Luo Heaven Hall's Shrine Hall.
Qin Ming continuously circulated the Azure Emperor Art, his body emitting an aura of ancient verdant energy.
Next.
He sat cross-legged in the Shrine Hall, continuing to refine the Innate Energy obtained from the Green Rind Gourd.
Creation Energy of this level was nurtured from a Spirit-Connecting Treasure. With Qin Ming's current Cultivation Level and strength, naturally, it wouldn't be refined completely so quickly.
After a period of Cultivating.
The Nascent Soul in Qin Ming's Purple Palace Spirit Platform had almost grown from its original transparent infant-like appearance into a more solid, youthful form.
The Magical Power within the Nascent Soul had also surged more than twofold.
However, this process seemed somewhat lengthy.
He immediately took out a Top-Grade Spirit Stone to accelerate his Cultivating.
In the Central Palace, the pitch-black Demon Infant sitting cross-legged on the black lotus platform, watching the Nascent Soul above its head frantically absorb Innate Energy, revealed a deep look of envy.
…
Years withered and flourished, and a full five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Qin Ming sat withered in the Shrine Hall, and no one came to disturb him during this time.
Buzz!
A verdant Imprint lit up on his brow, and then behind him, the Azure Emperor Wood Monarch Sacred Body suddenly emerged, transforming into a Verdant Ancient Tree. From its initial height of just over three meters, it gradually grew lush and leafy, directly towering to a size of ten meters.
In an instant.
An incomparably vast aura of time flow echoed within Qin Ming's body.
The Nascent Soul on the Purple Palace Spirit Platform had its eyes tightly closed, frantically absorbing that wisp of Innate Energy. As the last trace of Innate Energy was refined by the Nascent Soul.
The Magical Power within the Nascent Soul had already climbed to its peak, unable to rise any further.
In the next moment.
The Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth within the entire Grand Heaven Dao Palace Spirit Vein surged, forming a massive Spirit Energy Cloud, converging towards the Shrine Hall where Qin Ming was like a giant whale drawing water.
Boom!
The Dharma Seals in Qin Ming's hands constantly changed, and countless silver runes began to spiral around his body, finally seeming to reach a certain limit.
In the center of the Nascent Soul's brow on the Purple Palace Spirit Platform, an azure vertical pupil suddenly opened, presenting a pattern like tree rings within.
The pupil color was verdant like jade, as if containing the Great Dao's endless vitality and Life Force.
The moment this Divine Ability formed.
It also signified that at this moment, Qin Ming stepped into the sixteenth layer of the Azure Emperor Art!
The Nascent Soul on his Purple Palace Spirit Platform also completed its transformation, and his Magical Power Cultivation Level officially broke through to the Late Core Formation Stage!
"Azure Emperor Dharma Eye!!"
"Incredible! Incredible!"
"Little Friend Qin actually did it, Cultivating the Azure Emperor Art to the sixteenth layer, Heh Heh Heh!!"
"Such an achievement, even in the Azure Origin Sect since its founding, can be counted on no more than three fingers!"
Old Demon Qing Yang said excitedly, sighing with emotion.
Qin Ming also Opened Eyes from his Cultivating state, his eyes as dark as ink.
A vast Magical Power fluctuation emanated from his body, resonating with Heaven and Earth.
He clenched his right hand, sensed the incomparably powerful Nascent Soul Power within his body, and every gesture was filled with immense strength.
If he were to face the Heavenly Hatred Demon Lord again at this moment, without even using his Body Refinement Divine Ability trump card, he would be confident in killing him.
"Three hundred and eighty years into Cultivating immortality, and I've finally broken through to the Late Core Formation Stage."
"The Late Core Formation Stage is known as a Great Cultivator in the Mortal Realm, considered to be standing at the pinnacle of the Cultivation World."
Qin Ming was extremely excited, but before he could even sigh with emotion.
The Curved Jade Golden Light Mirror that he had been nurturing in his Natal Spirit Plant, the Evergreen Immortal Vine, seemed to be Influenced by Qin Ming's Azure Emperor Art breakthrough, and after absorbing Evergreen Spiritual Power.
It actually flew out on its own, quietly floating in the Shrine Hall.
