Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 972 - 455: Ye Linglong’s Growth, The Mysterious Senior Is an Integration Great Power (Part 2)

The status of being a royal prince or grandson carries tremendous worth among average cultivators, yet for a mighty figure capable of enduring thirty thousand years, it's utterly insignificant, with no reason to curry favor with a wandering princess from distant realms.

On the other hand, even if they desired to curry favor with such a being, chances like that simply wouldn't arise.

"The intent behind that senior's actions likely ties closely to the Life Chart."

"I trust you've all come to recognize your own distinctive qualities by this point."

"While folks outside believe we've stirred some sort of Spirit Body to life."

"That enigmatic senior revealed we've actually ignited a particular type of Life Chart."

"That's the source of our diverse innate abilities."

"Take Xiao Duan, for instance—his Life Chart is Auspicious Seeking, granting him the knack to detect all sorts of fortunes."

"Jiang Mo possesses the Unremarkable Life Chart, which dims his aura and wins over anyone's liking."

"As for Liu Shengnan, her Life Chart is Mirror Reflecting Heart, sharpening the mind to mirror-like clarity, piercing through foes' schemes in an instant, and boosting comprehension sharply."

"And then there's mine, the Life Chart known as Only I am Venerable."

"To put it simply, each Life Chart unlocks its own set of innate gifts."

"Earlier, I even attempted to fish for Life Chart details from other instructors through subtle hints and ideas."

"Regrettably, those instructors remain clueless about the true essence of a Life Chart."

"Clearly, this represents knowledge shrouded in utmost secrecy; not even a Great Power at the Integration Realm might grasp it."

Ye Linglong declared in a grave tone, laying out her understanding.

"That's precisely how it stands."

"After all, the might of the Life Chart remains profoundly enigmatic."

"Even now, I've yet to uncover a method for scanning others' Life Charts."

"Much less figuring out what varieties of Life Charts dwell in others."

"Should we possess that insight, we'd pierce the veil on everyone's innate gifts."

"Such a skill would wield tremendous might."

Xiao Duan remarked, a hint of awe in his voice.

He understood that the world brimmed with unremarkable folks, yet each harbored their singular strengths.

Still, awareness of those strengths often eluded people.

Ignorance of one's potentials could swiftly lead to wandering astray.

For example, if one's gift lay in Talisman Making but they chased Alchemy, wouldn't that mean double the effort for meager gains?

Once veered from the proper course, correction grows exceedingly tough.

Yet, foreknowledge of talents, paired with targeted learning, yields double the gains from half the toil. That's why they felt deep thanks to that cryptic senior for unveiling their gifts.

Without that revelation, they might have veered into misguided pursuits, squandering precious years.

"I suspect that enigmatic senior achieves this through some unique Life Chart of their own."

"Maybe the senior's Life Chart is something like Teaching Others."

"Bearers of that Life Chart thrive more as they nurture pupils—the greater the students' gifts and eventual triumphs, the richer the rewards they reap, explaining why the senior hunts for Life Chart prodigies across the globe."

Su Wangyue offered her theory.

She held firm that nothing came without cost in this world, and aid never flowed without motive.

The senior's aid in awakening their Life Charts and offering guidance surely linked back to the senior's personal Life Chart.

"A unique Life Chart, eh? Truth be told, it rings true."

"Why else would they step in to help us without prompting?"

"This might even form a cultivation avenue for the senior themselves."

"And if it's accurate, that spells massive fortune for us."

"Like securing a formidable patron."

Excitement sparked in Ye Linglong's gaze.

Though she bore the title of princess in the Great Xuan Dynasty, the royal daughters numbered legion. She ranked as merely one among many.

To claim the empire's bounties, she must first elevate her cultivation and demonstrate worth to the crown.

Only then would royal favor descend, fueling her path forward.

Gaining a Great Power from the Integration Realm as an ally would unleash boundless advantages for her.

"Sister Linglong, in the grand scheme, that senior harbors little ill will toward us."

"With ill intent, the senior wouldn't have rescued us time and again."

"Our priority now lies in grasping every chance."

"With the demon calamity quelled, lingering here wastes effort."

