Chapter 173: Drawing Star Power, Condensing The Seven Stars Divinity!
“Divine Body… inherently possesses a trace of Divinity…”
Ji Qing did not know what Divinity was.
But clearly, he definitely did not possess any Divinity.
Therefore, the body he reshaped was not a Divine Body.
The Saint Body and Divine Body recorded in this ancient text both belong to Innate Saint Body and Divine Body.
As for reshaping the physical body with the Martial Dao Origin?
The ancient text did not record this.
Ji Qing carefully investigated and found that his physical body had many similarities with the legendary Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
Both possessed the Power of the Five Elements.
Both could render the Power of the Five Elements as nothing.
As long as it belonged to the Five Elements, it could not harm him.
It also amplified any martial arts belonging to the Five Elements.
The key point was also that any martial arts, especially those of the Five Elements, could be cultivated with great ease, as if there was an innate compatibility.
Ji Qing recalled some martial arts in his mind that he had not practiced.
Especially martial arts of the Five Elements.
He understood them almost after one reading.
Reading them once allowed him to directly grasp the essence of the martial arts.
Although his martial arts attainments were also very high before, cultivating these martial arts was not difficult.
But to be able to fully comprehend them at a glance was simply impossible.
Ji Qing understood that this was the ability of a “Saint Body”!
“So, by merging the Martial Dao Origin into my physical body, the reshaped physical body is the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body?”
Ji Qing was basically certain.
Even if there were minor differences, they were essentially the same.
It was most likely the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
The ancient text also specifically introduced the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
Once one possessed the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body, their combat power at the same level was practically invincible.
Furthermore, after achieving perfection in martial arts, one could even fight beyond their level, and all experts belonging to the Five Elements were suppressed by it!
Moreover, Saint Bodies had another characteristic.
That was, fighting beyond one’s level was as common as eating.
To other martial artists, Nascent Soul and Martial Saint realms were seemingly insurmountable.
But before a Saint Body, they were not much.
Without any other power, purely using the means of the Saint Body, one could fight beyond their level!
At this moment, Ji Qing understood how terrifying the value of a “Saint Body” was.
His previous ability to fight beyond his level relied on his Saber Domain.
Without his Saber Domain, Ji Qing would have also found it difficult to fight beyond his level.
But now, Ji Qing could directly face Nascent Soul or even Martial Saint realms solely with his Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body!
However, this was just the description in the ancient text.
The reality of it still had to be tested.
Moreover, Ji Qing could currently feel that his Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body had not yet been developed to its extreme.
His Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body still had significant room for improvement.
Furthermore, he did not possess powerful martial arts at the Heavenly Human Realm.
Challenging Nascent Soul or Martial Saint realms could wait; there was no rush.
“If merging one Martial Dao Origin is a Saint Body, then if I can enter the Heavenly Gate when I promote to Martial Saint and ascend a thousand zhang, merging a second Martial Dao Origin, will my physical body transform into a Divine Body?”
Ji Qing’s heart stirred.
He thought of this possibility.
Ji Qing searched through the entire third layer, and even went to the fourth layer of the Martial Arts Library, but found no records regarding “Martial Dao Origin.”
In other words, in the Barren Domain, no one knew about “Martial Dao Origin” beyond the Heavenly Gate.
It made sense upon careful consideration.
When forging the Dao Foundation, one must ascend the ten-zhang Martial Dao Mountain, which was too difficult.
At that time, Ji Qing only managed to ascend three zhang.
At the Heavenly Human Realm, it required ascending a hundred-zhang Martial Dao Mountain.
Ji Qing, even using all his might, including his Saber Domain and various other means, along with his Five Elements Dao Body, and cultivating countless martial arts to strengthen his foundation, could only ascend sixty zhang after promoting to the Heavenly Human Realm.
It was essentially the limit he could reach.
Other Heavenly Human Realm martial artists could not even compare.
He could only ascend to sixty zhang, while other Heavenly Human Realm martial artists could only reach below sixty zhang.
It was only when Ji Qing used his Origin Points that he rapidly increased from the early Heavenly Human Realm to perfection in the Heavenly Human Realm.
This allowed him to ascend a hundred zhang, thereby obtaining a Martial Dao Origin, and reshaping his physical body with it, transforming his Five Elements Dao Body into the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
Ji Qing had already found it so difficult, it was almost impossible for others to obtain a Martial Dao Origin.
It was understandable that the martial artists of the entire Barren Domain had no records of Martial Dao Origin.
However, Ji Qing’s goals were different now.
He did not want to rashly break through to Martial Saint.
With the talent and aptitude of the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body, promoting to Martial Saint was not a difficult matter at all.
But without strengthening his foundation, once he promoted to Martial Saint, he would likely find it difficult to ascend a thousand zhang within the Heavenly Gate.
Even if he used Origin Points to instantly raise himself to Martial Saint Perfection, he probably wouldn’t be able to ascend a thousand zhang, and naturally wouldn’t be able to obtain a second Martial Dao Origin.
