Chapter 556: Chapter 554 Brain Fluid Supplement (Additional updates request for subscription!)_1
Fang Xi focused intently on the screen, manipulating with his Divine Consciousness.
Through virtual reality technology, he seemed to be on site, witnessing Master Bai Mei’s Transcendent God breakthrough!
Even, he felt as though he could sense the flow of spiritual energy between heaven and earth, converging towards a certain vortex.
Within a thousand miles, the spiritual power was almost entirely drawn in!
The Transcendent God heavenly phenomenon could affect an area of a thousand miles!
Even above the Five Colored Glows, there were dense Demon Qi that tainted the glows with a hint of darkness.
Previously, such contaminated heavenly and earthly spiritual power would have indeed brought more trouble to cultivators attempting to break through to Transcendent God.
But with the Heavenly-Earth Primordial Energy Particle Map and the "Triphasic Destroying Origin Skill," everything became accessible and unobstructed!
The Demon Qi within the Five Colored Glows seemed to be absorbed by Master Bai Mei as well, forming a massive vortex.
"Indeed, it is the Triphasic Destroying Origin Skill... I just wonder what kind of Void Treasure he used."
Fang Xi murmured to himself.
The Triphasic Destroying Origin Skill could merge three energies into one, with an unbelievable effect, but it also had a flaw. It depended on a Void Spiritual Treasure to suppress the various energies within the body. If the treasure from the Void was not of a sufficiently high grade, it was possible that after reaching Transcendent God, the cultivator would have to abandon this Secret Skill, lest the conflicting energies within the body lead to their demise!
’Unlike Fang Immortal Taoist Master, I believe even in the Transcendent God stage, he could easily switch between Monster cultivator and Demon Clan transformations... It must be incredibly convenient in the Earth Immortal Realm.’
"Master Bai Mei is using the ’Subspace Seed’ that I forged. It is one of the top contenders among the Void Treasures of this realm, approximately equivalent to an extreme-grade spiritual treasure of the same rank!"
Master Ghost Axe added.
’Fourth-grade extreme quality? It’s still quite inferior to Fang Immortal Taoist Palace...’
Fang Xi thought to himself, just as he saw above the sky, the Five Colored Glows formed a colorful light lake that slowly descended towards the location of Master Bai Mei’s retreat.
It seemed as if there was an invisible resistance within the Void, preventing the light lake from pressing down, ultimately failing to complete the step of assimilating the heavenly and earthly spiritual power into the body.
"It seems quite difficult..."
Master Bai Mei’s current realm was similar to what Fang Immortal Taoist Master had been before, like the coiling dance of the turtle and serpent but still lacking that final step, unable to reach Real Martial!
At that moment, Master Bai Mei let out a thunderous roar.
Above the nine heavens, the mighty force of the blazing sun converged, forming a ’Sun God Slaying Light’ that fell upon the Five Colored Glows lake!
In that moment, that beam was not for destruction, but pressure... aiding the assimilation of the heavenly and earthly spiritual power into the body!
"He even thought of using an Origin Soul artifact..."
Fang Xi’s eyes lit up, the idea was good, and he could do it too!
The Five Colored Glows lake quivered, and a stripe of azure and blue glows entered Master Bai Mei’s body, followed by the third, the fourth...
Just when Fang Xi thought Master Bai Mei was about to complete the assimilation of the fifth Five Elements Glow into his body, breaking through the Transcendent God bottleneck, the heavens and earth suddenly changed!
He looked up and saw a Candle Dragon, its form immense as if coiling around the entire Nine States, and he let out a contemptuous scoff, "Chi Lian and Huo Qiong... quite bold indeed!"
But with Lord Demon Exterminator around, he was quite confident in this person.
A sudden change occurred!
Just as Master Bai Mei was about to assimilate the fifth glow, the spiritual power in the entire sky trembled violently, and then the Five Colored Glows lake turned into specks of light, dissipating between heaven and earth.
