Chapter 577 Demonic Heart Incites Enlightenment: Five Enlightenment Techniques
He already had a plan in mind for his cultivation path in the Nascent Soul stage.
Advancing his understanding of the Dharma to a higher realm is already a major challenge, but if he can thoroughly search the treasures of the world, there must be a treasure that can help him achieve enlightenment. This requires Jinmanlou and Wanbaolou to provide information on rare treasures from all over the world.
Then they went door to door to ask for it back.
Secondly, the problem of increasing the demonic essence of the Nascent Soul stage, which could have been solved step by step, has become an insurmountable obstacle due to the urgency of the situation.
Although he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage less than sixty years ago, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds to the mid-Nascent Soul stage. However, accumulating magical power is ultimately a result of hard work and perseverance.
With the help of the placement bar, the Heavenly Demon Transformation gained some of the True Spirit Talent, and he also cultivated a fifth-order demon race technique called the [Ice Phoenix Transformation Scripture].
The Myriad Transformations Ice Phoenix cultivates extremely cold demonic essence, and after reverting to its original form, it can transform this increased demonic essence into frozen demonic essence without any loss.
This kind of skill can save him countless hours.
Even though the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage requires accumulating more and more demonic energy, it can still save him hundreds of years.
Give him two hundred years, and the problem of the Demonic Essence will be solved on its own.
It was even faster than with the help of the Human Dao Great Pill. It is worth mentioning that even in his Myriad Transformations Ice Phoenix form, the ascetic in the placement bar was still Wang Yu himself.
Instead of Ice Phoenix King Yu... Even the Heavenly Demon Transformation can't fool this cheat, it's truly unfortunate.
But as I said before, a powerful being who has reached the Dao is about to descend.
Like a guillotine falling at any moment, how could he wait two hundred years? He couldn't wait to cultivate a perfect body and find a way to break through the Void Refinement Realm.
At that time, the world was completely different.
—How lamentable, how difficult, how bitter!
The joy of breaking through to the next realm was immediately dispelled by the overwhelming pressure from above. Taking stock of the various methods Wang Yu possessed, there were only three sources of his extraordinary combat power.
First, those who practice the same Dharma body are inherently superior to others.
Secondly, he has a solid foundation, his cultivation is quite solid due to hard work, and he has also consumed countless rare and precious materials and practiced various wonderful methods, breaking through his upper limit time and time again, making him invincible compared to others in the same realm.
Thirdly, his supernatural powers are unparalleled, and his ability to develop magical techniques is unmatched. The supernatural powers and secret techniques he has mastered are often unparalleled, far surpassing those of others in the same realm. In addition, his abilities are infinitely varied and constantly evolving.
This led him to achieve unprecedented success.
That is, even when he was in the Nascent Soul stage, he could fight against multiple realms, which was extremely fierce and heaven-defying. Now that he has broken through to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, he is confident that his strength has increased again.
If given the chance to fight Tianmu again, he would surely crush him.
His combat strength is close to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, only slightly weaker than the two peak-level powerhouses, Lian Tian and Tai Xu.
Unfortunately, in the Ice Prison Realm today, some are dead and others have fled.
Apart from Xie Xie'an, no other Nascent Soul cultivator could be found, which shows that the battle at the Taixu Sword Sect's mountain gate had left endless repercussions, making it difficult to even find a helper.
Among the remaining cultivators, quite a few possess the potential to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, but it remains to be seen how many will ultimately succeed.
The five-year retreat has ended.
With the Yama Emperor Sword in hand, containing endless Yin and Corpse Qi, he could naturally deduce and cultivate the Corpse Demon Secret Technique, so he didn't have to be confined to one place.
When Wang Yu emerged from seclusion, both the Emperor's Sword and the Taihe Blood Cauldron were refined with new precious materials. The former, fused with illusory gold, reached an even higher level, achieving the fifth-tier supreme grade.
It became another deadly weapon in Wang Yu's hands after the Sun-Piercing Demon Bow.
The latter advanced to the fifth-tier lower grade, and after fusing with the Myriad Spirit Bloodstone, it gained spirituality. He then added other precious materials, causing a new treasure furnace to regenerate in the center of the Blood Cauldron.
Suspended in the cauldron, it has no feet or ears, resembling a mysterious iron ball.
In reality, it is a furnace within a cauldron, called the "Ascension Furnace." The two are one, and its effect allows the highest-grade precious pill in the cauldron to be forcibly elevated by a small realm when the alchemy is about to be completed, using the Ascension Blood Pattern.
