69novels Chapter 117 Discarding the Donkey After It Has Gone Its Millstone, Nascent Soul Takes Action
Chapter 117 Discarding the Donkey After It Has Gone Its Millstone, Nascent Soul Takes Action
Chapter 117 Discarding the Donkey After It Has Gone Its Millstone, Nascent Soul Takes Action
Chen Yi sat cross-legged in the quiet room, his fingertips caressing the jade slip containing the follow-up to the "Diamond Skill," his eyes gleaming.
According to the cultivation method, after ordinary cultivators complete the "Golden Bone Mastery", they can try to temper their internal organs with golden light, gradually strengthening their internal organs and enhancing their physical constitution, energy storage, overall defense, resistance to toxins, and spiritual energy impact.
However—this is only the initial stage of the purification process.
Ordinary organ refinement involves preliminary strengthening of internal organs, allowing it to withstand the impact of low-grade third-tier spells.
However, it still has a fatal flaw—the golden radiance is unevenly distributed, and some organs remain fragile, especially those related to the five elements, which cannot be perfectly tempered.
Its maximum potential is only the third-tier low-grade body refinement, and it is difficult to break through beyond that.
"If that's all there is to it, it can't truly be considered 'indestructible'." Chen Yi shook his head slightly.
He continued reading and discovered that the true essence of the Vajra Kung Fu lay in "golden crystals".
The ten strands of golden light combine to form "golden crystal," which is more condensed and has stronger penetrating power than ordinary golden light, and is expected to help one advance to the middle grade of the third tier of body refinement.
Thirty strands of golden light merge to form a "golden crystal core," which is stronger than ordinary golden crystals. The golden crystal core wraps around the organs, gradually replacing the flesh and blood structure, making the internal organs semi-metallic, and giving them a chance to reach the late stage of the third tier.
The combined golden rays form "Golden Crystal Marrow," which possesses self-repairing properties and can completely transform organs, giving them the characteristic of "indestructibility." Even if the heart is destroyed, it can still maintain vitality for a short period of time.
Its physical strength is comparable to that of a high-grade magic weapon, and it can withstand peak third-tier spells without being damaged.
Legend has it that they are even capable of touching the threshold of the fourth-order body refinement!
However, the Golden Crystal Marrow is a legendary refining method, almost impossible to achieve.
"I see..." A look of understanding flashed in Chen Yi's eyes.
However, the subsequent techniques of the Vajra Skill provided by the Jade Dragon Sect only recorded the method of fusing ten-in-one golden crystals. The methods of cultivating the later thirty-in-one and even one-hundred-in-one golden crystal marrow were not recorded.
"I don't know if it's a secret kept by the Vajra Temple in the Central Region, or if the Vajra Temple doesn't even have it."
Chen Yi sighed softly.
But then he thought—if he could fuse the energy of the Five Elements Body Refining Technique, perhaps he could find a new path and a way to break through.
"It seems we should get our hands on the Azure Dragon Jade of the Jade Dragon Sect as soon as possible..."
He put away the jade slip, his gaze deep.
Of course, having acquired the third-tier body-refining technique, Chen Yi also gave it a try.
He is currently unable to fuse the thirty-in-one golden crystal core and the one-in-one golden crystal marrow.
But Chen Yi could still give it a try with ordinary gold crystals.
Chen Yi has experience in fusing four types of golden radiance, as well as in fusing five types of golden radiance into a low-grade golden crystal.
Following the instructions of the cultivation method, he transformed the ten golden rays into threads, then fused them into a single ordinary gold crystal. It wasn't particularly difficult.
It only took me an afternoon to master.
At this point, he could actually begin to slowly temper his internal organs and start the third stage of body refinement.
But after thinking about it, he didn't rush to do it.
He first tried using the ten strands of combined gold crystal to temper the jade bones, but found the effect was minimal; it was practically impossible to temper the jade bones.
This indicates that the tempering of jade bones requires a higher level of energy than even the most basic level of purification.
If possible, Chen Yi wanted to complete the tempering of the jade bones first, and then proceed with the purification process.
Then he tried, following the descriptions of other cultivation methods, to incorporate the body-refining energies of fire, wood, water, and earth, such as Yang Yan.
Each strand was stretched thin and then fused together into a single, unified strand, undergoing repeated tempering and refining.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly and successfully.
