Chapter 429

Yunhe fully immersed himself in the condensation of the Metal Phase Spirit Body.

Entities: Yunhe, Metal Phase Spirit Body

The infusion of the Metal Phase Spirit Body illusion caused his entire Qi Sea Dantian to churn like overturning rivers and seas.

Entities: Metal Phase Spirit Body Illusion, Qi Sea Dantian

Beneath that Nascent Soul lay a vast expanse of five-colored arcane power, resembling an endless ocean.

Entities: Nascent Soul, five-colored arcane power

As a top-tier cultivation method, the arcane power generated by condensing the Five Phase Spirit Body illusion makes his arcane power far greater than that of an ordinary early Nascent Soul cultivator.

Entities: Five Phase Spirit Body Illusion, arcane power, early Nascent Soul cultivator

A Nascent Soul infant, about seventy to eighty percent similar to Yunhe, now had a solemn expression.

Entities: Yunhe, Nascent Soul infant

Under its influence, two Metal Phase Spirit Body illusions began to fight within his Qi Sea Dantian.

Entities: Metal Phase Spirit Body Illusion, Qi Sea Dantian

Obviously, the original Metal Phase Spirit Body illusion could not withstand the later one; it was ultimately torn into fragments and merged into one.

Entities: Metal Phase Spirit Body Illusion

Five Phases Mutual Generation!

Entities: Five Phases Mutual Generation

The Nascent Soul's infant face was full of solemnity, its pure white cute hand forming a seal, as the final ring of the Five Phase Circle—the Metal Phase Spirit Body—merged into it, constructing the Way of Five Phases Mutual Generation.

Entities: Nascent Soul, Five Phase Circle, Metal Phase Spirit Body, Way of Five Phases Mutual Generation

A low hum.

Entities: none (sound effect).

But this process was much slower than he had imagined.

Entities: none.

However, before that, he still had more important matters to attend to.

Entities: none.

With such Spirit Body aptitude, he finally had the opportunity to aspire to the Immortal Path and longevity.

Entities: Spirit Body aptitude, Immortal Path, longevity

"As for me, in terms of cultivation speed, I fear I have surpassed most Heaven-grade Spirit Root cultivators!"

Entities: Heaven-grade Spirit Root cultivator

He intends to take this opportunity to consume the Black Crystal Divine Herb in one go, thereby raising his Spirit Root quality by another tier.

Entities: Black Crystal Divine Herb, Spirit Root quality

He simply pinched his fingers.

Entities: none.

His Five Phase Sword Formation and Inverted Five Phase Spirit-Attracting Divine Light, these two divine abilities, would greatly increase in power as his Spirit Body condensed.

Entities: Five Phase Sword Formation, Inverted Five Phase Spirit-Attracting Divine Light, divine ability

Regarding the study of Spirit Patterns, Yunhe had experience in deciphering Dragon Scale Patterns and Phoenix Feather Patterns, and he quickly became immersed in it.

Entities: Yunhe, Dragon Scale Pattern, Phoenix Feather Pattern, Spirit Patterns

Condensing a true Five Phase Spirit Body had been his dream since obtaining the Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture cultivation method; although over three hundred years have passed, there's no need to rush.

Entities: Five Phase Spirit Body, Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture, cultivation method

Upon inner vision, he discovered that not only had the Five Phase Spirit Body in his Qi Sea Dantian successfully condensed, but mysterious Five Phase Spirit Patterns also faintly covered his limbs; Five Phase Spirit Qi entering his body was instantly absorbed by these patterns scattered throughout his body, greatly increasing the speed at which Spirit Qi is converted into arcane power.

Entities: Qi Sea Dantian, Five Phase Spirit Body, Five Phase Spirit Patterns, Five Phase Spirit Qi, arcane power

As the true Five Phase Spirit Body gradually solidified, he noticed that intricate and peculiar patterns emerged on the Five Phase Circle, as if containing some special power.

Entities: Five Phase Spirit Body, Five Phase Circle

However, he was not in a hurry either.

Entities: none.

While controlling his internal arcane power according to the method of the Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture, he also closely examined those gradually forming peculiar patterns.

Entities: arcane power, Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture, method

He also realized that only when these five-colored patterns fully condensed would his Five Phase Spirit Body be truly formed.

Entities: Five Phase Spirit Body

In a daze, he seemed to transform into a roaring White Tiger in the mountains, an azure dragon soaring through the heavens, a black Spirit Turtle lurking in the ocean depths, a colorful phoenix reborn from fire, and an apricot-yellow Qilin bearing all things; images flashed one after another, scenes unfolded, and he felt he could freely become any of them, or merely bear their power.

