As the various cultivators entered the Celestial Star Tower one after another, the surroundings became completely empty in less than an hour. From time to time, cautious rogue cultivators would follow the paths opened through the palace city to reach this place.
They too wanted to take advantage of the opportunities in the Celestial Star Tower. For them, they needed to be especially careful. When coming out, they either had to delay as long as possible or exit as early as possible.
Otherwise, if they ran head-on into the old demons, the lightest consequence would be having every storage magic treasure searched. If they encountered one with a vicious temperament, it was not impossible to be killed on the spot.
As time passed, only the Celestial Star Stone Stele continued to glow with steady light.
Half a month later, names began charging onto the very bottom of the Celestial Star Ranking. It was not long-famous great cultivators like Scorching Sun Old Demon or Master Youming.
Instead, it was Core Formation direct disciples!
At this realm, one could already master divine abilities. As long as they cultivated them to a profound level, crossing realms to fight enemies was possible. Back then, Wang Yu had even been able to face Nascent Soul attacks directly and survive.
Low cultivation and young age indeed gave a considerable advantage in this kind of talent selection trial.
The first person to reach the bottom of the Celestial Star Ranking was Tong Du, the direct disciple of Five Yin Peak from the Blood Reversal Sect. He had reached peak Core Formation long ago. According to convention, as long as he joined any one of the three great clans, he would receive the Nascent Soul-condensing spiritual items produced by that clan’s lands.
The Tong Clan was not actually a major clan by scale. It was merely a top-tier Core Formation family. The reason he could become the direct disciple of the Five Yin Mountain Lord was twofold.
First, he possessed a mutated version of a high-grade Yin Spiritual Root and was born with yin eyes, allowing him to control ghost creatures.
Second, his mother had gifted the Five Yin Mountain Lord a third-rank old ghost (ancestral yin soul) that the Tong Clan had nurtured for a thousand years. In the other party’s hands, it had a high probability of advancing to the fourth rank.
Therefore, Tong Du was essentially the product of an exchange of benefits. It was rumored that his mother had also privately attached herself to the Nine Nether Demon Lord of Five Yin Peak. Everyone who understood, understood what methods she used.
Mature women, if willing to cultivate certain dual-cultivation arts, would have their various pleasures best understood by disciples of the Joyous Union Dao. For the sake of her son’s future, she had truly spared no effort.
In theory, joining the Zhuo Clan would be the best choice for Tong Du.
After all, the Ghost Curse Demonic Stone produced by their clan lands was very suitable for yin spiritual root Nascent Soul condensation.
While the powerhouses of the Blood Reversal Sect and Yellow Springs Monastery had all entered the Celestial Star Tower, Core Formation elders still remained outside to watch over the situation and record changes on the Celestial Star Ranking.
As the first person to taste success, Tong Du’s importance rose exponentially. Soon after, the geniuses of Yellow Springs Monastery began appearing on the ranking one after another, but most remained in the last hundred names.
It was even difficult for them to enter the top fourteen hundred.
This showed that the Celestial Star Tower still held considerable value. The main reason was that Eastern Extreme Capital was not the capital of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, but merely a gathering of geniuses from one corner of the eastern part of the dynasty. It was still far from representing the peak level of the Immortal Dynasty.
However, the higher one climbed, the greater the difficulty became.
After all, being the top of a region did not mean they were mediocre. The ancient era was an extremely prosperous stage for the cultivation world. Even Wang Yu had no confidence in reaching the summit.
He felt that climbing into the top one thousand on the Celestial Star Ranking would already count as success.
His cultivation had not gone too far within the Nascent Soul realm. This was an undeniable disadvantage.
At this moment.
Inside the Celestial Star Tower.
For half a month, Wang Yu had not rested for even a single day. He had been charging through the floors of the Celestial Star Tower at full strength. In the blink of an eye, he had already reached the sixtieth floor.
His young face showed slight traces of exhaustion.
“Final layer.”
Every ten floors granted three hundred drops of demonic essence bestowel. So far he had already received one thousand eight hundred drops. Once he passed this floor, he would reach another limit.