"Little Friend Qin, this is the surprise This Old Man told you about that was coming. When you break through the sixteenth layer of the Azure Emperor Art, there will be unexpected gains, Heh Heh Heh!" Old Demon Qing Yang cackled strangely.
The Curved Jade Golden Light Mirror seemed to Sense the other part of its Artifact Spirit that had been lost for a long time, and immediately trembled excitedly.
And the Green Rind Gourd on the table also reacted. The remnant of the white Artifact Spirit that was originally there popped out its head again, and after seeing the Golden Light Mirror outside, it revealed an incomparably excited expression.
Qin Ming immediately circulated the Azure Emperor Art, and a vast Evergreen Spiritual Power poured into the Curved Jade Golden Light Mirror.
The entire simple and ancient bronze mirror suddenly shone brightly with Spirit Light, shooting out an azure light that Fell Upon the Green Rind Gourd. The Artifact Spirit remnant seemed to be summoned by its True Form, and in an instant, it transformed into a Spirit Light, instantly entering the Golden Light Mirror.
Buzz buzz buzz~
As the Artifact Spirit merged, becoming whole, the surface of the bronze mirror rippled with dazzling golden light, engulfing the mirror.
In the next moment, an extremely vast Spirit Opportunity fluctuation erupted from the bronze mirror In Front of Him.
Immediately after.
A golden light pillar as thick as a water bucket soared into the sky!
The golden light pillar broke through the Shrine Hall, then broke through the Grand Heaven Dao Palace, and even broke through the entire Primal Peak Mountain, its golden light dazzling, as if connecting Heaven and Earth.
An extremely terrifying pressure echoed between Heaven and Earth.
Qin Ming saw that the appearance of the Curved Jade Golden Light Mirror had also undergone a great change. The Bagua pattern on the back of the mirror was lit up with another hexagram, the "Zhen hexagram". Counting the "Li hexagram" and "Kan hexagram" that had been lit up before, three hexagrams had already been illuminated.
And on the back of the mirror, another angry-eyed, blue-faced, fanged beast head Spirit Markings appeared.
Qin Ming looked at the bronze mirror in front of him, which had surpassed a Fourth-Order Spirit Treasure, with some shock, and couldn't help but ask:
"What level of Ancient Treasure is this?!"
Old Demon Qing Yang excitedly explained, "I never thought that in This Old Man's lifetime, I would actually be able to see the complete version of the 'Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror', Heh Heh Heh!!"
"Little Friend Qin, you are truly blessed with boundless Luck! Truly makes This Old Man envious!"
…
Just as Qin Ming's Cultivation Level broke through, and the Golden Light Mirror underwent another Strange Phenomenon.
The astonishing Strange Phenomenon of the Spirit Treasure's advancement attracted the attention of many Cultivators trapped Within Yuan Extremity Mountain, who were all amazed.
Venerable Crow and the other two were currently hiding in a Mountain Cave.
When they saw the golden light soaring into the sky, with the omen of breaking through the firmament, they were also shocked.
"W-what is that?"
"Could it be that a Great Treasure from Within Yuan Extremity Mountain has been born!"
"This level of Spirit Energy fluctuation, Could it be the legendary 'Spirit-Connecting Treasure'?"
"Alas! Such Treasure is destined to be out of our reach! Look, that direction is the Dao Lord Palace, even Spirit Transformation Stage Venerables can't enter…"
Venerable Crow, seeing the Treasure, could only watch from afar, unable to reach it, revealing a look of heartbrokenness, pounding his chest and stamping his feet.
Tian Jizi and True Monarch Wanbao also looked eagerly at the vast sky, but could only secretly sigh with regret.
"We have already obtained many Benefits in Primal Peak Mountain this time, do not be greedy, lest you lose your lives."
"The Benefits we have obtained now are already enough to allow our Cultivation Level to advance further. Perhaps we can break through to the Mid-Core Formation Stage before the great limit arrives. Let's think about how to get out of here."
Tian Jizi was still relatively calm, and immediately withdrew his Attention, discussing with the two.
…
Within the Gray Space.
Demon Venerable White Lin and Mu Qingzi, who were originally inside the crystal wall, had disappeared.
Presumably, they had already escaped from their predicament and fled this Space.
And the huge commotion outside once again awakened the sleeping three-headed giant snake.
