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Chapter 443: Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact (Makeup for owed chapter 22)

Chapter 443: Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact (Makeup for owed chapter 22)

The second class: Primordial Qi Theory!

This time, even Jing Yi abandoned his usual indifference, listening carefully as an elderly Core Formation cultivator with a head full of white hair lectured from the front.

"Heaven and Earth possess Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi, which diversely imbues all forms. Below, it becomes rivers and mountains; above, it transforms into sun and stars. To humans, it is called Immortal Source Qi; to demons, it is called Demonic Qi. . ."

He first recited a passage of classical text, then smiled faintly: "Students might ask, everyone says the Demon race spreads 'True Demonic Qi', making it difficult to advance to Soul Transformation in the Kyushu World, so why do we say Demonic Qi is also spiritual energy? ...In reality, according to various data models, in the upper realm where cultivators ultimately ascend – the Earthly Immortal World – there is actually only one type of qi: Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi! As long as there are worlds, sun, moon, and stars, Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi exists!"

"In the lower realms, however, due to the different laws of each world, Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi is sparse, and the particle ratios in each world also differ, which is why there are distinctions like 'Immortal Source Qi' and 'True Demonic Qi'. In truth, they all originate from the same source. . . When you previously practiced Qi Refinement, meditating and cultivating, simply absorbing all external primordial qi into your body was not much; but after reaching Foundation Establishment, if you wish to go further and refine your magical power, it is best to carefully distinguish the different spiritual energy particles in the void and absorb the ones most suitable for your cultivation method. . . For instance, those with a Fire Spiritual Root who cultivate Yang-attribute techniques should preferably absorb the 'Fire Primordial Particles' from the void. And according to the latest 'Fire Primordial Particle' charts, Fire Primordial Particles can be further divided into more than a dozen types, though currently, only 'Lesser Yang Particles', 'Middle Yang Particles', and 'Elder Yang Particles' have been analyzed. . ."

"Currently, a group of Nascent Soul academicians from the Fang Xian Dao Palace are dedicated to restoring the most primitive 'Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi' chart of the Earthly Immortal World. . . Once successful, the Demon race's conspiracy of spreading 'True Demonic Qi' will be a joke to us, and the threshold for Soul Transformation will also be lowered. With the foundation of our Fang Xian Dao Palace, it's not impossible for several Soul Transformation Venerables to emerge consecutively. . . At that time, any Moon Demon Calamity can be resolved with a wave of a hand!"

"Why do so many cultivators wish to ascend or secretly cross over to the Earthly Immortal World? Because in an environment rich with 'Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi', it is not only easier to break through bottlenecks like Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation. . . Furthermore, for Soul Transformation cultivators who can initially manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, with the abundance of external Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi, the problem of spiritual energy backlash from unleashing their full power naturally resolves itself, and their lifespan can at least double. . ."

"Alright, let's return to the topic of primordial qi particles. Please turn to Chapter 1, Section 1 of this book, 'Primordial Qi Particle Chart and Absorption'. This is a key point; it will be on the exam later."

"Teacher!"

A female student raised her hand to ask: "Since Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi is a more advanced power than True Demonic Qi and Immortal Source Qi, why should we still reject True Demonic Qi and other spiritual energy particles of different attributes? Wouldn't absorbing them all together make breakthroughs more likely?"

"Heh heh. . ."

The Core Formation elder chuckled and said: "If the Fang Xian Dao Palace had already fully analyzed the Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi chart, then naturally, you could do as you please. Otherwise, unless you possess the ability to orchestrate creation and freely decompose or synthesize Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi into various spiritual or demonic qi, it's better to honestly follow the path of your predecessors. Only through pure and refined cultivation can one form a Golden Core and a Nascent Soul. . . Otherwise, if demonic qi enters your body, qi deviation would be a minor consequence."

At this moment, a thought suddenly emerged in Jing Yi's mind, and he raised his hand to speak: "Teacher, I have a question. If high-level cultivators come into contact with True Demonic Qi, could it possibly be beneficial for breaking through the Soul Transformation bottleneck?"

