newbobooks Chapter 120 Sneaking into the Ancient Palace, Five Elements Nascent Soul Transformation
Chapter 120 Sneaking into the Ancient Palace, Five Elements Nascent Soul Transformation
Chapter 120 Sneaking into the Ancient Palace, Five Elements Transformation
Practicing here on-site is still too dangerous.
Although it is a secret underground area, it is still considered an outdoor location, without any private protective formations or even a hint of concealment.
When Chen Yi washed his hands in the Thunder Pool, his soul was paralyzed for over a hundred breaths.
During this period,
His senses were almost completely shut down, his five senses were dulled, and his consciousness was suppressed to the limit. If someone were to launch a sneak attack, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to react.
Although with his current defensive capabilities, no one in the secret realm could truly threaten his life,
But the excruciating pain of the Nine Yin Demon Flames scorching his golden bones was still vivid in his mind, not to mention the possibility that his soul might be invaded by demonic thoughts.
He would not allow himself to fall into such a dangerous situation a second time.
Therefore, this sense of crisis, like a thorn in one's side, exists.
He simply couldn't concentrate on his cultivation.
The absorption of each strand of lightning power was accompanied by vigilance against any movement in the surroundings, greatly reducing its efficiency.
After a moment's thought, Chen Yi decided to use the magnetic lightning array to absorb the violent lightning power from the lightning pool and bring it back to the underground chamber to refine it slowly.
He would rather make several trips back and forth and pay more entrance fees than compromise on safety.
After all, only in that absolutely safe place protected by layers of arrays could he truly unleash his full potential and immerse himself in deep cultivation.
That involves cultivating the soul with the power of thunder spirit; there's no room for carelessness.
"However, it seems that all the prodigies are outside right now. Perhaps I could go and take a look at the first two floors of the Inheritance Hall."
Based on what Qin Chengcheng and others mentioned on multiple occasions
Chen Yi knew that these people were currently waiting for his new magnetic lightning array circle and had not yet entered.
Those ancient palaces concealed many secret techniques passed down through generations.
Although the first two levels may only be the outer techniques or rudimentary skills of the Thunder Soul Sect,
However, Chen Yi's current trump cards are too limited. Even the most basic inheritance of the Thunder Soul Sect is extremely important to him.
Moreover, it is said that Qi Wuba also obtained a proper method of Thunder Spirit Body Tempering from it!
I didn't go before because there might be danger inside.
Go now.
It's because even Qi Wuba and his group were able to enter the middle area of the second level unharmed.
Chen Yi is naturally an option as well.
With his mind made up, Chen Yi began to absorb the power of the Thunder Pool.
He made a hand seal, and the meticulously crafted magnetic lightning collar immediately floated up, the lightning patterns engraved on its surface lighting up one after another, radiating layers of eerie blue light in the dark cave.
With a slight flick of his wrist, the collar transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the Thunder Pool, causing the surface of the pool to churn violently like boiling water.
"laugh--"
The purplish-blue lightning plasma coiled around the collar as if it were alive, and the seventy-two magnetic circuits within the inner ring vibrated simultaneously, forming a small vortex in the pool.
Three breaths later, when Chen Yi used his magic to pull the collar out of the water, the originally black iron ring had transformed into amethyst, its surface covered with spiderweb-like lightning patterns.
As those hair-thin arcs of electricity swirled around his body, they emitted a clear, melodious sound, like the vibration of a vibrating harp string.
Although the electric arc is thin, its quality reaches level three or above, especially since it contains a trace of lightning spirit intent, which can bypass the physical body and kill the soul.
Chen Yi's heart stirred; this item might even serve as a trump card in a crucial moment.
If it is unleashed during battle, the lightning spiritual power contained within can be instantly unleashed. While ordinary true cores might be able to block the lightning spiritual power, it would be difficult to withstand the impact of the lightning spiritual intent within on the soul.
It might have the effect of catching someone off guard.
Chen Yi carefully put it away. The other collar was intended to be sold to outsiders, and he did not activate its function of storing thunder spirit energy.
