Chapter 509 - 361: Preparations Complete, the Celestial Tribulation Descends

Chapter 509: Chapter 361: Preparations Complete, the Celestial Tribulation Descends

[Swordsmanship: Surprise Goose Falling Sword: Great Success (1,000/200,000), Dark Annihilation Killing Evil Sword: Great Success (2,000/200,000), Taichu Heaven Opening Sword: Minor Achievement (100,000/1,000,000)]

[Skills: Tier Four Spirit Plant (50,000/500,000), Tier Three Alchemy Dao (150,000/500,000)]

[Spirit Pets: Red Refining Snake, Golden-Winged Eagle, Colorful Star Deer, Profound Yin Illusion Turtle, Zi Ling Emperor]

[Remaining Essence Points: 90,000]

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’The Essence Points are barely enough. Next, let’s see if I can improve my physical body a bit more...’

Looking at his remaining 90,000 Essence Points, Yu Changsheng gave a slight nod. His gaze finally settled on the Thousand Mountains Technique and the Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique.

A quick glance revealed that the Ten Thousand Spirits Technique had already advanced to a Saint-level Technique, its proficiency reset. Aside from that and a few others, nearly every other technique was uniformly at the Great Success stage.

He even had two techniques that had reached the ultimate state of mastery. In truth, Great Success was an achievement most ordinary cultivators struggled to reach in their entire lives.

Reaching the Great Success stage meant one was already approaching the limits of a cultivation technique.

However, Yu Changsheng paid little attention to this. Staring at the information on the Thousand Mountains Technique and the Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique, he slowly sank into thought:

’This should be enough. I’ll raise one of the body-refining techniques to the Transformation Realm and see how big the improvement is.’

Since he had to face the Celestial Tribulation, a powerful physical body was of the utmost importance. With this in mind, Yu Changsheng checked the progress of his techniques to decide how to allocate his last 90,000 Essence Points.

[Thousand Mountains Technique: Great Success (300,000/500,000)]

[Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique: Great Success (100,000/500,000)]

As a body-refining technique, the Thousand Mountains Technique was actually starting to fall behind Yu Changsheng’s level of power. From his current perspective, the technique’s tier was nothing special.

The Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique, on the other hand, was a secret Divine Technique of the Yang Family. Its tier was quite high, and even now, Yu Changsheng considered the boost it provided to be significant.

As for why both required 500,000 Essence Points to advance from the Great Success stage, the reason lay in their nature. The Thousand Mountains Technique was a body-refining technique that permanently increased Yu Changsheng’s physical strength; as a core technique, its upgrade costs were inherently higher than those for Divine Powers.

The Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique, however, was a Divine Power that provided a temporary boost to physical strength, making it fundamentally different from the Thousand Mountains Technique.

’I’ll upgrade the Thousand Mountains Technique first.’

’I’m a little short on Essence, but that’s not a problem.’

Yu Changsheng rummaged through his system backpack and summoned his Spirit Beasts. He consumed all the daily-use elixirs he had left, finally scraping together enough Essence.

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[Consumed 200,000 Essence Points. Successfully upgraded the Thousand Mountains Technique to the Transformation Realm!]

[Thousand Mountains Technique: Attaining the Realm of Mastery (Technique Limit, cannot be upgraded further)]

The moment the Thousand Mountains Technique advanced, Yu Changsheng’s body shuddered. Torrents of heat surged from his organs, flooding his entire being. His heart began to pound like a drum, gushing with a roiling Qi Blood Power that hammered his flesh from within, as if from a furnace.

CRACKLE, CRACKLE...

A series of faint cracking sounds emanated from Yu Changsheng’s bones. His expression tensed. After a long moment, his face finally relaxed, and he exhaled a heavy breath.

’The limit of the Golden Core realm...? It seems this technique alone is far from enough for my physical body to cross that threshold.’

Yu Changsheng frowned slightly. Sensing the surging Qi and blood within him, he suddenly threw a punch.

WHOOSH...

The air before him instantly rippled, creating a circular shockwave of white mist as the sound of a Sound Burst echoed without end.

’This fellow... it’s not just a matter of his Comprehension. There’s something strange about him...’

Meanwhile, the Sui Xian Sword Spirit, who had been occasionally glancing at Yu Changsheng, watched this with a focused gaze. It stared intently at Yu Changsheng, a curious light flickering in its eyes as a sharp glint flashed past.

’Forget it. That’s your own fortunate encounter. I wish you luck.’