Chen Yi named them: Fire Crystal, Wood Crystal, Crystal, and Earth Crystal.
In short, these are all basic energy crystals used in ordinary Five Elements Body Refining techniques for the third stage of Necromancy refining.
Finally, Chen Yi considered trying to combine the other five elements with the golden crystal to see if he could achieve binary, ternary, or even five-element crystallization.
As a result, he almost failed even when fusing the easiest-to-melt gold crystal and fire crystal.
Without him,
This third-tier energy unit, capable of refining impurities, was far too resilient. Even using the lightning power of his Golden Bone Thunder Pattern, he couldn't shatter it.
Finally, Chen Yi used the oldest method.
Fire-forged Golden Radiance
The fire crystal and gold crystal are completely fused together, using a ratio of two fire crystals to one gold crystal to refine the gold crystal.
Finally, they managed to fuse and refine it with great difficulty.
It formed a gold crystal with two colors, fire and gold.
Using this golden crystal, Chen Yi tried refining his jade bones and found the results were much better.
It is more efficient than the second-tier four-color golden radiance tempering jade bone.
The same unit of attribute energy, when converted into four-colored golden radiance, has about half the effect of being converted into tempered jade bones with golden fire crystals.
In other words, Chen Yi fused two fire crystals and one gold crystal together to temper the jade bone, which was more economical and practical.
Although it still consumes a lot of resources, Chen Yi now has the Jade Dragon Sect's warehouse to exploit.
Moreover, it is currently impossible to fuse five-colored golden radiance or three-colored golden crystal.
Currently, using gold and fire-colored crystals to temper jade bones is the most obvious way to enhance strength.
As for refining the body, he wasn't in a hurry. After all, Chen Yi's goal in body refinement wasn't just to reach the third-tier Core Formation realm.
Rushing to hone one's skills now without laying a solid foundation may sow the seeds of future trouble.
Now, improving your Jade Bones will also improve your strength.
then,
Chen Yi began to rapidly consume the 30,000 spirit stones he had exchanged with the Jade Dragon Sect.
When the resources had been used up to around 20,000, Chen Yi's left and right hand bones had been tempered and reached the jade bone standard.
Based on Chen Yi's own assessment of his strength, these jade-bone hands, if they were to clash with Qi Wuba's golden-bone hands at their peak...
It can shatter the opponent's golden bones with a single punch.
While Chen Yi was silently improving his Jade Bones,
On the other side, the eight prodigies also entered the secret realm once again, at the entrance to the third level from the second level of the Inheritance Hall deep within the secret realm.
Everyone was stumped.
The entire second level was filled with violent lightning power, with dense arcs of lightning floating in the air, and ancient lightning patterns engraved on the ground and walls, occasionally bursting out with dazzling electric light.
The intensity of the lightning field far exceeds that of the first level. Cultivators must constantly protect their bodies with their magic power, otherwise they will be burned by the lightning and even suffer damage to their souls.
In the central area there is a Thunder Pool, which contains liquid thunder magma. It is an excellent place to temper one's physical body and magical artifacts. However, if one's cultivation is insufficient, one will be blasted into charred remains by the thunder magma if one approaches rashly.
The entrance to the third floor was sealed by a golden light shield, the surface of which was covered with lightning runes. It could only be opened with a special technique of the Thunder Soul Sect or with a sufficiently strong affinity for lightning.
Within the lightning field, there were several powerful lightning-infused light shields.
Within the light shield, one can vaguely see floating jade slips of inheritance, fragments of treasures, or an ancient stone tablet of inheritance, which may record powerful techniques or supernatural abilities.
Outside the minefield, it's alright; it's only at the initial level of third-tier lightning attack.
The deeper you go, the stronger the minefield becomes.
Upon reaching the entrance to the third level, the intensity of the lightning field had almost reached the late stage of the third tier, approaching the peak of the third tier!
Even these prodigies couldn't withstand this level of energy.
Even if they possess temporary third-tier defensive measures, such as talismans or magical artifacts,
However, the lightning field is a continuous attack of lightning. Apart from relying on one's own magic power or physical body to directly resist it, one would need at least a high-grade magic treasure for defense to enter.
High-grade magic treasures are almost impossible to find even for Nascent Soul cultivators.
