yǒu le 【 wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān 】 zuò wéi gēn jī ， kǒng pà jiù suàn hóng xī tā huà shén zhī shí chōu qǔ de 【 tiān zhī suǐ 】 píng píng wú qí ， chéng jiù yě bú shì jīn rì néng bǐ de 。
有了【五行大洞天】作为根基，恐怕就算鸿曦他化神之时抽取的【天之髓】平平无奇，成就也不是今日能比的。
With the Five Elements Great Cavern as his foundation, even if Hong Xi's extraction of Heavenly Essence during his transformation to Immortal Realm was unremarkable, he would still have achievements beyond today’s.
shì tā bù xiǎng ma ？
是他不想吗？
Did he not want it?
zhǐ bù guò dān chún wú fǎ zuò dào bà le 。
只不过单纯无法做到罢了。
It was simply that he couldn't do it.
rú guǒ shuō tiān dì qí wù 、 tiān dì zhī fǎ ， píng jiè zì jǐ nǔ lì ， shàng qiě hái néng miǎn qiǎng zhēng qǔ yī èr 。
如果说天地奇物、天地之法，凭借自己努力，尚且还能勉强争取一二。
If it came to extraordinary treasures and heavenly techniques from the heavens, with effort, one could still strive for them. But at the Foundation Establishment and Transformation stages, wanting to obtain powerful and rare cavern worlds or Heavenly Essence required more than just diligence; without family background resources and insufficient personal opportunities, how could he compete with other cultivators?
dàn dào le yuán yīng 、 huà shén zhè ge jiē duàn ， xiǎng yào huò qǔ qiáng dà 、 zhēn xī de dòng tiān shì jiè 、 tiān zhī suǐ ， guāng píng zì shēn qín miǎn kě méi yòng 。 méi yǒu jiā zú bèi jǐng zī yuán ， zì shēn jī yuán yòu bù gòu ， yòu rú hé qù gēn bié de xiū shì jìng zhēng ne ？
但到了元婴、化神这个阶段，想要获取强大、珍稀的洞天世界、天之髓，光凭自身勤勉可没用。没有家族背景资源，自身机缘又不够，又如何去跟别的修士竞争呢？
For ordinary cultivators, finding a resource and successfully advancing was already considered fortunate. How much less did they have the luxury of being picky.
duì yú xún cháng xiū shì ér yán ， néng gòu xún dé yī fāng zī yuán 、 chéng gōng jìn shēng ， jiù yǐ jīng shì xìng shì le 。 nǎ lǐ hái lún dào de tā men qù tiāo sān jiǎn sì 。
对于寻常修士而言，能够寻得一方资源、成功晋升，就已经是幸事了。哪里还轮到的他们去挑三拣四。
Like Jingluan, facing the temptation of Heavenly Soul and decisively giving up on achieving Oneness with Dao. Indeed, it was because he himself was a prodigy who looked down upon weak Heavenly Souls. But wasn't there also the reason that his position in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance gave him resources and information far beyond ordinary cultivators?
shì dì yī jīng lún nà bān ， miàn duì tiān dì zhī pò de yòu huò ér duàn rán fàng qì hé dào de jī huì 。 chéng rán shì yīn wèi tā běn rén tiān zòng qí cái ， kàn bù shàng nà shí lì chán ruò de tiān dì zhī pò 。 dàn yòu qǐ méi yǒu tā shēn jū wàn xiān méng gāo wèi ， suǒ zhǎng wò de zī yuán 、 xìn xī ， dōu yuǎn fēi pǔ tōng xiū shì néng bǐ de yuán gù ？
似第一经纶那般，面对天地之魄的诱惑而断然放弃合道的机会。诚然是因为他本人天纵奇才，看不上那实力孱弱的天地之魄。但又岂没有他身居万仙盟高位，所掌握的资源、信息，都远非普通修士能比的缘故？
Strong cultivators could meticulously choose for their future paths, leading to stronger cultivators becoming even stronger.
qiáng zhě néng gòu wèi le jīn hòu dào tú jīng tiāo xì xuǎn 、 zài sān kǎo liáng ， dǎo zhì qiáng zhě yù qiáng 。
强者能够为了今后道途精挑细选、再三考量，导致强者愈强。
Weaker ones could only grasp fleeting opportunities and barely breakthrough, thus remaining weak.
