Discussing the Great Heaven Creation Palm

There are still many details to discuss regarding leading the team to destroy the Hall of Souls Branch, so action cannot be taken so quickly. Summoning Xiao Ming was merely a prior notice to allow him time to prepare, hence his brief absence.

After returning from Xuan Kongzi's place, Xiao Ming sat down in the hall.

Xiao Yi Xian rushed over and, upon entering, happily threw herself into Xiao Ming.

Qing Lin and Venerable Tian Huo followed a step behind.

"Xiao Ming, you've been gone for five months. You're finally back."

Burying her head in Xiao Ming's arms, surrounded by his familiar Aura, Xiao Yi Xian spoke softly, her tone tinged with resentment.

"Zi Yan's matter is a bit complicated, so it's taken a while," Xiao Ming explained with a smile, stroking Xiao Yi Xian's hair.

"However, you've made considerable progress in these five months. Your Aura is much stronger than before; you should have reached the One-Revolving Dou Zun by now."

"Well, a few days after you left, I finished the Dou Sheng Capsule you gave me and broke through to the One-Revolving Dou Zun. However, the process of Nine Revolutions to Sainthood is too difficult, so I'm still stuck at the One-Revolving Dou Zun."

Xiao Ming nodded, indicating that he understood, and did not feel that Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation was slow.

The Nine Revolutions to Sainthood, while seemingly simple, can be described as nine rounds of condensation and compression. When a powerhouse at the Peak Dou Zun has their Dou Qi at its peak and can no longer increase, that's when the Nine Revolutions begin. At this point, they need to condense and compress all the Dou Qi within their body, finally creating a space within their already full body that can accommodate newly generated Dou Qi.

Once the Dou Qi is full again, it must be refined further!

Repeat this process nine times to achieve the Great Perfection!

The Dou Qi within the body will also undergo a qualitative change under this compression, allowing it to leap across the immeasurable Heavenly Abyss and truly advance to the Saint rank!

Only after Nine Revolutions can one become a saint!

The Nine Revolutions may sound simple, but in reality, it's incredibly difficult to cultivate. Just imagine how terrifying the amount of Dou Qi a Peak Dou Zun expert can hold. To fill it, and to fill it nine times, is a truly terrifying requirement.

Each transformation is equivalent to cultivating from one star to Nine-Star, so it's perfectly normal for Xiao Yi Xian to still be at the One-Revolving Dou Zun in the past six months.

In the Original Work, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin only reached the first star of Dou Sheng at the very end.

They were only able to advance to the next level thanks to the essence and blood of the Yellow Springs Demon Saint Essence Blood. Even Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who possess top-tier physiques like the Woeful Poison Body and the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, achieved this, demonstrating the difficulty of breaking through to the Dou Sheng.

Even though Xiao Ming still had a considerable amount of Dou Sheng Marrow, it wasn't enough; most of the resources could only be concentrated on one person.

With a sigh, Xiao Ming addressed the group of people who had sat down beside him.

"This time, I went to see Xuan Kongzi Master Xuan Kongzi, and he gave me a mission: to destroy Hall of Souls Branch."

"Destroy Hall of Souls Branch? That's a dangerous mission. After all, the Hall of Souls isn't some kind of Ice River Valley." Upon hearing this, Venerable Tian Huo frowned. Since his resurrection, the Hall of Souls's name had been legendary.

He had fought against them before and knew that the Hall of Souls was not someone to be trifled with.

"The guild leader told me that the target of this operation is an Earth Fiend Hall. If it were just a simple Earth Fiend Hall, it wouldn't be a problem."

"The Earth Fiend Hall?" The Xiao Yi Xian in his arms was puzzled when she heard this unfamiliar term.

"The Hall of Souls has many Branch Hall in the Central Plains, among which twenty-four are of a relatively important level, and the Hall of Souls calls them the Earth Fiend Hall. The Earth Fiend Hall are of a middle position, and above them are the even more important Dipper Star Hall, which are divided into the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Halls. Below them are some less important Branch Hall."

"The Earth Fiend Hall's defense is usually handled by two or more Venerable Elder below the Five Star level. Now that the Hall of Souls is at war with the Pill Tower, they may deploy a few more Venerable Elder for defense."

"This operation wasn't just a mission for me alone; I was merely leading the team. One of the Eight Great Elders was also going with me, and we had external support as well."

Aside from the details that hadn't been discussed, Xuan Kongzi had already told Xiao Ming the general plan.

