With a flash of light, the group had left the realm of the Lonely God and arrived at the Exquisite Immortal Realm.
However, when they left, Xiao Wenbing and the two women, Zhang and Feng, each had a small, unassuming ring on their fingers.
This is a treasure given to me by the God of Solitude. In addition to its protective function, it also allows me to contact this terrifyingly powerful old man at any time.
With this powerful backer who could be compared to the Turtle God, Xiao Wenbing was finally able to put his mind at ease.
Even if he were to expose his identity now, and let the gods behind the Skeleton Supreme know that they had ascended to the Immortal Realm to seek revenge, he would no longer be afraid.
After all, behind him was the first deity, whom even countless gods dared not attack when they joined forces.
“Wenbing”.
Xiao Wenbing was startled, looked up, and saw a pair of clear eyes. For no reason, a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart: "White Robe, what's wrong?"
"I'll be leaving you for a while."
Where are you going?
"Minefield".
"Hmm, what are you going there for?" Xiao Wenbing was shocked. The lightning in the thunder zone is the most dangerous place in the world. Although Feng Baiyi has the body of lightning, she shouldn't be going there to take risks.
"My power is the power of heavenly thunder. If I want to become a god, then naturally I must go to the thunder zone." Feng Baiyi said calmly, "Don't worry, I will be back soon."
A fragrant breeze wafted by, and Feng Baiyi had vanished before his eyes. Xiao Wenbing stared blankly at the gradually calming void, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Knowing that Xiao Wenbing was in a bad mood, the Great Serpent Sovereign and the others scattered in all directions, not daring to provoke him.
“Wenbing”.
"Um."
At this moment, the only one who could calmly come to his side was Zhang Yaqi.
"for you."
"The Myriad Swords Technique?" Xiao Wenbing stared at the jade slip in his hand, looking at the pretty girl beside him with surprise and uncertainty.
"Sister Feng chose the Water and Fire elemental items for me, but this Myriad Swords Technique is the one I chose for you."
Xiao Wenbing's divine sense swept over the jade slip, and he was shocked. He murmured, "Such a divine technique... there really is such a divine technique..."
“Yes, this is the most suitable divine technique for you.” Zhang Yaqi had a calm smile on her face, and her voice was soft but firm: “Wenbing, Sister Feng will be back soon, so don’t let us down.”
He gripped the jade slip tightly in his hand, the slight hesitation in his heart had completely disappeared, and an extremely confident smile quickly spread across his face.
"Don't worry, the next one to step into the realm of gods will not be the one in white, but... me."
Volume 22, Chapter 43: Everything is Ready
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The deep sea is serene and secluded, like a paradise where no one can disturb the peace.
As the path turned, the sky seemed hazy, as if veiled by a thin layer of clouds. The air felt exceptionally fresh and sweet; touching my face, it felt damp, like a thin layer of frost. Looking up, a magnificent waterfall stood before me.
Looking up into the distance, I was deeply impressed by the magnificence and wonder of nature.
However, what seemed out of place in the scene before them was Xiao Wenbing, who was laughing wildly by the waterfall.
In his hand was a small, glittering jade slip, which was the Ten Thousand Swords Manual that Zhang Yaqi had chosen for him.
Even among the many divine techniques, this set of cultivation methods is considered one of the best. The reason it has been shelved for millions of years without anyone diligently practicing it is simply because, for others, the conditions for cultivating it are not just harsh, but abnormal.
The Ten Thousand Swords Technique, named after ten thousand swords, naturally involves ten thousand flying swords emerging simultaneously. If mastered to its peak, its magnificence is such that it blots out the sky, is indestructible, and unbreakable.
Even compared to Feng Baiyi's thunderous attack, it might not be much inferior.
Of course, even the ancient gods with immense power could never achieve perfection.
At the beginning of cultivating the Ten Thousand Swords Technique, one does not cultivate ten thousand divine swords at the same time, but increases one by one day until the final ten thousand swords fly together.