"Better to delve into those enigmatic halls and claim the riches within."

Jiang Mo urged.

"Well said."

"Xiao Duan, which way do you detect fortune?"

Ye Linglong queried right away.

"To the northwest. Strong fortunes pull me northwest."

Xiao Duan answered without delay.

At once, the band soared off toward the northwest.

Indeed, relying on Xiao Duan's gift, they'd unearthed plentiful fortunes before.

Though perils cropped up now and then, the spoils proved bountiful.

..."

At the same time, in another place.

Within the realm of the Exquisite Tower.

Jiang Fan now sat in meditative pose upon the earth, channeling the Mixed Element Talisman Scripture.

Through a full month's devoted practice, his progress soared dramatically, reaching the peak of the Fifth-Layer Divinity Transformation Realm at last, merely a breath from the Sixth-Layer breakthrough.

Around his form, torrents of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rushed inward, as though his frame had become a devouring void, pulling in every wisp.

At the same time, this influx of Spiritual Qi swiftly morphed into Primordial Magical Power.

Then, the surging Primordial Magical Power flowed through endless loops.

It completed a full one hundred and eight cycles.

This immense Primordial Magical Power barreled toward the Sixth-Layer Divinity Transformation threshold, akin to a raging torrent.

Brimming with overwhelming, inexorable force.

Boom!

A single impact sufficed to demolish the Sixth-Layer Divinity Transformation barrier, which crumbled without resistance.

Sixth-Layer Divinity Transformation!

Evidently, Jiang Fan's realm climbed smoothly from Fifth-Layer to Sixth-Layer.

For him, no true obstacles marred this stage; ample Primordial Magical Power alone propelled swift, unhindered rises.

"Breakthrough achieved at last."

Jiang Fan's eyes fluttered open then, a grin of delight spreading across his face.

He hadn't foreseen reaching the Sixth-Layer Divinity Transformation Realm with such haste; evidently, the Ten Thousand Treasures Spiritual Ruins offered an ideal setting for practice, vastly boosting his advancement speed.

Yet the key lay in the Soaring Snake Technique's own leap forward.

Upon hitting Late Stage of the Fifth Tier Realm, his body gained further might, years extended, delivering all-around enhancement.

Thus, the jump to Sixth-Layer Divinity Transformation came with blazing speed.

After all, among cultivators, the flesh formed the bedrock; a robust physique accelerated cultivation, each bolstering the other.

"Now, time to inscribe the next Life Talisman."

Eagerness filled Jiang Fan.

He'd already settled on the subsequent entry in his Thirty-Three Celestial Spirit Talismans: the Heaven-Crashing Blade Talisman.

This Spirit Talisman drew from the Immortal Artifact known as Heaven-Crashing Blade.

Frankly, this Immortal Artifact echoed others like the Heaven-Destroying Sword, Heaven-Dominating Saber, or Erecting Spear—they all ranked as offensive Immortal Artifacts, packed with fearsome ruinous force.

It held the prowess to demolish countless objects, Magical Treasures, and formations alike.

When the Heaven-Crashing Blade's might erupted, it could shatter adversaries' Magical Treasures and obliterate formation shields with ease.

One might say this Immortal Artifact preyed on tools and arrays, rather than flesh and blood.

Hence, in the Immortal Realm, the Heaven-Crashing Blade instilled dread in hordes of Immortals.

They fretted less over defeat in combat than the annihilation of their cherished Magical Treasures at its hands.

Losing such treasures meant forfeiting over half their wealth.

Immortals found that prospect wholly intolerable.

"What a remarkable Spirit Talisman this turns out to be."

Jiang Fan mused, rubbing his chin.

In essence, the Heaven-Crashing Blade Talisman outshone even his prior Life Talisman, the Five Elements Array-Breaking Talisman. Upon activation, it could pulverize myriad formation walls and binding arrays.

Across ancient sites, including those from the Immortal Realm, restrictive arrays abounded without fail.

Unable to breach them spelled exclusion from the prizes.

But the Heaven-Crashing Blade Talisman stood poised to dismantle such restrictive array might.

With this Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman etched successfully, he'd claim yet another potent technique and hidden ace.