Chapter 448 Heavenly Star Tower: Men Should Climb 300 Floors
After refining the Heavenly Yin Divine Pearl, Wang Yu's demonic energy surged by about a thousand drops, approaching ten thousand drops. There are four of these treasures in total.
One of them was given to Yin Gui. Wang Yu used one and had two left. This thing is most effective when breaking through the bottleneck of the late Nascent Soul stage.
This is all because of the Yin energy it contains, which allows cultivators of the Yin, Water, and Ice paths to comprehend their own Dharma intent, while enhancing their demonic energy is actually a lower-level approach.
Yin Gui values its "yin" aspect, and the thunder lotus he found can complement its "thunder" aspect.
When he comprehends the meaning of Yin Thunder, it will be a natural process, which is the real reason why he is confident in breaking through to the later stage.
If it weren't for the Ghostly Woman holding him back, he would have left Dongjijing long ago to go into seclusion.
That's why he's such an unlucky guy.
Wang Yu has plenty of resources, so wasting some wouldn't matter. Besides, his understanding of "Heavenly Yin" wasn't entirely useless.
The chill of this water helped him comprehend the [Guanghan Dharma Intent]!
There's no escaping this.
In the future, as his strength increases and his Guanghan Divine Power reaches its peak, he will spontaneously comprehend the Dharma Intent. The growth brought by the dual Dharma Intent will definitely allow his Nascent Soul to grow significantly stronger.
Reaching the requirements of the later stages of the realm is absolutely no problem.
He felt that breaking through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm might be a matter of the next few years, and he could even try it in Dongjijing.
After spending half a year refining it, his strength increased dramatically.
Then, taking advantage of the underground river, they arrived at the foot of the Heavenly Star Tower and teleported out using the Water Ancestor's Token. The first thing they saw was the crowd of people from the Yellow Springs.
He secretly regretted that this group of people had arrived too quickly.
If he continues to go it alone, he will be at a great disadvantage. It would be a good time for him to show himself and join the camp of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect. There is a 99% chance that the Proud Sun Old Demon will protect him.
After the battle between the two Zhuo brothers ended, it seemed that his cooperation with the young master of the Zhuo family had come to an end, and Zhuo Shouyun was the victor, but the bond of kinship remained.
He personally had a good impression of both the Zhuo and Zuoqiu families, so he figured he could take advantage of the opportunities at the Tianxing Tower.
After exchanging greetings, Wang Yu approached the Old Demon of the Proud Sun.
He bowed respectfully.
"Junior Wang Yu greets Grandfather Liezu."
Jiao Yang was taken aback, his deeply lined old face showing surprise at Wang Yu's shamelessness, but he quickly recovered.
“You address my descendants as brothers, so I will accept this title of ‘Grandfather’ with great pride.”
"It was my presumption that led me astray."
Having successfully joined the sect's ranks, Wang Yu gave Yin Gui, You Mo, and Ming Hu a wink, and they naturally rallied around him.
The available power surged instantly.
This is one of the benefits of being a good person. As long as they are partners, Wang Yu pays great attention to what they gain. Although these guys have put in a lot of effort in their collaborations, their gains have far exceeded expectations.
It was almost a consensus among the three that following Wang Yu would get them good things, so they naturally didn't mind standing up for him.
Therefore, even though he joined the team the latest, he still held one of the most influential positions among those below the Grand Masters.
Wang Yu then continued with the formalities.
First, he paid his respects to Fairy Ice Soul. Both of them came from Cold Blood Peak and cultivated the same kind of inherited technique. She knew Wang Yu's background and strengths best.
Since the Ice Soul Fairy is of the Zuoqiu clan bloodline, she is naturally in the same camp as Wang Yu, so she is the first target to be visited.
To be honest, he had heard of the latter for a long time.
This is our first meeting today. The fact that she has earned the reputation of a fairy in Chi Yuan shows that she is quite capable.
She wore a crescent-shaped phoenix-tail silk dress with two shimmering ice crystal ribbons around her waist, which accentuated her slender waist. Although her chest was not particularly large, it was very firm and perfectly shaped.
For some reason, the words "little pigeon" flashed through Wang Yu's mind.
Look up further.
Her long, black hair was styled into a lily-shaped bun, with a bright green hairpin that shimmered with a frosty sheen. A chain adorned with teardrop-shaped gems hung from her forehead, presumably some kind of magical artifact.
Her skin was like solidified cream, and her eyes and brows were as cold as icebergs.
Unfortunately, her face was completely covered by a veil from her nose down, so her full features were not visible. Even so, it was clear that she was an exceptionally beautiful woman.
Wang Yu had seen many icy beauties, and Yan Ling was the first type. After getting to know her, she became much more human.
Ice Soul Fairy didn't say much; she merely expressed her friendliness to Wang Yu and then fell silent.
Then Wang Yu moved closer to Lei Houjun, looking around.
It looked like they were searching for something.
This made the latter laugh and say, "Wang Yu, I didn't expect you to become a pillar of the sect in just two hundred years. Do you still hold a grudge against me for what happened back then?"