"Sigh..."
The sound of Master Bai Mei’s helpless sigh resonated, followed by rays of dawn light emerging from his retreat place, spilling out into the Void, forming tides of spiritual power.
"This means... the breakthrough failed?"
Fang Xi’s expression grew solemn.
The barrier to Transcendent God, notorious for good reason!
Even the likes of Endless Treasury Keeper, Heavenly Craft Pavilion Master, and Lord Demon Exterminator, the strongest and most talented among late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators that he had ever seen, were all considered hopeful for Transcendent God!
But a glint of hope does not guarantee success!
This failure to break through seemed to be within the realm of reason.
"After all, I still lack accumulation and was a bit too anxious... I got ahead of myself..."
A screen appeared, inside was the image of Master Bai Mei sitting cross-legged.
At this moment, apart from appearing a bit tired, he had no injuries and even his magic power fluctuations were around peak Nascent Soul.
"Master Bai Mei, you were able to assimilate four major glows into your body, just half a step away from achieving Transcendent God... you will definitely succeed next time."
Fang Xi consoled.
"Sigh... Now I realize the awe-inspiring brilliance of the Taoist Master is even beyond our imagination."
Master Bai Mei clasped his hands in salute, his eyes beneath his white brows filled with endless emotion, "After the failure to break through the Transcendent God bottleneck, I used the ’Return To Origin Secret Skills’ passed down from the Taoist Master to disperse the heavenly and earthly spiritual power. Fortunately, my Nascent Soul was unharmed, and I should recover in a few years..."
"After this ordeal, I’ve realized that even if I were to luckily break through the Transcendent God bottleneck, I would surely fall during the subsequent Heart Demon, Five Elements, and the Thunder Tribulation trials. To fail before the bottleneck is in fact fortunate!"
Master Ghost Axe heard this and couldn’t help but solemnly nod.
Fang Xi’s expression was equally grave.
Most cultivators who fail to break through to Transcendent God only suffer some damage to their Primordial Energy, like Master Bai Mei. Those with Secret Skills or Exotic Treasures to protect them might not even lose much Primordial Energy.
But it’s different once they successfully break through the bottleneck; there’s no quitting halfway.
Either they overcome the three tribulations and achieve Transcendent God!
Or, they turn to ash under the tribulations!
There’s no third option!
Many late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who were confident in challenging the Transcendent God bottleneck still chose to wait, precisely to prepare for the subsequent trials.
The vast space of the Nine States.
Chi Lian and Huo Qiong exchanged a glance and, under the giant maw of the Candle Dragon, turned into ashes...
"They were two incarnations of Demon Blood!"
The voice of the Lord Demon Exterminator followed, "These two Demon Lords must have left satisfied only after seeing Master Bai Mei’s failed breakthrough... Hmph, once I reach Transcendent God, I shall surely slay them!"
Even he had to admit that although the Nine States were currently well-defended, they lacked the capability for proactive attacks.
Master Bai Mei had tried to transcend to Transcendent God immediately after reaching Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul, not without considering this factor.
...
"Transcendence to God... difficult, difficult, difficult!"
Within the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu.
Fang Xi once again assimilated his second Nascent Soul, then dispatched it back to the Nine States, recalling the intelligence he’d recently acquired and couldn’t help but sigh.
"Using an Origin Soul magical artifact to assist in manipulating the heavenly and earthly spiritual power... should have a certain feasibility."
"The Return To Origin Secret Skills are also good, being able to actively repel the spiritual power, averting serious backlash in case of failure..."
"If some results could be derived from the black Spirit Ganoderma fragments, that would be even better."
He shook his head with a sigh, looking at Taisui under the Demon Tree.
After swallowing the fourth-order Inner Core of the algal ball monster beast, Taisui seemed no different than usual...
This made Fang Xi’s expression turn somewhat unsightly, thinking of Taisui’s difficulties in advancing to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation.