The entire Qi Kingdom only has one top-grade magic weapon, the Dragon Pattern Sword, which is used to guard the capital and protect the Qi Kingdom's fourth-grade mid-level spiritual veins. It cannot be used to explore secret realms.
For a moment, all the prodigies were somewhat worried.
Even Qi Yunxi, with her lightning spirit root, could only travel halfway. Once the lightning field reached the middle grade of the third rank, she would be unable to advance any further.
The distance is a total of one hundred zhang, half of which is fifty zhang, which is the dividing line of the third-order mid-grade lightning field.
Both Qi Yunxi and Qi Wuba were able to get this far.
Qin Chengcheng did not easily use the third-tier array plate, as she estimated that she would reach the middle third-tier mid-grade area.
At this moment, Qi Wuba received a telepathic message, temporarily leaving the secret realm. When he returned,
He carried a temporary magnetic lightning array composed of six magnetic lightning beads, which surrounded his large frame.
Electromagnetic forces pulsed across the surface of the beads, which were linked together by a radiant light to form a delicate lightning-resistant magnetic field.
When he stepped into the third-tier mid-grade lightning field, the raging lightning roared and pounced like an angry dragon, but it was partially broken down the moment it touched the magnetic lightning bead.
Guided by the magnetic patterns on the surface of the bead, the lightning arc flows and dissipates along a specific trajectory, eventually turning into tiny sparks of electricity that dissipate into the air.
The remaining part no longer posed a fatal threat to Qi Wuba, whose physical strength was formidable.
"How...how is this possible?!" The assembled prodigies all gasped in astonishment.
Qi Wuba walked steadily through the minefield, each step firm and powerful, and in the blink of an eye, he had penetrated more than ten zhang.
That seemingly ordinary second-tier low-grade magic weapon actually created a safe zone in the thunderstorm, reducing the power of the third-tier mid-grade lightning to around the third-tier low-grade level.
Qi Yunxi stared intently at the Thunder Magnetic Bead, using her divine sense to perceive its magnetic field's resistance to the thunder spirit, and sighed in amazement.
"The structure of this Magnetic Thunder Bead is so ingenious! It uses a mid-grade second-tier magnetic array to withstand the power of third-tier lightning—it's like using minimal force to overcome maximum force!"
Only then did everyone notice that each magnetic lightning bead contained a hidden secret:
A special magnet is embedded in the core, and its surface is engraved with intricate lightning-guided array patterns.
When lightning strikes, a special force field is generated between the six magnets, which decomposes the lightning energy layer by layer and eventually transforms it into harmless spiritual energy fluctuations.
"No wonder he could walk on flat ground in such a thunderstorm."
However, Qi Wuba only walked a dozen or so feet further before reaching a lightning magnetic shield, where he could no longer proceed.
For a time, everyone was envious of the magnetic lightning bead.
The magnetic array composed of six magnetic lightning beads was enough to protect Qi Wuba as he walked to a point about thirty feet from the entrance.
What if there were more magnetic thunder beads, or even higher grade ones?
Meanwhile, Qi Wuba, inside the magnetic lightning shield, was carefully observing the inheritance stone tablet standing there.
Qi Wuba's eyes widened as he stared intently at the inscription on the stele, then he suddenly let out a roar:
"Open it!"
He actually removed the magnetic lightning bead protection and crashed into the barrier like a cannonball.
"boom!"
The raging lightning instantly engulfed him.
All the onlookers saw was a figure trembling violently in the lightning, its skin charring and carbonizing at a visible speed.
But Qi Wuba gritted his teeth and endured for a full ten breaths in the thunderstorm, which was powerful enough to turn an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator into charred remains.
Even with his Golden Bone Body Refinement cultivation level in the past, he wouldn't have been able to sustain this for so long.
However, after practicing the Thunder Spirit Body Tempering Method taught to him by Chen Yi, his body's resistance to lightning has increased considerably in recent days.
This is how one can sustain ten breaths, remaining wounded but not dead.
As he staggered back, half his body was charred, yet he still laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.
"Haha, it's done!"
It turned out that the stone tablet recorded a rare secret method for forging the body with lightning spirit, and the text was now deeply imprinted in his mind.