Now Ji Qing had tasted the benefits of Martial Dao Origin.
The benefits of Martial Dao Origin were too great, too great.
It was fine if he didn’t know before.
Now that he knew how to obtain Martial Dao Origin, how could Ji Qing miss it?
Ji Qing began to plan how to obtain the second Martial Dao Origin.
First, strengthen his strength and foundation, especially the strength and foundation of his physical body. This way, after breaking through to Martial Saint, he would be even stronger and able to ascend to a higher position on the Martial Dao Mountain.
Second, the cultivation technique for breaking through to Martial Saint must be chosen carefully, preferably a technique that far surpasses ordinary Martial Saint techniques and can also match his Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
Third, his Saber Domain should ideally be improved, or even better, if it could undergo further transformation. Even if it couldn’t transform, it had to reach perfection, otherwise it wouldn’t be of much help to the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
Fourth, he needed to accumulate enough Origin Points, otherwise once he promoted to Martial Saint, Ji Qing wouldn’t be able to instantly use Origin Points to reach Martial Saint Perfection.
These four conditions combined are Physical Body, Martial Arts Technique, Saber Domain, and Origin Points.
Among them, Origin Points are the easiest to handle.
At worst, he could “harvest” a wave in the Sea Area.
At the Heavenly Human Realm, improving a martial art once required ten thousand Origin Points.
Then, based on past experience, at the Martial Saint Realm, improving a martial art once would require a hundred thousand Origin Points.
This was no small amount.
At least several hundred thousand Origin Points would need to be prepared.
As for the physical body, it was actually not difficult.
It was merely increasing the physical foundation, which Ji Qing was very familiar with.
Back when he was at the Dao Foundation level, Ji Qing had cultivated various martial arts to strengthen his physical foundation.
For example, the Heavenly Dragon Fundamental Seal and others were for increasing the physical foundation.
As long as there were Origin Points, he could cultivate Heavenly Human Realm martial arts to strengthen his physical body.
Therefore, strengthening the physical foundation was also very dependent on Origin Points.
The most difficult parts were finding martial arts that matched the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body and improving the Saber Domain.
It was difficult to find martial arts that matched the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
If he were to create them himself, Ji Qing’s current martial arts foundation and accumulation were not enough to support him in creating martial arts capable of breaking through to Martial Saint.
His Saber Domain also had no progress at the moment.
In the Barren Domain, it seemed that Domain was the limit.
What lay beyond Domain?
No one knew.
But Ji Qing was very clear that he had to accomplish all four things he planned.
Otherwise, once he promoted to Martial Saint and entered the Heavenly Gate again, he would likely find it difficult to ascend to a thousand zhang, and would not be able to obtain the second Martial Dao Origin.
“I must obtain the Martial Dao Origin. This is related to whether my future martial path can go further…”
Ji Qing secretly made up his mind.
Thus, Ji Qing went to the fourth floor to select martial arts.
The fourth floor was where Golden Core and Heavenly Human cultivation techniques were stored.
Ji Qing carefully selected Heavenly Human Realm martial arts, wanting to find ones that matched the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
As a result, after searching, he couldn’t find a single one.
Ji Qing then went to the fifth floor.
The fifth floor housed cultivation techniques for Martial Saint and Nascent Soul realms.
The number of cultivation techniques was even smaller.
After Ji Qing finished reading them, he frowned.
As expected, what he worried about the most had happened.
There were no martial arts comparable to his Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
In fact, even if Ji Qing settled for a slightly lesser martial art, as long as it was similar to the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law, it would suffice.
However, there were none.
Ji Qing immediately went to find the Elder of the Martial Arts Library.
“Excuse me, Elder, for breaking through to Martial Saint from the Heavenly Human Realm, which cultivation technique is most similar to the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law? Or, any martial art with effects stronger than the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law would also be acceptable.”
Ji Qing also understood the rules and took out many Spirit Stones.
The white-robed elder with six patterns immediately opened his eyes.
He calmly accepted the Spirit Stones.
He sized up Ji Qing and then said, “Martial arts that are compatible with the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law? None. At least, our Wind Thunder Sect’s martial lineage does not have such martial arts.”
“Furthermore, there are only about a dozen martial arts on the fifth floor that can be used to break through to the Martial Saint realm. You have already seen them, haven’t you? They probably don’t meet your requirements. Our Wind Thunder Sect is ultimately an Immortal Path lineage, and our martial foundation is not as good as those Martial Saint Orthodox Lineages, let alone the Martial God Orthodox Lineages.”
“Moreover, you dared to cultivate the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law at the Dao Foundation level, and even succeeded in it to promote to the Heavenly Human Realm. You most likely have the Five Elements Dao Body, or even stronger. At the Heavenly Human Realm, you can cultivate the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law, but to break through to Martial Saint, you might have to look outside the sect.”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
He understood the meaning in the white-robed elder’s words.
