Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

For the guards of the Sun Moon Realms, the greatest use of contribution points was to exchange them for access to the Enlightenment Pool.

Although the Enlightenment Pool was not the most valuable item in the Treasure Depository, for Sun Moon Realm guards, it was the most valuable thing they could redeem.

At that moment, there were not many people in the Treasure Depository; a glance revealed only a dozen or so individuals on the first floor.

Chi Chengyuan had worked at the Sky Resonance Court for over a century and had visited the Treasure Depository only a few times.

The Treasure Depository had five floors. The first floor contained fifth-tier low-grade spiritual materials and relatively ordinary Sun Moon Realm martial arts legacies.

Among these legacies, some were complete teachings that reached the peak of the Sun Moon Realm, while others were incomplete teachings that only reached the mid-stage of the Sun Moon Realm.

Even though these incomplete teachings were not without value, as they contained methods to condense high-quality divine powers, they were placed on the first floor due to the lack of subsequent teachings.

The second to fourth floors corresponded to fifth-tier mid-grade to top-grade spiritual materials and increasingly sophisticated Sun Moon Realm martial arts legacies.

The top floor of the Treasure Depository could only be accessed by sixth-tier Fusion realm experts, as it housed the martial arts legacies of the sixth-tier Fusion realm and sixth-tier rare materials.

With Chi Chengyuan’s status at that time, he could only access up to the second floor, and could not even reach the third floor.

The Stellar Divine Technique that Chen Fei obtained was considered an ordinary Sun Moon Realm martial art according to the classification of the Return to Nothing Realm. Fortunately, it was complete and could be cultivated to the peak of the Sun Moon Realm.

To assess the strength of a Sun Moon Realm martial art, apart from the intricacy of its techniques, the richness of its vital energy and spiritual essence, and most importantly, the strength of the divine powers it condensed, were crucial factors.

For example, the Stellar Divine Technique, when practiced according to the orthodox method of the Stellar Sacred Land, condensed a divine power seed known as the Stellar Body after breaking through to the Sun Moon Realm.

The Stellar Divine Technique’s Mountain Sea Realm section detailed six optimal talent choices. If these choices were made, one could successfully condense the Stellar Body after reaching the Sun Moon Realm.

The Stellar Body was a protective divine power with considerable defensive capabilities. If it evolved into a complete divine power, it could draw starlight from the heavens, forcibly condense a celestial phantom into the body, and unleash powerful strength.

In terms of method, it was somewhat similar to the Nine Star Chain from the Mountain Sea Realm, but it was more domineering and had a longer-lasting effect, rather than just a single strike.

The second and third divine powers condensed by the Stellar Divine Technique were also related to celestial characteristics. At the peak of the Sun Moon Realm, it would not be a celestial phantom but a real celestial body within the body.

Overall, the Stellar Divine Technique was quite excellent.

If Chen Fei only cultivated the Stellar Divine Technique, by the mid-stage of the Sun Moon Realm, he would elevate the divine power seed from seeing the divine power not extinguished to a true divine power.

In the late stage of the Sun Moon Realm, the second divine power would be a gravitational field.

This was somewhat similar to a domain but surpassed it, representing a comprehensive and potent force.

At the peak of the Sun Moon Realm, the divine power of flames would be condensed, igniting stars and turning them into real celestial bodies.

Due to the foundation laid by the divine power of seeing the divine not extinguished, Chen Fei’s cultivation would be much faster compared to others in the Sun Moon Realm.

As for the speed of comprehending divine powers, it was not an issue for Chen Fei.

With the help of Yan Ming’an and his companions, Chen Fei had several thousand top-grade spirit stones.

During the Boundless Sea period, Chen Fei had already simplified the divine power seed of seeing the divine not extinguished.

It was a massive expenditure, almost depleting Yan Ming’an’s entire fortune. Fortunately, later support from Shen Shundong and Chi Chengyuan prevented Chen Fei from becoming completely destitute.

Cultivating a divine power seed to a complete divine power required considerable proficiency. According to Chen Fei’s estimate, it might have taken around ten years to fully evolve the divine power seed.

Ten years to cultivate a divine power might have sounded exaggerated, but it was not an excessively long time in the context of the Sun Moon Realm, where the lifespan in the early stage was already two thousand years.

Compared to the evolution of divine powers, what Chen Fei needed to focus on was how to promote the growth of the origin points within his body.

While divine powers had the aid of a panel, origin points could only be accumulated through painstaking effort.

If Chen Fei had enough rare materials or fifth-tier elixirs, they could help him rapidly accumulate origin points.

As for whether his body could withstand it, he did not need to worry about the realm of the Stellar Divine Technique, as his proficiency in the art was continuously improving.

Chen Fei glanced around and moved to the area of martial arts legacies.

Cultivating the Stellar Divine Technique to the peak of the Sun Moon Realm was not Chen Fei’s ultimate goal.

The idea of condensing a celestial body within his body was indeed ingenious, but celestial bodies came in various types.

The celestial body condensed by the Stellar Divine Technique was not very large, which limited its power to just ordinary levels even at the peak of the Sun Moon Realm.

