Demon God Body Refining, How Is That Possible!
"Alright, since you've decided to cultivate the Godfiend Body Refining Refinement," Ji Yichuan nodded, "Among the Five Prefectures of the Ji Clan, there are a total of nineteen Godfiend Body Refining Refinement methods. You can choose whichever you prefer."
Ji Yichuan instructed the Black Snake to retrieve the abridged versions of the nineteen Godfiend Body Refining techniques from the library.
He watched as the middle-aged man in black disappeared before his eyes.
Ji An took a deep breath. Finally, he was about to truly begin to approach the Transcendent.
Soon, a gust of wind appeared out of nowhere.
"Hoo," the middle-aged man in black appeared in the main hall, "These are nineteen simplified manuals on Godfiend Body Refining."
"Ji An, Ji Ning," Ji Yichuan looked at his sons, "The simplified version only contains the very beginning of the immortal techniques, along with a description of the entire set of immortal techniques. Take a close look and decide which one to choose."
The two of them began to look at it carefully.
Even though I've already made my choice, I still have to put on an act.
The Demon Refining Tribulation Manuscript, The Blood Demon Indestructible Body, The Song of Blazing Fire, The Thunder Marsh Vajra Buddha Scripture, The Ruyi Azure Spirit Body, The Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram, The Xuanhuang Indestructible, The Spirit Fox Scripture, The Future Buddha Sutra --
Ji Ning was still looking through the books one by one, while Ji An had already casually picked up the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram" and glanced at it.
"Father, I'll choose this one," Ji An said directly.
"Oh? You've made your choice, won't you take a look at anything else?" Ji Yichuan asked curiously.
"Father, if we're going to cultivate, we should cultivate the strongest one. Since the 'Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram' is said to be the number one method for Godfiend Body Refining, then of course it's the one." Ji An nodded vigorously.
When Ji Ning heard about the first method of Godfiend Body Refining realm, his eyes turned red, and he took the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram" from Ji An's hands to examine it carefully.
"Father, I am it too," Ji Ning said directly.
Ji Yichuan then said slowly, "The Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram is recognized as the number one Godfiend Body Refinement method on the endless land, far superior to the Song of Blazing Fire, the Thunder Marsh Vajra Buddha Scripture, and the Demon Refining Tribulation Manuscript. This is only for the peak Violet Palace realm; there are even more profound ones beyond that. If you can become Violet Palace Cultivator, obtaining even more profound ones will be very easy."
"This is the most widely circulated and easiest-to-obtain method of Godfiend Body Refinement," Ji Yichuan said, looking at his two sons, "But it's also the most difficult!"
Ji An nodded. This was the easiest cultivation method for True God Dao Ancestor to obtain, so of course he had to seize it!
Ji Yichuan continued, "It has countless advantages—but only one disadvantage: it's difficult! No one in my Ji Clan has ever become Xiantian Lifeform because of it."
Ji An nodded. Even so, he would cultivate this method first. If he couldn't succeed, he could always cultivate something else.
After the two made their decision, Ji Yichuan didn't say anything more and went directly to fetch the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram" for them.
After Ji An finished looking at the crimson "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram", he gave it to Ji Ning.
The first level of "The Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram" requires comprehending the two supreme Stars, the Taiyin and Taiyang Twin Stars.
The second stage involves absorbing the power of the Taiyin and Taiyang gods and gathering divine runes. Once completed, this will be the first level of the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram".
Once you reach the first level, the next three levels will follow naturally.
However, to become the fourth level of Xiantian Lifeform, one needs the interaction of Yin and Yang, and the fusion of water and fire, in order to break through the barrier and become Xiantian Lifeform.
This is also why none of the Ji Clan became Xiantian Lifeform through it.
"This 'Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram' can be practiced simply by following the diagram," Ji Yichuan said.
Ji An and Ji Ning exchanged a glance and nodded, then closed their eyes and entered into cultivation.
