Chapter 622: Nascent Soul Eighth Layer, Nine Condensations and Dispersions, Time Furnace

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In this vast cosmic sea, there was no one else around.

Only the two lovers remained. Their eyes met, sparking a passionate flame. Wang Yu, with a thought, had the World-Splitting Divine Ark return autonomously. The Chaos Spirit Orbs stored in its core could power at least three round trips.

Until then, there was no need to worry about energy supply.

“Qingqing.”

The beautiful and alluring Ba Lady keenly noticed the change in address, and her attitude shifted dramatically. She merely hummed softly in response, a nasal sound.

This tacit acceptance emboldened Wang Yu.

“This vast universe, with its myriad stars, seems like a perfect time for a good deed, don’t you think, Qingqing?”

“Since you already have something in mind, why bother asking me, Wuxian? Haven’t I… already agreed?”

Her alluring eyes were like silk, and her figure was graceful.

Wang Yu’s breathing quickened slightly. He gazed at the beauty before him: though a head taller than him, her bone structure was exquisite—full where it should be, and slender where it was meant to be.

Aside from her complexion, which was unlike that of a living person, she was indeed a rare beauty, a peerless temptress of national allure, comparable even to Daji, King Zhou’s concubine.

A woman like this must have endured immense suffering in life to transform into a Ba after death. Such resentment… it must have been a tragedy of epic proportions.

Wang Yu had no intention of asking for details.

Demonic cultivators disregard the past and the future, focusing only on present pleasures and freedom. He was an exemplary follower of this path.

He reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist. Her delicate body trembled slightly.

A blush appeared on her pale, bloodless face. Her eyes flickered with a calamitous fiery glow, and two pointed fangs extended from her upper jaw, adding a touch of demonic charm to her features. This was her more relaxed state.

Seeing this, Wang Yu's appetite surged.

He swiftly lifted her into his arms and carried her to the small attic on the Divine Ark’s second floor. Though not large, it was enough for the two of them to engage in passionate embrace and reach the peak of ecstasy together.

Time flew by like a white steed glimpsed through a crack. In the small attic on the Divine Ark’s second floor, Wang Yu rested his hand on a soft, fluffy pillow, his temple supported by his fist.

He lay on his side, utterly relaxed, one knee bent, his other hand resting on it.

A thin silk quilt lightly covered his lower body. Qingqing, like a small bird nestled, curled up in front of him. Both of their energies were steadily increasing.

The benefits gained from their first dual cultivation session were immense.

While the commonality between the Yin (Taiyin) Principle and the Fire Principle was somewhat lacking, as the latter wasn't the Yang (Solar) Principle, their transformation into a yin-yang complementary dynamic made it a superior choice for dual cultivation.

Wang Yu, being male, represented masculinity and cultivated cold demonic energy, which led to a surge in his yin nature. Combined with the mystical Taiyin Star Soul and his formidable physical body, he was a match for a Ba’s physique, and even surpassed it!

Qingqing, being female, represented femininity and cultivated drought demonic energy, which led to a surge in her yang nature. Coupled with the mystical Fire Principle inherent in her Ba physique, and her pure yin essence as a zombie, she was unique.

She herself was, in fact, a representation of the path of yin-yang balance.

Wang Yu’s participation helped her further perfect this state, while he absorbed her yin essence and drought power to harmonize his own yin and yang principles.

This was their first cultivation session.

They used a dual cultivation secret art from the 'Heavenly Demonic Manual of Extreme Desire.' One of its most immediate and apparent effects was a rapid surge in their cultivation levels.

Qingqing’s yin-yang balance was innate. After Wang Yu nourished her pure yin essence, she ascended to the eighth layer of the Soul Transformation Stage within a single month. As she continued to assimilate, her foundation was further strengthened, greatly boosting the power of all her divine abilities.

Wang Yu’s accumulation of demonic energy was slightly less, so his breakthrough came half a month later. However, he also successfully reached the eighth layer of the Soul Transformation Stage. His already profound essence, qi, and spirit foundation surged even further with this breakthrough.

