Chapter 3700: Becoming a True Spirit

Spring turned to autumn, and two thousand years passed.

Purple Crystal Island, Profound Spirit Continent.

Wang Yongqian stood atop a high peak, gazing at a thundercloud high in the sky.

She had already entered the Great Ascension Stage; it would have been very difficult for her to reach this stage without the Tanyuan fruit and the cultivation resources provided by her family.

Wang Ruyan was undergoing her second Great Heavenly Tribulation, while Wang Changsheng, having refined a True Spirit Core, was still in secluded cultivation.

A rumbling sound of thunder echoed as massive silver lightning bolts struck down one after another, heading straight for a certain peak.

A melodic zither sound drifted from high above, and waves of blue sonic energy swept out, colliding with the silver lightning bolts. Powerful air currents erupted, rocks shattered, and dust billowed.

A short while later, the thundercloud churned violently, transforming into an enormous silver lightning dragon, enveloped by countless silver electric arcs, as it plunged down from the sky.

Just as the silver lightning dragon approached within a hundred feet of the peak, a colossal blue palm, covered in arcane musical notes, flashed forth and collided with it.

The silver lightning dragon's body trembled slightly, then burst apart. A huge mass of silver lightning shot skyward, creating tidal waves of air.

Before the lightning dissipated, a blue light flew out from within it, flashing and landing in front of Wang Yongqian. It was Wang Ruyan, who appeared quite relaxed.

With her cultivation at the mid-Great Ascension Stage and having opened two more apertures, passing her second Great Heavenly Tribulation was quite effortless.

"Have the True Spirits been apprehended?" Wang Ruyan asked.

"No, they're operating itinerantly, striking in one place and then moving on. Dozens of Great Ascension cultivators have already been killed, affecting dozens of realms," Wang Yongqian reported.

The Nangong Family and the Cao Family had joined forces, inviting Great Ascension experts from multiple realms to encircle and suppress Che Huang and her group. After they killed the Nine-Headed Bird, Che Huang and her companions changed their strategy, moving from place to place, plundering cultivation resources.

Ordinary forces couldn't stop them at all. Some Great Ascension cultivators from various powers dispersed and hid, choosing to avoid confrontation rather than fight.

Over the past two thousand years, more than a hundred Great Ascension cultivators had been killed. Che Huang and her group operated itinerantly, specifically targeting remote realms, striking once and then moving to another realm, making them impossible to guard against. The Cao Family and the Nangong Family were helpless against them.

"Operating itinerantly!" Wang Ruyan's willow-like brows furrowed. The True Spirits had become cunning; their itinerant operations indeed made it difficult to bring them to justice.

The True Spirits' disturbances were affecting more and more realms, and the number of fallen Great Ascension cultivators was increasing, which was not a good sign.

"Indeed! They attacked the Huan Clan's ancestral land, killed several Great Ascension cultivators, and stole a flying-type Profound Heavenly Fragmentary Treasure," Wang Yongqian reported. With a flying-type Profound Heavenly Fragmentary Treasure in hand, Che Huang and her group had become even more formidable, making them harder to deal with.

She took out a spirit-light-flickering disc, cast a spell formula into it, and her expression changed.

"Ancestor, the latest news is that the Tianming Clan's ancestral land has been breached by Che Huang and her group. Out of ten Great Ascension cultivators, only one survived, and their treasury was plundered." Wang Yongqian's voice was heavy.

The Tianming Clan is a super clan, yet they couldn't stop Che Huang and her group.

"The Tianming Clan is a super clan; their strength shouldn't be that weak! What about their protective formation?" Wang Ruyan asked, puzzled. "They killed Fu Hai and others, but even a wounded centipede doesn't stiffen – the Tianming Clan should still have multiple Great Ascension cultivators, and their protective formation isn't just for show."

"The Five Fiends of Seven Kill Realm and Golden Lizard Rogue Cultivator from Heavenly Demon Realm have joined them. The True Spirit Asura Spider has also joined them. Tianming Clan cultivators actually led them into their ancestral land, so it wasn't a direct assault on the Tianming Clan's ancestral land," Wang Yongqian explained.

