When Bao and old Feng returned to the mansion, it was almost evening; old Luo and Sumi were present at the time and returned before them. After that, Bao returned to his room with the items he had purchased, and he pulled out the stone that the elderly man had given him for free.
Despite the fact that he claimed the stone was from outer space and that astronomy was used to cover it up. He recognized the stone at first glance; it was a Moon-stone. This type of stone is not unusual in the immortal world and can be mined from any desolate star, but here in this isolated world, its worth was no less than a diamond, and if someone knowledgeable were to discover it, it would be one of the most priceless treasures.
Moon-stone is comparable to energy crystals formed by the condensation of spiritual energy, but it differs from energy crystals in that it contains other types of minerals and impurities that energy crystals do not have. If one is skilled at removing impurities, those minerals could be used as medications or alchemical material.
The moon-stone appearing in Prithvi is unlikely, although it may fall in the form of a meteorite in some situations, but the moon-stone he possessed had no indication of burn or cracks, and it appeared to have been extracted directly from the source.
After widening his senses inside the clear sky pagoda, he noticed a few things. There was some kind of barrier preventing his senses from entering the upper floors, and while he could easily break through it, doing so would alert other guards. The guards were all warrior-ranked martial artists, with the strongest in that pagoda being the elderly man who gave the moonstone, who was a grandmaster-ranked martial artist. He was most likely a high-ranking member of the pagoda. The elderly man clearly understood what it was but still gave it away for free; Bao had no idea what the old man's objective was.
Bao stopped thinking about those things and set the moon-stone aside because he didn't need it right now. He took out the two remaining stones he had picked from stone gaming, raised one finger, and split them in half with a slight gesture of cutting. This was one of the skills he created by combining two different skills, the first of which was Dragon's claw and the second of which was sword point.
he named this skill Deus Palm, and it was simple with no flashy moves. It was one of the skills he could use at his current level, but he could only use it with one finger; even if he cultivated to the nascent soul stage, he would only be able to raise three fingers, and the more fingers he raised, the more energy he consumed. When he was at his peak, he could sever the mountains with a single finger and separate the ocean with a single finger.
Although this skill sounded good and simple, it was far more complex and ruthless. The first single finger can cut through anything with a body, two-finger can cut through spiritual beings like ghosts and spirits, three-finger can cut through one's fate, five fingers can cut through the fabric of space, but the main reason it was deemed ruthless was due to four-finger cut, it can cut one's bloodline, no matter where they hide,
When he was in the immortal world, he once used the fourth cut on a race; it was a horrible scene, but it was necessary at the moment. That was one of the reasons many people dreaded him. But this bloodline cut won't work if the other person is stronger than the one he cut; it is to cut the weeds from the root.
After he cut both stones, they began to shine brightly, but he was inside a closed room, so no one saw. It was spiritual energy manifested as an energy crystal; generally, spirits are not visible unless they are crystallized or in their purest form. This amount of energy was sufficient for him to finish the core construction stage, commonly known as grandmaster rank on this planet.
although his cultivation seemed fast and easy within this isolated world, but when compared to the immortal world, there would be great difference in core-formation master from this world compared to the immortal world, due to density of the spirit energy.
If a normal core formation master In the immortal world could live UpTo 300 Years, then In this isolated world it would be around 100-150, there was a great difference due to environment.
Bao carefully swirled his hands in the air to make an energy swallowing diagram, derived energy from one of the crystals around his quasi-core, and energy from the other crystal entered his muscle from all angles completely covering him.
Bao took out the herbs he had purchased inside the pagoda, placed a piece of them in his mouth, and began chewing them. The herb he chose was a type of numbing poison; nevertheless, despite its name, it was not poisonous to the body. It was largely used as an assassination tool, mixed in the target's food and drinks; after taking it, the target's body would be numb and they wouldn't move for a while.
This herb was not prepared for the core-forming procedure, but rather for the second stage bone refinement process of the Life Gate. It was one of the most painful stage of the life gate, second only to marrow refinement. Unlike muscle refinement, which was done simultaneously with his foundation establishment, bone refinement could not be done concurrently. Because the bone refinement process takes longer, so he prepared numbing herb.
Bao's body went numb after eating the herbs, and he lost all sense of his body. Then he used his quasi core to absorb all the energy around the core, and his core shrank and shrank.
