Chapter 352: Accumulated Fortuitous Opportunities
One year, two years…
Time flowed quickly.
During this time, the matter Jin So-myeong put the most devotion into was, of course, accumulating dharmic power to raise his realm.
Of course, he did not only cultivate; in his spare time, he traveled all over the Xuanhuang Realm to visit demonic beasts.
Inner cores from which he could obtain a divine ability when absorbed. He wandered in search of inner cores suitable for his constitution.
Of course, it was not easy.
Over several years, he obtained more than thirty inner cores, but none suited his constitution.
Was trying to obtain a divine ability in his seventh absorption an excessive greed?
Even though he scoured the Xuanhuang Realm thoroughly, he could not find a suitable inner core.
‘Should I just use my lifespan? Then I would be able to pierce even a one-in-a-hundred-million probability.’
Sometimes such thoughts occurred to him, but for now, he kept trying.
Leaving the task of seeking out the demonic beasts to his clones, his main body focused on cultivation in the Secret Realm of the Mind’s training ground.
Thus, the time that flowed was already three years.
He traded with a mountain-like Rank 6 demonic beast and obtained its inner core; when he examined it without much expectation, an exclamation burst out of him on its own.
‘This is it.’
Along with a vague intuition, he absorbed the inner core and succeeded in obtaining a divine ability to show off.
The speed at which the Primal Chaos Wheel digested energy had accelerated once again.
‘Now only two are left.’
To obtain divine abilities with the remaining two inner cores, he had to pierce a truly extreme probability, but for now, he intended to try.
‘It will work out if I keep doing it.’
He did not know how long it would take to find a suitable inner core, but if he searched steadily, he would be able to discover one.
Nodding his head, Jin So-myeong examined his status window.
Apart from the Golden Body Dharma Image and cultivation, there was one more thing he had been devoting himself to recently.
【Spell】
Great Void Formless Robe (Authentic 3 trillion / 100 trillion)
Black Cloud True Scripture (Authentic 196 trillion / 200 trillion)
‘Soon, the Black Cloud True Scripture will also reach Minor Success.’
It might be thought a bit poor for an achievement gained over three years, but he had done his best in his own way.
As the Primal Chaos Wheel’s digestion speed accelerated recently, his elixir intake surged drastically.
It increased by twenty to thirty times compared to the amount a typical cultivator consumed, causing the required quantity of elixirs to soar.
He had to consume a significant amount of his Supreme Great Ability to mass-produce cultivation resources,
And he also had to manage the burden on his mind and body resulting from the rapid growth.
For one reason or another, he could not invest much in the Black Cloud True Scripture.
Even so, he did not forget to raise the proficiency of the Black Cloud True Scripture whenever he had leeway, thanks to which he reached right before Minor Success.
‘Good. Now, if I invest just a bit more of the Supreme Great Ability…’
The Black Cloud True Scripture would reach Minor Success, and then a change might occur in the stone tablet containing the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability.
One week later.
Black Cloud True Scripture
The long-awaited moment arrived.
First of all, the effect of the Black Cloud True Scripture reaching Minor Success was simple enough to be plain.
He became able to handle the black cloud more exquisitely and minutely.
And various items made of the black cloud…for example, swords or clothing…came to possess superior performance.
The dharma robe he wore as defensive gear also became twice as tough and sturdy, which was a change he liked in its own way.
‘The Black Cloud True Scripture is done, but what about the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability?’
He took out and examined the stone tablet discovered in the center of the Ink Heaven Academy…
As expected.
To the stone tablet that had contained exactly three sentences, a sentence that had been invisible was added.
[I created the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability to ascend to the Great Vehicle stage.]
[What is needed to ascend to the Great Vehicle stage?]
[I put forward numerous answers to this question, but concluded that no matter what method was used, a Rank 8 Spiritual Vein was absolutely necessary.]
[However, there was no Rank 8 Spiritual Vein in this world. That is why I created the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability.]
[Since it did not exist, I replaced it with writing.]
[From the starlight traversing the sky to the rainwater pooled on the ground. Meaning dwells within all things. The Heaven-Writing Divine Ability is the method of transferring and containing it.]
Reading the newly appeared sentences slowly, he stroked his chin.
Even in the sentences that appeared this time, a specific cultivation method or a way to handle the divine ability was not written.
