Chapter 509 - 489: Immortal Cave True Bone

Chapter 509: Chapter 489: Immortal Cave True Bone

Disbelief!

The Exquisite Primordial Pagoda’s Artifact Spirit was clearly not as advanced as those of the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword and the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword. It was unable to convert its thoughts into words.

Like the Moon Xuan Sword and the Splendid Youth Sword, it could only convey emotions.

The emotion that formed in his mind was filled with doubt, as if scoffing at his claim of ascending to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

The Exquisite Primordial Pagoda was a gift from a Divinity Transformation Elder Dragon to his descendants. It had witnessed many prodigies of the Demon Race who, priding themselves on their noble bloodlines and exceptional talent, were brimming with confidence after surviving their Transformed Celestial Tribulation.

Every single one held grand aspirations for the Divinity Transformation Realm, yet in the end, they either died prematurely or failed to advance even a single minor realm over hundreds of years.

Transformed Great Demons had long lifespans, but the actual time available to them for breakthroughs and advancement wasn’t as long as one might imagine.

A saying circulated among the Demon Race: if a demon failed to reach Tier Four Top Grade within a thousand years of their Transformation, they had no hope of reaching Tier Five in that lifetime.

In the Exquisite Primordial Pagoda’s view, this new master’s combat prowess was Heaven-Defying, enough to rank him at the very top of all the Demon Race prodigies it had ever followed.

But at the end of the long road to immortality, it all came down to one’s Dao Practice.

Myriad forms of Magic, a thousand Divine Techniques, and Supreme Sword Techniques were all just methods for protecting one’s Dao.

They could smooth one’s Longevity Path, allowing a cultivator to obtain far more resources than their peers.

But the will of Heaven is unpredictable and the Great Dao is arduous. Some things simply cannot be forced; you either have them or you don’t.

The most obvious examples were those few breathtakingly brilliant Sword Cultivators in the Taibai Sword Sect’s history. There were many Cultivators whose genius and Sword Dao Talent were no less than that of the Star River Sword Monarch. Some had even accomplished the grand feat of challenging a Divinity Transformation Great Power while only at the Late-Stage Nascent Soul Realm.

Yet, when faced with the Divinity Transformation Celestial Chasm, they were unable to cross it, ultimately turning to a handful of dust after a millennium.

The Star River Sword Monarch held such a high status in the Taibai Sword Sect and was seen as their hope for Divinity Transformation not only because he created the Star River Sword Array, but also because he had reached the Late-Stage Nascent Soul Realm at just over five hundred years old. This meant he would foreseeably have ample time to attempt a breakthrough to Divinity Transformation.

Unfortunately, before he could take that final step, he perished, taking an Outer Celestial Demon down with him.

"What, you think I don’t have what it takes to reach the Divinity Transformation Realm?"

Bai Zichen couldn’t help but laugh. He might not be confident about the realms beyond Divinity Transformation, but as for ascending to it? ’If even I don’t have the confidence, then no one else in the Cultivation Realm stands a chance.’

At his current rate of progress, even without any fortuitous encounters or boosts to his Cultivation speed, he could methodically reach Nascent Soul Perfection by the age of six hundred or so.

With at least four hundred years to prepare, plus the aid of his Mysterious Holy Body, it would be more surprising if he *couldn’t* break through to Divinity Transformation.

He presented the Supreme Qingwei Sword Box, revealing thirteen Flying Swords lying quietly within.

The Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword and the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword each occupied an end, while the remaining Flying Swords were arranged on either side, like two rows of loyal followers.

"Even a Tier Five Flying Sword sees my potential and has acknowledged me as its master. Do you really think your judgment is better than its?"

Although the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword was in the Sword Box, they had an agreement. It had not yet truly acknowledged him as its master, nor could it be wielded.

However, with the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword in his possession, the statement wasn’t exactly a lie.

Strictly speaking, Xiaozhi’s Tier was actually *above* Tier Five, and hadn’t it acknowledged him as its master all the same?

The Exquisite Primordial Pagoda couldn’t tell the difference. It only saw a Tier Five Flying Sword resting obediently in the Sword Box and was utterly shocked.

Even if it were to advance into a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, it would still have a long way to go to match a Tier Five Flying Sword.

Within this one Sword Box alone, it could sense the auras of several Flying Swords that were no weaker than its own.

It immediately began to believe a little more in Bai Zichen’s future prospects. Gaining the favor of a single Tier Four Flying Sword through sheer luck was one thing.

But for so many Flying Swords—including a Tier Five Flying Sword equivalent to a Top-Grade Heavenly Spirit Treasure—to flock to him, it meant he was a promising prospect endorsed by countless others of its kind.

The Exquisite Primordial Pagoda even felt a flicker of anxiety. The great power of Heaven and Earth drawn upon a master’s successful ascension to Divinity Transformation—the moment a Grotto Heaven is formed—was only enough to empower the advancement of a single Magical Treasure.

There were already quite a few Treasures on its same level. Moreover, the new master was clearly a Sword Cultivator, so upgrading a Flying Sword to Tier Five would be far more useful to him.

Its only advantage was that it was a Void Spiritual Treasure.

If it could truly be elevated into a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, it would be immensely useful for withstanding spatial turbulence.

However, in the Human World, reaching Divinity Transformation was nearly a miracle in itself. Ascension to the Upper Realm was widely considered a suicide mission. In the entire history of the Cultivation Realm since the Middle Ancient Era, the Taibai Sword Monarch was the only successful example.

Given all this, the vast majority of Divinity Transformation Great Powers had already shifted their focus. Instead of researching more stable Void Nodes to increase the slim chance of a successful Ascension, they now concentrated on developing their Grotto Heavens, hoping to evolve them into more perfect worlds to extend their own lifespans.

Others had even turned to the Demon Path, researching the secrets of reincarnation in an attempt to achieve an alternative form of immortality.

If one never attempted Ascension to the Upper Realm and the perilous journey through spatial turbulence, then a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure-level Void Treasure was certainly not as useful as a Tier Five Flying Sword.

At this thought, the Exquisite Primordial Pagoda felt a sense of urgency. It opened itself up completely, allowing the True Essence refinement process to accelerate significantly.

「Several days later」

CLATTER!

The lid of the Treasure Pagoda flew open, tearing a rift in space that revealed a stable dimension.

A single glance inside revealed a brilliant golden radiance, dazzling Treasure Light, and Spiritual Qi that surged to the heavens.

’Well, I’ll be. It’s a self-contained world, just like a Realm... However, a Realm can be expanded and developed. This space, on the other hand, will remain this size forever unless the Exquisite Primordial Pagoda advances in Tier.’

Bai Zichen was relieved that Ao Zhe had the habit of storing some of his possessions in the Void Spiritual Treasure. Otherwise, with the dragon’s death and the subsequent collapse of its Realm, he wouldn’t have been able to salvage a thing.

’I need to find some kind of Magic that can temporarily stabilize a deceased Cultivator’s Realm. Otherwise, I’m bound to run into similar situations in the future.’