ér ruò zhě zhǐ néng zhuā zhù lái zhī bù yì de jìn shēng jī huì 、 miǎn qiǎng tū pò ， gù ér ruò zhě héng ruò 。
而弱者只能抓住来之不易的晋升机会、勉强突破，故而弱者恒弱。
Thus, the strength gap between individual cultivators became more apparent above Foundation Establishment Realm.
suǒ yǐ ， xiū shì zì yuán yīng jìng yǐ shàng ， gè tǐ jiān de shí lì chā jù jiù yuè fā xiǎn zhe qǐ lái 。
所以，修士自元婴境以上，个体间的实力差距就越发显着起来。
Even within the same realm, there was a possibility of instant killing.
jiù suàn tóng yī jìng jiè de zhàn dòu ， chū xiàn miǎo shā de kě néng xìng yě bú shì méi yǒu 。
就算同一境界的战斗，出现秒杀的可能性也不是没有。
Li Fan had already reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment Realm by breaking through with the Five Elements Great Cavern. But how to find a corresponding Heavenly Essence remained unclear.
rú jīn lǐ fán yǐ wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān tū pò ， yǐ jīng suàn dé shàng shì yuán yīng jìng jiè de tiān huā bǎn le 。
如今李凡以五行大洞天突破，已经算得上是元婴境界的天花板了。
What is Heavenly Essence?
dàn duì yú rú hé xún zhǎo dào yǔ zhī xiāng pǐ pèi de 【 tiān zhī suǐ 】， tā réng rán shì háo wú tóu xù 。
但对于如何寻找到与之相匹配的【天之髓】，他仍然是毫无头绪。
Longjiuyuan achieved Transformation after achieving the Heavenly Soul with the technique "Heavenly Spirit Giving Birth to Thousand Waters."
hé wèi tiān zhī suǐ ？
何谓天之髓？
Hong Xi broke through using the technique "Taihua Giving Birth to Thousand Mountains."
lóng jiǔ yuān ， yǐ 【 tiān líng jiāng shēng qiān shuǐ 】 chéng jiù huà shén 。
龙九渊，以【天灵将生千水】成就化神。
From the information revealed by the heavenly announcements after their deaths, perhaps one could glean some clues.
hóng xī ， yǐ shì kào 【 tài huá jiāng shēng qiān shān 】 tū pò 。
鸿曦，以是靠【太华将生千山】突破。
Human marrow produces blood; Heavenly Essence creates techniques.
cóng zhè liǎng zhě sǐ hòu tiān dì tōng gào liú lù chū de xìn xī ， huò xǔ kě yǐ kuī dé xiē xǔ duān ní 。
从这两者死后天地通告流露出的信息，或许可以窥得些许端倪。
When a technique appears in Xuanhuang World, it manifests as "Heaven and Earth Changing."
rén zhī suǐ zào xuè ， tiān zhī suǐ zé shì zào fǎ 。
人之髓造血，天之髓则是造法。
In thousands of years, Tianling Province will give birth to a thousand rivers.
dāng fǎ zé chū xiàn zài xuán huáng shì jiè ， jù tǐ biǎo xiàn zé shì “ tiān dì shēng biàn ”。
当法则出现在玄黄世界，具体表现则是“天地生变”。
In thousands of years, Taohua Province will see the rise of a thousand mountains.
tiān líng yī zhōu ， cǐ shù qiān nián hòu ， dāng yǒu qiān jiāng shuǐ liú dàn shēng 。
天灵一州，此数千年后，当有千江水流诞生。
These are changes set to occur in a specific province within Xuanhuang World over a certain period.
tài huá yī zhōu ， cǐ shù qiān nián hòu ， jiāng yǒu qiān shān sǒng lì 。
太华一州，此数千年后，将有千山耸立。
Extracting Heavenly Essence means drawing out and separating these "Heavenly Changes."
zhè shì xuán huáng tiān dì ， zài mǒu yī zhōu yù lǐ ， jiāng lái yī duàn shí jiān jì dìng de 、 jí jiāng fā shēng de biàn huà 。
这是玄黄天地，在某一州域里，将来一段时间既定的、即将发生的变化。
With the vast power of heaven and earth, it is applied to one's body.