Entities: White Tiger, Azure Dragon, Spirit Turtle, Phoenix, apricot-yellow Kirin

"Heart Fire, Lung Metal, Liver Wood, Kidney Water, Spleen Earth— the Five Phases mutually generate within me, the Morning Origin Five Qi."

Entities: Heart Fire, Lung Metal, Liver Wood, Kidney Water, Spleen Earth, Five Phases Mutual Generation, Morning Origin Five Qi

Unbeknownst to one who doesn't look, upon closer inspection it turns out that these seemingly irregular peculiar patterns actually bear some resemblance to talisman script; in other words, patterns that can be used as talisman script are a unique kind of Spirit Pattern.

Entities: Talisman Script, Talisman Patterns, Spirit Patterns

A beautiful black little sprout appeared before him.

Entities: none (just a black small plant). Not named.

Let's not talk about other things for now.

Entities: none.

Such aptitude has increased compared to the previous Small Five Phase Spirit Body by an unknown amount!

Entities: Small Five Phase Spirit Body

"Haha. Hahaha"

Entities: none.

Condensing the Five Phase Spirit Body enhances his strength in all aspects.

Entities: Five Phase Spirit Body

Previously, each condensation of the Five Phase Spirit Body illusion took anywhere from a few months to a year or two, but this time Yunhe felt that even five or six years might not be enough to fully condense it.

Entities: Five Phase Spirit Body Illusion, Yunhe

Within this cultivation method, many abilities are related to the Spirit Body; only after forming the Five Phase Spirit Body do the many profound techniques within the method gain a foundation for practice and execution.

Entities: cultivation method, Five Phase Spirit Body, cultivation

Coincidentally, the Demon Beast Body had already sneaked into Cloud Sorrow Mountain, requiring little energy for now, so Yunhe turned his attention entirely to the Cultivator Body.

Entities: Demon Beast Body, Cloud Sorrow Mountain, Cultivator Body

Cultivation knows no time.

Entities: cultivation

Yunhe closed his eyes, his expression calm, as white, green, black, red, and yellow lights continually flashed across his body, magnificently splendid.

Entities: Yunhe

"After cultivating for over three hundred years, and practicing the Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture for hundreds of years, I have finally condensed a true Five Phase Spirit Body!"

Entities: cultivation, Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture, Five Phase Spirit Body

Yunhe let out an excited long howl and rose.

Entities: Yunhe

And as Yunhe proceeded with his cultivation method step by step, the last bit of Five Phase Spirit Patterns was finally gradually completed.

Entities: Yunhe, cultivation method, Five Phase Spirit Patterns

According to the subsequent cultivation method of the Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture he obtained, condensing a Small Five Phase Spirit Body can only be considered barely entering the door of that method, whereas only by condensing a true Five Phase Spirit Body does one have the foundation to cultivate that method to completion!

Entities: Great Longevity Great Five Phase True Scripture, cultivation method, Small Five Phase Spirit Body, Five Phase Spirit Body

Suddenly, a moment later, Yunhe's Sea of Consciousness rumbled, and he briefly lost consciousness.

Entities: Yunhe, Sea of Consciousness

Yunhe flicked his sleeve.

Entities: Yunhe

Within his Qi Sea Dantian, upon the five-colored circle encircling the Nascent Soul, delicate Spirit Patterns faintly appeared, having mostly been completed, with only a final thread remaining.

Entities: Qi Sea Dantian. Nascent Soul. Five-Colored Circle. Spirit Patterns.

In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed!

Entities: none.

Inside the cultivation chamber.

Entities: cultivation chamber

After the excitement subsided, Yunhe once again sat upon the Congealed Fat Ice-Clear Lotus.

Entities: Yunhe, Congealed Fat Ice-Clear Lotus

Yunhe opened his eyes, and a profound five-colored light flashed in his gaze.

Entities: Yunhe

Boom!

Entities: none (sound effect).

Black Crystal Divine Herb!

Entities: Black Crystal Divine Herb

This discovery made Yunhe's curiosity soar.

Entities: Yunhe

At the same time, Yunhe noticed.

Entities: Yunhe

He had long been adept at multitasking, as natural as eating and drinking.

Entities: none.

Next, there were also plenty of other auxiliary materials, including Heavenly Fragrant Herb.

Entities: Heavenly Fragrant Herb

To him, the Five Phase Spirit Body was what he had long dreamed of, but it was merely the beginning of everything.

Entities: Five Phase Spirit Body

A small cluster of transparent infant flame appeared at his fingertips.

Entities: Infant Flame

Thereafter, he waved his other hand, and the Hundred Birds Embracing the Elixir Cauldron appeared before him.

