Chapter 911: Huge improvement, peach blossom Gu breakthrough!
Chapter 907: Tremendous Improvement, Peach Blossom Gu Breakthrough!
As the Devouring God Art broke through to the second layer, Lu Changsheng’s Divine Soul entered a new Realm.
From the previous Nascent Soul sixth layer, he reached the Peak of the Nascent Soul seventh layer!
Although it was only one layer apart.
This was the Bottleneck between the Nascent Soul middle stage and the Nascent Soul Late Stage!
Countless Nascent Soul cultivators might spend their entire lives unable to cross this step.
Lu Changsheng could clearly feel the tremendous improvement brought by his Divine Soul entering the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
It was as if all things were under his control, omnipotent, with an unprecedented sense of expansion and an invincible belief.
Lu Changsheng knew that this was an illusion caused by his Divine Soul power increasing too much in a short period.
But even so, he couldn’t help but immerse himself in this wonderful, immense power that seemed to control the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
In a single thought, the entire Yinming Ghost Sect appeared in his mind.
Even though each Peak had Formations and Restrictions, isolating external forces.
Lu Changsheng saw everything clearly.
His Divine Sense easily penetrated the Formations and Restrictions, seeing all the Cultivators, Yin Souls, and Ghost Kings of the Yinming Ghost Sect.
If he wished, with a single thought, his Divine Soul power could break through these Immortal Cave Restrictions and obliterate people.
Looking closely at several Cultivators, Lu Changsheng could even capture their thoughts.
At this moment, Lu Changsheng was like a deity, overlooking the entire Yinming Ghost Sect, controlling their destinies.
And the Cultivators of the Yinming Ghost Sect were unaware of Lu Changsheng’s gaze and scrutiny, continuing as usual.
Lu Changsheng had no voyeuristic tendencies and withdrew his Divine Sense.
However, his Divine Soul had improved too much in a short time.
From being comparable to the Nascent Soul middle stage, to the Nascent Soul sixth layer, and now to the Peak of the Nascent Soul seventh layer, Lu Changsheng himself had not adapted to or controlled this Divine Soul power.
His Divine Sense perception was difficult to control freely, and he would still capture and perceive some situations and movements.
Lu Changsheng calmed his mind and focused, adapting to this Divine Soul power.
After a long while, Lu Changsheng gradually mastered this Divine Soul and Divine Sense power.
He deeply realized the tremendous improvement that a Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul brought him!
In addition to the far superior sensory perception and spiritual senses than before.
His control over Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Divine Abilities; his control over Spirit Treasures and secret treasures; and his insight into others’ Divine Abilities, spells, and various methods were all far superior to before.
For example, when using Divine Abilities, his mobilization, control, and utilization of his own magic power and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi were more subtle, capable of reducing consumption to a certain extent and increasing power.
Although Old Ancestor Lu never deeply researched various Divine Abilities and spells, thinking about how to maximize their power, minimize consumption, and achieve 120% effectiveness.
But with his Divine Soul reaching the level of a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, if he was willing to settle down and research, he would achieve twice the results with half the effort!
In terms of Spirit Treasure and secret treasure control, it was even more direct!
When Cultivators fought, the number of Spirit Treasures they controlled was limited not only by magic power but also by Divine Sense.
Although Lu Changsheng used the Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror, relying on the Artifact Spirit A Wu to operate it independently, he still had to divide his attention to control this heavenly spiritual treasure.
Now that his Divine Soul had greatly improved, even if his Cultivation Realm had not increased, the upper limit for activating the Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror also improved.
If he was willing to burn his Nascent Soul Origin and Spirit Treasure Origin, this effect would be even more pronounced!
As for insight into other Cultivators’ Divine Abilities, spells, and various methods, there was no need to say more.
With his Divine Sense far exceeding that of the opponent, it was not only easy to see through others’ disguises and stealth, and discern their Cultivation Realm, but also to anticipate the enemy, capturing their mental flaws and fluctuations.
In his early years, Old Ancestor Lu, relying on the Taiyi Divine Soul and always using the identity of “Chang Sheng Zhenren” to travel outside, had a deep appreciation for the benefits of a Divine Soul far exceeding his peers.
