In those years when I was a mortal and a demon

Chapter 668 Refining Spirit Technique

In the more than ten years since recovering to the Nascent Soul stage, the spiritual power devoured by the Myriad Paths to Gold Heavenly Art has reached a terrifying level, equivalent to that of a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator.

However, because he was unable to advance to the Void Refinement stage for a long time, the excess spiritual power was absorbed by the Golden Spirit Vine in his body. Nourished by the abundant spiritual power, the Golden Spirit Vine began to grow wildly like weeds, and even began to draw on Lu Yuan's source power.

Originally, Lu Yuan and the Golden Spirit Vine complemented each other, but now it's almost like a backlash. Lu Yuan doesn't dare to imagine what will happen if things continue like this.

Of course, Lu Yuan had considered suppressing it, but the Golden Spirit Vine's revival was too rapid, and with Lu Yuan's current divine sense power, he simply couldn't control it perfectly.

However, if one stops absorbing spiritual energy and refining one's primordial spirit, it will take hundreds of years to raise it to the point where one can perfectly control the Ancestral Golden Body. But if one forcibly stops, one will miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In the end, Lu Yuan did not linger too long in deciding whether to continue absorbing spiritual energy or condense his primordial spirit.

Because he already had a compromise: although the primordial spirit could not be greatly improved in a short period of time, the divine sense could be amplified several times over.

The complete Refining God Technique obtained from the Insect Mother's Primordial Spirit is undoubtedly the best aid.

With each level of this Spirit Refining Technique mastered, one's divine sense doubles. A successful first level doubles one's divine sense, a second level quadruples it, and a third level more than eightfold. The amplification at later levels becomes astonishingly great.

However, amplifying a person's divine sense to such an extent is like a bubble, growing larger and larger until it bursts sooner or later. No wonder most people who practiced this technique ended up dying from the backlash.

Therefore, to cultivate this technique, one's physical body and spiritual power must be strong enough to withstand the domineering backlash of the Divine Refining Technique.

According to the description of the cultivation technique, to begin cultivating to the first level, one's spiritual sense must be several times stronger than that of an ordinary being of the same level. The requirements for the physical body are even more stringent; even extreme anomalies of the same level who specialize in physical cultivation barely meet the requirements.

If you have to choose only one of the two, although very few of them will fit the criteria, you can still find some.

While it's not impossible for someone to satisfy both conditions in the spirit world, they are extremely rare.

After all, for ordinary cultivators, divine sense is definitely much weaker than physical body.

Moreover, those who specialize in physical techniques, without the support of magical power, would certainly not have very strong spiritual power.

As for the second and third levels, the cultivation requirements for both are even more extreme.

However, for Lu Yuan now, back in the human realm, due to his cultivation of the Great Evolution Technique, his divine sense was absolutely overwhelming among the top Nascent Soul cultivators.

As for his physical body, with the Golden Spirit Vine as a foundation, Lu Yuan had enough confidence.

In addition to obtaining the Refining Spirit Technique from the Insect Mother, Lu Yuan also gained insights from her research as a True Immortal. He only needs to spend a little time comprehending it, and it won't take too long to cultivate the first level of the Refining Spirit Technique.

As for the second level, as long as the first level of the Divine Refinement Technique is mastered, the amplified divine sense should be able to barely meet the requirements. As for the physical body, we'll see how far the Ancestral Gold Body can be improved.

Of course, Lu Yuan also had ways to deal with the backlash from the Refining God Technique in the future, and whether his sea of ​​consciousness could accommodate such a massive amount of divine power.

Back when he was in the Foundation Establishment stage, the golden gourd had caused most of his divine sense to be occupied by it.

Fortunately, he later mastered the Great Evolution Technique and gained more and more control over the golden gourd, which helped him to stop this phenomenon.

Therefore, even if the Refining Spirit Technique begins to backfire and the Sea of ​​Consciousness can no longer contain it, the excess divine power can be absorbed by the golden gourd to alleviate the pressure on the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

After some consideration, Lu Yuan stopped absorbing spiritual energy and began to comprehend the understanding of the Refining Spirit Technique he had obtained from the Insect Mother's primordial spirit.

In just a few months, he had mastered it and began to cultivate according to the techniques of the Refining Spirit Technique.

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Above a desolate area in the ancient demon realm, the tranquil void suddenly distorted.

Before long, a black hole the size of a house slowly emerged.

Immediately afterwards, several beams of light shot out from the black hole, transforming into six figures—five men and one woman—upon landing. They warily scanned their surroundings, seemingly quite unfamiliar with the place.

Judging from their auras, almost all of them had the cultivation level of the Integration Stage, and the man in the lead was already a late-stage Integration Stage cultivator.

However, among these people, there was a red-haired giant whose cultivation level was only at the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.

They scanned their surroundings warily, seemingly quite unfamiliar with the place. After confirming there was no danger, one of them asked the leader, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, "Elder, where is this place? Why is the demonic energy so dense?"

"Because this is the Ancient Demon Realm," the leading late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator said coldly.

"The Ancient Demon Realm!" Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

"Weren't we supposed to be entering a hidden space? How did we end up in the Ancient Demon Realm?"

"What are we doing in the Ancient Demon Realm? If we encounter someone of the same level here, we are no match for them at all," the only woman among the six asked, her face full of doubt.

The Grand Elder said with a solemn expression, "Our purpose in coming here is to enter the Ancient Demon Realm. As for concealing this from you before, it was also the Ancestor's intention. As for what we are here for, you do not need to know for now."

Based on the Ancestor's deduction, wherever there are weak points in the interface that are easily breached, there are usually ancient demon saint ancestors guarding the vicinity. Now we will split up and meet at this location in three months. At that time, I will tell you all the true purpose of this trip.”

"The Ancient Demon Ancestor is nearby?" Upon hearing the Grand Elder's words, everyone's expressions turned even more grim.

"Don't worry, we'll split up. That Ancient Demon Ancestor will most likely head straight for me. As for you, at most you'll be chased by his avatars. And each of you has brought the clan's Wind-Sounding Shuttle, so shaking off the pursuers won't be a problem."

"Alright, Elder Minghui, you take Lei Yunzi with you, and the rest of you go your separate ways. Remember, don't cause any trouble on this trip, and be sure to meet up on time." After the First Elder finished speaking, he immediately released a cone-shaped flying shuttle.

With a piercing screech, it and the shuttle vanished from their spot in the next instant.

After the Grand Elder left, just as the rest of the group were about to depart, the female cultivator frowned and said, "We are, after all, in the Ancient Demon Realm. It's somewhat inappropriate for Elder Minghui to escort the young master alone. How about I accompany you as well?"

“Elder Mingle is overthinking it. Since it was arranged by the Grand Elder, there shouldn’t be any major problems. Besides, if we go together, we’ll only become a bigger target.” The man called Minghui frowned, clearly unwilling to travel with the woman.

After speaking, he released the divine shuttle and left with the red-haired man.

Several hours after the group left, a figure in black robes slowly and silently appeared nearby.

The black hole in the void had long since disappeared, but the man in black robes seemed to be searching for something, his eyes gleaming.

Just a few breaths later, he frowned slightly and muttered, "That's right, someone has broken through the boundary to come, but judging from the remaining aura, no Mahayana level being has come."

After pondering for a moment, the man in black robes flashed away and chased after the direction in which the Grand Elder had left.