Entities: Hundred Birds Embracing the Elixir Cauldron

"Go!"

Entities: none.

The infant flame injected into the elixir cauldron instantly expanded into a blazing flame.

Entities: Infant Flame, Elixir Cauldron

Condensing the 'Five Elements Spiritual Body' greatly improved my mastery of Five Elements techniques, and even the power of Infant Fire saw a considerable increase.

According to the Heavenly Corpse Gu, using the Black Crystal Divine Herb does not require refining it into an elixir; one only needs to activate its medicinal power, so it does not take much time.

Chi—

The Black Crystal Divine Herb, once placed into the elixir cauldron, immediately changed under the scorching of the infant fire; its black-crystal-like leaves shattered like glass into countless powder in an instant.

Afterwards, following the method step by step, he added the ingredients, trying to ensure the Black Crystal Divine Herb's potency would not volatilize and be wasted; the juice of the Heavenly Fragrant Grass was the key to condensing that potency.

Boom!!

The furnace lid opened.

This time it was not alchemy, so there was not even a trace of elixir qi or elixir fragrance, not even a wisp of smoke appeared, but for Yunhe this was a good thing.

I saw him lift his hand, and a dark, dull thumb-sized ball flew out of the elixir cauldron, rough like a mud pellet.

This is the essence extracted from the Black Crystal Divine Herb.

No smoke meant he had fully extracted the potency of this Black Crystal Divine Herb.

Without hesitation, he took it in his mouth and swallowed the pill.

Upon swallowing, there was no immediate reaction, but as time passed, a stabbing pain suddenly surged.

Fortunately, having cultivated until now, Yunhe had never experienced any pain.

In the blink of an eye, his entire body began to emanate a murky black‑mysterious hue.

It took several hours.

Yunhe, maintaining his meditative posture, suddenly shuddered, slowly opened his eyes, his face revealing neither joy nor sorrow.

"Cultivation is not always smooth sailing; otherwise, if everything went well, why cultivate the Dao? Forging ahead through thorns is the essence of cultivation."

"Condensing the spirit body made me somewhat complacent; I was only a step away from a superior spiritual root, yet I ended up stuck at the intermediate level."

"However, intermediate‑level spiritual roots have produced many Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation great cultivators throughout history, and besides, I have the aid of my spirit body."

"The Black Crystal Divine Herb is indeed miraculous; in the entire Eastern Realm of cultivation, unless one's cultivation base reaches a certain level, no one has heard of a treasure capable of altering spiritual root quality. Although this time it merely raised his spiritual root by one level, Yunhe can sense the 'regulating power' contained within this divine herb."

"If he can obtain similar treasures in the future, his spiritual root will naturally continue to rise."

Moreover.

"The rise of my spiritual root together with the rise of my spirit body has pushed my cultivation speed forward another step."

Now Yunhe's heart has also become completely calm.

Condensing the Five Elements Spirit Body is certainly delightful, but whenever he thinks of the higher‑level Great Five Elements Spirit Body and the difficulty of condensing it, his excitement wanes.

To condense the Great Five Elements Spirit Body requires genuine true‑spirit essence blood; ordinary demon beast blood cannot substitute. Moreover, in this realm it is questionable whether true spirits even exist, so achieving it likely requires ascending to the upper realm.

"However, I possess a Demon Beast Body, so it is not necessarily impossible."

If he could condense the legendary Great Five Elements Spirit Body, his cultivation path would likely be a smooth road.

However, it is said that even in the ancient Great Five Elements Sect, no one has ever condensed a Great Five Elements Spirit Body.

But according to the Grand Longevity Great Five Elements True Scripture, the Great Five Elements Sect is probably one of the lineages transmitted from the upper realm; perhaps someone there has succeeded in condensing it.

Thinking of this, Yunhe shook his head.

He hasn't even reached Spirit Transformation yet, and the upper realm is far too distant for him.

"If that's the case, then let's press forward with vigor!"

After muttering lowly, Yunhe took out a bottle of elixir and poured out a pill that was black‑white interwoven, exuding a rich medicinal aroma.

Yin‑Yang Mystic Qi Elixir!

This is the elixir he began to refine after obtaining the Mystic Qi Grass from his Demon Beast Body; although he failed many times during the process, his alchemy skill was already high enough and the materials plentiful, so after a few failures he started producing successful pills, and now he has accumulated twelve bottles, a full 120 Yin‑Yang Mystic Qi Elixirs.

He previously refrained from taking them because his spiritual root and spirit body limited his absorption efficiency, preventing it from reaching its maximum.

Now, having condensed the Five Elements Spirit Body and with his spiritual root quality also risen by a major tier, his absorption efficiency for elixirs has reached the limit he can currently achieve.

