dmims Chapter 184 Innate Divine Power, Lifespan 7
Chapter 184 Innate Divine Power, Lifespan 7
Chapter 184 Innate Divine Power, Lifespan of Seven Hundred Years
Master Longxiang sensed his storage bag and felt somewhat unsure of his abilities.
I've tried two things in the last few days, but nothing got done, and I've lost a lot of money.
"Or maybe we should just forget about it?"
"I don't have many spirit stones left. Do you still have money to pay the fine?"
"I don't have any left either."
Lin Fan replied, his voice bitter.
"Enough. This is probably another of Chen Yi's tricks to deceive us so that the Ninth Princess will punish us severely."
"Who can successfully form their core in just two days?"
"Chen Yi is a cunning and scheming man. With the Ninth Princess present and Qin Chengcheng protecting him, we won't gain any advantage."
Never mind, let him be.
Moreover, achieving core formation in just two days is normally impossible, unless it's a gray core.
The two stood 20,000 miles away, sensing for a long time, but could only detect some extremely subtle fluctuations in energy.
Finally, they decided to give up and stop causing trouble.
The main reason is that the Ninth Princess is there, and the two of them have run out of spirit stones to punish.
Besides, he swore an oath; to do it again would be disrespectful to the royal family, and he might not only be fined but also get another beating.
Not cost-effective.
However, giving up like this still leaves me somewhat unwilling.
So the two of them didn't go far; they also wanted to know what exactly was going on with Chen Yi's Core Formation.
They flew back more than ten thousand miles, and at a distance of several thousand miles from the Miaoyin Sect,
Observing silently from a distance, neither too close nor too far.
Here, with enhanced perception in a single direction, one can barely observe some signs of Core Formation.
"Hiss, this kind of phenomenon... could it be that a true elixir has formed?"
After observing the situation, Lin Fan gasped.
"Heh, even if it's a true pill, it's just an ordinary true pill. What's there to be afraid of? Aren't you and I both true pills?"
"This sect leader is a top-grade True Core cultivator, currently in the mid-stage of Core Formation. You are also a veteran True Core cultivator. Are you afraid of a mere cook?"
After sensing Chen Yi's progress, Master Longxiang, while displeased with his Core Formation, also felt a degree of disdain.
We're all true cultivators, so who's afraid of whom?
As long as it's not like Qin Chengcheng's Purple Extreme Golden Elixir, it's fine.
As for the possibility that Chen Yi might be Xu Jiu, and that he also possesses a third-tier body refinement technique, he wasn't that afraid.
Body-refining techniques only improve defense; for a real threat, close combat is necessary.
Even though his opponent was just an ordinary True Core cultivator, he, as a veteran mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, completely overwhelmed this newly promoted Core Formation cultivator in terms of mana, magical treasures, and supernatural abilities.
At this moment, Master Longxiang was confident and fearless, even in the worst-case scenario.
Miaoyin Sect.
The bottom of the third-order spiritual vein.
Chen Yi's three-patterned Purple Extreme Golden Core was nearing the end of its absorption of spiritual energy.
The majority of this spiritual energy originates from the mountain's spiritual veins, with only a small portion coming from the spiritual energy vortex above the mountaintop.
As a result, from the outside, Chen Yi's appearance of forming a Golden Core only showed about 10-20% of his actual strength, making him look like an ordinary Golden Core cultivator.
Even so, his Core Formation stage is already at the level of a mid-grade True Core.
"A mid-grade True Pill, with a bit of luck, might be enough to break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation."
This Chef Chen, like you, is probably not even a hundred years old yet.
That's great!
I have another three or four hundred years to live. If I can live to that time normally and encounter some extraordinary opportunity...
Even becoming a late-stage Core Formation cultivator is a possibility!
"Fairy Qin, your melodious voice is destined for great prosperity! Congratulations!"
The Ninth Princess sincerely offered her congratulations.
Qin Chengcheng nodded in agreement, but inwardly she was somewhat excited.
She guessed that Chen Yi was definitely not just a mid-grade True Core cultivator; he was very likely like her, having formed a Purple Extreme Golden Core.
If that's the case, both of them can at least cultivate to the late stage of Core Formation, and might even have a chance to touch the Nascent Soul stage.
