Chapter 641

Furthermore, because he was skilled in alchemy, his status was quite unique.

But the only reason he was ahead now was that he had joined the Shushan Sect earlier and cultivated more desperately.

He had spent four or five times more time cultivating than the others.

When Lumine and the others were out relaxing, he was cultivating; when Lumine and the others went to capture fierce beasts for food, he was cultivating.

Ever since Bai Zhu began his cultivation, he had never slept, nor had he eaten a meal.

Such things would delay his cultivation, except when he had to refine pills or come to the sect's main hall.

All other time was spent in bitter cultivation.

Even so, he still felt the extreme gap between himself and the geniuses.

The effort Lumine and the others put in, the thought they spent on cultivation, didn't even amount to one-fifth of his own.

Yet, they had easily surpassed him, and now they were already approaching the late stage of Refining Essence into Qi.

Geniuses never saw bottlenecks in their cultivation; everything just followed its natural course.

But for his cultivation, every step was a hurdle.

Bai Zhu accepted this unfairness; the world itself was unfair, and even more so in the cultivation world where the strong reigned supreme.

If everyone were a genius, how could a Divine Body ensure its uniqueness?

Bai Zhu saw things very clearly; everyone wanted to become a genius, and he was no exception.

But he had had no way before.

The desire for longevity, after starting cultivation, could already be easily resolved; for a cultivator, immortality was not a troublesome matter.

But wanting to change one's aptitude...

That was a matter even more difficult than an ordinary person's longing for longevity.

Jiang Yan had said that such a method existed in Shushan, but those who had achieved it throughout history were all people who already possessed peerless talent or immense opportunities.

Trying to replicate their success was fundamentally impossible.

But now, Jiang Yan had spoken of...

The Body-Refining Furnace.

This was something that could change a disciple's aptitude.

The opportunity was already placed before him; was there any need to think more about what remained to be done?

Back then, he had been able to ascend Shushan as a mortal, thirsting for the Dao, seizing every opportunity, and finally attaining longevity.

Now, why not seize this opportunity to make his own talent stronger?

He also wanted to try and see what it felt like to cultivate after becoming a genius.

Bai Zhu's gaze grew increasingly fiery, revealing a radiant longing as he stared at Ei's jade talisman of the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements.

Lisa, on the other side, was no better off than him.

Don't look at her rapid cultivation speed; that was because of the Karma Fire Soul-Burning Art acting as a cheat.

But this thing, in itself, could not be used often.

A cultivator, in the end, had to rely on themselves; after all, she wasn't truly a demonic cultivator.

But her own aptitude was merely a mid-grade Lightning Spirit Root.

Jiang Yan had indeed said that she had a special constitution that hadn't been activated yet, and once activated, her talent would definitely be even stronger.

But Lisa didn't know the method for activation, and Jiang Yan couldn't say for sure either.

A constitution was like Klee's; with the right method, it could be successfully activated, and some constitutions even reached the level of a Divine Body.

But that was only because Shushan happened to know how to activate the Red Emperor's Burning Heaven Body and had the capital to activate it.

What if it were a different sect?

Would Klee's constitution be wasted, or even become completely impossible to activate?

There were many special constitutions in the cultivation world; even Shushan didn't dare say they knew them all.

All Lisa could do was maintain her cultivation, constantly collect information, and explore the conditions for activating her constitution.

This would be a very long process, and during this time, it was impossible for Lisa to stop cultivating.

Therefore, her current mid-grade Lightning Spirit Root was her only reliance.

If the Body-Refining Furnace could truly improve her spirit root, then her cultivation would also go more smoothly.

Aside from them, most of the others also held this thought.

Although most of Shushan's inner sect disciples were geniuses, people always wanted to become better.

The Body-Refining Furnace was of extraordinary significance to them, but for those with Heaven Spirit Roots like Zhongli, or even the three with Divine Bodies like Lumine,

it didn't matter.

No matter how strong the Body-Refining Furnace was, could it create a Divine Body?

If it really could create one, could it guarantee it would be stronger than their three Divine Bodies?

However, if the Body-Refining Furnace could truly be realized, it would still be of extraordinary significance to Shushan.

If it were really created, Lumine would also be happy for everyone; with Shushan facing the prying eyes of the Evil Sword Immortal, if everyone could improve their talent, they could possess stronger power in a shorter amount of time.

As fellow members of Shushan, the road of cultivation was long; having more friends to walk it with was always a good thing.

"Sect Master, this Body-Refining Furnace…～…"

Zhongli was still relatively calm; after all, even if there really were a Body-Refining Furnace, he probably wouldn't need it.

Jiang Yan raised his hand to signal Ei, saying softly,

"I presume you, Ei, have already seen the introduction to the Body-Refining Furnace from the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements jade talisman."

"Then, let Ei give everyone a rough introduction."

Ei nodded, looked at the crowd, and said slowly:

"According to the annotations of the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements, the refining of this Body-Refining Furnace requires not just the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements, but also the Dual-Complete Hand and the Origin of Qi, which are also among the Eight Extraordinary Techniques."

"｀. Once the Body-Refining Furnace is successfully built, it can cleanse the true spirit of a person, change their aptitude, and it is even rumored that it can allow one to possess a special constitution."

Upon hearing this, it wasn't just Bai Zhu and the others; even Ningguang and the others, whose talent was not poor to begin with, were moved.

It was true that they had top-grade spirit roots, but…

Having seen Keqing's Sword Body and Shenhe's Plain Yin Body, they naturally understood the power of a special constitution.

Perhaps in terms of cultivation, they might be slightly inferior to Heaven Spirit Roots, but in certain characteristics, they were terrifyingly strong.

Keqing's sword path was divine, and Shenhe's God-Ghost Seven-Kill Order, bolstered by the Plain Yin Body, unleashed power that simply shouldn't exist in the late stage of Refining Essence into Qi.

If one used the lower levels of certain cultivation worlds, for example, dividing the great realm of Refining Essence into Qi from Refining Qi all the way to Mahayana,

Shenhe would at least be at the Tribulation Transcendence stage, second only to Mahayana.

It was only because Shushan's immortal path didn't require so many detailed realms that she was called late-stage Refining Essence into Qi.

If the Body-Refining Furnace could create special constitutions, then the effect of this thing…

It was truly beyond words.

To summarize simply…

Build it!

Must build it!

No matter the cost, it must be built!

Seeing that everyone was somewhat excited, Ei hurriedly added:

"But the annotations record that because the Body-Refining Furnace was too powerful, it was destroyed by the Dao."

"Back then, the Great Elder of the Divine Machine Sect, who created the Body-Refining Furnace, also died an unnatural death, and the Divine Machine Sect was wiped out in a short time."

"Later, no one ever found the Body-Refining Furnace again, nor could anyone create it."

"Therefore, I am a bit worried... well."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel somewhat conflicted.

The effect of the Body-Refining Furnace was too powerful; they really wanted to take a gamble, but…

If the Body-Refining Furnace were to bring disaster upon Shushan, it wouldn't be worth it.

But suddenly, Jiang Yan said softly:

"Is that how the annotations on the Divine Machine's Hundred Refinements explain it?"

Ei was stunned for a moment, seemingly sensing a turning point, and looked at Jiang Yan expectantly.

"Sect Master, is there some other inside story?"

"Of course." ===== CHAPTER 642 =====