Chapter 174: Cultivating Divine Arts, Tempering the Self

The Butian Technique has the power to turn the world around!

The Jietian Technique is capable of returning things to their origin!

These two peerless divine arts can both be called heaven-defying divine arts! If applied cleverly in battle, they could even be called cheating divine arts.

In situations where the difference in cultivation realms is not too great, these two techniques can often turn the tide.

Having each obtained a peerless divine art, it was inevitable that they would be eager to cultivate them.

Therefore, after Mengchen, Tianhu Shaonü, and Yuechan hurriedly parted ways, Tianhu Shaonü and Yuechan each found a place to begin evolving and comprehending the divine abilities they had just obtained.

At this moment, Mengchen did not go into seclusion to comprehend them immediately; instead, he first sought out Xiyao and Xiaohuang.

Under Mengchen's instruction, Xiaohuang agreed quite readily to guide Xiyao in cultivating the Zhenhuang Method.

Not until he had passed the Zhenhuang Method to Xiyao and she had officially entered a state of comprehension did he depart.

Mengchen went directly to the Yaoyuan of the Western Sect; he first took out the Spirit Medicine he had gathered in the Kunpeng Yichao and planted them one by one in the garden.

After finishing this, he finally sank into cultivation; for a time, the rich medicinal fragrance here was fragrant and refreshing, making one feel relaxed and happy.

Mengchen sat cross-legged among the Spirit Medicine, his eyes closed, his hands forming strange hand seals, causing the Divine Power within his body to circulate quietly; for a time, Divine Radiance began to spew from his skin.

The Divine Radiance soon permeated the air, setting off the already fragrant and colorful Yaoyuan, which radiated divine light, making it appear even more sacred, as if it were a fairyland on earth, producing a sense of flawless beauty.

Mengchen first began to cultivate the Butian Technique, his divine sense enveloping it as he began to comprehend the Rune that interpreted the divine art.

After some comprehension, it had to be said that the Butian Technique was worthy of being a peerless divine art created by an ancient Supreme, its complexity far exceeding Mengchen's imagination.

For a time, his state of mind was ethereal, with only the Butian Technique Rune in his heart, constantly evolving and experimenting in his mind.

In his mind, during the process of evolution, it was as if time were flowing backward, the chaos was just beginning, and he had returned to the start.

This process was precisely the ultimate cultivation direction of the Butian Technique.

It took half a month before he could barely evolve it to the end, and if he wanted to achieve mastery, he would need to constantly familiarize himself with this process to reach the realm where the body follows the intent.

"Chi..."

A month later, Mengchen suddenly opened his eyes, and in an instant, he flew into the high Heaven Domain.

It was at this moment that a very strange scene appeared: the surrounding birds and exotic insects, the swaying movements of the various Spirit Medicine in the Yaoyuan as they moved with the wind, and even the Divine Radiance that had leaked out and permeated the air—all their movements seemed to have been slowed down, as if frozen; every scene was very slow, allowing one to see them clearly.

If anyone were here, they would fall into a terrifying scene, feeling as if they were there in person, sensing as if time had stopped and was flowing backward.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an inexplicable, monstrous force broke this brief tranquility; these exquisite scenes cracked like a piece of fine porcelain being broken, covered in cracks, and then shattered.

At this very moment, the frozen scene revived and then began to accelerate, returning to its normal state.

This scene just now was as if it were tracing the river of time, freezing at a certain instant.

The static and frozen scene was unsealed, and Mengchen's figure that had rushed into the high Heaven Domain strangely reversed, instantly sitting cross-legged in the Yaoyuan again with his eyes closed, immersed in cultivation, as if he had not moved at all just now.

He had succeeded; after a month and a half of comprehension, he had finally mastered the true meaning of the Butian Technique.

Its true meaning is known as being able to make up for mistakes, giving the practitioner a chance to start over; it can simply be called heaven-defying!

Clearly, if this technique is unleashed when on the verge of death to make up for a "mistake," there is a chance to start over again.

Immediately following this, his divine sense enveloped the Jietian Technique. This technique could be said to have the same effect as the Butian Technique; in a sense, both could turn the world around when at the brink of life and death.

The only difference was their function, which lay in the distinction between friend and foe.

