Chapter 292

"This feeling is truly wonderful."

In Yunhe's qi sea dantian, that infant also sat cross-legged just like him.

It was merely sitting on a tortoise-shell-shaped small shield, clutching five flying swords in its arms, barely maintaining a posture that seemed somewhat lacking strength, and behind it a large banner stood, its aura considerably weaker.

As for the Thick Earth Cauldron and Heaven-Covering Net, they were directly tossed into a corner by him, not even glanced at.

And around this Nascent Soul, five five-colored spirit beasts needed were circling, a posture of crouching beside the Nascent Soul, breathing out; countless threads of pure spiritual energy flew from the phantoms of those five spirit beasts, merging into the Nascent Soul.

He opened his eyes, which looked exceptionally clear, light flashing in his pupils; as his lips moved, Yunhe's words came out.

"No wonder, for a Yuan Ying Cultivator, the Nascent Soul is the foundation of everything."

"After obtaining a Nascent Soul, one truly possesses the ability to seize another's body; even without performing the soul-seizing secret art, the Nascent Soul can do so in an almost instinctive manner."

"Furthermore, after the Nascent Soul seizes a body, although the impact on one's cultivation base is not small, it does not damage the foundation, meaning there is still a possibility to recover one's cultivation base, although of course this will not be easy and the cost is not small."

"Thus, for a Yuan Ying realm cultivator, as long as the Nascent Soul is not destroyed, even if the physical body is completely annihilated, they will not die."

"The Nascent Soul reached out a hand and gently stroked the five flying swords cradled in its arms; instantly, jumping golden arcs of electricity appeared upon them."

""This physical body withstanding the heavenly tribulation was indeed not in vain; setting aside the tempering and strengthening of the flesh, merely my five Five-Element Heavenly Thunder Swords have absorbed a great amount of heavenly thunder power, which counts as a considerable improvement,"

"Using heavenly thunder power to temper heavenly thunder naturally gave his Five-Element Heavenly Thunder Sword great benefit."

"Moreover, it is not only because he blocked two heavenly thunderbolts with his flesh; the eighth and ninth thunder tribulations, he also repelled with these five flying swords, likewise gaining considerable benefit."

"The earlier thunderbolts helped him successfully elevate his Five-Element Heavenly Thunder Sword to the fourth-tier spirit treasure level."

"The latter two thunderbolts caused the heavenly thunder power within the Five-Element Heavenly Thunder Sword to increase enormously; if the five swords are united and the "Five-Element Sword Formation" is deployed, even an ordinary fourth-tier middle-grade magic treasure would likely be no match."

""Once I spend some time properly refining the "Yao Beast Armor," elevating this treasure to fourth tier should be a natural progression."

""The Beast Soul Banner is a bit more troublesome; the materials originally used were not of the utmost quality. However, once I find suitable materials and re-refine it, raising it to a fourth-tier magic treasure is no problem, after all, the key of this treasure lies in the quality and quantity of the beast souls within the banner."

"He will not abandon the Beast Soul Banner."

"Possessing such vast resources of the Demon Beast World, this banner can be said to be the easiest magic treasure for him to upgrade; not using it would be a terrible waste."

"Previously, he might have worried that the banner's overflowing yin and lethal qi would cause others to regard him as a demonic cultivator; now that he has formed a Nascent Soul, the so-called righteous and demonic paths are meaningless to him."

""Other Yuan Ying Cultivators, after successfully forming their Nascent Soul and passing the tribulation, still have to worry about magic treasure matters; lacking a suitable treasure, they inevitably fall behind when encountering veteran Yuan Ying Cultivators."

""I don't have such worries. Even now, relying solely on my Five-Element Heavenly Thunder Sword, I should not suffer a humiliating loss against some veteran early-stage Yuan Ying Cultivators."

"Yunhe couldn't help but smile."

"Previously, by combining the Nascent Soul corpse-refining formation, he could barely fend off a true Yuan Ying Cultivator."

"But now he can do so relying solely on himself."

"That feeling is completely different."

""My physical strength has also increased considerably; although it hasn't reached the late third-tier level, it has improved a great deal."

