RNP Chapter 227 Five Lines of Divine Sense, Eagle Ridge Recruits
Chapter 227 Five Lines of Divine Sense, Eagle Ridge Recruits
Chapter 227 Five Elements Divine Sense, Eagle Ridge Recruitment
Chen Yi carefully examined his inner vision to perceive his overall strength and clearly realized that he was temporarily unable to gather energy units like the Thunder Crystal Marrow, a quasi-fourth-order energy unit.
But he felt no anxiety; instead, he was full of confidence, knowing that he was not far from taking that step.
Chen Yi dared not attempt to condense the Hundred Threads of Golden Crystal Marrow lightly at this moment.
He judged that the condensation of the crystal marrow should not pose too much of a problem.
However, out of caution, he plans to learn more about the cultivation paths of fourth-order body cultivators first, and then attempt to break through the Thunder Crystal Marrow after he has acquired enough information.
For now, if Chen Yi wants to accumulate combat power, he only needs to condense a few more top-grade lightning crystal cores with ninety-nine strands each.
As long as it doesn't encounter a Nascent Soul level cultivator, the combat power that this top-grade lightning crystal core with ninety-nine strands can unleash has already reached the peak level of the third tier.
Especially after the quantity is accumulated, the attack power that each lightning crystal core can release is equivalent to the full-force attack of a mid-grade magic weapon;
If it is detonated, it can unleash terrifying power equivalent to a near-fourth-tier or even a newly entered fourth-tier.
Chen Yi could accumulate such a top-grade lightning crystal core gradually through his daily cultivation, and store it in his body after it was condensed.
During battle, it only requires a small amount of one's own power to activate, which is far more efficient than when Ji Wuchen uses a mid-grade magic weapon.
This combat style, which consumes a lot of magical power and requires the replenishment of spiritual energy with millennium-old spiritual milk, is much more economical.
Moreover, as long as Chen Yi can get close, the combat power unleashed by these lightning crystal cores is no weaker than Ji Wuchen's mid-grade magic weapon.
"Our combat power has increased again!"
A faint smile appeared on Chen Yi's lips; he was in a very good mood.
However, after spending two months successfully condensing five ninety-nine-strand lightning crystal cores,
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They temporarily stopped accumulating 99 strands of ultimate lightning crystal cores.
With his current spiritual strength, he has already reached his limit in simultaneously controlling five lightning crystal cores of this level.
Coincidentally, he still had one goal to achieve during this secluded cultivation: to attempt to break through to the fifth divine aperture.
Chen Yi took out two clumps of spiritual soil from his storage bag, one being the bottom soil and the other the wall soil of the Ten Thousand Year Thunder Pool.
These two clumps of spiritual soil, having been soaked in the lightning magma and that wisp of golden lightning spirit essence for ten thousand years, had long since shed their roughness as mortal soil and transformed into high-grade third-tier spiritual soil.
The soil at the bottom was a deep brown, almost black, and felt warm and smooth to the touch. The surface of the soil clods was faintly covered with fine silver patterns, traces of lightning spirit penetration. Inside, there were also a few wisps of pale gray earth evil, but they were firmly bound by the power of the lightning spirit, appearing not ferocious but rather adding to their weight.
The soil of the wall is reddish-brown and has a denser texture. At the cross-section, you can see layers of textures, each layer containing pale golden lightning arcs. The spirituality of the soil and the intent of lightning are intertwined, and you can sense a vast and heavy aura from afar.
Chen Yi focused his mind and first activated his Insightful Eyes to clearly see the texture of the spiritual soil and the path of spiritual flow. Then he immersed himself in a state of perceiving heaven and earth.
He placed two clumps of spiritual soil in front of his knees, closed his eyes, and deliberately recalled the feeling he had when he first entered Thunder-Guiding Peak ten years ago and tried to sense the pulse of the earth.
At that time, his perception of heaven and earth was still in its infancy, and he could only barely touch the shallow spiritual essence of the earth. Now, as he retraced his state of mind with his advanced divine sense, his mind instantly became clear.
