I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives-Chapter 391 - 318: Branches Spread Like Leaves

Time flows like sand through one’s fingers, slowly passing with the changing of days and nights in the Spirit Realm, and in the blink of an eye, decades have gone by.

During these decades, Chen Sheng traveled across the land.

From the miasma-laden toxic marshes in the south, the blade-like snowy peaks in the north, to the sandstorm-engulfed oasis in the western desert...

Every time a branch of the Chen Clan migrated, he personally oversaw it, his Primordial Spirit spreading like a tide over hundreds of thousands of miles.

He meticulously mapped out the hidden Spirit Vein nodes in the region, the middle and small powers that could be aligned with, and the dangerous restrictions lurking in the shadows.

Ultimately, he chose for his offspring a foundation that was easy to defend and hard to attack, with stable Spirit Veins, and set up an array to ensure they could root themselves securely.

Although Chen Sheng usually arranged everything properly to ensure the Chen Clan’s offspring could coexist peacefully with local cultivators, sometimes he inevitably encountered some foolish individuals!

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The most unforgettable fierce battle for Chen Sheng happened at the Black Wind Ridge in the Border Wilderness.

The ruler of Black Wind Ridge, "Black Wind Monster," was no ordinary Loose Cultivator; he was the leader of the Black Wind Race, a position passed down for three generations, having reached the peak of Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation.

What’s more, he had managed to comprehend the Middle Grade "Black Sand Dao Principle" and had achieved First Realm Perfection.

In the Border Desolate Zone, those who could comprehend a Middle Grade Dao Principle were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, which was the fundamental reason why he could dominate for thousands of years without being challenged.

Moreover, he wielded an ancient Tier Five High Grade Dao Artifact, the "Black Wind Soul-Eroding Banner." With the Dao Principle and Magical Treasure complementing each other, few Divinity Transformation Cultivators in the Border Wilderness could withstand a hundred rounds against him.

At that time, Chen Sheng had just reinforced the restrictions of the Northern Domain’s branch’s cave abode, using the Yin-Yang Dao Principle to outline the "Ice-Born Yang Fire" Warm Vein Array when a sharp alarm suddenly rang through his sea of consciousness.

His eyes sharpened, his entire body instantly suffused with an interwoven black and white luminescence, and enveloped by the Yin-Yang Dao Principle, he tore through void space in one step, instantly appearing above the Black Wind Ridge’s ore vein.

The battlefield was in a dire state; the "Vajra Array" guarding the ore vein’s entrance, capable of withstanding attacks from Early-stage Divinity Transformation, was shattered to bits, its array banners broken into several pieces, lodged in the cracked rocks.

In midair, Black Wind Monster, wearing a pitch-black Daoist robe, wielded the ten-foot-high Black Wind Soul-Eroding Banner in his hand. The dense rune of resentment souls on the banner flapped fiercely in the wind, every flicker letting out tiny wailing soul shadows.

"An outsider brat dares to snatch my Black Crystal Vein?"

"Today, I’ll let you taste the might of my Black Sand Divine Techniques, obliterating your divine soul, never to reincarnate!"

Before he finished speaking, he abruptly opened his mouth, spewing out a pitch-black wind as dark as ink, filled with innumerable almost invisible black sand particles.

These black sand particles could penetrate protective Spiritual Power, specially designed to breach a cultivator’s Dharma Body. Once adhered, they would burrow into the meridians and devour Spiritual Power, grinding even the flesh of an ordinary Divinity Transformation cultivator to pieces.

As soon as the black wind appeared, Black Wind Monster drove it with Spiritual Power, sweeping it toward the formation of the Chen Clan’s offspring.

At the same time, he formed a spell with his hands, causing the Black Wind Soul-Eroding Banner to swell dramatically, the resentful souls on the banner screeching in unison as they intertwined with the black wind to form a thousand-foot-tall Wind Wolf.

The Wind Wolf was covered in flowing black sand, spewing soul-corroding toxic miasma from its mouth, while the surrounding void was ground to a crumpled state by the black sand, pouncing toward the depths of the ore vein.

"A mere grain of rice dares to glow?"

Chen Sheng’s voice was as crisp as an ice bead dropping onto a jade disc, clearly cutting through the shrieks of the resentful souls.

He stood with his hands behind his back above the ore vein, the Yin-Yang Dao Principle circulating naturally around him, forming a faint black and white light shield.

Seeing the Wind Wolf pounce, he did not rush to strike; he merely pressed lightly against it, and black and white Yin-Yang Qi Stream surged from his palm, unfurling into a vast giant net covering the sky.

The Wind Wolf crashed into the giant net, instantly producing a harsh "buzz" sound.

The black sand particles carried by the black wind collided with the Yin Yang Giant Net, being purified cleanly by the "Birth" Rune; the resentful souls on the Wind Wolf were directly crushed by the "Destruction" Rune without so much as a wail.

The miasma capable of corroding Dharma Bodies was reverse-transformed into pure Spiritual Power under the encasement of the Yin-Yang Dao Principle.

Within moments, the thousand-foot Wind Wolf dissolved entirely within the giant net, leaving only strands of black smoke drifting away in the air.

"A High Grade Dao Principle? No, it’s the Yin-Yang Dao Principle!"

Black Wind Monster’s face changed dramatically, clenching the Black Wind Soul-Eroding Banner tightly with his skeletal fingers, eyes filled with disbelief:

"Which Major Sect is your distinguished self’s disciple?"

Though he roamed the Border Wilderness unchallenged, he had some knowledge; a Middle Grade Dao Principle was already the pinnacle of the wilderness.

And the Yin-Yang Dao Principle is a top-tier Dao Principle, its tier far surpassing his Black Sand Dao Principle, let alone the effortless ease with which the other invoked it, clearly showing their realm was far beyond his own.

