Chapter 232 - 231: Dharma Treasure Form, Secret of the Dharma Body

A month or so later.

The preparations for refining the Spiritual Treasure were quickly completed!

He Muyun arrived at Weiyuan Immortal City, bringing with her the Artifact Refining Grandmaster from the Cyan Profound Sect.

During the Crystal Ceremony, Tianhe, representing the Cyan Profound Sect, had officially signed a peace treaty with Weiyuan Immortal City, establishing a cooperative relationship between the two parties.

Thus, there was no danger for this Artifact Refining Grandmaster to come here.

Moreover, the compensation Su Ye offered was more than enough to satisfy him!

After signing the Spirit Contract, he was naturally committed to doing his best for Su Ye.

Su Ye had no reason to doubt him.

This Artifact Refining Grandmaster had signed a Spirit Contract, and he had many children and apprentices—all convenient weaknesses.

If he dared to try any funny business, setting aside whether he could fool Gao Mingtong, the backlash from the Spirit Contract alone would be enough to kill him and erase his existence. Not to mention, it would be a funeral for his entire clan...

Under such circumstances, why would the Artifact Refining Grandmaster risk it?

Soon.

The work of refining the spiritual materials began to proceed steadily, efficiently, and quickly.

Su Ye took the time to visit a few times to inspect the work and was very satisfied with what he saw!

"Not bad."

"He, and you two Grandmasters, thank you for your hard work."

"Once the Spiritual Treasure is forged, I will have another generous gift for you. I guarantee the three of you will be satisfied..." Su Ye said with a gentle smile.

"Yes, I will certainly do my utmost."

The Artifact Refining Grandmaster from the Cyan Profound Sect was a middle-aged cultivator in a green robe with a goatee. His surname was Ji, and he was extremely respectful toward Su Ye.

"Mr. Ji, there’s no need for such formalities..." Su Ye said casually.

At this moment, Gao Mingtong spoke up. "Mr. Su, at the current pace of refining the spiritual materials, we can finish processing them in one year at the latest."

"However, the specific form of the Spiritual Treasure has yet to be decided..."

Hearing this, Su Ye thought for a moment and said, "Do you have any suggestions? I’m accustomed to using long-handled weapons."

"In that case, City Lord, please take a look. I have meticulously designed these blueprints and even referenced the forms of many Spiritual Treasures..."

Gao Mingtong said with a hint of pride, handing over a jade slip.

Su Ye swept his Divine Sense over it and saw that it contained designs for three different Spiritual Treasures.

They could be roughly categorized as:

A spear, similar to the Frost Thorn Spear, but longer, more elegant, and radiating a biting cold light.

A trident, with three prongs and three points. Its shaft was engraved with dragon patterns, making it look both opulent and graceful.

A Chidori Cross-Spear, also known as a ’Cha Tang.’ It could thrust like a long spear, slash like a naginata, and reap like a hooked scythe!

Su Ye frowned in contemplation.

He thought all three designs were quite appealing. He was having a hard time choosing...

"Forget it."

"Let’s just focus on refining the spiritual materials for now... As for the specific form of the Spiritual Treasure, there’s no rush."

Su Ye thought for a moment before saying this.

He truly wasn’t in a hurry. After all, there was still a year before the spiritual materials would be fully refined.

"Understood," Gao Mingtong nodded in agreement.

...

After leaving the Weapon Foundry.

’The matter of the Spiritual Treasure is mostly settled.’

’Next, I need to focus on increasing my own strength!’

Su Ye returned to the Ghostly Flood Dragon and entered the captain’s quarters. He glanced up and saw over a dozen jade slips laid out on the table.

These were the prized collection of Weiyuan Immortal City—a library of books recorded and stored in jade slips, totaling 3,457 volumes.

They included miscellaneous records, travelogues, Daoist arts, and talismanic inheritances... but at their core, all of them touched upon one thing: explanations of higher realms!

And this was exactly what Su Ye needed.

After cultivating to the Crystal Realm, Su Ye’s prior accumulation of knowledge was almost completely exhausted.

