I Can Traverse Multiple Worlds-Chapter 36: 10 Years Later
"This is a Demon Crystal. Only Demon Cultivators who have begun Refining the Five Viscera can form one. It contains the very essence of that Demon Cultivator’s being. If an ordinary person were to be tainted by it, they would lose their sanity and become a Demon Cultivator themselves."
Zen Master Zhi Kong explained, then added with some relief,
"Fortunately, he didn’t self-destruct this Demon Crystal in his final moments. Otherwise, at your current Realm, if you were contaminated, your Spirit would have surely been affected. Even if you didn’t transform into a Demon Cultivator, it would have been extremely detrimental to your future breakthrough into the Celestial Human Realm."
Zen Master Zhi Kong was already convinced that Wang Xiao possessed the potential of a Celestial Being.
That was why he always emphasized the importance of Wang Xiao cultivating his moral character and tempering his Spirit and disposition.
Chanting scriptures and Zen meditation were indispensable parts of Wang Xiao’s daily routine.
After all—
According to legend, reaching the Celestial Human Realm required one to connect with the Mud Ball Palace, allowing one’s Inner Qi and Spirit to merge.
This was the only way to transform one’s entire reserve of Inner Qi into True Qi!
No matter how perfectly one honed their physical body, without tempering their Spirit, they would be stuck as a Human Immortal at the Refining Acupoints stage, forever unable to reach the Celestial Human Realm.
’This Mad Monk probably didn’t even know how he died, so of course he couldn’t have self-destructed the Demon Crystal.’
Wang Xiao thought to himself. Looking at the Demon Crystal, he immediately used his Analyze All Things Talent.
[Analyzing]
[Analysis Successful]
[Life Source Crystal: Mortal Level Sixth Grade. A crystal formed from absorbing the Life Essence of the Blood River Race. After refining, it can restore physical damage and enhance Spirit.]
[Warning: For life forms below Tier Five, refining may affect sanity. Please handle with caution.]
A flicker of confusion crossed Wang Xiao’s eyes as he read the text that appeared before him.
Mortal Level Sixth Grade?
Blood River Race?
’What the hell is all this?!’
’Could it be that other life really exists in the cosmos? Otherwise, it’s impossible for something like the Blood River Race to appear out of nowhere. And Mortal Level Sixth Grade... that’s not a classification system from Earth.’
Wang Xiao’s mind raced.
He was reminded of the Meteor that fell five hundred years ago.
’It seems that Meteor contained the Life Essence of the Blood River Race.’
’After being absorbed by the Martial Artists of this world, it gave birth to Life Source Crystals within their bodies.’
However, these Martial Artists were also influenced by the Life Essence, causing them to gradually lose their humanity.
CRACK!
Zen Master Zhi Kong clenched his fist, crushing the Life Source Crystal in his hand to dust.
The bloody aura surrounding it vanished into thin air.
Wang Xiao watched this happen, inwardly sighing at the waste.
He had wanted to study it.
After all, refining that Life Source Crystal could enhance one’s Spirit.
It would have been a great help for his future breakthrough into the Celestial Human Realm.
The Celestial Human Realm was the stage where the Five Viscera linked to the Mud Ball Palace, achieving the union of Inner Qi and Spirit.
To reach this stage, one had to achieve a state of Qi and Blood like Tide and Concealed Divine Radiance.
In other words, both the physical body and the Spirit had to be exceptionally powerful.
The reason there were only two cultivators in the Celestial Human Realm in the entire Martial Arts world was that most Human Immortals at the Refining Acupoints stage were stopped by the Concealed Divine Radiance step.
’The Life Evolution Path from the Real World does have Cultivation Techniques for the Spirit, but they require external aid.’
’This Life Source Crystal would have been the perfect external aid. I’ll just have to find more later!’
Wang Xiao wasn’t in a rush, though.
He was currently only at the Bone Marrow Refining stage and hadn’t even reached Refining the Five Viscera or Open All Passages yet.
The Celestial Human Realm was still a long way off.
It wouldn’t be too late to hunt down Demon Cultivators for their Demon Crystals once he became a Human Immortal in the Refining Acupoints Realm.
Zen Master Zhi Kong glanced at the decapitated heads of the two Buddha’s Sons, which the Mad Monk had tossed aside. He sighed and recited a Buddhist mantra.
"Alas... Infinite Life Buddha. I was the one who brought these two little ones back to the temple, and now they have been decapitated. My sins are grave indeed!"
Wang Xiao spoke up from the side.
"Master, did the Demon Cultivators attack our Wuxiang Temple for the Buddha’s Sons?"
Zen Master Zhi Kong shook his head.
