Chapter 348: 12 Episodes 38 Chapters Soul Cultivation
"Have you heard of him?" An increasingly anxious Qin Yu could not help but ask.
Meng Hong thought for a moment before shaking his head helplessly and saying to Qin Yu, "Qin Yu, I have never heard of a Divine Beast called ’Hei Yu’ within the Feiqin Clan of the Demon World in the last two hundred years."
Seeing Qin Yu’s disappointment, Meng Hong quickly added, "You should ask Brother Wu Ming. He is a prince of the Dragon Clan, and the Dragon Clan’s territory is next to the Feiqin Clan’s territory. He knows more than I do; maybe he knows something."
Just as Qin Yu turned to Ao Wuming, Ao Wuming shook his head helplessly and said, "Qin Yu, did you say that this Black Hawk is at least an Upper-Level Divine Beast? And it ascended in the last two hundred years?"
"Yes, at least an Upper-Level Divine Beast," Qin Yu nodded repeatedly.
Little Black possessed Inheritance Memory, which determined that he was at least an Upper-Level Divine Beast, and possibly even a Super Divine Beast.
"Did you just say he’s a Black Hawk?" A hint of amusement appeared on Ao Wuming’s face.
Qin Yu nodded.
"Qin Yu, let me tell you... Super Divine Beasts are extremely rare, and even Upper-Level Divine Beasts are not plentiful. If that ’Hei Yu’ ascended as an Upper-Level Divine Beast within the last two hundred years, I would most definitely know!" Ao Wuming’s statement was firm, "But I have never heard of an ’Hei Yu’ among the Upper-Level Divine Beasts that ascended in these two hundred years."
Qin Yu was slightly startled, a flash of insight crossing his mind as he quickly said, "Or... or he concealed his name?"
"That’s also possible," Ao Wuming’s firm expression softened, "According to the Dragon Clan’s intelligence, there have been three Upper-Level Divine Beasts who ascended from the Feiqin Clan in these two hundred years, one is Red Bird, one is from the Roc Clan, and another is from the Crane Clan. There’s none from the Eagle Clan."
"So, there’s simply no Upper-Level Divine Beast as you described," Ao Wuming dashed Qin Yu’s hopes again.
Qin Yu felt a headache coming on.
He became a bit irritable as well, furrowing his brows unconsciously.
"It doesn’t make sense. Little Black ascended with Feifei. Feifei ascended to the territory of the Beast Clan, so why is there no news about Little Black? Little Black has Inheritance Memory, that’s absolutely certain. What’s really going on?"
Qin Yu’s thoughts whirled rapidly, feeling quite anxious.
Little Black and Qin Yu had depended on each other since childhood, sharing a very deep bond. The current statements from Ao Wuming brought an inexplicable panic to Qin Yu’s heart. He believed that Ao Wuming would definitely not lie to him.
And the mighty Dragon Clan would definitely not be wrong about such information.
"Ah, could Hei Yu be a Super Divine Beast?" Qin Yu voiced his query.
Meng Hong burst into laughter, "Haha... Brother Qin Yu, let me tell you, there are only four Super Divine Beasts in the entire Feiqin Clan, two of which are from the Roc Clan, and the other two are the Seven-colored Peacock and the Phoenix. There are definitely no Black Hawks."
Ao Wuming nodded and said, "Qin Yu, if a Super Divine Beast had appeared within the Feiqin Clan, how could I not know? Let me tell you, in the last two hundred years, there was only one Super Divine Beast that appeared, and it was from the Roc Clan’s Golden Winged Great Peng Bird named Zong Jue!"
"Zong Jue." Qin Yu understood.
The number one man in the Chaotic Star Sea of the Mortal World, Island Master of Pengmo Island, Zong Jue, was of course known to Qin Yu.
"Besides him, there has been no other Super Divine Beast," confirmed Ao Wuming, "Moreover, the Eagle Clan has never produced a Super Divine Beast, unless the Eagle Clan has the insane luck of a mutated Super Divine Beast showing up."
