NOVPUBSu Changkong did not delay, projecting in the Heaven Silkworm Cave, creating nine mirror image people for each Innate Martial Artist practicing the Turtle Breath Technique.
Su Changkong could not afford any mistakes either. Before his breakthrough, the entire Heaven Silkworm Cave became an absolute forbidden area of the Spirit Taoist Sect, forbidding anyone from approaching. However, with Su Changkong’s strength, controlling these mirror image people was easy.
"Endless Mysterious Turtle True Essence!"
Su Changkong’s heart heated up. With the supply of 1000 Innate Martial Artists proficient in the Turtle Breath Technique, Su Changkong absorbed the Turtle Breathing True Qi they cultivated and refined it into Mysterious Turtle True Essence. In just one day’s time, he could collect 2 to 3 drops of Mysterious Turtle True Essence, an efficiency that was truly astonishing!
It was like a miracle!
This was the power of the Great Divine Power! Even though this Mirror of All Things was only a part of the power of the Great Divine Seed, its profound mysteries indeed surpassed ninety percent of the Divine Artifacts! It could create such a miracle!
"Accumulate True Essence! Reach the limit!"
Su Changkong was full of motivation. Zuo Qiu and the mirror image people, all were cultivating in the Heaven Silkworm Cave behind the mountains of the Spirit Taoist Sect, and in Su Changkong’s Dantian, the Mysterious Turtle True Essence was rapidly accumulating.
150 drops, 200 drops, 300 drops... rapidly approaching that limit.
Time ticked by, spring went and autumn came, and another cold winter season came by, another busy yet fulfilling year hastily passed!
At the entrance of the Heaven Silkworm Cave, Su Changkong, sitting cross-legged, watched the snowstorm outside blanketing everything in white. He couldn’t help but exclaim, "Another year has gone by. I used to think a year was very long, but now it feels so brief... I’m getting older!"
Now, Su Changkong was already over thirty, having reached 34.
This age, in ordinary people, was still considered prime age, but for Su Changkong, whose life expectancy could reach over 600 years, he was still very young, with much time and many roads ahead of him.
"1000 drops now, the Mysterious Turtle True Essence in my Dantian has reached its limit."
Su Changkong composed himself, took an inward glance, and saw in his Dantian, drop by drop, light blue, resembling blue crystals, the Mysterious Turtle True Essence. 1000 drops of Mysterious Turtle True Essence, had indeed reached the limit Su Changkong’s Dantian could handle!
Su Changkong had already let Zuo Qiu and the others disperse, and those projected people had also vanished.
"Finally... about to challenge the realm of Martial Saint!"
Su Changkong could hardly conceal his excitement and joy.
"What I need to do now is to condense this 1000 drops of liquid Mysterious Turtle True Essence into a solid form, like a pill or something, and elevate it to the level of Divine Skills. I can look up some relevant Martial Arts for it."
Su Changkong was aware of what he needed to do next, and he also needed a bit of inspiration.
Su Changkong rummaged through the Bag of Book Fragrance for a while.
"Hm? There’s a book in this storage treasure of the Blood Divine Child... Is it a secret tome?"
Soon, Su Changkong found something amidst the messy Bag of Book Fragrance; it was from the storage treasure of the Blood Divine Child.
Su Changkong immediately fetched it, and saw that the book was stamped with three ancient characters: "Golden Core Path"!
"Golden Core Path?"
Su Changkong began to read.
The sight made Su Changkong’s eyes dazzle. 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
"Using the human body as the pill furnace, one’s own Essence Qi Spirit as the medicinal ingredients, refine a Golden Core that transforms the body, achieves immortality, longevity, and ascension..."
This "Golden Core Path" was profoundly mysterious, far beyond ordinary Martial Arts. Some of these Martial Arts ideas made Su Changkong marvel.
"This Golden Core Path is so profound, most likely it is an Unparalleled Technique. Could it be that the Blood Divine Child chose this Unparalleled Technique in the Mirror Heaven and Earth?"
Su Changkong thought about the origin of this "Golden Core Path."
The Blood Divine Child, he himself had not really practiced Martial Arts; his strength came from the ’Blood Divine Seed,’ but the Blood Divine Child himself was not content with just being an Innate Martial Artist. In the Mirror Heaven and Earth, after passing the test of the Death Mountain Range, he chose an Unparalleled Technique that suited his own cultivation.
To refine the Divine Seed into a Martial Saint, this was a path that ambitious people would not choose. Like Su Changkong, his Beast of the Evil Emperor Divine Seed was also only refined to the extent that it could barely be used, far from the degree that could help one directly Enter the Saint realm.
