Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 498 - 292: The Growth of the Demon-Breaking Saber

"Quick, let’s go. There’s a violent fluctuation of Spiritual Qi here; it must be the emergence of a rare treasure."

"Run faster, don’t let others snatch the treasure first."

A group of people from Windmill Town headed towards the small hill at the back mountain. By the time they reached the top of the hill, Lu Yu had already left, leaving only the lingering Spiritual Qi in the air.

"Boss, there’s a tombstone here."

As the group searched for the emerging treasure, someone discovered the tombstone on the hill.

"Don’t worry about the tombstone, hurry and find the treasure. It’ll be too late when the Hu family’s people arrive."

"Zhang Laosan, why didn’t you inform us if there’s any treasure?"

As the saying goes, speak of Cao Cao, and he arrives. The voice of the Hu family’s Patriarch echoed, immediately putting everyone on the hill on guard. They drew their weapons, warily watching the newcomers.

Lu Yu didn’t realize that the commotion caused by his cultivation would unexpectedly spark a fight.

He was currently walking step by step along the road to Beifeng City, not flying, but carefully pondering the changes in his power after leveling up.

At present, Lu Yu’s ice and fire Spiritual Power had reached 99,999 points, hitting the peak of the conventional Qi Sea Realm. Yet, he felt he hadn’t reached his limit; his Spiritual Power cap could still increase.

To advance to the Core Formation Realm, one must push their Spiritual Power to the extreme limit, as each person’s physique differs, as does the Cultivation Technique they practice; thus, the limits in the Qi Sea Realm vary greatly.

The weakest might only reach 99,999, under 100,000, while the strong might reach 130,000, 140,000, or even higher extremes.

The height of one’s limit determines the starting point in the Core Formation Realm. A Martial Cultivator with high Spiritual Power naturally becomes stronger once their power condenses into a core compared to those with lower Spiritual Power.

Under the enhancement of Divine Soldiers, the gap in power becomes more apparent; a difference of 10,000 is like heaven and earth.

When Lu Yu practiced his Spiritual Power to its utmost capacity, he had just started climbing the staircase towards the Core Formation Realm.

Breaking through from the Qi Sea Realm to the Core Formation Realm isn’t easy.

Spiritual Power limit, compressing Spiritual Power, forming a core, refining Divine Soldiers, enhancing Divine Soldiers... a long road awaits Lu Yu.

Compared to other matters, Lu Yu currently has two urgent goals—acquiring the ninth piece of Fire Jade and obtaining a suitable Spiritual Object.

With that one point of Celestial Dao Experience Points used, Lu Yu’s progress in the Ice and Fire Seven Heavens finally reached its culmination, achieving the seventh heaven.

With the perfection of the ice and fire Spirit Body, its basic power amplification of Spiritual Power doubled, meaning that when Lu Yu unleashed the Fire Spiritual Power with an Asura Slash, he could produce 20 times the damage.

His Qi Blood also broke the 9,000-point barrier, reaching 9,210 points, allowing him to inflict 64 times his Qi Blood damage on ordinary high-level Qi Sea Realm Martial Cultivators. A full-force punch could devastate any Qi Sea Realm Cultivator.

If some Qi Sea Realm cultivators possess techniques amplifying defense tenfold, it would take 60,000 Spiritual Power to withstand a punch from Lu Yu. Even if they could block the first punch, they wouldn’t withstand a second.

After all, Lu Yu only unleashed the power generated by 9,210 Qi Blood, not expended 9,210 Qi Blood in a single burst.

If he did release it all, it would just be pure Qi Blood damage × martial technique amplification + damage caused by his power; in the case of ranged attacks, most of the power-induced damage would be halved.

Add and subtract, the damage of using martial techniques and Lu Yu’s full-force punch to hit an enemy ends up being about the same.

The urgency to obtain a suitable Spiritual Object needs little explanation. To stand firm in the Core Formation Realm, a powerful divine weapon is indispensable, especially one attuned to his attributes for optimal efficiency.

For further cultivation in the Core Formation Realm, Divine Soldiers are as well an indispensable cornerstone. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

In short, Divine Soldiers are everything to a Core Formation Realm Martial Cultivator, which is the case for the vast majority of them.

The urgency to acquire the ninth piece of Fire Jade is because after obtaining the eighth piece of Ice Jade, Lu Yu discovered that it couldn’t merge into the Legacy Jade Plate on its own.

In some sense, the Ice and Fire Seven Heavens’ legacy was already complete; the eighth piece of Ice Jade and the ninth piece of Fire Jade were merely additional attachments, but these attachments became more important than the main part later on.

Because they are tied to the supreme secret of the Ice and Fire Seven Heavens.

As a Ninth Grade cultivation technique of the Spiritual level, the Ice and Fire Seven Heavens could sufficiently support Lu Yu through to the Dispersing Spirit Realm. Before reaching the Dispersing Spirit Realm, Lu Yu need not worry about changing techniques or creating an eighth heaven cultivation method.

However, Lu Yu had always advanced his realm while simultaneously benefiting from the technique-enhanced boosts, achieving two goals with one effort.

If he couldn’t acquire the advanced Ice and Fire Seven Heavens techniques for the eighth, ninth heaven progression, he would have to find equally, or even more advanced techniques to maintain his "two goals with one effort" advantage.

If not for the technique-boost rewards each time he elevated his realm, Lu Yu wouldn’t have the strength he has today.

Even if each layer’s technique enhancement seems small sometimes, it gradually accumulates, leading to a terrifying qualitative transformation.

The current issue is that it’s challenging for Lu Yu to find a cultivation technique that can enhance him further.

Even with access to a nearly omnipotent system shop, finding a technique to satisfy his requirements proves challenging.

To meet his needs, the first requirement is that the technique must be of Ninth Grade Spiritual level, or even higher; otherwise, the boost from upgrades would hold minimal significance for Lu Yu.