Chapter 3523: Breathing Dharma for Opening the Profound Spirit

The Myriad Spirits Abyss is a dangerous location on the Xuanling Continent, teeming with ghostly entities.

Deep within the Myriad Spirits Abyss lies a massive valley, enclosed on three sides by mountains. At the far end of this valley, a colossal cave resonates with piercing ghostly wails, punctuated by explosive blasts.

With a tremendous rumble, the cave exploded, sending earth and stones flying. A green shadow shot out, streaking towards the distance.

A loud clap of thunder echoed from high above as a thick silver lightning bolt tore through the sky, striking the green shadow and eliciting a piercing ghostly wail.

The green shadow plummeted from the sky, revealing a ghostly figure with a green face and tusks. It flickered in and out of view, clearly in a state of severe exhaustion.

The moment the ghostly figure materialized, thousands of slender golden lights shot towards it, piercing its form. The ghost's body went limp, then was dragged by the golden beams directly into Wang Chan’s mouth, where he consumed it.

Wang Chan let out a satisfied burp. He was currently at the late Integration stage.

With no major battles currently underway, the Wang family dispatched its members to hunt demonic beasts. Elders guided the new recruits, helping them gain combat experience and collect cultivation resources.

Wang Chán and Murong Yushuang stood beside Wang Chan; both were at the late Integration stage.

Wang Chán’s rapid advancement was due to her having devoured numerous ghostly entities, while Murong Yushuang smoothly progressed from the mid-Integration stage to the late Integration stage after consuming a Fleeting Origin Fruit.

“That’s finally dealt with. Let’s go! We’ll continue onward. As long as we don’t encounter any Mahayana-stage ghostly entities, we’ll be fine.”

Wang Chan waved his sleeve, and the trio flew off into the distance.

After they had traveled a million li, a deafening clap of thunder resonated. They gazed into the distance, witnessing blinding silver lightning bolts striking down from the sky.

Murong Yushuang seemed to realize something. She took out a pale silver orb, infused it with spiritual power, and her delicate brows furrowed. "An eighth-tier demonic beast undergoing the Grand Heavenly Tribulation?" she mused.

Given the vast distance, she couldn’t discern if it was a ghostly entity or a demonic beast, as some ghostly entities can possess deceased demonic beasts.

“Come on, let’s head back and report to the Old Ancestor.”

Murong Yushuang made an immediate decision. Regardless of whether it was an eighth-tier demonic beast or a Mahayana-stage ghostly entity, this was not a good sign. They couldn’t handle it themselves, so it was best to return and report.

The Grand Heavenly Tribulation for Integration cultivators differs vastly from that for Mahayana cultivators; their scales are not comparable, making them easy to distinguish.

Murong Yushuang summoned a shimmering silver flying boat, which carried them away from the area.

Green Lotus Island, Green Lotus Peak.

Inside a secret chamber, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a blue futon, his eyes closed. The chamber was filled with a vast expanse of blue seawater, which gently rippled.

A moment later, a sound transmission talisman flew into the chamber, landing before Wang Changsheng.

The blue seawater inside the chamber completely dissipated. Wang Changsheng opened his eyes and expelled a blue light that struck the sound transmission talisman. The talisman spontaneously combusted, and Wang Shen’s voice emerged: "Master, the fruits of the Profound Sky Bloodvine have ripened; I have already harvested them."

When the fruits of Profound Sky Spiritwood mature, they become Profound Sky materials. With further cultivation, there’s a chance they can evolve into Profound Sky Treasures, or they can be used to refine such treasures, depending on one’s artifact crafting skill.

Xuanqingzi’s Profound Azure Heaven Transformation Banner was refined from a Profound Sky material. However, his artifact crafting skill wasn't high enough, rendering the banner merely a remnant Profound Sky Treasure.

Profound Sky Treasures are incredibly difficult to refine; simply gathering the necessary materials presents a significant challenge.

“The fruits have ripened!”

Wang Changsheng felt a mix of surprise and joy. He opened the door and stepped out.

Wang Shen stood at the doorway, respectfully holding an exquisite blood-red jade box.

Wang Changsheng took the jade box, opened it, and found a foot-long blood-red wooden rod inside, its surface covered in intricate, profound patterns.

