Chapter 177: Bright Aperture Stage (2)
Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
In the next second, as if an eggshell had been broken, the image of the jade tube in Lin Shen’s mind suddenly shattered.
Right on the heels of that.
In an instant, his mind was filled with many things. It was as if an entire room had been stuffed.
After a while, Lin Shen finally digested the information that had suddenly appeared in his mind. The overflowing feeling also disappeared.
Opening his eyes, Lin Shen’s eyes were filled with surprise.
Seven Arts Sword Energy!
What was recorded in the jade tube was a powerful spell!
“It’s actually a spell! No wonder that person came to attack me in the middle of the night to take back the jade tube. I wonder where he got this spell?”
Previously, out of curiosity, Lin Shen had flipped through the list of spells exchanged in the Merit Hall. There didn’t seem to be a spell called the Seven Arts Sword Energy.
In other words, this spell was very likely not from the Nine Yang Academy.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Shen stopped hesitating.
No matter what, he had to cultivate the technique he obtained.
He put the jade tube aside for the time being and prepared to come back to comprehend and cultivate later. He then took out something that looked like a beehive from his storage ring.
Hell Hornet’s nest!
Back then, he obtained this demon beast nest from the Long Breath Stage cultivators of the Wild Wolves.
When Lin Shen obtained this nest, the Hell Hornets inside had already been killed. It was empty.
However, when he held it in his hand, he could acutely sense the revival of life in the deepest part of the nest with his spirit resonance.
As long as he refined the nest, he could use this bit of life force to hatch Hell Hornets again.
“Although Hell Hornet is only a late-phase Spirit Awakening Stage spiritual beast, it wins in numbers. Once the scale reaches three to four thousand, even Bright Aperture Stage cultivators will have a hard time. This nest can be a trump card at a critical moment!”
Lin Shen nodded to himself and decided to refine Hell Hornet’s nest.
As for the method to refine the nest, he had long seen it in the academy’s library.
Such techniques were public knowledge in the Nine Yang Academy, just like the Soul Contract and Dharmic Contract.
The refinement method wasn’t difficult. The key was that one’s cultivation had to reach a certain stage.
Thinking of this, Lin Shen immediately restrained his distracting thoughts, condensed some spirit resonance, and began to refine Hell Hornet’s nest.
Under the continuous injection of spiritual essence, the life force in the deepest part of the nest quickly grew like a balloon that had been filled with air.
At the same time, Lin Shen’s spirit resonance was also constantly invading the nest, gradually turning it into its own “shape.”
After about two hours, the refinement of the nest was finally completed.
Lin Shen heaved a long sigh of relief and looked at Hell Hornet’s nest with bright eyes.
The nest trembled slightly, and seven or eight black shadows flew out of the black hole.
As soon as they left the cave, the black shadows expanded at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into wasps that were the size of an adult man’s fist. They had a pair of blood-red compound eyes and a huge jaw that was like pincers.
II
It’s done!
II
Lin Shen’s eyes flashed with joy.
The nest had been successfully refined. From now on, the Hell Hornets born in the nest would be controlled by his will.
Next, he just needed to inject spiritual essence into the nest regularly and catalyze it to hatch Hell Hornets.
Of course, it was fine if he didn’t inject spiritual essence. However, the speed at which the nest hatched Hell Hornet would be very slow.
Lin Shen didn’t care about this at all.
He had so many clones who could take turns injecting spiritual essence into Hell Hornet’s nest every day. He did not need to care about the consumption at all.
“Also, I can consume the Spirit Nurturing Pills and Flame Spirit Pills I obtained previously.”
Lin Shen took out a Spirit Nourishing Pill, raised his head, and swallowed it. Then, he began to cultivate.
Although it was a little inefficient because he hadn’t switched to a new cultivation technique, the medicinal efficacy of the Spirit Nurturing Pill was still completely digested after more than an hour.
Lin Shen acutely felt that his mind was becoming clearer.
That was a sign of the strengthening of the soul!
The cultivation of the Bright Aperture Stage was essentially the process of strengthening the soul and spirit resonance.
When one’s soul grew to a certain extent, it would split and give birth to spiritual consciousness. At that time, one’s True Qi would also transform into spiritual essence. At that time, one would truly step into the cultivator master stage and onto the starting point of the path to immortality!
After calming himself down, Lin Shen summoned the interface and looked at it. His cultivation had already increased by 3%.
“There are still 23 Spirit Nurturing Pills in my storage ring. They should be able to get me to over 70% of the first level.”
Lin Shen nodded in satisfaction.
With the help of the Spirit Nurturing Pills, he should be able to break through to the second level of the Bright Aperture Stage in at most half a month after changing his cultivation technique.
When that happened, it was almost time for the disciple rank challenge.
When he came back to his senses, Lin Shen took out another Flame Spirit Pill and swallowed it.
