Guixu Immortal Kingdom

Chapter 70 Serving as an Accomplice to a Tiger
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A companion magical artifact, or natal divine weapon, skips the level of a magic tool upon birth, directly becoming an existence comparable to a magical artifact. It also has its own unique name, called a human divine weapon, with earth divine weapons and heaven divine weapons preceding it. Among magical artifacts and spiritual treasures, as a companion divine weapon, it is not only no less powerful, but it also does not require additional refinement; it can be used perfectly from birth, displaying its divine power flawlessly.

In normal cultivation, possessing a companion divine weapon naturally grants incredible power and greatly enhances one's physical abilities.

Among those of the same rank, whether or not one possesses their own companion divine weapon is equivalent to the most obvious difference in strength.

The difference is so great that it cannot be measured in miles.

“If you nurture it according to the principles of a companion divine weapon, then it will start at the level of a magic treasure. Once nurtured, it is equivalent to the derivation of one's own supernatural power, with the effect of continuous growth and mutual promotion. It belongs to the kind of cultivation of both body and mind. Once you choose a natal magic weapon, it means that you lose the qualification to nurture a companion divine weapon. The growth of a natal magic weapon lies in the restrictions contained within it. Nurturing and improving it requires a huge amount of effort and resources, and it also requires nurturing with one's own blood and qi.”

"This is equivalent to acquiring the power of the corresponding sequence in advance and mastering various different abilities, which can make combat power more powerful. It is difficult to determine which is better, the natal magic weapon or the companion divine weapon."

After Hu Youni took the booklet and examined it carefully, she couldn't help but show a strange expression.

It's impossible to definitively say whether a natal magical artifact or an accompanying divine weapon is better. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

"The advantage of a natal magic weapon is that as long as a magic pattern is formed, even a snake pattern, it can begin to nurture its own natal magic weapon and obtain corresponding powerful energy from it. The disadvantage is that it is more difficult to improve, and nurturing it requires a lot of blood and energy. No one can say for sure what level it can grow to."

"As for companion divine weapons, their disadvantage is that they can only begin to develop once dragon patterns are formed. Without dragon patterns, they cannot even hope for one, as that is exclusive to dragon patterns. Their advantage is that once successfully developed, they grow together with one's own divine abilities without needing to condense restrictions on their own. If there are restrictions, they are innate restrictions, and the divine abilities themselves are the restrictions. They can be rapidly improved simply by refining various rare and precious materials, making them truly capable of growth."

Ji Tianhao had already distinguished the differences in his mind.

In short, if you feel you can't cultivate the Dragon Mark, then choose to refine your natal magic weapon. Given the right opportunity, the future is promising. Once it matures, it will be no less powerful than your innate divine weapon, and you can acquire corresponding strength earlier, possessing combat power far exceeding your current level. This doesn't mean that you can't break through to the Bronze rank and become a Bronze life form without achieving the Dragon Mark.

If you believe you can cultivate a dragon pattern, then say nothing and blindly choose the path of condensing a companion divine weapon. That will undoubtedly be the most suitable path for you. If you clearly have the opportunity to condense a dragon pattern but choose to condense a natal magic weapon, then you have undoubtedly gone astray and given up a tremendous opportunity.

Anyone given that opportunity would absolutely not choose to condense their natal magic weapon instead of their companion divine weapon unless absolutely necessary.

Between the two, there is a divine weapon, which is the perfect embodiment of the two, perfectly integrated with oneself.

It is a divine weapon, and also a supernatural power!
If Ji Tianhao were to choose, he certainly wouldn't choose the path of his natal magic weapon.

"That person isn't a bad person, and this booklet isn't cheap either."

Hu Youni blinked her eyes and said with a light laugh.

Not long after, she also left temporarily, intending to find Su Yue and Qi Lin to talk about the matter of natal magic treasures and companion divine weapons. She didn't want to make a choice before she understood it, or it would be too late to regret it in the future.

"It's about time to start cultivating."

Ji Tianhao sorted out the gains he had made from the trade market, looked at the sky, and felt that his energy and spirit had returned to their peak.

He immediately set off from the tent, standing on the soft carpet, and began a new round of practice.

Visualize the primordial jade cauldron.

Black hole breathing technique.

Inject iron shot.

At this moment, accompanied by visualization, a Chaos Jade Cauldron appeared outside his body. This Chaos Jade Cauldron seemed to be formless and intangible, almost invisible to the naked eye except for himself, but it truly existed. The next second, a large amount of iron sand appeared out of thin air and poured into the illusory Chaos Jade Cauldron outside his body. In the blink of an eye, the jade cauldron outside his body was filled to the brim, and even Ji Tianhao himself was completely covered inside, as if he were buried inside.

"To begin, the Profound-rank cultivation technique, Copper Armor Technique, will aid my cultivation."

This time, the stance adopted was no longer the Mighty Bull Fist, but the Copper Armor Technique, a profound-level skill in the Skin Refining Realm.