The Core Formation elder glanced at Jing Yi with a hint of surprise, but still answered: "The hallmark of Soul Transformation is the manipulation of the power of heaven and earth. . . If one has an extremely deep understanding of the composition of Heavenly and Earthly Primordial Qi, breakthroughs will naturally be somewhat simpler. . . Ancient Soul Transformation cultivators who broke through with the aid of secret arts and pills mostly knew what to do but not why. . ."

In truth, there was one more thing he didn't say: the Demon race often uses True Demonic Qi to tempt Nascent Soul True Monarchs into becoming demons precisely because, after refining True Demonic Qi, one's divine abilities indeed greatly increase, and one can even break through bottlenecks. . . It's just that from then on, they cease to be human. . .

...

Jing Yi took notes while listening attentively to the lecture.

Before he knew it, class was over.

"Jing Yi, there's a hometown gathering tonight. Are you going?"

A bright-eyed, charming girl walked over and asked with a smile.

This was his classmate and fellow native, Su Mò, also from Jiannan City.

"No, I still need to go back and continue cultivating, preparing for Foundation Establishment. . ."

Jing Yi was completely oblivious to romantic overtures.

Su Mò's eyes widened: "You're preparing for Foundation Establishment? Are you confident? Have you applied for the 'Foundation Establishment Needle' yet?"

The 'Foundation Establishment Needle' was a modification of the ancient Foundation Establishment Pill, consuming only thirty percent of the materials of a Foundation Establishment Pill, yet achieving around ninety percent of its efficacy. Administered via injection, it was also much easier to absorb!

"I've already applied. . . Our university has quite high authority in this regard; they won't hold people back. It would be miserable at other universities. . ."

Jing Yi shook his head.

Fang Xian University was the best university in the Kyushu World, yet every year, only a handful of its graduates managed to achieve peak Core Formation.

At other universities, simply reaching Foundation Establishment upon graduation could be heralded as an outstanding achievement.

"Indeed. . . The Foundation Establishment Needle is easy enough to apply for, but for Core Formation, the 'Five Elements Chamber' has countless Foundation Establishment cultivators queuing. It's incredibly difficult to cut in line. . ."

Su Mò gave a wry smile.

As for her, being able to enter Fang Xian University meant she was confident about Foundation Establishment, but she had no certainty regarding Core Formation.

The 'Five Elements Chamber' in the Kyushu World was the standard equipment for Core Formation.

Legend had it that during the Immortal Palace era, the World Gate opened to a world of strange beasts. There were no humans there, only various colossal strange beasts, existing in a very wild and primitive state!

And in that world of strange beasts, the Immortal Palace exploration team discovered many rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, even transplanting back a 'Five Elements Fruit Forest'!

The main nutritional solution in this 'Five Elements Chamber' came from 'Five Elements Spirit Fruits'. It was said to have a success rate similar to forming a Golden Core with all five elements, but with significantly reduced medicinal and resource consumption. . .

In the Kyushu World, consuming Five Elements Spirit Fruits raw to achieve Core Formation was considered an enormous waste of resources and would be vehemently criticized!

Unfortunately, Nascent Soul-level spiritual items were still very scarce!

After all, in the lower realms, Nascent Soul was definitively the peak tier of cultivators, and various resources were extremely rare and uncommon. . . It was even more impossible to cultivate them on a large scale!

Therefore, under the rule of the Fang Xian Dao Palace, for favored talents like university students, forming a Core wasn't overly difficult. As long as one had patience and accumulated enough contribution points, they could eventually queue for a chance to use the Five Elements Chamber. However, forming a Nascent Soul was an insurmountable chasm!

Pondering these issues, Jing Yi walked towards the university cafeteria.

The various 'spirit food' dishes in the cafeteria, prepared by specialized nutritionists and spirit chefs, were not only rich in spiritual energy but also exceptionally delicious.

"Junior, we meet again. . ."

As he was getting his spirit rice, a figure approached—it was Zhang Huohua! A slight smile played on his face: "Junior, are you getting used to university life?"

"It's alright. . ."

Although he felt this senior was a bit overly enthusiastic, Jing Yi merely muttered a silent complaint to himself, then sat opposite Zhang Huohua and casually chatted.