Ji An and Ji Ning simultaneously raised their hands high and bowed deeply in front of them – this was the Sun and Moon Worship of the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram"!
What follows is a series of actions, perfectly executed according to the diagram.
"This—" Ji Yichuan's eyes flashed with disbelief, and Yuchi Xue covered her mouth, almost gasping out.
"Both of them have such excellent cultivation skills."
Call!
In the final movement, Ji An and Ji Ning knelt down simultaneously, their hands outstretched in front of them, the left hand supporting the Yin and the right hand supporting the Yang.
The two remained in that position, and the hall fell into complete silence.
Ji Yichuan and Yuchi Xue were both on tenterhooks.
The previous sacrificial dance was to communicate with the two supreme Stars, Taiyin and Taiyang. Whether one can sense them is the key to entering the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram," and also the most difficult step!
They knew the difficulty of this technique and didn't have high hopes for the two four-year-old children's success. But witnessing their spirit, their hopes were ignited, and they naturally felt nervous and expectant.
A short while later.
Ji An felt his consciousness traversing the barriers of the world, constantly moving forward—forward—and after traversing the barriers of countless worlds, he finally entered an endless and vast void. In the deepest part of this endless void, there were two incomparably enormous Stars.
It was like a gigantic fireball, illuminating the endless world.
Its endless, cold Moonlight also enveloped every corner of the world.
The two ancient Stars are the Lunar Star and the Solar Star.
"It's so beautiful, so incredible!" Ji An was utterly shocked. He could even see the enormous flames, and even the huge branches and leaves of the osmanthus tree—
"However, my talent is quite remarkable; I was able to see the same scene as Ji Ning."
Ji An clearly remembered that Ji Ning saw the scene before him in the original work, which was also the clearest scene he could see when cultivating the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram".
Others who cultivate the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram" find it difficult even to vaguely sense the Lunar Star and the Solar Star.
Inside the hall.
Ji Yichuan and Yuchi Xue, the couple, were also astonished by what they saw. Countless starlight was gathering around the two brothers' bodies. Gradually, a miniature Stars condensed and floated on the two brothers' outstretched left hands. On the Stars, one could vaguely see an osmanthus tree, which was the Lunar Star.
Above the right hand that was raised in a gesture of support, a fiery Stars was gathered and suspended, with Golden Crows faintly circling and dancing around it; this was the Solar Star.
One hand holds the Lunar Star, the other holds the Solar Star.
Surrounded by countless stars, the brothers' faces were serene, appearing so devout.
"This, this--"
"Legend has it that he holds the Yin energy in one hand and the Yang energy in the other."
"Starlight swirls around him, one hand holding the Moon, the other the Sun," countless starlight swirling around his body like a vortex, his left hand holding a miniature Stars Lunar Star, his right hand holding a miniature Solar Star Stars. This is the most outstanding talent. If the two miniature Stars were to condense into reality, even a cassia tree would grow on the Lunar Star, and Golden Crow would circle the Solar Star. This is the most supreme situation in Legend.
As the protagonist of the Wilderness World, Ji Ning cultivated the Nuwa Painting, a top-tier visualization technique, from a young age, so it's easy to imagine how powerful his soul is. In addition, after birth, he was cleansed by the primordial energy of Heaven and Earth every day, so his body was as pure as a newborn infant, without any impurities. His purity was comparable to that of Xiantian Dao body!
Although Ji An did not cultivate any visualization diagrams or receive the cleansing of Heaven and Earth's primordial energy, the Gold Origin Fruit had been subtly changing his physique, even surpassing Ji Ning's. After all, the Gold Origin Fruit was Heavenly Immortal resource, effective even for Heavenly Immortal, so changing the physique of someone who wasn't even Xiantian Lifeform was naturally easy.
As for why his physique appears weaker than Ji Ning's, it's because the Gold Origin Fruit "changes something deeper, which isn't apparent on the surface."