"In terms of physical enhancement, it cannot be rushed."

"After a quick glance at the changes in his Nascent Soul, Yunhe settled his mind."

"He began circulating the tenth layer of the "Great Longevity Five Elements True Scripture," while also digesting and absorbing the heavenly essence that descended after his successful tribulation; this too counts as a considerable benefit."

"After circulating several grand cycles, he gained a rough understanding of this tenth-layer technique."

But he could also clearly feel.

""After the heavenly essence is completely digested, the speed of cultivation increase is also too"

"Yunhe let out a silent sigh."

""No wonder Yuan Ying Cultivators can live up to a thousand years, yet most of them, no matter how extraordinarily talented they once were, will still be stuck at the early Yuan Ying bottleneck, making no progress for hundreds of years."

"When he was still at the Jie Dan stage, relying on the "minor five-element spirit body" that was barely comparable as a spiritual root, his cultivation was slow, but at least it was tolerable."

"But now that he has reached the Yuan Ying realm, this "minor five-element spirit body" truly seems insufficient; relying solely on absorbing spiritual energy to cultivate, his cultivation increase is so slow that he hardly knows how to describe it."

""The spiritual energy in my cultivation chamber, bolstered by the Jade Fat Ice-Clear Lotus, is not weak either; it is roughly comparable to a low-grade fourth-tier spiritual vein, and the spiritual energy of a fourth-tier vein is already sufficient for a Yuan Ying Cultivator's practice, indicating that my slow cultivation progress is not due to insufficient spiritual energy concentration, but because my innate aptitude has already reached its limit."

""The "minor five-element spirit body" can no longer meet my needs, and my "Great Longevity Five Elements True Scripture" technique only goes up to the tenth layer; if I do not wish to change my cultivation method, seeking the subsequent techniques of the "Great Longevity Five Elements True Scripture," including the secret arts for condensing a "five-element spirit body" and even a "great five-element spirit body," has become my primary objective at present."

"For him, whose cultivation has already reached the Nascent Soul level, the cost of changing cultivation methods is too great; unless absolutely necessary, it would not fall within his considerations."

"Moreover, he cannot possibly find another method to condense a spirit body all at once."

"If there is no spirit body to assist him, relying solely on his original low-grade gold-water dual spiritual roots, even if his lifespan were multiplied, he could hardly expect any further progress in this lifetime."

""According to my current cultivation speed, I'm afraid it would take three or four hundred years just to touch the shadow of the mid-Yuan Ying stage; therefore, even if I were anxious, it would be useless—solidifying my cultivation base comes first."

""Generally speaking, a true cultivation genius can form a Nascent Soul before the age of two hundred, and is considered to have hope of attaining Godhood; the difficulty of Godhood is dozens of times, or even more, that of forming a Nascent Soul. This prospect of Godhood is merely talk, but such a genius, as long as he does not fall, can still hope to break through to the late Yuan Ying stage before his lifespan is exhausted."

""I have successfully formed a Nascent Soul at the age of two hundred thirty, which is actually not bad."

"Furthermore, his lifespan of two hundred thirty years is, for him, merely a beginning."

"Once his Demon Beast Body also breaks through to the fourth tier, perhaps his lifespan could reach tens of thousands of years!"

""So I only ask for stability; reaching the late Yuan Ying stage is definitely no problem!"

"Upon reaching the late Yuan Ying stage, in the absence of Godhood emergence, he would absolutely be considered a true pinnacle figure of this world."

""One word: stability, that's enough."

"Feeling his Nascent Soul thoroughly consolidated, Yunhe no longer remained seated cross-legged, and slowly released his divine sense."

"Hum—"

"Instantly, a terrifying, powerful, and substantial divine sense spread out; everything within a radius of several hundred li seemed to lie within his grasp—if he wished, not even the slightest breeze or grass movement could escape his observation, and even the tiniest insect's every motion would be fully revealed in his "vision.""

"On a mountain peak several dozen li outside the Ice Immortal Pavilion, two Yuan Ying Cultivators and a fourth-tier demon beast who were meditating with eyes closed almost simultaneously opened their eyes."

