Cultivating in the Water Mansion

Water Mansion, quiet room.

A black-robed youth sat cross-legged upon a bright yellow prayer mat.

The youth had sword-like brows and star-bright eyes, his features handsome and his expression serene, clearly immersed in his cultivation.

Under normal circumstances, although Lei Zhan had become the fourth master of the Water Mansion, he could only access the main hall and the four branch halls.

As for the other halls, or even the side chambers and quiet rooms, he could hardly take a single step inside.

However, Immortal Juhua, the third master, was still very much alive.

Although Immortal Juhua was only a Loose Immortal, he had refined the core of the Water Mansion. As long as Lei Zhan had not broken through to the level of a Primordial Spirit Daoist, Immortal Juhua had the authority to enter ninety percent of the Water Mansion at will.

Naturally, this quiet room had been arranged by Immortal Juhua.

A long time passed.

"Hoo."

Lei Zhan slowly opened his eyes, a faint smile playing on his handsome face.

"After half a day of cultivation, I have already reached the perfection of the Xiantian Qi Refining stage."

After bidding farewell to his master, Immortal Juhua, and the Water Mansion's Magic Treasure Spirit, the Yellow-Haired Great Bear, he had come directly to this quiet room to cultivate.

Having been bestowed a multitude of incredibly precious techniques and secret arts in one go, and bearing the pressure of the trials in the Divine Ability Hall, it would be a lie to say he felt no sense of urgency.

Yet, faced with a thousand tasks, Lei Zhan deliberated for a moment before deciding to prioritize his Qi Refining techniques.

After all, what his master, Immortal Juhua, had said made perfect sense.

"True powerhouses cultivate both the Qi Refining Path and the God-Devil Body Refining path!"

"And now, I have embarked upon this very path!" Lei Zhan murmured.

"However, if this Nine Directions Fragment technique is to break through to the Purple Mansion stage, it will require not only a massive amount of Essence Liquid but also a powerful Human-Grade Magic Treasure..."

The Nine Directions Fragment technique was powerful indeed, but it was vastly different from any other Qi Refining methods Lei Zhan had ever seen.

Cultivating this method not only required significantly more Heaven and Earth elemental energy or Essence Liquid, but it also demanded the smelting of a corresponding magic treasure at every stage of cultivation.

Upon entering the Xiantian stage, one had to use the secret arts recorded in the technique to smelt a non-graded magic treasure, which, when combined with a vast quantity of Heaven and Earth elemental energy, would allow one to advance to the next level.

Lei Zhan's current comprehension of the Dao was extremely high, comparable to that of some Primordial Spirit Daoists.

With such a high starting point, entering the path was naturally not difficult.

As for the magic treasure, although Lei Zhan was only a Purple Mansion-stage God-Devil Body Refining cultivator, non-graded magic treasures were not particularly valuable, and he had many stored in his storage treasure.

By selecting a stronger one and utilizing a sufficient supply of Essence Liquid, he had broken through to Xiantian perfection quite smoothly.

"To break through the Qi Refining path and become a Purple Mansion cultivator, I must smelt a Human-Grade magic treasure—and the more powerful, the better."

Lei Zhan recalled the various records within the Nine Directions Fragment, a hint of helplessness appearing in his eyes.

"Not only that, but I must also absorb one hundred jin of Essence Liquid or an equivalent amount of Heaven and Earth elemental energy to succeed."

"And that is just to reach the early stage; what if I want to expand the lake of my Purple Mansion or even break through to become a Wanxiang True Person..."

As for Essence Liquid, after Immortal Juhua passed down the Nine Directions Fragment, he had also bestowed a thousand jin, so there was naturally no shortage.

But the magic treasure... Lei Zhan had originally possessed a few.

However, powerful cultivators only carried the few magic treasures they were skilled at using. Even the spoils taken from slain enemies were quickly converted into magic treasures that could enhance their own strength. There was never a large surplus left to waste.

Before participating in the apprenticeship trial set by Immortal Juhua, Lei Zhan had sold everything he could to exchange for cultivation resources that could boost his strength.

Aside from the non-graded ones, he had only kept a top-tier Human-Grade flying boat, a pair of Human-Grade wing treasures that increased the speed of a God-Devil Body Refining cultivator, and Heavenly Star Sand for combat.

These were all relatively precious among Human-Grade magic treasures and would be useful in the future.

Although Lei Zhan lacked Qi Refining cultivation and couldn't even use them yet, he had kept them nonetheless.

