Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 649 - 643 Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra, Undermine the Foundation

Chapter 649: Chapter 643 Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra, Undermine the Foundation

The cultivation limit of the Star God Art was Nascent Soul Stage perfection. After three limit breaks, it approached the Technique-Nearing-Dao Level. This also elevated the Star God Art’s upper limit to Combined Body Perfection.

Jia Ren had originally planned to select an even better Refining Spirit Technique to replace the Star God Art after reaching Combined Body Perfection. Unexpectedly, the Demonic God Pill was so effective that it instantly elevated his Divine Soul—comparable to the Mid-Stage Integration Realm—to Combined Body Perfection.

A large amount of the pill’s medicinal power remained undigested within his Divine Sea. If not absorbed promptly, it would slowly dissipate.

Jia Ren had just received the legacy of the Tongming Treasury Mirror, meaning he had acquired the most complete inheritance of the Lingbao Sect. In addition to the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, he naturally had access to the Cultivation Techniques and Divine Skills passed down by the Lingbao Sect.

The Lingbao Sect possessed three Divine Soul Cultivation Techniques that led directly to the Mahayana Realm. These were the Divine Treasure Heavenly Phenomena Technique, the Mystery Divine Cave Mystic Scripture, and the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra.

The Divine Treasure Heavenly Phenomena Technique was created by the founding ancestor of the Lingbao Sect. It involved contemplating myriad treasures to condense the Myriad Treasures Heavenly Venerate, making the Divine Soul capable of countless transformations and immeasurable divine might. The Divine Soul could emulate Divine Soul-grade Spiritual Treasures, possessing some of their corresponding extraordinary effects.

The Mystery Divine Cave Mystic Scripture and the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra were extremely ancient Divine Soul cultivation techniques passed down from ancient times, their exact origins untraceable. The Divine Soul cultivated through the Mystery Divine Cave Mystic Scripture could perceive a target’s weaknesses, was difficult to deceive with Illusion Techniques, and possessed several corresponding offensive Divine Soul methods, leaning towards lethality. The Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra condensed the Sunlight Divine Wheel, transforming the Divine Soul into the Great Sun Flame Wheel. This repelled all evils and had the extraordinary effect of resisting Divine Soul attacks and contamination. The Great Sun Flame Wheel could incinerate a target’s Divine Soul with incredibly domineering power.

Whether for offense or defense, these three Divine Soul cultivation techniques each possessed their own profound mysteries.

Although Jia Ren was from the Lingbao Sect, he had to admit that the Mystery Divine Cave Mystic Scripture and the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra were superior to the Divine Treasure Heavenly Phenomena Technique. However, after a cultivation technique underwent a limit break, it could absorb the strengths of similar techniques, integrating them into itself. After another limit break beyond the Mahayana Realm, his Divine Soul cultivation technique could potentially amalgamate the strengths of all three, becoming an even more powerful one.

Thus, he only needed to consider which Divine Soul cultivation technique was most suitable for him at present.

The Divine Treasure Heavenly Phenomena Technique had few Spiritual Treasures suitable for Divine Soul defense; it excelled in attack but was lacking in defense. The Mystery Divine Cave Mystic Scripture allowed one to perceive weaknesses, making deception difficult. It was effective against Illusion Techniques and Breaking Formations, possessing potent killing power. The Divine Soul manifested by the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra resembled a scorching sun, possessing significant killing power and being well-rounded for both offense and defense.

What was most enticing was its ability to absorb the power of fire, granting additional flame effects. After absorbing the Southern Ming Separation Fire and the Phoenix Flame, he would no longer be as helpless against Bizarre Demons as before; his Divine Soul would gain an additional layer of protection.

Compared to other Cultivators, Bizarre Demons were his true, grave concern.

Considering this, my next choice is self-evident.

The cultivation method for the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra flowed through his mind as he began the first layer. The Star Sand in his Divine Sea rapidly diminished, and the silvery-white light of his Divine Soul gradually took on a reddish hue. For someone of Jia Ren’s level, cultivating a Divine Soul technique equivalent to the Qi Refinement stage was incredibly simple.

Soon, the first layer of the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra was complete, and a miniature Divine Wheel took shape. Jia Ren dedicated all his energy to cultivating the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra, his progress swift. The nature of his Divine Soul gradually began to transform, absorbing the residual medicinal power from the Star God Art and the Demonic God Pill, steadily growing stronger.