chōu tiān dì zhī suǐ ， zé shì jiāng qū dòng zhè xiē “ tiān dì zhī biàn ” de fǎ zé ， chōu qǔ 、 bō lí chū lái 。
抽天地之髓，则是将驱动这些“天地之变”的法则，抽取、剥离出来。
This greatly enhances cultivation and combat strength.
yǐ tiān dì huī hóng wěi lì ， jiā zhū jǐ shēn 。
以天地恢弘伟力，加诸己身。
Simultaneously, the initial fusion of heavenly techniques in one’s body lays the groundwork for future Dao union with heaven and earth.
cóng ér shí xiàn xiū wèi 、 zhàn lì de jí dà pān shēng 。
从而实现修为、战力的极大攀升。
"Heaven and Earth Changing can take thousands or even tens of thousands of years. With cultivators' sensory abilities, it is originally hard to detect easily. But with the new Heavenly Sovereign technique, one can perceive its slightest changes, first tearing open a small hole, then rapidly extracting the source power that would otherwise be slowly released over millennia."
tóng shí ， tiān dì fǎ zé zài zì jǐ shēn qū de chū bù róng hé ， yě wèi jiāng lái xiū shì hé dào shí de “ jì tiān dì zhī pò ” dǎ xià le chū bù gēn jī 。
同时，天地法则在自己身躯的初步融合，也为将来修士合道时的“祭天地之魄”打下了初步根基。
"Although this consumes much of the world's potential, for cultivators, it allows significant strength gains."
“ tiān dì zhī biàn ， dòng zhé yǐ chéng qiān shàng wàn nián jì 。 yǐ xiū shì de gǎn guān néng lì ， yuán běn wú fǎ qīng yì chá jué 。 dàn tiān zūn xīn fǎ ， què shì néng gǎn zhī dào qí jí xì wēi biàn huà ， xiān shì sī kāi yí gè kǒu zi 、 suí hòu yuán yuán bù jué jiāng tiān dì yuán dìng zài shù qiān nián jiān huǎn màn shì fàng de 【 yuán dòng lì 】， kuài sù chōu qǔ 、 xī shōu 。”
“天地之变，动辄以成千上万年计。以修士的感官能力，原本无法轻易察觉。但天尊新法，却是能感知到其极细微变化，先是撕开一个口子、随后源源不绝将天地原定在数千年间缓慢释放的【源动力】，快速抽取、吸收。”
Li Fan’s thoughts turned as he synthesized his knowledge.
“ suī rán cǐ jǔ wú yì yú dà dà xiāo hào le shì jiè de qián néng ， dàn duì yú xiū shì ér yán ， què néng gòu shí xiàn shí lì xiǎn zhe yuè shēng 。”
“虽然此举无异于大大消耗了世界的潜能，但对于修士而言，却能够实现实力显着跃升。”
"The Five Elements Caverns form an independent cycle, seemingly inseparable. If I were to transform and extract Heavenly Essence, the most suitable would be related to that."
lǐ fán sī niàn zhuǎn dòng ， zōng hé guò wǎng suǒ zhī ， bù duàn sī suǒ zhe 。
李凡思念转动，综合过往所知，不断思索着。
"But the Five Elements manifest in the world, dispersing widely. Probably a single Heavenly Essence corresponds to one attribute."
“ wǔ xíng dòng tiān 、 zì chéng xún huán ， hùn ruò yī tǐ ， cǐ kě yù ér bù kě qiú 。 wǒ ruò huà shén ， chōu qǔ tiān zhī suǐ ， zuì hé shì de kǎo lǜ ， dāng yǔ zhī xiāng guān 。”
“五行洞天、自成循环，混若一体，此可遇而不可求。我若化神，抽取天之髓，最合适的考虑，当与之相关。”
"And achieving multiple techniques like Golden Core Realm is not easy during Transformation."
“ dàn wǔ xíng xiǎn yú shì jiè zhōng ， zé huì liú sàn kāi lái 。 kǒng pà dān yī de tiān zhī suǐ ， zhǐ huì duì yìng mǒu zhǒng shǔ xìng 。”
“但五行显于世界中，则会流散开来。恐怕单一的天之髓，只会对应某种属性。”
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed.