It was a regretful matter, but at least he could know for what purpose the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability was created.
‘A divine ability that creates a Rank 8 Spiritual Vein… Is it real?’
After pondering for a moment, he judged that the possibility of it being real was considerably high.
Had a Great Vehicle stage expert not destroyed the Ink Heaven Academy? That was the most definitive evidence above all else.
And also,
Perhaps because the proficiency of his Black Cloud True Scripture had risen, he came to know another use for the stone tablet.
‘This stone tablet was also made of the black cloud.’
The moment he focused his mind while staring at the stone tablet,
Saaa…
Melting in an instant like ice thrown into a furnace, the stone tablet transformed into black mist.
Controlling the black cloud scattering in all directions and clustering it into a single point, it became a bead the size of a person’s upper body.
He felt it vaguely.
That the black cloud originating from the stone tablet was different from other common mists.
‘What is different about it?’
He unleashed the Lightning-Awakened Clear-Sight Law-Shattering Eye to its utmost.
Groping the vaguely felt possibilities and undergoing several experiments, he realized the use of the stone tablet containing the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability.
The split second he focused his mind while watching the black cloud transform as he willed,
The mist, condensed like a whirlwind, became a square box.
Chang!
Flicking his finger, he shot out a Sword Qi and manipulated the box to trap the Sword Qi inside.
How much time had passed?
When he opened the box made of the stone tablet, he saw a Sword Qi that had become far sharper than before.
‘Indeed. Is it a way where wrapping a spiritual object in the mist raises its rank?’
He did not know if this was the correct way to use the stone tablet containing the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability, but it was a considerably useful characteristic.
Pondering how to use it, he placed a high-grade Immortal Stone inside the box.
If the rank of this Immortal Stone rose and became a Peak-grade Immortal Stone, he could grow the Secret Realm of the Mind to Rank 8.
While anticipation arose, on the other hand, the thought that it might not work also occurred to him.
It seemed a Peak-grade Immortal Stone, which could be called a Rank 8 spiritual object, could not be obtained so easily. Something was still lacking.
‘But I should try it anyway.’
Was there not a one-in-a-million chance it might work? There was no harm in trying for now.
Nodding his head, he suddenly thought.
‘Could it be… that this stone tablet itself is the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability?’
If one developed the black cloud, which could make anything, to the limit and underwent a special process. Would it not become the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability itself…
Such a thought occurred to him.
After pondering for a moment, he nodded. Although it might not be, he decided to call this stone tablet the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability from now on.
At any rate, leaving the Heaven-Writing Divine Ability to strengthen the high-grade Immortal Stone, he returned to his original daily routine.
It meant he diligently traveled around the Xuanhuang Realm to seek out demonic beasts possessing digestion-related divine abilities.
*
One year later. The Great Void Formless Robe reached Minor Success.
【Spell】
Great Void Formless Robe
His ability to conceal his presence and his ability to stroll through the void grew by one stage, thanks to which his room to move in the state of Moment Annihilation increased.
It was truly pleasing news, but this was not the end.
Half a year after that. He entered the gate of the Lightning-Flash Meridian Schema Art.
The Lightning-Flash Meridian Schema Art was a cultivation art he had obtained after fighting the Dao Sovereigns of the Sacred Scale Alliance, a secret technique that constructed virtual nerves and meridians using lightning Qi.
In truth, this cultivation art was tricky to master because the risk of suffering internal injuries during the cultivation process was very high, but…
What did that matter?
Thanks to possessing the Supreme Great Ability and a strong physical body, he entered it as easily as breathing.
Even,
【Cultivation Art】
Lightning-Flash Meridian Schema Art
From entering the gate to Minor Success. He broke through literally in an instant.
The effect obtained thus could be summarized in exactly one word without any need for long-winded explanations.
He became faster.
Not to mention reaction speed, but his dharmic power efficiency and energy capacity all grew by one stage.
One day as such endless growth continued,
Seven years after scouring the Xuanhuang Realm, he discovered a demonic beast suitable for his constitution, and the Primal Chaos Wheel’s digestion ability became stronger.
He had obtained a demonic beast’s divine ability in the process of absorbing the eighth inner core.