As for the weapon he used for combat, he only had the long spear that had accompanied him since his mortal days, which he had refined using the God and Devil Blood Refining Method.

Therefore, for the current Lei Zhan, the foundation had to be as solid as possible.

But to build the best foundation, he had to find a top-tier Human-Grade magic treasure.

Top-tier Human-Grade magic treasures were rare, even more precious than some Earth-Grade magic treasures.

His Qi Refining cultivation was currently difficult to advance any further.

"Truly, it is a bottomless pit that devours gold and iron!"

Lei Zhan felt a thousand emotions at once, yet it was precisely because of this that he was even more convinced of the extraordinary nature of the Nine Directions Fragment.

In the Three Realms, most Qi Refining techniques were conventional—absorbing Heaven and Earth elemental energy into the body to break through realms—and he had never heard of a technique like this one.

"However, the benefits of cultivating this technique are endless. Although the Nine Directions technique requires vast resources, the elemental power it produces is far purer and deeper. In future battles, I will be able to hold out for much longer."

Thinking of this, Lei Zhan felt even more grateful to his master, Immortal Juhua.

All of this had been bestowed upon him by his master.

"The various techniques passed down by my master alone—if I had to rely on myself to obtain such precious methods, it would have been incredibly difficult."

One had to remember that although Lei Zhan had awakened his memories, he was more familiar with the Great Xia World of millions of years later, and more familiar with the major powers of the Andan Commandery, rather than this late God-Devil Era where immortals and demons were everywhere and slaughter was constant.

Putting aside his myriad thoughts, Lei Zhan flipped his hand, and a thick book instantly appeared in his palm. It was none other than the divine ability, Three Heads and Six Arms.

"I have nearly six years left before I reach the age of ten in the sense of a Godfiend. I had better hurry. Such top-tier divine abilities are not so easily obtained." Lei Zhan shook his head slightly before he began to flip through the divine ability in his hands.

Three Heads and Six Arms is as famous as Law of Heaven and Earth, and it is also the most widely circulated. Naturally, the difficulty of learning it is lower.

Of course, that does not mean that the divine abilities of Law of Heaven and Earth and Three Heads and Six Arms are weak!

While the threshold for this divine ability is low, once cultivated to a profound level, it can be called a true Great Divine Ability!

When those powerful experts with immense cultivation levels engage in battle, their favorite techniques to unleash are none other than Law of Heaven and Earth and Three Heads and Six Arms.

With a flicker of the body, one can grow a hundred feet, a thousand feet, or even ten thousand feet tall.

With such a majestic Godfiend body, unleashing Three Heads and Six Arms is perfectly complementary. When all six arms exert force together, picking up a mountain range spanning thousands of miles is like picking up a straw; grasping the stars is as effortless as plucking a piece of fruit.

One can see the power of these two divine abilities...

Lei Zhan had already learned Law of Heaven and Earth. As for Three Heads and Six Arms, he had now received it as a gift from Immortal Juhua.

A moment later.

"Hm? This divine ability..." A trace of surprise appeared in Lei Zhan's eyes.

Just a moment ago.

The moment Lei Zhan attempted to cultivate the Three Heads and Six Arms divine ability, especially when he reached the various bottlenecks, the Black Bead floating within his Purple Mansion dantian began to radiate light.

Following that, countless cooling breaths permeated his soul and true spirit, leaving his mind extremely ethereal. This state was akin to an epiphany; in an instant, the vast amount of information and doubts regarding Three Heads and Six Arms flashed through his mind, constantly being deduced, and the bottlenecks that had held him back were understood one by one...

"This feeling... it's that bead!"

Previously, when he was seeking the Dao in the Star Hall, this Black Bead had displayed its miraculous nature once. It had remained silent while he cultivated the Nine Directions Fragment, so Lei Zhan had not paid it any mind.

But now...

"It seems that with the help of this bead, my comprehension has become even stronger!" Lei Zhan was overjoyed.

Treasures that can assist in seeking the Dao or even enhance one's comprehension are extremely precious.

Even if it could only improve one's comprehension by the slightest bit, it would be something for which countless cultivators would break their heads fighting over.

Lei Zhan already possessed extremely high comprehension; otherwise, he would not have been able to embark on the path of cultivation all on his own, breaking through from a Xiantian Being to a Purple Mansion cultivator in just four short years.

Now, with the help of this bead, it was like adding wings to a tiger.

"This bead..."