Chapter 179: Sacred Body
Cheng Yuan trembled with excitement. ’I’ve tried countless methods to fuse my Spiritual Power and True Essence, but nothing worked. To think an Essence Pill could solve this problem!’
’If I reach the Divine Realm, my strength will be comparable to a Grandmaster’s. By then, Hu Yidao’s marriage contract will no longer be able to bind me!’
Cheng Yuan quickly poured out the Essence Pills and counted them carefully. There were five in total.
Without hesitation, Cheng Yuan raised his hand and stuffed all five Essence Pills into his mouth.
This scene terrified the Witch Spirit.
"Master, don’t—"
But the Witch Spirit’s warning came too late. With a single gulp, Cheng Yuan had already swallowed all five Essence Pills.
Cheng Yuan looked at the Witch Spirit, a little confused. "What is it?"
The Witch Spirit gave a wry smile. "Master, a single Essence Pill is enough to refine the True Essence of a Divine Realm Expert once! Five pills can refine it five times. This is such a waste... Sigh!"
Cheng Yuan had no time for frustration. He immediately circulated his True Essence, focusing all his effort on activating the Essence Pills’ medicinal power, trying to waste as little of it as possible.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The Essence Pills’ medicinal power was instantly activated, flowing through his bloodstream and meridians into his left arm.
The meridians in the left arm were the least prone to damage. Even if they were harmed, it wouldn’t result in serious injury or affect his combat ability.
Therefore, Cheng Yuan chose to use his left arm as the vessel to temper his True Essence.
Cheng Yuan could clearly feel impurities being expelled from the True Essence in his left arm, discharged from his pores along with his sweat.
The True Essence in his left arm grew increasingly solid; he could even faintly see crystalline shapes forming within it.
This was a pleasant surprise for Cheng Yuan.
’True Essence refining!’
’No, this is True Essence Crystalization!’
According to the records of the Celestial Witch Inheritance, only a few supreme geniuses can achieve True Essence Crystalization!
The power that could be unleashed by crystallized True Essence was several times greater than that of ordinary True Essence!
In other words, if all the True Essence in Cheng Yuan’s body were to crystallize, his strength would increase several times over, even without fusing it with Spiritual Power!
Moreover, the crystallized True Essence had already begun to fuse with his Spiritual Power.
And the fusion was proceeding quite smoothly!
In less than five minutes, the True Essence in Cheng Yuan’s left arm had completely fused with his Spiritual Power!
This meant that, in terms of realm, Cheng Yuan’s left arm had already reached the Divine Realm!
With his left arm alone, Cheng Yuan could clash head-on with a Grandmaster!
In fact, because of the True Essence Crystalization, he could even suppress some of the weaker Grandmasters using only his left arm.
With such smooth progress in his left arm, Cheng Yuan decided to press his advantage, crystallize all the True Essence in his body, fuse it all with his Spiritual Power, and break through to the Divine Realm in one fell swoop!
By then, his strength would absolutely crush all Grandmasters!
He might even be able to put up a fight against some ordinary Martial Kings!
However, to Cheng Yuan’s frustration, the True Essence Crystalization suddenly stopped!
This was an extremely uncomfortable feeling for Cheng Yuan!
Cheng Yuan desperately circulated his True Essence, trying to draw out the medicinal power, but there was no reaction.
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and inspected his abdomen.
Then, he was dumbfounded.
The Essence Pills in his stomach had all turned to dregs.
’The medicinal power is already used up??’
Cheng Yuan looked at the Witch Spirit, annoyed. "Old Wang, didn’t you just say one Essence Pill could refine a Divine Realm Expert’s True Essence once? I’m only in the Quasi-Divine Realm. Why did five pills only refine my left arm?"
The Witch Spirit was also baffled. "This... I’m not sure. This is the first time I’ve ever encountered a situation like this! It shouldn’t be possible! Master, you ate five Essence Pills at once; it should have instantly refined all the True Essence in your body! Master, may I possess you to take a look?"
"You may."
With a flicker, the Witch Spirit pounced onto Cheng Yuan.
Cheng Yuan felt a cold, sinister aura flow into his left arm, followed by the Witch Spirit’s utterly shocked voice resounding in his mind!
"’True Essence Crystalization? Master, you’ve actually achieved True Essence Crystalization?’"
With a WHOOSH, the Witch Spirit separated from his left arm and laughed up at the sky!
"Hahaha! Hahahaha! I thought today was a calamity for our Wang Family! It turns out today is the Wang Family’s greatest blessing!"
With that, the Witch Spirit fell to its knees and kowtowed deeply to Cheng Yuan.
"Master, in the legends of the Dragon Country Ancient Martial Realm, only the fabled Sacred Body can achieve True Essence Crystalization! Since you can do it, a mere five Essence Pills is definitely not enough. You’ll need at least fifty, maybe even a hundred, to crystallize all of your True Essence."
Cheng Yuan was overjoyed. ’So I have a Sacred Body?’
But thinking about it, it made sense.
’My dad’s constitution is so freakishly strong; how could mine be ordinary?’
’No wonder my minor meridians don’t burst when I push my cultivation past its limits. It’s all thanks to the Sacred Body!’
"Old Wang, get up. Can you tell what kind of Sacred Body I have?"
"Please forgive me, Master. This humble one only learned of the Sacred Body from ancient texts and knows very little about it. The four great Noble Families or the five extramundane Holy Lands of the Ancient Martial Realm might know more."
"Alright, I understand. Next, how do I get more Essence Pills?"
"Master, our Wang Family bought its Essence Pills at the Medicinal Materials Exchange Conference."
"Where is this Medicinal Materials Exchange Conference held?"
"In Beijing. It’s held once a month at the end of the month. The end of the month is in three days."
Cheng Yuan’s eyes lit up. He happened to need many precious medicinal materials to concoct the Celestial Witch Foundation Establishment Pill. This Medicinal Materials Exchange Conference was a must-go.
"Alright, I got it."
After a pause, Cheng Yuan said gently, "Old Wang, I’ll give you two choices: come with me, or stay here and protect the Wang Family."
"I will follow you, Master! I am no longer Wang Zhongtian. Let the Wang Family fend for itself! From this day forward, I will be called Cheng Da. I am Master’s first servant, and your most loyal one!"
"Good! Cheng Da, from today on, you will guard my parents. If I can take that final step, I will help you reconstruct your physical body and give you a chance at immortality and enlightenment."
"Thank you, Master!"
"Let’s go."
After leaving the Wang Family estate, Cheng Yuan called Shen Manwen. "Manwen, it’s your turn. I’ve already opened the treasury. By the way, save the antiques for me. Ruoxi needs them for her auction."
"Got it."
Ten minutes later, the Cheng, Zhu, and Shen Families arrived together at the Wang Family’s estate to offer their condolences.
This was destined to be a sleepless night.
After daybreak, an utterly shocking piece of news spread through the Provincial City.
The three old pillars of the Wang Family’s previous generation had suffered a cultivation deviation, exploded, and died, leaving not even bones behind.
Wang Zhongtian, the first-in-line heir of the Wang Family’s second generation, had died an early death from excessive grief!
The Wang Family had packaged up its assets and sold them to the Cheng, Zhu, and Shen Families.
As the saying goes, one family’s fall is another three’s feast.
Cheng Yuan arrived at the high-speed rail station, booked a ticket, and quietly waited for the train.
Suddenly, a familiar, fragrant scent drifted over. Cheng Yuan looked up and saw the person he both wanted to see and dreaded seeing—Hu Shishi.