Fundamentally enhancing both his potential and immediate combat power.

With the aid of the Blood God Pill and another decade of mutually beneficial dual cultivation, reaching the peak of the Soul Transformation Stage would be effortless, virtually eliminating the most time-consuming problem of accumulating spiritual energy.

—A bountiful harvest!

“Congratulations on your breakthrough, fellow Daoist.”

At that moment,

a languid, alluring voice sounded in his ear. Wang Yu opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing within them before his surging spiritual energy quickly settled.

He said,

“The pleasure is mutual, the pleasure is mutual. Why have you started calling me ‘fellow Daoist’ again, Qingqing? Am I, Wei, not satisfying you?”

Qingqing raised a sleeve to wipe away sweat. Her eyes were clear, her delicate face elegant, without a trace of makeup, and beneath her perfectly sculpted nose were soft pink cherry lips.

She appeared pure and translucent, like an unstained sheet of white paper, yet her shifting gaze held a soul-stirring allure that perfectly showcased her captivating features.

Faced with his teasing, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

“Fellow Daoist, your physical body’s strength is rarely seen in the world. People are surely unaware you possess such a hidden trump card. Oh, the suffering~”

Her words were heavily implied.

Wang Yu grabbed her slender, smooth ankle. She immediately blushed, almost fainting, and closed her beautiful eyes in resignation. Her fair, delicate foot arched, and a faint, elegant scent of snow plum wafted forth.

People often say 'bitter before sweet'.

The ‘suffering’ in this context is not for outsiders to know!

Several months later.

Wang Yu, the Ferryman of the Cosmic Sea, had initially spent half a year on a round trip. When he returned with the beautiful woman, Li Chunyi was still waiting in the same spot.

This made him chuckle.

“Fellow Daoist Chunyi, I, Wei, admire your steadfast resolve.”

Li Chunyi also rose from his cross-legged meditation, glanced at Qingqing, and said with a smile,

“The Ascension Channel is a crucial area, and it’s common for me to guard it. It seems Brother Wei’s trip was quite smooth.”

“Indeed.”

Wang Yu flicked out a record-keeping orb.

“Please handle the next batch of passengers, fellow Daoist Chunyi. With this item, even if I, Wei, am absent, it can be done smoothly. The time will be set between three to six years from now.”

“Understood. What kind of treasures do you require as payment, Brother Wei?”

He explained the details. Wang Yu asked Qingqing to return to the Five Elements Corpse Workshop and wait for him to resume their cultivation. He then fulfilled his promise to Li Chunyi, casting a spell to enhance the Boundless Mortal Dust Secret Art.

This secret art was essentially created by the Buddhist sect to cultivate a Glazed Buddha Heart when sending their Buddha disciples into mortal reincarnation. It also had the powerful effect of enhancing enlightenment later in life.

After years of cultivation, it was closer to perfection than the Heaven-Blessing Secret Art. To acquire its subsequent inheritance methods, one would inevitably have to travel to Shituo Realm and visit Lesser Spirit Mountain.

Otherwise,

one of his placement slots would be occupied long-term again.

However,

with Qingqing as such a potent cultivation tool, his long-term fundamental cultivation arts no longer needed to occupy four slots; he could reduce it to just one.

This was also out of respect for the full version of the 'Ten Directions Freezing Demonic Path,' a fifth-tier ancient demonic inheritance. Even though Wang Yu had decided that in the future he would cultivate a demonic art more suited to his Innate True Demon Body,

he would not easily abandon his mastery and accumulation in the path of ice and frost. He intended to create his own cultivation art, and this accumulated knowledge of cultivation methods could not be discarded. It would be best to wait until the Freezing Demonic Path was complete, then forcefully deduce a sixth-tier version, which would be the ultimate.

After years of passive cultivation, this art was already perfected.

Even the path to deducing its higher tier was halfway complete, and he should be able to achieve it within thirty years.

