Chapter 776: Awakening a Supernatural Power

After a long while, Yin Qi finally suppressed his agitated emotions.

Even though he had lived for nearly two million years, once he shattered the shackles set by the Saints, he felt a sense of liberation—as if the sea were wide enough for fish to leap and the sky high enough for birds to fly—because the past had truly been too desperate.

As the Human Emperor, one of the most noble identities in Honghuang, he was actually unable to cultivate immortality!

This was simply a humiliation.

Yin Qi restrained his aura, revealing only the cultivation of the Heaven Realm peak.

His mind continued to sink deep into his consciousness, looking at the 901-zhang-tall Purple Gold Luck, pondering how to squander it.

First is improving aptitude and bone structure; this is the foundation of a cultivator.

He had previously asked the Altar: Lower-grade God-Demon bone structure and aptitude each require 100 zhang, while Upper-grade God-Demon bone structure requires 300 zhang each.

Logically speaking, he had enough to bring both his bone structure and aptitude to Upper-grade God-Demon, on par with the Three Pure Ones and the others.

But with a total of only 901 zhang, that would squander 600 zhang.

He still needed to upgrade the Immortal Court and the Human Emperor Armor, so it would likely not be enough, and he also had to keep enough in reserve; therefore, the best choice was to first upgrade to Lower-grade God-Demon.

Lower-grade God-Demon is enough to advance to Quasi-Saint, which is sufficient for the short term.

It would not be too late to continue upgrading after accumulating more Luck in the future.

Yin Qi communicated with the Altar with his mind: "Altar, upgrade both the Immortal Court and the Human Emperor Armor to Quasi-Saint level. Are the materials sufficient, and how much Luck does each require?"

Logically speaking, the next step should be to upgrade the Immortal Court and the Human Emperor Armor to Great Luo level.

But he himself was already at the Great Luo peak.

Upgrading the Immortal Court and the Human Emperor Armor to Great Luo level would seem to have little significance.

He needed to play a game against the Saints, as well as the Witch, Demon, and the Heavenly Court; Great Luo was clearly still somewhat insufficient, and it would be best to possess Quasi-Saint level combat power.

"Materials are sufficient."

"Quasi-Saint level Immortal Court, 500 zhang."

"Quasi-Saint level Human Emperor Armor, 400 zhang."

That makes 900 zhang.

He couldn't afford it; he could only choose one.

In the end, Yin Qi chose the Immortal Court.

Firstly, as a War Artifact, the Immortal Court possessed extremely strong defensive and combat capabilities, born for the battlefield.

Secondly, the Immortal Court contained a complete industrial system, capable of producing various industrial products as well as various cultivation resources, which were indispensable to him.

Thirdly, he cultivated the Eight-Nine Profound Art and already possessed a powerful physical body.

In truth, whether he had the Human Emperor Armor or not did not make a huge difference.

Perhaps it was not even necessary to upgrade the Human Emperor Armor to Great Luo level; it would be a waste of Luck.

Thinking of this, Yin Qi communicated with the Luck Altar: "Good. Upgrade both my bone structure and aptitude to Lower-grade God-Demon, and at the same time, upgrade the Immortal Court to Quasi-Saint level."

"As you wish!"

The Luck Altar emitted a grand voice.

Subsequently, a mysterious power was born from thin air, instantly surging through Yin Qi's entire body, making him feel as if countless ants were gnawing at him—both itchy and painful.

Yin Qi gritted his teeth, trying his best to endure it.

He felt the pain growing stronger, as if a force were trying to crush him and reshape him.

He did not know how much time had passed; Yin Qi felt the pain until he was numb, and only then did this sensation rapidly recede, replaced by an unprecedented relaxation, as if an invisible shackle on his body had been removed.

At the same time, a profound Dao rhyme swirled around him.

It seemed as if he were the Great Dao Source.

Not only that, Yin Qi also suddenly discovered that he had awakened an Innate Supernatural Power: "Word Manifestation."

"This is God-Demon level bone structure!"

Yin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, his face full of joy.

Upgrading his bone structure to Lower-grade God-Demon actually allowed him to awaken an Innate Supernatural Power, which exceeded his expectations.

