Chu Zhiyuan sat cross-legged on the bed in Listening Wave Pavilion.
Moonlight, like water, poured into the room from the open window, spilling onto the bed. He carefully examined the transparent pebble in his hand, the demon crystal of the Shadow Beast. After examining it for a while, he suddenly sent the demon crystal into the moonlight. Instantly, the demon crystal disappeared from his hand.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled.
This Shadow Beast can deceive the senses of a Grandmaster, truly extraordinary. A Grandmaster's senses are similar to the outward projection of spiritual power.
Spiritual power establishes a mysterious connection with the world, thereby gaining sensory abilities beyond ordinary imagination. He felt it was inferior to his own Super-Sense.
However, a Grandmaster's outward projection of spiritual power not only enhances their senses but can also be used to fight enemies. This is something Super-Sense cannot do.
Super-Sense can only observe, not act.
The demon crystal left the moonlight and became crystal clear again, like crystal. Cool, slightly warmer than ice, as if chilled in a deep spring. He stared at it for a while, then focused on the Spirit Communication Talisman.
As the Spirit Communication Talisman turned, his vision blurred. Then, the perspective before his eyes changed drastically.
Everything transformed into towering giants.
A blade of grass became like a tree, a flower became a canopy, rocks became boulders, and gullies became canyons. Grains of sand became enormous, and a small shallow pit became a deep abyss.
Everything changed.
Including his sense of smell and hearing, which were several times more sensitive than when he didn't use Super-Sense. All sorts of scents drifted in the air.
The greenness of the grass, the fragrance of the flowers, the earthy smell of the soil, the musty smell of dead leaves, and the wine-like aroma of rotten fruit. There was also the clear coolness of the river water, and the murmuring of a stream could be heard in the distance.
His body flew up, like a wisp of smoke passing through the trees.
All insects and beasts ignored him, as if they didn't see him. This was his innate talent.
An inborn ability that allowed him to easily take bird eggs.
As long as he ate the eggs clean before the mother bird returned, and smeared rotten fruit on himself, the wine smell would suppress the fishy smell of the egg liquid, and he could deceive her. He flew here and there, across mountains and lands, through vast, towering peaks, coming and going freely.
Places that were forbidden to other spirit beasts were like flat ground to him. Those spirit beast behemoths with heaven-piercing abilities disdained to pay attention to him.
He was only passing through, not staying, and they were too lazy to even look up at him.
But if he carelessly stopped, he would have to endure the overwhelming power, and if he couldn't retreat in time, his little life would be over. Fortunately, he was clever and didn't provoke any spirit beast behemoths. Instead, he became familiar with them and could occasionally say hello.
Although he was met with indifference, indifference was the best response...
Chu Zhiyuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze revealing a sense of vicissitude. This Shadow Beast had lived for more than three hundred years.
Its three hundred years of experiences and memories were presented in his mind one by one. His spirit was radiant, his eyes shining brightly, as if he had just had a good sleep. This sense of soul fulfillment was unmatched by physical nourishment. Was this the Dragon Mountain Secret Realm?
In terms of strength, a Master was already at the peak, and the Grandmaster's strength didn't seem to be that much stronger.
The Grandmaster's greatest strength was the use of spiritual power.
And the demon beasts in the Dragon Mountain Secret Realm could all use spiritual power, including the weakest Shadow Beast. Their demon power was like the Grandmaster's spiritual power, naturally attached to spiritual power.
Masters and below could not only not withstand the environment of the Secret Realm, but even if they could, they would not be a match for these demon beasts. No matter how strong the power, if you can't hit the demon beast, you can only be hit by the demon beast, how can you win?
Through the experience of this Shadow Beast, he had already learned a lot about the demon beasts in the Dragon Mountain Secret Realm. Many demon beasts were such that even Grandmasters had to avoid their sharp edges.
More importantly, top-level demon beasts could undergo tribulation.
