Before, Zhang Fan had told her that once the Blood Moon Demonic King Body reached great accomplishment, it could cultivate into a Celestial Immortal body, with strength comparable to a Golden Core Celestial Immortal, capable of crushing the Pope of the Holy See with a single finger.
At that time, the Pope was considered the pinnacle expert in Ailebella's heart, even her father was slightly inferior to him, so she couldn't even imagine.
But after experiencing these things, she realized that she was only one step away from the strength of the Pope before he broke through.
"Once it reaches great accomplishment?"
Zhang Fan smiled and said, "Then you will be qualified to spar with your Bloodline's ancestor."
Hearing this, Ailebella's heart was filled with excitement. Once the Blood Moon Demonic King Body reached great accomplishment, it could fight against Golden Core realm experts. Although she knew this step was still incredibly distant, she had seen her future path.
She believed that as long as she followed this path, she would eventually reach that level.
"Later, go find your ancestor and have him take you to the underground Blood Sea space. Stay inside and cultivate. Don't come out until the Blood Moon Demonic King Body breaks through!" Zhang Fan said to Ailebella.
"Blood Sea space?"
Ailebella was stunned. From the mouth of a Bloodline Prince, she learned that the Blood Sea space was their Bloodline's first forbidden ground, where their ancestor slept. Even Bloodline Princes dared not enter easily without the ancestor's command.
"Go. From now on, Xue Jing probably won't need that place anymore. It's not a big deal to let you cultivate there," Zhang Fan said casually.
With the help of a large number of Blood Pill, Xue Jing's injuries, even if not fully recovered, would be at least seventy to eighty percent healed. He would not need to sleep to recuperate, and the Blood Sea space would naturally be unnecessary.
After Ailebella left, Zhang Fan turned his gaze to the Wu Chen Sword Immortal, who had been standing by his side, and asked, "How is your comprehension of the way of the sword? Do you have confidence in condensing the first Golden Core Dao pattern?"
"I've disappointed Master. I thought I had profound attainments in illusory swordsmanship, and the first Golden Core Dao pattern would be based on illusory swords, but when I tried to engrave the Dao pattern on my Nascent Soul, I couldn't engrave a complete Golden Core Dao pattern," said Wu Chen Sword Immortal with some shame.
Wu Chen Sword Immortal's swordsmanship was ethereal, and his most skilled technique, 'Myriad Laws Untouched,' could create two illusory sword clones, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake, and impossible to guard against.
"I will teach you a movement technique. If you can comprehend the first layer of its profound meaning, I believe you will be able to engrave the first Golden Core Dao pattern."
"Observe carefully, I will only perform it once!"
As Zhang Fan spoke, his steps began to move slowly. Each step was very slow. Wu Chen Sword Immortal stared intently, watching with extreme care, but gradually, he found his vision becoming blurred.
With each step Zhang Fan took, space seemed to freeze, leaving a phantom image. In an instant, Zhang Fan's figure appeared everywhere in the pavilion, with his silhouette in every location.
When Zhang Fan stopped, his body was still standing in its original place. The other phantoms instantly dissipated, as if he had never moved from the beginning.
"What is the name of this movement technique?"
Wu Chen Sword Immortal's eyes were filled with shock. He had originally thought his 'Myriad Laws Untouched' swordsmanship had pushed the true meaning of 'illusory sword' to its extreme, but compared to the movement technique Zhang Fan had just displayed, the gap was too great. He didn't know if he could ever reach such a level in his lifetime.
"Don't be surprised. It's just a very ordinary Nascent Soul level movement technique called Thousand Shadow Body. Of course, for you, if you can comprehend the first layer of its profound meaning, reaching 'Ten Shadow Body,' you will have a chance to escape even when facing Golden Core realm cultivators!"
After speaking, Zhang Fan lightly tapped Wu Chen Sword Immortal's forehead. A vast amount of text surged into Wu Chen Sword Immortal's divine consciousness space, each word carrying an illusory quality, making Wu Chen Sword Immortal feel as if he were about to be lost.
