Chapter 426 - 402: Breakthrough, Nascent Soul Peak

Chapter 426: Chapter 402: Breakthrough, Nascent Soul Peak

The Flying Boat surged forward, leaving the lake far behind. Qin Yushan and the others finally let out a huge sigh of relief, as they had not encountered any powerhouses from the Heaven-defying Alliance or the Beast Alliance on their journey.

Next, the group of Cultivators began to celebrate with wine, exchanging Cultivation Experience as they talked.

Zhang Chi also joined them, acting completely normal.

In reality, however, Zhang Chi was splitting his focus. Although his physical body was on the Flying Boat, his attention was primarily inside the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.

Inside the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, however, Zhang Chi was in control of Master Taixuan’s body.

’I’ve really struck it rich this time!’

Zhang Chi gathered all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within the Immortal Mansion and opened up all the sealed locations like the Alchemy and Artifact Refining Halls, immediately reaping a great harvest.

Zhang Chi discovered that there were many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Immortal Mansion, all of which were at least Tier Four, with some even being Tier Five Low Grade.

Zhang Chi even managed to find a set of three supplementary Spiritual Objects for Divinity Transformation, as well as the primary ingredients for refining a Soul Condensing Pill.

Furthermore, inside the Artifact Refining and Pill Refining Hall, Zhang Chi found a Celestial Grade Pill Furnace and an Artifact Cauldron.

The Artifact Refining Hall also contained a good number of Artifact Refining Materials, including a small amount of Tier Five Low Grade Materials.

As for the Alchemy Hall, although it also had Spirit Medicines, most of them had lost their efficacy due to the immense passage of time.

In addition, the two Storage Bags left behind by the two Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs also contained many Tier Four and even Tier Five Low Grade cultivation materials. The black mountain peak, moreover, was an incredibly precious Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

Then there were the Nascent Soul Peak Level powerhouses from the Heaven-defying Alliance and the Beast Alliance. Their Divine Souls, Nascent Souls, and Demon Pills were all a huge gain for Zhang Chi, and their Storage Bags contained large quantities of Tier Four Cultivation Materials.

Among them, there were several hundred Magical Treasures alone. These Magical Treasures were at least Upper Grade Level, and most were even Top Grade.

There were also seven Celestial Grade Magical Treasures.

Now, however, Celestial Grade Magical Treasures were no longer worth mentioning to Zhang Chi. Only Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures could truly capture his attention.

Zhang Chi first used the Soul Searching Technique on the Divine Souls of the many Heaven-defying Alliance Cultivators and Beast Alliance Demon Beasts, then threw all these Divine Souls into the Beast Soul Banner.

Through the Soul Search, he undoubtedly obtained even more Cultivation Knowledge, including all sorts of Secret Techniques.

He also once again obtained more high-level intelligence regarding the Heaven-defying Alliance and the Beast Alliance.

Finally, Zhang Chi used his powerful Divine Thought, in conjunction with the Traceless Water, to undo the seal on Master Taixuan’s Storage Ring.

With a wave of his hand, a massive amount of materials was immediately taken out, piling up directly into a small mountain.

The small mountain shimmered with the light of treasures and radiated an astonishing amount of Spiritual Qi. The quantity of Spirit Stones alone could be described as vast.

Then there were various items like Magical Treasures, Spirit Pills, and Spirit Talismans, all of which were of a very high Level and incredibly valuable. More importantly, they were all perfectly preserved.

Most of the Spirit Pills were Tier Four Peak and Tier Five Low Grade. The Spirit Talismans were also mainly Tier Four Peak, with a few being Tier Five Low Grade. The Magical Treasures were basically all Top Grade and Celestial Grade.

Next were various materials for Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Talisman Making, and array creation. They were also Tier Four Peak at a minimum, with a dazzlingly vast variety.

In addition, there were also quite a few Secret Techniques. The only regret was that there were no Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures.

However, Zhang Chi was neither disappointed nor surprised.