Although he could not cross the realm of pills, he could still add considerable medicinal effects to top-grade pills, reaching a maximum of half-step sixth grade. This was the limit that Wang Yu could achieve by combining his mastery of pill-making techniques with the principles of water and fire complementing each other and yin and yang generating each other.
After being reforged, the original abilities of the Taihe Blood Cauldron were preserved, and its rank could be improved by absorbing the profound essence of pill essence when refining fifth-order precious pills.
It greatly enhances the effect of the Ascension Furnace inside the cauldron.
The limit is also a fifth-tier top-grade item, which requires Wang Yu to refine pills year after year to slowly improve it, which is something to look forward to.
Previously, the Azure Dragon Demon Lord had gifted him a fifth-order alchemy technique.
It was called the "Heavenly Demon Core Transformation True Technique," but it only contained profound techniques and no pill formula. It was also not very suitable for human cultivators to practice, so he rarely studied it.
Now it's time to gradually put this on the agenda and strengthen my alchemy skills. After all, with the talent of myriad transformations, this technique can be used to its fullest potential.
Most importantly, his innate quality is extremely high. If he can master it to perfection and then use the placement bar to deduce it, he may even be able to master the sixth-order perfect alchemy in a short time.
It is immensely beneficial to one's spiritual path, but unfortunately, due to the current situation, its importance has been relegated to the back of the list and is not so important for the time being.
Then they officially left the country.
Wang Yu contacted Jin Miaoshan using a secret communication artifact, asking her to send him all the information about rare treasures in the world related to enlightenment, and to discuss the ability to appreciate treasures and their origins.
The information about Jinmanlou and Wanbaolou is the most comprehensive in the world.
After entrusting this matter to Jin Miaoshan, Wang Yu continued to cultivate in Wanshou City. He originally planned to go into seclusion for ten years, hence the ten-year mission.
Now it seems that five years later, all the goals have been achieved.
It will take at least a few days for Jin Miaoshan to gather all the information. It will be a good time to see how the feed that the Ancestor Wanshou prepared for him is going.
Despite his disregard for human life, he doesn't kill purely virtuous people, only evil cultivators, demons, or enemies. Although he is said to be a demon lord, he is actually both righteous and evil.
Otherwise, the once-proud daughter of Lei Huo Temple wouldn't have valued him.
With nothing else to do, I might as well go and collect all the feed for the next five years.
Who knew?
As soon as they emerged from underground, they witnessed an astonishing scene.
The city and streets were filled with ragged, bruised and battered demonic cultivators, their bodies shrouded in a mournful and malevolent aura that soared to the heavens. Even after years of wandering in Chiyuan, he had rarely seen so many vicious and ruthless people.
He appeared without concealing his presence.
The Old Ancestor Wanshou, who was arranging today's feed, rushed over and knelt down to greet him, saying, "Welcome back, Venerable One, from seclusion!"
But then Wang Yu said...
"Are these kinds of scum everywhere in Chiyuan these days?"
The Ancestor of Longevity smiled wryly.
"I don't know which unscrupulous person spread the news of the battle at the Sword Sect's mountain gate to the world, and also said that there was a secret behind it, that the Nascent Soul Venerables fled together, abandoning their ancestral property to find their own way out."
"This gave rise to countless madmen, some insane, others reckless, all seeking to gain greater power in the shortest time, which led to the demonic cultivators' bloody slaughter of Chi Yuan."
"The desolation of this place, with its empty houses and nearly deserted villages, cannot adequately describe the chaos and cruelty of this era. Mortals are almost extinct, cultivators are killing each other, devouring people to cultivate evil arts. If it weren't for the protection of Nascent Soul cultivators, most of the people in my Longevity City would have perished."
Wang Yu did not know who had spread this message.
The scene of the Sword Sect's decisive battle was chaotic, and countless people witnessed the whole thing and knew the truth. It was only a matter of time before the news spread, but it wouldn't have spread throughout the world as soon as the Nascent Soul cultivators left.
There must be a mastermind behind this.
This conspiracy is undoubtedly the work of the demon race. They would love for the extinction of the human race, and Wang Yu is the only person they are on good terms with.
He also refused the invitation to avoid disaster, knowing he would die at the hands of a powerful Dao-merging expert sooner or later. Therefore, he no longer cared about saving face. In addition, the news was bound to spread sooner or later, and he only added fuel to the fire, which could be considered as accelerating the arrival of the chaotic era.
