Cultivation System: Stronger with Age Chapter 1626: Awakening_2
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Chapter 1626: Chapter 723: Awakening_2
With this kind of power, even a Cultivator at the Thirteenth Layer of Transcendence would find it hard to pull off!
More precisely, among all the Cultivators present here, apart from Lin Xuankong and Li Changming, no one else could possibly do it without making a sound. Even Beast Race Ancestral Qiu Jin or Northern Celestial Emperor Mo Liqing wouldn’t be able to!
Since they were about to face such a terrifying Fierce Beast, how could everyone not raise their guard!
Everyone’s expressions turned tense, each of them tightening their grip on their Magical Artifacts,
while Li Changming, this Changming Immortal Venerable and Northern Celestial War Emperor at the Thirteenth Layer of Transcendence, instead showed a look of mixed joy and shock. He shook his head toward Northern Celestial Emperor Mo Liqing and said, “It’s not that inexplicable Fierce Beast that made a bunch of Cultivators mysteriously disappear. However, the situation that’s appearing on Black Sea Star right now might be even more explosive than the news of that somewhat frightening Fierce Beast showing up! You could say, it’s a piece of news even more unbelievable than a sow climbing a tree!”
“Enough, Changming Immortal Venerable, stop keeping us in suspense. What exactly did you discover?”
Northern Celestial Emperor Mo Liqing glanced at Li Changming. She’d long since been speechless about this guy’s habit of overreacting to everything.
The other Beast Race and Middle Celestial Palace Cultivators were also a bit speechless. But the Cultivators of the Middle Celestial Palace in particular had no way to say anything, nor did they dare scold this somewhat unreliable Li Changming—after all, this man was currently ranked second among the powerhouses of the North Celestial Palace!
“You all seriously didn’t sense it? That’s bizarre. Normally, any Cultivator at the Tenth Layer of Transcendence and above should be able to clearly sense what’s different about Black Sea Star compared to all the other stars in the Endless Star River! But judging from your expressions, you’re clearly all kind of dumbfounded.”
Seeing Northern Celestial Emperor Mo Liqing say that, and then seeing every Cultivator present turn their gaze toward him, Li Changming couldn’t help showing a slightly smug expression as he spoke:
“It’s Spiritual Qi… I sensed it. Within the cloud layers of this Black Sea Star, there’s a trace of genuine Spiritual Qi contained within!”
“Spiritual Qi?” Beast Race Ancestral Qiu Jin frowned and looked at Li Changming.
Li Changming shook his head a little and said:
“The amount contained within the clouds is extremely small, but it is absolutely Spiritual Qi! Yet in this Little World… Spiritual Qi, this marvelous substance that should exist only in the Immortal Realm, shouldn’t appear at all!
Or perhaps, after endless eras of evolution, this Endless Star River has finally started to gradually undergo Spiritual Qi Awakening?
Otherwise, how could such an Endless Star River possibly produce true Spiritual Qi!”
At this point, Li Changming looked toward Lin Xuankong in some confusion, only to see Lin Xuankong nod slightly at him, clearly agreeing with his assessment.
Seeing this, Li Changming’s confidence immediately soared, and the expression on his face grew even more animated.
However,
among all the Cultivators present, none had ever heard of anything like “Spiritual Qi Awakening.” From the moment they began Cultivation, they had always relied on Demon Techniques akin to the Blood Spirit Technique passed down by their predecessors; all Spiritual Qi came from transforming blood and Life Force through Demon Techniques!
Moreover, all these Cultivators here had lived, at most, a few thousand years since birth, and all of that was spent cultivating in this Absolute Spirit Mini World. How could they possibly know that beyond this Endless Star River, there were countless other Little Worlds, vast numbers of Immortal Realm Little Worlds, and even a Supreme Origin Realm that only innumerable Cultivators who had ascended could reach!
Among these Cultivators, the only one over twenty thousand years old, the most well-traveled and knowledgeable Beast Race Ancestral Qiu Jin, was still no more than a baby—one that hadn’t even made it past the first month—before a true ancient monster like Li Changming, who’d lived for several million years. How could they even imagine the true vastness, complexity, and ever-changing nature of the entire Cultivation World…
“What is Spiritual Qi? And what is Spiritual Qi Awakening?”
Northern Celestial Emperor Mo Liqing’s long brows knit tightly together. She glanced at Lin Xuankong, then at the smugly grinning Changming Immortal Venerable Li Changming.