Logically speaking, a cultivation method like this, which proceeds step by step, should be able to succeed with just a significant amount of time. Furthermore, for the gods, time is not an issue at all.
But in fact, throughout history, there has never been any known deity who has actually succeeded in cultivating.
The reason for this is simply that cultivating the Myriad Swords Technique is indeed fraught with difficulties that cannot be overcome.
First, there's the issue of the equipment needed for cultivation; these tens of thousands of divine swords are not easy to find.
Because the sword technique highly emphasizes the word "tacit understanding," these countless divine swords must be from the same furnace and must possess the same level of spirituality at the same time in order to be cultivated without having to worry about future coordination issues.
However, even the most difficult swords to obtain are rare, let alone divine swords.
Let alone forging ten thousand divine swords in one furnace, even forging one sword in one furnace is not guaranteed to be 100% successful.
The sheer amount of materials required to wield ten thousand divine swords was so immense that even an ancient deity like the Lonely God would feel the pinch for quite some time.
Moreover, even if someone painstakingly collected all the materials, and by sheer luck, he managed to forge ten thousand divine swords in a single furnace.
However, no one can guarantee that every one of these ten thousand divine swords possesses the same level of spiritual power. If even one sword fails to meet the standard, then the entire batch of divine swords will be rendered useless.
Therefore, based on preliminary calculations, to forge 10,000 swords that meet the requirements, at least 100,000 swords would need to be forged at once to have a chance of finding a sufficient number of divine swords.
One hundred thousand...
This is a divine sword, not some trash that any dog or cat in the lower realm can use.
Are we really going to gamble away the materials for 100,000 divine swords for such a vague and unrealistic goal?
Throughout the entire divine realm, no one has been able to pull off such a grand gesture, not even the incredibly wealthy and solitary god.
However, for Xiao Wenbing, this was not a problem at all.
Because he possesses the power of creation, he can easily replicate the divine sword perfectly. Let alone ten thousand, even a hundred million, given enough time, it would be a piece of cake.
Therefore, on this first point, it poses no challenge to Xiao Wenbing.
Of course, other gods are not without a chance. If hundreds of gods really acted together and went bankrupt to produce steel, then it might not be impossible to gather ten thousand qualified divine swords.
However, the difficulty in obtaining a divine sword for cultivation is only one hurdle.
What truly deterred all the gods was the remaining path.
Infants costing tens of thousands of yuan.
That's right, it's the nascent soul that has merged with the original body after a cultivator reaches the immortal realm.
The specific requirement is that when a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, they must differentiate into tens of thousands of identical Nascent Souls of similar level. Moreover, when they reach the Integration stage, these Nascent Souls cannot merge with the original Nascent Soul; they must ascend as tens of thousands of independent individuals.
Tens of thousands of differentiated Nascent Soul cultivators, all of comparable skill level, this is no joke.
It is certain that no one can possibly differentiate tens of thousands of Nascent Souls at the Nascent Soul stage, and even more so, at a comparable level. That would be an even more fantastical and unrealistic dream.
Leaving aside the fact that cultivators improve every day, if the number of Nascent Souls they differentiate is only a few, they might still be able to maintain the same quality. However, if there are more than dozens, then no matter how small they are...
It is absolutely impossible to reach the same standard.
Moreover, no cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage possesses the formidable strength to differentiate into a Nascent Soul of over ten thousand years. If one were to force it, he would likely be completely exhausted and beyond death before the Nascent Soul was even fully differentiated.
Even with miraculous elixirs, it wouldn't work. After tens of thousands of nascent souls separate from the main body, how much divine consciousness would they take with them?
Cultivators are not gods after all. If they insist on doing so, then the only outcome awaiting them will be mental breakdown.
However, this hurdle was not a problem for Xiao Wenbing at all.
During his cultivation in the Flame Realm, under the dual attack of Immortal Fire and Nether Water, his original nascent soul was transformed into more than ten thousand nascent souls.
By harnessing the power of water and fire, the differentiated nascent souls produced at the critical moment of life and death perfectly met the special requirement of possessing the same level of power.