The limit of twelve thousand drops of demonic essence at the third layer of Nascent Soul!
Although this would cause his Qi sea to become slightly unstable, if he could break through to mid-stage Nascent Soul, his combat power would increase by a very large margin. He might even be able to exchange blows with great cultivators.
His previous battle against Jade Water Demon Lord was not the norm.
Eighty percent of the credit had to be attributed to the Water Ancestral Token. If he had faced any cultivator who mainly cultivated a different attribute, he would not have achieved such battle results.
The sixtieth floor of the Celestial Star Tower was no longer an endless vast plain, but a rocky forest filled with countless towering stone pillars.
This floor was still a combat trial.
The opponent’s cultivation was kept consistent with his, reaching peak early-stage Nascent Soul. Compared to previous opponents, their battle intelligence had improved by a large margin.
At that moment.
Atop a distant stone pillar, a cultivator wearing black robes and a ferocious mask appeared. He held a Double Crescent Halberd, his aura extremely powerful.
The tower spirit’s prompt sounded at the right time.
【This floor’s trial is… to kill the Ancient Immortal Dynasty military genius “Marquis Valiant” Fang Tianyu. Time limit: six hours. After resting for one incense stick of time, the challenge begins!】
“Marquis Valiant…”
Wang Yu murmured to himself. Since the tower spirit could manifest projections of other Nascent Soul cultivators, the heavenly geniuses of the immortal dynasty who had cleared the Celestial Star Tower naturally fell within its manifestation range.
The clash between people of the present and ancients was indeed something to look forward to.
Wang Yu closed his eyes to regulate his breathing and began thinking about tactics.
Judging from the opponent’s weapon, he was definitely a body-strength specialist, whether specializing purely in Body Refinement or using normal dual-cultivation techniques.
In a pure strength contest, Wang Yu feared no one.
This was the perfect opportunity to temper his slightly unstable qi and blood, laying a solid foundation for his upcoming Body-refinement breakthrough.
One incense stick of time passed in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, Wang Yu activated the Innate Demonic Embryo ability. Heavenly Demon Myriad Transformations started. The previous state and appearance of the Extreme Yin Dragon Infant overlapped onto his physical body.
Black Demon Thunder and Ice Chi Pill Flame rose alternately. Under the explosive power of thunder and fire, he transformed into a blue-black streak of light and collided violently with the leaping Marquis Valiant.
A thunderous boom rang out as more than half of the rocky forest was destroyed by the shockwave. The hard mountain rocks were no stronger than tofu in their hands.
When the dust settled, Wang Yu, fully covered in Demonic Dragon Armor, held a black ice spear in one hand, using its blade to lock the side blade of the Double Crescent Halberd.
His right hand formed a palm, completely enveloping the Marquis Valiant’s other fist.
The situation instantly entered a contest of strength. For Body Refiners, once divine abilities and weapons were set aside, a simple arm-wrestling match was enough to determine whose Body Refinement was superior.
The difference in strength became apparent the moment they clashed.
Seeing that Marquis Valiant was about to be completely overwhelmed in the contest of strength, a knee strike covered in armor spikes came from the side, aiming straight for his waist.
“I can’t let you touch that.”
Wang Yu also raised his leg, spinning in mid-air and delivering a whipping kick. His target was clearly the opponent’s temple on the side of the head. The entire person was sent flying horizontally.
Marquis Valiant’s knee strike missed. He suddenly withdrew his right hand and raised his elbow to block the side kick. They exchanged moves rapidly, separating again after several moments of grappling.
In terms of physical body strength, after stacking the Extreme Yin Dragon body state and the enhancement from his life-bound true treasure, he was confident in suppressing the Marquis Valiant. Unfortunately, the opponent’s battle intelligence was extremely high and gave him no opportunity.
During the brief gap between exchanges, the Blood and Flesh Demonic Sword replaced the black ice spear. The spatial edge it carried might be the key to victory.
