Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World

Chapter 327 - 322 Late Golden Core Stage! Tricolor Auroras!_1

The Devil Hand Soberer was reborn from the ashes, transforming into a severed palm. Before it could make a move, the Demon-Suppressing Rosy Light fell and swept the severed palm into the Demon-Sealing Tower.

Problem solved!

Jia Ren’s expression remained calm. From beginning to end, the Devil Hand Soberer had been played with in the palm of his hand, utterly powerless to resist. Mirror Flower, Dark Moon, coordinated with the Mysterious Turtle Escape, proved to be truly astonishing, making the killing of ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators as simple as child’s play. Dealing with Bizarre Persons was more troublesome, but he possessed the Demon-Sealing Tower Treasure, ensuring that they could not escape his grasp. Seven Bizarre Demons had fallen into his hands, leaving twenty-six slots in the Demon-Sealing Tower still available. Once he left seclusion, he could fully concentrate on collecting the remaining twenty-six Bizarre Demons.

"Thank you for saving our lives."

The Wang Family Cultivator kept expressing their gratitude outside the cave. Without Jia Ren’s timely help, the Wang Family would have become history.

Jia Ren recalled his Xuan Gui Shield and replied indifferently, "It was just a little effort, not worth mentioning at all."

He did not leave the cave, nor did he accept any gifts of gratitude from the Wang Family. Ordinary treasures did not catch his eye, and he was unwilling to take unnecessary risks. Jia Ren could not be certain that treacherous cultivators from the Bizarre Alliance had not set a trap for him. The Wang Family could not be sure that no Bizarre Alliance Cultivators were hiding in the shadows.

As long as I don’t give my enemies an opportunity, danger won’t befall me.

Continue cultivating!

Jia Ren was not far from the Late Golden Core Stage, intending to advance to that level before considering leaving. Life returned to its previous routine. He spent the majority of his time cultivating, not stopping his progression in Spiritual Power, Divine Soul, or physique.

Compared to external objects like magical treasures, I pay more attention to my own cultivation. External objects can be taken by others, but the growth obtained through cultivation will always belong to me.

During this time, he had entered the Demon-Sealing Tower Treasure and obtained information. The Eye Bizarre Demon Monk on the fifth floor and the Hair Bizarre on the sixth, which had lost its intelligence, were no longer able to communicate. It was unknown when this had started. This confirmed something for Jia Ren.

Though I can’t kill Bizarre Demons, I can indeed kill Bizarre Persons! After experiencing death over a million times, Bizarre Persons can lose their consciousness, and the real Bizarre Demons revive.

He had wanted to extract information on the Bizarre Alliance from the Devil Hand Soberer. The guy was tight-lipped, unwilling to reveal even a hint of information, so Jia Ren did not bother wasting any more time.

Half a year passed in a flash, and strong Spiritual Power Fluctuations emanated from the cave. In the Jade Marrow Pool of Bai Ling, the level of Spiritual Liquid had plummeted to rock bottom, leaving behind only a thin layer. Jia Ren sat cross-legged at the center of the Jade Pond, with Spiritual Liquid continuously flowing into his body, transforming into Mysterious Primal Spiritual Power through the Mysterious Heavenly Water Strategy. An unknown amount of time passed when a faint rumble started to rise.

Finally, I’ve advanced!

Jia Ren opened his eyes, a flash of golden light grazing his pupils, emanating even stronger Spiritual Pressure than before.

Late Golden Core Stage!

Thanks to the Technique-Nearing-Dao Level Yellow Dragon Spirit Pill and the accumulated Spiritual Liquid from this place, he had completed his advancement to the Late Golden Core Stage in a short time. He had finally reached a level he could only look up to before, a realm considered legendary, like that of the Five Elements Ancestor. The Late Golden Core Stage signified that he was getting closer and closer to the Nascent Soul Stage; with just one more step, he could enjoy a lifespan of a thousand years.

It’s a pity, though, that ninety percent of the accumulated Spiritual Liquid here has been used up...

The reason for such rapid advancement was inextricably linked to the accumulated Spiritual Liquid here. Without substantial supplies in the future, the pace of cultivation in the Late Golden Core Stage would slow down again. Jia Ren’s gains had already far exceeded his expectations, and he dared not wish for too much.