"We can’t be sure yet. Demon Cultivators have been increasingly active in the Central State lately. This attack on our Wuxiang Temple was likely planned long in advance, so it wasn’t necessarily targeting you Buddha’s Sons specifically."
"However, it is true that most of Wuxiang Temple’s Buddha’s Sons were killed. Besides you, only a few survived. Even the Abbot suffered grievous injuries."
"Sigh... Wu Chen, you must cultivate even more diligently. Wuxiang Temple absolutely cannot lose the next scriptural debate. Otherwise, I fear our temple’s pool of talent will dry up, and we will never have a chance to recover."
Wang Xiao said,
"Don’t worry, Master. At the scriptural debate in twelve years, I will win back our Wuxiang Temple’s honor."
’In twelve years, I’ll probably be aiming for the Celestial Human Realm.’
’Why would I care about a scriptural debate against the ’Scriptures’ of Yuan Chu Temple?’
But Wang Xiao wondered...
’In twelve years, even if I win, will Yuan Chu Temple, the Alliance Leader of the Western Regions, actually concede?’
’After all these years of growth, Yuan Chu Temple’s followers have spread across more than half of the Western Regions.’
’The temple is filled with powerful experts; they have four Human Immortals in the Refining Acupoints Realm alone.’
’That’s one more than Wuxiang Temple.’
’And now, with the Abbot of Wuxiang Temple so severely injured, he might not even be able to wield the full power of a Human Immortal.’
’When the time comes, will Yuan Chu Temple really be willing to just hand over half of its territory?’
’Forget it. Thinking about it now is useless. Increasing my strength as quickly as possible is the only thing that matters.’
Wang Xiao pushed the thoughts from his mind. After helping Zen Master Zhi Kong collect the heads of the two Buddha’s Sons, he returned to his courtyard.
Zen Master Zhi Kong had to handle the aftermath, so he took the Mad Monk’s corpse and departed.
「Later.」
Wang Xiao learned that the Demon Cultivator attack hadn’t only targeted Wuxiang Temple.
Yuan Chu Temple had apparently been attacked as well, losing some of its own Scriptures.
The ability of the Demon Cultivators to locate the Buddha’s Sons and Scriptures so quickly led both Wuxiang Temple and Yuan Chu Temple to suspect they had traitors in their midst.
Both temples began a large-scale internal investigation.
However, none of this had anything to do with Wang Xiao.
After the Demon Cultivator invasion, Zen Master Zhi Kong began teaching Wang Xiao the method for Refining the Five Viscera.
Wuxiang Temple had many methods for Refining the Five Viscera.
Wang Xiao chose the Great Compassion Buddha Seal of Life and Death.
It was a Fist Technique that used vibrations through skin, tendons, and bones to mobilize the body’s bone marrow and bombard the Five Viscera.
When combined with a specially concocted secret elixir, it achieved the effect of tempering the Five Viscera.
From then on, his days were filled with cultivation.
「Three years later.」
Wang Xiao finally succeeded in making his Five Viscera resonate in unison, completing the stage of Refining the Five Viscera.
A six-year-old Demi-Immortal. He was truly the first in history.
However, since Wang Xiao’s goal was never to be a mere Demi-Immortal, he felt no complacency. Instead, he trained even harder!
The next stage was called Open All Passages.
Though it was called "Open All Passages," it actually involved opening all three hundred and sixty Acupoints in the body.
This step was particularly crucial, as it was directly related to building the Divine Bridge and crossing the Heaven-Breaking Pass later on.
Three hundred and sixty Acupoints made up one Grand Circulation.
Only after opening all of them could an Inner Qi circulation be formed in the body, centered on the Five Viscera.
Once the Inner Qi grew strong enough, it could be transformed into a Divine Bridge to attempt to cross the Heaven-Breaking Pass and connect with the Mud Ball Palace.
This was the very step that held back countless Human Immortals in the Refining Acupoints Realm.
A single step separated them, yet it was the difference between the heavens and the earth!
"Wu Chen," Zen Master Zhi Kong said earnestly, "with your Talent, Opening All Passages won’t be difficult. It will just take time and refinement. You must not be impetuous. As your master, I only hope you can build upon your success and reach even greater heights."
He had been stuck as a Human Immortal in the Refining Acupoints Realm for a very long time and feared he had no hope of a breakthrough in this lifetime.
That was why he placed all his hopes on Wang Xiao.
"Yes, Master," Wang Xiao nodded.
Following the Magic Technique taught by Zen Master Zhi Kong, he finally began attempting to open his Acupoints and step into the Human Immortal Realm!
「Seven more years passed in a flash.」