Simultaneously, he let all of the energy from the second crystal to permeate every part of his bone. Every portion of his bone was constantly breaking and reconstructing until it reached the desired perfection and strength. He didn't feel anything because his body was entirely numb, yet he remembers the bone-breaking pain without a break.
Then he checked his core forming process; the core had already been compressed to the smallest possible size, and it was about time for it to start expanding inside one's body; when it begins expanding inside one's body, one must suppress it and form a stable size, and not let it expand or it will break. Unless they transplant the beast's core or another cultivator's core, that person would remain at the foundation establishment for the remainder of their life. This was not an issue for Bao because his soul strength was that of a former quasi-immortal soul. He could easily build a core and keep it from spreading, but the key challenge here was that he must form a mortal core rather than a higher core, which could lead to tribulation.
He began compressing after his core increased to the size of a football, and then halted when it reached the size of a fist. If he is suppressed below that size, it will eventually become a high-grade core, potentially triggering tribulation. When his core was established, a rapid burst of energy overflowed his body, driving buried impurities out. Bao immediately began the final bone reconstructing phase, which was one of the most painful stages if he did not take the numbing herb. One can only picture the misery of having all those repeatedly damaged bones repaired and united at the same moment.
All of the excess energy was returning to his core, which was rotating clockwise. It was gradually absorbing surrounding energy without his having to meditate. His body was red, as if it had been boiled, and after a while, when the herb's effect had worn off, his body began trembling violently; it was his body's muscle memory, not his dread of pain, that was causing him to shake. He checked his core and found it to be a perfect mortal core, so he was satisfied.
After that, he took a long bath, and when he got out and walked downstairs, Yue and Lu Mei were already home; it was late in the evening.
"Have you grown taller?" Yue asked
"Perhaps you're tired, and imagining things,"
"How was your day?"~~~
Many bones fractured and reformed continually as a result of the bone refining process, some of his prior body components were altered, and he appeared taller and slightly different.
Bao refined high-grade common pills for body strengthening two days after Bao and old Feng visited the clear sky pagoda. Those pills were not for him, and they were common pills, thus they were ineffective for his body. Body strengthening pills of less than profound grade were worthless to him due to his practice of a variation of Dragon gate. He used to do alchemy in his spare time, despite not being an alchemy genius. When he was in the immortal world, he used to do alchemy with a friend. His friend was later crowned Alchemy Emperor. Despite the title, his friend could refine pills of emperor grade and higher; he was a true alchemy genius. A day ago, old Feng informed Bao that there would be a match in the arena at the end of each month, with three fights between old Feng's fighter and the other party's fighter, to settle the matter of the orphanage, which was shortly to be replaced by a factory. Bao wanted to assist old Feng, so he concocted several body strengthening pills for th
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Bao was calmly meditating under the Bo tree behind the mansion the next morning. The last ceremonial rite took place about three years ago. Yue informed Bao last night that the ceremonial person should arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. He was curious as to how the ceremonial person acquired the array technique and the porcelain capable of storing spirits. While meditating, he received a call from Yue informing him that the ceremonial person had come. Yue's parents had already prepared the essential supplies for the ceremonial procedure a few days before. Then Bao went to the hospital as well. He was eager to see the individual who had come to create an array beneath the hospital. He went to Yue's office after arriving at the hospital. Yue, her parents, and the ceremonial individual were all present. In comparison to what Yue described to Bao, he appeared to be quite youthful. He appeared to be the same age as Bao. He was dressed in a Taoist robe and headgear. He had a Taoist
___There is always a higher mountain, but no matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun_____ This phrase was true even for Bao, when he was still in the immortal world, people knew him for being the strongest in the whole immortal world. But Bao clearly understood, he was nowhere near the pinnacle and the immortal realm was only another short step towards that false peak. He didn't know where the path will lead to or when it will end, but he surely knew the path ahead of him would be a thorny one. "old man, now it's time for you to answer my questions" "HOW DID YOU LEARN THESE ARRAY TECHNIQUES? AND ON WHOSE COMMAND YOU PLACED IT UNDER HOSPITAL?" Bao questioned while performing puppet command on the old man "I..was taught array method by master…., it was on master's direction, I placed the array under the hospital" old man answered "WHO IS THAT MASTER? WHERE CAN I MEET