Chapter 491 - 274: Old Yellow Ox: You Want to Avoid Its Brunt?

Chapter 491: Chapter 274: Old Yellow Ox: You Want to Avoid Its Brunt?

Jiang Man looked at the new requirement and felt it was surprisingly brief.

It also seemed simple enough.

Solidify the Primordial Spirit.

It was nothing like before, with its long list of demands.

He’d had to cultivate this and that, and even open some box.

"What’s the requirement from the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart this time?" the Old Yellow Ox’s voice drifted over.

Jiang Man answered honestly, "Solidify my Primordial Spirit in nine hundred days. There aren’t many requirements, so it seems pretty simple."

Upon hearing this, the Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man and fell silent for a long while.

That look made Jiang Man frown. He asked humbly, "Is that not a good requirement?"

The Old Yellow Ox gazed at Jiang Man and said, "Actually, for you, it shouldn’t be too difficult. Your Talent speaks for itself."

Hearing the Old Yellow Ox say that gave Jiang Man a bad feeling.

Old Huang hadn’t been very talkative lately. He wasn’t like his old self, who would just say to eat and drink as you please.

He had become much more cautious.

Him saying "it shouldn’t be too difficult" now was the equivalent of his old "just eat and drink as you please."

He was getting the same treatment as Old Meng.

Jiang Man was perplexed. "Is solidifying the Primordial Spirit really that hard?"

"Let me put it another way," the Old Yellow Ox said, his voice devoid of emotion. "According to the current methods of the Immortal Sects, an ordinary Visualization Skill—even one at the Early, Mid-stage, Late Stage, or Perfection—is not enough to solidify a Primordial Spirit."

"Solidifying the Primordial Spirit is a special requirement within the Primordial Spirit Realm."

"Fulfilling this requirement allows one to cultivate certain special Magic Skills. After advancing, one also has a wider selection of Cultivation Skills and Magic Skills."

"However, after the great reformation of the Immortal Sects, these types of Cultivation Skills were dismantled. The number of unique skills that ordinary Cultivators were forbidden from practicing was greatly reduced."

"As a result, very few people pursue the solidification of the Primordial Spirit anymore."

"Only the strong will pursue it?" Jiang Man asked.

"Not quite. People with sufficient Talent don’t force these things. They are destined for the Immortal Dao, so there’s no need for them to get bogged down," the Old Yellow Ox explained. "Some people are destined to pursue the Great Dao. They’re confident enough not to waste time on such matters."

"True invincibility isn’t about being number one in your Realm; it’s about leaving that Realm as quickly as possible."

"Your contemporaries are merely travelers you pass along the way. There’s no need to linger among them."

"Those who are both fast and strong are few and far between."

’In the past, he would have said he’d never seen one.’

’Now he uses ’few and far between.’’

’Because as soon as he says he’s never seen something, he’s about to.’

Jiang Man listened and then asked, "So, does this mean I have to cultivate my Visualization Skill to the Ninth Layer to solidify my Primordial Spirit?"

"Yes." The Old Yellow Ox nodded.

"Is this Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart spying on me?" Jiang Man couldn’t help but wonder. "I just got the Visualization Skill, and it’s already caught up. Was it just lying in wait for me?"

The Old Yellow Ox did not speak.

Jiang Man could do nothing about it. The Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart had been quiet for so long; it was obviously cooking up something nasty.

He then asked just how difficult it was to solidify the Primordial Spirit.

"How hard is it to cultivate the Visualization Skill to the Ninth Layer?" the Old Yellow Ox asked.

"Nine hundred days should be enough," Jiang Man said casually.

The Old Yellow Ox nodded and asked, "But can you focus solely on improving your Visualization Skill?"

Jiang Man was stunned.

Whether it was his Cultivation Skill, Physical Body Skill, or Visualization Skill...

...it was impossible to improve just one of them indefinitely.

Continuously improving a single skill would result in other aspects of his body becoming too weak to support the strain.

Let alone cultivating it all the way to Perfection.

Therefore, achieving Great Success with the Visualization Skill was no easy task.

"Even if you could, achieving Great Success in the Visualization Skill alone isn’t enough. It must be supported by your Physical Body and your Cultivation Skill to allow for the solidification of your Primordial Spirit." The Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man and couldn’t help but ask, "How long did it take you to advance to the Perfection of the Golden Core Stage?"

’From age twenty-two to twenty-seven.’

Jiang Man was silent.

’The Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart really is cruel.’

’This is personal revenge.’

’After more than half a year of preparation, it came up with something truly difficult to handle.’

’And here I was, starting to think it was actually being reasonable for a change.’

After that, Jiang Man stopped overthinking it. The only solution was to raise his Cultivation as quickly as possible and solidify his Primordial Spirit.

He had to complete this requirement.

But first, he needed to figure out what that extra ball of energy was.

"I can’t sense it, and a mere description won’t be accurate enough. You need to probe it with your Primordial Spirit and then tell me what you feel," the Old Yellow Ox said.

Without hesitating, Jiang Man began to use his Primordial Spirit to perceive the ball of energy within his Dantian.

The instant his Primordial Spirit made contact, Jiang Man felt his Golden Core, Physical Body, and Primordial Spirit all begin to vibrate.

It seemed like a force was gathering.

He immediately pulled back.

He told the Old Yellow Ox.

"You felt a power being born from the three of them?" the Old Yellow Ox asked.

Jiang Man nodded.

"Innate Spiritual Qi," the Old Yellow Ox made his conclusion.

"Spiritual Qi can be innate?" Jiang Man was puzzled.

The Old Yellow Ox began to explain, "It’s not the same kind of Spiritual Qi used in Cultivation. It’s a different kind that can merge with an individual, regardless of whether they cultivate or not."

"It’s a type of Spiritual Qi that even ordinary people or Demon Beasts can fuse with."

Hearing this, Jiang Man grew curious. "Then what’s this Spiritual Qi used for?"

The Old Yellow Ox gave his answer: "To create power."

’Create power?’ Jiang Man mulled it over but couldn’t quite grasp the meaning.

The Old Yellow Ox switched to a more common explanation: "Divine Techniques."

Jiang Man understood. Divine Techniques were a type of skill that originated from within the body itself.

Ordinarily, they couldn’t be learned through the Magic Skill System.

"Then if I fuse with the Innate Spiritual Qi, does that mean I can obtain a powerful skill?" Jiang Man asked.

But he had one worry: would gaining a Divine Technique this way be judged as ’unauthorized learning’?

"Theoretically, it shouldn’t be. While the Immortal Sects’ official curriculum includes some Divine Techniques, the number is likely very small. Besides, Divine Techniques are special; they can manifest spontaneously within an individual," the Old Yellow Ox reassured him.

"Looks like this is a good thing after all. Even though the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart is cruel, the things it gives aren’t half bad," Jiang Man said with a smile.

After asking the Old Yellow Ox how to fuse, Jiang Man closed his eyes.

Soon he once again sensed the Innate Spiritual Qi.

Then, he began to resonate with it.

His Golden Core, Physical Body, and Primordial Spirit began to vibrate.

A power then began to sprout, gather, and fuse within him.