The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 433 - 255: Promotion
Seeing Li Jianming’s face full of disappointment, she could only comfort him, "I’ll refine some more in the next few days and give them to you first. As for the future, we’ll talk about it when the time comes." Yet in her heart, she thought that she currently had several pending business deals in her hands. Whether it was the income from Ruoshui Ferry, the upcoming bank in Miluo that was soon to be hers, the business with the Qi Family in Anping City, or the partnership with Duobao Pavilion in Guangcheng Palace, it was difficult for her to fully control them all due to her lack of a fixed abode. This issue must be resolved properly!
After tossing and turning for a while, the sky gradually darkened. She had to be a stealthy visitor in the night, so she declined Li Jianming’s invitation for dinner.
Before taking action, she had other matters to attend to.
Leaving Duobao Pavilion, Ning Xiaoxian had Qi Zai find a secluded place to land, then she herself flashed into God Demon Prison. She took off the white robe she was wearing and handed it to Changtian, "Was there tampering by someone from Tianlan Courtyard?"
He only took a glance before replying, "Indeed, there was. The person standing behind you sprinkled some colorless and odorless tracking powder on the back of your robe and even in your hair. As soon as you are alone, they will naturally come to bully you again."
She sneered. These people had no idea that she possessed the God Demon Prison, such a heaven-defying Magic Artifact, and thought to track her with powder - what a pipe dream. However, the people from Tianlan Courtyard always hung behind her like a persistent spirit, inconvenient for anything she wished to do, and she must find a permanent solution to this.
Changtian patted the robe and wiped away the powder.
Ning Xiaoxian also stepped into the Demon Transformation Spring, for she had yet to complete today’s cultivation task. The sinister Divine Power from the Demon Transformation Spring coursed wildly through her meridians. She activated the True One Technique to barely control it, not restraining it as fiercely as before.
Perhaps because her inner spirit had become transparent, as she activated the spell today, she felt the internal breath ran more smoothly. The unclaimed Divine Power also seemed more obedient, integrating into her inner core in a more subdued manner than ever before. Then, the autonomously operated Cultivation Technique syphoned away most of the power, to consolidate her muscles, strengthen her internal organs, temper her fasciae, and expand her meridians. With each extra breath she sustained her practice, she could feel herself becoming stronger.
This session lasted nearly two hours, a record-breaking duration for her. In the last quarter-hour, the True One Technique suddenly accelerated, and the circulation of internal breath sped up accordingly, challenging the ephemeral barriers inside her body. The Demon Spring at her feet supplied Divine Power endlessly, maintaining the immense consumption. She felt like a flash flood after a torrential rain, blocked for too long by a dam, finally riding the force of the fresh flood, surging over the top of the dam!
The barriers within her body were silently broken through.
Ning Xiaoxian opened her eyes, and a flash of green divine light flitted across her gaze. Changtian was taken aback, only to realize: She had advanced to the Mid Stage of Great Success!
The comfortable, languid feeling brought by advancing in realm was quickly driven away by the bone-chilling cold of the Divine Power of the Demon Spring. She let out a wry smile, knowing it was time to leave.
Changtian leaned back in the Black Stone Chair, watching her approach with determination. Even after staying in the Demon Spring for two hours, her body was not frosted over like before.
One step, two steps... Then, she walked steadily to his side. For the first time, she did not need his help and climbed onto the Black Stone Chair herself, then snuggled comfortably into his arms.
The little figure in his arms was still cool to the touch, but her joints were supple. The Demon Spring could no longer freeze her solid. Changtian felt greatly relieved and lightly kissed her hair.
"By the way, I’ve advanced to the Mid Stage of Great Success," Ning Xiaoxian rubbed her head in his embrace and giggled, "Others suffer terribly when they advance, why did I just feel a warm current spread throughout my body and then suddenly ascend?"
He replied, "Are you talking about Human Clan members? Human Clan Cultivation Techniques advance too quickly, inevitably leading to pain, deviations, and various side effects. Cultivation Techniques of the Demon Clan, though slow, are steady and less prone to issues."
"In your case, having an abundance of Divine Power to absorb, perhaps no one else under Heaven can match your pace. Henceforth, your speed will actually be quite swift." He took her delicate little hand into his. Her hand, tempered by Divine Skills, was soft and boneless, without a single callus, allowing him to manipulate it as he pleased, seemingly able to mold it into any shape, quite unlike that of an ordinary practitioner. Changtian played with her hand for a bit, hooked his little finger in the center of her palm, only to see her blush and swiftly retract her hand.
A surge of anger welled up in Changtian’s heart. That cursed fox, he was determined to make it pay!
His face suddenly looked very unpleasant. Was it because she hastily withdrew her hand? She hurriedly changed the subject, "Why is this Technique called ’True Unity Principle’?"
Changtian was preoccupied with his thoughts but still habitually answered her question, "Have you ever heard the saying, ’With principle, one can travel all over the world’?"
He did not seem like someone who reasoned. Ning Xiaoxian blinked, convinced he was brushing her off.
