Chapter 75: Chapter 73: Stepping into the Innate Realm
The most fundamental change when stepping from the Mortal Realm into the Innate Realm is the liquefaction of Spiritual Power!
The liquefaction of Spiritual Power in the first Spirit Vein marks the beginning of the Innate First Realm. During this stage, any Spiritual Power from the Qi Sea that flows into this Spirit Vein will automatically liquefy, becoming purer, more condensed, and capable of unleashing terrifying force. When the entire Spirit Vein has completely undergone liquefaction, one reaches the Innate First Realm Perfect Realm and can activate their Spirit Pattern Space.
Following this logic, once all nine Spirit Veins have undergone complete liquefaction, one reaches the Innate Ninth-Layer Perfect Realm. The next step is the complete liquefaction of the Qi Sea itself. At that point, all the Spiritual Power in the body becomes a single, unified liquid that can circulate throughout the entire body in a single thought, endlessly and inexhaustibly. This is the true Grandmaster Realm!
In other words, those in the Grandmaster Realm have no need to convert their Spiritual Power. Below this Realm, one must channel Spiritual Qi into their Spirit Veins to convert it into Spiritual Liquid. The difference may seem subtle, but it is as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.
Jiang Jichen was currently attempting to break through to the Innate First Realm!
In fact, he could have already broken through to the Innate First Realm back in the Yin Yang Spirit Pool by using its Yin Yang Spiritual Power, but he had chosen to suppress his advancement.
Now, with the power of the Ice Dragon True Blood Essence, Jiang Jichen was no longer holding back. He began his breakthrough.
The liquefaction of Spiritual Power within a Spirit Vein was not a simple process. It required reforging the Spirit Vein itself, making it stronger and unbreakable so it could withstand the sudden compression of Spiritual Power as it turned into a liquid state.
Jiang Jichen possessed a Seven-Colored Spirit Vein. As he broke through, he could no longer suppress it. A seven-colored radiance erupted from his body, stunning Jiang Ling’Er, who was standing guard nearby.
’Chen’Er doesn’t just have a Golden Spiritual Vein... he has a Seven-Colored Spirit Vein! This...’
Jiang Ling’Er was utterly shocked. As far as she knew, the highest level of talent in the entire Southern Continent was the legendary Purple Vein.
Gray, blue, silver, gold, and purple!
These were the five grades of talent. Generally speaking, a Golden Spiritual Vein was already considered top-tier talent, while a Purple Vein was something that only existed in legends.
But now, a Seven-Colored Spirit Vein had appeared on Jiang Jichen.
Jiang Ling’Er had only ever seen a single line describing the Seven-Colored Spirit Vein in a fragmented ancient book from the Spirit Moon Sect.
"In all the Celestial Worlds, among the Ten Thousand Daos of the Blue Heaven, the Seven-Colored Spirit Vein forges its own path, standing alone upon the road of eternity..."
At that moment, Jiang Ling’Er couldn’t find the words to describe her feelings. It was a long while before she finally calmed down.
’Chen’Er has a Seven-Colored Spirit Vein, so I should be happy. Hmph, no wonder this little man dared to claim he would become the strongest man in the world. So he really has what it takes. His usual display of a Golden Spiritual Vein must have been the result of him sealing his own power.’
Jiang Ling’Er was incredibly sharp. After calming down, she instantly pieced everything together.
’However, the Seven-Colored Spirit Vein is said to be something that should not exist in this world. If others were to find out, especially those from the realms above, a peerless expert might cross worlds to obliterate my Chen’Er. This must be kept an absolute secret and never be revealed!’
Jiang Ling’Er now naturally understood why Jiang Jichen had sealed his own power, and why he wouldn’t easily unseal his Seven-colored Spiritual Power even in a life-or-death situation.
Fortunately, Jiang Jichen was breaking through inside the Earth Palace where no one could detect him. Otherwise, he would certainly be in grave danger.
Jiang Jichen was completely enveloped in a Seven-Colored Spiritual Light, as if draped in countless rainbows.
Inside his Qi Sea, what was once golden Spiritual Power had now completely transformed into a seven-colored hue. It was boiling, surging at a terrifying speed into Jiang Jichen’s first Seven-Colored Spirit Vein.
At the same time, under the tempering of the Ice Dragon True Blood Essence, his first Spirit Vein was constantly breaking down and reforming, growing ever larger and more robust.
