Chapter 533 Harvest and Body Refinement Through Tribulation
In mid-February of the 194th year of Wang Yu's life.
He is about to experience a crucial breakthrough in his cultivation career. This period has been the longest he has ever cultivated since becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator.
It took nearly two hundred years to complete the path to becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator.
It is evident that cultivation indeed slows down as one progresses. Even so, this is only because he consumed a large amount of Blood Infant Pills; otherwise, it would have taken even longer.
Burn incense and take a bath.
After lighting a stick of incense that temporarily enhances comprehension and helps to concentrate, I took out the Celestial-Human Connection Vine and looked at the Celestial-Human diagrams that were naturally generated by heaven and earth on the leaves.
Wang Yu quickly reviewed the key points and goals for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, which consisted of four steps.
First, the transformation of demonic energy!
The ninety-nine demonic crystals condensed in the Qi Sea need to undergo another breaking process to extract demonic essence from each crystal.
Reshape and expand the Qi Sea.
By resonating with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and taking advantage of the infusion of external spiritual energy, one can greatly increase the amount of demonic energy and integrate some divine power, thereby gaining the realm of a deity who can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
This challenge looks simple, but it actually blocks half of those who have reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. They can't even manage to resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
This requires extremely strong aptitude, that is, a certain innate affinity with spiritual energy. In this respect, the Heavenly-Human Divine Vine is enough to help him overcome the difficulties.
Secondly, the Nascent Soul transforms into a deity!
For a Nascent Soul to transform into a Deity, mastering the Deity Transformation Domain is crucial. Only this control can provide the spiritual energy needed for the Nascent Soul's transformation.
Furthermore, one needs to integrate one's spiritual foundation into the nascent soul, allowing it to merge with one's own soul and form a mysterious connection with heaven and earth, thereby gaining insight into all things in the world and obtaining the opportunity to transform into a deity.
This step is very difficult and requires a high level of comprehension. Fortunately, the main function of the Celestial-Human Communication Vine is to deal with this step.
The Celestial Diagram above is the best reference for the Nascent Soul stage, so Wang Yu doesn't need to worry about this step.
Thirdly, the tribulation of transforming into a divine being.
This is the most direct hurdle to overcome in the Nascent Soul stage. It does not require comprehension or aptitude; as long as one is strong enough and has enough methods, one can safely overcome it.
For those cultivators who are qualified to break through, it is almost the simplest hurdle.
The same applies to Wang Yu. He had already passed the Nascent Soul Tribulation once when he broke through to the fifth level of body refinement, and the second one would only be easier.
It was even the perfect opportunity for him to refine his body; it was a great stroke of luck.
The fourth step is to condense the Dharma image!
This step is both difficult and simple. As long as one has cultivated the Dharma Aspect Divine Power in advance and has a clear goal, one can easily condense it after passing the tribulation of lightning, with the help of the congratulatory spiritual light bestowed by heaven and earth.
Only those confused cultivators, or those with great ambitions, who want to comprehend a Dharma form far beyond the ordinary, will encounter difficulties and bottlenecks.
Wang Yu undoubtedly belongs to the latter category.
Looking at the four steps to the Nascent Soul stage, only the last step is unpredictable. With the help of a top-grade spiritual object like the Celestial-Human Divine Vine, his breakthrough is practically a certainty.
That concludes our recap.
After making thorough preparations, Wang Yu's body overflowed with substantial blue-black demonic energy, which incorporated the treasure vine and caused it to tumble continuously. The Ice Dragon Flame then surged out.
By continuously refining drops of golden liquid containing endless complex patterns, using alchemy techniques for purification, the results will be even more outstanding.
After half an incense stick's time.
A dozen drops of golden vine syrup surged into Wang Yu's mouth at once, and a violent aura instantly soared into the sky, causing the entire ice cave to shatter and a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to pour in.
It forms a visible funnel-shaped vortex of spiritual energy.
The changes in his internal energy sea were also happening rapidly. As the speed of the cultivation technique continued to increase, Wang Yu used the secret method within it to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
He formed a complex hand seal with his hands.
The spiritual energy surging into the body immediately became orderly, crashing against the edge of the dantian like waves, causing its capacity to continuously increase.
During this process, some spiritual energy also flows into the barrier of the Qi Sea, preventing it from becoming fragile due to expansion and strengthening its foundation and roots.
As time passed, the ninety-nine magic crystals began to explode one after another, sending out blue-black light spots that merged into Wang Yu's nascent soul.
The nascent soul figure maintained the same posture as Wang Yu.
The innate demonic embryo began to take effect, and mysterious and profound demonic runes began to spread across the nascent soul, quickly locking in the demonic essence.
Wang Yu, on the other hand, quickly took out the top-grade spirit stones he had accumulated. In the absence of a fifth-order spirit vein, top-grade spirit stones could replenish the spiritual energy consumed by the world.
This is equally crucial to prevent him from ceasing his breakthroughs and transformations due to a lack of spiritual energy.