The Wind Thunder Sect didn’t have it, but perhaps outside sects might have martial arts that suited Ji Qing.
“Please enlighten me, Elder!”
The white-robed elder with six patterns pondered for a moment and slowly said, “In the Barren Domain, there is a Divine Skill called the Five Elements Void Sacred Law. Once mastered, one will possess the ‘Power of Return to Void,’ which is said to return all things to ruin and can decompose all things. Of course, there might be some exaggeration, but it is undeniable that this Divine Skill is among the top-tier even for Martial Saints.”
“At that time, the Guixu Great Sage was invincible in the Barren Domain relying on this Divine Skill. Without Deity Transformation Divine Lords, no one could do anything to the Guixu Great Sage. However, apart from the Guixu Great Sage, no one else in the Barren Domain has ever successfully cultivated this Divine Skill. It is said that cultivating this Divine Skill requires a certain special Five Elements-type physique, which is very rare.”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
A special Five Elements-type physique?
What kind of special Five Elements-type physique could be stronger than the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body?
Ji Qing speculated whether that Guixu Great Sage might have possessed the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body or some other Five Elements Saint Body, which allowed him to cultivate the Five Elements Void Sacred Law.
“May I ask, Elder, where is the Five Elements Void Sacred Law now?”
Ji Qing asked.
“I don’t know.”
“At that time, the Guixu Great Sage offended a Deity Transformation Divine Lord, was pursued by the Deity Transformation Divine Lord, and then disappeared without a trace. No one knows if he died or went into hiding. In short, there has been no news of him since.”
“However, the Guixu Great Sage left behind a sect called the Guixu Sect. Currently, it is merely a Heavenly Human Sect, and they have long claimed that the Five Elements Void Sacred Law is lost. Even Martial Saints have searched the Guixu Sect more than once, but they have never found the Five Elements Void Sacred Law. Perhaps, this Divine Skill is truly lost.”
Ji Qing was somewhat disappointed.
Lost?
After finally finding a Divine Skill that might be compatible with his Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body, it was lost?
If he couldn’t break through to Martial Saint using the Five Elements Void Sacred Law, then he would have to use other Martial Saint realm martial arts.
Although, given Ji Qing’s Saint Body, he could still break through to Martial Saint.
But his potential would be greatly reduced.
It would even be a waste of his Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
One wrong step leads to a chain of errors.
Breaking through to Martial Saint with ordinary martial arts, even Martial Saint Perfection, would likely not allow him to ascend to the thousand-zhang height of the Martial Dao Mountain, and thus he would not be able to obtain the second Origin.
Without the second Martial Dao Origin, Ji Qing’s martial path would likely be more difficult.
“Thank you, Elder.”
Ji Qing thought about it. He wasn’t in a hurry for Martial Saint cultivation techniques for now.
He would first try to find the Five Elements Void Sacred Law for a while.
If he couldn’t find it, then he would look at other martial arts.
Anyway, Heavenly Humans had a lifespan of a thousand years.
He had just promoted to the Heavenly Human Realm, so he had plenty of time.
Ji Qing went to the fourth floor again to select martial arts that could enhance his physical strength and foundation.
After all, Ji Qing felt that his Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body was still far from being developed to its extreme.
That requires strengthening the foundation.
The Wind Thunder Sect actually has many Heavenly Human realm martial arts.
Ji Qing chose a “Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique”.
This martial art is also very powerful.
If Ji Qing hadn’t primarily cultivated the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law, cultivating the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique would also be good.
Because, this is a divine skill for cultivating Star Power.
This divine skill imitates the Big Dipper in the starry sky.
It draws down the power of the Big Dipper and nurtures seven Big Dipper Deities within the body.
Once perfected, it’s as if seven terrifying Deities have been added within the body.
This allows the physical body’s power to reach an inconceivable level.
Moreover, the physical body’s foundation is greatly increased.
This divine skill is very special.
It appears to be one martial art, but it is actually seven martial arts.
It can be divided into the Tian Shu Chapter, Tian Xuan Chapter, Tian Ji Chapter, Tian Quan Chapter, Yu Heng Chapter, Kai Yang Chapter, and Yao Guang Chapter.
Each chapter of the divine skill corresponds to one of the Big Dipper stars.
Once all seven chapters are perfected, they can ultimately merge into one, becoming the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique.
This divine skill is truly one of great fortune.
Its might is no less than the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law.
It’s just that the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law has a wider range of applications.
But once the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique is perfected, the strength of the physical body is simply inconceivable.
After all, it’s equivalent to having seven additional Deities within the body.
Every movement possesses immense might.
The Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique is inherently a very powerful divine skill, and each of the seven chapters is terrifying on its own.
However, like the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law, it has the same problem: cultivation is difficult and requires specific conditions.
These specific conditions are that both the physical body and Spirit must be extremely powerful.
Firstly, the Spirit must have mastered Martial Dao True Meaning.
