After meditating for three days and three nights, Yang Jing restored himself to peak condition before unhurriedly walking out of the Quiet Chamber.
The moment it saw Yang Jing, Nine Marvels asked impatiently.
"Is it finished?"
Yang Jing nodded.
"I suppose you could say so. The Primordial Embryo is formed. It will be completely finished once it devours the Spirit Vein of Dawn Island."
What’s in the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace right now was merely a Primordial Embryo. It still needed to gestate by absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanism. The moment it’s released, it would instinctively devour a Spirit Vein to complete itself.
The more Spirit Veins it devoured at once, the stronger the resulting Earth Puppet would be.
However, such a wanton act would surely invite heavenly retribution.
Nine Marvels was already a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure; there was absolutely no need to take such a risk for a mere body. If it were to be rejected by the Nine Heavens World, it would be gaining a trifle only to lose a treasure.
"In ten months, the Primordial Embryo will be ready to leave the tripod. After it devours the Spirit Vein on Canghe Island, a Spiritual Eye Object must be placed in the vein’s center immediately to take its place."
Yang Jing said gravely.
Spirit Veins were exceedingly difficult to destroy, but destroying one would incur immense karmic consequences. Even he, the Primordial Embryo’s Refiner, would be unable to escape the repercussions.
For the next ten months, Yang Jing dedicated his time to breathing exercises, absorbing Spiritual Qi to advance his Cultivation.
To avoid disturbing the Primordial Embryo in the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace, he simply returned to Dawn Island and used its Spirit Vein to cultivate.
Ever since his Nascent Soul Formation, he had been so preoccupied with various matters that he had barely cultivated at all. His Cultivation remained stagnant at the Early Stage Nascent Soul Realm.
Given the Spiritual Qi in the Nine Heavens World, the amount of Magical Power a Nascent Soul True Monarch could gain from a single day of cultivation was almost negligible. Even a genius with a Celestial Spirit Root would need a millennium at minimum to advance from the Early Stage Nascent Soul to Nascent Soul Perfection, and that was without factoring in delays caused by bottlenecks.
By then, considering a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s lifespan, they would have at most three attempts to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Even with Spirit Medicines to advance their Cultivation, they would at best gain two additional opportunities to attempt a breakthrough to Divinity Transformation.
The difficulty of breaking through from the Nascent Soul to the Divinity Transformation Realm far surpassed that of advancing from Golden Core to Nascent Soul. Moreover, given the current state of the Nine Heavens World, where Tier Five Spirit Medicines were exceedingly rare, there were virtually no spiritual aids available to help a Cultivator make that leap.
By relying on sheer accumulation alone, most Nascent Soul Cultivators had only a five to ten percent chance of breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Thanks to the aid of the Five Elements Wheel, combined with having undergone Cocoon Formation and Embryonic Development twice and possessing several Great Divine Techniques, Yang Jing’s Cultivation progressed at an astonishing rate. Even though his Spirit Root was only considered mid-to-high tier among Nascent Soul Cultivators, his speed still surpassed that of those with a Celestial Spirit Root.
Ten months later, Yang Jing ended his seclusion ahead of schedule. Sensing the increased Magical Power within his Dantian, he estimated that it would take him roughly one hundred and eighty years to break through to the Middle Stage Nascent Soul Realm.
This speed was already astonishing, but it was still far slower than his progress during the Golden Core Realm.
This inevitably turned his thoughts back to the Celestial Demon Park. ’If I could lure Celestial Demons into my Inner World, I could not only advance my Cultivation and obtain all kinds of Spiritual Materials but even gain the favor of the Nine Heavens World. It would be killing several birds with one stone.’
’Unfortunately, the Celestial Slaughter Demon Saint is probably still keeping an eye on me. Besides, Nascent Soul Demon Kings are a different league from Golden Core Great Demons. If too many of them die in quick succession, the others will become suspicious.’
Yang Jing sighed in disappointment. ’Looks like in the future, I’ll have to wait a decade or more between attempts, coaxing down one Nascent Soul Demon King at a time.’
’The boost to my Cultivation from Refining a single Nascent Soul Demon King is comparable to several bottles of Tier Four Spiritual Pills. Best of all, there’s no risk of developing resistance or accumulating Elixir Poison like there is with long-term pill consumption.’
