Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 272: The Great Vajra Staff

Li Feihuang stayed here for seven days. Every time they practiced dual cultivation and Gao Xian imparted Sword Intent, he would guide a portion of Li Feihuang's innate True Fire out.

During their dual cultivation, Gao Xian had complete control. Li Feihuang was either immersed in Sword Intent or lost in a trance, unaware of her surroundings and unable to pay attention to anything else.

After seven days, Gao Xian had almost completely refined the Vajra Relic. He could faintly sense a pure and powerful divine consciousness within it.

Gao Xian didn't waste Li Feihuang's presence either. He wholeheartedly imparted the Clear Wind Sword Intent, including his own body, without holding anything back.

When Li Feihuang left, her legs were still a bit weak, but her bright little face was rosy and full of vitality, as if she had taken a great tonic.

She was very satisfied with her cultivation these past few days. Looking at Gao Xian's somewhat haggard complexion, she felt both guilty and distressed.

This man had exhausted himself for her, giving his all. She secretly made up her mind to find some body-strengthening elixirs for Gao Xian when she returned.

Gao Xian didn't understand the look in Li Feihuang's eyes when she left. This woman had a strange way of thinking, and he couldn't be bothered to figure it out.

After resting for a few days, he decided to start refining pills, but was stopped by Da Niu.

Da Niu glanced at Gao Xian's tired face and whispered, "Brother, why don't you rest for a few more days? Your health is more important."

Gao Xian glared at Da Niu. This kid had learned to use words to manipulate him.

Dual cultivation wasn't actually tiring, and imparting Sword Intent wasn't either. The main difficulty was guiding the True Fire from Li Feihuang.

Controlling the temperature while not letting Li Feihuang notice was quite troublesome. Gao Xian had expended a great deal of mental energy these past few days, which he didn't think much of at first. But since Da Niu was advising him to rest, he decided to take a break for two days to adjust.

In any case, pill refining was an endless task, and he was already tired of refining the same low-grade pills every day.

He no longer cared much about the spiritual stones he earned from pill refining. The main purpose of pill refining was still the Human Dao Spiritual Light.

In fact, he had never been very interested in pill refining. He had thoroughly studied the "Longevity Pill Scripture" and his pill refining skills had reached a bottleneck that was difficult to break through.

To make further progress in alchemy, he needed to continuously study pill formulas and medicinal principles, and constantly practice and refine his skills.

In short, pill refining required not only a large investment of resources but also a great deal of mental energy.

Gao Xian wasn't interested in all of this. He wasn't lacking money, at least not for now, and he didn't have the time or extra energy.

The Great Five Elements Technique, the Five Elements Qi Fusion Technique, the Great Principle Soul Formation Scripture, the Wind and Cloud Sword Scripture—these important secret techniques were practiced every day without interruption. Not to mention the various other spells, which he practiced at least a few times each day.

As the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect."

Not to mention spells, which were so intricate and complex that he would become rusty if he didn't practice for a day.

After completing all his tasks, it would take at least two hours. Besides normal rest, there were also daily pill refining, attending classes, and dual cultivation. There was simply no spare time.

Gao Xian's plan was to first form a First Grade Gold Core, and then consider other matters after Core Formation.

Since Da Niu had advised him to rest, he could focus on studying the Vajra Relic.

After borrowing the True Fire for refining these past few days, the Vajra Relic had changed from its original golden color to a translucent state.

There was a point of golden light at the center of the Vajra Relic, which contained the divine consciousness sealed within.

Gao Xian wasn't in a hurry. Since he had no urgent matters, he simply used the Vajra Staff to polish it every day, gradually gaining access to the inheritance contained within the relic.

After three days, as Gao Xian was preparing to rest for the night, the golden light in the Vajra Relic suddenly intensified, and his own Vajra Staff in his sea of consciousness also emitted a brilliant light.

The two resonated together, and the Vajra Relic turned into a surge of golden light that poured into Gao Xian's sea of consciousness.

With Lan Jie presiding over the process and Gao Xian's own powerful divine consciousness, he remained unmoved in the face of the surging impact of divine consciousness.

