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One painting after another.
Each of the 29 paintings was a star! The further one progressed, the more profound the painting became.
Meng Chuan barely understood the first nine paintings. The ninth painting was divided into nine void layers. The different void layers corresponded to different stars. Combined, it became a complete void star.
As for the rest?
He didn’t understand anything!
For example, the last painting was apparently a star. Meng Chuan felt a boundless intent rush towards him. It was even vaster than the purple lightning that tore through the River of Spacetime. If this star appeared in reality, his Essence Soul would probably be reduced to dust silently with a single glance at it.
“After passing the Heart Sea’s test, you can comprehend the Essence Soul Star. With a fifth-level Essence Soul, you can study the first three paintings. Make sure not to study the fourth painting. With a sixth-level Essence Soul, you can study the first six paintings. With a seventh-level Essence Soul, you can study the first nine paintings. At the Essence Soul Tribulation realm… study as much as you can.”
After seeing the 29 paintings, information surged into his mind. They simply introduced the rules of the cultivation technique.
If one’s Essence Soul realm wasn’t high enough, forcefully studying it would be harmful and useless.
Passing the Heart Sea test? From the looks of it, the Heart Sea Palace’s test was set up by this mighty ancient figure named Fei Yu? It was used by Ancestral Master Archean Eon to test juniors. That’s right. Ancestral Master Archean Eon doesn’t have good Essence Soul cultivation talent. How can he test the potential of his juniors’ Essence Souls?
Meng Chuan first studied the first painting.
Runes constantly appeared on the three-dimensional star painting as they kept changing
As he studied the runic patterns and looked at the star painting, Meng Chuan gradually gained some insights. After all, the basics were relatively simple. There were runic patterns that appeared directly. In the later stages, there were no runic patterns. Therefore, what disciples comprehended depended on themselves. They might even have completely different insights than Eminence Fei Yu.An Essence Soul can be directly cultivated? Meng Chuan was secretly astonished.
After some thought, he came to such a realization. This was also the core of this legacy.
The mystic technique Archean Mountain taught me back then relied on using the physical body and Quintessential Essence to nurture one’s soul and Essence Soul. However, this Essence Soul Star technique is far more exquisite. It uses one’s original Essence Soul as its foundation and slowly improves it.
This is raised based on a ratio. Therefore, the stronger one’s Essence Soul is, the greater the increase. At later stages, the improvement speed becomes more terrifying.
Meng Chuan carefully studied it. Basic mastery is achieved when one can completely change the structure of their Essence Soul. Amazing, truly wonderful. There are still killer moves hidden in this cultivation technique.
Meng Chuan was intoxicated.
Due to the detailed guidance of the runic patterns in the first few paintings, the disciples had similar cultivation results to that of Senior Fei Yu. Only when one reached the middle or late stages would there be bigger differences.
Meng Chuan only spent two hours studying the first painting. He was extremely impressed by Eminence Fei Yu.
Chapter 383 - Cultivation
I’ll probably take a few months to understand the second and third paintings. Meng Chuan spent another two hours studying the second and third paintings before stopping temporarily. Time was precious now. He still needed to hunt for demon monarchs. He couldn’t waste too much time.
I’ll try to gain basic mastery first.
With a thought
The Essence Soul in his sea of consciousness suddenly disintegrated into countless Essence Soul thoughts. With countless Essence Soul thoughts as the foundation, he reconstructed his Essence Soul.
It was just like microscopic matter that could form charcoal but also diamond depending on how it was structured. As for the Essence Soul that was naturally formed by living beings, the structure was extremely exquisite. If one were to change the structure without reason or a guide, they would mostly damage the Essence Soul. As for Senior Fei Yu, his understanding of Essence Soul structure had reached an unimaginable level. The perfected Essence Soul structure far exceeded the original structure of the Essence Soul.
Whoosh.
