Strange Prism Hextech
"Hahaha, we've got it!"
Although the Nascent Soul Formation formation process wasn't completely finished, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud, "It seems that Nascent Soul Formation isn't so difficult after all."
It was indeed a bit difficult when I tried it before.
However, with his extraordinary wisdom and a little help from external factors, he still succeeded on his first try.
Of course, we cannot be too careless at the moment and need to stabilize the Nascent Soul in time.
After all, the newly born nascent Nascent Soul is still very fragile and needs some time to grow and adapt.
According to Xiao Chen's mental estimate, there should still be a full seven days left until the end of October.
These seven days are the best time to completely stabilize one's cultivation level.
He glanced to the side and saw that most of the Spirit Stone had been extracted over the past ten months.
A rough estimate suggests that at least five million Spirit Stone have already been consumed.
No wonder Su Li thought it was unrealistic to do so before.
However, Xiao Chen didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache and continued to draw Spiritual Qi without hesitation.
From the very beginning, he was prepared to use them all up without any problem.
During the breakthrough process, there was absolutely no thought given to saving money.
Although he only has a small fraction of Spirit Stone left, that's still nearly a million, enough for him to squander for the next few days.
With intentional stimulation, the surrounding Spiritual Qi was rapidly absorbed and flowed into his dantian.
Like ocean waves, it repeatedly washed over the newly born nascent Nascent Soul.
At the same time, waves began to rise on the sea around Secluded Doom Island, washing the shore in a regular pattern.
A gentle breeze began to blow spontaneously around the small hill in the middle of the island.
After the wind swept over the mountaintop, the originally Snow Leaf Grass suddenly looked even more vibrant.
Passing through a crack in the rocks, a seed that had fallen somewhere at some unknown time had miraculously sprouted a tender shoot.
The wind blew through the eastern forest, making every leaf rustle merrily.
Passing by the rocks, a charming smile immediately appeared on Su Li's face.
"Great! It's Reverse Season Spring Wind!"
Feeling the gentle and vibrant breeze, she, as someone who had been through it all, immediately realized that this was a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon brought about by the successful Nascent Soul Formation.
When a cultivator breaks through to the Major Realm, it will trigger a resonance between heaven and earth to varying degrees.
However, the lower-level cultivators lacked sufficient strength, so the resonance was not very noticeable.
However, starting from the Golden Core, such phenomena become increasingly noticeable and powerful.
At the same time, experienced cultivators can roughly deduce from the unusual phenomena what kind of Spirit Root the cultivator who has just successfully broken through has and what type of cultivation Cultivation Method they are practicing.
For example, Xiao Chen broke through twice.
The fact that it brings spring to the surrounding plants indicates that he must have Wood Spiritual Root, and most likely his cultivation Cultivation Method are related to Spirit Plant or nourishment.
Furthermore, if there are other cultivators with the same Wood Element Spirit Root present.
As long as he relaxes his mind and body and lets the breeze blow, he can promote the growth of his magical Law Power or true essence in the next few days.
If one can take this opportunity to gain some insight, one can obtain different benefits depending on one's level of understanding.
However, generally speaking, Qi Refining Cultivator are too weak, and Golden Core cultivator are slightly stronger. Foundation Establishment Cultivator are usually the most suitable to attend the ceremony and witness the breakthrough of their seniors.
As for cultivators of the same level like Su Li, there was naturally no benefit for them to receive.
But as Nascent Soul Great Perfection, she didn't need to care about that.
He simply looked up at the small hill in the very center of the island, his gaze seemingly trying to penetrate the rocks and soil to see what was inside.
She was already eager to share the joy of her breakthrough with Xiao Chen.
However, some people not only did not feel joy, but were instead frightened.
Ten months ago, following the instructions of Iron Fan True Monarch, Azure Sea Pavilion dispatched a large number of people to investigate the unusual situation in the Secluded Doom Forbidden Land.
The result was naturally fruitless; after searching for half a month, nothing was found.
So the manpower was gradually reduced, leaving only two cultivators to keep watch.
As early as a month ago, they sensed a large-scale fluctuation of Spiritual Power emanating from within the Secluded Doom Island, as if someone was frantically devouring the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
However, the two mistakenly took the exertion from Xiao Chen's breakthrough as the noise caused by Su Li's cultivation.
However, at this moment, as a gentle breeze blew by, strong ripples were felt.
The two were immediately taken aback. They exchanged a glance in front of the Surveillance Array, their faces showing a mixture of confusion and panic.
