Chapter 91

In the following months, Nie Tian practiced cultivation on the back mountain of Lingyun Mountain under the guidance of Wu Ji.

Every morning, Wu Ji would explain to him why the alchemists came into being, tell him about the division of realms, and share some secrets and wonders of the Litian Domain.

Through Wu Ji, Nie Tian learned that a hundred thousand years ago was known as the Ancient Era.

In the Ancient Era, various races stood across the myriad domains, with the sky-bearing giants, ancient beasts, and the great dignitaries of each race being the dominant forces in their respective domains.

The human race, however, was merely a lamb awaiting slaughter, dominated by the powerful races and used as sacrifices to the heavens and earth.

It wasn't until the ancient alchemists gradually discovered a path of cultivation, learning to incorporate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their spirit seas, that the human race gradually freed itself from the enslavement of the powerful races and finally rose to prominence.

Wu Ji informed him that every living being in the world had its own unique qualities.

The sky-bearing giants and ancient beasts were the darlings of the cosmos from the moment of their birth, their flesh and blood harboring unimaginable and terrifying power.

The great dignitaries of the powerful races possessed incomparably strong bloodlines, some of which could communicate with the molten core of the earth, some could trigger thunderous changes, some contained the mysteries of death, and some gave birth to boundless vitality.

There were also peculiar races with inherently mysterious souls, drifting like ghosts in the dark voids of the cosmos.

According to Wu Ji, any life form could possess one or three different types of power.

These three types of power were spiritual energy, bloodline power, and soul power.

Some powerful races had the secrets of the laws of heaven and earth hidden in their bloodlines, and they would mainly cultivate bloodline power, with the vitality in their flesh and blood as vast as mountains and seas.

Some powerful races had strong souls, and their cultivation was mostly related to the soul.

Other life forms mainly cultivated spiritual energy within their spirit seas.

Spiritual energy, bloodline power, and soul power were just different manifestations of power, all possessing boundless mystery and the ability to change the world.

In the early stages of cultivation, the human race often focused on spiritual energy. After reaching a certain realm, they could also perceive the mysteries of the soul and thus begin to temper their souls.

Of course, nothing was absolute. Some people could keenly sense the existence of mental energy at a very early stage.

Mental energy was the earliest form of soul power.

As mental energy gradually condensed and strengthened, it could be used to nurture and temper the soul, allowing one to clearly recognize their own soul and begin the path of soul cultivation.

The Ghost Sect of the Litian Domain, due to the special nature of their cultivation techniques, placed great importance on this when selecting disciples.

Thus, most disciples of the Ghost Sect had extraordinary mental energy.

The disciples of the Ghost Sect, as they progressed in their cultivation, would focus mainly on soul cultivation, so they chose disciples who had strong mental energy from the beginning.

Every morning, Wu Ji would tell Nie Tian about the ancient alchemists, the various races, and the differences and classifications of the three types of power.

In the afternoon, he would teach Nie Tian the ancient runes, the script of the sky-bearing giants, and the ancient beasts, telling him that he would need to use them when he eventually left the Litian Domain.

The ancient runes were the earliest way for the ancient alchemists to communicate with heaven and earth.

The script of the sky-bearing giants and the ancient beasts were two languages.

According to Wu Ji, if he ever left the Litian Domain and went to other secret realms, he would certainly see these two scripts in some places, and might even encounter sky-bearing giants and ancient beasts.

At that time, knowing these two scripts would allow him to make full use of his knowledge and take the initiative.

At least, he could communicate with those terrifying life forms.

From the beginning, Nie Tian did not resist learning the script of the sky-bearing giants and the ancient beasts, which even surprised Wu Ji.

He didn't know that when Nie Tian first saw the script of the ancient beasts, he thought of the stone hall beneath the desert in the Qinghuan Realm.

On the walls of that stone hall, on the stone pillars, were carved the mysterious scripts of the ancient beasts.

At that time, if he had already learned the script of the ancient beasts, he could have understood what the inscriptions on the stone hall meant.

As for the script of the sky-bearing giants...

The first time he heard about the sky-bearing giants from Wu Ji, he was one hundred percent sure that the mysterious place the beast bone had taken him to, with its mountain-like arms pointing to the sky, belonged to the sky-bearing giants!

In the depths of that place, there were sky-bearing giants that had disappeared for countless years.

