Chapter 498: Chapter 497 Divine Transformation First Change Perfection
"Sect Leader, Elder Bai, this person is Wang Wenxuan, a clan member of the Wang Family from Emperor Faith City. This time, it was the Wang Family that communicated with Qingyue Square in Emperor Faith City, which is actually a small outpost established by the True Demon Sect in the city.
Through Qingyue Square, the demonic powerhouses Blood Drink, Hook Bone, and Daiyue were brought in to ambush Elder Bai.
Furthermore, the entire matter is connected to Master Dan Jun of Pill Treasure Hall. According to Wang Wenxuan, Master Dan Jun had associations with demonic cultivators more than thirty years ago and has secretly transported various spirit pills to these demonic cultivators through the Wang Family all these years.
This time, it was due to resentment towards Elder Bai that led to exposing the connection and inciting demonic cultivators to attack Elder Bai.
Fortunately, Elder Bai’s strength was extraordinary, and he slew all the demonic cultivators; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Xue Fang stepped forward, bowed, and respectfully reported.
"Hmm?"
Ren Feixian looked at Bai Ziyue with some surprise, then snorted coldly and commanded, "Investigate thoroughly. Regardless of who is involved, these demonic influences and those traitorous elements must be uprooted completely."
"Yes!"
Xue Fang responded and then withdrew.
"I did not expect Elder Bai to possess not only remarkable alchemy skills but also unexpectedly formidable strength."
Immediately after, Ren Feixian spoke in a slightly probing tone, gazing at Bai Ziyue.
"It’s just that the cultivation technique and divine techniques I practice happen to restrain demonic cultivators."
Bai Ziyue’s heart tightened, knowing that this question would eventually arise, so he replied cautiously.
"Is the cultivation technique Elder Bai practices perhaps the ’Holy Spirit True Scripture’?
Additionally, I recall there is a defense technique in Bai Ziyue’s cultivation that, when deployed, can emit seven-colored rainbow light, like an immortal descending to the mortal world. Could it be the divine power technique Seven-Colored Tribulation Passage Spirit Light?"
Ren Feixian recalled the descriptions of Bai Ziyue’s divine techniques he learned from Master Fushui and couldn’t help but ask.
"Holy Spirit True Scripture?
What in the world is that?"
Bai Ziyue’s heart tightened, and his mind quickly analyzed.
He didn’t know what the Holy Spirit True Scripture was.
But the Seven-Colored Tribulation Passage Spirit Light, he was well aware of.
This divine technique was precisely what he had extracted from a disciple of the Celestial Spirit Sect in the Desolate Ancient Realm.
The Celestial Spirit Sect was the top-tier immortal technique sect in the Heavenly Domain, far surpassing Qingxu Sect. There should be no significant ties between them, and in Qingxu Sect, he hadn’t heard of any connection between the two, as they were separated by countless miles.
Even if he genuinely hailed from a sect with enmity against Qingxu Sect, he could easily deflect suspicion.
Moreover, the Sect Leader’s current attitude seemed somewhat cautious? Concerned?
Thinking of this, Bai Ziyue’s mind settled, and he quickly displayed a faint smile, seeming both like acknowledgment and like he hadn’t answered anything at all.
"I have long realized that Elder Bai possesses such advanced alchemy skills and formidable strength. His origins must be extraordinary; indeed..."
Ren Feixian’s tone immediately registered a hint of admiration.
As for Bai Ziyue creating cultivation techniques, he considered it normal.
The more a person is a genius, the less satisfied they are with the constraints of cultivation techniques.
Just like his disciple, Master Tuijian, was dissatisfied with the limits of the Qingxu True Scripture and decided to spend decades, even centuries, to develop a cultivation technique unique to himself?
Bai Ziyue’s talent was not inferior to his disciple’s, and in some aspects, even surpassed it, so it was entirely normal for him to have such ideas.
Especially before he set off this time, he happened to meet his disciple, and from his mouth, learned that much of the credit for his disciple’s creation of a cultivation technique was due to Bai Ziyue’s guidance.
His belief in his judgment became even more certain.
Because only a peerless genius originating from such a super sect has such deep foundations, which allow them, aside from creating their own cultivation techniques, to also help complete their disciple’s technique.
Bai Ziyue looked at the Sect Leader’s expression, lost in thought.
The Sect Leader seemed to have misunderstood something?
However, he naturally wouldn’t deliberately explain, just offered a faint smile, appearing modest.
...
After bidding farewell to the Sect Leader, Bai Ziyue was still pondering the previous questions, only realizing much later, "*Could the Sect Leader be mistaking me for a disciple of the Celestial Spirit Sect?*"
"However, considering the situation, it might not be a bad thing.
The Celestial Spirit Sect is one of the top super sects in the Heavenly Domain, at least in the Cloud-piercing Mountain Range, holding an exalted status.
Although there’s no need to do anything under this identity, it could definitely spare me many troubles."
Bai Ziyue muttered to himself, not overly concerned, instead focusing his intentions on the purpose of his trip.
This time, his objectives were twofold.
The first was Blood Peak City.
Blood Peak City was close to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, rich in demon beast resources, and had numerous exotic treasures within the mountains, making it a place where countless Immortal Cultivation Clans and Immortal Technique Influences were rooted, indeed a good place to go.
