Dragon Devouring Cultivation

Chapter 412 Li Da
Don't be fooled by the fact that the highest grade of the spirit lightning iron contained in this small island is only third-level. Considering its enormous size and the fact that it has an underwater section, this small island is almost equivalent to a rich mine.

Most importantly, by continuously undergoing tribulations here, the island's rank will continue to improve.

It seems that the North Sea Divine Sect had a plan for arranging this tribulation; perhaps a fourth-order Spirit Thunder Iron island will appear here in the future.

Li Da was sitting cross-legged in the center of the island, with spiritual light flashing on the ground, indicating that the formation set up on the island was being activated.

Li Zhen did not affect Li Da's preparations; he could sense that Li Da was in good condition.

He thought about it and realized that Li Da hadn't played much of a role before; he was basically just a moving spatial coordinate.

However, since he became the Supreme Sect Master of the North Sea Divine Sect, Li Da has taken on a new role.

If Li Da can advance to the Nascent Soul stage, with abundant resources and his own considerable talent, it's not impossible for him to advance to the Great Cultivator stage in the future.

As long as Li Da advances to the Nascent Soul stage, he can become a high-ranking member of the North Sea Divine Sect by relying on Li Zhen's influence.

This aligns with Li Zhen's interests, providing a trustworthy person to keep an eye on the Beihai Divine Sect and prevent any trouble from arising there.

With that in mind, Li Zhen made a decision. He searched through his spatial items for a while and quickly found the corpse of a fourth-tier demon king that he had collected before.

He collected quite a few of these kinds of monster corpses when the demon kingdom invaded the immortal kingdom.

Some of it was used up before, but a lot was left.

He had the Dragon Heart Space devour the corpse of a fourth-tier demon king. He didn't use all the energy generated; he only took a small portion and flicked it into Li Da's body.

As for undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation, he had gained sufficient experience due to the numerous times he and his spirit pets had undergone it.

The energy he injected into Li Da's body was enough for Li Da to safely pass through the Heavenly Tribulation and also to quickly stabilize his cultivation.

He didn't push Li Da too hard. Li Da wasn't him. Rapid advancement for cultivators is a good thing, but too rapid advancement, especially with the help of others, can greatly affect a cultivator's mind and ultimately their future.

Take the core disciples of many sects as an example. The sects would rather risk the death of their core disciples in various missions than fail to hone them. All resources must be earned by the core disciples through their own merits.

Only disciples who have been tempered in this way can go far on the path of cultivation.

This was a lesson learned from countless years of experience. Li Zhen had a much broader perspective on Li Da and was therefore acting with caution.

"Alright, once Li Da is promoted, give him the status of a core disciple!" Li Zhen said in a deep voice, then disappeared from the spot.

Sect Master Shanglian was somewhat puzzled. Did the Supreme Sect Master mean that Li Daneng had successfully advanced?
As for granting Li Zhen the status of a core disciple, the Supreme Sect Master could have easily done so. Letting the Refining Sect Master do it was a gesture of respect to the Refining Sect Master and also indicated that Li Zhen had no interest in power.

Li Da's tribulation went so smoothly that even Sect Master Shanglian was somewhat surprised. The originally predicted 50% success rate seemed to have become a joke.

Throughout the entire tribulation process, Li Da's aura not only did not decline, but instead grew stronger with each heavenly lightning strike.

After successfully transcending the tribulation and becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the Sect Master of Shanglian Sect sensed that Li Da's aura had stabilized at the early stage of Nascent Soul. Only then did the Sect Master of Shanglian understand the extraordinary abilities of the Chaos Divine Dragon.

Afterwards, Li Da became a core disciple of the Beihai Divine Sect. Core disciples have the same authority as elders, and even more so.

Elders possess certain powers, but core disciples, in addition to having similar powers to elders, also receive special training from the North Sea Divine Sect. Core disciples can obtain some inheritances that even elders cannot access through their contributions.

On the very day Li Da became a core disciple, he truly entered the power center of the Beihai Divine Sect.

Li Zhen returned to his cave dwelling. Instead of staying there, he used his spatial magic to return to his small world cave dwelling in the Immortal Kingdom.

