Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 612 - 607 Mixed Spirit Gourd, God-Striking Whip?_1
Jue Wushuang saw that the Sect Master and the Peak Master were about to leave and asked, "Sect Master, may I accompany you back to the Lingbao Sect?"
Although the Source Treasure Cave Heaven was good, it was too monotonous and dull. Not all cultivators could adapt to such an environment.
This was a rare opportunity to leave the Source Treasure Cave Heaven, and many eyes were filled with hope.
"Once you reach the Mahayana Realm, you can naturally leave."
The threat of the Bizarre Demons and the watchful Sinful Denizens meant that peace would remain elusive, even after the Bizarre Demon crisis ended.
The events of past years would repeat themselves, with multiple sects joining forces to strike at the Lingbao Sect.
The Lingbao Sect no longer had the power it once had.
The Sect still faced the possibility of destruction.
The "seed of fire" plan had been initiated. The cultivators of the Source Treasure Cave Heaven were the Lingbao Sect’s legacy flames, not to be revealed unless absolutely necessary.
"But Jia Ren..."
Jue Wushuang, pointing at Jia Ren and about to say something, was interrupted by a dismissive wave from Tian Lingzi, "You dare compare yourself to him!"
"Only when you ascend to the Body Integration Realm will you be qualified to speak with me!"
With those words, Jue Wushuang was silenced and respectfully stepped back.
With Jue Wushuang’s example, no one else spoke up.
Everyone watched as Tian Lingzi and Jia Ren’s group soared into the sky, vanishing from the Source Treasure Cave Heaven in a flash of Transmission Light.
「Within the Lingbao Sect.」
Light shimmered in the sky, and six figures appeared.
"Go!"
The Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda flew out and entered the invisible Formation, stabilizing the Lingbao Sect’s Sect Protection Array.
Tian Lingzi released his divine consciousness to scan the area. He confirmed that no significant incidents had occurred during his absence and finally relaxed.
Before they could even speak, they noticed Jia Ren’s aura rapidly declining, eventually falling to the Early-stage of Void Refinement. They couldn’t help but look perplexed.
This guy was really cunning!
He had ascended to the Body Integration Realm, yet he was still masquerading as being in the Early-stage of Void Refinement.
Who was he planning to deceive?
Tian Lingzi said, "Strengthen your cultivation level and realm diligently. The Sect is still stockpiling Heaven and Earth Lingbao Inscription Plates. If you are willing, contribute more effort."
They all had urgent matters to attend to and did not linger, dispersing promptly.
Jia Ren returned to his cave in the Lingbao Sect to consolidate his cultivation level and realm.
Having just ascended to the Body Integration Realm, his realm was not stable enough, and he had almost fallen in realm while facing the Demon Lord of the Skies.
His next task was to find the auxiliary materials within the Lingbao Sect needed to refine the Heavenly Demon Divine Crystal into an elixir.
An elixir of the Mahayana rank would take at least a dozen years to prepare. It was better to wait until the grudge between his master and the Golden-Winged Peng Bird was settled.
Having ascended to the Body Integration Realm, with the Dusk Treasured Light combined with the Law of Heaven and Earth, he possessed the power to battle the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, but he wasn’t fully confident in killing it.
The speed of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird was unrivaled among Divine Beasts. If it wanted to escape, he would find it difficult to prevent its flight.
An escaped tiger will return with greater danger.
If one does not strike, it’s fine, but once he strikes, he must not give the Golden-Winged Peng Bird a chance to flee.
The solution Jia Ren thought of was to use the Infant Bizarre’s Power from the Daqian Kingdom’s world.
Using the Infant Bizarre’s Power to revert the Golden-Winged Peng Bird to its youthful state, the Insect External Incarnation could then use the Duosheng Demon Mosquito to take its place.
In this way, he would not only eliminate a significant threat but also transform the Golden-Winged Peng Bird into his own avatar, saving his master — killing three birds with one stone.
This was the best solution Jia Ren could think of.
The current priority, however, was to first solidify his realm.
「Time swiftly passed, and five years went by.」
The Heavenly Treasure Spirit Power accumulated over the years in the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower entered his body, rapidly increasing his cultivation level and progress.
