The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 444 Great Increase in Strength_1
All things considered, these 215,000 Lower Grade Spirit Stones were worth every single one spent!
Although Shen Mo didn’t know the precise ranking of The Big Dipper Array, his experience suggested that this sword array should also be a low-grade spirit-level cultivation method, and one of the best among martial arts of the same grade.
After being deduced to a new stage, this sword array’s grade was expected to reach the middle-grade spirit-level, approaching but not yet reaching the high-grade spirit-level.
Setting other matters aside for the moment, and considering only middle-grade spirit-level cultivation methods...
To exchange for such magic and martial arts from the Magic Tower, one needed an enormous amount of Sect Merit Points and nearly one hundred thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
After acquiring a new cultivation method, one had to continually invest time and energy, utilizing Destiny’s [Martial Performance] to cultivate it to a profound level. This part of the endeavor also represented a substantial cost!
More importantly, middle-grade spirit-level cultivation methods were not common items; in its thousand years of history, the Riverside Sect had accumulated very few.
Shen Mo had previously consulted with the Keeper Elder.
He had discovered that in the Magic Tower, only one middle-grade spirit-level cultivation method remained that was somewhat suitable for his cultivation: the ’Divination Treasure Mirror’.
The rest either had incredibly stringent practice conditions, were suitable only for those with special Talents like a Spiritual Body, or were cultivation methods focused on merely enhancing cultivation base.
And this sole remaining ’Divination Treasure Mirror’ was a divination-type magic. After casting a divination, it could offer a glimpse of heavenly secrets, but its side effects were astonishingly severe, invisibly consuming the caster’s luck and Lifespan!
Conversely, there were several low-grade spirit-level cultivation methods that were worth exchanging for and cultivating.
Therefore, if one could deduce a suitable spirit-level cultivation method to a new stage, apart from the staggering consumption of Spirit Stones, there were virtually no other drawbacks.
Afterwards, Shen Mo’s mind focused once again on the cultivation methods section of the panel.
[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]
[Skills: Sword Body, Flawless, Control Wind, By the Stars, Rebirth, Spirit Devouring, Cloud Transformation]
[Cultivation Methods:
"Purple Mansion Heart Scripture" Epic (MAX);
"Heavenly Origin Technique" Epic (MAX);
"Mixed Yuan Qi Technique" Junior (12,475/13,000)]
[Martial Arts:
"Supreme Clarity Sword Technique" Epic (MAX);
"Sword Control Spirit Technique" Master (5,355/16,000);
"The Big Dipper Array" Senior (150/18,000);
"Constellation Great Hand Seal" Master (2,780/18,000);
"All-Encompassing Sword Canon" Master (8,655/20,000);
"Startling Swan Sword Technique" Junior (4,140/8,000)]
[Lightness Magic:
"Thunderclap Rapid Step" Epic (MAX);
"Immortal Wind Cloud Physique" Epic (MAX);
"Soar Cloud Immortal Method" Senior (4,687/14,000)]
[External Magic:
"Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body" Bloody Fiend Body (80/100);
"Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique" Epic (MAX)]
[Soul Magic:
"Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture" Master (1,090/10,000);
"Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture" Senior (3,045/8,000)]
[Sacrificial Magic:
"Withering Pursuit Soul Palm" Senior (3,975/10,000);
"Gecko Divine Skill" Junior (4,690/8,000);
"Sacrificial One Sword" Junior (6,985/12,000)]
Apart from The Big Dipper Array, which had just been deduced and had entered a completely new stage, his other magic and martial arts had all improved to varying degrees through three Godlike interventions and daily cultivation!
The next cultivation method Shen Mo planned to invest heavily in deducing was the ’Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique’, aiming to cultivate his physique to a level comparable to a Class IV demonic beast.
[Would you like to consume 850,000 Lower Grade Spirit Stones to elevate "The Big Dipper Array" to the next stage?]
After an attempt, Shen Mo abandoned the idea of further deducing this magic.
To deduce it further after the first successful deduction would cost several times the previous amount of Spirit Stones!