He picked up the blood-red wooden rod and examined it closely.

Outwardly, the blood-red wooden rod appeared unremarkable, but Wang Changsheng was keenly aware of its true value.

He retrieved a shimmering blue communication disk, infused it with an incantation, and asked, "Yongqian, how is the collection of materials for refining Profound Sky Treasures progressing?"

"We haven't collected any rare materials so far. I'm not sure why, but the Ice Lion hasn't arrived at the Xuanling Continent; it should have been here by now. I used the large communication array to contact Chuanming and the others. Ruyi and Qingfeng have already been located, and they've found a classic text called *Immortal Script Compendium*, which introduces numerous immortal characters."

Wang Yongqian reported that clan members in both the Cyan Glaze Sea Region and the Xuanling Continent were collecting rare materials like the Qianjin Divine Crystal and the Taiyi Golden Crystal, but there had been no progress. The Ice Lion had not arrived for many years. Fortunately, they had acquired a Voidstone ore vein, and Wang Chuanming had taken a considerable amount of Voidstone to set up a large communication array, facilitating easier communication.

“*Immortal Script Compendium*? Has Chuanlin seen it?”

Wang Changsheng’s voice was solemn.

"Yes, he has. He mentioned that if the Old Ancestor emerges from seclusion, he has an urgent matter to report."

Wang Yongqian answered truthfully.

"Call him to Green Lotus Peak immediately; I have something to ask him."

Wang Changsheng ordered.

"Yes, Old Ancestor. By the way, Fairy Song Yuchan has already advanced to the Mahayana stage. Senior Chen sent someone to notify our family."

Wang Yongqian remembered something and added.

Song Yuchan must have advanced to the Mahayana stage a long time ago, but it wasn't publicly announced until now, indicating she has been a Mahayana cultivator for some time.

"I see. Have Chuanlin come over immediately."

Wang Changsheng ordered.

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

Wang Yongqian agreed.

Wang Changsheng walked out and sat down in a stone pavilion.

A moment later, Wang Chuanlin’s voice sounded from outside: "Your grandson, Wang Chuanlin, seeks an audience with the Old Ancestor."

“Come in!”

Wang Changsheng said.

Wang Chuanlin acknowledged and walked in.

"How is it? Have you translated the set of incantations I gave you?"

Wang Changsheng pressed.

"I've translated it. It's a secret technique called the Profound Nascent Soul Orifice Opening Great Law. There are ten layers in total, with each layer opening a single orifice. What you provided me with is the cultivation method for the first three layers."

Wang Chuanlin took out a thick blue booklet and handed it to Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng took the blue booklet, flipped through it, his brows furrowed.

The Profound Nascent Soul Orifice Opening Great Law is a secret technique for opening orifices in the Nascent Soul. The benefits of opening these orifices are manifold: one can store more spiritual power and condense their innate divine ability. If cultivated to the True Immortal realm, this innate divine ability can even evolve into the power of laws.

The Profound Nascent Soul Orifice Opening Great Law allows for a maximum of ten orifices to be opened. If one can open all ten, they can master ten types of law power, and their spiritual power will be considerably deeper than cultivators of the same stage. Simply put, the more orifices opened, the deeper one's spiritual power and the stronger their divine abilities become.

To cultivate this secret technique, one must at least be a Mahayana cultivator.

Wang Changsheng’s expression turned thoughtful. He had previously discussed Nascent Soul orifice opening with Ye Yunfei and Chen Yueying. Ye Yunfei’s explanation was rather vague, simply stating that divine abilities would be significantly enhanced after opening orifices, with a maximum of nine being possible.

The Profound Nascent Soul Orifice Opening Great Law allows for up to ten orifices, which contradicts Ye Yunfei’s statement! Could Ye Yunfei have intentionally concealed this? There seems to be no reason to. It’s merely theoretical knowledge, and Wang Changsheng doesn’t possess an orifice-opening secret technique, so sharing this information wouldn’t pose any threat.

If he intended to conceal something, Ye Yunfei could have simply claimed eight orifices, or even seven. Why specifically mention nine?

Considering that the Green Lotus Creation Cauldron automatically avoided ordinary lightning but withstood the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, which then revealed this secret technique, Wang Changsheng formed a bold conjecture.