Chapter 391 - 385: Netherworld Skill, Ascending to Heaven in a Single Step
BZZZZ!
The remains of the Nether Mirror slowly disintegrated.
It dissolved into specks of spectral light, drifting outward like fireflies.
A moment later, only a single Divine Crystal Core was left.
The crystal, with its sharp edges, shimmered with a dark, lustrous light as it hovered in midair.
’Nether Divinity...’
Gazing at the Divine Crystal Core, a fervent glint appeared in Su Ye’s eyes!
’Just how powerful will a Divine Seed evolved from the divinity of a Four Pillar God be?’
He was filled with anticipation.
[Unclaimed Power of Rules detected]
[...Analyzing...]
[Analysis complete]
[Nether Divinity (Tainted)]
[Compatibility: 97 (High)]
[The following options are available:]
[1. Purify (Consume 15,327 experience points)]
[2. Decompose (Consume 6,454 experience points)]
Ninety-seven!
The Nether Divinity had an extremely high compatibility with Su Ye.
This, however, did not surprise him.
He already knew that a divinity’s compatibility had little to do with a cultivator’s own Spiritual Root, constitution, or other personal conditions.
The main factor was how well the Divine Seeds inside the cultivator’s body harmonized with the foreign divinity and whether they could combine to form a Small Triad Structure.
However, Su Ye’s Six Paths Divine Seed had already formed a perfect combination, creating two Small Triad Structures inside his body.
Refining a new divinity at this point would naturally face no hindrances.
It was like a game of Tetris.
Later blocks need to be carefully placed, fitted into gaps, and interlocked.
But if all the previously accumulated blocks have been cleared, there’s much more freedom in placing the new ones!
’But still...’
’A compatibility of ninety-seven?’
’It seems...’
’this Nether Divinity is also quite compatible with me personally?’
With that thought, Su Ye selected the purify option. Fifteen thousand experience points instantly burned away, transforming into a purifying force that washed away the corrupting power within the divinity!
BZZZ.
The Divine Crystal Core became clear and limpid, all corrupting power gone.
Su Ye reached out and grasped it, a pleasant, cool sensation spreading through his palm.
He focused his mind, circulated the Magical Power in his body, and began to refine the Nether Divinity.
...
Soon, a Divine Seed resembling Obsidian, magnificent and mysterious, began to take shape!
’This is... my seventh Divine Seed?’
’Huh?’
A look of surprise and doubt appeared on Su Ye’s face.
’The aura of this seventh Divine Seed, now that it has formed, seems a little different from my others?’
"It’s so complete," Su Ye muttered to himself.
The feeling this seventh Divine Seed gave Su Ye was one of completeness!
This level of completeness was so profound it created an illusion in his mind, making him feel that what he had refined was not a single Divine Seed.
Instead, it felt like a complete, self-contained Small Triad Structure!
Even more so... in Su Ye’s perception, the structure formed by this Nether Divine Seed was actually more stable and profound than his other two Small Triad Structures!
Furthermore, after refining the seventh Divine Seed, Su Ye focused his senses inward to observe his Magic Power Crystal, and a marvelous feeling spontaneously arose in his heart.
Harmonious, perfect, immortal!
Great completion, great achievement!
This inexplicable feeling... was quite similar to the sensation he’d had when refining his sixth Divine Seed and achieving the Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect?
But this time, it was stronger, more profound!
’Wait... Could it be?’ Su Ye’s pupils contracted as an astonishing guess formed in his mind!
And at that moment, BZZZZ!
Within his Dantian Qi Sea, the jet-black Divine Seed flared, radiating a brilliant light!
The aura emanating from this seventh Divine Seed resonated with his other two Small Triad Structures!
Inside the Magic Power Crystal, it was as if three suns hung in the sky. Their auras intertwined, circulating endlessly, forming a triangle that linked them all together!
Countless profound patterns emerged from it.
An inexplicable energy flowed about, mysterious beyond comprehension!
’This structure...’
’could perhaps be called...?’
’a Grand Triad?!’
WHOOSH!
At the same time, a wealth of information flowed back from the Magic Power Crystal.
’My Divine Seeds’ cooldown has been shortened even further?’
Achieving the Grand Triad structure further reduced the cooldown of Su Ye’s Quasi-Techniques.
And this time, the reduction was even more astonishing!
It dropped directly from one year to just three months—meaning the cooldown for his Quasi-Techniques had been reduced to a quarter of what it was!
In addition, the nurturing speed of his Divine Seeds had also increased dramatically!
Su Ye could clearly sense that the nurtured state of his Divine Seeds was slowly rising at a visible rate, even without him actively cultivating or meditating!
Perceiving all this, Su Ye’s expression was unreadable. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice,
"There’s no mistake."
"This is... the Nine Divine Techniques!"
A strange light shone in Su Ye’s eyes.
’Worthy of a Four Pillar God!’
’The divinity of the Nether Mirror is deep, profound, and as boundless as an abyss!’
’A single divinity can be self-contained and form a Small Triad Structure all on its own!’
It saved Su Ye the trouble of collecting more divinities. In a single step, he had achieved the Grand Triad—a state beyond the Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect, one that could typically only be reached in the Crystal Realm after condensing nine Divine Seeds!
The Nine Divine Techniques!
Because so few cultivators throughout history had ever condensed nine Divine Seeds, this special state didn’t even have its own exclusive name!
It was simply named the "Nine Divine Techniques."
...
As for forming a Small Triad Structure with a single Divine Seed and thus losing out on two abilities?
Su Ye wasn’t concerned about this. It wasn’t because he was magnanimous, but more like—huh? Losing abilities? Are you kidding me?
In Su Ye’s perception, this so-called "seventh Divine Seed" was like a treasure trove, all-encompassing and as vast as an abyss!
For example, a normal Small Triad Structure was like welding three metal spheres together with iron bars to form a triangular frame.
In that case, the Nether Divine Seed was a single, incredibly solid triangular pyramid forged from refined iron ore!
Within it, there were at least several outstanding Divine Techniques!
For instance, the Mirror World, the Netherworld, that the Nether Mirror had previously used—from now on, Su Ye could also create a Netherworld of his own!
Beyond that, Su Ye had a faint feeling. The Quasi-Techniques unleashed using the Nether Divine Seed, compared to his other Quasi-Techniques, were more... Su Ye found it hard to describe.
If he had to put it into words, it was... closer to the source?
What Su Ye didn’t know was that his feeling was correct.
The essence of the Nether Divine Seed was on a higher level than that of most Golden Core cultivators!
It involved the power of the "Law"!
This power was an advanced application of the Power of Rules, something that ordinarily only a Nascent Soul True Monarch, or perhaps the most elite Golden Core Masters, could even begin to touch!
The primary path of cultivation in the Golden Core Realm is to aggregate three Divine Seeds into a Small Triad Structure, continuously deepen it, and form a complete "Law"!
Of course, three Divine Seeds were not strictly required; a Golden Core formed from a single Divine Seed and its one technique could also be used to cultivate a "Law."
It would just be slower and much more difficult!
After all, three Divine Seeds were equivalent to three anchor points.
They could be compared and referenced against each other, making it easier for a cultivator to comprehend the "Law."
And now, due to the special structure of the god’s domain, the source essence of the Nether Mirror had been trapped here.
By refining it, Su Ye had essentially stolen a portion of the Nether Mirror’s comprehension. Not only had he achieved the Nine Divine Techniques while still in the Crystal Realm, but he had also obtained a complete "Law" ahead of schedule!
Such a world-shocking opportunity was tantamount to... ascending to the heavens in a single step!