"In the eyes of the two cultivators and the demon beast, an expression of disbelief appeared."

"This"

""What a powerful divine sense!"

"Han Sword True Monarch sensed that divine sense sweeping over his body; he could clearly feel that this divine sense was stronger than his own!"

"And it was much stronger."

"Senior Brother." Han Jian Zhen Ju turned his head to look at Ku Jian Zhen Jun.

Ku Jian Zhen Jun's expression also turned somewhat solemn, "You also sensed it, right? Such divine sense is probably enough to compare to a mid-Yuan Ying Cultivator."

Divine sense comparable to a mid-Yuan Ying Cultivator!

Just broke through to the Yuan Ying realm, his divine sense can actually compare to that of a mid-Yuan Ying Cultivator?

This left several people momentarily unsure what to say.

But the one with the worst expression was undoubtedly Wan Hailin.

He felt that his coming this time was truly somewhat superfluous; even as a Late Jie Dan Stage cultivator riding a Fourth Level Vast Sea Spirit Turtle, he could only barely earn the attention of two Yuan Ying Cultivators.

But aside from being able to see the spirit qi vortex and the thundercloud tribulation, he could basically feel no change in the person undergoing the breakthrough.

If it weren't for the Vast Sea Spirit Turtle's discovery, he might have already left by now.

Inside the cave dwelling.

Yunhe's face broke into a smile.

"With this divine sense, it should barely be comparable to that of a mid-Yuan Ying Cultivator, right?"

Divine sense has always been his forte, not only because of the "Thousand Insects Myriad Worms Technique", but also because his two bodies give his soul an inherent strength over ordinary cultivators; the combination thereof has resulted in his current divine sense strength.

Such an advantage cannot be matched even by cultivators who also practice the "Thousand Insects Myriad Worms Technique".

Such divine sense, when combined with the divine sense attack "Seeking Immortality's Divine Grant", even veteran early-Yuan Ying Cultivators must be wary of him to some extent.

After all, without a divine sense-defending type magical treasure, divine sense attacks are hard to guard against.

However, just like the 'Grand Longevity Great Five Arts True Scripture', the 'Thousand Insects Myriad Worms Technique' also has no further teachings; fortunately, compared to the 'Grand Longevity Great Five Arts True Scripture', at least I know where to find the continuation of the 'Thousand Insects Myriad Worms Technique'.

"Thinking about it, I've piled up too many things beforehand without laying the groundwork."

But if he were to do it again, he would still choose to first condense the Nascent Soul.

Because only upon reaching the Yuan Ying Realm can he undertake certain tasks with greater confidence and also have more confidence for self-preservation.

"Inside this Ice Immortal Pavilion, there actually lies a not-so-small secret."

Yunhe flicked his sleeve, sweeping away all the dust on his body, and with a single step he arrived outside the cave dwelling.

Just as he stepped out, he saw that at a distance of several tens of zhang from his cave dwelling, the Ice Osmanthus Fairy was leading a group of Ice Immortal Pavilion disciples, earnestly guarding that spot.

Upon seeing Yunhe step out, the Ice Osmanthus Fairy took the lead, and they all knelt down in unison.

"Greetings, Grand Elder!"

Gazing at those graceful figures, Yunhe smiled faintly, lightly raising his palm, and beneath their astonished gazes, a force lifted them all up.

Yunhe turned his head toward the outside of the Ice Immortal Pavilion and softly said, "Several of you, why not come inside for a chat?"

His voice had already reached the ears of Han Jian Zhen Jun and the others several tens of li away.

The few exchanged glances, then all smiled and turned into streaks of light heading toward the Ice Immortal Pavilion.

Yunhe once again looked toward the Ice Osmanthus Fairy and said:

"Esteemed guests have arrived."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Osmanthus Fairy immediately nodded, "I will dutifully follow the elder's decree."

She knew very well what Yunhe's next words would be, so she directly responded accordingly.

Soon after.

Then three streaks of light arrived above the Ice Immortal Pavilion.

(End of chapter)