I Pick up a Lost Godhood

Chapter 385: Chapter 368: Attempt

Only Wang Meng and Ma Tian’Er heard Mingren say that. Anyone else would have been furious at how calm he sounded.

"What about you two?"

"I’ve cultivated to the thirty-eighth layer of Elemental Power. The Pills and Spiritual Liquid here seem to suit my constitution very well."

Ma Tian’Er said. As Wood of the Five Elements, her constitution was the best for absorbing Pills and Spiritual Liquid.

The two of them looked toward Wang Meng. He shrugged helplessly. "I’ve made no progress, but I won’t fall behind!"

Mingren smiled faintly. "You’re the last person I’d ever worry about!"

After Mingren left, Ma Tian’Er suddenly pressed a bottle of Pills into Wang Meng’s hand. "It’s difficult for the Five Elements Body to break through. You use these."

Wang Meng was stunned. He patted Ma Tian’Er’s head. "Silly girl. You saved these? Even dozens of bottles might not have any effect. Don’t worry, my fate defies the heavens. Besides, even if it doesn’t work out, you can just protect me in the future!"

Wang Meng placed the Pills back into Ma Tian’Er’s hand, not allowing her to refuse.

Back in his own cavern dwelling, Wang Meng felt the pressure. Everyone else was progressing smoothly, and it wasn’t good for his Five Elements Body to remain stagnant like this. Even if he couldn’t break through with the Five Elements Technique right away, he at least had to forge an Artifact Soul. Otherwise, from the looks of that Zheng Dasheng, he would most likely use some trivial pretext to kick a few of them out.

Entering his Sea of Heart, Wang Meng began to form an Artifact Soul according to the Artifact Refining Heart Method.

’An Artifact Soul... Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth... Can I really not form a single one?’

Wang Meng tried each element, but there wasn’t the slightest stir. He had been cultivating for so long without so much as a peep. His Sea of Fate remained deathly quiet. Even a saint would lose their patience, and Wang Meng finally snapped.

’Damn it! If one by one doesn’t work, then I’ll just try for a Life Artifact with all Five Elements!’

Wang Meng activated the Five Elements Technique and started going wild. To hell with proper cultivation, to hell with established methods! Sometimes, a flurry of wild punches can take down a master. He was just going to do whatever the hell felt good!

The Artifact Soul Heart Method was thrown into chaos. Such recklessness could cause him to fall into the demonic path. His Sea of Fate began to churn violently, but then, a ray of light from the Godhood in his Sea of Heart shot down from the Celestial Court, piercing directly into his Sea of Fate. The churning, chaotic Sea of Fate naturally calmed down and returned to normal.

With the Godhood suppressing any backlash, Wang Meng grew even more audacious.

’I’m just going to mess around. At least I’ll get a kick out of it.’

After all of Wang Meng’s chaotic meddling, a five-colored spark of light suddenly appeared in the center of his originally calm Sea of Fate. It was immediately followed by the spark releasing a five-colored glow.

Although it was very faint, Wang Meng could feel it with perfect clarity.

’This is the sign that an Artifact Soul is forming!’

’Holy crap, that actually worked?’

Wang Meng couldn’t help but clench his fists. ’So cultivation is like a stubborn mule—you have to get rough with it to get results!’

With the first sign of an Artifact Soul appearing, Wang Meng stopped messing around. A Five Elements Body couldn’t form a single-element Artifact Soul; because of the Five Elements Balance, he had to cultivate a Five Elements Artifact Soul.

Now that there was a sign of his Artifact Soul forming, Wang Meng was in a great mood. He redoubled his cultivation efforts, humming a little tune as he happily went about it.

"That piece of trash will be the first one to be eliminated. A Five Elements Body... Squandering resources on garbage like him is a complete and utter waste!"

Zheng Dasheng said coldly. Having been publicly rebuffed by Number Three, his pride was trampled into the dust. How could he not be furious?

He couldn’t do anything to Number Three, who, after all, had the potential to manifest a Holy Statue. Not to mention their constitution and the backing of their Sect. The others, however, were a different story.

"Protector Zheng, you have a point. We’ll give him one last month."

