There were different types of physical Quintessential Essence, such as Body Tempering Quintessential Essence, Great Solar Quintessential Essence, and so on.
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After flipping through the book, he had a rough idea about Darkstar and Incessant Godfiends. He knew the general requirements for each realm and realized how powerful a higher-realm Godfiend was!
It’s indeed impossible to defeat a Marquis Godfiend at the Great Solar realm. Meng Chuan sighed inwardly. The gap between a Great Solar Godfiend and a Darkstar Godfiend was too great.
It was like comparing mortals with Godfiends. It was also like comparing a newly-advanced Core Cloud Godfiend and a Great Solar Godfiend.
Therefore, if one encounters a fourth Firmament demon monarch, there’s only one thing to do—escape! Over the past 800 years, many demon monarchs had infiltrated the human world. However, there were very few fourth Firmament demon monarchs. In comparison, the Skydemon Sect posed a greater threat. This was because the Skydemon Sect was formed by human traitors. The Skydemon Sect had two fifth Firmament Skydemons.
However, there was no need to worry. Archean Mountain, Two World Island, and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven—the three supreme human sects—constantly pursued the Skydemon Sect. If a fifth Firmament Skydemon showed themselves, not only would Regis Godfiends take action, even a Creation Supremacy would attack.
Therefore, Skydemons similarly hid. The Skydemon Sect was far inferior to the three sects; thus, they couldn’t fight them head-on. Typically, Skydemons only took action if they had a plan.
Essence Soul mystic technique. Meng Chuan read quickly. After reading the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body’s second volume, he picked up the Essence Soul mystic technique book and flipped through it.
Huh? Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up.
In the history of the human race, the births of outstanding geniuses resulted in a detailed explanation of the Essence Soul.
The Essence Soul was split into nine levels—Corporeal, Kinesis, Nightroaming, Soul Separation, Possession, Indestructible, World, Tribulation Transcendence, and Eternal.
When one first condensed an Essence Soul, one could see it with their inner sight. This was the Essence Soul’s first manifestation, and also the first stage. To become a Darkstar Godfiend, one’s Essence Soul had to reach the Corporeal stage. Many Great Solar Godfiends couldn’t reach this stage even if they wished for it! Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul was at the Corporeal stage.
Nightroaming—the third level of the Essence Soul—was the requirement to reach the Incessant realm! The other requirements weren’t as important, but the Essence Soul had to reach this stage.
Possession—the fifth level of the Essence Soul—was necessary to reach the Creation realm.
The Creation realm was also the highest realm for human Godfiends. In humanity’s long history, most Creation realm experts’ Essence Souls reached the Possession or Indestructible stage. It was extremely rare for one’s Essence Soul to reach the World stage. The strongest Essence Soul in human history reached the eighth level—Tribulation Transcendence. The ninth level—Eternal—was a conjecture. It was a realm created by seniors of the human race through incomplete information.
Once an Essence Soul reached the Eternal stage, one would not be restricted by their physical body and obtain eternal life. Of course, this was just theoretical.
It turns out I’m only at the Essence Soul’s first level. Meng Chuan flipped through the book. There were Essence Soul cultivation techniques and various mystic techniques concerning the Essence Soul.
The Essence Soul mystic technique was very crude. He just had to use his physical Quintessential Essence to nurture his Essence soul. One needed time to slowly nurture their souls. This method allowed one’s soul to condense slowly. After a long period, it might become an Essence Soul.
This method was only supplementary. The best method to strengthen one’s Essence Soul was to reach the Realm of Dao and seek answers from one’s inner self.
Most experts relied on reaching the Realm of Dao with their weapon arts to seek answers from their inner selves. As for relying on painting, playing the zither, calligraphy, forging, etc., there were fewer ways to seek answers from one’s inner self. However, there had been instances in history. Every time there was one, their Essence Souls often grew relatively quickly.
Why was it difficult for a Great Solar Godfiend to condense an Essence Soul? This was because most of them had yet to reach the Realm of Dao. They had no way to seek answers from their inner selves! It was naturally difficult to condense one.
