"Wondrous indeed. I'm curious to see the surprises you will continue to produce. We'll talk more after you have adjusted to the new technique and finished your preparations."
The wizened Sect Master stood up as he spread his hands out and continued,
"For now, consider this little Karmic Sect of mine your home. Let me know if you need anything else."
Noah nodded as he gave his thanks to this mysterious figure that continued to help him under the excuse of something that was bound to happen in the future. He did not fully know what this Cultivator had seen, but Inuit was the reason why he was able to leave the Lost World and keep his life. He still held some reservations, but he would cautiously trust this much-needed helper for now. This wasn't to mention the spectacular treasures and this new skill he had just received from him.
Noah turned his attention to the {Forge of Silver Flame} as he pondered on its ability to refine rare herbs and materials as he pulled out the only thing that could be considered along the same lines. An [Ice Phoenix Fruit] from the Spiritual Land appeared in the air as he began his first trial of the new unique skill from the World of Cultivation.
{Forge of the Silver Flame} was cast as a silver light bloomed out, the transparent outline of the cauldron that was tattooed on the back of his hand forming in front in front of his eyes mystically as the medicinal fruit that was floating in the air was sucked into the center of the transparent cauldron. A large amount of mana was leaving his body endlessly as he found this skill to be using even more mana than even the Ultimate Skills he held.
A silver flame erupted out within the cauldron as the [Ice Phoenix Fruit] became bathed in a silver light and began spinning speedily. Essence trembled and converged around the cauldron as a sizzling sound spread out, along with a strong aroma of medicine that Noah had not come across before.
The process continued for just a few more minutes before hazy clouds of silver light spread out and the rapid spinning in the transparent cauldron stopped. What remained was the sparkling shapes of slowly spinning pills that shone in a hue of silver and blue.
[Ice Phoenix Pills] Born and cultivated from a unique environment, the source of these pills was refined even further as their effectiveness was more than quadrupled. The pills hold a tremendous amount of essence that very few could handle to absorb.
The gorgeously shining pills floated happily in front of him as the transparent cauldron disappeared back into the tattoo on his hand. Noah had an amazed expression as he grabbed one of them and popped them in his mouth.
BOOM!
It felt an explosion of essence that spread throughout his entire body, granting him a tremendous source of strength that felt similar to when he was absorbing Phantasmal cores. He marveled at the increased effectiveness of the fruits he cultivated in the Spiritual Land as his thoughts moved towards the beings that the fruits showed the most effectiveness with.
The beasts born from the Spiritual Land had been absorbing the [Ice Phoenix Fruits] and [Spirit of the Arctic] recently, but many were still stuck in the Mythical rank with their breakthroughs imminent. This was especially so for the arrogant Emperor Penguin. If they had the refined versions of the fruits they were eating…
A smile spread out from Noah's face as he realized the next upgrade of the Spiritual Land would not be too far off. He stretched his neck as he disappeared from the large room that Sect Master Inuit left him alone in and appeared in the underground layer of the Spiritual Land.
Barbatos could be seen in a region of the Time Space as she seemed to be battling with the practicing Calamities, deathly spirits being summoned around her as she laughed maniacally. Noah entered the Time Space himself as he went towards the large plants holding the gorgeously shining [Ice Phoenix Fruits] and [Spirit of the Arctic], setting his body not too far away as the many fruits hanging from the plants were plucked out and came towards him.
The transparent outline of a silver cauldron erupted from the back of his hand and absorbed the rushing fruits within as Noah did something that would make the eyes of Cultivators pop out in shock and horror. The most rapid refinement and formation of pills was occurring in an isolated space that was the size of a grain of sand on the main peak of the Karmic Sect.
The silver light from the constantly refining cauldron as well the tremendously powerful aroma that came from it soon caught the attention of the practicing calamities and beasts as their practicing stopped and their gazes turned towards Noah's position, the expression of avarice present in their eyes as they stared at the formation of rapidly rotating pills holding immense essence within.
