Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 278 Silent Illumination Slays the Gods
'With my current spiritual power and magical abilities, forming a core is merely a matter of a single thought.'

Feeling the incredibly powerful Taiyi True Qi within his body, Chen Beiwu's heart stirred slightly.

The Golden Core realm, which ordinary cultivators of the Immortal Alliance dream of, is now within his grasp, and he can enter it at any time.

He only needs to induce the collapse of the Taiyi True Qi, then break the foundation, condense the elixir, and temper the gold, and he can instantly form the elixir and become a Dharma-enlightened immortal who enjoys a lifespan of a thousand years, a Golden Elixir True Person with a high position and great power.

But Chen Beiwu wanted far more than that.

"The pills are divided into nine grades. Although the Taiyi Golden Pill is good, how can it compare to the Yuanshi Golden Pill of the Yuqing Immortal Sect!" Chen Beiwu's eyes were deep.

The higher the grade of the immortal golden core that a cultivator condenses, the lower the difficulty of breaking through the Nascent Soul stage and transforming into a deity in the future.

Indeed, the Taiyi Golden Elixir is very powerful, containing the wonders of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint.

Those who create this pill can fight beyond their current level as soon as they enter the Golden Core stage, possessing unparalleled combat power and are hailed by their sect as the supreme first-grade Golden Core.

However, the Primordial Golden Elixir is even more renowned. Even in the history of the Immortal Alliance, it is a prestigious Golden Elixir that countless immortal cultivators have been unable to forge, and its power is unfathomable.

“Ordinary geniuses don’t have a choice, but I do.” Chen Beiwu suppressed the restless Taiyi True Qi within his dantian.

The more Chen Beiwu practiced the Five Directions and Five Elders Taiyi Elixir Casting Method, the more he felt that the Taiyi Golden Elixir was a lower-level Golden Elixir than the Primordial Golden Elixir, which could help him reduce the difficulty of practicing the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique.

Under these circumstances, Chen Beiwu became even more certain of his thoughts.

It should be noted that the Jade Purity Immortal Sect has not produced a peerless genius who has forged the Primordial Golden Core for tens of thousands of years.

If he succeeds, he may gain the attention and resources of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

As one of the three upper immortal sects, the Jade Purity Immortal Sect has the powerful Refining Void Dao Venerable in charge. If it were willing to devote its full efforts to cultivating a prodigy, it could probably produce a Nascent Soul True Venerable even if it were just piling them up.

Of course, even if Chen Beiwu's guess was wrong, the higher-ups of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect did not value the Primordial Golden Core prodigy as much as he expected, or perhaps he would fail to form the Primordial Golden Core in the future.

The Taiyi True Qi accumulated through nurturing and cultivating the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique can also deepen Chen Beiwu's foundation.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu closed his eyes, concentrated, and meditated on the Tai Xuan Shou Yi.

Within the Purple Mansion Spiritual Platform and Sea of ​​Consciousness, the power of divine consciousness was as vast as a boundless starry sea, guarding a mirror of light that shone brightly.

With a thought, Chen Beiwu's divine sense instantly covered an area of ​​six hundred feet in radius.

Within a range of six hundred feet, mountains, rivers, plants, insects, and even the subtle flow of spiritual energy were all clearly discernible to him, as if he were looking at the lines on his palm.

According to the records in the Immortal Alliance books, this level of spiritual power is comparable to that of a peak Golden Core cultivator.

Upon this thought, Chen Beiwu's mind stirred slightly, and his vast divine sense suddenly contracted, transforming into an invisible sharp sword aimed at the golden egg.

"boom!"

When the divine consciousness stirs, heaven and earth change.

Sensing an indescribable crisis, Jin Dan trembled and looked at Chen Beiwu with surprise.

"Gulu?"

Chen Beiwu withdrew his divine sense, opened his eyes, and smiled as he patted the golden egg's head.

His spiritual strength is now comparable to that of a peak Golden Core cultivator, and he also possesses Taiyi True Qi. It's time for him to cultivate a few Immortal Alliance spiritual killing techniques to keep as trump cards.

When he unleashes his divine sense technique, he might be able to directly kill a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

As for late-stage Golden Core cultivators, Chen Beiwu felt that was highly unlikely.