In cultivation, time flows unmarked. He gradually entered a state of oblivion to both himself and the external world.

「Five years later.」

Jia Ren slowly opened his eyes. A great sun seemed to manifest within his gaze, its brilliance making it difficult for anyone to look at him directly. Within his Divine Soul, a colossal Divine Wheel, like a scorching sun, rotated, radiating a dazzling light that seemed capable of incinerating everything. The aura of his Divine Soul, far more powerful than before, was the best proof.

Early Mahayana Realm!

The conversion of Divine Soul power from the Star God Art to the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra was surprisingly compatible, with minimal loss. Once the conversion was complete and he had absorbed the remaining medicinal power of the Demonic God Pill, he just managed to break through the previous limit, reaching the Mahayana Realm. At this point, the medicinal power of the Demonic God Pill was completely digested, all of it becoming sustenance for his Divine Soul.

"Fuse Fire!"

In Jia Ren’s Sea of Consciousness, the Phoenix Flame appeared. The Divine Wheel rotated, and wisps of Phoenix Flame flowed into it. A faint five-colored halo became visible on the Divine Wheel, exceptionally brilliant. Integrating the Five-Colored Phoenix Fire left his Divine Soul slightly fatigued. Fusing fire could not be rushed. Incorporating too much at once could easily impact the Divine Soul, even endangering its very core.

Jia Ren paused his cultivation to practice Spells and Divine Skills.

"Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc!"

His left hand manifested Yin, his right Yang. The energies of Yin and Yang gradually merged, forming the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc, an interweaving of Yin, Yang, sun, and moon. The surrounding Spatial fabric shattered, unable to withstand such terrifying power. After executing the Divine Skill, he quickly stopped and repeated the process.

The Yinxijiemojun had perished at his hands, its Divine Soul scattered, utterly obliterated. Jia Ren had taken some of the Yinxijiemojun’s remaining flesh. His Xuan Beast Avatar, after using its Corpse-eating Bizarre ability to consume it, acquired the Divine Skills the Demon Monarch had mastered in life. These were the Great Divine Power, Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc, and another defensive Divine Skill called the Realm of the Yin Moon. Additionally, there were other Divine Skills such as the Divine Technique of Yin Transformation and the Divine Technique of Yang Transformation.

The Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc was the most formidable offensive Great Divine Power Jia Ren had ever witnessed. The interwoven Yin and Yang energies formed a grinding disc capable of nearly obliterating anything. If not for his supreme defense, the Xuanwu Form, he would surely have been ground to dust by this Great Divine Power.

The Realm of the Yin Moon was a defensive Divine Skill, a top-tier one, only slightly inferior to a Great Divine Power. It could absorb sustained damage and channel it into the Realm of the Yin Moon. This was originally part of the Great Divine Power, the Realm of Samsara. The founding ancestor of Samsara Valley had obtained this incomplete heritage from an unknown source; only the Yin Moon version remained.

Besides, Samsara Valley was not an ordinary Sect. The Divine Technique of Yin Transformation could turn male Cultivators into female Cultivators; the Divine Technique of Yang Transformation did the reverse. These changes were permanent. It was quite common for a Samsara Valley "cultivation sister" to one day become a "cultivation brother." Aside from these, most of their other Divine Skills possessed an indescribable, unsettling peculiarity.

Jia Ren had little appreciation for Samsara Valley’s Divine Skills and only learned the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc and the Realm of the Yin Moon.

He entered the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl once to feed Elixirs that accelerated the growth of the Divine Beasts. The Phoenix and the Vermilion Bird were very important to him. The benefits they would bring upon reaching their growth period were immense.

The Ancestor Beast Holy Pill and the Ancestral Bird Holy Pill were Elixirs that could cause atavistic regression in beasts. Once they lost this effect on Divine Beasts, they were no longer comparable to Elixirs like the Spirit Nurturing Pill. To accelerate the Divine Beasts’ growth, he would need to refine similar Elixirs.

The Lingbao Sect had a limited heritage in Elixirs, especially those for Magical Beasts. Although the Imperial Spirit Sect possessed Elixirs for nurturing beasts, most were of low quality and of little use to the Phoenix and Vermilion Bird. After Medicine King Valley joined the Lingbao Sect and became Medicine King Peak, the situation changed. Medicine King Valley had once refined the ancient Profound Spirit Enlightenment Pill for the Imperial Spirit Sect, an Elixir suitable for enhancing Lianxu Stage Magical Beasts. After the Imperial Spirit Sect’s demise and the near extinction of Magical Beasts in the Mysterious Realm, most such Elixirs had become useless. Now, Jia Ren reaped all the benefits.

