Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 412 - 256: Advancing to the Mixed Yuan Breath! Refining Earth Rank Divine Skills!_2
Heavenly Rank Techniques were incredibly profound. Although the Demon Race had their own cultivation methods, once a demon beast reached the Inner Core Realm, it could already speak human language. If it took the crucial step forward, it would become a Transformed Demon, on par with a True Monarch of the Nirvana Realm.
By then, even the Human Clan’s cultivation methods would be open for them to learn as they pleased.
"The Azure Sky and Blue Sea Technique" was just as suited for the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile. Moreover, demon beasts lived longer than the Human Clan; given enough time, it was possible for them to go even further.
To the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile, this Heavenly Rank Technique might be a stroke of luck it could never encounter again in its lifetime.
If it knew, how could it not be tempted? It would obey Master Xuan Shui’s orders its entire life.
It was very likely that Master Xuan Shui had taken advantage of the difference in information, telling the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile only that he left an inheritance, and that once the inheritor arrived, the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile would be free.
This way, he could not only use the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile to filter inheritors, but after a successful possession, he could employ methods to once again advance to the Primordial Pill Realm, contract with the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile, and live another life!
"Maximize the benefits, your death—becoming resources for my cultivation—is the greatest gain!"
*As the Holy Embryo breathed and advanced to the Mixed Element Breath Realm, Jiang Shu’s body and spiritual power both increased. Soon, he gained the upper hand in the brain domain, no matter how much Master Xuan Shui tempted, wailed, or pleaded.*
*He remained unmoved, crushing all resistance.*
"Kid, you dare?"
"Don’t talk to me about just a Primordial Pill Realm spiritual awareness. Even a Nirvana Realm soul—I’ve killed plenty before!"
"No! Impossible! I can’t lose! I’ve lived a thousand years; how could I die at the hands of a junior like you! Kid!"
Jiang Shu closed his eyes and kept silent. True Fire blazed, Kunpeng Swallowing Technique erupted in the brain domain. Master Xuan Shui’s soul, after endless wailing, finally dissipated, swallowed without a trace.
His blood was washed like the blue sea, his spiritual power grew. Both his Holy Embryo and True Fire ascended to a higher level.
He did not rush to leave. Jiang Shu continued to cultivate in silence, bringing himself to his prime condition.
"If you’d truly passed your inheritance to me, I’d owe you a debt. But now... not only will I devour your soul and spirit, I’ll also refine your Divine Power Pill, and turn your flesh into a puppet!"
Within the Spirit Rank Puppet Refining Technique of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, not only could one refine beast puppets, but also human puppets.
However, creating a human puppet was exceptionally troublesome and often regarded as Demonic Path.
The efficiency was even worse than beast puppets. Spirit Rank beast puppets were refined from all sorts of demon beast materials, making them as tough as an ordinary Condensing Seed Realm demon beast.
But in terms of the body, a human puppet was far inferior to a Condensing Seed Realm demon beast.
Thus, even the Heavenly Puppet Sect specialized in beast puppets.
But that did not mean there was nothing to be gained from human puppets.
He practiced Heavenly Mechanism Puppet Technique, allowing him to fuse his spirit into the puppet. Most beast puppets had their grade determined from the moment of refining.
But human puppets could continue to cultivate, just like a second incarnation!
Moreover, on Xuanxing, a human puppet was far more discreet than a beast puppet. As long as it acted normal and moved about quietly, it could pretty much serve as a bodyguard.
He could also leave it on Xuanxing to protect his parents.
Although this Earth-grade puppet was much weaker than the Primordial Pill Realm, if ever faced by invaders from the universe, at least it could put up some resistance.
Two months of cultivation and adjustment passed.
The Holy Embryo breathed, True Fire blazed, and Jiang Shu slowly opened his eyes.
Advancing to the Mixed Element Breath Realm, the growth and cellular evolution brought by his spirit finally slowed down at this moment.
In a blink, it had already been a year since he arrived at Master Xuan Shui’s inheritance tomb.
He not only mastered a Heavenly Rank Technique and killed Master Xuan Shui, but even refined an Earth Rank Divine Power!
Void Myriad Currents Protective Seal!
With this divine skill, he could essentially travel unhindered through the space turbulence of the Endless Sea, greatly improving his safety in future expeditions there.
"With this Earth Rank Divine Power, plus the Five Thunders Great Handprint, the Heavenly Intent True Self Body, and the Limit-breaking Kunpeng Swallowing Technique, that’s a total of four Earth Rank Divine Skills. Once I condense the Primordial Pill, even if I’m not unmatched, I’ll be second to none in my realm."