At that time, some assassins and enemy forces, who regarded him as a Foundation Establishment or Core Formation cultivator, came to attack him, but he immediately detected them.
“However, the greatest effect of Divine Sense improvement is still the pressure and attack on lower-level Cultivators.”
Lu Changsheng’s expression was calm and indifferent, quietly experiencing the various benefits brought by the Divine Soul improvement.
Previously, when he killed Nascent Soul cultivators like Nether Fiend True Lord, Heavenly Silkworm True Lord, and Thousand Blades True Lord, he needed to rely on methods such as the Nine Tribulation Sword, Soul Shaking Bell, and Star Realm Compass.
Now, it was no longer so troublesome.
A Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Cultivator’s Divine Soul attack could directly replace the effect of the Soul Shaking Bell Spirit Treasure, and even surpass it in many ways.
For example, a Nascent Soul middle stage Cultivator’s Divine Soul attack could at most cause some interference and influence on a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator, making it difficult to cause injury.
If the opponent possessed a Divine Soul secret treasure, they might even be unaffected.
But a Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Cultivator’s Divine Soul attack was enough to cause severe interference, and even Divine Soul injury, to a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator’s Divine Soul!
During a fight, if a Cultivator’s Divine Soul consciousness is interfered with or affected, the consequences are very serious.
Even a blink or a breath of time could affect the outcome of the battle.
Especially since Lu Changsheng, in addition to supreme treasures like the Nine Tribulation Sword and Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror, also possessed a Tier 4 Middle Stage Physical Body!
The greatest advantage of a Body Cultivator is close-quarters suppression.
Lu Changsheng rarely used his Physical Body for close combat, but that didn’t mean his Physical Body was weak.
One must know that under the amplification effect of the Chaos Body, his Physical Body far surpassed other Dual Cultivators of Body and Law, like a pure Body Cultivator!
Therefore, he was able to directly withstand the self-detonation of a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator’s magic body and suppress Nine Spirits True Lord’s Nascent Soul self-detonation with his Physical Body.
Under such circumstances, facing a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator again, he didn’t need many methods.
A Divine Soul secret art unleashed, and then relying on his Physical Body, he could form absolute suppression.
Especially with his Divine Soul reaching the Peak of the Nascent Soul seventh layer, his Physical Body Divine Ability, Chaos Manifestation, also received some improvement.
It can be said that now, Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators facing Lu Changsheng, unless they possess a Divine Soul secret treasure or immediately flee upon meeting him.
Otherwise, there is almost no chance of escaping.
And some newly advanced Nascent Soul middle stage Cultivators, if they don’t have a Divine Soul secret treasure, facing Lu Changsheng, also face great danger.
The Breakthrough of his Divine Soul to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, in addition to the most direct improvement in Realm, also greatly enhanced his Alchemy, Talismans, Formation, Divination, and other skills.
Especially Formation and Divination!
A Formation Master’s control and operation of large forbidden Formations require a very high Divine Sense.
And the stronger the Divine Sense, the deeper the control over the great Formation.
It can be said that the power of a Formation Master operating a great Formation, in addition to his mastery, operation, and understanding of that great Formation, primarily depends on his Divine Sense, followed by his Cultivation and Physical Body.
As for Divination, there’s no need to say more.
The art of Divination, sensing the heavenly secrets, is closely related to a Cultivator’s Divine Soul and spiritual senses, and consumes a lot of mental energy.
Lu Changsheng didn’t care about the improvements in Formation, Divination, and other Immortal Cultivation arts.
After all, if he didn’t actively spend time studying, settling, and accumulating, the improvement brought by merely breaking through his Divine Soul would be very limited.
“With my Divine Soul breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, besides the most direct Realm improvement, its greatest help to me should be in the upcoming condensation of the domain and the Cultivation of Divine Abilities.”
Lu Changsheng murmured softly, knowing that with his Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul, his breaking of the void and condensation of the domain would achieve twice the results with half the effort.
The same applied to Cultivating Divine Abilities.