Chapter 222 - Upgrades
In a particular area of the Time Space, a wide collection of resplendent blue pills was swirling around Noah's position as he constantly pulled in the many medicinal fruits from the wide fields and into the silver cauldron where they were quickly refined into multiple pills.
He found himself getting a profound feeling as he did the simple thing of providing a ridiculous amount of mana to keep the [Forge of Silver Flame] active and continuing this process.
The beasts that had begun to near his position with shining eyes grabbed his attention as he sent a command for them to prepare for yet another breakthrough, some of the recently made pills floating around him going towards them in droves.
Their effectiveness was more than quadrupled, meaning that it would not be an issue for the beasts that had already been absorbing the [Ice Phoenix Fruits] and [Spirit of the Arctic] to experience their breakthroughs after this.
The Emperor Penguin was ecstatic as it grabbed the glowing pill with its flippers and looked at it carefully before popping it into its mouth. A similar scene replayed with all the other beasts as you could see a flying spider, an arctic fox, a polar bear, and many others swallow the glowing pills. It was followed by a burst of blue light as essence began to converge all around them, their advance into the next rank imminent.
After a significant amount of blue and white shining pills had been refined with the beasts having already started absorbing them, Noah stopped supplying mana to the {Forge of Silver Flame} as the transparent figure of the cauldron that seemed to be getting more and more solid as he continued to use the skill return as a tattoo on the back of his hand.
He monitored the progress of the beasts as he got ready to start upgrades of his own, wanting to push his strength even further before he went on the dangerous journey in the grave of an extremely powerful cultivator.
He had many Phantasmal ranked skills that had reached max proficiency and were ready for a combination, but he found they were not compatible. There were two more Phantasmal skills that he had been raising which had compatibility that would allow him to obtain a skill of the Phantasmal+ level that he could then combine to obtain an even more powerful one at the TRANSCENDENT level, granting him more than enough confidence as he moved forward to the next stage.
He began with the combination of his first Phantasmal ranked skill that he used to dominate the opponents in the Lost World, the combination of [The Dictatorial Kaiju- Hydra] and [Unbreakable Golden Body]. A spectacular creation was produced as his first Phantasmal+ ranked skill.
[The Dictatorial Kaiju- Hydra] + [Unbreakable Golden Body ] :: [Kaiju of the Deep- A terrible beast that devoured its enemies whole. It held unparalleled defense with golden scales that reflected the damage dealt towards it, while also holding maddening offensive skills from the three heads that controlled different elements.]
The combination had made his kaiju form extremely dense and strong, giving his enlarged body a golden sheen as he looked similar to a golden three-headed Hydra. The next combination was something just as spectacular, the addition of [Sundering Flames] with the other skills he found to be compatible with, [Lava Giant].
[Lava Giant] + [Sundering Flames] :: [Ancient Hellfire Titan- A giant long forgotten through the dredges of time. It controls hellish flames that only extinguish from its own commands, allowing it to burn its enemies until the
y turned to ash.]
The combination of two spectacular skills that he carefully chose so that he would be able to combine their products once more in the near future was complete. Rumbling resounded out as he continued to move, making his training targets the Calamities of the Sea and Barbatos who had already begun collecting the pills he made and popping them in her mouth like candy. Noah would now put his focus on training these new skills until they could be combined once more, trying to achieve his goal of a TRANSCENDENT skill in the span of a few days, or a week at most.
This training continued in the time space for days, with Noah sensing the beasts in the Spiritual Land advancing to the Phantasmal rank every now and then throughout. The first one to do this was of course the Emperor Penguin that had arrogance ingrained into its bones.
RAA!
A piercing cry rang out from it when it broke through, an aura of light erupting from it as it floated magnificently in the air
"Oh, you've become more powerful little penguin? Come take my place as I go relax a bit."
Its grandeur was cut short as the moment it finished its breakthrough, it was pulled into the fray of fighting against Noah who continued to endlessly throw out powerful attacks against the Calamities of the Sea and Barbatos.