A difference in spiritual sense of one realm is not enough for him to crush a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, but it allows him to easily defeat an early-stage Golden Core cultivator by taking advantage of the difference in spiritual sense.

'This time I owe a huge favor.'

Chen Beiwu picked up the wine gourd beside him, shook his head, and found that there was not much of the Purple Mansion Condensing Wine left inside.

The reason he was able to master the Five Directions and Five Elders Taiyi Pill Forging Method within two years was thanks to the fourth-tier Xuan wine [Purple Mansion Condensing Elixir] given to him by True Lord Xianyun.

Indeed, compared to understanding the mysteries of the Golden Elixir and the Dharma Body, Chen Beiwu felt that improving his comprehension and comprehending the secret methods of forming the Golden Elixir was more important.

Unfortunately, even the finest spirit wine eventually runs out.

Based on a dosage of one drop per month, the remaining Zifu Ningxiang Li in the wine gourd can only last for another year.

After pouring out a drop of Purple Mansion Condensing Elixir and swallowing it, Chen Beiwu took out the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Manual.

The moment the wine entered his throat, Chen Beiwu's Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness surged violently. The originally obscure and difficult-to-understand "Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Manual" text was like the moon emerging from the clouds, each word radiating golden light, evolving the true meaning of immortal techniques deep within his spiritual platform.

Unbeknownst to him, guided by the Five Elders' Elixir-Forging Method at the Great Perfection Realm, Chen Beiwu gradually entered a state of enlightenment.

Only a fish and a dog remained, gazing at each other, using this atmosphere to cultivate themselves.

……

Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Yuqing Teaching Building, classroom teaching.

Chen Beiwu wore a plain white Taoist robe, with Tie Dan, who had learned the Ruyi Spell to shrink his size, resting on his right shoulder. He wore a cool fish-dragon scarf around his neck and walked with a steady gait.

"Shhhhhh!"

As soon as Chen Beiwu stepped into the lecture hall, the eight Golden Core cultivators who were whispering inside suddenly stopped, their divine senses like swords, all probing towards Chen Beiwu.

Of course, to avoid provoking powerful and talented cultivators, these Golden Core divine senses only touched and retreated, merely probing Chen Beiwu's appearance and aura without further probing.

'Who is this person? A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to practice a third-tier killing divine sense technique!'

A thin-faced cultivator frowned slightly and used his divine sense to communicate with his classmate beside him.

"Never seen him before. He's probably not a true disciple, nor a student of immortals; he's most likely a student of a sect," another person replied.

The Jade Purity Immortal Sect has a strict hierarchy, divided into Sect Students, Immortal Students, and True Immortal Disciples.

There are ten levels for students of the sect, with each level lasting one year. Students who have not broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage within ten years will not be able to graduate and will be expelled from the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

The immortal students are also divided into ten levels, each level lasting ten years.

Immortal students who can form their core within a hundred years can graduate early and become outstanding graduates of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect. They can then choose to truly join the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's lineage and become true disciples of the sect.

Competition among the true disciples of the Immortal Sect is even more intense. The best among them can compete for the position of the sect's chief disciple, representing the sect's reputation and obtaining the cultivation resources needed to advance to the Nascent Soul True Monarch level.

"She's good-looking, but a bit arrogant," commented a female cultivator at the Golden Core stage.

Without achieving the Golden Core stage and possessing immortal magical power, a Foundation Establishment cultivator has absolutely no chance of successfully cultivating a third-tier treasure technique.

"Don't expect too much from a young man. This kid probably just wants to broaden his horizons," a Golden Core cultivator retorted, admiring Chen Beiwu's courage.

A person's spirit can indicate their future achievements.

The Jade Purity Immortal Sect offers a high degree of freedom in course selection, allowing students to freely choose courses beyond their level. However, very few Foundation Establishment cultivators dare to choose courses on magical techniques.

Choosing a third-tier treasure technique course, to some extent, indicates that the person has extraordinary ambition and may achieve great things in the future, joining the ranks of others.

'Interesting, so he's Chen Beiwu?'

A female cultivator in green robes, with eyebrows like autumn water and skin as white as jade, had her eyes slightly brightened.

A Golden Core cultivator in the Immortal Sect might go into seclusion for several years, or even more than ten years.

