Chapter 128

Chapter 128: Nine Levels of the Essence Soul

The three books were ordinary books . There was no intent legacy . Intent legacies for transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies were too powerful . A Great Solar Godfiend needed an Essence Soul to withstand the intent guidance .

“The Godfiend formulas have been given . After you condense an Essence Soul, you can return to view the original copies of your Godfiend formulas and accept the legacy via intent,” said Elder Yi . “There are only text descriptions regarding the Darkstar and Incessant realm . Only by obtaining the intent legacy, will you know the details clearly . Then, your chances of breaking through will be much greater . ”

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue nodded .

“Actually, even if you condense an Essence Soul, there’s no need to rush back,” said Elder Yi . “The books are very detailed about the requirements for becoming a Darkstar Godfiend . It wouldn’t be too late for you to return to receive the intent legacy when you have nearly met every requirement . ”

“Understood . ” Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue nodded .

“Elder Yi,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “Does this Essence Soul mystic technique have an intent legacy? Or is it also an ordinary book?”

“There is no intent legacy,” said Elder Yi . “The Essence Soul is mysterious and unfathomable . Before it is condensed, it can’t even be sensed via inner sight . The so-called Essence Soul mystic technique is something that took generations of human experts to create . It’s still very crude . There’s no need for an intent legacy . ”

Meng Chuan nodded slightly .

From his talks with his master—the Supremacy—he learned that improving one’s Essence Soul required one to enter the Realm of Dao . Once they reached the Realm of Dao, they could seek answers from their inner selves . Every time one sought answers, their Essence Soul would transform .

As for the Essence Soul mystic technique? The cultivation effects were lacking even after one cultivated it for long periods . Otherwise, many Great Solar Godfiends would’ve condensed Essence Souls .

Meng Chuan flipped through the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body’s second volume . Apart from the lack of an intent legacy, the descriptions were rather detailed .

Three important aspects are required to breakthrough: physical Quintessential Essence, weapon art realm, and Essence Soul . Meng Chuan nodded slightly .

A body’s vitality was very important . Therefore, the higher one’s age, the lower the chances of breaking through . Archean Mountain required their disciples to become Godfiends before the age of 30 . Past 30, their mortal body’s vitality would constantly decline . Their chances of breaking through would be lower .

A Great Solar Godfiend could live for 200 years . They would maintain peak vitality until they reached 60 years of age . Once they were 60, their vitality would decrease rapidly . If Godfiends used forbidden spells repeatedly, they would cause irreparable damage to their bodies . It was possible that their vitality would decline at the age of fifty .

Therefore, one needed to seize every moment when it came to cultivation . One had to become strong as soon as possible! There was no hope of breaking through when one was older .

This was only one aspect of vitality .

There were different types of physical Quintessential Essence, such as Body Tempering Quintessential Essence, Great Solar Quintessential Essence, and so on .

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After flipping through the book, he had a rough idea about Darkstar and Incessant Godfiends . He knew the general requirements for each realm and realized how powerful a higher-realm Godfiend was!

It’s indeed impossible to defeat a Marquis Godfiend at the Great Solar realm . Meng Chuan sighed inwardly . The gap between a Great Solar Godfiend and a Darkstar Godfiend was too great .

It was like comparing mortals with Godfiends . It was also like comparing a newly-advanced Core Cloud Godfiend and a Great Solar Godfiend .

Therefore, if one encounters a fourth Firmament demon monarch, there’s only one thing to do—escape! Over the past 800 years, many demon monarchs had infiltrated the human world . However, there were very few fourth Firmament demon monarchs . In comparison, the Skydemon Sect posed a greater threat . This was because the Skydemon Sect was formed by human traitors . The Skydemon Sect had two fifth Firmament Skydemons .

However, there was no need to worry . Archean Mountain, Two World Island, and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven—the three supreme human sects—constantly pursued the Skydemon Sect . If a fifth Firmament Skydemon showed themselves, not only would Regis Godfiends take action, even a Creation Supremacy would attack .

Therefore, Skydemons similarly hid . The Skydemon Sect was far inferior to the three sects; thus, they couldn’t fight them head-on . Typically, Skydemons only took action if they had a plan .

Essence Soul mystic technique . Meng Chuan read quickly . After reading the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body’s second volume, he picked up the Essence Soul mystic technique book and flipped through it .

Huh? Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up .

In the history of the human race, the births of outstanding geniuses resulted in a detailed explanation of the Essence Soul .

The Essence Soul was split into nine levels—Corporeal, Kinesis, Nightroaming, Soul Separation, Possession, Indestructible, World, Tribulation Transcendence, and Eternal .

When one first condensed an Essence Soul, one could see it with their inner sight . This was the Essence Soul’s first manifestation, and also the first stage . To become a Darkstar Godfiend, one’s Essence Soul had to reach the Corporeal stage . Many Great Solar Godfiends couldn’t reach this stage even if they wished for it! Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul was at the Corporeal stage .

