NOVPUBDuanmu Tao could only strive to enhance himself, for that would enable him to face the impending danger!
Without a doubt, within the domain of the Great Flame Empire, all major sects and noble families, including some top-notch powerhouses, had felt the tides of nature’s spiritual energy growing stronger day by day—a prospect that was both an opportunity and a risk of becoming mere dust in history!
Far beyond the boundaries of the Great Flame Empire, countless miles away, amidst a glacier, where the air was bitterly cold, covered by ice and snow all year round.
A woman sat in quiet meditation, dressed in plain robes, and strangely enough, within a dozen miles radius centered on her, snowflakes fluttered around, making her appear like an elf in the snow.
With open palms, the woman unveiled a blue crystal stone, which radiated a hazy halo.
"This Divine Seed contains an inscribed will…is it left by its original owner? Without fulfilling this will, I’m afraid it will be difficult to fully control it!"
A hint of helpless resignation surfaced on the woman’s flawlessly sculpted, ice-snow-like face.
Even though this Divine Seed was highly compatible with her, gaining complete control over it was still no easy task—nearly every Divine Seed carried the inscribed will of its former owner, and unless accomplished, it was hard to fully control or refine it!
"The great tides of Heaven and Earth are approaching, just right… It’s been a long time since I’ve returned, Little White!"
The woman stood up, lifted her head to look at the sky, and uttered a call.
"Boom!"
Within the clouds, a giant eagle with snow-white feathers spread its wings over thirty feet wide, whirling up a storm of wind and snow as it descended from above, gently prostrating in front of the woman.
"Little White, let’s go, to the Great Flame Empire!"
The woman affectionately stroked the Snow Feather Eagle’s fluffy head and spoke.
"Woo!"
The Snow Feather Eagle responded with a cry, then flapped its wings and soared high into the sky, the powerful hurricane scattering the falling snowflakes as it sped toward the direction of the Great Flame Empire.
The changes between Heaven and Earth prompted even those who cultivated in seclusion to no longer maintain their tranquil cultivation!
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Of course, Su Changkong was unaware of all this; he only knew that the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth was filling up, and perhaps, before long, there would be some major upheaval.
Guiding Technique (9th realm Unparalleled in the World 98%), Guiding Technique (9th realm Unparalleled in the World 99%)
Su Changkong himself was still practicing the Guiding Technique daily.
All was tranquil at the Spirit Taoist Sect with no untoward incidents, and in such secluded cultivation, another five months had passed, edging Su Changkong closer to the realm of Five Qi towards the Yuan.
And on an evening, after more than half a year of secluded cultivation, Su Changkong finally achieved a breakthrough in his Guiding Technique, naturally overcoming the bottleneck and advancing to a higher realm!
"Rumble!"
The moment the Guiding Technique broke through, Su Changkong felt a warm current flood his entire body, his Sea of Consciousness trembled, his Essence Qi Spirit felt abundantly more vigorous, undergoing a sort of metamorphosis, with the essence of life growing stronger and an extension in the upper limit of his lifespan!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The spiritual energy around Su Changkong surged violently; what was once invisible to the naked eye now gathered like fog and flowed like liquid.
"This 10th realm of Guiding Technique… the changes are too significant!"
Su Changkong opened his eyes, also feeling somewhat incredulous.
Guiding Technique (Realm 10, Shock the World and Horrify the Public 1%)
When the Guiding Technique reached the realm of Realm 10, Shock the World and Horrify the Public, Su Changkong felt as if his connection with the nature’s spiritual energy around him became much tighter, and even without concentrating his mind, he could easily see the flowing spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
"The range of spiritual energy I can use and manipulate has reached a degree of about four to five hundred zhang..."
With his thoughts focused, Su Changkong sensed the limit of the spiritual energy he could manipulate and couldn’t help feeling a bit startled.
A common Five-Qi Grandmaster could manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of about one hundred zhang, but Su Changkong, having practiced the Guiding Technique and reaching the realm of Five Qi towards the Yuan, was stronger than a normal Five-Qi Grandmaster, thus being able to reach a two-hundred-zhang range.
However, when the Guiding Technique stepped into Realm 10, the range increased dramatically to four hundred zhang. How exaggerated was that? Over ten times that of a normal Five-Qi Grandmaster!
Being able to manipulate such a vast range of spiritual energy, Su Changkong could almost catch up with the previous Xie Kui, and unlike Xie Kui,
Xie Kui relied on his body to stimulate the spirit vein’s spiritual energy within the Spirit Sealing Talisman, which placed a tremendous strain on his body. In contrast, Su Changkong relied on his own Heavenly Pulse and his perception and manipulation of spiritual energy, which placed no burden on his body—it was incomparable!
And with the ability to manipulate such a vast range of nature’s spiritual energy, the power of Su Changkong’s Five Animal Frolics, Blade Technique, Archery, and so on would be far stronger than before by who knows how much!
This was a tremendous improvement!
"The Xie Kui who previously relied on the spirit vein’s spiritual energy could withstand a few of my punches, but now... just one punch is all I need to blow him up!"
Su Changkong clenched his fists, with the spiritual energy winding around his palms and fingers like silk, he secretly marveled.
Slaying Xie Kui hadn’t cost Su Changkong much effort, but it still took several moves to kill him, and now with the huge amount of spiritual energy Su Changkong could manipulate, propelling the Five Animal Frolics, the formidable power would make killing him as easy as flipping a hand!
"If I keep gathering spiritual energy and use the Guiding Technique to continuously compress it, could it possibly transform into something like a spirit stone?"
Su Changkong suddenly had a wild idea. With his current Guiding Technique, the range and amount of spiritual energy he could manipulate was far stronger than before, and he wanted to see if continuously gathering and compressing spiritual energy could change its nature.
No sooner thought than done!
Su Changkong’s Essence Qi Spirit attracted the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to gather in front of him. First, the spiritual energy turned into fog, then into liquid, and after continuous compression, it gradually coalesced into a colorless crystal.
"Hmm? Although it has turned into a crystal, if I relax my focus, it will fall apart and revert into spiritual energy... so, continue compressing!"
Su Changkong frowned, precisely because spiritual energy had no fixed shape. Even if compressed into a crystal, it was only temporary. He then stubbornly continued to gather spiritual energy, compressing, compressing, and attempting to use the Guiding Technique to change its characteristics, making it maintain a tangible solid state visible to the naked eye.
As time went by, something astonishing happened to Su Changkong.
While constantly gathering spiritual energy and compressing it, using the Guiding Technique to change its nature, the spiritual energy indeed underwent a transformation.
Over time, the original colorless crystalline spiritual energy turned into a pale white color. And when compressed to the utmost limit, it reverted back into a gaseous state, but this time, the gas was visible to the naked eye and remained cohesive!
"Is this... Innate Qi?"
Even Su Changkong was staring dumbfounded at the strand of lustrous white gas in his hand.
This was a strand of Innate Qi!
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