In fact, it’s best if Martial Dao True Meaning has reached Major Accomplishment or even Perfection.
Because only a powerful Martial Dao True Meaning can suppress the Big Dipper Deities within the body.
Otherwise, one might be “controlled” by the Deities within and be replaced.
Secondly, the physical body’s strength must be extremely powerful.
Most Heavenly Human martial artists cannot meet the physical body strength requirements to cultivate the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique.
But this is insignificant to Ji Qing.
His physical body strength far surpasses any Heavenly Human.
His physical body cultivated with the Five Elements Divine Light Great Law already meets the requirements for the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique, not to mention that Ji Qing also integrated a portion of the Martial Dao Origin, which led to a qualitative Transformation in his physical body.
Cultivating the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique is more than enough.
Ji Qing, upon his Promotion to Heavenly Human, could choose three martial arts for free.
Ji Qing decided to choose one for now.
It is best to cultivate the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique at night.
At night, the Star Power of the Big Dipper is most active.
Then, draw down the Star Power and slowly nurture the seeds of the seven Deities, which counts as entry-level.
This operation is not difficult.
The key lies in whether the physical body can withstand the Star Power for an extended period.
If it cannot, then the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique cannot be cultivated.
If it can withstand it, then entry-level can be easily achieved.
Ji Qing waited until nightfall.
He stepped out directly, arriving in the Void.
Ji Qing suddenly felt a sense of curiosity.
What would he encounter if he kept ascending?
So, he performed the Domain Turning into Rainbow technique and rapidly flew upwards into the Void.
He didn’t know how long he flew.
Ji Qing felt an extreme coldness all around.
Faintly, a chilling gale was howling.
“Is this the Nine Heavens Gale?”
Ji Qing had also read some ancient texts.
They mentioned the Nine Heavens Gale.
It is said that the sky is divided into nine Heavens.
One would encounter gales in the First Heaven.
These gales could penetrate to the bone.
Even a Heavenly Human realm physical body would be shattered by the gales.
Ji Qing was no ordinary Heavenly Human, and his physical body was sufficiently strong, so even when encountering the Nine Heavens Gale, his physical body did not collapse.
However, he was indeed enduring immense pressure.
Ji Qing looked upwards.
Above was deep and dark; he didn’t know how long it would take to reach the top.
It is said that only Deity Transformation Divine Lords can traverse the Nine Heavens with their Primordial Spirits.
However, no one knows what truly lies above the Nine Heavens.
Even Deity Transformation Divine Lords seem to be tight-lipped about it.
Ji Qing sensed danger.
Given his current physical body strength, he could already sense danger, which shows that the “Nine Heavens” are extraordinary.
Ji Qing thought about it and ultimately gave up.
He had no intention of venturing into the Nine Heavens.
He continuously lowered his altitude, but the sensed Star Power of the Big Dipper showed no difference.
Therefore, flying higher does not necessarily allow one to sense the Star Power of the Big Dipper more clearly.
This made Ji Qing somewhat puzzled.
But now was not the time to investigate these matters.
Ji Qing knew that midnight was when the Star Power of the Big Dipper was most active.
So, he waited quietly.
He waited until midnight.
Finally, Ji Qing sensed the Star Power of the Big Dipper becoming active.
Ji Qing no longer hesitated and immediately circulated the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique.
He prepared to cultivate the Tian Shu Chapter first.
“Buzz.”
Ji Qing sensed the active Star Power of the Tian Shu star.
He attempted to draw down the Star Power of the Tian Shu star.
Despite it being his first attempt, it was very smooth.
The Star Power of the Tian Shu star descended and instantly entered Ji Qing’s body.
Ji Qing’s entire body trembled.
It was too cold.
The Star Power was actually this cold.
But along with the coldness, the Star Power also possessed terrifying destructive power.
At Ji Qing’s current physical body strength, he was still being damaged by the Star Power of the Tian Shu star.
But fortunately, Ji Qing’s physical body was too resilient.
What was damaged was quickly restored.
In the end, a wisp of the Tian Shu star’s Star Power was integrated into his body.
However, a mere wisp of the Tian Shu star’s Star Power was far from enough.
Ji Qing continued to draw down Star Power.
One wisp, two wisps, three wisps, four wisps, five wisps…
Each wisp of Star Power was not easy to integrate into the body.
It required countless Star Power to contend with the physical body.
A portion of the physical body was damaged, while most of the Star Power was annihilated by the physical body.
In the end, only a single wisp of Star Power could be integrated into the physical body.
Soon, dawn arrived.
The sensing of the Big Dipper’s Star Power had become relatively weak.
At this time, the most active was the power of the sun.
Drawing down the Star Power of the Big Dipper during the day would be very inefficient.
It was only about ten wisps.
Ji Qing sensed the Star Power of the Tian Shu star within his body.
Only ten strands afterwards.