The mental energy in my heart is also gradually being depleted.
He had never given up on cultivating mental power, which was a kind of magical effect similar to wish fulfillment, but he lacked the secret method to utilize mental power.
Therefore, it can only achieve some basic functions.
After the transformation of the Qi Sea was completed, the effects of the Treasure Vine Divine Liquid began to take hold, and the Celestial and Human Diagram seemed to provide him with a perfect connection.
This allowed his consciousness to resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
In that instant, even though there were no spiritual veins here, the speed and concentration of spiritual energy gathering reached the level of the fifth rank.
An invisible ripple spread rapidly.
Five meters, ten meters, one hundred meters... five hundred meters. Only after reaching this point did the expansion stop. For the first time, Wang Yu felt the favor that heaven and earth bestowed upon him.
The feeling of spiritual energy surging in was like becoming the master of this world, with all things submitting to him.
The realm of the God Transformation has been successfully established.
At the same time, Wang Yu's nascent soul seemed to sense something, and with its full body of demonic essence, it quickly left the sea of qi and rushed straight into the Niwan Palace.
The accumulated spiritual energy here quickly dispersed.
The sphere of light at the very center was revealed; this was the foundation of his divine consciousness, and also its core.
The nascent soul opened its mouth and gently inhaled, swallowing it into its body.
The nascent soul, divine consciousness, and demonic essence began to merge, and with the help of the meridians, a brand-new energy circulation system was being built.
The Qi Sea is still responsible for storing demonic energy.
The Niwan Palace still contains divine consciousness, but the foundation of both has been transferred to the Nascent Soul. This means that after successfully transforming into a deity, a shattered Qi Sea or an exploding Niwan Palace is no longer a fatal injury.
Even if the cultivator's physical body is destroyed.
The primordial spirit can also possess another body and be reborn, still possessing peak cultivation. The importance of the physical body is reduced considerably, but this is only temporary.
It is said that one of the conditions for breaking through to the Void Refinement stage is the unity of the three aspects and the fusion of spirit and body. Cultivators focus on different goals at different stages, and cultivators who walk different paths will also have differences.
These are all things for later; let's focus on the present.
Upon reaching the second stage of breakthrough, Wang Yu sensed that his nascent soul was beginning to transform into a spirit. He quickly immersed his consciousness into his body, sensed his own soul, squeezed it out of his physical body, and then completely integrated it into his nascent soul.
This is a crucial step in the transformation into a deity: infusing the divine soul!
After the initial integration, the nascent soul instantly changed, and its infant-like appearance began to grow and mature at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Finally, an agreement was reached regarding Wang Yu's appearance.
The effects of the Treasure Vine Divine Elixir took hold once more, and the profound sense of enlightenment made Wang Yu quickly turn his gaze to the sky. The wondrous experience of comprehending the "Dao"... made him feel as if he had transformed into an omnipotent god.
Furthermore, he drew upon a special energy from the void, distinct from spiritual energy, called "Celestial Qi," which could help him achieve the crucial step of transforming from a Nascent Soul to a Divine Spirit.
The wonderful feeling lasted for a full two weeks.
Until one day, a pillar of spiritual energy that reached the heavens and the earth enveloped Wang Yu, and a golden, transparent phantom as majestic as a mountain appeared in the pillar, looking exactly like Wang Yu.
Those eyes, with their divine might as a prison, shone with a golden light three feet high.
Its size rapidly shrank until it became the same size as Wang Yu, overlapping with him as if its primordial spirit had returned to its place.
Wang Yu, who was sitting cross-legged, trembled for a moment.
He woke up immediately.
The smile on his lips couldn't hide his joy. He had successfully passed the second step thanks to the effects of the spiritual object, and his breakthrough process had suddenly reached the third step.
Endless dark clouds gathered, and an even more terrifying divine might descended upon the world, shattering the unique environment of the endless ice plains.
Eighty-one lightning tribulations were rapidly brewing.
Wang Yu, full of energy, took off his clothes, feeling that he had reached an unprecedented peak in his condition. The breakthrough in his divine sense and the condensation of his primordial spirit made him more at ease in controlling his own power.
Arriving in mid-air without any protection, he prepared to use the Divine Transformation Lightning Tribulation to temper his physical body, while simultaneously using the Lightning Devouring Secret Technique to absorb some of the lightning essence to nourish the Black Demon Lightning that was gradually falling behind.
These extraordinary potentials of nature are all very strong.
Black Demon Lightning's potential is even greater than that of artificial spirit flames like Ice Dragon Flame, but it has never had the opportunity to improve.
After Wang Yu's time of placement, the Thunder Devouring Secret Technique has been upgraded by one level, enough to raise the Black Demon Thunder to the fifth level. After that, a higher level of Thunder Nourishing Secret Technique will be needed.
As Wang Yu finished preparing, the first lightning tribulation soon struck down.
With his powerful physique, Wang Yu neither dodged nor avoided the attack.