If the demonic path existed now, and Ji An were directly refined into a pill and consumed, his comprehension would increase dramatically. I dare not say he would comprehend the Grand Dao of Metal, but he would definitely be able to comprehend more than one minor Minor Dao.
Moreover, the Godfiend Body Refining also depends on comprehension. At this stage, as a reincarnation of a Venerable One's true spirit, Ji An's comprehension is extremely high.
Therefore, the two of them naturally possessed top-tier aptitude for cultivating this Godfiend Body Refining- refining technique.
If you look closely, you can even see a hint of golden light in the Taiyin and Taiyang in Ji An's hand.
"Our son has such talent—" Yuchi Xue's fair face flushed red, her body trembling slightly with excitement, "Yi Chuan, one hand wielding Taiyin, the other Taiyang, a cassia tree growing, Golden Crow circling! This is a scene from Legends, our son will surely achieve great things by cultivating this 'Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram.'"
"Yes!" Ji Yichuan nodded vigorously.
When his two sons were first born, he discovered during a check-up that both of them had weak meridians and their physical constitutions were only average.
He knew it was because of what happened back then, but survival on this wild land required strength. As long as he lived, no one could harm them, but what if he died?
By then, even the Ji Clan probably wouldn't treat the two brothers very well.
But now, it seems that it's no longer needed.
Those with the most exceptional talent in the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram" are guaranteed at least a Purple Violet Palace; at that point, they might even be the strongest members of the entire Ji Clan. (This is just Ji Yichuan's opinion.)
Slowly, the two Stars, Taiyin and Taiyang, which were floating in their hands, transferred power to each other and continuously flowed into their bodies.
Both of their bodies are undergoing rapid transformation.
At the same time.
"Whoosh." The animal skin clothing worn by the two was also continuously frozen and scorched under the "Power of the Taiyin" and "Power of the Sun".
The animal hide clothing began to crack and peel off.
Ji Yichuan frowned, and a light blue Flowing Light appeared in his hand, quickly removing the tattered animal skin clothes from the two men.
Two images simultaneously appeared on the backs of the two people.
"Divine runes!" Yuchi Xue said softly, "On her first cultivation session, she started naturally condensing divine runes. At this rate, it would probably take ten days to half a month... No, An'er's divine runes are condensing so quickly. At this rate, she should be able to condense them successfully in just five days."
"I never expected An'er's talent to be so strong," Ji Yichuan said. "But Ning'er is no less impressive."
Time passes--
Ji An was the first to complete the condensation of divine runes on his back. The two divine runes were the Taiyin rune, which was shaped like Moon Rabbit, and the Taiyang rune, which was shaped like Golden Crow.
"Phew." Ji An let out a long breath. He looked at Ji Ning, who was sitting there naked, and thought to himself, "Hmm? How come I'm faster than Ji Ning?"
He clenched his fist and felt a powerful force; at four years old, he was already stronger than he was at eighteen in his previous life.
"Is this what spiritual practice is?"
"Change your clothes," Ji Yichuan's cold voice rang out.
Then, a fur coat appeared in front of Ji An.
Ji An took it, put it on, and waited for Ji Ning to wake up.
A short while later, Ji Ning also woke up.
Watching him put on the clothes Ji Yichuan had given him.
Yuchi Xue looked at her sons, her face beaming with joy; she couldn't be happier. Her sons were her greatest concern.
From the day she was born, she worried about her sons' future.
Now that her sons are showing such incredible potential, the mother's heart is naturally filled with boundless joy.
"Ji An, Ji Ning," Ji Yichuan's voice rang out.
Next are Jinchen Garment from the original work, and Mustard Stone.
The Jinchen Garment wasn't actually very useful to Ji An and Ji Ning, as it could only withstand attacks from those below the Xiantian.
When they reach the third level of cultivation, there are not many things that can harm them Houtian.
The most useful thing is actually the Mustard Stone, especially for Ji An, who doesn't want to cultivate the Qi Refining method in the short term.
Seeing that the two had finished refining, Ji Yichuan said, "Treasures are ultimately external things. You are, after all, Godfiend Body Refining, and in the end, you will have to rely on yourselves."
