Chapter 110: Formal Cultivation of Martial Soul! Hundred Refinements Soul Art!

“The Myriad Treasure Dao Palace has many powerful functions. For cultivation arts, I do not need anything too special. I should focus on strength and stability, prioritizing building a solid foundation.”

Normal cultivation of Martial Soul was actually very simple.

Everyone knew that.

Martial Soul itself could gather Soul Power from the world.

Normal cultivation only required releasing the Martial Soul and quickly absorbing Soul Power.

But Soul Power was an unstable energy. The human body was not like Soul Pets, which were naturally strong.

Absorbing Soul Power recklessly into the Martial Soul, without guidance or a professional Soul Guiding Art, could easily lead to problems during cultivation.

This was very similar to cultivation in the Cultivation World.

Having a spiritual root meant anyone could cultivate.

But without a master’s guidance and related techniques, practicing recklessly would definitely cause issues.

“Cultivation arts… when it comes to powerful arts, I have too many…”

Wang Che continued to ponder.

The more powerful the cultivation art, the greater the restrictions and the harsher the conditions.

Cultivation arts all had additional functions.

When Wang Che first stepped onto the path of immortality, he practiced the basic art of his sect, the Wood Origin Art.

Its spirit energy recovery speed was a bit faster and more stable than other arts.

In later stages, it could increase lifespan, was less prone to Qi deviation, and had certain requirements for spiritual roots.

Other than that, it did not have many functions.

Later, he switched to other arts.

During his Ascension Stage, he practiced the Primordial Heaven Art, obtained from an Immortal’s tomb. It could transform all things into the Primordial State, making him impervious to all laws, untouchable by Outer Demons. With a single thought, all realms returned to origin, everything reverted to chaos, directly pointing to the Great Dao of the Universe.

Such supreme methods were naturally impossible to cultivate now.

Cultivation of arts emphasized starting small to achieve greatness.

No powerful art could be cultivated at the basic level.

Without a certain level of cultivation, one could not even comprehend or begin to learn it.

Forcing cultivation would only lead to Qi deviation.

That Primordial Heaven Art was incomplete back then. But by the time Wang Che reached his realm, he could naturally deduce the later stages.

He completed that Immortal Dao method.

A foundation definitely needed to be solid.

Wang Che’s foundation in his previous life was very solid.

“For stability and strength, that ‘Hundred Refinements True Art’ should be the best choice.”

The Hundred Refinements True Art used the human body as a furnace to refine True Qi.

Every strand of True Qi needed to be refined over a hundred times.

As the saying went:

One breath of True Qi refined for three hundred years, a Foundation Establishment cultivator could slay a Nascent Soul Immortal.

This method was the foundational art of the number one sect on a certain Immortal Dao Civilization continent.

It was ridiculously strong.

The disciples of that sect practiced both immortal and martial arts, and their numbers were few.

But whenever they appeared, each could defeat enemies beyond their realm. They not only possessed martial skills capable of splitting mountains and parting seas but also spells that could shake the heavens.

This one breath of Hundred Refinements True Qi was absurdly powerful, whether used for spells or martial skills.

Because that one breath of True Qi was extremely stable.

Switching to other methods in later stages was seamless.

Moreover, this True Qi was so strong that transitioning to many powerful arts was easy.

It was a cultivation art without any flaws.

Of course, such an art was naturally not something ordinary cultivators could learn.

The first requirement was explosively strong spiritual root aptitude.

If one strand of True Qi required constant refinement, without sufficient aptitude and slow spirit energy absorption, what was there to refine?

If spirit energy absorption was too slow, refining one strand might take three thousand years. With insufficient lifespan, the person would die before finishing.

Secondly, it required abundant resources. Absorbing spirit energy alone was not enough.

One also needed to consume various Natural Treasures and pills, and utilize Paradise Grottos.

Otherwise, that one breath of Hundred Refinements spirit energy would not be easy to refine.

Most importantly, a special physique was required.

Using the human body as a furnace—could an ordinary physique serve as a furnace?

Definitely not, so how could it be refined?

This thing was a cultivation art specifically designed for true geniuses.

Ordinary cultivators should not even think about it.

In terms of foundational cultivation arts, Wang Che considered the Hundred Refinements True Art the best.

One disciple from that sect only practiced this art. He stayed at the Qi Refining Stage, refusing to advance. He relied on consuming various Natural Treasures to extend his life and cultivated for over a thousand years.

When he finally emerged, he had over a thousand layers of Qi Refining. With one breath of Hundred Refinements True Qi, he could destroy a Spirit Transformation old monster with one punch.

Absurd.

Later, he aimed to prove the Dao through force, but it was too difficult to refine. The resistance to Natural Treasures became too strong; consuming more had little effect. His physique could not endure it, yet he refused to switch to other arts or advance to break through. With his lifespan nearly exhausted, the outcome was lamentable.

“In terms of aptitude, the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace Martial Soul’s aptitude is strong. The instrument only showed level ten, but I feel it should be at least level twenty.”

Innate level twenty Martial Soul aptitude.

Here, level twenty did not mean level twenty Soul Power.

It meant the Martial Soul’s speed of absorbing Soul Power was twenty times the normal rate.

It was similar to spiritual root aptitude.

Such speed, compared to the Cultivation World, was a top-tier aptitude found in one in ten thousand!

Moreover, aptitude could still be improved!

The Life Soul Pact could continuously enhance Martial Soul aptitude.

After the Green Caterpillar’s Life Soul Pact was full, there would be a second, third, and fourth Soul Pet.

As the Life Bond between the two deepened, Martial Soul aptitude would keep increasing!