When one’s Essence Soul is at the Nightroaming stage, one can enter dreams. At the Soul Separation stage, they can separate a portion of their Essence Soul and attach it to a person or object. At the Possession stage? When it’s difficult to heal the damage to one’s body, they can choose a mortal body for possession. After possessing the body, they are only able to cultivate to their original realm, unable to make any further breakthroughs.
Meng Chuan studied the book carefully. It was obvious that the influence the Essence Soul had on one’s strength was very small. There were some strange mystic techniques at most.
Most Marquis Godfiends were at the Essence Soul’s first level. A small number of them were at the second level. A first-stage Essence Soul barely increased a Marquis Godfiend’s strength by ten percent. Of course, the exception was if one had an extremely powerful Essence Soul. Otherwise, it would be of limited help to a Godfiend.
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After Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue finished reading the books, they left the Impartation Pavilion and went to the Treasure Repository with Elder Yi.
“Every disciple can receive free treasures and credit for twenty years. If they leave the mountain early, they can collect the remaining treasures and credit at one go,” said Elder Yi with a smile. “The both of you can still receive many treasures.”
With that said, Elder Yi walked into the Treasure Repository. The stewards and servants in the Treasure Repository bowed respectfully.
“Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue have already cleared the Nine Mystical Caves and are preparing to descend the mountain. Prepare all the treasures they should receive,” instructed Elder Yi.
“Yes.” The stewards immediately began to calculate.
Meng Chuan joined Archean Mountain after the entrance examination. On the other hand, Liu Qiyue came up the mountain earlier in the year! This meant that Liu Qiyue had stayed on the mountain for a longer period.
After calculating, the stewards quickly prepared the treasures and gave them to Meng Chuan.
“Lord Meng Chuan, there are 1100 Thousand Star Pills in this gourd. It’s the exact amount you would receive in the next nine years.” A cyan-robed steward respectfully handed a yellow-skinned calabash to Meng Chuan—which he had to hug! Quintessential Essence cultivation was extremely important to Godfiends. He saved Thousand Star Pills by cultivating at Myriad Thunder Peak.
After leaving the mountain and being deployed to a city pass, he would lose Myriad Thunder Peak’s cultivation environment. He needed to use Thousand Star Pills to hasten his Quintessential Essence cultivation.
“Here are 18 Lightning Tribulation Fruits.” The steward handed over several jade boxes. Each jade box contained three Lightning Tribulation Fruits.
“I want to buy 20 Lightning Tribulation Fruits,” said Meng Chuan. The Lightning Tribulation Fruit was very important for his cultivation. He had to consume one every month. He would serve in a city pass for three years, so 20 more Lightning Tribulation Fruits were enough.
One Lightning Tribulation Fruit required ten thousand credits. It was very expensive! Fortunately, he was given his remaining credit quota—330,000 credits.
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Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue exchanged the treasures they needed—Thousand Star Pills, Spirit Fruits, baneful aura, and pills needed for injury treatment. After he was done cashing out his credits, Meng Chuan only had 32,000 credits left. Even the credits from his grandaun
t had been mostly spent.
Liu Qiyue even borrowed 5000 credits from Meng Chuan before she finished buying everything she needed for the next three years.
Chapter 129 - Divine Armament Cavern
After placing the pills, Spirit Fruits, and other treasures in their cave abode secret chambers, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue had lunch before heading to Divine Armament Cavern.
Divine Armament Cavern’s entrance was somewhat hidden. It was inside the Divine Weapon Tower.
“Lord Meng Chuan, Lady Liu Qiyue.” The stewards and servants at Divine Weapon Tower were rather respectful. The white-haired old woman in the lead smiled, and said, “We have already received orders that the two of you can choose your armor or clothes. You can also enter the Divine Armament Cavern to choose a divine armament.”
“Let’s choose the clothes first,” said Meng Chuan. He had already discussed it with Liu Qiyue.
The white-haired old woman smiled as she handed a catalog to Meng Chuan. “Godfiends who are leaving the mountain can choose any one of them.”
