LRAB Chapter 222 Physical Transformation, True Monarch Xuan Shui
Chapter 222 Physical Transformation, True Monarch Xuan Shui
Chapter 222 Physical Transformation, True Monarch Xuan Shui
As the impact continued, the energy of the lightning crystal core within the body decreased at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Fortunately, the energy of the Thunder Brew Essence allowed his internal organs to be energized with Thunder Spirit energy, providing an even higher level of defense.
This allows the internal organs to withstand a level of lightning-induced body tempering far exceeding normal levels, preventing them from being torn apart by the violent energy.
At the same time, Chen Yi also digested all the ancient thunder spirits from the Thunder Pool that the system had previously devoured, and with the help of the primordial power contained in the spirits, accelerated the process of opening the third layer of purification.
Three hours passed in this way. When nearly 80% of the lightning crystals in Chen Yi's body were consumed, and the energy of the bottle of lightning essence was completely exhausted,
A soft "crack" suddenly came from inside his body—he had finally broken through the barrier of the third level of purification!
At this moment, Chen Yi's internal organs have completed the Golden Lightning Transformation, and the surface is covered with a layer of fine Golden Lightning patterns. Not only can it store a large amount of Golden Lightning power, but its defensive power has also soared, and ordinary attacks cannot harm it at all.
His physical strength has also reached a new level, enough to withstand a mid-grade magic weapon without being damaged;
His speed, strength, and reaction time have all been improved. Even when encountering a peak third-tier demon beast, he can withstand it with his bare hands and not be at a disadvantage.
Body Refinement Stage 3, Late Stage, Success!
Chen Yi slowly opened his eyes, a flash of light passing through them, the fatigue around him was somewhat relieved by the joy of breaking through.
At this moment, the lightning crystal energy within his body was completely exhausted, and the gold crystal core, lightning crystal core, and golden-lightning crystal core were almost completely depleted.
Even so,
Even as Chen Yi broke through his barrier, he did not forget to use his concealment technique to try to hide the noise of his breakthrough and avoid revealing too many of his trump cards.
Outside the formation, Ji Wuchen, who had been focused on guarding the area, noticed that the power of the thunder spirit in the thunder pool had been decreasing at an unusually rapid pace over the past few hours.
Just now, even through the protective array, he vaguely sensed a terrifying fluctuation of blood energy that made his heart tremble!
That fluctuation was incredibly powerful.
that moment,
He even had the illusion that what was being protected in the formation was not his fellow Daoist Chen Yi, but a terrifying monster at the peak of the third tier that was about to break through!
However, this fluctuation only lasted for a moment before disappearing completely.
If Ji Wuchen hadn't been exceptionally confident in his perception, he would have almost thought he was hallucinating.
He gazed at the figure within the formation, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
Brother Chen, how much strength do you actually have that you're hiding from me?
After advancing to the late stage of the third level of body refinement, Chen Yi's physical body underwent a qualitative leap.
Now, facing the lightning damage from this near-fourth-tier ancient lightning pool, he can directly withstand it with his physical body.
It even reached the point where one could jump into the lightning pool to "take a bath," no longer needing to worry about being devoured by the power of lightning.
At this moment, Chen Yi's lightning crystal energy was almost depleted, and he urgently needed the lightning spirit power in the lightning pool below to replenish it.
Fortunately, there was still nearly half of the lightning essence remaining in the lightning pool, enough for him to have a good "feast" and completely fill the energy gap in his body.
Moreover, as the liquid lightning in the lightning pool gradually decreased, the wisp of lightning spirit essence at the bottom of the pool began to flash with golden light from time to time.
The space available for it to hide is getting smaller and smaller, and soon it will have nowhere to hide.
"Brother Chen, you've used up all your Thunder Brew Essence. There's only a small portion of Thunder Liquid left in the Thunder Pool. Are you confident you can refine the remaining Thunder Liquid?"
Looking at the changes in the Thunder Pool, Ji Wuchen felt a surge of hope, but he couldn't hide his nervousness and couldn't help but ask Chen Yi for confirmation.