After a moment, the Sui Xian Sword Spirit shook its head, suppressing its curiosity and refraining from asking any questions.

’My physical body is prepared. Next up is the temporary enhancement-type Divine Technique, the Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique...’

Yu Changsheng withdrew his fist, blew a breath across his knuckles, and then activated the Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique.

As one of the Secret Techniques and Daoist Skills that comprehensively enhanced the physical body, the stronger Yu Changsheng’s foundational physique was, the more terrifying the amplification became.

Now that the Thousand Mountains Technique was at the stage of Attaining the Realm of Mastery, the boost from the Divine Light Body-Breaking Celestial Technique would allow Yu Changsheng to survive a direct blow from a Peak Golden Core Cultivator.

’So strong, so tough.’

’It’s at least a thirty percent increase. If I’d had a body this powerful back in the Celestial Slaughter Secret Realm, I could have tanked their magical attacks without any issue.’

Yu Changsheng nodded to himself, ecstatic as he felt the changes in his body.

’Thankfully, I haven’t spent many Essence Points over the past year. I’ve just been doing alchemy to feed my beasts, and with the trips to the Cloud Mist Valley and the Celestial Slaughter Secret Realm... I had more than enough. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have had enough to upgrade so many cultivation techniques and swordsmanship skills.’

Muttering to himself with a sense of relief, Yu Changsheng assessed the state of his body. He then looked up at the Sui Xian Sword Spirit, bowed, and cupped his fists.

"I apologize for the disturbance, Senior. I am deeply grateful."

"It’s nothing. You are ready."

The Sui Xian Sword Spirit shook its head, suppressing its astonishment as it spoke calmly to Yu Changsheng.

"Yes." Yu Changsheng nodded, then spoke to the Profound Turtle in his mind, ’Elder Gui, I’m ready. You can lift the concealment.’

’Alright. I hope everything goes smoothly.’

The Profound Turtle’s ancient, world-weary voice echoed in Yu Changsheng’s mind. In the next instant, with a flash of light, its figure slowly materialized beside him. It didn’t look at Yu Changsheng; instead, its first act was to nod toward the Sui Xian Sword Spirit high up in the sky.

"This is... the Profound Yin Illusion Turtle?"

The Sui Xian Sword Spirit shuddered. It looked at the Profound Turtle, then back at Yu Changsheng, its expression complex. At last, it shook its head with a wry smile and gave the Profound Turtle a slight nod, saying nothing more.

As the Sui Xian Sword Spirit, it naturally recognized the Profound Turtle and was aware of the history between them. But at this moment, none of that seemed to matter.

’So, your senior brother’s actions back then ended up being to your benefit. Oh well. Just wait and see.’

The Sui Xian Sword Spirit sighed softly, glanced at Yu Changsheng one more time, and fell into a long silence.

The very instant the Profound Turtle appeared, Yu Changsheng grunted. The realm he had been suppressing with all his might could no longer be contained, and it began to surge explosively.

His Qi Sea spun madly. Phantoms of the Nine-Layered Spirit Platform materialized one after another, only to melt and converge into a nascent Golden Core. As it solidified, a mysterious, blood-gold aura in the shape of a dragon coiled around the embryonic core, its essence merging with it strand by strand.

Nature’s spiritual energy erupted violently. The Ten Thousand Spirits Technique began to operate on its own. Yu Changsheng’s hair flew out wildly as his aura skyrocketed.

CRACKLE...

The heavens twisted and space rippled as a terrifying aura ascended. A vast, fearsome will seemed to be descending quietly from the outside world, threatening to pierce through these ancient ruins.

"This is a good place. A Little World, separate from the main one. There are no interruptions, and it can even weaken the Celestial Tribulation to some degree. It’s quite good."

"A place that vies with heaven and earth for creation. Sometimes a forbidden land is also a land of fortune."

The Profound Turtle looked up at the turbulent sky as dark tribulation clouds slowly coalesced. An oppressive atmosphere instantly descended upon the area.

"It will take a little more time for the full power of the Celestial Tribulation to arrive. Use this moment. Use your Ten Thousand Spirits Technique and steal every Divine Technique from me that you can grasp," the Profound Turtle said in a low voice, looking at Yu Changsheng.

’Steal...’ Yu Changsheng broke out in a sweat and gave a sheepish smile. He didn’t hesitate, however. After a nod, he began to reverse the circulation of his Ten Thousand Spirits Technique, bringing his True Spirit to bear and slowly connecting it with the Profound Turtle.

’Spirit Revival!’

At the command from his consciousness, a faint light flickered into existence.