By then,

his cultivation in the Void Refinement Stage would also have a clear path to follow, a method to rely on. That would be the expansion phase, and he would need a considerable number of top-tier demonic arts.

The True Spirit Realm might not be able to satisfy him.

This gave him another reason to go to the Demonic Cultivation Realm, but Wang Yu still hadn’t made up his mind; the pressure from True Immortal Xuande was immense.

He had also left a means of contact with the Heavenly Dragon Buddha Son.

In the future, the Heaven-Blessing Secret Art and the Mortal Dust Secret Art might have to be applied to this person; it was definitely not something that could be settled in the short term.

His next step in cultivation still needed to focus on body refinement.

Half a month later.

Li Chunyi awoke from his mortal dust heart tempering. His cultivation had not increased, and his Profound Detachment artistic conception continued to shrink, yet its power grew ever stronger.

If before, he had relied on unorthodox methods to quickly master the cultivation lessons of the Path of Detachment, resulting in shallow strength, now he was like a sharpened sword, having laid the foundation of a true powerhouse.

In his pair of emotionless eyes, there was less worldly shrewdness,

and more of a disdainful view of all things as mere straw dogs.

However, upon seeing Wang Yu sitting calmly, he regained his original clarity and sighed with emotion.

“Brother Wei, you truly are my dearest friend!”

Such words were merely for show; no one would take them seriously.

Wang Yu waved his hand, saying, “It’s just part of my duty, fellow Daoist Chunyi, no need to worry. I have other matters to attend to. After one more time, I’ll need to return. If you wish to temper your heart again, just come find me.”

“Wait.”

Li Chunyi pulled out a blood-red crystal from his embrace, his eyes burning with fervor. “The secret art Brother Wei possesses is a supreme secret art for my Path of Detachment. I hear that the Wei clan is collecting the corpses of powerful demonic beasts throughout the Mountain and Sea Realm. This… could it be exchanged for the original secret art?”

The value of the Mortal Dust Secret Art lay in aiding mental cultivation and enhancing enlightenment. Whether he traded it or not didn’t affect Wang Yu himself, but this secret art was clearly no ordinary item.

Cultivating it himself was one thing, but if it was a secret exclusive to the Buddhist sect,

it could easily cause trouble.

However,

when he saw the demonic beast corpse sealed within the blood crystal, his eyes widened instantly. He eagerly brought it close, examining it under his lashes.

Within the magnificent, crystalline blood crystal,

a terrifying, one-legged blood beast stood silently. Its head resembled a lion and tiger, its long mane reached its chest, and a sword-shaped horn grew from its forehead. The dreadful aura of blood and killing intent, even though isolated by the crystal, made his heart tremble.

This was… the corpse of a True Spirit.

The Blood Beast, Fei!

A ferocious True Spirit, legendary for representing slaughter and blood energy. This item could not only help him complete the Nine Coagulations and Nine Dissolutions, but even form two more layers of the River of Time Furnace, both inner and outer.

And this was just one benefit.

A complete Fei would allow him to gain a second True Spirit-level Myriad Transformation form, making it extremely suitable for cultivation in the Demonic Cultivation Realm, and it was different from the Ice Phoenix.

The Ice Phoenix belonged to the Phoenix clan, a lineage with True Immortals. Rashly using this identity to operate in the Upper Realm could easily lead to being forcibly taken back to the Phoenix clan.

The Phoenix True Immortals were famously protective of their own.

They even dared to forcibly extradite their clansmen from places like the Demonic Prison. He didn’t know if stealing such an identity would cause trouble, but the risk clearly outweighed the reward.

Fei was different; this True Spirit lineage had long been extinct.

He could openly change his identity and even perform his first Demonic Dao Seizure, transforming Fei’s innate talent into his own.

The Ice Phoenix’s bloodline talent lay in nirvanic rebirth.

Its talent bonus for the path of ice and frost was actually mediocre, ranking among the lowest of True Spirit bloodlines, even inferior to some top-tier ferocious beast bloodlines.