He was afraid that without the help of the Thunder Brew Essence, Chen Yi would be unable to refine the remaining Thunder Powder, causing all his previous efforts to be in vain.
"It's not a big problem."
Chen Yi spoke calmly.
He continued to take out the Magnetic Thunder Altar, drew thunder liquid from the thunder pool, and then quickly refined the thunder liquid in the altar into his body to replenish the thunder crystal energy consumed when he was trying to break through to the late stage of the third level of body refinement.
This time, Chen Yi clearly felt that the refining process was much more efficient than before.
If he had refined this near-fourth-tier lightning slurry before, he would have been like a chicken pecking at rice, only able to digest it little by little.
But now, his refining speed is comparable to a vicious dog pouncing on its prey, capable of devouring the power of the Thunder Spirit in large gulps.
Whether it's the refining speed, the physical body's endurance, or the total demand for thunder spirit energy, there has been a significant improvement.
Seeing that Chen Yi was refining the lightning paste so smoothly, Ji Wuchen was somewhat relieved.
While maintaining the operation of the fourth-order defensive formation to ensure that there would be no flaws, he kept a close eye on the Thunder Spirit True Meaning that occasionally flashed with golden light in the Thunder Pool, fearing that something unexpected might happen to this crucial target.
However, at that moment, a beam of dark light suddenly shot down from the top of the cave, crashing heavily into the fourth-order defensive formation set up by Ji Wuchen.
It stirred up fine ripples of energy, and the spiritual light on the surface of the formation dimmed a bit.
Ji Wuchen's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly looked up.
A monstrous beast covered in dense, bluish-gray scales emerged from the top layer of rock, its scarlet eyes fixed intently on the ground below.
Its slender mouth opened, revealing two rows of fine, razor-sharp teeth, and it let out a low growl at him and Chen Yi, its voice full of ferocity.
"It's a surprise attack by a mountain-piercing monster; judging from its aura, it should be at the peak of the third tier!"
Ji Wuchen's expression turned slightly serious, and he immediately spoke to Chen Yi.
"Brother Chen, don't worry. I'll handle this demon. It won't affect your refining of the lightning essence."
Having said that, he was ready to make his move, his fingertips beginning to gather magical power, his gaze fixed intently on the stone-armored beast.
As Chen Yi was refining the lightning paste, he naturally sensed the commotion here.
However, in his opinion, a peak third-tier demonic beast should not be able to break through the protection of a fourth-tier defensive formation.
Therefore, he was not too worried and simply accelerated the refining speed of the lightning liquid in the pool.
The bluish-gray stone-armored beast first used several ranged demonic attacks.
One after another, streaks of dark light crashed into the array's protective shield, but only caused a few ripples, failing to break through the defenses.
Seeing this, it attempted to close in and launch a physical attack, its massive body slamming into the formation. But before it could retreat...
Ji Wuchen, who had been deliberately feigning weakness and concealing his true abilities, seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack using the array.
A top-tier third-order energy beam shot out from the formation and struck the stone-armored beast's head armor with pinpoint accuracy!
Under the ferocious bombardment at close range, the stone-armored beast's head armor shattered instantly, scale fragments flew everywhere, and its head was covered in blood. In pain, it let out a shrill howl and staggered back a few steps.
Seeing this, Ji Wuchen immediately prepared to press his advantage, mobilizing the energy of the formation to condense a killing move, hoping to completely eliminate the monster in one strike.
But just then, the stone-armored beast, which was shrouded in the array, suddenly blurred, and its body emitted a bluish-gray halo similar to the stone ground of the cave.
It merged directly with the surrounding rock strata and disappeared instantly, even its presence vanishing without a trace.
Ji Wuchen was slightly taken aback, then frowned and his expression became serious.
He was experienced and knowledgeable, and quickly sensed that something was wrong. He turned to Chen Yi and said:
"Brother Chen, we need to speed things up."
