Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 633: Chapter 0633: Dharma (Seeking Subscriptions)

Three days later, Qingyang City Demon Bureau.

“Ha…what resentful spirit? It’s just a cultivator who had become possessed!”

Xu Changqing closed the Monster Tree files, a faint sneer on his face.

During the previous Monster Tree case, the Demon Bureau suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, Captain Jiang Yufeng and another Vice Captain were lucky enough to survive until the end, which saved the rescue operation from being a complete failure.

The primary culprit was eventually identified.

It was Linfeng Immortal’s chief disciple, Wu Xingkong!

This cultivator, under the guidance of his master, had been following the ‘Child of Xiang Liu’, but was secretly contaminated in a previous battle. The contamination spread rapidly, leading to possession, and ultimately, the disaster.

In the official statement made by the Demon Bureau, this ‘accident’ was certainly going to be concealed.

“It’s normal for a cultivator to lose control… after all, the target is ‘Xiang Liu’, even if it’s just a descendant of ‘Xiang Liu’, it’s not to be underestimated.”

Su Lu said.

“Xiang Liu…a willow tree?” Xu Changqing pondered thoughtfully, “Such a demonic god is indeed terrifying! And grandfather, you said that loss of control that leads to possession is like a fishbone stuck in a cultivator’s throat…”

He thought of himself back then. If Su Lu hadn’t warned him in time, he, who was too indulgent in his own power, might have been the next possessed cultivator. If that happened, Qingyang City would truly be doomed.

“Don’t worry about that for now. What you need to consider is how to deal with the weird creature in your hands…” Su Lu reminded him with a laugh.

In that battle, Xu Changqing ended up with two objects. The peach wood heart wasn’t considered a weird object, and with his strength and status, he could easily keep it.

However, that jade heart was a true ‘weird object’, and highly dangerous at that.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

If it weren’t for Jiang Yufeng and Pan Shu, and other deputy captains being injured, someone would have asked him to hand it over already.

“Will you…give it up or not?” Su Lu asked curiously.

“Grandfather…what do you think…”

Xu Changqing replied with a question.

“It depends on the pros and cons. If you hand it over, Jiang Yufeng will see you in a favorable light. He might even acknowledge your meritorious service, but the reward he gives will certainly not match the value of the jade heart.”

“If you don’t hand it over, just eat it directly and say it disappeared. They can’t do anything to you. The worst-case scenario…you might be excluded, and some merits might be deducted, but you don’t need them. The follow-up cultivation techniques, talismans, etc. in the ‘Ascending Scripture’, I can provide them all to you. The only thing to worry about is Linfeng Immortal’s hostility…. but he couldn’t speak about it in this matter…”

Su Lu analyzed in detail.

“Hesitating at a critical moment leads to chaos, this weird object is powerful, one might top several others…” Xu Changqing chuckled softly, “I’ll take it. Whatever happens next, let it be.”

The disaster had undoubtedly caused the deaths and injuries of hundreds of people in Sweet Water Lane, and many casualties within the Bureau of Demon. Even the Demon Bureau in Heize Mansion was alerted.

Even Linfeng Immortal had to face some criticism. By leaving the remnants of the weird creature in the Demon Bureau, they couldn’t say a word.

As for his monopolizing of the loot, the individuals on the mission took huge risks and rightly have a claim to the spoils.

If he incurred some criticisms for this, it would only be an ‘internal dispute’. Within Qingyang City, Xu Changqing was not afraid of anyone.”

“Well, now that it’s decided, I’ll teach you how to extract the spirituality within that jade heart. It is a perfect match for the peach wood you obtained before…”

Su Lu said calmly.

…

It was night.

Under Su Lu’s guidance, Xu Changqing was introduced to a highly sophisticated ‘extraction technique’.

This time, it wasn’t cooking, but melting the jade heart into the soil and turning the peach wood into a seed, which quickly took root and blossomed in the soil.

By the time, he had a small peach in his hand, the Peach tree was completely gone, turned into ashes.

“How amazing…”

Xu Changqing looked at the peach in his hand, marveling in awe.

“Refining elixir is not only about fire methods, there are also water refining, wood refining, and etc… For true cultivators, mastering as much purification methods as possible is the best… If you didn’t choose to monopolize the spoils this time, perhaps the Demon Bureau would have rewarded you with an elixir recipe.”

Su Lu said, “Now… take it.”

“Alright.”

Xu Changqing took a deep breath, swallowing the peach in a few bites.

He didn’t dare to slack off, immediately operating his cultivation technique and meditating on his Dantian.

Gurgle! Gurgle!

His skin bubbled up as if there were dozens of small mice running rampant underneath.

Each time he swallowed an elixir, it was a test for a cultivator!

At the same time, the ‘Weird Elixir’ in his Dantian was absorbing droplets of spirituality, becoming solidifier, forming complex Dan patterns on the surface.

“Ha…”

Xu Changqing suddenly opened his eyes, his hair stood on end and started to grow wildly, spreading past his waistline and down his feet….

His black hair seemed to be alive, spreading and wriggling like a snake, before shrinking back to its normal length.

“I… seem to have awakened a spell.”

Xu Changqing stroked his hair strands, feeling them resistant against blades and fire, completely impenetrable. In a critical moment, they could grow wildly, forming a defensive barrier against his enemies.

Moreover, each hair strand had the ability to penetrate living beings, and absorb their blood.

“It’s quite normal… every time you increase your spirituality, you have a chance to gain a magical ability or spell…”

Su Lu said, “Once the ‘Weird Elixir’ is complete, you will be able to ascend to the next realm, which is the middle part of the ‘Ascending Scripture’, which I have named ‘Body Phases’!”

Essentially, this means transforming oneself! To transform into a creature made up of various spiritual absorbed combinations.

The last step was still pending – Feather Transformation!

These realms were closely kept secrets of the Heixuan Sect, but they were all clear as day under Su Lu’s scrutiny.

“Body Phases…”

Xu Changqing murmured. He looked grave, as if he’d just realized something.

“You’ve noticed as well? Because the spirituality absorbed is so diverse, the ‘Body Phases’ formed by Feather Transforming Immortal are often strange and bizarre…”

Regardless if it results in multiple heads and legs, or even a grotesque sphere covered in eyes, everything is possible.

Su Lu explained further, “This is actually not a good thing! A diverse spirituality makes the final step, the purification of feathers, more difficult… and also, it’s even easier to lose control and become possessed!”

“I’ve already chosen this path… I cannot change it…” Xu Changqing gave a bitter laugh, “Then, grandfather, do you have any methods?”

“The key is quality over quantity… try to absorb high-quality weird objects, like the Jade Heart in this case…”

Su Lu expounded earnestly, “In this way… the fewer diverse spiritualities you possess, the purer it will be. This should be the unspoken secrets among the big cultivation sects.”

The real secret lies in a single sentence: If you don’t know this trick, even if you somehow stumble upon the path of cultivation, you won’t make it far.”