The new disciples read through the books in the library cave ravenously. For example, those who cultivated the Water Divine Body could choose from six transcendent-grade Godfiend formulas. Yan Jin—who cultivated the Icefire Divine Body—had four transcendent-grade Godfiend formulas to choose from: the Two World Divine Body, the Azure Lotus Divine Body, the Samsara Divine Body, and the Archean Divine Body.
The Archean Divine Body was created by Archean Mountain’s founder. Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island also had transcendent-grade Godfiend formulas created by their founders.
Other powerful Godfiends from history created the nine other transcendent-grade formulas.
In terms of cultivation difficulty, there was no need to elaborate on the Dragon Divine Body and Phoenix Divine Body. It was easy once a bloodline was awakened, but without a bloodline, one wouldn’t be able to cultivate those Godfiend bodies.
There were ten remaining Godfiend bodies.
Great Strength Fiend Body, Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body, Lightning Devastator Fiend Body, Archean Divine Body, and Samsara Divine Body. These five Godfiend bodies were similar in difficulty in regards to cultivating them.
The Azure Lotus Divine Body, Indestructible Divine Body, Eon Sea Fiend Body, Black Sand Fiend Body, and Two World Divine Body were one level lower in difficulty, but their strength wasn’t much weaker. Therefore, more people chose the latter five Godfiend bodies.
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However, Meng Chuan was not stumped.
There’s no need to choose high-grade Godfiend bodies. Mirage Fiend Body controls the enemy’s consciousness. Sanguine Divine Body’s cultivation is the most painful. The Myriad Poisons Fiend Body requires one to study various poisons. These aren’t suitable for me as a saber user.
Lightning Water Fiend Body, Wind Lightning Divine Body, and Phantom Fiend Body are too inferior to the two transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies. I can only choose from the two transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies. The Eon Sea Fiend Body is good at frontal assaults but is average when it comes to speed. I’ve been learning the swift saber from a young age, so how can I give it up?
That’s why I only have one option—the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body.
This suited him the best.
After making his decision, Meng Chuan continued reading the books. Reading could broaden one’s horizons.
For example, the Body Tempering Godfiend lineage was introduced in the books. The demons had started invading 800 years ago.
Humans realized that demons were generally stronger than humans in terms of physical bodies. Although human Godfiends were not inferior to demon monarchs in strength, their bodies were generally weaker.
Therefore, some powerful human Godfiends began attempting to create a Body Tempering Godfiend lineage. They wanted their bodies to match divine armaments and treasures, but these attempts had only gone on for a few centuries. The formulas were extremely incomplete. The theoretical limit was the Great Solar realm. Most people who were Body Tempering Godfiends failed to reach the Great Solar realm. Furthermore, one expended large amounts of treasures and resources. Therefore, the three large sects strictly prohibited inner sect disciples from becoming Body Tempering Godfiends. It was, at best, left to a few outer sect disciples as test subjects.
Godfiends had five realms. Meng Chuan saw a detailed description about Godfiends.
Core Cloud, Indestructible, Great Solar, Darkstar, and Incessant. Darkstar Godfiends are Marquis Godfiends. Incessant Godfiends are Regis Godfiends.
Core Cloud, Indestructible, Great Solar... There’s still a chance for someone to fight an opponent at a higher level at these three realms. However, it’s impossible for a Great Solar Godfiend to fight against a Darkstar Godfiend. It would be amazing if they came out alive. The difference between the two realms is too great. It’s very difficult to break through the Great Solar realm to the Darkstar realm. It’s even harder than becoming a Godfiend. Meng Chuan was very shocked when he read this.
The Great Solar realm was just too inferior to the Darkstar realm.
The difficulty of breaking through was ridiculously high.
There were very few Godfiends in the Great Solar realm. For instance, Fairy Meng, Yun Wanhai, and many other outer sect disciples would not be able to reach the Great Solar realm their entire lives. As for Archean Mountain’s inner sect disciples—as long as they didn’t die—most would become Great Solar Godfiends. However, only one in fifteen Great Solar Godfiends could become Darkstar Godfiends. The ratio of successful breakthroughs was simply too low.
Mortal Core Condensation experts had a low chance of breaking through because they didn’t have the chance to enter the Godfiend Blood Pool. If everyone had the chance to enter the Godfiend Blood Pool to challenge the Life-and-Death juncture, there would have been far more Godfiends.
In contrast, breaking through from the Great Solar realm to the Darkstar realm was just too difficult.
Essence Soul? Meng Chuan’s heart suddenly stirred.
Many thresholds obstructed one from reaching the Darkstar realm. One of them was the Essence Soul. Only by condensing an Essence Soul would one have a chance of becoming a Darkstar Godfiend. Otherwise, there was no hope for their entire lives. Many Great Solar Godfiends were stuck at this step.