The torrent of golden light was actually various profound and profound secret techniques, Divine Abilities.

"The Great Compassionate Blade," "The Thirty-Six Demon Subduing Hands," "The Immovable Vajra Seal," "The Vajra Staff"... Gao Xian's mind was dazzled by the various Divine Abilities.

Gao Xian had a moment of enlightenment. The remaining divine consciousness could only pass down one secret technique.

Although the various Divine Abilities were good, only the "Vajra Staff" was suitable for him. With a thought, he locked onto the Vajra Staff secret technique.

This secret technique shone with golden light and merged with the Law Manifestation of the Vajra Staff, causing the other Divine Abilities to instantly dissipate.

The golden light carrying the profound secret techniques continuously permeated and integrated into the Law Manifestation of the Vajra Staff. When the two were completely integrated, the Law Manifestation of the Vajra Staff trembled and expanded.

The Law Manifestation of the Vajra Staff was like a towering golden tower, piercing through Gao Xian's entire sea of consciousness, and finally struck his divine soul with a heavy blow.

This profound and soul-shaking transformation made Gao Xian's consciousness tremble violently, as if the heavens and earth were turning upside down, and everything was shattering.

Gao Xian had experienced this kind of soul-shaking on a profound level when he practiced the Vajra Staff last time.

Now that his divine consciousness was strong, it stabilized almost instantly, and the Law Manifestation of the Vajra Staff also returned to its original state, only becoming more refined and solid, possessing an indestructible and powerful strength that could destroy everything.

When Gao Xian regained consciousness from the profound state, he took out the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror, and the Vajra Staff on it transformed into a Great Vajra Staff.

Great Vajra Staff: Condenses the power of an indestructible vajra through one's true nature, innate wisdom, and strength, eliminating all demons and breaking all illusions. Divine Ability is immeasurable. (66545/1000000, Entry Level)

The transformation of the Vajra Staff into the Great Vajra Staff was within Gao Xian's expectations, but the amount of Human Dao Spiritual Light required for the upgrade greatly exceeded his expectations.

A secret technique that requires one million to upgrade is on the same level as the Yin Yang Heaven Wheel.

The Great Principle Soul Formation, an entry-level technique, only requires 800,000 Human Dao Spiritual Light.

However, Gao Xian felt that this was due to the blessing of his innate Divine Ability, which greatly reduced the amount of Human Dao Spiritual Light required for the upgrade of the Great Principle Soul Formation.

The same goes for the True Yin and Thunderbolt Lightning techniques. These two secret techniques have the strongest Divine Ability and are far superior to other techniques, yet they require a relatively small amount of Human Dao Spiritual Light for upgrades.

On the other hand, both the Great Vajra Staff and the Yin Yang Heaven Wheel clearly correspond to Rank Three power.

After upgrading to the Great Vajra Staff, Gao Xian felt a significant increase in physical strength. The most direct effect was that his energy became incredibly vigorous, as if he had taken some kind of powerful tonic.

Gao Xian was very pleased with the refinement of the Great Vajra Staff, as it made his body and spirit solidify as one, which was extremely useful for him.

Especially in terms of Body Refining, it continuously strengthened his body, allowing him to bear stronger magical power and greatly increasing his margin of error.

The lifespan on the front of the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror did not decrease. It was evident that this breakthrough relied on the power of the Vajra Relic and did not consume his own lifespan.

The original Vajra Relic had already dissipated without a trace. This thing was originally a condensation of divine consciousness and magical power, not a physical object, so it would not leave any traces.

With a thought, golden light condensed into a five-foot-long Vajra Staff in his hand, which was no different from the original Vajra Staff, except that it looked more solid and weighty.

The Great Vajra Staff was not Gao Xian's innate Divine Ability after all. Although his divine consciousness was strong, it still took him three breaths of time, which was six seconds, to activate the Great Vajra Staff.

For a powerful spell, this time was actually not long. But for Gao Xian, it was too long.

His fighting style emphasized high mobility, speed, and precise output. Taking so long to condense a spell to attack someone, well, it didn't match his fighting style.