It was still a long way from condensing the Deity Seed of the Tian Shu star.
In the following days, Ji Qing cultivated the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique every night, drawing down the Star Power of the Tian Shu star.
At an efficiency of ten wisps per day.
For a full ten days, Ji Qing finally drew down one hundred wisps of Star Power.
And one hundred wisps of Star Power finally underwent a qualitative Transformation.
On this day, one hundred wisps of Star Power fused together.
Finally forming a vortex.
Within this vortex, Ji Qing vaguely sensed a terrifying power seemingly gestating.
It’s just that this power had not yet fully gestated.
Once it did, it would surely be earth-shattering!
A smile appeared in Ji Qing’s eyes.
“Deity Seed, it’s finally formed!”
Ji Qing knew this was the Deity Seed of the Tian Shu star.
He immediately checked it.
“Tian Shu Chapter; Beginner （5%）”
As expected, the Tian Shu Chapter had reached entry-level.
Ji Qing no longer hesitated and prepared to use Origin Points.
“Promote Tian Shu Chapter to Perfection!”
“Buzz.”
Thirty thousand Origin Points vanished.
Images appeared in Ji Qing’s mind.
It was as if he had been drawing down Star Power day after day, nurturing the Deity Seed of the Tian Shu star within his body.
Finally, the Deity Seed gradually gestated a Deity.
That was the Tian Shu Deity!
The Tian Shu Deity still needed to grow, so after countless years, Ji Qing spent a large amount of Time drawing down Star Power.
One day, the Tian Shu Deity fully matured.
“Roar…”
It was as if there was truly a Deity within Ji Qing’s body.
The Deity roared towards the heavens, exuding boundless divine might!
“Swish.”
Ji Qing’s eyes snapped open.
He moved his mind.
“Boom.”
Above his head, it seemed as if a Deity appeared.
This Deity was immense, seemingly composed of infinite starlight.
Merely looking at it, one could feel its infinite divine might.
Ji Qing casually threw a punch.
The terrifying fist energy rippled outwards in the Void, creating wave after wave.
The might of this single punch, to such an extent?
With just this punch, Ji Qing estimated that Cang Yuan would not be able to withstand it.
“Amazing! Just one Tian Shu Deity has made my physical body’s power reach this level, let alone seven Deities, and in the end, the seven Deities will merge into one!”
Ji Qing was very satisfied with the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique.
However, this was only the first Deity.
There are still six deities.
For each deity to reach complete perfection, a Heavenly Human would typically need decades of diligent effort.
In the end, it would take several hundred years to cultivate all seven deities to perfection.
And Ji Qing?
Relying on Origin Points, he only spent a mere ten days to cultivate one deity to perfection.
Ji Qing glanced at his Origin Points.
Approximately 140,000 Origin Points remained.
Thus, Ji Qing continued to cultivate.
He followed the same pattern, cultivating the Kai Yang Deity, the Yao Guang Deity, the Tian Shu Deity, the Tian Ji Deity, and the Tian Quan Deity.
In just two months, five deities had reached perfection.
Only the Kai Yang Deity had achieved Major Accomplishment, and the Yao Guang Deity had not even been cultivated yet.
Unfortunately, there were no more Origin Points.
Ji Qing opened the Demon Record to check his condition.
Ji Qing: Heavenly Human （Perfection）
Saber Domain: Beginner （1%）
Kai Yang Chapter: Major Accomplishment （1%）
Yao Guang Chapter: Not yet beginner
Origin Points: 800 points
“The Origin Points are gone, I need to find a way to go to the Sea Area.”
The previous 200,000 Origin Points Ji Qing had were almost all accumulated by killing demons while crossing the sea.
Where are the most demons?
It would definitely be the Sea Area!
Ji Qing felt the terrifying power within his body and was very satisfied.
It was indeed the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique.
Even though only six deities had been condensed.
And the Kai Yang Deity had not yet reached perfection.
However, these six deities had made Ji Qing’s physical body unimaginably strong.
With one punch from him now, Cang Yuan the Heavenly Human would be directly obliterated.
Why would he still need the Saber Domain?
“The Origin Points are gone, I still need to go to the Sea Area!”
Ji Qing planned to set off for the Sea Area the next day.
The next day arrived.
Before Ji Qing could even leave the courtyard, Baoyue Zhenren arrived.
Ji Qing was somewhat surprised.
“Fellow Daoist Baoyue, is something the matter?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Yes, I need to seek Fellow Daoist Ji’s help with something.”
Ji Qing immediately welcomed Baoyue Zhenren into the room.
“Fellow Daoist Baoyue, what exactly is it that requires such seriousness?”
Ji Qing asked.
Given the relationship between him and Baoyue Zhenren, any matter could have been notified through a Communication Stone.
But Baoyue Zhenren had come in person.
Clearly, this matter was unusual.