After retrieving the Thunder Spirit, Chen Yi's fingertips glowed with a wisp of green light as he carefully wiped away the remaining traces of thunder patterns on the rock wall, even scanning the tiny footprints in the soil three times with his divine sense.
After confirming that everything was correct, he crushed the Earth Escape Talisman, and his figure merged into the earth's veins like a swimming fish. A moment later, he quietly emerged from the shadow of an ancient tree thirty feet away.
"唳——"
As the divine sense summoned, the Crimson Flame Sparrow's slightly hurried cry echoed from the sky.
As the crimson shadow swooped down to land, Chen Yi raised an eyebrow—the once glossy feathers were now charred and curled, and the third feather on its left wing even bore cracks from a lightning strike.
The edges of the bird's beak were still covered with undried emerald green sap, which gleamed like amber in the sunlight.
With a wisp of divine sense probing out, Chen Yi detected the juice properties on the bird's beak.
"A near-third-tier spirit fruit? And a body-tempering type at that."
He rubbed his fingertips, which were stained with juice, and pale golden lines of resistance appeared on the surface of his skin. "Interesting, you hairy beast, you know how to pick."
The Crimson Flame Sparrow shook its wings in a wronged manner, and the spiritual fluctuations it transmitted back contained fragments of images:
The pangolin beast that perches on the steep cliff has scales that have gleamed with a metallic sheen.
As it swooped down to snatch the fruit, it narrowly missed having its wingtip grazed by a streak of earthy-yellow energy.
"lead the way."
Chen Yi's lips curled up slightly.
With his current strength, he can completely overwhelm any enemy who can let the Crimson Flame Sparrow steal some of his spirit fruits without injuring it.
Normally, I come into contact with people who are too powerful, often including top geniuses or those who have achieved the Golden Core or Core Formation stages in sects.
Chen Yi had no choice but to keep a low profile and lie low.
However, when facing the weak, he can still give it a try.
"I, Chen, enjoy beating up people who are above my level."
Upon hearing this, the Crimson Flame Sparrow let out an excited chirp, its tattered feathers unfurling yet still displaying its swift movement.
Amidst the biting wind, Chen Yi sat atop a sparrow, his black robe fluttering in the wind.
In less than twenty breaths, the recess on the cliff face, hidden by vines, came into view:
On an old tree with gnarled branches resembling a dragon, two emerald-like fruits were exhaling spiritual mist.
At the point where it had been pecked, the glistening flesh was repairing itself at a visible speed, and a strange, refreshing fragrance filled the air, making the flesh itch.
"The Diamond Fruit? Or a variant that's about to enter the third stage?"
A glint flashed in Chen Yi's eyes, and he instantly saw through the metal and wood dual-attribute spirit patterns interwoven inside the fruit.
Beneath the emerald green peel of the Diamond Fruit flow pale golden veins, which indeed have a remarkable strengthening effect on the physical body of cultivators and demonic beasts.
However, for a body cultivator who has already achieved the Golden Bone Realm, the effect of such a near-third-tier spiritual fruit is negligible.
Moreover, Chen Yi has already begun tempering his jade bones and has even started the initial refinement of his internal organs. To him, the Vajra Fruit is just an ordinary near-third-tier energy fruit.
It's not much different from the top-quality resources given by the Jade Dragon Sect.
"But this fruit is a good opportunity for the Crimson Flame Sparrow."
Chen Yi gestured for the Crimson Flame Sparrow to go down.
The Crimson Flame Sparrow hesitated unusually, with a few anxious sparks occasionally flying from its feathers. Its beak pointed towards the crevice in the cliff face, and the spiritual fluctuations it transmitted carried a warning.
"It's okay, just go down."
"It's just a pangolin beast hiding in a crevice in the cliff."
Chen Yi's third-level divine sense had already scanned the inside and outside of the cliff several times.
The slender figure hidden in the crevice of the rock, with the downy feathers of the Crimson Flame Sparrow still clinging to the gaps in its scales, was now rising and falling slowly with its breath.
A second-tier peak pangolin beast might be considered troublesome by ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, but in front of him...
