73: Chapter 73: Spiritual Awareness Technique: Star Visualization Technique

As soon as Wang Bin saw the various hierarchical divisions concerning Body Refining, he was instantly dumbfounded.

He hadn't even fully grasped the Qi Refining aspect yet, and now a completely new and unfamiliar Cultivation system had emerged, making him feel that the path of Cultivation had become even more arduous and perilous in an instant.

No wonder the number of high-level Cultivators became scarcer further down the line; looking at these difficult hurdles, if a Cultivator's Aptitude was poor, Cultivation resources were scarce, and their will wasn't firm enough, how could they possibly hope to impact the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realms?

Actually, if he calmed down and thought about it carefully, the Cultivation methods of ordinary Cultivators were not entirely useless.

They specialized in spiritual power, and as their Cultivation Technique continuously operated, the spiritual power would naturally nourish their Physical Body; in that sense, it could be considered a form of indirect Body Refining.

If, during a major Realm Breakthrough, they found their Physical Body or Sea of Consciousness lacking, they could certainly use external objects to help them overcome the difficulty.

After all, in the process of a Cultivator's Breakthrough at each Realm, there were many external objects that could aid in Breakthrough, such as Foundation Establishment Pill for Foundation Establishment, Golden Core liquid for Golden Core, and Breakthrough Nascent Soul Pill for Nascent Soul Breakthrough, and so on.

Wang Bin hesitated and struggled for a while, but ultimately decided to wholeheartedly commit to Body Refining Cultivation.

With such a rare opportunity right before him, how could he willingly let it slip away?

Furthermore, Body Refining had relatively lower Aptitude requirements for Cultivators, and it could also make Breakthroughs to major Realms safer, more stable, and easier to accomplish. More importantly, his combat ability would be greatly enhanced. The only drawbacks were that it consumed a lot of resources, took a long time, and was quite painful.

He mused to himself, if his Foundation Establishment spiritual power reached Perfection, and his Body Refining also reached the Major Achievement of the Second-Order Treasure Body, then at that time, let alone dealing with one Foundation Establishment Cultivator, even facing ten at once would be effortless!

After the Body Cultivator undergoes initial training of the skin, muscles, and bones, he will then proceed to deep Cultivation of the meridians, internal organs, and blood.

As long as he meticulously trains each of these parts of his body, he should be able to smoothly advance to the Perfection of the Second-Order Treasure Body.

However, he was unsure if he would have enough time.

Fortunately, this Thunder Light Body Tempering Technique seemed quite miraculous, capable of training the entire body at once.

Wang Bin thought, if he directly set up a Second-Order Thunder Manipulation Array and then maximized the Formation's power, the power of the lightning would surely be able to deeply temper his entire body.

However, Wang Bin thought it over carefully and still decided to proceed steadily, one step at a time.

That Ninth Grandpa should have already tested his specific Aptitude. Although he had never delved into the Body Refining Domain before, his physical strength should theoretically have reached the level of Early Stage Second-Order Treasure Body; it was just that he hadn't specifically Body Refined, so he couldn't unleash the strength of his Physical Body.

Even if he had to Cultivate again from scratch, he estimated that twenty years should be enough.

After all, all the Materials and resources were now perfectly prepared, so it seemed the problem wasn't too big.

Finally, Wang Bin first set up a First-Order Thunder Manipulation Array and cautiously adjusted the Formation's power to the lowest setting.

According to the Cultivation method of the Thunder Light Body Tempering Technique, he wore only a pair of shorts and stood steadily in the center of the Formation in a horse stance, then activated the Thunder Manipulation Array.

In an instant, four lightning bolts, as thick as chopsticks, appeared out of nowhere in the Formation without any warning, striking directly at Wang Bin.

But the power of this lightning was simply too weak, like a tickle, completely unable to cause him any substantial harm, let alone achieve the desired effect for Body Refining.

Seeing this, Wang Bin, out of helplessness, slowly increased the power of the Formation.

It wasn't until he maximized the power of the First-Order Thunder Manipulation Array that Wang Bin truly felt the pain radiating from his body.