The angry fist technique he practiced came from one of those sky-bearing giants. If he could understand their script, he could certainly obtain more secrets from that mysterious place.

Therefore, he not only did not resist learning the script of the ancient beasts and the sky-bearing giants in the afternoon, but he was also very dedicated.

His dedication pleased Wu Ji.

During the day, he followed Wu Ji to learn the scripts of the two powerful races, understand the reasons for the existence of alchemists, and listen to Wu Ji analyze the wonders of the application of various powers.

At night, he used the low-grade spirit stones given by Wu Ji to practice the alchemy technique, expanding his spirit sea.

Every few days, a Thunder Abyss Beast would descend from the sky, leaving a second-level spirit beast for him to eat.

Each time, after dropping the food, the Thunder Abyss Beast would soar into the clouds and disappear in a flash.

In the Qinghuan Realm, obtaining the flesh of a second-level spirit beast was extremely difficult for him.

But here, he enjoyed the flesh of second-level spirit beasts every day.

The flesh of the second-level spirit beasts became his daily food, and he followed Wu Ji's instructions not to deliberately use the power generated by the second-level spirit beasts to expand his spirit sea.

The power from the second-level spirit beasts naturally spread into his flesh and bones, integrating into his organs.

Because the low-grade spirit stones he used for cultivation at night contained abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth, which was enough for him to gradually expand his spirit sea.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, he had practiced cultivation on the mountain top with Wu Ji for half a year.

After half a year, his spirit sea had expanded to the limit of the ninth level of the Alchemy Realm!

He was just one step away from breaking through the bottleneck and advancing from the Alchemy Realm to the Innate Realm.

After eating the flesh of second-level spirit beasts for half a year, his body became stronger, he grew taller, and the vitality within his body was much more vigorous than that of his peers.

His mental energy had also extended to a radius of three hundred meters after half a year.

This morning, as usual, Nie Tian planned to go to Wu Ji to listen to his explanation of the breakthrough from the Alchemy Realm to the Innate Realm and the precautions to take.

In the past three days, Wu Ji no longer talked about the characteristics of spiritual energy, bloodline power, and soul power, but focused on describing how to break through the bottleneck and advance to the Innate Realm.

"The secrets of advancing from the Alchemy Realm to the Innate Realm, I have said all I can. The rest is up to you to explore."

Surprisingly, Wu Ji came out of the thatched cottage on his own and said to him, "The transition from the ninth level of the Alchemy Realm to the Innate Realm is the first bottleneck you will encounter on your path of cultivation. In the future, you will encounter more such bottlenecks. Breaking through bottlenecks does not rely solely on hard practice, but requires personal insight to break through."

"You have been here for half a year, and it's time for you to go out and move around. It will be good for you."

"There is a grand gathering at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. I will have the Thunder Abyss Beast take you there. Here, take this token. You can choose three small items from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion as long as you show this token."

"Before the Innate Realm, you don't need to understand spirit weapons, as your realm and spiritual energy are insufficient to fully utilize their power."

"But once you advance to the Innate Realm, you can start learning to use spirit weapons."

With that, Wu Ji waved his hand toward the sky.

A low cry came from the clouds, and the Thunder Abyss Beast, which resembled a large eagle with fine lightning surrounding its body, suddenly descended from the sky.

The Thunder Abyss Beast had a dark green body, and its green eyes occasionally flickered with lightning.

After landing, it flapped its wings, and the lightning covering its body slithered into its body like small snakes.

"Go, it will take you to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion," Wu Ji instructed.

Nie Tian took the token inscribed with the character "Ji" and carefully climbed onto the Thunder Abyss Beast.

The Thunder Abyss Beast seemed reluctant, and it slightly twisted its body, causing Nie Tian to sway and almost fall off.

Wu Ji coldly snorted and said, "Don't feel wronged. You will one day beg Nie Tian for help!"

The Thunder Abyss Beast's green eyes glowed with intelligence, and it seemed puzzled by Wu Ji's words, unable to fully understand them.

"Take Nie Tian to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. If you dare to misbehave on the way, you will regret it!" Wu Ji scolded.

The Thunder Abyss Beast let out a low, aggrieved cry, stopped moving, and waited for Nie Tian to sit steady before spreading its wings and soaring into the clouds.

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