However, not all the disciples of the immortal sects failed to recognize Chen Beiwu's identity; for example, Si Yunyun.

After all, he has no time to establish his foundation. His third-place ranking on the new talent list is quite impressive and deserves the attention of the true disciples of the immortal sect.

Moreover, the recent two cohorts of new students recruited by the Jade Purity Immortal Sect have not been as impressive as before, with not even a single flawless Foundation Establishment cultivator appearing.

'This little fellow has a promising future; he's worth befriending and bringing into the clan,' Si Yunyun thought to herself. Status determines resources and status.

Many True Venerable clans and Nascent Soul True Venerables in the Immortal Alliance have no shortage of cultivation resources or powerful vassals, but they lack capable family descendants.

It is no exaggeration to say that if a family's descendants are mediocre and fail to gain the recognition of the Creation Beast, it marks the beginning of a family's decline and fall.

When descendants cannot be relied upon, an outstanding son-in-law with exceptional talent who can form a co-existence contract with a primordial beast can naturally become the pillar of the True Venerable Clan and uphold the clan's reputation.

Jingyuan Zhenjun, who is expected to reach the level of a True Venerable, is a typical example.

Of course, an overly outstanding son-in-law also carries the risk of usurping the position and taking over the family business.

But compared to the decline of a clan and its complete annihilation by other True Venerable clans, at least this group of people is still rotting in the pot.

It is precisely because of this that, in the eyes of some True Venerable clans where geniuses emerge one after another, Chen Beiwu is nothing more than a rising star of the Immortal Alliance. While it is good to gain his friendship, they do not pay too much attention to him.

However, in the eyes of some powerful clans that lack outstanding descendants to carry on the family line, Chen Beiwu is undoubtedly a highly sought-after talent.

As a noblewoman of the Si family, Si Yunyun was somewhat envious of Chen Beiwu.

Noticing the gaze of a Golden Core cultivator nearby, Chen Beiwu remained calm, walked straight to the empty seat in the front row, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.

"Ring ring ring!"

The bell rang, and suddenly a handsome figure with flowing robes appeared in the classroom.

His eyes held the stars, and his body shimmered with spiritual light. A powerful fourth-tier mystic beast, the Thunder-Hunting Dragon, was wrapped around his waist as a belt. He was none other than Qin Zheng, the Thunder-Hunting True Monarch, a fourth-tier talisman master of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, who was skilled in thunder magic and divine sense killing techniques.

'Another Nascent Soul True Monarch, possessing a dragon-like aura and imbued with crimson good fortune.'

Chen Beiwu raised his eyes slightly and subconsciously looked at the aura of fortune flowing around True Monarch Hunting Thunder.

At the same time, Lord Hunting Thunder glanced around the classroom, a hint of surprise flashing through his mind.

Since the Golden Core cultivator did not use his divine sense to investigate further, he naturally could not discern Chen Beiwu's true strength and assumed that the latter was merely a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator.

However, Qin Zheng, being a Nascent Soul True Monarch, had extremely high standards.

Even without using his divine sense, he could tell at a glance that Chen Beiwu's aura was unusual and that he could break through the barrier and advance to the Golden Core stage at any time.

'When did the Jade Purity Immortal Sect gain another immortal student with the potential to form a first-grade Golden Core?'

Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes, curious, but did not ask about Chen Beiwu's identity. Instead, he extended his right fingertip and pointed forward, beginning his lecture.

"The spirit is the ruler, and the qi is the subject."

"Today I will be speaking about the third-order divine consciousness killing technique, the Taixiao Silent Illumination God-Slaying Thorn."

This technique possesses unfathomable power, specifically targeting the primordial spirit of cultivators. When used in conjunction with a summoned beast, its power is amplified even further.

"Therefore, to practice this art, one must understand three essentials."

"The first is silence, the second is punishment, the third is unity..."

After briefly introducing the cultivation method of Taixiao Jizhao Zhushen Ci, True Monarch Qin Zheng activated his divine sense and merged with the Qi of the Fellow Beast Hunting Thunder Dragon to personally demonstrate this third-tier treasure technique to his students.

In an instant, all the Golden Core cultivators below frowned slightly, realizing that True Monarch Qin Zheng had completely concealed his aura and disappeared from their divine senses.

"Zheng!"

