Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 361 Mind
"What if the Dragon Civilization fails to completely annihilate you within three years?"

Ji Fuyou asked the question that he was quite concerned about: "Will a more powerful civilization descend and destroy you?"

"Yes."

Wu Peng nodded bitterly: "If we still can't find a way out for civilization in these three years, destruction will be the only outcome."

"What if we could withstand the arrival of an even more powerful civilization?"

Ji Fuyou asked again.

"That's impossible. Those more powerful civilizations almost all originated from civilizations with which we have causal entanglements... This entanglement includes all causes and effects!"

Wu Peng said, "It is the legendary civilization behind the Demon Dragon Civilization."

No matter how powerful the civilization of the Mountain and Sea Realm is, it can only withstand the Demon Dragon Civilization at its limit.

If they still have the strength to withstand the dragon civilization...

They won't fall in the fifth round at all.

They probably won't have any problem surviving the sixth round of the Heavenly Ranking War.

After listening, Ji Fuyou silently calculated the time...

Right.

After the Red Star Civilization was defeated, it survived the harvest of the victorious civilization, but died at the hands of the civilization that followed.

The Crimson Star Civilization was, to some extent, entangled with the legendary civilization behind the Dragon Civilization.

and so……

Everything was so normal and reasonable.

"The civilization of the Mountain and Sea Realm will do its utmost to survive and ensure that the flame of civilization is not extinguished. We are also sincerely grateful to those who helped us."

Wu Peng said, "I promised the Divine Envoy Ji a secret technique from the East. This technique is called the Nine Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon! It involves visualizing a mythical creature in our Mountain and Sea Realm whose existence is unknown, and imitating its roar and cry, to subdue any creature weaker than oneself from the source of one's bloodline."

"Nine Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon".

Upon hearing what Wu Peng said, Ji Fuyou realized that this secret method...

It seems somewhat similar to a demon-suppressing spell.

but……

What does it mean to subdue any creature weaker than oneself from the very source of one's bloodline?

"The Heavenly Dragon is a mythical creature in our Mountain and Sea Realm. This creature exists in fantasy and is so powerful that there is almost no limit to its strength. It is only related to the cultivator's contemplation and cognition. Therefore, in theory, any living being can be intimidated by the Heavenly Dragon's Nine Sounds... However, we later discovered that it is mainly related to the cultivator's physical and mental strength."

Wu Peng said, "If your physical strength and mental strength are superior to the opponent's, the effect will be significant; otherwise, it will be a bit lacking."

"Physical and mental well-being..."

Ji Fuyou glanced at his two stats.

It's no problem for them to be comparable to the late stage or peak of the Earth Realm.

In other words, when he uses it, it has a significant effect on those at the peak of the eighth-order Earth Realm.

In that sense, it truly is a divine skill.

"Furthermore, if the Divine Envoy of the Seasons doesn't mind, we hope to make some deals with the civilization you represent."

Wupeng Road.

"trade?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Fuyou seemed to realize something: "You want Source Crystals?"

"Correct."

Wu Peng nodded: "Our Mountain and Sea Realm possesses a source crystal refining technique that can refine physical source crystals into blood crystals. Wearing them can continuously restore physical strength and blood. Furthermore, we can refine spiritual source crystals into divine crystals, which also have the effect of continuously restoring and nourishing the spirit."

After saying that, he added, "Among them, the effect of restoring qi and blood is not as significant as directly refining source crystals. It takes one or two hours to restore each time, but the advantage is that it is inexhaustible. One blue physique source crystal can restore a seriously injured earth realm cultivator ten or eight times."

Upon hearing this, Ji Fuyou's eyes lit up.

This technology is indeed excellent; it can significantly reduce the consumption rate of source crystals.

Especially the spiritual source crystal...

To date, spiritual beings have been able to recover their energy through meditation after exhausting it, and each session often takes one or two days.

If there is psychological trauma or backlash, it will take even longer.

And with these divine crystals...

"and many more!"

Ji Fuyou suddenly asked, "Restore and nourish your spirit? Could that help with the injuries sustained while breaking through your mental barrier?"

A hint of pride crept onto Wu Peng's aged face: "Yes! Ordinary spiritual cultivators who fail to break through the spiritual barrier often need one or two months to recuperate, and it's not uncommon for those with serious injuries to recuperate for three to five months. But if they can be nourished by a divine crystal refined from a red spiritual source crystal... their recovery speed can be increased four or five times! That is, one or two months of recuperation can be achieved in just ten days to half a month."

Ten days to half a month!
This would significantly increase the number of spiritual masters.

If breaking through to the level of a spiritual master becomes easier, it will attract more people to engage in spiritual cultivation, thus making the realm of the illusory gods even stronger.

This would be more helpful to him than exchanging for a top-tier divine weapon.

"very good."

Ji Fuyou nodded slightly, then asked, "Would the Mountain and Sea Realm be willing to transfer this technology?"

“It’s not that we’re unwilling to transfer the technology, but… it involves a deeper level of power cultivation. If you can’t master this power, even if you master the technology, you won’t be able to refine the divine crystal.”

"What technology?"

"The power of the mind".

Upeng answered truthfully: "This is one of the essential criteria for becoming a legend!"

"legend!?"

Ji Fuyou's pupils shrank: "Your Mountain and Sea Realm possessed such power, yet you fell in the fifth round?"