Baoyue Zhenren sighed and said, “Fellow Daoist Ji, to be frank, I come from the Imperial Family of Tianbao Kingdom. News just arrived that our Imperial Family’s Nascent Soul Old Ancestor’s lifespan is nearing its end, and he is about to pass away. All Imperial Family disciples who are outside must return.”
“There are many members of the Imperial Family. Once the Old Ancestor passes away, the Imperial Family members will need to contend to determine the position of Emperor! Therefore, I wish to invite Fellow Daoist Ji to return to Tianbao Kingdom with me.”
Ji Qing raised his eyebrows and said, “Fellow Daoist Baoyue, you intend to contend for the throne?”
Baoyue Zhenren shook her head, “My heart is devoted to the Dao, and I have no interest in the throne. I am returning to contend for the throne on behalf of my father’s lineage. After all, my father raised me and nurtured my cultivation, and finally sent me to the Wind Thunder Sect. This kindness is greater than heaven, and I must repay it.”
“Moreover, the Tianbao Kingdom Imperial Family’s treasure vault also contains many treasures, which can provide me with some cultivation resources in the future. Even a mosquito’s leg is still meat, so I must try my best to strive for it.”
Ji Qing understood.
The last time Baoyue Zhenren “helped him cultivate,” Ji Qing had promised her a favor.
After being promoted to Heavenly Human, Baoyue Zhenren had a request, and Ji Qing had to fulfill it.
Now was clearly the time to fulfill that promise.
“Alright, Ji Mou will accompany Fellow Daoist back to Tianbao Kingdom.”
Ji Qing agreed.
With his current strength, who could be his match if not a Nascent Soul cultivator?
Moreover, he had cultivated the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique and condensed six star deities.
Even if he encountered a Nascent Soul cultivator, it would take a fight to know who was stronger.
Besides, going to Tianbao Kingdom to contend for the throne would not involve encountering any Nascent Soul cultivators.
At most, it would be the Imperial Ancestor.
But the Imperial Ancestor was so old that he was about to pass away, so there would naturally be no threat.
“Excellent! With Fellow Daoist’s help, this trip will be a sure success!”
A smile appeared on Baoyue Zhenren’s face.
Although Ji Qing had only just been promoted to Heavenly Human.
She knew very well that with Ji Qing’s accumulation and foundation, he would be a formidable opponent among Heavenly Humans.
With Ji Qing present, what was the mere Imperial Family of Tianbao Kingdom?
“When do we depart?”
Ji Qing asked.
“I need to make some preparations. Let’s depart tomorrow.”
Ji Qing nodded.
Baoyue Zhenren then departed.
Ji Qing had nothing to prepare.
He immediately left the Wind Thunder Sect and went to the Pill Shop in Heavenly Desolation City.
Zhao Xiaozhu and the others were still busy at the Pill Shop.
“Fellow Daoist Ji?”
Zhao Xiaozhu’s eyes lit up.
Ji Qing had changed into a white robe.
That was the symbol of a “Heavenly Human.”
Ji Qing had not yet challenged the Wind Thunder Tower, so his white robe only had one golden stripe, indicating he was a white robe with one stripe.
Ji Qing was not in a hurry regarding the Rank Assessment.
Upon reaching the white robe stage, the number of stripes was merely symbolic.
This was because the treatment was the same for one stripe and nine stripes.
There were no additional Merit Points to be gained.
Unlike the black robe stage, where the rank assessment affected treatment, many people were eager to be assessed.
The reason for this was quite simple.
Reaching the white robe stage meant one was at the Golden Core, Heavenly Human level.
Even with the identity of an “Inner Sect Disciple,” one was effectively part of the sect’s high command. One could no longer solely take; one had to contribute more to the sect to earn Merit Points.
Of course, True Disciples were different.
True Disciples received a thousand Merit Points each month.
But that was the treatment for True Disciples.
It was the same whether they were Foundation Establishment True Disciples or Golden Core True Disciples.
Ji Qing had not checked how many True Inheritance Merit Points he had accumulated, but it should be a considerable amount.
However, ordinary resources were of no use to Ji Qing.
Ji Qing had never used these True Inheritance Merit Points.
“Let me take a look.”
Ji Qing said.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, our Pill Shop is doing incredibly well now…”
As Zhao Xiaozhu introduced, Ji Qing learned that the Pill Shop’s business was indeed much better than before.
Crucially, the supply of pills had increased.
The alchemy apprentices Zhao Xiaozhu had taken on had all graduated and could now refine pills.
This had resulted in a larger quantity of pills in the Pill Shop.
Of course, the most critical factor was that Yu Hu Daoren had joined the Pill Shop, allowing it to stably supply Foundation Establishment level pills.
This was very important.
“Greetings, Heavenly Human Ji!”
Yu Hu Daoren bowed hastily upon seeing Ji Qing.
Now that Ji Qing was at the Heavenly Human realm, he was a “Senior.” Yu Hu Daoren dared not address him as “Fellow Daoist.”