When the Yinming Demon Dragon Technique was pushed to its limit, the circulation of blood and qi throughout his body increased several times. As soon as the lightning struck, it was absorbed into his body, and its power was filtered by his physical body.
The remaining lightning energy was quickly absorbed by the Black Demon Lightning.
Its origin has clearly increased slightly, and this efficiency makes Wang Yu's smile even more unrestrained. After the eighty-one tribulations of lightning, the advancement of the Black Demon Lightning will also be no problem.
Even in the art of body refinement, one can forcibly make significant progress.
Although the cultivation technique couldn't support him to reach a higher realm, before the mid-stage of the fifth rank, he could still reach a level close to the third level of the Nascent Soul realm by simply honing his skills and nourishing himself with spiritual objects.
Therefore, continuing to exercise is not a waste of time.
His strength, blood and qi, and even the quality of his golden blood and divine essence are all improving, and his progress is no slower than that of the placement bar.
As for how to break through to the sixth level of body refinement, Wang Yu currently lacks knowledge in this area. It can be said that the entire Ice Prison Realm lacks understanding of the Void Refinement stage.
Only the earliest ancient texts contain a few records and speculations.
The tribulation was passed safely without any unexpected trouble, and the breakthrough was now in its final stage.
Condense the divine form!
As the tribulation clouds dissipated, a golden light pierced through the thick dark clouds, and the blessings of heaven and earth began to descend. Wang Yu, bathed in them, felt waves of heavenly music that were incomparably pleasant to hear.
The injuries accumulated from the lightning tribulation on his body recovered rapidly.
The already formidable life force within his body was further amplified, so vigorous that it emitted waves of heat like a furnace, even distorting the air.
On the level of comprehension, the state is very similar to sitting on the Heavenly Enlightenment Platform. That epic level of improvement makes it seem as if all cultivation problems and bottlenecks in supernatural powers are no longer obstacles.
With a little thought, one can understand many cultivation issues.
Wang Yu dared not waste this opportunity and immediately began to deduce his own Dharma Aspect Divine Power.
"Based on the attributes of Yin and Ice, with the Taiyin star as its symbolic position, moonlight is my eyes, ice is my blood, and the constellations are ever-changing... the Dharma form of the Celestial Star Gods!"
His references were not limited to Dharma forms and supernatural powers.
There are also countless Yin and Ice-attribute supernatural powers and secret techniques he cultivated over the years, all of which belong to his personal foundation.
The more one knows, the better one's comprehension becomes.
This is an improvement in experience and knowledge, and everyone can achieve this kind of growth. However, compared with those real old monsters, Wang Yu is still lacking in this aspect.
The divine inspiration quickly put him into a state of enlightenment, and within half an hour, the strange phenomenon in the sky completely disappeared.
Wang Yu remained standing in the same spot, immersed in the boundless spiritual light, constantly deducing the power of the Dharma form. It was foreseeable that the moment his enlightenment ended would come.
His own Dharma form will also be born.
As the months passed and the lightning tribulation dissipated, this area remained shrouded in an endless ice plain.
As the snow fell heavily, Wang Yu, who was standing, was covered in snowflakes.
Gradually, a white snowdrift as tall as a person formed, and monsters characteristic of the ice plains began to roam the vicinity. The commotion caused by the Nascent Soul Tribulation attracted the attention of many local forces.
These spies seemed oblivious to Wang Yu, arriving in waves and retreating in waves.
And so, another six months passed.
This day.
A bright moon suddenly rose in the sky, its light shining with unprecedented brilliance, once again repelling the forces of the icy environment.
One beam of moonlight shone particularly brightly.
The sunlight shone directly on Wang Yu's snowdrift, causing the ice and snow to melt rapidly. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a hundred miles seemed to be attracted by something, quickly converging towards the center.
Amidst the storm of spiritual energy, the figure of a giant gradually took shape.
Standing nearly three hundred feet tall, it resembled a mountain peak, its star-studded skin bearing frost-like patterns, and a moon disc behind it radiating the light of the moon.
The face was blurry, with only a pair of eyes formed entirely of blue light visible. Wang Yu's Dharma form was initially taking shape, but it soon underwent other changes.
The iridescent ribbons formed by the aurora borealis flowed from the wrists around the shoulders, dancing gracefully like ethereal clouds.
A yellow-black and a red-black unicorn dragon coiled around his arms, adding a sense of robustness to his physique.
The former is the Yellow Spring Demon Dragon formed from the essence of the Yellow Spring Dharma.
The latter is an Asura Demon Dragon formed from the Asura Dharma Intent.
It is both a part of the Dharma form and a weapon and amplifier of the Dharma form. When performing the supernatural power corresponding to the Dharma intent, it can release the maximum power.
It can perfectly amplify any of Wang Yu's abilities.
With this, the breakthrough was completely over, and the Dharma Image was initially formed. As for what to name it, he hadn't decided yet.
Release the state of the Dharma Heaven and Earth.
Wang Yu murmured softly.
"It's time to go back..."
(End of this chapter)
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