Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 123: Divine Sea Realm · Twelve Elements

Putting aside the question of whether or not to live off others for now, Yang Ning first retrieved his identity jade token and the phone given to him by Yun Lang, which he named "Young Master Ning." Then, he returned to the outer courtyard assigned to him.

He first messaged Ning Rong and Su Bai, asking them to move over. While Deep Blue organized the information from the outer disciples, Yang Ning studied the three cultivation techniques obtained from the Tower of Eternity.

The "Myriad Manifestations Star Art" required visualizing the Myriad Manifestations Star Chart, which was a Peerless Grade Dao Weapon. He didn't know which elder possessed the genuine one, but its appearance had already been imprinted in Yang Ning's mind by the Tower of Eternity.

This was a treasure map that recorded the stars above their heads, but it was so densely packed that it was impossible to see clearly.

No one would bother counting how many stars were in this map, but Yang Ning had Deep Blue count them, and there were a total of 480 million stars.

How many is that?

Compared to ordinary people, it was a lot, because on Earth, there were only 9,110 stars visible to the naked eye.

In other words, only those with strong spiritual perception could see over 400 million stars.

However, compared to modern observation instruments, it was still far behind. The Pan-STARRS telescope in the sky could observe 30 trillion stars.

The power of the stars drawn from meditating on the Myriad Manifestations Star Chart did not originate from the chart itself. This Dao Weapon only provided a pattern.

This cultivation technique had no realms, or rather, it had 480 million realms. Meditating on one more star would advance one level.

The more stars one could meditate on, the more star power one could utilize, and the faster one's spiritual power would improve. As a result, one could meditate on even more stars. It was a positive cycle.

In other words, if Yang Ning could observe more stars, this cultivation technique could continue to upgrade. Even if stars that were too far away couldn't provide much star power, it was still something.

In the seclusion room, Yang Ning began his cultivation. He initially thought that with his spiritual power, he would start with 200 million stars. However, after trying, he found that he could only meditate on 6,000 stars!

As he continued to meditate, one star after another was visualized. After becoming proficient in this cultivation technique, the number of stars Yang Ning could meditate on increased from 6,000 to 9,000!

Yang Ning felt a sensation that was both cold and somewhat scorching entering his brain from the top of his head. Then, he felt as if he had eaten an ice cream on a hot summer day, instantly feeling refreshed.

Moreover, this refreshing feeling wasn't momentary but continuous, seemingly endless.

However, as he became more familiar with this feeling, the initial excitement gradually disappeared.

"The effect is surprisingly good!" Yang Ning didn't dare to be distracted. Many cultivation techniques had the best effect during the first cultivation. Although this technique didn't mention it, what if it was the same?

He meditated for a day and a night with each session. Only when he felt his head becoming dizzy, his spirit swelling, and a sense of emptiness as if he hadn't slept for several days and nights, did he quickly stop.

"Ning Rong, Su Bai, why are you standing at the door?" When he came back to his senses, Yang Ning noticed that Ning Rong and Su Bai were standing at the door, but for some reason, they hadn't come in.

He quickly went to open the door.

"We just arrived!" Ning Rong and Su Bai hurriedly said.

"Is that so!" Yang Ning remembered that the flying boat was quite fast. Maybe the two had been standing there for a day and a half!

But at that time, he was in cultivation and couldn't open the door.

"This is a phone, one for each of you!" Yang Ning bought two more phones on his phone and handed them to Ning Rong and Su Bai. He then said, "There are many rooms here, so choose one for yourselves!"

"Good!" Ning Rong and Su Bai nodded repeatedly, not daring to say a word.

"Why is that, Deep Blue?" Yang Ning didn't ask them directly, but instead asked Deep Blue, seeing how restrained they were.

"They received some education from Yun Lang!" Deep Blue pulled up a video clip showing Yun Lang guiding the two of them yesterday afternoon, giving them a lecture as they walked.

"Now that Yang Ning is an official disciple, you should treat him as your master. His previous status as a servant is in the past. If you can't adapt to this, then I can only say that you have no brains and no vision!"

"I won't hide it from you, Yang Ning's talent is extremely astonishing, and his background is also very powerful. As long as he advances to the Qi Refining Stage, his future is destined to be bright. It's a stroke of luck that you can follow him, something that may not come in several lifetimes."

Yang Ning silently watched the video, not knowing what to say.

Yun Lang never mentioned how talented Yang Ning was in front of him, making Yang Ning think that his performance was ordinary. And she had a completely different attitude towards him compared to Su Bai and Ning Rong!

If he were still a servant, he would probably face the same treatment!

Yang Ning looked at Ning Rong and Su Bai, who had become much quieter after settling into their rooms.