Combining this Thunder Spirit Body Tempering Secret Technique with the method Chen Yi passed on to him,
He was confident that he could reach a new level of understanding in the Thunder Spirit Body Tempering Technique.
In a few days, when he comes again, he might have the chance to enter the third-level mid-grade lightning field purely by relying on his physical strength.
With the assistance of the Magnetic Thunder Bead Array, he would even dare to try his luck at the edge of a Tier 3 high-grade thunder field!
Thinking of this,
Qi Wuba was in high spirits.
"It's a pity Brother Xu didn't come! Otherwise, this minefield wouldn't be a problem for him."
Qi Wuba sighed.
The top talents were all envious. Leng Jianfei whispered to Feng Qingjun beside him, "A legacy that Qi Wuba was willing to risk serious injury to obtain must be extraordinary."
Some people even glanced at the magnetic lightning beads with gleaming eyes, secretly plotting how they could obtain one or two as well.
On that day, outside the third floor of the Inheritance Hall, apart from Qi Wuba, the others gained almost nothing.
After everyone came out,
Qin Chengcheng found Chen Yi and briefly described the effects of Qi Wuba and the Magnetic Thunder Bead.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi nodded calmly, indicating that he understood.
"Aren't you surprised that the Jade Dragon Sect used your Magnetic Thunder Pearl to design an array, amplifying its effects so much?"
Qin Chengcheng was dissatisfied with Chen Yi's attitude and asked.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yi smiled slightly:
"I originally designed those six magnetic thunder beads to be a single unit. Just by placing them next to each other, their magnetic fields would be connected, amplifying their power."
"Without my prior design, how could the Jade Dragon Sect have transformed my items into a magical artifact array?"
Qin Chengcheng was dumbfounded.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? Did we sell this too cheaply?"
"No, this is just a starting point to get the ball rolling."
With its success, it will be easier for us to negotiate prices for other things later.
Moreover, I also developed a general design direction later on.
It's just a magnetic bead array, isn't it? If I replace the hubs connecting the six magnetic beads with magnetic coils...
Then the effect would probably be...
Chen Yi spoke while thinking.
He already had a general idea of how to design the magnetic lightning bead.
The effect of the Jade Dragon Sect connecting six magnetic thunder beads into a magnetic array inspired him.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Yi said to Qin Chengcheng:
"Fairy, these are six new Magnetic Thunder Beads. Could you please make another trip to the Jade Dragon Sect to exchange them for some second-tier high-grade gold and fire attribute resources?"
In addition, if they have high-grade magnets, they can also buy some at a reasonable price.
"You've made me run errands for you again!"
Qin Chengcheng glared at Chen Yi.
"Even Qi Wuba gained something from the Magnetic Thunder Bead, but I got nothing?"
"Of course there's one for the fairy too, but I've prepared an even better one for her to try out first."
The reason Guan Yulong Sect requested high-grade magnets was for this purpose.
Chen Yi explained.
"That's more like it."
Qin Chengcheng nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.
As a result, Qin Chengcheng returned empty-handed that afternoon; the six magnetic thunder beads were returned intact.
"The Jade Dragon Sect has invited a third-tier weapon refiner, saying that high-grade magnetite is their strategic resource and is no longer available for exchange, including for you."
I've inquired, and all second-tier and higher magnets in the entire Lake and Sea Immortal City are under strict control.
Most of them were collected by the Jade Dragon Sect and the royal family and were not sold to the public.
A small portion was snatched away by the forces behind the top geniuses.
It seems everyone is studying how you made your Magnetic Thunder Bead.
We currently lack magnets, so we cannot craft high-level magnetic lightning beads.
What should we do?
Qin Chengcheng became somewhat anxious.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi sneered.
"If I'm not mistaken, they must have hired professionals to dismantle the core technology of my magnetic thunder bead."
"Hmph, just as I thought, they're going to discard them after they've served their purpose!"
Under Qin Chengcheng's anxious gaze, Chen Yi immediately regained his composure:
"Let them be!"
Anyway, I'm not the one in a hurry.
"By the way, since the Jade Dragon Sect doesn't want these six Magnetic Thunder Pearls, you can raise the price a bit, mark them at eight thousand spirit stones each, and spread the word that they'll be auctioned off at the Qingfeng Auction in ten days."
"They didn't even want six thousand spirit stones, and you're going to raise the price?"