"I’ve also fed the third-order Taisui quite a few fourth-order Demon Pills, yet this is still the result..."
"Could it really be necessary to use a top-quality fourth-order Black Taisui’s Inner Core? That would be too much of a loss, wouldn’t it?"
He hesitated for a moment.
Moreover, even though he needed to cultivate Taisui to better nourish the Demon Tree, Fang Xi would never do so until he had eliminated the secret collective consciousness within the Black Taisui’s Inner Core.
Otherwise, he feared that Taisui could become one of Black Taisui’s incarnations, and then all would be lost...
After leaving the Mountain Sea Pearl, Fang Xi stowed it away and stepped out of the Dongfu.
Whooosh!
A gust of cold wind blew by, and before his eyes, everything was a vast expanse of white snow.
Different from his previous glacier surroundings, the place where Fang Xi was now meditating was an expanse of snowfield.
Because of the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu, he didn’t need to specifically find a place rich in spiritual energy for cultivation, so he deliberately traveled to places lacking in spiritual energy, encountering fewer cultivators along the way.
"With such harsh conditions, North Plains probably have very few mortals..."
Fang Xi stepped out and transformed into a streak of blue light, flying out of the Dongfu.
Subsequently, he let out a long howl!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The howling sound reverberated through the surrounding valleys, causing countless snow to collapse thunderously, like a surging tide rolling down!
An avalanche!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The avalanche of one snow peak seemed to trigger a chain reaction, causing numerous snow mountains to roar as countless white waves tumbled down like the billowing ocean waves.
In the midst of the blizzard, the culprit remained carefree in mid-air, watching the vast amounts of snow rush by beneath his feet. He casually took out a gourd of Green Bamboo Wine, opened the cap, and indulged in a deep drink, "This snowy scene... truly a feast for the eyes."
In this situation, Fang Xi felt as if his ’Seven Emotions and Sorrows Script’ had also improved.
Perhaps after returning to intensive cultivation and with the effect of the Crystal Thought Fruit, he might fully achieve the second stage!
’The Nine States has analyzed the Crystal Thought Fruit and also produced ten vials of Pacifying Mind Nourishing Brain Liquid... The utilization rate has indeed increased.’
’Mortal World Refining Heart doesn’t mean to seal one’s cultivation and become a mortal, but to travel more, to see more... to feel different kinds of awe, to touch the soul...’
With this rare insight, Fang Xi flew out swiftly, randomly dug a hole thousands of miles away, and buried the Mountain Sea Pearl there.
Then... he once again entered the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu, opened a silver-white box, grabbed a vial of Pacifying Mind Nourishing Brain Liquid, popped the cork, and drained it in one gulp.
"This bitterness... hasn’t faded one bit!"
He complained, slowly refining the medicine’s strength and began to enter deep meditation for Divine Consciousness cultivation.
...
Time passed without knowing how long.
Inside the Mountain Sea Pearl, as usual, Xiao Qing still teased Daqing daily, but they only dared to frolic from a distance, not daring to approach the Demon Tree.
One day.
Xiao Qing was staring at the Five-Dragon Tree, her big eyes flickering, when she saw a fleeting green figure—Fang Xi approached.
"Master?!"
Only then did Xiao Qing realize that Fang Xi’s eyes were incredibly bright, shining like the stars.
"Demonic Qi has improved again, not bad..."
Fang Xi nodded, as a wisp of Divine Thought shot out from his third eye, surprisingly materializing into a tangible and solid thin white crystalline thread in the void!
Pop!
This thread, as soon as it appeared, carried with it a strange sense of pressure.
Xiao Qing, receiving a signal from Fang Xi, exhaled a breath of Azure Luan’s fire, and the crystalline thread in mid-air instantly vanished, then reappeared, landing on the edge of her neck.
"Divine Thought Materialisation, could it be Master has already broken through to Transcendent God?"
Xiao Qing’s eyes lit up.