Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 512: Yin-Yang Traverse

Under the gentle baptism of Divine Thunder currents, Shen Xuan’s Divine Soul began to change, becoming more solid, pure, and resilient.

The surface of the Divine Soul glimmered with a faint layer of blue lightning, carrying a trace of the majestic righteousness of the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder.

Throughout the entire process, Shen Xuan handled it with ease and calm.

In stark contrast to the brutal scenes of life and death experienced by ordinary cultivators during soul tempering.

A single Divine Thunder tempered for a full hour.

Shen Xuan slowly opened his eyes, with an instant flash of lightning within his gaze.

His Divine Sense swept across a thousand feet in radius, becoming clearer and more acute than before, with a slight expansion in scope.

"Using the Absolute Thunder Dao Body to complement the cultivation of the [Purple Firmament Divine Thunder Soul Tempering Technique] indeed yields twice the result with half the effort, naturally leading to success."

Shen Xuan felt that this cultivation session had strengthened the power of his Divine Soul by about one or two thousandths.

"Even without the Purple Essence Soul Nourishing Pill,

the strengthened Divine Soul enhances the Divine Sense accordingly.

Thus, Shen Xuan conquered the final obstacle in forming the Golden Core.

...

Days went by, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.

Flying Dragon Island.

At the top of the main peak.

After soul tempering with Divine Thunder, Shen Xuan overlooked the market of Flying Dragon Island, feeling quite nostalgic.

Over the past two years, the market on Flying Dragon Island has become increasingly prosperous.

Xiao Changbing, Ding Yijin, and others have been incredibly busy.

After reducing rental and transaction taxes, loose cultivators from nearby sea areas rushed in, bringing along their families.

Shen Xuan’s fame spread to neighboring countries.

After Shen Xuan repeatedly declined visits from island masters nearby, many took the initiative to contact Xiao Changbing.

They conducted trade between islands.

A market on an island is akin to a small country.

The prices of various cultivation resources differ.

It is highly necessary to engage in trade for resource complementarity.

Xiao Changbing, Ding Yijin, and others definitely did not take advantage.

But through their efforts, they managed to earn considerable goodwill.

Shen Xuan would allocate half of the trade profits to reward the engaging personnel.

He did not care much about this meager output.

For ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators though, it’s worth risking their lives for.

As time goes on, Shen Xuan’s Dao journey extended increasingly farther.

Friends from the past inevitably faded into blurry shadows in memory, drifting away.

It’s very normal.

No one can accompany him for a lifetime.

Shen Xuan was about to descend the mountain.

Suddenly, he felt something.

He opened the insect bag, and with a buzzing sound, a cloud of black erupted.

It was nearly ten thousand Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

Each was about the size of an egg.

Most were Tier One Middle Grade, with a few Tier One Upper Grade.

Shen Xuan had nurtured Shadow-devouring Demon Insects for seventy years.

He no longer knew which generation they were.

Ordinary Shadow-devouring Demon Insects had short lifespans, ranging from a few years to ten years.

With large numbers, they began to attack and devour each other.

No matter how much they reproduced, the number only stayed around ten thousand.

Shen Xuan constantly fed them with demon beast meat, various fierce souls.

As his battle power increased, the role of Shadow-devouring Demon Insects greatly diminished.

Much like his three Golden Corpse Beasts.

Shen Xuan no longer paid much attention to them.

He occasionally remembered them, nonchalantly threw in some demon beast meat, or tossed in a few ghostly souls.

At this moment, he sensed that the five leaders of the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects were becoming violent.

These five Shadow-devouring Demon Insect Kings had been Tier One Top Grade for many years.

"Are they about to breakthrough to Tier Two?"

Shen Xuan pondered.

Tier Two Shadow-devouring Demon Insects were not particularly useful to him either.

Still, they had been nurtured for so long.

The Shadow-devouring Demon Insects being able to breakthrough to Tier Two was certainly a good thing.

Shen Xuan released all the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects and confined them within an array.

The five strongest insect kings flew to Shen Xuan, hissing and fluttering.

Shen Xuan lightly tapped with his fingers, sending five strands of Essence Spiritual Power into the five Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

He then took out a porcelain bottle and fed them the Emperor’s Liquid from it.

The five Shadow-devouring Demon Insects scrambled to devour the Emperor’s Liquid, their insect bodies underwent changes in aura, and their Demon Power grew stronger.

