The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 366 Level 18 Spiritual Essence

Three thousand miles away, Wang Wu sat on an unnamed cliff, looking at the drop of ancient dragon blood in his hand.

Good heavens, the problem that seemed so troublesome before was solved just like that. Snake Nineteen is as generous as ever, and I owe it another favor.

With a smile, Wang Wu placed the ancient dragon blood sealed within the mysterious ice against his chest. The ice and fire spiritual energy circulated on its own, slowly and silently melting and absorbing the outer layer of mysterious ice.

This mysterious ice was not ordinary ice. Even with the intensity of Wang Wu's current ice and fire spiritual energy, it took more than ten minutes to completely melt it, and the resulting ice spiritual energy was as high as three million points.

It's really a great thing.

However, this item is only used to seal the ancient blood of the true dragon, so the latter is the better thing.

'Bang bang bang! '

Wang Wu's Heart of the Earth began to beat wildly. This True Dragon Ancient Blood could not be consumed; the best way was to merge with the Heart of the Earth.

Moreover, the most suitable state of fusion is the original state of the Heart of the Earth, rather than the state of being refined into a demon core.

These were all things that Wang Wu sensed immediately after coming into contact with the True Dragon Ancient Blood.

His bloodline cheered, indescribably so, without any barriers or rejection. In just an instant, this drop of ancient dragon blood was absorbed by the heart of the earth, everything as gentle as a spring breeze and rain, a natural and effortless process!
The next second, deep within his bloodline and body, it seemed as if a series of dragon roars echoed, constantly circulating and sublimating, finally transforming into a thunderous explosion!
Wang Wu suddenly opened his eyes, his blood and qi surging, like a curtain covering the sky, with a giant bear roaring and a giant snake spinning in the shadows.

But in the blink of an eye, everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

This is the epitome of effortless mastery.

It took less than three seconds from start to finish.

There was nothing they could do; Wang Wu's foundation was far too solid and profound. Even though the True Dragon Ancient Blood was incredibly precious and rare, it couldn't cause much of a stir for Wang Wu.

In fact, the ripples were barely formed before they were smoothed out.

The five Ruyi Demon Cores, combined with the Five Elements Spirit Array, are like an indescribable entity, allowing the Qi and blood to circulate 6400 times per second!
What does that even mean?

There's no need to compare it to the Bear God Martial Left Demon Emperor. Just consider this drop of True Dragon Ancient Blood. The maximum peak of blood boiling it can actually cause is only five thousand times per second.

It really can't provide much supplement to Wang Wu; it's not worthy of being considered a major tonic.

It can only make up for the part that is inherently lacking in Wang Wu's bloodline.

That's it.

"You have absorbed and fused a drop of True Dragon Ancient Blood, which has made up for the lack of your innate bloodline core. Your bloodline evolution level has increased by 3%, currently at 65.5% (60% already used). Your growth limit has been raised once again."

"Friendly reminder: due to the special nature of this drop of ancient dragon blood, it is equivalent to tailor-making three free attribute points for you (similar concept). You can use them on your six bloodline supernatural abilities. This means that this is a one-time opportunity and is a compensation for your innate development deficiencies."

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These three free attribute points are truly invaluable, equivalent to 60 million points of spiritual energy.

But how do I add it?
After much deliberation, Wang Wu ultimately decided to skip over Passive Concealment and Danger Perception, two bloodline talents that he had always considered his trump cards and essential upgrade choices.

Instead, he immediately added all three free attribute points to his Spiritual Essence talent.

This talent, which he once considered useless, is not exclusive to the Serpent Emperor's bloodline, nor to the Bear Clan's bloodline. It is more like a selection of several bloodlines, but its potential is not high.

Even the once-powerful Bear Demon Emperor only raised his Spiritual Essence Talent to level 12. The next three levels were all achieved by Wang Wu himself, constantly breaking through the upper limit through his bloodline evolution.

In other words, even if his uncle Yue Shan didn't have some good fortune, he wouldn't be able to reach level 15.

Who knows how amazing level 15 spiritual essence is?

Not to mention level 18 spiritual essence.

The moment the upgrade was completed, Wang Wu closed his eyes contentedly, held his breath, and even stopped sensing danger, because he needed to experience the level 18 spiritual essence in the purest state.

It was as if he had acquired a completely new way of sensing the outside world.

To him, the outside world was no longer wind, clouds, rain, snow, mountains, rivers, forests, or living things; it had all become the original structure of spiritual energy fluctuations.

Amazing!

A bird flew by, but under the perception of the level 18 spiritual energy, it was not a bird, but an organic entity formed by the combination and transformation of dozens of spiritual energies.

Within this organism, Wang Wu could directly analyze its strengths and weaknesses, and gain a preliminary understanding of its core life essence.

Every flower, every tree, every patch of grass, all the insects, all the living creatures, were like treasure troves, open to him.

At that moment, Wang Wu felt as if he could smell wonderful floral fragrance, hear melodious birdsong, and feel a gentle breeze. He couldn't help but breathe deeply.

But after taking only one breath, he suddenly woke up, because he was not actually breathing through his mouth and nose, nor was he activating the internal breathing of circulating blood and qi, but was breathing with level 18 spiritual essence.

With just one bite, all the grass, trees, and living things within a hundred miles seemed to wilt instantly, as if they had just recovered from a serious illness.

But Wang Wu directly absorbed a full 100,000 points of spiritual energy!
If he were to take another bite, all living beings within a hundred miles would likely perish.

"Fuck!"