The foundation provided by the tower spirit was decent, but it still lacked true charm. The Marquis Valiant appeared somewhat hollow, and the magic treasure in his hand was also quite ordinary.
“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!”
In the second round of combat, Wang Yu changed his strategy.
He met strength with strength and hardness with hardness.
He pushed the pure violence of a Body Refiner to the extreme. This was the correct approach, crushing with absolute hard power. It was also the fastest path to victory.
The gap became apparent at this moment.
After three incense sticks of time of brutal head-on fighting, the round temporarily ended with the Marquis Valiant’s arm broken. After separating, they entered the third round of combat after only one breath.
This kind of fighting style helped Wang Yu gradually solidify his qi and blood.
Every collision caused both his hands and feet to ache intensely, but the vast power of qi and blood contained within the Silver Blood Divine Marrow would surge into his four limbs and hundreds of bones.
Constantly forging his Indestructible Spiritual Bone, his foundation gradually solidified, and his body refinement cultivation also saw some growth. Combat truly was an excellent way for cultivators to increase their strength.
Once he had the confidence to secure victory, Wang Yu was no longer in a hurry.
It would be truly a pity to simply slaughter such a perfect sparring opponent. After all, in the current cultivation world, there were very few beings whose physical bodies could compare to his, and even fewer chances to exchange blows frequently.
One hour later, Wang Yu’s entire body was emitting hot steam.
His face was slightly flushed from the intense exercise, but the excitement hidden deep in his eyes was unmistakable.
It really felt great!
“About time. Let me turn you into the final assistance for this lord to step into mid-stage Nascent Soul.”
As the tempering effect grew weaker and weaker, when Wang Yu attacked again.
The blade of the Blood and Flesh Demonic Sword was covered with a layer of visible silver glow. After several clashes with the Double Crescent Halberd, he ruthlessly severed it.
Demonic Dragon Fist!
In the Extreme Yin Dragon body state, Wang Yu threw a punch. The Yin Nether Demonic Dragon that swelled to a thousand meters in size flew out with it, ruthlessly ramming the Marquis Valiant into the air.
The “Force Domain” that came with fourth-rank Body Refinement pressed down on the Marquis Valiant. The heavy pressure made it difficult for the opponent to move.
His agility dropped sharply.
The yin nether demonic dragon that howled straight into the clouds instantly exploded, turning into fireworks in the sky.
Moments later.
A black shadow fell from the dome of the sky. Wang Yu once again slashed out a sword beam. The blood line was like a crack in the heavens, instantly slicing Marquis Valiant into two halves.
“Nothing more than that.”
Having passed the sixtieth floor test, it was time to receive the rewards.
After consecutively clearing sixty floors, Wang Yu had also discovered one issue.
The difficulty of his tests seemed a bit too low. Normally, only the major checkpoints at every ten floors would have Nascent Soul cultivators as opponents. He suspected it was very likely related to his age.
After all, a Nascent Soul in his early two hundreds was extremely rare in any era. This aptitude was enough to make his name go down in history.
The spiritual-grade aptitude of the Innate Demonic Embryo, combined with the Idle Slots, had brought about chain effects that were actually far better than he had imagined.
【Congratulations to the cultivator for passing the sixtieth floor test. Please choose one of the following options to obtain…】
Without a doubt.
Wang Yu directly chose the demonic essence infusion reward. Three hundred drops were added to his Qi sea. Although it seemed insignificant like a drop in the ocean, it actually caused massive waves.
The Qi sea had reached its current carrying limit and naturally began to break through.
The prerequisites for mid-stage Nascent Soul.
Whether it was Nascent Soul strength or demonic essence requirements, all had reached the standard. This bottleneck actually did not exist for him. He only needed to complete the breakthrough step by step.
For mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, the demonic essence in their bodies would begin to surge.
It would spontaneously undergo one purification, advancing from “liquid state” to “viscous state.”
12,000 drops ~ 24,000 drops allowed breakthrough to the fifth layer of Nascent Soul.
24,000 drops ~ 48,000 drops allowed breakthrough to the sixth layer of Nascent Soul.
