"You...you're really lucky to be alive." The Mirror God looked at him and uttered his greatest exclamation.
"Is that so?"
"Of course, you are very lucky. If it were anyone else, I guarantee they would have exploded and turned into a pile of minced meat long ago."
"Well," Xiao Wenbing smiled slightly, seemingly not taking his words to heart, and simply said, "Good people will be rewarded."
"A good person?" Mirror God looked at him carefully, but couldn't see what was so good about Xiao Wenbing.
"Alright, let's not talk about this." Xiao Wenbing waved his hand and asked, "Since absorbing different divine powers can cause the body to explode, why am I unharmed?"
The Mirror God was taken aback. Yes, why was Xiao Wenbing unharmed? Could it really be as he said, that good people are rewarded?
Xiao Wenbing frowned. It seemed that even the Mirror God couldn't figure this out. Since even the spirit of this artifact didn't understand, there was no need for him to waste his time on this.
No matter how powerful the Mirror God is, it is still just a spirit of a divine artifact. Its cultivation method is completely different from Xiao Wenbing's, so it is also unable to explain some issues.
However, a smile crept onto Xiao Wenbing's lips. Don't forget, here too, is a deity whose age and cultivation surpass those of the Mirror God by hundreds of times…
He silently called out in his heart, and in a short while, the space around him began to distort and deform.
Xiao Wenbing watched this scene with considerable envy. Although cultivators could also achieve fixed-point teleportation after comprehending immortal spiritual energy, compared to the Treasure God, it was like comparing a small witch to a great wizard—vastly different.
The God of Baby's teleportation isn't just a one-man operation; he can use his divine power to open a passage for anyone to enter and exit. Even top-tier immortals might not be able to accomplish such a feat.
"What's wrong?" When Baby God saw Mirror God's worried face, it immediately knew that he hadn't come to it for anything good, but it still asked patiently.
"Master, when you lent me divine power on Demon Suppression Star, did you sense anything unusual?" Xiao Wenbing asked.
"No."
"Really not?"
"Yes, really, no." After thinking for a while, Baby finally gave an affirmative answer.
Of course, it was fortunate that it was Xiao Wenbing, who possessed the power of a creator god, who asked the question. If anyone else had dared to question it, the dignity of a god would not have allowed it to end so easily.
Xiao Wenbing glanced at the Mirror God with a questioning look and asked, "I've heard that if a person possesses two divine powers simultaneously, the only outcome is that they will explode and die, is that true?"
"Yes, divine power is unique and possesses extremely strong repulsive properties."
"Then why am I completely unharmed?"
The God of Baby glanced at Xiao Wenbing, whose body was covered in charred soot, and said, "Perhaps it is related to the power of the Creator God that you possess."
"Clap..." A crisp clapping sound came from the Mirror God.
Xiao Wenbing was greatly surprised. The image of the Mirror God was clearly illusory, so how could it clap and make sounds? It was truly strange.
“I understand,” the Mirror God said confidently. “I know why.”
"Please enlighten me." This time, even Baby God set aside his pride and asked this guy for advice.
Although both of them were born from divine artifacts, the Mirror God had spent time in the divine realm, which made the Treasure God extremely envious.
“Wen Bing possesses the power of the Creator God, and the greatest characteristic of the Creator God is creation.”
The Mirror God looked smug. His eyes, however, were filled with confidence as he looked at them.
After waiting a moment, and still seeing no sign of it continuing, Baby God sighed inwardly. "This guy's got quite a personality," it thought. Nevertheless, it chimed in, "Hmm, creation. And then?"
"Since it is the power of creation, it is naturally all-encompassing and magnanimous."
"Oh, does it have this characteristic?"
The Mirror God raised his head and said proudly, "Why would I lie to you? My former master wouldn't have cared even if all the gods attacked him together." Then he glanced at Xiao Wenbing with disdain, sighed helplessly, and said, "It's precisely because he's so terrible that I can't associate him with my former master at all."
