Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 66 - 61: Profound Sea First Layer Peak, Three Thousand Kill Array
"What is this?"
Dugu Nan and Qi Yun stared blankly at the Profound Sea Illusion Realm reflected by Ye Xiaofan, only recovering their senses after a long while.
Qi Yun was the first to cry out in surprise. Even as a well-versed first-generation Talisman Saint, his eyes were full of astonishment at the moment. "Boy, don’t tell me, this... this is your Profound Sea."
Seeing the change in expressions of his master and Senior Qi, and hearing the undisguised amazement in Qi Yun’s words, even if Ye Xiaofan were foolish, he would have guessed something by now.
Yet, he still asked, "Senior Qi, is there something wrong with my Profound Sea?"
Qi Yun ignored Ye Xiaofan’s query, still fixated on the endless Profound Sea, filled with incredulity and shock in his eyes.
Dugu Nan also remained silent, his expression even surpassing Qi Yun’s in intensity.
Ye Xiaofan’s Profound Sea was not only vast and boundless but seemed to stretch endlessly, even resembling a small world with a firmament of ten thousand feet.
It was at this moment that the two finally found the reason for Ye Xiaofan’s prolonged lack of breakthrough signs.
According to Ye Xiaofan, he had been diligently cultivating, but the Profound Sea was just too vast, making it difficult for him to fill it despite his day-and-night efforts.
This wasn’t just somewhat large; it was clearly immense to an unbounded extent.
"Boy, how did you open up this Profound Sea?" Qi Yun asked, full of disbelief, his tone laden with shock.
Dugu Nan was equally astounded.
In just five months, this boy had nearly filled such a massive Profound Sea, condensing it with an ocean of Spiritual Liquid.
If this were a normal Profound Sea, he would have broken through dozens of times by now.
It’s hard to imagine how Ye Xiaofan managed to cultivate this in such a short time; this boy is a monster.
"No way."
At a certain moment, Dugu Nan, utterly amazed, stared intently at the Spiritual Liquid.
Although what Ye Xiaofan reflected was only an illusion of the Profound Sea, the layers of terrifying Spiritual Qi within the vast Spiritual Liquid flickered in and out of sight frequently.
Even though it was just an illusion, Dugu Nan managed to capture a hint of anomaly.
"Fan’Er, channel a thread of Profound Sea Power, let your master have a look." Dugu Nan urged Ye Xiaofan excitedly.
"Yes." Ye Xiaofan did not hesitate, and his mind moved slightly at once.
Rumble—!
The entire Profound Sea trembled slightly, as the endless Spiritual Liquid rolled violently, and waves of terrifying Spiritual Power surged forth instantly, leaving Dugu Nan visibly shaken.
Even Qi Yun was moved, "Such strong Spiritual Power fluctuations."
Dugu Nan and Qi Yun were utterly flabbergasted.
Both could sense that the Spiritual Liquid cultivated from Ye Xiaofan’s First Realm of the Profound Sea contained Spiritual Power even more terrifying than that of the Second Realm.
What kind of terrifying transformation would occur to the Spiritual Liquid when this boy stepped into the Second Realm of the Profound Sea?
For a time, the two gazed at Ye Xiaofan with increasingly strange expressions.
A quarter of an hour later.
The Profound Sea Illusion Realm disappeared.
The three of them exited the Profound Sea reflected by Ye Xiaofan, and the South Peak restored its original appearance.
"Monster, demon fiend, pervert, utterly perverse."
Qi Yun was muttering to himself, his expression vivid, while walking with Dugu Nan towards the small courtyard.
Compared to Qi Yun’s shock and inability to accept, Dugu Nan was more occupied with joy. However, as a dignified first-generation Sword Saint, though his heart rejoiced, his demeanor remained as calm as still water.
Ye Xiaofan stood dazedly, watching the backs of his master and Senior Qi as they departed.
After exiting the Profound Sea Illusion Realm, Dugu Nan and Qi Yun explained the reason for his slow cultivation to him.
To be precise, it wasn’t that his cultivation was slow; in fact, Ye Xiaofan’s cultivation speed remained shockingly fast, even describable as astonishing beyond belief.
The primary reason for his apparent inability to break through was the enormous size of the Profound Sea he had opened up.
Although Ye Xiaofan had never seen another’s Profound Sea, according to his master’s words, his Profound Sea space was at least a hundred times that of a normal prodigy.
"A hundred times?"
Ye Xiaofan murmured, inwardly thrilled. Even with little understanding of the Profound Sea, he knew what a hundred times meant; no wonder Qi Yun found it hard to accept, it was indeed mind-boggling.
The Profound Sea is where cultivators store their Spiritual Power, and a larger Profound Sea space denotes a more boundless internal Spiritual Liquid.
A Profound Sea space a hundred times larger means that in the future, even if he were to face a hundred equally matched opponents simultaneously, his vast Wang Yang Spiritual Power could sustain him through prolonged combat.
What surprised Ye Xiaofan even more was the power of the Spiritual Liquid he cultivated; it was several times greater than that of normal prodigies, and this power was likely to grow increasingly vast with his advancement in realm.
Clearly, the direct cause for the more terrifying Spiritual Power within him is most likely the six strands of Forbidden Spiritual Qi spoken of by the Divine Sword Sect’s first-generation old Sect Leader.
The Spiritual Power cultivated by absorbing Forbidden Spiritual Qi is evidently more domineering and formidable.
After understanding the reason.
Ye Xiaofan’s previous doubts vanquished in an instant, emerging from the shadow of his long inability to break through.
After identifying the cause of Ye Xiaofan’s slow cultivation, Dugu Nan and Qi Yun quickly devised a countermeasure.
Early the next morning.
