Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 1812 - 1815: Immortal Body Advancement
"Shatter!"
Chu Fengmian slowly stood up and softly uttered a word. His body suddenly shattered in mid-air, with all 129,600 blood flesh crystals flying in all directions as if blown apart by a tremendous force.
Ordinary Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperors, or even martial artists at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm, would require a huge amount of resources and closed-door cultivation for several years to recover from such an ordeal.
If they are blown apart multiple times, their realm might even fall.
However, Chu Fengmian had now condensed an immortal body, so even if his body were shattered dozens of times, it would have no effect on him.
This is the most defiant aspect of the immortal body.
Chu Fengmian’s gaze attentively observed each of the blood flesh crystals, then he softly spoke again.
"Reform!" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
At that moment, all 129,600 blood flesh crystals began to converge, coalescing into one and reforming back into Chu Fengmian’s shape in an instant.
These 129,600 blood flesh crystals are now Chu Fengmian’s essence. As long as they remain undestroyed, even if his mortal body is shattered hundreds or thousands of times, Chu Fengmian will not perish.
"The speed of reforming is indeed much faster now."
Observing his reformed body, Chu Fengmian murmured to himself.
After integrating the hidden golden essence and the Six-Winged Centipede King, the blood flesh crystals on Chu Fengmian’s body have indeed improved significantly.
At least compared to before, the speed at which Chu Fengmian could reform his body had become several times faster.
The faster the body reformation speed, the more advantageous Chu Fengmian would be when facing powerful enemies.
"The ultimate form of the immortal body has never been achieved by anyone. I wonder if this true pinnacle could be immortality for both heaven and earth?"
Chu Fengmian couldn’t help but ponder.
Chu Fengmian could sense that even a being like the bronze heavenly demon, a legendary Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons, neither his physical body nor his immortal body had reached the ultimate state.
There’s likely no one in the world who has reached this pinnacle yet, and Chu Fengmian’s current immortal body is still far from that of the bronze heavenly demon.
However, Chu Fengmian is still very young, and according to ancient books, martial artists below the Heavenly Human Realm who can condense an immortal body are extremely rare.
But once one below the Heavenly Human Realm condenses an immortal body, the future achievements are exceedingly high.
Stepping into the Heavenly Human Realm marks a transformation from mortal to immortal. Accomplishing the immortal body at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm or even at the Emperor Sovereign Realm grants enormous advantages when entering the Heavenly Human Realm.
These benefits far surpass the rewards gained from directly entering the Ancient Emperor Realm from the ninth level of the Life and Death Stairs to achieve the status of an unmatched Ancient Emperor.
Thus, many historical demonic prodigies attempt to condense the immortal body at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.
Such as the Young Emperor.
With the Young Emperor’s aptitude, if he solely wished to break through, he might have long since entered the Heavenly Human Realm.
However, the Young Emperor suppressed his cultivation growth to focus on condensing an immortal body, so he remains at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.
This kind of action is not uncommon among prodigious geniuses.
The difficulty of condensing the immortal body surpasses even truly experiencing the Great Tribulation of Heavenly Transformation and entering the Heavenly Human Realm.
At least, Chu Fengmian knows that the previous Sect Leader of the Ancient Desolate Sect, Desolate Heavenly King, had the intention of condensing an immortal body before entering the Heavenly Human Realm.
Otherwise, over these ten thousand years, Desolate Heavenly King would probably have entered that realm.
Though entering the Heavenly Human Realm still offers the chance to condense an immortal body, missing one transformation means that martial artists who condense the immortal body within the Heavenly Human Realm are far weaker than those who did so at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm before entering it.
The stronger Chu Fengmian condenses his current immortal body, the more enormous the benefits he will obtain once he truly steps into the Heavenly Human Realm.
"Unfortunately, the Mystic Water is almost completely consumed. If I could eliminate the demon intent within the Sword Edge of Tai Chu, it would restore the Tai Chu Sword, and perhaps with an Extreme Celestial Weapon by my side, I wouldn’t even need to enter the Heavenly Human Realm to slay a Heavenly Human."
Chu Fengmian looked at the remaining drop of Mystic Water and sighed.
After all, Chu Fengmian is a sword cultivator, with sword dao at his core. The Tai Chu Sword was once the personal sword of the first Sword Emperor. If Chu Fengmian could obtain it, he might even slay a Heavenly Human Realm being.
Given the power of an Extreme Celestial Weapon, as Chu Fengmian had seen with the Emperor’s Vessel, even in its incomplete state, it could unleash less than one-tenth of its full power.
If Chu Fengmian could obtain a complete Extreme Celestial Weapon, especially one as a Spirit Sword, his strength would increase countless times.
But before that happens, Chu Fengmian still needs to find a significant amount of Mystic Water to refine the demon intent from the Sword Edge of Tai Chu.
Otherwise, everything would be mere empty talk. Yet, obtaining four drops of Mystic Water from Cang Hai Du was already a tremendous stroke of luck for Chu Fengmian.
Apart from Cang Hai Du, Chu Fengmian couldn’t even imagine where else Mystic Water might exist.
While contemplating, Chu Fengmian left the treasure vault.
Despite the other mesmerizing treasures, Chu Fengmian took no notice nor did he take any.
His harvest from Qilin Mountain within the Five Elements Heaven was already substantial.
Since obtaining Mystic Water from the treasure vault of Cang Hai Du, the rest shall be left to them.
Chu Fengmian exited the vault, where the Sea Princess was waiting outside the palace for him.
Seeing Chu Fengmian emerge with a somewhat serious expression, the Sea Princess nervously asked.
"Is there no Mystic Water?"
The existence of Mystic Water in the treasure vault of Cang Hai Du was only a rumor, and the Sea Princess couldn’t be sure.
"There is, but not enough, too little."
Chu Fengmian shook his head, revealing a trace of disappointment on his face, and then he turned to the Sea Princess and spoke.
"The promise I made to you remains unchanged. Tell me your condition; what do you wish for me to do?"
Although the Mystic Water in the treasure vault was scarce, since it existed, Chu Fengmian’s promise to the Sea Princess would not change; he could help her with one matter.
This was both for the Mystic Water and as a token of gratitude towards the Sea Princess.