The second place was Cloud-piercing City.
Cloud-piercing City was named after the ’Cloud-piercing’ within the Cloud-piercing Mountain Range, naturally having its unique features.
This was the largest Immortal Technique City within the entire Cloud-piercing Mountain Range.
It was situated precisely in the middle among the Four Immortal Technique Sects, an independent place not belonging to any of the four sects. Chaos and order coexist, serving as a buffer point for the Four Immortal Technique Sects.
For this reason, most gatherings were held in Cloud-piercing City.
Additionally, it was worth mentioning that within the whole Cloud-piercing Mountain Range, only Cloud-piercing City housed the Nine-star Daoist Palace.
"The Nine-star Daoist Palace was a super sect not even slightly weaker than the Celestial Spirit Sect.
Disciples from any sect, any force, could participate in the Nine-star Daoist Palace assessment to obtain a Star-level Divine Order.
Once tasks were completed, the rewards were often quite generous.
And currently, what was most important to me was acquiring Soul Energy and various cultivation resources, namely, Spirit Stones.
Through the Nine-star Daoist Palace, this was much more convenient."
Bai Ziyue pondered briefly and quickly made a choice.
Though there were many Demon Beasts and abundant resources in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, he ultimately decided to head to Cloud-piercing City to participate in the Cloud-Piercing Dharma Assembly six months later.
Going there early was naturally better than going late.
Additionally, he could leverage the Nine-star Daoist Palace to enhance his strength, so why not?
Thinking of this, he patted the head of the White Tiger Great Demon and immediately charged in the direction of Cloud-piercing City.
While the White Tiger Great Demon was traveling, Bai Ziyue did not cease cultivating various Divine Techniques.
His hands constantly moved, taking out one Primordial Magnet Divine Stone after another, using the devouring power of the Cultivation Technique he developed to extract the Primordial Magnetic Power within, then frantically operating the cultivation method provided by the Great Divine Power Primordial Magnetic Great Cutting, refining it, and incorporating it into the Divine Power Seed.
Occasionally, he would slightly pause, then take out piece by piece of Treasure of Heaven and Earth carrying Innate Five Elements Qi, absorbing the power of the Five Elements within, beginning to cultivate the Great Divine Power Five Emperors Divine Robe and Five Emperors Heaven-Sealing Sword.
Moreover, he naturally did not forget to cultivate his immortal technique power.
More than a month ago, he was already at the peak of the Early-stage Divine Realm, stuck in the first transformation of the Heaven-Devouring Divine Transformation Technique.
"Completing the first transformation required the consumption of thirty million points of Soul Energy, with the required Spirit Stones quantity precisely three million Low-grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to one Low-grade Spirit Stone per point of Soul Energy.
Earlier, I had accumulated energy equivalent to that of two million Low-grade Spirit Stones at the first transformation bottleneck, just lacking one million Low-grade Spirit Stones, which would allow me to complete the accumulation, break through the realm bottleneck, and formally advance to the Mid-stage Divine Realm."
Bai Ziyue glanced at the Attribute Panel, quickly taking out a pile of Spirit Stones.
This pile amounted to one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.
Without the slightest hesitation, his Divine Thought struck lightly.
Instantly, the endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi dispersed.
The eyes of the charging White Tiger Great Demon immediately flashed with a hint of excitement, quickly slowing pace, feverishly operating the Demon Race Technique awakened in its life, wanting to absorb this massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
...
Yet, at this moment, it suddenly shuddered in alarm, feeling a power as if it could devour all, absorb everything, suddenly manifest.
Then the endlessly pure and thick Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in its eyes was immediately drawn, entirely pulled by this devouring power into the body of its master on its back.
Yet, despite its full operation of the Demon Race Technique, not a single sliver of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was absorbed, as if it was in a Qi vacuum at that moment.
"This....."
The White Tiger Great Demon’s eyes widened, involuntarily growling, "My master’s strength has become even greater. Although the realm is equal to mine, wanting to crush me would probably not be any harder than crushing an ant."
*In its heart, a feeling of even greater reverence arose, with steps growing lighter, steadier, fearful of any jolt distracting its master’s cultivation.*
A breath, two breaths, three breaths...
Ten breaths later, Bai Ziyue absorbed all the energy from one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, quickly converted by the Dao Heart Lamp into his incomparably pure Divine Thought Power.
He did not stop, taking out another one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, Divine Thought struck again, releasing endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi while his Heaven-Devouring Divine Transformation Technique crazily operated.
One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand...
Just when he absorbed all of the one million Low-grade Spirit Stones, Bai Ziyue’s body trembled, and a feeling of fullness and satisfaction immediately emerged in his heart.
*A realization dawned in his mind.*
"The energy required for the first transformation has been fully accumulated."
Bai Ziyue slowly opened his eyes, an unmistakable expression of joy spreading across his face.
However, he forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately complete the first transformation and break through the realm barrier.
For he well understood that realm breakthroughs were extraordinary, inevitably requiring a relatively quiet, safe environment.
*Moreover, with the uniqueness of his Cultivation Technique, the moment of Divine Transformation was often when he was most vulnerable, he naturally would not choose to take risks.*