After scolding her, Yun Wuji handed the Heretic God body the three elemental seeds. However, he held back the most powerful one, the Darkness Seed. It would be a waste to use it this early, and frankly, he had no desire to endure another round of Jasmine's endless shock.
"..." Seeing the three seeds, Jasmine was too numb from shock to react. She merely glanced at them before giving Yun Wuji a deep, meaningful look. It seemed he had prepared extensively. She had originally believed that finding the Heretic God's elemental seeds would take years, yet this guy already possessed more than half of them.
(In her understanding, there were only five seeds.)
The Heretic God body first absorbed the Fire Seed, causing his cultivation to soar from the 1st level of the Elementary Profound Realm to the 10th level in an instant.
After absorbing the Water Seed, his cultivation surged from the 10th level of the Elementary Profound Realm straight to the 1st level of the True Profound Realm. Following that, Yun Wuji used a level-up pill, pushing the Heretic God body's cultivation further to the 2nd level of the True Profound Realm.
Finally, after consuming the Lightning Seed, his cultivation surged once again, breaking through directly to the 3rd level of the Earth Profound Realm. Without hesitation, he took another level-up pill, pushing his cultivation further to the 4th level of the Earth Profound Realm.
After that, Yun Wuji took out an Overlord Pellet. The Overlord Pellet was effective for anyone below the Tyrant Profound Realm, but for someone with the Heretic God's profound veins, its effects would diminish once reaching the Sky Profound Realm.
Yun Wuji swallowed the Overlord Pellet, and the main body used his Light Profound Energy and the Sky Poison Pearl to help refine the pellet within his body.
"Light... Light Profound Energy!" Jasmine, who had thought nothing could surprise her anymore, exclaimed in shock.
Yun Wuji gave her a contemptuous look, his expression practically saying, 'It's just Light Profound Energy, what's the big deal? Can it even compare to my other abilities? Why are you making such a fuss?'
Jasmine's face flushed with anger, and she clenched her fists. Once again, a dignified Star God was being looked down upon by someone from a lower realm!
"Hmph!" She snorted, turning her head away in defiance, but despite her best efforts, the corner of her eye couldn't help but glance back at him.
More than an hour later, the Heretic God body had ingested over twelve pellets, reaching the 4th level of the Sky Profound Realm. Afterward, he took a level-up pill, which boosted his cultivation to the 5th level.
Seeing this, Yun Wuji took out the Monarch Pellets, which he had personally developed based on the Overlord Pellets.
After about two and a half hours of refinement, the Heretic God body had consumed more than ten Monarch Pellets, reaching the 5th level of the Emperor Profound Realm. Once again, Yun Wuji took a level-up pill, raising his cultivation to the 6th level of the Emperor Profound Realm.
Just like that, in a matter of hours, he raised his cultivation from nothing to the 6th level of the Emperor Profound Realm, something that Yun Che had taken over six years to accomplish.
"..." Jasmine watched his operation, her mind swirling with questions, but her tsundere attitude kept her from speaking. She didn't want to endure his contemptuous glances.
'Hmph! I'll make him pay later. How dare he disrespect his master?!' She thought, fuming.
'I'll take the Darkness Seed later; it's too complicated to explain it to her right now,' Yun Wuji thought, briefly considering whether to consume the seed. However, he ultimately decided against it. People from the three divine regions held a deep-seated hatred and even disgust toward Darkness Profound Energy.
This was a piece of common sense that had persisted throughout the God Realm's one-million-year history. Even young children knew it. What was most absurd, however, was that no one ever questioned it or considered the reason behind such deep hatred.
"Let's give it a try," Yun Wuji said as he controlled the Heretic God body to stand up and open the gates.
First Gate: Heretic Soul!
The energy within his profound veins surged like raging waves, turning berserk and erupting with immense force.
"What are you trying to do?" Jasmine asked upon seeing this.
"Testing the Heretic God's art," Yun Wuji replied casually.
The Heretic God's art was originally created by combining the powers of the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor and the Heretic God, who named it the Devil God Forbidden Tome. However, Jasmine, unaware of this origin, simply referred to it as the Heretic God's art.
Originally, when the Devil God Forbidden Tome was activated, it would send the profound energy into a berserk state, greatly amplifying its power. However, the stronger the profound energy, the harder it was to control. To mitigate this, the Heretic God placed seven seals on his profound veins, what is now referred to as "gates." Currently, only five of these gates can be opened. The last two remain sealed by the Heretic God himself, and only Ni Xuan or Jie Yuan possesses the ability to release them.