Chen Sheng had no patience for conversation, lightly raising his feet, his form seemingly teleporting through the black sand restrictions laid by Black Wind Monster, appearing directly before him.

Black Wind Monster was greatly shocked upon seeing this, hastily performing hand seals to push the Black Sand Dao Principle to its extreme, spitting out a black wind condensed with all the power of the Dao Principle.

The black sand particles within the wind became as sharp as the tip of a needle, glistening with a cold, eerie light.

At the same time, he activated the Black Wind Soul-Eroding Banner, the resentment runes on the banner face flickering wildly, clearly attacking with full force as well.

"Your Dao Principle tier is inferior, your realm lags miles behind, and yet you dare be so impudent?"

Chen Sheng snorted coldly, lightly clenched his right hand, and a black-and-white Sword Dao spiritual light converged in his palm, forming a Yin Yang Sword about a foot long.

Dao principle patterns of "Yin Yang counteracts and annihilates all things" flowed along the sword body—this was the manifestation of his Path of Yin Yang Annihilation Sword reaching Second Realm Perfection.

He raised his hand and slashed out with one strike; the black and white sword light cleaved through the void like a meteor, crashing directly into the black wind of Black Wind Monster.

The instant the sword light collided with the black wind, there was no earth-shattering explosion, only a sinister silence.

The black sand capable of grinding down a Divinity Transformation Body melted away like ice and snow under the illumination of the Yin Yang sword light, the black wind was torn asunder by the sword light without causing even the slightest ripple.

The sword light’s momentum did not wane, slicing straight towards the Black Wind Soul-Eroding Banner!

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the Tier Five High Grade Dao Artifact, Black Wind Soul-Eroding Banner, shattered inch by inch from the banner rod, the resentment runes on the banner face dimming instantly, the myriad resentful souls completely purified by the sword light.

"No! My Dao Artifact!"

Black Wind Monster let out a harrowing scream, clearly feeling his Black Sand Dao Principle, which he had painstakingly refined over a thousand years, beginning to collapse under the crushing weight of the Yin Yang Dao Principle.

The connection between his primordial spirit and the Dao Artifact was forcibly severed, causing him to spew a mouthful of blood that stained the robes before his chest.

In a decisive move, he turned to flee into the clan protection restriction deep within Black Wind Ridge, only to be grabbed by Chen Sheng from afar.

A giant hand formed from black-and-white qi streams pinned his primordial spirit firmly within his body, regardless of how he struggled with spiritual power, unable to break free in the slightest.

"Mid-stage Divinity Transformation Peak, Middle Grade Dao Principle First Realm Perfection, High Grade Dao Artifact—not too shabby indeed."

Chen Sheng looked at the subdued Black Wind Monster, a trace of contemplation flashing in his eyes:

"Though your primordial spirit is eroded by resentful souls, your body remains intact; it’ll suffice as a protector after being refined into a corpse."

With a flick of his finger, a Yin Yang rune shot into Black Wind Monster’s forehead, instantly sealing his consciousness, leaving only the body’s instinctual spiritual power, then he waved his hand to store him in a storage ring.

The Chen Clan disciples within the array, upon witnessing this, all let out a sigh of relief, with the Nascent Soul Cultivators among them bowing to Chen Sheng:

"Thank you, Father, for your rescue!"

Chen Sheng waved his hand, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield, speaking lightly:

"The spirit vein here is stable. Strengthen the restriction and you can take root. Although there are many forces in the border wilderness, as long as you mind your manners, they’re nothing to fear."

This kind of crushing battle had occurred several times over the decades: the Gu King cultivating the Poison Dao Principle in the Southern Domain, the Icefield Lord controlling the Ice Dao Principle in the Northern Domain...

Chen Sheng had gradually figured out the details of these lower-level Divinity Transformation cultivators—they might possess realms and magical treasures, but most cultivated Lower Grade Dao Principles.

Even those like Black Wind Monster who comprehended Middle Grade Dao Principles were only at the "application" stage of the First Realm, far from grasping the essence of the Second Realm, "control."

"Though the Spirit Realm has abundant spiritual qi, it lacks the enlightenment environment of heaven and earth transformations found in the Small Thousand World."

After a battle, Chen Sheng sat cross-legged atop the mountain peak of Black Wind Ridge, gazing at the slowly flowing Yin Yang Dao Principle in his hands, pondering silently.

For lower-level cultivators who reach Divinity Transformation, the stringent operation of heavenly principles in the Spirit Realm leaves no room to discern the mysteries of High Tier Dao Principles, achieving Lower Grade Dao Principles is their limit, whereas Middle Grade Dao Principles are enough to make them dominant in the border wilderness.

"But those I’ve encountered are of the lower tier, the core disciples from Integration Sects and Tribulation Crossing Grand Sects should be entirely different."

"Lower Grade Dao Principles aren’t even qualified to evolve a Dao Domain, Middle Grade Dao Principles can barely reach early-stage Void Refining, Four Seas Wanderer comprehending High Grade Dao Principles is still stuck at late-stage Void Refining."

"Only top-level Dao Principles can support a cultivator in condensing Dharma Seeds and advancing to Integration."

Chen Sheng couldn’t help recalling the scene of the Lower Realm—where loose cultivators and sect disciples, despite having the same realm, showed a vast disparity in strength.

The lower-tier cultivators in the Spirit Realm were just like the loose cultivators in the Lower Realm, possessing realms but lacking foundation.

Whereas those major sect disciples must have already mastered Middle Grade and even High Grade Dao Principles, with some prodigies possibly touching top-level Dao Principles, making it not impossible for them to defeat enemies beyond their rank.