According to the structure he comprehended from the Essence Soul Star’s first painting, countless Essence Soul thoughts in Meng Chuan’s sea of consciousness finally formed a massive star.
The star slowly rotated, emitting an endless charm.
Meng Chuan felt his mind becoming ethereal. His mind was several times faster, and his Essence Soul was extremely stable! It was like a fortress. Furthermore, as his Essence Soul slowly rotated, his Essence Soul absorbed external powers and slowly strengthened itself. This kind of strengthening was very slow, but the advantage was that it never stopped!
According to the simple description of the Essence Soul Star, one’s Essence Soul will take about 500 years to cultivate from the fifth level to the sixth level. It will take about 1,000 years for one’s Essence Soul to reach the seventh level from the sixth. From the seventh level to the eighth level, it will take about 2,000 years. Meng Chuan sighed. What a terrifying cultivation formulation.
Creation Supremacies mostly had fifth-level Essence Souls. With this cultivation formulation, one could attain a sixth-level Essence Soul in 500 years. It was extremely difficult for Imperial Lords to reach the Tribulation realm. This cultivation formulation gave their Essence Souls a chance of reaching the Tribulation realm.
The first requirement is the paintings. This cultivation formulation is completely hidden within the paintings. It’s relatively easy to gain insights in the early stages, but the further one advances, the more difficult it becomes. In fact, one would comprehend completely different insights than that of Senior Fei Yu. It’s fine if one goes in a completely different direction, but one should be worried about going down a path with a dead end. That would result in being stuck at the sixth or seventh-level of the Essence Soul.
The Essence Soul Star formation he comprehended could be wrong. If he tried to reconstruct his Essence Soul, it would collapse. Not only would he fail to break through, but his foundation would also be damaged. Clearly, not everyone could master such a forbidden cultivation formulation.
The second requirement is the mind’s willpower. If one’s willpower isn’t strong enough, they won’t be able to comprehend the profundities within the paintings. The pressure brought by the star in the paintings is enough to injure the Essence Soul. Furthermore, if one’s willpower isn’t strong enough, they will die once they reach the Tribulation realm! They won’t even be able to pass the first tribulation.
In the Tribulation realm, each tribulation was a life and death experience. Thus, one’s willpower was extremely important.
I can attain a sixth-level Essence Soul in 500 years? It’s not bad if it’s during a time of peace. However, in wartime, it’s still too slow to rely on this cultivation formulation to improve the Essence Soul. This cultivation formulation stabilizes one’s Essence Soul, increasing its defense by more than ten-fold. Meng Chuan could sense how stable the slow-spinning star in his sea of consciousness was.
As for killing enemies? Normally, there’s only one move-Astral Wave.
With a thought, invisible ripples spread out. They could spread out in all directions and also target a single enemy by restraining them. Astral Wave can affect enemies at the same Essence Soul level. When used against somebody with an Essence Soul in the original structure, I can reduce their strength by nearly half.
There’s also a forbidden spell. An Essence Soul Star nurtures Starlight internally. This is the Essence Soul’s foundation. If I were to release a single beam of S
tarlight, I would be able to injure a sixth-level Essence Soul. However, a single beam of Starlight will damage my Essence Soul’s foundation by 30%. Even if the Essence Soul Star formulation’s recovery speed is astonishing, it will take ten years to recover.
There’s also the move ‘Indiscriminate Destruction.’ It’ll burn the entire Essence Soul Star and deliver a deadly blow at the risk of one’s life. There’s a high chance that one’s Essence Soul will be completely annihilated. If one successfully kills the opponent, a portion of the Essence Soul might still survive. However, one would be left with incomplete memories and a greatly-reduced perception. The damaged Essence Soul will automatically revolve, recovering to its original state. It’ll take more than 1,000 years for it to recover completely.
He definitely couldn’t use the Indiscriminate Destruction mindlessly. If he used it, regardless of whether the enemy died or not, he had a high chance of dying. Even if he was lucky enough to survive, it would take him a long time to recover.
