Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 301 The Strange Prismatic Hex

"Hahaha, we've got it!"

Although the Nascent Soul formation process was not yet fully completed, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It seems that Nascent Soul formation is not so difficult after all."

It was indeed a bit difficult when I tried it before.

However, with his extraordinary wisdom and a little help from external factors, he still succeeded on his first try.

Of course, we cannot be too careless at the moment and need to stabilize the nascent soul in time.

After all, the newly born nascent soul is still very fragile and needs some time to grow and adapt.

According to Xiao Chen's mental estimate, there should still be a full seven days left until the end of October.

These seven days are the best time to completely stabilize one's cultivation level.

He glanced to the side and saw that most of the spirit stones had been extracted over the past ten months.

A rough estimate suggests that at least five million spirit stones have already been consumed.

No wonder Su Li thought it was unrealistic to do so before.

However, Xiao Chen didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache and continued to extract spiritual energy without hesitation.

From the very beginning, he was prepared to use them all up without any problem.

During the breakthrough process, there was absolutely no thought given to saving money.

Although there are only a small fraction of spirit stones left around him, that's still nearly a million, enough for him to squander for the next few days.

With intentional stimulation, the surrounding spiritual energy was rapidly absorbed and flowed into his dantian.

Like ocean waves, it repeatedly washed over the newly born nascent soul.

At the same time, waves began to rise on the sea around Ji'e Island, washing the shore in a regular pattern.

A gentle breeze began to blow spontaneously around the small hill in the middle of the island.

After the wind swept over the mountaintop, the originally glossy white snow foliage suddenly looked even more vibrant.

As it passed through the crack in the rocks, a seed that had fallen at some unknown time sprouted a tender shoot.

The wind blew through the eastern forest, making every leaf rustle merrily.

Passing by the rocks, a charming smile immediately appeared on Su Li's face.

"Great! It's a spring breeze that doesn't come out of season!"

Feeling the gentle and vibrant breeze, she, as someone who had been through it all, immediately realized that this was a celestial phenomenon brought about by the successful formation of the Nascent Soul.

When a cultivator breaks through to a higher realm, it will trigger a resonance between heaven and earth to varying degrees.

However, the resonance was not very obvious because the low-level cultivators were not strong enough.

However, starting from the Golden Core stage, such phenomena become increasingly noticeable and powerful.

At the same time, experienced cultivators can roughly deduce from the unusual phenomena what kind of spiritual root the cultivator who has just successfully broken through has and what type of cultivation technique he is practicing.

For example, Xiao Chen broke through twice.

The fact that the surrounding plants and trees are brought back to life indicates that he must have a wood spirit root, and most likely his cultivation techniques are related to spirit plants or nourishment.

In addition, if there are other cultivators with the same wood-type spiritual root present.

As long as he relaxes his mind and body and lets the breeze blow, he can promote the growth of his magical power or true essence in the next few days.

If one can take this opportunity to gain some insight, one can obtain different benefits depending on one's level of understanding.

However, generally speaking, Qi Refining cultivators are too weak, and Golden Core cultivators are slightly stronger. Foundation Establishment cultivators are usually the most suitable to attend the ceremony and witness the breakthrough of their seniors.

As for cultivators of the same level like Su Li, there was naturally no benefit for them to receive.

But as a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, she didn't need to care about that.

He simply looked up at the small hill in the very center of the island, his gaze seemingly trying to see through the rocks and soil to understand what was inside.

She was already eager to share the joy of her breakthrough with Xiao Chen.

However, some people not only did not feel joy, but were instead frightened.

Ten months ago, following the instructions of True Lord Iron Fan, Cangming Tower dispatched a large number of people to investigate the unusual situation in the Silent Forbidden Land.

The result was naturally fruitless; after searching for half a month, nothing was found.

As a result, the manpower was gradually reduced, leaving only two cultivators to keep watch.

As early as a month ago, they sensed a large-scale fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from within the Silent Island, as if someone was frantically devouring the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

However, the two mistakenly took the energy expenditure from Xiao Chen's breakthrough as the noise caused by Su Li's cultivation.

However, at this moment, as a breeze blew by, strong ripples came from the air.

The two were immediately taken aback. They exchanged a glance in front of the monitoring array, their faces showing a mixture of confusion and panic.