Nightroaming—the third level of the Essence Soul—was the requirement to reach the Incessant realm! The other requirements weren’t as important, but the Essence Soul had to reach this stage .

Possession—the fifth level of the Essence Soul—was necessary to reach the Creation realm .

The Creation realm was also the highest realm for human Godfiends . In humanity’s long history, most Creation realm experts’ Essence Souls reached the Possession or Indestructible stage . It was extremely rare for one’s Essence Soul to reach the World stage . The strongest Essence Soul in human history reached the eighth level—Tribulation Transcendence . The ninth level—Eternal—was a conjecture . It was a realm created by seniors of the human race through incomplete information .

Once an Essence Soul reached the Eternal stage, one would not be restricted by their physical body and obtain eternal life . Of course, this was just theoretical .

It turns out I’m only at the Essence Soul’s first level . Meng Chuan flipped through the book . There were Essence Soul cultivation techniques and various mystic techniques concerning the Essence Soul .

The Essence Soul mystic technique was very crude . He just had to use his physical Quintessential Essence to nurture his Essence soul . One needed time to slowly nurture their souls . This method allowed one’s soul to condense slowly . After a long period, it might become an Essence Soul .

This method was only supplementary . The best method to strengthen one’s Essence Soul was to reach the Realm of Dao and seek answers from one’s inner self .

Most experts relied on reaching the Realm of Dao with their weapon arts to seek answers from their inner selves . As for relying on painting, playing the zither, calligraphy, forging, etc . , there were fewer ways to seek answers from one’s inner self . However, there had been instances in history . Every time there was one, their Essence Souls often grew relatively quickly .

Why was it difficult for a Great Solar Godfiend to condense an Essence Soul? This was because most of them had yet to reach the Realm of Dao . They had no way to seek answers from their inner selves! It was naturally difficult to condense one .

When one’s Essence Soul is at the Nightroaming stage, one can enter dreams . At the Soul Separation stage, they can separate a portion of their Essence Soul and attach it to a person or object . At the Possession stage? When it’s difficult to heal the damage to one’s body, they can choose a mortal body for possession . After possessing the body, they are only able to cultivate to their original realm, unable to make any further breakthroughs .

Meng Chuan studied the book carefully . It was obvious that the influence the Essence Soul had on one’s strength was very small . There were some strange mystic techniques at most .

Most Marquis Godfiends were at the Essence Soul’s first level . A small number of them were at the second level . A first-stage Essence Soul barely increased a Marquis Godfiend’s strength by ten percent . Of course, the exception was if one had an extremely powerful Essence Soul . Otherwise, it would be of limited help to a Godfiend .

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After Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue finished reading the books, they left the Impartation Pavilion and went to the Treasure Repository with Elder Yi .

“Every disciple can receive free treasures and credit for twenty years . If they leave the mountain early, they can collect the remaining treasures and credit at one go,” said Elder Yi with a smile . “The both of you can still receive many treasures . ”

With that said, Elder Yi walked into the Treasure Repository . The stewards and servants in the Treasure Repository bowed respectfully .

“Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue have already cleared the Nine Mystical Caves and are preparing to descend the mountain . Prepare all the treasures they should receive,” instructed Elder Yi .

“Yes . ” The stewards immediately began to calculate .

Meng Chuan joined Archean Mountain after the entrance examination . On the other hand, Liu Qiyue came up the mountain earlier in the year! This meant that Liu Qiyue had stayed on the mountain for a longer period .

After calculating, the stewards quickly prepared the treasures and gave them to Meng Chuan .

“Lord Meng Chuan, there are 1100 Thousand Star Pills in this gourd . It’s the exact amount you would receive in the next nine years . ” A cyan-robed steward respectfully handed a yellow-skinned calabash to Meng Chuan—which he had to hug! Quintessential Essence cultivation was extremely important to Godfiends . He saved Thousand Star Pills by cultivating at Myriad Thunder Peak .

After leaving the mountain and being deployed to a city pass, he would lose Myriad Thunder Peak’s cultivation environment . He needed to use Thousand Star Pills to hasten his Quintessential Essence cultivation .

“Here are 18 Lightning Tribulation Fruits . ” The steward handed over several jade boxes . Each jade box contained three Lightning Tribulation Fruits .

“I want to buy 20 Lightning Tribulation Fruits,” said Meng Chuan . The Lightning Tribulation Fruit was very important for his cultivation . He had to consume one every month . He would serve in a city pass for three years, so 20 more Lightning Tribulation Fruits were enough .

One Lightning Tribulation Fruit required ten thousand credits . It was very expensive! Fortunately, he was given his remaining credit quota—330,000 credits .

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Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue exchanged the treasures they needed—Thousand Star Pills, Spirit Fruits, baneful aura, and pills needed for injury treatment . After he was done cashing out his credits, Meng Chuan only had 32,000 credits left . Even the credits from his grandaunt had been mostly spent .

Liu Qiyue even borrowed 5000 credits from Meng Chuan before she finished buying everything she needed for the next three years .