From what Chen Fei vaguely knew, celestial bodies could be classified from smallest to largest as cosmic dust, moons, planets, and stars! Of course, there were many other classifications as well.

Cosmic dust was a non-luminous, irregularly floating celestial body in space, with little mass.

A moon was a celestial body that orbited a planet.

Generally, moons were larger than cosmic dust, though there were exceptions.

The celestial body condensed by the Stellar Divine Technique at the peak of the Sun Moon Realm was roughly between cosmic dust and moons in terms of power.

It was certainly not weak, as it was the power of a celestial body condensed into a person’s body.

However, given the high density of all items in the Return to Nothing Realm, even the full power of such a celestial body at the peak of the Sun Moon Realm could not cause significant damage in the Return to Nothing Realm.

Chen Fei was not satisfied with the power of the Stellar Divine Technique at its full potential.

If he could elevate the power of the celestial body to the level of a planet or even a star, it would be a completely different story!

Stars themselves were also classified into many levels!

Chen Fei’s purpose in visiting the Treasure Depository today was to find suitable martial arts legacies to enhance the Stellar Divine Technique and see if he could achieve some of the ideas he had in mind.

The jade slips containing martial arts legacies on the shelves only had general descriptions. To view the complete texts, one had to exchange contribution points.

Moreover, after exchanging for a martial art, one had to swear a Heavenly Dao oath not to spread it.

Since he only had the introductory descriptions of the martial arts legacies, Chen Fei read through them very quickly, finishing all the jade slips on the first floor of the Treasure Depository in just one hour.

Chen Fei glanced briefly at the rare materials and did not pay much attention to them.

It was not that he did not need the rare materials, but rather that the contribution points required for martial arts legacies were lower compared to those for rare materials.

After all, martial arts legacies could be copied, which made them the most cost-effective option for the Sky Resonance Court.

Many rare materials were hard to obtain, especially some precious ones that might only be available in small amounts over years or even decades.

Although Chi Chengyuan had accumulated a substantial amount of contribution points, they could not be exchanged for too many items.

In this situation, Chen Fei naturally preferred martial arts legacies.

As long as he could advance the level and realm of his martial arts, he could continue to improve his cultivation using only the natural essence of heaven and earth.

Chen Fei moved to the second floor of the Treasure Depository. Compared to the first floor, the items here were less than half.

He again chose the martial arts legacy area and read carefully.

This time, he finished reviewing all the martial arts legacies in just half an hour.

Chen Fei looked up at the third floor of the Treasure Depository, holding two jade slips, and then returned to the first floor.

“Old Zhang, I need to exchange for these three martial arts legacies,” Chen Fei said, placing the three jade slips on the counter. One of the jade slips, from the first floor, was for a partial martial art legacy, which could only be cultivated to the mid-stage of the Sun Moon Realm.

Others typically did not bother with partial martial arts legacies, as those at the Sun Moon Realm often had some pride and did not think they would be stuck at their current level.

Choosing a partial legacy was generally more disadvantageous than beneficial, as it would require switching to another martial art halfway through, which was quite troublesome.

Chen Fei, however, could integrate martial arts legacies using his panel, so completeness was not a major concern. What mattered most was improving the martial arts.

Old Zhang glanced at Chen Fei and, without saying anything, waved his hand. Three new jade slips appeared on the counter, and Chi Chengyuan’s contribution points were reduced to less than 40%.

Chen Fei swore the Heavenly Dao oath and put the three complete jade slips into his sleeve.

“I also wish to exchange for three portions of Jadeite Flowers,” Chen Fei said with a bow.

If given a choice, Chen Fei would have preferred to exchange all his contribution points for martial arts legacies. However, doing so would be too conspicuous, and no guard would make such a noticeable move.

Three martial arts legacies were already quite a lot, but still within acceptable limits, and the divine power of seeing the divine not extinguished did not issue any high-frequency warnings.

Exchanging for five or even six martial arts legacies would have certainly raised issues.

Therefore, after exchanging for the three martial arts legacies, Chen Fei used the remaining contribution points to exchange for Jadeite Flowers.

Jadeite Flowers were fifth-tier low-grade spiritual materials that could be consumed directly. Interestingly, refining them into elixirs would actually diminish their effectiveness.

Such materials were valued for their purity and could directly enhance cultivation when consumed.

Exchanging for three portions of Jadeite Flowers used up all of Chi Chengyuan’s remaining contribution points.

Old Zhang nodded, and three jade boxes appeared on the counter.

“Thank you, Old Zhang!” Chen Fei said as he collected the jade boxes and left the Treasure Depository.

Old Zhang glanced at Chen Fei’s retreating figure, closed his eyes, and continued to feign sleep.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Fei returned to his room and began carefully studying the three jade slips, while the Jadeite Flowers were stored in his Eight Directions Ring.

Several miles away, in the South Courtyard.

“Uncle Fu, Chi Chengyuan went to the Treasure Depository today and exchanged all the contribution points he had accumulated over the years,” a figure reported to Fu Yongxiao in a low voice.

“Oh? What did he exchange for?” Fu Yongxiao asked, opening his eyes.

“Three martial arts legacies and three portions of Jadeite Flowers.”