Xiao Wenbing frowned at first, then immediately relaxed and laughed, "Yes, how can my cultivation compare to that of the sages of the past?"
The Mirror God was taken aback, and he and the Treasure God exchanged a glance, both feeling extremely puzzled.
If it were in the past, Xiao Wenbing would have been furious long ago, or at least he would have made some sarcastic remarks. He wouldn't be as calm as he is now.
"Wenbing, are you... alright?" Mirror God asked cautiously.
"It's okay."
"You...aren't you angry?"
“Angry? Why should I be angry?” Xiao Wenbing laughed heartily and said, “Your old master is indeed a remarkable person. It would be strange if I could be compared to him. Don’t you agree?”
The Mirror God nodded involuntarily, and then heard Xiao Wenbing say, "I've rested enough, I'm going to continue practicing." Afterwards, he sat cross-legged on the ground, took out another golden pill, and began to absorb its energy under the control of the divine spark.
After a long silence, the Mirror God suddenly asked the Treasure God in a low voice, "Hey, did your servant get struck on the head by divine lightning?"
“This…” Baby God shook his head dismissively and said, “That’s impossible. I can sense through the master-servant contract that his mind is perfectly normal.”
"Really?" Mirror God looked Baby God up and down, thinking to himself, "You can't even see such an obvious change? Could it be that even you got your head chopped off?"
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A trace of spiritual energy once again flowed through the meridians into the dantian. However, unlike last time, the purpose this time was not to temper the body.
After being tempered by the full spiritual power of a golden core, Xiao Wenbing's physical body has rapidly advanced several levels. Although he wouldn't dare say he's unparalleled in the world, he can certainly withstand the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The efficiency of the divine essence was unparalleled; not a single drop of spiritual energy within the golden core was wasted, as it was all absorbed into the dantian. The dantian, in turn, was filled with an inexhaustible supply of powerful spiritual energy.
The body's golden core and natal golden talisman are already operating at full power, absorbing everything...
The powerful spiritual energy surrounding the golden elixir gradually weakened until it finally disappeared completely.
However, almost at the same time, another identical golden core appeared in his palm, and new spiritual energy of the same origin flowed into his dantian without interruption.
The power of the Golden Core and the Natal Golden Talisman grew stronger and stronger, and the speed at which they absorbed spiritual energy also increased. Every nerve in Xiao Wenbing's body seemed to be taut, and every cell in his body seemed to be operating at full capacity.
However, at this moment, his consciousness felt an extreme boredom...
The divine essence was manipulating his body to absorb the spiritual power of the golden core, while his completely detached consciousness, after observing and learning for a while, began to ponder other matters. He already knew that this process clearly couldn't be completed in a short time.
Phoenix in white robes, a life-saving golden talisman...
A knowing smile seemed to flash across Xiao Wenbing's tense face.
In fact, only after experiencing that excruciating pain did he understand one thing: Feng Baiyi's successful breakthrough to Nascent Soul was largely thanks to the life-saving golden talisman.
After Feng Baiyi successfully cast the Divine Thunder Summoning twice in succession, her cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds.
That situation was very similar to when he formed his core in the Secret Talisman Sect. Both were due to a series of fortuitous events that caused his cultivation to reach the critical point of breaking through the core and forming a nascent soul in an instant.
In that situation, Feng Baiyi would either have reached the Nascent Soul stage or have her body burst open and died. Based on the circumstances at the time, the latter seemed more likely.
At that time, Feng Baiyi was so exhausted that she had lost consciousness and couldn't even stay in mid-air. To expect her to regain her inner energy in such a state was simply impossible.
However, to Xiao Wenbing's immense relief, at Zhang Yaqi's prompting, he secretly placed a life-saving talisman on Feng Baiyi's back. And that life-saving talisman, inherited from Master Baihe, truly lived up to his high expectations.
