Luck entry, starting from the Nine Dragons' succession

Chapter 186 The Imagery of the Five Elements, The Former Heavenly Marquis

The first transformation of the Five Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, the Mysterious Stone Body, requires the aid of a hundred-year-old cold iron ore marrow for cultivation.

Cold iron ore is extremely common and is one of the most commonly used materials for refining artifacts by Taoist cultivators.

Basically, the crafting of treasures with the Yin-cold attribute will use century-old cold iron ore.

However, the mineral marrow of the cold iron ore is extremely precious.

The entire cold iron ore mine only contains a small amount of mineral marrow the size of a thumb.

Once the mineral marrow is removed, it's like having your heart ripped out; the vein will soon be depleted.

This can be considered a short-sighted approach.

Most importantly, the mineral marrow needed to cultivate the Mystic Stone Body is far more than the size of a thumb.

According to the tradition, when the Heavenly Gang Martial Venerable cultivated the Mysterious Stone Body, he used a whole watermelon-sized piece of cold iron ore marrow.

For this reason, Tiangang Martial Venerable ruined dozens of cold iron mines back then.

Before long, the boy in the star robe retrieved the cold iron ore marrow left behind by the Heavenly Gang Martial Venerable.

"Is all of this mineral marrow?"

Fang Heng's expression turned strange, and his tone suddenly rose eight octaves.

His eyes nearly popped out when he saw the cold iron ore marrow that the star-robed boy had brought.

The cold iron ore marrow left behind by the Heavenly Martial Venerable actually filled an entire pond.

If you didn't know better, you'd think this was someone's bathwater.
The boy in the star robe nodded and explained, "The Heavenly Martial Venerable said that his disciple will surely be an unparalleled genius, and the cold iron ore essence he uses will naturally be far superior to that of his master."

"Therefore, he went to the heavens to collect mineral essence, just so that his disciple would not have to worry about resources."

Fang Heng: ...

Heavenly Martial Venerable, he is the best master in the world!
So considerate!

Not only did they leave behind cultivation resources, but they also thoughtfully prepared so much redundancy.

"You've been saying that before the Heavenly Martial Venerable left, where exactly did he go?" Fang Heng asked.

The boy in the star robe looked somewhat troubled, seemingly reluctant to reveal the whereabouts of the Heavenly Martial Venerable. However, under Fang Heng's questioning gaze, he finally confessed the truth.

“Master, at the end of ancient times, an evil god descended, and all cultivators were searching for a way to save the world.”

"Including the master, although they have the ability to kill the evil god, they cannot destroy the divinity left behind by the evil god."

"Divinity is immortal, and new evil gods will eventually be born."

"There will never be an end to it."

"As for the Heavenly Martial Venerable, his way of thinking is different from that of ordinary cultivators." At this point, the star-robed boy's expression became somewhat strange.

"How are they different?" Fang Heng became increasingly curious.

Over the years, countless cultivators have made relentless efforts to extinguish divinity, and some results have finally been achieved.

For example, guardian deities, although their divinity remains, are under the control of the gods, so they are no longer evil gods, but rather officially recognized guardian deities.

For example, Tao Yao can absorb divine essence and give birth to spiritual peaches.

Although it is inefficient and, compared to the divinity of the entire world, is merely a drop in the ocean, it is still a way out.

For example, the God-Slaying Array is so powerful that any being tainted by its divine nature, no matter how high their cultivation level, will inevitably suffer the fate of going mad from its power.

If that's the case, why not filter out the madness within divinity, allowing it to be used and controlled by cultivators, just like the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?
These are the answers given by cultivators from the Divine Land when faced with divinity.

As for the Heavenly Martial Venerable...

"The Heavenly Martial Venerable wants to possess the Evil God and take his place."

The star-robed boy's answer completely surprised Fang Heng, leaving him astonished.

Replace it?
but--

What a crazy idea!

What an overbearing idea!

They simply don't respect evil gods.

But after thinking about it carefully, Fang Heng felt that this was very much in line with the personality of the Heavenly Martial Venerable.

The Heavenly Martial Venerable is a domineering being who wants to gather the power of all the stars in the sky into his own body.