For an ordinary Innate Realm cultivator, the Spiritual Liquid in their Spirit Veins flowed like a small creek. For a genius, it was like a small river. Only top-tier geniuses, such as those with a Purple Vein, would have Spiritual Liquid that rushed like a great river. And for the very few legendary geniuses, it would surge like a mighty river.
But the Seven-Colored Spirit Liquid in Jiang Jichen’s Spirit Vein was like a Celestial River, rushing endlessly. Inside, anomalies manifested one after another, and rainbows arched across the expanse. It was simply extraordinary.
The essence of the Ice Dragon True Blood was continuously absorbed and refined by Jiang Jichen, causing the Spiritual Power in his first Spirit Vein to liquefy rapidly.
Thirty percent, fifty, seventy, ninety, one hundred percent!
Soon, his first Seven-Colored Spirit Vein had completely liquefied its power. With this, Jiang Jichen was now a Spirit Cultivator at the Innate First Realm Perfect Realm.
The Ice Dragon True Blood Essence contained within the Seven-Petaled Ice Dragon Flower was simply immense. Even after completely repairing his physical body and breaking through to the Innate First Realm Perfect Realm, Jiang Jichen found that thirty percent of its medicinal power still remained.
Moreover, the effects of the Seven-Petaled Ice Dragon Flower went far beyond repairing his body and advancing his Cultivation. More of the Ice Dragon True Blood Essence had fused with his flesh, imbuing his body with the characteristics of an Ice Dragon and increasing its toughness by twenty percent.
Jiang Jichen suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Aunt, there’s still thirty percent of the Ice Dragon Flower’s power left. I’ll help you break through to the Innate Second Realm!"
As someone with a Water Spirit Body, Jiang Ling’Er’s strength underwent an astonishing transformation with every breakthrough in her Realm. She was truly extraordinary.
As her Realm advanced, the Innate Divine Techniques of her Water Spirit Body would gradually awaken, making her progressively stronger and more terrifying.
There was no need for polite refusals between Jiang Ling’Er and Jiang Jichen. She sat cross-legged in front of him, and Jiang Jichen placed his hand on the center of her back. The remaining True Dragon Blood Essence Power from the Ice Dragon Flower flowed endlessly into her body.
Jiang Ling’Er cultivated the Flowing Water Technique, a path of ultimate softness where water could accommodate all things.
Therefore, she could easily absorb the medicinal power of the Ice Dragon Flower simply by circulating her Flowing Water Technique.
After transferring the remaining thirty percent of the Ice Dragon Flower’s power into Jiang Ling’Er, Jiang Jichen began to seal his power, once again suppressing his Seven-Colored Spirit Vein to appear golden.
When he had finished, Jiang Jichen discovered that Jiang Ling’Er had already completed her breakthrough and was sitting nearby, smiling at him.
"Damn, Aunt, wasn’t your breakthrough a little too fast?"
Jiang Jichen couldn’t help but exclaim.
"The Water Spirit Body’s ability to accommodate all things isn’t just for show. When it comes to refining the Ten Thousand Spirits, no one can compare to me, aside from those with legendary Cultivation Techniques!"
Jiang Ling’Er said triumphantly.
She was now at the Middle Stage of the Innate Third Layer, and her combat power had skyrocketed once again. She could likely even hold her own against a cultivator at the Mid-stage Innate Fourth Layer.
As for Jiang Jichen, at the Innate First Realm Perfect Realm, he had nothing to fear from anyone below the Innate Fourth Realm, even without using his Seven-colored Spiritual Power. In fact, by combining his assassination skills and the Dao of Flesh Body, it wasn’t impossible for him to slay an opponent at the Initial Stage of the Innate Fourth Realm.
After the two goofballs, the aunt and nephew, hyped each other up for a bit, they began to head deeper into the Ancient Cave. A treasure light was spilling out from up ahead, indicating it was an extraordinary place.
After walking for a while, they finally saw a large door. The strands of treasure light were seeping out from the crack.
"The treasure light leaking from just the crack in the door is this amazing! This must be the legendary treasure ground of the Ice Dragon Valley. Chen’Er, it looks like your aunt is about to become a very rich woman!"
Jiang Ling’Er said, her eyes sparkling like stars, the very picture of a money-grubber.