Few native beasts can cultivate their escape techniques to such a high degree of proficiency and naturalness.
Moreover, this place is Thunder Mountain, an environment inherently unsuitable for pure-blooded stone beasts to survive. This demonic beast is probably not a wild creature, but rather a spirit pet kept by someone.
The implication is that this monster likely has a master behind it, and there may be even bigger trouble to come.
Chen Yi nodded slightly upon hearing this, said nothing more, and directly took out the drop of millennium spiritual milk that Ji Wuchen had lent him earlier, tilted his head back and swallowed it.
The moment the spiritual milk entered the body, a warm and gentle energy spread out, like basking in the warm spring sun.
The mana he had consumed, his exhausted consciousness, and even the minor damage to his physical body caused by the breakthrough all began to fully recover at this moment, at a speed far exceeding that of usual.
[Life essence detected in the millennium-old spiritual milk. Consume?]
The system notification sounded in my mind at just the right time.
This wasn't the first time Chen Yi had encountered something like spirituality or life force.
Over the years, when he came into contact with various restorative pills, he had sensed a small amount of similar energy, but never such a rich and pure one.
This time, he could clearly perceive the powerful restorative energy contained within the life essence of the millennium-old spiritual milk.
It is similar to the original source of the life runes on his Purple Extreme Golden Core, but also different, and is slightly higher in level.
After a brief moment of thought, Chen Yi quickly made a decision:
He intended to devour and extract the life essence from this thousand-year-old spiritual milk, using it to strengthen the wisp of rune about eternal life on the Purple Extreme Golden Core.
This is extremely beneficial for enhancing one's own recovery ability and vitality.
With the support of the millennium spiritual milk's energy, Chen Yi's essence, qi, and spirit were fully restored to their peak state, and he once again accelerated the speed at which he devoured thunder spirits and accumulated thunder crystals.
In fact, he had vaguely sensed it when the stone-armored beast first appeared, through his "Perception of Heaven and Earth".
A crisis involving major cause and effect is quietly approaching, and we must complete the refining process as soon as possible and make preparations to deal with it.
And then,
The thunderous magma in the Thunder Pool was nearly empty, and the wisp of golden light containing the true essence of thunder spirit was fully revealed, slowly floating at the bottom of the pool, radiating a faint fourth-order pressure.
As Chen Yi refined the remaining lightning liquid, the system in his mind kept popping up notifications:
[The true essence of the ancient thunder spirit has been discovered. Should it be absorbed?]
Chen Yi didn't hesitate at all; he naturally devoured any resources he could.
As for healing Ji Wuchen's demonic soul mark, we'll make a plan after the absorption is complete.
Anyway, once the golden lightning spirit essence has completely become his own power, he can use this power to help Ji Wuchen deal with the mark, which will not affect the agreement.
After the stone-armored beast left, the cave returned to silence for a while.
However, neither Chen Yi nor Ji Wuchen let their guard down. They both knew that the appearance of the stone-armored beast was just a harbinger, and the real test would soon arrive.
Ji Wuchen kept a close eye on the surroundings of the formation, fearing that any unexpected events might interrupt Chen Yi's refining process.
Half an hour later, when only a thin layer of lightning liquid remained at the bottom of the pool, barely covering the bottom, Chen Yi had already devoured about 80% of that wisp of golden ancient lightning spirit essence.
This golden lightning spirit essence contained a powerful fourth-order soul lightning will, and each rune symbol contained profound lightning rules, making it extremely difficult for Chen Yi to absorb.
Even though he already possessed late-stage third-order divine sense cultivation, and was fully utilizing the system's assistance throughout,
The millennium-old spiritual milk continued to restore consciousness and magical power, but the process of absorbing it remained difficult.
Each time he digested a trace of Thunder Spirit's true meaning, it consumed a great deal of mental energy. The rate at which his Golden Core power and divine sense were consumed far exceeded the rate at which they could be restored, and his face gradually showed signs of fatigue.