"What should we do? It seems like there's a senior inside breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"This...isn't this a forbidden area? I heard there aren't even any spiritual veins here, how could something like this happen?"

"I have a bad feeling about this. Maybe we should move away from here?"

"That won't do. The sect has given us the task of monitoring. If we can't find the person, we will definitely be held accountable."

"Such a big thing has happened here, why don't we go back together and report it?"

"That's a good idea. Let's go back together and deliver the message."

The two hit it off immediately and quietly slipped away, then sped off towards the sect.

They prepared to send the news of the appearance of an unknown Nascent Soul cultivator on Ji'e Island back to the Cangming Immortal Sect.

However, with the current rampant presence of sea fish, it would take an ordinary Golden Core cultivator half a month just to travel there.

As for Xiao Chen, he had completed the first two steps quite smoothly, saving himself a lot of time.

This gives him more time to care for his child.

With the help of the Five Elements Seal, the nascent soul he finally formed was significantly larger and stronger, thus its foundation was more solid.

In the end, it only took three days to complete a spiritual cleansing for his nascent soul.

After absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy, the nascent soul spontaneously emitted a faint spiritual light.

It even looks somewhat sacred.

Of course, Xiao Chen was well aware that this was just a normal phenomenon caused by the high concentration of spiritual energy, and there was nothing special about it.

Any cultivator capable of forming a Nascent Soul can do this; it is one of the characteristics of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

While there was still time, he absorbed spiritual energy again to refine his nascent soul for the second time.

Doing this is not the same as cultivation, but it can purify the nascent soul. According to rumors in ancient books, it may help in comprehending the Great Dao in the future.

To be honest, Xiao Chen felt that this claim was not very reliable.

But I had nothing better to do, so it was just something I did casually.

Despite the lack of time, he began the third purification, focusing on using spiritual energy to cleanse the area where his nascent soul head was located.

Hopefully, this will make my nascent soul a little sharper.

The seventh day passed quickly.

The nascent soul, which originally looked somewhat illusory, gradually solidified into a semi-transparent form after seven days of consolidation.

It looks like a crystal statue, as if it has a physical form.

Whether it was due to the cleansing or psychological effect, Xiao Chen always felt that the little head of his nascent soul seemed to be more transparent than his body.

The next moment, a faint fluctuation emanated from the nascent soul.

It spread throughout the body like ripples of water, even penetrating into the sea of ​​consciousness.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Chen saw his own nascent soul open its small mouth and actually exhale a formless and colorless innate energy.

At the same time, its translucent body immediately became much more blurred.

Their little faces looked listless, as if they had lost something extremely important.

But before he could think any further, the innate energy entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

In an instant, Xiao Chen felt his body suddenly lighten, as if he were flying.

His field of vision was rapidly elevated, and in the blink of an eye, he was on the high horizon, above layers of white clouds, surrounded by fierce gales.

Looking down, one can see flowers, trees, birds, beasts, fish and insects within a radius of a thousand miles all at once.

This feeling is quite wonderful, and it is very different from when I was in the Golden Elixir stage.

Although a radius of 100 li may seem to be only ten times smaller than a radius of 1,000 li, its coverage area is actually a full hundred times larger.

Furthermore, divine sense can not only detect what is in front, behind, left, and right, but also what is above and below, thus increasing its overall capacity by a thousand times.

Even in mid-air and in the soil, there is almost no useful information.

However, within such a vast area, Xiao Chen could still see and obtain hundreds of times more information than before.

Here a sea fish is hunting shrimp; there a bird is patrolling its territory; here a seed is quietly sprouting; there a big tree is spreading its roots.

In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded in, leaving Xiao Chen feeling overwhelmed.

Even the area around my ears was filled with all sorts of sounds from within a thousand miles, a chaotic and noisy mess.

He quickly withdrew his divine sense back into his body, and the chaotic scene vanished.

"Goodness, I'm really not used to looking so far away all at once."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh, "And with so many things, who can possibly look at them all?"

However, such a short period of discomfort is actually quite normal; you'll get used to it after a while.

Becoming familiar with and mastering one's newly acquired power is also an indispensable and important part of the cultivation process.

Of course, this matter needs to be handled gradually, as there is another important matter to deal with at the moment.

