Chapter 2193: Cracking the Restriction, Training Method of the Void Refining Divine Art

He hadn't expected the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada to be interested in Profound Soul Jade. It was a pity there was only a small piece; a larger chunk would have been ideal.

Wang Changsheng flipped his palm, and a sparkling golden page appeared, glowing with runes and radiating astonishing spiritual energy.

The golden page was covered in profound characters that twisted continuously, resembling tadpoles.

The Heavenly Void Jade Scroll contained the "Grand Void God Forging Art." True Monarch Xuan Gui had only managed to comprehend the first three layers of the cultivation method; the subsequent layers remained undeciphered.

The Heavenly Void Jade Scroll was imbued with numerous restrictions. To decipher its contents, one had to slowly comprehend and find a way to break these seals.

As far as he knew, each page of the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll contained different content and had different restrictions. Some required calcination with spiritual flames, while others needed to be struck by lightning.

The particular page of the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll he held required powerful divine sense to break its subsequent restrictions. Having cultivated the "Grand Void God Forging Art" and augmented by the divine sense feedback from the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada, Wang Changsheng's divine sense was already stronger than that of a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator, though still a bit short of a late-stage one.

He tossed the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll into the void in front of him, letting it float in mid-air. His vast divine sense surged forth.

The void trembled and distorted. An invisible force materialized from thin air, accompanied by fierce winds. A light blue short blade, a manifestation of his divine sense, then appeared.

The blue short blade fiercely struck the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll. The scroll lit up with profound runes and instantly absorbed the blade.

The void vibrated incessantly. Wang Changsheng's immense divine sense transformed into countless blue short blades, all submerging into the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll.

The Heavenly Void Jade Scroll accepted all, absorbing every incoming blue short blade and emitting a dazzling golden light.

An hour later, Wang Changsheng's spirit was exhausted, and he had very little divine sense remaining.

Like magic power, excessive consumption of divine sense was detrimental to cultivators.

The Heavenly Void Jade Scroll emitted dazzling golden light. Tens of thousands of rice-sized runes surged out, floating in mid-air and twisting continuously as if alive.

Overjoyed, Wang Changsheng quickly retrieved a section of entirely green bamboo, which glowed with spiritual light.

It was a Shadow Bamboo, capable of recording and replaying images.

A flash of green light, and the bamboo sprayed a stream of green radiant mist, enveloping all the runes in the void.

The spiritual light of the runes in the void dimmed, and they slowly dispersed, vanishing from sight.

Wang Changsheng was drenched in sweat, his forehead beaded with perspiration.

"It's finally deciphered."

Wang Changsheng let out a sigh of relief. Had he not cultivated the first three layers of the "Grand Void God Forging Art," his divine sense would not have been strong enough to break the restrictions.

Over the years, Wang Changsheng had dedicated considerable effort to comprehending this page of the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll, trying many methods, and had discovered that only divine sense could break some of its restrictions.

Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a futon, his eyes slightly closed.

An hour later, Wang Changsheng opened his eyes and let out a long, stale breath.

He injected magic power into the Shadow Bamboo, which then sprayed out a white radiant mist containing tens of thousands of profound characters.

While at Zhenhai Palace, Wang Changsheng had specifically visited its Scripture Repository to consult ancient texts on foreign scripts, learning a great deal.

After reading the contents, Wang Changsheng was instantly overjoyed.

These characters detailed the cultivation methods for the fourth to sixth layers of the "Grand Void God Forging Art." According to the records, reaching the sixth layer would allow one's divine sense to increase twofold.

It was important to note that the higher one's cultivation level, the more challenging it was to increase divine sense; a twofold increase was truly formidable. Of course, beginning with the fourth layer, specific cultivation resources would be required to assist in cultivation.

"Heavenly Soul Pills, Nine Revolutions Soul Forging Array, Thousand Soul Condensing Talismans, Void Origin Plates... there are many methods, but none are easy."