And ten years later,
He absorbed the ninth inner core found after all kinds of hardships, and the Primal Chaos Wheel was strengthened once more.
With this, he had obtained divine abilities from all nine inner cores.
The Primal Chaos Wheel’s ability to refine energy became tremendously strong, making his cultivation speed approximately twice as fast.
It was an absurd achievement accomplished thanks to the insight and foresight of the Lightning-Awakened Clear-Sight Law-Shattering Eye, as well as the Supreme Great Ability.
And…
Finally, the Golden Body Dharma Image was completed.
Looking closely at his skin, it could be known that a transparent membrane had formed, which was none other than the Golden Body Dharma Image.
‘Shall I test it once?’
The split second he lightly clenched his fist as if wrapping it around an egg and extended it forward,
The membrane covering his skin expanded rapidly, magnifying thousands of times to become a giant’s arm.
The moment he extended the fist to its limit,
All noise vanished.
In the silence, the massive fist that traversed the earth vanished beyond the horizon,
And along the trajectory it had extended, a deep valley was carved.
And,
Rumble!
A beat late, the raging shockwave devastated all surroundings.
Feeling the harsh wind brushing past his cheek, he nodded.
‘Indeed.’
Physical destruction.
Fitting for a divine ability that focused all capabilities solely on that one thing, it displayed an immense power.
‘Although no special ability was generated… its power alone is outstanding.’
Sometimes such pure strength was trickier to deal with.
It was not that there was no way to block it, but whatever method was used, one had to consume a significant amount of energy.
‘Phew… Finally, it feels like the foundation for cultivation has been set.’
He had obtained all the achievements that could be reached in a short period.
In the process of completing the Golden Body Dharma Image, he had also raised his cultivation speed significantly and grown various divine abilities by one stage each.
Now, all that remained was to focus on cultivation to raise his realm.
***
Exactly twenty-four years had passed since the day he became an Unity stage cultivator.
He had obtained numerous achievements that were hard to list one by one, the result of which was this.
【Jin So-myeong】
【Lifespan】 : 348 / 56510
【Realm】 : Unity Stage 2nd Layer
【Supreme Great Ability】 : 8 trillion / 15 trillion
【Dharmic Power Amplification】 : +332%
【Divine Ability】 : <Secret Realm of the Mind>, <Myriad Flows Restoration>
Unity Stage 2nd Layer.
His realm rose by one layer, and his maximum dharmic power and Supreme Great Ability increased by 1.5 times.
Staring at the status window quietly, a hollow laugh came out of him.
Compared to when he had just ascended to the Unity stage, he had become a good three times stronger.
It was because he had achieved Rank 7 Body Tempering, mastered various secret techniques, and even raised his realm.
Of course, if he used the Moon-Deducing Dao Scripture to amplify his realm, the gap would narrow boundlessly, but at any rate, that was how it was.
“Aha.”
Typically, around the Unity stage, one must strive for hundreds or thousands of years at the fastest for the realm to rise.
Of course, that was normal.
Yet to think he had obtained such an achievement in just twenty-four years…
He had grown stronger at an absurd speed that no one would believe.
Of course, this growth was not obtained for free.
The Secret Realm of the Mind to which he had dedicated half his lifespan during the Qi Condensation stage.
The proficiency system created by consuming dense vital energy to the point where his body almost exploded to death. The cultivation arts improved because of it.
The Immortal-Severing Earth Art that refined pill toxins to dramatically raise the elixir intake speed.
Spiritual roots improved through various secret techniques and the Supreme Great Ability.
The divine ability that refined energy without resting for even a single moment to accumulate dharmic power, the Primal Chaos Wheel.
The hundreds of clones cultivating at this very moment.
The training ground created by consuming over 4,800 years of lifespan and the vitality of the Heavenly Lifespan Life-Prolonging Stone.
The digestion-related divine abilities obtained in the process of cultivating the Golden Body Dharma Image.
All of these condensed into one, forging a tremendous cultivation speed.
Although it was an achievement obtained as countless fortuitous opportunities were accumulated pile upon pile,
To other people who did not know this, it could not help but be regarded as unfair.
***
One year later. Bitian Immortal City, Guangyun County.
To that place where the exchange meeting of the Unity stage Dao Sovereigns was held, Jin So-myeong returned after undergoing twenty-five years of cultivation.