Chapter 771 302: Meeting Spring

The piece of withered wood was like a dead tree finding spring. Specks of verdant brilliance seeped out from its cracks at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, tender green shoots sprouted from it, growing in a winding path and exuding an indescribable, ancient Spirit Charm.

Before Chen Qing could get a closer look, the strange, revitalized piece of wood suddenly transformed into a streak of light. It didn't shoot off elsewhere but plunged straight between his eyebrows, instantly vanishing into his Sea of Will!

HUMMM!

Chen Qing felt a slight tremor in his Sea of Will, as if something had taken root.

Focusing his mind to look inward, he saw the piece of wood—now a vibrant, dewy green and wreathed in wisps of Spiritual Mist—suspended quietly in the center of his Sea of Will, like a Stabilizing Needle.

It emanated a soft, continuous, pale green light, which, like a gentle spring rain, silently nourished and suffused his Divine Sense.

Under the glow of this green light, his Sea of Will swiftly became clearer and more solid, even beginning to slowly expand.

The pleasant sensation was far beyond anything a Concentration Elixir could provide.

'Could this be... Soul Nourishing Wood?'

Chen Qing's heart pounded. Fragments of information he had read in the Ancient Books Pavilion on Ten Thousand Laws Peak flashed through his mind.

Legend told of a Divine Wood called Soul Nourishing Wood, a natural treasure of heaven and earth that nourished the Divine Soul and strengthened the will. It could even nurture remnant souls; its miraculous uses were endless.

However, this item had long since vanished from the world, existing only in legends. He never imagined he would stumble upon it by sheer luck in the Eight Treasures Tower of Black Water Giant City!

Chen Qing was overjoyed. As this piece of Soul Nourishing Wood continued to grow, it could continuously nourish and expand his Sea of Will, perfectly compensating for the weakness of his Divine Sense.

The Soul Nourishing Wood continued to emit its gentle light. Like parched earth receiving sweet rain, his Sea of Will rippled as the Power of his Divine Sense steadily increased.

Just then, another strange change occurred!

The mysterious ball of Purple Light, which had been dormant deep within his Sea of Will and had triggered the Soul Nourishing Wood's transformation, flickered slightly once more.

Within the Purple Light, a blurry, indistinct human figure flashed past.

The silhouette of that figure struck Chen Qing as strangely familiar. It seemed... extremely similar to the one he had caught a fleeting glimpse of deep within Red Nightmare Mountain, back in the Grotto Heaven Core Region.

'The Sect Founding Ancestor?'

Chen Qing's thoughts raced as a guess began to form. 'Could this Purple Light be a remnant of the Sect Founding Ancestor's Intention? Just like the Spear Intent Brand my master, Luo Zhixian, left in my body. It's just that the Ancestor's Cultivation Realm is far beyond imagination, making this purple wisp of Intention all the more profound and unfathomable.'

He felt he was beginning to grasp some of the Purple Light's secrets.

'If this Purple Light truly is formed from the Ancestor's Intention, then in a moment of crisis, could I actively trigger it? Could I borrow its power to escape danger, or even use it as a trump card to turn the tables in a desperate situation?'

Chen Qing felt it was entirely possible!

'What Realm had the Ancestor reached?'

'He was an unparalleled existence who, relying on the lost Taixu Scripture, performed True Essence Refining a full thirteen times! He ultimately advanced to the Grandmaster Realm and may have even glimpsed a Realm beyond it!'

A mere wisp of Intention left behind by him would contain unimaginable power and profundity.

Forcibly suppressing his excitement and the many theories swirling in his mind, Chen Qing knew the most important task was to increase his strength.

He took a deep breath, cleared his mind of stray thoughts, and with a flick of his wrist, took out the Nine Nether Yin Fiend.

Next, he took out the Void Gold Stone he had just acquired from the Eight Treasures Tower.

The stone was only about the size of a fist. It was a strange, dusky gray color, and a faint Primordial Magnetic Power seemed to flow within it.

The two key external materials needed to cultivate the Great Divine Technique from the Taixu Scripture—the Void Annihilating Divine Light—were now ready!

Chen Qing's gaze sharpened. Following the Cultivation Technique for the Void Annihilating Divine Light described in the Taixu Scripture, he first picked up the Void Gold Stone.

He circulated his True Essence to envelop the Void Gold Stone, carefully guiding out a wisp of pure Void Magnetic Force qi.

He slowly merged it into his own True Essence, letting it travel along his meridians until it finally reached his Dantian, where it began to fuse with his True Essence.

This process was extremely dangerous. The Void Magnetic Force was violent and difficult to tame; the slightest mistake could damage his meridians or even disrupt the very structure of his True Essence.

Chen Qing was completely focused. Using his Divine Sense for precise control and aided by the profound Spells of the Taixu Scripture, he tamed and refined this foreign power bit by bit.

After an unknown amount of time, when the Void Gold Stone's glow had dimmed by nearly half, Chen Qing felt a subtle change in the True Essence within his Dantian.

Immediately after, he uncorked the Ink Jade Small Bottle.

HSSSS—

An intensely cold qi instantly filled the air. The temperature in the Quiet Chamber plummeted, and black frost even began to form on the ground.

Chen Qing held his breath and followed the prescribed method. Using his True Essence—now partially fused with the Void Magnetic Force—as a conduit, he carefully enveloped a wisp of the Nine Nether Yin Fiend and drew it into his body.

BOOM!

The moment the Yin Fiend entered his body, it was like dropping a block of Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice into boiling oil!

Inside his body, the Void Magnetic Force and the Nine Nether Yin Fiend collided and fused. Governed by the Supreme Technique of the Taixu Scripture, they gradually gave rise to a faint, dusky gray line of light.

Time trickled by. Fine beads of sweat broke out on Chen Qing's forehead, only to be instantly frozen into ice crystals by the extreme cold radiating from his body.

[Heaven Rewards Diligence. Achievement is assured.]

[Divine Technique: Void Annihilating Divine Light, Minor Achievement (1/10,000)]

'Success!'

Chen Qing slowly opened his eyes and let out a long, turbid breath.

"This Void Annihilating Divine Light is terrifying!"

Even at just Minor Achievement, he could feel the Divine Technique's terrifying power. It absolutely surpassed any of his other offensive methods and was more than enough to serve as his ultimate trump card!