These five Shadow-devouring Demon Insects should be of the first generation.

They were probably over seventy years old.

The last remaining five from the original ten thousand Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

It has to be said, the advancement of insect demons is even more demanding than that of demon beasts.

They fought over the most ghostly souls and demon beast meat.

Each formed its own insect swarm.

Until today, the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects sensed changes in their insect bodies and requested Shen Xuan’s help for their advancement.

This was their opportunity.

Also their life-and-death ordeal.

A few days later.

In the illusion array atop the mountain.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi began to stir, crazily rushing into the illusion array.

Nearby low tier demon beasts sensed the flow of Spiritual Qi and gathered around to observe Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan burst forth with a Divine Dragon aura, scaring the low tier demon beasts out of their wits, sending them fleeing.

A few days later.

Odd insect cries resonated from within the illusion array.

Seemingly immensely pleased.

Subsequently, two watermelon-sized Shadow-devouring Demon Insects first flew out from the insect swarm.

They were followed by a thousand Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

Of the over ten thousand Shadow-devouring Demon Insects, only two thousand survived.

The remaining seven to eight thousand all died.

Shen Xuan removed the illusion array and looked at the ground littered with Shadow-devouring Demon Insect remains, suddenly having a surprising idea.

He took out an insect bag and collected all the Shadow-devouring Demon Insect corpses.

He then gazed at the two insect swarms.

His Divine Thought gently stirred.

The two Tier Two Shadow-devouring Demon Insects immediately concealed the ferocity in their eyes, replacing it with a fawning look, fluttering to Shen Xuan’s front.

Shen Xuan exerted a little pressure, causing the two Tier Two Shadow-devouring Demon Insects to tremble incessantly, ingratiating themselves.

"After all, they are low-intelligence demon insects."

"They have some uses, so I’ll keep them for now."

After this advancement of Shadow-devouring Demon Insects, suddenly, eighty percent were lost.

Shen Xuan estimates that as long as there’s Demon Beast Meat and Yin Souls, these two insect swarms will soon expand to over ten thousand.

Though it seems terrifying, their actual combat power is quite average, only useful for scouting and acting as cannon fodder.

...

Late night.

In the Practice Room.

Shen Xuan looked at the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

Over the past two years, he has completely refined the Flood Dragon Essence Blood.

[Divine Hidden Sea Technique: Great Success (368/1600)]

[True Ice Heart Technique: Great Success (678/1600)]

[Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique: Great Success (326/1600)]

[Talent: Dragon Blood Boiling Perfection (468/3200)]

[Dao Rhyme: 301688]

[White Bone Observation Internal Vision Method: Perfection (688/3200)]

[Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Soul Tempering Technique: Minor Success (28/800)]

The focus of daily cultivation, besides the Main Cultivation Technique [Divine Concealment in the Vast Sea Technique] and Main Technique [True Ice Heart Technique], is [White Bone Observation Internal Vision Method] and [Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Soul Tempering Technique].

Progress is clearly evident.

At this time, Shen Xuan’s Power of the Divine Soul has grown threefold compared to two years ago.

The range of Divine Sense has also increased by thirty percent.

Shen Xuan fell into contemplation.

Dao Rhyme’s effect on [Divine Concealment in the Vast Sea Technique] and [True Ice Heart Technique] is extremely poor.

It can only be used for breaking through bottlenecks.

According to Master True Master Cold Jade.

[True Ice Heart Technique] will be sufficient to condense a Golden Core once breakthrough to Perfection.

"Relying on diligent practice is too slow, it’s still faster to refine Water Attribute Demon King Demon Core Essence Blood!"

"If there’s an Ice Attribute Demon King, would the effect be even better?"

Shen Xuan thought of the Ice Scourge Demon Flood Dragon mentioned by Wan Meng Demon Lord.

Previously, Shen Xuan wrote a letter, asking Wan Meng Demon Lord to gather intelligence on the Pill Master Yu Qiuchi from the Tengyun Commerce Alliance, Soul Condensing Pill, and Soul Condensing Spiritual Objects.

Wan Meng Demon Lord replied, Yu Qiuchi from the Tengyun Commerce Alliance is still alive, but his lifespan is limited, rarely accepting alchemy orders.

As for the Soul Condensing Pill and Soul Condensing Spiritual Objects, she’s investigating and has made some progress.

Yu Qiuchi seems to sit on refining Soul Condensing Pills.

Requires customers to provide main ingredients.

