Chapter 515: Success
Time slowly trickled by.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Within the Spirit Transformation Pool,
Shen Changchuan, who felt as though he had just endured being sliced by a thousand cuts, opened his eyes.
As the pain, like being crushed a thousand times over, receded,
the beads of sweat on Shen Changchuan’s forehead also began to evaporate and dissipate.
Wisps of emerald-green light penetrated the Jade Platform Shield from the Spirit Transformation Pool’s Spiritual Liquid outside, slowly merging into every part of his body.
Shen Changchuan felt as if he were soaking in a warm, pleasant liquid.
The pain that had surged like a tide gradually subsided. His once-torn muscles and meridians healed rapidly under the nourishment of the emerald-green Vitality.
However, at this moment, Shen Changchuan no longer had the mind to pay attention to these things.
At this moment, an irrepressible joy appeared on his face.
‘I succeeded!’
Under the incredible nourishing and healing power of this Spirit Transformation Pool,
the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu
had been completely refined and fused into his body!
At this very moment, Shen Changchuan could clearly feel an earth-shattering transformation in the great dragon of his spine!
The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was being continuously devoured by his transformed spine, converting into pure Magical Power and rapidly increasing his Cultivation.
This meant that even if he did nothing, his Cultivation would grow automatically!
Furthermore, the benefits didn’t end there.
Not only that, but the fused and tempered spine had opened the Two Bridges of Heaven and Earth, connecting his Dantian and meridians, allowing the vast, ocean-like Magical Power within him to circulate even more smoothly!
Shen Changchuan could clearly feel
that due to his spine’s metamorphosis, his control and application of the immense Magical Power within him had risen to a new level!
Although he had just finished the Refinement and enhancement,
and had not yet truly acted,
Shen Changchuan was certain that his current strength had undoubtedly reached a new level compared to when he had just broken through to the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer!
“The quantity and quality of my Magical Power have both improved!”
‘If we’re just talking about the quantity and quality of Magical Power, I’m afraid I’m now on par with Cultivators at the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer Peak Realm out in the world!’
Shen Changchuan clenched his fist,
feeling the Magical Power circulating in his palm, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
‘My Cultivation speed also seems to have increased a bit.’
‘With this, I’m even more confident I can raise my Cultivation to the Ninth Layer Realm before the Immortal Sect’s Grand Competition eight years from now!’
Thinking of the immense benefits brought by refining the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu into the great dragon of his spine, and how his goal for the Immortal Sect’s Grand Competition eight years later was now one step closer, an irrepressible joy surged in Shen Changchuan’s heart.
The heart-wrenching agony from before, the torment of repeated attempts—none of it had been in vain!
In comparison, what was a mere bit of pain in the face of such a massive gain?
Besides, all of this wasn’t even the most important part!
The most crucial thing was that his concept for the Overclocking State using the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu was complete!
Shen Changchuan focused his Heart Spirit.
With a mere thought,
the great dragon of his spine, hidden beneath the flesh of his back, lit up with a dazzling golden brilliance, pulsing with an exceptionally strange rhythm as if it were alive.
The light was so dazzling it illuminated the void.
The Magical Power within Shen Changchuan’s body
began to boil in that instant, seeming to surge explosively under the spine dragon’s golden light!
In an instant, Shen Changchuan’s aura erupted like a volcano, surging violently!
Eighth Layer Early Stage, Eighth Layer Middle Stage, Eighth Layer Late Stage, Eighth Layer Peak!
Shen Changchuan’s entire figure seemed to glow with a faint golden light,
and his Cultivation Realm actually reached the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer Peak Realm!
Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu—Overclocking State!
The Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu, refined and fused within his body, surpassed its own limits to mobilize the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and his own Magical Power,
causing Shen Changchuan’s Cultivation to skyrocket in a short period of time!
“Haha!”
He took a moment to carefully experience it, confirming that the Overclocking State’s consumption of his original Magical Power and the backlash damage to his body were both minimal—far less than before he had refined and fused the Gu.
His previous concept had been perfectly realized.
And so, at this moment, Shen Changchuan could no longer hold back and let out a hearty laugh.
He felt more exhilarated than ever before!
Shen Changchuan then focused his Heart Spirit again,
disengaging the Overclocking State.
The golden light on his back faded.
His aura also gradually subsided.
Threads of Spirit Charm filled with Vitality seeped in from outside the protective shield, slowly merging with his body.
Soon, the minor injuries inside his body, caused by the explosive burst of Magical Power during the Overclocking State, were rapidly healed.
Shen Changchuan returned to a perfectly unharmed state.
“The effects of this Spirit Transformation Pool are truly incredible!”
Even though he had witnessed this scene countless times, Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
The process of refining and fusing the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu had been anything but smooth sailing.
Although among the many Gu Dao Secret Techniques he had collected in the Nanyue Territory, there were Abnormal Techniques for refining the body into a Gu Insect or even replacing parts of the body with a Gu Insect,
and he had gained a certain understanding and insight into them after some study.
But those Abnormal Techniques,
were ultimately different from what Shen Changchuan had in mind.
For example, there was an Abnormal Technique that used the Nine Serpent Gu to replace one’s hands and feet.
The Technique involved chopping off a hand, embedding the Nine Serpent Gu into the flesh, and connecting it to the blood vessels and meridians, making it an extension of the arm.
That Abnormal Technique gave Shen Changchuan a feeling,
much like something he had seen in his previous life: a certain parasite that would eat a fish’s tongue and then take its place, becoming the fish’s new tongue.
This method of replacement, like swapping out parts, could significantly enhance a Cultivator’s strength, and thus there was no shortage of Cultivators in the Nanyue Territory who practiced it.
But their methods were undoubtedly a far cry from Shen Changchuan’s own ideas.
What Shen Changchuan wanted was to refine and fuse the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu into the great dragon of his spine.
Not to rip out the great dragon of his spine and let the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu replace it.
There was a fundamental difference between the two.
Shen Changchuan had a faint feeling
that this method of dismantling and replacing might not be a good thing for one’s cultivation path. It could perhaps have a negative impact on his future cultivation journey.
This was precisely why, although Shen Changchuan had long known a way to solve the Overclocking problem of the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu,
he had never acted on it.
It was also for this reason that during this process of refining and fusing the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu,
he, who had little prior experience from others to draw upon,
could only rely on his accumulated knowledge of Gu Dao Secret Techniques, supplemented by the power of his “progress bar panel” cheat,
to forcibly conduct trial after trial, refining and fusing the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu.
In the process, he had all but destroyed his body several times.
It was largely thanks to the miraculous nature of this Spirit Transformation Pool
that those severe injuries were quickly healed in a short time,
allowing Shen Changchuan to avoid any permanent problems.
Of course, during this process, Shen Changchuan had also considered the possibility that the Spirit Transformation Pool’s unusual healing ability might not be enough, so he had always controlled his progress. He wasn’t worried about completely finishing himself off.