How wonderful! The Nascent Soul cultivator has a lifespan of a thousand years. To be able to spend a thousand years with Chen Lang, I have no regrets in this life.
Within the hidden formation at the underground center of the spiritual vein
On the azure elixir within Chen Yi's abdomen, three Daoist runes—a green leaf representing the essence of life, a purple lightning whip representing the power of soul thunder, and a blue tortoise shell representing the power of tortoise breathing—gradually absorbed spiritual energy.
Initial formation has been successful.
This led to Chen Yi's initial perception and comprehension of the three supernatural powers.
【Life Restoration】Originates from the Green Leaf Dao Essence of the Taiyi Longevity True Record.
This ability grants Chen Yi a vitality far exceeding that of his peers. While the lifespan of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator is about 500 years, Chen Yi possesses a lifespan of at least 700 years.
Its regenerative ability is extremely strong, and its wounds heal much faster than usual.
What's even more special is that he has a keen sense of lifespan-related energy, and the consumption of skills involving lifespan is greatly reduced.
Based on this, the cost of practicing skills involving the depletion of lifespan, such as divination, will be significantly reduced.
The Thunder Soul Whip, needless to say...
Just now, after he successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage, his divine sense, which was originally at the peak of the early stage of the third rank, naturally advanced to the middle stage of the third rank.
The Purple Lightning Whip's previous power, after being successfully imprinted with the Golden Core Dao Essence, was directly elevated to the late stage of the initial third rank.
Furthermore, because it incorporated a trace of the Great Core of the Thunderous Beast, which possessed the bloodline of an ancient Thunder Spirit,
This imbued Chen Yi's lightning whip with a trace of the will of ancient lightning spirit power, further enhancing its destructive capabilities.
In other words, Chen Yi's Thunder Soul Whip now poses a threat even to late-stage third-tier Core Formation cultivators. Against demonic cultivators, soul cultivators, or ghost cultivators, it can easily suppress them.
As for the Turtle Breath Concealment Technique, this supernatural ability, like a thunder whip, further enhanced Chen Yi's original mid-stage third-tier breath concealment ability by one level.
Furthermore, Chen Yi had a vague feeling that this innate divine ability could be upgraded through cultivation.
Once the art of tortoise breathing and energy concealment reaches a certain level, it may not only be able to hide oneself.
Instead, it adjusts itself according to changes in the environment and the enemy's divine perception, making itself less noticeable, or even non-noticed, in certain special environments.
Even if someone sees it with their divine sense or physical eyes, they won't notice it.
But this seems to be a higher level of ability, or something that involves the Dao.
And this ability, to some extent, is also the nemesis of divination and fortune-telling abilities.
At that level, not only can the naked eye and divine sense not "see" it, but even divination and fortune-telling, through perceiving the entire energy of heaven and earth, cannot detect that such a cultivator has influenced the world.
Of course, this is on the premise that Chen Yi also has the same divination ability.
This is merely Chen Yi's perception of the future based on his Concealing Breath technique; the other two life-restoring abilities and the Thunder Soul Whip also have room for improvement.
Chen Yi was satisfied with these three innate supernatural abilities, as each one could greatly enhance his survival ability.
Over the next two days, the vortex of spiritual energy in the sky disappeared, and Chen Yi focused on consolidating his Core Formation power.
He spent two days specifically studying the supernatural technique of "turtle breathing and energy gathering."
To truly grasp the essence of the Dao in the Golden Elixir and make it one of the supernatural abilities that solidify one's instincts...
His spiritual energy flowed into his dantian like a trickle, which he deliberately suppressed using the [Turtle Breathing Concealment] technique, allowing only one or two tenths of it to leak out.
From the outside, his Core Formation power fluctuations appeared to be only at the level of a mid-grade True Core cultivator.
In reality, the three-patterned Purple Extreme Golden Core within his abdomen was generating immense fluctuations of magical power with every breath.
Simultaneously,
With a slight thought, Chen Yi's divine sense gathered like a tide, and his original mid-stage third-order soul power was forcibly suppressed to the level of the initial stage of Core Formation.