His Divine Ability methods, thanks to the System Legacy, were already fully mastered.
Under such circumstances, with sufficient resources and Heaven And Earth Treasure for refining, now with the help of his Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul, the efficiency would be doubled!
In Lu Changsheng’s view, this was a tremendous improvement.
Otherwise, after completing the condensation of his Nascent Soul domain and thoroughly condensing and refining the Divine Abilities from the Yin Yang Creation Scripture and Vatican Devil True Saint Art, it would probably take decades.
“And now, there’s another Devouring God Art.”
Although the Devouring God Art Cultivation Technique possesses several Divine Soul secret arts that can directly attack and interfere with others’ Divine Souls.
However, without spending a lot of time to condense the core Divine Ability of this Cultivation Technique, the Devouring God Treasure Bottle, in his Sea of Consciousness, and refining the killer move, it would be difficult to injure the Divine Soul of a Nascent Soul middle stage Cultivator.
As for interfering with or attacking a Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Cultivator, Lu Changsheng had no such thoughts.
Not to mention that these Cultivators, having broken through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, would not have Divine Souls weaker than his own.
Which one who could break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage would be simple?
These were all old monsters who had lived for hundreds, or even thousands of years.
Which one wasn’t a former Son of Luck or a top Prodigy?
They must possess extraordinary methods and have top-tier Legacies, with Divine Soul secret treasures by their side.
Moreover, when he first broke through to the Nascent Soul Early Stage, relying on the effects of the Yin-Yang Myriad Laws Nascent Soul and the Chaos Body, his Divine Soul was already comparable to the Nascent Soul middle stage.
These old monsters, having been in the Nascent Soul Stage for hundreds or thousands of years, wouldn’t they collect Soul Dao Heaven And Earth Treasure to improve their Divine Soul and Divine Sense?
In Lu Changsheng’s opinion, it was quite normal for some Nascent Soul middle stage powerhouses to possess a Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul.
After all, when a Cultivation Realm reaches a Bottleneck and is difficult to Breakthrough, most Cultivators will choose to Dual Cultivation Body Refining, refine their Physical Body, or enhance their Divine Soul to increase their Foundation, thereby impacting the Bottleneck!
“It’s a pity that this Devouring God Art has too high a threshold and cannot be popularized for Cultivation.”
After nearly perfecting his Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul, Lu Changsheng said with some regret.
Although the Devouring God Art’s effect is incredibly powerful, upon Cultivating the first layer, Divine Sense can gain a huge increase, doubling!
Upon Cultivating the second layer, it doubles again on the original basis!
But to Cultivate it, it’s too difficult, too demanding!
When Cultivating the first layer, Lu Changsheng didn’t feel anything.
But when Cultivating the second layer, he deeply realized that he had underestimated this Devouring God Art.
The second layer of the Devouring God Art can only be Cultivated by a Nascent Soul cultivator.
And it has extremely high requirements for the Physical Body and Divine Soul.
If the Divine Soul and Physical Body are not strong enough to withstand the huge increase brought by the Devouring God Art, then it is very likely that the Physical Body will collapse and the Divine Soul consciousness will become disordered during the Cultivation process.
When Lu Changsheng Cultivated the second layer, his Cultivation was Nascent Soul second layer, his Divine Soul was Nascent Soul sixth layer, and his Physical Body was Tier 4 Middle Stage.
These conditions could be said to be more than sufficient!
But during the Cultivation process, he still felt it was dangerous, with his Physical Body, magic power, and Divine Soul feeling somewhat unstable.
Fortunately, his Cultivation Foundation was profound, he condensed a Yin-Yang Myriad Laws Nascent Soul, and he possessed a Chaos Body, his Divine Soul and Physical Body were far beyond what other Body Cultivators could compare to.
Therefore, Lu Changsheng came to a conclusion.
To absolutely safely Cultivate the first layer of the Devouring God Art.
It is best to Breakthrough to Core Formation Middle Stage and condense a High Grade Golden Core.
And the Physical Body physique must exceed that of the same Realm, not just Dual Cultivation Body Refining, reaching Tier 3 Middle Stage.
