Chapter 771 - 765: Advancing to Heavenly Immortal, Transforming into an Azure Dragon
Canglan Divine Mountain.
Before the Divine King Palace, Qin Feng sat cross-legged on a Divine Stone at the bottom of the Spiritual Lake.
Endless Yimu Energy surged into his body, which he refined and absorbed, turning it into his own Immortal True Essence.
However, even though the Yimu Spiritual Power in the Spiritual Lake was nearly infinite, and could inflate Qin Feng to bursting a hundred times over without being exhausted, what truly intrigued him was not these, but the Dao Rhythm Spirit Mechanism that flowed into his body along with the Yimu Spiritual Power.
It must be said that the Divine King had put a lot of effort into this alliance, and accordingly held considerable regard for Qin Feng, the envoy of the Human Clan.
Of course, apart from these apparent reasons, there were two others.
One was that both the Beimang Ancestor and Chaotian Ancestor, while discussing the details of the alliance treaty and various tactics against the wizards with the Divine King, had intentionally or unintentionally mentioned Qin Feng a few times, making the Divine King take the matter more seriously.
Furthermore, the Divine King, being profound in realm and a top-level immortal divine spirit who had Proven Dao Immortality, could easily sense the thick power and multiple Laws emanating from Qin Feng, despite not being entirely familiar with the Cultivation Techniques of the Cultivation World.
The presence of such dense power accumulation and so many Powers of Laws in one person was in itself a very shocking affair.
Even though the Divine King was powerful, it had never left Canglan in its life. The beings within the realm were either various plants or monsters, with the addition of the wizards who had infiltrated Canglan in recent millennia at most. However, whether it be the Plant Gods or monsters, or even the wizards, the Divine King had never seen a genius as monstrously talented as Qin Feng!
It could be said that Qin Feng himself had already impressed the Divine King quite a bit, and with the hints from the two ancestors, the Divine King paid even more attention to him.
Not to mention that with the status of those two ancestors, it was abnormal for them to hold such a junior in such high regard, and to specifically instruct the Divine King to take good care of him during the negotiation of the alliance.
Moreover, considering that Qin Feng possessed such dense accumulation as well as the formidable combat strength to battle beyond his level, and that Dandelion once reported to the Divine King that among Qin Feng’s subordinates there were several Spiritual Beasts that were considered top-notch even among the Lower God Spirits, the Divine King believed that such monstrously talented geniuses were rare even in the Biluo Great World.
One could only imagine how formidable such an individual would become once they grew up.
When the Divine King unintentionally learned about the years Qin Feng had spent in cultivation during their conversation, it was truly startled!
Are all the geniuses of the Great World like this?
In just a few decades, to achieve such accomplishments was simply inconceivable in a Medium World.
Facing the Divine King’s praise, Qin Feng still showed the appropriate humility, informing the Divine King that the Biluo Great World had no shortage of talents like him, and even among his own sect, there was a senior sister who was not inferior to him!
This not only stunned the Divine King but also solidified its decision to join the Biluo Camp; otherwise, it couldn’t even handle the cultivators currently infiltrating Canglan, let alone contend with the entirety of Biluo.
Precisely because it saw Qin Feng’s boundless potential and future, the Divine King made a strategic adjustment on the spot, changing the original modest benefits it intended to give him into the opportunity to cultivate in the Spiritual Lake.
The Divine King had planned to keep the Dao Rhythm Spirit Mechanism in the Spiritual Lake for when the Iron Pine Divine Spirit advanced to immortality. However, with Iron Pine’s betrayal and subsequent execution by its very hands, there was temporarily no one else who could make use of it.
Although it could absorb and refine it itself, as a top-level divine spirit who had already Proven Dao Immortality, the bit of Dao Rhythm Spirit Mechanism in the lake truly couldn’t offer much benefit to it—mere millennia of accumulation was nothing more than a trifle to it!
With the alliance now forged with the Human Clan Cultivators, the three Great Powers were more than capable of eliminating that Truth Wizard. The Dao Rhythm that had accumulated in the Spiritual Lake seemed trivial by comparison; even if it were absorbed by the divine spirits under their command, it would only marginally enhance their strength without significantly altering the course of the battle.
Thus, the Divine King swiftly made a decision to bestow the Dao Rhythm within the Spiritual Lake upon Qin Feng as an opportunity.
The Divine King felt it was essential to forge a good relationship with this promising young man, whose potential was limitless. Perhaps one day, Qin Feng might achieve Proving Dao and become the Divine King’s equal. Moreover, according to Qin Feng, the Beast Taming Sect was an immensely powerful sect—the strongest of the four sects participating in this particular expedition!
If Qin Feng were to achieve Proving Dao in the future, he would surely remember the favor of this day. In any future endeavors, whether following the Biluo Camp into inter-realm wars or facing other external threats, Qin Feng would likely reciprocate due to today’s bond.
Just a bit of Dao Rhythm was enough to gain the favor of a future Great Power, and that was undoubtedly a worthwhile deal!
Hence, Qin Feng was granted the chance to enter the Spiritual Lake, absorb its energy, and refine the Dao Rhythm within.