“ ér huà shén jiē duàn xiǎng yào gēn jīn dān nà bān ， chéng jiù duō fǎ 。 kě bú shì nà me róng yì de 。”
“而化神阶段想要跟金丹那般，成就多法。可不是那么容易的。”
Heavenly Essence has mechanisms akin to "immunity" and "resistance."
lǐ fán yǎn jīng wēi mī 。
李凡眼睛微眯。
Once possessing some Heavenly Essence, attempting to extract others would be detected, leading to certain rejection.
tiān zhī suǐ chú le zào fǎ zhī wài ， hái yǒu zhe lèi sì “ miǎn yì ”、“ dǐ yù ” de jī zhì 。
天之髓除了造法之外，还有着类似“免疫”、“抵御”的机制。
"The more you possess, the greater the resistance. Each additional one increases difficulty almost exponentially. So for most cultivators, extracting a single Heavenly Essence is already a limit."
dāng yǐ jīng shēn huái mǒu zhǒng tiān suǐ zhī hòu ， xiǎng yào zài chōu qǔ qí tā ， zé huì bèi chá jué dào ， cóng ér shòu dào yí dìng de pái chì 。
当已经身怀某种天髓之后，想要再抽取其它，则会被察觉到，从而受到一定的排斥。
"Even a prodigy like Longjiuyuan, who could alone face the Heavenly Soul and advance to Dao Union, also faced such challenges."
“ zhǎng wò de yuè duō ， pái chì zhī lì jiù yuè dà 。 měi zēng jiā yī zhǒng ， nán dù jī hū jiù yǐ jǐ hé bèi shù de shàng shēng 。 suǒ yǐ ， duì yú shì shàng jué dà duō shù xiū shì ér yán ， chōu qǔ yī zhǒng tiān suǐ ， jiù yǐ jīng shì jí xiàn le 。”
“掌握的越多，排斥之力就越大。每增加一种，难度几乎就以几何倍数的上升。所以，对于世上绝大多数修士而言，抽取一种天髓，就已经是极限了。”
"I can probably only accommodate two Heavenly Essences..." Li Fan did not blindly believe in himself.
“ nǎ pà lóng jiǔ yuān nà bān ， néng gòu dú zhàn tiān dì zhī pò 、 jìn shēng hé dào de tiān jiāo ， yě shì rú cǐ 。 zú yǐ kě jiàn qí zhōng de nán dù 。”
“哪怕龙九渊那般，能够独战天地之魄、晋升合道的天骄，也是如此。足以可见其中的难度。”
"Wondering if perfect advancement is possible..."
“ wǒ kǒng pà zuì duō yě zhǐ néng tóng shí róng nà liǎng zhǒng tiān suǐ ……” méi yǒu duì zì jǐ máng mù zì xìn ， lǐ fán rú cǐ xiǎng dào 。
“我恐怕最多也只能同时容纳两种天髓……”没有对自己盲目自信，李凡如此想到。
Li Fan's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Simultaneously extract five different attributes of Heavenly Essence, using the principle of mutual generation and克制to achieve self-balance."
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This was undoubtedly an outlandish idea.
“ xiǎng yào wán měi jìn shēng ， chú fēi ……”
“想要完美晋升，除非……”
Not only would it be hard to find opportunities to simultaneously extract five Heavenly Essences, but even if they did, the success rate would be negligible.
lǐ fán yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī dào jīng guāng ：“ tóng shí chōu qǔ wǔ dào bù tóng shǔ xìng tiān suǐ ， yǐ xiāng shēng xiāng kè yuán lǐ ， shǐ qí dá dào zì wǒ píng héng 。”
李凡眼中闪过一道精光：“同时抽取五道不同属性天髓，以相生相克原理，使其达到自我平衡。”
Any rational cultivator would not choose such a path.
zhè wú yí shì gè yì xiǎng tiān kāi de bàn fǎ 。
这无疑是个异想天开的办法。
But for Li Fan, why couldn't he try!
qiě bù shuō nǎ lǐ huì yù dào néng gòu tóng shí chōu qǔ wǔ dào tiān zhī suǐ de jī huì ， jiù suàn yù dào le ， chéng gōng de gài lǜ yě shì wēi hū qí wēi 。
且不说哪里会遇到能够同时抽取五道天之髓的机会，就算遇到了，成功的概率也是微乎其微。
The crystalline Dao Formation Stone in his mind emitted blue light, processing and integrating past information, slowly deducing possible methods to achieve this goal.
