56: Breakthroughs

"Written clearly upon it were four large characters—Immortal Refining Demon Scripture!"

"Is this for me?"

You asked the Stone Turtle, and after receiving its affirmative reply, you slowly stepped forward.

You opened the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture, and countless words flooded into your mind.

An hour later, you let out a heavy breath of stale air.

"This Immortal Refining Demon Scripture... is truly terrifying!"

This Cultivation Technique actually follows a path entirely of the Demonic Path.

It allows one to improve their own cultivation by refining the cultivation of others.

It can also be used to make up for one's own various losses by refining the cultivation of others.

No wonder the Great Azure Imperial Court was besieged by the rest of the Cultivation World back then.

After all, everyone Cultivates to attain longevity; what is the meaning of a Cultivation Technique that refines others' cultivation?

However, the conditions to Cultivate this technique are extremely complex.

The requirement of having a powerful Bloodline Power alone has stumped all Cultivators.

After all, there is only one way to possess a powerful Bloodline Power, and that is to survive nine Lightning Tribulations and become a Mahayana Cultivator.

Only in this way can one perfectly adapt to this Cultivation Technique.

If the intensity of the Bloodline Power is insufficient, it will lead to a massive waste of the absorbed cultivation.

This was also one of the important reasons for Crown Prince Ying Xiao's failure back then.

"But since Ying Xiao Cultivated such a powerful technique back then, did he still fall?"

You couldn't help but ask.

The Stone Turtle sighed silently and said, "The Emperor did not fall; he actually achieved Ascension, but at the moment of Ascension..."

Upon hearing this, before the Stone Turtle could finish, you blurted out: "Could it be that Ascension is a trap, and the Immortals of the Upper Realm feed on our clan?!"

"Eh? Why would you think that?"

The Stone Turtle was stunned for a moment, then spoke again: "The Emperor succeeded in his Ascension back then, but the path of Ascension was blocked. He was swept into other paths, and if he is lucky, he should still be alive today."

"I see."

You nodded. The appearance of these children of Luck had led you to mistakenly believe that this world, like many others, had turned Ascension into a trap.

After giving you the Cultivation Technique, the Stone Turtle did not speak again, but gazed up at the sky, wondering what it was thinking about.

A moment later, its body began to crumble.

Cracks appeared on its originally smooth surface.

With a loud bang, its body exploded.

It completely dissipated between heaven and earth.

"This... sigh."

You sighed; originally, you wanted to try if you could contract this Stone Turtle using the Great Wilderness Beast God Scripture.

Now it seems its lifespan had long since ended.

Seventy-seventh year.

Because you did not contract any Yao Beast in this lifetime.

You successfully switched your Cultivation Technique to the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture.

You discovered that this Cultivation Technique is truly formidable.

It is a pity that Cultivating it inevitably involves blood and slaughter. Once you decide to Cultivate it, if you cannot quickly reach a very high Realm, you will inevitably be hunted by the entire Cultivation World.

The current Great Wilderness Region is actually a decent place.

It is sparsely populated and will not attract attention.

But likewise, there are no high-level Cultivators here, so refining their cultivation does little to improve your own.

You began to ponder.

Finally, you discovered a blind spot.

In Chu Han's memories, a large number of Cultivators will die in the final battle between the Dynasty Alliance and the Boundless Immortal Dynasty.

And these people will eventually be devoured by Gu Xunxian, who is practicing the Demonic Technique.

Moreover, Gu Xunxian, whose cultivation will have greatly advanced, will counterattack the Eastern Continent Cultivation World shortly thereafter.

Causing devastation across the entire Eastern Continent Cultivation World.

But if you refine all the Spiritual Qi from those dead Cultivators on both sides before that happens, not only will Gu Xunxian not be able to improve, but it is also possible to avoid a catastrophe in the Eastern Continent Cultivation World.

Following the guidance given by the Stone Turtle before it crumbled, you walked into the sealed Dragon vein.

At this point, it is unknown how long it has been since this place was sealed.

Quite a bit of Spiritual Qi has already leaked out from within.

You discovered that this Spiritual Qi is indeed violent and mottled, just as the Stone Turtle said, and ordinary Cultivators cannot absorb it at all.

If they were to force themselves to absorb it, they would inevitably suffer from Qi Deviation.

But the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture is different; it claims to be able to refine everything. Even those whose Bloodline Power is not strong enough will simply not fully absorb it after refining, wasting the Spiritual Qi.

You began to go into seclusion here to Cultivate, refining the Spiritual Qi.

Eighty-second year.

You refined quite a bit of Spiritual Qi. Although you are Cultivating the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture, this violent and mottled Spiritual Qi still caused great damage to your Physical Body.

You were in constant pain.

But fortunately, there is a reward for your efforts.

Your cultivation successfully Breakthrough to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul.

At the same time, you can also feel the feedback that the Power of Leadership constantly brings you.

Eighty-seventh year.

You refined more than half of the Spiritual Qi here. During this period, you have become accustomed to the pain in your Physical Body.

Your cultivation has reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul.

Glancing at the remaining Spiritual Qi here, you began to think of ways to unseal the Dragon vein.

After all, although the Spiritual Qi here is violent and mottled, it is essentially extremely pure.

If you could continue to Cultivate here, it wouldn't be long before you reach the Soul Transformation Realm.

You began to try to break the Seal.

Unsealing...

Unfortunately, you failed.

And during the process of breaking the Seal, you inadvertently triggered the Seal's countermeasure mechanism.

You don't know who is on the other side of the mechanism, but you know that this place is not suitable for staying long.

You forcibly refined all the Spiritual Qi that had leaked out here.

You returned to the Su Family.

You continued to go into seclusion to refine the Spiritual Qi within your body.

Ninetieth year.

With the help of the Power of Leadership and this Spiritual Qi, you successfully reached the seventh level of the Nascent Soul.

Over these years, Feng Xuanji has also merged with her Soul from her previous life.

Her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and she soon reached the Peak of the Golden Core.

Furthermore, at this time, she is still dominated by the Soul of her current life.

She is even still looking for opportunities to avenge her father, Prince Zhen Guan.

You brought her to the Four Saints Heavenly Palace because you know that Feng Xuanji also possesses quite a lot of Luck, and the Great Wilderness Region is not her stage.

The Vermilion Bird Envoy of the Four Saints Heavenly Palace met with you.

Her name is Feng Ziyuan, and she has the cultivation of the eighth level of the Soul Transformation.

You were a little puzzled.

Because you know that in more than thirty years, Feng Xuanji will become the new Vermilion Bird Envoy.

Then what will happen to Feng Ziyuan by then?

Will she be killed by others as in the story you once made up, or will she successfully Breakthrough to the Void Tempering and become a higher-level member of the Four Saints Heavenly Palace?