According to the description, if one reaches the Tribulation realm, they will be able to use Starlight as an ordinary move. If one reaches the Sixth Tribulation realm, Indiscriminate Destruction can be used as a normal forbidden spell. Every usage only damages a portion of one’s foundation. It’ll take just a few decades to recover. Meng Chuan understood this point. Clearly, at his current realm, his Essence Soul would still be severely damaged if he burned the entirety of his Essence Soul.
Meng Chuan’s vision blurred as he returned to Heart Sea Palace.
“Are you done cultivating?” The Guardian smiled at Meng Chuan.
“It’s a very powerful cultivation formulation,” said Meng Chuan. Although it prioritized stability in the early stages, it was already impressive that he could reduce the strength of enemies with a similar-level Essence Soul with the main method of attack-Astral Waves.
“Look.” The Guardian pointed to the side of the hall. With a wave of his hand, a bookshelf appeared in the hall. There were over 100 books on the bookshelf.
“Ancestral Master Archean Eon traveled through the River of Spacetime and collected quite a number of Essence Soul mystic techniques. They are all here,” said the Guardian with a smile. “Furthermore, several powerful manuals that humans have obtained from other Tribulation Eminences and Imperial Lords are also placed here.”
Meng Chuan nodded. The most dazzling batch of experts in human history mainly existed during the Archean Eon Sect’s era.
Some were personally guided by Ancestral Master Archean Eon, so their improvement was naturally fast. Some rose after the ancestral master died. At that time, the sect’s heritage was very rich, and they had many treasures. Many experts like Myriad Sword Island Lord and Imperial Lord An Yang appeared.
As time passed, the number of treasures that could aid their cultivation dwindled. It was naturally harder for humans to produce peerless experts.
“You can read the other Essence Soul mystic manuals slowly in the future. You’d better read this first.” The Guardian walked to the bookshelf and handed Meng Chuan a book. “These are some notes left behind by human experts, who have cultivated the Essence Soul Star. Only those that have obtained the legacy are qualified to read it.”Meng Chuan came to a realization as he read the book.
“Remember, don’t let the name ‘Essence Soul Star’ be known. Otherwise, you will incur huge trouble. The Essence Soul Star can improve one’s Essence Soul, and the improvement shouldn’t be revealed. In short, everything regarding the Essence Soul Star has to be kept a secret. Just disguise it as a top-notch Essence Soul mystic technique, which gives one high defense.”
Meng Chuan flipped through the book.
There were records of Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences and Imperial Lords.
The outer realm looks cruel and cold. Even if an alien expert-recognized as a friendmight kill a friend for the sake of his cultivation path. It’s even more common to kill an unfamiliar expert.
The more Meng Chuan read, the more he sighed.
He also realized how cruel the outer realm was! The three demon Imperial Lords were overjoyed when they discovered that a large number of World Entrances had appeared between the Demon Realm and the human world. They had a chance of obtaining the treasures left behind a Seventh Tribulation Eminence just by sending their subordinates to conquer the human world. It was an extremely rare opportunity! As for the large number of demons that died and the countless humans that were slaughtered, they meant nothing to the three Imperial Lords.
The Essence Soul Star formulation is very outstanding in every other aspect. It’s only lacking when it comes to killing enemies. It’s suggested that one cultivates the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell as a supplement.
Chapter 384 - Inside the Pagoda
“It’s suggested that one cultivates the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell.”
“The Magic Awl Forbidden Spell and the Essence Soul Star are the most compatible. They are extremely effective against enemies.”
“With the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell, one can abandon Starlight. It’s suggested to spend more time on the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell.”
Seniors that had cultivated the Essence Soul Star formulation gave advice to their juniors.
Half of the book’s content described the cultivation of one’s Essence Soul Star, while the other half described the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell. Everyone held it in high esteem. They deemed it the strongest mystic technique in the Heart Sea Palace, second only to the Essence Soul Star.
