Human Clan Defender-Chapter 697 - s 53 to 57: Time Decay, Divine Ability Scroll (Four-in-One, thanks to the "Colorless Void" Silver League)_7
Shen Changqing walked over.
Upon hearing this, Yi Ning couldn't help but laugh. "It's not about the end of comprehension; I've merely gained a little insight. Truly mastering a Divine Skill is by no means easy."
Saying this, he looked back at the portrait. "This is indeed a treasure. Pavilion Master Shen, you might as well take it back. If you can comprehend the Divine Skill from it, it will surely be infinitely useful."
In Yi Ning's opinion, the Cloud-Transforming Finger would definitely be a supremely powerful Divine Skill for Shen Changqing as well. After all, Divine Skills had become extinct. Without entering the Ancient Ruins, there was hardly any chance of acquiring them.
Shen Changqing's gaze also fell on the portrait. With a thought, the portrait that was originally hanging above rolled up and stopped in front of him.
"The Cloud-Transforming Finger is indeed not bad," he mused, looking at the scroll before him and smiling faintly. "In the future, placed in the Martial Hall, it will allow others to comprehend Divine Skills as well."
Although he had mastered many Divine Skills, he had not fully comprehended them. As such, there was no way to imbue an object with the power of his Divine Skills, like this scroll, for others to glean insights from. Unless, one day, he could completely master them—that would be a different story. However, comprehending Divine Skills was difficult. Even Shen Changqing himself wasn't confident he could fully grasp a Divine Skill. Among the many Divine Skills he possessed, the most powerful, Heaven and Earth Slash, was only at the second stage. The second stage of a Divine Skill, while stronger than just starting out, wasn't significantly so. To truly perfect it, the Divine Ability Value and time required would be immeasurable.
Meanwhile, Yi Ning's eyes flickered. "Is Pavilion Master Shen planning to place this Divine Skill in the Martial Hall?"
If that were true, he would have the chance to continue his comprehension, Yi Ning thought.
"Yes," Shen Changqing nodded.
He understood the meaning behind Yi Ning's words. To him, the sixth-grade Divine Skill, Cloud-Transforming Finger, was average, so giving it away wasn't a big deal. If someone could truly comprehend the Divine Skill, that would be ideal.
Casually storing the scroll, Shen Changqing arrived at the central meditation cushion. "If I'm not mistaken, the entrance to this great hall's Spirit Vein is right beneath this cushion, just like the secret chambers of the Martial Hall, where each chamber corresponds to a node of the Spirit Vein."
"That's very likely," Yi Ning agreed, his gaze also falling on the cushion.
If the Spirit Vein was anywhere, it was most likely inside this side hall. Similarly, the most probable location for the Spirit Vein's entrance within the side hall was undoubtedly beneath the cushion. The Spiritual Energy was most abundant at a Spirit Vein entrance. Placing the cushion at this spot allowed one to draw on a vast amount of nature's spiritual energy during daily cultivation, an advantage incomparable to any other place.
With a wave of Shen Changqing's hand, a gust of wind shot out. The meditation cushion, which hadn't been moved for who knows how long, was directly lifted into the air by this force.
As the cushion was lifted, it was as if some seal had been undone. An astonishing surge of Spiritual Energy erupted, instantly filling the entire side hall. A torrent of Spiritual Energy swept through, causing many of the already decaying items within the side hall to turn to ash in that moment.
"Such rich Spiritual Energy!" Yi Ning's face turned red.
In that instant, he actually felt somewhat dizzy. Although it was his first time experiencing such a situation, he had heard about it from the Ancient Ruins: Spiritual Energy Intoxication! When Spiritual Energy reached a certain density, Martial Artists with insufficient cultivation would experience this. Originally, he had always thought that this notion of Spiritual Energy Intoxication was just a legend that didn't exist in reality. Not until now did Yi Ning finally understand that there truly was such a thing as Spiritual Energy Intoxication. Even with his Extreme Realm strength, he struggled to breathe under the impact of this Spiritual Energy.