The cultivation methods of the Nascent Soul and Celestial Immortal realms were very common to Zhang Fan. After all, in his previous life, as a Mahayana Immortal Emperor, he was even among the top tier of Mahayana Immortal Emperors, possessing countless cultivation methods of the Immortal King and Immortal Venerable realms, even a pile of Immortal Emperor level cultivation techniques.
However, for Wu Chen Sword Immortal, cultivation methods at the Nascent Soul and Celestial Immortal realm were far beyond his imagination, worthy of a lifetime of study.
Therefore, when Zhang Fan imparted this 'Thousand Shadow Body' to him, Wu Chen Sword Immortal was so excited that he almost cried.
"Go, cultivate it well. If you can condense a Golden Core Dao pattern before I go into seclusion, I will take you to the Holy See to watch a good show," Zhang Fan said.
After thanking him again, Wu Chen Sword Immortal left the Bloodline's secret realm space, preparing to diligently comprehend this movement technique.
At this time, only Zhang Fan remained alone in the Bloodline's secret realm space. He casually sat cross-legged in the pavilion and took out a translucent jade bottle from the Star Constellation space, containing twelve Guiyuan Pills.
These were refined from the Nascent Souls of Daoist Niu.
Daoist Niu's strength had reached the peak of the Core Condensation realm, and the energy contained in his Nascent Soul far exceeded the sum of the Martial Saint of Changbai Mountain, Bai Tu, and Daoist Changsheng. The Guiyuan Pills refined from it had the best effects.
Although Zhang Fan had now reached the quasi-great accomplishment stage in body refinement, he had fallen behind considerably in Qi cultivation. He was currently only at the peak of the Heavenly Human realm and had not yet condensed a Nascent Soul.
Therefore, Zhang Fan planned to at least improve his Qi cultivation to the early or even middle stage of the Core Condensation realm before going to the Holy See. Only then would his Qi cultivation not be a hindrance.
Pills of mixed essence and solidified Guiyuan Pills floated in front of Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan picked up one and put it into his mouth. The Guiyuan Pill instantly transformed into a stream of pure energy that flowed down Zhang Fan's throat.
The colossal energy contained in a single Guiyuan Pill was enough to blow up a Saint Domain expert, but for Zhang Fan, it didn't have much of an effect.
One by one, after continuously consuming seven Guiyuan Pills, Zhang Fan finally felt the energy accumulated in his body reach its peak.
"It's time!"
Zhang Fan silently circulated the 'Ten Absolutes Celestial God Record' Qi cultivation technique. The vast energy churned violently within his body, continuously surging towards his Dantian.
The breakthrough from the Heavenly Human realm to the Nascent Soul realm was not absolutely safe. If one was too confident and circulated too much spiritual power into the Dantian, it was highly possible to rupture the Dantian, making it impossible to condense a Nascent Soul for life.
However, Zhang Fan's current body refinement strength far surpassed his Qi cultivation. His divine body was incredibly powerful, and his Dantian was exceptionally firm. Even though the energy in his Dantian was now comparable to the energy possessed by a middle-stage Core Condensation realm cultivator, he still felt no pressure.
At this moment, Zhang Fan seemed to have transformed into a black hole, with all the spiritual power in his body surging towards his Dantian. Simultaneously, he was constantly absorbing the world's energy from the secret realm space.
Finally, when the spiritual power contained within his Dantian was comparable to that of a late-stage Core Condensation realm cultivator, Zhang Fan stopped absorbing world energy. At this moment, his Dantian began to feel pressure.
"Still not enough!"
Zhang Fan grabbed another two Guiyuan Pills from the ones floating in front of him and swallowed them. The energy contained within his Dantian surged again, reaching the peak of the Core Condensation realm.
"Condense!"
As Zhang Fan circulated his cultivation technique, the spiritual power in his Dantian spun madly, forming a vortex of spiritual power. In the center of that vortex, a thumb-sized Nascent Soul gradually took shape.
Furthermore, as time passed, the Nascent Soul continuously absorbed the spiritual power surrounding the vortex, growing larger.
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