Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 594 - 589 Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body, Heaven and Earth Alchemy Method_1
The Golden-Winged Peng Bird wasn’t looking for a Divine Beast?! But a human? Who was this human?
Ancestor Ji Kong thought of Jia Ren, who had left without saying goodbye. His disciple was intentionally avoiding him, his whereabouts mysterious, which inevitably aroused suspicion. However, Ancestor Ji Kong quickly cast this idea aside. How could Jia Ren have met a young True Dragon when he was at the Lingbao Sect during the descent of the Golden Dragon and seldom left the Sect? Afterward, he entered the Source Treasure Cave Heaven, where there were many Lingbao Sect Cultivators. It was impossible that others could not find the True Dragon while only he had a string of fortuitous encounters. Moreover, based on the partial intelligence he had obtained, Jia Ren rarely went out in the Source Treasure Cave Heaven, much less encounter a True Dragon.
Ancestor Ji Kong hesitated for a moment before following the Golden-Winged Peng Bird into the Land of Extinction. There was no Spiritual Energy in the Land of Extinction, and the affected area stretched for 50,000 miles, which was indeed astonishing. Why would such a change occur?
The Golden-Winged Peng Bird was too fast; Ancestor Ji Kong lost its trail before he could even fully enter the Land of Extinction.
Why has the human scent disappeared?
Outside the Land of Extinction, the Golden-Winged Peng Bird had detected a faint residual scent and followed it. Once inside the Extinguishing Spirit Zone, however, the scent completely vanished, no longer detectable. It flapped its wings, flying from south to north and then turning from east to west. Its razor-sharp eagle eyes missed not the slightest clue. In the end, it failed to find the human’s scent, let alone any trace of the True Dragon it might have contacted.
The Golden-Winged Peng Bird had made a wasted trip, its eyes filled with ferocity. It had intended to vent its anger on Ancestor Ji Kong but ultimately refrained from striking. It had already searched throughout the Mysterious Realm but, to this day, had not found the slightest trace. He’s far more useful than I imagined; I might even need to rely on him to find the True Dragon, the bird thought, considering Ancestor Ji Kong.
"You do have some value after all," the Golden-Winged Peng Bird conceded. "However, without capturing the Divine Beast, your problem of the Dragon Sha devouring your body still cannot be resolved."
"I will entrust this golden feather to you. Should you encounter that human, it will act on its own."
"Once the task is accomplished, I will fulfill my promise."
The Golden-Winged Peng Bird shook its plumage, and a golden feather slowly drifted down. The feather gradually shrank; by the time it reached Ancestor Ji Kong’s hand, it was indistinguishable from a regular Peng Bird’s feather. It was entirely golden, as if cast from immortal gold. Such a feather was a top-tier material for crafting Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures and Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasures—a treasure rarely found in the world. Unfortunately, the Golden-Winged Peng Bird’s will resided within the feather. Anyone who dared use it to refine a treasure would be instantly slain by the feather itself.
Leaving the feather behind, the Golden-Winged Peng Bird vanished in a flash of golden light.
Deep beneath an unnamed mountain range within the Land of Extinction, the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl had lost its aura and luster, appearing like a common stone. Jia Ren was hidden within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, cultivating quietly. Before going underground, he had used the Commanding Spirit Seal obtained from the Taiqing Sect to gather and condense all traces of his aura within the seal itself. This Divine Skill was far more effective for concealment than any previous technique he possessed. When used on the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, all its Spiritual Power Fluctuations and aura completely vanished. Any residual aura or Spiritual Power Fluctuations Jia Ren left behind as he moved were entirely absorbed by this seal, leaving not a single trace.
This method is truly a divine art!
The Taiqing Sect were experts in controlling Spiritual Energy and aura, arguably the best in the Mysterious Realm. The Commanding Spirit Seal, also known as the Great Clarity Commanding Qi Seal, was the Taiqing Sect’s masterpiece in this domain and remarkably effective. With this technique, evading his master or the potential tracing by the Golden-Winged Peng Bird wouldn’t be a problem.
Nevertheless, Jia Ren was still uneasy. He decided to stay hidden here for three to five years; it would be best to leave only when the danger had minimized. No one liked to linger in the Land of Extinction. However, the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl contained an ample supply of nature’s spiritual energy, enough to support his cultivation for 10,000 years without issue. Undisturbed, this place was undoubtedly the best for secluded cultivation.