The only pity was that the Dao Rhythm had blended perfectly with the purest Yimu Energy near the heart of the lake. If he wanted to refine the Dao Rhythm, he would have to absorb the corresponding Yimu Spiritual Energy and refine it within his body as well.
Otherwise, without such constraints, he could simply open the Demon Refining Pot and absorb as much as he wished. There would be no need to laboriously transform the Yimu Spiritual Energy and convert it into Immortal Energy for his cultivation.
Nonetheless, even with the extra step of converting Yimu Spiritual Energy, Qin Feng was not too bothered. It meant that refining the Dao Rhythm might take a bit longer, but he could still acquire what he desired.
The Divine King had initially estimated that Qin Feng, with his level of Dao Cultivation, could at most refine a small portion, and much would remain. After all, no matter how formidable Qin Feng’s accumulated power, there were limits to what he could endure. Dao Rhythm could be refined, but he couldn’t possibly absorb Yimu Energy endlessly.
What it didn’t know, however, was that Qin Feng, besides his Dao Cultivation, had also cultivated the Azure Dragon Divine Technique and developed an Azure Dragon Daoist Body.
Whenever refining Dao Rhythm and it became difficult to transform Yimu Spiritual Energy into Immortal True Essence, Qin Feng would integrate it into his Azure Dragon Daoist Body, instantly increasing his capacity for absorption.
Once the Azure Dragon Daoist Body reached its limit, Qin Feng directed the converted energy into the Demon Refining Pot, easily solving the problem, didn’t he?
Thus, the amount of Dao Rhythm he absorbed far exceeded the Divine King’s predictions.
Even as Qin Feng faintly felt that all his Laws had reached the Peak of True Immortal through the nourishment of the Dao Rhythm, he ceased refining and instead channeled the Yimu Spiritual Energy imbued with Dao Rhythm into the seventh layer of the Demon Refining Pot, allowing the Life Tree to absorb and refine it.
The Life Tree was a Divine Tree that didn’t require the cumbersome conversion of Yimu Spiritual Energy like he did; it could absorb both the Spiritual Energy and Dao Rhythm directly.
Blessed with this tremendous energy and the nourishment of Dao Rhythm, the Life Tree’s size surged, growing more than twice its original size.
As the Life Tree absorbed and refined, Qin Feng also diverted a small torrent of energy into the ninth layer of the Demon Refining Pot, the Mountain and River Map, permitting the Spring and Autumn Cicada to refine it as well.
The Spring and Autumn Cicada had evolved from the Wood Cicada, and later, Qin Feng had fused it with another Wood Cicada, awakening its corresponding Bloodline Divine Power, allowing it to absorb Yimu Spiritual Power.
However, Qin Feng instructed it to focus the absorbed Dao Rhythm on cultivating the Time Law, rather than on the Wood Element Principle.
The result was that not only did his own power soar dramatically, but the two Spiritual Beasts under his command also saw an explosive increase in strength.
Qin Feng had consistently suppressed his Cultivation, refusing to advance to the next level.
Otherwise, if he advanced, how could he have the nerve to continue occupying someone else’s Spiritual Lake and refuse to leave?
Not until the Life Tree ascended to a Heavenly Immortal under the endless nourishment of Yimu Spiritual Energy and the immense Dao Rhythm Spirit Mechanism, and the Spring and Autumn Cicada had cultivated to the point where it could break free of its shackles and ascend to a Demon Immortal at any moment with the assistance of the Dao Rhythm, did Qin Feng finally release his suppression.
Then, a vast aura surged skyward, and within him, various Laws broke through their constraints consecutively, ascending to Heavenly Immortal!
Hoo…
An invisible fluctuation spread out from the Spiritual Lake in all directions, and the Divine King, who was discussing matters with All Gods in the palace, slightly raised his head, casting a surprised gaze toward the Spiritual Lake.
All Gods were even more astonished, turning their heads one after another, following the Divine King’s gaze in amazement.
They saw that the originally calm and green Spiritual Lake had inexplicably formed a vortex.
At first, the vortex was inconspicuous, but it gradually grew larger, forming a whirlpool hundreds of zhang wide at the center of the lake.
The other end of the vortex was connected to Qin Feng.
Originally, his body was saturated with Immortal Energy, but as his Cultivation as a Heavenly Immortal surged, his capacity increased, and after ascending, the emptiness within was eagerly filled as he was right in the middle of the Spiritual Lake, naturally absorbing voraciously.
Even though he was in the energy-abundant Spiritual Lake, the lake itself displayed a gigantic vortex due to his frenzied absorption at this moment.
Not to speak of the others, the mere sight of Qin Feng absorbing the Spiritual Power from the lake at such a speed shocked All Gods in the palace; it was simply unimaginable how much energy he had absorbed to cause such a great vortex in the Spiritual Lake, and even more unimaginable how profound his accumulated power would become!
And it wasn’t over yet!
Just when All Gods in the palace were looking at each other, whispering and discussing the extent of this Human Clan Envoy’s strength, suddenly, a clear Dragon Roar penetrated through layer upon layer of water, echoing amidst the surrounding mountains!
