Within the Sea of Consciousness.
The lotus blood, resplendent and dazzling.
Amidst the surging brilliance, mories of past lives surfaced. The 575 years in the Jade Spring World vividly ca flooding back—
Entering Jade Spring for the first ti, traveling to Jade Spring Mountain, eting Wuk Yuanzi, and beginning the study of alchemy.
...
Cultivating at the Three Realms Pass, founding Echo Valley, cursing the first Qi Refining cultivator ’Zhang Zhihe,’ and obtaining the ’Corpse Control Technique.’
...
Returning to the Mysterious Nether Sea, healing junior brother Pei Ze, and luring Xu Tianfang to death for the sake of eting Wuk Yuanzi.
...
Wandering from place to place, slaying the Qian Brothers and acquiring the Liyun Immortal Mansion. Using the ’Four-character Poem Sword’ to enter the Dao and achieve Qi Refinent. Making friends, warm-hearted and righteous, honored by all as ’Immortal Chen.’
...
’Slumbering’ at Jade Spring Mountain, transforming into ’Qizhenzi,’ regaining fa in the Mysterious Nether Sea as the ’First in Curse Technique’ and ’True Yin Sky Demon.’
...
In the final battle, slaughtering seven Great Sky Demons before ultimately passing away at Jade Spring Mountain.
...
"A lifeti."
"And it’s ended again."
Flashes of mories, five centuries in a blink—Chen Jichuan felt he’d lived another life. Returning to the present, he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.
Having faced life and death, a mont of disorientation.
Unconsciously, by the ti he recollected himself, he found himself within this Sea of Consciousness.
Before him.
A lotus flower.
...
"A lotus."
Chen Jichuan steadied his mind and looked into the Sea of Consciousness.
The lotus shimred, and suddenly a lotus pod ford, emitting the fragrance of lotus seeds.
Strands of information intertwined.
"Dao Fruit."
"Lotus seeds."
More than five hundred years of life, nearly three hundred of cultivation, left Chen Jichuan bearing more traces of ti. Yet, like a sharpened blade, his temperant beca sturdier with every mont.
Setting his mind straight, he began to sift through and comprehend the information from this third ’Dao Fruit’—
Na: Chen Jichuan[The Third]
Age: 575 (300/300)
Immortal-order: 1
Official position: None
Cultivation: Qi Refining Sixth Layer; Core Formation Second Layer; Night Travel Third Layer
Level: 16
Spirit Roots: Gold, Wood, Fire
Talents: Creation·Insight; Creation·Derivation
Cultivation Techniques: "Sword Map" (16th layer)[Deriving: 17.79%]; "Chen’s 72 Skills" (12th layer); "Taiyin Refining Body Technique" (13th layer); "Primordial Skill" (13th layer); "Corpse Control Technique" (14th layer)
Magic:
Low-level: Omitted
Mid-level: Wind Thunder Wings[Deriving: 1.55%], Transformation Technique, Four-character Poem Sword, Protective Sword Shield, Catkins Body thod, Concealing Technique, Crystal Shadow Refraction Technique, Golden Bell Shield Skill, Mystical Gate Skill, Pure Yang True Fire, Paper Cutting into Soldiers Skill, Five Ghosts Yin Soldiers Skill, Splashed Ink and Striped Cloth Sword Technique, Seven-stringed Immortal Surprising Sword Technique, Ailao Mountain Thirty-Six Swords, Cooking Rice and at Spell, Plow Head Curse, Evil Absorption Technique, Taishan Eighteen Steps, Soft Cloud Swordsmanship, Circular Light Skill, Hidden Body Technique, Corpse Control Technique
Magical Treasure: Omitted
Skills: Alchemy (First-order); Artifact Refining (unskilled); Talisman Making (unskilled); Array (unskilled)
Immortal Salary: 100
Source Power: 1,428,026
...
Looking at the ’Dao Fruit.’
It displayed Chen Jichuan’s pinnacle achievents in the Jade Spring World.
years.
years of diligent cultivation.
Chen Jichuan pushed Qi Refining cultivation to the contemporary peak, though his external skills and Daoist cultivation still had deficits.
Yet within the Jade Spring World, it was an unquestionable pinnacle.
eting the requirents to condense a Dao Fruit.
"Finally conquered it."
Without pausing to scrutinize other attributes, Chen Jichuan directly looked at the cultivation column. Seeing it, he laughed: "Before my death, I reset all my external skills and Daoist cultivation to zero, putting everything into deriving "Sword Map". But after condensing the ’Dao Fruit,’ the peak stats remain preserved!"
