What do you mean by my awakened profession being Monster Hunter?

Everyone knows that neither of them possesses a flawless ancient seed; a single soul power seed is not enough for them to stand out from the crowd.

"Seeds? They were defeated even in the Immortal Ancient Era. Isn't that enough to prove that fusing with Immortal Seeds won't get you far either?"

Qi Shi'an raised an eyebrow and scoffed, "That's right. People like you can't even achieve such a small ideal as attaining immortality, so how would you know how a true peerless hero takes the first step on the supreme path?"

Everyone felt a tremor in their hearts, hardly believing their ears. How many people throughout history have been able to attain immortality?

Almost every one of them was an unparalleled genius who once dominated an era. Yet, this young man called such outstanding individuals "mere ideals"—what arrogant words!

"How arrogant! Do they really think they can look down on this world?!" the Immortal Academy disciple rebuked.

"The defeat of the Immortal Ancient has already proven that there is no way to transcend it. Even if we fuse with an unparalleled immortal seed, what good will it do? It will only be repeating the path that the ancient sages failed to follow."

Qi Shi'an's eyes were mocking as he rubbed his fingertips with his right hand, calmly saying, "A path destined to fail, do you really think I want to take it?"

Everyone was speechless, because the defeat of the Immortal Ancient Era proved everything, and no matter how much they refuted it, they could not change this established fact.

Shi Hao chuckled and said, "Why waste words with them? Immortality is a luxury for them, let alone transcendence. They don't have such a grand ambition."

"That's right. If you want to take the path of failure, then you should take it yourselves. After all, it's the only path that will lead you to immortality."

After saying that, Qi Shi'an left without looking back. Shi Hao chuckled and didn't linger any longer.

"It's laughable that someone who doesn't even have a seed dares to talk about transcendence!"

Everyone believed that the future of these two was bleak, and they had lost their qualification to compete for the title of the number one among the younger generation.

Because, having chosen the Ancient Immortal Method, they needed a most precious seed, but they didn't have one.

Even though they knew that Qi Shi'an possessed a perfect soul power seed, its potential was still insufficient. It was far inferior to the World Tree and the prototype of the universe, and even less than the supreme treasure seed that Little Heavenly King had fused with.

No one is optimistic about their future. Although they are wary of them now, everything will change once they break through to the Void Dao Realm!

"gone!"

A group of people continue onward, seeking an extraordinary opportunity to transform themselves.

On their way back, the two met some old acquaintances and found that Cao Yusheng and Taiyin Yutu were the most relaxed.

Little Fatty Cao Yusheng wakes up from his battle against the heroic spirits and actively seeks out those ancient war spirits, actually learning their techniques!

He possesses extraordinary abilities, including the ability to observe the memories of heroic spirits and learn their ancient methods.

Without delay, the two shared some of the precious elixir of the Evil-Repelling Bamboo with Cao Yusheng and the Little Rabbit. They felt that the greatest opportunity had already been given away, and there was no need to continue to venture deeper into the Immortal Hill.

"That is... the Desolate One and the Demon Lord!"

Afterwards, the four of them traveled back together, leaving the Immortal Hill Secret Realm and arriving at the top of the mountain. Many people exclaimed in surprise, naturally recognizing them.

At this moment, the golden ancient temple suspended in mid-air on the mountaintop had disappeared, and all the marks of the God of War had dispersed and vanished without a trace.

They descended the mountain at lightning speed. It had taken them many days to climb up, but they came down in a flash, reaching the foot of the mountain in no time.

Having undergone the baptism of the sap of the exorcising bamboo and attained enlightenment there, their physical bodies are incredibly resilient, rendering the runes and pressure emanating from the mountain ineffective.

Several days later, Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao finally returned to the Heavenly God Academy and immediately went to the Grand Elder.

The academy was much quieter now, because all the outstanding people had left, either entering the Immortal Academy or the Holy Academy, leaving only some cultivators who were not qualified to be selected for either academy.

There weren't many people around. The vast Tian Shen Academy was quiet and desolate no matter where you went.

"Well done!" The Grand Elder affirmed the two's experience.

At the foot of a sacred mountain, the Grand Elder had already prepared several medicinal pools and was setting them up. Beside him were several large cauldrons, boiling old medicines, their surfaces shimmering with light.

