Chapter 328 - Read, Burn (1/2)
Never thought that I would be able to achieve what Feng Wuji needed a few tens of years to achieve. The Lotus Saint Herb is indeed very powerful, what a shame, I've used up half of its efficacy…. Zhong Yue looked at the spirit herb that weathered slightly.
Zhong Yue looked at the lotus he was sitting on, even the dazzling petals were now dimmed. This lotus was mainly a medium to absorb the spirit of the gods and turn them into medicinal efficacies to nurture the Saint Spirit, most of the energy was supplied to the Saint Spirit and what's leftover was only a small portion.
While this small portion of energy was now half consumed by him, and Zhong Yue decided to save up the rest of the energy.
The Pure Yang lightning here was already of little help to him. He would have to go higher for the stronger Pure Yang lightning if he wanted to continue refining his prowess. However, even though the Pure Yang lightning in the higher altitudes were stronger, the refinements they could bring were not any better than before. Hence, Zhong Yue planned to stop here.
The rest of the medicinal efficacy would be saved up for the future in the event he needed a life-saving trump card. After all, my Immortal Body is still weak, and there is still a possibility that I will be killed if the attacks are too strong. At times of crisis, this lotus saint herb will be able to save my life!
Zhong Yue kept the saint herb and alighted down from the sky, he then returned back to Swords Gate. These two months of cultivation gave him a huge boost in strength. Not only that, but he broke through to the Inner Core level. He also managed to cultivate a slight surge of Pure Yang Qi in his inner core.
His mortal body and Yuan Shen were also significantly boosted, and his overall prowess had seen great changes. But most importantly, both his mortal body and Yuan Shen also had the Pure Yang Qi in them. He had also sensed the sixth secret realm and found the key to open the Bloodline Wheel Bloodline Secret Realm!
Not only that, but he also managed to cultivate his Immortal body and [Mystic Duplication Technique] to a higher level with the aid of the saint herb; his Star Toad Monster Spirit had also condensed an inner core.
With his own flesh and blood and bone, he created a mortal body of his own – his incarnation as Long Yue of the Eastern Sea. Henceforth, Long Yue and Zhong Yue would be two distinct individuals who would be able to operate independently; he would no longer have to worry about people discovering the connection between Long Yue and himself!
During these two months of cultivation, the Swords Gate elders, hall masters, and disciples had all entered the Swords Gate secret realm and explored the it, as well as study the dead god that lied within it.
One day, someone found the heritage of this dead god. It was in the middle of an ocean inside the secret realm. There were nine mirrors, each containing a small part of the full heritage. Only by passing through the tests of all nine mirrors would one be able to attain the dead god's complete inheritance!
Standing in front of the mirror would allow one to enter an illusionary world that was filled with marvelous totem pattern array formations. Successfully deciphering the totem patterns and solving the array formation would grant the cultivator with one-ninth of the heritage.
The inheritance which was left behind by the dead god was a water-style cultivation technique – [Floating Life of Nine Oceans Art]. It was incredibly profound, no weaker than the [Monster God Ming King Art] .
However, as of now, there hadn't been anyone that passed all the nine tests. Many Qi Practitioners only managed to pass one or two tests, with more failing to even pass the first test.
The difficulty of the tests would rise with the increase in cultivation; even a few of the strongest elders failed to pass the first test, a fact that quite them quite embarrassed.
There were a few disciples that made it through the first six tests, attracting the interest of the elders, who would eventually decide to focus their efforts on nurturing them well.
Qiu Jin'er had also given the tests a try but was stopped when she got to the seventh test. When Zhong Yue returned back to Swords Gate, Headmaster Jun Sixie had just passed test eight and was on her way to breaking through the last test.
After all, Jun Sixie was the Water Innate Spirit Body, if there were ever someone who would pass all nine tests and acquire the full heritage of the [Floating Life of Nine Oceans Art] , it would be her.