Chen Yi shook his head slightly, wondering when it had started...
That terrifying, large monster, at the peak of the second tier, that once stirred up the entire town by Dongjia Lake...
They were no match for Chen Yi.
Before he finished speaking, Chen Yi had already gracefully landed in front of the Diamond Fruit Tree.
The lightning bolts coiling around the treetops crackled and popped, but he didn't even lift his eyelids; his jade-like hand reached straight for the fruit—
"hiss!"
A gray shadow suddenly rose from the crevice in the rock!
The pangolin beast curled its body into a blade-wheel shape, its scales gleaming with a cold metallic light, and slashed at Chen Yi's wrist!
"Noisy."
With a flick of his palm, Chen Yi flashed a golden light, his movements as casual as if he were swatting away mosquitoes and flies.
With a muffled "bang," the gray shadow flew back at an even faster speed than it had come, crashing heavily against the rock wall.
Upon closer inspection, the beast's back armor, which was said to be able to withstand third-tier attacks, now had a clear palm print dented into it.
Spiderweb-like cracks spread from the center, and blood beads with a rusty smell seeped from the cracks.
The pangolin huddled in the rubble, whimpering, its eyes filled with terror.
Deep within its soul, a demonic shadow that should have been lurking and ready to strike was now curled up like an earthworm struck by lightning—
Whether it was an intuition developed from years of being bathed in lightning arrays, or an instinctive fear of its natural enemy, it could vaguely sense the lightning spirit wandering in Chen Yi's soul.
That terrifying energy, which specifically destroys demonic souls, once made it not even dare to entertain the thought of fleeing.
The pangolin's eyes were filled with terror, and it dared not go any further. With its blood-stained tail between its legs, it staggered back into the depths of the rock crevice.
Chen Yi didn't chase after the little thing. Don't underestimate it just because it's only a peak second-tier demon beast; its scales provide extremely strong defense.
Even if Chen Yi wanted to kill his opponent, it would take some effort, not to mention his innate ability to drill through mountains.
For such a small beast, a slap is enough to teach it who's in charge.
Seeing Chen Yi's extraordinary abilities,
The Crimson Flame Sparrow landed on its master's shoulder and let out a haughty cry towards the mountain.
They felt boundless admiration and gratitude for their master.
The pangolin beast, possessing first-grade qi, burrowed dozens of feet into the mountain, sensing from afar that the two Vajra Fruits outside had been picked, but it only dared to let out a single, guttural cry.
Chen Yi never understood why the demonic beasts had such an obsession with guarding the ripening of spiritual fruits, refusing to pick them until they were fully mature.
I later learned more about it.
They had already consumed those unripe spiritual fruits that could enhance them.
They will only protect the remaining spiritual fruits that need to be fully mature before they can be improved.
But the Crimson Flame Sparrow didn't care about any of that. This fruit could bring him a significant boost right now, so naturally he would snatch it whenever he saw it.
This is all due to the nature of demonic beasts.
Chen Yi picked two diamond fruits, tossing the one that had been bitten to the Crimson Flame Sparrow.
The other party simply put it into its belly pouch and didn't eat it immediately.
Chen Yi asked why in his mind, and the other party said that it was to send its master to a place where the master would not need it for the time being before eating it.
Chen Yi nodded in satisfaction, though it was somewhat blind loyalty.
As for the other Diamond Fruit, Chen Yi hadn't decided yet.
The treasure-hunting rat couldn't keep up with his pace; the fruit was of too high a grade for the rat to process.
Chen Yi still needs to think about how to deal with the treasure-hunting rat.
After this little incident, Chen Yi sat on the bird's back and headed straight for the Inheritance Hall deep within the secret realm.
The sky was dark with inky clouds, with only a pale halo of light filtering through the gaps illuminating the vast earth.
The roars of demonic beasts fighting below echoed intermittently, but Chen Yi didn't even lift an eyelid. He merely tapped the sparrow's crest with his fingertip, keeping the feathered creature flying at a height of thirty feet above the ground.