Gradually, his divine sense spread out like a fine spider web, gently enveloping the spiritual soil and slowly coming into contact with the earth elemental energy and the true meaning of thunder spirit within it.
There was no violent collision, only a gentle fusion like water melting into water, at the very moment when divine consciousness touched the core spirituality of the spiritual land.
A system notification sounded in my mind: [Sensing a third-tier high-grade earth-lightning spirituality, devour it?]
"Devour." Chen Yi murmured to himself.
As soon as the command was given, he immediately activated his devouring ability. The earth and lightning spirituality within the spiritual soil seemed to be drawn by an invisible force.
It transformed into two streams of light brown and crimson energy, which slowly flowed into his brow and eventually merged into his consciousness.
Chen Yi did not allow these spiritual entities to scatter and wander, but instead condensed them all into a concentrated bundle of earth-lightning spiritual energy.
Concentrate your energy towards the Tianzhu acupoint on the head, which is the location of the fifth divine aperture.
The moment the spiritual energy beam struck the Tianzhu acupoint, Chen Yi felt a slight tremor in his mind. It wasn't pain, but rather like a long-sealed door being gently knocked on.
Immediately afterwards, a profound aura, as heavy as the earth itself, awakened from the depths of his divine consciousness. This earth-elemental divine consciousness was like a spiritual vein that had been nurtured for thousands of years beneath the nine earthly depths.
It slowly unfolds and spreads, echoing the already awakened divine consciousness of the four elements: metal, wood, water, and fire.
Almost simultaneously, a faint sound of thunder suddenly came from the thunder clouds in his soul, like the power of thunder from the heavens above, which was creating a strange connection with the earth-type divine consciousness hidden in the "Nine Earths" within Chen Yi's body.
In a daze, a blurry light and shadow seemed to emerge from the depths of Chen Yi's soul.
It was a bridge spanning the void, one end connected to the weight of the earth's depths, and the other to the thunder of the heavens above, its body gleaming with an indescribable, mysterious luster.
But as soon as this "bridge between heaven and earth" appeared,
It vanished like a bubble, but even in such a short time, Chen Yi clearly sensed that the divine soul power contained in the bridge was no weaker than the fourth-order level!
With all five elements of divine consciousness complete, the next step is to unite the five elements, connect the bridge between heaven and earth, and achieve a qualitative change in divine consciousness!
Chen Yi had a direction for the next stage of his cultivation of the "Refining God Technique" in mind.
As the earth-elemental divine sense fully took shape, the five elements' divine senses gathered in an instant.
Five different types of divine consciousness swirled and merged in his sea of consciousness: the sharpness of metal, the vitality of wood, the fluidity of water, the intensity of fire, and the weight of earth, all interacting and clashing.
They nourished each other, and the quality of their spiritual consciousness was as if it had been injected with a powerful force, instantly doubling in size.
The divine sense, which was originally in the late stage of Core Formation, was rapidly increasing in strength.
Within a few days, he reached the peak of the Core Formation stage, and his momentum showed no signs of slowing down; he continued to climb, subtly exceeding the limits of the divine sense of ordinary Core Formation stage cultivators.
As the divine sense spread outwards, the area it covered underwent an astonishing change.
The divine sense, which originally could only cover about fifty miles, now spread out like a tide, sweeping across the small island where the secret chamber was located, and over the shimmering waves of Moon Lake, rushing to a range of a hundred miles in one go.
What surprised Chen Yi even more was that a hundred miles was not the end. His divine sense continued to slowly extend outward until it touched some kind of invisible boundary, at which point it slowed down slightly.
He attempted to condense and fuse the five-colored divine consciousness energies, transforming the five divine consciousnesses into a more refined force to probe outwards.
This time, the range of his divine sense directly broke through to over 150 miles.
It should be noted that the limit of the spiritual sense of ordinary Core Formation stage cultivators is mostly around 100 miles, so more than 150 miles is already far beyond the norm.
In the cultivation world, having a divine sense that can cover five hundred miles is already the basic standard for a Nascent Soul cultivator. At this moment, he has already touched the threshold of a higher realm.