The armor and clothes that Archean Mountain gave their disciples were extraordinary. They had powerful defensive abilities that protected them in battles below the Marquis Godfiend level! As for combat at the Marquis and Regis Godfiend levels, these precious armors were of little use. In such instances, Godfiends had to rely on themselves.
Human Godfiends had weaker bodies than demon monarchs. Wearing armor made up for this weakness.
“Outer robes, trousers, boots, inner armor, and a pair of bracers.” Meng Chuan pointed at a few items in the catalog. “These ones.”
“Is that all?” asked the white-haired old woman.
“That should be it.” Meng Chuan nodded.
Choosing a protective robe required a lot of consideration. It had an impact on speed and agility! It wasn’t as simple as getting armor with better defensive capabilities. The strongest armor in the catalog weighed 1950 kilograms! After putting it on, a person’s agility and speed would decrease drastically! If Meng Chuan wore it, he would probably have 10–20% of his normal combat prowess.
As for people who cultivated the Great Strength Fiend Body or Eon Sea Fiend Body, they were happy to choose such heavy armor.
Meng Chuan’s selection wasn’t even considered light armor. They were extremely tough robes! His strongest protections were the inner armor and the bracers. At critical moments, the bracers could be used as small shields.
Liu Qiyue’s choice was similar to Meng Chuan! As a sharpshooter, she was always a distance away from the enemy!
“Milords, please wait a moment,” said the white-haired old woman with a smile. She knew the two Godfiends’ measurements after a single glance and softly gave instructions.
After a while, two young stewards carried the robes and boots over.
“Milords, please try them out and see if they fit,” said the old woman.
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue tried on the clothes in a small fitting room to the side.
Meng Chuan’s armor was considered extremely light amongst the various Archean Mountain Godfiend armor. His inner armor was the heaviest—weighing 4 kilograms. His bracers weighed 2.5 kilograms, and his pair of boots were roughly 1.5 kilograms. His outer robes and pants were nearly the same as mortal clothing. They were very light and convenient. However, their defensive power was much weaker.
After changing, the two of them walked out.
Liu Qiyue’s outfit was primarily red, complemented by cyan colors. She looked valiant and heroic. Meng Chuan’s outfit was mostly dark-cyan. His outer robe and boots were dark-cyan as well. Since their selected clothes were similar, they looked very compatible when they stood together with complementary colors.
Liu Qiyue walked to Meng Chuan’s side with a smile. She even helped Meng Chuan adjust his clothes and nodded in satisfaction. “Not bad.”
“Qiyue, you look pretty good too,” said Meng Chuan with a smile.
The old woman’s smile couldn’t help but deepen.
“Milords, do you want to go to Divine Armament Cavern now?” asked the old woman.
“Ah Chuan, you go ahead first. I’ll go after you,” said Liu Qiyue. She knew the rules—only one disciple could enter Divine Armament Cavern at a time.
“Alright.” Meng Chuan didn’t disagree.
“Lord Meng Chuan, please follow me.” The old woman led the way.
Liu Qiyue also encouraged Meng Chuan. “Try your best to obtain a powerful divine armament.” Meng Chuan nodded and followed the old woman.
After passing through Divine Weapon Tower’s main hall, he walked along a winding corridor for a while before he saw a cave entrance. The entrance was closed.
“Lord Meng Chuan, there are divine armaments left behind by generations of Godfiends,” said the white-haired old woman. “Although divine armaments are powerful, their spirituality will weaken with time. There are Creation weapons that become Heaven-level weapons or even Earth-level weapons. Over time, even powerful divine armaments will turn to dust.”
Meng Chuan nodded. He also knew this.
Time was indeed heartless. Regis Godfiends only had 500-year lifespans. The strongest Creation realm experts had 2000-year lifespans! After countless years, invincible experts of an era would eventually turn to dust. The ninth level of the Essence Soul made a person, in theory, Eternal. However, Creation Supremacies typically reached the Essence Soul’s fifth or sixth level. The ninth level was purely a theory. Nobody had ever reached it.