"One month? You’re being far too generous. Do you think the resources of the Extreme Dao Alliance just wash in with the tide? Make him scram immediately... No, that’s letting him off too easy. After wasting so many of our resources, he should be exiled to the Slaughter Space to carry out a mission!"

Zheng Dasheng snorted coldly.

"Protector Zheng, a man is nothing without his word. You just said you would give them some time; going back on that now wouldn’t look good for you. I suggest we observe for a while longer and then make a collective decision."

the Great Elder said. This Zheng Dasheng hailed from a major Sect and was its representative, so his arrogance and domineering behavior were to be expected.

The Extreme Dao Alliance was short on manpower at the moment. Some of the major Sects were playing both sides, and that was simply the reality of the situation. There was nothing to be done about it.

Wang Meng, for his part, was cultivating as if his life depended on it. ...In truth, Ma Tian’Er saving those Pills for him had both moved and motivated him. It wasn’t Master Wang’s style to make a woman worry. If Zhang Xiaopang ever found out, he’d laugh himself to death.

He also knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. Everything he was enjoying now would come at a price. Back at the Cultivation Academy, Hua Jianyu was still waiting for him, and a vicious battle was inevitable.

Having met the cultivators of the Extreme Dao Alliance, Wang Meng had a much clearer understanding of Hua Jianyu’s power. His opponent possessed a Life Artifact, at the very least. Simply throwing his life on the line wouldn’t be enough to win.

Strength was the only true principle.

His greatest assets were his Five Elements Body and the Godhood. But right now, his Five Elements Body was proving unreliable; in fact, it was an obstacle to his breakthrough. Thinking back to the recent change, Wang Meng felt he needed to put some work into his Godhood.

His consciousness sank into his Sea of Heart. Wang Meng had come here countless times. It was clearly his own domain, yet it was now occupied by an outsider that completely ignored his commands.

The so-called Holy Statue was a type of ability. Once manifested, it would take a tangible form—sometimes an object, other times a living creature, like a Divine Beast, a member of the Dragon Race, and so on.

Of course, this wasn’t just a visual phenomenon. Upon manifesting a Holy Statue, a cultivator’s strength, speed, Elemental Power, and other attributes would increase dramatically. They would also gain the specific abilities represented by their Holy Statue.

It could be described as an extension of the most primordial Power of Laws.

And that was exactly what Wang Meng wanted.

’Can I rely on the Pentagram Array?’

That thing represented his Five Elements Balance, but it seemed completely useless. Wang Meng observed it for a moment before giving up on the Pentagram Array.

’The Heaven and Earth Spirit Locking Array? That thing is just a set of shackles. A life-saving set, to be sure—otherwise, I’d have been blasted to smithereens by Celestial Thunder long ago.’

’It probably can’t help me either.’

The suppressed Godhood was undoubtedly unable to exert any of its power. The only thing available was that tiny bit of Divine Sense seeping out from the crack.

How to use that Divine Sense to manifest a Holy Statue—that was the best plan Wang Meng could devise.

Regardless of whether Old Moo was truly a Demigod, or what the hell kind of place the Grand Thousand World was, in all his experience as a cultivator, he had never come across anything as heaven-defying as this Godhood. Since it was residing in his Sea of Heart, it had to be useful for something.

The Heart Trace Skill was a technique to find the source of one’s soul hidden deep within the Sea of Heart.

These were ancient life imprints. Some were passed down directly through bloodlines, while others skipped generations. This distant inheritance could sometimes lie dormant for tens of thousands of years before suddenly erupting in a future descendant.

Legend has it that at the time of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, humans, the Demon Race, the Dragon Race, and all the Divine Beasts shared a common ancestor. Their bloodlines were connected. In that era, humans not only possessed wisdom but also wielded power that rivaled the Divine Beasts. However, humanity’s greed ultimately angered the Creator God, who stripped them of their abilities. Yet, a power once given cannot be fully retracted. A fraction of it was still passed down, though it had become greatly diluted over time.

A legend is just a legend, but the Heart Trace Skill could indeed unearth the strongest potential hidden within a person’s body.

It could be said that this was an opportunity to obtain a heaven-defying power.

Knowledgeable Sects and Cultivators placed the utmost importance on this step. If one failed to manifest their potential here, reaching the Great Perfection stage would be meaningless. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)