Ascending to Godhood: I Can Foresee All Futures

Chapter 341: Chapter 188: Profound Mastery! Profound Mastery

To put it simply, cultivation in the Primordial Sea Realm is about accumulating True Essence, filling the Dantian, and Transforming Qi into Sea.

This realm relies heavily on resources and patience. One must continuously refine Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi or other precious materials to expand the scale of their Primordial Sea until it is complete.

The Thunder Sound Realm, on the other hand, is about tempering the physical body and opening its apertures.

One must cultivate their physical body to the state of ”Jade Bone Thunder Sound, and Blood Qi like wolf smoke”—where their muscles and bones resonate like thunder and their Blood Qi surges like a signal flare. Only then is the realm considered complete.

As for the Divine Communication Realm, its cultivation is even more arduous.

One must open their Spirit Platform, ignite a Divine Fire, and give birth to their Divine Sense.

Compared to the Primordial Sea and Thunder Sound Realms, this realm is the most perilous. Failure can lead to a damaged Divine Soul at best, or outright death and the obliteration of one’s Dao at worst.

But upon success, one can project their Divine Sense, causing their strength to soar. They can not only perceive minute details from afar but also manipulate objects to attack enemies, leading to a complete metamorphosis in their power.

Likewise, breaking through to this realm is exceedingly difficult—no less so than advancing from the Innate to the Mystic Realm.

Even within Ning’an Prefecture, those who reach this realm are few and far between—you could count them on one hand.

And after the Dantian’s Primordial Sea, the body’s Thunder Sound, and the Spirit Platform’s Divine Sense have all reached completion, one can then attempt to unify the three essentials—essence, qi, and spirit—and break through to the Golden Core Realm.

However, Sun Yuzhi herself didn’t know much about this realm, so she didn’t elaborate.

”Listening to you, Vice Envoy, has been more enlightening than years of bitter cultivation. I finally have a clear understanding of the path ahead.”

Chen Sheng couldn’t help but say with feeling.

’Although the Mystic Realm is powerful, the path of cultivation is long. This is no time to get complacent.’

Seeing how intently Chen Sheng was listening, Sun Yuzhi felt gratified. Then, changing the subject, she pointed to the cluster of Profound Spirit Yin Fire still burning quietly in the center of the stone chamber:

”Now that you’ve entered the Mystic Realm and your True Essence is newly formed, you have the basic qualifications to refine a Heaven and Earth Anomalous Fire. Although this Profound Spirit Yin Fire’s spirituality is damaged and its power is greatly diminished, its essence remains. If you can successfully refine it, it will become a great asset to you.”

”However, Anomalous Fires are violent, and the refining process is exceptionally dangerous. You mustn’t be the least bit careless. I will act as your Protector and help you subdue this flame.”

”Alright!”

Chen Sheng nodded.

’Although his strength had leaped forward after just entering the Mystic Realm, if he wanted to have enough influence in the treacherous waters of Ning’an Prefecture, let alone raise the butcher’s knife against his enemies like Golden Spring Temple and Luoyun Manor...’

’...he still needed more powerful methods.’

’Refining this Profound Spirit Yin Fire had been one of his most important goals.’

Chen Sheng immediately strode before the Profound Spirit Yin Fire and sat down cross-legged.

Sun Yuzhi stood behind and to his side, her expression focused. Her hands formed a seal, and a gentle yet tenacious stream of True Essence flowed out, enveloping the crimson flame.

Chen Sheng held his breath and focused his mind. The newly formed Nine Nether True Essence in his Dantian began to stir, and wisps of cold, domineering Evil Qi infused with his True Essence emerged from his body, carefully enveloping and making contact with the flickering Profound Spirit Yin Fire.

”HISSS...”

The moment the two forces—both yin-cold in nature, yet distinctly different—made contact, they produced a faint sizzling sound.

As if provoked, the Profound Spirit Yin Fire’s flames suddenly surged. Crimson light instantly flooded the stone chamber as a bizarre aura—a mixture of extreme heat and cold—spread out, seemingly distorting the very air.

The refinement had officially begun!

With an expert like Sun Yuzhi—who was at the peak of the mid-Mystic Realm—assisting from the sidelines and suppressing the Anomalous Fire’s violent outbursts, the pressure on Chen Sheng was greatly reduced.

He immediately concentrated his full attention, guiding his Nine Nether True Essence in a slow, persistent effort—like water grinding stone—to permeate, corrode, and assimilate the source of the Profound Spirit Yin Fire bit by bit.

It was a process that consumed an immense amount of mental energy and True Essence.