"What should we do? It seems like a senior is breaking through to the Nascent Soul inside."
"This... isn't this a forbidden area? I heard there aren't even any Spirit Vein here, how could something like this happen?"
"I have a bad feeling about this. Maybe we should move away from here?"
"That won't do. The sect has given us the task of Inspector; if we can't find the person, we'll definitely be held accountable."
"Such a big thing has happened here, why don't we go back together and report it?"
"That's a good idea. Let's go back together and deliver the message."
The two hit it off immediately and quietly slipped away, then sped off towards the sect.
They prepared to send the news of the appearance of an unknown Nascent Soul cultivator on Secluded Doom Island back to the Azure Sea Immortal Sect.
However, with the current rampant presence of Sea Fish, it would take an ordinary Golden Core cultivator half a month just to travel there.
As for Xiao Chen, he had completed the first two steps quite smoothly, saving himself a lot of time.
This gives him more time to care for his child.
With the help of the Five Elements Seal, the nascent Nascent Soul he finally formed was significantly larger and stronger, thus its foundation was more solid.
In the end, it only took three days to complete a Spiritual Energy Refinement for his Nascent Soul.
After absorbing a large amount of Spiritual Qi, the Nascent Soul spontaneously emitted a faint glimmer of light.
It even seemed somewhat sacred.
Of course, Xiao Chen was well aware that this was just a normal phenomenon caused by the high concentration of Spiritual Qi, and there was nothing special about it.
Any cultivator capable of Nascent Soul Formation can do this; it is one of the characteristics of Nascent Soul True Lord.
While there was still time, he absorbed Spiritual Qi again to refine his Nascent Soul for the second time.
This is not the same as cultivation, but it can purify the Nascent Soul. According to rumors in Ancient Books, it may help in comprehending the Great Dao in the future.
To be honest, Xiao Chen felt that this claim was not very reliable.
But I had nothing better to do, so it was just something I could do on the side.
Despite the lack of time, he began the third purification, focusing on using Spiritual Qi to cleanse the area where his Nascent Soul head was located.
Hopefully, this will make my nascent Nascent Soul a little sharper.
The seventh day passed quickly.
The nascent Nascent Soul, which originally appeared somewhat ethereal, gradually solidified into a semi-transparent form after seven days of consolidation.
It looks like a crystal statue, as if it possesses a tangible substance.
Whether it was due to the cleansing or psychological effect, Xiao Chen always felt that the little head of his Nascent Soul seemed to be more transparent than his body.
The next moment, a faint fluctuation emanated from the Nascent Soul.
It spread throughout the body like ripples of water, even penetrating into the sea of consciousness.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Chen saw his own nascent Nascent Soul open its small mouth and actually exhale a stream of invisible and colorless Innate Qi.
At the same time, its translucent body immediately became much more blurred.
Their little faces looked listless, as if they had lost something extremely important.
But before he could think any further, that Innate Qi entered his sea of consciousness.
In an instant, Xiao Chen felt his body suddenly lighten, as if he were flying.
His field of vision was rapidly elevated, and in the blink of an eye, he was high in the sky, above layers of white clouds, surrounded by fierce gales.
Looking down, one can see all the flowers, trees, birds, beasts, fish and insects within a radius of a thousand miles at once.
This feeling was quite wonderful, and very different from when I was in the Golden Core stage.
Although a radius of 100 li may seem like only a tenfold difference from a radius of 1,000 li, its coverage area is actually a full hundred times larger.
Furthermore, Divine Sense can not only probe in front, behind, left, and right, but also in up and down, thus increasing its overall capacity by a thousand times.
Even in mid-air and in the soil, there is almost no useful information.
However, within such a vast area, the things Xiao Chen could see and the information he could obtain were still hundreds of times greater than before.
Here a Sea Fish is hunting shrimp; there a bird is patrolling its territory; here a seed is quietly sprouting; there a big tree is spreading its roots.
In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded in, leaving Xiao Chen feeling overwhelmed.
Even the area around my ears was filled with all sorts of sounds from within a thousand miles, a chaotic and noisy mess.
He quickly withdrew his Divine Sense back into his body, and the chaotic scenes vanished completely.
"Wow, I'm really not used to looking so far away all at once."
Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh, "And with so much stuff, who could possibly look it all over?"
However, this temporary discomfort is actually quite normal; you'll get used to it after a while.
Becoming familiar with and mastering one's newly acquired power is also an indispensable and important part of the cultivation process.