Cultivating the Hundred Refinements True Art would not become more difficult in later stages.

Also, in the early stages, one could practice both martial skills and spells.

“Physique… I do not have a special physique… but I have a Martial Soul!”

Wang Che murmured to himself. “Since I am adapting it, I will not use the human body as the furnace. I will use the Martial Soul as the furnace. With my Myriad Treasure Dao Palace Martial Soul, refining one strand of True Qi should be effortless.”

The essence of refinement was to remove impurities and purify.

The Myriad Vault Dao Palace had numerous uses and was once a supreme Dao artifact. Even as a Martial Soul, Wang Che understood this effect well.

“The conditions are all met… The only things lacking are resources and a Paradise Grotto…”

Wang Che nodded slightly. “But for me, there are many ways to obtain these… not worth mentioning.”

The hard conditions were satisfied.

Without another word, Wang Che immediately began to modify.

Spiritual energy and Soul Power were two different types of energy.

Spells guided spiritual energy to operate in different ways.

They could guide spiritual energy but not necessarily Soul Power.

The rules were also different.

Naturally, changes were needed.

With Wang Che’s ability, modifying such spells was very easy.

In less than half an hour, he completed the modification effortlessly.

“Hundred Refinements Soul Art”

At that moment, the night was as calm as water. Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword had already fallen asleep.

Wang Che gazed at the sky outside and sat cross-legged in the room.

The Myriad Vault Dao Palace hovered above Wang Che’s head.

The Martial Soul had awakened, so the colorful flashes wouldn’t appear randomly.

As he silently recited the incantation, a terrifying amount of Soul Power surged toward his body like a whirlpool in water.

“This feels great… This Soul Power absorption speed far surpasses even the heavenly spiritual roots in the Cultivation World. It’s definitely more than twenty times faster, maybe even thirty times…”

As soon as he started cultivating, Wang Che immediately felt the difference.

The Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul was too powerful. Combined with his high-level Life Soul Pact with Green Caterpillar, his aptitude had improved significantly.

It had increased by at least five or six innate levels.

“My aptitude in my previous life was decent… But in this life, without Cultivation, my life-bound treasure has become my Martial Soul, and my aptitude is so strong…”

Wang Che sighed.

His spiritual root aptitude at the beginning of his cultivation in his previous life was roughly equivalent to an innate five or six-level Martial Soul aptitude here.

Now, the difference was like night and day.

Each level of aptitude represented a doubling of absorption speed.

It was like the difference between riding a bicycle and taking a maglev train.

This was aptitude.

The wildly surging Soul Power, under the guidance of Wang Che’s incantation, quickly flowed around the Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul.

In an instant, the Myriad Vault Dao Palace faintly emitted a strange light.

Though it was just an illusion,

it felt as heavy as millions of tons, suppressing the raging river-like Soul Power into a calm lake.

Then, that surging Soul Power, under the terrifying divine pressure, was refined as if new and rapidly shrank.

From a river-like flow of Soul Power, after passing around the Myriad Vault Dao Palace, it became a small stream.

“First refinement.”

Wang Che silently recited in his heart.

Hundred Refinements meant repeating the refinement process a hundred times to obtain a strand of pure Hundred Refinements Soul Force.

The refining effect of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace was much better than those with special physiques.

“Second refinement!”

After the second refinement, the Soul Power continuously flowing into Wang Che’s body slowly decreased from a small stream state, with impurities being extracted.

By the fiftieth refinement,

it had turned into a stream the size of a thumb.

But by then, the sky had already brightened.

“Cultivation knows no time…”

Wang Che sighed with emotion.

He barely managed fifty refinements in one night.

Each subsequent refinement would naturally be more difficult and take longer.

“With this aptitude’s cultivation speed, I can condense the first strand of Hundred Refinements True Qi in just one week!”

“With each refinement, the absorbed Soul Power is halved, but the power doubles.”

“This speed is almost impossible in the Cultivation World. Even the fastest cultivator of the Hundred Refinements True Art, with the strongest aptitude and physique, and even with elixirs, would need at least a year to barely produce one strand of Hundred Refinements True Qi.”

Of course, spiritual energy and Soul Power were different and couldn’t be compared directly.

But it still showed how powerful the aptitude from the Myriad Vault Dao Palace was.

Besides aptitude, the abilities brought by the Myriad Vault Dao Palace were even more formidable.

Moreover, the Myriad Vault Dao Palace had perfect compatibility with Wang Che himself.

Using it didn’t even require basic training or practice; there was no sense of unfamiliarity.

“In the next week, I need to produce one strand of Hundred Refinements True Qi.”

Wang Che’s short-term goal was clear. With that one strand of Hundred Refinements True Qi, he would have initial combat capability.

His long-term goal was to see what changes the Hundred Refinements True Qi could bring to the Myriad Vault Dao Palace.

“Martial Soul’s Soul Power Level has bottlenecks… Once a bottleneck is reached, Green Caterpillar can form a Soul Ring for me… to break through the bottleneck.”

“When a Soul Ring is formed, a Soul Skill will appear… Also, with a Soul Ring, the Martial Soul and the Soul Pet will have a real connection.”

“I’m not cultivating the Martial Soul through conventional means. The Soul Power Level will hit a bottleneck at level ten. Since I’m practicing the Hundred Refinements Soul Art, my actual Soul Power Level might only be known through testing… or when I can’t cultivate anymore, I should be able to tell.”

“After reaching level ten, with my Hundred Refinements Soul Power at that time, if I can unlock the first layer of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace… perhaps, there will be some special surprises…”