Nearby, Shen Changqing watched the Spiritual Energy that had reached its ultimate density, a gleam in his eyes. Without hesitation, he immediately began to operate his Myriad Tribulations True Body in secret, frantically drawing in nature's spiritual energy to temper his Flesh and blood.
Spiritual Energy! It was essential for all Martial Artists to cultivate. Even breaking through in the Immortal Golden Body Realm required a substantial amount of energy, and such rich Spiritual Energy could certainly play a role. That cushion was clearly no ordinary object. Placed at the entrance of the Spirit Vein, its main function must have been to insulate the Spiritual Energy. Thus, only the person sitting on it could enjoy the full nourishment of the Spirit Vein's Spiritual Energy. The Spiritual Energy now escaping was just the tip of the iceberg. With the cushion's seal, who knew how many years of Spiritual Energy had accumulated; its sudden release was unimaginably powerful.
Amidst the massive onslaught of Spiritual Energy, Shen Changqing stood motionless as the surrounding nature's spiritual energy swirled like a vortex, being furiously absorbed by him.
Witnessing this, Yi Ning quickly came to his senses. He immediately sat down cross-legged and silently began to practice his Martial Arts to absorb the Spiritual Energy.
Spiritual Energy Intoxication implied a terrifying concentration of Spiritual Energy. Cultivating here, the benefits gained in a single quarter-hour far exceeded a month of strenuous cultivation in the outside world.
Inside the side hall, the extremely rich Spiritual Energy continued to spew from the Spirit Vein's entrance. Shen Changqing stood still, while Yi Ning sat cross-legged. Both were fully absorbing the Spiritual Energy for their cultivation. Such an opportunity was extremely rare; neither would let it pass.
「Perhaps a day passed, or maybe several.」
The cross-legged Yi Ning suddenly trembled, his aura strengthening considerably. The Spiritual Energy wrapping around him shattered, only to re-gather moments later. As he opened his tightly closed eyes, a look of surprise flashed within them.
"Both my Flesh and Spirit have reached their peak!"
Flesh, Spirit, True Yuan! When all three peaked, one could successfully break through the current Realm and become a Heaven Being Realm powerhouse. Previously, Yi Ning was already at the pinnacle of the Spiritual System. Although his Physical System had reached the Great Sun Furnace stage, it still had a significant gap compared to the pinnacle. But now, with the replenishment of massive Spiritual Energy, his Physical System had officially reached the pinnacle. Next, it was time to elevate his True Yuan. As soon as his True Yuan reached Perfection, he would formally advance to another level.
Suppressing the excitement within, he looked at the still-gushing nature's spiritual energy and dared not waste time, continuing his deep meditative cultivation.
Such a chance might not come once in a hundred years. If missed, relying on his own foundation to break through to the Heaven Being Realm would take at least several years. Therefore, no matter what, Yi Ning would not miss this opportunity.
「Time passed.」
The Spiritual Energy continued to surge ceaselessly. Shen Changqing had completely stopped paying attention to the outside world. He was now fully focused on absorbing the powerful nature's spiritual energy for his own use.
The eighth stage of the Myriad Tribulations True Body involved transforming all the bones in the body into a golden form. Although Shen Changqing's bones had long since turned golden, this was entirely different from a true Golden Body. The former was merely superficial; the latter possessed infinite might. Currently, he was using nature's spiritual energy to gradually transform his bones to a stronger level, bit by bit. This process required a tremendous amount of energy. If he were in the outside world, achieving this golden transformation of his bones through his own efforts would take decades. But now was different. This stream of Spiritual Energy had been accumulating for thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of years; its sudden release was beyond imagination. Shen Changqing had a premonition: perhaps he could leverage this opportunity to make another breakthrough. By then, he would be several steps closer to Immortal Golden Body Realm Perfection.
INHALE!
EXHALE!
Shen Changqing's breathing was orderly. All 108,000 pores on his body, previously closed, were now fully open. With all pores open, he absorbed Spiritual Energy at a speed comparable to a whale swallowing the sea—far beyond ordinary imagination.
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