"The most important thing is to cultivate oneself and reach the Xiantian Realm as soon as possible, but by then, this Jinchen Garment will be useless."
"Yes!" Ji An and Ji Ning nodded vigorously.
"To transform the Godfiend Body Refining Refinement into powerful strength—" Ji Yichuan looked at the two of them, "First, you need weapons."
"You are ten times stronger than your opponent, yet your opponent—that's the power of weapons."
"Secondly, you must be skilled in using weapons. It's very easy for someone skilled in using weapons to kill someone who doesn't!" Ji Yichuan said slowly.
"Tell me, what do you want to learn?" Ji Yichuan asked, looking at his son.
Ji Ning remains the same as in the original novel: skilled in archery, dual swords, and agility.
Nothing changed just because he had an older brother.
"And you, Ji An?" Ji Yichuan asked, looking at his eldest son who was still deep in thought.
"Father, I don't have my brother's ability to multitask. I'll stick to a single sword, and with some agility, that will be fine," Ji An said.
"Alright, starting tomorrow I will personally teach you sword forging."
The next morning.
As dawn broke, Ji Yichuan had already brought the two of them to the training ground.
Unlike in the original story, this was because Ji An did not learn archery.
So in the morning, Yuchi Xue taught the two movement techniques first, instructing them on the "Wind Shadow Step".
Around noon, Ji Ning began learning archery from the newly arrived Meng Yu, while Ji An practiced the "Wind Shadow Step" on the side.
Afternoon.
After lunch, it was time for Ji Yichuan to teach the two swordsmanship.
They started by practicing boxing techniques, and their progress was just as fast.
One hour later.
"Alright, take a break first," Ji Yichuan said. "From now on, practice your fist techniques for one hour every day until I'm sure your body is ready to practice swordsmanship."
"If you want to practice swordsmanship, you also need to be mentally prepared." With that, Ji Yichuan threw three black short swords in front of the two men, who picked them up.
For some reason, Ji An suddenly had a sense of déjà vu when he picked up the sword.
Then Ji Yichuan pointed to the open space next to him, and whoosh, two Metal Puppets Metal Puppet out of thin air on the open space, each holding a knife.
"This is a puppet," Ji Yichuan said. "Among the Qi Refining cultivation schools, there are those skilled in crafting puppets. This puppet is considered the most ordinary, possessing roughly the strength of Houtian cultivator, but its body is incredibly tough."
The Metal Puppet had more than a dozen red dots on its body, located on its brow, throat, chest, abdomen, arms, and wrists.
On the back and other areas.
"You can try stabbing its red dot between its eyebrows with your sword," Ji Yichuan said directly. "Be quick."
"Ji Ning, come here." Ji An was still wondering why he felt a sense of déjà vu when he picked up the sword, so he said to Ji Ning.
"Alright." Ji Ning suddenly thrust his right hand forward.
Wow!
The sword tip thrust forward, but instead struck the head, missing by about an inch.
"This--"
"You've noticed, haven't you?" Ji Yichuan said indifferently, "Although you want to stab a sword between your eyebrows in your heart, when you actually do it, you can't aim accurately. How can you stab accurately? First, you need more control over your body, and second, you need to practice millions of times."
"Any sword technique, if broken down completely, can be divided into thirteen basic forms."
Ji Yichuan pointed at the Metal Puppet: "This puppet is completely still, with nineteen red dots on its body. You will use six techniques on it: chopping, thrusting, sweeping, slashing, and pointing. I will teach you the tricks of each technique—"
"Then the puppet will come to life and unleash sword strikes at you. You'll have to defend against it tens of millions of times."
"Attack!"
"Defense!"
"When you've mastered it, the puppet will fight you." Ji Yichuan looked at his son. "Only when the thirteen basic sword techniques are truly ingrained in your bones and perfectly precise will you be able to say that you've completely engraved the essence of the sword in your heart. Only then will your heart be ready to practice swordsmanship."