Qin Yu’s eyes lit up.
Right.
Little Black resembled a Black Hawk, not of the Roc Clan, nor a Peacock or a Phoenix. Perhaps he really was a mutated Divine Beast of the Eagle Clan.
"Qin Yu, that’s enough, don’t overthink it. Super Divine Beasts are already incredibly rare, and the chance of a special mutated Divine Beast appearing is even slimmer. In the history of the Dragon Clan, only my big brother emerged as the ’Blood Dragon’," Ao Wuming’s expression dimmed as he mentioned his big brother.
"Only one ’Blood Dragon’ has appeared in the history of the Dragon Clan?" Jun Luoyu was greatly surprised.
How many years has the Dragon Clan existed?
Not many know, but it’s definitely a staggeringly large number. Yet in all these years, only one Blood Dragon has ever appeared.
"Even if it were a mutated Divine Beast, whether an Upper Level Divine Beast or a Super Divine Beast, it wouldn’t go unnoticed... If it existed, our Dragon Clan should have known, but we don’t."
Ao Wuming’s words struck Qin Yu like a bolt of Heavenly Thunder to his brain.
"What exactly happened to Little Black?"
Qin Yu couldn’t stop thinking and was extremely anxious. With Brother Hou Fei of the Beast Clan’s ’Dual Emperors’ and the Great Ape Emperor taking care of him, Qin Yu felt very reassured. But what about Little Black?
"This..." Seeing Qin Yu’s expression, Ao Wuming, Jun Luoyu, and Meng Hong looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
All three of them could tell that Qin Yu was deeply concerned about ’Hei Yu’.
"Qin Yu, perhaps some of our Dragon Clan have been slacking off, neglecting to gather information about the Feiqin Clan. Besides, the Feiqin Clan’s territory is vast, comparable to the Immortal Realm. With such a vast territory, who’s to say where Hei Yu could be?" Ao Wuming tried to reassure Qin Yu.
Qin Yu took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.
"Alright, don’t worry, I’m fine," Qin Yu said, but Jun Luoyu and the others could still see that his complexion was a bit pale.
"Come, let’s drink."
Meng Hong said loudly, and the four of them began toasting and drinking, making the atmosphere in the hall lively once again. However, amidst the joviality, a trace of concern remained in the depths of Qin Yu’s eyes.
×
East Star City was incomparably grand, and Qin Yu truly had never seen a city so vast. Even the cities on Blue Mars paled in comparison to East Star City.
Since they had come to Hidden Emperor Star, Qin Yu and Jun Luoyu weren’t planning to immediately go into secluded cultivation.
Accompanied by the carefree Ao Wuming and Meng Hong, they began to explore East Star City, and Jiang Yan, who had always been inside the ’Nameless Dragon Mansion,’ also came out of the Nameless Cave Mansion to join them in touring East Star City.
The five of them leisurely strolled through East Star City.
As the host, Meng Hong began to give them a detailed tour.
"This building is called ’Sky-reaching Tower’ and has a total of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine floors. It is the tallest building in East Star City. Inside ’Sky-reaching Tower,’ there are casinos, auction houses, various shops, restaurants and teahouses, and entertainment venues."
Meng Hong pointed to a skyscraper that pierced into the depths of the clouds.
A glance revealed that ’Sky-reaching Tower’ stretched into the clouds, its full height obscured, yet the towering edifice radiated an overwhelming presence.
...
"This immense palace that spans hundreds of miles is the ’Immortal Mansion Paradise.’ The interior is full of interesting and fun things. It’s a place where cultivators can relax their minds and bodies when the tedium of cultivation gets to them."
Meng Hong pointed to the vast ’Immortal Mansion Paradise’ not far away.
The ’Immortal Mansion Paradise’ was not tall, and from a glance, one could see numerous magical buildings within. The shortest had only one floor, and the tallest had eight or nine. The walls of the Immortal Mansion Paradise were adorned with the carvings of a very long dragon.