This immediately set off a commotion through the entire Divine Mountain.
Since its inception, Divine Mountain had always been a paradise for Plant Spirits, a place ruled by the Divine King, where no monsters dared to wreak havoc.
But now, the multitude of Plant Spirits living on Divine Mountain heard a Dragon Roar filled with immense suppressive force, which shocked them, immediately stirring them up, and many of them, powerful ones, took to the sky, flying towards the source of the roar.
They thought a monster had intruded upon Divine Mountain, so they were filled with righteous indignation, even those who were not powerful enough to withstand the pressure from that Dragon Roar still bravely faced it and charged forward.
Before All Gods in the palace could order them to fall back, the Spiritual Lake suddenly erupted with waves hundreds of zhang high, and an Azure Dragon, a thousand zhang in length, soared up from the depths of the lake.
“Roar…”
In mid-air, the Azure Dragon spiraled through the void, twisting its form to dance across the sky, freely roaming the heavens, with even louder Dragon Roars emanating from its huge maw, the great suppressive force clearly radiating from its body, intimidating many Demigod Realm Plant Spirits that had already flown close, causing them to fall to the ground.
It was after Qin Feng’s Cultivation level advanced that he directly enhanced his Physical Body Power, taking his Azure Dragon Daoist Body to the next level, elevating his Daoist Body to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
The “Azure Dragon Divine Technique,” upon reaching the Heavenly Immortal Realm, would undergo significant changes, allowing one to transform into an Azure Dragon. This transformation could be extremely advantageous during battles on some battlefields.
Particularly in water, not only could it greatly enhance his physical combat power, but he also possessed the True Dragon Clan’s natural ability to deter the Water Clan, thus gaining a significant advantage!
At this moment, with the advancement of Qin Feng’s Azure Dragon Daoist Body, he could no longer suppress the eager thoughts in his heart. He transformed into an Azure Dragon and flew straight up from the depths of the lake to the heavens, like a dragon soaring from the abyss!
Moments later, the Azure Dragon opened its mouth wide, and a tremendous suction force emanated from its jaw. The not-yet-calmed surface of the lake rose in a stream of water, and endless Yimu Spiritual Power was swallowed by the Azure Dragon.
The Azure Dragon was drinking water, but not any ordinary water, it was the Yimu Spiritual Water from the Spiritual Lake with the most abundant spiritual energy in the Canglan Realm.
This drinking lasted for over half a quarter of an hour before ceasing!
Had it been any other time, Qin Feng, after his advancement, would have needed to spend a considerable amount of time to fully accumulate his power. But in this place filled with endless Yimu Spiritual Energy, Qin Feng naturally did not hold back, voraciously drinking for a long while until he felt somewhat overwhelmed before stopping.
Yet the Spiritual Lake remained vast and clear, with no sign of any decrease at a glance!
“Hahaha…”
The Divine King laughed heartily, leading the All Gods out from the palace, looking up at the thousand-zhang Azure Dragon in mid-air, and smiling, he said, “Congratulations, Qin Feng, for the significant progress in your Dao cultivation and the explosive increase in strength!”
The other gods, suppressing the envy in their hearts, also offered their congratulations on Qin Feng’s advancement.
No wonder the gods envied him, for they all knew the rare opportunity of the Spiritual Lake, and Qin Feng had managed to break through and advance to another level in just a few days. Who could not be envious?
Moreover, Qin Feng had already been capable of fighting across levels, and now that he had cultivated to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, it was clear from his transformation into an Azure Dragon that his current strength must be much stronger than before. As for how much stronger, they could not fathom!
Cultivators are often good at concealing their auras and hiding their strengths, making it difficult for others to grasp.
Qin Feng had cultivated many laws and mastered many Divine Power Techniques; he was much better at concealing his strength compared to typical cultivators of the same level.
In mid-air, Qin Feng, who was maneuvering the body of the Azure Dragon and feeling the various Divine Skills derived within after his transformation, seeing the Divine King leading the All Gods out of the palace to congratulate him, did not dare to be negligent.
He withdrew his Divine Skills, transformed back into human form, and landed in front of the palace to return the gesture to the Divine King and the All Gods: “Thank you, Divine King, for allowing this junior to cultivate in the Spiritual Lake. Without the Divine King’s generosity, where would my current opportunity come from?
Today’s progress, to be able to cross the threshold of the Heavenly Immortal in such a short time, is all thanks to the Divine King. I will remember this favor!”
“Haha, well done!” responded the Divine King. “I have already come to an agreement with the two ancestors of your Human Clan, and we are preparing to lead an expedition against the Wizards. Your success in advancing at this time is a joyous occasion.
In the coming battle, you must exert yourself and strive to kill more Wizards.
Although the All Gods under my command are not weak, their methods are relatively simplistic compared to the multitude of techniques your Human Clan has, and they are not as unpredictable as the Wizards. If the Wizards are defeated and escape the battlefield, hiding themselves will not be easy to track. If they find an opportunity to leave the Canglan and cause more trouble in the future, that would be problematic!”
Qin Feng nodded: “Rest assured, Divine King, I shall do my best!”