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"I'll go back to Yangxin Palace to cultivate and refine the elixirs."

Xiao Yunshang carefully put away the pills, then leaped into the air and disappeared into the horizon in an instant.

Su Mu flew back to the courtyard and calmly comprehended and refined the newly forged Imperial Body.

Jinzi had already eaten her fill and was resting soundly in sleep.

On the second-floor balcony, Wen Qianzhu held the sleeping Xiao Susong in her arms, quietly watching Su Mu practicing his body in the courtyard. She pondered in her heart what she could offer in exchange for a chance to gain an advantage.

Wen Qianzhu also longed for Su Mu's help. As a cultivator from another dimension, she was also repelled and suppressed by this world, making her cultivation extremely difficult. If she could obtain a supreme treasure to temper her, she would be able to completely integrate into this world, break free from the shackles, and steadily improve.

However, after much deliberation and searching through all her treasures, she found that she could not find a single item of equal value that she could present, so she had to give up for the time being.

"We can only wait for the elders of the sect."

Wen Qianzhu thought to herself, "If the experts in the valley can break through the black mist and descend upon this place, they will surely bring many high-level cultivation resources."

Time flies, and several days pass in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yunshang's old injuries were completely healed, and she returned to her peak condition. Su Mu also fully adapted to the Imperial Body, and his physical strength was now completely under his control and perfectly balanced.

During this period, all forces remained unusually quiet.

The Southern Witch Clan remained dormant, and the demon beast clans of the seas and the vast mountains all hid, daring not to wreak havoc. The battle at the end of March, in which Xiao Yunshang, with gold, slaughtered demon beasts, shocked the entire world. All intelligent demon beasts were filled with fear and retreated into hiding.

The Japanese and barbarian tribes in the north held fast to Longbei Commandery and made no move.

The black mist phenomenon never ceased, with massive black mist warships continuously crashing into this world, most landing within the Great Qian territory, and a few in perilous places like the Cangmang Mountains. However, nine out of ten warships crashed empty-handed, leaving very few cultivators to survive.

April 10th, late at night.

In the quiet room on the second floor of the library, Su Mu finished his meditation, took out the section of Seven Aperture Earth Marrow Spirit Lotus and swallowed it directly, followed by a top-grade Earth-rank Heavenly Thunder Fruit.

The life essence of the Seven Aperture Earth Marrow Spirit Lotus Root is gentle and mellow, which can just neutralize the domineering and violent thunderous divinity of the Heavenly Thunder Fruit, greatly weakening its impact on the primordial spirit and paving the way for transformation.

The immense power of the two top-grade Earth-rank treasures instantly surged into the inner world of Su Mu's Qi Sea, pouring into and merging into Su Mu's Imperial Sword Spirit.

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The Imperial Sword Spirit's light surged, and its size rapidly expanded. In less than half an hour, it grew into a humanoid sword shadow about ten feet tall, before stabilizing and ceasing to expand.

Su Mu fully activated the Heavenly Rank Supreme Body Technique, guiding the immense medicinal power to propel his primordial spirit towards the Nirvana Transformation of the True Spirit Realm.

The transformation of the true spirit requires nourishment and sustenance from essence, blood, and the very source of the soul.

Thanks to the boundless life energy of the Seven Apertures Earth Marrow Spirit Lotus, and the extraordinary quality of his essence blood after forging the Imperial Body, Su Mu did not need to excessively deplete his own origin. At the same time, he continuously consumed Mystic Pills to quickly replenish the consumed soul power, always keeping his primordial spirit abundant.

To ensure a smoother and more successful transformation, the Great Radiance Profound Origin Pill was continuously ingested, providing layer upon layer of support and solidifying the foundation.

The Emperor's Sword Spirit was enveloped in layers of purple-gold true fire, which scorched and tempered it, accelerating its transformation.

The transformation continued throughout the entire night.

By the afternoon of the next day, spiritual light soared into the sky within his Qi Sea, and an invisible Daoist chant resounded throughout his body. Su Mu had finally successfully condensed his own Imperial Dao True Spirit!

Within the Qi Sea, a miniature humanoid spirit sat cross-legged, lifelike and just like a real person.

