Chapter 248: Chapter 137: Taiyan Talisman, Volume 3, The Latter Half
[Third Realm of Taiyan Talisman (Part 2): One of the five great Mystic Sect Orthodox Techniques. It cultivates Wood Spirit Qi, one of the Five Major Origin Energies of the Cultivation World, and uses a Wood Spirit Vein as the foundation to forge a Spirit Body, completing the divine soul’s final ascension.]
[1. Strengthen the spirituality of the divine soul and the physical body. Have the divine soul leave the body once a day to bolster its survival strength in the Inspiration Realm. At the same time, allow the physical body to adapt to the inspiration brought by the wildly surging Spirit Vein. The goal is to have the divine soul leave the body for over four hours and still be able to return to it within two breaths. Current progress (100/100).]
[2. Create a Wood Spirit Puppet with an inspiration level over (80/100). Refine it with your divine soul until you achieve a compatibility of over (60/100). Current progress: No reference item.]
[3. In an area completely isolated from Spiritual Qi, attach your divine soul to the puppet. Use the puppet’s innate spirituality, combined with your divine soul, to perform the most basic Refining Technique and refine your physical body into a Spirit Body. You can attempt this once you have completed the first two steps. If you find the spirituality of your physical body spiraling out of control, stop immediately.]
[4. Using your newly acquired, perfect Spirit Body, summon the part of your divine soul with locust tree characteristics. Nourish it with the inherent spirituality of the Inspiration Realm until a Divine Soul Guide is generated. You may attempt this for two hours each day; success is possible within twenty years. (Progress 0/100, today’s progress 0/two hours).]
[5. With the Divine Soul Guide as a catalyst, draw the ’Heaven-Reaching Talisman’. A Thunder Tribulation is guaranteed to descend during this process. Failure means being annihilated into dust. Success will allow you to connect with the Power of Heaven and Earth. Then, use this Heaven-Reaching Power to materialize your divine soul in the Inspiration Realm to absorb Spiritual Energy and forge a Primordial Spirit. You must connect to the Inspiration Realm the very moment the ’Heaven-Reaching Talisman’ is successfully drawn, and you must complete the transformation into a Primordial Spirit within forty-nine days. Otherwise, your divine soul will self-destruct, unable to withstand the ’Heaven-Reaching Talisman’.]
[6. Combine the Primordial Spirit with the Spirit Body to complete your life’s ascension and achieve the Heaven-Reaching Realm.]
[Note 1: You have already completed the first step. Continuing to strengthen your divine soul will increase the success rate of the subsequent steps.]
[Note 2: It is best to use Spirit Wood that you have cultivated yourself.]
[Note 3: The key to success lies in the activity level of the Spirit Vein in your body. The lower the activity, the higher the success rate. Suppressing the Spirit Vein with your divine soul can increase your chances of success. Current success rate: (31/100).]
[Note 4: Use your Thunder Law Altar to guide the Thunder Tribulation, but all materials must be of the Celestial and Earthly Treasures grade. Then, use the ’Purgatory Banner’ to block it, and you will have nothing to worry about. Also, please use your divine soul to familiarize yourself with the Spiritual Energy of the Inspiration Realm ahead of time. Once your familiarity level is above (70/100), the chances of failing the final transformation will be very low. Current progress: (47/100).]
[Note 5: The promotion will trigger a worldly anomaly, and the Inspiration Realm will open completely to you. Be careful to maintain your humanity and not be corrupted by Spiritual Creatures.]
[Note 6: The promotion method of the ’Taiyan Talisman’ is based on the remnant life force of the five great Spiritual Creatures from ancient times. Due to incomplete rules, the Inspiration Realm can currently give birth to a maximum of ninety-nine True Spirits of the same attribute. If this number is exceeded, the probability of failure is (100/100).]
[Note 7: Humans are the most basic form of spiritual life but are not born as Divine Soul Life forms. Please do not attempt to ascend to the Third Realm as one of the first forty. Otherwise, even if you succeed, you will only become a mindless True Spirit.]
[Note 8: When ascending to the Third Realm, you will be subject to the prying eyes of Third Realm True Spirits of the same attribute from the Inspiration Realm. You need to prepare a safe area for your promotion.]
Wang Ping quickly processed the memories of the Secret Technique and finished reading the guide on the glowing panel. While his heart was filled with joy, he also became wary of the world of the Third Realm.