"So the Hall of Souls has this kind of division..." Venerable Tian Huo stroked his beard, his worries about this operation lessening considerably.

He had just noticed that Xiao Ming's Aura was stronger than his own, so he must have already reached the Seven Star Dou Zun.

Unlike Pill Tower, who hadn't seen Xiao Ming fight much, he knew Xiao Ming's combat strength. He could easily defeat those of lower cultivation levels with a single punch, and even those of the same cultivation level couldn't withstand more than a few moves from Xiao Ming.

Whether there are two or five ordinary Venerable Elder, it makes no difference to Xiao Ming except for throwing a few more punches; he doesn't even need to use any Dou Skill.

However, Venerable Tian Huo still asked Xiao Ming a question.

"Would you like us to come along?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin both looked at Xiao Ming's face. They didn't want to be separated from Xiao Ming, especially Little Xiao Yi Xian. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and she had been separated from Xiao Ming for half a year.

Xiao Ming shook his head. "I have other plans for you. I hope you will go to other Branch Hall and bring out the Soul Origin from them."

"The Soul Origin?" This was the first time Qing Lin had ever heard of this term.

"The Hall of Souls captures Soul Body everywhere in order to extract their Soul Origin, which allows a person's Soul Realm Soul Origin break through rapidly," Xiao Ming explained simply.

After Xiao Ming's explanation, Xiao Yi Xian and the others understood why Xiao Ming wanted them to do this. Xiao Ming was Alchemist and valued Soul Power more than they did.

Even though Xiao Yi Xian and the others were unwilling to be separated from Xiao Ming, they had no choice but to agree, as they also wanted to help Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming divided the three Xiao Yi Xian into two teams: Venerable Tian Huo and Qing Lin were in one team, while Xiao Yi Xian was in another team by herself.

As a precaution, Xiao Ming also distributed the remaining Heaven Demon Puppet to them, and planned for them to attack the Branch Hall below the Earth Fiend Hall.

After agreeing on a time to destroy the Branch Hall with Xiao Yi Xian and the others, Xiao Ming carried Xiao Yi Xian back to her room because of the time of day.

Two hours later, Xiao Ming, feeling refreshed, tidied his clothes and returned to his room.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand, revealing three jade-white ribs in his palm.

The three ribs were naturally the ones that Xiao Ming had forcibly pried off from the Dou Sheng Skeleton. Hidden within them was the secret of Heaven Rank Dou Technique, but since taking them off, Xiao Ming had been busy with this and that and quickly forgot about them, only remembering them now.

I'll be going to destroy the Hall of Souls Branch soon, so I should focus on improving my combat strength in the next few days.

The best way to improve combat power is naturally to cultivate high-level Dou Skill. Heaven Rank Dou Technique are especially powerful. Recalling the power of the Dou Sheng Skeleton when it used Heaven Rank Dou Technique, Xiao Ming became even more eager for this Dou Skill.

Touching the ribs, they felt warm and cool, without any of the roughness of bone. Instead, they felt like the most perfect jade, smooth and cool, giving one an extremely wonderful tactile experience.

The ribs were covered with tiny, strange characters, which were extremely mysterious and gave people a sense of obscurity.

Without dwelling on the words on the surface, Xiao Ming clenched his fist, and a pale white flame rose from his palm, enveloping three jade-like ribs. The terrifying temperature quickly dried out the air in the room.

"Sizzle!"

The terrifying flames scorched the bones relentlessly, yet the seemingly fragile body remained completely still, its color unchanged in the slightest.

Xiao Ming was not surprised by this situation. If the seal set by Dou Sheng Expert could be broken so easily, it would seem too childish.

Maintaining a calm state of mind, Xiao Ming remained unhurried and allowed the White Glass Heart Flame to continuously scorch his three ribs. He then slowly closed his eyes and entered a meditative state.

Inside the room, Bone White Flame burned fiercely, and the three ribs within it emitted a faint, almost imperceptible glow.

This calcination continued until late at night, lasting nearly ten hours. Under the intense calcination of the White Glass Heart Flame, the three ribs gradually changed. Their jade-white color slowly faded, replaced by a deep, dark gold color. Upon closer inspection, the gold light was subtly contained, with strange fluctuations that quietly spread.

"Laugh!"

In the quiet room, a strange sound of flowing liquid suddenly came from inside. Xiao Ming slowly opened his tightly closed eyes and looked into the flames in front of him, whereupon he was immediately taken aback.