Even the physical body's qi and blood were locked away by the tortoise-breath Dao essence, further concealing the flesh and blood aura from the previous third-stage body refinement.
Nowadays, as long as Chen Yi doesn't use his body-refining cultivation in combat, even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator wouldn't show any terrifying close-combat strength.
This [Turtle Breathing and Qi Concealment] technique had become an instinct of the Golden Core cultivator. Not only could it allow him to freely adjust the outward intensity of his magical power, divine sense, and blood and qi, but it also allowed him to vaguely touch upon a higher level of profound mystery.
"If one cultivates to perfection, one might even be able to conceal the very essence of heaven and earth..."
The reason why the Golden Core is stronger than the ordinary True Core is because of the Dao essence within it, which allows one to continuously comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, getting closer and closer to the Great Dao.
This allows one to reach the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage.
This is true of the Turtle Breathing Divine Power, the Thunder Whip that touched a trace of ancient thunder spirit power, and even the life-giving green leaf that absorbed green spiritual energy.
Chen Yi was quite satisfied with his Core Formation.
Having been in this world for less than thirty years, he has risen from a frail, ordinary servant to his current position.
Even if immortality is not an option, at least we can live with our heads held high.
He could float in mid-air without relying on magical artifacts, and fly using his inner energy, at a speed comparable to an airplane in his previous life.
This ability was something I never dared to imagine before.
The Three-Patterned Purple Extreme Golden Core has not appeared in the cultivation world of Qi for thousands of years.
Even in the Central Plains, a land teeming with geniuses, such a Golden Core cultivator could be considered among the very elite.
Of course, this applies when encountering a true mid-grade Golden Core with four or more patterns, or even a high-grade superior Golden Core with seven or more patterns cultivated by a powerful force with an ancient lineage.
Chen Yi is not good enough.
But he was already content.
After all, those at the Golden Core stage have already passed the most vulnerable Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.
With Chen Yi's current strength, as long as he doesn't come into the sights of Nascent Soul cultivators or actively provoke late-stage Core Formation cultivators,
We can relax a little now.
of course,
Chen Yi only thought about it.
The world of cultivation is ever-changing and fraught with danger; even the Golden Core stage is merely the first step towards the middle level of cultivation.
If one is too reckless, let alone forming a core, even reaching the nascent soul stage could lead to death and dissipation.
They won't be too reckless, but in certain situations, they can have a certain degree of say and dignity.
No longer do they have to live a life of subservience and servility among ordinary people like before.
Chen Yi felt much better, his mind was at ease, and he felt much lighter overall.
He escaped from beneath the spiritual vein.
He transformed into a streak of azure light and flew to the summit of Miaoyin Peak.
After reaching the Core Formation stage, he stood tall and straight like a pine tree, his skin was smooth and lustrous like jade, a blue light flowed between his brows, and lightning occasionally flashed when his eyes opened and closed.
He wore a simple blue robe, with an ordinary jade pendant hanging at his waist, and his aura was as restrained as that of an ordinary True Core cultivator.
"Greetings, Master Chen!"
"Congratulations, Master Chen, on obtaining the true elixir!"
Outside the cave dwelling with its third-tier spiritual vein, more than a dozen cultivators from the Myriad Sounds Sect were already standing and waiting, greeting each of them.
As for the disciples in the Qi Refining stage, they were no longer able to advance.
Lin Xiaoyu led the way in bowing, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Back when this cook was just a minor cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, she bossed Chen Yi around and made him cook spiritual food for her.
Back then, Chen Yi tried every means to show off his skills in order to get her magical pot, and in the end, he obtained the pot as a reward from her.
But now, things have changed, and people are no longer the same.
She became a fugitive from the Miaoyin Sect. She finally managed to sneak back into the sect and, together with her father, tried every means to stop this person from forming his core, but all their efforts failed.
Now that the other party, a cultivator at the Core Formation stage, doesn't even glance at her, a sense of desolation rises in her heart.
Chen Yi simply bowed slightly to the disciples of the Miaoyin Sect before looking at the two Core Formation female cultivators flying over from the sky: Qin Chengcheng and the Ninth Princess.