Either possess a Spirit Body related to the Physical Body, or the Physical Body physique reaches the Peak of Tier 3 Middle Stage.
Only then can the Cultivation process be guaranteed to be free of accidents!
The same applies to the second layer of the Devouring God Art.
It is best to be in the Nascent Soul middle stage, with the Divine Soul reaching the Nascent Soul sixth layer, and Body Refining reaching the Peak of Tier 4 Middle Stage.
Otherwise, the process will be very dangerous, and a slight carelessness could lead to an unstable Divine Soul and Physical Body, resulting in the Physical Body collapsing or the Divine Soul consciousness becoming disordered.
Previously, after Cultivating the first layer of the Devouring God Art, Lu Changsheng even thought that his talented wife and children at Lu could all try to Cultivate it.
But now, he has dispelled that idea.
Moreover, in addition to the Cultivation threshold being too high, too demanding and dangerous, the drawbacks and side effects of this Cultivation Technique have also appeared.
At that time, for the first layer of the Devouring God Art, Lu Changsheng relied on his Nascent Soul Cultivation and his Divine Soul Physical Body, the side effect of needing to Breakthrough to the second layer within a limited time was almost suppressed by him.
Unless his Realm never Breakthrough and his Qi and blood declined, and his Divine Soul aged, then the side effects would appear.
But now that the Devouring God Art has Breakthrough to the second layer, Lu Changsheng vaguely realized that he must Breakthrough to Soul Transformation within five hundred years.
If he fails to Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage and Cultivate the third layer of the Devouring God Art within this time, his Divine Soul consciousness will become disordered.
“Five hundred years.”
Although there are no Soul Transformation in the Southern Wilderness, everyone feels that Soul Transformation is unattainable and unimaginable.
But Lu Changsheng felt that Breakthrough to Soul Transformation in five hundred years was not a big problem.
Moreover, this time is not immutable.
It is related to his Cultivation and physical condition.
When he Breakthrough to Nascent Soul middle stage and Late Stage, this side effect might be suppressed to the minimum again, possibly only appearing in his later years when his condition is not good, leading to ominous signs and Divine Soul disorder.
Of course, if he is suddenly severely injured, his Nascent Soul Spirit Body is greatly damaged, and his Divine Soul suffers heavy trauma, this ominous sign may also appear prematurely.
In short, this Devouring God Art is a double-edged sword Cultivation Technique.
Its effect is undoubtedly incredibly powerful.
Lu Changsheng has already deeply experienced it.
But the side effects are also like a ticking time bomb.
Only true Geniuses, those with extreme confidence in their future, can Cultivate it!
Otherwise, it is easy to end up with an ominous fate in old age.
Exhaling a mouthful of turbid Qi, Lu Changsheng walked out of his Immortal Cave.
Outside the Immortal Cave, Nangong Mili and Meng Xiaochun were both waiting there for Lu Changsheng to come out of seclusion.
Upon seeing him, they immediately called out with joyful expressions: “Lu Changsheng, husband.”
“Squeak, squeak, squeak–” The Tihun Beast not far away also congratulated Lu Changsheng, feeling that its master seemed much different.
“Nangong Mili, Xiao Chan.”
Lu Changsheng was in a good mood when he saw the two women and asked Nangong Mili why she had come.
“Am I not concerned about you?” Nangong Mili’s attitude was different from before, no longer so outwardly dismissive.
Besides Lu Changsheng becoming a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, it was also because he had subdued Youyue Zhenjun of Beast God Mountain, which filled her with pressure.
Facing Yin Yu’e and Yina, she could still compete for his affection.
But facing a Nascent Soul True Lord like You Yue Saintess, she really lacked confidence.
Lu Changsheng chuckled and asked how long he had been in seclusion.
During the process of Cultivating the Devouring God Art, his Divine Soul was always in a mysterious state, and he didn’t know how long he had been Cultivating.
“Five and a half months,” Meng Xiaochun said.
“That long?” Lu Changsheng was a bit surprised.
Although Cultivating a Cultivation Technique like the Devouring God Art, if another person were to Cultivate it, it might take one or two years.
