Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 704 - 698: No More Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure? Breaking Bloodline Limits?_1

Chapter 704: Chapter 698: No More Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure? Breaking Bloodline Limits?_1

Jia Ren was in closed-door cultivation when he received a message from his Xuan Beast Avatar.

The God-Striking Willow had already grown.

It was the second Heaven and Earth Divine Tree to be nurtured by the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl.

The first was the Mixed Spirit Vine, which had produced the Mixed Spirit Gourd.

It integrated Phoenix Flame and Southern Ming Separation Fire into one potent gray flame, which proved immensely helpful against Bizarre Demons.

After integrating the Golden Crow Essence Blood into his body, he had acquired Golden Crow Fire. The fusion of three types of fire was even more formidable than the mature Phoenix Fire.

The potential of the God-Striking Willow was even greater than that of the Mixed Spirit Vine. With the aid of the Mingsheng Source and nearly a thousand years of cultivation, it had already reached a million years of maturity.

This Divine Tree had the highest potential to give birth to a Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure.

If this attempt were successful, its significance would be extraordinary.

Jia Ren arrived deep within the Medicinal Garden of the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl to see a willow tree a hundred zhang tall.

Each of its branches radiated a strange light, evidently not ordinary.

A million years was not the limit. However, to cultivate the God-Striking Willow to ten million years would demand too much time and not be worth the effort.

Jia Ren flew to the center of the God-Striking Willow, directing his gaze towards the core purple-gold branch.

This was exactly the treasured branch that had been nurtured; the rest were mere offshoots.

The God-Striking Willow, sensing an ’enemy’ intrusion, seemed to come to life as all its branches transformed into a sea of purple, lashing towards Jia Ren.

As far as he could see, the sky and the earth were filled with the silhouettes of branches, with no place to hide.

The purple-gold branch, in particular, put an indescribable pressure on Jia Ren.

"I hope you don’t disappoint me!"

Jia Ren was in no rush to pick the God-Striking Willow, preferring to test its power with his own body. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Ordinary branches could not get close, repelled by an invisible force.

Only the purple-gold branch broke through the invisible protective Spiritual Pressure, striking hard against his oncoming palm.

WHOOM!

The very next moment, Jia Ren felt as though he had lost control of his body as his Divine Soul flew out.

Even as a Mahayana Stage Cultivator, with body, Spiritual Power, and Divine Soul united as one, the treasure was still able to extract his Divine Soul alone.

Indeed, this treasure is exceptional!

The purple-gold God-Striking Willow changed its target, attacking Jia Ren’s Divine Soul.

This is a treasure specialized in assaulting Divine Skills. Jia Ren was not willing to experiment with his soul and quickly retreated back into his body.

His body shot out like lightning, catching the tail end of this branch of the God-Striking Willow and forcibly pulling it out.

An unknown sucking force emerged, devouring the original energy of the God-Striking Willow. In the blink of an eye, the tree withered, leaving only one branch.

There is no Power of Laws inside!

Jia Ren quietly sensed the God-Striking Willow, and after a moment, he could not help but frown.

While its power reached the level of a Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, it lacked the Power of Laws and could not be considered a true Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, only a Pseudo-Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure.

Since the Great Dao of the Immortal Realm has collapsed, this isn’t surprising.

Mahayana Stage Cultivators are unable to grasp Laws. Unexpectedly, Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasures are also affected.

Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasures had become a thing of the past in ancient times.

The Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasures discovered by the Wushan Alliance, the Tai Xu Alliance, and the Huang Shan Alliance must have been relics left from ancient times.

The result is disappointing.

Nevertheless, this treasure is notable in its power against Divine Souls. Ultimately, it has proven to be extraordinary and not a waste of effort.

Jia Ren went to check on the Seven Orifices Divine Stone in the Spirit Sea, where its seven orifices were still absorbing Spiritual Energy.

Unlike the God-Striking Willow, without the aid of the Mingsheng Source and the Kuruo Huasheng Jue, its growth was slow, and it was uncertain when it would emerge.

It can only give birth to a Pseudo-Profound Heavenly Spiritual Treasure as well.

Anyway, it doesn’t require time to manage.

Jia Ren shifted his focus away from the Seven Orifices Divine Stone. It might still bring me a surprise.

Five hundred years have passed without any anomalies. It was just a false alarm.