At this moment, there was no trace of human ribs in the flames. Instead, there was only a pool of strange dark golden liquid. The liquid flowed slowly within the flames, as if it possessed its own intelligence, and occasionally it would condense into various bizarre shapes.

"So... this is what it looks like after the seal is broken?"

Xiao Ming murmured softly, without hesitation. He took a deep breath of the slightly dry air, then gently extended his hand and plunged it into the flames. After pausing for a moment, he finally inserted a finger into the pool of dark golden liquid.

"Sizzle!"

As his fingers plunged into the liquid, a sudden change occurred. The liquid began to writhe violently, then tightly wrapped around Xiao Ming's fingers, instantly enveloping his entire hand.

"Hiss!"

A dark golden liquid enveloped his entire right palm, and an uncontrollable, excruciating pain suddenly surged from his palm, causing Xiao Ming to furrow his brow.

Enveloped in that dark golden liquid, its palm began to writhe strangely, and even faint sounds of bones squeezing could be heard.

The squeezing sensation grew stronger and stronger, and just when Xiao Ming thought the excruciating pain would continue for a long time, it suddenly stopped. The dark golden liquid, like a tide, seeped into his hand and quickly disappeared.

"Boom!"

Then, Xiao Ming's head suddenly throbbed, and a dark golden light faintly appeared in his pupils. His soul also trembled violently at this moment, and his vision gradually became blurred. When he came to his senses, he found himself in a strange space.

This space was not large, and it was empty and lifeless.

Xiao Ming's gaze swept across the area briefly before suddenly stopping at a certain spot in the Void Space.

There, a figure stood with his hands behind his back. This figure was extremely ordinary, and it was almost impossible to detect any trace of Aura or Dou Qi emanating from his body. He looked just like the most ordinary person.

Xiao Ming knew that this was a hidden memory space within the Dou Skill, and that the figure was not a true Dou Sheng Expert, but merely a fragment of a Creation Saint's memory.

The figure didn't even glance at Xiao Ming. Shortly after the latter entered this space, a calm and even voice slowly echoed within it.

"The Great Heaven Creation Palm, Heaven Tier Low-grade Dou Technique, was created by me through a lifetime of effort, fusing various Dou Skill. This palm technique emphasizes the concept of creation, using the palm to shatter the heavens and force to destroy all things..."

"Heaven Rank Dou Technique, transcending the mortal realm and surpassing even sainthood. To be able to obtain the secret hidden within my bones is truly a matter of destiny..."

Hearing the calm, almost self-narrating voice, Xiao Ming's expression turned somewhat strange.

To be honest, he didn't even leave the Dou Sheng's ashes for the sake of the Dou Sheng Marrow. Moreover, judging from the Dou Sheng's remnant soul's use of Heaven Rank Dou Technique, it was like they were being attacked to death. If they had been hit, they might have been the ones who didn't even leave behind ashes.

Now, this fragment of memory talks about a Fated Person, it all seems so eerie!

The afterimage continued talking to itself.

"... Since you were able to obtain the bones, your hands must have been tempered by the Gold Spirit Saliva. Remember, the Great Heaven Creation Palm can only be successfully performed using a tempered hand; otherwise, you will suffer a backlash!"

"The Great Heaven Creation Palm possesses the power of creation..."

As the calm voice slowly rose, the figure suddenly emitted a faint glow, and its body became transparent, revealing the extremely clear meridian pathways within.

Within those meridians, a wisp of dark golden energy swiftly traversed, outlining a rather strange meridian route.

"This is the meridian route for cultivating the Great Heaven Creation Palm!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ming quickly focused his mind and memorized the energy's movement path.

After the meridian pathways had circulated for several cycles, they gradually faded away. Fortunately, Xiao Ming had memorized the entire circulation route.

As the meridian pathways faded, the light on that figure's body dissipated once more, while the dark golden light on its palm suddenly intensified, and then it swung out a palm, which landed heavily on the void.

"Bang!"

With a single palm strike, a terrifying energy surged forth like a storm, and a massive Black Halo once again formed beneath the figure's palm.

The aperture took shape and then expanded outwards with lightning speed, causing the surrounding space to crumble instantly, like glass that had been forcibly shattered.

"Those Fated Person receive this, remember my name, the Creation Saint!"

A faint voice, like thunder awakening the insects, suddenly resounded in Xiao Ming's mind, while the figure within the dark halo grew fainter and fainter until it completely vanished.