Chapter 383 Cultivation

I’ll probably take a few months to understand the second and third paintings. Meng Chuan spent another two hours studying the second and third paintings before stopping temporarily. Time was precious now. He still needed to hunt for demon monarchs. He couldn’t waste too much time.

I’ll try to gain basic mastery first.

With a thought

The Essence Soul in his sea of consciousness suddenly disintegrated into countless Essence Soul thoughts. With countless Essence Soul thoughts as the foundation, he reconstructed his Essence Soul.

It was just like microscopic matter that could form charcoal but also diamond depending on how it was structured. As for the Essence Soul that was naturally formed by living beings, the structure was extremely exquisite. If one were to change the structure without reason or a guide, they would mostly damage the Essence Soul. As for Senior Fei Yu, his understanding of Essence Soul structure had reached an unimaginable level. The perfected Essence Soul structure far exceeded the original structure of the Essence Soul.

Whoosh.

According to the structure he comprehended from the Essence Soul Star’s first painting, countless Essence Soul thoughts in Meng Chuan’s sea of consciousness finally formed a ma.s.sive star.

The star slowly rotated, emitting an endless charm.

Meng Chuan felt his mind becoming ethereal. His mind was several times faster, and his Essence Soul was extremely stable! It was like a fortress. Furthermore, as his Essence Soul slowly rotated, his Essence Soul absorbed external powers and slowly strengthened itself. This kind of strengthening was very slow, but the advantage was that it never stopped!

According to the simple description of the Essence Soul Star, one’s Essence Soul will take about 500 years to cultivate from the fifth level to the sixth level. It will take about 1,000 years for one’s Essence Soul to reach the seventh level from the sixth. From the seventh level to the eighth level, it will take about 2,000 years. Meng Chuan sighed. What a terrifying cultivation formulation.

Creation Supremacies mostly had fifth-level Essence Souls. With this cultivation formulation, one could attain a sixth-level Essence Soul in 500 years. It was extremely difficult for Imperial Lords to reach the Tribulation realm. This cultivation formulation gave their Essence Souls a chance of reaching the Tribulation realm.

The first requirement is the paintings. This cultivation formulation is completely hidden within the paintings. It’s relatively easy to gain insights in the early stages, but the further one advances, the more difficult it becomes. In fact, one would comprehend completely different insights than that of Senior Fei Yu. It’s fine if one goes in a completely different direction, but one should be worried about going down a path with a dead end. That would result in being stuck at the sixth or seventh-level of the Essence Soul.

The Essence Soul Star formation he comprehended could be wrong. If he tried to reconstruct his Essence Soul, it would collapse. Not only would he fail to break through, but his foundation would also be damaged. Clearly, not everyone could master such a forbidden cultivation formulation.

The second requirement is the mind’s willpower. If one’s willpower isn’t strong enough, they won’t be able to comprehend the profundities within the paintings. The pressure brought by the star in the paintings is enough to injure the Essence Soul. Furthermore, if one’s willpower isn’t strong enough, they will die once they reach the Tribulation realm! They won’t even be able to pa.s.s the first tribulation.

In the Tribulation realm, each tribulation was a life and death experience. Thus, one’s willpower was extremely important.

I can attain a sixth-level Essence Soul in 500 years? It’s not bad if it’s during a time of peace. However, in wartime, it’s still too slow to rely on this cultivation formulation to improve the Essence Soul. This cultivation formulation stabilizes one’s Essence Soul, increasing its defense by more than ten-fold. Meng Chuan could sense how stable the slow-spinning star in his sea of consciousness was.

As for killing enemies? Normally, there’s only one move-Astral Wave.

With a thought, invisible ripples spread out. They could spread out in all directions and also target a single enemy by restraining them. Astral Wave can affect enemies at the same Essence Soul level. When used against somebody with an Essence Soul in the original structure, I can reduce their strength by nearly half.

There’s also a forbidden spell. An Essence Soul Star nurtures Starlight internally. This is the Essence Soul’s foundation. If I were to release a single beam of Starlight, I would be able to injure a sixth-level Essence Soul. However, a single beam of Starlight will damage my Essence Soul’s foundation by 30%. Even if the Essence Soul Star formulation’s recovery speed is astonis.h.i.+ng, it will take ten years to recover.