Rather than the main cause of the disaster.
I reckon Wang Yu has no reason to cause them trouble.
Little did they know.
Wang Yu was already seething with anger, and seeing the miserable state of the human race only fueled his rage, making all sentiment and friendship seem insignificant.
It was both misplaced anger and genuine anger, and it also had an ulterior motive.
I also wanted to vent and throw a tantrum to relieve my frustration!
After Wanshou finished speaking.
Wang Yu asked again.
How many people does Chiyuan have now?
"This... hundreds of years ago there might have been more than a billion, but now it is probably less than ten million. Moreover, most of them are settlements of mortals protected by Nascent Soul cultivators. There are also countless demonic cultivators still performing evil rituals in the Taihu Lake area. I estimate that the situation there is not much better."
Less than ten million...
Even though Wang Yu was mentally prepared, he did not expect the situation to be this bad. This would not only lead to the extinction of the cultivation world, but also to the extinction of the human race.
"How could the losses be so severe?"
"Your Excellency, do not forget that there is still an ancient demon wandering outside. Wherever this ancient demon goes, all living beings perish. Whether human, demon, or spirit, they all become dried corpses, their life essence drained and they die."
Wang Yu remained silent for a long time.
All he could do was keep reciting the Demon-Crossing Mantra to dispel the demonic influence, hoping that one day he could completely destroy this immortal and indestructible ancient demon!
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Several days later.
Wang Yu received a message from Jin Miaoshan and took a look at the rare treasures of this world. There wasn't much information recorded among them. Apart from the enlightenment treasures that the Nascent Soul Venerable had taken away, there were still five that would be useful to him.
One is the Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment in the Broken Boundary Mountains, a treasure of the demon race. A single leaf can enable a Nascent Soul cultivator to achieve enlightenment for three years, and it can be used in combination with other secret treasures.
The second is the ruins of the ancient Buddhist temple, Bailong Temple, which contains a spiritual root called the Bodhi Tree. Although it has turned to dust, the Bodhi fruit that it once produced can help people achieve enlightenment and experience a hundred lifetimes in one night.
The fruit is removed and the seed is kept, which is called the Bodhi Seed. Carrying it can also improve the comprehension of Nascent Soul cultivators. The effect is average, but its advantage lies in its long-lasting effect. As long as you carry it, it is equivalent to a permanent improvement.
It can also be used together with other Enlightenment Treasures.
The information was provided by Wanbaolou. Bodhi Seed is controlled by the master of the Five Absolutes Sect, a first-class power in Taihu Lake, and is a Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator.
The third one, [Huangliang Wine], is a supreme product of the ancient wine god sect. One sip can allow one to experience the future in a dream, as if one has truly lived a lifetime, and then suddenly return to the starting point of drinking, as if to be reborn.
At this point, his mind matured, his understanding increased dramatically, and his will became unwavering.
Although it can only be consumed once, and the experience is also an illusion, apart from the people you are already familiar with, everything else is like a dream, you only know the experience but do not know the true appearance.
Like a dream, like an illusion, like a lifetime.
This can only be described as a fleeting dream!
This information was provided by Jin Manlou, who possessed the treasures of Tianmeng Island Master of the Chaotic Ancient East Sea. Only three bushels remained, and he himself was a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage.
Fourthly, the life-and-death mayfly curse.
Mayflies are born in the morning and die in the evening, their lives are short, lasting only a day. This Gu poison is even more ingenious, as it can cause the person afflicted to repeatedly experience the life of a mayfly, which is born in the morning and dies in the evening.
There is great terror between life and death. If one can see through it, one's understanding will be transformed. If one cannot see through it, one will be trapped in the cycle of life and death and will never be able to awaken again.
This Gu comes from the ancient Ten Thousand Insects Sect. It is neither alive nor dead, resembling both insects and vessels, and has no concept of lifespan. Therefore, it has survived to this day and is the most treasured artifact of the Ten Thousand Insects Sect.
Now it lies in a little-known place.
Named the "Burial Platform," it is an extremely dangerous place within the spiritual realm of Taihu Lake. After Jin Manlou investigated it, he remained hidden and secretly dispatched powerful individuals to attempt to seize the treasure, but to this day, they have not succeeded.
This fifth method of enlightenment is even more extraordinary.