But for Lu Changsheng, it was too long.
The main reason was that he felt nothing during the process, as if only a few days had passed.
“When reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, any Divine Ability or art technique is measured in years for Cultivation. If not for the System Legacy and my complete fulfillment of the Cultivation conditions, it would easily take several years.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself, wondering if anything had happened in Jin Country, Jiang Country, and Liang Country during his long stay in Jin Country.
Nangong Mili told him that besides Heaven Sword Sect beginning to relocate its entire sect, nothing major had happened in Jin Country and Jiang Country during this time.
As for Liang Country, the two sides were too far apart, and unless there was an urgent major event, it would take some time for news to travel back and forth.
However, no urgent major event had been reported, indicating that nothing major had happened in Jiang Country.
Lu Changsheng nodded slightly, knowing that the Liang Yue War had just settled, and nothing would happen in the short term.
But considering that You Yue and Fen Mo should have almost finished receiving and processing the war captives and assets from Liang Country.
He should go there and thoroughly settle the personnel situation.
Immediately, Lu Changsheng accompanied the two women, helped Nangong Mili warm and nourish her Golden Core, and then spent several days with Yin Yu’e cultivating, before setting off for Five Poison Sect.
During his Cultivation of the Devouring God Art, the Peach Blossom Gu had already integrated and digested the Dharma Seed Peach Blossom Its Brilliance, reaching a critical point and ready to advance to Tier 4 at any time.
If not for the fact that advancing to Tier 4 would trigger a Heavenly Tribulation, it would have already Breakthrough.
So Lu Changsheng went to Five Poison Sect to let the Peach Blossom Gu advance and Breakthrough.
The reason for not Breakthrough at Yinming Ghost Sect but going to Five Poison Sect was, on one hand, that Five Poison Sect’s Spiritual Vein Qi was more suitable for the Peach Blossom Gu.
On the other hand, it was also to see if Five Poison Sect had any Heaven And Earth Treasure suitable for the Peach Blossom Gu that could help it further improve its Foundation.
Upon arriving at Five Poison Sect, Lu Changsheng explained his purpose to the Five Poison Sect Leader.
The latter immediately led Lu Changsheng to Five Poison Sect’s treasury and Gu nurturing cave.
However, the Peach Blossom Gu is different from most Gu insects, feeding on peach blossom Luck.
Aside from the Dharma Seed Peach Blossom Its Brilliance, other Gu refining Materials and combined Gu insects were not to its liking.
Faced with this, Lu Changsheng did not force it, only asking the Peach Blossom Gu how confident it was.
Although the Peach Blossom Gu possessed consciousness, it was not even as good as a Tier 3 Demon King, only transmitting an idea that it could do it.
A Youduo told Lu Changsheng that Gu insects Undergoing Tribulation were much simpler than Cultivators and Demon Kings.
As long as there were no problems during the advancement process, generally there would be no great danger.
Gu insects Undergoing Tribulation primarily rely on the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation’s rules to complete their advancement.
“Good.” Lu Changsheng nodded, having great confidence in the Peach Blossom Gu.
After all, none of his Spirit Treasure had ever failed Undergoing Tribulation.
If the Peach Blossom Gu, after digesting and integrating Peach Blossom Its Brilliance, still failed to Undergoing Tribulation and advance, then it might as well die.
Three days later, Five Poison Sect’s mountain gate Formation was fully operational, sealing the mountain gate.
A pink peach blossom imprint appeared between Lu Changsheng’s eyebrows, radiating a dazzling brilliance, adding a hint of charm to his handsome and ethereal face.
As the peach blossom imprint circulated, after a long while, this dazzling brilliance shot up from Lu Changsheng’s brow, forming a brilliant colorful glow, like falling petals, beautiful and moving.
Immediately after, a thumb-sized Gu insect, flowing with a pink, splendid luster, like a butterfly, flew out from between Lu Changsheng’s eyebrows, with pink colorful light surging around its body, like a shower of crystal clear petals.
The Peach Blossom Gu began its advancement to Tier 4!