dàn fán yǒu lǐ zhì de xiū shì ， dōu bú huì xuǎn zé rú cǐ qù zuò 。
但凡有理智的修士，都不会选择如此去做。
...
rán ér ， duì yú lǐ fán ér yán ， wèi bì bù kě yǐ yī shì ！
然而，对于李凡而言，未必不可以一试！
After about ten days, Li Fan sensed Su Sansu's awakening. His figure flickered before him.
nǎo hǎi zhōng huà dào shí jīng tǐ bù duàn fā chū lán sè wēi guāng ， jiāng yǐ wǎng suǒ kàn guò de xìn xī bù duàn jìn xíng zhěng hé chǔ lǐ ， màn màn tuī yǎn kě néng shí xiàn yù xiǎng de bàn fǎ 。
脑海中化道石晶体不断发出蓝色微光，将以往所看过的信息不断进行整合处理，慢慢推衍可能实现预想的办法。
Having spent a considerable time in the Realm of Fallen Stars, Su Sansu was still somewhat unadjusted upon returning to reality. A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
……
……
But that momentary bewilderment quickly dissipated as he saw Li Fan.
shí jǐ tiān hòu ， lǐ fán chá jué dào le liǔ sān sū xǐng de qì xī ， shēn xíng shǎn shuò 、 chū xiàn zài le tā de miàn qián 。
十几天后，李凡察觉到了柳三苏醒的气息，身形闪烁、出现在了他的面前。
"Young Master!" Su Sansu stood up and said with a calm expression.
sì hū shì zài yǔn xiān jìng zhōng dù guò le xiāng dāng zhǎng de yī duàn shí jiān ， gāng gāng huí dào xiàn shí shì jiè de liǔ sān ， hái yǒu xiē bù shì yīng 。
似乎是在陨仙境中度过了相当长的一段时间，刚刚回到现实世界的柳三，还有些不适应。
"How did it go? Did you encounter the ancient cultivators from the Medicine King Sect?" Li Fan asked kindly.
yǎn shén zhōng shǎn guò xiē xǔ máng rán 。
眼神中闪过些许茫然。
Su Sansu shook his head.
bù guò zhè sī mí wǎng zài kàn dào lǐ fán de shùn jiān ， jiù xùn sù tuì qù le 。
不过这丝迷惘在看到李凡的瞬间，就迅速退去了。
"It's strange. The scenes I experienced in the Realm of Fallen Stars are not what Young Master mentioned—the ancient cultivation world. It was an unknown space-time."
“ shǎo zhǔ ！” liǔ sān zhàn qǐ le shēn ， miàn sè rú cháng dào 。
“少主！”柳三站起了身，面色如常道。
"There, all heavenly techniques were cut off; there were no more cultivators. People could only rely on resonating with various artifacts from ancient times to grasp extraordinary power. They called it something like 'god兵enforcers'..."
“ rú hé ， kě zēng yù jiàn dāng nián yào wáng zōng xiū shì ？” lǐ fán shén sè qīn qiè dì xún wèn dào 。
“如何，可曾遇见当年药王宗修士？”李凡神色亲切地询问道。
"And this time, the one I possessed was just a child around seven or eight years old."
liǔ sān yáo le yáo tóu 。
柳三摇了摇头。
Su Sansu recounted his experiences as he spoke.
“ shuō lái yě qí guài ， wǒ zhè cì jìn rù yǔn xiān jìng zhōng suǒ jīng lì de chǎng jǐng ， jū rán bú shì shǎo zhǔ suǒ shuō de shàng gǔ xiū xiān jiè 。 ér shì yī chù cóng wèi tīng guò de shí kōng 。”
“说来也奇怪，我这次进入陨仙境中所经历的场景，居然不是少主所说的上古修仙界。而是一处从未听过的时空。”
"After much effort and bloody battles, I finally succeeded in resonating with that legendary strongest god兵."
“ nà lǐ xiān fǎ chè dǐ duàn jué ， shì jiān zài wú xiū xíng zhě cún zài 。 rén men wéi yǒu kào zhe yǔ shàng gǔ liú cún de gè zhǒng fǎ qì gòng míng ， cái néng zhǎng wò chāo fán lì liàng 。 jiào zuò shén me shén bīng shǐ ……”
“那里仙法彻底断绝，世间再无修行者存在。人们唯有靠着与上古留存的各种法器共鸣，才能掌握超凡力量。叫做什么神兵使……”
"The诛仙Sword..."