Sweat soon soaked Chen Sheng’s back, and the excessive consumption of True Essence caused his face to alternate between deathly pale and flushed red.

Sun Yuzhi remained fully concentrated, periodically adjusting the strength and method of her True Essence output to ensure the process remained stable.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Half a day later, the rebellious Profound Spirit Yin Fire was finally pulled completely into Chen Sheng’s body. It settled above his Dantian Primordial Sea, slowly revolving around his Innate Dao Seed.

However, drawing it into his body was only the first step.

Next came the truly crucial part: refining it and branding it with his own mark.

Not daring to relax in the slightest, Chen Sheng sent tides of Nine Nether True Essence from within his body to continuously wash over, nourish, and merge with the Profound Spirit Yin Fire.

The flame still resisted at first, but under the suppression of the Nine Nether True Essence—which shared its origin yet possessed a far more domineering Yin Fiend characteristic—and with Chen Sheng’s guidance, its struggles gradually weakened.

It slowly began to form a subtle connection with his True Essence and Dao Seed.

「In the blink of an eye, another half-day passed.」

Suddenly, Chen Sheng’s body trembled slightly, and his tightly closed eyes snapped open.

He raised his right hand, palm up, and focused his thoughts.

”WHOOSH...”

A deep crimson flame ignited above his palm, radiating a heart-pounding aura.

The Profound Spirit Yin Fire was successfully refined!

Moreover, through the refinement, it had begun to fuse with Chen Sheng’s Nine Nether True Essence, undergoing a profound transformation.

”Excellent!”

A brilliant light flashed in Sun Yuzhi’s eyes as she praised him irresistibly:

”Although this fire has not recovered its full power, now that it has merged with your True Essence, its might is no small matter. With this Yin Fire Divine Technique, even though you’ve just entered the Primordial Sea Realm, you are strong enough to fight an expert in the Thunder Sound Realm!”

Chen Sheng felt the flame in his palm, which was now connected to his mind and moved as an extension of his own body. He slowly nodded, agreeing with Sun Yuzhi’s assessment.

’This fused Yin Fire has truly become my most powerful trump card.’

”The Evil Qi you released while refining the flame just now... what was it?”

Sun Yuzhi asked, suddenly changing the subject.

’In truth, she had wanted to ask this for a long time but had kept it to herself. It concerned a Martial Artist’s most core secret, and pressing the issue would be crossing a line. But now that the barrier between her and Chen Sheng was gone, she naturally wanted to know the truth.’

”Nine Nether Yin Fiend!”

Chen Sheng slowly uttered four words.

Sun Yuzhi’s heart skipped a beat, and a grave expression flashed in her eyes.

”You mean *the* Nine Nether Yin Fiend, ranked twenty-sixth on the Earth Fiend list?!”

”That’s right.”

Chen Sheng nodded slightly.

”No wonder...”

Sun Yuzhi had always felt Chen Sheng’s power was out of the ordinary, that he could easily suppress the other Ten Heroes. Now, she finally understood the reason.

’Having refined a top-tier Evil Qi from the thirty-six celestial grades, Chen Sheng truly had what it took to dominate those at the same level.’

”So...”

Chen Sheng looked up, a faint smile playing on his lips.

”So, for this Yin Fire Divine Technique, I’m planning to call it the Nine Nether Yin Fire!”

”What do you think, Vice Envoy?”

”It works.”

Sun Yuzhi nodded, having no objection.

’It was just a name, after all. The Divine Technique itself was what truly mattered.’

”Now that you’ve entered the Mystic Realm and refined the Yin Fire, when are you planning to go back?”

’More than half a month had passed since she and Chen Sheng had left. She hadn’t left so much as a word behind, so it was almost certain that people at the Jingwu Bureau were worried.’

”There’s no rush. Besides, I already left a letter.”

Chen Sheng smiled and stepped forward to take Sun Yuzhi’s arm.

”What do you think you’re doing?”

Sun Yuzhi frowned, a hint of menace in her phoenix-like eyes, but she didn’t pull her arm away.

”Mm-hm.”

Chen Sheng nodded firmly, shamelessly admitting his intentions.

’After successfully Breaking Realm and refining the Yin Fire, he was filled with an unbearable excitement and needed to vent some of the fire within.’

”I just said...”

Before Sun Yuzhi could finish, Chen Sheng swept her up into his arms.

”You were saying?”

”Just this once! Don’t think this will become a habit!”

Her cheeks flushed, Sun Yuzhi gave Chen Sheng a light thump on the back.

”As you command, Lord Governor!”

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