Chapter 36
Chapter 36
After confirming that the humanoid elixir was the Nine Extremes Fruit, Ye Yang’s mood was as exhilarated as when he first saw the top-tier supreme elixir, the Life-Extending Flower.
If the Life-Extending Flower could grant Ye Yang an endless lifespan comparable to that of a Longevity Body, then the Nine Extremes Fruit could make him possess the strongest combat power within his realm.
It could be said that with the Nine Extremes Fruit, even without the cheat-like abilities of the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Record, Ye Yang would still be the strongest in his realm. Even those with the most powerful special physiques couldn’t compare to him.
In the cultivation world, some of the top sects possess secret techniques like the Second Golden Core or Second Nascent Soul. Once successfully cultivated, these techniques allow a cultivator to have two Golden Cores in the Golden Core Realm, two Nascent Souls in the Nascent Soul Realm, or two Divine Souls in the Soul Transformation Realm.
Having two Golden Cores, two Nascent Souls, or two Divine Souls doesn’t just double one’s combat power in the same realm—it’s far more than a simple one-plus-one equation. It could be said that mastering such a secret technique would instantly boost combat power by ten times or more.
It’s like if you normally have the strength of 100 pounds, and suddenly gain another 100 pounds of strength. Previously, you could defeat someone with the same 100 pounds of strength in a one-on-one fight. Now, with 200 pounds, could you only defeat two such opponents?
Moreover, mastering these secret techniques doesn’t affect one’s cultivation speed. In many cultivation novels, techniques like the Second Golden Core are described as increasing combat power but doubling the difficulty of breaking through. In reality, this isn’t the case.
Mastering a Second Golden Core doesn’t increase the difficulty of breaking through. In fact, it can even enhance cultivation speed. Can one Golden Core absorb more spiritual energy from heaven and earth than two Golden Cores?
The Nine Extremes Fruit is a heavenly treasure that allows one to develop a Second Golden Core without needing to cultivate such secret techniques. And it doesn’t stop at just one—it can potentially create up to nine.
In other words, by consuming the Nine Extremes Fruit, one could directly possess nine Golden Cores upon entering the Golden Core Realm, nine Nascent Souls in the Nascent Soul Realm, or nine Divine Souls in the Soul Transformation Realm. Having even one more Golden Core, Nascent Soul, or Divine Soul makes one’s combat power incomparable to others. With eight more? That’s basically invincible.
It could be said that, even with the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Record, in the early stages when special physiques are scarce, one’s combat power wouldn’t match that of someone who has consumed the Nine Extremes Fruit. Only in the late stages, when the number of special physiques amplifies the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Record’s effects sufficiently, could one potentially rival the combat power of someone who has consumed the Nine Extremes Fruit.
Of course, like the Life-Extending Flower, the Nine Extremes Fruit, as a top-tier supreme elixir, has its limitations. The Life-Extending Flower’s limitation is that it attracts heavenly punishment, under which it is ultimately destroyed.
The limitation of the Nine Extremes Fruit lies in the Mortalization Tribulation when breaking through from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Soul Transformation Realm. If one maximizes the Nine Extremes Fruit’s potential, gaining eight additional Nascent Souls, they would need to endure nine Mortalization Tribulations in a row—and all nine must be successfully overcome.
If even one attempt fails, those with top-tier special physiques would have to start over. Those without such physiques would perish outright. Thus, throughout history in the cultivation world, no one has dared to maximize the Nine Extremes Fruit’s potential by gaining eight additional Golden Cores or Nascent Souls.
Surviving nine consecutive Mortalization Tribulations is something even top-tier special physiques can’t withstand. There’s a high chance that even they would exhaust their lifespan and perish in the endless tribulations.