Ji Ning listened, holding his breath.
"Get your body ready."
Be mentally prepared.
"Only after that can you truly begin practicing swordsmanship." Ji Yichuan looked at his son. "Swordsmanship is complex, composed of thirteen basic sword techniques. If you haven't even internalized those thirteen basic techniques—how high can your swordsmanship reach?"
"Only when you have truly mastered the sword techniques I have taught you will you be considered to have reached the foundation of the first level of swordsmanship."
"Swordsmanship is divided into three realms."
"Fundamentals, meticulous attention to detail, and Unity of Heaven and Man!"
"Mastering swordsmanship requires exquisite control over both the body and the sword, making them appear as one. This is ten times more difficult than Unity of Heaven and Man between fists and feet."
"The Unity of Heaven and Man? That's even more distant."
Ji Yichuan looked at his sons, "You understand the path you're choosing to take now, don't you?"
"Father, how long will it take me to achieve Unity of Man and Sword?" Ji Ning couldn't help but ask.
"Hard to say," Ji Yichuan shook his head. "I spent six years laying the foundation, and another six years achieving Unity of Man and Sword. So it took me twelve years in total!"
At this moment, Ji An finally snapped out of his reverie and looked at Ji Yichuan, saying, "Father, I want to try."
Ji Yichuan looked at Ji An, who had volunteered, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he still nodded and said, "Alright, An'er, you give it a try."
Ji An took a deep breath, suppressing the strange sense of familiarity in his heart.
Unlike Ji Ning, he didn't charge up his strength for a powerful thrust. Instead, he casually flicked his wrist, and the black short sword in his hand transformed into a black afterimage, striking the red dot between the Metal Puppet's eyebrows with perfect precision.
"Laugh!"
The tip of the sword touched the red dot, producing a soft sound.
The entire training ground fell silent instantly. Ji Ning's eyes widened; he had just tried it himself and knew how difficult it was.
Yuchi Xue covered her mouth, staring at Da Jizi in astonishment.
Even the usually aloof Ji Yichuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and for the first time, a look of shock appeared on his face.
"Impossible!" Ji Yichuan exclaimed incredulously, "You—try again! Prick the red spot on its wrist!"
Without hesitation, Ji An flicked his wrist, and the short sword shot out again with lightning speed.
"Laugh!"
With another soft click, the tip of the sword landed steadily on the red dot on the wrist.
Ji Yichuan stared intently at Ji An, his eyes fixed on him as if he were looking at a monster.
He took a deep breath, suppressing his turbulent emotions, and said in a deep voice, "Alright! An'er, your control over your body far exceeds my expectations! Now, I'll make it move!"
With a thought, the eyes of the still Metal Puppet beside him lit up red, and it brandished its War Blade, slashing towards Ji An!
The blade flashed fiercely, aimed straight for vital points.
Ji An's eyes narrowed, and he took half a step back, narrowly avoiding the blade.
At the same time, his sword did not stop; almost as he retreated, it thrust out with lightning speed, aiming directly at the red spot on the puppet's chest and abdomen exposed during the slash!
"Laugh!"
The sword tip struck again!
For the next few minutes, the puppet continued its attack, slashing, sweeping, and thrusting.
As Ji An dodged and weaved, his short sword moved with a mix of thrusting and pointing. Although he couldn't hit every bullseye perfectly despite the puppet's high-speed movement and his own, his accuracy was astonishing!
Among the swords, Nine Swords were able to reliably pierce the red dot!
His fluid movements were as if he had practiced them countless times; the sword had become an extension of his arm, and wherever his mind directed, the sword tip would arrive!
Ji Ning was completely stunned.
Ji Yichuan couldn't hide the shock on his face.
He stopped the puppet and looked at Ji An, who was slightly out of breath and standing with his sword in hand. A huge wave of emotions surged in his heart: This is it?! But he is only four years old and has only touched a sword for the first time! How is this possible?!