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“The Myriad Treasures Dao Palace has various powerful abilities to begin with. I don’t need to make any more special cultivation techniques. I’ll focus on strength, stability, and building a good foundation.”
The normal cultivation of a martial soul was actually very simple.
Everyone knew about it.
Martial souls could gather the soul power between heaven and earth.
Normally, one only needed to manifest their martial soul and rapidly absorb soul power.
However, soul power was an unstable energy. A human body wasn’t like a soul pet which was innately strong.
If one were to recklessly absorb soul power into the martial soul without any guidance or professional Soul Guiding Skill, it would be easy to make mistakes when cultivating.
This was very similar to cultivation in the cultivation world.
With a spiritual root, anyone could cultivate.
However, without a master’s guidance and related cultivation techniques, if one cultivated recklessly, there would definitely be problems.
“In terms of cultivation technique… I have too many powerful ones…”
Wang Che continued to think.
The stronger the cultivation technique, the greater the restriction, and the more stringent the conditions.
Cultivation techniques all had their own function.
When Wang Che had just stepped onto the path of immortal cultivation back then, he had cultivated the sect’s basic cultivation technique, the Wood Origin Skill.
For this cultivation technique, the recovery speed of spiritual qi was faster and more stable than others.
In the later stages, it could also increase one’s lifespan. It was not easy to suffer from Qi Deviation and had a certain requirement for the spiritual root.
Other than that, there were not many other functions.
Later on, he switched to other cultivation techniques.
During the Immortal Ascension Stage, he cultivated the ‘Primordial Heavenly Technique’ obtained from an Immortal’s tomb. It could turn all things into the primordial origin, and all techniques in the world could not pass. Otherworldly demons dared not touch it. With a thought, the worlds returned to their origin, and everything returned to chaos, pointing straight at the Great Dao of the universe.
It was naturally impossible to cultivate such a paramount technique now.
Cultivation techniques emphasized the growth of one’s strength.
No powerful cultivation technique could be cultivated at the basic level.
Without a certain level of cultivation, there was not even a chance to comprehend it.
Forcefully cultivating would only result in cultivation deviation.
At the time, the Primordial Heavenly Technique was still incomplete. However, at Wang Che’s level, he could naturally deduce the later realms.
He completed that Immortal Dao technique.
As for now, he had to build a strong foundation.
Wang Che had a strong foundation in his previous life.
“To be stable and powerful, that ‘Hundred Refinements True Art’ should be the best choice.”
The Hundred Refinements True Art used the human body as a furnace to refine true qi.
Every wisp of true qi required over a hundred tempering.
As the saying went: With 300 years of true qi, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could kill a Nascent Soul Immortal.
This technique was the cornerstone technique of the number one sect in the world in an immortal cultivation civilization.
It was ridiculously powerful.
The disciples of this sect emphasized cultivating both immortal and martial arts, and there were very few of them.
However, as long as they appeared, all their disciples could jump realms to kill their enemies. Not only would they be able to use martial techniques that could shatter mountains and suppress the seas, but they would also be able to use techniques that could shake the heavens.
This mouthful of Hundred Refinements True Qi was ridiculously powerful regardless of whether it was casting spells or using martial techniques.
This was because the mouthful of true qi was extremely stable.
Changing to other techniques in the future was simply seamless.
Furthermore, this kind of true qi was too strong. Many powerful cultivation techniques could be easily changed.
There were no flaws in the cultivation technique.
Of course, ordinary cultivators were naturally unable to learn such a cultivation technique.
The first condition was that one had to have an aptitude that was so ridiculously strong.
A mouthful of true qi had to be continuously tempered. Without any aptitude, the absorption of spiritual qi would be too slow. Then, what was the point of cultivating?
If the absorption speed of spiritual qi was slow, one had to cultivate the true qi for three thousand years without being able to refine it. If one’s lifespan was insufficient, they would lose their life before achieving success.
Secondly, it required rich resources. Just absorbing spiritual qi was not enough.
It also needed to consume various natural treasures and pills, as well as the location of a grotto-heaven.
Otherwise, it would not be easy to refine a mouthful of spiritual qi a hundred times.
Most importantly, it required a special physique.
With the human body as a furnace, could an ordinary physique be used as a furnace?
It would definitely not work. How could he refine it?
This thing was a cultivation technique specially made for true geniuses.
Ordinary cultivators could forget about it.
In terms of basic cultivation techniques, Wang Che knew that this was the number one best technique in his mind.
One of the disciples of that sect only cultivated this technique. He had been in the Qi Refinement realm and did not advance. He relied on consuming various natural treasures to extend his life and cultivated for more than a thousand years.
Once he succeeded, with more than a thousand levels in Qi Refinement and a mouthful of Hundred Refinements True Qi, he could kill a Soul Formation realm old monster with a single punch.
It was simply absurd.
He later walked the path of proving his Dao with his strength. Unfortunately, it was too difficult to refine. The resistance that he developed towards natural treasures was too strong. It was useless to eat too many. His physique could not withstand it either. He also did not switch to other cultivation techniques so he could not advance and break through. His lifespan ran out in the end. The result was simply indescribable.
“In terms of aptitude, the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace martial soul is very strong. That device only shows that it’s Level 10. I feel that it should be at least Level 20.”
A martial soul innate aptitude of Level 20.
The Level 20 here was not referring to a Level 20 soul power.
Instead, the speed at which a martial soul absorbed soul power was twenty times faster than normal.
It was similar to the aptitude of the spiritual root.
This speed, even in the cultivation world, was also a one in ten thousand peerless aptitude!
Moreover, the aptitude could still increase!