Some might think that since the Mortalization Tribulation is a trial, one could consume the Nine Extremes Fruit after becoming a Soul Transformation cultivator, directly gaining eight Divine Souls. But the Nine Extremes Fruit’s drawbacks aren’t so easily bypassed. Even if consumed in the Soul Transformation Realm after passing one Mortalization Tribulation, the remaining eight would still require undergoing the Mortalization process and tribulation again. Failure would lead to being lost in the tribulation, ultimately resulting in death.
However, even though no one has ever maximized the Nine Extremes Fruit’s effects, its value is unquestionable. Nine Golden Cores, nine Nascent Souls, or nine Divine Souls is too difficult, so reducing the number is an option.
Take top-tier special physiques as an example. They can typically use the Nine Extremes Fruit to gain three to four additional Golden Cores. With four to five Nascent Souls, their combat power at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm could rival or even slay ordinary Soul Transformation powerhouses.
This enhancement is absolutely terrifying. And combat power is only secondary. The increased cultivation speed from having multiple Golden Cores or Nascent Souls is equally astounding, allowing someone with a top-tier special physique to cultivate several times faster.
If Ye Yang were in the cultivation world, even if he discovered the Nine Extremes Fruit, he would likely only dare to use one-ninth or two-ninths of its effects. After all, without a top-tier special physique, he wouldn’t have much confidence in surviving too many Mortalization Tribulations.
But on Earth, Ye Yang had no such concerns. On Earth, there’s no need to face the Mortalization Tribulation. He could directly break through to the Soul Transformation Realm, bypassing the usual obstacles.
By fully catalyzing the Nine Extremes Fruit’s spiritual energy, he could consume it and maximize its effects, gaining nine Golden Cores—or rather, since he was currently only in the Qi Refining Realm, nine spiritual energy vortexes.
“With nine additional vortexes, plus my original one, ten vortexes in total, even at mid-Qi Refining, I could easily defeat late-Qi Refining or even peak Qi Refining cultivators, right?
“And if I later cultivate the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Record, activating its cheats, combined with the power of the Nine Extremes Fruit, wouldn’t killing Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm, Golden Core cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm, or Soul Transformation cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm be effortless?”
Looking at the Nine Extremes Fruit, Ye Yang began to imagine the combat power he’d gain after consuming it.
“Let’s keep looking. There might be other top-tier elixirs.”
A few moments later, Ye Yang calmed himself and continued examining the other heavenly elixirs before him. However, perhaps because the first elixir was a top-tier supreme one, exhausting his luck, the subsequent elixirs were mostly low-grade. Although they were mid- or high-grade low-tier elixirs, Ye Yang was still dissatisfied.
Having been stimulated by a top-tier supreme elixir, these low-grade elixirs could no longer stir his heart.
Time passed slowly.
Five minutes later, Ye Yang had finished examining all 167 elixirs brought by Yao Lai. Apart from the initial Nine Extremes Fruit, there was only one high-grade high-tier elixir. The rest were all mid- or low-tier elixirs.
The high-grade high-tier elixir was useless to Ye Yang. It was a lifespan-increasing elixir that could add 3,000 years to one’s life. But for Ye Yang, who possessed an endless supply of life-extending spiritual dew, lifespan was the least of his concerns, making this elixir utterly redundant.
Thus, Ye Yang could only plan to sell this high-grade high-tier elixir later, once his cultivation improved and he returned to the cultivation world, exchanging it for materials he needed.
“Your elixirs include one top-tier elixir, one high-tier elixir, 55 mid-tier elixirs, and 110 low-tier elixirs.”
“They’re worth a total of 114,500 Kunlun Points.”
After assessing all the elixirs, Ye Yang looked at Yao Lai and spoke solemnly.
“Yes.”
Hearing the value Ye Yang announced, Yao Lai immediately responded respectfully.
“Hm. The points have been transferred to your identity jade token. You may use them to exchange for whatever items you wish.”
Ye Yang nodded at Yao Lai, then with a wave of his hand, stored all of Yao Lai’s elixirs into his storage ring.