There was now a thick barrier of sadness between them!

He didn't know how to salvage this relationship, but upon careful consideration, there was no need to salvage it.

Unless he suppressed his cultivation and didn't advance, the gap in cultivation between the three of them would inevitably widen. He had already realized this when he embarked on the path of cultivation.

Cultivation was inherently a lonely path.

After settling Ning Rong and Su Bai, Yang Ning returned to his closed-door cultivation room.

This place was special, able to isolate vibrations and sounds, ensuring a stable and quiet environment to prevent any disturbances during cultivation.

His current state was one of overflowing energy rather than emptiness, making it a good time to cultivate the "Stellar Simulating Divine Art."

Yang Ning first read through the "Stellar Simulating Divine Art," then spent a long time discussing it with Deep Blue. Not only did he understand the cultivation method of the "Stellar Simulating Divine Art," but he also grasped the underlying principles of the technique.

This technique involved a term in cultivation: Divine Aura!

For example, when casting spells, it would be sufficient to release a straight line of water or fire. Why shape the fire or water into the form of a dragon, phoenix, or qilin? Why use techniques like Fire Dragon Art or Water Dragon Art?

On Earth, such behavior would only be for aesthetics or showing off.

But in the cultivation world, it was not the case. The special shapes were not fabricated by cultivators themselves, but were real powerful creatures that had existed in history.

These creatures may be alive or dead, but regardless of their state, traces of their existence were left behind by the heavens and earth. These traces were known as Divine Aura.

If a cultivator's spells or Dao Techniques could simulate the appearance of these creatures, they would resonate with the Great Dao's memory, obtaining a fraction of the Divine Aura of these creatures and unleashing unimaginable power.

The closer the replication, the stronger the borrowed Divine Aura. Some cultivators possessed boundless power, and a single Dao Technique could even produce the effect of resurrecting a divine beast.

The "Stellar Simulating Divine Art" applied this concept of Divine Aura.

It required the cultivation of a powerful spirit through the "Myriad Manifestations Stellar Art" and shaping it into the form of the Twelve Celestial Elements. These Twelve Celestial Elements were the twelve types of powerful Great Monster Immortals that had existed in history, each carrying unimaginable power.

After successfully shaping the Twelve Celestial Elements, not only would the utilization of the spirit become more diverse, but the Divine Aura of the Twelve Celestial Elements could also help stabilize the Divine Sea, making it more solid.

With the stability of the Twelve Celestial Elements in the Divine Sea, it was equivalent to having a protective Divine Pill, greatly increasing the probability of breaking through to the Qi Refining Stage.

Yang Ning first deeply memorized the images of the Twelve Celestial Elements through the inheritance, then attempted to replicate them in his mind.

Yingyu: With the body of a fish and the wings of a bird, its sound is like that of mandarin ducks. It governs water travel and wind travel.

Tiangu: Its appearance is like that of a lynx with a white head, and its sound is like that of pomegranates. It governs courage and perseverance.

Fenghuang: Its appearance is like that of a chicken, with five colors and patterns. It governs fire travel and music.

Jiwei: Its appearance is like that of a fox with nine tails, and its sound is like that of a baby. It governs purification and poison control.

Xuangu: Its appearance is like that of a turtle with a bird's head and a snake's tail, and its sound is like that of wooden planks. It governs defense.

Baize: With the body of a sheep and the wings of an eagle, it can speak human language. It governs wisdom.

Henggong: It is seven to eight feet long, resembling a carp but red in color. It resides in water during the day and transforms into a human at night. It governs transformation and swimming.

Kuiniu: Its appearance is like that of a cow, with a blue body and no horns. Its light is like that of the sun and moon, and its sound is like thunder. It governs sound and invigoration.

Dangkang: Its appearance is like that of a pig with white teeth. It governs digestion.

Yinglong: Its appearance is like that of a dragon with wings. It governs wind and rain.

Miemeng: With green feathers and a red tail, its sound is like that of a bell. It governs sharpness.

Chongming: Its form resembles that of a chicken, and its cry is like that of a phoenix. This bird has dual pupils, hence the name Chongming. It governs insight.

Ordinary cultivators often lack the ability to imagine space, so they may forget certain details while constructing. They may focus on feathers in the front and forget about claws in the back.

It is normal for a cultivator to spend months on constructing a Yuan Chen and years on practicing a technique.

Moreover, the patterns provided in the techniques are two-dimensional. Cultivators must construct the appearance of the Yuan Chen based on the patterns and descriptions, which is a very difficult process.

However, Yang Ning is a cheat-like person and naturally does not practice like others.