The [Monster God Ming King Art] Shi Buyi had previously acquired was incomplete, and if Senior Martial Sister Jun can obtain the complete [Floating Life of Nine Oceans Art] , her achievements in the future will definitely surpass his!
Zhong Yue, accompanied by Qiu Jin'er, came to the Swords Gate secret realm. They first headed over to the dead god. Zhong Yue said leisurely, "Shi Buyi's Monster God Ming King True Form is broken and even if he can solve his predicament, he will still have to use a considerable amount of time to remedy his injuries. Senior Martial Sister Jun now has the chance to surpass him."
" Life is a dream of illusions, floating endlessly across the nine oceans . This is the summary of this god's heritage."
Qiu Jin'er said, "I've passed the first six tests and attained many insights from it. Her cultivation method carries a marvelous concept in it. But I'm the Innate Wood Spirit Body; my understandings on the water-style totem patterns are still lacking."
'She' was the guardian of this tomb, the god of this secret realm; her race and origins were unknown, but there she was ... dead. And yet, sitting in the middle, she seemed like a living god. She was surrounded by a marvelous aura that revolved around her, making the ambiance comfortable for the cultivators to immerse their thoughts deeply to cultivate.
Many disciples were sitting around the lady god, studying her and cultivating.
Zhong Yue stood beside the lady god, he closed off his senses to the outside world, purging himself of all distractions, and he began to meticulously study the marvelous aura. Moments later, he shook his head and said, "A life of floating across the nine oceans, this art is like a lady's emotions, the mellowing tenderness, and the lady's tender emotions and thoughts ... This is not my way of cultivation."
All of a sudden, a lady's soft and tender laughter voiced from his back, asking, "Then, may I ask what is the Seal Suppression Hall Hall Master Zhong's way of cultivation?"
His eyes scanned for the source of the voice. Waves of ocean water rippled in front of him, and as the water parted to the sides, he saw Jun Sixie slowly rising from the water. Her verdant green blouse fluttered slowly in tandem with the ebb and flow of the water. She walked toward the lone island and into the godly temple on the island's only mountain, finally reaching to the front of the lady guardian god.
Her unique, sweet and tantalizing fragrance rushed into his nose, and it was this moment that he realized that she was no longer the young and naive girl she was from back when he first met her. She now held a majestic air that was only befitting the leader of humanity, the headmaster of Swords Gate, and one who commanded thousands of Qi Practitioners under her. It was also an aura that carried with it the burden of a solemn duty to guard over the humans of the Great Wilderness!
Although she was peerlessly beautiful, her superficial beauty wouldn't be the first thing that one would notice about her. Instead, it would be her dignified aura that made the most significant impression on a person.
Zhong Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he reminisced back to the days he encountered Jun Sixie in the Savanna Wasteland. He thought back to when she was forced to consume raw meat, and when he knocked her unconscious and removed her clothes to suck off the poison from her body.
But all these things would never happen again as Jun Sixie was now the headmaster, given the Swords Gate divine weapon and held immense power in her hands, not many things in this world would be able to harm her anymore.
"Seal Suppression Hall Hall Master, what are you thinking about?" Jun Sixie asked curiously.
Zhong Yue quickly cleared his wandering thoughts and answered smilingly, "My way of cultivation is more harsh— sharp, indomitable, ruthless, and bold. If a mountain obstructs my path, I will break it apart; and if a sea stands in my way, I will part its waters. This [Floating Life of Nine Oceans Art] is not suitable for me; however, this is very much tailored for you, headmaster. As the headmaster, you have a duty to lead the humans of the Great Wilderness. You will have to take care of your people. Oftentimes, you will be confronted with some difficult choices where you will need to learn to compromise. But one thing is for certain, and that is that you will lead humanity to a brighter future. Just like a river, the water may drift, and it may stray. But in the end, it would always flow forward. This is what you need to be as headmaster."