Half a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Method

The iron plaque he had originally taken for scrap metal was now floating before his eyes, flickering with a strange black glow.

Had the iron plaque turned into a spirit too? Liu Feng's expression changed drastically at once. Just as he was about to wonder if he had started dreaming again, the light on the iron plaque suddenly flared, and a streak of black radiance shot toward the space between Liu Feng's brows.

That ray of light was far too fast. Liu Feng had no time to dodge; it did not even leave him time to feel fear.

Liu Feng only felt a thunderous shock in his mind, and several large characters flashing with golden light appeared out of nowhere in his head.

"Defy-the-heavens cultivation method, Eight Realms of Divine Soul. Seize all energy between heaven and earth and turn it to your own use. Once accomplished, slaughter gods!"

The strokes flew like dragons and danced like phoenixes, as if filled with a tyrannical aura that looked down upon all beneath heaven, actually giving one the urge to bow down in worship. Beneath this line of large characters were several dense passages of smaller text.

Liu Feng was utterly shaken. He stood there in a daze for a long while before he finally understood: inside this unremarkable-looking iron plaque, there was actually a cultivation method recorded.

And it was a secret canon cultivation method at that!

According to legends recorded on the Falan Continent, some cultivation methods were hidden inside objects and were called secret canon cultivation methods, possessing tremendous power.

Suppressing his emotions, Liu Feng began reading the smaller text.

"Eight Realms of Divine Soul. This method was born to defy the heavens. Use the power of heaven and earth or an alchemical sacred artifact to fuse a Magic Beast's Crystal Core into the body, supplement it with the cultivation method, seize all energy between heaven and earth for oneself, ignore all boundaries, and reach the level of an expert!"

The cultivation method was divided into eight levels in total: Awakening, Soul Absorption, Soul Fusion, Soul Formation, Soul Refining, Peak Restoration, Soul Departure, and Divine Soul.

"Dual cultivation of magic and martial arts! This is actually a cultivation method that can let anyone become a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts!" Liu Feng cried out in shock again.

A Magic Beast's constitution, powerful dou qi skills, and the ability to possess a Magic Beast's magic as well—if that was not standard dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, what was?

Although dual cultivation of magic and martial arts was no longer anything new on the continent, in truth, those who could achieve it were still extremely few. Over the past thousand years, only a few dozen had appeared. And without exception, every one of these people had been a powerhouse of their era.

Although the Falan Continent did not have a very large population, it was still at least around a hundred million. With such an enormous population base, only a few dozen dual cultivators of magic and martial arts had appeared in a thousand years. One could well imagine the difficulty!

Yet according to the cultivation method of the Eight Realms of Divine Soul, every single person who cultivated the Eight Realms of Divine Soul would all become dual cultivators of magic and martial arts! Not only that, after cultivating to the realm of Peak Restoration, one could even completely reach the strength of a Saint Rank powerhouse!

If one reached the realms of Soul Departure and Divine Soul, then that strength...

Secretly clicking his tongue, Liu Feng focused again and continued reading.

After successfully fusing with the Crystal Core, one would enter the first realm, Awakening. The mark of this realm was very simple: after the Crystal Core fused into the body, the mark of a Hexagram would appear on the body. The number of Hexagrams represented the Crystal Core's original grade.

Seeing this, Liu Feng's body shook, and his gaze turned to the strange Hexagram pattern on his arm.

This strange tattoo he had originally thought inexplicable was actually the mark left after the Crystal Core inside his body awakened.

Six Hexagrams—that meant this was a level-six Crystal Core. Surprise and bewilderment appeared in Liu Feng's eyes once more.

Because Magic Beasts on the Falan Continent possessed overwhelmingly powerful strength, the highest-grade Crystal Cores that could be bought on the continent were only level seven, and even those were priced sky-high. A level-six Crystal Core could be considered extremely rare as well.

But Liu Feng still could not understand how a level-six Crystal Core had ended up inside his body!

Shaking his head, Liu Feng temporarily set aside his doubts and looked farther down the cultivation method again.

"Fuck!" But after only a few more glances, Liu Feng could not help cursing loudly.

For some unknown reason, the cultivation method recorded here only contained the first four realms. The last four realms were not there at all.

In other words, this cultivation method that claimed to defy the heavens was just like his Devour skill—a fragment!

Sitting stiffly on the ground, Liu Feng's expression changed again and again. He did not know whether he should laugh or cry!

What made him want to laugh was that, by sheer accident, his luck had suddenly exploded and he had actually obtained the cultivation method he had wanted most, and this cultivation method was even a legendary secret canon cultivation method. What made him want to cry, however, was that after his luck stood firm for one instant, it immediately went limp again. Though this cultivation method was powerful, it was only a fragment.

A fragment was still a fragment! It was better than having nothing! Liu Feng gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. After all, the current him had no right to choose at all.

Although the cultivation method of the Palister Family was considered a top-tier secret canon cultivation method even on the Falan Continent, perhaps because of the bloodline, the Palister Family's cultivation method had an enormous restriction: once a member of the family came of age, they could no longer begin cultivating it from the start.

And Liu Feng's current body was already seventeen years old, which counted as adulthood on the Falan Continent. So even though Liu Feng had now opened all his blocked meridians, he still could not cultivate the Palister Family's secret canon.

Slowly calming his mind, Liu Feng sat properly with his legs crossed and began cultivating according to the method recorded above.

He had already reached the first realm, Awakening, so naturally he entered the second realm—Soul Absorption!

Within Liu Feng's Qi Sea, the level-six Crystal Core suddenly gave a faint flash. Then streams of energy began slowly surging toward the Crystal Core, before being converted into the unique Soul Power of the Eight Realms of Divine Soul (Soul Power, similar to dou qi). In this realm, the main purpose was to use Soul Power to strengthen the fleshly body, allowing ordinary humans to gradually possess the constitution of a Magic Beast.

Just as the Soul Absorption method began circulating, Liu Feng suddenly felt the Crystal Core tremble violently. Then, unexpectedly, it directly changed into the Soul Fusion method of the third realm.

Liu Feng froze. Only then did he remember that the level-six Crystal Core inside his body had already absorbed energy, and also seemed to have completed an evolution once. After that time when it had flashed brightly, the Crystal Core had changed from dull and lightless into a glass-like appearance—that was the manifestation of evolution.

In other words, Liu Feng had now directly entered the third realm—Soul Fusion.

And judging by the dazzling light still flickering on the Crystal Core now, Liu Feng had at least reached the middle stage of Soul Fusion, and was not too far from the realm of Soul Formation either.

Heavens! Liu Feng was shaken once again.

What did reaching the Soul Fusion realm mean? It meant Liu Feng could use part of his attribute Soul Power. He had already completely transformed from a piece of trash into someone with a certain degree of strength.

And this transformation had taken only a few days!

After the surge of delight, Liu Feng could not help wanting to test just how powerful this Soul Power was.

Just as Liu Feng was about to circulate the method and use his Soul Power, a rough voice rang out from outside the door.

"Young Master! Young Master! Master Faraday has come to see you!"

Master Faraday? Liu Feng was stunned, and his expression instantly changed drastically.