"This Divine Dragon carving wraps around nearly half the perimeter of the Immortal Mansion Paradise, roughly a thousand miles in length," Meng Hong said with a smile, looking towards Ao Wuming, "The force behind the Immortal Mansion Paradise has the involvement of the Dragon Clan."
Ao Wuming nodded and smiled, "Our Dragon Clan gets fifty percent of the profits from this Immortal Mansion Paradise. The idea to build it came from a Cultivator in the first place."
"Inside the Immortal Mansion Paradise, there are places for entertainment, excitement and fear. With a variety of purposes and through the combination of marvelous game rules and some experts’ Array Formation Restrictions, it has created many interesting realms. There are also places within the Immortal Mansion Paradise where cultivators can get closer to nature and meditate on its essence," Ao Wuming was clearly very familiar with this ’Immortal Mansion Paradise.’
"This is fun, this is fun, let’s go, let’s go inside." Jiang Yan’s eyes shone brightly.
Qin Yu and the few other men exchanged wry smiles, having no choice but to follow Jiang Yan inside.
...
For a full three months, under Meng Hong’s guidance, Qin Yu and the others had visited many representative and marvelous places in East Star City, letting even Qin Yu feel as if his spirit had undergone a transformation.
Sometimes cultivation doesn’t necessarily mean secluding oneself for training; this kind of touring and sightseeing is also a form of cultivation, especially for someone like Qin Yu who has barely taken any rest.
×
Inside the Nameless Dragon Mansion.
"After three months of seeing so much, I have to say... cultivators who have the power to turn rivers and seas upside down are not only fierce in battle but also extraordinary in building cities and all kinds of peculiar palaces," Qin Yu sighed.
Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine-story buildings.
The ’Immortal Mansion Paradise’ that spans hundreds of miles, and the Divine Dragon carving that stretches a thousand miles long—it’s easy to talk about, but what about when you actually stand in front of them?
Standing under the ’Sky-reaching Tower’, looking up at the high-rise building piercing the clouds.
Standing in front of the ’Immortal Mansion Paradise’ gate, gazing at the endless Divine Dragon carving.
Standing inside the limitless ’Statue Gallery’, observing the tens of millions of lifelike sculptures that seem almost real.
...
All of this, the vastness of it all, can’t help but make one shiver with awe.
So it turns out... the abilities akin to those of immortals, when applied to art, can also make the spirit tremble. This is the world of immortals, demons, and monsters, where Heavenly Immortals, Golden Immortals, Heavenly Demons, Demon Kings, Heavenly Beasts, Demon Kings, and even Emperor-level experts exist.
This is a world far beyond the Mortal World.
This world is prosperous, bustling, yet also brutal and ruthless.
...
"Brother Qin Yu, all those are the cultivation chambers I specifically constructed within the cave mansion. You and Jun Luoyu can pick any one of them to practice in, and absolutely no one will disturb you," Ao Wuming said with a beaming smile, pointing at a group of chambers inside the ’Nameless Cave Mansion’.
Ao Wuming didn’t feel at ease letting Qin Yu and the others cultivate at Meng Hong’s place, since it was located outside. In this Nameless Dragon Mansion, however, safety was much more assured.
"Thank you, Brother Wu Ming."
Qin Yu and Jun Luoyu both expressed their gratitude.
"Seclusion, seclusion, always talking about seclusion." Jiang Yan pouted, her big eyes staring at Qin Yu and Jun Luoyu, "Once you go into seclusion, who knows how long it’ll be. Then it’ll just be me left alone."
"Yan’er, don’t worry, I won’t be secluded for too long. How long have I been a Second-level Profound Immortal? Once I reach the Third-level Profound Immortal, I’ll come out, and it probably won’t take a hundred years," Jun Luoyu said with a smile.
Qin Yu finally witnessed the impressiveness of a ’Genius Immortal Emperor’.