HIM?" "master is the one who adopted us and trained us…., I don't know where the master is…." Old m
The Decem-Milia realm is located beneath the immortal Realm; it is a name that refers to the entire ten thousand lower worlds; each world is a galaxy, and each galaxy has innumerable planets/stars. Dragons were one of the most powerful races in the Decem-Milia realm, above the Demons. Bao was also from the dragon race, but his family bloodline was not pure; they were a hybrid of dragon and an unknown race. As a result, they were not recognized as true dragons and were positioned as a guardian on the North Seaside. The true dragons dwelt beneath the ocean, which served as the dragon race's main foundation, and the ocean was protected from all sides. Bao's Family defended the far north edge of the ocean, which was also the closest to human territory. Although dragons are supposed to be the most powerful race, they do have taboos. They were prohibited from killing members of the same race and from allying with the demon race. Other taboos also existed, but these two were the most impor
After settling matters regarding the Taoist and his old master, Bao returned to the city. Although he got to know how they trained array techniques, he still was clueless about the old man's master and the kellari desert arena. So after entering the city, he directly went towards the clear sky pagoda. As they were one of the most influential organizations with branches all over the world, in hope of them knowing something about this kellari desert arena Bao went there. Bao went straight to the pagoda from the front entrance, after entering the first floor, he started to climb up towards the second floor. The last time when Bao came here, he was with old Feng, and with old Feng's membership card they were allowed to climb higher floors, but now he was alone without the membership card. He was expecting the guards to stop him and ask for a membership card, but to his surprise, nothing like that happened, he climbed to the second floor without being asked. Other people who saw the beha
While they were conversing, Bao asked a question that caught Princess Kaguya's attention. "If you existed from long ago, you must have heard of the Aztec organization." Bao asked "I'm aware of them, but are you a member of the Aztec organization?" The princess asked back "No, I don't belong to any organization." "As one would anticipate from someone like you, you will not tolerate another boss," the princess added. The princess was not a mortal or a ghost; she was a unique entity capable of sensing and seeing one's true nature. As a result, she concluded that Bao was someone revered; it wasn't his arrogance or pride. It was Bao's very existence that warranted the utmost respect, that was evident in him. "Have you met the founder of the Aztec organization?" Bao asked "Yes, I've met him before." "What kind of group is the Aztec?" "They are similar to our organization with a certain goal."the princess replied "Do you mean the clear sky pagoda?" "Yes, You must have heard of it b
Bao was alone in the room after the princess and her disciple had left, staring at Yue's sleeping face. "Fate cutting," Bao cautiously lifted his three fingers. Although he couldn't entirely sever her fate with his current strength, he could at least momentarily delay it. If she took the path of immortality, she would truly become someone respected as supreme. But Bao didn't want to see her hand stained with blood. The path to supremacy is a treacherous and long one. With the passage of time and the loss of family and friends, one's feelings will fade. Everything must be abandoned, including family, friends, and feelings. These things will just develop a heart demon and obstruct their progress. Bao didn't want Yue to go through all of that, therefore he intended to save her from such a terrible fate. He wanted her to die naturally rather than endure a long life of suffering. Time passes slowly. In the end, he didn't change her fate; he simply couldn't harm her in any way. He sat ne
___At the center of the room was a giant stone lab, on top of that stone slab was a silver-haired sleeping beauty___ Bao moved closer to the stone slab; he had sensed the jade pendant and Yue's presence before entering this room. "Was she already in this state when she came here?" Bao asked the princess "No, she was fine, she just passed out near the transmission gate, changes occurred after she entered this hallowed area." The princes replied [How could I be so careless, I should've noticed that the jade pendant didn't lose its energy but was absorbed by Yue] The change in her body was most likely caused by the absorption of a large amount of spirit energy when she entered this area, which caused her hair to turn silver white and some minor changes in her inner body. Bao sensed Yue's inner world, and there he saw things he had never seen before: all the absorbed energy was gathering at the center, where a vortex was formed and a core was forming on its own without anyone's inter
The next morning, Bao landed in Japan. Last night, when Bao ordered the flight pilot to change the heading to Japan, other martial artists on the airplane were not pleased with his choice. At first, they vocally argued, but then the old man from the clear sky pagoda convinced them. They were over 35,000 feet, so they didn't fight inside, and they were not in a rush. They still had a month until the opening, so they agreed and headed to Japan. They flew back to their destination after landing BAO in Japan. When Bao arrived in Japan, he covered the entire country with his divine sense. As someone who previously had quasi-immortal soul, he already had a divine sense after breaking through to core-formation stage, tho it was nowhere compare to his peak state. He noticed that there were many martial artists in the country, yet none of them were capable of harming her. with his energy embedded on the runes, He searched for the jade pendant but couldn't find it. as if it vanished from this p