"The Five Fiends! Golden Lizard Rogue Cultivator!" Wang Ruyan was utterly confused; she had never heard of these two realms or these two Great Ascension cultivators. Her social circle primarily spanned only five or six realms.

With so many realms in the Eastern Profound Continent Cluster, each with its own experts, it was impossible for Wang Ruyan to know them all.

"The Five Fiends are five Great Ascension rogue cultivators who have hunted demonic beasts for a living together since the Spirit Transformation Stage. At that time, there were eighteen of them, forming a rogue cultivator organization called the Heavenly Fiend Society, but only five of them managed to reach the Great Ascension Stage. Their leader is Venerable Profound Fire, who specializes in fire-attribute Dao arts and has opened one aperture, possessing mid-Great Ascension Stage cultivation. Jade Spirit Rogue Cultivator is an eighth-order multi-colored chameleon lizard by origin, skilled in stealth techniques and adept at sneak attacks," Wang Yongqian explained.

"Issue orders to strengthen our defenses. We mustn't let them exploit any weaknesses," Wang Ruyan instructed, then left Purple Crystal Island.

No sooner had she returned to Green Lotus Island than a sky-shattering roar echoed, and a gigantic human-shaped phantom appeared high above Green Lotus Island.

The phantom's facial features were identical to Wang Changsheng's, and it emanated a terrifying aura.

With a grasp of its right hand towards the void, the human-shaped phantom caused the sea surface to churn violently, raising a towering, sky-obscuring tidal wave. Alarms blared loudly, echoing throughout Green Lotus Island.

In a vast square, Wang Changsheng stood within a formation, his expression excited, and an aura as boundless as the ocean emanated from his body.

He had refined the True Spirit Core and, with the aid of the Nine-Revolving True Spirit Fruit, the Qiankun Jade Lotus, the Spirit Molding Divine Milk, and the Spirit Molding Formation, had cultivated in seclusion for over two thousand years, successfully becoming a True Spirit.

After becoming a True Spirit, Wang Changsheng had mastered a unique divine ability: 'Standing Without Shadow.' This was his own exclusive divine ability. Any sentient being who cultivated into a True Spirit could master a unique divine ability. Likewise, if one became a Post-Heaven Spirit Body, they could also master a unique divine ability.

Different beings who cultivated into True Spirits would master different unique divine abilities. These unique divine abilities could be large-scale offensive powers, or they could be for support, defense, or even escape techniques, varying from person to person.

The True Spirit Core contained astonishing energy. By refining it, Wang Changsheng's cultivation had significantly improved, though he remained at the mid-Great Ascension Stage.

After becoming a True Spirit, Wang Changsheng no longer needed to refine other True Spirit essence blood. Descendants born from his union with Wang Ruyan after consuming the Nine-Revolving True Spirit Pill would possess True Spirit bloodline. If their cultivation techniques aligned, these descendants, upon reaching the Great Ascension Stage, could merge with his Dharma Idol to fight enemies.

"I've finally cultivated into a True Spirit, hahaha!" Wang Changsheng said excitedly. He could clearly feel that his own magic power had significantly deepened. With a thought, the human-shaped phantom dissolved into points of spiritual light, and the towering tidal wave also subsided. Wang Ruyan flew from a distance and landed in front of Wang Changsheng.

"Congratulations, my husband, on becoming a True Spirit!" Wang Ruyan congratulated him with a smile.

With Wang Changsheng having cultivated into a True Spirit, they would not fear even if Che Huang and her group came knocking at their door.

"Did you just pass your Great Heavenly Tribulation, my lady?" Wang Changsheng could sense the aura of the lightning tribulation on Wang Ruyan and asked.

Wang Ruyan nodded and said, "Today truly brings double happiness."

She spoke of the major events occurring in the cultivation world. Upon learning that Che Huang and her group had plagued dozens of realms, Wang Changsheng was surprised but also felt a sense of relief.