Such a quantity of elixirs useful for early Nascent Soul cultivators could probably be exchanged for a fourth‑level superior magical treasure.

But it is estimated that no one would choose to trade them for a treasure, except those who know their cultivation is hopeless.

After all, for any cultivator, cultivation base is the foundation of everything.

With cultivation base comes strength and ability to earn more resources; with cultivation base comes a longer lifespan.

Without hesitation.

Yunhe swallowed one elixir.

He immediately closed his eyes and began to circulate his cultivation technique.

Under the refinement of his mana, the Yin‑Yang Mystic Qi Elixir quickly turned into extremely pure medicinal power, which then transformed into spiritual qi; after a full cycle, it became part of Yunhe's surging mana.

Huh?

However, during the refinement process, Yunhe unexpectedly discovered.

Yin‑Yang Five Elements. Yin‑Yang combined with Five Elements—I never expected such an effect.

Even though Yunhe's cultivation speed has greatly increased, if we talk about speed, nothing is faster than refining elixirs.

The Morning Yuan Five Qi—one function of these Five Elements Spirit Patterns is to increase the efficiency of absorbing medicinal power.

Afterward.

The cultivation chamber fell silent again, with only the sounds of Yunhe continuously taking and refining elixirs.

Yao Shou Shijie

Cloud Sorrow Mountain

"Ancestor! Ancestor!"

A spirit turtle of considerable size shuttled back and forth through the complex forests of Yun Chou Mountain, unable to contain its excitement as it used its Demon Sense to search for something.

"Don't call out."

Suddenly.

A hoarse, low‑pitched voice rang out, cutting off the spirit turtle's cries.

Hearing the sound, the joy on the spirit turtle's face did not diminish in the slightest; it excitedly said, "Old Ancestor, I have successfully broken through—I am now a third-level spirit turtle as well!"

This old ancestor isn't blind; I can see it.

In five years, there will be the grand competition on the mountain; Old Ancestor, do you think I can achieve a ranking?

The spirit turtle looked around with its head, but it never saw the so-called Old Ancestor it spoke of.

In its words, five years is just like tomorrow.

In fact, for the spirit turtle clan, a span of five years really is hardly different from tomorrow.

And that 'Old Ancestor' is actually Yunhe, who has been hiding in Cloud Sorrow Mountain for several years already.

Yunhe is currently hiding underground; as long as he does not reveal himself, or the five-colored peacock on the mountain summit deliberately comes to seek him, his presence cannot be detected.

I estimate that the three great demon kings of Cloud Sorrow Mountain never expected that, right under their noses, a fourth-level demon beast would dare to hide here.

"If you place in the top three, Return Fortune, you can enter the bottom of the Heavenly Pool, right?" Yunhe maintained the guise of an expert and asked in a low voice.

Yes, Old Ancestor!

Return Fortune's head bobbed like garlic being pounded.

"Then you can obtain a ranking." Yunhe said lightly.

Speaking, under the wrap of a small mass of swirling demonic energy, it floated up above the ground.

As the demonic energy receded, several round elixirs were revealed.

Return Fortune was not surprised to see these elixirs, and simply gathered them up carefully.

Over these years, its cultivation speed has been able to increase so rapidly; these elixirs have played a huge role.

Thank you, Old Ancestor!

"Close your eyes." Yunhe suddenly said.

Oh.

Return Fortune obediently closed its eyes.

Immediately, it felt the demonic energy within its body operating at extreme speed; if any demon beast of Huanhu Dao were present, they would surely notice that what it was cultivating was actually the "Line: Mysterious Beast Technique".

"This old ancestor will now transmit a few secret techniques to you; remember to practice them well when you return, and you can obtain a ranking in the grand competition."

Transmitting a cultivation method and spell techniques for a third-level spirit turtle is utterly simple for Yunhe as he is now.

These years Yunhe has not idled in Cloud Sorrow Mountain; after several attempts, he confirmed that what he seeks should be at the bottom of the Heavenly Pool.

However, if he does not wish to force his way into the bottom of the Heavenly Pool, relying on this little spirit turtle before him is the best method.

Anyway, he has waited these many years already; a few more years make no difference.

The only thing that makes Yunhe curious is that the Heavenly Pool originally belonged to the spirit turtle clan; while the spirit turtles' competition is understandable, the fierce wind python clan also wants to get involved.

This makes him even more curious about the situation at the bottom of the Heavenly Pool.

"Five years should be enough for a cultivator's body."

After transmitting the secret techniques to Return Fortune, Yunhe gradually fell silent and withdrew bit by bit from the territory of Cloud Sorrow Mountain.

(End of Chapter)