Chapter 146: Tests and Graduation
Having already experienced the effects of directly using Mortal Aura, Benjamin confirmed that neither he nor the Five-Skandha Rainbow Mirror could use Mortal Aura again to improve themselves in the short term. He then turned to pondering other ways to use it.
Because of its special nature and easy availability, Mortal Aura had, through the cultivators' dedicated development, practically become an all-purpose material second only to Spirit Energy.
It was not limited to cultivation. Basically, every one of the hundred arts of Cultivation had a few methods that could make use of Mortal Aura.
After all, this stuff had unusual properties. Used in small quantities, it could be applied to oneself for self-improvement; used in larger quantities, it could be used to attack enemies.
No matter how steadfast a cultivator's mind might be, suddenly encountering a large amount of Mortal Aura without preparation was no different from falling into a cesspit.
But when it came to unusual applications, the first thing Benjamin thought of was, naturally, "pill refinement."
Before that, though, he needed to familiarize himself with the characteristics of Mortal Aura in its various "forms."
He first searched through the Great Dao Library, his golden finger, for a special secret art capable of "transmuting" Mortal Aura.
One important reason Mortal Aura could become a universal material was that its properties could be transmuted under the effects of various secret arts.
The Great Dao Library was vast as the sea, containing countless strange arts and concepts from Cultivation Civilizations.
Very soon, he found an unorthodox cultivation technique called the Hundred Transformations Heart Sutra. It recorded a special method capable of transforming demonic-heart turbid qi into pure soul qi.
Although Mortal Aura was not a demonic heart, its essence was likewise mixed and impure, containing intense