Only the Phoenix Ice Flame was truly noteworthy.

And if Wang Yu were to fall to the point of needing to use the ability of nirvanic rebirth, he would be close to death. The probability of perfect nirvanic rebirth was extremely low, making it unsuitable for him.

Besides, if he truly wanted to use it, he could still manifest it by transforming into a Myriad Transformation Ice Phoenix.

Its effect on his main body’s cultivation was minimal, but Fei’s talent was different. As a born True Spirit of slaughter, once the Demonic Dao Seizure was complete, his cultivation speed in the Path of Slaughter would be incredibly fast.

Furthermore, the third step of his artistic conception fusion would have a primary element equivalent to the Frost Moon artistic conception. This way, the Yellow Spring Fiend Path and the Illusionary Light Path could serve as 'materials' to assist in the fusion of artistic conceptions.

The benefits were boundless.

Just seeing Fei’s corpse, Wang Yu’s mind generated numerous derived applications and insights. Its value to him was worth staking his life for.

Li Chunyi could not have produced such a valuable item himself.

It could only be the Path of Detachment behind him that made the move. Fei’s corpse must be one of the Path of Detachment’s accumulated treasures. They were incredibly wealthy!

Seeing Wang Yu’s loss of composure, Li Chunyi’s heart immediately settled.

“It seems Brother Wei has agreed.”

“Of course!”

For such a valuable item, let alone trading it for the Mortal Dust Secret Art, he would willingly give up all his family’s wealth.

After completing the transaction, both parties were quite satisfied.

This also made Wang Yu realize that even with the profound heritage of the Path of Detachment, they didn’t possess something like the Mortal Dust Secret Art, indicating that this item must be a core secret transmission of the Buddhist sect that they never leaked.

Future plans would require even greater caution.

At the same time,

he keenly noticed that the Fortune Fruit, which had accumulated in his Mind Lake space for nearly a century, had dimmed once more. It seemed this transaction also had its contributions.

Truly worthy of the Heaven-Blessing Secret Art!

After completing the transaction, Wang Yu eagerly returned to the Five Elements Corpse Workshop. After a quick word with Qingqing, he entered a state of secluded cultivation for refinement.

This left Qingqing quite resentful. Just a while ago, she was his 'sweetheart,' but within days, she had become an 'idle person' to whom he’d say, 'Do not disturb unless necessary.' Was she really such a Ba?

Of course,

Wang Yu paid no mind to this, his heart fully set on devouring Fei’s corpse.

In the quiet cultivation chamber.

Burning incense to calm his mind and focusing his thoughts, Wang Yu began to activate the primal power of his Innate True Demon Body. Streaks of black, malevolent energy infiltrated the blood crystal,

allowing it to be embedded in Wang Yu’s chest.

A vast amount of blood energy erupted. The Undying Nether Dragon Art was pushed to its extreme, transforming this power into drops of golden blood marrow that rapidly filled his dragon spine.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the seventh Nine Coagulations and Nine Dissolutions was complete.

Simultaneously, Fei’s bloodline information continuously flowed into the demonic body’s origin, occupying a portion of the Myriad Transformation origin. The Demonic Dao Seizure could only be used ten times in a lifetime.

After using it consecutively, Wang Yu no longer interfered.

He allowed his demonic body’s instincts to devour, focusing his mind entirely on the progress of his body refinement. The River of Time Furnace required both an outer and an inner layer to be condensed, which would help in refining the Primordial True Marrow.

He should have waited until the Nine Coagulations and Nine Dissolutions were complete before starting.

However, the overwhelming blood energy within Fei’s corpse made Wang Yu feel as if he could handle it, so he proceeded with both simultaneously.

“Refine the divine body externally, to seek immortality.”

“Cultivate vital force internally, to seek eternal life.”

Vaguely,

nine qi-blood nether dragons subtly transformed into a furnace, enveloping Wang Yu. The blue-black nether qi-blood began to condense the light of immortality, aiding Wang Yu in thoroughly integrating his Immortal Body.