The two of them summoned Ye Xiaofan to the central grass sea of South Peak; a gentle breeze stirred the grass, causing their robes to flutter.
Ye Xiaofan sat cross-legged in the sea of grass, surrounded by array flags waving in the wind, crackling in the breeze.
"Fan’Er, the main reason you have yet to break through is that the Profound Sea is exceedingly defiant; its space is alarming, and to accelerate filling the entire Profound Sea, the key lies in the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."
"The Profound Sea is so vast that an exceptionally large amount of Spiritual Liquid is needed to fill it, and the speed of cultivating Spiritual Liquid depends on the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."
"Although South Peak is one of the Divine Sword Sect’s Seven Great Sword Peaks, it was only recently connected to the Divine Peak and has not been integrated into the underground Spirit Veins, so the Spiritual Qi on the peak is not abundant."
"And your current cultivation is shallow; if you use Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for cultivation, their vast and terrifying potency will only be counterproductive and could even burst the Profound Sea, causing your body to explode."
"In comparison, Spirit Stones are the most suitable; today as your master I will set up this Spirit Transformation Array for you. The array will refine the Spirit Stones into Spiritual Qi to make up for the lack of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi on South Peak."
"As for other aspects of cultivation, you should temporarily set them aside. Use these Spirit Stones to fill the Profound Sea, and after breaking through to the Second Realm of the Profound Sea, make further plans." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
As Dugu Nan spoke, with a wave of his large hand, endless Spirit Stones appeared out of thin air, entering the grand array and completely surrounding Ye Xiaofan at the center.
The moment the array started operating, boundless Array Power surged out, and the Spirit Stones around Ye Xiaofan were slowly lifted by the Array Power and rapidly refined.
The thirty-six types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the endless Spirit Stones were forcibly refined and released by the Array Power. For a moment, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the grand array climbed rapidly, becoming so dense it was almost tangible.
Ye Xiaofan didn’t hesitate; he immediately sat cross-legged and started cultivating with the "Nameless Technique".
Suddenly, all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi refined from the endless Spirit Stones converged towards him, flowing endlessly like a vast ocean, and the Spiritual Liquid within his body began to increase bit by bit.
Seemingly sensing the rapid disappearance of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, the Spirit Transformation Array started operating frantically. Before long, the Spirit Stones, drained of Spiritual Qi, lost their luster, falling to the ground with a crack, as if they had transformed into ordinary, translucent stones.
Dugu Nan and Qi Yun were slightly taken aback by the speed at which Ye Xiaofan absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
"This kid’s cultivation speed is more terrifying than we imagined; it was clearly limited by the concentration of Spiritual Qi before, unable to fully unleash," Qi Yun remarked, greatly shaken.
However, the two seemed accustomed to such minor astonishments and did not show overly exaggerated expressions.
Yet, as time passed, they couldn’t help but be stupefied as well. In a mere half month, the discarded Spirit Stones around Ye Xiaofan had piled up like a mountain. It was hard to imagine that a cultivator at this realm could consume so many Spirit Stones in such a short time.
During this half month.
Nangong Jianchen and Shangguan Wan’Er visited the mountain more than once searching for Ye Xiaofan. Since entering the Divine Sword Sect, the three often gathered to exchange cultivation insights when free.
However, each time they came up, Ye Xiaofan was almost always in cultivation; Nangong Jianchen and Shangguan Wan’Er, seeing the ground full of discarded Spirit Stones, were repeatedly astonished but refrained from disturbing him.
Time passed quietly.
In the blink of an eye, another half month had gone by.
With the support of the Spirit Transformation Array and endless Spirit Stones, Ye Xiaofan finally filled the Profound Sea, stepping into the Peak of the First Layer of the Profound Sea.
On this day.
Nangong Jianchen and Shangguan Wan’Er once again came to South Peak to exchange cultivation insights.
Before long.
Outside Ye Xiaofan’s hut, the wind howled, and terrifying Array Power raged in all directions.
"Is this the power of the Killing Array?"
Ye Xiaofan looked at the simple Killing Array set up by Shangguan Wan’Er, full of shock in his eyes.
Shangguan Wan’Er, seeing this, was lively and smug, "This is just the weakest of the Three Thousand Kill Array of the Divine Sword Sect. Besides the Three Thousand Kill Array, the Divine Sword Sect also offers the Three Thousand Illusion Array, Three Thousand Defense Array, Three Thousand Transmission Array, and various arrays like the Spirit Gathering Array and Spirit Transformation Array, so many that I can’t even count them all."
Nangong Jianchen added, "Aside from arrays, the Divine Sword Sect also offers all disciples access to the Three Thousand Alchemy Techniques, Three Thousand Artifact Refining Techniques, Three Thousand Talisman Techniques, eight hundred Beast Taming Techniques, six hundred Pulse-Seeking Techniques, etc. Brother Ye, you’ve been in the Divine Sword Sect for about half a year now, you really should go down the mountain and see for yourself."
Through the descriptions of Shangguan Wan’Er and Nangong Jianchen.
Ye Xiaofan gained a deeper understanding of cultivation.
Cultivation is not merely about ascetic training but often auxiliary cultivation is the key to enhancing combat strength.
In these six months, countless new disciples of the Divine Sword Sect have gained bountifully; many have even made achievements in the path of arrays, with their combat power reaching unprecedented levels.
Ye Xiaofan, looking at Shangguan Wan’Er’s Killing Array, couldn’t help but gulp.
Even the lowest level Killing Array, after being set up by Shangguan Wan’Er, increased her combat strength by two to three times or more.
Feeling incredulous, Ye Xiaofan’s eyes shone with a burning light.
Licking his lips, he turned his fervent gaze towards Dugu Nan.
However, Dugu Nan’s next words brought a wry smile to everyone’s face.