"The time ahead is hard to predict; it could be as short as a few months or as long as more than ten years!" The Grand Elder's expression was extremely serious.

"understand!"

The two said in unison that they had made all the preparations and wanted to make a big breakthrough.

"Elder, if we enter the final stage, may I be buried beneath the Sea of ​​Stars?"

Qi Shi'an looked solemn. He needed to prepare for the breakthrough to open up the next divine treasure. That realm required observing the stars and celestial phenomena, and the Star Sea was the only safe place.

Because the Starry Sea is located within the Heavenly God Academy's territory, no one can disturb his breakthrough.

"can."

The Grand Elder nodded. Although he didn't know what this demonic boy wanted to do, he figured it was related to his path of cultivation, so he didn't ask any further questions.

At this moment, ripples spread across the several medicinal pools on the ground, revealing that they were indeed filled with various rare and precious medicinal herbs and minerals, such as leaves from the Celestial Tree, Eight Treasures Qilin, and Immortal Blood Star Sand...

The Grand Elder nearly emptied the academy's savings, sparing no expense, as long as two individuals could be successfully created who would use their bodies as seeds, it would all be worthwhile.

"Come on, enter your first medicinal pool!" the elder said.

The two sat down inside. As soon as Qi Shi'an entered, he smelled a strong medicinal fragrance, and all his pores opened up. The scalding hot medicinal liquid made his body tremble.

This was no ordinary heat; it was like boiling molten iron, making Qi Shi'an grimace.

With his current physical body, even divine weapons and sharp blades could hardly leave a mark, yet this pool of medicinal liquid made him tremble, so you can imagine how scalding it was.

This pool of medicinal liquid is the product of the melting of Immortal Blood Star Sand. When it falls on your body, the temperature is even higher than that of magma.

Legend has it that this kind of star sand is rare in the world. It is the blood of immortals who died in battle that fell into the universe and stained the remains of some stars. As time goes by, only a little essence remains, which turns into crystal clear grains of sand.

The sand was melted down by the Grand Elder in a large blue cauldron and was now being poured over Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao's heads as soup.

After the translucent sand grains melted, they formed a crimson liquid that emitted a dazzling light, truly like the blood of a celestial being flowing.

If it were any other ordinary deity, they would surely have been unable to withstand it and would have been burned to ashes, turning into skeletons.

This is an unpleasant experience. To have someone pour liquid that is many times hotter than magma over your head is practically murder!

And so, the two endured the excruciating pain, floating in their respective medicinal pools, their bodies being constantly cleaved and tempered as if cut by knives.

In the end, the Grand Elder even took out a large sword and slashed at them, ordering them to use the Hammer Bone Technique.

Qi Shi'an's face turned green. At this moment, he was like a lamb to the slaughter, waiting for the Grand Elder to wield his broadsword and "change his ways".

*Smack! Smack! Smack...*

The next moment, the elder raised his sword and brought it down, like a chaotic wind-splitting sword technique. The sword energy was vast and dazzling, like a cascading Milky Way, covering the sky and the earth, but it did not hurt their skin. Instead, it cut into their bones with just the right force and angle.

Both of them had countless bones split open, exposing their marrow, and were sweating profusely. The painful experience they had recently had at the Bamboo of Repelling Evil was being repeated.

"Don't worry, this is to test your results, to see if what you've gained in Immortal Hill is enough, to identify any shortcomings, and to strive for perfection!" the Grand Elder said.

However, Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao's miserable lives had only just begun. Their bodies were reforged, their marrow was severed, their tendons were broken, and they endured all kinds of torture and constant tempering with medicinal liquids, causing them to let out low growls.

Chapter 284 Planting Seeds in the Sea of ​​Stars

Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao soaked in the first medicinal pool for more than ten days. During this time, the Grand Elder kept wielding his broadsword, repeatedly honing their physiques in order to forge the most perfect indestructible bodies.

"Enter the second medicinal pool!"

The Grand Elder gave them no chance to catch their breath, and wisps of white mist rose from the second pool of medicine.

This medicinal pool contains not only various medicines, but also all kinds of insects, all of which are ancient and exotic species with potent poisons!