With the deadline of a hundred years approaching, he needed to prepare in advance.
Jia Ren made a trip to the treasury of the Lingbao Sect to prepare the auxiliary Spiritual Medicine needed to refine the Demonic God Pill.
He took out the Identity Token of the Second Elder, and the doors of the treasury flung wide open.
The amount of treasures within the treasury of the Lingbao Sect was staggering, with countless Heaven-Earth Spiritual Materials and legendary items filling the space.
How could there be so many treasures?!
The Lingbao Sect’s controlled territories and resources were continually eroded by the Xuantiandao Sect and Beyond the Heavens. The previous accumulation had mostly been spent in advance.
Otherwise, there would still be Source Treasure Celestial Bloom remaining.
Most of the Spiritual Medicine and treasures in the treasury were accumulated in recent years.
Were these from the exchanges for the Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasure?
Jia Ren thought of the Lingbao Sect refining Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasures for other sects, helping them to fight against Bizarre Demons and Sinful Denizens.
The Lingbao Sect was not a naively generous child. It wouldn’t only give out Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasures without receiving anything in return. Each piece brought an astonishing wealth to the Sect.
These were the crystallized efforts of many Artifact Refiners of the Lingbao Sect.
"If I’m willing, can I empty out the treasures here?"
The power of the Second Elder of the Lingbao Sect was not low, and he had made significant contributions to the Sect. The treasury lay wide open at his convenience, allowing him to take and use at will.
Taking everything away would be too greedy and detrimental to the development of the Sect.
As a member of the ruling class, he still had to ensure fair distribution of resources within the Sect, focusing on sustainable development.
As Jia Ren walked through the treasury, he selected the Spiritual Medicine and Divine Trees that were useful to him, as well as ones that could potentially come in handy.
In a short amount of time, he had in his possession a hundred different kinds of treasures.
The most significant gain of the trip was a rare Heaven and Earth Divine Tree: the God-Striking Willow.
Once the God-Striking Willow matures, the most central willow branch, having absorbed the essence, is comparable to a Sky-reaching Spiritual Treasure.
This was among the top Innate Spirit Treasures, second only to the Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure.
Jia Ren, with his bountiful harvest, returned to his cave and planted the God-Striking Willow in the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl.
How is the Mixed Spirit Vine progressing?
He remembered acquiring a Mixed Spirit Vine, which he once aided in breaking through its limits with the help of the Mingsheng Source.
The growth of Mixed Spirit Vine was slow. It could take ten thousand years to produce a Mixed Spirit Gourd, a length of time beyond the patience of ordinary cultivators.
The Mixed Spirit Gourd that emerged was at most of excellent spiritual treasure quality, insufficient for significant purposes.
He had planted this vine within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl and left it under the care of the Xuan Beast Avatar, paying it little attention since.
It wasn’t until he saw new Divine Wood in the Lingbao Sect’s treasury that he remembered this long-forgotten item.
"This item has had some success."
Jia Ren arrived at the location of the Mixed Spirit Vine and saw an ancient vine radiating a vibrant green light.
The vine’s thickness was comparable to a barrel, a far cry from the sapling in his memories, which was as thin as a pinkie finger.
What drew the most attention was the green gourd hanging from the Mixed Spirit Vine.
This item’s luster was extraordinary and in constant flux.
The Xuan Beast Avatar explained to Jia Ren, "This has now been nurtured for a hundred thousand years. Afterward, its progress halted, and its potential was exhausted. Its quality could only significantly improve if its maturation period were extended tenfold."
The Xuan Beast Avatar had force-ripened it to an equivalent of a million years’ maturity, a process that had taken an excessively long time.
Now that they had a better God-Striking Willow, there was no need to waste more time on the Mixed Spirit Vine.
This treasure can be plucked!
Jia Ren placed his palm on the Mixed Spirit Gourd and picked it off.
At the moment the Mixed Spirit Gourd was detached, the vine swiftly withered, turning into flying ash, leaving behind only the Mingsheng Source emitting a verdant light.
The birth of an innate spiritual treasure was the same as Heavenly Earth Elixirs. They could not be reused. Once the fruit was harvested, the plant would wither.