That is, with the return of divine consciousness, the breakthrough is completely over.

Three brand-new cards quietly appeared in front of Xiao Chen.

Each card shimmered with a diamond-like iridescent light, awaiting his selection.

[Smallest Giant: Your height shrinks to three feet, and your lifespan from any source can be increased tenfold. This includes, but is not limited to, breakthroughs in cultivation, practicing techniques, consuming longevity elixirs or rare treasures, cultivating demonic arts, and comprehending supernatural abilities, etc., and you can receive one million spirit stones annually.]

[Dimensional Warlock's Crown: Provides a Dimensional Warlock Crest. While equipped, this crest activates the basic effect of the [Dimensional Warlock] synergy, allowing you to anchor and traverse to another realm of cultivation. The cooldown is constant at twelve hours and is not reduced by any Hextech effects.]

[Double Ranking: Obtain two Tier 5 spirit beasts of random races and two spirit beast pouches of corresponding quality. They will be the strongest adult forms and absolutely loyal to you.]

The third breakthrough to a higher realm was indeed achieved with Prismatic Hextech.

If the first two times could be considered coincidences, then this time it must be some kind of underlying pattern.

Xiao Chen immediately checked them one by one as usual: "Let me see, the first one is, the smallest giant?"

However, after only reading the beginning, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Three feet is too short, not even as tall as a child.

The latter two effects are actually quite good; the former can increase lifespan significantly, while the latter allows you to obtain more spirit stones the longer you live.

You should know that even Old Dog Yi could extend his lifespan by three hundred years with the help of elixirs.

If Xiao Chen magnifies his power tenfold, he could extend his lifespan by at least three thousand years with just the pills. If he obtains new life-extending elixirs along the way, he could extend it even further.

Not to mention there are other ways to gain a long lifespan.

"But what does it mean to specifically mention cultivating demonic arts? Are you testing me?"

However, Xiao Chen wasn't particularly interested in demonic arts; he was more concerned with the last four words: "Comprehend supernatural powers? What does that mean?"

Supernatural powers can be mainly divided into two categories.

The first type is some demonic beasts whose bloodline has reverted to its ancestral form, which awaken innate supernatural powers, equivalent to some kind of very magical talent ability. Overall, this type is relatively common.

Among them are some extremely powerful innate supernatural abilities.

The second type appears in some ancient legends.

Legend has it that some cultivators can learn the supernatural powers of demonic beasts by observing them.

Even more advanced individuals can attain great supernatural powers by observing changes in the heavens and earth or by comprehending the great Dao.

"Tsk, that should be a matter for Nascent Soul cultivators."

Xiao Chen sighed. It seemed that Hextech had considered the future. In other words, it would still work even after his cultivation level broke through and he began to cultivate supernatural abilities.

But isn't that thinking a bit too far ahead?

He turned his head slightly to look at the second Hextech next to him.

"It's actually a standalone Hextech class that changes job status."

Xiao Chen remembered that last time there seemed to be three Hextech class changers appearing together, but this time there was only one.

However, that's not the key point; the focus is on the enhancement effect.

He glanced through it carefully, and his eyes lit up: "Anchor and travel to another cultivation world?"

This description is quite interesting.

It is undoubtedly saying that there are other cultivation worlds besides the one Xiao Chen is currently in.

Of course, this is not a secret. After all, as cultivators, who doesn't dream of ascending to immortality?

Everyone has known for a long time that there are other worlds beyond our own.

However, under normal circumstances, apart from ascension, Xiao Chen had never heard of any other way to travel to another world.

He had never seen a similar description in any of the ancient legends he had read.

"Is an unfamiliar cultivation world this exciting?"

Xiao Chen immediately connected many things to the topic.

Different worlds may have different spiritual beings. Just by reselling resources, one can make huge profits. No business acumen is required; anyone can get rich.

More importantly, there are some extinct spirit beasts or depleted spirit mines.

Perhaps some remain in another world, or even be found everywhere.

Some rare spiritual items, especially those that have broken through to a higher level, are so valuable that their existence cannot even be measured in spirit stones.

But all of this raises a question: what is that world like?
Xiao Chen knew nothing about the other cultivation world.

What if the area is resource-poor and there are no spiritual items that I want?