Now that he possesses these two conditions that are difficult for others to achieve, wouldn't he become a true idiot if he didn't cultivate?
However, it is worth mentioning that the mother sword that Xiao Wenbing used for cultivation was actually obtained by Zhang Yaqi from the Lonely God.
The old man was grateful to Zhang Yaqi for curing his only precious son, so without saying a word, he took out a truly excellent artifact as a gift.
The sword is named Heavenly Path. Its length, weight, and size can all be controlled at will. When the sword is unfurled, winds rise and clouds surge, swallowing clouds and spitting out mist. It is truly a supreme divine weapon.
Even the Mirror God had to admit that this divine sword was slightly superior in rank.
Of course, since the Heavenly Dao Sword is a top-grade divine artifact, it is naturally a treasure with a weapon spirit.
Although Xiao Wenbing was at the level of a Refining Immortal, he was still powerless to subdue the spirit of this divine artifact.
Left with no other choice, he had to make a deal with the spirit of the artifact.
The spirit of this divine artifact opened up all its divine senses, allowing Xiao Wenbing to scan it at will. In return, Xiao Wenbing had to provide it with a certain amount of creation power to help it break through its limits and cultivate into a god.
After a long period of busy work, both sides got what they needed, and everyone was happy.
Although Xiao Wenbing possesses the special ability to copy, he can only replicate the Heavenly Dao Sword exactly as it is; he is powerless to do anything about the sword's spirit.
Fortunately, this allowed the tens of thousands of Yuan Nascent Souls on his body to finally have a purpose, as they could be fused together with the divine sword.
Otherwise, if a cultivator with only a Nascent Soul at the Divine Transformation stage were to try and compete with the spirit of a divine artifact for a physical body, wouldn't that be courting death?
After scanning the Heavenly Dao Divine Sword into his mind, Xiao Wenbing immediately bid farewell to everyone and arrived at Zha's divine realm. With Zha's help, he reopened the time barrier and spent a full ten years in the barrier to obtain ten thousand replicas of the Heavenly Dao.
Of course, Xiao Wenbing left the genuine Heavenly Dao Divine Sword to Zhang Yaqi, because only gods can fully control divine artifacts, and he is currently powerless to do anything about this divine sword.
Although Xiao Wenbing couldn't suppress the arrogance of the Heavenly Dao artifact spirit, it became much more obedient when faced with Zhang Yaqi, a newly ascended deity possessing the unity of the five elements. This artifact spirit, which Xiao Wenbing hated so much, made him grit his teeth.
After bidding farewell to Zha, he led over a hundred beneficiaries of the Samsara Palace to this beautiful place deep in the forest.
These one hundred supreme immortals who had reached the Refining Spirit Realm were all selected by Xiao Wenbing from among the elders of the Flame Realm. Under the leadership of Quini and others, they would never question Xiao Wenbing's orders.
As a result, more than a hundred supreme immortals surrounded the beautiful waterfall from several miles away, protecting Xiao Wenbing as he cultivated the Myriad Swords Technique.
In the sky, Zhang Yaqi rode the roc back and forth, surveying the surroundings. Even if a god had truly arrived, faced with such overwhelming power, he would probably only have the option of fleeing in panic.
Such a powerful protective force might not be much in the realm of gods, and even less in the eyes of a solitary god, but in the immortal realm, it is absolutely unique and unparalleled.
Even the Seven-Colored Winged King, the master of the forest, was terrified when he saw Xiao Wenbing bring so many Refining God Supremes. He didn't dare to voice any opinions and obediently gave up the best scenic area in the forest.
More than a hundred supreme beings, all of whom have comprehended the power of gods. Unless they are madmen, who in the immortal realm would dare to challenge them?
Having found the most elegant environment, Xiao Wenbing did not rush to cultivate. Instead, he immersed himself in nature, calmly cultivating his mind and spirit.
It wasn't until half a month later that he reached the peak of his physical function, energy, and spirit.