Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 360 Second Stage Perfection
The Spirit Cave, a mysterious and profound spiritual aura is manifesting.

On the jade lotus platform, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged. At this moment, his flesh and blood were withered, as if skin covered bones, and he looked like he had suffered a great loss of energy. However, his body was shrouded in a faint golden light, revealing a hint of Vajra, giving people a subtle feeling of being calm even if the sky were to fall and indestructible.

In addition, with his spiritual apertures clear, Jiang Chen's every breath resonated with spiritual energy, causing the spiritual energy, which was originally invisible to the naked eye, to gather and turn into a faint mist around him.

At a certain moment, the final transformation was completed, and the nine-inch spiritual aperture was formed. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth rushed in and spontaneously flowed into Jiang Chen's body, increasing his already abundant true energy by two points.

As he circulated his internal energy, refining all the spiritual energy around him, Jiang Chen slowly opened his eyes.

"After undergoing a transformation of my body and tempering my body with the strength of a diamond, I have finally achieved perfection."

Feeling the changes within himself, Jiang Chen was filled with joy.

Whether it's the Qian Yuan Bone Transformation or the Vajra Body Tempering, both involve pain that is difficult for ordinary people to endure. To maximize the medicinal effects, it requires an extremely high level of willpower from the cultivator, and he endured all of this.

Now that the medicinal effects have been completely refined, his transformation has finally come to a perfect end.

"Leaving aside the nine-inch spiritual aperture, with my Vajra Body Tempering, even without the blessing of the demon skin, I could probably contend with a demon beast at the Dao Foundation level. And that Vajra Intent has given me a high level of resistance to magical attacks."

"In some ways, my physical body is now comparable to some magical artifacts."

A powerful force flowed through his body, and Jiang Chen took a deep breath.

With a whoosh, Jiang Chen transformed into a white snake, inhaling the vital energy of heaven and earth. His originally withered flesh and blood swelled up at a visible speed, and in the blink of an eye, Jiang Chen returned to his original appearance.

As Jiang Chen's physical body and true energy reached their limits, his soul was further enhanced by the feedback, giving rise to a more harmonious state. At this moment, deep within his soul, the black mist symbolizing the remnant soul of the demonic ape had been completely refined, and all its accumulations became resources for the growth of Jiang Chen's soul.

At that very moment, his soul was perfected, and a clear, watery light was born, cleansing Jiang Chen's mind from the inside out.

Bathing in it, Jiang Chen felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.

"My soul shines brightly; my second-tier divine soul has reached perfection."

Looking inward at himself, and seeing his soul return to perfection, radiating a gentle, clear light, Jiang Chen gained a profound understanding.

Having comprehended the Soul Refining Technique of Kanli Forging Soul, and unexpectedly obtained the remnant soul of the Demon Ape, with all these fortuitous opportunities, he has finally perfected his second-tier divine soul, surpassing his previous self.

"The spiritual light arises spontaneously, as if it were created by nature. With this layer of spiritual light, ordinary spells can hardly harm my soul. Some illusionary and malevolent spells will be much less effective against me. This is the benefit of a clear soul."

By observing his own soul, Jiang Chen discerned the characteristics of the spiritual light.

"Now, my divine soul is not only more than ten times stronger than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in terms of quantity, but also half a level higher in quality. It is already close to that of a Purple Mansion cultivator. Even if my true body realm is insufficient, I can still suppress and kill a late Foundation Establishment cultivator with my powerful divine soul."

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Jiang Chen reassessed his own combat strength. Originally, by using the body of the Mist Dragon and entering a spiritualized state, he could unleash the power of the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm. Cultivators like Qu Tingshui, who had advanced from a lower-grade Foundation Establishment to the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm, were no match for him. As long as he didn't encounter someone who had also forged a high-grade Foundation Establishment, he was at least able to move freely at the Foundation Establishment level, if not invincible.

Now that his second-tier divine soul is perfected, his combat power has risen to a new level. Although divine soul power is not good at fighting in the early stages, this situation has begun to improve once he reaches the second tier.

"The perfection of the second-order divine soul this time was somewhat beyond my expectations. I originally thought I would have to wait a while, but this is also a good thing for me."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen waved his sleeve and took out a honeycomb-shaped, silver-gray strange stone, which turned out to be the Heart of the Secret Realm.

“I wasn’t confident at first, but now that my soul is shining and my spiritual essence has quietly improved, bringing me closer to the Purple Mansion True Person level, I might as well give it a try.”

The image of the Heart of the Secret Realm was reflected in his dark eyes, and various calculations flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

Having learned about the wondrous uses of the Heart of the Secret Realm, his initial idea was actually to refine the Heart of the Secret Realm into a personal spiritual abode or to use it to nourish other secret realms. After all, it would take far too much time to cultivate the Heart of the Secret Realm back into a secret realm, and it wouldn't be of much use to him.

However, after obtaining the Secret Record of Possession of Mountains and Rivers, he had some other thoughts in his mind.

"The Secret Manual of Body Seizure in Mountains and Rivers requires cultivators to abandon their physical bodies and merge them with the mountains and rivers to establish a connection with them and create conditions for their subsequent body seizure. It can be said to be a desperate method; failure means death."

"This may not mean much to those cultivators whose lifespan is nearing its end, but it is not advisable for me. Although the Secret Technique of Seizing the Body of Mountains and Rivers is profound and involves the extremely subtle spirit of mountains and rivers, it is not worth me paying such a price."

"However, although abandoning my original body is not advisable, I can create an avatar."

As thoughts collided in his mind, Jiang Chen's clear mind, like a mirror, made its final checks and corrections.

After comprehending the Secret Record of Seizing the Body of Mountains and Rivers, he developed an extremely strong interest in this secret technique, not for the purpose of prolonging his lifespan, but for the spirituality and secrets of the soul hidden within it. Most remarkably, he happened to have a Secret Realm Heart in his hand.

This Heart of the Secret Realm is a great tonic for other Secret Realms. If he could use this Heart of the Secret Realm as his body, he might be able to easily master the Mountain and River Body Seizure Secret Record and seize the body of a Secret Realm. After all, the reason why the Mountain and River Body Seizure Secret Record is difficult to master is not only because of the backlash of the spirituality of the mountains and rivers, but more importantly because the connection between the cultivator and the mountains and rivers is too weak.

It is precisely for this reason that cultivators who practice this secret method often choose spiritual lands that are more compatible with themselves as targets for possession. For example, True Man Nine Flames, who practiced the Fire Essence Nourishing Spirit Scripture, ultimately chose the ancient volcano.

Even so, the connection between cultivators and mountains and rivers is still weak. After all, there is a natural barrier between the human body and heaven and earth. The Heart of the Secret Realm is different. It returns to its origin in the collapse and has no special characteristics. It has a 100% compatibility with any secret realm.

It was precisely because of this that Jiang Chen conceived the idea of ​​imbuing the Heart of the Secret Realm with spirit. Although the Heart of the Secret Realm was a third-tier spiritual object, it was currently just a seed. Its essence was good, but its power was weak. With his soul foundation, the possibility of success was not low.

"Give it a try. If it succeeds, great joy will follow; if it fails, you'll only suffer some damage to your spirit and soul."

With a sudden thought, without hesitation, Jiang Chen tore apart his own soul.

(End of this chapter)