Chapter 578 10: Forging the Spiritual Mechanism

Inside Yongchang Hall, the main chamber where Fang Cheng was in secluded cultivation.

The light from the restrictive formations all around was deep and resilient. Endless runes flowed within it, emitting a profound and mysterious aura.

Fang Cheng sat cross-legged in the center of the hall. Before him was a Gu Insect shimmering with brilliant white light, as if a blazing sun resided within its body. Its back was covered in ancient, wave-like patterns.

It was, in fact, the Fire God Gu.

After devouring the Spiritual Palace City Lord's gourd of Great Sun True Fire, the Gu had finally broken through its previous realm. Its aura surged, and the Great Sun True Fire within its body became vast, turbulent, and incomparably refined.

Judging solely by the Gu Insect's rank, it was roughly approaching the level of Tier Five Mid Stage, comparable to a Three-Tribulation Great Power among the Human Race's Tribulation Realm Cultivators.

Of course, a single Gu Insect's capabilities were too limited. In terms of actual combat adaptability, it was far inferior to a Three-Tribulation master.

At this moment, the Fire God Gu was contracting its endless Great Sun True Fire into the shape of a giant, thirty-foot-tall cauldron, which floated in the air within Yongchang Hall.

The Divine Fire roiled like boiling water, its brilliant flames searing the eyes, resembling a blazing sun shrunk down countless times.

Every wisp of flame within this "Fire Cauldron" emitted a terrifying heat capable of incinerating mountains to ash.

Inside the "Fire Cauldron," a ten-foot-tall Profound Gold figure stood proudly.

It had the majestic image of a Daoist, with wide robes and long sleeves. Its bearing was lofty and transcendent, like a Divine Spirit too sacred to be looked at directly.

This was none other than Fang Cheng's Feather Divine Soldier, the Nine Heavens Responding Element Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Celestial Venerable.

After cultivating the Celestial Craft Creation Scripture, Fang Cheng had begun refining his own Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation.

Now, fifty percent of the Void Demon Embryo had been refined into this Feather Divine Soldier.

From the outside, the Feather Divine Soldier's entire shell had been tempered by a heavenly tribulation. Materials like Taiqing Divine Iron and Profound Gold and Red Copper emitted a profoundly mysterious aura, giving it an increasingly indestructible feel.

Yet, from beneath this hard Profound Gold shell, an incomparably strong sense of life force emanated, as vast as an ocean!

The entire Feather Divine Soldier seemed to have come to life, no longer the cold, heavy "Puppet Magical Artifact" it once was.

This was especially true of the head of this "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation." Its Profound Gold face now had a faint hint of flesh and blood. Though still expressionless, it was a far cry from its former statue-like look.

The true change was that Fang Cheng had used a Secret Technique from the Celestial Craft Creation Scripture to refine an "Artificial Qi Sea" for it, fusing the Void Demon Embryo, the nine great Thunder Pools, and the Mystic City Jade Talisman into a single entity.

This was also the mystical quality of the Void Demon Embryo; it could naturally bear all things, tangible and intangible, and possessed the power of infinite transformation.

Furthermore, Fang Cheng had spent countless hours fusing the Upper Realm Spirit Immortal legacy he comprehended—the Primordial Celestial Demon Strategy—with the Nine Heavens Primordial Demon Yuan Array that he had previously engraved upon the nine Thunder Pools after comprehending the Ancient Profound Talisman!

His self-created Nine Heavens Primordial Demon Yuan Array was born from the Ancient Profound Talisman and could be considered to be from the same lineage as the Upper Realm's Primordial Celestial Demon Strategy, though the latter was far more profound and sublime.

Fang Cheng merged the Supreme Divine Techniques from the Primordial Celestial Demon Strategy with the Nine Heavens Primordial Demon Yuan Array, ultimately transforming them into a Dharma Aspect.

This Dharma Aspect appeared as a massive, dark red book brimming with a chilling demonic intent. Within the book were countless, mosquito-antenna-thin black demonic characters—innumerable and endless. With nearly every glance, the hundreds of millions of demonic characters on its pages would shift and form new arrangements.

Once this Dharma Aspect was formed, it immediately took command of the endless Thunder Power within the Feather Divine Soldier's Thunder Pools, completely breaking it down into extremely Pure Taishi Demon Qi.

Previously, Fang Cheng's Nine Heavens Primordial Demon Yuan Array had been a nearly aberrant and purely destructive Grand Array that could break down all matter and Spirit Bodies it touched into Taishi Demon Qi.

This included everything, tangible or intangible, from Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to Life Souls and Spirits.

Now, this Primordial Celestial Demon Dharma Aspect could not only corrupt all things, but it could also transform the Primordial Heavenly Demon Qi into Magical Power, Profound Light, or Demonic Light of any attribute in the world.