The Mysterious Realm had long been at peace, with no appearance of any Strange Creatures resembling the Faith Bizarre.

Whether this realm was too remote or for some other reason, Void-level Strange Creatures had never been seen.

This is good news!

More good news followed. Jia Ren received a message from his Second Nascent Soul: Tian Lingzi was preparing to ascend to the Mahayana Realm.

This is no small matter.

If the ascension fails, the outcome will be death and the obliteration of Dao.

All beings have their self-interests, and I am no exception.

He left behind several treasures to aid his avatar’s ascension to the Mahayana Realm. The rest—the Yunhai Heavenly Essence, Origin Pulp, and Earth-grade Mysterious Yellow Liquid—he entrusted a portion to Tian Lingzi.

These three treasures increased the likelihood of successful ascension by fifty percent. With the Breath of Stars Barrier to delay the onset of the Heavenly Tribulation, there was a fair chance of success.

"I receive it with thanks," Tian Lingzi said, not refusing. After all, the Mysterious Realm truly lacked treasures for ascending to the Mahayana Realm.

Top-tier treasures were extremely difficult to produce and could not be cultivated in a short span of time.

The Lingbao Sect had indeed discovered several precious treasures of heaven and earth, but more time was needed for them to mature.

After consuming the treasures, Tian Lingzi officially took a step towards the Mahayana Realm.

「Thirty years later」

Clouds of Tribulation hung densely in the sky above the Lingbao Sect, and thunderous might was halted outside by the Breath of Stars Barrier.

When Tian Lingzi emerged from seclusion, his body, Spiritual Power, and Divine Soul had already fused into one.

He held the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda in his hand to face the Heavenly Tribulation.

The power of the Six Heavenly Tribulations was formidable. They were not enhanced versions, and with the support of the Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, Tian Lingzi encountered no mishaps.

Amidst the Heavenly Tribulation, a Demon Lord of the Skies descended, but upon sensing Jia Ren’s aura, it fled with astounding speed.

I can’t afford to provoke him. Time to slip away!

That was a quick escape!

The Demon Monarch had barely shown his head when he immediately took off. This left Jia Ren, who was hoping to hunt some game, sighing endlessly.

Why are the Heavenly Demons not even fulfilling their duties?!

Are you afraid I will eat you?

Where is the trust between humans and Heavenly Demons?

The Heavenly Tribulation could not kill Tian Lingzi, who held the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda, and the Demon Monarch fled. This made the tribulation far smoother than imagined.

The tribulation clouds dissipated, and the long-missed sunlight fell on the ash-strewn and cracked earth.

Tian Lingzi looked at the countless hopeful faces and showed a relieved smile.

The Lingbao Sect! A sect with two Mahayana cultivators!

The birth of the second Mahayana Stage Cultivator brought joy to the Lingbao Sect, and another ascension ceremony was held.

However, the host, Tian Lingzi, could not suppress Jia Ren’s brilliance.

The cultivators took the initiative to strike up conversation with Jia Ren, Tian Lingzi included.

Those unaware even thought it was Jia Ren’s second ascension ceremony.

「After the celebration」

Jia Ren found Tian Lingzi alone and informed him about the issues in the Immortal Realm.

Issues had appeared in the Immortal Realm, turning rules into Dao Bizarre, which would have a not insignificant impact on cultivators’ Dao hearts.

The reason he had not revealed it to others was also to avoid affecting their cultivation mindset.

Tian Lingzi said, "This matter is indeed serious. Ascending to the Immortal Realm is not a good thing."

"I wonder how the ancestral masters who ascended to the Immortal Realm are faring?"

In the past hundred thousand years, not many Mahayana Stage cultivators from the Lingbao Sect had fallen; seven or eight had ascended to the Immortal Realm.

"The most recent one to ascend was Grand Ancestor Tai Yuan. Hopefully, he is safe."

"You did right," Tian Lingzi continued. "This news should only be revealed to those who have ascended to the Mahayana Realm."

The matters of the Immortal Realm cannot be resisted by force. We have no proper solution and can only react passively.

I hope that by the time I ascend to the Immortal Realm, the problems there will have been resolved.

Jia Ren passed on the Hidden Immortal Technique to Tian Lingzi, further enhancing Tian Lingzi’s Divine Skills and secret techniques.