His joy came from having already completed the strengthening of his divine soul, possessing a Divine Soul Guide, and having secured a slot for ascension to the Third Realm. In other words, as long as he could build a compatible puppet, with a bit of luck, he might be able to reach the Third Realm within ten years.
His wariness stemmed from the last two notes on the guide. Those two paragraphs had clearly revealed a sliver of the world’s true nature, which both intrigued Wang Ping and made his heart tremble with a hint of fear.
"Thank you, Lord, for bestowing this technique upon me." Wang Ping composed himself. His first priority, of course, was to thank Xiao Shan Lord.
"You are very fortunate. Your previous collaboration with Zi Luan gave you a shortcut to the Third Realm. As long as your humanity can overcome your spirituality, with your aptitude, ascending to the Third Realm is only a matter of time."
Xiao Shan Lord spoke casually. "The Wood Spirit True Spirits in the Inspiration Realm are quite fond of newly formed Third Realm Primordial Spirits. When you reach that final step, it would be best for you to enter seclusion at the Six Heart Sect. No True Spirit would dare set foot here."
"Thank you, Lord!"
Wang Ping was overjoyed, but he knew this protection didn’t come for free.
Sure enough, Xiao Shan Lord continued, "There’s no need to thank me. Helping you is helping myself. A great change is coming to the Capital City in the future. When that time comes, our lineage will inevitably have to face off against the other inherited schools."
"Understood!"
Wang Ping knew what Xiao Shan Lord meant by ’our lineage’—the southern heritage of the Taiyan Sect. He had also learned from Guan Xi that Xiao Shan Lord had inherited the legacy of Qianmu Temple’s Ancestral Master, Yuxiao Taoist. By that logic, they truly were of the same continuous lineage.
"Go on, now. Maintain your current humanity and continue to cultivate. We will speak again when you are qualified to ascend to the Third Realm."
...
Walking out of the Six Heart Sect, Wang Ping suddenly felt a lightness in his step.
"You’re getting carried away. This is the first time I’ve seen you like this. What’s making you feel this way?" Yu Lian asked as Wang Ping soared into the air.
"I just wanted to let out some of my suppressed feelings."
"Your cultivation is still lacking, I see," Yu Lian said, mimicking Yu Cheng Taoist’s tone.
"Haha!" Wang Ping did a quick flip in mid-air. Yu Lian’s body suddenly grew, and Wang Ping landed on her back as he came out of the flip, leaning comfortably against her head and letting out a long, leisurely sigh.
"Where are we going?"
"First, let’s go thank Zi Luan. Then we’ll go fishing at Baisui Lake. I’ll grill some fish for you."
"Alright!"
Yu Lian responded cheerfully.
He only spoke with Zi Luan for about fifteen minutes this time. For some reason, Wang Ping noticed that Zi Luan was a little more polite than before.
「Baisui Lake.」
The place was still the same as before.
When Wang Ping arrived, Hu Qianqian was lying on her cloud bed again, curled into a ball and dozing. However, the Fake Pill in her Qi Sea was autonomously absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and refining it into demonic energy.
Sometimes, Wang Ping really envied these favored children of heaven and earth.
Hu Qianqian was already used to her master’s sudden visits. Yu Lian had been about to dive into the lake to catch some shrimp, but just as she touched the water’s surface, she flew over to Hu Qianqian’s side instead.
"Has your cultivation improved again?" Yu Lian asked.
"It’s all thanks to this Grotto Heaven Blessed Land," Hu Qianqian said, sounding pleased. "Half a month ago, I felt the Fake Pill inside me suddenly become more solid, and now I can connect with the Power of Heaven and Earth more easily." Just then, Hu Xin leaped down from a distant mountain, her humanoid form now a full head taller than before.
"How far along are you?" Yu Lian asked.
"I’m still a little shy of reaching Second Realm Cultivation," Hu Qianqian replied with a smile.
The cultivation realm divisions for the Demon Race were very simple. After the initial transformation stage came the Fake Pill stage, which was followed by Core Formation. The Fake Pill stage encompassed both the First and Second Realms as defined by the Daoist Scripture Hall. Upon reaching Core Formation, one would possess the cultivation of the Third Realm.
"Come on, let me test your strength..."
Yu Lian said, eager for a challenge.