"It's not that we have mastered this power, but that there are people in our Mountain and Sea Realm who possess the talent to form this power."

As Wu Peng spoke, he waved his hand, conjuring up a message: "Envoy Ji will understand once he sees it." Ji Fuyou digested the message with his divine sense, and gradually understood why Wu Peng was unwilling to teach them the technique of refining divine crystals.

In the realm of mountains and seas, there exists a peculiar creature called the Primordial Spirit.

This innate spirit is pure white and flawless when it is first born, and there is a certain probability that it will be accompanied by spiritual power.

No need for cultivation or enlightenment; it is innate and natural.

"We nurture these innate spirits in a special environment, selecting beings with exceptionally pure hearts to guide them... using their power to refine divine crystals and blood crystals..."

As Wu Peng spoke, he sighed, "But once the innate spirit is allowed to refine divine crystals and blood crystals, it will inevitably be imbued with desires, and its thinking will no longer be pure. Over time, the purity of the innate spirit will also be polluted, and its spiritual power will also drift away with it."

Ji Fuyou felt a little regretful after hearing this.

The spiritual power of the innate spirit is inherent from birth.

However, due to their innate nature, they do not actually have complete control over this power.

So much so that this power will leave them if they are disturbed by even the slightest external interference.

but……

How many innate spirits are there in the Mountain and Sea Realm right now?

Ji Fuyou inquired.

"How many?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Peng smiled bitterly and said, "How many more can there be? There are only three pure innate spirits left. The remaining tens of thousands are all corrupted acquired spirits."

"Can't an acquired spirit also comprehend the power of the mind?"

"That is true, but how difficult is it for someone at the Heavenly Realm or even the Earthly Realm to comprehend the spiritual power that only the Legendary Realm can grasp? Over the years, the number of acquired spirits in our Mountain and Sea Realm has totaled no less than 100,000, yet not a single one has been able to successfully take this step."

After Wu Peng finished speaking, he was filled with emotion: "After all, the power of the mind is a miraculous power that can turn the impossible into the possible, an infinite power! Once you comprehend the power of the mind, the utilization rate of your life force will instantly soar to 100%. If you delve deeper into the power of the mind, you can even enter an absolute state, where every move you make is flawless and invincible!"

"Life force utilization rate jumped directly to 100%!?"

Ji Fuyou's pupils contracted.

"Yes, the Earth Realm needs to improve the utilization rate of life force, and the Heaven Realm does the same."

Wu Peng patiently explained.

Only when the life force utilization rate reaches 50% can one merge with heaven and earth, control the power of heaven and earth, and step into the celestial realm.

The cultivation in the Heavenly Realm is almost entirely about improving the utilization rate of life force.

60%, 70%, and 80% represent the middle, late, and peak stages of the Heavenly Realm, respectively.

Further up...

90% is almost equivalent to mastering 90% of one's own cell and nerve function, which is almost impossible for humans to achieve.

Only by comprehending the power of the mind and entering a superdimensional state that transcends the physical body can one instantly leap to a state of 100% life force utilization!
And this step...

That was the beginning of a legend!

Ji Fuyou listened quietly.

He learned about the five realms of Human Realm, Earth Realm, Heaven Realm, Legendary Realm, and Demigod Realm from Gu Qing and Hong Richeng, but he knew nothing about the specific wonders of each realm or how to break through them.

Upeng's recent remarks undoubtedly fill these gaps in his knowledge.

Several hours had passed after Upeng finished describing this information.

It must be said that the profound mystery of the power of the mind left him in awe.

He personally felt that getting all the information about mental power from Wu Peng was worthwhile, given his entanglement with the Demon Dragon Clan.

"From what you've mentioned, beings like innate spirits and acquired spirits don't seem like highly intelligent life forms. Instead... they're more like pets or exotic beasts?"

"Somewhere between highly intelligent life and pet beasts."

Wupeng Road.

Ji Fuyou immediately thought of the dolphins on Red Star.

He then said, "I would like to exchange some acquired spirits from you!"

"Exchange for the Spirit of the Day After Tomorrow?"

Wu Peng was taken aback, then hesitated, "Although acquired spirits are not as valuable as innate spirits, they are still a treasure of our Mountain and Sea Realm..."

"Since it is the most precious treasure of your Mountain and Sea Realm, once your Mountain and Sea Realm is breached by the Demon Dragon Clan, all acquired spirits will have little chance of survival."

Ji Fuyou said, "Instead of doing that, why not exchange some for me so that these acquired spirits can continue to survive in our civilization?"

"This……"

Wu Peng was speechless for a moment.

"I am willing to exchange one purple physique source crystal with you. One purple physique source crystal can be exchanged for 100 acquired spirits!"

Ji Fuyou quoted his price.

"Purple Source Crystal!?"

Wu Peng was startled.

With the purple source crystal, their civilization will be able to quickly cultivate seventh-level cultivators.

He then said, "I need to consult the High Priest."

Ji Fuyou nodded in agreement.

He already knew from the conversation that the Eastern Continent of the Mountain and Sea Realm had been attacked by the Demon Dragon Clan for so many years that the number of living beings had plummeted from a peak of 1000 billion to less than 10 million, truly a case of less than one in a hundred surviving.

Of the fewer than 1000 million survivors, the highest-ranking was the high priest.

Below that are the chief priests of hundreds of cities.

Wu Peng is one of the 91 chief priests.

(End of this chapter)