True spirits possess vibrant vitality and independent consciousness, are connected to their hosts' minds, and can absorb and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, cultivating day and night. They are not purely flesh-and-blood beings, but special energy life forms that transcend the mortal realm.

Compared to the solidified and dormant primordial spirit, the true spirit is agile and free, able to freely enter and exit the dantian, and can cooperate with the physical body to perform various top-notch martial arts techniques, and can also unlock many extraordinary abilities.

With the True Spirit Transformation into Wings and the True Spirit Possession into the Body unlocked, both divine skills will instantly double and surge in power once unleashed at full strength.

Ordinary cultivators' newly condensed true spirits are weak and incapable of being used in combat. But Su Mu's true spirit is completely different. The spiritual membrane that originally enveloped his primordial spirit has transformed into a purple-gold divine patterned garment, with intricate and mysterious patterns and the essence of the Great Dao hidden within. It can grow and evolve along with the cultivation level of his true spirit.

From the moment of its birth, this Imperial True Spirit could directly unleash its power to kill enemies, activate magical treasures, harness true fire, and perform all kinds of sword techniques, possessing remarkable combat strength from birth.

Looking across all cultivators in the world, no one can compare to Su Mu in nurturing his primordial spirit with a high-grade Earth-rank sword embryo, propelling his transformation with two top-grade Earth-rank treasures, and nourishing his true spirit foundation with the essence of his domineering body!

Su Mu focused his mind on sensing his own true spirit, which was solid and heavy. His eyes opened and closed with a sharp and majestic air, exuding an aura of dominance and supreme authority, making him sacred and inviolable.

"call--"

Su Mu slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and stood up.

With the Imperial Body and the Imperial Spirit taking shape, he cultivated both thunder and fire, and his sword intent soared to the heavens. Endless power flowed through his limbs and bones, making him feel exhilarated and eager to immediately engage in a battle with a top expert.

He forcibly suppressed his emotions. At this moment, the most important thing was to stabilize his realm, refine his true spirit, and completely control the surging power.

"My primordial spirit was already unparalleled among my peers. After transforming into a true spirit, I was nourished by endless treasures and the essence of the Overlord's Body. My foundation is now invincible in the world."

Su Mu pondered to himself, "If I want to break through from True Spirit to Profound Spirit in the future, the difficulty will definitely increase many times over. At that time, I will not only need to break through the Profound Spirit barrier, but also need the assistance of a Heavenly Rank Treasure. Ordinary resources will be useless, and I can only rely on system rewards to obtain them."

With his thoughts settled, Su Mu pushed open the door of the quiet room and went to the second-floor balcony.

Jinzi lay lazily on the ground, while Wen Qianzhu held Xiao Suzhu and took a nap. When Su Mu came out, Jinzi immediately perked up, tilting its head back and nuzzling against him, begging for food.

"Another breakthrough?"

Wen Qianzhu looked up, her gaze filled with surprise.

"Yes, I have just condensed a true spirit."

Su Mu calmly responded as he fed Jin Zi with Spirit Essence Pills and demon beast inner cores.

Wen Qianzhu was filled with emotion. Before, Su Mu had not yet condensed his true spirit, but with his True Martial Realm cultivation, he was able to kill a Martial King and force back a Martial Emperor. Now that his true spirit has taken shape, he is probably invincible among those of the same level.

In terms of cultivation level alone, Su Mu is currently only at the late True Martial stage, but his true combat strength has long transcended the limitations of cultivation level, and no one can judge him by common sense.

Just as the two were chatting, Su Mu and Wen Qianzhu simultaneously frowned and looked up at the distant horizon.

In the distant sky, a massive black fog warship, blotting out the sky and accompanied by billowing dark clouds, sped toward the imperial city!

Rumbling--

The earth trembled, the wind and clouds changed color, and the giant warship crashed to the east side of the imperial city, less than twenty miles from the east city gate!

The entire imperial city trembled violently, and countless martial arts experts in the city and palace rose into the air, some hovering in mid-air, others standing atop tall buildings, gazing at the strange phenomenon in the east with shocked expressions.

"There are survivors! And more than one!"

As a Martial King, Wen Qianzhu had sharp eyes and clearly saw several figures emerge from the crashed warship.