He was using the newly advanced [Ancient Hellfire Titan] and [Kaiju of the Deep] against them, his body changing into that of a flaming giant one day and a tremendously powerful Hydra with golden scales the next day. He actually matched the attacks of the Kraken and the other four Calamities without being pummeled to oblivion as he continued to use his endless pool of mana to heal and regenerate within seconds whenever his extremely tight defenses were breached.
The damage that the Calamities and Barbatos took continued to acc.u.mulate over time though, giving Noah an upper hand as more time passed. This was where the recently advancing beasts from the Spiritual Land came in as they jumped into the fray the moment they completed their breakthrough into the Phantasmal rank.
Multiple days passed in the Time Space that Noah continued to supply mana to, which allowed an equivalent of one day to pass in the outside world. This rigorous training regiment continued until more than five beasts had passed through the Mythical rank and made their way to the PHANTASMAL rank, making it possible for the upgrade of the Spiritual Land yet again.
Noah also finished his training as he was able to achieve maxing the proficiency of the recently combined [Kaiju of the Deep] and [Ancient Hellfire Titan] after more than a week of nonstop usage in the Time Space. It was arduous and somewhat boring at times, but it allowed him to look forward to the combination of a TRANSCENDENT ranked skill at the same time as the upgrade of the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land to the 5th rank!
Chapter 223 - Power
Noah's body floated in the skies of the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land as a grand smile spread out from him. He was looking at the panel of {Spiritual Land Management} and seeing that the conditions for the upgrade to the next rank were all complete, and all that remained was him putting in a tremendous amount of mana as a catalyst.
"Start!"
He sent a command in his mind as the process began, with the Spiritual Land beginning to tremble as it underwent yet another change. The treasure was something unique from the Beast World, having its own uses that were very rarely seen. Noah was reaching unknown levels of this treasure as he continued to upgrade it with no problems.
He was looking forward to the new unlocks and next tier of medicinal fruits that would be available to use, as well as the all round improvements of the features already existing. He was particularly looking forward to the improvement of the Time Space feature, as only the first ratio of 1:5 had been unlocked and many more were waiting.
The rumbling in the Spiritual Land further continued as mana continued to senselessly leave his body and bathe the glittering frozen land, a blinding blue light continuing to build up and ready to seemingly erupt.
OONG!
All the beings in the Spiritual Land could feel the grandiose change as the Kraken leading the Calamities of the Sea looked forward in stupefaction. Barbatos was feeling the essence's convergence around them and looked towards the central figure where all of this was occurring as she shook her head in surprise at the things that continued to happen around this one being.
The crescendo of noises and build up reached the peak as the blinding light erupted out, bringing with it the completion of advancement to the next rank for the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land.
{Spiritual Land Management}
[Frozen Plateau-5]
Beasts: F-XXX, E-XXX, D-134,325, C-33,653, B-21,426, A-3,735, S-1539, EPIC-496, LEGENDARY-42, MYTHICAL-14, PHANTASMAL-6
Plants- Whitefall Trees, Snow Vine, Sacred Rye, Pigmy Melon, Ice-fire Persimmon, Ice Phoenix Fruits, Spirit of the Arctic. Available for planting(Frozen Angelica, Regal Flora )
Features- Size Regulation(Unlocked), Movement(Unlocked), Anchor(Unlocked), Boost Surroundings(Unlocked), Architecture(Unlocked), Frozen Barrier(Unlocked), Offensive Maneuvers(Unlocked), Time Dilation(Unlocked), Treasure Hunter (Unlocked), Interstellar Travel(Locked)...#$%@#%(Locked)
Upgrade- Conditions not met.
Noah stared at the gorgeous lines of blue words as he went through the newest feature, as well as the upgrade of the one he looked forward to the most.
[Time Dilation] :: The abstract concept of time can be manipulated in a small area. 1:5 Ratio (Unlocked), 1:10 Ratio (Unlocked), 1:20 Ratio (Locked)...