The Flame Spirit Pills couldn’t increase one’s cultivation stage like the Spirit Nurturing Pills, but they were also very important to cleanse one’s marrow and bones and promote the perfection of the body. It could lay the foundation of a cultivator and was very beneficial to one’s future cultivation.
In fact, the exchange price of the Flame Spirit Pills was several times higher than the Spirit Nurturing Pills in the Merit Hall.
From this, one could see how precious it was.
Lin Shen had obtained a whole bottle of 12 Flame Spirit Pills from Jing Hai.
However, when he consumed the fourth pill, he clearly felt that the effect of the elevation was almost negligible, and the medicinal effect lingered in his body.
“It’s said that Bright Aperture Stage cultivators usually need to consume six to eight Flame Spirit Pills to reach perfection in their bodies. After that, consuming them will have no effect. I’m only at the fourth one, but I’ve already reached my limit?”
Lin Shen was very surprised.
After thinking about it, he could only blame it on the many martial techniques he had cultivated.
After all, martial techniques had a tempering effect on the body. It was most likely because he had cultivated too many martial techniques that his body was far more refined and stronger than ordinary Bright Aperture Stage cultivators.
It was a good thing to be able to save on pills. Lin Shen put away the pills, stood up, and left the training room.
Exchange Hall.
Lin Shen flipped through the exchange list.
Water Mirror Technique, three medium merits.
Ride Wind Technique, three medium merits.
Lightning Palm, five medium merits.
Crimson Melting Silk, eight medium merits.
Paperman Movement Technique, ten medium merits.
Five Qi Suppression, one major merit.
There were no less than a hundred spells, and Lin Shen was overwhelmed with emotions. He wished he could take them all down and cultivate them.
However, the cheapest spell required three medium merits.
The stronger ones, such as the Lightning Palm and the Red Melting Silk that Lin Shen had seen in Jing Hai’s hands, required five to eight medium merits.
Not to mention the spells that would cost him major merits.
Currently, Lin Shen only had two medium merits on hand, and they were a fixed monthly benefit for Heaven-rank disciples. He couldn’t even exchange for the cheapest spells.
“Looks like I have to go out to train and do missions as soon as possible!” Lin Shen sighed softly.
Fortunately, the war with the three demonic tribes had already ended two to three months ago, so the effects of the war should have been eliminated.
If he went to the Dragon Abyss Mountain Range now, he wouldn’t encounter any accidents.
“I definitely have to exchange for the Lightning Palm. This spell is quite lethal to the demons. I can’t miss the Water Mirror Technique and the Wind Riding Technique…”
As the name suggested, the Water Mirror Technique was a technique that gathered water spiritual essence to form a water mirror that reflected the situation within a certain range. It was one of the indispensable techniques for cultivators to investigate their surroundings in the wilderness.
The Ride Wind Technique was no exception. Riding the wind was the dream of all low-level cultivators.
These three techniques alone required n medium merits.
Apart from that, Lin Shen also took a fancy to many spells. This made him feel that he still needed a lot of merit points.
“When I cultivate the Seven Arts Sword Energy, I’ll make a trip to the Dragon Abyss Mountain Range!”
After making up his mind, Lin Shen flipped through the pills and quickly found the Spirit Nurturing Pills and Flame Spirit Pills.
Spirit Nurturing Pill, one medium merit/bottle
Flame Spirit Pills, five medium merit/bottle
“Indeed, Flame Spirit Pills are much more expensive than Nurturing Pills.”
Lin Shen no longer needed the Flame Spirit Pills. After some thought, he gritted his teeth and exchanged the two medium merit skills for two bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills.
“With these two bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills, the time it takes for me to break through to the second level of the Bright Aperture Stage will be greatly reduced. At that time, it will be much safer to go to the Dragon Abyss Mountain Range!”
After exchanging for pills, Lin Shen rushed to the Internal Affairs Department.
He had just announced his identity to the disciples of the Internal Affairs Department when Tao Zongbao rushed out. He was holding a brush in his hand as if he had been busy with official matters. He had come in a hurry.
Before he arrived, enthusiastic laughter came from afar.
“Fellow Daoist Lin, why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I could have greeted you properly!”
“I just don’t want to trouble Deacon Tao.” Lin Shen smiled.
“There’s no need for formalities between us,” Tao Zongbao laughed. “Fellow Daoist Lin, why are you here today? If you need my help, just let me know!”
Lin Shen didn’t hesitate when he heard this. He smiled faintly and said, “I’m here to receive the Nine Yang Scripture.”
The Nine Suns Scripture was a cultivation technique at the Bright Aperture Stage that was unique to the Nine Suns Sect.
Thud!
The brush in Tao Zongbao’s hand fell to the ground, but he couldn’t care less. His mouth was wide open as he looked at Lin Shen in shock.
Nine Yang Scripture?
Had Lin Shen advanced to the Bright Aperture Stage?