Golden laws and jade rules, Word Manifestation. He could use words to establish laws, and the Great Dao would obey.

For example, if Yin Qi said it would rain, the sky would immediately rain;

If he said he wanted to create a mountain, a ten-thousand-zhang-high mountain could rise up on the plains, and so on.

This was only the simplest application.

It could not only act upon reality but also upon the human heart, carrying its own majestic Heaven-might.

Of course, the power of "Word Manifestation" originated from oneself, not Heaven and Earth, so the upper limit of its power depended on one's own cultivation; one could not speak of things exceeding one's own cultivation, otherwise, one would be drained dry and die by the supernatural power.

For example, if Yin Qi said: "Sun, annihilate."

To annihilate the sun, even a Saint likely could not do it, and Yin Qi naturally could not either.

But "Word Manifestation" would not care about that; it would frantically drain Yin Qi's power to complete it.

Even if it drained Yin Qi dry.

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Therefore, this supernatural power could not be used recklessly.

Whoosh!

Yin Qi took a deep breath, his gaze resting on the Immortal Court before him.

The Immortal Court was still entirely golden, looking both magnificent and majestic, but the aura it emitted was even more terrifying, as if it could pierce its own power through the Time River and Chaos.

The upgraded Immortal Court was equivalent to a Post-Heaven Supreme Treasure.

It possessed the combat power of an early-stage Quasi-Saint, and its defensive power reached the Quasi-Saint peak.

It could be said that as long as the Saints did not emerge, Yin Qi's life was secure.

However, Saints do not appear until after the Investiture of the Gods, so for now, he must continue to lay low.

Yin Qi's mind stirred, and the Immortal Court ship transformed into a streak of light, sinking into the center of his brow; he communicated with the Immortal Spirit through his consciousness, transmitting the countless pieces of information in his mind to it.

These pieces of information were basically all of Yin Qi's gains from the Shenmu World.

"Immortal Court, among the raw materials we already have, how many Seven-Turn Golden Pills and Twelfth-Tier Evolution Fluids can be refined?"

"One Seven-Turn Golden Pill!"

"Three portions of Twelfth-Tier Evolution Fluid."

The Immortal Spirit replied quickly.

Come to think of it, being able to refine one Seven-Turn Golden Pill and three portions of Twelfth-Tier Evolution Fluid was thanks to Nuwa, who had bestowed a large amount of rare materials upon the Fengyun Sect, and these rare materials were eventually seized by him.

After all, with the cultivation level of the Fengyun Sect, they could not use many of these rare materials.

Even for Laozi, it would take some time to prepare for refining a furnace of Seven-Turn Golden Pills.

Otherwise, there would be swarms of Golden Immortals within the Ren Sect.

"Good, proceed with the refining."

"Yes, Master."

One Seven-Turn Golden Pill, plus three portions of Twelfth-Tier Evolution Fluid; this could cultivate four Golden Immortals, and adding Princess Longji, as well as the Quasi-Golden Immortal Zhang Shaokang, that would be six Golden Immortals.

One Quasi-Saint-level Immortal Court ship, one Great Luo Golden Immortal, plus six Golden Immortals.

With such strength, Great Shang had already become a top-tier power in Honghuang.

Moreover, his foundation was incredibly solid and his background was incomparably profound; perhaps it would not take long—maybe a few years, or maybe a few hundred years—before he could break through and achieve the status of Quasi-Saint.

Cultivation at the Quasi-Saint level is the Beheading Three Corpses, and Corpse Severing requires an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

There are many Peak Great Luo in Honghuang who are stuck simply because they lack an Innate Spiritual Treasure; after all, there are theoretically only three thousand Innate Spiritual Treasures, and the majority were shattered in the wars of successive eras.

The remaining Innate Spiritual Treasures are mostly concentrated in the hands of the various Saints.

The remaining small portion is mainly in the hands of great supernatural beings like Minghe Laozu, Kunpeng, and Zhenyuanzi, as well as top-tier powers like the Dragon-Phoenix-Qilin, Witch, Demon, the Heavenly Court, and Kunlun Yaochi.

A Peak Great Luo without a background simply has no qualifications to obtain an Innate Spiritual Treasure. (End of chapter)