The Great Vajra Staff was only useful in certain special situations. For example, dealing with fixed objects or slow-moving and highly defensive creatures.

Of course, the most important aspect of the Great Vajra Staff was its enhancement of the body and divine consciousness.

Gao Xian hadn't encountered any evil spirits for a long time, and he estimated that the Vajra Staff had something to do with it.

After all, it was specialized in breaking through demonic obstacles and purifying impurities. This included that Gold Core demonic cultivator who couldn't be affected by various evil techniques, which was partly due to the Vajra Staff.

By upgrading to the Great Vajra Staff, breaking through demonic obstacles also became breaking through all illusions.

"诸相" is a term that Buddhists like to use, referring to all kinds of external things.

The meaning of this sentence is actually that the Great Vajra Staff can break through everything except for orthodox and true nature. Demons and monsters are even more insignificant.

Of course, this is just one way of describing it in the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror.

Gao Xian discovered that the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror actually liked to boast, often exaggerating the Divine Ability of some low-level spells.

Just take a look, understand the meaning, and don't take it too seriously.

The last time he added points was in March of this year. After half a year of accumulation, the number of Human Dao Spiritual Light reached a staggering three million.

Especially in the past two months, the Human Dao Spiritual Light had been increasing rapidly.

Gao Xian speculated that it was because Jin Dabao had opened up channels, and his novel had finally sold outside of Qingyun Dao, resulting in more feedback and more Human Dao Spiritual Light.

The information in the cultivation world is actually deliberately sealed off to a large extent.

Just like the entire set of secret techniques, they are considered the foundation of the sect's inheritance and are not allowed to be spread outside.

The ruling and management areas of the sects are also isolated from other sects as much as possible.

There is no communication between sects, and the traffic is cut off. This is more conducive to the safety and control of the sects.

Only organizations as large as the Wanbao Tower have the ability to span across major sects.

With such a huge organization as the Wanbao Tower, it is inevitable that it will not be very efficient.

Jin Dabao's ability to settle the matter of the book within half a year has already surprised Gao Xian.

The three million Human Dao Spiritual Light was originally intended for Tai Zhen's puppet god, preparing to ascend to the realm of Grandmaster Perfection.

Tai Zhen's puppet god can enhance Lan Jie's power, strengthen divine consciousness, enhance the Five Elements' combined Qi technique, and strengthen the Great Five Elements' power.

Gao Xian has always regarded Tai Zhen's puppet god as the most important secret technique, with the highest priority in the upgrade list.

Now, Gao Xian has changed his mind and decided to upgrade the Great Vajra Staff first.

Mainly because his divine consciousness is already strong enough, surpassing the likes of Water Yu Ying's Gold Core, and there is currently no need to enhance divine consciousness.

Mastering the Great Vajra Staff at the realm of Grandmaster Perfection allows him to reach the peak of Body Refining Late Stage. Upgrading to the Great Vajra Staff also strengthens his body to some extent.

Gao Xian feels that with another two levels of improvement, his physical body may reach the realm of Gold Core.

Body Refining cultivators are known to be the strongest at the same level due to the immense advantage of their physical bodies. Of course, this is limited to below the Gold Core realm.

At the Gold Core level, cultivators possess powerful mana and profound divine consciousness, and can freely unleash various Divine Abilities and wield Law Weapons with great power.

At this stage, most of the advantages of Body Refining are offset. Few people choose the path of Body Refining after forming their Gold Core.

Among the dozens of Gold Core cultivators in Azure Cloud Sect, there are several who specialize in swordsmanship, but none of them practice Body Refining.

Azure Cloud Sect has thirty-six sub-sects, but there are no Body Refining Gold Core cultivators among them.

Gao Xian has specifically researched this aspect and found that the Dragon Elephant Palace, which dominates the Hai Continent, has a branch that specializes in Body Refining. This branch has even produced a Luo Han-level powerhouse, a Body Refining Dao Lord at the Soul Formation realm.

He obtained this Vajra Relic, which contains more than ten types of secret Divine Abilities. Gao Xian chose the Great Vajra Staff from among them, causing the other secret Divine Abilities to naturally dissipate.