Yun Wuji opened two more gates, Burning Heart and Purgatory. The sensation he experienced was quite strange. Though he was clearly at the 6th level of the Emperor Profound Realm, his power and the pressure he exuded were unmistakably at the early stage of Sovereign Profound Realm.
These profound veins were truly overpowered. If Yun Wuji didn't have his Unfettered Profound veins, he would have used them on his main body without hesitation, even if it meant abandoning his cultivation, no matter how much higher it was, even if it were 100 times stronger than it currently was.
"All right, that's enough for today. Want to grab something to eat?" Yun Wuji stretched his waist and said.
"Yay~! Food! Master is the best!" The Evil Infant, who had been silently watching, exclaimed immediately and dashed toward him, planting a kiss on his cheek.
"..." Jasmine watched their interaction, her eyes flickering as memories of her past with her brother resurfaced. When she was younger, she used to act just as spoiled around him.
"Jasmine, what are you doing? Aren't you coming?" Yun Wuji's voice rang out from afar, snapping her out of her trance.
"Hmph! I want more meat!" she snorted, then followed them.
"Sure, sure..." Yun Wuji agreed casually.
"Wait a minute, where are my original clothes?! And who put this dress on me?!" Jasmine suddenly seemed to realize something, letting out a shrill cry.
"Not me, ain't seen nothing, ain't seen nothing," Yun Wuji said, shaking his head. "As a matter of fact, I'm blind in my left eye, and 43% blind in my right eye."
"It was me who dressed you, little perverted girl. Imagine just wandering into someone's house completely naked - how perverted~" The Evil Infant's evil mouth once again launched an attack, this time it was directed at Jasmine.
"...AHHHHHHHHHH!" Jasmine froze for a split second, then erupted into a shrill cry, chasing after the Evil Infant. "I AM NOT A PERVERT!!!!"
"Master, help!"
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A few days later, in the Divine Phoenix City, in the divine hall.
The Divine Phoenix Emperor, Feng Hengkong, his father Grand Sect Master Feng Tianwei, and several other high-ranking members assembled. They sat with respectful gazes fixed upon the young man before them.
The Divine Phoenix Empire was the strongest empire in the whole continent. With their guardian phoenix spirit still alive, in certain aspects, it was even more powerful than the late Sacred Ground.
In the novel, the Divine Phoenix Empire was like the USA. When they discovered a Divine Crystals mine in the Blue Wind Empire, the emperor thought, 'Looks like another country needs some democracy brought to them.'
After conquering the Sacred Grounds, he ordered the Divine Phoenix Empire to submit to him. However, these arrogant fools refused his generous offer, blindly believing that the Phoenix Spirit, at the Origin Profound Realm, would be enough to protect them.
A few months later, when Yun Wuji broke through to the Emperor Profound Realm, he visited them.
He "gently" persuaded them, and after a "nice" chat with the Phoenix Spirit, he ended up becoming friends with her.
Not only that, the Phoenix Spirit did something that shocked the entire Royal Family, she made Feng Xue'er her successor and had her follow Yun Wuji.
From then on, Yun Wuji would occasionally visit the sect to see both the Phoenix Spirit and Feng Xue'er.
And every time he visited, it would send the entire Royal Family into a state of nervous tension, trembling in fear, even though he never showed any hostile intent.
It seemed that the memories of him crushing their guardian deity were too traumatizing for them to forget.
"Big brother, I missed you! You haven't come for a while, I thought that you no longer want to see me," Feng Xue'er was the only person in the hall who could act normally around him.
"Hmm, I had some serious matters to deal with, so I couldn't find the time to visit," Yun Wuji smiled at the little girl, patting her head. "How is the Phoenix Spirit doing?"
"Lord Phoenix has rarely awakened lately. She seems to be focusing on hibernating to prevent her power from dissipating," Feng Xue'er said softly, her head lowered. She had grown up with the Phoenix Spirit since birth, and the Phoenix was more of a parent to her than anyone else. Watching as the Phoenix approached her death saddened her deeply.
The Divine Spirits are remnants of the power from the True Gods of the ancient era. They don't have a complete body, so they can't fully recover their lost strength. As time passes, their power slowly diminishes, even if they don't actively use it. Simply existing causes them to gradually lose their strength.
"I gave her a way out, but she's too stubborn," Yun Wuji shrugged and consoled the little girl. "You don't have to be sad; it's her choice, and you should support it."
Back then, he had offered to help the Phoenix Spirit build a physical body, but she had refused. Although she defied the will of the Phoenix, she still carried the stubbornness of the Divine Spirits.
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