novelraw Chapter 839 - 833: Star Celestial Palace, Diverging Paths?
Chapter 839 - 833: Star Celestial Palace, Diverging Paths?
Jia Ren had just stepped out of the rear hall when Kun Mingyuan approached with a complex expression in his eyes.
"What shortcut did you use to complete the accumulation of the Flesh and Blood Origin Realm so quickly?!"
Kun Mingyuan had broken through the Third Layer Pass tens of thousands of years ago, but unfortunately, the accumulation for the Flesh and Blood Origin Realm was too slow. To this day, he still couldn’t fill 10,800 Flesh and Blood Origin Realms.
His junior disciple had surpassed him by far, leaving him behind, so he could only humbly seek advice.
"The method is not difficult."
Kun Mingyuan’s spirit lifted involuntarily, feeling he had found the right person. He quickly leaned in to listen closely, afraid of missing a single word.
"Use a Dongtian Immortal Artifact to raise tens of thousands of True Spirit Level Magical Beasts. Then, periodically extract their essence blood to refine Elixirs."
Kun Mingyuan: Are you kidding?
Not to mention whether the Immortal Realm has tens of thousands of True Spirit Level Magical Beasts, even if there were enough, before capturing a few, powerful Demon Saints would arrive first...
Jia Ren said no more, turned, and left.
Their relationship was not close enough, and the Myriad Spirits Blood Origin Pill was still useful to him, so he wouldn’t supply Spirit Blood of All Beings or the Myriad Spirits Blood Origin Pill with Eighteen Dao Pill Patterns to others for free.
He didn’t mind helping Kun Mingyuan return to the Immortal Path, but he certainly wouldn’t undermine his own interests to support others.
The flesh avatar left the Gloomy Palace Hall and returned to the Black Death Demon Realm, where he handed over the acquired items to his true self and then merged back into his body.
Time to report back to the North Cold Immortal Palace.
Jia Ren suddenly thought of something and glanced toward the Abyssal Demon Realm.
The Replica Monkey fought alongside him in the Netherworld, and three thousand years had passed without any sign of awakening.
Both emotionally and rationally, he couldn’t sit idly by.
The Abyssal Demon Realm sealed the Mother Earth King, and the Xuantian Celestial Clan and the Bug King within held many secrets, perhaps a way to restore the Replica Monkey.
His mastery over space had reached an unprecedented level; even without advancing to Space Dao Ancestor, he could control the endpoint of Spatial Banishment, allowing entry into the Abyssal Demon Realm’s seal.
Jia Ren recalled the last time he was pursued by the Mother Earth King, almost encountering an accident; better to repair the Dantian World first or advance to the Ancestral Master Realm before going in.
He resumed his disguise as a True Trickster Demon, transforming into an Escape Light heading northwest.
His speed remained swift, continuing in the direction of the Bei Hua Immortal Domain.
During the flight, he occasionally sensed powerful and chilling perceptions sweeping over him, but the strong ones on the Peculiar Path failed to see through Jia Ren’s disguise, allowing him to smoothly return to the Bei Hua Immortal Domain.
Removing the Trickster disguise, he transformed into a Golden Immortal and headed to the North Cold Immortal Palace.
The scenery of the North Cold Immortal Palace was unchanged, with nothing unusual.
Jia Ren released a trace of Ma Tianbao’s aura, and a Daoist Priestess appeared before him out of thin air.
"Where is Chu Ming Luo?"
She scanned with her divine sense, unable to find the figure she longed for, her cold eyes cutting like icy blades.
Jia Ren raised his hand and produced a Flesh Pill Bead, smiling, "Mission accomplished, it’s something my master left for you."
The Flesh Pill Bead floated under the formless power to the Dao Ancestor of North Cold Immortal Palace.
The flesh transformed into the image of Lord Mingluo.
"Senior Brother Ming Luo..."
Her eyes no longer icy as before, she saw the gentle demeanor of her senior brother, and long-buried memories returned.
"It’s been a long time."
The icy barrier prevented Jia Ren from peering in, making it impossible to sense what the two were saying.