“ ér zhè cì wǒ fù shēn de ， hái shì yī wèi bù guò qī bā suì de xiǎo máo hái 。”
“而这次我附身的，还是一位不过七八岁的小毛孩。”
With these words, Su Sansu took out a long sword radiating seven colors and seemingly infused with endless煞气.
liǔ sān yī biān huí yì zhe ， yī biān wèi lǐ fán jiǎng shù zì jǐ de jiàn wén 。
柳三一边回忆着，一边为李凡讲述自己的见闻。
Li Fan’s gaze sharpened. After careful inspection, he chuckled.
“ zuì zhōng kě wèi shì fèi jìn qiān xīn wàn kǔ ， jīng lì liǎo wú shù xuè xīng shā lù ， cái zuì zhōng chéng gōng gēn nà chuán shuō zhōng zuì qiáng shén bīng wán chéng gòng míng 。”
“最终可谓是费劲千辛万苦，经历了无数血腥杀戮，才最终成功跟那传说中最强神兵完成共鸣。”
Su Sansu said, "The name is impressive. But it's just an innate flying sword for Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation."
“ zhū xiān jiàn ……”
“诛仙剑……”
"Only by沾染ing the lingering soul of a fallen cultivator did it stand out among so-called god兵s."
shuō zhe ， liǔ sān jiāng yī bǐng shǎn yào zhe qī cǎi guāng máng ， yòu fǎng fú yùn hán zhe wú jìn shā qì de cháng jiàn qǔ chū 。
说着，柳三将一柄闪耀着七彩光芒，又仿佛蕴含着无尽煞气的长剑取出。
Su Sansu’s gaze swept over this flying sword with disdainful evaluation: "The craftsmanship is crude, and the material is extremely ordinary. It's trash."
lǐ fán mù guāng yī níng ， zài zǐ xì wàng hòu ， què shì shěn rán yī xiào 。
李凡目光一凝，再仔细望后，却是哂然一笑。
With a slight effort, he said.
liǔ sān zé shì shuō dào ：“ míng tóu dào bù xiǎo 。 kě qí shí zhǐ shì jiàn yuán yīng qī jiàn xiū liàn zhì de běn mìng fēi jiàn bà le 。”
柳三则是说道：“名头倒不小。可其实只是件元婴期剑修炼制的本命飞剑罢了。”
In an instant, this so-called strongest god兵"诛仙Sword" turned to ashes.
With the Five Elements Great Cavern as his foundation, even if Hong Xi's extraction of Heavenly Essence during his transformation to Immortal Realm was unremarkable, he would still have achievements beyond today’s.
Did he not want it?
It was simply that he couldn't do it.
If it came to extraordinary treasures and heavenly techniques from the heavens, with effort, one could still strive for them. But at the Foundation Establishment and Transformation stages, wanting to obtain powerful and rare cavern worlds or Heavenly Essence required more than just diligence; without family background resources and insufficient personal opportunities, how could he compete with other cultivators?
For ordinary cultivators, finding a resource and successfully advancing was already considered fortunate. How much less did they have the luxury of being picky.
Like Jingluan, facing the temptation of Heavenly Soul and decisively giving up on achieving Oneness with Dao. Indeed, it was because he himself was a prodigy who looked down upon weak Heavenly Souls. But wasn't there also the reason that his position in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance gave him resources and information far beyond ordinary cultivators?
Strong cultivators could meticulously choose for their future paths, leading to stronger cultivators becoming even stronger.
Weaker ones could only grasp fleeting opportunities and barely breakthrough, thus remaining weak.
Thus, the strength gap between individual cultivators became more apparent above Foundation Establishment Realm.
Even within the same realm, there was a possibility of instant killing.
Li Fan had already reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment Realm by breaking through with the Five Elements Great Cavern. But how to find a corresponding Heavenly Essence remained unclear.
What is Heavenly Essence?
Longjiuyuan achieved Transformation after achieving the Heavenly Soul with the technique "Heavenly Spirit Giving Birth to Thousand Waters."
Hong Xi broke through using the technique "Taihua Giving Birth to Thousand Mountains."