However, Gao Xian has also roughly looked through these secret Divine Abilities, mainly focusing on boxing and palm techniques for combat.

From these secret Divine Abilities, it can be inferred that the previous owner of the Vajra Relic pursued close-quarters combat. Therefore, this person must have been a Body Refining Gold Core cultivator.

Despite the various drawbacks of Body Refining, it has been passed down as a cultivation lineage for a long time, indicating its inherent strength.

Gao Xian does not expect to immediately possess the power of the Gold Core realm. As long as he strengthens his physical body, he can improve his survival ability and have a higher margin of error.

With a strong physical body, he can return to the Qinghua Small Grotto-Heaven and perhaps obtain a powerful sword inside.

With his current swordsmanship, coupled with a suitable sword, he has a chance to kill Gold Core cultivators like Water Yu Ying.

The Wanbao Tower has Rank Three treasure swords and spirit swords, but the higher the level of the sword, the more difficult it is to control.

Even if he manages to acquire one, it would be difficult to truly master the sword without nurturing Sword Intent for ten or twenty years.

The sword hidden in the Qinghua Small Grotto-Heaven should be compatible with his Azure Lotus Sword. If that's the case, it would save him countless time.

Gao Xian mainly hesitates because he doesn't dare to take the risk with the Azure Lotus Sword. If he sends his clone in, it will be killed, and if he brings the Azure Lotus Sword in, it is easy to leave it behind.

After upgrading the Great Vajra Staff, as long as his clone can hold on for a moment or two, he can let the clone bring the Azure Lotus Sword in.

If it really doesn't work, he can use a secret technique in that moment to swap places with the clone and bring the Azure Lotus Sword out.

Thinking of this, Gao Xian hesitates no more and invests all three million Human Dao Spiritual Light into the Great Vajra Staff.

The originally beginner-level Great Vajra Staff instantly jumps to the mastery level.

In his sea of consciousness, the Law Manifestation of the Great Vajra Staff appears, shining with divine light like a towering golden pagoda, bathing his entire body inside and out.

With Gao Xian's powerful divine consciousness and Lan Jie's support, he feels somewhat ethereal in the golden light, sensing boundless vitality surging from within his body. He is undergoing a transformation from the inside out...

This process lasts for a full twelve hours before the flickering golden light in Gao Xian's body is completely absorbed.

Gao Xian opens his eyes and without using divine consciousness or the Flower Mirror, he can see everything clearly in the darkness.

The quiet, gentle, and clear darkness presents a unique beauty.

Through his body, he can sense the gentle night breeze brushing outside the quiet room, the dancing grass leaves in the night breeze, the slight moisture on the grass leaves, the countless floating dust particles, and the invisible spiritual energy.

With his six senses, he can even sense that the spiritual energy consists of extremely tiny particles, divided into tens of millions of types.

Previously, he needed to absorb and manipulate spiritual energy through the two lifelike spiritual lights in his body.

Now, he only needs to breathe in the particles of spiritual energy through his body. His bones, muscles, and blood have all become carriers of spiritual energy.

Every subtle movement he makes is operating spiritual energy. All of this is governed by the Law Manifestation of the Great Vajra Staff.

At this moment, the Law Manifestation of the Great Vajra Staff has condensed into a small round golden light, within which three strands of the Great Vajra Staff are hidden.

This state of the Vajra Staff Law Manifestation is condensed like a pearl, perfect and flawless both inside and out, exuding an indestructible solidity and stability.

This round golden light is like the third innate spiritual light condensed by Gao Xian, but it operates independently and is not compatible with the other two innate spiritual lights.

The Five Elements Power, as the foundation of the magical power system, is his fundamental basis. The Vajra Staff uses the body as its foundation to breathe and operate magical power, becoming an independent system of magical power.

However, he only has one body, and there are too many interactions between the two systems, but they do not interfere with each other.

Gao Xian now feels very uncomfortable. The overpowering strength of the Vajra Staff has taken over the main role.