Master Taixuan was only the incarnation of a Loose Cultivator, and Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures didn’t grow on trees. So, it was already quite impressive for Master Taixuan to possess the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion and the Spirit Treasure Level Treasure Robe he wore.

The Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion in particular had Mighty Power and functions comparable to several ordinary Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures combined.

After all, Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures also had different grades.

According to what Zhang Chi discovered from the Soul Search, the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion’s Level had already reached Low Grade Peak, only a single step away from Middle Grade. This was clearly higher than an ordinary Spiritual Treasure.

Among these gains, Zhang Chi also discovered quite a few legacies, including a legacy for Tier Five Arrays.

This legacy was recorded in a white Jade Scroll, its contents incomparably profound and extremely abstruse.

However, Zhang Chi already had a foundation in arrays and had also performed a Soul Search on Master Taixuan’s Primordial Spirit. Therefore, completely mastering it would be no trouble at all; it was merely a matter of time.

After finishing the inventory, Zhang Chi put away his gains and began to investigate the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion itself more closely.

Zhang Chi discovered that the Immortal Mansion actually contained a large Tier Four Peak Spiritual Vein, enough for him to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Limit.

In fact, according to Master Taixuan’s memories, this Spiritual Vein had originally been Tier Five Low Grade. However, it had been depleted during the process of being moved, and after countless years without maintenance, its Level had regressed.

But as long as he could find a new Tier Five Spiritual Vein, he could replace the Tier Four Spiritual Vein inside this Cave Mansion with a Tier Five one.

At that point, even after becoming a Divinity Transformation Cultivator, he could continue his Cultivation inside this Cave Mansion.

That’s right—the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion could directly move a stationary Spiritual Vein from the outside world into it.

It just required a Secret Technique and a powerful Cultivation to work in tandem.

Zhang Chi had performed a Soul Search on the Primordial Spirit, so he had already mastered the Secret Technique. Now, all he lacked was a Divinity Transformation Level Cultivation.

But he wasn’t in a hurry.

After all, it would be a very long time before he could cultivate to the Divinity Transformation Realm. In the meantime, he could take his time searching for a Tier Five Spiritual Vein.

In the deepest part of the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, Zhang Chi also found a massive black furnace about a hundred feet tall.

This furnace was called the Thunderfire Divine Furnace. It was a part of the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, but it was also a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure in its own right.

However, it was not a tool for Alchemy and Artifact Refining, but a special kind of Spiritual Treasure.

It had two purposes. The first was to act as the power source for the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, allowing it to exist in the void and even fly through it.

In the outside world, the Thunderfire Divine Furnace would also help the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion fly much faster.

The second purpose was to destroy—or rather, fuse with—other Spiritual Treasures.

As long as other Spiritual Treasures of the same or a lower Level were thrown into it, they would be devoured, which in turn would continuously raise the Level of the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion and the Thunderfire Divine Furnace.

This was, in fact, one of the reasons why Master Taixuan had no spare Spiritual Treasures on him.

The Thunderfire Divine Furnace was also to thank for the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion being only a hair’s breadth away from becoming a Middle Grade Spirit Treasure.

After all, Master Taixuan’s Combat Power back in his day had been very strong among those of the Same Tier; over the long years, he had surely obtained other Spiritual Treasures.

Zhang Chi, who had performed a Soul Search on the Primordial Spirit, had already expected this, but he was still quite pleased.

At this moment, controlling Master Taixuan’s body, he stood in mid-air and carefully examined the Thunderfire Divine Furnace, where flames surged and lightning flashed. He couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation.

He already had several Spiritual Treasures on him and would certainly acquire more in the future. He had no use for so many, however, so the extras could be used to upgrade the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.

He didn’t do so right away, though.

After all, he was not yet a Divinity Transformation Powerhouse. While he could activate the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion without much strain now, if its Level were to become even higher, he would certainly be unable to operate it normally.

Therefore, even if he wanted to upgrade the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, he would have to wait until his Cultivation improved.