Seeing disbelief in her eyes, he clarified, "It’s not about reasoning with the word ’principle’! It’s about the laws of development and evolution of things. Haven’t you heard ’Without following the principle, even Saints and Divine Beings cannot succeed’? Hence, the Technique is named ’Principle,’ to align oneself with Heavenly Heart and to progress accordingly." His tone shifted, "Having practiced to this point, you should have reached the Third Layer of the True Unity Principle, right?"
She closed her eyes and introspected for a while; then, opening her eyes in surprise, she exclaimed, "I’m at the Third Layer already? My bones have turned a pale silver color—what does this mean?" Human skeletons generally have an off-white color, but when she looked within herself, she discovered that all the bones throughout her body were emitting a faint silver light. Though not conspicuous, this was undoubtedly different from how they were in the past.
"Bones are the pillars of the body; of course, one should start by tempering them. When the True One Technique is cultivated to the Third Layer, the bones look like silver; at the Ninth Layer, they look like gold; and at the Fifteenth Layer, the bones look like jade! Consequently, the blood produced from such bones will also gradually turn lighter. By the day your True One Technique achieves Great Success, your blood will turn golden like mine, thick as syrup, and a single drop of it would keep a mortal free from sickness and disaster until old age."
He asked her to take out the blue fragment they had purchased today. Ning Xiaoxian asked curiously, "Which magic artifact is this from?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
"You’ll find out soon."
Ning Xiaoxian took out the Tusk, crossed them, and placed the fragment over the tips of the two daggers. Then something bizarre happened.
The Tusk, which originally had the texture of jade and was harder than iron, slowly melted before her very eyes. In a short time, it had become a liquid like Jade Water, completely enveloping the blue fragment inside.
"What is this?" What a strange sight, was this still her Tusk?
"Ever since the Tusk was refined, it has carried the attribute of devouring—just that, at the time, there was nothing for it to use it on." Changtian paused, "It can devour other metal weapons, extracting their shape and one of their attributes for its own use. You just need to use Divine Power to activate it and bring out its new attribute."
Her eyes shone with eagerness: "If I find a bunch of good weapons for it to devour, could it possibly become the number one Divine Weapon in the universe?"
"In theory, yes. The more it devours, the higher its grade will rise."
"But what?"
"However, the weapons it devours must first catch its eye; it won’t consume anything of too low a grade. At the very least, it requires artifacts of Earth-rank top-grade or above. Secondly, the more impressive the attributes, the more Divine Power is needed, so you need to ensure you have sufficient Divine Power."
Among the multitude of magic artifacts, there are distinctions of quality; the common saying goes, there are top students as well as underperformers. They are categorized into four ranks—Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow— with Heaven being the highest and Yellow the lowest. Each rank is further divided into lower, middle, and upper tiers.
Her Tusk was so picky! Indeed, pets and magic artifacts are like their owners; she too was quite selective. However, Earth-rank top-grade artifacts were priceless and difficult to find; it was no longer a matter of money. Where could she get one for her Tusk?
The answer from Changtian was very straightforward, just one word: "Rob!" If it needed to be described in two words, then "Theft." His response alone was enough for her to understand how chaotic the world of Ancient Times must have been.
While they had been talking, the Tusk’s devouring process was not yet complete, but the shape of the fragment had evidently shrunk significantly. The higher the grade of the artifact, the slower the devouring process.
After some time, equivalent to the length of drinking a cup of tea, the Tusk finally devoured the fragment completely. The jade-like liquid lazily crawled back onto the hilt, slowly re-solidifying into the shape of the pair of daggers, without altering its shape or size.
Ning Xiaoxian picked up the Tusk and felt it over, letting out a wry smile after a while: "The fragment was too small; the Tusk couldn’t transform it into its shape, but it indeed extracted one attribute from this unknown weapon." A food item that the Tusk considered worth eating was certainly extraordinary. Yet they never got to know what the original shape of the fragment was, nor what splendid past it might have had.
She named this attribute "Blood Poisoning." After the Tusk struck an enemy, she could voluntarily activate the Blood Poisoning Attribute, forcing the enemy’s wound to bleed uncontrollably for half an hour and the power of Blood Poisoning would penetrate the adversary’s body, causing immense pain to the internal organs, compelling the blood to circulate faster.
In essence, an enemy hit by the power of Blood Poisoning would bleed profusely, and their body would be in severe pain for half an hour. Great Demons might cope better, but Human Clan cultivators abhor the idea of vital essence blood flowing externally; this attribute was incredibly malicious.
She toyed with the pair of daggers, clearly infatuated, but there was a small sense of rejection in her heart. Until now, she had not killed even a single person; was she truly willing to use such a malicious weapon attribute?
"Let’s not talk about all this for now." She had been looking forward to this for a long time, "Now that I have reached the mid stage of Great Success, isn’t it time for you to teach me some Divine Skills?"
"Of course," Changtian replied indifferently, "Later, when you sneak into Jade Field at night, the more skills you have, the higher your chances of success. Come here and I’ll tell you discreetly." (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation ticket and Monthly Ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please browse m.qidian.com to read.)