Wang Wu was shocked and dumbfounded.

It seems incredibly unreliable, yet it also seems to make sense, since the original function of spiritual essence is to absorb spiritual energy.

A mouthful of one hundred thousand...

A mouthful of one hundred thousand...

No, I need to control myself. Half a mouthful, a small half mouthful, a quarter, no, a fifth! Wang Wu dared not be greedy and immediately returned four-fifths of the spiritual energy he had just absorbed.

We have a conscience, and we acquire wealth ethically.

Absolutely no use for creating a product with no heirs.

Well, the main reason is that I'm afraid of alarming the immortals, who might ban him directly, which would be really unlucky.

All I can say is that level 18 spiritual energy is incredibly powerful, and the impact is actually quite small, perfectly solving the drawbacks of the initial stage.

Then Wang Wu started running around aimlessly, taking small bites here and there, not taking much, and he crushed one-fifth of them to death.

If he encounters a demon of rank nine or higher, he will show extra mercy and precisely avoid it.

In this way, the plants and trees themselves won't feel anything, and the little fairies won't think there's a bug and start spreading rumors everywhere. Details matter, everything is in the details.

Of course, Wang Wu also realized that the spiritual energy absorption function of this level 18 spiritual essence seemed to be only suitable for wilderness areas like the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance where spiritual energy was relatively abundant.

If we return to the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance, there will be no way to stop it. As long as we dare to operate it, we will definitely trigger the spirit network alarm.

Unless you encounter a wealthy individual, you can quickly absorb spiritual energy, draining it all in one go, much like the Star-Absorbing Technique.

Haha!

Some of them are adorably wicked.

By the end of the day, Wang Wu had successfully accumulated ten million points of spiritual energy.

Including what I had looted before, my total wealth successfully reached 15 million points.

That's a bit more generous now.

However, this spiritual energy still needs further processing and transformation.

For example, the conversion of ice and fire spiritual energy is the simplest, which can be done directly with the Heart of the Earth. The loss is about 1%, and the conversion speed is 10 points per second, which is quite powerful.

Then there's the Azure Wood Spiritual Energy, which is a bit complicated. It can be converted using the Heart of the Earth, but because the supporting systems aren't perfect, there's a 10% loss, meaning it can only convert 1,000 points of Azure Wood Spiritual Energy per second. So it's better to just use the Grade 5 Ruyi Azure Wood Spiritual Pill to cultivate it yourself. It only has a 0.15% loss, and it's fast and efficient. However, it requires meditation and cannot be converted during combat.

There are pros and cons to both.

However, for Wang Wu, the Green Wood Elixir is still positioned as a backline support, a tool to increase lifespan and basic attributes. He will not deliberately use it on the battlefield.

Finally, there's the transformation of vital energy and blood, which is the most important part.

Wang Wu specially arranged a share of 1200 million spiritual energy for him.

There are many ways to perform this transformation.

The first method can compress spiritual energy into spiritual liquid, at a ratio of 10:1 or 100:1.

This is quite applicable, with a loss rate ranging from 2% to 5%, and the key is that it can be directly consumed and converted during combat.

It's incredibly powerful and a top choice for big spenders who don't mind spending a lot of money.

Wang Wu used to do just that; it was the most common method in the Great Wilderness Prison.

But now that he's outside, Wang Wuzhen is reluctant to suffer such huge losses, so he can only take the route of business transformation.

That is, spiritual energy is used to cultivate spiritual plants until they reach a certain level of maturity, and then they are refined into Ginseng Vitality Pills.

This is a fairly reliable and profitable path for converting spiritual energy into vitality value and then into blood and qi.

In any case, after spending some time, there will be no loss, but in fact, the process will generate about 15% profit.

And this is just one type of elixir, the Ginseng Vitality Pill. If we use some higher-grade spiritual plants to refine higher-quality elixirs, the profit could even exceed 100%, or possibly reach 200% or 300%.

So don't be surprised that cultivators love alchemy; Wang Wu loves alchemy too.

Unfortunately, he no longer has enough time to develop this elixir industry chain.

He now needs to make some preparations for the big battle two days from now.

Well, there's really not much to prepare. With just 1500 million points of spiritual energy, what can he possibly prepare?

Should we upgrade the ape skull, or the fire-poisoned remains?

Is it to refine those fine hairs, or to create divine talismans?

No need, absolutely no need.

Wang Wu sighed and glanced at his teammates, who were still digging in the soil, searching for spiritual plants, transplanting spiritual fruits, and catching demons, reaping a bountiful harvest.

So he continued collecting taxes all over the mountains and fields, taking small amounts at a time.

Two days passed just like that, and he successfully accumulated 3000 million points of spiritual wealth.

It was also at this time,
Wang Wu's heart suddenly stirred, and a few lines of information appeared with some difficulty. It turned out that the four clowns had finally reached a consensus on the spiritual essence of level 18 and made the corresponding assessment.

"Your spiritual talent has reached level 18, a level that is beyond our comprehension and has never been seen before. Therefore, please point out any misunderstandings or flaws in our assessment!"

"Assessment: This level of spiritual essence seems to have glimpsed the essence of spiritual energy, and its deconstruction of spiritual energy has reached a remarkable level. However, detailed data is still needed."

"Appraisal: Although an accurate assessment is impossible, level 18 spiritual essence clearly surpasses Grade 1. Therefore, it can be tentatively classified as Super Grade 1. As of now, you have accumulated three conditions. Once you have gathered ten conditions, your strength will be Super Grade 1!"

(End of this chapter)