Finally accumulating to 99,999 drops would be the peak of the sixth layer. To break through to late stage, the Nascent Soul strength must keep up. Comprehending Dao intent was the best way to strengthen the Nascent Soul.
At the same time, the demonic essence would solidify into demonic essence crystals, similar to the golden core of Core Formation cultivators. The power would undergo earth-shaking changes.
An ordinary divine ability could then crush mid-stage Nascent Souls.
Just like the difference between Core Formation and Foundation Establishment.
At that moment.
The opportunity brought by the surging demonic essence caused Wang Yu to circulate the old version of the perfected Ice Soul Holy Demonic Art. As soon as the technique switched, the efficiency immediately improved.
The demonic essence surged endlessly in his meridians. After each full great circulation, his aura would rise by a notch.
In merely half an hour.
The aura fluctuations on Wang Yu’s body had already calmed down. His realm had clearly reached the fourth layer of Nascent Soul. The small metamorphosis from early to mid-stage caused significant improvements in all aspects.
Divine sense, physical body, soul, demonic essence… all surged dramatically!
Especially the physical body. After receiving the feedback from the realm breakthrough, the floating qi and blood were completely stabilized, and it drew even closer to mid fourth-rank.
In the subsequent tower-climbing process, he should also be able to break through at the right moment.
Rising from his cross-legged position, Wang Yu closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.
“Divine sense has roughly reached the peak of seventh-layer Nascent Soul, Body Refinement at the peak of third layer of fourth rank… Nascent Soul strength has also improved somewhat.”
“Tower spirit, continue!”
The sixty-first floor challenge opened. It was a brand-new test mode: Land Of Oppressive Might…
The test was of the cultivator’s willpower and instinctive resistance.
For Wang Yu, this was almost completely effortless.
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Outside the Celestial Star Tower, in front of the stone stele.
Among the Nascent Soul cultivators, Wang Yu was the first to climb onto the Celestial Star Ranking. His age advantage was simply too great, granting him an extremely high score bonus in the tower spirit’s judgment.
He had only reached the sixty-first floor, yet he had already entered the tail end of the top 1,500.
This result immediately caused surprise among all factions.
For this famously renowned “number one of the Crimson Kite’s younger generation,” seeing was believing. His Celestial Star Tower performance was the best proof. After all, the tests a Nascent Soul faced were completely different from those for Core Formation.
And among the current young generation.
Most were over a hundred years older than Wang Yu. The mainstream realm for young people was still late to peak Core Formation, while Wang Yu had already raced all the way to mid-stage Nascent Soul.
The gap had long shown itself in every aspect. If judged strictly by the young generation, the ones who would suffer were the lofty pride disciples of the various factions.
At the same time.
Far away at the Blood Reversal Sect’s mountain gate, the Cold Blood Peak true disciple Yan Ling was working hard for the agreement she had made with Wang Yu. Only one hundred and thirty years remained until the time they had set to explore the Holy Lord Heavenly Palace together.
Seventy years had already passed since their parting at the Blood Abyss.
After returning from the Blood Abyss, she had been preparing for Nascent Soul Condensing the entire time. The reason she missed the Eastern Extreme Capital opportunity this time was eighty percent because she was in seclusion attempting a breakthrough.
It had already been twenty years since she entered the sect’s specially constructed Tribulation Crossing Cliff. At that moment, while the Celestial Star Tower was in turmoil, the sect’s Tribulation Crossing Cliff was also shrouded in black clouds.
The long-absent heavenly might descended upon this place once more.
Countless sect cultivators looked up toward the Tribulation Crossing Cliff. At this critical moment when the sect was at a disadvantage, the appearance of a brand-new Nascent Soul cultivator could greatly boost morale.
Whether in the Crimson Kite or Taihu, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators exposed on the surface was extremely small, usually only eleven or twelve.
The specific significance of this move was still unclear for now.
But Wang Yu felt it was related to the tacit understanding between both sides’ Spirit Transformation Venerables.
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