NOVEL WEB CHAPTER 319
Chapter 319: A True Holy Son
In the present day, the Eternal Clan still faced numerous enemies, much like during its rise to power. Every top-tier clan had endured bloody conflicts and had to prevail in the War of Ten Thousand Clans to secure its place at the top.
In these wars, many Divine Realm experts lost their lives, and countless more were captured. Among the captives was Qing Jue, a Divine Realm expert from the now-extinct Qing Clan. The Qing Clan had long since been annihilated, and no one had shown any interest in rescuing Qing Jue. The high-ranking members of the Eternal Clan, uninterested in executing him, had kept him imprisoned for all these years.
This situation played to Jiu Han’s advantage.
In a secluded room, Jiu Han began setting up a complex array formation. Using high-quality materials, he ground them into ink and carefully inscribed symbols onto Qing Jue’s body, all the while making adjustments to the array formation of the Boshi Tower.
After several days, the array was complete. Satisfied, Jiu Han smiled and shifted his focus back to Lu Ming.
Although he couldn’t directly observe Lu Ming’s progress within the Void Space, he could tell from the subtle movements of Lu Ming’s muscles that his disciple was steadily growing stronger.
By concentrating further, Jiu Han sensed that the Divine essence within the Boshi Tower—and even his own Divine essence—was being drawn into Lu Ming’s body.
The absorption rate was painfully slow.
In fact, it was less than a thousandth of Jiu Han’s own recovery speed for his Divine Origin.
“This is only the beginning,” Jiu Han muttered to himself before snapping his fingers.
Immediately, the array formation changed. Jiu Han’s Divine Origin stopped flowing into Lu Ming, and the energy source for both Lu Ming and the Boshi Tower became Qing Jue, who lay motionless on the floor.
A golden light flickered in Jiu Han’s eyes as he observed Qing Jue more closely. Within Qing Jue’s skull, a golden sphere, roughly the size of a lychee, had begun to rotate. With each rotation, a trace of Divine Origin was extracted and quickly replenished.
“All that’s left to do now is wait.”
Inside the cultivation tower, Lu Ming had just completed another cycle of the Body Forging technique when he noticed a difference.
In fact, there were two significant changes.
First, his attribute panel began flashing wildly, with the Void Realm showing the most substantial improvement. With the abundant resources at his disposal, every attribute point increase allowed Lu Ming to absorb large quantities of void power from the environment, accelerating the advancement of his Void Realm. Although he could absorb some Divine Origin Points, the amount was relatively minor. The process was faster than it had been in the Flame Clan’s ruins, but it wasn’t overwhelmingly rapid.
The second change was in the efficiency of gaining skill proficiency.
Under normal circumstances, each cycle of the Body Forging technique would increase his proficiency by one point. However, in the cultivation tower, every cycle granted him a staggering 100 proficiency points.
Yan'er had spoken the truth—this place had indeed provided Lu Ming with a hundredfold boost.
Celestial Jade, Iron Sprout Divine Grass, Morning Dragon Pearl, Dao Source Flower.
These four treasures, which Lu Ming had never encountered before, were delivering incredible benefits.
However, while each cycle of the Body Forging technique yielded 100 proficiency points, this didn’t equate to gaining 2,000 attribute points. The rate of attribute acquisition remained consistent, with each cycle contributing 20 points across his three-dimensional attributes.
This discrepancy wasn’t a significant concern for Lu Ming. The sooner the Flame Body Forging Technique advanced to the Divine level, the sooner he could transition to a more powerful Body Forging technique and begin benefiting from the advanced effects of Divine Skill Realm origin power abilities.
At this point, the Flame Body Forging Technique felt somewhat outdated to Lu Ming.
With these realizations, he fully immersed himself in a state of fervent cultivation within the Void Space.
Body Forging technique. Body Forging technique. More Body Forging technique.
Following Jiu Han’s guidance, Lu Ming temporarily abandoned his efforts to cultivate origin power skills, focusing exclusively on the Body Forging technique.
According to his current cultivation plan, he could complete 40 full cycles of the Body Forging technique in the Void Space for every hour that passed in the outside world. This allowed him to complete 920 cycles in a single day, equivalent to an impressive 92,000 proficiency points and 18,400 total attribute points.
Moreover, as soon as his Void Realm advanced again, his cultivation efficiency would skyrocket to even greater levels.
More than ten days later, on the 653rd day of the Black Mist Calendar, Lu Ming’s Flame Body Forging Technique successfully advanced to the Intricate Realm.
[Flame Body Forging Technique (Intricate) (0/1,000,000): Physique Realm Body Forging technique. This technique requires the use of Flamestones during cultivation. Only by absorbing the power of flame into the body can one temper the physique.]
[Note: Your Flame Body Forging Technique has now advanced to the Intricate Realm. Each cycle of this advanced technique increases all three-dimensional attributes by 50 points and grants 50 free attribute points, but it consumes one unit of Flamestone per cycle.]
The moment Lu Ming advanced to the Intricate Realm and completed a cycle, Jiu Han, who had been closely monitoring his progress, immediately sensed the change.
“He advanced! And so quickly!”
In just ten days, Lu Ming had elevated his Body Forging Technique from the Perfect Realm to the Intricate Realm—an unprecedented achievement.
Additionally, as Lu Ming’s Body Forging Technique advanced, the rate at which he absorbed both Divine Origin and Void Power increased proportionally. Qing Jue’s Divine Origin was being drained more rapidly, though it was still a fraction of the rate at which it recovered—the difference remained a hundredfold.
“Still not enough…”
Nevertheless, Jiu Han remained calm. He turned his attention to the cultivation tower he had built for Lu Ming.
The tower, constructed entirely from Eternal Stones, had dimmed slightly.
By Jiu Han’s calculations, if Lu Ming could fully deplete the power of the cultivation tower, it would be enough to push his Void Realm to the next stage.
The breakthrough wasn’t far off now.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng had been enjoying a relatively peaceful life.
With Lu Ming in extended seclusion, Lin Feng had stopped worrying about him. Out of sight, out of mind.
After narrowly escaping the turmoil surrounding Lu Ming, Lin Feng’s life had finally returned to normal. He spent his days studying array formations, attending classes with his peers, and building connections with both male and female classmates.
These were the ordinary, everyday activities expected of a student.
As for Lu Ming’s intense cultivation? That felt like a world away from Lin Feng’s concerns.
Jiu Han, too, seemed to approve of this balance. Perhaps it was because his attention was fully devoted to Lu Ming, leaving Lin Feng to his own devices.
In any case, Lin Feng’s days had become peaceful and routine. Yet, deep down, he harbored some lingering worries.
One evening, after a night of heavy drinking with friends off-campus, Lin Feng found himself staying at a nearby hotel.
As soon as he lay down, he slipped into a deep sleep. His consciousness drifted into the familiar realm of dreams, and soon enough, he found himself in the dream space again.
This time, the figure with blood-red eyes was absent. Instead, four other individuals stood in the void.
The haze of drunkenness quickly lifted from Lin Feng’s mind as he spoke.
“I can’t do anything about Lu Ming. I can’t even get close to him, let alone lure him into the trap we designed.”
End of Chapter 319