Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chapter 938: Eternal Night

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Three?”

Jiang Chengji was momentarily taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face as he said, “Your ambitions are high; you actually want to innovate!”

What suits you best is always the best.

This applies not only to those of average talent but also to prodigies.

Copying the path of predecessors might be smooth, but if the path wasn’t fully traversed by them, you’re likely to encounter blockages as well.

Only by continually discerning yourself during cultivation and finding the method that suits you best can you hope to progress further.

In the past, Dao Yuefeng was like this, or rather, all strong practitioners followed this path.

No one has yet fully emulated the predecessors’ path and reached the late stage of integration.

“This junior wants to give it a try,” Chen Fei said, cupping his hands in respect.

Jiang Chengji smiled slightly, and with a wave of his right hand, three inheritance stones appeared.

Jade slips can only briefly record the content of techniques. For better learning, inheritance stones are the preferred choice.

At the very least, jade slips cannot convey the same depth of artistic conception.

“This technique can only be learned by you yourself. Make a Heavenly Dao oath!” Jiang Chengji handed over the three inheritance stones.

Heavenly Dao oaths often can’t completely prevent an action, but they do impose a constraint. Violating it will make breakthroughs ten times more difficult.

Chen Fei nodded, took the oath in front of Jiang Chengji, and then stored the three inheritance stones in his Qianyuan Sword.

“You should still have some merit points, right? What else do you need?” Jiang Chengji stroked his beard thoughtfully.

“The junior still has twelve hundred merit points. I need materials or pills that can enhance divine abilities or source points.”

With the current environment of Qiankun Mansion and the enhancement of the courtyard, it would still take about four months to reach the perfected state of the Indestructible Vision’s ability.

To fully transform the Indestructible Vision into a complete divine ability, it would require at least another year to two years.

In fact, that’s quite fast; the initial estimate was ten years.

After all, Chen Fei had only recently broken through the Sun Moon Realm, barely a year has passed.

With another two years of cultivation, he could reach the mid-stage of the Sun Moon Realm. Such a speed is indeed astonishing.

But with the faster cultivation conditions provided by Qiankun Mansion, Chen Fei had no reason to suppress his own progress.

The opening of Qiankun Mansion was due to the current perilous situation of the human race.

Though the sky may have fallen, there are still tall people holding it up.

With over a dozen emperors among the human race, it was not Chen Fei’s responsibility to do anything.

However, for the sake of his own safety, to avoid being passively waiting for death in times of danger, Chen Fei needed to rapidly enhance his own strength.

Jiang Chengji pondered for a moment, and a jade box appeared out of thin air. The lid opened to reveal the spiritual herb inside.

“This is Jade Dew Wood. Consuming it at the early stage of the Sun Moon Realm can greatly improve the comprehension speed of divine abilities. It’s worth nine hundred merit points.”

Jiang Chengji then produced a jade vial. When the vial was opened, the surrounding spiritual energy slightly fluctuated.

“This is the Returning Origin Pill. It’s enough to elevate your source points to the peak of the early Sun Moon Realm. It’s worth three hundred merit points.”

Materials that enhance divine abilities are always more expensive than those that increase source points.

This is because source points can be accumulated over time, but divine ability comprehension often makes incremental progress difficult.

In the Sun Moon Realm of Qiankun Mansion, those who take longer to break through are all struggling with understanding their divine abilities.

However, for Chen Fei, both comprehension of divine abilities and source point accumulation require time, with the latter taking much longer than the former.

The panel can only improve proficiency; refining the world’s spiritual energy to enhance cultivation is beyond its capability.

“I’ll take both of these.”

Chen Fei accepted the Jade Dew Wood and Returning Origin Pill. His merit points dropped to just a few dozen.

Dozens of merit points couldn’t buy anything good in the Treasure Depository, not even enough to stay and cultivate there for a day.

“Thank you for your guidance, senior. I am deeply grateful!”

After putting away the Jade Dew Wood and Returning Origin Pill, Chen Fei gave a slight bow and thanked Jiang Chengji.

“Practice hard and don’t let your talent go to waste.”

Jiang Chengji smiled slightly and, with a wave of his hand, had already led Chen Fei to the entrance of the Treasure Depository.

Chen Fei bowed once more to Jiang Chengji, then turned and left the Treasure Depository.

Jiang Chengji watched Chen Fei’s departing figure with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

For the human race to survive in the Return to Nothing Realm, a constant emergence of prodigies is essential.

Even Emperors have a lifespan and cannot exist forever.

If there is a gap in the succession of human Emperors, the human race will lose its ability to survive independently in the Return to Nothing Realm. They would then have to rely on other races, becoming subjects of exploitation, barely clinging to existence.

This is a deeply tragic prospect for the human race.

Chen Fei hurried back to his courtyard, eager to convert the items he had obtained into his own strength.

Along the way, he encountered several other Sun Moon Realm practitioners, who all nodded and greeted him.

In terms of prominence, Chen Fei was indeed quite notable throughout Qiankun Mansion.

Compared to the pinnacle of the Sun Moon Realm among those with sixth-grade integration seeds, he might be slightly inferior.

Returning to the courtyard, Chen Fei entered his cultivation room and sat cross-legged. He then took out the three inheritance stones.