He also understands the foundation of the operation of the Vajra Staff, which is actually to breathe in spiritual energy and transform it into magical power.

In this process, the body and mind are constantly strengthened and tend towards perfection.

This is also the true subtlety of the Vajra Staff.

Gao Xian also understands a truth, that the foundation of the strength of Body Refining experts lies in the body, but their source of power is also spiritual energy, just the way they control spiritual energy is different from ordinary cultivators.

In this upgrade, his body has undergone a transformation and evolution.

Compared to before, his perception, strength, speed, reaction, and physique have all made great progress, even a qualitative improvement.

However, how much improvement has been made and whether it can compare to the Gold Core still needs to be verified over time.

On the front of the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror, his lifespan has become four hundred and seventy years, a decrease of sixty years.

Ascending two realms obviously consumed his life essence to transform and strengthen his body. The Vajra Staff, as a Body Refining technique, has a particularly high demand for external resources.

The Human Dao Spiritual Light can help him upgrade the Vajra Staff technique, but it cannot transform the physical body out of thin air. At least such a massive transformation requires the consumption of life essence to achieve.

He had anticipated this long ago. Spending sixty years of lifespan to strengthen his body to this level was still very cost-effective.

However, according to this ratio, the next upgrade would require the consumption of eighty years of lifespan, which would be a bit unsustainable and would affect his foundation.

"I still need to get some Dragon Elephant Palace Body Refining pills..." Gao Xian thought it shouldn't be too difficult. The secret techniques would not be passed down, so there would be no scruples about selling the refined pills.

Of course, that's something for the future. The most crucial thing now is to master the Vajra Staff and integrate the two systems of magical power.

Gao Xian closed up for a month before truly mastering the Vajra Staff, making it a whole with the Five Elements Power, coexisting harmoniously and able to complement each other when needed.

Being able to achieve this is first thanks to the Wind Moon Treasure Mirror, and second thanks to Gao Xian's powerful divine sense.

Completing the integration of strength, Gao Xian's cultivation has taken a substantial step forward.

Gao Xian has never seen a Gold Core Body Refining Perfected Being, so it is difficult for him to accurately describe the level of his physical strength now.

Through the test in the Heart and Mind Temple, Gao Xian can withstand a full-force strike from the Lingxi Sword with his fist. He would be injured, but it would only be a superficial wound.

From this, it can be seen how strong his physical strength is now. With one punch, he should be able to shatter the Water Jade Sakura, right?

Gao Xian is not sure about this. He can only be certain that within seven steps, Water Jade Sakura is no match for him.

When Big Bull saw Gao Xian come out of seclusion, he opened his mouth wide in excitement, but he soon noticed that something was off about Gao Xian.

He spends every day with Gao Xian, so he is very familiar with him. He can even perceive if Gao Xian loses a single hair.

But for some reason, the just emerged Gao Xian gave him a slight sense of unfamiliarity. He felt that something was off but couldn't put it into words.

Gao Xian smiled at Big Bull and asked, "What are you staring at?"

After hesitating for a moment, Big Bull whispered, "Brother, you seem different."

"Where am I different?" Gao Xian was also curious. Big Bull could see his changes too?

"You've become more handsome..." After struggling for a long time, Big Bull finally managed to say something. Gao Xian burst into laughter, "When there's progress, everyone will flatter. Hahaha..."

Big Bull blushed with his square face, he really didn't mean to flatter, and he didn't know how to explain himself.

Gao Xian didn't trouble Big Bull. He said, "You stay here, I'll go to Lianyun City."

After a brief exchange with Big Bull, Gao Xian controlled the Yin Yang Heaven Wheel and left Azure Cloud Sect.

Shui Yu Jun, who controls the Mirror of Heaven's Judgment, immediately noticed Gao Xian's movements. Mainly because Gao Xian had the Divine Sky Token on him, which was very easy to identify.

Watching the golden light on the Mirror of Heaven's Judgment shimmer and move away, Shui Yu Jun's eyes flickered with contemplation.

(Brothers and sisters, you are mighty, surpassing the old pioneers~ Haha, bowing to all of you~)

(End of this chapter)