Chapter 500: Chapter 499 Breakthrough, Mid-stage Divine Realm
"Master Earth Spirit, Master Beiming, is that right? Good, I’ve noted it down."
Feiyun Ascendant had been waiting aside all this time and after seeing Bai Ziyue’s name, he let out a cold laugh before striding away.
Bai Ziyue didn’t mind, and turned to leave as well, but at that moment, his ear twitched slightly and his step paused.
"Be cautious of Master Earth Spirit."
A whisper reached his ear.
Seeing Bai Ziyue’s reaction, Master Earth Spirit thought Bai Ziyue was afraid, and he comforted him with a smile, saying, "No need to worry! A person like him, impulsive and quick to anger, making enemies everywhere, I’m sure he already has enemies all over, and it’s only a matter of time before he meets his end.
Besides, the Star Order assessment is fraught with dangers, by the time it happens, even he might be struggling to protect himself, why would he dare to strike against us?"
"Thank you!"
Bai Ziyue expressed his gratitude, seemingly directed at Master Earth Spirit, but the response was intended for Fengming Fairy.
The whisper was from her.
Even though he had long realized that Master Earth Spirit’s enthusiasm was suspicious, her warning was indeed commendable.
"Actually, if you are truly worried, I have a way to make sure he won’t find you, or confirm our true identities."
Master Earth Spirit waved his hand in a casual manner, continuing to speak.
"Oh?"
Bai Ziyue replied softly.
"Do you know of the Primordial Magnet Divine Stone material?"
Master Earth Spirit hurriedly asked.
"Naturally, I know."
Bai Ziyue nodded. Currently, his Primordial Magnet Great Cutting Divine Techniques had only reached 75% of the Entry Level, and the materials previously exchanged within the Sect were already consumed. He was looking to purchase a batch for cultivation.
"The Primordial Magnet Divine Stone is actually an extremely rare artifact refining material.
Any Dharma Treasure refined from it has a remarkably effective isolation against Divine Thought detection and possesses a certain ability to defend against Divine Thought attacks.
In other words, once you have a Dharma Treasure refined from the Primordial Magnet Divine Stone, others will struggle to discern your true identity and aura.
Unfortunately, within the Cloud-piercing Mountain Range, no Artifact Refiner has mastered the method to smelt this magnet, and once the Power of Primordial Magnetism is extracted from the Primordial Magnet Divine Stone, the remaining material is less than scrap iron.
Therefore, even in Cloud-piercing City, Primordial Magnetic Treasures are extremely rare.
But rare doesn’t mean non-existent.
I know of a shop that recently acquired a batch of Primordial Magnetic Treasures from the Gushe Mountain Range, perfectly suitable for our current needs.
Moreover, once you pass the assessment and participate in tasks at the Nine-star Daoist Palace, possessing such a Dharma Treasure is of significant use.
Why don’t I take you there?"
Master Earth Spirit couldn’t help but suggest.
"Are you referring to this?"
While speaking, Bai Ziyue flipped his hand, revealing a mask with a blurred face and strong Primordial Magnetic vibrations, seemingly ancient, in his hand.
The mask was acquired from the Demon Cultivators he had slain earlier, perhaps they all possessed such treasures, and he had more than one.
Although its grade was only at the Low-grade Treasure Level, he hadn’t paid much attention.
But hearing the words now, he thought it might be of considerable use.
"To think you already have one, I was worrying needlessly."
Master Earth Spirit smiled awkwardly and then asked, "By the way, where is your Immortal residence? I could introduce you to some old friends during this time."
"That won’t be necessary, I happen to have some matters to attend to myself.
When I have time, I won’t hesitate to trouble you."
Bai Ziyue noticed that Master Earth Spirit hadn’t explained the Star Order assessment directly and didn’t want to get too entangled with him. He cupped his hand politely and left firmly.
Seeing this, a flash of malice crossed Master Earth Spirit’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared, returning to his smiling demeanor. He nodded briefly to Fengming Fairy before slowly walking away.
...
"This Cloud-piercing City is indeed different from what I imagined, while there are many powerful beings, there is a mix of dragons and snakes, with plenty of intrigue and deceit.
One misstep and I could fall into a trap.
That Feiyun Ascendant’s aura is chaotic, evidently he had just broken through to the Mid-stage Divine Realm and couldn’t wait to participate in the Star Order assessment, unable to contain his power, making him impulsive and irritable, prone to trouble.
*This situation shouldn’t require too much worry, once he stabilizes his aura, he’ll naturally calm down.
Of course, even if he doesn’t calm down there’s no need to be concerned, if he provokes me, it’s just his bad luck.*
*The ones who truly should be guarded against are those like Master Earth Spirit, with a smiling demeanor but various sinister means lurking beneath.*
*Feiyun Ascendant merely had a conflict with him, but with a slight manipulation, he transferred his hostility towards me.*
*Then he drew him in, an average Early-stage Divine Realm Cultivator, due to their concerns, would naturally be swayed, and who knows what might happen during the actual assessment?"*
Bai Ziyue contemplated deeply, feeling somewhat weary.