The Divine Skills Jia Ren had obtained from the Taiqing Sect were indeed potent; they had proven useful against the Thought Bizarre and then the Golden-Winged Peng Bird.
What about the legacies of the Taming Demon Sect and the Xue Family?
He fed the flesh taken from Wen Ren Li and Xue Chengyang to his Insect External Incarnation, using the Corpse-Eating Fiend Pill to devour it and acquire their Cultivation Techniques, secret techniques, and Divine Skills. Wen Ren Li and Xue Chengyang had been the strongest experts of their respective powers; the Divine Skills and secret techniques they had mastered couldn’t be insignificant. The flesh of Xue Chengyang and Wen Ren Li was absorbed in succession, allowing Jia Ren to effortlessly glean all the techniques they had mastered.
The Xue Family’s Cultivation Techniques and Divine Skills were average, their secret techniques unsatisfactory. They were far outmatched by those of the Great Sects. The Taming Demon Sect’s Cultivation Techniques and Divine Skills, however, were quite good. The Cultivation Technique was called the Taming Ten Thousand Spirits Technique, a method to control Spirit Beasts. It allowed humans and their controlled beasts to share Spiritual Power, transferring it between each other without any loss. What was truly amazing was its Spirit Devouring Chapter. This allowed the complete absorption of the Spiritual Power of one’s life-bonded Magical Beast, thereby enhancing one’s own Cultivation Level and accelerating cultivation speed. The downside was that the absorbed Spiritual Power carried the resentment of the life-bonded Magical Beast, which could easily affect one’s mind. Furthermore, the death of the life-bonded Magical Beast would negatively impact the cultivator, making this technique fraught with numerous taboos.
Jia Ren had no intention of switching his Cultivation Technique but still studied it with great interest, viewing it more as a source of reference. The number of Divine Beasts he would encounter in the future would only increase. The Demon Spirit Heart Mantra he had obtained previously was somewhat inferior; even after breaking its limits three times, it still paled in comparison to the legacies of the Great Sects. As the most powerful Taming Demon Sect in the Mysterious Realm, it indeed offered much to learn, potentially enhancing all aspects of his abilities in taming and controlling beasts.
Besides the Cultivation Technique, there were also several secret techniques and Divine Skills unique to the Taming Demon Sect: the Fusion Demon Technique, Demon Body Art, Demon Spirit Heart Shift, Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body, Holy Demon Blood Refining Art, Demonic Horde Frenzy, and Lure Demon Light.
The Fusion Demon Technique was somewhat similar to the Demon Fusion Technique, allowing one to merge with a Magical Beast to gain tremendous strength. The Demon Body Art and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body were Body Refinement methods using the essence of Magical Beasts, plundering the powerful bloodline forces within Spirit Beasts to grant a formidable physique and strength. Once a Magical Beast was chosen for the Demon Body Art, it could not be changed; one had to specialize in that particular type. The latter, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body, involved merging the essence of myriad Magical Beasts and amassing it within oneself to possess unimaginable strength. Its drawback was obvious: plundering too many bloodlines would result in an overly complex mix, adversely affecting oneself. The Holy Demon Blood Refining Art was the solution. It optimized powerful bloodlines to create the blood of a sovereign beast, which could then command lesser Demonic Blood. The convergence of myriad demonic bloodlines within oneself yielded unimaginably potent demonic strength.
Before Jia Ren slew Wen Ren Li, Wen Ren Li himself had employed the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body. However, Wen Ren Li’s cultivation of it was insufficient, and the Demonic Blood he had obtained was not potent enough. Facing Jia Ren, who was in his State of Law, Heaven, and Earth, Wen Ren Li was effortlessly crushed.