Perhaps one day, an extremely talented expert would reach the Essence Soul’s ninth level and discover that they weren’t eternal.
Confirming that one could live eternally was the dream of many human experts.
In time, even a divine armament would turn to dust, let alone flesh and blood.
“However, it doesn’t matter if you obtain a Man-level divine armament,” said the old woman with a smile. “During cultivation—through prolonged nurturing—the weapon and person will become one. The more powerful a Godfiend is, the more powerful their weapons will become. It’s possible to transform a Man-level divine armament into a Creation divine armament.”
Meng Chuan listened despite knowing this common knowledge. This was something that had to be conveyed every time, just in case some disciples hadn’t read books containing such common knowledge.
“The human chooses a divine armament, and the divine armament also chooses its owner,” said the old woman. “Lord Meng Chuan, after entering Divine Armament Cavern, demonstrate your Saber Intent and Saber Soul. That will attract divine armaments. Lord Meng Chuan, you can only choose one divine armament.”
Meng Chuan nodded slightly.
Only then did the old woman step forward. She activated a mechanism, and—with a rumbling sound—the entrance opened.
“Please, Lord Meng Chuan,” said the old woman as she stepped aside. Meng Chuan entered Divine Armament Cavern solemnly.
Divine Armament Cavern’s entrance was rather dark. He walked for a while.
He saw a huge mountain belly. There were weapons embedded in the interior. Sabers, swords, lances, spears, axes, hammers, bows… All sorts of weapons were systematically placed in different areas, allowing the armaments’ vitality to complement each other. This allowed Archean Mountain to store divine armaments for longer periods.
First, let the divine armament choose the owner. Meng Chuan naturally understood this point.
He stood still.
Killing intent flashed in his eyes as a thirty-foot-tall saber projection enveloped Meng Chuan. The saber projection was a corporeal manifestation of his Saber Soul. It emitted terrifying killing intent.
Every Archean Mountain disciple had to reach the Realm of Soul if they wanted to become a Great Solar Godfiend. The Realm of Soul had high requirements on one’s willpower. They had to be able to reach the Darkness Altar’s summit.
Why did the Realm of Soul require a strong will? That was because one needed to fuse their will into their Intent. T
his way, their Intent would merge with their will and form a soul.
The core of Meng Chuan’s will was “demon-slaying.” He had sworn to kill all demons in the world. Even though he knew how difficult it was, he had never retreated. He only cared about advancing on this path. He only cared about fighting. Even if he died in battle, he had no regrets! He had Qiyue accompanying him on this path. She was willing to die with him.
Strong battle intent surged across the entire Divine Armament Cavern.
Meng Chuan had never stopped tempering his will. His powerful will was stirring the divine armaments in the cave.
Buzz—
One by one, the divine armaments began to tremble. Following that, they began to float up one by one. More and more sabers flew up. There were even a few swords that flew up! Perhaps the swords felt like Meng Chuan’s saber art could be used with swords.
Chapter 130 - The Divine Armament Acknowledges the Owner
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
Most disciples who came to Divine Armament Cavern were Indestructible Godfiends.
For instance, a Great Solar Godfiend like Meng Chuan, Xue Feng, and Liu Qiyue—who had attained Greater Mastery in the Realm of Soul—were in the extreme minority! Only a few appeared out of hundreds of disciples. These were the true elite geniuses of Archean Mountain. Every one of them had a limitless future. The ancient divine armaments that had remained in Divine Armament Cavern for years could sense it with their spirituality…
Such genius disciples were extremely rare. There were even fewer people who were compatible with them! For example, Meng Chuan used a saber—a narrow saber. Liu Qiyue used a bow. Xue Feng used a sword.
Upon missing out on such a genius, these weapons might have to wait another century or two before they could meet the next compatible person.
Therefore, divine armaments floated up.
Hum!
Meng Chuan stared at the scene. In the vast mountain belly, a large number of divine armaments flew off the ground. Instantly, over 100 divine armaments began floating.
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