*In his heart, he merely wished to participate in the assessment and earn Soul Energy and cultivation resources.*
*But this is the Immortal Technique World, where there’s never truly an ethereal Immortal Dao, congenial and friendly.*
*For the path, for eternal life, for freedom, there’s much slaughter, ruthlessness, and deep intrigue that can be hard to guard against at times.*
Although I needed my power to be strong enough, to overpower all tricks that came my way, I would be able to cut them down with sheer force, without any care.
But, being passively calculated against was never satisfying."
Bai Ziyue thought in his heart, silently beginning to consider how he might prepare in advance.
"Among immortal cultivators, there were those with great prowess, capable of sensing danger before it arrived through sudden intuition.
But this situation usually occurred when danger was about to strike or had already descended, making it difficult to truly escape disaster.
*Could I deduce a method to prevent calculation and sense danger in advance, based on the enlightenment time on the Attribute Panel?*"
He began pondering the feasibility of this idea.
Thinking of the accumulation he had gathered along the way, the various insights into the profound mysteries of immortal techniques, and that deep foundation... his eyes gradually brightened.
He felt that it was all possible!
However, the premise was that the soul energy had to be sufficient.
Silently keeping this idea in mind, Bai Ziyue soon arrived at a place called the Ascension Pavilion, a cultivation inn.
The Ascension Pavilion, despite being called an inn, actually operated as a business for cultivators, offering cultivation cave mansions.
Isolated by arrays, four grades of cultivation chambers were set up: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.
Among them, the Celestial Grade cultivation chamber was not only the most abundant in spiritual qi, comparable to fourth-grade high-tier spirit meridian land, but also had the best protective measures. No matter how great the commotion caused inside might be, as long as the defense array was not breached, no one could enter until the leasing period expired.
Bai Ziyue chose the Celestial Grade cultivation chamber.
Just the one-month lease cost him three hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, which amounted to ten thousand each day, undeniably expensive.
However, Bai Ziyue planned to officially complete the first transformation of the divine transformation, so a place abundant in spiritual qi and strictly guarded was necessary, which was why he did not mind.
Rumble!
With the array closing, the grand array rose.
The dense Heaven and Earth spiritual qi instantly surged from the ground.
Under the operation of the grand array, the scattered Heaven and Earth spiritual qi also involuntarily rushed into the cultivation chamber where he was.
"Let’s begin!"
Bai Ziyue closed his eyes, his heart flickered.
The Heaven-Devouring Divine Transformation Technique instantly operated swiftly.
The massive divine thought power stored within his body was instantly triggered.
Zzzt, zzzt...
It transformed into a torrent-like flow, coursing throughout his body like mercury, advancing bit by bit, continuously compressing yet continually strengthening everything about Bai Ziyue.
Especially his physical body, which was originally formidable, was quickly enhanced under the effect of this power.
The one thousand two hundred ninety-six acupoint skills within him rapidly rotated and expanded under the impact of the divine thought, seemingly about to evolve into a new world, making a thumping sound.
More and stronger power transformed into a torrent, rushing upward and pouring into his brain, into his mind.
Burble~!
"Hmm..."
Bai Ziyue let out a muffled grunt, suddenly feeling his soul expanding.
Not only did its size begin to grow, but even its solidity started to enhance.
This feeling was extraordinarily peculiar, somewhat painful, yet somewhat pleasurable, occasionally even tingly, allowing him to perceive the ’strengthening’ state more clearly.
It seemed as if ages had passed, yet it also felt like merely an instant.
"Pop!"
With a crisp sound like a water droplet falling into a lake, Bai Ziyue slowly opened his eyes.
*He had broken through.*
"I didn’t expect it to be so easy.
Although there was a slight discomfort during the transformation, it was uniquely marvelous."
"I have now truly stepped into the mid-stage divine realm, becoming a mid-stage divine realm cultivator."
Bai Ziyue’s thoughts flickered, and in a trance, suddenly realized that the speed at which his thoughts turned was more than double what it was before.
*Soon after, he began to silently experience the brand-new changes brought by this breakthrough.*
"Firstly for the physical body, my original defense power had been enough to withstand a full-power strike from a mid-stage divine realm cultivator. Now, after the breakthrough, taking a full-power strike from a late-stage divine realm cultivator should not cause much harm.
In other words, I may not be called invulnerable, but I already show a trend towards transforming in that direction.
*Perhaps after one or two more transformations, my physical body will automatically develop divine techniques, forming a treasure body, invulnerable, regenerating severed limbs...*"
Bai Ziyue lightly clenched his fist, producing a crisp sound, causing the air to reverberate.
By silently flexing a certain muscle, a surge of power erupted, and in an instant, the grand array rose, emitting a crisp sound, although blocking the attack, yet making the array’s operation falter slightly.
"Then there’s the divine thought power, though the span from early-stage divine realm to mid-stage divine realm seemed small, my divine thought solidified by more than twice.
The most obvious change is that with the same divine thought power, the magic divine techniques I performed, and the power of the Dharma treasure driven, have significantly increased in potency."
Bai Ziyue’s divine thought silently turned, and a flying sword effortlessly shot out.