The Treasure Light Body Refining Technique is decent, but it’s not the ultimate Body Refinement art. Its most powerful aspect is the added treasure light effect. It’s far from enabling me to contend against Cultivators of a higher Realm. The State of Law, Heaven, and Earth can strengthen my physique, but the degree of enhancement depends on my foundation. The stronger the foundation, the more terrifying the increase in combat power under its three-hundred-fold amplification.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body made Jia Ren’s eyes light up. This Body Refinement method also enhances strength—it’s precisely what I need and highly compatible with me! I possess Divine Beast blood. Using it as the sovereign blood to command, I can cultivate the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body. Unlike Wen Ren Li, I have various types of Ancestral Return Elixirs that can induce a complete transformation in ordinary Magical Beasts, elevating their bloodlines to their peak. Once a large number of lower-tier Magical Beasts undergo ancestral return and reach the pinnacle of their bloodlines, and I ultimately command them with Divine Beast blood, what kind of power will I possess then? When the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body is combined with Law of Heaven and Earth, employing both simultaneously, I will undoubtedly transform into an incredibly terrifying entity! Once I advance to the Body Integration Realm, I’ll have a much better chance against Mahayana Stage Cultivators and the Golden-Winged Peng Bird! 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
"Haha! Who would’ve thought the Taming Demon Sect held such a pleasant surprise!" Jia Ren exclaimed. "The legacy of a Great Sect truly has its unique strengths!"
The Divine Skills obtained from Wen Ren Li far exceeded his expectations, greatly surpassing what Jia Ren had anticipated. The Xue Family’s legacy seemed far too mediocre in comparison. Compared to that, even the mind-related Divine Skills passed down by the Zhuo Family are much stronger than anything from the Xue Family. The Zhuo Family clearly had a superior legacy and capabilities than the Xue Family, and their strength wasn’t weak, yet they somehow lost to them...
Jia Ren didn’t dwell on it and quickly found his Xuan Beast Avatar.
Jin Sheng’s extra meal plan is canceled! Those useless and resource-wasting Magical Beasts now have value again. After they undergo ancestral return, aside from supplying the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body, who knows? These regressed Magical Beasts might even bring me some pleasant surprises!
Feeding tens of thousands of Magical Beasts was not a small expense. However, Jia Ren had plundered the resources of both the Taming Demon Sect and the Xue Family, so supplying them for a period wouldn’t be a problem. The rare resources produced by the Magical Beasts after their ancestral return could compensate for the deficit and be exchanged for treasures. He arranged for the Magical Beasts to be fed Elixirs in batches, initiating their ancestral return process.
However, there were too many Magical Beasts, and the number of Ancestral Return Elixirs required was substantial. Although he had a prior stock, it was insufficient to supply more than 40,000 Spirit Beasts; the shortfall was too great. Jia Ren prioritized the higher-grade Magical Beasts with superior bloodlines, advancing them first. The advancement of lower-grade Magical Beasts would have to be postponed or proceed more slowly. There was no shortage of Spiritual Medicine seeds within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, as he had plenty in reserve. As long as the missing ingredients weren’t Heavenly Earth Elixirs or Spiritual Medicines produced by special Spirit Lands, the Xuan Beast Avatar could cultivate them at maximum speed.
However, Alchemy is another challenging matter... With my Alchemy Skills, producing low-tier Elixirs isn’t an issue, but I’d be overwhelmed by the sheer quantity required. Even using the Dragging Pill Technique to produce dozens or hundreds of Elixirs per batch, it’s still a far cry from the 40,000 Elixirs needed.
Jia Ren couldn’t afford to spend his limited time personally manufacturing such a large quantity of low-tier Elixirs.
An Elixir assembly line? No, these Ancestral Return Elixirs are generally used only once per beast, and setting up a line would be time-consuming for a one-off task. There won’t be subsequent mass feedings of Ancestral Return Elixirs, so an assembly line would lose its value. The second option is... the Heaven and Earth Alchemy Method!
In the true alchemical treatise Jia Ren had obtained, an Alchemist had once hypothesized a concept: using heaven and earth as the furnace and nature’s spiritual energy as fuel to refine a large quantity of Elixirs simultaneously. This method was merely that Alchemist’s conjecture and had never been realized. The biggest hurdle for this plan was the required Cultivation Level. Only those at the Lianxu Stage could control nature’s spiritual energy, yet maintaining such control for an extended period was difficult. One would need to simultaneously manage the conversion of nature’s spiritual energy into a vast heavenly furnace and oversee the Elixir refinement process within it.
The difficulty is immense. But I am different. The Great Clarity Commanding Qi Seal has strengthened my control over nature’s spiritual energy and also has a stabilizing effect on it. I understand Artifact Refining, and I’m even more knowledgeable about Alchemy. Just because ordinary people can’t use such a method doesn’t mean I have no chance of realizing it!