Who says another world must be prosperous and thriving?
In other words, choosing this Hextech option is essentially a gamble, and you need to bear the corresponding risks.

"Tsk, let's take a look at the third one first."

Xiao Chen decided to play it safe for now and turned his attention to the last Hextech synergy option – Duo Queue.

This Hextech item is simple and straightforward in its effects, and it also thoughtfully comes with a pet pouch.

A fifth-tier spirit beast is equivalent to two Nascent Soul cultivators!

What is this concept?
If Xiao Chen chooses this option today, tomorrow the five major sects of the Compassionate Sea will have to join forces with Pudu Temple to kidnap that old dog and send him over to apologize.

If you're lucky, you might be randomly assigned to a powerful race.

Then the sea creatures can head straight home. Anyone who dares to walk too slowly will be put into the pot and served.

If Xiao Chen were even luckier, he would have a Azure Dragon on his left and a White Tiger on his right.

With the blessing of the divine beast, he could completely roam freely in the cultivation world, and even other Nascent Soul Venerables would have to give him some face.

The only problem is that this Hextech is purely external and does not affect itself.

In other words, if Xiao Chen were to clash with any other Nascent Soul cultivators, he would be caught off guard and attacked.

Relying solely on spirit beasts may not be effective, since randomly generated spirit beasts might not be of good quality.

It is highly likely that even if both sides combined, they would still be no match for a single Nascent Soul cultivator.

Or in certain situations, such as in a powerfully restricted secret realm, high-level spirit beasts cannot enter and therefore cannot help protect themselves.

In a world where great power belongs to oneself, the right path lies in being strong enough within oneself.

At the same time, Xiao Chen also noticed that both of these spirit beasts were the 'most robust adult forms,' which was both a good thing and a bad thing.

The advantage is that they no longer need to grow slowly.

However, the downside is that spirit beasts are severely limited by their bloodline; reaching adulthood means that they have reached the peak of their lives.

Without any major fortuitous encounters or bloodline purification, that's basically the end of the road.

There's not much room for further improvement in the future.

It is foreseeable that once Xiao Chen himself reaches the Nascent Soul stage, this Hextech will be almost useless.

He was somewhat confident that he would be able to become a god in the future.

Therefore, considering all three Hextech certifications...

These are actually three completely different paths.

The first one can be considered the longevity and survival path, the second one is the balanced development path, and the third one is the timely combat power path.

In terms of potential, the first one is definitely the strongest, but it is also the slowest to take effect and requires a late-game push.

Currently, the third one is definitely the strongest, but its future improvement is very limited, making it a purely transitional choice.

Xiao Chen thought for a moment, was there any crisis that could threaten his safety?
It doesn't seem like it's an invasion by sea creatures, at present.

If anything goes wrong, I can always go back to the Storm Sea. Besides, I still have two scores to settle with the Yin Corpse Sect and the three major families of the Pure Sky Sea.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

The second Hextech weapon could also be used as a last resort!
If you encounter any danger, you can simply run to another cultivation world to hide.

"Hi~!"

Xiao Chen gasped. If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that even if he encountered a Nascent Soul cultivator, he could escape?

Night's Edge ensures that you won't be instantly killed.

As long as you travel to another world in time after encountering danger, you can patiently wait for the cooldown of Night's Edge to end.

These two factors work together to significantly improve his ability to survive.

After all, the other party might not be able to catch up, right?

"How about we choose this one?"

Although on its own, the second Hextech doesn't seem that strong.

However, considering the synergy with Nightblade, Xiao Chen felt that the cost-effectiveness of the second Hextech item suddenly skyrocketed.

Even if the other side is truly resource-poor, it can simply be used as a refuge.

Moreover, since it's called the cultivation realm, rather than the demon realm or the mortal realm, it means there must be cultivators there, so it can't really be that bad.

Even a broken boat has three pounds of nails.

If a new cultivation world is willing to be developed, it will surely find even more ways to utilize it.

"Alright, I've chosen you!"

After weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Chen decisively chose the second Hextech.

We've got this most crucial matter sorted out.

Only then did he have time to observe his surroundings, such as checking the spiritual objects on the altar beneath him and carefully counting the remaining spiritual stones.

Thanks to the growth of his divine sense, this task became much simpler.