But behind the price paid, the gains are also extremely significant:
On the surface of his natal thunder talisman, there was an additional golden ancient thunder spirit mark, making the flowing lightning on the talisman appear even more profound.
The edge of the soul thunder cloud in his soul also had a ring of gold, and the power of the soul thunder brewing inside was obviously enhanced, faintly carrying the domineering power of ancient thunder.
The most obvious change was the Daoist rune related to the Thunder Soul Whip on his golden core.
A series of golden patterns were added to the rune chain, giving the original third-tier divine power a touch of fourth-tier origin charm.
Although only 20% of the golden ancient thunder spirit essence remained at the bottom of the pool, Chen Yi could clearly feel that his Thunder Soul Whip divine power had undergone a qualitative leap.
If one disregards the consumption of mana and spiritual energy and fully activates this divine ability, one might be able to unleash an attack comparable to a fourth-tier soul-path divine ability.
Although with his current cultivation level, he could only unleash such an attack once, it was still an extremely terrifying improvement.
It should be noted that this is the first time Chen Yi has possessed an attack method comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator!
Chen Yi was filled with excitement, but his hands did not stop moving at all.
He knew very well that danger could strike at any moment, and the more portion of Thunder Spirit True Meaning he could absorb before the crisis arrived, the more secure his own strength would be.
They are still racing against time to absorb the last bit of energy from the bottom of the pool.
Just then, a terrifying wave of divine sense suddenly swept in from outside the cave, like an invisible pressure enveloping the entire cave.
Chen Yi and Ji Wuchen both felt a chill run down their spines, instantly tensing up.
They all knew that the real crisis had finally arrived.
The next moment, the stone-armored beast that had fled earlier cautiously emerged from the cave passage, its scarlet eyes fixed on the two people in the formation.
Behind it, a stream of water was rushing towards it at high speed.
The water swirled in the air for a moment before suddenly stopping, and a beautiful middle-aged woman in white stepped out, her graceful figure floating lightly in mid-air.
The powerful nascent soul magic emanating from her body spread out like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire cave and making the air stagnant.
Xuan Shui Zhenjun narrowed his long, narrow eyes, his gaze sweeping over Ji Wuchen, who was erecting a fourth-order defensive formation in front of him, before settling on Chen Yi, who was still refining the lightning pool inside. He spoke in an icy tone:
"You two little thieves, how dare you come to my Demonic Sect's Thunder Peak to steal the true essence of Thunder Spirit! Today, you're likely not leaving alive!"
Before she finished speaking, she gently waved her hand, and a surge of water elemental power containing the pressure of a Nascent Soul level suddenly condensed.
Like a surging wave, it flew out with a roar and slammed hard into the array shield set up by Ji Wuchen.
With a deafening roar, the fourth-tier defensive array began to shake violently, and countless cracks appeared on the surface of the shield.
The magical artifacts at the four corners of the formation simultaneously emitted blinding light, barely managing to block the attack with all their might.
The four high-grade spirit stones embedded in the array base dimmed slightly in an instant, clearly indicating that they had consumed a great deal of energy.
The power of this attack far surpassed that of the previous peak-level third-tier stone-armored beast's attack.
That was true Nascent Soul level magic power, carrying overwhelming force that made the formation tremble.
Ji Wuchen's expression turned extremely serious, and he quickly formed hand seals, trying his best to maintain the stability of the formation.
At the same time, he heard Chen Yi's voice transmission in his ear:
"This woman is Xuan Shui Zhenren of the Nine Heavens Merchant Guild of the Demonic Sect, who sold all the cultivators on the spaceship to the Demonic Sect ten years ago."
Unexpectedly, ten years later, she had actually advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.
It seems that the shady deal she made back then earned her a lot of resources for advancement, which enabled her to successfully form her Nascent Soul.
"Brother Ji, the situation is critical. Should we stop refining the Thunder Pool and try to escape first?"
Chen Yi's tone remained relatively calm.