"Congratulations, Master Chen! Congratulations to the Miaoyin Sect! You have obtained a True Pill! The Miaoyin Sect is expected to prosper for the next three hundred years!"
This is a [Stabilizing Crystal Pill], which can help True Person Chen stabilize his cultivation. Consider it a congratulatory gift from this palace.
Master Chen, please don't find this offensive.
Although the Ninth Princess still didn't pay much attention to Chen Yi, this time was much better than when Qin Chengcheng formed her core in the imperial city.
That day, the Ninth Princess didn't even notice the Foundation Establishment cook guarding the door. She didn't even bother to speak to him, let alone give him a second glance.
Today, although I came to help out because of Qin Chengcheng's favor, I also helped Chen Yi drive away Lin Fan and Long Xiang Zhenren, and got 80,000 spirit stones in compensation. It's a good deed, after all.
Chen Yi politely accepted the pill box and thanked him:
"Thank you, Ninth Prince. Your Highness has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles to come and protect me during my Core Formation stage."
Mr. Chen kept this in mind.
If Your Highness needs anything in the future, you only need to send someone to deliver a message.
"As long as it's within Chen's ability, he will never refuse."
Chen Yi wasn't just being polite; when it comes to favors, the Ninth Princess had traveled hundreds of thousands of miles to personally help.
This is far more valuable than the day Fairy Hanyan forced Chen Yi to swear an oath to help him refine pills.
If both women had something to ask of Chen Yi, he would probably choose to help the Ninth Princess first.
However, the Ninth Princess paid no heed to Chen Yi's words of gratitude.
Hearing Chen Yi's words, she shook her head and chuckled:
"Hehe, it's good that Master Chen has the heart."
However, the royal family does have a few high-level spiritual chefs, and they also have no shortage of ordinary True Core cultivators.
I anticipate that I'll likely never need to ask Master Chen for anything in my life.
The Ninth Princess smiled faintly, not taking Chen Yi's gratitude to heart.
Chen Yi didn't explain further. He just needed to do what he was supposed to do; there was no need to show off his abilities at this point.
When that day comes, the Ninth Princess will naturally find out.
Only Qin Chengcheng knew the extent of the damage that the Ninth Princess's words would cause her.
"Sect Master Qin, I have lived up to your expectations and successfully formed my core. I thank you for the spiritual veins, Daoist temple, and the spiritual items you mentioned."
Seeing Qin Chengcheng smiling at him, Chen Yi returned the greeting in kind.
In front of outsiders, Chen Yi still managed to maintain a proper facade.
"Good. It's good that you've successfully formed your core. From now on, Master Chen only needs to consolidate your cultivation within our sect. I hope you can make further progress within a hundred years."
If the Miaoyin Sect has a need for third-tier spiritual food, or faces other difficulties requiring the assistance of a Core Formation True Person,
This sect leader will not be polite to you either.
The sect will provide appropriate compensation, far exceeding what True Person Chen received during his Foundation Establishment stage.
Qin Chengcheng was saying polite things, but some of them were actually from the heart.
She was somewhat worried that Chen Yi, that prodigal son, would leave her after he formed his core.
Chen Yi naturally understood what the other party meant, and this also served as a reassurance to Qin Chengcheng:
"As long as the war in Qi does not present a real crisis, I, Chen, agree to stay here to cultivate until the middle stage of Core Formation, as promised to Sect Master Qin."
Qin Chengcheng smiled and nodded, feeling relieved.
By agreeing to stay with her at the Miaoyin Sect until the crisis of war, Chen Yi had already made the greatest concession he could.
"Master Chen, shall we hold a Golden Core Formation Ceremony and determine your cultivation title?"
I instructed the sect disciples to make the arrangements first.
Qin Chengcheng asked.
Successfully forming the Core is generally a major event for cultivators. Those who achieve a false Core will have a small celebration, while those who achieve a true Core will have a grand ceremony, inviting all Core Formation cultivators within a radius of 100,000 miles, as well as their relatives and friends, to a grand gathering.
He adopted a Taoist name at that time, and from then on, he became a prominent figure in the cultivation world of Qi.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yi shook his head:
"No need. I am just a rogue cultivator and a chef. I don't have many relatives or friends."
