Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1402: Chapter 890: Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower, Devouring Spirit Body_2

This is a rare Divine Soul-class magical treasure, but Mo Xuanyu hasn’t been able to unleash its potential.

It’s not that Mo Xuanyu doesn’t want to, but rather he cannot.

Because to use this Divine Soul magical treasure, one must possess strong Divine Soul Power.

With Yang Zhenshan’s Divine Soul Power, he can only unlock the fifth layer of the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower; Mo Xuanyu’s Divine Soul Power is even weaker than Yang Zhenshan’s, so naturally, he cannot use the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower’s Soul-locking Chain and Soul Returning Array.

If Mo Xuanyu used the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower’s Soul Returning Array, today’s battle would certainly have stirred up quite a bit of turmoil.

Mo Xuanyu definitely wouldn’t be able to pull Yang Zhenshan’s Divine Soul into the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower’s Luminous Soul Domain because Yang Zhenshan’s Divine Soul is fused with the Origin Core of the Spirit Source Land.

However, Mo Xuanyu can pull Xuanzhen’s Divine Soul into the Luminous Soul Domain.

Once he understood the functions of the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower, Yang Zhenshan’s face broke into a joyful smile.

This is a top-grade magical treasure, and it has the potential to be promoted to a spiritual artifact.

Once it is promoted to a spiritual artifact, the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower’s function will be even stronger, potentially becoming one of his trump cards.

Especially the Soul Returning Array on the seventh layer, which can directly imprison the enemy’s Divine Soul—a truly powerful ability.

There is also another point: this Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower can become his Lifebound Magical Treasure.

A Lifebound Magical Treasure refers to a core magical treasure deeply bonded with a cultivator’s Divine Soul, sharing life and death—a magical extension of the cultivator’s capabilities, incomparable to ordinary magical treasures.

The two entities share vitality and Divine Soul; if the magical treasure is damaged, the cultivator suffers backlash, and if the cultivator perishes, the magical treasure self-destructs or shatters.

Generally, Foundation Establishment cultivators will refine one or two Lifebound Magical Treasures as their foundation.

Having more Lifebound Magical Treasures isn’t necessarily better; one reason is that nurturing Lifebound Magical Treasures requires time and energy, and having too many would instead waste one’s energy and time.

Another reason is that Lifebound Magical Treasures have growth potential; they can be upgraded to Lifebound Spiritual Treasures after the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation.

If a cultivator has a large number of Lifebound Magical Treasures, their potential decreases, and even if they pass the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation, they may not upgrade to Spiritual Treasures.

Conversely, if there is only one Lifebound Magical Treasure, passing the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation guarantees its upgrade to a Spiritual Treasure.

Yang Zhenshan has decided to refine two Lifebound Magical Treasures, namely the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron and the Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword.

He will not use the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower as a Lifebound Magical Treasure, but he is still pleased to have acquired the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower, as it is an extremely rare Divine Soul-class magical treasure.

“Why so happy? What kind of treasure is this?” Xuanzhen saw Yang Zhenshan’s cheerful expression and couldn’t help but ask.

“Hehe, not telling you!” Yang Zhenshan smiled as he placed the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower into his Storage Bag.

Xuanzhen glanced at him, feeling miffed, and didn’t bother asking further, as he wasn’t someone who likes to insist.

Yang Zhenshan took another look at the remaining magical treasures and said, “You handle these; I don’t want such evil things in the Spirit Source Land!”

Actually, the remaining four magical treasures were quite good. For example, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner contained twelve Ghost Generals, and once unleashed, they equate to twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators; although the Ghost Generals trapped in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner are weaker, they are still comparable to Ghost Generals of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, this item belongs to the path of evil, and Yang Zhenshan has never liked such things, so he naturally wouldn’t use such magical treasures.

Of course, he also didn’t want Xuanzhen to use these magical treasures. He entrusted them with Xuanzhen because Xuanzhen had the Purify Heaven and Earth Divine Spell, capable of purifying the Blood Evil Qi on these magical treasures to restore their original state, allowing modifications and refinement into other magical treasures.

“Okay, leave these to me!” Xuanzhen placed the other four magical treasures into his Storage Bag.

Finally, there were a few Jade Scrolls left, which Yang Zhenshan examined one by one, crushing each after reading.

As he expected, none of Mo Xuanyu’s cultivation techniques were decent, similar to the Soul-breaking Blade from before.