This height allows one to avoid most of the flying monsters lurking among the treetops, while also preventing one from becoming a conspicuous target under the thunderclouds due to flying too high.
The waves of grass on the grassland, the shadows of the forest, and the silver ribbons of the river rushed past beneath me.
As the Crimson Flamebird swept across a mountain ridge, Chen Yi suddenly pressed down on the bird's back, and the distant scenery was reflected in the bird's pupils:
Dark black thunderclouds pressed down on a five-story palace like a giant hand, with bronze bells hanging from the eaves appearing and disappearing in the lightning.
Outside the hall, a third-tier lightning array spewed out bluish-purple lightning. More than a hundred cultivators wandered around the outer perimeter of the array like ants, most of whom couldn't even get past the outermost lightning field.
"唳——"
The Crimson Flame Sparrow swooped down to land with a clear cry, kicking up a cloud of dust.
As soon as Chen Yi leaped off the bird's back, an old Taoist priest recognized him: "Senior Xu Jiu! This humble Taoist has encountered a great opportunity. Would you care to discuss it in detail when we have time?"
He was an old Taoist priest whose eyebrows were half white, yet he addressed the young, bald, burly man as "senior" without any shame.
The surrounding cultivators stirred upon hearing this, and several even secretly took out their recording jade slips.
Ignoring the stares of the crowd, Chen Yi landed and put away the Crimson Flame Sparrow.
After glancing at the old Taoist priest in his shabby robes, he nodded slightly.
Then he squeezed into the outer minefield alone.
Upon receiving Chen Yi's reply, the old Taoist priest excitedly patted his chest, "See! What did I tell you? I'm destined to meet this Xu Jiu warrior!"
For these kinds of characters—an unknown, disheveled Taoist priest, a depressed son-in-law, a stubborn teenager who lost both parents, and an older brother whose sister was arrested—
Chen Yi generally gives them basic respect and tries to keep his distance as much as possible.
Outside the main hall,
As soon as Chen Yifu stepped in, countless lightning snakes shot out from the core of the formation, only to be completely swallowed up by the golden bone lightning patterns that appeared on his body.
The Thunder Spirit Power he had consumed during his months of seclusion was now being replenished frantically with every step he took, and a long-lost hunger tremor came from deep within his golden bones.
Golden light shimmered beneath his feet as he began his golden-stepping gait.
A hundred-foot-wide minefield can be traversed in seven steps.
Only when Chen Yi's figure disappeared into the shadows of the palace gate did the surrounding cultivators realize what was happening.
Those lightning bolts that were powerful enough to turn them into charred remains were surprisingly docile when they landed on the bald body cultivator.
In just a few months, the power of the lightning array, which was equivalent to that of the perilous Medicine Valley, has become much less likely to harm Chen Yi.
A short while later,
Chen Yi entered the palace gate and arrived at the first floor.
A powerful spiritual attack suddenly appeared inside.
Just like several years ago, Chen Yi felt the silver-patterned divine sense attack fluctuations once a month in the market.
only,
The first floor of the entire palace seemed to be immersed in a silver lake formed by divine consciousness, with ripples spreading from the entrance to the second floor, as if someone was constantly throwing stones into the pool of divine soul.
The outermost ripples were pale silver, with an intensity roughly equivalent to the peak of the second tier.
Fifty feet inward, the ripples gradually became substantial, already reaching the near-third-order level;
The silver patterns at the core entrance, constantly surging with divine sense fluctuations, had solidified, clearly indicating a third-tier divine sense attack level.
Furthermore, the closer one gets to the entrance, the more intense the soul attacks become.
"No wonder these so-called prodigies take so long to enter the second level."
You should know that what he was seeing at this moment was the result of many geniuses working together to break the formation.
If it's your first time here, you might not even be able to find the entrance.
Now, all the array nodes inside the hall are clearly visible, and the trajectory of the array patterns is completely revealed.
As Chen Yi sensed the constant influx of divine consciousness around him, a relaxed smile appeared on his lips.
This level of spiritual impact was so great that even the outermost layer of his spiritual shield was difficult to shake.