Possessing the body of an evil god and taking its place is something only someone like him would do.

"Did the Heavenly Martial Venerable succeed?" Fang Heng then asked.

The boy in the star-patterned robe shook his head: "I don't know."

"Since the day Tiangang Martial Venerable left, there has been no news of him."

Whether it was successful or not, we have no way of knowing.

Fang Heng was not too surprised by the star-robed boy's answer.

If successful, this method would probably have been widely adopted long ago.

It's impossible that even now, cultivators in the Divine Land are still troubled by evil gods.

If successful, the evil god will no longer be a rat that everyone hates, but a rare treasure that countless cultivators dream of.

After all, as long as one successfully possesses the body and takes its place, one can possess the lifespan of an evil god and live for hundreds of thousands of years with ease. This temptation is too great.

To this day, this method has not become widespread, which suggests that the Heavenly Martial Venerable method was largely a failure.

It's also possible that it succeeded, but the exertion was too great, causing it to fall into a deep sleep that it hasn't awakened yet.

In short, Fang Heng was not optimistic about the idea of ​​Tiangang Martial Venerable taking his place.

"Begin your cultivation now, and I will protect you."

Fang Heng spoke to his avatar, who nodded, took off his outer garment, and stepped into the small pool, letting the cold iron ore immerse his body.

The star-robed boy glanced curiously at the avatar, then at Fang Heng, seemingly trying to guess the relationship between the two.

Who is this person?

"How could he gain such trust from his master?"

"Even the invaluable Five Transformations of the Heavenly Gang were passed down to him."

"If it weren't for the karma surrounding him, which had nothing to do with the master, I would have thought he was the master's incarnation."

"This man is my formidable rival!"

The boy in the star-patterned robe secretly thought about vying for the other's favor.

The marrow of the cold iron ore permeated the body of the incarnation.

His bronze skin, within the marrow of the cold iron ore, was covered with a layer of frost.

The temperature was so low that it felt as if the blood in the body was about to freeze.

He activated the Five Transformations of Heavenly Gang, absorbing the chilling energy from the marrow of the cold iron ore. His skin even developed a faint metallic sheen, as if it were crafted from metal.

A misty, chilly aura rose slowly, like swirling clouds, filling the entire training chamber of the Sword Palace.

The fog was so thick that you could hardly see your hand in front of your face.

I do not know how long it has been.

Within the icy mist, something seemed to have changed. Accompanied by a resounding boom, a dazzling starlight shot into the sky, piercing through the clouds.

Fang Heng saw the starlight, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

Become!

The first transformation of the Five Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, the Mysterious Stone Body, is complete!

Once the Mystic Stone Body is formed, the physical body it transforms into is like a black hole, devouring the surrounding spiritual energy.

This is breaking through a realm!
Seeing this, Fang Heng flicked his finger, and more than a dozen pills shot out, hitting the avatar's physical body.

As the elixir collided with the avatar's physical body, it instantly exploded, transforming into rich blood energy for the avatar to absorb.

The moment the blood energy from the elixir spread, the avatar, like a shark smelling blood, frantically devoured the blood energy in the void.

The aura emanating from his body surged upwards like a rocket as the blood energy flowed in.

The speed of improvement is so fast that it can almost be observed with the naked eye.

First stage: Skin smoothing!

The second stage: Blood transfusion!

The third realm: Bone sacrifice!

In less than ten breaths, the avatar broke through three realms in one go, advancing to the third realm of martial arts, the Bone Sacrifice Realm.

The speed was astonishing, leaving Fang Heng deeply moved.

"No wonder martial arts are considered a path of cultivation for the poor."

"In terms of resource consumption and the difficulty of getting started, it is indeed far less than that of Daoist cultivation."

Fang Heng was secretly amazed at how fast his transformation was going.

Most importantly, of course, he mastered the first transformation of the Five Transformations of the Heavenly Gang—the Mysterious Stone Body.

Once the Mystic Stone Body is formed, the bottlenecks before the fourth realm completely disappear.

With enough resources, one can cultivate to the peak of the Bone Sacrifice Realm in one go.

Unimpeded and without any hindrance.