“Oh? They recommend it that much?” Meng Chuan looked at the Guardian. “Where’s the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell?”
“Here.” The Guardian skillfully took out a book and handed it to Meng Chuan.
The River of Spacetime’s laws didn’t restrict the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell.
It’s a forbidden spell that cultivates an Essence Soul weapon. Meng Chuan flipped through the book. There were lots of words and diagrams in the book, and information surged into his mind. The Essence Soul Star gave different results when cultivated by different people. As for the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell, its cultivation method was very clear. All of them followed one particular direction in cultivation. However, the higher one’s cultivation realm was, the stronger the outcome.
This forbidden spell was to cultivate an Essence Soul weapon-Magic Awl! It was called a forbidden spell because one needed to consume some of their Essence Soul foundation to cultivate it. Using ten percent of one’s Essence Soul foundation for cultivation didn’t have much of an impact.
The negative effects showed when more than ten percent of one’s Essence Soul foundation was used. The defensive properties of one’s Essence Soul Star began to decline, and the speed at which one’s Essence Soul improved would constantly decrease.
When more than 30% of one’s Essence Soul foundation was used, it resulted in severe consequences such as the loss of memories and the drop in perceptivity. However, this forbidden spell was extremely powerful! After cultivating the Magic Awl with just ten percent of one’s Essence Soul foundation, it was comparable to a beam of Starlight. A fifth-level Essence Soul could even injure a sixth-level Essence Soul with it, reducing the strength of the sixth-level Essence Soul. Of course, the attack easily backfired. If the Magic Awl failed to pierce through an enemy’s Essence Soul, it would be damaged to the point of destruction. However, it was extremely effective at piercing an enemy’s Essence Soul.
If one used 30% of their Essence Soul foundation to cultivate it, they would have a chance of killing a sixth-level Essence Soul despite having a fifth-level Essence Soul. An enemy with weaker willpower would have their minds go blank upon being attacked. They would be unable to resist at all. Sixth-level Essence Soul experts with stronger willpower would also suffer a huge loss in strength, barely able to unleash 20 to 30 percent of their strength. This was a high-level Essence Soul weapon! All the experts of the human Essence Soul lineage respected it.
Some even wanted to use 30% of their Essence Soul foundation t
o cultivate it. They combined the Essence Soul mystic technique with their head-on combat techniques; they were virtually invincible.
This all depended on one’s choices. The flaw of this forbidden spell was that cultivating a Magic Awl would place one’s Essence Soul foundation in a damaged state for prolonged periods. For example, using 30% of one’s Essence Soul foundation to cultivate the Magic Awl would force one’s Essence Soul to stay at 70% efficiency for a long period of time. The improvement of one’s Essence Soul would be very slow, and their defense would be much weaker.
It’s really a double-edged sword. It hurts the enemy and oneself. Furthermore, the refinement method of this Essence Soul weapon requires time to study it. At the very least, it’s no less difficult than the Essence Soul Star for anyone below the Tribulation realm.
Meng Chuan simply flipped through the Essence Soul mystic techniques.
Although there were other mystic techniques, he had to consider the time it took, the power it had, and other different angles. It took him a lot of time and effort to cultivate the Essence Soul Star. He just needed to cultivate the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell to make up for the formulation’s lacking lethality. Cultivating a weaker Essence Soul mystic technique was not worth the time. Rumble!
The Heart Sea Palace’s door closed as Meng Chuan and the Guardian walked out.
Battle God Pagoda. Meng Chuan’s gaze landed on the building on the right. It was an ancient nine-story pagoda.
The Guardian also looked at the pagoda. “The Eon Sea Sect only set two tests. You are ranked first in the Heart Sea Palace, so you naturally passed that one. As for the Battle God Pagoda… it has nothing to do with your Essence Soul. It doesn’t even have anything to do with the divine armaments you possess. It tests your true combat strength and your technique realm.