He first constructs the appearance of the Yuan Chen in the Spirit Realm based on the textual descriptions and the flat patterns provided by the technique. Then, he makes them move, run, jump, and fight in the Spirit Realm.

For those that live in groups, he creates a group. For those that walk alone, he creates a single one.

For those that like to live in the mountains and forests, he arranges a mountain forest.

For those that live in water, he arranges a river or a lake.

It's as if Yang Ning has truly resurrected these creatures in the Spirit Realm.

And Yang Ning does nothing else but observe. He observes one for three to five months, thoroughly examining the Yuan Chen inside and out, before starting to meditate.

Three to five months is the time in the Spirit Realm, but outside, it's just an instant.

No one knows these Yuan Chen better than him. With his cultivation, he naturally has no obstacles. In just a few minutes, he successfully meditates on a Yuan Chen.

Then comes the second, the third, the fourth, and even the twelfth!

With the birth of each Yuan Chen, Yang Ning feels as if his surging spirit has found an outlet, constantly flowing and ultimately merging into the twelve Yuan Chen within him.

And at a hazy moment in time, Yang Ning suddenly feels a tangible sense of heaviness!

His spirit has transformed from ethereal to substantial!

Opening his eyes, with a single thought, the storage bag on Yang Ning's waist began to sway and fly up!

"Is this psychic power?" Yang Ning was curious and was about to study it carefully when he got distracted and dropped the storage bag on the ground.

"Boom!"

Before Yang Ning could react, he felt as if his head had been hit by a hammer, and he had a splitting headache. The next second, his nose clogged up and blood started flowing out!

"Damn!" Yang Ning realized that although his brain had been strengthened by qi and blood, it was still a mortal body and couldn't withstand the transformation of the spiritual into the physical.

After all, psychic power was so strong that it could even lift the storage bag. A slight movement in his mind was like stirring tofu with chopsticks, causing his brain to feel like it was going to explode!

Yang Ning didn't dare to waste any more time. Following the feeling he had when he had his enlightenment before, he instantly sensed a illusory and hazy space that seemed fragile yet resilient.

Divine Sea!

It is said that when the human spirit is strengthened to a certain degree, it naturally gives birth to an illusory space. The principle is that the physical body cannot bear the powerful spirit and needs something to rely on. Therefore, the mind evolves a function.

But the mind is intangible and formless, so the size of the Divine Sea is also intangible. The most difficult step in breaking through the Divine Sea realm is to comprehend the Divine Sea.

After comprehending it, injecting the spirit into the Divine Sea is considered reaching this realm. This step is actually very simple because the purpose of the Divine Sea's birth is to carry the spirit and naturally won't reject the injection of one's own spirit.

Once the spirit settles in, the practitioner has a position, and from then on, the Divine Sea will not be lost, naturally entering the Divine Sea realm.

Yang Ning had already comprehended the Divine Sea during his previous enlightenment, but he wanted to further strengthen his spirit before opening it up. However, he didn't expect that after forming the Twelve Yuan Constellations, his spiritual intensity suddenly transformed from the spiritual to the physical, interfering with nature to such an extent.

It was meaningless to lay any more foundations. Yang Ning simply sensed the Divine Sea and then stuffed his entire spirit into it!

The next moment, Yang Ning felt himself appearing in a void space.

Under his feet was a calm lake, above his head was a sky with nine thousand stars, and around him were twelve divine beasts with different forms and expressions, exuding a majestic aura as if they were about to come to life!

Not as if, they were already alive!

"Boom!"

"Humming!"

"Dong dong dong!"

These were the sounds emitted by the divine beasts. The sound was like morning bells and evening drums, causing Yang Ning's ears to feel like they were about to burst, and the shape of the Divine Sea space kept changing, as if it was about to collapse!

"Damn it, the constellations I meditated on and my true self are too similar. They are full of divine charm. Now that the divine charm has awakened, I can't even suppress it myself?" Yang Ning understood the reason for the constellations going berserk.

This was also normal. Divine beasts each had their own pride and naturally didn't want to be used by humans. However, ordinary people couldn't reach the level of awakening the divine charm of the constellations. It was Yang Ning who tried to do everything perfectly, but ended up making such a big mistake!

The solution was simple, just disperse the constellations. However, after finally condensing such perfect constellations, Yang Ning was a bit reluctant to disperse them!

After a moment of thought, Yang Ning came up with a solution. With a wave of his hand, a hazy sun appeared in the dim sky.

In the next moment, a loud and melodious dragon roar echoed throughout the entire Divine Sea!

The Imperial Nightmare Dragon Pearl, even if it was just a projection, was enough to suppress the twelve constellations!

After the dragon roar, the entire Divine Sea instantly quieted down, and no constellation dared to cause trouble anymore!

(End of this chapter)