Qin Chengcheng couldn't understand.
Chen Yi didn't give a specific explanation, only telling her to do as he said.
Helpless, Qin Chengcheng had no choice but to send a telepathic message to the person in charge of the Qingfeng Chamber of Commerce to inform him that the second-tier mid-grade magnetic thunder bead was for sale.
The news naturally spread, reaching the royal family, the Xuanxiao Sect, and other major powers.
The same applies to the Jade Dragon Sect.
At this time, at the Jade Dragon Sect's residence in Immortal City.
Kong Chui, a third-tier weapon refiner from the sect, was disassembling the magnetic lightning bead in front of him.
As a result, they could understand the array circuits outside related to thunder spirits and the circulation of spiritual energy, and could easily imitate them.
However, once it comes to the core, second-order, hundred-looped magnetic ring, the situation becomes unclear.
If he uses magic or external force to dismantle it, the magnetic circuit of the specific magnetic ring at the core will be destroyed and can never be restored.
Looking at the magnetic lightning beads, he had already knocked off five of them, leaving only one intact one.
Kong Chui was dumbfounded.
At this moment, Xu Tianyue rushed over:
"Master Kong, how is it? Have you succeeded in making the replica?"
Hmph, that brat Qin Chengcheng, seeing that we can't sell the magnetic thunder beads, actually wants to consign them for auction.
Furthermore, the price of each second-tier mid-grade Magnetic Thunder Bead has increased to 8000 spirit stones!
They're absolutely obsessed with money!
Once we replicate it, we can directly control the second-order magnets throughout the city, and this item will no longer be exclusive to Xu Jiu!
Upon hearing this, Kong Chui swallowed hard, his tone grave and his expression slightly embarrassed:
"Elder Xu, could you give me a few more of these Magnetic Thunder Pearls?"
Five have been disassembled so far, and they're all broken. We still haven't found a way to depict the magnetic field array pattern of the core magnetic ring.
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianyue was stunned, his expression turning somewhat anxious.
"Master Kong, didn't you say that second-tier magical artifacts could be easily replicated? How come you've broken five and still haven't succeeded?"
These five are worth over 20,000 spirit stones!
Kong Chui, looking helpless, handed the item to Xu Tianyue.
"Come on, take a look for yourself."
The bastard who made this magnetic lightning bead used disgusting methods. Look at these hundred or so magnetic coils tangled together.
Each one is engraved with a fixed array of magnetic lines. It seems simple, but when a hundred are connected, it becomes incredibly complex.
Moreover, the magnetic array would disintegrate with the slightest touch, and I could figure out the workings of each of the hundred magnetic coils that were removed individually.
However, they just couldn't piece them together to form a magnetic array.
And this is precisely the core technology of this magnetic lightning bead.
"Does that mean you can't copy this?"
"Anyway, I can't replicate it unless I figure out the principle behind these hundred magnetic coils and design it myself."
Kong Chuidao.
"Could you possibly understand this principle?"
"It should be possible."
Kong Chui's tone was somewhat uncertain. This method of connecting a hundred magnetic coils to progressively add energy was extremely ingenious.
He couldn't help but sigh, realizing that the person who developed this method was still a genius in weapon crafting and formations.
But as a third-tier weapon refiner, he was somewhat unconvinced.
"Okay. What are your conditions for completing this within ten days?"
"Ten days?" Kong Chui's eyes widened. "Elder Xu, are you kidding me?"
"Give me some magnetic ore and thunder ore materials worth about 100,000 spirit stones. I'll study them for three to five years and maybe I can find a way to make them work."
"Ten days later, go and ask a Nascent Soul cultivator to help!"
Kong Chui has quite a temper, and Xu Tianyue is simply making things difficult for him.
Kong Chui was also a pseudo-core cultivator and possessed superb weapon-refining skills, so he was not afraid of this pseudo-core elder.
"What!?"
"Ten thousand spirit stones of resources, and it will take five years? Only to begin to understand the basics?"
Xu Tianyue was completely dumbfounded. This thing was just a second-tier magic weapon, why was it so difficult to obtain?
It's the weekend, and I've gradually made up for the word count.
As my friends in the group know, I've been forced to get up at 5 a.m. to write and then go to work at 6 a.m.
(End of this chapter)