He quickly activated the Thunder Light Body Tempering Technique, strictly following its operational route, carefully introducing strands of lightning power, allowing them to slowly circulate and operate within his body. His primary task was to precisely control the lightning power to temper his skin and muscles.

But in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the nine Low-Grade Spirit Stones in the Formation were already depleted.

Without a word, Wang Bin quickly replaced them with another nine Low-Grade Spirit Stones and continued to immerse himself in Cultivation.

He persevered in Cultivation for a full four hours; although the Body Tempering effect wasn't particularly significant, it at least showed a slight result.

He thought to himself, for now, he would familiarize himself with the entire Body Refining process, and then, after returning to White Cloud City, he could slowly Cultivate with full dedication.

With the matter of Body Refining settled, the next step was the Cultivation of Divine Sense.

Wang Bin pulled out a black Jade Slip from his embrace. This Jade Slip looked ancient, clearly an old item with some years on it, appearing quite unique compared to ordinary Jade Slips.

He concentrated his Divine Sense and slowly probed into the Jade Slip, only to be astonished to find that it contained merely a single passage of text.

Upon closer inspection, it actually required him to make a Dao Oath before he could continue to view the rest of the contents within the Jade Slip.

Moreover, a ready-made oath was clearly listed on it. Wang Bin frowned, struggling and hesitating for a moment, but ultimately complied with the requirement.

"I, Qing Mu, swear upon my spiritual intelligence and the path of Cultivation, that I shall never reveal any related content of this Cultivation Technique, including its core Tips, Cultivation methods, and Divine Ability, through speech, text, Divine Sense imprints, Spell transmission, or any indirect means, to anyone other than myself.

Should I violate this, may my path of Cultivation be severed, my Dao Heart shattered, may I suffer the tribulation of ten thousand thunderbolts, my Divine Sense be eternally trapped in the Nine Nether Purgatory, my Soul never find liberation, and may my Family and relatives suffer the same calamity, enduring suffering for generations, never to be reborn."

After uttering this poisonous oath, Wang Bin didn't feel anything particularly special.

He thought to himself, he had never planned to spread this Cultivation Technique anyway, and the oath was made by Qing Mu, so what did it have to do with him, Wang Bin?

Of course, he also understood that this oath would certainly not be so simple and shallow, but since things had come to this, he couldn't be bothered to think more about it; after all, he had never intended to leak it out.

And just after the oath was made, the content in the Jade Slip slowly unfolded like a scroll.

Only a single star was suspended within the Jade Slip; all other areas were empty, making it difficult to determine whether there were other stars intentionally hidden behind it, or if only this one star originally existed.

Below it, the Mind-Cultivation Technique of the Star Observation Art was detailed: deep within the Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness, relying on one's powerful imagination, meticulously outline the pattern of a star, and strive to make this pattern increasingly clear and bright. At the same time, carefully sense the power of the stars slowly circulating and converging within the Sea of Consciousness as the pattern gradually forms. In this way, Divine Sense and Mental Energy can be gradually strengthened.

Once the star outlined in the Sea of Consciousness is identical to the star in the Jade Slip, the Divine Sense has already reached the Golden Core Stage Realm.

To his pleasant surprise, a secret Divine Sense attack Spell—Mental Piercing—was also recorded below.

This secret Spell requires the Cultivator to concentrate their Divine Sense power, condense it into an incomparably sharp needle-shaped Mental Energy form, and then swiftly release it in an instant, directly attacking the opponent's Sea of Consciousness.

This attack method is incredibly fast and extremely stealthy. If the opponent's Divine Sense is relatively weak or they are completely unprepared, it can easily cause severe damage to their Divine Sense, leading to severe conditions such as splitting headaches, temporary disorientation, or even direct loss of consciousness.

However, it must be remembered not to rashly attack someone of a higher Realm than oneself, otherwise, it is very easy to trigger a backlash.

Once Mental Piercing is forcibly used on a Cultivator of a higher Realm, after the attack is launched, one must decisively sever the connection with that portion of Divine Sense power.

But that portion of Divine Sense power will also be lost. If too much Divine Sense power is continuously lost, it is highly likely to cause one's own Realm to drop. This point must be kept firmly in mind and not taken lightly!