Yang Jing used an Escape Technique to fly toward Canghe Island.
At some point, an old man carrying a Sword Box on his back had appeared in his path.
Yang Jing halted, his fingers hidden within his robes already forming a Sword Mantra.
"Senior, may I ask why you have suddenly blocked my path?"
The old man’s aura was perfectly contained, flawless and leaking not a single trace. Yet, Yang Jing could faintly sense a sky-piercing Sword Intent emanating from him. This elder was clearly a powerhouse who had stepped into the Divinity Transformation Realm.
"Are you the Sword Cultivator who comprehended the Instant Sword Technique?"
The old man gave Yang Jing a deep, searching look.
"I am."
Yang Jing replied, his tone neither servile nor overbearing. At the same time, he was calculating the distance to Canghe Island. ’There are two Divinity Transformation Cultivators from the Nine Marvels Sect stationed there. If a fight breaks out, I’ll be safe as long as I can reach the island in time.’
"It has been a long time since a genius capable of comprehending the Instant Sword Technique has appeared in the Central Continent. To think one would emerge from the Western Continent," the Divinity Transformation Cultivator mused.
"First, the Western Continent had Heavenly Sword, and now it has you, Yang Jing. The prestige of its Sword Dao is beginning to overshadow even that of the Central Continent."
Yang Jing’s heart skipped a beat. ’Heavenly Sword is the title of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator from the Western Continent’s Taixu Sword Sect. For this cultivator to know my name so readily... he must have investigated me long ago.’
"Back then, a man named Zeng Rui took the title ’Heavenly Sword,’ a name that is taboo within my Celestial Sword Sect. Our Sect sent ten Golden Core Cultivators to challenge him to a sword duel, and not a single one could defeat him. As for you... I’m afraid a duel wouldn’t even be necessary."
The Divinity Transformation Cultivator rambled on.
Suddenly, the Sword Box on his back let out a long, resonant cry, clearly growing impatient.
A strange look crossed Yang Jing’s face. ’That aura leaking from the Sword Box... it’s only a sliver weaker than Nine Marvels. It’s also a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure. Advancing a Flying Sword is incredibly difficult; in the entire Nine Heavens World, there are only two at the sixth tier.’
’Since this old man is from the Celestial Sword Sect, there’s no need to guess. The sword must be the famous Jun Tian Sword.’
"Senior, what business might you have?"
Although he already had a guess as to the old man’s purpose, he asked again.
"I hear, my young friend, that you have refined a body for the Nine Marvels Creation Tripod?"
the old man asked after a slight cough.
It all clicked for Yang Jing.
"That is a secret of the Nine Marvels Sect. Please forgive me, Senior, but I am not at liberty to comment."
The old man waved a dismissive hand.
"I don’t need you to tell me the specifics. Just tell me this: can you refine a body capable of housing the Artifact Spirit of a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure?"
Yang Jing replied with a helpless tone,
"Senior Nine Marvels was fortunate enough to acquire a Divine Body forged by an otherworldly Evil God. I was only able to undertake the refining because I used that Divine Body as the foundation."
That Divine Body possessed a complete spiritual nature, something no ordinary Spiritual Object could ever hope to match.
The old man nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
"I see... That Divine Body must have been acquired during the last Contest for the Nine Marvels, then."
He retrieved a Jade Scroll from within his robes.
"This is the Secret Technique of my Celestial Sword Sect, known as Heavenly Sword. Consider it a greeting gift, young friend. Should my Celestial Sword Sect manage to acquire a Divine Body, I would ask that you refine a body for us. The Celestial Sword Sect will, of course, reward you handsomely."
the old man said.
Yang Jing accepted the Jade Scroll.
"Of course, I wouldn’t dare refuse."
He sighed internally. ’There’s truly no such thing as a perfect secret. The Nine Marvels Sect had already taken extreme measures to lock down this information, yet the Celestial Sword Sect still caught wind of it.’
’The Jun Tian Sword is unrivaled in offensive power among Tier Six Spiritual Treasures. If it were to obtain a body to inhabit, the Celestial Sword Sect’s strength would likely skyrocket, making them the most powerful sect in the Central Continent.’
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