Deriving the Second Layer of the Cultivation Arts

After leaving Di Xin's residence, Long Xuan returned with a full load. After this transaction, he had collected almost all the materials needed to set up the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation, with only less than a hundred materials remaining to be collected.

However, the most difficult-to-collect Top-Grade Spirit Stone have been collected. The Long Family's Treasure Repository has two fire-metal attribute stones, and I just obtained two water-earth attribute stones from Di Xin.

He found this last piece of top-grade wood Spirit Stone by chance in the Storage Bag of those two Gu King; it was quite a coincidence.

Shortly after, the spatial ring hanging around his neck vibrated twice, and he immediately took out a Message Transmission Talisman from it to check it.

This Message Transmission Talisman Flame Clone to the Long Family.

Long Xuan just sent him the remaining uncollected materials via Message Transmission Talisman, instructing him to hang these materials in the Long Family's Mission Hall and set up a bounty for the mission.

Because he was in a hurry to set up the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation, and in order to collect all the materials as soon as possible, he made his Flame Clone give a higher contribution, and even used the Spirit-Ascending Grass, which was no longer needed, as a reward.

He simply refused to believe that the Spirit-Ascending Grass couldn't tempt them.

Unexpectedly, not long after he sent the Message Transmission Talisman to Flame Clone, Yan replied immediately.

Long Xuan immediately took out Message Transmission Talisman and looked at the information on it.

The gist is that because the rewards were so generous, everyone was scrambling to accept the tasks he posted, and all the tasks were taken very quickly after they were posted.

Many people may not have those materials, but they know where to find them—whether it's bartering or collecting them in the wild—and they don't care.

However, since the mission has already been accepted, it's only a matter of time before they gather all the materials; just wait patiently...

Upon seeing the message on the Message Transmission Talisman, Long Xuan smiled with satisfaction. With that, the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation could now begin operation.

He handed all the materials he had just collected to his clone and then set off back to his Medicine Garden.

That's right, he doesn't plan to go to the Long Family anymore. He's leaving all the array setup tasks to his clones, and his main body won't participate.

Setting up such a Peerless Vicious Formation would take an enormous amount of time. His main body was busy with countless important matters and would never do such physical labor. He could only leave it all to his clone.

Undoubtedly, the clone copied everything about him. Since he could refine pills, he could naturally also set up formations, and he was quite skilled at it. Under the power of the Divine Ice Flame, any metal could be melted by them, so there was no need to worry about their abilities being insufficient.

After returning to his Medicine Garden, Long Xuan sat back down in the familiar pavilion, took out paper and pen, and finally prepared to begin deducing the second level of the "Ten Absolutes Scripture".

This is also the main reason why he did not participate in setting up the formation. He was simply too busy. After advancing to the Marrow Cleansing Stage, the original first level of the Ten Absolutes Scripture was no longer useful. He had to deduce the second level of the Ten Absolutes Scripture, which was suitable for cultivation Marrow Cleansing Stage, as quickly as possible.

This matter cannot be delayed; the Cultivation Method is crucial to his cultivation speed, and the sooner it proceeds, the better.

After deducing the "Ten Absolutes Scripture", he still needs to deduce the second level of the "Purgatory True Demon Art", otherwise his body refining progress will also stagnate.

He's very busy and needs to go into seclusion for a long time.

After his seclusion ends, the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation will presumably have been successfully set up by his five clones. Then he can move his place and move all the spirit medicine in this Medicine Garden into the Spirit Spring area.

With the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation protecting him, he can truly rest easy then.

Long Xuan smiled and began to write the first character on the white paper...

Time flies like an arrow; half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Long Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground, making various complex hand gestures. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and a sharp glint flashed in them.

"Power of Flame! Condense it for me!"

With a roar, the Blazing Spiritual Power within him instantly surged.

The power of fire is Mutated Spiritual Power formed by the fusion of the two attributes of wood and fire.

Water nourishes wood, and wood gives rise to fire. When the three attributes of water, wood, and fire merge, they will generate a fire attribute that is even more terrifying than flame. Long Xuan named this fire attribute Yan, also known as the power of Yan or the Flame Spiritual Power.

He already understood the principle, but once he put it into practice, he encountered many difficulties and all sorts of problems. Just the issue of the attribute fusion ratio alone gave him a headache for a long time.

After his tireless efforts and repeated attempts in the Origin Realm, he finally succeeded in researching the powerful Flame Spiritual Power.

After a period of turbulence in the spiritual energy within his body, the Blazing Spiritual Power finally began to transform into the Flame Spiritual Power, and soon the transformation was complete.

Long Xuan had no time to rejoice, because the Blazing Spiritual Power suddenly transformed into the even stronger Flame Spiritual Power. At this moment, the Fire Attribute Spiritual Power within his body was far stronger than the other attribute spiritual powers.

This will inevitably lead to one side becoming excessive, causing an imbalance in the five elements, and the five elements will no longer circulate.

Therefore, he must balance the five elements as soon as possible, and the simplest way is to balance the power of the other four attributes with the Flame Spiritual Power.

Fortunately, everything is difficult at the beginning. After he figured out how to fuse the three attributes of the Flame Spiritual Power, it was not difficult to study the other attribute Mutated Spiritual Power born from the fusion of the three attributes.