Cultivators in the Furnace Fire Realm would cultivate divine skills, and after refining them with True Fire, the skills would merge to form the Primordial Pill.
At that point, the divine skill became the innate divine ability, allowing the user to unleash far greater combat power.
Thus, some powerful Furnace Fire Realm cultivators would even seek to cultivate Earth Rank divine powers in this phase, aiming for peerless power at Primordial Pill Realm.
Now, if all went well, Jiang Shu had effectively condensed four Earth Rank innate divine skills—what terrifying potential.
"I’ll leave one more Earth Rank divine skill for Senior Sister Lu."
Even though Lu Qingling had said before entering that all the divine skills could be his to refine first,
one could not be that greedy and still call oneself human.
He refined the Void Myriad Currents Protective Seal first because it related directly to his next actions.
Otherwise, two months ago, he should have left seclusion already.
*Truth was, he’d reaped immense gains through cultivation here, but Lu Qingling was left waiting with nothing outside, year after year.*
He hooked Master Xuan Shui’s storage bag onto his belt and collected the Mystic Ice Coffin.
Jiang Shu hesitated no further, stepping out of the secret chamber toward the tunnel.
A year’s time might be nothing to a Furnace Fire Realm cultivator, who could live five centuries.
But to him, it was not like that.
His time was extremely precious.
Within the sect, he still had to deal with the Inner Sect Disciple Zhou Yan.
On Xuanxing, there were cosmic-level invaders approaching.
This return trip—if the chance came, he’d even have to activate the Star Gate.
Xuanxing’s soil could not nurture Sitting and Forgetting Realm cultivators!
He would have to venture out to go from Mixed Element Breath to Sitting and Forgetting.
*The thought flashed through his mind. Jiang Shu stepped onto the passage, where the arrays that had once emitted many lights now lay silent and lifeless.*
"It’s really been a year. Little girl, why are you still cultivating? Come, chat with me about your little lover. Think he can really accept the inheritance?"
"This old one truly hopes he can inherit the legacy. Only if he does, can this old one..."
Before the Spirit Pond, the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile awoke from a nap. Seeing Lu Qingling still cultivating, it seemed to think of something and bared its teeth with a grinding remark.
"Senior, you’re joking. He’s just my senior brother..."
Lu Qingling lowered her eyes. Though she had spent the last year "cultivating," the truth was she never truly sank into it, always leaving part of her mind to watch the tunnel.
And the moment she finished her words, energy in the passage finally began to stir, and a figure slowly walked out.
"Brother Jiang!"
*Unable to hold back her inner cheers, Lu Qingling’s eyes flashed with light, and the corners of her lips lifted involuntarily. But she said nothing, instead gripping the Great Teleportation Talisman even more tightly in her palm.*
*She believed in Jiang Shu.*
*She never forgot there was still danger here.*
"Kid, hand over the Divine Power Pill for this old one to inspect. That was the rule set by the old man. Only by presenting the Divine Power Pill can you prove you’re the true inheritor."
"Otherwise... hmph hmph."
Looking utterly composed as he stared at the two Furnace Fire Realm juniors, the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile spat out two gusts of white breath and spoke.
Over the past thirty years, there had been cultivators who came out of the tunnel only to fail in presenting the Divine Power Pill—and ended up as its meal.
Of course, even if they brought back the Divine Power Pill, the ending was the same.
*From its perspective, that just made it all the better.*
*The old man’s contract only said to guard his legacy.*
*It never said anything about protecting the inheritor!*
"Master Xuan Shui’s Divine Power Pill is here. Senior, may we leave now?"
A great pill appeared before Jiang Shu. He spoke calmly. Back in the Great Hall, he had many ways to escape; there was no need for the extreme caution he showed when entering the passage.
"Oh, so you really got the inheritance. Little girl, your senior brother is impressive."
"All right, you kid, you’re now the old man’s inheritor."
With one claw on the Great Hall floor, it made a heavy sound.
The Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile slowly spread its wings. In its huge crocodilian eyes flashed a very human greed, "So tell me, what treasures does the inheritance contain?"
"That old man kept plenty of secrets from me while he lived. If you tell me things that please me, and obediently hand over the inheritance, the Divine Power Pill, and the storage bag, I might just spare your lives."
"If you play smart, though, since you came together, you can go die as a pair of doomed lovebirds."