It seemed that because Qin Ming had taken away the Artifact Spirit in the Green Rind Gourd, the Chains of Stars that trapped the Saint Ancestor of Six Paths seemed to have loosened slightly, causing the runes on it to dim a bit.
After a few breaths.
The rightmost snake head among them Opened Eyes its scarlet vertical pupil, and spoke in Saintess Blue Ice's voice, somewhat surprised, "Sacred Ancestor, has something happened?"
After five years of attrition and struggle, with the help of the Saint Ancestor of Six Paths, Saintess Blue Ice finally succeeded in devouring the Demon Infant Soul Body in one of the snake heads.
But she was also left with greatly depleted Primordial Energy, and almost Perished completely when vying for Control.
After all, this snake True Form was no small matter, bearing the Candle Dragon Bloodline.
If not for the fact that she also possessed a trace of Ice Phoenix True Spirit Bloodline, if it were anyone else, even a Spirit Transformation Stage would only have Perish as their fate.
No wonder the Saint Ancestor of Six Paths had taken a liking to her in the first place.
Now only the Soul Body in the last snake head was still stubbornly resisting.
However, under the offensive of the Saint Ancestor of Six Paths' Soul Fragment and her own, successfully taking down the last Soul Body was only a matter of time.
The middle snake head occupied by the Saint Ancestor of Six Paths slowly Opened Eyes its eyes. She just sensed it slightly, and rarely revealed an extremely solemn tone, exclaiming in alarm:
"This Aura, Could it be a Spirit-Connecting Treasure has been born"
"No! This is not a Spirit-Connecting Treasure, Could it be… how is this possible…"
However, before she could finish speaking, the Yuan Harmony Five Elements Subduing Demon Grand Formation's Sealing Power strengthened again, and streams of silver runes flickered on the Star Chain, pouring into the giant snake True Form.
The Gray Space once again returned to calm.
…
Within the Luo Heaven Hall, in the Shrine Hall.
The golden light converged, and the bronze mirror Fell Upon Qin Ming's hand as if it had Spirituality.
Qin Ming caressed the Treasure Mirror, feeling the terrifying power within it, and a look of surprise appeared on his face:
"Old Devil, what exactly is this Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror?"
"Didn't you say this was the Azure Origin Sect's Curved Jade Golden Light Mirror?"
Old Demon Qing Yang pondered for a moment and said, "Little Friend Qin! This Old Man has not told you about this matter before, because if you had not Cultivated the Azure Emperor Art to the sixteenth layer, you would not be able to activate the Treasure, let alone merge the Artifact Spirit into one."
"After this Treasure Mirror advanced, it is called 'Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror'. It is a Supreme Treasure obtained by the first Azure Origin Sect Sect Master, condensing the Luck of an entire Sect within it."
"It is Said that when the Bagua on the back is Entirely activated and lit up, the true power of this Treasure will be revealed. In short, it is a Treasure that is countless times more powerful than a Spirit-Connecting Treasure."
"In terms of Offensive Magic Treasures, if this mirror claims to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first."
"Of course, this requires Little Friend Qin to slowly explore in the future."
"Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror!" Qin Ming's eyes flickered. He had not expected that the origin of this Ancient Treasure would be so great.
He placed the bronze mirror back into his Natal Spirit Plant for nurturing. The Evergreen Immortal Vine also seemed to Sense the changes in the Treasure Mirror, and emitted a strange emotion towards Qin Ming.
Subsequently.
Qin Ming's Attention Fell Upon the Green Rind Gourd again.
He followed the Treasure Refinement Art given by Old Demon Qing Yang, and once again unleashed Evergreen Spiritual Power, reaching out towards the gourd.
Whoosh!
The Immortal Slaying Gourd actually flew up from the spot, spinning around in the air, and Fell Into Qin Ming's hands.
He sensed the fluctuations within it, faintly feeling excited.
There seemed to be another Artifact Spirit within the gourd, giving him a feeling of mutual understanding.
However, just now when he broke through to the Late Core Formation Stage, the commotion he caused was a bit too big, so he immediately threw the Immortal Slaying Gourd into the Evergreen Immortal Vine of the Small Spirit Realm, preparing to study it slowly in the future.
Just after Qin Ming took away the gourd, without the suppression of this Spirit-Connecting Treasure, he originally thought that the Array Formation of Primal Peak Mountain would collapse.
