175: Weapon Refining Ceremony (Part 1)

Perceiving the profundities of the Mending Heaven Art, Chen Cuo meticulously comprehended them, and the scenes before him continuously shifted.

These traces could only be observed by him, only seen, but not touched, and even less could the power of the Law's traces be described in words.

But his whole body trembled, as if he wanted to thoroughly understand it, clarify its principles, and see its form.

His Divine Soul and his Divine Sense both wanted Chen Cuo to firmly remember these things, but his body's instinct issued a severe warning, as if his entire body, mind, and soul could not bear such a burden.

It was as if he was carrying a burden of thousands of pounds, making it difficult for him to breathe.

The next instant, his soul seemed to crack, but the instant after that, it recovered to its original state, completely unharmed.

He had an epiphany: a Foundation Establishment cultivator simply could not grasp the power of the Law.

"Does the comprehension of the Martial God Realm not count as the power of the Law?"

It seems that the Martial God's 'God' is not the same as the Law of Heaven and Earth. After Chen Cuo broke through to the Martial God Realm, he naturally sought the path forward for martial arts. There is still a difference between martial arts and Body Cultivator.

A Martial God is comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator. The 'God' or martial intent comprehended by Martial Artist varies greatly, and thus their paths forward also differ.

Body Cultivator is also a type of Immortal Dao; it is a systematic approach. Of course, for Chen Cuo, there isn't much difference between martial arts and Body Cultivator, after all, he has the System.

At the same time, his martial intent also had no such restrictions.

Body Cultivator Spells could also be referenced.

However, this Martial God Realm, this martial intent, would require a great deal of time to advance further, and he currently had no path forward.

Now, the only one he could reference was the Martial Immortal Li Lingji, who not only came with him from the Extinction Spiritual Realm but was also a Martial Artist who comprehended martial divine intent, and a Golden Core Cultivator.

Chen Cuo naturally collected a large amount of information about him, even buying and watching footage of his actions.

Chen Cuo discovered that the martial intent the other party comprehended was already greatly related to the Law.

At that time, the other party was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which Chen Cuo couldn't figure out for a while.

At this moment, he felt a bit annoyed that he couldn't fully withstand the true marks of the Law, let alone master them.

"It seems this Cultivation Technique will have to wait until the Golden Core Stage before I can use it to comprehend the Law. For now, it can only be used to increase speed."

However, it wasn't a complete loss. The two true marks of the Law from the Longitudinal Chess World, one for confinement and one for illusion, were ever-changing and difficult to fathom.

But Chen Cuo still relied on the System's powerful memory to record them, observing them in real-time, which would be of immense benefit to him.

If he cultivated Cultivation Technique related to these Laws, he would undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Moreover, after Chen Cuo exited the world of the Law's true marks, he inwardly observed his Dantian. His Five-Colored Immortal Foundation was as solid as a mountain, clearly indicating a significant increase in his cultivation. This was after layers of compression through the Five Elements circulation, and his magical power was already extremely refined, showing clear progress.

It seemed that it wouldn't take much time for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

The three layers of Foundation Establishment are like a step a day. If the Foundation Establishment Early Stage's Dantian magical power is like a small stream, then the Middle Stage is a lake, and the Late Stage is an ocean.

They cannot be compared!

Just one session of Cultivation, and Chen Cuo had already experienced what it felt like to be a true Genius. No, ordinary Geniuses couldn't compare to him anymore.

Truly worthy of being a supreme Cultivation Technique!

"Since that's the case, Cultivate, Cultivate!"

With such obvious effects and no side effects, Chen Cuo quickly immersed himself in Cultivation.

Soon, feeling the surging vitality within his body, Chen Cuo opened his eyes, sensing that more than three months had passed.

After a period of Cultivation, Chen Cuo felt greatly benefited. Not only had his cultivation infinitely approached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, but he also gained some insights into the Law traces on the Spirit Treasure.