Half an hour later, the barrier vanished, and there was no trace of the flesh of Lord Mingluo.
The Dao Ancestor of North Cold Immortal Palace’s gaze was no longer harsh, softening as she looked at Jia Ren, perhaps due to affection for houses and crows.
Since he was Lord Mingluo’s disciple, he enjoyed a bit of preferential treatment.
"This is the Heavenly Palace Divine Pill."
A Green Wood Box fell into Jia Ren’s hands, and when the lid was opened, the Immortal Spiritual Qi fluctuated as if an illusionary golden Immortal Palace shadow would form.
Just taking a whiff, the medicinal aura began to repair his Dantian World, confirming it was exactly the Elixir he needed.
Jia Ren quickly closed the Green Wood Box, his chest swelling as he inhaled the fragrant medicinal power, refusing to let any of it spill out.
"Thank you!"
With the Heavenly Palace Divine Pill, he could repair the Dantian World at the fastest speed, preventing his cultivation level from stagnating.
By consuming some accumulated Immortal Artifacts in his possession, he’d accelerate his advancement to the late stage of Daluo Golden Immortal, and at that point, sever the last corpse.
With the three corpses gone, stabilizing the Waymark, advancing to Space Dao Ancestor would no longer be a challenge.
Having ’ascended’ once to Space Dao Ancestor, the Proficiency Panel showed all three spatial Divine Skills reaching their limits, achieving incredible mastery of the Space Dao.
Once he advanced to Space Dao Ancestor, he wouldn’t be just any ordinary Space Dao Ancestor, but a Hedao Daozu.
Leveraging the prowess of a Space Dao Ancestor, defeating the Golden Crow Demon Saint and Sky Dream Demon Saint, who previously had struck at him, would be feasible.
Moreover, upon ascending, breaking the Fifth Profound Barrier and unlocking the Dao Treasury would be no herculean task.
"I have matters to address, so I’ll depart for now."
In a flash, Jia Ren vanished from the spot.
He traversed tens of millions of miles, entering the Immortal Hidden Breath Realm.
"I have the feeling I’m forgetting something...oh well, restoring the Dantian World is more important."
He arranged a Formation to prevent any medicinal power from leaking out.
...
Ma Tianbao gazed bitterly at the Yao Ling Immortal Monarch outside his cave, a trace of fear in his eyes, his steps unsteady and trembling.
Recalling the painful and unspeakable past, Ma Tianbao felt like he was in a dream.
Indeed, the people from the North Cold Immortal Palace didn’t harm him, but Yao Ling Immortal Monarch, to take revenge on ’himself’, decided to reward him instead.
He was like a cow exhausted to death, bearing sufferings that should not befall someone of his age.
When Ma Tianbao saw Yao Ling Immortal Monarch approaching, his hair nearly stood on end, and he instinctively stepped back.
Yao Ling Immortal Monarch sidled up to Ma Tianbao, laughed softly, and said, "I’ll tell you a piece of good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Ma Tianbao thought of something, his eyes brightened a bit, and he replied without hesitation, "The good news."
He vaguely guessed what Yao Ling Immortal Monarch was about to say, Uncle Jia had already returned, and he could leave the North Cold Immortal Palace.
"Your Uncle Jia has arrived," Yao Ling Immortal Monarch laughed.
These words made Ma Tianbao’s eyes sparkle with a feeling of having a new lease on life.
The cheering and joy in his heart were evident, and he almost cried tears of joy.
At last, he could escape the sea of suffering!
Ma Tianbao waited for a long time but did not see the familiar figure of Uncle Jia. He had an ominous premonition, and his heart sank.
He recalled Yao Ling Immortal Monarch’s other words and asked with a heavy tone, "What is the bad news?"
Yao Ling Immortal Monarch laughed with his shoulders shaking, lightly covering his red lips, "Your Uncle Jia forgot about you and left again."
"From now on, you will stay at the North Cold Immortal Palace forever as my apprentice, and I will lovingly take care of you."