In these wartime circumstances, the patriarchs of all sects and forces need to remain at home. Leaving their sects without authorization could give demonic forces and monsters an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Let's forget about that. I'll just send letters to my friends to share the good news.
The path of spiritual practice is long; a few rituals are merely external things.
Mr. Chen did not press the matter further.
"Hahaha, Master Chen is truly free-spirited and unrestrained. He is indeed one of the few rogue cultivators in Qi who has been able to form a true core."
Indeed, I will report Chen Zhenren's deeds to my father when I return.
"I can also handle the royal registration matters."
The Ninth Princess nodded in approval.
Chen Yi thanked him again.
In the Qi Kingdom's cultivation world, the Core Formation cultivators, sects, and third-tier spiritual veins are nominally under the control of the royal family.
Every cultivator who successfully forms their core must register with the royal family and enjoy the cultivation environment of a third-tier spiritual vein in the Qi Kingdom.
Sometimes they are also assigned tasks.
Especially during the war against the invasion of demonic beasts, every Core Formation cultivator is an indispensable fighting force.
Sects like the Miaoyin Sect, which have two Core Formation cultivators, will typically have at least one Core Formation cultivator stationed on the front lines until the war ends.
Of course, if a cultivator has special skills and provides assistance such as pills, talismans, formations, puppets, or spiritual food from the rear, it can also be counted as a contribution for their appearance.
Meanwhile, as Chen Yi chatted with the two Jurchen women in the sect's reception room,
Inside the second-tier cave dwelling, Lin Xiaoyu, having just entered and closed the door, took out a communication jade slip and sent a message to her father:
[Father, it's confirmed. Chen Yi has successfully formed his Golden Core, a mid-grade True Core. He will need to go into seclusion for two years to consolidate his cultivation. Several years later, he may receive a mission for the Royal War and head north to oversee the battlefield.]
Thousands of miles away,
Upon receiving the message, Lin Fan's expression faltered slightly, his face showing a complex mix of emotions.
Finally, he let out a long, helpless sigh:
"Brother Longxiang, we failed. That kid succeeded in forming his core."
Long Xiang also sneered: "Heaven has no eyes, allowing this scoundrel, a mere thief and schemer, to enter our ranks of Core Formation True Persons. What a disgrace!"
"However, the good thing is that this kid has only formed an ordinary mid-grade true pill. His future achievements will be like mine, far from catching up with Brother Longxiang."
He's only at the early stage of Core Formation, his magical foundation is still shallow, he has no magical treasures or supernatural powers to rely on, and he hasn't even had time to cultivate some third-tier spells.
We have plenty of time to prepare.
In the future, there's nothing to fear.
"That's good. It's just a mid-grade True Pill, so there's no need to worry about it too much."
Besides, we have already given 4 spirit stones as compensation. If this brat dares to make any more unreasonable demands, Master Lin, let's join forces to resist him.
What can a mere newly promoted Core Formation cultivator do?
"good!"
The two watched from afar, their feelings of disappointment and complexity mixed, yet they encouraged each other.
The most disgusting thing in life is when a junior they find repulsive manages to achieve enlightenment through their own efforts and become someone of the same level as them, despite their obstruction.
During this process, the younger man also made them lose a lot of money through speculation and scheming.
"Well, I haven't checked the almanac lately, and everything's been going wrong."
"Master Lin, farewell. I'll be returning to the Jade Dragon Sect now."
Lin Xiang said goodbye and rode away in his escape light.
Having been tricked into this trip by Lin Fan, he felt he had made a mistake.
Before it was even confirmed that Chen Yi was Xu Jiu, he rushed to the front to stop others from forming their core.
This has created another enemy.
I'm so annoyed!
Lin Fan also felt it was pointless; he was currently penniless, with only two magical treasures by his side.
I discovered that being a Core Formation cultivator was actually quite a miserable experience.
Hey--
He sighed deeply, gazing unwillingly at the third-tier spiritual vein of the Miaoyin Sect, before turning and leaving.
The Myriad Sounds Sect now boasts two Core Formation cultivators, and with the Demonic Sect refusing to publicly assist him...
His hopes of regaining control of the mountain gate were now very slim.
(End of this chapter)