With the perfection of his Five Elements Divine Consciousness, his cultivation of the "Refining God Technique" finally came to fruition, reaching the peak of the second level.
Unfortunately, he didn't yet possess the cultivation method for the third level of the "Refining God Technique," making it impossible for him to fully connect the Five Elements Divine Apertures, let alone penetrate the "Bridge of Heaven and Earth" he had glimpsed earlier.
It causes a fundamental transformation in one's divine sense, directly advancing it to the fourth-order divine sense.
Even so, the current gains are enough to satisfy Chen Yi. With the five elements of divine sense gathered, his perception, exploration, and cultivation will all experience a qualitative leap.
"I can ask Brother Ji later. With the Ji family's resources, they should have a high-level version of this technique."
Chen Yi pondered to himself, temporarily memorizing the matter of the third level of the "Refining God Technique," and then turned his gaze back to his own cultivation.
His divine sense has now reached the peak of the third tier, his body refinement has entered the late stage of the third tier, and his lightning crystal core has completed the extreme condensation of ninety-nine strands.
In addition, the golden lightning spirit essence he had previously acquired further enhanced the quality of his lightning crystals.
Even the second level of the [Purple Lightning Soul-Nourishing Technique], which was previously thought to be almost impossible to cultivate before the Nascent Soul stage, is now showing slight signs of loosening and becoming potentially cultivateable.
Not to mention the practical supernatural power of the Eye of Insight, all he could count was enough to make him very satisfied with what he had gained from this trip.
Of course, there are gains and losses.
During this mission to Leifeng, he consumed two bottles of [Thunder Brew Essence], worth tens of thousands of spirit stones at market price.
More importantly, this offended True Monarch Xuan Shui, a Nascent Soul level cultivator.
However, Chen Yi didn't care much about this. He and Xuan Shui Zhenjun had a long-standing grudge, and Xuan Shui Zhenjun was always a potential enemy.
With Ji Wuchen and the Ji family now publicly backing him up, it's likely that the other party won't dare to easily show their face and cause him trouble.
Chen Yi stayed in the secret chamber beneath the island for several more months.
He first familiarized himself with and mastered a series of divine soul abilities brought about by the advancement of his divine sense, such as the defensive strength of the divine sense shield, the penetrating power of the divine sense needle, and the binding force of the thunder soul whip, until he could control them at will.
He then continued to refine spiritual materials, condensing more than ten new Limit Lightning Crystal Cores with ninety-nine strands each, further solidifying his combat power;
Finally, after adjusting his body tempering state and spiritual awareness to their peak, he stood up, ended his seclusion, and prepared to return to the Star Moon Sect.
It has been more than half a year since I left the sect. I wonder if the third-grade high-quality spiritual vein cave that the sect promised to prepare for me has been properly arranged.
How is the preparation of materials needed for the sect's plan to refine the genuine [Azure Thunder Brew] progressing?
These things will only be known after we return.
After tidying up all the items in the secret room, Chen Yi did not use the somewhat high-profile Moon Blade Shuttle again. Instead, he summoned his own Crimson Flame Sparrow, flipped himself onto the sparrow's back, and flew towards the Star Moon Sect.
Along the way, the waters where the first-tier spiritual vein of Moon Lake is located are clearly visible below.
Many Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators were using the spiritual energy by the lake to fish and cultivate.
Someone happened to look up and caught a glimpse of the Crimson Flame Sparrow in the air and Chen Yi on its back, immediately recognizing him as a Core Formation cultivator.
They all stopped what they were doing, looked up, their eyes filled with awe and longing.
Occasionally, one could also encounter the escape lights of other Core Formation cultivators or the trails of their mounts flying away.
In the cultivation world, Core Formation cultivators are all proud, but they also know the rule of avoiding each other.
Both sides tacitly maintained a safe distance of more than ten miles, without any unnecessary communication. They would only briefly probe each other with their divine sense when passing by, and then go their separate ways without interfering with each other.
