Chapter 855

Once the cultivation plan and priorities were set, the remaining matters were easy to handle; one only needed to determine the order of precedence.

For example, among the rewards exchanged during the preliminary round, there was one opportunity each for the Profound Seclusion Sacred Path and Profound Heart Mountain; these had to be put off until later, or even after a breakthrough.

Especially Profound Heart Mountain—with limited time, there would not be much gain from rushing through it again now.

One could indeed fleece some wool from the Profound Seclusion Sacred Path, but Xu Jin wanted to fleece a bit more, so he prepared to wait until his divine soul cultivation had improved before going.

Ultimately, Xu Jin chose the cultivation treatment of the Emperor Dongxuan Dao Palace as his first stop: comprehension of the True Person's Path-Proving Blood Crystal.

Originally, one could apply to comprehend it twice within ten years.

But because the Imperial Palace Saint selection was imminent, the Emperor Dongxuan Star Realm Central Committee had already decided that candidates for Saint could use the Daoist treatment they enjoyed at will, and could even use them consecutively in advance.

Previously, Yuan Facheng and the others had already used their opportunities for True Person Blood Crystal comprehension consecutively.

Xu Jin was here now too.

Private is private, and public is public.

Using the True Person Blood Crystal for comprehension still required a bit of a process.

Therefore, Xu Jin appeared in the Commander Tian Zhang Hall of the Emperor Dongxuan Dao Palace; applying to True Person Commander Tian Zhang, the person in charge, was only the first step.

"If Xu Xianzhi wants to use the True Person Blood Crystal for comprehension, it can be arranged at any time. However, among the True Person Blood Crystals currently in the Dao Palace, the Fire, Water, Wood, and Earth ones are at most Five-Tribulation True Person Blood Crystals, while the Lei Ting, Gold, and Wind ones are Four-Tribulation True Person Gold Blood Crystals. There are currently no True Person Blood Crystals of the Space type.

If Xu Xianzhi wants to comprehend, you can only choose one, and the comprehension time will last for two days," True Person Commander Tian Zhang said.

"Uncle, can one only comprehend for two days with one True Person Blood Crystal?" Xu Jin asked.

Coming here to use the True Person Blood Crystal for comprehension this time, Xu Jin mostly wanted to understand, to maximize the effect of the True Person Blood Crystals in his hands, and to scout the path.

"Xu Xianzhi is joking," True Person Commander Tian Zhang laughed, "If that were the case, I'm afraid that even if we slaughtered all the True Persons in the entire Star River, it wouldn't be enough for our Dao Palace to consume."

"Uncle, then is there a special method for using them?"

"There is indeed a special set of methods, but it requires coordination with a special illusion array disk and the consumption of Universe Star Dew to activate."

Once True Person Commander Tian Zhang said this, Xu Jin immediately became interested and pursued the question further.

After a while, Xu Jin had thoroughly figured out the method for using True Person Blood Crystals.

There are many nuances to using True Person Blood Crystals.

If your cultivation is significantly stronger than the source of the True Person Blood Crystal—for example, an Imperial Prince—you can directly activate and use it.

But if not, you must use an array disk and various consumables to use it; this allows for multiple uses and carries no risk.

Otherwise, if you use a True Person Blood Crystal directly, you will be injured by the residual resentment within the crystal. At best, your divine soul will be damaged; at worst, your divine soul origin will be polluted, leading to permanent problems with your divine soul.

If you use a Blood Crystal Illusion Array Disk, one True Person Blood Crystal can be used anywhere from ten to thirty or fifty times, depending on its rank.

This thirty to fifty times is based on the Dao Palace's restriction of at most two days per use.

If the time is longer, the number of uses will naturally decrease.

It is also related to the cultivator's speed of comprehension.

If the comprehension speed is fast, the origin power within the True Person Blood Crystal is consumed faster; if the comprehension is slow, the consumption speed is slower.

There is no fixed number, but the total number of uses is roughly the same.

"Uncle, can one buy this Blood Crystal Illusion Array Disk on the market?" Xu Jin asked.

"It's very difficult! This is actually considered a Spirit Treasure and is generally only custom-made by major forces. Why, does Xu Xianzhi need one?" True Person Commander Tian Zhang asked.

"I do need one. If there is one, it would be more convenient for comprehension," Xu Jin said casually.

What Xu Jin did not know was that his casual remark caused a stormy sea to rise in True Person Commander Tian Zhang's heart.

What did this represent?

This represented that Xu Jin had True Person Blood Crystals in his hands!

And it was highly likely that there was more than one!

That meant Xu Jin had truly and genuinely slaughtered True Person experts in the real world, and not just possessed the strength to fight True Person experts while at Profound Heart Mountain.

Training and actual combat are completely different in nature.

This is also the fundamental reason why the final selection of Imperial Palace Saints must go through a final selection round.

Previously, there were candidates who could fight True Person experts, but not long after entering the Star Ruins, they encountered a Star-Governing Lord and were killed in one move!

Killed in one move!

There is a huge difference between what is learned and how much can be exerted.

"Not yet having broken through to the Tenth Tier, he can already slaughter True Persons. Regardless of how many tribulations they have, this combat power is..."

While pondering, True Person Commander Tian Zhang suddenly said, "Since Xu Xianzhi needs one, that is easy to handle. My Commander Tian Zhang Su Clan has a Blood Crystal Illusion Array Disk in reserve, so I will give it to Xu Xianzhi!"

"How can that be! I only wanted to ask Uncle to help me find a channel to purchase one!" Xu Jin declined.

"Since Xu Xianzhi needs it, then you should have priority in using it. I will slowly acquire another one later; in any case, our Commander Tian Zhang Su Clan has no use for it for the time being." While speaking, True Person Commander Tian Zhang directly took out a starlight-flashing array disk and, with an attitude that brooked no refusal, patted it into Xu Jin's hand.

"It just so happens I have one with me; Xu Xianzhi, just keep it. When Xu Xianzhi uses it, remember: when using a First-Tribulation True Person's blood crystal, inject one drop of Universe Star Dew; for a Second-Tribulation one, use two drops, and increase it according to the number of tribulations," True Person Commander Tian Zhang instructed.

"This... Uncle, what is the price of this array disk? I..."

"Are you trying to slap my face, kid?"

True Person Commander Tian Zhang's expression changed instantly, "When you helped my Su Xuan, you didn't name a price for me! Now you want me, an elder, to name a price—where would you have me put my face!"

Xu Jin looked helpless.

He actually wanted to pay; he did not want to get it for free.

Free things are sometimes actually the most expensive.

But since True Person Commander Tian Zhang had already said this, he could only accept it.

One can only say that he will repay this favor when there is an opportunity in the future, including taking care of Su Xuan and so on!

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Jin chose a Lei Ting-type Four-Tribulation True Person's blood crystal for comprehension, and then stepped into the Lei Ting-type True Person Blood Crystal Illusion Array that had already been activated.

The instant he stepped in, a humanoid phantom appeared in the void, and a terrifying mass of thunder light emerged before Xu Jin. As Xu Jin's divine sense descended, this mass of thunder light roared and scattered into dozens of Lei Ting Law Great Daos, but the next instant, these Lei Ting Law Great Daos instantly shattered into hundreds or thousands of Lei Ting-type light spots.

Each mass represented a strand of Lei Ting-type Heaven and Earth Star Will.

There were some Xu Jin was familiar with, and some that were completely unfamiliar.