It was just a joke, and both of them knew that.
Given the circumstances back then, placing the favor of gifting Lei Ling's corpse on him was the best course of action; otherwise, it would have been a complete loss if the old man Xuan Yan had taken it for nothing.
Wang Yu looked around aimlessly, searching for the Thunder Spirit Corpse.
Lei Houjun's cultivation method is quite special. It is to refine himself into a zombie body, but a Lei Shi, a type of mutant zombie, combined with the innate intelligence of the human race.
In some ways, he and Lei Ling Shi are actually "monsters" of the same race.
He was born with innate intelligence, while the latter was born after becoming a zombie. This special technique is similar to the "Corpse Demon Secret Technique".
It is very likely that this is also a legacy passed down from the disabled elderly.
In other words, they could be considered fellow disciples. Back in Guiling, this factor was certainly a factor, since Wang Yu's body at the time was extremely similar to that of a zombie.
Knowing what Wang Yu was looking for, Lei Houjun spoke directly.
"I have already separated that Thunder Spirit corpse into multiple avatars. You will see it if you have the chance."
Wang Yu's lips twitched; he had thought...
Never mind, it's not important.
The casual conversation, which seemed to ignore everyone else, left the people from Huangquan Temple looking quite displeased, as if they hadn't taken them seriously at all.
One of the cold-blooded old demons who had clashed with Wang Yu suddenly said, "Ji Fa, don't think that just because you have the backing of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, we can't do anything to you. All your underhanded tricks in the Heavenly Star Tower are ineffective."
Wang Yu glanced back and said disdainfully.
"You? A defeated opponent!"
"--you!"
Youmingzi suddenly stopped Lenggu and said calmly.
"That's enough. Let's see who's the best now. Core Formation disciples... enter the tower!"
The Heavenly Star Tower offers a unique opportunity that can be opened once every hundred years.
Having been dormant underground for countless years, it can be activated at any time. Although the Crimson Kite Demon Cultivators are domineering, they will not completely deny opportunities to independent cultivators and affiliated forces.
These kinds of opportunities can be shared; it's just a matter of timing.
The disciples of the mountain lords and the disciples of Huangquan Temple were the first to enter the pagoda.
It is worth mentioning.
Even if everyone enters the Celestial Star Tower at the same time, they are in different mirror spaces and cannot interfere with each other. The competition is actually based on the final ranking.
Climb as high as possible; you're guaranteed to obtain items with permissions related to Dongjikyo, and these permissions may even apply to the other three capitals.
The Core Formation cultivator was given half an incense stick's time.
Soon it was the turn of the Nascent Soul cultivators. Wang Yu took the lead and directly entered the portal of the Heavenly Star Tower. He had a strong intuition.
This tower challenge may provide an opportunity to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, especially in terms of body refinement. Unless the improvement is too great in a short period of time and the foundation is slightly unstable, one can try to break through at any time.
The spine and skull of the immortal spirit bone have been successfully forged and are currently spreading towards the hands, at a considerable pace.
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The first floor inside the Tianxing Tower.
As the darkness faded, Wang Yu appeared on a vast plain, the cold voice of the tower spirit ringing in his ears.
[Cultivation level assessment in progress...]
[Assessed as Nascent Soul Stage 3. The first trial is the Slaughter Grounds. Cultivator must kill one hundred peak Stage 3 demonic beasts within the time limit of one incense stick's burning.]
The unusual prompt gave Wang Yu a slight sense of familiarity, like playing a game a long time ago.
If you're a man, go up to the 300th floor?
As the commotion subsided, a hundred monstrous beasts called "Barbarian Elephants" suddenly appeared on the vast plains. These giant beasts, each over ten zhang in size, thundered towards him.
Wang Yu took a deep breath and exhaled the Ice Dragon Flame.
The fourth-tier Dan Flame, combined with extremely pure Frozen Demon Essence, instantly transformed into a sea of ice and fire, freezing everything into ice sculptures in less than a breath before shattering.
[Congratulations on successfully breaking through to the first level! Please choose one reward from the following.]
1. Restored status.
2. Know in advance about the next level of challenges.
[3. Add one day of rest time; you will be teleported to the second level after twelve hours.]
4. Accumulate rewards to advance to the next level.
Wang Yu directly selected all four options.
Every ten floors of the Heavenly Star Tower, the rewards undergo a qualitative leap, with physical rewards such as rare and precious herbs and medicinal treasures appearing, as well as inheritances such as cultivation empowerment and magical techniques.
To be fair, if Wang Yu had entered when he was at the Core Formation stage, he would have had a very good chance of breaking into the last fifty levels. Now that he is at the Nascent Soul stage, he is still in the early stages, and it will become more and more difficult as he progresses.
After all, his test was at the Nascent Soul level, and judging from the trend, it would be normal for it to eventually be a test at the Great Perfection level of the Nascent Soul stage.
There's no way to avoid it; cultivating too fast makes it easy to miss out on some peaks that can only be reached at lower levels. However, the gains from trials of varying difficulty will correspond to the Nascent Soul level.
