1003: Chapter 285: The Human Body Approaches_2 1003: Chapter 285: The Human Body Approaches_2 During their conversation, a man and a turtle had already reached the Southeast Mountain.
Surrounded by mountains, there was a pond shaped like the Tai Chi symbol, divided by a stone forest in the center into Yin and Yang.
A faint blue light reflected off the surface of the water.
Before even entering the water, the abundant water energy had already surged into their limbs.
This was a paradise for Water Element Cultivators.
The two exchanged a glance and silently split up to enter the water, with Su He entering the Yin water and Ji Feixue entering the Yang water.
As soon as Su He entered the pond, his External Space twitched slightly, and upon loosening it a bit, the Bronze Basin jolted out, stretching its arms and legs as it moved back and forth in the water.
Although it had no face, Su He could sense its excitement.
This water was greatly beneficial for the Bronze Basin.
Su He’s eyes lit up, almost forgetting!
“Basin Kid, is it possible to open the Guiwang Mountain Path?”
If they could enter Guiwang Mountain, they wouldn’t have to worry about being trapped here.
The Bronze Basin turned its rim over, “Yes!
It opens every ten years, and I can open it once every decade.
Nine years and nine months to go until the next opening.”
Su He’s gaze grew slightly solemn.
The timing was quite tight; he didn’t know which day the solar eclipse would be.
He wasn’t knowledgeable in astronomy, only knowing a little about the Four Directions Starlords.
His focus was more on the extraction and application of star force.
His time in cultivation had been too short, lacking much foundational knowledge.
Lost in thought, Su He saw the Bronze Basin had already jumped onto the separating barrier in the middle of the Yin-Yang pond and was sitting on the edge, its small arms leaning against the rock, tilting its basin as it observed Ji Feixue.
Seeing Ji Feixue’s cold gaze coming its way, the Bronze Basin shuddered drastically as if a snake of the Ice attribute had fixed its gaze on it, making even the basin feel a chill to the bone.
It was startled for a moment, then the basin quivered and simultaneously absorbed water from both Yin and Yang pools, swirling and condensing it into a bead of water inside the basin.
A Little Azure Dragon moved back and forth within the bead.
The original half-basin of clear water in the basin had diminished a fraction.
The primary factor in forming the water bead wasn’t the external water energy, but the water inherent in the Bronze Basin itself.
The water in the Bronze Basin rippled and then shot the newly formed bead toward Ji Feixue.
The Fairy caught it with her hand, a hint of surprise arising in her eyes.
No wonder Su He said there were plenty of water beads; it turns out he had stolen the root!
The Bronze Basin already possessed an Artifact Spirit, but unlike usual Fairy Family Magical Treasures, this spirit couldn’t be condensed into form and escape its vessel.
This Bronze Basin had become spirited itself!
It wasn’t created by Artifact Refining but by nurturing.
And the Bronze Basin itself must naturally be a Divine God Object to have such effects, similar to the Void Forbidden Divine Pearl.
Ji Feixue was thinking of refining Old Tengu into the Void Forbidden Divine Pearl to achieve a similar effect.
However, merging external objects will never match up to the innate spiritual nature of a Divine God Object.
This Bronze Basin truly inspired her.
If she could disassemble it to examine it, her Artifact Refining skills could advance further.
“What’s your name?” Ji Feixue asked, looking at the Bronze Basin.
The Bronze Basin swung its chubby feet, a high-pitched voice emanating, “Just call me Basin!”
A basin is just a basin; what other name could it have?
It smiled sweetly, utterly oblivious to the fate that was about to befall it.
Su He glanced over, then without further inquiry, took out the water bead, swallowed it, and slowly closed his eyes.
True Yuan circulated within his body, and the Sacred Beast Crystal Stone appeared once more.
The longer he cultivated, the clearer he felt that the Sacred Beast Crystal Stone wasn’t just about the pinnacle Sacred Beasts transmitting power to the center; it was also continuously expanding his meridians, paving paths.
Allowing the future fusion of human form with the Sacred Beasts.
Not just the human form of Xuan Wu but all Four Sacred Beasts coming together in cultivation.
It’s only that the other two half-Sacred Beasts were delayed, and the necessary processes would have to be completed sooner or later.
True Yuan circulated, and power gradually seeped out, the human form at the center of the crystal stone becoming nearly solid.
While cultivating, Su He could distinctly sense the anomalies in his body, as if he could shed his turtle shell at any moment and transform into human form.
There was not the slightest resistance in his body, rather a sense of eagerness.
Just like when nearing Opening Heaven, the Boundary Pearl would tremble, eager to proceed.
Qi gradually flowed into the Sacred Beast Crystal Stone, forcibly refining the crystal as if clearing barren land, connecting the four points no longer isolated, but interlinked and influencing each other at the center.
This was also Su He’s mentioned method of merging the powers of the Dragon Turtle and the Peacock.