[Treasure Hunter] Unique wonders exist all around, rarely observed with the untrained eye. The master of the Spiritual Land gains the ability that allows them to more easily locate Unique Treasures in the land they are in.
The first one was the unlocking of the 1:10 ratio of the Time Space from the original 1:5, making it possible for him to train in the space without any worries even more. If he chose to spend 10 hours in the area surrounded by the many monoliths, only a single hour would have passed in the outside world. This upgrade just went on to further improve a feature that was already spectacular.
Next up was the newest addition, a feature called [Treasure Hunter]. It didn't seem like anything special, but Noah knew not to underestimate anything appearing from the upgrades of the Spiritual Land, with this feature most likely being something even more spectacular that would bring him amazing things in the future.
All the other features like [Boost Surroundings], [Frozen Barrier], and [Offensive Maneuvers] received their own upgrades, making them much stronger and increasing their effectiveness even more. Noah observed the celebrating beasts, especially the Emperor Penguin that was the first to break through to the Phantasmal rank as he looked at his own panel toward Skill Combination.
The upgrade for the Spiritual Land was complete, and now he would observe exactly what power the combination of the two Phantasmal+ ranked skills would bring once they produced a TRANSCENDENT skill of the next rank.
He left the celebrating beasts behind as his body disappeared and reappeared in the underground section of the Spiritual Land once again. He took a deep breath as he observed his panel and placed the two skills, [Kaiju of the Deep] and [Ancient Hellfire Titan], into the two slots of skill combination.
[Kaiju of the Deep] + [Ancient Hellfire Titan] :: TRANSCENDENT [The Calamitous Leviathan- A terrible creature that rains down destruction and fear upon its enemies. It holds the bloodlines of ancient giants and dragons, granting it the form of a calamitous dragon only heard of in history, The Nine-Headed Hydra.]
Noah breathed out heavily as he saw the appearance of his first Transcendent skill, not giving it a second thought before he activated it right away. He wanted to know exactly what level of power this new addition brought him.
OOONG!
Essence rumbled and the skies cracked as [The Calamitous Leviathan] was cast for the first time, Noah's body erupting out as a maddening power appeared in the underground layer of the Spiritual Land.
Every single being in the unique
treasure could feel the appearance of this maddening aura that seemed to bring anything lower than it to its knees. It spread out from the Spiritual Land placed in the wide room on the building which was located on the main peak of the Karmic Sect as it spread out even further, grabbing the attention of practicing disciples as their gazes hardened.
This wasn't just a normal aura of the TRANSCENDENT rank they felt, but something that felt much more maddening!
In the underground layer of the Spiritual Land, essence continued to clash and erupt out as a being with palpitating power appeared from the small humanoid form of Noah. Boasting nine tremendously large heads and four resplendently shining wings that each held their own color, the Nine-Headed Hydra, The Calamitous Leviathan, had made its first appearance in the World of Cultivation.
Chapter 224 - Surrounded
A sense of calm passed through Noah's mind as he experienced the level of strength at the TRANSCENDENT level. Belief in his own power was reinforced as he left the Spiritual Land to give thanks to Sect Master Inuit and start preparing to move after some time planning on how he should approach the dangers of the Treasure Abode of the fallen cultivator.
There were a few ways, and one of them lied with the sect that was obviously tied to them in name and would be doing everything possible in their power to obtain the treasures of the powerful Devilish Time Unveiler. This was the Time Immemorial Sect situated in Rainbow Spirit Mountain. Noah had a smile as he thought about the arrogant young master he had somehow offended a day back when not putting in the days that passed in the Time Space as his figure flashed away, he wanted to see if this little enmity was something that would make the young master do something stupid!
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In Rainbow Spirit Mountain, even though no conflict was permitted from any parties, those from Time Immemorial Sect still had many eyes spread throughout the mountain to surveil the beings going in and out. This particular day, a disgruntled Young Master Carl had taken the shift of a fellow Inner Disciple to monitor a portion of Rainbow Spirit Mountain as he spread out their eyes to look for two particular individuals that made his face turn red just by thinking about them.
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