There’s also the move ‘Indiscriminate Destruction.’ It’ll burn the entire Essence Soul Star and deliver a deadly blow at the risk of one’s life. There’s a high chance that one’s Essence Soul will be completely annihilated. If one successfully kills the opponent, a portion of the Essence Soul might still survive. However, one would be left with incomplete memories and a greatly-reduced perception. The damaged Essence Soul will automatically revolve, recovering to its original state. It’ll take more than 1,000 years for it to recover completely.

He definitely couldn’t use the Indiscriminate Destruction mindlessly. If he used it, regardless of whether the enemy died or not, he had a high chance of dying. Even if he was lucky enough to survive, it would take him a long time to recover.

According to the description, if one reaches the Tribulation realm, they will be able to use Starlight as an ordinary move. If one reaches the Sixth Tribulation realm, Indiscriminate Destruction can be used as a normal forbidden spell. Every usage only damages a portion of one’s foundation. It’ll take just a few decades to recover. Meng Chuan understood this point. Clearly, at his current realm, his Essence Soul would still be severely damaged if he burned the entirety of his Essence Soul.

Meng Chuan’s vision blurred as he returned to Heart Sea Palace.

“Are you done cultivating?” The Guardian smiled at Meng Chuan.

“It’s a very powerful cultivation formulation,” said Meng Chuan. Although it prioritized stability in the early stages, it was already impressive that he could reduce the strength of enemies with a similar-level Essence Soul with the main method of attack-Astral Waves.

“Look.” The Guardian pointed to the side of the hall. With a wave of his hand, a bookshelf appeared in the hall. There were over 100 books on the bookshelf.

“Ancestral Master Archean Eon traveled through the River of s.p.a.cetime and collected quite a number of Essence Soul mystic techniques. They are all here,” said the Guardian with a smile. “Furthermore, several powerful manuals that humans have obtained from other Tribulation Eminences and Imperial Lords are also placed here.”

Meng Chuan nodded. The most dazzling batch of experts in human history mainly existed during the Archean Eon Sect’s era.

Some were personally guided by Ancestral Master Archean Eon, so their improvement was naturally fast. Some rose after the ancestral master died. At that time, the sect’s heritage was very rich, and they had many treasures. Many experts like Myriad Sword Island Lord and Imperial Lord An Yang appeared.

As time pa.s.sed, the number of treasures that could aid their cultivation dwindled. It was naturally harder for humans to produce peerless experts.

“You can read the other Essence Soul mystic manuals slowly in the future. You’d better read this first.” The Guardian walked to the bookshelf and handed Meng Chuan a book. “These are some notes left behind by human experts, who have cultivated the Essence Soul Star. Only those that have obtained the legacy are qualified to read it.”Meng Chuan came to a realization as he read the book.

“Remember, don’t let the name ‘Essence Soul Star’ be known. Otherwise, you will incur huge trouble. The Essence Soul Star can improve one’s Essence Soul, and the improvement shouldn’t be revealed. In short, everything regarding the Essence Soul Star has to be kept a secret. Just disguise it as a top-notch Essence Soul mystic technique, which gives one high defense.”

Meng Chuan flipped through the book.

There were records of Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences and Imperial Lords.

The outer realm looks cruel and cold. Even if an alien expert-recognized as a friendmight kill a friend for the sake of his cultivation path. It’s even more common to kill an unfamiliar expert.

The more Meng Chuan read, the more he sighed.

He also realized how cruel the outer realm was! The three demon Imperial Lords were overjoyed when they discovered that a large number of World Entrances had appeared between the Demon Realm and the human world. They had a chance of obtaining the treasures left behind a Seventh Tribulation Eminence just by sending their subordinates to conquer the human world. It was an extremely rare opportunity! As for the large number of demons that died and the countless humans that were slaughtered, they meant nothing to the three Imperial Lords.

The Essence Soul Star formulation is very outstanding in every other aspect. It’s only lacking when it comes to killing enemies. It’s suggested that one cultivates the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell as a supplement.