Of course, this needs to be done gradually; there is another important matter to be dealt with at the moment.
That is, with the return of Divine Sense, the breakthrough is completely over.
Three brand-new cards quietly appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
Each card shimmered with a diamond-like iridescent light, awaiting his selection.
[Smallest Giant: Your height shrinks to three feet, and your Lifespan from any source can be increased tenfold. This includes, but is not limited to, Cultivation Breakthrough, Cultivation Method, consuming Longevity Spirit Pill or heavenly materials and earthly treasures, cultivating Devil Cultivation Method, and comprehending Divine Ability, etc., and you can receive one million Spirit Stone every year.]
[Dimension Sorcerer's Crown: Provides a Dimension Sorcerer Emblem. While equipped, this crest activates the basic effect of the [Dimension Sorcerer] synergy, allowing you to Anchor and Traverse to Another Cultivation World. The cooldown is constant at twelve hours and is not reduced by any Hextech effects.]
[Double Ranking: Obtain two Fifth-Tier Spirit Beast of random races and two Spirit Beast Bag of corresponding quality. They will be the strongest adult forms and absolutely loyal to you.]
The third breakthrough to the Major Realm was indeed achieved with Prism Hextech.
If the first two times could be considered coincidences, then this time it must be some kind of underlying pattern.
Xiao Chen immediately checked them one by one as usual. "Let me see, the first one is, the Smallest Giant?"
However, after only reading the beginning, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Three feet is too short, not even as tall as a child.
The latter two effects are actually quite good; the former can significantly increase lifespan, while the latter allows you to obtain more Spirit Stone the longer you live.
You should know that even Old Dog Yi could extend his lifespan by three hundred years with the help of elixirs.
If Xiao Chen magnifies his power tenfold, he could extend his lifespan by at least three thousand years with just the pills. If he obtains new Longevity Spirit Pill along the way, he could extend it even further.
Not to mention there are other ways to gain a long Lifespan.
"But what's the point of specifically mentioning cultivating Devil Cultivation Method? Are they testing me?"
However, Xiao Chen wasn't particularly interested in Devil Cultivation Method; he was more concerned with the last four words: "Comprehend Divine Ability? What does that mean?"
Divine Ability can be mainly divided into two categories.
The first type consists of some Demon Beast Bloodline Ancestral Return. These beasts awaken Innate Divine Ability Innate Ability. Overall, this type is quite common.
Among them are some extremely powerful Innate Divine Ability.
The second type appears in some ancient legends.
Legend has it that some cultivators can learn the Divine Ability of Demon Beast by observing them.
Even more advanced individuals can attain great Divine Ability by observing changes in the heavens and earth or by comprehending the great Dao.
"Tsk, that should be a matter for Spirit Transformation Venerable."
Xiao Chen sighed, it seemed that Hextech had considered the future situation in advance.
In other words, it will still be effective even after one's Cultivation Breakthrough or even after one begins to cultivate Divine Ability.
But isn't that thinking a bit too far ahead?
He turned his head slightly to look at the second Hextech next to him.
"It's a standalone Class Transfer Hextech?"
Xiao Chen remembered that last time there were three Class Transfer Hextech appearing together, but this time there was only one.
However, that's not the key point; the focus is on the effectiveness of the enhancement.
He glanced through it carefully, and his eyes lit up. "Anchor and Traverse to Another Cultivation World?"
This description is quite interesting.
This undoubtedly means that there are other Cultivation World Cultivation World besides the one Xiao Chen is currently in.
Of course, this isn't exactly a secret; after all, which cultivator doesn't dream of ascending to immortality?
Everyone has long known that there are other worlds beyond our own.
However, under normal circumstances, apart from ascension, Xiao Chen had never heard of any other way to travel to another world.
He had never heard of a similar description in any of the ancient legends he had read.
"Is an unfamiliar Cultivation World this exciting?"
Xiao Chen immediately connected many things to the topic.
Different worlds may have different spiritual entities, and one can make huge profits simply by trading goods back and forth, without even needing any business acumen; anyone can get rich.
More importantly, there are some extinct Spirit Beast or depleted spirit mines.
Perhaps some remain in another world, or even that they are everywhere.
Some rare spiritual items, especially those that Breakthrough Spirit Item, are so valuable that their existence cannot be measured in Spirit Stone.
But all of this raises a question: what is that world like?
Xiao Chen knew nothing about the other Cultivation World.