The life contract could continuously increase the martial soul’s aptitude.
After the green caterpillar’s life contract was completed, there would be a second, third, and fourth soul pet.
When the life bond between the two increased, the martial soul’s aptitude would continue to increase!
The further one cultivated this Hundred Refinements True Art, the simpler it would be.
Moreover, he could dual cultivate martial arts in the early stages.
“Physique… I don’t have a special physique… but I have a martial soul!”
Wang Che muttered in his mind, “Since it’s a modification, I naturally won’t use the human body as a furnace. I’ll use my martial soul as the furnace. With my Myriad Treasures Dao Palace martial soul, isn’t it easy to refine a wisp of true qi?”
The essence of tempering was to remove the impurities and purify them.
The Myriad Treasures Dao Palace was a Supreme Dao Treasure. Even as a martial soul, Wang Che knew its value.
“The conditions are all met… The only things lacking are resources and a grotto-heaven…”
Wang Che nodded slightly, “But to me, there are too many ways to obtain these two things… They’re not worth mentioning.”
The hardest conditions were met.
Without a word, Wang Che immediately modified it.
Spiritual qi and soul power were two different types of energy.
The spell technique was to guide the spiritual qi to operate differently.
It could guide spiritual qi, but it might not be able to guide soul power.
The rules in this world were also different.
Naturally, they had to be changed.
With Wang Che’s ability, this spell modification was very easy.
In less than half an hour, the modification was completed.
< Hundred Soul Refinement Art >
At this moment, the night was like water. The green caterpillar and the Magnetic Sword had already fallen asleep.
Wang Che looked at the sky outside and sat cross-legged in his room.
The Myriad Treasures Dao Palace floated above Wang Che.
His martial soul had awakened, so rainbow light would not appear casually anymore.
As he chanted the incantation, terrifying soul power surged towards Wang Che’s body like a tornado.
“Awesome… This soul power absorption speed is much faster than heavenly spiritual roots in the cultivation world. It’s definitely not just 20 times faster, but even 30 times faster…”
As soon as he cultivated, Wang Che immediately felt the difference.
The Myriad Treasures Dao Palace martial soul was too powerful. Coupled with the fact that his soul contract with the green caterpillar was very high, his aptitude had definitely increased greatly.
His aptitude was raised by at least five to six levels.
“My aptitude in my previous life was still alright… To think that in this life, without immortal cultivation, and the fact that my Intrinsic Dharma treasure became my martial soul, my aptitude would still be so strong…” Wang Che sighed.
In his previous life, the aptitude for cultivating the initial spiritual root was roughly equivalent to the martial soul aptitude of Level 5 or 6 here.
Compared to it, it was worlds apart.
With every level of aptitude, the absorption speed would increase by one time.
It was the difference between riding a bicycle and riding a maglev.
This was aptitude.
The surging soul power quickly flowed into the surroundings of the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace martial soul under Wang Che’s chant.
In an instant, the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace emitted a strange glow.
Although it was only an illusion, it seemed to weigh billions of tons and could completely fill a lake with endless soul power.
Following that, the surging soul power was tempered and rapidly shrunk under the suppression of the terrifying power.
From the river-like soul power flowing around the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace, it became a small stream.
“First Refinement.” Wang Che muttered in his mind.
The Hundred Refinements required one to temper it a hundred times before obtaining a wisp of pure soul power.
The tempering effect of the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace was much better than those special physiques.
“Second Refinement!”
After the second refinement, the soul power that kept flowing into Wang Che’s body slowly reduced from the state of a small stream to extract the impurities.
Until the 50th Refinement, it became a stream the size of a thumb.
It was already dawn by then.
“Cultivation is timeless…” Wang Che sighed.
It was barely 50 refinements a night.
The closer it was to 100, the longer the time needed.
“With the cultivation speed brought about by my aptitude, I can condense a wisp of Hundred Refinements True Qi in a week!”
“With each refinement, the amount of soul power absorbed will decrease by half, but the power will increase severalfold.”
“This speed is basically impossible in the cultivation world. The one who cultivated the Hundred Refinements True Art the fastest back then, no matter how strong his talent was or how strong his physique was, under the situation of consuming medicinal pills, would still need at least a year to barely refine a wisp of Hundred Refinements True Qi.”
Of course, spiritual qi and soul power were different.
However, it was sufficient to discern how formidable the natural talent of the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace was.
Other than aptitude, the abilities of the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace were even stronger.
Moreover, the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace and Wang Che had a perfect compatibility.
When it was used, there was no need to undergo any training. There was no sense of unfamiliarity.
“In the next week, I will refine a wisp of Hundred Refinements True Qi.”
Wang Che’s short-term goal was very clear. With this wisp of Hundred Refinements True Qi, he would develop his own initial combat strength.
The long-term goal was to see what the Hundred Refinements True Qi could bring to the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace.
“There’s a bottleneck in the soul power rank of a martial soul… Once I reach the bottleneck, I can let the green caterpillar condense a soul ring for me… and break through the bottleneck.”
“By condensing a soul ring, a soul skill will appear… at the same time, with a soul ring, there will be a true connection between a martial soul and a soul pet.”
“I don’t cultivate my martial soul through a conventional method. Normally, only when my soul power reaches Level 10 will there be a bottleneck. When I cultivate the Hundred Soul Refinement Art, my soul power level may only be known by practical testing… or when I can’t cultivate anymore, it should be an indication of a bottleneck.”
“After reaching Level 10, with my Hundred Refinements soul power, if I can open the first floor of the Myriad Treasures Dao Palace… perhaps there will be a special surprise for me…”