’Creation·Derivation’ can consu cultivation to derive myriad techniques.
Before dying, Chen Jichuan’s cultivation was at its apex in that lifeti.
To die without making use of it would have been a waste. But he did not dare invest everything into derivation, lest he depleted his cultivation, failed to condense the Dao Fruit, and had to start a new life all over again.
But hindsight revealed—
"The ’Dao Fruit’ records my peak achievents within the ’Dao Fruit World.’
"If that’s the case."
"Before dying in the future, I can boldly empty my cultivation without concern."
Clarity dawned upon Chen Jichuan.
As for external skills and Daoist cultivation, he had reached Core Formation Second Layer and Night Travel Third Layer respectively.
Even if he reset these aspects before death, the ’Dao Fruit’ still retained the record of their highest levels achieved.
"What a pity."
"If I had used my Qi Refining cultivation for derivation as well, "Sword Map" might have reached the side door level."
Chen Jichuan sighed inwardly with regret.
Still, hindsight was everything. What mattered most was the understanding gained for future attempts.
A worry was lifted from his heart.
Turning his thoughts, he finally took the ti to carefully review his lifeti accomplishnts—
"Qi Refining Sixth Layer."
"Core Formation Second Layer."
"Night Travel Third Layer."
""Chen’s 72 Skills," "Taiyin Refining Body Technique," "Primordial Skill," and "Corpse Control Technique" have all been derived to the refined level."
"Mastered 23 mid-level techniques."
"Refined first-order Spirit Pills proficiently."
"Barely touched upon Artifact Refining, talisman making, and arrays—recorded much, yet truly began none."
One by one, he counted them.
Chen Jichuan’s heart swelled with satisfaction and pride.
This lifeti’s harvest was imnse, elevating him to an entirely new realm.
Not rely in cultivation but also in cultivation arts and magical skills.
"In the real world, even the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, one of the Four Great Immortal Sects at Panlong Mountain, boasts their ultimate "Sword Map" only at the refined level. Yet I possess five refined-level techniques myself."
"And counting the ones I’ve acquired but not yet practiced, such as Wuk Yuanzi’s "Changchun Skill" or Long-Ard Sky Demon Fei Yun’s "Sky Supporting Demon Skill," the number of refined techniques surpasses ten!"
"Add 23 mid-level techniques."
Chen Jichuan’s face lit up with joy.
These were the truly invaluable treasures.
He had painstakingly cultivated external skills and Daoist arts over decades, deriving "Chen’s 72 Skills" into refined level and over 22 magical skills into mid-level mastery.
The unyielding effort.
Had yielded these bountiful results.
"It was worth it!"
Chen Jichuan’s heart surged with emotion.
Only after so ti did he calm his mind again.
The accomplishnts this ti brought benefits far beyond these—
"Congratulations, Master of the Law, on ascending to First-order Immortal. You may now condense up to four affiliated Dao Fruits. Please choose—"
A ssage entered his mind the mont he touched the third Dao Fruit.
Before Chen Jichuan’s eyes, figures flashed by one after another—
Zhang Zhihe.
Wuk Yuanzi.
Zhu Mingyu.
...
Chao Kuo.
Qing Songzi.
Wei Yizhen.
...
Fei Yun.
Dong Yi.
Chang Zhouzi.
...
Each and every person, all ’acquaintances’ of Chen Jichuan.
Either killed by him, like Zhang Zhihe, Wei Yizhen, and Fei Yun.
Or dead in his presence, like Wuk Yuanzi, Zhu Mingyu, and Qing Songzi.
"Zhao Mingzhang."
"Xu Tianfang."
"The Qian Brothers."
Chen Jichuan filtered out all those who hadn’t reached Qi Refining level.
After a careful count, there were thirty-seven ’Qi Refining Immortal Masters’ for him to choose from.
Of these, there were twenty-two at the early stage of Qi Refinent and fifteen at the mid-stage. Among the fifteen at mid-stage, nine were at the Fifth Layer and two at the Sixth Layer.
"Reaching First-order Immortal allows to select four to condense as affiliated Dao Fruits."
Chen Jichuan’s gaze swept over the familiar faces one by one.
Without hesitation.
Those at the Sixth Layer were a definite choice.
"Qing Songzi."
"Gan Shisi."
The first was an elder of Five Elents Sect, a legendary life unwilling to linger in slumber. Before his end, he ventured into the Eastern Extre Sea Domain, seeking to blaze new trails.