The Longitudinal Chess World's confinement of enemies means trapping them in a chess-like maze, using illusions as chess pieces. If one cannot see through their own changes, they will be eternally lost, their life and death not their own.

The Longitudinal Chess World primarily uses confinement, supplemented by illusion. However, this path of illusion is also extraordinary. When enemies enter the game, their minds will be tormented, constantly dying and reviving within the chess game, filled with a sense of being manipulated.

His comprehension of the two Laws was quite basic, far from reaching a deep level. Moreover, even if he were to comprehend the power of the Law within them, it would not be of much help to him now.

It merely allowed him to control this Spirit Treasure more skillfully. After the Longitudinal Chess World was repaired by him, its degraded rank was also slowly recovering.

After being refined by Chen Cuo, controlling it with his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation was quite strenuous, but after this period of Cultivation, that feeling was gone.

After completing his Cultivation, Chen Cuo remembered that he had also taken on a task to repair the Mirage Pool. While it was called repairing, it was only barely so; it would be more accurate to say it was about stabilizing the environment there.

The Mirage Pool is located in the gap between the first layer's Nightmare Illusion and the second layer of the Butian Pavilion. It hasn't fully integrated into the first layer. Coupled with the ancient treasure, the Longitudinal Chess World, and the assistance of the Shishen Mine, this environment evolved.

If Chen Cuo had left the Longitudinal Chess World there after repairing it, perhaps after one or two years, this illusion would have become even more solidified, becoming one of the true creations.

Unfortunately, after he blood-refined this treasure and received it as a Sect reward, he took the treasure away, and this place gradually began to dissipate.

That's why the Sect issued the task.

The Foundation Establishment Elder was unaware of the truth, and Yuanyuan True Man had no time to attend to such minor matters. Moreover, the evolution within the Butian Pavilion had its own predetermined course. Reckless interference would instead accelerate the collapse of the new world, so it was not advisable to act rashly.

Furthermore, if this task failed, the consequences would be very serious. For True Disciple like them, it would require a large fine to settle.

Of course, as a Sect's foundation, the Butian Pavilion is open to all Cultivator in the Sect. As for other Foundation Establishment cultivator and Elder who can take on tasks to enter the Butian Pavilion, failure of the task could mean the interruption of their Dao path.

But now Chen Cuo could skillfully control the Longitudinal Chess World, and he had also comprehended a Formation that matched this Spirit Treasure, giving him full confidence in stabilizing this Realm.

The method was to use this Formation as a Breakthrough, gathering Qi with the Formation. After Chen Cuo comprehended this Formation, it indeed had the power of a fourth-tier Formation. This Formation combined the illusions of the Longitudinal Chess World and was amplified by the Shishen Mine.

It had the function of self-evolution, coupled with the Nightmare Illusion's ability to evolve history through dreams, and already possessed simple spirituality, slowly gathering.

It could be called a Formation spirit, or Formational Spirit.

However, the current Formational Spirit was too weak. If Chen Cuo's Divine Sense hadn't been powerful, he might not have even discovered it.

What was even stranger was that it was actually conceived within the ancient treasure, the Longitudinal Chess World, giving Chen Cuo a glimmer of hope for the Rebirth of the Longitudinal Chess World's spirituality.

The Butian Pavilion's power of creation, turning falsehood into reality, was merely its basic function.

If this Formation were to take root in the Mirage Pool, it would be able to manipulate the power of creation to shape this Realm, which would count as completing the repair.

This Formation uses the Shishen Mine as its power source, the corridors, pavilions, and Black Jade Lotus evolved from the Mirage Pool, and the pool water as the Formation's meridians, with the ancient treasure Longitudinal Chess World as the Formation's eye, self-evolving and self-repairing.

Chen Cuo had a plan in mind and mused, "I just need to make a few minor adjustments to the rough spots to make the birth of the Formational Spirit faster."