The Copper Armor Technique is a body-strengthening martial art, comprising dynamic exercises, breathing techniques, stance training, and even a secret formula for tempering the body. Normally, cultivation requires external assistance to complete successfully. However, at this moment, the Chaos Jade Cauldron Visualization Method directly replaces all dynamic exercises. Its breathing techniques are perfectly integrated into the Black Hole Breathing Method, becoming a part of it, operating naturally in sync with the black hole's frequency.

Save yourself from all unnecessary effort. Directly condense the Chaos Jade Cauldron using visualization, and pour iron sand into it.

Then, one could see that the serpentine pattern within the skin naturally connected end to end, forming a circular shape resembling an ouroboros, continuously rotating around the body, causing the blood and qi to boil. An invisible force field began to propel the Chaos Jade Cauldron, causing the previously still cauldron to begin rotating.

As soon as it turned, the iron sand inside the jade cauldron began to rotate as well, scraping against its body.

"Oh no, I can't keep these clothes, or they'll all be ruined." A thought flashed through my mind instinctively. I had made a mistake earlier and forgot to take off all my clothes. Fortunately, I have a spatial ability, which is so convenient. In an instant, I put all my clothes into my spatial storage to prevent them from being torn to shreds later.

Exposing the body completely to the iron sand.

"hiss!!"

"This iron sand is indeed quite pungent."

As the Chaos Jade Cauldron rotated, the iron sand within began to circulate and flow. Like water, the iron sand surrounded the body, grinding it from every angle. This iron sand wasn't round; it had irregular, sharp edges. Even a single grain could tear a gruesome wound from an ordinary person's skin—the kind that would draw blood.

Fortunately, Ji Tianhao's skin had already undergone a tempering process, making it as tough as cowhide. The iron filings scraping against it were extremely painful; clear red marks appeared on the surface, leaving the skin on the verge of breaking—a truly horrifying sight. Every pore was open, feeling the pain from head to toe, as if the entire layer of skin was being ground away.

The scene was so gruesome that if it weren't for a cultivator who had condensed magical runes, they would have been skinned alive, leaving them a bloody mess, a truly horrific sight.

The worst part is that the feeling below isn't very comfortable.

The transfer of the Xuan-rank skill, Copper Armor Technique, caused the Chaos Jade Cauldron to rotate twice.

Every time the jade cauldron rotates, it invariably fully activates the skin membrane. Then, the activated skin membrane begins to absorb the essence from the myriad spirits, not only repairing its damaged skin membrane but also instinctively becoming more resilient in the process of repair.

Throughout the entire process, everything proceeded smoothly and naturally.

The Chaos Jade Cauldron spun twice, and its outer membrane underwent two rounds of tempering.

This time, it spun around four times in total.

Then, all the iron sand disappeared, and the Chaos Jade Cauldron vanished as well. He was dressed in his clothes again. He could see a layer of black light flashing across his skin, as if a black snake, larger than before, was weaving back and forth within the membrane, emanating a joyful aura.

"A profound-level cultivation technique, once practiced, allows the Chaos Jade Cauldron to rotate twice. After two consecutive practices, it rotated four times, absorbing the Myriad Spirits Light transformed from eight essences."

"I can sense that it takes a full hundred temperings to advance from snake pattern to python pattern. That means, if we assume that one cycle of a Xuan-level cultivation technique can temper twice, I must cultivate fifty times. Normally, I can cultivate four or even five times a day. If we calculate based on five times, then it will take ten days to advance to python pattern."

Ji Tianhao quickly completed the estimation.

Advancing to the Python Pattern in ten days—if word got out, most cultivators would be astonished and find it hard to believe.

This isn't slow, it's too fast.

For a normal cultivator, ten days is barely enough to stabilize their cultivation level. The demand for powerful elixirs alone is not something they can easily sustain.

"Unfortunately, the cultivation technique is still not high enough. If we had a skin-refining technique of Earth Rank, the efficiency could be increased again, shortening the advancement time to within a few days."

Although it's not entirely within my control, I'm still quite satisfied with the speed.

Cultivation leads to growth and progress; the evolution of life is revealed through these repeated cultivation practices.

"Huh, what's that?"

"How could there be ghost soldiers?"

"These ghost soldiers look like they came down from Huotang Mountain. What's going on?"

Just as most people in the camp were setting up their cooking pots, a sudden gust of cold wind swept past them.

In the sweltering heat, this instinctively evokes a strong feeling, causing one to subconsciously look up.

All that could be seen was that, out of nowhere, ranks of ghostly spirits had appeared in the village. These spirits were humanoid, with appearances just like humans, except that they were clad in armor and wielded swords and spears. These were no longer ghostly spirits, but true ghostly soldiers.

There were also the spirits of animals, wolves and leopards. Each one was enormous, with a fierce glint in its eyes.

(End of this chapter)