Upon returning to his small world cave, he busied himself setting up the newly acquired spiritual veins and combining them with the original ones to form a larger-scale spiritual vein array.

He also placed many more spiritual fields, spiritual plants and herbs, various precious materials, moved buildings, and even entire spiritual mines into his small world cave.

He had refined the small world cave dwelling, adding so many spiritual mines and veins, greatly enhancing its spirituality and deepening its connection with him. He had a faint feeling that he could integrate the small world cave dwelling into his body, but when he actually tried to do so, he was always influenced by some inexplicable force.

However, he clearly understood that as long as he continued to increase the spirituality of his small world cave, one day he would be able to integrate the small world cave into himself.

At that time, the small world cave dwelling will no longer be fixed in the void, but will be able to be carried with him.

This is different from the Eastern Absolute Divine Palace. Although the Eastern Absolute Divine Palace also contains a small fragment of space, the core of its small world cave is a fragment of the main world.

The small world cave's capacity also increases with the increase of spirituality. Currently, it can withstand a small portion of fifth-order power, unlike the Eastern Absolute Divine Palace, which he dares not use even a little fifth-order power inside, lest he accidentally cause the Eastern Absolute Divine Palace to collapse.

Most importantly, the connection between the small world cave and Li Zhen is constantly growing. Once they are integrated and the small world cave can withstand fifth-order power, he will not need to suffer the backlash of heaven and earth and consume his lifespan when he uses fifth-order divine abilities in the small world cave.

Of course, what he was thinking was just a guess, but at his level of cultivation, even the faintest guesses were a direction for the future, and with sufficient conditions to support them, he would not let it go.

Once the small world cave was rearranged, he placed the fifth-order Wukong, the fifth-order Sanzang, and the fifth-order Heavenly Demon in a yin spiritual energy environment, while the white dragon Ao Lie and the four-legged creature were placed in a normal spiritual energy environment.

He then focused his mind on the Dragon Heart Space. The devouring of the Xuanwu Divine Beast's corpse was still in progress, and it would probably take another year.

He only needs to go into seclusion for a year to gain the confidence to attempt to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, he still had some things to take care of before going into seclusion.

He flashed out of the small world cave, and as soon as he left, he frowned slightly because he sensed that there were four unfamiliar great cultivators at Qingmu University.

"Li Zhen, you've emerged from seclusion!" Principal Wang appeared and greeted Li Zhen.

"I'm out running some errands, and I'll be going into seclusion soon!" Li Zhen nodded in reply.

"Are you trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?" Principal Wang asked somewhat uncertainly.

He had almost no doubt about whether Li Zhen could become a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, he could not give an accurate guess as to when Li Zhen would break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

In his eyes, Li Zhen's cultivation level had improved far too quickly.

Principal Wang thought that no matter what kind of prodigy a genius is, it would take at least several hundred years of accumulation before they could attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, but it was different for Li Zhen.

In Principal Wang's perception, Li Zhen's aura exceeded the fourth level, and this time Li Zhen's aura was more stable, indicating that Li Zhen's foundation was becoming more solid.

Li Zhen's continuous seclusion under these circumstances made him suspect that Li Zhen was trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

"I have this plan, and I will try to make an attempt within the next two years!" Li Zhen gave a precise answer.

"Do you need me to awaken the Divine Lord Gongying to protect you? The Divine Lord Gongying can also give you some guidance!" Principal Wang suggested.

Li Zhen had heard of the great name of Gong Ying, but this Gong Ying had never shown his face, instead being immersed in deep cultivation.

This is the normal state of a Nascent Soul cultivator; external affairs are nowhere near as important as one's own understanding of the Great Dao.

He would only appear when Aoki University faced a catastrophe, or when it was time for Gong Ying to become a god and contribute to the Immortal Kingdom.

“No need to trouble Lord Gongying. What happened at the school? Why are there so many powerful cultivators here?” Li Zhen asked, changing the subject.

“They are powerful cultivators who were injured in the war against the demon kingdom. Because the energy in their bodies carries a death-like quality, it is difficult to expel them. Therefore, they were sent here to Qingmu to help them recover. They will stay for a maximum of one year!” Principal Wang replied.

(End of this chapter)