Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 686 - 333 Runes Abound! A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom!_1
This world once again fell into silence. The sky was no longer so dark, and the originally dense swarms of souls had dwindled significantly. Brilliant, magnificent rays of light scattered down from the thick clouds, pulsating and dazzlingly bright.
Over a hundred of Wang Xiu's Divine Soul Incarnations simultaneously analyzed the Soul Crystals, refining and absorbing the information within. Each Divine Soul Incarnation could further split its Divine Sense. Even an ordinary incarnation, with only the strength of the Nascent Soul Stage, could divide its sense into hundreds of threads to read the memories within different Soul Crystals. As for Wang Xiu's main body, his Divine Sense was even more vast. Flickering lights filled the void, like countless tendrils of Divine Sense extending into the Soul Crystals. From afar, Wang Xiu looked as if he were sitting under a massive Bodhi tree, his entire body suffused with divinity.
「Five years later.」
The giant tree had grown even more lush.
Wang Xiu's Origin Imprint floated in the air, shining brilliantly like a sun. Around it, dozens of unique runes revolved, like stars orbiting their star. Among them, besides the Origin Runes he had condensed long ago, like Ming Emperor Town Prison and Great Luo Supreme, many new ones had been added.
There was the Sword Glyph, for example, which Wang Xiu had pieced together from the fragments of over 134,600 different sword scriptures. The quality of these scriptures varied. The highest reached the Quasi-Emperor level, while the lowest were mere Foundation Establishment and Core Formation techniques. Taken individually, none were sufficient to form an independent rune; they often yielded only incomplete fragments.
Luckily, Wang Xiu had enough patience, and his powerful Divine Sense provided him with the necessary deductive and computational abilities. This allowed him to continuously perfect the runes, which gradually took shape.
Hmm... Originally, I wanted to give this rune a flashy name, like Chaos Sword or Sky-Opening Sword. But as I absorbed more and more diverse information, I became less inclined to spend effort on it. Besides, a cool name is useless if its true power doesn't measure up. I might as well simplify things.
Currently, the Sword Glyph still didn't reach the level of runes like Ming Emperor Town Prison. This was perfectly normal. After all, Wang Xiu had never expected that such patchwork could produce a Supreme Inheritance. If it could, he would have been less thrilled. He would only have felt that his System wasn't so powerful after all.
But this was all relative. In reality, the Sword Glyph was still incredibly strong. The Sword Dao Origin it represented already surpassed common Quasi-Emperor level inheritances.
To exaggerate a bit, Wang Xiu could call it the Compendium of the Sword Dao Below the Great Emperor!
If this glyph were to fall into the outside world and be seen by others, it could very well give rise to a generation of peerless geniuses in the Sword Dao. If Wang Xiu were to change his mind now and focus on practicing the sword, his achievements would be anything but modest. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Of course, that was impossible. After all, this was just one of the many Origin Runes he had condensed. Besides the Sword Glyph, Wang Xiu had also condensed dozens of others, such as the Blade Glyph, Formation Glyph, and Elixir Glyph. However, these others were not as complete as the Sword Glyph. It seemed that in this world, the Sword Dao was held in higher esteem, as techniques for other paths were far fewer. The Blade Glyph and Formation Glyph had only barely reached a state where they could form a complete, independent rune. The Elixir Glyph was still incomplete, its light dim. As for the rest, they were merely prototypes.
However, Wang Xiu was not disappointed. He was already very satisfied with his progress, and he still had a large number of Soul Crystals left to refine and absorb. Over these years, he had witnessed the memories and lived the lives of too many people. Wang Xiu felt as if he had personally experienced reincarnation, enduring partings and deaths again and again. This brought Wang Xiu many new insights, and he vaguely felt a new understanding of his own Dao. Moreover, his Dao heart had become purer. This was an even more precious gain.
「At the same time.」
In midair, the colossal mountain formed from the Three Lives Stele was now covered in golden patterns. Each one was incredibly precise, exuding an ancient and extraordinary aura. Just looking at it from afar, one could feel its awe-inspiring gravity, as if it were the ancient pillar that once supported heaven and earth. Or perhaps it was the abode of a deity, stirring a deep, primal urge to kneel and worship.
"Indeed, only this Three Lives Stele, born from the very fortune of the world, could swallow such vast Merit!" Wang Xiu opened his eyes, looking at the dwindling sea of Merit, and couldn't help but sigh.
His two Saint avatars, together with Nie Linglan and Yan Ji, had collectively absorbed less than one ten-thousandth of the total Merit. Frankly, Wang Xiu had been tempted. He'd had thoughts of abandoning his pursuit of the Flawless Immortal Path and using the Merit to break through his Realm. With his accumulation, even without crossing into the Saint Manifestation Realm, the vast Merit would be enough for his Realm to soar all the way to the Earth Immortal Realm of Tribulation Transcendence.
But in the end, he restrained himself.
He knew that while Merit was valuable, like faith, a Cultivation Level built by relying on it excessively would never be as solid as one earned painstakingly, step by step. While not as precarious as a castle in the air, it was definitely not the best choice. This was especially true for Wang Xiu, who had already established his own path and pursued the supreme Dao. He sought to earn his progress with every single step. For an ordinary cultivator, absorbing the Merit would be a tremendous opportunity, allowing their Cultivation Level to advance by leaps and bounds. They would have the hope of becoming an immortal and standing above all living beings. But Wang Xiu could already see the hope of success on his Flawless Immortal Path; abandoning it was impossible.
"With this, the embryonic form of this Merit Spiritual Treasure can be considered complete!" Wang Xiu's gaze was sharp as he temporarily halted the extraction of information from the Soul Crystals. The Three Lives Stele itself was not a Magical Treasure, but rather a miraculous object of heaven and earth. To truly refine it into a Merit Spiritual Treasure, it still required Wang Xiu to temper it personally.
BUZZ! BUZZ!
With a thought, several dazzling rays of light emerged from his body. They were blindingly bright and contained terrifying energy. It was the Immortal Qi he had been collecting all this time.
Immortal Qi is extremely precious, and according to ancient texts, it should be a great help in achieving the final step of my Flawless Immortal Path... However, I have plenty in stock. Diverting a few strands to complete the refinement of the Merit Spiritual Treasure won't be a problem.
His thoughts moved like lightning, and his decision was made.
Several strands of Immortal Qi, under his control, merged into the Three Lives Stele. In an instant, the light from the Three Lives Stele became even more radiant, and it expanded continuously as if to surpass the very firmament of this world. A terrifying power emanated from it.
The six Divine Mountains in this very place actually began to tremble in unison.
It's true that these Three Lives Stone fragments are no less precious than an ordinary Quasi-Emperor artifact. But for an ordinary person to refine it to such a degree would require a Quasi-Emperor to act personally, integrating their own laws of the Great Dao... Now, I have infused it with pure Immortal Qi and allowed it to devour a massive amount of Merit to become a Merit Spiritual Treasure. Its power should be no weaker than a Quasi-Emperor artifact! In fact, it might even be stronger than a hastily forged one.
