This axe was originally just an ordinary chopping axe! But now, it is already something that can compare to immortal weapons!”
At this point, Niu Rulie’s face was filled with a certain pride.
“And all this is the merit of Yuan力!” “Yuan力 is mysterious and boundless, its uses are no less than spiritual force… As long as you have enough patience to nurture it, the Yuan器 will become stronger and stronger.” “I have been nurturing this axe for eighteen hundred years, right?”
Su醒 was deeply shocked upon hearing this.
Remembering the strong murderous aura and bloodiness emanating from the crimson giant axe, the raging flames that seemed to burn away everything in the world… the terrifying aura that even a Divine Transformation cultivator could hardly bear to look at…
Two thousand years ago, this Heaven-Opening Axe was just an ordinary chopping axe?
The difference was truly shocking!
As if seeing Su醒’s shock, Niu Rulie explained:
“The nurturing of Yuan器 lies in the word ‘use’!”
“Ordinary magic weapons, no matter how high-quality their materials are, but after years of erosion and countless battles, their materials will inevitably be damaged, thus reducing their quality…” “But Yuan器 are different!”
“We body refining cultivators, when we fight, our Yuan力 wraps around the Yuan器, serving as a buffer for the Yuan器. The collisions between ordinary weapons simply cannot harm our Yuan器.”
“And besides that, daily maintenance and polishing, even affection for the Yuan器, can make it stronger…”
“If your strength is even stronger, you can integrate the Yuan器 into your body, and then nourish it with your own blood and Yuan力. You will then have a soul-bound Yuan器, at which point your Yuan器 will be no less than any magic weapon!”
Su醒 could see that Niu Rulie was quite proud as he said these words.
Indeed, nurturing a mundane tool into such a terrifying, heaven-defying weapon was in itself a cause for pride!
Su醒 took a deep breath and then bowed to Niu Rulie, saying:
“Thank you, Master, for your guidance!”
Niu Rulie nodded with a smile upon hearing this, saying:
“Alright, go and find your Shennong uncle!”
Su醒 nodded in response, his mind still filled with the shock of the crimson-red giant axe. It wasn’t until he was about to reach the back mountain that he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask about how to break through to the Returning Void Realm.
“It doesn’t matter, I should be able to ask Shennong uncle…”
Su醒 thought to himself. He soon arrived at the back mountain.
Shennong You Tian was still in the image of an old farmer in the mountains, tending his spirit plants in the Spirit Field. After carefully loosening the soil and fertilizing a seed,
Shennong You Tian stood up and looked at Su醒, smiling and saying:
“Luo nephew, did you call me to attend the Luo Tian Great Assembly?”
Su醒 nodded slightly upon hearing this and said:
“Yes, Shennong uncle!”
Shennong You Tian smiled and walked toward Su醒, saying:
“Nephew’s aura has become even deeper. You’ve probably reached the end of both body refining and Qi Refining, and are about to enter the Void Realm, right?”
Su醒 nodded slightly upon hearing this and took the opportunity to say:
“Shennong uncle, your nephew came here today precisely to ask about how to step into the Returning Void Realm?”
Shennong You Tian nodded slightly upon hearing this and said:
“To reach this level, you should indeed know something about the Returning Void Realm…” “The so-called Refining Essence to transform Qi, Refining Qi to transform Spirit, Refining Spirit to Return to Void… that is the initial path of our Qi Refining cultivators.” “And when you step into the Returning Void Realm, your consciousness will become introverted, and your spirit will stay within your flesh. You can keep your spirit introverted to protect your flesh from aging and death… or you can let your spirit travel outside, entering the Void Realm!”
Su醒 furrowed his brows upon hearing this, questioning:
“Void Realm? What kind of place is that?”
Shennong You Tian asked back:
“Nephew, do you know the meaning of ‘spiritually connected for a long time’?”
“The so-called spiritually connected for a long time, for ordinary people, means they have heard each other’s names and have long wanted to meet, but they have only just met, which is a regret.”
“But for Returning Void Realm cultivators, it means that their spirits have already sensed each other in the Void Realm, but they have not met in the real world.”
Su醒’s brow furrowed even deeper. It seemed that the Void Realm was a place that only cultivators above the Returning Void Realm could reach with their spirits?
Sure enough, Shennong You Tian said:
“When your spirit becomes strong enough, you will be able to feel the call of the Void Realm. Once you can step into the Void Realm, your flesh and spirit will undergo a transformation…” “Survive the Void Spirit Thunder, and you will become a Returning Void Realm cultivator!”
Su醒’s brows were tightly knit together, Void Realm, Void Spirit Thunder.
These things seemed to exist only in the Cultivation Realm…
And Su醒’s world had no longer produced cultivators. He wasn’t sure if the Void Realm still existed.
“Could it be… that the path ahead is already cut off?”
Su醒 was unwilling to give up. Instead, he asked:
“Uncle, is there any way to break through to the Returning Void Realm without entering the Void Realm?”
Upon hearing Su醒’s words, Shennong You Tian laughed heartily, saying:
“Nephew, what are you talking about? How can you achieve Returning Void Realm cultivator status without entering the Void Realm…”
Halfway through his words, Shennong You Tian suddenly paused, as if remembering something, and said:
“It’s true that there is a rumor… It was once rumored that hundreds of thousands of years ago, a Divine Transformation cultivator accidentally entered the Realm Beyond Heaven…”
“The so-called Realm Beyond Heaven is a world without the Void Realm.”
“And that cultivator stayed in the Realm Beyond Heaven for thousands of years. Even though he reached Divine Transformation Completion and his spirit was full, he still couldn’t sense the Void Realm…”
“But that Divine Transformation cultivator was also extraordinary. He was an alchemy prodigy. Although there was no Void Realm, he refined a pill…”
“Called the Refining Void Pill!”
Pausing, Shennong You Tian continued:
“The main use of the Refining Void Pill now is to help Divine Transformation Completion cultivators survive the Void Spirit Thunder after entering the Void Realm, ensuring their spirit doesn’t perish.”
“But at its inception, the Refining Void Pill was rumored to be able to skip sensing the Void Realm and directly step into the Returning Void Realm.”
“Of course… this is just a rumor. Whether it’s true or not, time is too long, and Uncle doesn’t know anymore.”
Su醒 secretly memorized this information. No matter if it was true or false, Su醒 had to try it.
If there really was no Void Realm in the real world, then Su醒 would be doomed!
So, Su醒 said:
“Uncle, can you lend your nephew the formula for the Refining Void Pill… Cough, cough… for a look?”
(End of Chapter)
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