He lacked sufficient understanding of the realms beyond.

The Crystal Realm nurtures divine seeds; the Golden Core transforms them into Divine Techniques.

And then what?

He didn’t know (for now).

Under these circumstances, focusing solely on cultivation to increase his Magical Power was not a wise course of action.

It’s one thing to know what happens, but another to know why it happens.

Even the demon races, after reaching the third rank and awakening their intelligence, didn’t just blindly absorb spiritual qi and consume Spiritual Objects.

They would also compare their progress against their bloodline inheritance to reflect upon and correct their own cultivation path.

So why would a cultivator be any different?

Only by absorbing the experience of one’s predecessors and clarifying one’s own path forward can cultivation proceed smoothly!

’Perhaps a true, top-tier prodigy could start from nothing, rely on no external aid, and deduce their way to the highest realm?’

’As for something like that... I might be able to do it, but obviously... there’s no need...’

Su Ye smiled, leaned back in his comfortable armchair, grasped a jade slip, and slowly closed his eyes.

The power of his Divine Sense extended, delving into the jade slip to read its contents.

...

He was so engrossed that he forgot to eat and sleep, reading day and night without rest.

Several days later, Su Ye’s eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.

A look of understanding surfaced in his gaze.

He murmured to himself, "So that’s how it is?"

Relying on Weiyuan Immortal City’s library, Su Ye’s understanding of the Golden Core Realm had deepened.

He had even caught a glimpse of the realm beyond it!

He recalled several records.

"Xuan Continent, the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty."

"The Sword Child of the Celestial Sword Sect achieved a Super-grade True Method Golden Core, which contained the Six Paths Great Techniques. He later attained the Nascent Soul Realm and manifested a Dharma Aspect known as the [Celestial Sword’s Cross and Vertical Transformation Aspect]..."

"Venerable Xiri of Xuankong Temple traveled far to the Hidden Treasure Realm, manifested the [Great Sun Buddha’s Original Aspect], and converted twelve Demon Emperors and sixteen Demon Buddhas..."

"The Loose Cultivator, Wujian, manifested the [Corpse Forest Infinite Mystery Aspect] and slew the Governor of Nanling, General Dingnan... Anchang State, Jinye State, Lingshan State... seven states were transformed into the Corpse Forest Demon Realm, devastating the southwest and striking fear into the Chu Court..."

Xuan Continent was the heartland of the human race in this world.

Immortal Chu was the second great unified immortal dynasty in the history of Xuan Continent, after Immortal Qin!

It had been six thousand years since then, and it had long since fallen.

Su Ye had little interest in studying history. What he cared about most was the existence of the so-called [Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect] mentioned in the records!

"A Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect..." Su Ye murmured to himself.

According to his own summary and analysis.

The [Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect] corresponded to Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

However, not all Nascent Soul True Monarchs could manifest a [Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect].

Only prodigies who had formed a Six Methods Golden Core, or one with even more Divine Techniques, could manifest a [Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect] after stepping into the Nascent Soul Realm.

Whether in terms of combat power or miraculous abilities, a ’Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect’ was far more formidable than a regular ’Nascent Soul’!

’Does stacking Divine Techniques trigger a transformation?’

Su Ye guessed that Divine Techniques were the leaves of the Great Dao, manifestations of rules. When a cultivator’s number of Divine Techniques reached a certain point, did they combine and restructure to manifest a Dharma Aspect?

And thereby grant all sorts of incredible abilities?

According to the descriptions in several of the books, almost all cultivators with a [Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect] were beings who could dominate their entire generation!

Furthermore, based on some fragmented records, a [Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect] was also considerably beneficial for achieving the Divinity Transformation Realm...

Su Ye pondered this, making a comparison. "If a ’Nascent Soul’ with one Divine Technique is like an Astra Militarum guardsman with a weapon, then a ’Dharma Aspect’ is a fully armed Astartes, equipped to the teeth!"

The potential and combat power of the two couldn’t even be compared!

’In that case, the Crystal Realm is incredibly important...’

’The number of divine seeds...’

Su Ye muttered.