Chapter 169 - Cultivating As A Herculean (1/2)
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With the heavenly law liquid in hand, Yan Zaizen recalled the Immortal Herculean Method. The initial description immediately captured his heart: 'Become an Immortal Herculean! Exceed the heavens and shatter the skies!'
At first, he believed it was to simply become strong enough to rend the skies, but after recalling the earths and skies above the 33 heavens mentioned by Pinaka, he felt this description had a deeper meaning. As for becoming immortal, at first he was skeptical, but after some success in the technique, he believed it thoroughly.
The method detailed five levels with four stages of success each. The first level, Nascent Herculean Physique. The method requires only a strong will and sufficiently strong base body. Originally, Yan Zaizen qualified for the former but utterly failed at the latter. Fortunately, the Unyielding Flame of Life kept his life intact.
After, he completed the transformation of a Herculean in the Deep Mines. At that point, everything changed about his physiology. He grew taller, more muscular, incredibly handsome and had four lungs. Many of his organs and cells drastically changed. The most notable was his healing rate. It increased by thousands of times.
Afterward, the second level, Grand Herculean Physique required a regalia of the heavens while needing heavenly law liquid as a supplement through the stages. This level of requirement was near impossible for anyone to reach without stupendous luck. After all, only a cultivator who attained the sovereign level in their conceptual law can produce one. They also need to pay an extraordinary price to do so.
As for heavenly law liquid, that could only be obtained through condensing the aura within the 33 heavens. To obtain this, one must overcome heavenly tribulation, find gathering points of heavenly aura, or reach the Heavenly Genesis Realm to slowly condense the heavenly aura. All of which was difficult to achieve or find.
The third level, Celestial Herculean Physique. It explained reaching a sufficient point to unlock the eight celestial gates in the body, breaking past heavenly enforced limits. Typically, doing so would be the same as death itself. In truth, just like the soul, physical bodies have a heavenly law and myriad of concepts. All races have the eight celestial gates, but barely any could comprehend it, let alone open them.
The fourth level, Rebirth Herculean Physique. From a single cell, one can reconstitute their entire physique. It's not immortality, but it was remarkably close.
The final and fifth level, Eternal Immortal Herculean. There was no physique as your body would transcend the concept of physical limitations. Immortality!
”This method truly desires to exceed the heavens, even the third stage is going directly against it!” Yan Zaizen exclaimed in awe. When he first read this method, he was more than just skeptical, but now...he felt it was completely true and achievable.
Lifting up the heavenly law liquid within his hand, he pressed his finger on the top of the bottle. Slowly, he lifted his finger to reveal an extraordinary drop of golden liquid emanating the aura of the heavens following along. This single drop contained an insane amount of power and energy. This drop alone can destroy the entirety of Presba.
”Refine each meridian, the six yang organs, five yin organs, and the acupuncture points of the body by using heavenly law liquid.” Yan Zaizen felt interested. Refining the body with the heavens to exceed the heavens, quite ironic. Refining the meridians completely was considered minor success. Refining the six yang and five yin organs was considered the major success. Refining 2,033 acupuncture points was considered perfection.
”Such a profound method. Not even Heavenly Genesis cultivators would directly refine their bodies with it. The sheer amount of power would cause massive damage in an attempt. At most, they'll infuse their vital energy or true-essence to dilute it to about one percent of a drop. Even then! They'd be risking their lives.” Pinaka commented, her mind awed by the sheer audacity of this method.
However, what could he do about this? The method had him refine a regalia to even reach this level. Now, it wanted him to use drops of liquid powerful enough to level an entire country, individually!
Shaking off this mentality, he readied himself. ”First, the twelve meridians.”
Time slowly, very slowly passed as chaotic space was filled with Yan Zaizen's pained grunts and exhausted heaving. After two weeks, he finally refined a single drop. Two whole weeks! Unfortunately, his body was in shambles. Blood covered it from head to toe and his body had numerous lacerated opening as if energy just to erupted outwards.
This was like putting a nuke inside your body. The strain could be imagined. Yan Zaizen's eyes were no longer amber-gold but completely dark-amber. He was invoking his Mortal Dao of Sovereign Ascension to its fullest. The Dao of Relentless Pursuit enabling him to continue his struggles regardless of the cost.
It was only with that did he continue. The pain was unimaginable as if every last one of your cells was exploding, every part of your body was ripping from the inside and your brain being pricked by a thousand needles. It felt horrible.
”Another!” With clenched teeth, he declared. Another heavenly drop was pulled out and begun refining once more.
It took him six months of constant refinement to finish and another three months to recover after. Only then did he start on the organs. He was shocked to discover that any part of him refined by heavenly law liquid would have three incredibly powerful energies surging within that part: Deathly, Lifeforce, and Soulforce. They amplified his strength and his vital energy was slowly changing as the three forces intermixed in unison.
After his organs were refined, he discovered a fourth energy type being born as his vital energy continued to increase in density, volume, and intensity. It felt like it contained deathly, lifeforce, and soulforce energy but also was entirely different.
The process of refining all the organs took twenty-three years. During that time, his comprehension into the three laws steadily increased. Both Unyielding Flame of Life and Siphoning Shadow of Death advanced to the minor-Manifestation level. With this, constructing a Heavenly Shrine was a certainty. As for Ever-Shifting Soul, it reached the major-Force level.
Being a Non-Entity, he truly understood his gift. It was as if the heavens were as clear as the night sky in the country. The myriad of stars in that sky were the laws. As long as he put in some effort, he can zoom into any star he wished.