The Mirror Image Person imparted to the Blood Divine Child the top Unparalleled Technique "Golden Core Path", which if cultivated to a profound level, could lead to complete transformation!
He died at the hands of Su Changkong, and naturally, this secret manual fell into the hands of Su Changkong.
"Good! This Unparalleled Technique truly provides significant inspiration for my Turtle Breath Technique; I will use my Mysterious Turtle True Essence to cultivate a Golden Core!"
Su Changkong’s eyes shone brightly. With his potential and comprehension, he immediately realized that studying this Golden Core Path would be enormously helpful, allowing him to absorb its essence and perfect his own Martial Arts!
After spending a month, Su Changkong meticulously studied and pondered the "Golden Core Path", gaining a clear understanding of a higher realm of the Turtle Breath Technique. For him, the barrier to Entering Saint was merely a thin membrane that could be pierced through easily with a mere stretch of the hand.
"Find a secluded place to complete the breakthrough."
Su Changkong didn’t choose to break through in the Spirit Taoist Sect; becoming a Martial Saint would create significant disturbances, potentially affecting others. He also didn’t want to be disturbed during the breakthrough, so he chose a desolate, uninhabited place to complete it!
Despite the flurry of snowflakes, Su Changkong rode a White Crane illusion and flew to a barren wasteland, which rivaled the territory of any nation, where not a blade of grass grew and mountains stretched endlessly—a desolate land where it was hard to find a living person within hundreds of miles.
Su Changkong landed in the snow, beginning the steps for his breakthrough.
"Ten Thousand Pill Furnace!"
Su Changkong took out the Ten Thousand Pill Furnace, a supreme pill furnace obtained from Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky.
Under Su Changkong’s actuation, the Ten Thousand Pill Furnace expanded to be several zhang in diameter.
"Add fire!"
Then, Su Changkong took out the Blood Prisoner’s Knife, attaching the Blade Soul to it, unleashing its power!
Whooosh!
Five Blood Divine Seeds collided with each other, igniting a blood-colored flame hotter than molten lava, enveloping the Ten Thousand Pill Furnace.
Su Changkong jumped into the Ten Thousand Pill Furnace, using alchemy methods to refine large amounts of Mysterious Turtle True Essence into Golden Core!
Outside the scorching Ten Thousand Pill Furnace, flames soared. Inside, Su Changkong sat cross-legged. His own True Blood flowed rapidly, radiating intense heat. His body seemed to transform into a fiercely burning forge.
The Mysterious Turtle True Essence in Su Changkong’s Dantian was the material used for alchemy!
"Crush!"
Massive amounts of Mysterious Turtle True Essence in Su Changkong’s Dantian, under the external heat and the heat emitted from his body, began to flow. It evaporated from liquid to gas, then condensed back to liquid, continuously repeating this refining process.
Constantly being scorched, hammered, and compressed, the 1000 drops of Mysterious Turtle True Essence became increasingly crystal-clear, profound, and began to gradually merge into a single entity from their original individual forms.
As time ticked by, Su Changkong’s True Blood pulsed faster and faster, and the heat rendered the Ten Thousand Pill Furnace blood-red. The Mysterious Turtle True Essence in his Dantian condensed and compressed, undergoing continuous refinement and gradually solidifying from liquid to solid.
From an irregular solid shape, it was gradually polished smooth and round, shrinking and becoming a perfect, flawless sphere.
Within Su Changkong’s body and heart, something seemed to be born—something nurtured by his body and soul—a seed, a... Divine Seed!
Unlike the external Beast of the Evil Emperor Divine Seed, this was a Divine Seed nurtured by Su Changkong himself, perfectly compatible with him, incomparable to anything external!
"Crush!"
Amidst the falling snow in the sky, suddenly, golden light broke the day, dispersing the wind and snow. Within hundreds of miles, golden auspicious clouds rose, within which were sounds of tigers roaring and flying cranes, and a giant turtle as large as an island leisurely moving through the sea of clouds.
The nature’s spiritual energy from hundreds of miles around seemed drawn towards Su Changkong, converging into his body and specifically into the nascent Divine Seed, solidifying it gradually and transforming it into a seed-form, light blue in color, filled with a majestic and serene aura.
Inside the Pill Furnace, a medicinal fragrance teeming with vitality wafted out, centered around Su Changkong. The snow melted, tender green branches sprouted and rooted, growing into large trees, grass, and flowers poked out their heads, emitting a fresh scent!
A peaceful yet majestic Strange Phenomenon of Heaven and Earth surfaced alongside Su Changkong’s breakthrough, as if the heavens and the earth were celebrating the birth of a true Martial Saint!
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