Even more importantly, after a successful tribulation, a pillar of light would descend from the void. Flowers would dance in the pillar of light, and pleasant sounds would linger.
The demon beast that successfully passed the tribulation would fly up in the pillar of light, higher and higher, and eventually disappear from the Dragon Mountain Secret Realm. This was ascension.
He felt that this was probably the biggest secret in the world. He just didn't know if the Grandmasters knew about it.
He was thoughtful.
Ascension, could this be becoming an immortal?
If the Dragon Mountain Secret Realm was like this, what about the other three secret realms? What about the other four paradises?
Could they all ascend?
This world was becoming more and more wonderful. He looked at the other demon crystals.
These eight demon crystals would have to wait.
He was currently in a state of fullness, as if he had eaten too much, and could not communicate with spirits again.
At the first light of dawn, he came to Mingwu Hall and saw Chu Qingfeng next to the training ground.
Chu Qingfeng looked at him and said, "Starting tomorrow, you can go to that valley. Huang Cheng will be guarding in the dark." Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Then I'll go tonight, so I don't have to call at the city gate in the morning."
"Yes, that's right."
"Go where, go where?"
Just as Chu Mingxuan and the others arrived, they heard this and hurriedly asked. Chu Zhiyuan then told them that there was a valley outside the city suitable for cultivation.
He would stay there at night and practice in the morning, trying it out for a month first. Chu Mingxuan and the three others wanted to go together without hesitation.
They had already heard the news.
Chu Zhiyuan had displayed great power, single-handedly destroying the Secret Shadow Sect experts in the entire Jade Capital City. This deeply stimulated them, and they were determined to work hard.
Chu Zhiyuan persuaded them for a while without success and finally agreed. The sun rose, and the purple light disappeared.
Chu Mingxuan went to the Ministry of Rites to report for duty first, while he entered the left and right halls of Mingwu Hall to search through books for the name list of Grandmasters of past generations.
In the more than a thousand years since the founding of the Great Jing Dynasty, there really weren't many Grandmasters.
There were biographies of some of these Grandmasters in Mingwu Hall, recording their birth and death dates, legendary events in their lives, and glorious pasts. However, there was no record of ascension.
These Grandmasters all died of old age, living for hundreds of years. After Chu Zhiyuan read them, he finally asked Chu Qingfeng directly.
Chu Qingfeng shook his head.
Demon beasts can indeed ascend in the Secret Realm, but Grandmasters cannot ascend in the Secret Realm.
The Grandmasters had already studied it in depth, and it was probably because Grandmasters did not belong to the Secret Realm after all. So no matter what they did, it was useless, and no matter how strong their cultivation was, they could not ascend.
The key was that they could not undergo tribulation.
The lightning of the Secret Realm would not strike the Grandmaster's head.
Even if they deliberately jumped up, or stood at the highest point, using knives and swords to guide it, or even practiced miraculous techniques involving lightning, they still could not attract the tribulation lightning. Without undergoing tribulation, they could not ascend.
They could only watch helplessly as the demon beasts that had undergone tribulation left the Secret Realm. Chu Zhiyuan was not disappointed after hearing this.
This was just one path.
Immortality and indestructibility did not necessarily require ascension. Why couldn't it be achieved in this world? When he arrived at the Ministry of Rites, two lithe young women were waiting.
Chu Zhiyuan saw that they were the two women from the Audit Department who had once followed behind him to record things. "Your Highness, congratulations."
The two lithe young women smiled and handed over a merit badge. When Chu Zhiyuan saw the appearance of the merit badge, a smile appeared on his face.
First-Rank Merit.
It was actually First-Rank Merit.
He originally thought that he would only get Second-Rank this time.
The first thing he thought of when he saw the First-Rank Merit was the Mortal Shedding Pill. The last Mortal Shedding Pill had worked extremely well.
Unfortunately, it could only be taken once.
Were there any similar spirit pills that could cleanse the marrow and change talent?