What if the area is resource-poor and there are no spiritual items I want?
Who says another world must be prosperous and thriving?
In other words, choosing this Hextech is essentially a gamble, and you need to bear the corresponding risks.
"Tsk, let's look at the third one first."
Xiao Chen decided to play it safe for now and turned his attention to the last Hextech – Duo Queue.
This Hextech item is simple and straightforward in its effects, and it even comes with Spirit Beast Bag, which is a thoughtful touch.
Fifth-Tier Spirit Beast is equivalent to two Nascent Spirit Transformation Venerable!
What does this mean?
If Xiao Chen chooses this option today, tomorrow the Five Great Sects of the Compassion Sea will have to join forces with Universal Salvation Temple to kidnap that Old Dog Yi and send him over to apologize.
If you're lucky, you might get randomly assigned a powerful race.
Then the Sea Race can head straight home; anyone who dares to walk too slowly will be put into the pot and served.
If Xiao Chen were even luckier, he might have a Azure Dragon on his left and a White Tiger on his right.
With the blessing of the Divine Beast, he could completely roam freely in the Cultivation World, and even other Spirit Transformation Venerable would have to give him some face.
The only problem is that this Hextech is purely external and does not affect itself.
In other words, if a conflict were to break out with the other Spirit Transformation, Xiao Chen himself would be caught off guard and attacked.
Relying solely on Spirit Beast may not be effective, since randomly generated Spirit Beast might not be of good quality.
It is highly likely that even if both sides combined, they would still be no match for a single Spirit Transformation Venerable.
Or in certain situations, such as in a powerfully restricted Secret Realm, high-level Spirit Beast cannot enter and therefore cannot help protect themselves.
In a world where great power ultimately resides within oneself, the right path lies in being strong enough within oneself.
At the same time, Xiao Chen also noticed that both of these Spirit Beast were the 'most robust adult forms,' which was both a good thing and a bad thing.
The advantage is that they no longer need to grow slowly.
However, the downside is that Spirit Beast are severely limited by their bloodline; reaching adulthood means that they have reached the peak of their lives.
Without a major fortuitous encounter or bloodline purification, that's basically the end of the road.
There's not much room for further improvement in the future.
It is foreseeable that once Xiao Chen himself reaches the Spirit Transformation, this Hextech will be almost useless.
He was somewhat confident that he would be able to Spirit Transformation in the future.
Therefore, considering all three Hextech...
These are actually three completely different paths.
The first can be considered the Longevity Survival Path Style, the second is the Balanced Development Style, and the third is the Timely Combat Power Style.
In terms of potential, the first one is definitely the strongest, but it also takes the longest to show results and requires a late-game push.
Currently, the third one is definitely the strongest, but its future improvement is very limited, making it a purely transitional choice.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment, were there any crises that could threaten his safety right now?
It doesn't seem like it's Sea Race Invasion, at present.
If anything goes wrong, I can always go back to the Storm Sea. Besides, I still have two scores to settle with the Yin Corpse Sect and the Three Great Families of Nether Sky Sea.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
The second Hextech weapon could also be used as Life-Saving Trump Card!
If you encounter any danger, you can simply run to another Cultivation World to take refuge.
"Hiss~!"
Xiao Chen gasped. If that were the case, wouldn't it mean he could escape even if he encountered Spirit Transformation Venerable?
Night's Edge ensures that you won't be instantly killed.
However, as long as you travel to another world in time after encountering danger, you can patiently wait for the cooldown of the Night's Edge to end.
These two factors work together, which will undoubtedly greatly improve his Survival Ability.
After all, the other party might not be able to catch up, right?
"How about we choose this one?"
Although on its own, the second Hextech doesn't seem that strong.
However, considering the synergy with Night Blade, Xiao Chen felt that the cost-effectiveness of the second Hextech suddenly skyrocketed.
Even if the other side is truly resource-poor, it can simply be used as a refuge.
Moreover, since it's called the Cultivation World, rather than the Demon Realm or the Mortal Realm, it means there must be cultivators there, so it can't really be that bad.
Even a wrecked boat has three pounds of nails.
If a new Cultivation World is willing to be developed, it will surely find even more ways to utilize it.
"Alright, I've chosen you!"
After weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Chen decisively chose the second Hextech.
We've got this most crucial matter sorted out.
Only then did he have time to observe his surroundings, such as checking the spiritual objects on the altar beneath him and carefully counting the remaining Spirit Stone.
Thanks to the growth of his Divine Sense, this task became much simpler.