From the information revealed by the heavenly announcements after their deaths, perhaps one could glean some clues.
Human marrow produces blood; Heavenly Essence creates techniques.
When a technique appears in Xuanhuang World, it manifests as "Heaven and Earth Changing."
In thousands of years, Tianling Province will give birth to a thousand rivers.
In thousands of years, Taohua Province will see the rise of a thousand mountains.
These are changes set to occur in a specific province within Xuanhuang World over a certain period.
Extracting Heavenly Essence means drawing out and separating these "Heavenly Changes."
With the vast power of heaven and earth, it is applied to one's body.
This greatly enhances cultivation and combat strength.
Simultaneously, the initial fusion of heavenly techniques in one’s body lays the groundwork for future Dao union with heaven and earth.
"Heaven and Earth Changing can take thousands or even tens of thousands of years. With cultivators' sensory abilities, it is originally hard to detect easily. But with the new Heavenly Sovereign technique, one can perceive its slightest changes, first tearing open a small hole, then rapidly extracting the source power that would otherwise be slowly released over millennia."
"Although this consumes much of the world's potential, for cultivators, it allows significant strength gains."
Li Fan’s thoughts turned as he synthesized his knowledge.
"The Five Elements Caverns form an independent cycle, seemingly inseparable. If I were to transform and extract Heavenly Essence, the most suitable would be related to that."
"But the Five Elements manifest in the world, dispersing widely. Probably a single Heavenly Essence corresponds to one attribute."
"And achieving multiple techniques like Golden Core Realm is not easy during Transformation."
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed.
Heavenly Essence has mechanisms akin to "immunity" and "resistance."
Once possessing some Heavenly Essence, attempting to extract others would be detected, leading to certain rejection.
"The more you possess, the greater the resistance. Each additional one increases difficulty almost exponentially. So for most cultivators, extracting a single Heavenly Essence is already a limit."
"Even a prodigy like Longjiuyuan, who could alone face the Heavenly Soul and advance to Dao Union, also faced such challenges."
"I can probably only accommodate two Heavenly Essences..." Li Fan did not blindly believe in himself.
"Wondering if perfect advancement is possible..."
Li Fan's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Simultaneously extract five different attributes of Heavenly Essence, using the principle of mutual generation and克制to achieve self-balance."
This was undoubtedly an outlandish idea.
Not only would it be hard to find opportunities to simultaneously extract five Heavenly Essences, but even if they did, the success rate would be negligible.
Any rational cultivator would not choose such a path.
But for Li Fan, why couldn't he try!
The crystalline Dao Formation Stone in his mind emitted blue light, processing and integrating past information, slowly deducing possible methods to achieve this goal.
...
After about ten days, Li Fan sensed Su Sansu's awakening. His figure flickered before him.
Having spent a considerable time in the Realm of Fallen Stars, Su Sansu was still somewhat unadjusted upon returning to reality. A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
But that momentary bewilderment quickly dissipated as he saw Li Fan.
"Young Master!" Su Sansu stood up and said with a calm expression.
"How did it go? Did you encounter the ancient cultivators from the Medicine King Sect?" Li Fan asked kindly.
Su Sansu shook his head.
"It's strange. The scenes I experienced in the Realm of Fallen Stars are not what Young Master mentioned—the ancient cultivation world. It was an unknown space-time."
"There, all heavenly techniques were cut off; there were no more cultivators. People could only rely on resonating with various artifacts from ancient times to grasp extraordinary power. They called it something like 'god兵enforcers'..."
"And this time, the one I possessed was just a child around seven or eight years old."
Su Sansu recounted his experiences as he spoke.
"After much effort and bloody battles, I finally succeeded in resonating with that legendary strongest god兵."
"The诛仙Sword..."
With these words, Su Sansu took out a long sword radiating seven colors and seemingly infused with endless煞气.
Li Fan’s gaze sharpened. After careful inspection, he chuckled.
Su Sansu said, "The name is impressive. But it's just an innate flying sword for Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation."
"Only by沾染ing the lingering soul of a fallen cultivator did it stand out among so-called god兵s."
Su Sansu’s gaze swept over this flying sword with disdainful evaluation: "The craftsmanship is crude, and the material is extremely ordinary. It's trash."
With a slight effort, he said.
In an instant, this so-called strongest god兵"诛仙Sword" turned to ashes.