Chapter 5 2 Runes

Lu Li came to the main hall, sat down on a cushion, and took out the Demon-Refining Pot.

He then pulled out a sea serpent corpse from his storage bag.

After aiming the pot's mouth at the serpent-like demon beast on the ground, he activated the Demon-Refining Pot, and quickly the body was absorbed inside.

Next, he activated the second rune, "Illusion Spirit," and then began to quietly wait.

After a while, there was no reaction at all.

"Huh? Something seems off."

"Could there be something wrong with this rune? Or is it restricted by cultivation level?"

He directly opened the pot to look inside, only to see that the giant snake's body had completely disappeared.

What... what exactly happened?

Lu Li grew somewhat puzzled, it seemed like a success, or had he done something wrong?

He studied again for a while but discovered no clues, deciding to give up and try again later.

He then put away the wondrous treasure, and at that moment, something bizarre occurred.

With a buzzing noise, a large demon snake materialized around Lu Li, enveloping him entirely.

The giant viper was lifelike, emitting waves of evil aura, each of its scales clearly visible.

At a thought from Lu Li, the giant snake immediately began to move, its demon body shifting capriciously with his will, extremely nimble, as though it was his own body.

"This... is amazing."

Lu Li's face was filled with surprise, his whole mind shaking.

At that moment, he suddenly understood the profound utility of the Illusion Spirit Rune, a perfect match with the Demon-Refining Rune.

With it, one could transform into various demon beasts to roam the ocean depths, explore Immortal Mansions and search for Spiritual Objects, slay demon beasts, then refine them into "Spiritual Liquid." The "Spiritual Liquid" in turn nurtured the Green Spirit Python; as the creatures grew stronger, they could go on to slay more demon beasts... This was simply a perfect closed loop.

As long as the lifebound spirit beast had a profound base, endlessly fed with Spiritual Liquid, it might even transform into a "Dragon Seed."

The giant viper, or even the Hornless Dragon, and with the accompanying "Dragon Power," the entire sea could become his own garden; Golden Core and Nascent Soul were no longer out of reach.

Lu Li's heart couldn't stop trembling; he felt as though a glorious pathway lay at his feet.

"Steady, steady..."

He took a deep breath, slowly calming his excited heart, the treasure was simply too astounding.

It wasn't time to explore the deep sea yet; he forcefully suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

It would be better to wait until after the lifebound spirit beast's egg had hatched; having a companion at the bottom of the sea would be beneficial.

The seabed was no safe place; it teemed with numerous demon beasts, and without sufficient preparations, one might end up as demon beast food.

It was a good time to switch cultivation techniques since practicing the sword techniques also required a lot of time.

As long as he cultivated the "Azure Water Light-Splitting Sword Technique" to a minor level of accomplishment, his attack power would greatly increase, and his safety in the seabed would be much improved.

After some time, Lu Li thought to exit the transformative state, and the giant snake immediately turned into a green mark, imprinting itself on the Demon-Refining Pot.

If he didn't need to transform into this beast again in the future, he could simply refine it, which was very convenient.

Having stored the Demon-Refining Pot, he then began to prepare for meditation and cultivation.

He took out the "Vast Sea Kun Void Technique" Qi Cultivation chapter from the Jade Scroll and started to comprehend it carefully.

He had been studying this technique for over ten days and had already grasped all the subtleties of the mid-stage Qi Cultivation.

Next, he would officially begin the switch in cultivation, and because both were Water Element Cultivation Techniques, the transition was relatively easy.

"The heart as vast as Kun, the origin as one..."

Lu Li carefully pondered on the core principles of the technique, took a deep breath, and then began to practice according to the first level of Qi Cultivation.

A large amount of Spiritual Energy from the air surged toward him, and his original Mana quickly became the new technique's Mana.

The newborn Mana was very weak, but it was exceptionally pure and resilient; as he continued with his practice, this Mana rapidly grew stronger.

Not much time had passed before Lu Li's breath diminished by a segment, reverting back to the fifth level of Qi Cultivation.

The newly born mana had also grown stronger, having already reached the first level of Qi Cultivation, he then began to operate his cultivation technique.

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Ten days later, inside the cave.