Wang Changsheng said with a frown that Heavenly Soul Pills were refined using 5,000-year-old Heavenly Soul Grass as the primary ingredient and hundreds of 1,000-year-old spiritual herbs as auxiliary components. The Nine Revolutions Soul Forging Array required a 30,000-year-old Soul Nurturing Wood as its core, and each activation of the array needed a special material called Jade Soul Crystal. The Thousand Soul Condensing Talisman was a sixth-tier material, requiring 5,000-year-old Heavenly Soul Grass as the main component for the talisman paper, making its refinement extremely difficult. The Void Origin Plate, crafted from Void Origin Crystal, was a mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure.

Even with the cultivation methods for the fourth to sixth layers, it would not be easy for Wang Changsheng to successfully cultivate the fourth layer without these auxiliary materials.

Wang Changsheng put away the Shadow Bamboo. This auction was quite extensive; perhaps he could acquire some of the needed items there.

As he stepped out of his room, Wang Qiuya and Wang Sen approached him, Wang Qiuya beaming with smiles.

"Qiuya, did you acquire something good? Why are you so happy?"

Wang Changsheng asked gently.

"Grandfather, I bought a piece of Golden Dawn Stone at a small stall for its base price. The vendor didn't recognize its value and thought it was Gold Grit Stone."

Wang Qiuya took out a light golden ore. Golden Dawn Stone was a fourth-tier refining material, while Gold Grit Stone was a third-tier refining material; their prices differed significantly.

Wang Qiuya was a Vein Seeker with extensive knowledge of metal ores. While she wasn't short on spirit stones, the joy of acquiring Golden Dawn Stone at a low price through her own ability was something monetary value couldn't provide.

Wang Changsheng smiled and nodded, praising, "Not bad. It seems you've been studying diligently."

After a brief chat, Wang Qiuya returned to her room to rest.

Wang Sen moved into Wang Changsheng's room, staying at the inn to look after Wang Qiuya.

Leaving the inn, Wang Changsheng strolled through the streets.

By this time, dusk had fallen, but the number of pedestrians on the streets had increased rather than decreased, and the clamor was incessant.

Wang Changsheng walked around, observing. An hour later, he arrived at the square where rogue cultivators set up their stalls.

The soft light emanating from the ten-thousand-year-old Silver Mulberry Tree illuminated the entire square, where numerous cultivators had set up stalls beneath it.

"First come, first served! This spirit beast egg was clearly mine."

"Hmph, you haven't paid yet. The highest bidder wins; this spirit beast egg is mine."

"This is going too far! Our Lan family is not to be trifled with."

"The Lan family? Who doesn't know your Lan family is full of cowards? When we come knocking, you'll probably all be kneeling and begging for mercy, haha."

A fierce argument suddenly erupted, and Wang Changsheng walked towards the source of the sound.

In front of a small stall, two men and a woman were arguing. One of the men was Lan Haisheng, Lan Fukong's grandson.

Opposite Lan Haisheng were a tall young man in a golden shirt and a graceful young woman in a green dress. All three were Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Exactly, who doesn't know that your Lan family head publicly knelt before someone?"

The young woman in the green dress sneered.

Lan Haisheng's face turned beet red, and he clenched his fists.

Wang Changsheng's gaze fell upon the stall, where a sparkling red spirit beast egg lay, appearing quite extraordinary.

In the lower realm, cultivation resources were limited, and Nascent Soul cultivators had to fight their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. In contrast, the Xuanyang Realm boasted abundant cultivation resources, enough to produce numerous Nascent Soul cultivators simply by providing resources. However, these cultivators often had limited knowledge and experience. They rarely ventured far from their families or sects for cultivation, and their social skills were significantly inferior to even Foundation Establishment cultivators in the lower realm.

The situation for Wang Qiuya, Wang Qiushui, Wang Qiupu, and others was similar. They rarely left Qinglian Island and had few interactions with outsiders, thus lacking in social experience.

If not for the family's limited manpower, Wang Changsheng would have liked to take them all along to broaden their horizons.

Lan Haisheng took two deep breaths and turned to leave.