The Butian Technique is cast to turn oneself around, while the Jietian Technique is cast to turn the enemy around.

Previously, the magic of the Jietian Technique was demonstrated vividly by Tianhu Shaonü; when Heizi was dueling with her, just as Tianhu Shaonü was about to be seriously injured, after she cast the Jietian Technique, Heizi was instantly returned to the starting point—not only his body, but also the vicious means he had unleashed, all returned completely.

Mengchen calmed his heart to comprehend the Jietian Technique, and time passed quickly.

Until another month and a half had passed, the Jietian Technique was comprehended.

He slowly opened his eyes, and at this very moment, in the sky not far away, two massive Zhenhuang and two Kunpeng soared into the Nine Heavens, their momentum incomparably magnificent.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Western Sect everywhere all looked up; in this recent period of time, they had always been able to see this scene, as if the Ten Fiends had appeared in the sky, making people feel horrified in their hearts.

"Boom..."

From time to time, a ferocious Jiuyou Ao would fly into the high Heaven Domain and roar there, and then the Jiuyou Ao seemed to transform into a Kunpeng, shuttling through the clouds; in the end, True Phoenix Wings seemed to grow on the Jiuyou Ao's body, covered all over with golden, sharp scales.

Mengchen looked at these magical scenes in the sky, and he knew in his heart that this must be Lao Tuzi, Xiyao, Yuechan, Tianhu Shaonü, and the others also working hard to cultivate during this time, seeking a breakthrough.

Watching them all achieve success in cultivating the Ten Fiends methods, Mengchen looked at the stunning and colorful sky with a gentle smile.

At this time, he felt something unusual on his chest, and as he lowered his head, he saw the Vajra Pestle on his chest become brilliant and glorious, emerging.

After the Vajra Pestle flew around the Yaoyuan once, it stopped in front of Mengchen and said faintly: "Mengchen! There is a lot of Spirit Medicine here and the spiritual energy is vast; I happen to recall a method of tempering that might bring you no small improvement."

"Tempering? Tempering what?" A question mark appeared on Mengchen's handsome face, and his brow furrowed.

"Of course, tempering you, using the world as a furnace, spiritual energy as the furnace fire, and also as the essence of life, to temper your body and even your primordial spirit, allowing you to undergo an extreme transformation," the Vajra Pestle said.

"Sounds great! Then let's do it!" Mengchen said.

Subsequently, the Vajra Pestle set up an array, enveloping the entire Yaoyuan; under the gathering of spiritual energy by the true method, with the Yaoyuan as the center, a huge Tripod seemed to emerge.

Soon, one could see the spiritual energy turn into a vortex, wave after wave, crazily surging from the void in all directions, sinking into the Tripod; the vast life aura of the Spirit Medicine was shockingly excessive.

Besides that, the spiritual energy drawn from the void turned into spiritual flames, jumping violently, and then spewing out to their heart's content, launching a fierce roasting on the furnace constructed by the array.

In the end, the entire sky here began to have strong winds, and even around the somewhat illusory Tripod, there was lightning, the scene was astonishing.

The astonishing changes here truly caused quite a stir, attracting Jinchanzi, Huofeng Zhizun, Xiaohuang, Yuechan, Heizi, and everyone else to gather.

After arriving, seeing this scene, everyone was stunned; what was going on, what was he doing? How did it seem like he had disturbed ghosts and gods, making the world lose its color?

"He is using the world as a furnace to temper himself!" Huofeng Zhizun, who was knowledgeable, said to everyone.

In that illusory Tripod, Mengchen's true body could be clearly seen.

He was now wrapped in the vast life essence overflowing from the Spirit Medicine, his whole body glowing, resonating with this world, very strange, possessing a kind of Dao rhyme.

This is refining oneself! Everyone was shocked; this move was too extraordinary.

In the Tripod, the vast life essence within Mengchen's body was being steamed and dried up quickly, but the life essence of the massive quantity of Spirit Medicine in the Yaoyuan was too rich, basically able to be replenished into his body quickly at the first moment; it could be said to be endless.

Mengchen sighed inwardly that all of this was thanks to the array constructed by the Vajra Pestle; if it weren't for this array, he would never have been able to absorb such vast life essence into his body.

(End of chapter)