This thing is indeed a rare treasure. The energy it contains is probably not just some kind of immortal power, but a divine power comparable to the divine power within the small golden talisman.
However, this divine power is extremely special. It does not have the offensive power of divine power, but only the protective and healing power of divine power. Even so, it is enough to defy the heavens.
It was under the protective energy of the golden talisman that no matter how damaged Feng Baiyi's body was, it was instantly healed and restored by the miraculous energy within the life-saving golden talisman.
It was precisely because of this life-saving golden talisman that the peerless beauty was not only spared from turning into a rain of blood, but also created a Nascent Soul stage Heavenly Thunder Body.
This life-saving golden talisman from the celestial realm has been used twice so far, but Xiao Wenbing has no regrets. Even if he had to do it all over again, he would still make the same choice.
Zhang Yaqi...
Phoenix in white robes...
He cannot abandon a single one.
His gaze drifted towards the distant, ethereal distance. How were they doing now?
Volume 4, Chapter 262: Nascent Soul Completion
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"careful!"
The soft whisper startled Xiao Wenbing from his reverie, and he immediately snapped out of his reverie, refocusing his attention on the changes within his body.
The Mirror God's reminder was timely; the divine essence had now absorbed the full spiritual power of eight golden cores. Under its terrifying and heart-pounding control, not a single drop of spiritual power leaked out; it was all absorbed by the original golden core and the natal golden talisman within the dantian.
At this moment, the dantian was undoubtedly a blazing furnace. Although the volume of the golden core remained unchanged, its color was more intense and deep than ever before, almost as if it were dripping with golden liquid.
Xiao Wenbing gave a bitter smile. He knew that he had reached the most critical moment. Whether he could successfully break through the nascent soul and form a nascent soul depended on this one move.
However, to be honest, at this point, whether he can concentrate or not doesn't matter much anymore.
Because everything within his body was under the command of the divine spark, and all the spiritual energy was operating in an orderly manner under its control. If he were to rashly take over now, the possible consequence would be that he would experience the self-destruction of his golden core.
Therefore, Xiao Wenbing was both amused and exasperated by the Mirror God's well-intentioned reminder.
The rotation speed of the golden core in the body increased, and the golden color within the dantian became even more intense, giving the impression that the weight had also increased.
Under Xiao Wenbing's focused gaze, the golden elixir's rotation suddenly slowed down. It stopped abruptly, as if it had been frozen in place.
Subsequently, a surge of powerful spiritual energy burst forth from the golden core, and the dantian, subjected to the intense impact of this power, immediately expanded in all directions.
Xiao Wenbing's heart leaped into his throat. Although he had completely severed all pain receptors in his body and could not feel the pain from the violent contraction of his dantian, seeing his dantian suddenly swell to more than twice its original size was still quite a shock.
His nerves tightened as his dantian expanded. After all, this was his own body, and he didn't want to suddenly see his inner abdomen covered in blood; that feeling would definitely be unpleasant.
Fortunately, after a period of unusual expansion, the inner wall of his dantian finally stopped within a range that he could bear.
Xiao Wenbing breathed a sigh of relief. It proved that although the power was formidable, his body could still withstand it. All the suffering he had endured hadn't been in vain; otherwise, he might already be lying in a pool of blood, waiting for the Treasure God's rescue.
The golden elixir, suspended in mid-air, gradually developed some cracks.
Xiao Wenbing stared intently for a moment, and suddenly felt something was strange. Why did this scene seem so familiar?
Upon closer reflection, it suddenly dawned on me—wasn't this the very scene of the Butterfly Fairy transforming into human form? It seems that whether human, demon, or spirit, the moment of transformation into an infant is pretty much the same.
This also proves that humans... are actually not much more intelligent than monsters and spirits.
Xiao Wenbing's divine sense swept over the Mirror God and the Treasure God. The Mirror God had a nervous expression, while the Treasure God seemed much more relaxed.
Sigh, it seems the Mirror God is more worried about himself...