The journey home was uneventful. Although there were occasional robberies in the cultivation world, the late-stage Core Formation aura emanating from Chen Yi and the ferocious aura of the Crimson Flame Sparrow were enough to deter petty villains.
He flew smoothly for tens of thousands of miles without encountering any setbacks, and finally caught sight of the outline of the Star Moon Sect.
From afar, the twin peaks of Star and Moon stand like two brilliant stars amidst the sea of clouds. Star Peak and Moon Peak are hundreds of miles apart, and both peaks have dense spiritual energy rising into the sky, transforming into two visible spiritual pillars that echo each other in the air, displaying the grandeur of a great sect.
However, when Chen Yi flew dozens of miles away from Star Peak on his Crimson Flame Sparrow, preparing to enter that familiar fourth-order defensive array, he was blocked by a layer of light blue barrier.
Starlight runes flowed across the light screen, radiating an insurmountable restrictive power.
Chen Yi had a slight doubt in his heart. He raised his hand to touch the identity jade token at his waist. After injecting a trace of spiritual power, the jade token did not react at all. The sect mark that should have lit up in the past was now dim and without light.
He glanced down and saw that on the open ground outside the great formation, there were still many Star Peak outer sect cultivators who had been stopped, each with a puzzled look on their faces, whispering among themselves.
Instead of rashly summoning the Crimson Flame Sparrow, Chen Yi condensed a stream of magic power at his fingertips, activated a communication talisman, and flew towards Moon Peak to inquire about the reason behind it all from Fairy Qingyue.
A moment later, the message returned with a reply:
"I'm sorry, Venerable Chen, my senior brother is attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and needs to mobilize all the top-tier fourth-order spiritual veins of Star Peak."
Furthermore, considering that the Nascent Soul lightning tribulation might accidentally injure fellow disciples, Star Peak has reduced the number of its cultivators. Those who recently returned from outside the sect are also making the effort to wait outside the formation for a while.
After reading the message, Chen Yi understood that Yue Qingqiu's words were quite euphemistic.
Xingfeng Mountain covers an area of over a hundred miles in circumference. Even if Ping Xingye were to undergo his Nascent Soul Tribulation somewhere, its power would be far from affecting the entire mountain.
The real reason was that Hirahoshino was worried that having others around would interfere with his mental state during his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage, so he deliberately kept him outside.
Clearly, Hirahoshino harbored some distrust towards Chen Yi.
Chen Yi didn't have much dissatisfaction with this.
He had actually heard about the demonic mark implanted between Ping Xingye's eyebrows. It seemed that the other party had pleaded with a late-stage Nascent Soul ancestor from Qingyun Cave Heaven, but the ancestor had not agreed to help him resolve the issue.
After his visit to Thunder Peak, Chen Yi refined the golden thunder spirit essence into his Soul Whip, which enabled him to break free from this fourth-tier demonic imprint.
Although he was unwilling to offer help.
However, since he was residing in the Star Moon Sect, if the other party showed sincerity and offered Chen Yi a reward that he couldn't refuse, Chen Yi might be able to help Ping Xingye remove this demonic mark.
Unfortunately, the other party was wary of him and wouldn't let him enter the mountain gate.
Fine, I'll just watch others try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage from outside.
Now that he has reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, he is getting closer and closer to the Nascent Soul tribulation. Observing from the outside this time is a good opportunity to gain some experience and become familiar with the strange phenomena of heaven and earth during the tribulation and how to deal with them.
Ping Xingye's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage caused quite a stir. After the news spread, almost every sect, large and small, in the entire Moon Lake region sent people to witness the event.
Firstly, it was to make friends with future Nascent Soul cultivators, and secondly, it was to observe the tribulation process and accumulate experience.
Even Qingyun Cave Heaven, whose strength far surpasses that of Xingyue Sect, sent a deacon at the peak of the Core Formation stage from the outer sect, which shows the importance of this matter.
For the Star Moon Sect, whether it can produce another newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator at this time is directly related to the stability of the sect's position for the next few decades, and it cannot afford to be careless in the slightest.