Time to switch to a different cultivation method!

After years of effort, the Insect External Incarnation had finally converted its Spiritual Power into Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power and could quickly switch to the Tianyu Divine Art. Jia Ren transferred Profound Water Spiritual Power into the Insect External Incarnation, which then transferred Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power to his main body, completing the cycle of power exchange between the two. The only pity was that the Insect External Incarnation’s realm was slightly lacking, yielding slightly less Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power when transferred. The solution was not difficult. When the ratio of Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power to Profound Water Spiritual Power reached nine to one, he could convert it to Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power at the fastest rate. Even so, it still took nearly three months to convert a sufficient amount of Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power.

I’m already quite satisfied with this result; I won’t ask for more.

Let the Insect External Incarnation continue practicing the Mysterious Heavenly Water Strategy!

The Insect External Incarnation converting Profound Water Spiritual Power into Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power would take at least another ten years. He would have no problem cultivating the Mysterious Heavenly Water Strategy in the future. The only trouble was that its Spiritual Power wouldn’t match his main body’s, preventing it from serving as a large-capacity power bank for him. Apart from this, the impact was minimal.

Considering I’ll enter the Mysterious Realm in the future, and whether I’ll switch to the Lingbao Sect’s cultivation methods, it’s unnecessary to waste more time converting Spiritual Power. For now, I’ll focus on improving my cultivation realm. The Insect External Incarnation is only at the early Middle Stage of the Golden Core; its cultivation level can’t fall too far behind my main body. If it continues converting Spiritual Power, the gap between us will only widen.

Now, I can learn the secret techniques and divine skills of the Heavenly Feather Gate!

Without the feathers of divine birds, he couldn’t learn their divine skills. Currently, there weren’t many secret techniques of the Heavenly Feather Gate available to him. These included Peacock Feathers, Heavenly Feather Treasure Garment, Streaming Light Flying Feather, and a few other secret techniques.

I wonder what changes the Peacock Feathers will undergo after using the Three-Colored Peacock feathers. The Heavenly Feather Treasure Garment is a defensive secret technique. Since I have both the Xuan Gui Shield and the Mountain and Sea Pearl as top-tier defenses, there’s no need to learn it. Streaming Light Flying Feather isn’t just a divine skill that complements feather-based secret techniques; it also enhances flight escape speed, making it an essential secret technique to master.

Besides cultivating, Jia Ren added two secret techniques to his repertoire: Streaming Light Flying Feather and Peacock Feathers.

Within the Mountain and Sea Pearl, the Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts lived leisurely, receiving regular nourishment and progressing rapidly. The Three-Colored Peacock held its head high, having fully recovered from the setback of blindness. Seeing Jia Ren approach, it affectionately nudged closer.

"I’ll borrow a few of your feathers to practice a cultivation technique," Jia Ren said softly.

Three of the most essence-laden tail feathers from the Three-Colored Peacock detached and flew into Jia Ren’s hand.

These are three life-feathers; losing them will impact its cultivation level to some extent.

"Quickly replenish your vital energy..." Jia Ren urged, hurriedly taking out a handful of Ancestor Beast Holy Pills to help the Three-Colored Peacock restore its depleted vital energy. He had only wanted three ordinary feathers, but to his surprise, the Three-Colored Peacock gave him three life-feathers.

Normally, one peacock feather would suffice. Three shouldn’t go to waste; I’ll cultivate them all together.

Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power constantly flowed between the three life-feathers, unifying form and spirit, refining them to perfection. The process was somewhat like refining a magical treasure, yet it was different. It was more like using Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power to build a special bridge, achieving unity between the technique and the medium, tapping into the power of the birds. Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power was of utmost importance; without it, such divine skills and secret techniques could not be executed.

I plan to switch cultivation methods in the future, but I don’t intend to abandon these divine skills. It’s essential to have my Insect External Incarnation store Heavenly Feather Spiritual Power for me.

"Peacock Feathers!"