What’s an Essence Soul? The book’s description is too vague. After reading the passage, Meng Chuan was filled with puzzlement. He continued to search for other books and read them.
However, there were very few books that talked about the Essence Soul. Meng Chuan read more than a hundred books. He read through all the books related to the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body, but he failed to find a detailed description regarding the Essence Soul.
It’s been an entire day. Meng Chuan looked outside the cave. The sky had lit up again. He walked up to Yan Jin and gently nudged him.
Yan Jin raised his head and glanced at Meng Chuan before lowering his head to continue reading. “Go back first. I haven’t decided on a transcendent-grade Godfiend body.”
Meng Chuan nodded.
Yan Jin had four transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies that he could choose, unlike himself—who had made a decision early on.
After Meng Chuan left the library, there were still eighteen people in the cave who continued reading. They didn’t know which Godfiend body to choose. These new disciples didn’t want to sleep at all. It was easy for them to last a few days and nights without sleep. After all, servants delivered them food and water.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan strolled around Yellow Reverence Peak quickly. Soon, he arrived in front of a towering building. There were eight floors to the building and many servants.
“I’m here to obtain my pill and treasure quota for this month.” Meng Chuan walked over. A cyan-robed man stood in front of the counter. He smiled and said, “Lord Meng, may I have your identity token.”
Meng Chuan took out his identity token.
After the cyan-robed man received it, a servant quickly delivered a black wooden box. The identity token made contact with the black wooden box. Quintessential Essence flowed into the box, causing it to open automatically.
“Lord Meng Chuan, you came first at the entrance examination this year. The Mountain Lord has specially approved of you receiving the highest grades of pills and treasures among all the disciples. You will receive ten Thousand Star Pills and 3000 credits every month. You will receive one Lightning Tribulation Fruit every half-year.” The cyan-robed man smiled as he took out a black book and handed it to Meng Chuan. “Credits can be exchanged for any treasure. The exact prices for such exchanges are in this book.”
Meng Chuan flipped it open.
The pills that he needed to consume for extended periods were considered cheap. They could be exchanged for a few credits. For example, one Thousand Star Pill would require fifty credits.
As for rare treasures, they were much more precious. An Iceheart Fruit could be exchanged for 38,000 credits. One drop of Godfiend Jade Marrow Liquid could be exchanged for 102,000 credits. An Astral Spirit Herb could be exchanged for 50,000 credits. Archean Mountain only had two Astral Spirit Herbs currently. Of course, other natural treasures could be used to forge a robust Godfiend foundation.
Pills, rare treasures, and even all the baneful auras in the world can be exchanged. Oh? When Meng Chuan flipped to the back, his eyes lit up. Archean Mountain actually has so many special cultivation grounds.
One had to use credits if they wanted to cultivate in the special cultivation grounds. For example, the Darkness Altar had the effect of tempering one’s will. Ascending the Darkness Altar once required 100 credits. The Earth Magnetic baneful Aura Pool required 100 credits for one day of cultivation. The Myriad Poison Pit required 300 credits for one day of cultivation.
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This was because cultivating in these places drained the lands. For example, baneful aura, rare poisons, and even the mysterious black fog from the Darkness Altar would be consumed when cultivating. The higher one ascended the altar, the more black fog drained. Reaching the peak of the Darkness Altar drained a ridiculous amount of black fog. Once a disciple reached the summit, Archean Mountain would forbid disciples from climbing it again.
Therefore, Archean Mountain disciples used their credits to exchange for various cultivation resources. These were handed out by Archean Mountain every month.
“Every month, treasures and credits are distributed. Archean Mountain will hand them out for twenty years without any compensation needed,” said the cyan-robed man with a smile. “If you can pass the Nine Mystical Caves in a decade, you will be able to leave the mountain. The remaining ten years’ worth of treasures and credits will be given to you in one go.”
Meng Chuan nodded slightly. They didn’t need to serve in the military. They didn’t need to risk their lives; instead they cultivated in a safe environment. However, this was the only peaceful period they had after becoming Godfiends. Once they passed the Nine Mystical Caves, they would begin protecting humanity.
“Lord Meng Chuan, you still have 185,200 credits under your name,” the cyan-robed man said.
“I have that much?” Meng Chuan was stunned. He received the greatest quota of treasures and credits every month. But, that only amounted to 3,000 credits every month, and 36,000 per annum.
“Godfiend Meng Yan transferred all 182,200 credits under her name to you,” said the cyan-robed man.
“Grandaunt?” Meng Chuan fell silent. He remembered his grandaunt mentioning that she would transfer her credits to him.
This was his grandaunt’s accumulated credits after eighty years as a Godfiend. It probably included the credits received from Eastcalm Prefecture’s demon invasion. Only after all those bloody battles had she accumulated this many credits.
“By the way, there’s a letter from your family, Lord Meng Chuan.” The cyan-robed man handed a letter to him.