"Oh? Junior, are you preparing for Foundation Establishment? This stage is a difficult hurdle for ancient cultivators, regarded as the first true step onto the immortal path. Only by taking this step can one enjoy longevity. . ."

"A lifespan of two hundred years isn't much; the latest gene surgeries can achieve that too. . . " Jing Yi replied casually: "Senior, are you very free?"

"Sigh. . . To be honest, I've always had a dream: to join a project for a 'national strategic artifact' and personally refine a 'Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact'! But it's very difficult to join such key projects; the requirements are extremely high. My applications have been rejected several times, and now I'm troubled about where to work after graduation. . ."

Zhang Huohua gave a wry smile.

"Senior, you're only a sophomore, aren't you? You're already thinking about graduation and employment issues? Is it that competitive?"

As for the 'Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact' project, he simply listened without taking it seriously, not believing Zhang Huohua could ever join it.

One must know that 'Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts' were the supreme crystallization of the Fang Xian Dao Palace's various cultivation arts, such as mechanisms and puppets, artifact refining, and formations. Every single one was a grand project!

Even with the entire Dao Palace's accumulated resources to this day, they possessed at most four or five of them!

Among them, three were held by the 'Endless Treasury Lord' White Brow Zhenjun, the 'Empyrean Palace Lord' Tumo Zhenjun, and the 'Heavenly Works Pavilion Lord' Gui Axe Zhenjun, respectively.

The 'Sun's True Fire Shield' in White Brow Zhenjun's hands was an artifact whose power Fang Xi had already witnessed.

As for the 'Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact' controlled by Tumo Zhenjun, it was named the 'Twelve Yuan Chen All-Heaven Divine Fiend Grand Array'. It was a formation jointly composed of twelve cosmic fortresses, suppressing more than half of the 'Taiyin Defense Line'!

The artifact in Gui Axe Zhenjun's hand was named 'Hidden Dragon'. It usually lay hidden beneath the earth, with very little information about it circulating, making it a top secret!

The final artifact was personally safeguarded by the Fang Xian Dao Lord himself, an even greater secret, its name and function unknown to anyone.

"Sigh. . . Finding a job isn't hard, but finding a *good* job is very difficult. Plus, there's a whole bunch of laborer robots competing for them. . ."

Within Jing Yi's Sea of Consciousness, Fang Xi opened his eyes with interest, secretly exerting influence once more.

Jing Yi then inexplicably began to complain: "It's clearly a powerful spirit treasure wielded by a great cultivator, capable of contending with Soul Transformation Venerables, yet it's merely called a 'magical artifact'. . ."

"Because most of it is indeed made of magical artifact materials! You have to understand, with the immense size of something like the 'Sun's True Fire Shield', just a slight expansion could cover a good portion of the Kyushu World. If it were all crafted from magical treasure or spirit treasure-grade materials, the Fang Xian Dao Palace would go bankrupt. At most, the core components use magical treasure or spirit treasure-grade materials. . . The rest are magical artifact-grade, or even common alloy materials."

Zhang Huohua, truly deserving of being from this major, understood this deeply: "Industrialized production, assembly line manufacturing. . . that's our advantage. Although magical artifacts aren't very sturdy and are easily damaged, we prepare many backups. If it breaks, we just repair it immediately. . . A Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact, the 'Primordial Spirit' part refers to the AI. Such an enormous magical artifact naturally needs an artifact spirit with infinite computing power to preside over it and coordinate everything. . . I think the name 'Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact' is very reasonable!"

Jing Yi was momentarily bewildered.

He usually had a vague concept of this principle, but today, for some reason, he just felt like complaining about it.

`Could it be that I'm about to reach Foundation Establishment, and the psychological pressure is getting to me? Do I need to see a psychologist? `

Meanwhile, Fang Xi was even more bewildered: `So, to create a Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact, I would have to move the entire assembly line—no, the entire supply chain of related enterprises—to the South Barrens. That could be tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of companies, plus all the necessary talent. . . At that point, why not just move the entire Kyushu World over? . . . Forget it, forget it, it's simply too much to ask for. . . `