Yet years later, he fled in defeat, mortally wounded, on the verge of death.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jichuan hurried nonstop from Jade Spring Mountain to Five Elents Sect to present him with pills. But alas, this elder’s ailnt was beyond any redy, and he passed away a day after Chen Jichuan’s arrival.
The loss cut Chen Jichuan deeply.
Seeing him again now stirred wistful yearning.
Among the seven Immortal Sects of Mysterious Nether Sea, ’Mystical Gate Skill’ preserved the ancient masters in their coffins, hiding their ti of passing from the world.
Chen Jichuan often took joy in bidding farewell to old friends, mostly outside the seven major sects.
This Qing Songzi was an exception.
Qing Songzi was adept in Five Elents Sect techniques and practiced its ultimate "Five Qi Mixed Yuan Technique".
To condense an affiliated Dao Fruit, leaving him out was unthinkable.
As for the other—
’Gan Shisi,’ also known as the top-ranked ’Eight Extres Sky Demon’ among Mysterious Nether Sea’s eight Great Sky Demons, cultivated "Eight Extres True Demon Skill" with unmatched power and speed at Qi Refining Sixth Layer, titled ’Mysterious Nether Sea’s First Demon.’
Slaying the other six Great Sky Demons together hadn’t been as arduous as killing this ’Eight Extres Sky Demon.’
Moreover, the ’Eight Extres Sky Demon’ mastered the ’Tribulation Transformation thod,’ breaking through Chen Jichuan’s ’Cooking Rice and at Spell.’
Fortunately, apart from "Sword Map" as a refined-level technique, Chen Jichuan also had nurous mid-level magic skills, along with fourteen refined corpses and the support of Five Directions Ten Directions Five Ghosts Yin Soldiers and forty-nine paper n.
It was only by a narrow margin that he managed to kill the ’Eight Extres Sky Demon.’
This encounter had been the most grueling battle Chen Jichuan had faced in centuries.
Such a figure.
Whether for "Eight Extres True Demon Skill," the ’Tribulation Transformation thod,’ or the cultivation experience of Qi Refining Sixth Layer, was too valuable an opportunity to miss.
As for the other two—
"Although Wuk Yuanzi wasn’t from the seven Immortal Sects of the Mysterious Nether Sea, his talent in alchemy was unparalleled, with a level of expertise unmatched among the twenty-nine Qi Refining Immortal Masters."
"An affiliated Dao Fruit must include him."
"With Qing Songzi and Gan Shisi for cultivation, and Wuk Yuanzi for alchemy, the final choice can focus on artifact refining."
Chen Jichuan’s gaze shifted and landed on another Qi Refining Immortal Master.
...
Na: Qing Songzi
Cultivation: Qi Refining Sixth Layer
Level: 16
Techniques: "Five Qi Mixed Yuan Technique" (16th layer)
Magic: Five Elents True Fire, Five Qi Mixed Yuan Shield,... omitted
...
Na: Gan Shisi (Eight Extres Sky Demon)
Cultivation: Qi Refining Sixth Layer
Level: 16
Techniques: "Eight Extres True Demon Skill" (16th layer)
Magic: Eight Extres True Fire, Star-picking Hand, Tribulation Transformation thod, ... omitted
...
Na: Wuk Yuan
Cultivation: Qi Refining Fifth Layer
Level: 15
Techniques: "Changchun Skill" (15th layer)
Magic: Three Yang True Fire, Fla Manipulation Technique, Great Cloud Rain Technique,... omitted
Skills: Alchemy (First-order)
...
Na: Situ Kong
Cultivation: Qi Refining Fifth Layer
Level: 15
Techniques: "Jade Pill Technique" (15th layer)
Magic: Heavy Primordial True Fire, Breaking Army Sword Qi, ... omitted
Skills: Artifact Refining (First-order)
...
The Artifact Sect’s Situ Kong.
This individual, along with Wuk Yuanzi, was renowned across the Mysterious Nether Sea. Both were loose cultivators, both at Qi Refining Fifth Layer. One excelled in alchemy, one in artifact refining, and both held profound mastery.
Chen Jichuan considered his modest achievents in alchemical skill.
Next.
In opening a new ’Dao Fruit’ world, he could begin delving into the path of artifact refining. With Situ Kong’s ’Dao Fruit,’ he wouldn’t be groping in the dark; he’d have a guiding teacher.
...
Reviews
All reviews (0)