With a thought, Xiao Chen instantly had a clear understanding of his surroundings.
The 128 kinds of spiritual items that I had painstakingly collected before have either all turned into ashes or lost all their Spiritual Qi energy and become useless waste.
If you want to gather another set of materials for Body Cultivator, you'll have to collect everything again.
The apparent difficulty is much higher than before.
Fortunately, after Xiao Chen broke through to the Nascent Soul, his power became even greater.
It's just like how it's much easier for Foundation Establishment Cultivator to compete for Foundation Establishment than for Qi Refining Cultivator.
Now, collecting these materials for Nascent Soul Formation should be much easier for him.
As for the surrounding Spirit Stone...
Originally worth over six million Spirit Stone, only a little over six hundred and thirty thousand remain.
It's fair to say the losses were extremely severe, since there isn't even Second-Order Spirit Vein here, and all the consumption has to be covered by Spirit Stone.
However, Xiao Chen did not put the Spirit Stone away immediately.
Instead, it continued to draw Spiritual Qi from it and channel it into its empty nascent Nascent Soul.
Following the mental techniques of the "Myriad Images Spring Return Scripture," they began to condense new true essence.
During the previous breakthrough, the Flawless Golden Core shattered, and the original true essence naturally became nourishment for the Nascent Soul.
It can be said that this is the most vulnerable time for cultivators.
Even though Xiao Chen still had the Life Core, he hoped that he could condense at least one strand of true essence to reactivate the Yin Five Elements Seal.
That's right. During the breakthrough process, the Yin Yang Five Elements Seal naturally stopped operating to avoid causing interference.
However, the Cultivation Method was not suitable, and he was still not used to it after his breakthrough.
It took Xiao Chen a full twenty days to finally condense his first new true essence within his Nascent Soul.
Compared to the Golden Core Realm, the true essence condensed by Nascent Soul Cultivator is more solid and mellow.
Its quality has also improved fivefold compared to before.
But this is actually not the biggest difference between Nascent Soul True Lord and Golden Core True Person.
The more obvious difference between the two is that when the Golden Core transforms into the Nascent Soul, the Total True Essence that it can contain increases significantly.
Even though Xiao Chen's cultivation level is only at the initial stage, the spacious Nascent Soul Realm can still accommodate up to 3,333 strands of true essence.
With a true essence reserve ten times greater, it can support a larger scale of Law Technique and Spirit Artifact consumption.
In particular, those Spirit Artifact with Spirit Ascension Form can now routinely use their Spirit Ascension Form in combat without having to carefully plan their own true essence consumption.
"The problem is that the Cultivation Speed has become too slow."
Xiao Chen sighed and tried to channel his true essence into the Yin Wood Seal.
Fortunately, after the Yin Five Elements Seal was reactivated, it operated smoothly.
He no longer needed to guide it with the same effort as the first time; it simply began to circulate its true essence on its own, just like before.
Xiao Chen observed it carefully for a while and visually determined that its speed had not changed.
It seems that it can still generate a new true essence for itself every day.
"Then it seems there was a misunderstanding."
Xiao Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief; it really would take twenty days to condense a strand of true essence.
To fully fill the Nascent Soul, cultivation alone would require over 66,000 days, or nearly 183 years.
There was a slight delay along the way, and it feels like it's almost been two hundred years.
It was ridiculously long!
No wonder most Nascent Soul True Lord spend long periods in Closed-door cultivation.
It turns out that it wasn't because they enjoyed cultivation, but rather because circumstances forced them to Closed-door cultivation for many years.
They strive to condense enough true essence as soon as possible to reach the bottleneck of the next minor realm.
After all, under normal circumstances, it takes a cultivator at least a hundred years, and sometimes three or four hundred years, to Nascent Soul Formation.
If we don't hurry, I'm afraid that by the time my Lifespan ends, I won't even have enough true essence to break through.
If that were the case, there wouldn't even be a chance to retreat into seclusion and try to fight to the death.
From this perspective, even after becoming True Lord, cultivation is not easy.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen doesn't need to worry about this.
Not to mention that he also has a batch of Purple-Gold Bodhi, which can increase Cultivation Speed.
The mere fact that the Yin Five Elements Seal operates day and night already gives him a unique advantage.
Even if he doesn't cultivate at all, he can fly purely by relying on the Yin Five Elements Seal.
In total, it was less than 10,000 days, which translates to a mere twenty-seven and a half years.
Two words—mastery!