Several days later, the once clear sky suddenly changed, with thick clouds gathering towards Xingfeng.
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged towards Xingfeng like a tide, and the spiritual veins at the summit burst forth with dazzling light, as bright as stars in the sky, clearly accumulating power for the upcoming tribulation.
Even from dozens of miles away, Chen Yi focused his gaze and could clearly see a white-clad figure atop Star Peak.
It was Ping Xingye, standing in mid-air, his aura at the peak of the Golden Core stage already at its zenith.
His entire being was like a meteor about to explode, every inch of his flesh and blood containing terrifying power, as if he could draw upon the power of heaven and earth at any moment.
Chen Yi rode the Crimson Flame Sparrow and landed on a hillside with a wide view, preparing to quietly observe and contemplate.
Just then, two streaks of light flew in from a distance and stopped a few dozen feet away from him.
The leader was an elderly man riding a lion-eagle, whose cultivation was at the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm. Seeing Chen Yi looking over, he spoke first, his tone carrying a hint of familiarity:
"Is this Elder Chen of the Star Moon Sect? I am the Red Eagle Elder of Eagle Mountain Ridge. I met Fellow Daoist Chen once ten years ago in the Monster Beast Mountain Range. Do you remember me?"
Seeing Chen Yi nod slightly, the old man with the red eagle stepped aside and began to introduce the cultivators beside him:
"This is Elder Xiong Shan, the Great Master of the Beast Taming Peak of Eagle Mountain Ridge."
Chen Yi followed his gaze and saw that the Great Master Xiong Shan had half-white hair and a burly, bear-like build. Standing there, he exuded an immense sense of power, and his aura was calm and steady. He was probably a practitioner of both physical and magical cultivation, and his strength should not be underestimated.
Yingshanling has been paying close attention to Xingyue Sect over the years, and has even secretly planted spies within the sect.
In recent years, the cultivation of the upper echelons of the Star Moon Sect has stagnated, but two Core Formation cultivators with considerable strength have emerged in the middle echelons, one of whom is Chen Yi.
Previously, the people of Eagle Mountain Ridge managed to obtain a bottle of the beast pills that Chen Yi had sold to the public and brought it back to their sect for careful study.
After their research, they discovered that the Beast Pill actually originated from a secret recipe from the Beast King Valley of the Demonic Sect. What surprised them even more was that the version of the Beast Pill provided by Chen Yi seemed to be more suitable for cultivating demonic beasts in righteous areas with pure spiritual energy than the original version from the Beast King Valley.
It's important to understand that Eagle Mountain Ridge has been secretly colluding with Beast King Valley for years, yet even so, purchasing their secret beast pills still requires a tremendous price.
Sometimes it involves rare spiritual materials, and sometimes it even involves leaking information from the righteous path.
In fact, Ying Shanling's actions were already borderline, and if Qingyun Cave, which governs them, found out, they would most likely be punished.
Now that the Star Moon Sect has produced a cultivator like Chen Yi who can make beast pills of the same grade, even if they are only mid-grade third-order beast pills, it is a great surprise for Eagle Mountain Ridge, which urgently needs such resources.
That's why they had long wanted to recruit Chen Yi to Eagle Mountain Ridge, but unfortunately, this Chen Yi was like a "coward," staying in the Star Moon Sect for ten years without ever stepping out of the sect.
If it weren't for Ping Xingye's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage, which "expelled" him from the sect, they probably wouldn't have seen Chen Yi in person to this day.
Therefore, upon seeing Chen Yi, Elder Red Eagle's attitude changed drastically, and he hurriedly stepped forward to introduce Elder Xiong Shan, a peak Core Formation cultivator, to him.
Clearly, they wanted to use the influence of the high-level cultivator to make Chen Yi feel the sincerity of Eagle Mountain Ridge.
"Greetings to the two venerable masters, what advice do you have for me?"
Several dozen feet apart, Chen Yi got up from the back of the Crimson Flame Sparrow and bowed slightly to the two of them.
He instinctively didn't want to get close to Elder Xiongshan, but when he focused his senses just now, he discovered that the other party was surrounded by an explosive power that was even stronger than his own.
