Shen Wanning’s eyes flashed with surprise on hearing this, but she soon felt a bit embarrassed, as she had just been considering taking possession of the Immortal Artifact herself.
"Venerable Pure Heart, I didn’t exert much effort along the way, so you should divide it among yourselves," Shen Wanning suggested.
"Miss Shen, everyone who sees has a share, and besides, I’ve already taken more than my fair share!" Venerable Pure Heart insisted on his own distribution plan.
"Alright, Wanning, since Venerable Pure Heart says so, we should gratefully accept," Yu Qingtan said with a smile, always one to dislike affectation.
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Venerable Pure Heart had also received the legacy of the Vajra Monk, which granted him a small chance of cultivating into the Vajra Indestructible Immortal Body; even if he gave all these items to Yu Qingtan, he would still be greatly profiting.
"Alright!" Shen Wanning laughed, her heart moved by so many fine items.
Soon, the three of them had finished distributing all the treasures.
Shen Wanning took a thousand Immortal Crystals and a Superior Dao Artifact level meditation cushion, which could aid in cultivation, while the rest were kept by Yu Qingtan for safekeeping.
Yu Qingtan alone received nearly twenty thousand each of Immortal Crystals and Divine Crystals, five Superior Dao Artifacts, and countless other valuable resources.
Among these, there were items that Yu Qingtan urgently needed now: two large tubs of high-quality Vajra Butter, five Bodhi Seeds, and a small bottle of Glazed Pure Water.
This Vajra Butter was likely crafted by the sixth or even seventh stage of the Demon Race or Sea Clan and had excellent benefits for body refinement at Qing Tan’s current stage; since Shen Wanning did not perform body refinement, the two tubs she received could also be used by Qing Tan.
The Bodhi Seeds were seeds from a seventh-stage ancient Bodhi tree from the Buddhist Sect, greatly aiding in Dao Comprehension, which was exactly what Qing Tan needed.
The Glazed Pure Water was sacred water nurtured in the ancient Immortal Artifact, the Glass Jade Cleanse Vase of the Buddhist Sect, and possessed unparalleled purifying abilities.
Originally, when Shen Wanning was controlled by the soul constraint of the villain Old Rogue Du Jie, Venerable Shenfeng had told Qing Tan that the Glazed Pure Water from the Western Region Buddhist Sect could cleanse it away.
However, the Glazed Pure Water from the Western Region Buddhist Sect nowadays was diluted at least a hundred times, whereas the undiluted water Qing Tan had obtained now would greatly aid in her comprehension of the Water Dao Principle.
The Bodhi Seeds and Glazed Pure Water obtained by Shen Wanning, Qing Tan planned to wait until she also reached the Divine Transformation Late Stage before using them, as using them now would be too wasteful.
"Fairy Qingtan, Miss Shen, I am planning to enter seclusion right here until I break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage!" After the division of items, Venerable Pure Heart said to the two of them.
"Good, I wish you success!"
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After leaving the Burial Buddha Ground, Yu Qingtan went directly back to Luo Li Island to enter seclusion. She even withdrew her incarnation, the Qing Holy Maiden, preparing to go all out to break through to the Sixth Stage Soul-merging Realm and the Void Refinement Stage.
With the help of high-quality Vajra Butter and Divine Crystals, Yu Qingtan operated the True Dragon Body Refining Technique and the True Dragon Soul Refining Technique, taking a Bodhi Seed, and comprehending the Path of Power.
Yu Qingtan could clearly feel her physical body gradually becoming stronger as she progressed from the Golden Body Realm towards the Soul-merging Realm.
The Soul Fusion Realm, as the name implies, is about merging the Soul within the Sea of Consciousness into the Physical Body.
At that time, the Soul could reside in any part of the Physical Body, or rather, the entire Physical Body could act as the Sea of Consciousness, even achieving Blood Rebirth.
Body Refinement Cultivators aside, others typically need to reach the Seventh Stage Body Integration Stage to achieve the same effect.
Under the nourishment of Vajra Butter, Yu Qingtan’s Physical Body seemed forged a thousand times, each inch of skin and every bone glistened with a faint golden light, emanating an unbreakable aura.
She closed her eyes and concentrated, guiding the Soul from within the Sea of Consciousness to slowly descend deep into her Physical Body. This process was excrucially difficult, like a fish swimming upstream, facing numerous obstacles, yet Yu Qingtan’s heart was filled with determination and anticipation.
"Soul Fusion is not only the integration of the Physical Body and Soul but also the alignment of the mind with the Great Dao," Yu Qingtan muttered to herself, her consciousness seeming to transcend the boundaries of space-time and resonate with the Principles of the universe. Each surge of the Soul came with a deeper understanding of the Path of Power.
"Ah~"
Time flew by, and finally, on a stormy night, Yu Qingtan’s Physical Body and Soul achieved an unprecedented harmonization. She successfully stepped into the Soul Fusion Realm, significantly enhancing her strength.
Yet, she did not leave seclusion, because the moment she broke through to the Soul Fusion Realm, she felt the opportunity to break through to the Void Refinement Stage.
After resting for a day, Yu Qingtan once again consumed a Bodhi Seed and drank a drop of Glazed Pure Water, then sat on the Immortal Crystal Bed, contemplating the Way of the Five Elements, preparing to make a breakthrough to the Void Refinement Stage in one go.
The Cultivation Technique Yu Qingtan practiced, the Five Elements Primordial Scripture, could only be cultivated up to the Divine Transformation Late Stage because the cultivation beyond Divine Transformation involves comprehension of the Great Dao, for which there are no specific techniques.
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The circulation of Spiritual Power within the body also follows the guide of the Great Dao, potentially differing for each individual, hence there is no fixed technique.
Yu Qingtan had already come in contact with the Principle of the Five Elements, but it was merely an initial contact, far from leaving an imprint of the Great Dao Principle within her body.
At this moment, with the aid of Glazed Pure Water, Yu Qingtan felt her understanding of the Water Dao Principle surge spectacularly. What was initially just a vague outline of the Principle’s thread now gradually became clear, as if it could outline a specific shape in her consciousness.
Water, being both supremely soft and supremely firm, formless yet uncontestable by anything, Yu Qingtan tried to integrate this insight into her Spiritual Power, allowing every strand of Spiritual Power to embody the fluidity and resilience of water.
Simultaneously, the Spiritual Power within her body underwent subtle changes. Originally disparate Five Elements Spiritual Power began to meld in an unprecedentedly harmonious way under the catalysis of Glazed Pure Water, forming a purer, more robust Primordial Five Elements Spiritual Power.
This strength not only solidified her Cultivation Level but also laid a solid foundation for her breakthrough to the Void Refinement Stage.
As time passed, the winds and clouds above Luo Li Island transformed, and the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth seemed to surge more intensely due to Yu Qingtan’s cultivation.
Finally, on a clear, starry night, after another consumption of a Bodhi Fruit and a drop of Glazed Pure Water, a crisp sound emanated from within Yu Qingtan, signifying the perfect merger of her Spiritual Power with the Great Dao Principles and marking her successful advancement to the Void Refinement Stage and becoming Qingtan Sovereign.
She slowly opened her eyes, her pupils shimmering with star-like radiance, indication of a deeper comprehension and mastery of the Great Dao.
Her body began to appear and disappear, then suddenly manifested above Luo Li Island.
Body Merging into the Void, short-range instant teleportation, these were the distinctive abilities of the Void Refinement Stage.
At that moment, as the weather above Luo Li Island rapidly changed and clouds gathered densely, Yu Qingtan felt continuous omens of impending disaster.