In the future, when cultivation reached its pinnacle, it was uncertain how the individual Sacred Beasts’ bodies would manifest, but in human form, it would certainly be possible to utilize the power of all Four Sacred Beasts simultaneously.
Su He sank into cultivation, ignoring external affairs.
The Toad jumped out, greeted Ji Feixue, asked for permission, and moved towards his mother-in-law’s Source Stone.
Now that Turtle Kid’s household was significant, a large group of living creatures needed to be supported inside the Inner World, yet a self-sustaining cycle hadn’t formed.
After the true cycle of Opening Heaven Three-fold, the energy consumed by the living creatures of the Inner World was naturally returned upon death, keeping the energy constant for the whole world.
In fact, it even increased due to the Life Force.
However, at this moment, living creatures were proliferating rapidly, and new beings appeared from nowhere.
This required extra subsidies from Su He.
Now, Su He’s consumption of the Source Stone might even exceed the future needs of Opening Heaven Four-fold or Five-fold.
If it weren’t for having a strong supporter, just the source stone consumption of Opening Heaven Three-fold alone would have been a burden for a long time.
Toad’s bellyful of complaints was unknown to Su He, who had already immersed himself completely in his cultivation.
His body shifted between Dragon Turtle and Peacock, simultaneously channeling two distinct powers over the Sacred Beast Crystal Stone.
Lights flickered on the crystal stone.
Xuan Wu emitted a dark water element from its top, abundant and dense, while Vermilion Bird emitted a starkly different bright red fire element, its brightness nevertheless falling short of Xuan Wu’s.
Under the guise of Vermilion Bird, the Peacock’s form was indistinguishable, a mere fill-in.
White Tiger and Azure Dragon positions remained unlit, waiting for the third and fourth forms to condense.
As Su He cultivated, he lost track of time.
In the Suppression Land, days and nights passed, time went by day after day.
Beside Ji Feixue, a small hill pressed down on a bronze basin, which was a complete Bronze Basin but appeared disassembled like a machine, yet the basin remained unscathed, only trembling as it pleaded.
The naive basin couldn’t comprehend how such a Fairy could commit such cruel acts.
“Fairy… spare my life, I can be offered in service!
I can secretly keep seventy percent…
eighty percent of the beads during my master’s refining, and I assure you they will all be Azure Dragon Fetus Beads!”
It noticed that the Fairy was extremely satisfied with the Azure Dragon Fetus Beads.
Ji Feixue was unmoved, her slender jade finger touched the bronze basin, and pieces of Symbols gathered the shards of the bronze basin, reassembling them, instantly changing its external form.
Bronze Pot, Bronze Jar, Bronze Gourd…
With each transformation, the Bronze Basin voiced a life worse than death.
Wasn’t this the same as turning a person into pigs, dogs, cattle, and sheep?
It whimpered softly— not daring to protest loudly for fear of disturbing its master’s cultivation, lest the Fairy turn it into a night pot!
As it cried out, Ji Feixue suddenly looked up, gazing across the pond where the Bronze Liquor Jug followed her gaze, seeing Dragon Turtle’s body trembling slightly, not much, but enough to cause ripples across the entire pond.
The master was encountering trouble in his cultivation.
Ji Feixue rose from the water, her bare feet stepping on the water surface as she watched Su He, yet she didn’t rush forward.
This feeling, Dragon Turtle was charging at a barrier!
Or rather, a bottleneck.
Xuan Wu transformed into a human, faced bottlenecks too?
She had thought beings with their talents wouldn’t encounter bottlenecks in their cultivation pathway.
Thinking thus, she saw Su He spit out a mouthful of blood, suddenly opening his eyes, gasping for breath.
Turtle Blood entered the water, and the entire pond boiled as if about to cook.
Su He shook his head, his eyes somewhat confused; his transformation progress was stuck!
Stuck at 84%!
He had reached 84% on the third day of cultivation, and in the following days, he had been trying to break through this point but was utterly stuck, like the Sacred Beast Crystal Stone had solidified, blocking any progress!
Su He caught his breath, recuperated his surging qi and blood, and looked at Ji Feixue.
“Rushing it?” Ji Feixue asked crisply.
Rushing for quick success was the greatest taboo in cultivation!
Especially since the Way of Xuanwu was not an evolution of Dragon Turtle’s bloodline but rather akin to a cultivator’s practice.
Su He shook his head, “No!”
He was merely cultivating normally, just encountering a bottleneck for the first time in his life.
Su He shook his head, dispersed the slightly dizzy feeling, and said to Ji Feixue, “Wife, help me shield the pond waters, not letting the outside look in, I’ll try again!”
Was it magical that cultivation could be stuck at a bottleneck?
When did Turtle Grandpa not have a cheat code?
Su He wasn’t just limited to the cheat code of being a thief.
Ji Feixue lightly waved her hand, and a Cloud Mist covered the pond.
Su He then took out a handful of Water beads and swallowed them, closing his eyes again.
The whispering of Tao Te Ching started, enveloping the area with Tao Rhythm.