An invisible and intangible god-slaying thorn shot into the sky, piercing the heavens.

Apart from True Monarch Qin Zheng and Chen Beiwu, none of the cultivators present could detect the fluctuations of divine sense and magical energy emitted by the Taixiao Silent Illumination God-Slaying Thorn.

Until the next instant, high in the sky.

Suddenly, a perfectly straight crack appeared in the clouds, as if it had been severed by an invisible divine sword. The edges of the crack were as smooth as a mirror and lingered for a long time. Only then did the cultivators in the lecture hall realize that the sky had split open.

"The true terror of this technique lies in its formlessness and intangibility, yet it can annihilate gods and silence souls. Have any of you grasped its meaning?" Qin Zheng Zhenjun said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the hall fell silent.

Several Golden Core cultivators shook their heads slightly.

In the Immortal Alliance, third-tier treasure techniques are already difficult to cultivate, let alone those with formidable power. Among third-tier divine sense killing treasure techniques, the Taixiao Silent Illumination God-Slaying Thorn is known for its fearsome reputation.

Even with a Nascent Soul True Monarch personally demonstrating and teaching, they still couldn't sense the trajectory of that stab.

To put it bluntly, they couldn't even sense the God-Slaying Thorn, let alone comprehend the basics of cultivation.

Seeing this, True Monarch Qin Zheng remained calm and unsurprised.

Prodigies who can learn everything in one lesson only exist in books and biographies.

At least in Qin Zheng Zhenjun's hundreds of years of teaching career, he had never seen such a peerless genius in the Yuqing Immortal Sect who could understand things immediately, draw inferences from one instance, and possess extraordinary comprehension.

He had seen even the most gifted students need ten years to cultivate the Taixiao Jizhao Zhushen Thorn to the minor completion level.

Just then, Qin Zheng Zhenjun's gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at Chen Beiwu.

Noticing Qin Zheng Zhenjun's unusual behavior, all the Golden Core cultivators present looked in the direction he was looking.

'what happened? ’

'Has this person entered a state of enlightenment?'

'No way, a Foundation Establishment cultivator can also comprehend a Golden Core technique? Is there no law left?'

The eight Golden Core cultivators exchanged glances, their eyes revealing surprise.

One of the true disciples of the immortal sect, who had been practicing the Taixiao Jizhao Zhushenci for many years without being able to get the basics, suddenly stood up.

He was completely unaware that the jade slip containing the cultivation technique in his hand had been crushed with a 'crack'.

"Zheng!"

With the help of the resonance of the Covenant, Chen Beiwu mobilized the divine sense of the Golden Egg and quietly condensed an invisible and intangible God-Slaying Thorn in front of him.

Compared to the God-Slaying Thorn demonstrated by True Lord Qin Zheng, Chen Beiwu's copy of the God-Slaying Thorn, which he had suddenly realized, was not as formless and intangible as he had imagined.

However, the faint aura of annihilation emanating from it could also bring a slight sense of crisis to the Golden Core cultivators present.

"Alright, wake up!"

Qin Zheng flashed and slapped Chen Beiwu.

Chen Beiwu felt a sudden pause in his sea of ​​consciousness, and the God-Slaying Thorn that had been formed in front of him instantly collapsed, breaking him out of his state of enlightenment.

Interrupted from his moment of enlightenment, Chen Beiwu instinctively frowned.

He looked up and saw the kind-faced and gentle-tongued Lord Hunting Thunder.

"Do you know how dangerous it was just now?" True Lord Hunting Thunder withdrew his palm, his Daoist robe fluttering without wind: "Before forming the Golden Core, I suddenly realized the transformation of the God-Slaying Thorn, which easily injured my innate Purple Mansion and the consciousness of the beast god."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu realized what was happening, looked at the golden egg, and found that the latter's consciousness had been almost completely drained, and it looked listless.

"Thank you for your help, True Lord." He quickly fed the golden egg a pill and expressed his gratitude.

"No need for formalities." True Monarch Hunting Thunder looked at Chen Beiwu with admiration in his eyes.

He wanted to retract his earlier thought; novels and biographies were not fictions, and there really were extraordinary geniuses in this world who could learn anything in a single lesson.

"Do you have a master?"

The moment the True Lord uttered these words, everyone present was astonished.

(End of this chapter)