For others, advancing from a Second-level Profound Immortal to a Third-level would take countless years. Only Jun Luoyu would dare say it wouldn’t take a hundred years.
"Luoyu, you are simply showing off, purely showing off!" Ao Wuming said irritably.
Jun Luoyu couldn’t help but offer a bitter smile, actually, he wasn’t showing off at all.
"I guess my cultivation time is about the same as Brother Luo Yu, maybe even a bit shorter," Qin Yu said with a smile, never telling others about his cultivation speed.
If he told others that since ascending to the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World, he had spent only a few decades to reach his current strength, Ao Wuming and others would probably be even more astonished.
The "Three Souls Nine Refinements" cultivates the spirit and refines the Nascent Soul to enhance energy. In terms of speed, who could match it?
"Alright, you guys focus on your cultivation. After all, cultivators have plenty of time. I’m not busy with anything and I won’t leave Hidden Emperor Star within this century," Ao Wuming said with a hearty laugh.
Subsequently, Qin Yu and Jun Luoyu each chose a secret chamber and began their secluded cultivation.
×
Within the secret chamber of the Nameless Dragon Mansion.
Qin Yu sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, unmoving, without the dazzling light of other cultivators’ cultivation and not even needing to absorb Primordial Spirit Qi. Qin Yu’s cultivation was as effortless as sleeping.
Within the first layer of the Earth Soul Space of the soul.
Clouds and mist churned in this boundless Earth Soul Space, where Qin Yu was sitting cross-legged in the air, constantly forming Handprint Seals that contained Great Divine Powers. After reaching the Earth Soul Realm, the thirty-six Handprint Seals he executed had changed.
Similarly, the soul power consumed by these thirty-six Handprint Seals was so vast that it left Qin Yu astonished.
Having just formed one Hand Seal, Qin Yu felt his Soul Power being crazily drained. He could only perform the seals slowly, needing to wait for his Soul Power to recover before continuing with the next two or three Seal Techniques.
Completing all thirty-six Handprint Seals required an incredibly long time for Qin Yu.
But the effect was also very good, as Qin Yu’s spirit was growing continuously at a speed he could clearly feel.
Normally, there are three methods for soul metamorphosis, corresponding to three types of cultivation experts.
The first method is to let the soul progress slowly with time. This method is incredibly slow but stable. Many experts have cultivated for a million years or even ten million years for this very reason.
This type of cultivation expert always experiences a very slow increase in soul strength.
The second method—Sudden Insight.
Sudden Insight allows the soul to reach a mysterious state at a certain moment. In that state, the soul will grow at a terrifying speed. However, such a state cannot be sought after deliberately.
For these cultivation experts, the soul cultivation speed is not fast normally, but it is incredibly quick at the moment of Sudden Insight.
The third method belongs to a rather special group of people, who are usually called—geniuses!
These individuals don’t need Sudden Insight, but their soul cultivation speed is always fast. Although the speed at which their souls improve is not as quick as during Sudden Insight, it is still many times faster than that of the first type.
Jun Luoyu belongs to the third category of people and is one of the best among them. Geniuses do exist in the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World, but geniuses who reach the Second-level Profound Immortal in just a few hundred years are truly geniuses among geniuses.
As for Qin Yu...
He doesn’t belong to any of these categories; his soul’s growth rate is even faster than Jun Luoyu’s.
Time flies like an arrow, year after year, and as the outside world keeps changing, the dust covering Qin Yu’s body in the secret chamber continues to accumulate...
While cultivating in the Soul Space, Qin Yu doesn’t feel the passage of time. He only notices that performing the thirty-six Handprint Seals that originated from the ’Meteor Tear’ and contained Great Divine Power has become slightly easier.
Previously, the Soul Power was exhausted after creating just two Hand Seals at a time, but now he can create eight Hand Seals in one go. Qin Yu continued to strive, unaware of how many years had passed in the outside world, as he was immersed in his cultivation...
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