The research process is exactly the same, and the proportion of spiritual energy required is also exactly the same; the only difference is the attribute.

Using the template of studying Flame Spiritual Power, Long Xuan merely changed the attribute, and in just a few months, four powerful Mutated Spiritual Power— Sen, Miao, Xin, and Yao—were born in his hands one after another.

The power of the forest is formed by the fusion of the three attributes: metal, water, and wood.

The power of water is formed by the fusion of the three attributes of earth, metal, and water.

Xin's power is formed by the fusion of the three attributes of fire, earth, and metal.

The power of Yao is formed by the fusion of the three attributes of wood, fire, and earth.

With the five Mutated Spiritual Power of Xin, Sen, Miao, Yan, and Yao completed, Long Xuan's spiritual power quality will rise to another level, resulting in a dramatic change in his combat power and a doubling of his attack power.

He was already invincible among those of the same level, and now his combat power has doubled, allowing him to completely crush those of the same level.

Long Xuan opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, clenched his fists, and felt the increased power. His eyes revealed a look of wild joy.

Even though he hadn't advanced in rank, he now felt as if he had, sensing an unprecedented surge of power within him, and couldn't resist the urge to go out and test his strength.

However, he stopped himself from having that idea. His current strength was not enough. He had not yet successfully deduced the second level of his "Purgatory True Demon Art". He was not perfect in terms of body tempering. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and work hard to get the second level of "Purgatory True Demon Art" out in one go.

He quickly walked to the pavilion, took out paper and pen, and without taking any rest, began to deduce the second level of the "Purgatory True Demon Art".

When he was still in the Spirit Gathering Stage, he encountered numerous difficulties in deduce the second level of the two Cultivation Method, constantly getting stuck and unable to proceed.

Unexpectedly, after he advanced to the Marrow Cleansing Stage stage, he gained insights into that realm, and the deduction of the Cultivation Method for that realm came naturally.

Following the pattern mentioned earlier, he could almost always write in one go, smoothly and effortlessly, without encountering any difficulties or experiencing writer's block for months.

Six months later, two phantom images, a Golden Crow and a Divine Dragon, suddenly appeared in the sky.

The phantom images of two divine beasts appeared out of thin air, radiating an incomparably terrifying aura.

The phantoms were enormous. Although they were inanimate objects, their eyes were majestic and sharp, making them seem alive. Under the two phantoms, Long Xuan could fully feel the boundless pressure emanating from the two divine beasts, which shocked him.

"Is this the Dharma Form? Its power is terrifying! It's truly unimaginable that a mere Body Refining Cultivation Method could produce such a terrifying phenomenon!"

Gazing at the two great Dharma images in the sky, Long Xuan was both surprised and delighted, muttering to himself incessantly, his expression incredibly excited.

These two Dharma forms are incredibly powerful. Although they are merely phantoms and cannot be used for attacks, they can still absorb some of the power possessed by the divine beasts.

Although the power is not much, it is the power of a divine beast. Even a tiny bit of the power of a divine beast is terrifying enough for humans. Humans are physically weak, and that insignificant power of a divine beast is enough to make humans' combat power skyrocket.

Moreover, Long Xuan's Dharma form is different from that of normal people. While others have only one Dharma form, he can possess two.

With the power of the two Dharma forms superimposed on his body at the same time, he is now incredibly strong, his physical strength so great that even he feels a tremor in his heart.

These are only two Dharma forms. You should know that his self-created "Purgatory True Demon Art" allows him to create one more Dharma form with each level of cultivation.

As his cultivation level continues to rise, when he engages in battle, a multitude of Dharma images will appear behind him—what a terrifying sight that would be! Leaving aside the power, just the sheer fright would be enough to intimidate the enemy, instantly weakening their morale by three points.

What immense power would the combined strength of all the Dharma forms possess be?

Long Xuan dared not imagine any further; it was simply too terrifying. He was terrified by the Cultivation Method he had created. Could a human really create such Cultivation Method? It was absolutely frightening.

He simply couldn't imagine that Body Refining Cultivation Method more heaven-defying than Cultivation Method could exist in this world.

Even if his self-created "Purgatory True Demon Art" isn't the world's number one Body Refining Cultivation Method, it's probably still among the top ten in the world, right? Long Xuan's heart pounded.

After experiencing the power of the second level of the "Purgatory True Demon Art", he finally withdrew his two Dharma forms.

The second level of the Body Refining Cultivation Method has been successfully deduced, which is sufficient for him to complete his cultivation during the Marrow Cleansing Stage stage.

However, even though the Cultivation Method has been created, people still need to practice it.

The first level of the "Purgatory True Demon Art" involves swimming in lava, while the second level involves swimming in icy rivers. Swimming is not required, but the training must be conducted in an extremely cold environment.

Long Xuan frowned slightly. Such an environment was hard to find. The Great Snow Mountain was naturally cold, but not cold enough.

The Divine Ice Flame has already recognized me as its master, and the fire does not harm its master. I and my clone have developed extremely high resistance to the Divine Ice Flame, so using the Divine Ice Flame for cultivation may not be very effective.

But since I can't find a suitable extremely cold environment right now, I'll have to make do with the Divine Ice Flame. I need to arrange for my clone to swim in the icy river as soon as possible...