「In five hundred years」

Most of Jia Ren’s Divine Skills had gradually reached the Technique-Nearing-Dao Level, with no room for further improvement.

Since the Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure cannot be refined, I must focus my efforts on other matters.

One is puppetry centered around Divine Beast materials.

The other is alchemy and talisman crafting.

In times when my Cultivation Level cannot be improved, I must not idly waste time.

The Third Generation Absolute Gold Puppets and various mixed materials took considerable time. Once a lot of effort was invested, he would find that time was insufficient.

The Divine Beasts within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl began to show signs of baldness, blood deficiency, missing scales, and toothlessness.

Thanks to their selfless sacrifices, his progress in puppetry was astonishing.

The third-generation puppets, with the aid of the Tongming Treasury Mirror, were improved without much effort, becoming comparable to fifth-generation puppets that rivaled the Mahayana Stage.

Apart from researching Divine Beast puppets, Jia Ren was considering helping Divine Beasts break through their limits.

Divine Beasts hit their bloodline shackles and could not progress any further. The vast majority of Divine Beasts had no possibility of breaking through these shackles and were trapped in their mature stage for life.

The power of their bloodline granted them tremendous talents and strength, yet breaking through the shackles proved immensely difficult.

Kun Yuan managed to break through to True Spirit using its own True Spirit blood. Could this be applied to other Divine Beasts?

I could absorb their essence blood to reach the breakthrough level. Then, I could grant the Divine Beasts adulthood and their own True Spirit Essence Blood to help them break through the shackles.

If the plan is successful, once the Divine Beasts reach adulthood, there will be no more restrictions.

The only headache is their slow growth rate.

The strongest was his Gold-Winged Great Peng Bird Avatar, which had devoured the primal force of a mature Golden-Winged Peng Bird and soared in strength.

To this day, it had already reached the later stages of the Seventh-order, not far from its mature stage.

Next was Jin Sheng, who had just reached the early stages of the Seventh-order.

The other Divine Beasts mostly lingered in the late stages of the Sixth Rank, the disparity evident.

With a considerable number of Profound Spirit Enlightenment Pills to assist them, the Divine Beasts’ growth still accelerated.

Could the Yang Anode Blood Essence Pill help the Divine Beasts accumulate faster?

Though it was a guess, Jia Ren already had an answer in mind.

The Old Kunpeng had managed to break through its bloodline shackles by consuming plenty of the Red Fruit Green Fish used for crafting Yang Anode Blood Essence Pills. Such precious treasures of heaven and earth were even more suitable for Magical Beasts.

He took out a Yang Anode Blood Essence Pill and threw it to Mo Lin to experiment.

This item was not particularly compatible with Mo Lin. Yet, even so, the potent blood origin essence still allowed it to reach the early stages of the Seventh-order.

Jia Ren confirmed his guess: the Yang Anode Blood Essence Pill held significant value for Divine Beasts, speeding up their accumulation of foundation and strengthening their vitality.

Regrettably, there were not enough Red Fruit Green Fish to craft Yang Anode Blood Essence Pills, as they produced a batch of red fruits only every three hundred years, and the quantity was too small.

Jia Ren, having broken through his own limits and reached a level comparable to that of a Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, had not exhausted the medicinal effects of the Yang Anode Blood Essence Pill; it could still enhance his foundation.

In the future, I will surely surpass the average Immortal Artifact.

I don’t even have enough Yang Anode Blood Essence Pills for myself. How could there be any excess to share with them?

However, although the Red Fruit Green Fish could not grow red fruits after harvesting, they were capable of laying offspring.

As time passed, the population of the Red Fruit Green Fish gradually expanded, their bloodlines improving through selective breeding.

In three hundred years, more than ten offspring were produced, yielding around ten red fruits.

In six hundred years, the number doubled, yielding thirty red fruits.

In nine hundred years, the number doubled again, reaching a count of sixty red fruits.

As long as the population steadily grows, one day it will meet both my needs and those of all the Divine Beasts.

The only thing to do is to spend time waiting.

Besides that, I’ll need to work the Holy Infant Carp harder.

To expand the population of the Red Fruit Green Fish, the Holy Infant Breath Pill is indispensable.

I can only cut flesh from the Holy Infant Carp to craft the pills and meet the demand.

This is for rapid development—a necessary sacrifice.