If one masters the second transformation of the Profound Golden Body, there will be no more bottlenecks before the seventh realm.

This is the power of the Five Transformations of Heavenly Gang martial arts. Even without considering the accompanying martial arts, the technique itself is one of the most outstanding martial arts techniques.

After transforming into the Mystic Stone Body, he began to cultivate the Seven Kill Breaking Army Fist, the matching martial art of the Five Transformations of Heaven.

He inhaled the power of the Seven Killings and Broken Army stars and integrated it into his fists, giving them the power to destroy all laws.

As for Fang Heng himself, he plunged headlong into the Scripture Pavilion in the Sword Palace.

Within the Sword Palace, countless traditions exist. Fang Heng's cultivation of the Myriad Manifestations Realm requires the Five Elements Imagery.

Among them, the wood-attribute cultivation method already has the Everlasting Evergreen Scripture of Changqing Temple, but the cultivation methods of the other four elements have not yet been determined.

Fang Heng took four cultivation techniques directly from the Sword Palace to complete the Five Elements.

In a quiet room.

Fang Heng sat on the futon with his eyes slightly closed.

Within the dantian, a myriad of phenomena unfold, resembling a small world.

With Fang Heng's comprehension, understanding the four techniques was not difficult; he achieved some success in just three days.

A strange phenomenon related to fire has arisen!

With a hiss, a ball of crimson flame burned intensely in the southern void, seemingly possessing the power to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, distorting the void itself.

An unusual phenomenon related to the metal element has occurred!

With a clang, a sharp sword light shot into the sky, seemingly with the power to pierce the heavens, hovering in the western sky, emitting sharp sword light.

A strange phenomenon involving water has arisen!

With a whoosh, a colossal wave surged forth, rising straight into the sky, its imposing force capable of blotting out the sun and flooding mountains of gold. Waves surged and surged, one after another, with no end in sight.

An unusual phenomenon related to the Earth element has arisen!

With Fang Heng's final, sharp shout, a phantom image of a towering mountain appeared in the center of his dantian. Its aura was powerful and steady, suppressing the entire universe, as imposing as Mount Tai.

The originally unstable Five Elements phenomena began to merge and become a unified whole with the appearance of the Earth element phenomenon, complementing each other.

The five elements have rotated, and it's done!
The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the five elements revolve, Yin and Yang interact, and time and space encompass the universe.

In Fang Heng's plan, only the Heavenly Realm of the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man remains to be completed.

With the completion of the Celestial Realm, Fang Heng's Myriad Manifestations Realm was considered complete.

As for how to cultivate in the Celestial Realm?

Fang Heng pondered it carefully, and a vague answer began to form in his mind.

Perhaps his celestial anomaly will fall upon the Jade Capital.

……

The imperial examinations were being prepared in full swing. As the chief examiner, Lin Qihe's mansion was bustling with activity. Many people were willing to spend a fortune just to catch a glimpse of him.

Unfortunately, Lin Qihe was incorruptible and refused to accept any gifts, no matter what they were offered.

Lin Qihe attached great importance to this imperial examination, regarding it as a stepping stone to his promotion to prime minister. How could he ruin his future for a mere piece of gold and silver?
However, as preparations for the imperial examinations progressed, Lin Qihe felt increasingly exhausted and under immense pressure.

According to the Right Chancellor's plan, the imperial examination was divided into a preliminary examination, a second examination, a third examination, and a final examination.

Every assessment requires an examiner.

He oversaw the entire imperial examination system, but did not experience serving as the chief examiner for four separate examinations.

The preliminary examination, in particular, involves the largest number of participants and is the most complex.

Lin Qihe also needs a capable assistant.

After much deliberation, Lin Qihe made a decision. Dressed in plain clothes, without any servants or a carriage, he walked alone to a secluded alley.

Looking at the mottled gate outside, Lin Qihe composed himself, bowed, and said with his hands clasped:

"Your humble servant Lin Qihe pays his respects to Marquis Jiang Tian."

Today, Lin Qihe is inviting a Heavenly Marquis to come out of seclusion.

To be precise, he was a former Heavenly King.

(End of this chapter)