Time flew by, and the seasons changed constantly. Bao was peacefully living the life of a mortal, he would cultivate sometimes or going to a lab to aid others. He would take Yue out on dates on the weekends, Five years have gone. Bao refined the spirit energy in the stone he acquired from the old man over the course of five years. That old man returned for the ceremony and took whatever was remained in the cup. When Bao and Yue went to the orphanage, they had a reunion with other friends who used to be in the same orphanage. Chen Luo celebrated his 60th birthday with his entire family, including Lu Feng and his daughter. old Luo's friends were also invited; it wasn't grand, but the atmosphere was upbeat. Old Luo also announced Bao as his daughter's fiancée to everyone, which old Feng and other family members were not startled by because they previously knew. Old Luo did this to inform other guests. The kellari desert arena's opening was also approaching. One day, Bao received a call
After settling matters regarding the Taoist and his old master, Bao returned to the city. Although he got to know how they trained array techniques, he still was clueless about the old man's master and the kellari desert arena. So after entering the city, he directly went towards the clear sky pagoda. As they were one of the most influential organizations with branches all over the world, in hope of them knowing something about this kellari desert arena Bao went there. Bao went straight to the pagoda from the front entrance, after entering the first floor, he started to climb up towards the second floor. The last time when Bao came here, he was with old Feng, and with old Feng's membership card they were allowed to climb higher floors, but now he was alone without the membership card. He was expecting the guards to stop him and ask for a membership card, but to his surprise, nothing like that happened, he climbed to the second floor without being asked. Other people who saw the beha
The Decem-Milia realm is located beneath the immortal Realm; it is a name that refers to the entire ten thousand lower worlds; each world is a galaxy, and each galaxy has innumerable planets/stars. Dragons were one of the most powerful races in the Decem-Milia realm, above the Demons. Bao was also from the dragon race, but his family bloodline was not pure; they were a hybrid of dragon and an unknown race. As a result, they were not recognized as true dragons and were positioned as a guardian on the North Seaside. The true dragons dwelt beneath the ocean, which served as the dragon race's main foundation, and the ocean was protected from all sides. Bao's Family defended the far north edge of the ocean, which was also the closest to human territory. Although dragons are supposed to be the most powerful race, they do have taboos. They were prohibited from killing members of the same race and from allying with the demon race. Other taboos also existed, but these two were the most impor
___There is always a higher mountain, but no matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun_____ This phrase was true even for Bao, when he was still in the immortal world, people knew him for being the strongest in the whole immortal world. But Bao clearly understood, he was nowhere near the pinnacle and the immortal realm was only another short step towards that false peak. He didn't know where the path will lead to or when it will end, but he surely knew the path ahead of him would be a thorny one. "old man, now it's time for you to answer my questions" "HOW DID YOU LEARN THESE ARRAY TECHNIQUES? AND ON WHOSE COMMAND YOU PLACED IT UNDER HOSPITAL?" Bao questioned while performing puppet command on the old man "I..was taught array method by master…., it was on master's direction, I placed the array under the hospital" old man answered "WHO IS THAT MASTER? WHERE CAN I MEET HIM?" "master is the one who adopted us and trained us…., I don't know where the master is…." Old m
Bao was calmly meditating under the Bo tree behind the mansion the next morning. The last ceremonial rite took place about three years ago. Yue informed Bao last night that the ceremonial person should arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. He was curious as to how the ceremonial person acquired the array technique and the porcelain capable of storing spirits. While meditating, he received a call from Yue informing him that the ceremonial person had come. Yue's parents had already prepared the essential supplies for the ceremonial procedure a few days before. Then Bao went to the hospital as well. He was eager to see the individual who had come to create an array beneath the hospital. He went to Yue's office after arriving at the hospital. Yue, her parents, and the ceremonial individual were all present. In comparison to what Yue described to Bao, he appeared to be quite youthful. He appeared to be the same age as Bao. He was dressed in a Taoist robe and headgear. He had a Taoist