The connection with the Three-Colored Peacock Feathers was established, and the Peacock Feather Secret Technique ran smoothly. Three-Colored Peacock Feathers emerged on his arms and body, differing from Qi Chunan’s emerald green feathers, appearing in crimson, azure, and gold respectively. Jia Ren had now transformed into a creature that was half-man, half-peacock and could feel an affinity with the Spiritual Energy of flames, trees, and metals. The crimson, azure, and gold colors corresponded to the fire, wood, and metal elements of the Five Elements. After executing the Peacock Feathers technique, Jia Ren found that the spells and secret techniques related to the fire, wood, and metal elements all gained in strength, resulting in a significant power increase.

Moreover, the Peacock Feather form possessed two abilities: Peacock Bright King Eyes and Tri-color Auroras. Peacock Bright King Eyes were an inherent ability of the Peacock Feathers, not a technique related to the pupils. Instead, the upright Peacock Feathers themselves, like eyes, shot out beams of light. After the Peacock Feathers turned into Three-Colored Peacock Feathers, the power of the Peacock Bright King Eyes also increased. The Tri-color Auroras were an unexpected addition, a new ability that came with the Three-Colored Peacock Feathers.

Before long, he had become acquainted with the Tri-color Auroras. They could counteract fire, wood, and metal elemental spells and secret techniques. With the three lights protecting his body, any same-element spells, as long as they didn’t exceed his own power, couldn’t harm him in the slightest. When attacked by magical treasures of these three elements, their power would also be greatly reduced, no longer at its peak.

Not bad! It’s just a pity it’s not Five-Colored Peacock Feathers... Five-Colored Peacock Feathers can counter the Five Elements and are incredibly powerful. Five-Colored Peacock Feathers are plumes possessed only by Five-Colored Peacocks—the feathers of a divine bird. I’m still being too greedy! Three-Colored Peacock Feathers are already a rare treasure in this world. At least, apart from the Three-Colored Peacock that emerged through my own atavistic transformation, there’s never been any mention of a second one in this realm. Five-Colored Peacocks... not even the Mysterious Realm can guarantee the existence of such divine birds. Not bad! Possessing the Tri-color Auroras further enhances my self-preservation capabilities! I really look forward to obtaining Phoenix Feathers, Roc Feathers... Any feather from a divine bird is exceedingly rare, a serendipitous find not to be actively sought. There’s no guarantee I can acquire such divine feathers in the future.

"Streaming Light Flying Feather!"

The Three-Colored Peacock Feathers, like sharp arrows, stood erect, becoming incredibly tough and sharp. With a thought, they shot out like lightning. The Three-Colored Peacock Feathers flew at an extremely fast speed, working in tandem with him, reaching their destination as soon as the thought arose.

It feels like an alternative form of sword-flying.

With a thought, the Three-Colored Peacock Feathers returned, much like recalling a flying sword. The flurry of sword-like feathers was difficult to defend against.

Let’s test the escape speed.

In the feathered state, his flight escape speed was enhanced. Although Peacock Feathers weren’t the fastest, like Roc Feathers, they could still increase speed. Jia Ren transformed into Escape Light, twisting and turning in the area, flashing like a tri-colored streak of light, so fast that only a trail of light was visible.

My speed has increased more than twofold; my escape speed is even faster now! It wasn’t in vain that I switched to cultivating the Tianyu Divine Art!

The key reason I spent time and energy switching cultivation methods, besides the Tianyu Divine Art’s enviable secret techniques and divine skills, was the critical advantage of superior speed. In the world of divine skills, nothing is unbreakable—only speed is absolute! As long as I run fast enough, enemies can’t catch me. Whether to fight or flee is entirely my decision. With my high mobility, I can easily kite enemies to their deaths. Otherwise, even with the strongest turtle shell defense, there’s no guarantee an enemy won’t have a way to breach it.

With a thought, the Peacock Feathers dissipated, then reappeared. Jia Ren strived to elevate the proficiency level of the Peacock Feathers, aiming to maximize both power and speed.

Three months later, tremors emerged from within the Demon-Sealing Tower Treasure.

It’s finally going to advance!

The Xuan Gui Shield vibrated incessantly, its color becoming deeper and more subdued, with numerous fine inscriptions flickering. Its fluctuations grew stronger and eventually reached a certain limit.

You will be the first Magical Treasure to advance to the Divinity Transformation realm! Whether the Xuan Gui Shield can advance or not all hinges on this moment!