Not to mention, the system power circulating within his body is continuously devouring these spiritual attacks, transforming them into nourishment for his soul.
With this double protection, he could explore the first level of the palace at his leisure, and staying there for an hour or two would not be a problem.
He slowly surveyed the hall, his divine sense spreading outwards like a tide.
After exploring several areas shrouded in powerful divine energy fluctuations, his gaze was drawn to an ancient stone tablet.
The surface of the stone tablet is covered with the marks of time, but the inscriptions on it are still clearly legible.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an ancient mantra for cultivating spiritual consciousness—the [Five Elements Transformation Divine Mantra].
"Interesting," Chen Yi muttered to himself.
He discovered that this set of techniques was similar to the Refining Spirit Technique he had initially practiced, yet it was also unique.
The essence of the Five Elements Transformation Technique lies in refining the spiritual power of the five elements to an extremely pure state, and then using a special method to nourish the divine consciousness, thereby giving birth to a divine consciousness power with specific attributes.
Chen Yi thoughtfully studied the runes on the stone tablet, gradually understanding them: "This is laying the foundation for the Five Elements Divine Sense."
He secretly calculated that he had already mastered the three attributes of metal, wood, and water in the Five Elements Divine Sense, and this technique could save him most of his cultivation time.
As for the remaining two types of divine consciousness, earth and fire, they can be tested when starting the fourth divine aperture.
There was another reason why Chen Yi was willing to study the Five Elements Transformation Technique.
"This Five Elements Transformation Technique is probably just a foundational chapter of a vast spirit-refining system."
Chen Yi pondered to himself.
He keenly sensed that although the technique was exquisite, it seemed to be missing the most crucial part.
If we can complete this process, or find the subsequent advanced techniques, we might be able to master the way of mutual transformation between the five elements of divine consciousness, and even develop a higher level of divine consciousness application method.
Thinking of this, Chen Yi's breathing quickened involuntarily.
This advanced method of cultivating divine consciousness was exactly what he had been dreaming of.
With this cultivation technique, he has already gained a great deal from coming to this hall.
He suppressed his excitement and continued browsing the other artifacts in the hall.
There were also many jade slips of inheritance scattered throughout the hall, which Chen Yi scanned one by one.
There is a "Dongxuan Heart Sutra" specifically designed to enhance sensory abilities.
There is a "spiritual connection" that enhances the efficiency of spiritual communication, as well as some fragments that record ancient forbidden knowledge.
He memorized all of this information, preparing to slowly comprehend it in the future.
Having done all that, Chen Yi didn't linger and headed straight for the entrance to the second floor.
The dense silver patterns of third-order divine sense attacks at the entrance to the second level posed no threat whatsoever to Chen Yi's three-colored divine sense shield composed of five hundred strands of third-order divine sense.
He easily stepped onto the entrance to the second floor.
The moment he stepped onto the second floor, the sight before him made him let out a soft "Eh."
Although Qin Chengcheng had described the minefield environment on the second level to him many times, seeing it with his own eyes still surprised him somewhat.
As expected, the top talents who were often with Qin Chengcheng were nowhere to be found.
but,
At this moment, a young figure was sitting cross-legged in the center of the minefield.
This person does not appear to be any of the eight great prodigies.
He was a thin, bald young man who looked to be no more than twenty years old, with a youthful face that seemed completely untouched by time.
Even more surprisingly, he was sitting alone in the core area of a mid-grade third-tier minefield, intently studying an ancient inscription.
The lightning shield occasionally emitted blinding flashes of electricity, each containing terrifying power capable of instantly killing an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.
However, when these attacks landed on the boy, they were always easily neutralized by the golden light that suddenly flashed within his body.
The golden light came and went like lightning, so fast that its trajectory was almost invisible, yet it accurately blocked every bolt of lightning from entering the body.
Chen Yi's pupils contracted slightly, his gaze fixed on the golden energy flowing around the young monk.
The light was both familiar and strange—it was clearly the golden radiance unique to Vajra Kung Fu, yet it was completely different from any other form he knew.
Tier 3 Golden Crystal? Seems even stronger!
(End of this chapter)