Next, within the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, Zhang Chi took control of Master Taixuan’s body and began to digest the vast amount of Cultivation Knowledge and legacies he had obtained from the Soul Search.

Two years passed quickly just like that. The Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion successfully returned to Bixue Green Oasis ahead of schedule and silently entered Zhang Chi’s South Bay Cave Mansion.

Another three years later, Zhang Chi and the others also returned successfully. Although they had encountered some Demon Beasts along the way, the journey was generally very smooth.

The reason for this was not only their great strength and caution but, more importantly, because the two Divinity Transformation experts from the Beast Alliance and the Heaven-defying Alliance both assumed they had all died in the Divinity Transformation Cave Mansion.

Furthermore, the Beast Alliance and the Heaven-defying Alliance had suffered heavy losses during the previous Exploration. As a result, both major powers had been keeping a low profile and were blockading any related news.

After all, the Nascent Soul Peak Level experts that the two Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs had brought with them were the absolute strongest powerhouses among their subordinates.

If the Desert Divine Palace were to learn of their true situation, they would definitely seize the opportunity to launch a major offensive.

Unfortunately for them, their attempt to blockade the news was doomed to fail. This was because as soon as Zhang Chi and the other Cultivators returned, they jointly reported this information to the Desert Divine Palace.

They were initially reluctant to inform the three Palace Masters about the great opportunity they had found.

If they had, the three Palace Masters might have acted unconcerned on the surface, but they would certainly have been dissatisfied internally.

However, the Heaven-defying Alliance and the Beast Alliance knew they had gone, so the matter could not be concealed.

And upon receiving this news, the Desert Divine Palace immediately organized an army of Cultivators and began to advance once more. This time, their offensive was unstoppable, forcing the Beast Alliance forces to retreat in defeat again and again.

Zhang Chi was also unavoidably drawn into the great war.

However, Zhang Chi’s Combat Power was immense. Not only did he not encounter any danger, but he was also consistently invincible, accumulating a great number of battle merits.

Moreover, Zhang Chi was now revealing a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivation, so the Combat Power he displayed was even greater.

He didn’t want to attract the attention of Divinity Transformation Powerhouses too early, however, so he mostly killed opponents at the Nascent Soul Late Stage Level.

Even so, his fame quickly soared, eventually far surpassing that of the Nascent Soul Peak cultivator, Wang Chongming.

Ten years quickly passed in this manner. Zhang Chi finally finished digesting the array legacy and successfully advanced to become a Tier Five Array Master.

At the same time, he completely repaired the Array Restrictions of the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, making them even more powerful.

Previously, the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion’s arrays would weaken every thousand years, but now that problem was gone.

The reason this happened was that the arrays had no one to maintain them. So, every thousand years, they would slow their operation to rest and recover. Now that the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion had a new master, this was no longer necessary.

And with the help of the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion, Zhang Chi’s Cultivation would not be affected at all, even while he participated in the great war.

The restrictions of the Spirit Vein Cave Mansion no longer applied to Zhang Chi.

Another forty years passed quickly. In this year, Zhang Chi turned 640. He finally finished disposing of the unneeded materials from the previous Exploration in batches, exchanging them for a massive amount of Spirit Stones and other useful materials.

At the same time, Zhang Chi’s Cultivation also successfully reached the limit of the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

’Good. It’s been 220 years. I can finally try to break through to Nascent Soul Peak.’

The great war was still raging, but on this day, Zhang Chi did not participate. Instead, he sat cross-legged inside the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion and began to cultivate.

BOOM!

As expected, thanks to his solid foundation, his superior cave mansion, his powerful Divine Thought, and his rich Cultivation Experience, he broke through the Cultivation Barrier in just half an hour.

In that instant, a massive, fiery red Spiritual Light shot toward the heavens, only to be blocked by the Array Light Curtain surrounding the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.

Then, a powerful pressure belonging to a Nascent Soul Peak Cultivator spread out violently. A massive amount of Spiritual Power immediately surged forth, all of it devoured by the black-hole-like Zhang Chi.