It could achieve infinite transformations, and it could also unify all techniques into one.

The "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" bathed in the Great Sun True Fire, its entire body exuding a sense of Primordial Perfection, of having been forged and tempered a thousand times.

Behind Fang Cheng, the Immortal Sect opened wide, and a torrent of Pure Spiritual Qi poured out.

His body was like a blazing furnace. Before him floated three Talisman Decrees shimmering with brilliant golden light. They were being nourished by his vast and mighty Magical Power, undergoing all sorts of mystical changes.

These three Talisman Decrees were the prizes bestowed by the Spirit Ruins Treasure Realm after he had topped the Ascension to Immortality List at the Qianyu Celestial Spirit Ruins' Magic Competition.

Each of these three Divine Power Talismans contained a single Divine Power from one of the Cultivators who had participated in the Magic Competition.

They were the Taixu Sword Light from Xiao Yunyi of Taiqing Academy.

The Supreme Nine Heavens Profound Light from Murong Qing of Nine Heavens Academy.

And the All Heaven Star Treasure Scroll from Li Xinghe of the Celestial Secret Academy.

These three Divine Techniques were originally at the Dharma Aspect level, but they could unleash a full-power strike comparable to an ordinary Four or Five-Tribulation Great Power. They were the absolute peak of Divine Techniques among Qianyu Heaven's top legacies.

Each Divine Power was a Spirit Immortal legacy, an Upper Realm Treasure Technique, comparable to Fang Cheng's own Mixed Element Seven Tribulations Diagram.

Now, nourished by Fang Cheng's Magical Power, the three Talisman Decrees gradually began to change. They acted like three bottomless pits, ravenously and endlessly devouring his Magical Power.

Even with his immense Magical Power, Fang Cheng was finding it hard to keep up. Left with no choice, he had to simultaneously use the Circulation Qi Collection Technique, open his Immortal Sect, and draw in the endless Spiritual Qi of the Spiritual Sky Realm to "feed" the three Talisman Decrees to their hearts' content.

Although he had fought and defeated two of these three people, Fang Cheng didn't underestimate them in the slightest.

As personal disciples of Spirit Immortals and peerless prodigies, all three were Immortal Seeds with the potential to ascend to the Spiritual Sky Realm in the future. Obtaining a Divine Power from each of them was quite meaningful for Fang Cheng.

With Fang Cheng's outrageously extravagant method of nourishment, the three Divine Power Talismans finally transformed completely, elevating from Dharma Aspect Divine Power Talismans to Tribulation Realm Divine Power Talismans.

Under a blaze of brilliant golden light, the first Talisman Decree transformed into an ethereal and incredibly fast beam of sword light. With a sudden flash, it vanished into the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" within the Great Sun True Fire, settling dormant in its Qi Sea.

The second Talisman Decree transformed into a beam of Profound Light, which manifested countless Ancient Celestial Dragons, and followed the Taixu Sword Light into the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation."

The third Talisman Decree became a ball of spiritual starlight that leisurely merged into the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation."

These three Talisman Decrees were almost identical to the Divine Power Relics mentioned in the Celestial Craft Creation Scripture, all of which could allow a Spiritual Mechanism to unleash astonishing Divine Power.

Only after finishing all this did Fang Cheng have the Fire God Gu retract the Great Sun True Fire.

The "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" descended silently. His ten-foot-tall figure was straight and imposing, seeming both demonic and Daoist, possessing a unique charm.

This Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation had lit up five Thunder Pools. The Magical Power within its body was comparable to a Five-Tribulation Great Power, placing it at the level of the top Cultivators in the Red Profound Realm.

Fang Cheng formed several profound hand seals. The Buddha Light behind his head spun, and a stream of light shot out from between his brows, instantly drilling into the forehead of the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation."

The Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation's eyes snapped open, shining as brightly as day. A hint of vivacity appeared in his gaze, and his face took on a human-like expression.

'It's a pity. I can only split my divine soul into nine strands...'

Fang Cheng looked at his Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation with a hint of regret.

The "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" suddenly transformed into a ball of Profound Light and vanished from the hall.

「The next moment.」

Outside the boundary membrane of the Red Profound Realm, in the deep, cold darkness of the Outer Void, the tall figure of the "Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation" abruptly appeared.

With a flick of his great sleeve, countless beams of Profound Light transformed into Ancient Celestial Dragons and flew out, scattering in all directions and instantly vanishing into the distance to search for places in the Outer Void where Demonic Qi had gathered.

A Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation that had lit only five Thunder Pools was far from meeting Fang Cheng's expectations.

He still needed to devour a large number of powerful Tier Five Celestial Demons to continue lighting the remaining four Thunder Pools!

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