Entering the Innate Realm at Last

"Ding~ Obtained Unnamed Art."

The Lord God’s notification sounded,

Unnamed Art

Type: Art

Quality: B-rank supplementary technique (four stars)

Note: Skill not authenticated. Can only be used in this world and cannot be brought back to Lord God Space.

Authentication required: 3,000 points and one Silver Medal

"This thing is actually incomplete!"

Gu Sheng was greatly surprised after reading it. This cultivation method was not difficult to understand. After being translated by the Lord God and the system, it was easy enough to comprehend. Its purpose was to use massive amounts of Essence Yuan to build up one’s foundation, refine essence, and nourish the spirit—a method of advancing step by step toward an Imperishable Nascent Soul.

Why was it called incomplete? Because many parts of it had serious problems. They were only theories and were difficult to put into practice directly. For example, its method of obtaining Essence Yuan was extremely crude: seizing the Essence Yuan of other living beings to strengthen oneself, without finding a way to remove a certain kind of imprint.

Nourishing the spirit with Essence Yuan seemed easy enough, but many steps in between used words like "questionably," "perhaps," and "possibly," showing that even the creator herself was not certain it would work.

"Yue Qiluo really is a genius. She even completed a path that was practically a dead end."

Gu Sheng sighed deeply after reading it. In its later stages, this cultivation method was like the seventh level of the Great Shift of the Universe. Much of it was entirely the author’s own speculation, without the slightest basis in actual practice.

"However, her method should have a problem too. It was a problem that had existed from the very beginning. Her method of strengthening Essence Yuan was wrong!"

Gu Sheng’s gaze returned to the first section. His eyes suddenly narrowed as he scanned it. The method recorded for strengthening Essence Yuan and building up one’s foundation was extremely crude. In one word: seize. By taking other people’s Essence Blood Energy to strengthen oneself, one would ultimately end up with an impure Primordial Spirit, easily restrained by things like yang energy.

The reason Wu Xin’s blood worked against Yue Qiluo was that she had refined herself into an evil entity. If she had remained an existence with orthodox magical power like Chuchenzi, Wu Xin’s blood would have had no effect at all.

A major reason Yue Qiluo had become an evil entity was that she had used other people’s Essence Blood Energy to cultivate an Imperishable Nascent Soul. Other people’s things were ultimately still other people’s. No matter how thoroughly they were refined, they remained someone else’s.

Although she had absorbed them on the surface, it was just like Xiao Dingmao later on—other auras still remained within her body. Her own Primordial Spirit was unafraid of Wu Xin’s blood, but those other yin-fiend imprints were not!

Those imprints were key components of her Primordial Spirit, while the Primordial Spirit was essential for controlling the body. That was why she was injured the moment she touched Wu Xin’s blood.

"Internal Fist combined with this cultivation method… This is simply my opportunity!"

Gu Sheng’s eyes shone brightly. He already knew where his opportunity lay. Internal Fist was originally a method of absorbing external energy to strengthen oneself, making it the best way to strengthen Essence Yuan. Using it together with the spirit-nourishing method above would suit Gu Sheng’s breakthrough into the Innate Realm far better than any innate secret technique.

"The opportunity has arrived. I’ll stake everything on this!"

Gu Sheng’s heart stirred. The Niwan Palace in his forehead began to heat up. He hurriedly sat down cross-legged and instructed Liu Daimei behind him, "Daimei, I’m going into seclusion for a while. Be careful. If you sense anything wrong, hide immediately."

"Got it!"

Liu Daimei nodded. She could clearly sense the change in Gu Sheng’s aura, so she quickly found a corner and quietly watched his every move.

Gu Sheng slowly closed his eyes. An endless aura radiated from him. It was as if a fierce sandstorm had risen around him, and powerful gusts suddenly appeared inside the underground palace chamber.

"Roar~~"

After who knew how long, a roar that shook the soul swept across the entire mountain range. Liu Daimei instinctively covered her ears.

"Boom~~"

Gu Sheng slowly rose into the air. Three twisted red lights appeared on the three blood-colored evil bones and shone onto his body. The Bronze Mirror floated in midair, and the massive amount of Essence Blood Energy it had just absorbed all escaped, surrounding Gu Sheng in the air as it wailed and battered him.

"Boom~~"

A strand of radiance suddenly appeared on Gu Sheng’s body. Then endless blood-colored flames spread across him. Vaguely, the flames seemed to form a roaring blood-colored flaming tiger. Endless Essence Blood Energy surrounded the tiger-shaped phantom, constantly battering Gu Sheng within.

"His aura grew stronger—multiplying severalfold! How is that possible?"

Liu Daimei was dumbfounded. She could clearly sense Gu Sheng’s aura growing stronger over there. From an aura that had made her look up to him at first, it had now made her feel insignificant, shooting upward several times over like a rocket.

"Let the intent abide in the dantian; let spirit and qi harmonize!"

These eight words flashed through Gu Sheng’s mind. Endless insights swept through his thoughts. Within his dantian, whirlpools spun on their own, continuously transforming Essence Yuan into Inner Qi and gathering it in his dantian.

After only the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the Inner Force at the center of the dantian whirlpool had already become almost tangible. He was now like a bomb—if anything went wrong, he would be reduced to a pile of bones.

After who knew how long, the Inner Force within his dantian had reached an extreme level, yet more Inner Force continued to gather. At a certain moment, his dantian underwent a transformation.

At the center of his dantian, a flame-red strand of True Essence appeared first! Then the color of the flame deepened, and flames as red as blood erupted from his dantian.

"Boom~~"

A tangible blood-colored flame suddenly burst from Gu Sheng’s body. The blood-colored giant tiger became solid, and endless Blood Flame began counterattacking the surrounding Essence Blood Energy. Sizzling sounds rang out without end.

"Roar~"

The Blood Flame rose higher and higher, while the Essence Blood Energy outside was devoured completely by it. Following a thunderous roar, the entire mountain range trembled. The chamber where Gu Sheng was located shook especially violently. A crack appeared in one stone wall, the jars and bottles inside shattered instantly, and a foul stench spread through the room.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Gu Sheng opened his eyes and descended to the ground. With a casual wave, the three blood-colored bone rods were drawn into the Demon-Sealing Mirror. The Essence Blood Energy that had condensed in midair had now become perfectly round, crystal-clear Crimson Crystal Beads. They looked extremely tempting.

"Who was it?! How could you be so ruthless and destroy that place?!"

At the bottom of the well at Gu Residence, the little lolita who had opened her eyes earlier gnashed her teeth. Someone had completely raided her lair. Not only had she lost everything she owned, even her Altar and secret manuals had been taken. It was simply intolerable.

"Roar~"

Deep within Pig Head Mountain, inside a pitch-black cave, countless vines thrashed wildly, extending beyond the cave and attacking the living creatures nearby as if searching for something.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz~~~"

Inside a passageway not far from the underground palace grotto, countless streams of black qi repeatedly battered a certain area. They had sensed the presence of a living creature.