Beneath the white mist, the liquid, though dazzling, was unsettling at first glance. Its vibrant colors and pungent, fishy odor, along with the countless insects, sent chills down one's spine.

Meanwhile, there was a giant cauldron boiling nearby, with liquid splashing out continuously. Among the liquid were various rare divine insects, some of which were still alive and needed to be refined in the cauldron.

Splash!

The elder poured the liquid and insects from the giant cauldron onto the two of them, which then fell into their respective second medicinal pools.

Not a single dead insect was in the liquid pouring down from the giant cauldron; they all clung to the two men and began to gnaw at them.

Qi Shi'an felt a chill run down his spine. Countless insects crawled all over his body, wriggling and moving. Their mouthful of fangs were like divine weapons, sharp and incomparably sharp, easily piercing his skin, making him feel terrified.

These are all precious and rare divine insects and poisonous creatures, each with a noble lineage and extremely rare.

Qi Shi'an gritted his teeth, his face contorted. These insects were extremely poisonous, and being bitten and pierced by these venomous creatures was simply unbearable.

He used the Hammer Bone Technique, crackling and popping like beans being fried in his limbs and bones. After the poisonous insects sucked his blood, they turned into poisonous blood, which was then injected back into his body to cleanse his meridians.

Even the skull was no exception, clanging and resounding, as if it were the blood of a reborn god!

After a day and a night, the two were finally freed from this torment. All the poisonous insects died, and their essence dissipated.

Immediately afterwards, a scene that made one's vision go black appeared again, as countless centipedes and scorpions appeared, colorful and looking menacing, pouring down from the giant cauldron and landing on the two of them.

With so many scorpions and centipedes swimming together and crawling all over his skin, Qi Shi'an felt his skin alternating between hot and cold. First, an icy chill swept over his entire body, and then a surge of heat rushed to his heart. This transformation was breathtaking.

For ten days and ten nights, the two were tormented by dozens of the most terrifying poisonous insects, dying and coming back to life. Finally, they were soaked in a divine medicine to restore their physical bodies.

Sure enough, the effect was excellent. Dozens of poisonous insects are treasures of heaven and earth, the highest-grade "heavenly materials" for refining the body. Combined with various divine medicines, the effect was incomparable.

While Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao were undergoing a breakthrough and transformation in their seclusion, the outside world was also bustling with activity, and many amazing things happened.

"Breaking news! A peerless genius from the Immortal Academy has broken through, fusing with a flawless ancient seed and achieving a great rebirth of life, known as perfect evolution, without a single flaw, his invincible appearance is astonishing!"

"Hmm, someone from the Holy Academy has also successfully fused the ultimate power of the Heavenly Horned Ant's blood and the Phoenix's Nirvana True Blood. Moreover, this is unprecedented. Not only did they achieve a major breakthrough in the Cave Heaven Realm, but they also nurtured a divine embryo in the Spirit Transformation Realm, achieving ultimate sublimation!"

"I've also heard that many of the Immortal Academy disciples who were killed by the Demon Lord back then have successfully fused with the ancient species, and they're making a fuss about it now."

Outside, some astonishing news came: one after another, people broke through to the Void Dao Realm, becoming sect leaders and achieving the most perfect evolution, shocking the world.

What has become of Huang and the Demon Lord? Everyone is eager to avenge their humiliation.

In everyone's eyes, neither the Desolate One nor the Demon Lord possessed a flawless ancient seed. Without an ancient seed, no matter how hard one tried, it would be useless to cultivate the ancient immortal methods.

Two individuals who achieved great success in the laws of this world did not choose to cultivate them. Even if they had, they would not have received the Holy Academy's full support. The two academies poured their resources into the disciples of those immortal families, and did not open the gate to heaven for the two of them.

"That day, the Demon Lord was so arrogant, repeatedly saying that the Ancient Immortal Method was a path to failure. I want to see what amazing breakthroughs he can make!" A young disciple of the Immortal Academy said coldly.

"Unfortunately, it failed to gain the attention of the two academies. Even if one shines brightly in the Celestial God Realm, once one reaches the Void Dao Realm, it will be difficult to forge an extremely glorious path."

Many of the disciples who remained at the Heavenly God Academy held this view.