“By the way, Fellow Daoist Ji, do you have a close friend named Black Water Daoist?”
Zhao Xiaozhu asked.
“Yes, Black Water Daoist is my sworn friend. What’s wrong?”
Ji Qing was very curious why Zhao Xiaozhu would mention Black Water Daoist.
They shouldn’t have much interaction.
“A few days ago, Black Water Daoist came to the Pill Shop and looked around for a long time, saying he wanted a Four Symbols Solidifying Elixir. Fellow Daoist Ji, you should know that the Four Symbols Solidifying Elixir is a supreme pill for condensing the Golden Core, capable of increasing the chance of forming a core by thirty percent. How could our Pill Shop refine such a precious pill?”
“In the end, Black Water Daoist left disappointed, only buying some pills to calm the mind and spirit. He is likely preparing to form his Golden Core.”
Ji Qing was somewhat surprised by this.
Forming a Golden Core?
Come to think of it, it wasn’t impossible.
Black Water Daoist had already been at the late stage of Foundation Establishment when he was at Northern Mausoleum Immortal Palace.
After being in the Barren Domain for such a long time, reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection should not be a problem.
Since he had reached Foundation Establishment Perfection, he naturally had to consider forming his Golden Core.
Although forming a Golden Core was not as difficult as reaching the Heavenly Human realm, it still stumped countless Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Innumerable exceptionally talented cultivators were stuck at this hurdle.
If successful, they would condense a Golden Core and live for a thousand years.
If they failed, their vital energy would be greatly depleted, and it would be difficult to form a Golden Core again.
Therefore, for any Foundation Establishment cultivator, attempting to condense a Golden Core was an extremely arduous task.
“I understand.”
Ji Qing had already made up his mind.
The ten thousand spirit stones Ji Qing used to “apprentice” under Elder Qi were actually lent to Ji Qing by Black Water Daoist.
Ji Qing had not returned the ten thousand spirit stones to Black Water Daoist.
This meant he owed Black Water Daoist a favor.
This favor could not be repaid with just ten thousand spirit stones.
It would definitely need to be used for the most crucial matter.
Ji Qing did not know why Black Water Daoist had not contacted him for help.
Did he think it would be difficult for Ji Qing to obtain a Four Symbols Solidifying Elixir as well?
Even though Ji Qing had been promoted to Heavenly Human, he didn’t have many Merit Points.
Exchanging for a Four Symbols Solidifying Elixir was indeed very difficult.
However, this was on the surface.
In reality, Ji Qing was a True Disciple and had many Merit Points.
He could even exchange at half price.
The Four Symbols Solidifying Elixir was not difficult for Ji Qing.
But for Black Water Daoist, it was the supreme treasure for forming a Golden Core that he had long dreamed of.
Without the Four Symbols Solidifying Elixir, it was too difficult to forcibly attempt to form a Golden Core on his own.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, please take these spirit stones. This is the profit share from the Pill Shop during this period.”
Zhao Xiaozhu gave Ji Qing about a hundred thousand spirit stones.
This indicated that the Pill Shop’s business was indeed very good.
Ji Qing did not refuse; this was his due.
After receiving the spirit stones, Ji Qing returned to the Wind Thunder Sect and teleported directly to the True Inheritance Grand Hall.
Ji Qing checked the Four Symbols Solidifying Elixir.
“Four thousand Merit Points?”
Ji Qing was somewhat surprised.
That was equivalent to 400,000 spirit stones!
The key point was that this was the sect’s price.
If you go to the Myriad Treasures Tower, it wouldn’t even be a problem for the price to double.
The Four Symbols Solidify Origin Pill is a “strategic supply.”
Even the Myriad Phenomena Tower requires good luck and waiting for an auction.
A single Four Symbols Solidify Origin Pill would be auctioned at an exorbitant price, far exceeding four hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
However, Ji Qing is a True Disciple.
It is very simple for him to redeem a Four Symbols Solidify Origin Pill.
He even gets a fifty percent discount, only two thousand Merit Points.
Ji Qing did not hesitate and immediately redeemed the Four Symbols Solidify Origin Pill.
Soon, the Four Symbols Solidify Origin Pill was delivered to Ji Qing.
“Black Water Daoist should be quite satisfied.”
Ji Qing immediately left the True Inheritance Grand Hall and flew towards Black Water Daoist’s residence.
…
Black Water Daoist has been having some trouble recently.
He is preparing to form his Core.
He has enough Spirit Stones, but unfortunately, there is nowhere to buy Four Symbols Solidify Origin Pills.
Even the Myriad Treasures Tower doesn’t have Four Symbols Solidify Origin Pills; they have to be auctioned.
Not to mention how long he would have to wait, if they were to be auctioned, his Spirit Stones likely wouldn’t be enough.
The Wind Thunder Sect can redeem them, but it requires a full four thousand Merit Points!
What does four thousand Merit Points mean?
He had only recently been ranked Black Robe Five Stripes.