Lu Li sat cross-legged upon a meditation cushion, his eyes slightly closed, his body emitting a strong and vast aura.

He felt the surging mana within his body, the fifth level of the Vast Sea Kun Void Technique had already been mastered, it was simply a change of cultivation path and not very difficult.

The fifth level of the Vast Sea Kun Void Technique was much more powerful than the sixth level of the Water Cloud Jutsu he had practiced before, but this still did not satisfy him.

Having already experienced a breakthrough once, he believed this time should naturally follow suit.

Thinking thus, he began to take action and took out an exquisite porcelain bottle.

He poured out the Qi Cultivation pills inside, only two were left, and he threw them all into his mouth.

"Gulp..."

As soon as he swallowed them, the mana within his body immediately began to boil, letting out a roaring sound.

He began to fully operate his cultivation technique, aiming to advance to the sixth level of Qi Cultivation.

Not long after, his own breath suddenly increased by a large margin, the cultivation technique began to slowly operate along a new trajectory, and he returned to the sixth level of Qi Cultivation.

A faint smile appeared on Lu Li's face as he explored the mana within his body, which gave him a great surprise - it had become more than twice as strong as before.

Indeed, a high-level cultivation technique was truly extraordinary, he thought to himself.

Over these ten days, besides diligently converting to the Vast Sea Kun Void Technique, he also went daily to inscribe Blood Sacrificial Runes on the Beast Egg and water it with Spiritual Liquid.

After these days of effort, the Spiritual Energy and the vitality within the Beast Egg had become even stronger.

Not only that, but now Lu Li could fully feel the little one's presence.

Every time it felt his approach, it would convey a joyful emotion, everything was developing methodically.

Following that, Lu Li consecrated the Array Formation Token anew, deepening his control over the array, then he left the cave and came to an open space at the peak top.

He took out a mid-grade Flying Sword, the Aminokaze.

The sword was about three feet long, a sky-blue color throughout, covered in mysterious runes, and the tip hinted at a touch of sharpness.

The Aminokaze was a gift from his mother Ye Yuchan when he had just broken through to the fourth level of Qi Cultivation, accompanied by a mid-grade Defensive Magical Artifact, the Green Origin Cauldron, with quite remarkable defensive power.

This sword was also among the top in the mid-grade magic artifacts, fitting for his current use.

As for controlling a high-grade magic artifact during the middle stages of Qi Cultivation requiring more mana and unable to be stimulated to the utmost, in combat, it did not offer much of an advantage.

With one defensive and one offensive top mid-grade magic artifacts, this was also top-level equipment among the family's cultivators.

Generally, Defensive Magical Artifacts were several times more expensive than attack magic tools, and among them, cauldron-type magic artifacts were the priciest, nearly reaching the same value as common high-grade magic artifacts.

Then, Lu Li began to practice the new cultivation technique, the Azure Water Light-Splitting Sword Technique.

This sword technique was divided into four levels: introductory, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.

The Jade Scroll described that upon reaching perfection, the sword light could split into seventy-two strands, arranging into the Earth Evil Muddled Sky Array, possessing incredible might, and the final move where the sword light unified was extraordinary.

Lu Li began to stimulate the Aminokaze, and saw that sword shadows began to permeate the open space, and before long, a fierce wind began to howl, converging into a vortex of Spiritual Energy.

Having a few years of practice with other sword techniques as a base, mastering this sword technique was quite smooth.

He had already reached the introductory level in just half a day.

With the Azure Water Light-Splitting Sword Technique activated, the Aminokaze emitted a brilliant blue light, its tip exuding extreme sharpness, rapidly pulsating in a chilling manner.

Lu Li nodded in satisfaction, after reaching the introductory level, he only needed to persist in daily practice, which was a matter that couldn't be rushed.

Once he achieved minor achievement, its might would greatly increase, becoming yet another ace in his hand.

Next, he continued to practice the sword technique for a while until more than half of his mana was depleted, then he began to sit in meditation and cultivate his Qi.

Cultivation is like rowing upstream, only with daily, uninterrupted toil can one bravely push forward and climb upwards; he had practiced this way for many years, and it had long become a habit.