Ma Tianbao stared at the gate of the North Cold Immortal Palace as if it were the Waiting-for-Husband Stone. Coming back to his senses, he turned around and fled toward the gate of the North Cold Immortal Palace without looking back.
"Apprentice, where do you think you’re going?"
"I have many things I want to teach you."
A chilling hand dragged Ma Tianbao back to the cave, and the observing eyes from all around quickly withdrew as if shocked.
...
The Heavenly Palace Divine Pill gleamed with pure gold, devoid of any impurities.
The green wood box opened, and the rich medicinal power scattered, transforming into a golden shadow of a divine palace.
Jia Ren swallowed the golden pill, and the molten golden stream converged in the Dantian.
The patch-filled world of the Dantian was immersed in golden medicinal power, spreading to each boundary wall.
The boundary wall, dense with ’patches’, rapidly turned golden, emitting an undefined vibrating sound, becoming one with it.
The medicinal power restored the world within the Dantian, affecting each Star Immortal Orifice, dyeing it with golden radiance.
No longer resembling the former stars, after being transformed by the medicinal power, they became rounds of pure golden divine palaces, known as the Star Immortal Palace.
They were far more robust and reliable than before, seemingly supporting each other with the golden celestial palaces among the stars.
The foundation laid beforehand was solid, causing the cultivation level to surge, and the Star Celestial Palace would not experience the ’starfall’ incident like the Star Immortal Orifice did before.
Once the Star Immortal Orifice transformed into the Star Immortal Palace, the internal space expanded, more than doubling in size.
He was now at the same realm as the Daluo Golden Immortals, capable of storing more than twice the limit of immortal power.
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Although this should have been a good thing, Jia Ren couldn’t feel happy.
The quality of Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force far exceeded that of the same rank’s immortal power; converting thirty portions into one took much more cultivation resources for advancement.
The Heavenly Palace Divine Pill transformed the Star Immortal Orifice into a celestial palace capable of holding more Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force.
Ordinary Daluo Golden Immortals needed a hundred times more resources to fill a single orifice of the same kind...
The advantage was a stronger combat power, with the ability to hold more power of laws, greatly extending the duration of spell battles.
When advancing to the Ancestral Master Realm, the more laws that supported the Space Dao led to fewer accidents.
The downside was the higher consumption of resources for advancing to the Ancestral Master Realm, increasing the time required.
Time passed unknowably until Jia Ren slowly opened his eyes, an indistinct vision of eight hundred and forty celestial palace shadows flickered in his eyes.
The world within the Dantian was perfectly restored, becoming more stable and reliable.
Jia Ren examined his state with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Overall, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks; as long as resources were sufficient, it wouldn’t be a problem.
The Heavenly Treasure immortal force accumulated in the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda surged into the body, filling the voids within the celestial palaces.
Supreme-grade Immortal Artifacts and Superior Guile Immortal Artifacts descended into his palm, and as they crunched, they gradually shattered into powder, transforming into Heavenly Treasure immortal force pouring into the body.
The accumulated immortal artifacts and trickster immortal artifacts got entirely consumed; the Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force within eight hundred and forty celestial palaces only filled halfway.
In the future, nearly a thousand more celestial palaces are needed to achieve perfection in the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, a consumption terrifying in scope.
This isn’t a problem a normal force can solve.
Perhaps, it’s necessary to make rounds within the Peculiar Path and Buddhist Sect, collecting resources along the way.
After escaping the Immortal Hidden Breath Realm, he finally remembered Ma Tianbao, forgotten in the North Cold Immortal Palace.
The North Cold Immortal Palace had good relations with him, posing no big problems.
Jia Ren returned to the North Cold Immortal Palace, arriving without hindrance due to a command from the Dao Ancestor, and reunited with Ma Tianbao.
After thirty years, he lost quite a bit of weight, his eye sockets sunken, with dark shadows under his eyes, giving off an impression of exhaustion.
Upon seeing Jia Ren, it was as if seeing a loved one, he lunged forward fiercely.
An indistinct fragrant scent of various women lingered around him.
"Uncle, finally you’re back to rescue me!!!"
"Dad deceived me!"
"This was clearly a misguided path!"