Six Paths Celestial Court’s Middle Celestial Palace chief disciple Yang Jian’an and the many powerhouses of the Middle Celestial Palace were likewise watching Li Changming closely. That included Beast Race Ancestral Qiu Jin and the many Beast Race experts, who were also looking toward Li Changming with a hint of curiosity.
Now standing squarely at the center of everyone’s attention, Li Changming saw all eyes on him, and he immediately tilted his head slightly, revealing a profound, unfathomable smile.
“So even the Northern Celestial Emperor doesn’t know what Spiritual Qi is… Well, it figures. Although the Northern Celestial Emperor’s Talent is absolutely outstanding—among the countless Cultivators I’ve seen, her Talent is easily ranked first or second—she is, in the end, still a bit young, and her experience is still somewhat lacking!”
“Hurry up and talk, you bastard!” Northern Celestial Emperor Mo Liqing was getting increasingly exasperated.
“Everyone, listen up!
What is Spiritual Qi? Naturally, it’s the energy that allows Cultivators to wield Immortal Techniques and temper themselves…
It’s just that the Cosmos we’re in happens to be an Absolute Spirit World. It doesn’t contain even the slightest trace of Spiritual Qi formed through the natural evolution of Heaven and Earth. That’s why your predecessors, after countless explorations and hands-on experimentation, finally created all sorts of Cultivation Techniques capable of converting Spirit Blood and Life Spirit Power into Spiritual Qi! These are essentially the very few categories of Cultivation Techniques that can be cultivated in this kind of Absolute Spirit Mini World!
The Cultivation Techniques your predecessors created that can be cultivated in an Absolute Spirit Mini World are far too limited. You practically have to absorb the blood and Life Force of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of living beings just to ensure your Cultivation can progress. In the end, they’re blood-soaked, slaughter-heavy beginner-level Cultivation Techniques!
Moreover, the Spiritual Qi converted from blood and Life Spirit Power carries the aura of death from those beings, so it can’t really be considered the purest Spiritual Qi!!
Whereas true Immortal Techniques and truly powerful Cultivation Techniques need genuine Spiritual Qi in order to unleash their greatest possible might!”
The many Cultivators present couldn’t help but nod slightly at this. Their Cultivation Techniques were indeed very special and extremely steeped in slaughter. What’s more, every single Cultivator here who’d cultivated to the Twelfth Layer of Transcendence had no idea how many living beings they’d killed, how much Spirit Blood and Life Force they’d absorbed, just to reach their current level! Naturally, they were very aware of the limitations of the Cultivation Techniques they practiced!
“What Mr. Profound Void and I just sensed is precisely Spiritual Qi that should be almost impossible to appear within this Endless Star River!
This naturally proves that the Cosmos we currently reside in has, after endless evolution, finally progressed to a stage where it can autonomously generate Spiritual Qi. This is the true Heavenly Dao cycle!”
At this point, Li Changming looked at the many Cultivators present with some emotion in his eyes.
“You all are truly blessed with great fortune. The seniors of you Dao friends who have already passed away had no chance to touch the other side of the Cultivation path. But you Dao friends are different. Once Spiritual Qi Awakening begins, it will be incredibly important to every Cultivator—a colossal stroke of good fortune!
This process of spontaneously generating Spiritual Qi is quite slow; it can easily take dozens or even hundreds of years to reach a density where it can readily supply Cultivation.
But all of you present, I’d estimate that even those with the shortest Lifespan still have at least a thousand or even several thousand years left. You will absolutely live to see the era of abundant Spiritual Qi Awakening!
Which means that,
dozens or hundreds of years from now,
if you wish to break through your current Realm—or even break through into the Earth Immortal Realm—it will definitely no longer be as difficult as it is now. It will be dozens, even hundreds of times easier!
Because this will inevitably affect the entire Cosmos. Spiritual Qi Awakening has already begun!”
Hearing this, Northern Celestial Emperor Mo Liqing’s beautiful face kept shifting expressions.
Of course she understood just how arduous the Cultivation Techniques she practiced were. In the several thousand years she’d been cultivating, the number of Star Cores delivered to her to store True Qi was enormous.
The True Qi stored within those Star Cores had consumed who knows how much painstaking effort from Ghost Race Cultivators, and drained who knows how many living beings, extracting their blood and Life Force!
If this Cosmos could evolve enough Spiritual Qi, that would indeed save her a great deal of trouble!
Not far away, Beast Race Ancestral Qiu Jin, who’d been listening carefully to Li Changming, couldn’t resist speaking up at this point: “Spiritual Qi Awakening? This Cosmos? Don’t tell me you’ve been to other Cosmoses as well?”