Fortunately, the power of the sword array was determined not only by the martial art and cultivation method itself but also by the strength of the seven Big Dipper Swords.
Immediately, Shen Mo retrieved Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from his Universe Bag—items imbued with various extreme elements, which he had acquired using his Demon Slaying Merits.
These included Five Elements Thunder Demon Pearls, such as the Gold-Thunder Demon Pearl and Wood-Thunder Demon Pearl, as well as mineral spiritual materials like Red Heaven Gold, which contained the profound essence of light and darkness!
Shen Mo had performed the process of extracting the corresponding elements from these resources and infusing them into the seven Big Dipper Swords many times, so he was quite proficient at it.
It took roughly two days and nights to completely consume all these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, using them to enhance the quality of the seven Dao swords.
Although none of the Dao swords had yet developed spirituality and transformed into a spirit-level magic artifact...
However, even among top-grade Profound-level magic artifacts, there were distinctions in quality and power!
It was similar to Yang Xuan and his senior brother Tang Lv. Nominally, both were at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm and had not yet reached the Golden Core Realm. However, Tang Lv’s cultivation level was profound; he had already taken half a step onto the threshold of Core Formation, qualifying as a half-step Golden Core Realm cultivator. His cultivation and strength were far beyond what Yang Xuan could compare to!
The seven Big Dipper Swords—Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, and the others—followed the same principle.
Even though they had not yet advanced to the low-grade spirit-level, their quality had improved. Besides an increase in power, the probability of a Sword Spirit manifesting within them had also risen considerably.
At this point, only a few Shichen remained before his duel with Yang Xuan.
A spirit light flashed around Shen Mo, and he transformed into an escaping light, flying away from GuanYun Mansion. Moments later, he appeared within the Linjiang Mountain Range.
Knowing oneself and the enemy is the key to success in every battle!
Now that The Big Dipper Array and the Dao swords needed for the formation have both been enhanced!
With these two enhancements combined, I’m not even sure of the full extent of its power when unleashed. There’s still a little time; I should practice with it thoroughly.
Thinking this, he flicked his sleeve.
Seven Dao swords flew out from his wrist, transforming amidst rumbling sounds into an incredibly imposing sword array.
"Conversion!"
Shen Mo uttered a low cry, prompting the sword array to unleash its offensive might.
Instantly, the space within the area enveloped by the sword array distorted, then, like a shattering mirror, it completely fragmented and exploded.
The mountain peak below, caught within the sword array’s influence, was also affected. It was silently sliced into millions of neat, small blocks of stone. This did not last long before the small blocks were further pulverized into even finer, almost imperceptible dust!
This wasn’t because the sword array’s power was so immense that it had shattered spatial barriers.
Such a feat was difficult to achieve even for the likes of the Riverside Sect’s Supreme Elder or a Class IV Big Heavenly Demon.
For Heavenly Demons to invade this world, they had to bide their time, waiting for the barriers between the two worlds to shatter and for spatial rifts to appear, only then could they construct invasion channels!
Sights such as spatial distortion and fragmentation were merely illusory phenomena, produced because the sword array’s offensive power had reached such an extreme that it suppressed the nature’s spiritual energy permeating the heavens and earth...
But even so, the might of this sword array was astonishing enough.
With a mere thought, Shen Mo could pulverize the entire hundred-li mountain range into fine dust, displaying a measure of the earth-shattering prowess characteristic of a Golden Core Realm expert!
If such suppressive and offensive power were to be directed at a single person...
Even a Peak Master-level individual would likely have to be extremely cautious; a single misstep could result in their death and the obliteration of their Dao.
Shen Mo was quite satisfied with the might displayed by The Big Dipper Array.
With a thought, he altered the star positions of the seven Dao swords.
In the next instant, the sword array’s offensive characteristics receded, and it transformed into a Sword Light Prison.
Within the sword prison, all was calm and tranquil, devoid of the slightest hint of killing intent. Even the nature’s spiritual energy seemed to congeal, like stagnant water.
Every inch, every minute fraction of space at the edge of the sword prison was annihilated by Sword Light, as if a small, separate dimension had been forcibly carved out from the fabric of the world!