The Profound Spirit Enlightenment Pills were sent into the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl and fed to the Divine Beasts. Their effects were satisfactory.

「Nearly a decade passed.」

The most significant change within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl concerned his insectoid external avatar... or rather, his Gold-Winged Great Peng Bird Avatar. Its Realm had reached the Late Stage of Void Refinement, drawing level with Jin Sheng. Next were the Phoenix and the Vermilion Bird. With a plentiful supply of Elixirs, they were drawing ever closer to their growth period; it wouldn’t be long before they reached it. By then, the power of their flames would increase. The merged grey flame would also surge in power, making their lethality against Bizarre Demons even greater.

This is good news.

While Jia Ren was cultivating his Divine Skills, Tian Lingzi arrived at his residence. Tian Lingzi knew Jia Ren was cultivating to enhance his strength and had never disturbed him. His arrival this time likely meant the situation was dire.

"The Bizarre Persons have been hunting for Secret Realm Worlds, and one after another has fallen."

"All the Secret Realm Worlds housing the Mysterious Capital Eight Gates have been found by the Bizarre Persons. We’ve lost contact with the other Secret Realms. Currently, only our Source Treasure Cave Heaven remains."

"The Bizarre Persons aim to cut off the Lingbao Sect’s escape routes!"

The Bizarre Demons had attacked the Lingbao Sect and nearly breached it. If not for using other Secret Realm Worlds to draw upon Star Force, the Sect absolutely couldn’t have held out this long. After several failures, the Bizarre Persons didn’t abandon their goal of annihilating the Lingbao Sect. They shifted their focus, prioritizing the elimination of other Secret Realm Worlds and hidden Cultivators first. By cutting off the Lingbao Sect’s supply of Star Force, the Breath of Stars Barrier couldn’t last long without a continuous influx. With the Demon Origin Bizarre once again polluting and obstructing the Star Force, the Formation has lost its supply, rendering the Lingbao Sect completely isolated... Once the power of the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda and the numerous Spiritual Treasures is exhausted, that will be the time of the Lingbao Sect’s destruction. That day is not far off.

"Furthermore, Taishi Mojun and The Lord of Taoist Evil Demons have already transformed into Bizarre Bodies, becoming Bizarre Persons."

Bad news arrived one after another. The joy Jia Ren felt from his Divine Soul breakthrough and the initial mastery of the Sunlight Divine Wheel Sutra and Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc vanished completely.

It’s not just me who’s striving. The Bizarre Persons’ determination to annihilate the Lingbao Sect remains relentless.

The Lingbao Sect is heading towards a dead end!

"The Sect is preparing a backup plan, refining a Flying Boat capable of long-term travel in the Void. Unfortunately, the results aren’t very promising."

"If the Sect falls, we must do our utmost to preserve some seeds of hope..."

It was uncertain how long the Source Treasure Cave Heaven could hold out, and the risk of discovery by the Bizarre Persons couldn’t be ruled out. The Sect’s upper echelons wouldn’t put all their eggs in one basket; they would surely prepare multiple contingencies.

"Things haven’t reached an irreversible, desperate state yet," Jia Ren said. "Medicine King Peak is refining large quantities of Profound Spirit Enlightenment Pills. I have a great need for them."

My solution is to have the Phoenix reach its growth period as quickly as possible. The power of its Phoenix Flame will surely increase manifold.

By then, my ability to deal with Bizarre Demons will soar, and there might still be a chance to turn the situation around.

Tian Lingzi had come quickly and left even faster.

Undoubtedly, when the Bizarre Persons attacked again, it would be a desperate situation that the Lingbao Sect couldn’t handle.

While the Lingbao Sect was preparing methods to break the deadlock, a colossal, jade-colored Boat, a thousand zhang in length, traversed the Void. Divine light rippled from it, warding off the encroaching grey mist. The corrosive Void Force could not affect its hull; the Boat remained as steady as a monolith. At the Boat’s prow, a figure held a silver disk. The pointer on it had finally stopped.

"We’ve finally reached the Mysterious Realm!"