Is he a body-refining cultivator? But he doesn't quite seem like it... That power, while heavy, also contained a faint trace of violent demonic energy, completely different from pure body-refining power.
A powerful beast-taming technique flashed through Chen Yi's mind in an instant.
During daily cultivation, cultivators and demon beasts practice the same cultivation method. When they fight, they can achieve "human-demon unity" and unleash a powerful combat force that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Judging from Elder Xiongshan's aura, could it be that he has cultivated this kind of method?
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you possess such exquisite Beast Ball skills at such a young age. I've also heard that you raise two mid-stage third-tier demonic beasts, and even this Crimson Flame Sparrow is a rare variant."
The Master Xiongshan wore a gentle smile, his tone full of undisguised praise.
"It's such a waste of your talents for you to stay in the Star Moon Sect!" The words already subtly revealed the intention to recruit you.
"You flatter me, Master. I am but a minor cultivator. It is my great fortune that the Star Moon Sect is willing to take me in." Chen Yi's tone was calm, and he did not show the slightest emotion due to the other party's praise.
Seeing this, Master Xiongshan was not discouraged. Instead, he took half a step forward, his voice becoming more earnest and enticing:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you are a dragon among men, with a unique talent in the art of beast taming. This cultivation path is indeed not very suitable for the Star Moon Sect."
I've heard that the Star Moon Sect hasn't even given you a decent third-grade high-quality spiritual vein yet.
Although Eagle Mountain Ridge dares not claim to be the top, it is one of the best beast-taming sects in the Moon Lake region. Not only does it have two fourth-tier demon kings guarding the sect, but it also boasts dozens of Core Formation stage beast-taming cultivators.
He changed the subject, his gaze falling on Chen Yi, and his tone became more emphasizing:
"With Fellow Daoist Chen's skill in making mid-grade third-tier beast pills, if he could come to my Eagle Mountain Ridge, he would truly have a great future."
Whether it's the raw materials needed to refine beast pills or the various resources for fellow cultivators to cultivate demon beasts, we can provide the best.
Moreover, as long as Fellow Daoist Chen agrees to stay in Eagle Mountain Ridge for a hundred years, I can apply to the sect leader to open a brand new third-tier peak spiritual vein dojo for your exclusive use.
As for the Star Moon Sect's contract... hehe, it's nothing in front of my Eagle Mountain Ridge's mid-stage Nascent Soul Grand Elder.
Fellow Daoist Chen, what are your thoughts?
A third-tier peak spiritual vein dojo, plus unlimited demonic beast materials...
These two temptations did indeed stir something in Chen Yi's heart.
However, he was never one to abandon principles for personal gain. More importantly, Eagle Mountain Ridge's style of doing things has always been radical, and even has a hint of evil.
Chen Yi secretly guessed that this sect might really be colluding with the Demonic Sect's Beast King Valley, which was exactly the opposite of his plan to cultivate in a low-key and peaceful manner.
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Yi slowly shook his head, his tone firm:
"Thank you for your kindness, Elder Xiongshan. I am unworthy of the excellent treatment I have received at Yingshan Ridge."
Moreover, Chen had previously promised Fairy Qingyue that he would cultivate to the late stage of Core Formation at the Star Moon Sect.
Once a promise has been made, it must be kept; otherwise, Heaven will be aware and may punish you.
Elder Xiongshan was disappointed.
After saying this, he clasped his hands in greeting again, showing no sign of impoliteness.
Master Xiongshan's smile faded slightly, but he didn't offer any further advice, only letting out a soft chuckle:
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Chen, do you think that Xingye is about to rise because he is trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?
However, reaching the Nascent Soul realm is not so easy; even top geniuses probably don't have a 50% chance of success.
Fellow Daoist, you might want to consider this matter further. It's not too late to reply to me after Ping Xingye has completed his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and led the old man Red Eagle away, landing on another hillside ten miles away, where they waited to observe the process of Hirahoshino forming his nascent soul.
(End of this chapter)