Buzz!
But he saw that the azure phantom image that had dissipated from the offering table, re-condensed again. He only heard it utter a voice of ancient silence:
"I never expected that this Sect's Inheritance in the Human Realm has not been severed. Tens of thousands of years later, there is again a disciple who can Cultivate the Qingdi Scripture to the sixteenth layer."
"A promising child."
"We will meet again in the Spirit Realm when fate allows. Since you have obtained the Benefits, the hidden danger Within Yuan Extremity Mountain should naturally be resolved by you. This Immortal Slaying Gourd will be my Compensation."
Qin Ming pondered for a moment, and immediately bowed to the phantom image, solemnly saying:
"Please rest assured, Senior, when Qin Ming has the ability, I will naturally resolve the Problem here."
As for having the ability, naturally, it would be when he breaks through to the Spirit Transformation Stage before he can come here again to resolve it.
Although he was already at the Late Core Formation Stage, it seemed that it was still not enough to face the Soul Fragment of the Saint Ancestor of Six Paths.
The azure phantom image Nodded, and then instantly transformed into starlight that filled the sky, converging into an azure Spirit Light, entering the core of the Formation, replacing the original suppression of the Immortal Slaying Gourd.
A silver Spirit Markings lit up, spreading towards the Grand Formation of Primal Peak Mountain, all the way to the Land of Fallen Demons at the deepest point.
"I didn't expect that Qingdi, that fellow, is still very sentimental. Little Qin, you have truly received a great blessing from him! Tsk Tsk Tsk!"
Old Demon Qing Yang waited until Venerable Qingdi had disappeared before cautiously poking his head out and saying, "Now that you are Cultivating the Azure Origin Sect's core Cultivation Method, and the Supreme Treasures Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror and Immortal Slaying Gourd have also Fall Into your hands, this is simply closer than the Sect Master's core direct disciple! Heh Heh Heh!"
Qin Ming's mood was indeed good, with his Cultivation Level breakthrough and the gains of two Supreme Treasures, so he just smiled slightly without saying much.
Immediately after.
"Alright, Little Friend Qin, you have obtained such a great Fortuitous Encounter, This Old Man can't just stand by and do nothing. At That Time when you return to the Island, This Old Man has another Fortuitous Encounter that is precious to you to give you, adding flowers to the brocade, to help you! Heh Heh Heh! It's been a long time since I've been so busy, allow This Old Man to take a nap first…"
After Old Demon Qing Yang finished speaking, he hung back on the Star Sea Divine Vine and fell asleep.
Qin Ming did not rush to leave this place immediately, but sat down cross-legged on the spot, and used up the five [Nascent Soul Soul Power] and five [Abundant Lifespan] Entries as well.
In an instant.
The boundless power of time suddenly descended upon Qin Ming, and an ancient aura of time overflowed from his body.
"Adding the Lifespan increase from breaking through to the Late Core Formation Stage and the Qingdi Scripture, my current Lifespan has reached five thousand six hundred years."
Qin Ming Opened Eyes his deep and immeasurable eyes, a wisp of verdant light flashed between his pupils.
His original Spirit Soul strength had already reached the Late Core Formation Stage, and now after breaking through, plus the further strengthening from using the Entries, it was already comparable to Core Formation Perfection Stage.
There was even a trace of Divine Sense that had transformed into a crystalline state.
This was the legendary 'Divine Thought Crystallization' that only Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators possessed.
Qin Ming's current Nascent Soul Power was also comparable to the Perfection level. Continuing to Cultivating would only be to polish his Magical Power, refining the Nascent Soul Power to a truly perfect and unimpeded state.
"Now I can also be considered to be standing at the pinnacle of the Human Realm. Just as Fishing Cloud Old Man said, those Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators, due to Realm Suppression, do not dare to casually use Divine Abilities, possessing a body of Cultivation Level but not daring to use it at will."
"But I am different, currently there is no such restriction, hehehe!"
Qin Ming immediately stood up, and bowed deeply three times in the direction of the Shrine Hall tablets, and then his entire person transformed into countless azure light spots and disappeared here.
His Escape Technique was so strange that it was as if he had disappeared out of thin air, leaving no Sign.
This was the Void Escape Divine Ability that Qin Ming had comprehended after breaking through to the Late Core Formation Stage.
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