Chapter 346 (2/2)

Xue Ying revealed a grin. I was able to improve my secret skill, Star Meteor Annihilation, but how could a single move be considered a spear technique! I absolutely have to continue researching and see if I can’t come up with others.

He would bump the acceleration up by a hundredfold and continue researching for more secret skills, while a normal time flow was reserved for pondering his True Meanings!

Hu.

He closed his eyes and immediately began meditating. He could not be bothered to care about what happened in the Xia Clan world after he passed down the information. For the moment, he had to reserve his undivided focus for increasing his combat power. The best case scenario would see him becoming an inner disciple.

“This is truly different.”

Curing his poison had an effect similar to his soul being released from shackles.

His cultivating of the Time Immemorial body had brought about a nourishing effect to his soul, alongside the strengthening of his body.

On top of that, cultivating within the special room had an even more wonderful outcome!

Due to these three aspects working together, Xue Ying’s cultivation process felt incomparably smooth. As he pondered over the Profound Mysteries behind his True Meanings, he found answers to all of those questions plaguing him at a frantic pace. He was breaking through and comprehending other things before he knew it! Previously, he had been training primarily his spear techniques and had not been able to fully concentrate on his comprehension, but right now, he could properly focus while only occasionally bringing out his black spear to test his various theories.

The weapon he currently used was a low grade Deity-ranked spear with a pitch-black body. He was limited in what he could use, since most Demigods could only unleash the power of a low grade Deity rank weapon at the very most! Except for the Blood-Refined Deity warriors, which could resonate with his own soul, that is. Only by using one of them could he hope to unleash the power of a top grade Deity rank weapon.

Elder Ao Lan, for example, could use the Sorcerer God Sword, and Jing Qiu resonated with Ancestor Snow!

Both the Sorcerer God Sword and Ancestor Snow were top grade Deity rank weapons!

Xue Ying, however, had no such coincidental luck to find a weapon which his soul resonated with. He was therefore forced to choose this low grade Deity-ranked spear made from superior materials, called the Black Crow Spear. It was said that the spear had been refined from the bones of an organism by the name of Black Crow, which was famed for its great toughness.

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Xue Ying remained alone on Crimson Dust Island. All of the other disciples who were cultivating on Crimson Rock Mountain had, when the sacred master died, long since left for the lower world. Strictly speaking, there was another person on the island—the treasure spirit, Senior Crimson Rock.

The Path of Reflection.

Xue Ying stopped. He looked up ahead to see a long road covered in stone steps stretching before him. The road extended all the way to the peak of the distant mountain.

If I’m to become an inner disciple, I must cross the first section of the Path of Reflection and pass the sixth floor of the Soaring Cloud Pagoda. Xue Ying thought as he took the first step.

As soon as his right foot touched that first stone step, he could already feel his body sinking.

A feeling of weakness enveloped his entire body and shrouded even his soul. He felt incredibly tired, as if taking even a single more step would be too arduous a task.

Interesting. Xue Ying’s inner heart was so powerful that he could talk cheerfully and wittily even under the torture of the hexing poison. This simple sort of weary spell he could still easily overcome.

Continue!

He kept moving, step after step…

The further he walked, the greater that feeling of weakness and fatigue became. That feeling extended not only to his body, but even to his soul! Endless waves of weariness surged in his direction, and he felt as if he might lose his consciousness at any time! He had not thought he would feel such fatigue even after cultivating the Time Immemorial Body. He was unaware, however, that what the Path of Reflection truly targeted was the soul and inner heart.

Even the most tyrannical body in existence would be useless here.

“Walk… I’ve got to keep walking. It’s still very early.” Xue Ying was doing his best to maintain consciousness.

He took step after step…

But with every one of those steps he took, he would start swaying even harder, and the feeling seemed to become really taxing on him. After each step he took, he had to summon all of his effort just to maintain his consciousness and to extend his foot forward once more.

Peng! Finally, the endless waves of fatigue completely submerged Xue Ying’s consciousness! Even his powerful inner heart could no longer take the pressure.

He fainted and immediately fell down the stone steps, toward the plain air below. Xue Ying was, for the moment, in a deep sleep with his eyes closed. Clearly, the weariness caused him to fall into the deepest sleep. With a pu tong sound, he slammed into the ground from a height of eight hundred meters, pressing down onto the flowers and grass.

Wuu. The impact finally woke him up. He slowly blinked and looked upward, only to finally realize his situation. Did I fall asleep just now?