Let the Mingsheng Source aid the growth of the God-Striking Willow!
The God-Striking Willow is a unique Heaven and Earth Divine Tree that can produce willow strips comparable to a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, earning the nickname "God-Striking Whip."
One strike could even pull a cultivator’s Divine Soul from their body; it was an extremely domineering power.
The item was extraordinarily valuable, one of the highest quality among several Heaven and Earth Divine Trees.
Of course, it had priority.
The Mingsheng Source was placed into the God-Striking Willow, enveloped in green light, brimming with vitality, and its growth was no longer bounded by time.
The Mysterious Realm Incarnation used the Kuruo Huasheng Jue, extracting the essence of useless spiritual medicines, nourishing the God-Striking Willow, aiding its rapid growth.
Jia Ren didn’t pay much attention, instead focusing on the freshly-harvested Mixed Spirit Gourd in his hand.
A ten-thousand-year Mixed Spirit Gourd was of mediocre quality and not much use to him. What effect would a Mixed Spirit Gourd of over one hundred thousand years have?
He hoped it would not disappoint his expectations!
"Go!"
The Mixed Spirit Gourd spewed out Mixed Primordial Beads one by one as its method of attack. Each bead was as powerful as a Sixth Rank thunderball, creating a continuous rumble.
Dozens of Mixed Primordial Beads exploded, their power not inferior to a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure.
The original Mixed Spirit Gourd had only this one attack method, making its offensive means too simplistic.
This was a common problem with innate spiritual treasures, whose innate Spirit Patterns were not as complex as those created by cultivators, being more a gift of heaven and earth.
Jia Ren closed his eyes and felt the changes in the Spirit Pattern. After a moment, he seemed to understand something.
"Southern Ming Separation Fire!"
"Phoenix Flame!"
Two different kinds of flames were drawn into the Mixed Spirit Gourd. Shortly after, a grey-hued flame burst out from the gourd.
The flame possessed the characteristics of both Phoenix Flame and Southern Ming Separation Fire, and its power was even stronger than before.
The Southern Ming Separation Fire and Phoenix Flame, both flames, were like the Vermilion Bird and Phoenix—kings among fires, incompatible with each other.
In his Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body state, Jia Ren blended the two types of flame, and the result... was an explosion of the flames in the palm of his hand.
Instead of hurting the enemy, it harmed him first.
He learned his lesson and never used the two flames together, to avoid causing significant self-harm while trying to kill the enemy.
Now, at last, he had found a solution.
"What a treasure!"
Jia Ren held the Mixed Spirit Gourd, unable to hide his joy.
A casual move he had made previously had brought him such a pleasant surprise.
The Mixed Spirit Gourd could greatly increase the power of his fire-based Divine Skills.
Against the Dead Immortal, he would have a better chance of winning.
The premise was that the Phoenix and Vermilion Bird reached their growth or even mature stages. The current power of the flames was still too weak.
The Mixed Spirit Gourd isn’t limited to just Mixed Spirit Flames, right?
Other powers should work too.
Jia Ren held the Mixed Spirit Gourd, testing the powers of Jin Sheng and the Water Qilin, but the experiments ended in failure.
After further testing, he finally reached a conclusion. Flames could only mix with flames, and water only with water; powers of different types could not be mixed together.
Even so, the result was still satisfactory.
"Take good care of the God-Striking Willow. I have a premonition that the first Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure will be born in this medicinal garden."
Jia Ren instructed the Xuan Beast Avatar and, content with the Mixed Spirit Gourd, left the area.
"There is not much time left; it’s time to depart towards the Daqian Kingdom."
Judging the time, Jia Ren decided to set out for the Daqian Kingdom.
With the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl and the Great Clarity Commanding Qi Seal concealing his aura, he could leave using Void Wandering without alerting the Golden-Winged Peng Bird.
He sought out Tian Lingzi to explain his purpose.
Tian Lingzi sat in the chair with a vacant look in his eyes. Upon seeing Jia Ren, he muttered, "Another significant event has occurred!"
"Your master Jikong has broken the seal in the Sealed Eastern Land. The last Sealed Land has fallen!"
"In the Mysterious Realm, there is no longer a Sealed Land!"