It's hard to say whether every drink or bite is a loss or a gain.
The second level of the Heavenly Star Tower remains a killing field. This time, there are 150 peak third-tier demonic beasts, but it is still not a challenge for Wang Yu.
The initial progress was incredibly fast, and we quickly reached the tenth floor!
[A stage test in the Killing Grounds. The enemy is a Nascent Soul cultivator of the same realm. The battle begins in three breaths!]
The tower spirit's cold voice faded, and a burly man wielding a Guan Dao appeared in the center of the plain. He slashed down with his blade, the blade's energy transforming into a ferocious azure dragon that crashed down.
Wang Yu transformed into the aurora borealis, narrowly escaping the attack.
With a swift grasp, the Yellow Springs Handprint was formed. The burly man's combat intelligence seemed rather ordinary; he chose to use his sword energy to break the spell, but his weapon was reduced to scrap metal by the Yellow Springs' turbid current.
The magical artifact's aura vanished too quickly, causing the opponent to be momentarily stunned. At that moment, Wang Yu drew out the Blood and Flesh Demon Sword and unleashed a fierce slash with the Blood Slaughter Heart Sword.
Combined with the Void Moon Technique of the Yin Eye, it was briefly frozen.
A line of blood swept across, and the burly man was split in two.
This is Wang Yu's current combat strength. Ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators are no match for him, unless one knows his background.
With a little planning, if the opponent doesn't have any mental defenses, they would be severely injured. Unfortunately, this thing is just a phantom manifested by the tower spirit, and there is no substantial nascent soul for him to capture.
[Congratulations on clearing the tenth level of the Heavenly Star Tower! Please choose one of the following options as your stage reward.]
[1. Random Tier 4 Spirit Item.]
[2. Three hundred drops of demonic energy were poured into the crown.]
【3. Azure Dragon Blade Technique (Tier 4 Melee Blade Technique)】
[4. Accumulate rewards to the next level (grants three hours of rest time)]
After a moment's thought, Wang Yu directly chose the second option, which was called "cultivation empowerment," which was a beam of spiritual light descending from the sky.
The demonic energy in his dantian increased by 300 drops at a visible rate, officially breaking through the 10,000 mark. He was only about 1,800 drops away from reaching the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.
"So comfortable~"
Unable to suppress a soft groan, Wang Yu rested for half an hour and recovered to his peak condition, then broke into the eleventh floor.
This test is a test of skill; please choose one of the following to begin your challenge.
1. Alchemy.
2. Weapon crafting techniques.
【3、……】
【108. Puppet Technique.】
There were many options, but Wang Yu was only proficient in alchemy, so he naturally chose that and began the alchemy test.
These ten levels posed almost no challenge for him, since he had already mastered two of the fourth-order perfect alchemy techniques and was qualified to refine fifth-order low-grade precious pills.
There's just a lack of materials. Perhaps we can try using the illusory spiritual objects manifested by the tower spirit to lay the foundation for the future.
The trials in the Celestial Star Tower are varied. If you're lucky, you'll encounter something you're good at, but if you're unlucky, there's a high chance of encountering obstacles along the way.
However, the most frequent test remains the Killing Grounds.
Ancient immortal dynasties placed great importance on combat skills, as these were fundamental for cultivators to protect their path. Regardless of the era, combat skills were also a kind of talent.
Wang Yu excelled in this regard; when he was weak, he almost pushed his combat intelligence to the limit, which allowed him to survive one life-or-death crisis after another.
Once you reach a higher level, the attack and defense of supernatural powers become much simpler. It's basically a matter of responding to each move as it comes. But if you're not careful, you could be taken out in one fell swoop, which is just as dangerous.
For the reward on the twentieth floor, Wang Yu still chose the Demonic Essence Infusion.
He wanted to improve his strength first and reach the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Choosing a spirit item reward at that time will elevate your gains to another level—a little trick, really.
outside world.
As the Core Formation cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators below the Great Cultivator level entered, the area around the Heavenly Star Tower became much emptier, and it was time for the Great Cultivators to enter.
Youmingzi and Jiaoyang Laomo were the first to enter. The Tianxing Tower has a chance to reward Nascent Soul cultivators, just like the Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse has fifth-tier spiritual pills.
During the heyday of the ancient immortal dynasty, it possessed more Nascent Soul cultivators than the righteous and demonic paths combined, and countless others who had reached the Void Refinement stage.
They will choose to enter as long as there is even a sliver of possibility.
Although the two sides have temporarily stopped fighting, it is easy to enter, but if there is a time difference when they come out, and one side has too many strong people coming out, there is an 80% chance that they will start fighting directly.
Therefore, the external layout is also very important.
It's best to keep an eye on when the others enter and enter one by one, since their strength is roughly the same and they should come out around the same time.
No one would voluntarily give up an opportunity to come out early.
This is determined by human nature.
To ask a demonic cultivator to give up an opportunity that has been obtained is nothing short of a fool's dream.
(End of this chapter)
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