In a certain place in Liang Country, there’s a Nether Realm space with extremely rare Soul Condensing Spiritual Objects inside.

Wan Meng Demon Lord stated bluntly, if Shen Xuan is willing to help her slay that Ice Scourge Demon Flood Dragon, she would offer her strong support.

Help contact Yu Qiuchi from the Tengyun Commerce Alliance, use personal connections, and convince him to take orders for alchemy.

"Nether Realm space, Liang Country, Yan Country, Demon Realm space..."

Shen Xuan shook his head.

They are unfamiliar lands, full of dangers.

Without ninety-nine percent certainty, Shen Xuan would not dare to risk it.

He took out some Shadow-devouring Demon Insect carcasses and placed them in front of the Jade Table.

"Shall I give it a try?"

According to his understanding, the Mysterious Jade Talisman can steal the Essence Blood of all Demon Beasts.

Given the nature of the Shadow-devouring Demon Insect, it should be able to steal like the Black-winged Blood Mosquito.

Though small and weak, the Talent Skills it provides are quite strong.

It’s the Innate Divine Power [Devouring All Things] of the Primordial Fierce Beast, the Black-winged Blood Mosquito.

What Talent Skills could these Shadow-devouring Demon Insect Essence Blood offer?

Shen Xuan felt a subtle sense of anticipation in his heart.

The Mysterious Jade Talisman emitted a burst of golden light.

Hundreds of Shadow-devouring Demon Insect carcasses in front of the Jade Table became withered.

[Stealable Talent: Yin-Yang Walking].

Only one Stealable Talent Skill.

Shen Xuan felt quite satisfied.

[Talent: Yin-Yang Walking (8/100)]

[Dao Rhyme: 301998]

Only two hundred Dao Rhyme points each time.

But it’s the [Yin-Yang Walking] Talent Skill!

Shen Xuan observed the Shadow-devouring Demon Insect for a long time, [Yin-Yang Walking] is an extremely mystical Talent Skill.

It’s not merely simple Invisibility or Escape Technique, but involves understanding and utilizing the "Yin-Yang" principles.

Shen Xuan suppressed his delight.

Over the next half year, he completely refined the Essence Blood of more than seven thousand Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

[Talent: Yin-Yang Walking Minor Success (128/800)]

Late night.

The moon was high in the sky.

Shen Xuan stood alone at the peak of the mountain.

Quietly activated the Spell.

"Yin-Yang Walking!"

Shen Xuan’s figure became blurred and uncertain.

Soon, he disappeared from the spot.

A few breaths later, Shen Xuan’s body shattered the void and appeared a thousand feet away.

He paused, taking a deep breath.

A look of joy appeared on his face.

Just now, when he used [Yin-Yang Walking], he seemed to step into another peculiar environment.

His flesh body felt vague, more so it was the consciousness of his soul.

Shen Xuan speculated, he should not have stepped into the Nether Realm.

But hidden within the crevices of the Yin-Yang realms, freely traversing between them.

Essentially, it’s a composite skill of space traversal and state switching.

Upon mastering this Talent Skill, he could step from the crevices of the living world to the Nether Realm crevices, or from the Nether Realm crevices back to the living world crevices.

Meaning, without the Primordial Spirit leaving the body, he can freely enter the Nether Realm crevices where ordinary cultivators cannot reach.

If used well.

He can instantaneously hide in the Nether Realm crevices when the opponent uses Divine Powers, thereby vanishing the flesh body from the living world, escaping Divine Sense lock-on and Divine Power attacks.

Or, he could suddenly approach from the Nether Realm crevices, launching an attack unavoidably.

Should it reach perfection and evolve into a Divine Power, it can transform into the void, thwarting all magic attacks.

Of course, that’s something very distant in the future.

For Shen Xuan at the moment, [Yin-Yang Walking] has greatly enhanced his combat power.

Not just against spirits and demon cultivators.

Even when facing various spirit cultivators, he can evade Divine Sense detection, reduce the power of techniques, perform space escape techniques, and even peer into Yin-Yang to discern essence.

Shen Xuan tested it.

Each usage increases skill proficiency by one to two points.

It can only last for several breaths.

The Spiritual Power consumed is not much.

If Shen Xuan is willing to invest the time.

It would only take half a year to achieve great success.

This made Shen Xuan think of the Nether Realm space mentioned by Wan Meng Demon Lord.

"Could this be Li Ruyi’s opportunity?"