Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2379: 195: The End Approaches
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“Can we pass through Immortal Pass?”
Right now, this single idea dominated Wang Ba's thoughts entirely.
Should he manage to break through Immortal Pass, every issue tormenting him and the whole Little Cang World would vanish without a fight!
He'd whisk away Little Cang World along with any Outer World Cultivators ready to join, fleeing this spot and handing the Supreme True Buddha nothing but a hollow remnant.
After that, endless skies and oceans awaited, granting them true liberty.
Yet he soon reined in his thrill and anticipation, steadying his thoughts.
His gaze locked onto the barrier ahead.
The four magic wands slid effortlessly into the wall, like coming back to their origin, or even sinking into liquid, effortlessly disturbing the surface...
Ripples formed on the wall, mimicking waves in water.
Within those waves, intricate golden symbols stood out plainly.
But the moment they emerged, they sank right back into the wall.
As the four magic wands neared total absorption by the wall, Wang Ba felt a faint slip in his command over them.
His spirits dropped, prompting him to summon the four magic wands back at once.
To his mild dismay, the four magic wands reacted far sluggishly compared to earlier; they acted hesitant, as if loath to depart from the wall's interior.
After a brief pause, they gradually emerged from the wall and drifted back to circle Wang Ba.
“Could it be due to my incomplete refinement of the True Fire Staff and the Overturning Water Staff?”
Wang Ba wondered.
Individually, or even in pairs, the four magic wands displayed no response, yet when united, they vibrated in harmony—likely because his grasp on the True Fire Staff and Overturning Water Staff remained partial, causing the group's reaction to lag.
“On top of that, the Land-Parting Staff is missing a few Innate Cloud Bans still...”
Wang Ba reflected briefly, remembering how he collected the Wind-Driving Staff. Then he directed immortal power straight into the Land-Parting Staff alone.
The Land-Parting Staff quivered faintly.
Just then, as Wang Ba concentrated on the Land-Parting Staff, he detected a truly odd feeling.
He appeared to ‘witness’ a dark rock drifting amid wreckage in the Sea of Chaos Realm, abruptly shaking before silently cracking open to expose a sleek yellow-brown jade beneath its dark exterior.
Sensing something, it morphed into a slender yellow-brown light streak, darting swiftly toward where he stood!
Still, Wang Ba held back his joy, spotting an overlooked detail:
“How does ‘immortal power’, blended from Immortal Monarch Luhe’s immortal blood and Immortal Marrow Jade Liquid, gather Tibo’s Dao Treasure?”
“Does it work purely because of immortal power’s nature?”
Wang Ba felt confused yet couldn't grasp the reason.
Through his senses, the final piece of the Land-Parting Staff lingered some way off, so he didn't dawdle and shifted to refining the True Fire Staff and Overturning Water Staff promptly.
Chong Hua hadn't refined the True Fire Staff, leaving it without an owner. The Overturning Water Staff came from a trade with other Dao Treasures, after vows to Qiao Zhongxu and removal of the prior owner's Primordial Spirit Mark.
Thus, Wang Ba's refinement proceeded at a rapid pace.
He'd studied the Supreme True Buddha's scriptures deeply without practicing them himself, so the four felt familiar to him.
Refining these Dao Treasures from a fresh Cultivation angle proved far easier now, with the True Fire Staff and Overturning Water Staff lending willing aid, letting him swiftly grasp the Innate Cloud Bans...
“Innate Dao Treasures truly stand out, suitable for both cultivators and Buddhist monks alike.”
Wang Ba noted.
He dove back into full focus once more.
Thus, time flowed on, spanning several years.
One day, a yellow-brown light streak hurtled from the distance, merging rapidly into the Land-Parting Staff among the four magic wands floating near Wang Ba.
With this final piece joined, the Land-Parting Staff shook lightly, then cast thirty-six Innate Cloud Ban images onto the nearby Immortal Pass Wall.
The Cloud Bans whirled, lighting up the area, as the four magic wands hummed in unison, shining brightly.
More years slipped by.
Wang Ba at last emerged from his deep understanding, staring at the four magic wands in front of him, letting out an elated cry he couldn't hold back, brimming with joy.
He had thoroughly refined all four magic wands.
Once fully refined, each gained distinct powers.
The Land-Parting Staff excels in ‘immutability’; post-refinement, it acquired a special trait akin to the Wind-Driving Staff's, called ‘eternal steadiness’, ensuring one's core endures unchanging amid any disasters.
The True Fire Staff thrives on ‘warmth’; its refined power is ‘boundless depletion’, not mere draining but a shift in force, allowing it to block the Immortal’s Eye and curb Yu Yu’s instability via ongoing force depletion for sealing.
The Overturning Water Staff emphasizes ‘coalescence’; after refining, it offers ‘duplication and revival’. As shown during Qiao Zhongxu’s takeover, it displayed these traits, though duplication and revival's strength ties to the wielder’s realm and Cultivation Base, under specific limits.
Only the Silkworm Dragon Staff, embodying ‘perception’, proved tough to refine for some unclear cause, managing just the eighteenth Innate Cloud Ban over years, stuck at a barrier. While he picked up some understanding of ‘perception’, it left him a bit let down.