That was the limit of his Strength.
He could earn fifty Merit Points each month, totaling six hundred Merit Points in a year. To accumulate four thousand Merit Points would take nearly seven full years.
The waiting time is too long.
Black Water Daoist cannot wait.
Therefore, he immediately thought of doing Tasks.
There are many Tasks in the Mission Hall.
But as a mere Black Robe Five Stripes, he couldn’t take on many good Tasks.
Each time, after working himself to death, he would earn a few dozen Merit Points.
It also took up a lot of time.
Black Water Daoist then thought of a solution; he befriended a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators who were Black Robe Seven Stripes or higher.
These Foundation Establishment Cultivators could “do Tasks” with him.
This greatly increased the efficiency of doing Tasks.
Perhaps he could gather four thousand Merit Points in just two or three years.
But the cost was also very high.
He had to refine a large number of Pills for these Black Robe Seven Stripes cultivators.
And he had to refine them for free.
For instance, he now had to refine Yellow Bud Pills, Green Spirit Pills, Replenishing Qi Pills, and so on.
He refined one furnace after another, exhausting himself.
He worked hard refining Pills in the pill room, while outside sat several Black Robe Seven Stripes cultivators.
They drank Fine Wine and feasted on delicacies, enjoying themselves immensely.
Soon, Black Water Daoist delivered a furnace of Green Spirit Pills.
One of the Black Robe Seven Stripes cultivators frowned and said coldly, “Fellow Daoist Black Water, the quality of the Green Spirit Pills you refined this time is not good. There are many lower-grade Green Spirit Pills. Pills of such low quality have a lot of Pill Toxin.”
“Don’t tell me you are dissatisfied with us, Fellow Daoist Black Water, and deliberately refined such inferior quality Pills to fool us?”
The expressions of these Black Robe Seven Stripes cultivators turned subtly displeased.
“No, esteemed fellow Daoists, you have misunderstood. Green Spirit Pills are indeed difficult to refine, and the quantity you require is very large. In the future, when I open the furnace, I will certainly be careful and strive to refine higher-quality Green Spirit Pills.”
Black Water Daoist said hastily.
He dared not offend these Black Robe Seven Stripes cultivators now.
He still had to rely on them to take him to do Tasks and help him accumulate Merit Points.
But these people were also truly too greedy.
They had grasped his desire to accumulate Merit Points and were now controlling him.
In just these past few months, Black Water Daoist had refined countless Pills for them.
He even suspected that these people were reselling the Pills.
But what could he do?
To accumulate Merit Points, he could only endure!
“Black Water, don’t waste time, hurry up and refine the Pills.”
“Alright, I’m going now.”
Black Water Daoist was about to turn to continue refining Pills.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from outside the door.
“Is Fellow Daoist Black Water here?”
Black Water Daoist was slightly startled.
As if he thought of something, he immediately went to open the door.
Standing outside the door was a figure in white robes.
“What, aren’t you going to invite Ji Mou in for a seat?”
Ji Qing said with a smile.
Black Water Daoist quickly stepped aside, “Fellow Daoist Ji, please come in. It’s just that the Room is a bit messy, I’m afraid it will tarnish your eyes…”
“Is that so?”
Ji Qing said with a half-smile.
In fact, with his senses, Ji Qing was perfectly aware of the situation inside the Room.
He had also seen Black Water Daoist’s submissive demeanor just now.
Thus, Ji Qing strode into the Room.
“Swish.”
The several Black Robe Seven Stripes disciples who were drinking and toasting in the Room suddenly saw Ji Qing’s white robes and immediately felt a shock in their hearts.
White robes?
They naturally knew that was a Heavenly Human!
Moreover, they also recognized this Heavenly Human who had arrived.
“Ji… Senior!”
“Greetings, Senior!”
“Senior, you are here…”
These Black Robe Seven Stripes disciples quickly stood up, their faces showing shock.
That was Ji Qing!
Who could Reverse Kill a Heavenly Human with a Dao Foundation!
A prominent figure in the entire Wind Thunder Sect.
And now, he was honored as a Heavenly Human!
They never expected that such a person would personally come to find Black Water Daoist.
Ji Qing said lightly, “Ji Mou is looking for Fellow Daoist Black Water.”
This single sentence made everyone’s hearts turn solemn.
Ji Qing and Black Water Daoist addressed each other as “Fellow Daoist,” so their relationship couldn’t be shallow, could it?
Their gazes couldn’t help but turn towards Black Water Daoist.
They couldn’t imagine that Black Water Daoist actually had a connection with Ji Qing?
Furthermore, Ji Qing had personally come to Black Water Daoist’s Courtyard.
The few Black Robe Seven Stripes disciples exchanged glances, each pondering in their hearts.
With such a connection with Ji Qing, why would Black Water Daoist need to hide anything?
He should have said so earlier.
If he had said so earlier, how would they have dared to “trouble” Black Water Daoist like this?