It is a secret technique called "Sage's Theft," which is inscribed on a Heavenly Stele of Blessings at the ruins of the ancient Qilin clan. Everyone can study it, but even if one can enter the gate, it is difficult to survive.
This secret technique allows one to fight against the heavens, as if walking on a sheer cliff with one foot in the air. If one cannot make a breakthrough between life and death, one will be punished by the heavens and vanish into nothingness.
If one is lucky enough to survive, one can steal the heart of heaven.
Like transforming into the Heavenly Dao, though it lasts only a brief moment, one can comprehend the mysteries of countless supernatural powers and techniques, achieving true perfection in a single breath. The lingering aftertaste and memories after the event can greatly enhance one's comprehension, making one an unparalleled genius.
However, even if a sage manages to steal a secret technique, he might be able to unleash his potential and succeed once by chance, but it would be difficult to succeed a second time. Those geniuses who succeeded once have experienced the profound mystery of the Heavenly Heart state.
Just like the most addictive thing in the world, you can't help but steal it a second time, always thinking that maybe you are special?
Thinking that God favors and loves me... even though I was lucky enough to survive a second time, I couldn't help but start a third time.
When Heaven bestows its favor upon you, it is as if your body merges with the Way of Heaven.
Countless principles and origins can be laid bare before one's eyes—how alluring!
Wang Yu examined the five methods of enlightenment.
All four of the above are worth trying.
The only thing I'm unsure about is the [Sage Thief]. The effect of this Heavenly Heart technique is comparable to merging the body with the Heavenly Dao. This is a secret technique that even a minor cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage can practice.
It involves the profound mysteries of the Dao, things that only cultivators who have attained the Dao can begin to explore, and only those who have become immortals can truly master. This secret method stolen by a sage is profound and obscure, but it is also a risky undertaking.
I wonder where that ancient Qilin clan came from.
If it's said that having a placement bar can solve all problems, then becoming a beginner sage, stealing, or even gaining experience in perfect cultivation is not difficult; it's just a matter of time.
However, this secret method is extraordinary.
It involves the Way of Heaven, and also the only shortcoming that the placement system has been helpless against for hundreds of years—comprehension!
Only Wang Yu constantly improved himself and broadened his horizons.
Only the improvements gained from learning all the methods will be recognized by the placement bar. But what would happen if you used the Sage Thief in the placement bar?
unknown!
Theft upon theft? The Eightfold Heavenly Heart bestowed upon him? Or was he directly influenced by the Heavenly Dao, permanently merging into it and losing his own personality? I don't know... and I can't deduce it.
This risky and secret method must have side effects that he was unaware of.
Furthermore, the idea of merging with the Heavenly Dao and obtaining the Heavenly Heart is inherently unreliable. The Heavenly Dao has existed since the birth of the world, and compared to Wang Yu's age, it is like the difference between a grain of sand and the vastness of the universe.
Does a grain of sand control the universe, or does the universe control a grain of sand?
Is there even a question?
Therefore, although this method is mysterious and wonderful, Wang Yu dared not look at it at all, but he could make a copy and record it for future use, so that he could become an immortal and an ancestor one day.
If you examine this secret method again, it may prove effective.
Of the five methods of enlightenment, only the first four are useful to Wang Yu for the time being. Furthermore, his secret method of boundless mental power in the mortal world also has the effect of enhancing comprehension and gaining the merit of a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation.
However, cultivation is difficult. Each cycle of reincarnation in the mortal world is like undergoing a mental tribulation. Success enhances mental strength and increases understanding, while failure requires several years to calm the mind.
This is because his crystal-clear mind is exceptionally refined.
Otherwise, it might take a hundred years to recover from the mortal world. Too many defeats can also damage one's mental state, which is also a limitation of the spiritual path.
It may be strong, but it is still vulnerable to unforeseen events.
There is a possibility of mental collapse, and one day falling into the mortal realm.
certainly.
Compared to its drawbacks, its advantages are far greater.
Furthermore, once one's spiritual realm is cultivated to a high level, unless one has a problem of one's own, it is extremely difficult for others to confuse one's mind with words.
Even using various methods to disturb the mind, it is still very difficult.
Don't forget that the strengths of the spiritual path also have their drawbacks. As long as one's heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, what is there to fear about the calamity of a broken mind?
With that, Wang Yu set off again.
Heading straight for the ancestral land of the demon race... the Northern Fractured Mountains!
Something unexpected happened yesterday, so I'll just post one chapter first.
I'll come back from dinner and continue coding.
(End of this chapter)
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