With a thought, Xiao Chen immediately had a clear understanding of his surroundings.

The 128 kinds of spiritual items that I had finally managed to collect have either turned into ashes or lost all their spiritual energy and become useless waste.

If you want to gather another set of materials for physical cultivation, you'll have to collect everything again.

The apparent difficulty is much higher than before.

Fortunately, Xiao Chen's power increased significantly after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

It's just like how it's much easier for Foundation Establishment cultivators to compete for Foundation Establishment Pills than for Qi Refining cultivators.

Now, collecting these materials for Nascent Soul formation should be much easier for him.

As for the surrounding spirit stones...

Originally worth over six million spirit stones, only 613,000 remain.

It can be said that the losses were indeed extremely severe, after all, there wasn't even a second-tier spirit vein here, and all the losses had to be borne by spirit stones.

However, Xiao Chen did not put the spirit stones away directly.

Instead, it continued to draw spiritual energy from it and channel it into its empty nascent soul.

Following the mental techniques of the "Myriad Things Return to Spring Scripture," they began to condense new true essence.

During the previous breakthrough, the flawless golden core shattered, and the original true essence naturally became nourishment for the nascent soul.

It can be said that this is the most vulnerable time for cultivators.

Even though Xiao Chen still had the Life Pill, he hoped that he could condense at least one strand of true essence to reactivate the Yin Five Elements Seal.

That's right. During the breakthrough process, the Yin-Yang Five Elements Seal naturally stopped operating to avoid causing interference.

However, the cultivation method was not suitable, and he was not yet used to it after his breakthrough.

It took Xiao Chen a full twenty days to finally condense his first new true essence within his nascent soul.

Compared to the Golden Core stage, the true essence condensed by Nascent Soul cultivators is more solid and mellow.

Its quality has also improved by a full five times compared to before.

But this is not actually the biggest difference between a Nascent Soul True Monarch and a Golden Core True Person.

The more obvious difference between the two is that when the Golden Core transforms into the Nascent Soul, the total amount of true essence that it can contain increases significantly.

Even though Xiao Chen's cultivation level is only at the initial stage, the spacious Nascent Soul Realm can still accommodate up to 3,333 strands of true essence.

With a true essence reserve up to ten times greater, it can support a larger scale of spells and magical artifact consumption.

In particular, those magical artifacts with ascended forms can now routinely use their ascended forms in combat without having to carefully plan their own true essence consumption.

"The problem is that the cultivation speed has become too slow."

Xiao Chen sighed and tried to guide his true essence into the Yin Wood Seal.

Fortunately, after the Yin Five Elements Seal was reactivated, it operated smoothly.

He no longer needed to guide it with the same effort as the first time; it simply began to circulate its true essence on its own, just like before.

Xiao Chen observed it carefully for a while and visually determined that its speed had not changed.

It seems that it can still generate a new true essence for itself every day.

"Then it seems there was a misunderstanding."

Xiao Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief; it really would take twenty days to condense a strand of true essence.

To fill the nascent soul, cultivation alone would take more than 66,000 days, or nearly 183 years.

There was a slight delay along the way, and it felt like two hundred years had passed.

It was ridiculously long!

No wonder most Nascent Soul True Monarchs spend long periods in seclusion for cultivation.

It turns out that it wasn't because they liked cultivation, but because the circumstances forced them to cultivate in seclusion for many years.

They strive to condense enough true essence as soon as possible to reach the bottleneck of the next minor realm.

After all, under normal circumstances, it takes a cultivator at least a hundred years to form a Nascent Soul, and sometimes three or four hundred years.

If we don't hurry, I'm afraid that by the time my lifespan ends, I won't even have enough true essence to break through.

If that were the case, there wouldn't even be a chance to shut down and try to fight to the death.

From this perspective, even after becoming a True Lord, cultivation is not easy.

Fortunately, Xiao Chen doesn't need to worry about this.

Not to mention that he also has a batch of Purple Gold Bodhi seeds, which can increase cultivation speed.

With the Yin Five Elements Seal operating day and night, he already possesses a unique advantage.

Even if he doesn't cultivate at all, he can fly purely by relying on the Yin Five Elements Seal.

In total, it was less than 10,000 days, which translates to a mere twenty-seven and a half years.

Two words—mastery!
(End of this chapter)