Although the opponent's Nascent Soul power was extremely strong, with his current late-stage third-tier body refinement strength, he did not feel any threat of being killed in one blow.
Moreover, with Ji Wuchen holding off the formation in front, there is still some room for maneuver.
Ji Wuchen carefully sensed the intensity of Xuan Shui Zhenjun's attack, a cold smile playing on his lips, and transmitted his voice back to Chen Yi:
"It's just a low-grade Nascent Soul of the lowest quality. I can still withstand this fourth-order defensive array."
Brother Chen, hurry up and finish the refining process as soon as possible. Don't worry, I will make sure you leave here safely.
His words were full of confidence, clearly indicating that he still had faith in his formation and trump cards.
After the telepathic transmission ended, Ji Wuchen deliberately lowered his voice and spoke in a slightly hoarse tone to Xuan Shui Zhenjun outside the fourth-order formation with a cold laugh:
"How dare the Demonic Sect!"
A Nascent Soul True Monarch disregarded his status and attacked a Core Formation junior, exceeding his level. If word got out, wouldn't he be ridiculed by the entire cultivation world?
True Lord Xuan Shui, do you really think no one knows about your despicable act of selling righteous cultivators to the demonic sect in exchange for cultivation resources?
It seems that my three punches, delivered by the Great Cultivator of Zhongzhou, haven't been enough to frighten you remnants of the demonic sect!
This Thunder Peak was originally the sacred training ground of my Shangzhou Wanfa Thunder Sect. When did it become your demonic sect's privately occupied land?
Xuan Shui, although you are already a Nascent Soul senior, you may not be able to do anything to us today.
If you do not stop and insist on bullying the weak, whether I live or die today, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator will come to investigate this matter!
"At that time, even the Demonic Sect won't be able to protect you!"
Ji Wuchen spoke with considerable confidence.
Firstly, the four mid-grade magic treasures standing around him are the core of the array, which can barely support a fourth-order array.
Secondly, he had seen many Nascent Soul cultivators in the past and already knew the quality of their magical power and their attack methods.
They did not feel powerless to resist, much less that they would be easily crushed.
These words directly exposed Xuan Shui Zhenjun's true nature, causing a brief change in her expression, and a sinister glint flashed in her eyes as if her secret had been exposed.
But then, her gaze swept over the fourth-order formation composed of the four mid-grade magic treasures, and she caught a glimpse of the golden lightning spirit essence faintly appearing in the lightning pool. A look of disdain quickly appeared on her face:
"A mere Core Formation junior on the verge of death dares to negotiate with me, a True Monarch? Go report to your ancestor after you die!"
Before she finished speaking, Xuan Shui Zhenjun's hands shimmered with a rich watery light, and her magical power surged wildly around her, as if endless seawater was condensing behind her.
The next moment, the entire cave seemed to be flooded by seawater as she unleashed her Nascent Soul level magical power.
The endless seawater surged like a raging torrent, crashing relentlessly towards Ji Wuchen's fourth-order defensive array.
"Boom! Boom!"
The seawater crashed against the array's protective barrier, producing deafening roars.
The light of the four high-grade spirit stones below the formation dimmed rapidly at a visible speed, and the cracks on the surface of the shield increased, as if it would shatter completely at any moment.
Ji Wuchen's expression changed slightly. While rapidly forming hand seals to maintain the formation, he hurriedly transmitted his voice to Chen Yi:
"Brother Chen, hurry! You must speed up the refining process; the formation won't hold for much longer!"
At the same time, he did not dare to hesitate for a moment and immediately took out four brand-new high-grade spirit stones from his storage bracelet and quickly embedded them into the array base.
The moment the new spirit stone touched the array base, it instantly released a rich spiritual energy. The fourth-order defensive array, which was on the verge of collapse, was supported like a small boat swaying in the wind.
The protective shield, strong enough to withstand the magic power of a Nascent Soul level cultivator, re-energized, and barely managed to stabilize itself under the continuous scouring of the endless seawater.
(End of this chapter)