This is only natural, as Mo Xuanyu established the Soul-breaking Blade, and the cultivation techniques associated with it were likely taught by Mo Xuanyu himself.

But as Yang Zhenshan was about to crush the last Jade Scroll, he hesitated.

“Oh?” He looked at this technique with a surprised expression.

“What is it?” Xuanzhen asked.

“Take a look at this!” Yang Zhenshan handed the Jade Scroll to Xuanzhen.

Xuanzhen used his Spiritual Sense to delve into the Jade Scroll, and once he understood the information contained within, he too showed a surprised look.

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“I see!”

He set the Jade Scroll down, appearing to be in thoughtful contemplation.

Yang Zhenshan picked up the Jade Scroll again to read through its contents.

The Jade Scroll recorded a Body Refining Technique, not a Martial Arts one, but an Immortal Path Body Refining Technique.

It is named “Devouring Spirit Body.”

The previous time Mo Xuanyu transformed into a monster, it was by using this technique.

The technique “Devouring Spirit Body” is quite straightforward and crude; simply put, it involves devouring a large amount of Spiritual Energy during battle to enhance the body, thereby obtaining powerful physical strength.

It is not an evil technique; Mo Xuanyu’s use seemed evil because he cultivated with Blood Evil Qi, thus devouring Blood Evil Qi and turning into a monster.

If Yang Zhenshan were to use this technique, he would devour the Wood Spirit energy, significantly enhancing his physique, improving recovery ability, and though there may be changes to his body, he certainly wouldn’t turn into a monster like Mo Xuanyu.

Moreover, Yang Zhenshan felt this technique was very compatible with the Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill, and perhaps the two could be cultivated together.

“A very good technique, but it doesn’t seem complete!” Xuanzhen remarked.

“Indeed!” Yang Zhenshan also saw it.

This technique appears to be a fragment, but even in its incomplete form, it’s a fine Body Refining Technique.

Don’t assume Immortal Cultivators disregard the body; in fact, for them, the body is the most crucial foundation.

Whether in Foundation Establishment or Core Formation, the first hurdle is the physical condition.

If one’s physique is insufficiently strong, all else is wishful thinking.

Yang Zhenshan possesses the Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill, which is more focused on healing and recovery, rather than enhancing physical strength.

If he also cultivates the Devouring Spirit Body, it would precisely compensate for the shortcomings of the Wood Transformation Nourishing Body Skill.

“Do you want to cultivate it?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

Xuanzhen thought for a moment, then produced a Jade Scroll, saying, “I’ll use it for reference!”

He copied the Devouring Spirit Body’s cultivation method into the Jade Scroll, while Yang Zhenshan stored the original in his Storage Bag.

After dividing the spoils, Xuanzhen was in high spirits; with Mo Xuanyu’s death, his long-standing grudge was dispelled, leaving him feeling refreshed, and his Dao Heart was exceptionally clear.

“Let’s go drink!”

“No, I still have injuries and need a couple of days to recuperate!” Yang Zhenshan’s mood was also good; although the Golden Crow cost him over four hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, the gains were immense.

Just the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower alone couldn’t be purchased for tens of thousands of Low-grade Spirit Stones, not to mention the Devouring Spirit Body cultivation technique.

Physical injuries were a minor issue, likely recoverable with a good night’s sleep.

He was actually intending to go back to refine the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower.

“Alright, this humble Taoist will drink alone!” Xuanzhen flung his horsetail whisk jovially, transformed into a stream of light, and disappeared over the horizon.

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t be bothered with him, and with a flicker of his form, returned to the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.

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In the Quiet Chamber.

Yang Zhenshan placed the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower before him, continuously infusing it with Spiritual Sense and Mana.

There are many ways to refine a magical treasure, such as blood refinement, nurturing, soul refinement, and lifebound refinement.

Among them, blood refinement is the crudest; blood recognition merely lets the magical treasure absorb your aura, allowing you to control the treasure.

But if you want the magical treasure to be refined to the extent that it feels like a part of your body, you need nurturing refinement, where Divine Soul and Mana constantly nurture the magical treasure until it is entirely synchronized with your Divine Soul and Mana, allowing for easier, more effortless control.

As for soul refinement, it’s similar to nurturing refinement, except soul refinement emphasizes the control of the magical treasure by the Divine Soul.

Yang Zhenshan was using soul refinement at that moment, because the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower is a Divine Soul treasure, and naturally, it must be synchronized with the Divine Soul.