Chen Fei first held the inheritance stone for the Desolate Soul Sutra and focused his mind.

The environment before Chen Fei’s eyes transformed instantly. He found himself floating in the air above an endless wilderness, with a distant, ominous blackness that was unsettling.

It was filled with foreboding, making one instinctively want to avoid it.

“The Desolate Soul Sutra was created from my own experiences wandering the wilderness. During that time, I nearly never escaped the wilderness, but it was that experience that laid the foundation for my status as an Emperor!”

A figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, and a vast voice filled the surroundings. The figure then used his hand as a blade and struck forward.

In an instant, the entire world grew even darker and more chaotic.

The world that should have been orderly now appeared inverted in every direction to Chen Fei.

Not only were the directions confusing, but even the sense of chaos imposed on him felt disordered.

After an hour, Chen Fei withdrew from the inheritance stone, his eyes thoughtful.

According to the records, Desolate Soul Emperor did not die of old age but fell in battle against alien races.

He faced two alien Emperors alone, dragging them down with him in a mutual destruction.

This sacrifice by Desolate Soul Emperor had interrupted the alien invasion and brought a brief period of peace for the human race.

Cultivating the Desolate Soul Sutra does not grant one the same battle power as Desolate Soul Emperor, as it is only a technique for the Sun Moon Realm.

The ferocity of Desolate Soul Emperor was based on the principles of sixth-grade comprehension.

However, the Desolate Soul Sutra is undoubtedly a top-tier technique. When cultivated deeply, it possesses exaggerated combat power.

This power comes at the cost of distorting one’s soul to maximize physical development.

Chen Fei set aside the Desolate Soul Sutra inheritance stone and picked up the Eternal Night Chant.

By coincidence, the Eternal Night Chant was from the Sky Resonance Court, the same technique that Lu Shuzhang currently practiced.

The Eternal Night Chant, once mastered, allows the practitioner to manifest the Dark Sovereign.

Chen Fei’s previous defeat of Lu Shuzhang’s Dark Sovereign was not due to its weakness, but because Chen Fei’s foundation was exceptionally strong.

Chen Fei now had the Dust Giant Body, but it was ultimately based on techniques from the Mountain Sea Realm.

It was powerful, having just defeated the top of the Sun Moon Realm in various academies.

However, as his realm advanced, the power of the Dust Giant Body would gradually fall behind Chen Fei’s progress.

The Dark Sovereign technique, akin to a Dharma Form, could supplement the future deficiencies of the Dust Giant Body.

Chen Fei focused on the Eternal Night Chant inheritance stone for another hour, then withdrew his mind.

Compared to the Desolate Soul Sutra, the Eternal Night Chant was more balanced and serene.

It was not that the Eternal Night Chant was weak, but the two techniques had different directions.

Setting aside the Eternal Night Chant inheritance stone, Chen Fei picked up the Thunder Demon Violet Star Sword. This was a thunder-based sword technique that could reveal his inherent characteristics.

After another hour, Chen Fei withdrew his mind.

A flicker of purple light appeared in his eyes as he looked at the inheritance stone with surprise.

The Thunder Demon Violet Star Sword was, to some extent, just as frenzied as the Desolate Soul Sutra.

Chen Fei even saw that the Thunder Demon Violet Star Sword seemed to push further to stimulate the body’s potential, not only distorting the soul but also applying pressure to the body with thunder and starlight.

“Madness is necessary for survival. Fuse!”

“Discovering new technique: Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword!”

Chen Fei sensed the new technique, a smile appearing on his face.

The madness characteristic, inherited from both the Desolate Soul Sutra and the Thunder Demon Violet Star Sword, was retained without any reduction.

Chen Fei even removed some of the balancing aspects of the Desolate Soul Sutra and Thunder Demon Violet Star Sword to ensure the new technique’s power was prominent.

Although both techniques were extremely twisted, they could not truly render a person useless or cause death with a single use.

That would be not a technique but a forbidden art of mutual destruction with no retreat.

With the Eternal Night Chant and the Indestructible Vision, Chen Fei could have the Dharma Form bear part of the extreme pressure, while the remaining was carried by the Indestructible Vision.

The new technique, Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword, met Chen Fei’s expectations. It had the potential to surpass the Desolate Soul Sutra and Thunder Demon Violet Star Sword in terms of explosive power.

Moreover, the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword corrected a flaw in the Eternal Night Chant, which only gained enhancement in the night.

Now, with the addition of heavenly thunder, transforming into the Eternal Night Monarch Dharma Form grants the strongest power.

However, the downside is the enormous consumption required to maintain such power.

Thus, the second divine ability of the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword would focus on recovery, and the third would enhance physical strength.

Recovery and enhancement do not weaken the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword’s power; they are like pulling back a punch to deliver a stronger blow.

“Simplifying Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword… Simplification successful… Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword → Thunder Roar Stellar Technique!”

After expending thousands of top-grade spirit stones, the simplification was successful, and the technique’s proficiency dropped from perfection to the entry level.

The proficiency levels clearly showed the extent of the gap between the two techniques.

Chen Fei shifted his gaze from the panel and picked up the Returning Origin Pill.