Volume One, Chapter Forty-Five: Divine Soul Crystal

Chapter Forty-Five: The Divine Soul Crystal

Among the Brahma crystals, the king of all divine grades—even though Tu Zhe possessed thirty-six of them, they were still limited in number. He had already given three to his master, Mo Bo Xun, and now he was expected to give another three to Lord Mu Xiu Lou Tuo.

Wasn’t that a bit too much?

Mo Bo Xun and Mu Xiu Lou Tuo exchanged glances, their ancient, calm expressions rippling with rare emotion. This boy, he truly possesses loyalty and righteousness. But with six gone, if he keeps giving them away so freely, won’t he run out of things to offer?

Mo Bo Xun coughed and said, “Kid, thirty-six divine-grade kings seem like a lot, don’t they? But shouldn’t you reconsider...?”

Mu Xiu Lou Tuo echoed, “Indeed, I appreciate your sentiment, but I can only accept one. Three are too many, these aren’t mere beans—you can’t easily find replacements.”

Tu Zhe forced three of the divine-grade kings into Mu Xiu Lou Tuo’s hands, saying, “Doggy’s family is my family. What could be more precious or important than family?”

Family. Kinship.

This was Tu Zhe’s principle.

For his own family, he would give up even his life. The divine-grade kings were precious, but could they be more precious than his own existence?

The two elders exchanged looks, their expressions confirming that they had not misjudged him.

This time, Doggy didn’t protest. Although he couldn’t remember everything about Mu Xiu Lou Tuo, the elder’s gaze was pure, filled with genuine affection and care.

Next, Mo Bo Xun drew forth many extraordinary treasures and materials from the pagoda. One layer contained only a sealed book titled “The Treasury of Consciousness.”

Mo Bo Xun browsed it briefly and then said gravely to Tu Zhe, “Kid, this book is remarkable. It teaches how to refine the divine consciousness and acquire incredible abilities. The preface begins: ‘Three thousand worlds, countless beings, souls as sustenance, consciousness reigns supreme.’

Concise and to the point.

Forget the three thousand worlds—even in the heavens of our three realms, there are countless cultivation methods. Yet, all must bow to the power of divine consciousness.

Consciousness is supreme.

If your divine consciousness grows to unimaginable levels, you gain the power to alter myriad forms, open heaven and earth, reverse yin and yang, defy time and space, create something from nothing, and dissolve existence.

Like your master and Lord Mu, their divine consciousness is remarkable—well, depending on comparison, of course. With such consciousness, they can transform anything they’ve seen at will.

Of course, Brahma eggs can be transformed, and even divine-grade kings, but those are mere imitations, not the real thing. Forgive the confusion.

You’ve witnessed Lord Mu’s time reversal technique, haven’t you? It’s extraordinary.

Yet, if you truly elevate your divine consciousness to the level described in this book, time reversal would be entirely different—you could traverse past and future at will. If you wanted to kill Indra, you could simply go back to his birth and end him then. Would he still exist in the world after that?

Thus, this cultivation method is one that disrupts laws and disturbs order.

Tu Zhe listened, falling into deep thought.

Mu Xiu Lou Tuo stood nearby, his expression complex, wishing to speak but holding back, visibly uncomfortable.

Tu Zhe seemed to reach an understanding and smiled, “Let’s take stock of our treasures and see what else we’re missing.”

Mo Bo Xun counted on his fingers.

By your previous life’s measurements: ninety-nine pieces of celestial gold, weighing about ninety-nine thousand tons—more than enough; one hundred and eight pieces of celestial silver, about a million tons—plenty; fifty thousand pieces of sandalwood gold, weighing about ten million tons—more than sufficient; three thousand pieces of seven-colored glazed gold, weighing about eighty thousand tons—enough; over a thousand pieces of water gold, weighing about ten million tons—should suffice. These are all available.

Other items for body refinement aren’t necessary now; no need to stockpile them.

The missing items are: Da Luo gold essence; Gold Spirit of the Gold God; Black Sea water essence; Earth God Fire Spirit for refining Samadhi True Fire; Wood God Fire Spirit; Void Fire Crystal; Fire God Qilin; Creation Divine Furnace.

And one more thing—the Power of Immortality.

What is this Power of Immortality? Is it the flesh of Di Shan? Kid, this is exceptionally difficult. To smelt these golds and silvers, you first need the Creation Divine Furnace and Samadhi True Fire. To find these things—the prospects are bright, but the road is winding, just thinking about it gives me a headache...

Tu Zhe stood up, not the least bit discouraged. He already had so many things he once thought impossible to obtain; for the rest, he’d simply seek them out.

Tu Zhe said calmly, “Let’s take stock. Now, I have the strongest body-refining technique, the strongest divine-refining technique, and my goal is clear.

First, I want to forge the Immortal Demon Body, able to contain the power of the Middle Thousand Worlds;

Second, I must expand my divine consciousness to its utmost;

Third, I must learn how to use the techniques of the demon body and divine consciousness.

So, I won’t be polite—if you two elders have any advice or anything I could use, like those gold drops, silver drops, edible drops, drinkable drops, hand it all over to me, haha...”

Doggy chimed in, “Hand it over, hand it over! If you don’t, we’ll bury you alive—”

Mo Bo Xun replied, “What we have, you already have; what we don’t, you still possess. What more can we give you?”

Mu Xiu Lou Tuo hesitated for a long moment, then gritted his teeth and said, “I have nothing else. But I do have one thing for you, something I prepared for when I attempted to break through the unknown realm. It can greatly empower your divine consciousness.”

Mo Bo Xun urged, “What is it? Hurry, bring it out, quickly...”

Mu Xiu Lou Tuo moved slightly, and in his hand appeared a crystal the size of an ox’s head, suffused with bloody radiance.

Mo Bo Xun exclaimed, “Old Mu, you really have such a treasure? This is a Divine Soul Crystal of the Celestial God—its value cannot be measured. I’ve never even seen one. You truly are generous. Very well, hand it over, haha!”

Divine Soul Crystal of the Celestial God?

Tu Zhe wondered what kind of thing this was.

Mu Xiu Lou Tuo explained, “I had two; I’ve already refined one myself. My divine consciousness rivals your master’s, all thanks to the soul crystal’s power.

Refining this crystal will elevate your divine consciousness to the level of a true master. Though your realm is still low, if you learn even one or two techniques to wield your divine consciousness in combat, ordinary Arhats will have no way to deal with you.”

Mo Bo Xun snatched the crystal, hastily stuffing it into Tu Zhe’s arms as if afraid Mu Xiu Lou Tuo would regret his gift, laughing heartily, “Kid, you’ve struck gold—quickly refine it. Later, get Doggy to take you to Zhakaluo Mountain, devour souls, and continue to strengthen yourself. Soon, your divine consciousness will surpass even your master’s. At that point, you’ll be able to manifest it as a great divine weapon—catch someone off guard, and you might even wipe out a Great Sage, haha—”