This is the cruel reality. Without the assistance of the two academies and without the ancient seed, one cannot reach the pinnacle of the ancient immortal techniques. Furthermore, without the baptism of the ultimate power and the true blood of the phoenix in cultivating the present-day techniques, the road ahead is already bleak.

At this moment, at the foot of Mount Ling, Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao had gone through countless medicinal pools, enduring all sorts of torture and constant tempering, from medicinal baths to attacks with deadly poisons, and then to being attacked with weapons, without end.

For example, the two were mercilessly impaled by the Grand Elder with bronze spears, and wherever the spears struck, their bodies were covered in horrific wounds, riddled with holes, a truly pitiful sight.

For example, the two were once smashed by the sacred mountain, their bodies broken apart and almost turned into a pile of minced meat. They were also dismembered by Wan Ren's soldiers and reduced to white skeletons.

Even so, both of them endured the excruciating pain and practiced the Hammer Bone Technique, cultivating in a hellish situation.

According to the elder, their generation may seem to have experienced a lot, but in reality, they are far from it. The hardships and suffering they have endured are limited and far from enough. They are all flowers in a greenhouse.

When the real turmoil begins, it will be a living hell, with endless battles and constant injuries and illnesses. Without a body as strong as tempered steel, the sight alone would terrify anyone and destroy their will to fight.

This is not deliberate torture, but a genuine tempering of its bones and muscles, forging an indestructible golden body, bringing it to its most ideal state.

During this process, the Grand Elder used every means at his disposal to stimulate their spirits, forge their primordial spirits, and constantly pressure and squeeze out their potential.

"What's this?!"

The Grand Elder had high expectations for them. When he saw Shi Hao forge a second primordial spirit, he was somewhat surprised, but when he saw Qi Shi'an's primordial spirit, he was even more shocked.

With his strength and vision, how could he not understand the special features of this primordial spirit figure?

The Daoist aura emanating from that primordial spirit was something he had never heard of before, and it was even vastly different from the cultivation system of his time.

This primordial spirit has already surpassed the celestial gods of the same realm. Even a sect leader in the Void Dao Realm might not be able to forge such an outrageous primordial spirit.

"Very good, I see the possibility of that broken road being reconnected!"

The Grand Elder smiled broadly. Clearly, this little devil had exceeded his expectations and had already begun to embark on his own path, walking at the forefront of creating magic!

Soon after, Shi Hao saw the special features of his best friend's primordial spirit and had his own ideas. He treated the condensed second primordial spirit as a pile of divine flames and burned his first primordial spirit. The flames leaped up and disappeared into the main primordial spirit.

The second primordial spirit became nourishment, strengthening the main primordial spirit. This was like a forging process, requiring countless refinements and constant improvement, until only the unique "one" was the ultimate truth.

View the primordial spirit as a rough blank, constantly tempering and polishing it, grinding away the impurities in the soul, making it pure and flawless, transforming it into refined steel and immortal gold.

Finally, the Grand Elder taught the two some more peculiar ancient techniques, no longer limited to the secret arts of the Immortal Academy.

Qi Shi'an attempted to create a Yuan Shen technique. He had initially grasped the profound meaning of Wang Xi's Pingluan Jue, and combined it with his own Xianjie Sword Technique and the incomplete Cao Zi Sword Technique. He then integrated these three elements into the Six Desires Heavenly Demon Art to create a Yuan Shen technique.

At first, the primordial spirit figures danced there, wielding weapons forged from primordial spirit power, creating an astonishing sight.

Later, the primordial spirit disappeared, constantly changing and transforming into all sorts of weapons, sometimes as a sword embryo, sometimes as a halberd... all of which were indestructible!

This is truly astonishing. Through countless shaping and tempering processes, the primordial spirit is repeatedly forged, removing its so-called impurities and leaving only its essence.

Soon after, the Grand Elder ordered them to fight with their primordial spirits, just as he was forging an indestructible golden body. He required them to forge their primordial spirits into an immortal state so that they could withstand the strange phenomenon after their bodies were used as seeds.

Soon, half a year passed, and the Heavenly God Academy remained as quiet as ever. After waiting for a long time, Huang and the Demon Lord still failed to appear.

Many people began to shake their heads. There was already little hope, and after such a long period of seclusion, what surprises could there be?

"By using oneself as a seed, success is destined!"